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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

FREE

AM Seminar: In Search of Stratified Turbulence

Jack Baskin Engineering, 372

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 […]

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, […]

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: […]

Free

Honoring Patrick Orozco Luncheon

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

Amah-Ka-Tura: “People of the Land” We gather in recognition of Amah-Ka-Tura, a symbol of the enduring legacy and successful efforts of Patrick Orozco and the Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council. […]

American Agitators Screening at Cabrillo

Samper Recital Hall @ Cabrillo College 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United States

American Agitators comes to Santa Cruz! We cordially invite you to the screening of American Agitators with a discussion and a Free Dinner! Spaces are limited, so RSVP today! Sponsored by […]

free

A Joyful Noise—video, music, panel discussion, and fellowship

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

Audiences are invited to listen, share, and express ideas and feelings about individual and collective struggles in this interdisciplinary event featuring music, arts, science, and creative videography.

FREE and open to the public

Artist Talk for “Sculptures by Doyle Foreman: A Retrospective”

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Join Doyle Foreman for a talk with the artist as part of the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery’s fall exhibition, Sculptures by Doyle Foreman: A Retrospective, which celebrates the career of metal sculptor and UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus Doyle Foreman.

FREE and open to the public

59th Faculty Research Lecture Featuring Professor Natalie Batalha

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

Professor Batalha’s research reveals the Universe to us, helping us better understand Earth’s origins and the possible future. Her research includes the detection and characterization of exoplanets and the study of exoplanet demographics. With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, Professor Batalha has been leading international collaborations of hundreds of scientists to investigate what these exoplanets are composed of and how they formed. These are simply groundbreaking observations, and it is unlikely there will be another moment in the field like this for decades.

United Nations Reboot the Earth Hackathon

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

The United Nations (UN) and the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are collaborating to bring the “Reboot the Earth” hackathon to the West Coast […]

Family Weekend 2025

We’re excited to announce Nov. 7-9 as the dates for UCSC’s second annual Family Weekend, bringing families together to experience UC Santa Cruz’s vibrant campus life and community spirit. The […]

“Bring Them Home” Screening

Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

The American Indian Resource Center will be screening "Bring Them Home" at the Namaste Lounge this November 7th. "Bring Them Home" is more than a film; it is a movement […]

Last modified: Oct 15, 2025