• UCSC Graduate Research Symposium

    McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

    Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor We are delighted to invite you to the 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium! This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, […]

    FREE
  • Rasanblé/Rasanblaj: Call & Response

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Join us for an evening of call and response between Portsha Jefferson, dancer and artistic director of Rara Tou Limen, and artist-scholar Gina Athena Ulysse. Jefferson will offer a Haitian dance response to Ulysse’s art exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements and screen her short film IMAMOU: Hotô to Shore… Agbe | Agwe. Ulysse will read from […]

  • UCSC Concert Choir

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Concert Choir

    Free – $12
  • OLLI at UCSC Sunday Speaker Meeting

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

    Join OLLI for a social hour and a presentation with Michael Hutchinson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus,
    Department of Economics at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free
  • DMA Recital—Maisha Lani

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Graduate student Maisha Lani debuts new compositions composed over the course of two years in the D.M.A. Music Composition program at UC Santa Cruz. The pieces range in instrumentation and style: from a blues to a post-tonal work, consisting of vibraphone and stringed instruments, to afrobeat inspired compositions, to graphic scores and improvisation. Audiences are […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Statistics Seminar: Unifying Regression-Based and Design-Based Causal Inference in Time-Series Experiments and Crossover Experiments

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

    Presenter: Peng Ding, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Description: I will present some recent results on unifying regression-based and design-based causal inference in time-series experiments and crossover experiments. Part I: Time-series experiments, also called switchback experiments or N-of-1 trials, play increasingly important roles in modern applications in medical and industrial areas. Under the potential outcomes framework, […]

  • Privacy’s Defender: Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy Cohn

    Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Privacy’s Defender Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today’s Internet Cindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government’s prying eyes, fought to ensure that you are told when […]

  • The Deep Read: Faculty Salon on Entangled Life

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

    Join us for a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where our participating Deep Read faculty, Professors Benjamin Breen (History), Gregory Gilbert (Environmental Studies), and Donna Haraway (History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies) will give brief presentations and discuss Entangled Life with the Deep Read community in a Q&A moderated by Deep Read Faculty […]

  • Maram, S. (CM) – Scripture To Console: The Nexus between Religion and Digital Play

    Virtual Event

    Religion has historically been a profound force for global mobilization, shaping geopolitics, economies, and geography. Similarly, contemporary interactive media, with video games at the forefront, has moved beyond mere entertainment to become a powerful vehicle for communication, narrative, and inspiration, reaching millions worldwide. This dissertation investigates the intersection of these two influential forces: religion and […]

  • Career Success Drop-Ins at the Cantú – Week 8

    Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop-in at the Cantú with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss career exploration, job search strategy, interview prep, grad school prep, or whatever’s on your mind related […]

  • Queer Joy Crafting Time (Communi-tea)

    Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop by the Cantú Cabin to be in community with SHOP and talk about queer joy. Crafting supplies provided. Come for the raffle prize, stay for the community! This event […]

  • Annual BE Student Project Showcase

    The annual BE Student Project Showcase celebrates the innovative work and accomplishments of undergraduate engineers in capstone courses and research pathways.

  • Beautiful Universe – An astrophotography exhibit

    Museum of Art & History 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Beautiful Universe is a pop-up exhibit in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics that will be on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art […]

  • Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism Book Talk with Thea Riofrancos

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

    Please join The Community Studies Department together with The Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies (CUES), in the (The Barn), for talk by Thea Riofrancos about her recent book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. 

  • Something held by poetry

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    In this intimate workshop, UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, and staff are invited into conversation with poets Ronaldo V. Wilson and Terri Witek. Something held by poetry is programmed for Wilson’s multimedia exhibition, there are no words, but melodies, currently on view at the IAS. RSVP is required. Ronaldo V. Wilson is a poet, interdisciplinary artist, […]

  • Opening Reception: Envisioning Health for All Photo Exhibit!

    McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us for an Opening Reception of two student photo exhibits, focusing on health justice.  Students across all divisions, undergrad or grad, visually explore global and community health. Photography is a powerful way to represent our care and concern for health justice beyond the university. Exhibit will be held in conjunction with “Between Two […]

  • Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, directed by Kinan Valdez

    Experimental Theater Theater Arts Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    Blending Euripides’ classic Medea with Mexican folklore, Luis Alfaro examines the tragedy behind America’s immigration system and the destiny of one family caught in its grip. Directed by Kinan Valdez. — ADVISORIES – This presentation is an estimated 90 minutes with no intermission. – Seating is limited at this venue and is expected to reach […]

    Free – $20