Events
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ALEKS Math Placement for Science and Math Majors
Get introduced to ALEKS PPL, an essential online platform for assessing and strengthening your math skills. In this brief session, you’ll learn how ALEKS functions as both a placement assessment […]
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Basu, S. (CSE) – Decomposition Techniques for Web-Scale Networks: Bridging Theory and Practice
Decompositions of large-scale networks are central to many applications in graph mining, network science, and algorithm design. Over several decades, a rich body of work has developed techniques to partition […]
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The Curiosity Gala
Join us July 25th, 2025 for The Curiosity Gala! Don your finest Victorian attire and enjoy a night of lively entertainment including Victorian dance lessons, casino tables, a raffle, postprandial potations, and a live auction! Purchases from the evening’s activities will support The Dickens Project’s educational programs.
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Summer Session 2 Start!
Welcome to the start Session 2! You can add and drop classes until the deadline for each session. Remember, they come up quickly in a five-week course!
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Birds & Blooms Tours
Birds and Blooms tours are back for the summer! Bird language coach Jeff Caplan is just back from travels and will lead Arboretum tours about South Africa and Australia. These […]
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IRB/ITS Webinar: Best Practices for Online Surveys in Research
Join us for a one-hour webinar, Online Surveys in Research: Best Practices for Ethics, Security, and Success, featuring experst from ITS, the IRB, and the research community. Learn how to […]
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SOLD OUT: Floral Arrangement Workshop
This workshop is full. Join Katie Wolf, creative director of Eothen event and design floral studio, for a morning of creativity and connection. Take what you learn in this workshop […]
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Johnson-Bey, S. (CMPM) – Designing Reusable Tools for Social Simulation-Driven Emergent Storytelling
Narrative sandbox games rely heavily on simulation to produce emergent narrative experiences. Instead of featuring pre-authored central narratives, these games provide a play space, a sandbox, of various systems and […]
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Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum
Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to limited parking at the Arboretum and the popularity of Community Day, we greatly encourage visitors to carpool, bike, walk or use public transportation as much […]
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Larsen, B. (CMPM) – Communal Narrative Play in Perennial Games
Online communities tell stories with the games they play. As continual updates, recurring monetization, and platforms for community discussions have flourished, we have seen a rise in video games using […]
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Exploring your science major
Choosing a major can feel overwhelming, but many science students share a common academic path in their first year. This session breaks down the similarities in core coursework, introduces the […]
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Rose, N. (BMEB) – MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR T CELL RECEPTOR TARGET DISCOVERY AND AFFINITY ENGINEERING
T cell receptors (TCRs) mediate antigen-specific immune responses through recognition of peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) molecules. Accurately predicting TCR–pMHC interactions remains a major barrier to TCR-based immunotherapy, […]
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Slugs at Sundown – The Art of the Career Pivot
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesThinking about a career pivot? Join fellow Banana Slugs for an evening of connection, coaching, and confidence. Get practical strategies from pro career coaches, plus inspiration to take your next step—whether it’s planned or unexpected. Bonus: Arrive early for a 15-min 1:1 resume review (4:30–5:30 PM). Don’t miss it! #UCSCAlumni #CareerPivot
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Katte, P. (BMEB) – Interactive and Scalable Frameworks for Pathogen Surveillance and Ancestral Recombination Graph
The explosive growth of genomic data, driven by advances in sequencing and inference technologies, presents both an opportunity and a challenge for evolutionary biology and public health. Existing visualization and […]
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Vera-Choqqueccota, S. (BMEB) – A CRISPRi-Based platform for multimodal functional analysis of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders risk genes in engineered mouse cortical neurons
Neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders (NPDs), such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia, are among the most heritable yet mechanistically complex conditions. While large-scale genomic studies have identified hundreds of high-confidence […]
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Montenegro, C. (ECE) – Control of Uncertain Hybrid Systems
Machine learning endows autonomous systems to uncover underlying structures and physical laws from measured data and to leverage these models for prediction and decision-making. As the costs of data acquisition, […]
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August Slugs & Steins with Professor Nancy N. Chen
Breathing in the Anthropocene: Reflections on Breath, Air, and Vitality This presentation examines breathing in the present moment when humans vastly transform Earth ecosystems that impact health and well-being. Atmospheric […]
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Ghosh, S. (CMPM) – Scientific Sensemaking with Spatial Data in Collaborative Virtual Reality
Collaborative virtual reality environments have the potential to greatly impact scientific progress, especially those relating to existential human problems. Within these virtual environments, scientists could view and interact with spatial […]
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Mawhorter, R. (CSE) – Certified Synthesis for Interactive Media: High Assurance Metroidvania Generation
Program verification has been applied in many contexts (including videogames), but the scale and complexity of the examples that have been analyzed fall short of the ability to analyze many […]