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  • 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
  • La Bienvenida 2026

    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 by El Centro: Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, Kresge and Porter Colleges, and the Center for Leadership and Involvement. RSVP: bit.ly/BIENVENIDA-26 You Belong Here: The programs […]

    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 contemporary epic, by turns sweeping and intimate, that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty. “With her gift for […]

  • A man with glasses and black hair stands in front of a machine. He is wearing a white dress shirt, red tie, and grey suit jacket.

    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 […]

  • Pinyon pine trees from above

    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: […]

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    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 graphic with drones

    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 […]

  • Slugs and Steins: Lectures from UC Santa Cruz

    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 […]

  • Illustration of Sammy Slug on the farm wearing a sun hat and carrying a basket of fresh produce

    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 […]

  • Fall STEM Career & Internship Fair

    2026 Fall STEM Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    If you are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or research, then take advantage of this opportunity to meet recruiters from companies looking to fill various positions (both technical and non-technical). Learn more about internships and full-time career opportunities. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni are all welcome to attend!

  • Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop

    Zoom

    Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end, or you will not receive credit […]

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    Power From Below

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    How do ordinary people organize themselves to confront the multiple, intersecting crises that characterize our moment? What are effective strategies and tactics for beating back the agenda of the billionaire class? You are invited to attend a panel discussion with Tim Faust (organizer with democratic-socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong’s campaign), Gopal Dayaneni (co-founder of Movement […]

  • The 2026 Festival of Monsters image is a monstrous banana slug rampaging across a city, like a kaiju.

    Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment

    Festival of Monsters 2026
    The 418 Project 155 River St S, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Festival of Monsters screens the 1955 classic sci-fi horror film The Quatermass Experiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at The 418 in Downtown Santa Cruz.  This screening includes a live introduction by monster maven Dr. H. Marshall Leicester (UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Literature). A trio of British astronauts are launched […]

    $15
  • The Audacity to Create title from exhibition poster

    Exhibition—The Audacity to Create, works by BIPOC UC Santa Cruz alumni

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

    The Audacity to Create is an alumni exhibition showcasing the work of UC Santa Cruz Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) alumni Alejandra Chavez, Jorge Gomez-Gonzalez , Katie Dorame, Seráb Serabia, Aleya Caballero, Edward Ramirez, Josselyne Morales, and Marceline Valentine. ADMISSION Attend in person at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa […]

    Free