• BME 280B Seminar: Preconfigured neuronal firing sequences in human brain organoids

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Tjitse (TJ) van der Molen, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Sharf Lab, UC Santa Cruz and PhD Kosik Lab, UC Santa Barbara) Description: Neuronal firing sequences are thought to be the building blocks of information and broadcasting within the brain. Yet, it remains unclear when these sequences emerge during neurodevelopment. Here we demonstrate that structured firing sequences […]

  • When Human-Centered AI Encountered Digital Humanities: A Dialogue between Magy Seif El-Nasr and Minghui Hu

    What happens when the ethical and interpretive frameworks of the humanities meet the algorithmic and interactive architectures of artificial intelligence? This dialogue brings together two leading voices from distinct yet converging fields: Magy Seif El-Nasr, a pioneer in human-centered AI, game analytics, and interactive narrative design, and Minghui Hu, a historian and digital humanist, explores the cultural, […]

  • Human Acceptance of Autonomous Systems

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

    Speaker: Sina Nordhoff, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. Title: Human Acceptance of Autonomous Systems. Time: Thursday, Oct 30th, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm. Location: E2-506 or Zoom. Abstract: This seminar explores how society engages with autonomous transportation systems, focusing on automated vehicles and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Dr. Sina Nordhoff will present research […]

  • An Evening with Alice Waters

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz are delighted to welcome award-winning chef and food activist Alice Waters for a discussion about A School Lunch Revolution, “A blueprint for the ways in which we should feed our kids organic foods, both at home and at school.” (Epicurious) In this wonderful, multigenerational […]

  • Fright Night 2025

    Head to the Oakes Learning Center for games, costume contests, and the chilling Fright Walk—plus meet campus resource centers along the way! You Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all, consistent with state and federal law, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service, […]

  • Celebrate Halloween at the University Center Bistro!

    University Center Bistro

    Join us for a special themed menu, served 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Reservations are recommended but not required — save your spot at dining.ucsc.edu/ucen-bistro. You Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all, consistent with state and federal law, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether […]

  • Welcome to the City: San Francisco

    Candlestick Point SRA 500 Hunters Point Expy, San Francisco, United States

    Join us for an Alumni Volunteer Day at Candlestick Point SRA with the California State Parks Foundation.

  • Fiesta on the Hill

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join Merrill and Crown Programs Offices for an evening of food, fun, and community. Enjoy tamales, Mexican corn, music, and piñata fun while connecting with fellow Slugs. This festive event also features “Slugs Go Slow,” an initiative focused on making safe choices and building meaningful connections. Come for the food and celebration—stay for the community […]

  • Día de los Muertos Ceremonia

    When: Sunday, November 2, 2025 Where: Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, CA 95064 Time: 5:30-7:30pm, doors open at 4:00pm El Centro and the Quarry Amphitheater present Día de los Muertos Ceremonia. A space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza, prayer, […]

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  • Snow Wonder

    Join this 2025 UC Snow Wonder Challenge! Picture yourself having a healthier, happier holiday season. Form teams with your colleagues and motivate each other and celebrate your healthy habit accomplishments to end the year on a healthy high note and head into 2026 feeling your best!

  • Info Session: Global Seminar Latin American Spain

    Location: Zoom Date: Nov 03, 2025 12:00 pm PST to Nov 03, 2025 01:00 pm PST Event Description: Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Monday, November 3rd, 2025 at 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom. Zoom link is listed here. Earn 6 units on a summer program on the UCSC Global Seminar: Latin American Spain in Madrid this summer. This program is […]

  • CM Seminar – “Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine”

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

      Presented by: Chaim Gingold   Description: As play is intrinsic to humanity, it should come as no surprise that the history of computing is veined with playful simulations and games of all kinds. From the Balinese cockfight to Los Alamos’s Monte Carlo simulations, play and games, in all their kaleidoscopic glory, reflect the diverse […]

  • Statistics Seminar: Topological Clustering: from Multilayer Networks to Climate Resiliency and Beyond

    Presenter: Professor Yulia R. Gel, Virginia Tech Description: Multilayer networks continue to gain significant attention in many areas of study, particularly, due to their high utility in modeling interdependent systems such as critical infrastructures, human brain connectome, and socio-environmental ecosystems. However, clustering of multilayer networks, especially, using the information on higher order interactions of the […]

  • AM Seminar: In Search of Stratified Turbulence

    Presenter: Colm-cille Patrick Caulfield, Professor, DAMTP, University of Cambridge Description: Statically stable density stratification is ubiquitous in geophysical flows, with the atmosphere, lakes and oceans all typically having an average density distribution that decreases upwards in a gravitational field. Due to the associated stabilising effect of the buoyancy force, it would seem intuitive that such […]

  • Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum

    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to limited parking at the Arboretum and the popularity of Community Day, we greatly encourage visitors to carpool, bike, walk or use public transportation as much […]

  • Stand Out in Your Job Search: Tips from Veeva

    Jack Baskin School of Engineering 506 – Engineering 2 (E2) Engineering 2, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, United States

    Come join Katie Groth, a University Recruiter at Veeva, as she shares valuable insights on how to make your resume, job applications, and interviews stand out. You’ll also have the chance to ask your own questions and get personalized advice on these topics.
    During the session, Katie will also provide insight into the Engineering Development Program, a unique program at Veeva designed to support new grads entering the software engineering space.

  • Giving Day

    On November 5, 2025, UC Santa Cruz will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Giving Day, our signature 24-hour fundraising event that unites Slugs around the world in support of student success, research, and community programs. Over the past decade, thousands of donors have raised millions to provide scholarships, fuel groundbreaking research, strengthen basic needs programs, and […]

  • Top Grad Schools in International Relations

    Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room – Bay Tree Conference Center 420 Hagar Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Georgetown SFS, Columbia SIPA, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Tufts Fletcher will be visiting UCSC! This is a great opportunity for students to hear from all four schools at the same time

  • CSE Colloquium: Mitigating Data Scarcity via Simulation by Roozbeh Mottaghi

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

    Presenter: Roozbeh Mottaghi, University of Washington Abstract: Data has revolutionized progress across AI fields like natural language processing and computer vision. Yet, in robotics, data collection remains a significant challenge: robots must interact with complex, dynamic environments, making the process slow, costly, and difficult to scale. In this talk, I will discuss how simulation is […]

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