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  • Dr. Peter Hotez

    2026 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology: Global Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Climate Change, Mega Cities, and Anti-science

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

    Join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Hotez, a world-renowned vaccine scientist, pediatrician, and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate of Yale, Cornell, and Rockefeller University, Dr. Hotez has dedicated his career to global health, co-developing low-cost COVID-19 vaccines administered to over 100 million people […]

  • 2026 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology: Global Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Climate Change, Mega Cities, and Anti-science

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

    Join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Hotez, a world-renowned vaccine scientist, pediatrician, and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate of Yale, Cornell, and Rockefeller University, Dr. Hotez has dedicated his career to global health, co-developing low-cost COVID-19 vaccines administered to over 100 million people […]

  • Flow and Friction Symposium: Media Practices Across Global Asias

    Cowell Conference Room 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    “Media Practices Across Global Asias,” a  graduate-student research cluster working across the History of Art and Visual Culture and Film and Digital Media departments, hosts their first symposium titled “Flow and Friction.” The […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Run Like a Slug 5k, Hosted by UC Santa Cruz Athletics and Recreation and the UCSC Athletics and Recreation logo overlaid on a blurred aerial photo of the UCSC East Field area with the city of Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay in the background

    Run Like a Slug 5k

    Upper East Field

    The UC Santa Cruz Department of Athletics and Recreation is proud to announce the second annual Run Like a Slug 5k. Banana Slugs can register here for the race. Get ready to embrace your inner Banana Slug at the Run Like A Slug 5k Fun Run! Join fellow students, staff, and faculty members for a scenic and spirited […]

  • Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair

    Upper East Field

    Friday, May 15, 12:00 PM -2:00 PM Where:  Upper East Field The Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair is a fun-filled event open to all students, staff, and faculty. It will showcase the many UCSC departments, programs, and resources on campus that help contribute to a culture of well-being on our campus. You […]

  • A graphic advertising the "stem culture festival" with the date "May 15, 1-4pm" and the Baskin Engineering logo

    STEM Culture Festival

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

    The STEM Culture Festival is returning to UC Santa Cruz on Friday, May 15 from 1-4pm in the Baskin Engineering Courtyard. Join us! This year, we’re expanding with even more performances, activities, and creative ways to celebrate UCSC’s vibrant, diverse, and excellent STEM culture!  What to expect: Cuban Dance Master Susana Arenas and her troupe […]

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    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 […]

    FREE
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    2026 Graduate Research Symposium

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    McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC […]

    FREE
  • woman dancing

    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 […]

  • CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza

    Woodhouse Brewery 119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz, United States

    CMENA is proud to present AZA for our 2026 Spring concert. AZA weaves the rich musical traditions of North Africa’s Tamazight culture with contemporary global influences, creating a unique and […]

  • UCSC Concert Choir

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

    UCSC Concert Choir

    Free – $12
  • Illustration of a swimming pool with various colorful floats, including a donut, a pineapple, and a swan, with the text "Queer Pool Party 2026" centered in the middle.

    Cantú Pool Party at East Field House

    East Field House East Field House, Santa Cruz, CA

    The 4th Annual Cantú & Athletics Pool Party! Come celebrate our 4th annual pool party hosted by the Cantú Queer Center and the Athletics and Recreation Department on May 16 […]

    Free

  • 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
  • A multigenerational group of Indigenous dancers in colorful, traditional regalia participate in a dance at the UCSC Powwow.

    UCSC Powwow: Sophia Robles-Garcia Memorial Powwow 2026

    Kaiser Permanente Arena 140 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    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, faculty program, or community event—is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and respectful of all identities.

    To learn more, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy Statement for University of California Publications Regarding Student-Related Matters.

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    D.M.A. Student 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
  • Derek Hollenbeck

    ECE Seminar: From Plumes to Produce: Leveraging Atmospheric Modeling and Smart Sensing for Food Safety

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

    Presenter: Derek Hollenbeck, postdoctoral research scholar, University of California, Merced Description: Advances in drone-based environmental sensing, atmospheric modeling, and intelligent monitoring systems are creating new opportunities for addressing emerging challenges in food safety and agricultural resilience. This talk explores how methodologies originally developed for methane emission detection and quantification could be translated toward agricultural and […]

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    ECE 290 Seminar: AI for Enhancing Power Grid Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events

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

    Presenter: Masood Parvania, Roger P. Webb Endowed Professor, University of Utah   Description: Many communities across the world are experiencing more frequent and severe extreme weather disturbances such as wildfires, heatwaves, drought, storms, rising sea levels, and flooding, which not only pose threats to human health, and the environment but also affect the ability of […]