Weekly Farmstand

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

The Center for Agroecology's Farmstand is open to all and features organic vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers grown at the UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden. Find the Farmstand at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the base of campus every Thursday from 12:30 to 6:30pm, beginning July 3rd and continuing through September 25th, 2025. […]

First Saturday: Free Tour

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Around the World in 60-90 Minutes! On the first Saturday of each month, the Arboretum offers a docent or staff-led tour of the Arboretum. Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, California, and Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit Garden. Tour length […]

Arboretum Members – Join us for Early Bird Saturday

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

We offer special sunrise hours for our members and volunteers on the third Saturday of each month, as weather permits. Opening time is 7 a.m. Please bring your membership card for check-in at the front gate. Early mornings are a wonderful time in our gardens, ideal for photography, birding, and quiet enjoyment of nature. If […]

Visiting Summer-Only Student Registration Open

Anyone can take classes at UC Santa Cruz during Summer Session! Visiting students—including those from other colleges, universities, or the community—must register before enrolling. Registration is now open through July. Once registered, you can enroll in online or in-person courses, earning UC credits that transfer to your home institution. Explore hundreds of summer courses and […]

Western Regional Hub: Climate & Culture Working Group Meeting

The hub's impact working group focused on the topics of climate and culture in engineering education will hold their regular meeting to discuss and strategize. The Climate and Culture group meets every other Friday from 10-11am. If you would like to join, please contact co-chair Nandini Bhattacharya at nandini@ucsc.edu.

Western Regional Hub: Workforce Development Working Group Meeting

The hub's impact working group focused on topics of career readiness and workforce development will hold their regular meeting. The members will discuss student professional development, industry engagement opportunities, workforce training, and anything else under the umbrella of setting students up for success in the workplace. The Workforce Development group meets every second Thursday at […]

Self-Guided Labyrinth Walk

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

Join your UCSC colleagues in walking the new campus labyrinth located under the Redwood trees in the Baskin Engineering Circle. A labyrinth is different than a maze in that there are no dead-ends or tricks, which allows visitors to move through the path and focus on the present. We invite both those who have experienced […]

Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours

Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

Take a tour of Younger Lagoon Reserve! This 90-minute, behind-the-scenes hiking tour takes visitors into the 25-acre lagoon and beach area. Come and see what scientists are doing to track local mammals, restore native habitats, and learn about the workings of one of California’s rare coastal lagoons. Younger Lagoon Reserve Beach Tours are free and […]

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“All the Pages Are My Days”: Print and Visual Culture of the Grateful Dead in Context

McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

This exhibition celebrates the art and print material generated by the Grateful Dead and their fans in the context of the printing explosion of the 1960s and ‘70s. As the Dead came into popularity and an anti-establishment counterculture spread throughout the nation, democratic print technologies were concomitantly adopted into widespread use. In the Bay Area […]

Summer Session Dates and Deadlines

The summer quarter has accelerated deadlines for students to add/swap, drop, or request a W grade. Check the summer academic calendar to make sure you do not miss a deadline!

Last modified: Oct 15, 2025