• Mental Health and Money with Slug Cents and SHOP

    Hahn Student Services Hahn Student Services, Santa Cruz, CA

    Finances can really affect your mental health. Come join Slug Cents and SHOP to learn about financial wellness, how to make a budget and stick to it, and self-compassion around money matters. Chipotle provided with registration! Register via this Google Form. The workshop will be held at the Slug Cents Office at Hahn Student Services, […]

  • BME 280B Seminar: 4th Year Grad Talks

    Biomedical Sciences Building 575 McLaughlin Drive

    Please join us for our BME 280B seminar series Thursday (5/7/26) in person at Biomed 200. The event will run from 11:40 AM to 1:15 PM and feature our 4th year grad talks. 11:40AM – 11:50AM: Jodie Jacobs Topic/Title: Impact of Wolbachia infection on host gene expression in pseudotime 11:53AM – 12:03PM: Ariana Cisneros Topic/Title: Engineering tunable […]

  • Stress Less Workshop with CAPS

    Student Health Center 525 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    The CAPS Peer Educators invite you to learn about common student stress experiences, how to recognize the signs, and what to consider when developing strategies to manage stress. This event will take place in the Cowell Student Health Center Mural Room. This event is supported by Student Health Services for Mental Health Awareness Month. You are […]

  • International Research Opportunities Forum: focus on Latin America

    Engineering Building 2, E2-180

    Please register by Monday, May 4, 2026. If attending virtually, a Zoom link will be shared after you register. Join us for the International Research Opportunities Forum: focus on Latin America, a collaborative hybrid event hosted by the Division of Global Engagement and the Division of Graduate Studies. This forum is intended for faculty and […]

  • Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards

    University Center University Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for the Innovation Impact Awards program celebration, a festive event honoring some of UC Santa Cruz’s most innovative and creative individuals and communities. Thursday, May 7, 2026 4 […]

  • Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Please join us for a conversation between Gina Athena Ulysse and Jennifer González, discussing Ulysse’s solo exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements. The internationally-lauded work of humanities professor Gina Athena Ulysse […]

  • Stanford Donor Center Blood Drive

    Porter Hitchcock Lounge 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    For all of the advances in modern medicine, there is still no substitute for Whole Blood donations. One single donation can save three lives. Whole blood needed planned or emergency […]

  • The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture

    University Center University Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    “Colonizing Water: Empire, Commodification, and Appropriation in Africa” Matthew Bender, Professor of History, The College of New Jersey Friday, May 8, 2:30-4:00pm; Alumni Room @ UCSC’s University Center In early 2018, […]

  • Reflections of Us Evening Bazaar – 2nd annual AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market

    Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    It’s time for the 2nd annual AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market on FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, from 5-9PM @ the QUARRY AMPHITHEATER! In celebration of AA/PI Heritage Month in May and SWANA Heritage Month in April, AA/PIRC invites you to join us for the Reflections of Us Evening Bazaar — an evening full of free food, games, […]

  • UCSC Wind Ensemble

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

    UCSC Wind Ensemble concert

    Free – $12
  • Pitch-In! Campus Clean Up Day 2026!

    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Help us keep our campus and county beautiful. Come volunteer to pick up litter across the county and campus. Our meet-up spot will be in front of the Porter Squiggle! We’ll […]

    Free
  • Where Cultures Bloom — We Belong here

    Oakes Learning Center

    Where Cultures Bloom is a large-scale cultural celebration centered on community, expression, and belonging, grounded in the idea that UCSC is shaped by the diverse identities and voices of those who call it home. This event serves as an open platform for students to showcase their creativity and lived experiences through mediums such as spoken […]

  • Johns, M. (CMPM) – Playing Together in a Co-Designed Future: Building Resilience Through Community-Centered Gameful Design

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

    Complex societal problems (e.g. wicked problems) such as those brought on by climate change can be addressed through a combination of Research through Design (RtD), co-design, and Serious Games (SG) by inviting affected communities to take part in developing iterative, experimental solutions and exploring their potential impact. In the course of my research, I have […]

  • SEACoast Spring Slow Seminar: More-than-Human Water Engineers

    Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast) at University of California, Santa Cruz and Aarhus University Research on the Anthropocene (AURA) invite you to join us for our Spring Slow Seminar on Monday, May 11, 2026 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am PST / 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm CET.  Professor Anna Tsing (Anthropology, […]

    Free
  • ECE 290 Seminar: Speaker Asir Intisar Khan – Engineering Heterogeneous Interfaces for Energy Efficient Electronics

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

    Presenter: Asir Intisar Khan, Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), University of California, Berkeley Description: With the rise in global data demands, energy efficiency in electronics is becoming increasingly important for sustainable progress in AI, healthcare, IoT, and beyond. Emerging technologies, such as neuro-inspired computing and the 3D integration of logic and […]

  • Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods

    Liz Carlisle from UC Santa Barbara In Person Location: ISB 221 Zoom Link Living Roots makes the case for putting perennial foods at the center of our farms and our plates, to add flavor and nutrients to our diets while reducing emissions and making our food system more resilient to climate change and economic uncertainty. […]