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  • Karen Tei Yamashita – Questions 27 & 28

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes acclaimed author Karen Tei Yamashita (I Hotel) to celebrate the launch of her new novel Questions 27 & 28—a masterful polyvocal history of Japanese Americans before, during, […]

  • FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Dr. Steve Lindley

    Ocean Health Building McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us for the third talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Dr. Steve Lindley giving his talk, “Science in support of salmon conservation in California”.

    Steve Lindley worked at NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center for 29 years, retiring in 2025 as director of the Santa Cruz Laboratory and Fisheries Ecology Division, where he led the SWFSC’s salmon and groundfish research programs. A graduate of Duke University and UC Santa Barbara, Steve has broad interests in aquatic ecology, and is currently a member of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Independent Science Board, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Independent Scientific Advisory Board and Independent Scientific Review Group, and researcher at UC Santa Cruz

    Preceding the talk please join us for a networking coffee hour (snacks provided) and a student-only lunch after the talk.

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    CSE Colloquium – Towards Safe and Resilient Large-scale Distributed Programming

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

    Presenter: Philipp Haller, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Abstract: Distributed programming is notoriously difficult. Not only are distributed systems concurrent, they pose additional challenges including data consistency and fault tolerance. At the same time, the share of software systems that are necessarily distributed systems is growing rapidly. As a result, too many software developers are […]

    Free

  • Office of Research Faculty Town Hall

    Virtual Event

    Please join us for an Office of Research Faculty Town Hall with VCR John MacMillan. The Town Hall will be held via zoom on Wednesday, April 29th from 12-1pm. In […]

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    Career Success Drop-Ins at the Ethnic Resource Centers – Week 5

    Crown Provost House 660 Crown Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Group Appointment Drop-in at the Ethnic Resource Centers with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss career exploration, job search strategy, interview prep, grad school prep, or whatever’s […]

  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April, 2026). A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of Spring 2026• A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar […]

    Free – Registration link below
  • CARE logo in white, with a pink lotus shape to the right.

    Denim Day Open Mic & Survivor Share-Out

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join CARE in closing out Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2026, during Denim Day, for a space where we’ll connect as a community, hand out copies of the new volume of […]

  • Stamp it Out: Pasifika Patterns

    Terry Freitas Commons 600 McLaughlin Dr. College Nine, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join AA/PIRC and Mauna Kea Protectors on Wednesday, April 29th from 6-8pm at Terry Freitas Commons to learn about the cultural significance of different Pasifika patterns and how to respectfully use the designs, […]

  • Headshot of David Rettinger

    TLC Convocation 2026

    Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    The Opposite of Cheating: Rethinking Instruction in the Age of AI David Rettinger, Applied Professor and Undergraduate Program Director at the University of Tulsa Higher education stands at a crossroads. Generative AI is a powerful and flawed tool that may render traditional assessments obsolete and call fundamental pedagogical assumptions into question across all disciplines. Yet […]

    Free

  • Portfolio Workshop for Arts Division Students – all majors

    Virtual Event

    Employment opportunities in various portions of the Art industry often require a portfolio as part of an application.  If you’re unsure how to create a portfolio for an employment application, […]

  • Blue Zones: Secrets to Health and Longevity

    Blue Zones: Secrets to Health and Longevity Workshop

    Register for the Zoom link. What do some of the world’s longest-living communities have in common? In regions known as Blue Zones, people routinely live longer, healthier lives. Known as […]

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    Planetary Health and Innovation Panel

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

    Join us for an interactive conversation featuring visionary entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem experts at the forefront of global sustainability. This panel explores the intersection of environmental stewardship and cutting-edge solutions to drive meaningful impact. Following the discussion, please stay for a networking reception to connect with fellow attendees and industry leaders. It is a premier […]

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    Your Next Degree: Business School

    Is business school the right next step for you? This webinar will feature admissions representatives from UCLA Anderson School of Management and other UC programs, offering an inside look at the application process, admissions requirements, and the range of business degrees available. Designed for alumni at any stage of exploration, this session will help you […]

    Free

  • Slugs at Sundown: CEO of Your Own Career

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    Tired of the dreaded question, “So, what do you do?” Join us for a high-impact session designed to help you ditch the “humble brag” and start speaking like the CEO of your career. Our alumna career coach will guide you through a “Marketing Mindset” workshop, using timed journaling and a proven three-part formula to help […]

  • A split promotional graphic for two upcoming films: on the left, Ryan Gosling in an orange space suit for "Project Hail Mary"; on the right, Mario and Peach look up at a starry sky for "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie."

    Santa Cruz Cinema Takeover: Double Feature Night

    Santa Cruz Cinema 1405 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Join us for Santa Cruz Cinema Takeover: Double Feature Night and pick your own galaxy to explore. Choose between an outer-space adventure with Project Hail Mary or a fun-filled journey through the stars with Super Mario Galaxy. Grab your friends and enjoy a free screening at Santa Cruz Cinema, brought to you by the Center […]

  • Beth Shapiro next to the skeleton of a mammoth, with the title "Sequence to Survival: Using Genomics to save biodiversity"

    Sequence to Survival: Using Genomics to Save Biodiversity

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    A Free Public Symposium Friday, May 1, 2026 Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz Main Campus Doors open at 12:30 PM | Program begins at 1:00 PM Registration is free but required! In the 25 years since the Human Genome Project, scientists have sequenced the DNA of thousands of species. But what can genomics actually […]

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    BME80G Seminar – Katherine Bonini, “Rethinking Familial Risk in Genomic Medicine: Ethical Approaches to Cascade Screening”

    Jack Baskin Auditorium 191 Baskin Cir, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Katherine Bonini, Senior Genetic Counselor @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai   Description: It has long been argued that families are central to genomic medicine. Genomic risk, diagnosis, and management are rarely confined to a single individual, and separating patients’ interests from those of their relatives is often neither straightforward nor desirable. Despite this, […]