• ECE 290 Seminar: “Where The Semiconductor Industry Is Headed Over The Next 5, 10, 20 Years?”

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

    Presented by: Dr. Victor Zhirnov, Product Ideation Head @ Applied Materials Description: “Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are a primary engine of socioeconomic growth in the modern world. Electronic information processing and transmission are being further accelerated by the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The adoption of AI continues to expand at an unprecedented pace, […]

  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Lightning Talks by ENVS Faculty

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736).  If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela Speaker #1: Hannah Waterhouse Title: Building […]

  • Statistics Seminar: Vecchia Approximated Bayesian Heteroskedastic Gaussian Processes

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

    Presenter: Parul Patil, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Cruz Description: Many computer simulations are stochastic and exhibit input dependent noise. In such situations, heteroskedastic Gaussian processes (hetGPs) make ideal surrogates as they estimate a latent, non-constant variance. However, existing hetGP implementations are unable to deal with large simulation campaigns and use point-estimates for all unknown quantities, […]

  • Student Health Services Scavenger Hunt

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Health Center (Student Health Center) 525 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    Welcome to UCSC! Explore UCSC Student Health Services (SHS), collect stamps at each department, and win free swag plus entry into a grand prize drawing! Drop by the Student Health Center for an interactive Scavenger Hunt to get familiar with all the health and wellness resources available to you on campus. Pick up your official […]

  • Heath, H. (BMEB) – Linking Altered mRNA Processing to Translational Regulation in Lung Cancer

    Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences Building Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    In lung cancer, recurrent alterations in RNA processing regulators reshape both the proteins genes encode and the sequences that regulate their production. Understanding how mRNA processing influences protein production requires resolving the coding and regulatory sequences present in individual mRNA isoforms. Transcription start site (TSS) choice, alternative splicing (AS) , and polyadenylation site (PAS) choice […]

  • The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World

    The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World With Jessica Sanam Hekmat Thursday, Sept. 30, 2025 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni This interactive session, led by career coach Jessica Sanam Hekmat, invites participants to pause and reset to cultivate […]

    Free
  • International Student Orientation Make-Up Session

    Virtual Event

    Greetings, New International Students! This session is designed for all new F-1 and J-1 international students that were not able to attend the in-person orientation. During this make-up session, you will meet Global Engagement staff and learn about campus resources to support your studies and success as a Banana Slug. Please join our mandatory Orientation […]

  • Miriam Pawel – California Dreams

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Miriam Pawel for a reading and signing of her new book California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California—an epic story of one of the world’s elite public universities, its sweeping social impact, and hopeful lessons about endurance in troubled times. […]

  • Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Take a free, guided tour of the 30-acre organic UCSC Farm. Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses, hand-worked garden beds, orchards, row crop fields, and children’s garden, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance, the […]

  • Make Your Resume Awesome!

    Career Success Student Lounge (125 Hahn) 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Does your resume need a little help? Are you unsure about where to start, or about how to make your resume absolutely fantastic? Join us for this 30-minute workshop to learn about cutting-edge resume best practices, followed by an optional 30 minutes of “resume work time” where you can meet individually with a coach to […]

  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Exit Talk: Geospatial Optimization of California’s Organic Waste Diversion System: Transportation, Compliance, and Infrastructure Planning

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736).  If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Elliott Campbell Speaker: Siyu Luo, UC Santa Cruz, […]

  • SBIR/STTR Basics Workshop for UCSC Researchers & Innovators

    Virtual Event

    Are you developing a technology, scientific discovery, or innovation with commercial potential at UC Santa Cruz? Join us for a virtual workshop on SBIR/STTR Basics, designed specifically for UC Santa Cruz faculty, researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and campus entrepreneurs. Learn how to secure non-dilutive federal grant funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and […]

  • PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup

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

    A community gathering of people interested in PyTorch and the projects that use it – not an official PyTorch organization. Sponsored by Red Hat and Univ. of California Santa Cruz

    Free
  • International Lounge Grand Opening

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

    You’re invited to join Global Engagement for the grand opening of its new International Lounge! The International Lounge is a space dedicated to supporting our internationally-minded community including our students, scholars, employees, and more. Our grand opening will feature light refreshments and a look into the new space. Stop on by for a nice treat […]

  • AIRC and PoCSC Fall Open House

    Cardiff House 114 Carriage House Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) and People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) for our Fall Open House at the Cardiff House! We’re opening the doors of the Cardiff House and inviting the campus community to stop by, explore the space, meet our staff and student interns, and learn about the many resources, programs, events, […]

  • Demystifying the IRB: ask us anything!

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Have you ever wondered what really happens to your protocol after you hit submit? Join us for an informal, in-person conversation with IRB members to peel back the curtain on the review process. The event is open to all researchers, students, and staff conducting, planning, or supporting human subjects research. To ensure we address what […]