• Women’s Center Welcome Fall Ball: 2016 Throwback

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    We’re Going Back to 2016 💿✨ The UCSC Women’s Center invites you to our Welcome Fall Ball: 2016 Edition! Grab your chokers and flower crowns and get ready for a […]

  • SPAM New Media Festival – Night Two: Jean Carla Rodea + Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos + EPOCH

    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival launches it’s California edition of their annual festival with performances by interdisciplinary artist Jean Carla Rodea, collaborative duo Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos, and new Santa Cruz-based project EPOCH. Jean Carla Rodea Jean Carla Rodea is an interdisciplinary artist with a research-based practice, originally from Mexico City and currently based […]

    Free
  • SF Tech Week Hackathon @ UCSC SVC

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

    One weekend. One room. Three tracks: Robotics, Cloud AI, and Local AI. Build something real with AI — alongside students, engineers, founders, and neighbors from across the Bay Area. Bring […]

    Free
  • Santa Cruz Maker Studios at Seymour Center!

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

    Looking for fun, weekend family activities? Join us on select Saturdays through the end of the year for hands-on, ocean-themed maker projects for kids! ✨ Featured Workshops:  🌊 Build and […]

  • SPAM New Media Festival Night 2: Sunken Cages + Rohan Chander & Scott Li + Ava Koohbor

    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival continues with performances by electronic percussionist Sunken Cages, collaborative duo Rohan Chander & Scott Li, and artist / instrument builder Ava Koohbor. About the Artists Sunken Cages is the project of Indian-born drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin. He has studied with US Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille and has worked as a […]

    Free
  • El Centro Fall Welcome: La Bienvenida Dominguero

    Oakes Lower Lawn Oakes College, Santa Cruz, CA

    Through music, arts, food, storytelling, and intentional relationship-building, Bienvenida cultivates comunidad while honoring El Centro’s mission of affirming Chicanx and Latine communities. Open to all UCSC students, Bienvenida is sponsored […]

    Free
  • Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon

    Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, who returns with American Hagwon—a breathtaking […]

  • ECE 290 Seminar: “Photon Counting Detectors for X-Ray Imaging”

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

    Presented by: Jin Zhang, Chief Engineer @ iRay Group Description: “Photon-counting detectors measure individual X-ray interactions, enabling fine spatial sampling and energy-resolved imaging. This seminar connects semiconductor signal formation and readout electronics to imaging benefits and practical limitations in medical and industrial applications. It examines charge sharing, pulse pileup, calibration drift, and material decomposition, then surveys clinical […]

  • Remembering, Reimagining and Honoring: Indigenous Peoples & Futures

    Cardiff House 114 Carriage House Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us on Oct. 12 from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at the Cardiff House as we gather in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Together, we will honor Indigenous peoples and communities by remembering the past, acknowledging the present, and creatively envisioning the future. Enjoy food, community, meaningful conversation, and hands-on collage-making centered on reflection, connection, and […]

    Free
  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Caring for cultural keystones: Indigenous-led stewardship, public values, and tree genomics in a hotter, drier world

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    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: Maywa Montenegro Speaker: Diana Macias, UC Berkeley Title: […]

  • Essential and Effective Job Search Skills

    Virtual Event

    This relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from “What do I want to look for?” to “What are the best tools to find jobs I am qualified for?” to “Which steps are the […]

  • Essential and Effective Job Search Skills

    Virtual Event

    This relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from “What do I want to look for?” to “What are the best tools to find jobs I am qualified for?” to “Which steps are the […]

  • CITRIS Aviation Prize Information Session

    Virtual Event

    Join us for a virtual info session on the 2026–27 CITRIS Aviation Prize, an exciting multi-campus student competition inviting teams to design innovative solutions for the future of air mobility across the University of California. The session will cover this year’s competition guidelines, key dates and requirements, and available resources. Attendees will also have the […]

  • A Presentation by Rick Flores: The Uses of Native Plants

    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Rick Flores, Executive Director, UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Steward of the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program, will speak on Uses of Native Plants. 5:30 pm Plant ID Workshop 7:00 pm presentation. Attend the CNPS chapter meeting on October 12 to hear UCSC Arboretum and Botanic Garden Director Rick Flores explore seasonal harvest, nuts, berries, […]

  • October Slugs and Steins with Professor Matt O’Hara

    Virtual Event

    The Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon In the 1930s and 40s, amateur explorers and hardened plant hunters combed the Amazon in a race to unlock the secrets of curare, an Indigenous poison they hoped could cure many diseases. The poison they brought north had a major […]

  • Fellowships for Research in Japan – In-person Info Session

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

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest funding agency for academic research in Japan. Fellowships are offered for Ph.D. students, post-doctorate scholars, researchers, and faculty members in all fields. Join our information session to find out how JSPS can help you conduct research in Japan. For Master’s and Ph.D. students, postdoctoral […]

  • Sustainability & Dining at UCSC

    Virtual Event

    Join UCSC Dining and campus sustainability partners for a one-hour lunchtime webinar on how food, dining operations, and campus food systems connect to sustainability, basic needs, and climate action. This Zoom session will highlight UCSC Dining’s sustainability accomplishments, including reusable container programs, waste reduction, composting, food donation, sustainable procurement, plant-forward menu innovation, and the Bring […]

  • $ustainable $lug Fund $howcase

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    $ustainable $lug Fund $howcase Connects Students with Three Major Campus Granting Bodies Free Food! An upcoming campus event brings together the Carbon Fund, Campus Sustainability Council, and the Earth Futures Institute Fellowship to showcase sustainable student funding opportunities. Students and campus community members with a vision for environmental impact are invited to the $ustainable $lug […]

  • Kraw Lecture: Could a “Super El Niño” be coming?

    The Quad Conference Center 2400 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    UC Santa Cruz researchers are closely tracking the development of a potential “super El Niño” this year. In this Kraw Lecture, two UC Santa Cruz experts will explore the natural forces that drive El Niño events, how scientists forecast major climate shifts, and what current research can tell us about the months ahead. While every […]