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BME 280B Seminar: Computational Models of Biological Systems
Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Chen-Hsiang Yeang, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical Science of Academia Sinica Description: Computational models are roughly categorized into two types: describing the patterns of the phenomenon or data (description-driven models) and explaining the phenomenon or data with simpler, comprehensible rules (explanation-driven models). When building a model, the choice of the mixture ingredients of […]
Elevator Pitch Competition
Are you ready to showcase your communication and persuasion skills? We’re excited to invite you to our Elevator Pitch Competition! Snacks provided!
Deliver a 60-second pitch that wows the judges to compete for amazing prizes!
Prizes: $100 Amazon Gift Card and company swag!
A Conversation on Black Ecologies
Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAJoin the Sociology Department together with the Center for Critical Urban & Environmental Studies (CUES), The Black Geographies Lab, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in the Rachel Carson College Red Room, to welcome speakers Tianna Bruno and Justin Hosbey (UC Berkeley) for a conversation on Black Ecologies.
Robots that Know What They Do Not Know: Assured AI-enabled Autonomy in Unknown Environments
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CASpeaker: Yiannis Kantaros, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Systems Engineering at WashU in St. Louis. Title: Robots that Know What They Do Not Know: Assured AI-enabled Autonomy in Unknown Environments. Time: Thursday, Oct 23rd, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm. Location: E2-553 or Zoom. Abstract: Designing robots that navigate unfamiliar environments to execute natural language (NL) commands is a cornerstone of advanced embodied intelligence. […]
Wiki-a-thon Supporting BIPOC Scientists
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for an afternoon of creating and editing pages for BIPOC scientists, engineers, and technologists! Wikipedia overwhelmingly recognizes the achievements of white people. This wiki-a-thon works to reverse this trend, highlighting the often overlooked accomplishments of BIPOC leaders in science and technology, and ensuring that the next generation can see role models who look […]
From Campus to Career – Tara Hernandez VP, Developer Productivity at MongoDB
Jack Baskin School of Engineering 506 – Engineering 2 (E2) Engineering 2, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, United StatesJoin us this October 23rd for an enlightening conversation with Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB! In this casual conversation, Tara will share lessons learned from their illustrious career in software engineering infrastructure. With stints at companies like Netscape, Mozilla, Pixar, Google, MongoDB, and more, you’ll come away with some highly useful insight on how to navigate a successful […]
Mary Roach – Replaceable You
London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach for a discussion about Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy. In this irrepressible new work, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body’s failings. When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their […]
Innovations in Health Care Virtual Conference
💫 Transform Healthcare with Us! 🧬🏥 🌟 5-Day Virtual Summit 2025: “Innovation, Ethics & the Next Frontier in Healthcare” 🌟 🗓️ Oct 20–24 | 9–11AM PST 💻 100% FREE | Live Online Meet visionary leaders shaping the future of healthcare: ✨ Prof. Henry Greely ✨ Dr. James Giordano ✨ Lisa Berkley, PhD ✨ Alice Rathjen […]
Free
Science & Justice Training Program Informational Meeting
Virtual Event
On Friday, October 24th from 2-3:00pm, on Zoom, join the Science & Justice Research Center for an Informational Meeting on our internationally recognized interdisciplinary Graduate Training and Certificate Program.
Campus Debt is a Labor Issue
Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAJoin the Center for Labor and Community on Friday, October 24, from 2-4pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room for a conversation on campus debt, austerity, and labor organizing in higher education. Drawing from his book, Lend and Rule: Fighting Shadow Financialization of Public Universities (2024), Jason Wozniak, of the Debt Collective and the Coalition […]
free
Preparing for Graduate School Applications
Bay Tree Building Student Union, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us to get an overview of the timeline for applying to graduate school and the common application components. We will share resources on writing personal statements and statements of purpose, requesting letters of recommendation, and more. We will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs, please contact the Career Success office […]
Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success
Job interviews can be challenging, even for seasoned professionals. Preparation and practice are key. This one-day workshop for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, led by communications coach Karen Schiff, will teach you the skills you need to ace your next interview. Throughout the day, you’ll learn how to craft your responses, both the organization and […]
$50
Welcome to the City: East Bay
CityTeam Oakland 722 Washington Street, Oakland, United StatesJoin us for an Alumni Volunteer Day at CityTeam Oakland.
Noche de Recuerdos
Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for Noche de Recuerdos—an evening of remembrance, celebration, and community. Enjoy a screening of Coco at 5 p.m., Kahoot prizes, hot chocolate, pan de muerto, face painting, lotería, ofrendas, and more! All are welcome. Come together to celebrate life and memory. 💐 Questions or accommodation requests: cwprogra@ucsc.edu You Belong Here: The programs and […]
Barnstorm Presents: 24-Hour Theater
Theater Arts Center 453 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CAAudiences are invited to attend the grand finale of this 24-Hour Theater process.
Free – $20
Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House
Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! Join the Pickwick Club for a series of discussions about ‘Bleak House.’
Free
Echoes on the Hill
Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for a night of live music and campus energy at the JRL MPR Stage! This recurring showcase celebrates the incredible talent of UC Santa Cruz’s student-led bands, bringing the community together through sound, creativity, and Slug spirit. This edition features Empire Grade, a high-energy punk band making waves in the UCSC music scene. […]
ECE 290 Seminar: Performance Bounds and Bottlenecks for Neuromorphic ML Accelerators
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Jason Yik, PhD Candidate, Harvard SEAS Description: Recent research on neuromorphic accelerators has investigated their efficiency and performance benefits for machine learning (ML) inference at the edge. This talk will focus on the performance implications of the fully-on-chip, manycore-distributed memory architecture used by current neuromorphic accelerators. In conventional architectures, the roofline model is a […]
BIPOC Outdoors: Fall Garden Tour
Stevenson Community Garden Stevenson College, Santa Cruz, CAJoin the People of Color Sustainability Collective for our annual Fall Garden Tour! This event was created to give students of color an opportunity to explore green spaces around campus and be in community with one another. The first part of the day will consist of students taking a walking tour through several campus gardens, […]