• CM Seminar: Professor Jim Whitehead – “Sides Taken: Generative Artists Made by Generative AI”

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Welcome to the second Computational Media seminar of the fall quarter. Open to all, class enrollment is not required. Food will be provided. Please join us in-person at E2-280 or via Zoom to learn more about the works of Professor Jim Whitehead: Title: Sides Taken: Generative Artists Made by Generative AI Presenter: Dr. Jim Whitehead, Professor of […]

  • Statistics Seminar: Advancing Science on the Sea and Stars with Modern Statistical Techniques

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: J. Xavier Prochaska, Professor, UC Santa Cruz Description: I will present two current and challenging research problems from the domains of astrophysics and oceanography which are leveraging standard Bayesian methods. After describing the datasets, scientific goals, and currently methodology, I will welcome a discussion on ways to improve, advance, and/or replace the current approaches. […]

  • AM Seminar: Analysis of Flagellar Gait Changes Across Fluid Viscosities

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Dr. Kelli Gutierrez, CSU Monterey Bay Description: Many microswimmers propel themselves using flagella, which are thin, threadlike filaments that beat in a periodic wavelike motion. The flagellar beat emerges from the coupled interactions between the surrounding fluid and the active and passive responses of the flagellum. Previous studies have observed the qualitative shape of […]

  • North Stars of Emancipation: Navigating Movements and Institutions to Change Food Systems

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Dr. Antonio Roman-Alcalá has been participating in food and farming movements in California for over two decades. He’s founded urban farms, taught organic horticulture, and made documentary films about why food systems continue to be unsustainable.  More recently, he’s turned towards participatory, movement-based research to develop an understanding of what “emancipation” might mean for those […]

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  • Welcome to the City Los Angeles

    Welcome to the City 2026
    All Season Brewing Company 800 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, United States

    Join us at All Season Brewing Company and meet other Los Angeles Slugs! RSVP and your first drink is on us. Wherever you’ve landed post-graduation, your UCSC community is still here for you. Join us in your city for a casual happy hour to connect with fellow Slugs in your local community. Welcome to the […]

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  • Lineages of Workers Inquiry in the U.S.

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The 1970s saw a burst of working-class struggle in the United States. In a moment of crisis, workers responded with courage and determination to fight back. A wave of strikes […]

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  • Kamayan Krafts

    Rachel Carson College Red Room

    Craft your favorite meal with paper at our Kamayan table on Tuesday, October 20th from 6-8pm at the RCC Red Room, as we share conversation exploring identity and culture! Kamayan is a Filipino tradition where you share a meal with others at a long table, using your hands. We’ll mirror the Kamayan tradition to share […]

  • Grad Path Week: Real Talk – Navigating Grad School Life

    Zoom

    Wondering what it’s really like to be an international graduate student at UC Santa Cruz? Join our International Graduate Peer Mentors for an informal, candid conversation about navigating grad school […]

  • Archaeobotany of an Ainu Kotan: from Ethnographic Trope to Empirical Data

    Social Sciences 1 Social Sciences 1, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us for an Anthropology Lunch Talk on October 21st at noon in SocSci1, Rm 261. Emanuele Guglielmini, a PhD candidate in archaeology at UC Berkeley’s Anthropology department, will present “Archaeobotany of an Ainu Kotan: from Ethnographic Trope to Empirical Data.”

  • Global Cafe: BOO-gie Time

    Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

    Join Global Engagement for our monthly Global Cafe. Come stop by the International Lounge in Classroom Unit 101 for coffee, tea, refreshments, and community. This event is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. Each monthly cafe is held on the following Wednesdays from 14:00 – 16:00: October 21 November 18 December 2 […]

  • Film Screening with Isaac Julien – Young Soul Rebels

    Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the Humanities Institute, the Moving Image Lab, and the Quarry Amphitheater for a screening of Isaac Julien’s 1991 film, Young Soul Rebels. Recently restored to its original director’s cut, […]

  • An Evening with Dr. Samuel Waymon — Ganja and Hess

    Communications Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UC Santa Cruz, in collaboration with The African Connections Research and Education Fund, Inc., presents two very special evenings with Dr. Samuel Waymon Award-winning composer, actor, lecturer, arranger and brother […]

  • CruzCon: Open Source for Research & Innovation

    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    CruzCon brings together UC researchers, faculty, students, campus leadership, and industry partners for a day exploring open source in research and innovation — hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Open […]

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  • Wiki-a-thon to support BIPOC Scientists and Engineers

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    No experience necessary! We will provide a list of scientists who don’t yet have pages, or you can come up with your own. The event will begin with a short training on how to edit Wikipedia, followed by time to write your own article on a scientist, engineer, or technologist of your choice.

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  • Grad School 101: Should You Apply and When?

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us to explore how to decide if graduate school is right for you and the factors to consider in choosing a program. You will learn about the application process and tips to be a strong applicant. Register on Handshake. We will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs, please contact the […]

  • Grad Path Week: Exchange & Faculty/Staff Mixer

    Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

    Join us for an informal social mixer connecting our international exchange students with UCSC faculty, staff, and current graduate students. This is a relaxed, friendly space for students to chat about prospective graduate programs, learn about research opportunities, ask about the application process, and hear firsthand what it’s like to pursue graduate study at UCSC—all […]