The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers connects UCSC students with resources, professional development opportunities, and networking experiences within environmental and sustainability-focused […]
Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court.
Join the Center for the Middle East and North Africa for a reading and talk with award-winning poet and translator Fady Joudah. In Exhibit G: Fady Joudah writes from the split perspective […]
Get into the Halloween spirit with International Student Services and Programming (ISSP)! Join fellow international graduate students for a festive evening of pumpkin painting, cozy Halloween snacks and drinks, and a screening of the classic 80s Santa Cruz vampire film, The Lost Boys. Whether you want to show off your pumpkin-decorating skills or just relax […]
Many participants are involved in the Exploratory Reading Groups and the Research Pathways program in Baskin Engineering as well as in the Physical and Biological Sciences.
UC Santa Cruz is bringing Science in the Neighborhood to South County! Join us for our first event in Aptos. Are we alone in the universe? Answering that question begins surprisingly close to home. Earth has been many different planets over its long history, offering clues about how life begins, evolves, and ultimately transforms the […]
Explore the daily struggles and heartbreaks of a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts in this production presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.
Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on science investigations, crafts, and a scavenger hunt. • Make an enormous whale skeleton appear in front of your eyes, then walk inside it with our […]
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: Stacy Philpott Speaker: Paolina Hwae Kyung Kao Yook […]
Presenter: Enter the speaker’s name, title, and institution at the top of the event Description: Optimal transport (OT) provides a principled way to match, compare, and interpolate distributions, but its computational cost limits its use at realistic scales. I will present our recent work on reducing that cost and on using OT for statistical modeling […]
Presenter: Reza Fazel-Rezai, Senior Science and Education Application Engineer, MathWorks Description: Please join us to learn how to accelerate data analysis using a workflow that spans low-code tools, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. Through live demonstrations and practical examples, you’ll see how to import, explore, visualize, model, and process data using interactive tools that require […]
Are you curious about careers in education? Join us for a job talk with Faith Delgado, an alum who completed both a BA in Modern Literature and a Master’s in Education at UC Santa Cruz. Faith will share her professional story, from starting her career as a teacher, to working in her current position at […]
Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end, or you will not receive credit […]
Forty-five years ago, survivors and descendants of the WWII Japanese American incarceration, testified before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) — helping set in motion what would become one of the largest reparations efforts in U.S. history. This year’s Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture marks the 45th anniversary of the 1981 […]
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, talk, or mixed media presentation. The event is free and open to the public.
Our Día de los Muertos Ceremonia is a space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza, prayer, food, music, and community. This cultural and family event is free and open to all! RSVP here! Doors open at 4:00pm! You Belong Here: The programs and […]
First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]
Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute present author Matt O’Hara for a reading and signing of The Flying Death—A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find […]
Federal agencies and research sponsors are increasingly requiring institutions to attest to and provide evidence of research security compliance. The stakes go beyond a single grant: a security incident can trigger a review of that attestation, and granting agencies can pause or revoke funding across an entire program, not just one award. Join Chief Information […]
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a conversation with filmmaker and graphic novelist James Spooner about his latest graphic novel, moderated by cartoonist Johnny Damm. It Starts with Anger: A Punk Beginning. An AFROPUNK Ending tells the origin story of the multi-million-dollar AFROPUNK festival—beginning not with big stages or brand sponsorship, but with […]