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SUMMARY:Carrión\, H. (CSE) - Deep Learning Algorithms for Medical Image Representation Learning and Understanding
DESCRIPTION:AI-assisted clinical decisions in medicine\, and particularly in dermatology\, demand fine-grained understanding across diverse skin tones\, body sites\, and disease types\, yet expert-annotated datasets are scarce\, demographically imbalanced\, and almost devoid of rare presentations. This dissertation develops four deep learning systems for this low-label\, low-coverage regime. We introduce HealNet\, which learns wound healing stages from longitudinal photographs without any human labels\, reaching 90.6% downstream stage-classification accuracy on a small longitudinal cohort. The Fair\, Efficient\, and Diverse Diffusion (FEDD) model then leverages powerful diffusion-model embeddings to build a skin-tone-fair\, data-efficient classifier for skin lesions\, matching or exceeding state-of-the-art performance while using only 5-20% of available labels and contributing explicit skin-tone-stratified fairness evaluation of the work. Next\, Controllable Generation of Diverse Dermatological Imagery (cgDDI) re-tasks this diffusion model to controllably synthesize skin-tone-balanced dermatological imagery\, growing a small biopsy-confirmed dataset by over 400x and reaching state-of-the-art 90.9% accuracy and improved fairness in malignancy classification\, with a +13.9% cross-dataset gain on the Fitzpatrick17k benchmark. Finally\, we introduce D-Synth and DermDepth: a synthetic dermoscopic dataset with pixel-perfect 3D ground truth and a metric-scale foundation model that closes the loop into 3D dermatology\, correcting metric scale error from over 16x to under 1.1x on real dermoscopic data and enabling single-photograph measurement of lesion reconstruction: size\, area\, and volume without specialized hardware. All data\, code\, and models are released openly to support reproducibility and ongoing fairness research. \nEvent Host:  Héctor Carrión\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science & Engineering \nAdvisor: Narges Norouzi \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96678782408?pwd=71f0ObEnUMNgkZ9NYnpbFLMlg1Pdm0.1 \nPasscode: 0FMVtz
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/carrion-h-cse-deep-learning-algorithms-for-medical-image-representation-learning-and-understanding/
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SUMMARY:Wang\, Z. (CSE) - From Static Alignment to Adaptive Safety: Toward Reliable and Capable AI Systems
DESCRIPTION:Modern AI systems are rapidly moving beyond static text generation toward capable models and agents that reason\, use tools\, store memories\, and update persistent state\, yet safety methods still often assume a fixed model whose behavior can be controlled by output-level refusal. This leaves critical gaps in understanding why aligned models fail under adversarial pressure\, how to align reasoning models without suppressing their useful capabilities\, and how to preserve safety once capability and control are externalized into editable agent state. My research proposes a static-to-adaptive safety framework for building reliable and capable AI systems: studying the mechanisms that shape behavior inside models\, using reasoning capability as a substrate for safety alignment\, and governing persistent state as agents learn and adapt over time. We instantiate this agenda through two completed works and three proposed directions. AttnGCG studies adversarial failures in aligned language models\, showing how jailbreak attacks can manipulate model attention and expose limitations of output-level safety analysis. STAR-1 studies safety alignment for large reasoning models\, showing that policy-grounded reasoning data can improve safety while largely preserving general reasoning capability. Building on these foundations\, we further study when editable agent harnesses meaningfully affect future behavior\, how persistent state creates new safety risks\, and how adaptive agents can safely update state while preserving useful learning. Together\, my research aims to move beyond static alignment alone\, toward AI systems whose safety remains reliable as their capabilities expand through reasoning and adaptation. \nEvent Host: Zijun Wang\, Ph.D. Student\, Computer Science & Engineering \nAdvisor: Cihang Xie  \nZoom ID:  962 8317 0929 \nPasscode: 687715
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wang-z-cse-from-static-alignment-to-adaptive-safety-toward-reliable-and-capable-ai-systems/
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SUMMARY:Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours
DESCRIPTION:Younger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Call 831-459-3800 or sign-up online. Virtual tours are available online. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/younger-lagoon-reserve-tours/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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SUMMARY:Meal Planning for Real Life: Making Meals Easier
DESCRIPTION:Faculty & Staff Health and Well-being Program \nLocation: Register for the Zoom link \nStruggling to figure out what to eat after a long workday or always heading to the vending machine at lunch? Meal planning can help with that\, but it doesn’t have to mean spending your whole Sunday meal prepping or eating the same thing every day. \nIn this session\, you’ll learn: \n\n\nFast\, low-effort meal planning strategies for busy schedules\nAffordable and flexible meal ideas that adapt to real life\nSimple ways to prioritize nutritious meals while reducing food stress and decision fatigue\n\nJoin us in this workshop focused on making meals easier. \n\n\nThe Wellness in Action series is designed to help you improve your health in a short session with simple tips you can try in your own life. Take some time to put it in action in your own daily routines\, and come for the follow-up session two weeks later to reflect on what worked\, troubleshoot what didn’t\, and learn what’s working for others.\nIn the follow-up session on Thursday\, July 2 from 12:00 PM -12:30 PM\, you will have the opportunity to share your experience and learn from others in the group.\n\nLocation: Register for the Zoom link
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/meal-planning-for-real-life-making-meals-easier/
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SUMMARY:Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences
DESCRIPTION:Visit the IAS\, UCSC’s premier art galleries\, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16\, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right\, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj\, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian kreyol conception of rasanblaj; and Ronaldo V. Wilson: There Are No Words\, But Melodies\, a mixed-media exhibition emerging at the intersections of Black poetics\, performance\, and visual art. \nThe IAS Galleries are open Wednesday-Sunday\, 12 pm – 5 pm. Admission is free to the public. \nLibia Posada: Everything is Going Right\nLibia Posada’s first solo exhibition in the United States features installations\, sculptures\, and drawings meticulously constructed from surgical instruments\, gauze bandages\, crutches\, used books\, and domestic picture frames. The new and existing works in the exhibition powerfully stitch together the personal\, social\, and political disorders and afflictions that currently trouble the world\, from the wars that resonate across the globe to the violences of aging in US prisons.  \nGina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements\nThe internationally-lauded work of humanities professor Gina Athena Ulysse is on view as a premier Faculty Spotlight Exhibition. The site-specific installation\, produced in community from things collected\, found\, purchased and donated\, centers on the Haitian concept of rasanblaj\, a form of assembly and collage that transcends the formal use of materials to draw together people\, spirits\, and ideas.  \nRonaldo V. Wilson: There Are No Words\, But Melodies\nCollage is both a material practice and a structural interrogation in the Faculty Spotlight Exhibition artworks by literature professor Ronaldo V. Wilson. In video\, painting\, and installation\, layers and folds conceal and reveal\, delving into the experience\, both bodily and emotive\, of living in times of violence.  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/spring-exhibitions-at-the-institute-of-the-arts-and-sciences/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access
DESCRIPTION:On view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. \nPrisons deny and censor the access of those trapped inside them—to information\, to intimacy\, to community\, to meaningful work\, to nourishment of all kinds\, and perhaps most cruelly\, to care. This program assembles a series of films\, including works by filmmakers incarcerated in California as well as others without that lived experience. Together\, these works confront the debilitating impacts of these restrictions and reveal how the disabling logic of the prison is extended to other institutional spaces (the hospital\, the university)\, turning access into a scarce commodity by enclosing what should be held in common. Questioning the carceral and state-sponsored productions of disability and accessibility\, the short films together reveal the courage of people working despite limitations to produce collective access for one another\, described simply and beautifully by disability justice activist Leah-Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha as “revolutionary love without charity.” \nThanh Tran\nDying in Prison\, 2022\nHD Video (color\, sound)\, 3 minutes\nCourtesy of the artist \nCarolyn Lazard\nPre-Existing Condition\, 2019\nHD video (color\, sound)\, 6 minutes\nCourtesy of the artist and Trautwein Herleth3 \nAnthony Alejandrez\nAnother Rainy Day\, 2023\nPhone video (color\, sound)\, 3 minutes\nCourtesy of the artist \nJordan Lord\nAfter…After… (Access)\, 2018\nHD Video (color\, sound)\, 16 minutes\nCourtesy of the artist \nRahsaan “New York” Thomas\nFriendly Signs\, 2023\nVideo (color\, sound) 21 minutes\nCourtesy of Tommy Wickerd\, Empowerment Ave & System Impact Media
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/visualizing-abolition-screening-series-beyond-access/2026-06-18/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
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SUMMARY:Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm
DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy picking your own organic strawberries and/or blueberries at the campus farm! Our delicious\, organic berries will be plentiful this spring and we hope you can come enjoy the bounty. \nWhen: U-picks will take place on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm while supplies last. Blueberries will be available approximately through June\, and strawberries will be available into the summer season. PLEASE NOTE that u-picks will not occur on Saturday\, June 13 due to campus commencement ceremonies that will impact traffic and parking. \nWhere: Free parking will be available in the Hay Barn lot or lot 115/116 during u-pick hours. Please do not park in the dirt lot at the farm’s back gate. Please walk to the pinned location at the farm to pre-pay and collect your u-pick container(s). We will have directional signage displayed. There is one ADA parking spot on the farm. The UCSC Farm has uneven\, hilly terrain. If you require accommodations  to fully participate\, please email agroecology@ucsc.edu and we will do our best to accommodate. \nCost: UCSC students with valid ID get 25% off. \n\nStrawberry pints – $4 each\nStrawberry flats (12 pints) – $44\nBlueberry pints – $4.50 each\nBlueberry flats (12 pints) – $50\n\nPayment: Credit card payments only (you will need a smartphone to scan a QR code and enter your card info manually). \nDogs are not allowed on the UC Santa Cruz campus (service animals are OK).
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/berry-u-pick-at-the-ucsc-farm/2026-06-20/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Summer Session 1\, 8-Week and 10-Week Classes Start
DESCRIPTION:Summer courses start today! Make sure you’re set with Canvas access\, dates and deadlines\, and any first-day instructions from your instructors. Find answers to common questions on our website or email summer@ucsc.edu. You can still add classes until the deadline for each session!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/summer-session-1-8-week-and-10-week-classes-start/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Designing for Today's Digital World
DESCRIPTION:Design digital experiences people love to use.\nIn today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape\, organizations need professionals who can combine empathy\, usability\, and aesthetics to create interfaces that engage and delight users. Learn how UX and web design specialists use research‑driven methods\, prototyping tools\, and inclusive design principles to build seamless digital experiences across platforms. \nSpeaker\nJoin Nicole Sharratt\, chair of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension User Experience & Web Design program\, for an inside look at how our courses equip you with the skills to lead user‑centered design projects—whether you’re shaping websites\, apps or digital products. \nCLAIM YOUR SEAT TODAY.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/designing-for-todays-digital-world/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Freedom From Smoking® Tobacco Cessation Program Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the information session Tuesday\, June 23\, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM\nLocation: Register for the Zoom link \nQuitting is not easy\, but it can be easier with group support and help. Developed by the American Lung Association\, Freedom From Smoking® delivered by UCSC is considered the gold standard for tobacco cessation programs. This multi-week evidence-based program can help increase your chance with quitting all nicotine products\, including cigarettes\, e-cigarettes\, vapes\, and smokeless products such as Zyns and chewing tobacco. \nThis free program is open to all UCSC faculty and staff members. Register today\, as space is limited. Due to the nature of the program\, sessions will not be recorded. To learn more\, visit UCSC’s Freedom From Smoking® website. \nFor questions\, please contact Health and Well-being Specialist\, Ashley Parker\, at aseparke@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/freedom-from-smoking-tobacco-cessation-program-informational-session/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Daniel Mason - Country People
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason (North Woods) for a reading and signing of his new novel Country People—a rollicking\, lyrical year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont)\, leaving all of the comforts of home behind. \nMiles Krzelewski is a devoted husband\, a doting father beloved for his outlandish bedtime stories\, and the proud owner of a truffle-hunting dog in a land with no truffles. He is also a bit lost\, twelve years late with his PhD on Russian folktales and increasingly haunted by a sense that he’s become a disappointment to his family. So when his wife\, Kate\, accepts a visiting professorship at a prestigious college in the faraway forests of Vermont\, he decides that this will be the year to finally move forward with his life. Joyous\, absurd\, and life-affirming\, Country People is a luminous exploration of marriage and parenthood\, the nature of belief and the power of stories\, and the ways in which we find connection in an increasingly fragmented world. \n \nDaniel Mason is the author of The Piano Tuner\, The Winter Soldier\, A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—and North Woods\, a New York Times and Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2023 and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages\, adapted for opera and the stage\, and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship\, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize\, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is an associate professor in the Stanford University department of psychiatry. \nMore information at: Bookshop Santa Cruz – Daniel Mason \n\nCo-sponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/daniel-mason-country-people/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz
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SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)
DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-06-24/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Celebrating UCSC Science Breakthroughs with Nobel Laureate Dr. Carol Greider
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on June 24\, 2026\, at 5:30 pm at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego\, for a special reception with UC Santa Cruz Nobel Laureate Carol Greider and members of the UCSC Department of Molecular\, Cell and Developmental Biology faculty. \nCarol won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for discovering how the tips of our chromosomes — called telomeres — protect the DNA inside our cells. Think of telomeres like the plastic caps on shoelaces that keep them from fraying. She also discovered telomerase\, the enzyme that rebuilds these caps as our cells divide. Her work has transformed how scientists understand aging\, cancer\, and what keeps our cells healthy over a lifetime. \nThis event is open to all UC Santa Cruz Alumni\, San Diego area supporters\, and interested industry representatives in town for the BIO International Convention. \nRSVP Today! Space is limited!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/celebrating-ucsc-science-breakthroughs-with-nobel-laureate-dr-carol-greider/
LOCATION:Hard Rock Hotel San Diego\, 207 Fifth Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101
CATEGORIES:Conference,Meetings & Conferences,Reception,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Homer’s The Odyssey Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Homer’s Odyssey is becoming a major motion picture. Whether you like movies or not\, this is a great excuse to read this millennia-old story about a salty war hero who just wants to go home. Join us on June 24th and July 1 to discuss the Odyssey with UC Santa Cruz Ancient Studies faculty Anne Kreps and Martin Devecka where we’ll discuss the wild world of Odysseus and what this epic can teach us about talking to strangers\, lying\, and picking a good disguise. This event is co-sponsored by Bookshop Santa Cruz. \n \nPlease register above to attend one or more of the webinars on June 24th and July 1st! \nThis program will be using the The Odyssey\, Emily Wilson 2018 edition and will cover Books 1-12 on June 24th and Books 13-24 on July 1st. \nMartin Devecka\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & Literature \nAs a cultural historian\, Devecka writes on topics in ancient literature and society that range from robots to ruins. He is currently finishing a book manuscript on animal citizenship in the Roman Empire. \nAnne Kreps\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History \nAs a historian of the ancient Near East\, Kreps studies heresies\, Gnosticism\, and the politics of sacred texts. Her current work examines the Dead Sea Scrolls within New Religious Movements in the United States. \nThis event is presented by The Humanities Institute and the UC Santa Cruz Ancient Studies Program. Co-sponsored by Bookshop Santa Cruz.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/homers-the-odyssey-reading-group/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T190000
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SUMMARY:UC Santa Cruz Premed Cohorts and DIY Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join the UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Program for an informative\, live online session designed for students\, parents\, and anyone exploring pathways into medicine\, public health\, and other health professions. \nIn this discussion\, we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of premed and pre-health programs to help you understand your options and choose the path that best aligns with your goals. \nThis is a presentation and discussion with plenty of time to ask questions and connect directly with program staff. \nClaim your seat today. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/uc-santa-cruz-premed-cohorts-and-diy-info-session/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T150000
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House
DESCRIPTION:Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! These all come together in Charles Dickens’s masterwork\, Bleak House. This year\, we will spend the year reading the 2026 Dickens Universe novel. Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about this beloved book. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nOCT 26: Chapters 8-13\nNOV 23: Chapters 14-19\nDEC 28: No meeting\nJAN 25: Chapters 20-25\nFEB 22: Chpaters 26-32\nMAR 22: Chapters 33-38\nAPR 26: Chapters 39-46\nMAY 24: Chapters 47-53\nJUN 28: Chapters 54-67 (End)\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novel for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novel to read at Gutenburg.org or listen to it at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-bleak-house-2/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T130000
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SUMMARY:From Diploma to Dollars: Money Matters for New Alumni
DESCRIPTION:Life After Graduation Series \nHosted by UC Davis\, open to recent alumni and rising seniors of all UC campuses. \nJoin the Cal Aggie Alumni Association for another session in the Life After Graduation Series\, “From Diploma to Dollars: Money Matters for New Alumni\,” on Tuesday\, June 30 at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). \nGraduation is behind you—now it’s time to take charge of your finances. From new careers and paychecks to bills and major financial decisions\, this transition can feel overwhelming. This session will help you build confidence navigating budgeting\, debt\, benefits\, and financial priorities. Walk away with practical tools and smart habits to support long-term stability and success. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/from-diploma-to-dollars-money-matters-for-new-alumni/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T091537
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T215647Z
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SUMMARY:Inaugural PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup
DESCRIPTION:A community gathering of people interested in PyTorch and the projects that use it – not an official PyTorch organization. Sponsored by Red Hat and University of California Santa Cruz \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room 180 \n​Food\, Socializing\, and Excellent talks from the PyTorch Ecosystem\n\n5:30 – 6:30 Food and Socializing\n6:30 – 7:00 Talk 1\n​7:00 – 7:30 Talk 2\n7:30 – 8:00 Talk 3\n\nFor detailed agenda and registration – visit the event website.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/inaugural-pytorch-santa-cruz-meetup/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T180000
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SUMMARY:Homer’s The Odyssey Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Homer’s Odyssey is becoming a major motion picture. Whether you like movies or not\, this is a great excuse to read this millennia-old story about a salty war hero who just wants to go home. Join us on June 24th and July 1 to discuss the Odyssey with UC Santa Cruz Ancient Studies faculty Anne Kreps and Martin Devecka where we’ll discuss the wild world of Odysseus and what this epic can teach us about talking to strangers\, lying\, and picking a good disguise. \n \nPlease register above to attend one or more of the webinars on June 24th and July 1st! \nThis program will be using the The Odyssey\, Emily Wilson 2018 edition and will cover Books 1-12 on June 24th and Books 13-24 on July 1st. \nMartin Devecka\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & Literature \nAs a cultural historian\, Devecka writes on topics in ancient literature and society that range from robots to ruins. He is currently finishing a book manuscript on animal citizenship in the Roman Empire. \nAnne Kreps\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History \nAs a historian of the ancient Near East\, Kreps studies heresies\, Gnosticism\, and the politics of sacred texts. Her current work examines the Dead Sea Scrolls within New Religious Movements in the United States. \nThis event is presented by The Humanities Institute and the UC Santa Cruz Ancient Studies Program. Co-sponsored by Bookshop Santa Cruz.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/homers-the-odyssey-reading-group-2/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260704T120000
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SUMMARY:First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year\, the interests of the tour guide\, and the people who join in. For example\, you might learn about the birds and mammals that make this land their home or about the amazing physical adaptations that plants have evolved to better deal with our extreme weather and climate conditions. Tours are free with paid admission.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/first-saturday-tour-at-the-arboretum/2026-07-04/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:UCSC Summer Academy on Artificial Intelligence for High School Students
DESCRIPTION:UCSC’s Summer Academy on Artificial Intelligence is a four-week\, in-person program for talented and motivated high school students who are interested in exploring artificial intelligence (AI) in a university setting. Hosted at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus\, the program offers an immersive learning experience that combines foundational AI concepts with hands-on\, research-inspired work. Students learn from UCSC professors and active PhD researchers\, gaining advanced problem-solving skills\, research-oriented thinking\, and a deeper understanding of how AI is applied in cutting-edge innovations. \nApplication Deadline: April 24\, 2026
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ucsc-summer-academy-on-artificial-intelligence-for-high-school-students/
LOCATION:3175 Bowers Avenue Santa Clara\, CA 95054\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T190000
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SUMMARY:Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden Member Reception
DESCRIPTION:Current members of the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden are invited to our annual Member Reception in the Hay Barn on July 8. Learn about the Friends’ and the Center for Agroecology’s plans for the upcoming fiscal year while enjoying wine & beer\, non-alcoholic beverages and hearty appetizers made with produce from the farm. Please RSVP for you and others in your party. \nLearn about the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden and become a member
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/friends-of-the-ucsc-farm-garden-member-reception/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260618T091537
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SUMMARY:Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Information Sessions at the Arboretum \nDo you love gardens and gardening? The UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden has a wonderful community of staff\, students\, and volunteers\, ready to welcome you. Opportunities include staffing our gift shop & retail nursery and working to care for our gardens and greenhouses.  \nTo learn more\, join us at one of our monthly information sessions. They go for about 45 minutes and include an easy walk through the gardens.  \nTo attend\, please fill out our simple volunteer interest form at the bottom of our volunteer webpage found here: https://arboretum.ucsc.edu/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/ \nIf you need a different day and/or have mobility issues please let us know in the “Notes” section of the Interest Form. \nThank You!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/volunteer-at-the-ucsc-arboretum/2026-07-14/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T140000
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SUMMARY:Post Grad Job Search: Build a Standout Resume with AI
DESCRIPTION:Life After Graduation Series \nHosted by UC Davis and COOP Careers\, open to recent alumni and rising seniors of all UC campuses. \nJoin the Cal Aggie Alumni Association for another session in the Life After Graduation Series\, “Post-Grad Job Search: Build a Standout Resume with AI\,” presented by COOP Careers\, on Tuesday\, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). \nThis hands-on session is designed specifically for recent graduates navigating the post-college job search. \nLearn how to combine the efficiency of AI with the authenticity of your personal story to create a resume that feels both polished and personal. Whether you’re applying for your first full-time role or actively exploring early career opportunities\, you’ll leave with practical tools you can use immediately. \nIn this session\, you will learn how to: \n\nLeverage AI tools strategically to generate\, refine\, and tailor resume content for entry-level roles\nTranslate academic and professional experiences into compelling\, results-oriented resume bullet points\nApply best practices in resume formatting and storytelling to create a polished\, industry-ready resume\nUse AI to customize resumes for specific job descriptions\nBonus (if time permits): Use AI as a support tool for interview preparation\, including generating practice questions and crafting strong responses\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/life-after-graduation-series-post-grad-job-search-build-a-standout-resume-with-ai/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260618T091537
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SUMMARY:A New Graduate's Guide to Investing
DESCRIPTION:Life After Graduation Series \nHosted by UC Davis\, open to recent alumni and rising seniors of all UC campuses. \nJoin the Cal Aggie Alumni Association for another session in the Life After Graduation Series\, “A New Graduate’s Guide to Investing\,” on Wednesday\, July 15 at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). \nThis practical workshop is designed to help new alumni understand how investing can support their short- and long-term financial goals. Participants will learn the fundamentals of investing—including risk\, diversification\, and how to get started—so they can build confidence and make informed decisions early in their post-graduation journey. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/life-after-graduation-series-a-new-graduates-guide-to-investing/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T091537
CREATED:20260521T173020Z
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Shakespeare Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are now on sale for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2026 Season\, featuring Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute. \nThe 2026 season runs from July 16 – August 30. \nMuch Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s wittiest and most beloved comedies. Of all the couples in Shakespeare\, perhaps none is more widely loved than Beatrice and Benedick. Their battle of wits\, their antagonism turned to eroticism\, their history. Before the play begins\, they already seem to define each other. The audience\, like the other characters in the play\, wait with excitement as their wits clash\, and eventually\, as their love blossoms. \n \nMacbeth by William Shakespeare’s is one of the greatest plays ever written. Its central couple\, ironically\, is one of Shakespeare’s happiest. At least at the beginning. Macbeth explores what we become when our second half is ripped away. A powerful unit\, wildly in love with each other\, the Macbeths follow the insinuations of the witches – the famous weird sisters – and commit murder in the name of their shared ambition: the throne of Scotland. But even with their goal achieved\, Macbeth’s paranoia and guilt lead him further down the road of blood. The central unit tears apart under the shadow of its deeds. Who are these two without each other? Slowly and surely\, the play shows us society’s ruin in the form of its leading pair. \nSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s production of Macbeth stars Dan Donohue in the title role and Paige Lindsey White as Lady Macbeth.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/santa-cruz-shakespeare-opening-night/
LOCATION:The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park\, 501 Upper Park Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95065\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T091537
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SUMMARY:Ocean Vuong - The Emperor of Gladness
DESCRIPTION:The hardest thing in the world is to live only once…\n\n\n\nBookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute are pleased to welcome critically acclaimed author and staff favorite Ocean Vuong (Time Is a Mother\, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) for an event celebrating the paperback release of The Emperor of Gladness\, Vuong’s bighearted novel about chosen family\, unexpected friendship\, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Vuong will be in conversation with UC Santa Cruz Professor Ronaldo V. Wilson. \n \nFollowing the cycles of history\, memory\, and time\, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love\, labor\, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation\, syntactic dexterity\, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss\, hope\, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance. \nOcean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother\, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award\, he was born in Saigon\, Vietnam\, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City. The Emperor of Gladness is his latest novel. \nMore information at: Bookshop Santa Cruz – Ocean Vuong \n\nCo-Sponsored by The Humanities Institute
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ocean-vuong-the-emperor-of-gladness/
LOCATION:Rio Theater\, 1205 Soquel Avenue\, Santa Cruz\, 95062\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T010000
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SUMMARY:The Dickens Universe featuring 'Bleak House'
DESCRIPTION:The Dickens Universe is a unique cultural event that brings together scholars\, teachers\, students\, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity on the beautiful Santa Cruz campus of the University of California—all focused on one or two Victorian novels\, usually (but not always) one by Charles Dickens. In 2026\, the Dickens Universe will feature Bleak House by Charles Dickens. \nDickens’s ninth novel\, published between 1852-1853\, shines a light on social injustice and the devastating effects of a corrupt legal system\, following the entangled lives of those caught in the never-ending Jarndyce and Jarndyce case. Told in alternating narrative voices\, this rich literary experiment plays with a variety of genres from detective fiction and social realism to melodrama and satire. As characters move from city to suburb\, from mansions to slums\, we discover unexpected connections among classes\, plots\, and characters. \nNow in its 46th year of operation\, the Dickens Universe combines features of a scholarly conference\, a festival\, a book club\, and a summer camp. Participants include people of all ages and walks of life—distinguished scholars\, graduate students\, undergraduates\, retirees\, young professionals\, high school teachers\, and anyone who loves reading and enjoys long Victorian novels. \nHere are some things that make the Universe such a special experience. \n\nThe college lifestyle: participants live on campus\, eat together in the student dining hall\, and have time to meet and come to know each other in different ways.\nEveryone is reading the same book. We all have this one important thing in common.\nThe activities include formal lectures\, small discussion groups\, films\, daily Victorian teas\, performances\, and Victorian dancing.\n\nThe Universe offers a week of total immersion in the world of Victorian fiction with friendly\, like-minded colleagues in a beautiful setting. Whether we’re returning to a Dickens novel that everyone knows and loves\, or branching out into a Victorian novel by another author who might be less familiar\, during the Universe we build a community out of our passion for reading\, talking with one another\, and bringing Victorian culture to life. \n\nView the complete schedule\nRegistration options\nPlenary Lecturers and Guest Scholars
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-dickens-universe-featuring-bleak-house/2026-07-26/
LOCATION:Humanities and Social Sciences Facility\, 2 Hagar Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Conference,Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Seminars,Undergraduate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260726T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T005959
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SUMMARY:Cabrillo Festival 2026 - Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:“We the Dreamers is both an invitation and a responsibility”; says Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. “At this historic moment\, we are asking how music can help us imagine a more expansive ‘we’—one that listens deeply\, embraces complexity\, and dares to hope. These works remind us that dreaming is essential to shaping a more just and connected future.” \nThe Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music presents its 64th season\, We the Dreamers\, running July 26 through August 9\, 2026. Framed by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, this transformative season asks one of the most resonant civic questions of our time: Who is the “we” of America—and who are “we” still becoming? The answers unfold across four world premiere Festival Commissions\, eight West Coast premieres\, and two U.S. premieres\, brought to life by a dynamic global roster of over 20 composers and an extraordinary array of guest artists. \nHighlights include the second-ever performance and West Coast premiere of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 15 Lincoln\, which draws on Lincoln’s urgent reverence for the Constitution and his prescient warnings against internal division\, alongside an appearance by Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and new works by Clarice Assad\, Vivian Fung\, Sarah Hennies\, and Pedro Emanuel Pereira—together offering a compelling portrait of our contemporary moment through the lens of history\, civic reckoning\, and global perspective. \nFor more information: Cabrillo Festival 2026
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SUMMARY:Start of Summer Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Summer Session 2 courses start today! Make sure you’re set with Canvas access\, dates and deadlines\, and any first-day instructions from your instructors. Find answers to common questions on our website or email summer@ucsc.edu. You can still add classes until the deadline!
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