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SUMMARY:Career Success Drop-Ins at the Cantú - Week 9
DESCRIPTION:Drop-in at the Cantú with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss career exploration\, job search strategy\, interview prep\, grad school prep\, or whatever’s on your mind related to your career success! \nIf you need accommodations please email bridgekk@ucsc.edu \n  \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/career-success-drop-ins-at-the-cantu-week-9/
LOCATION:Cantu Queer Center\, Crown Lane\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Support
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion—Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—Arts Dean's Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—a conversation and panel discussion with filmmaker Akira Boch and Quetzal members Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores. Introduced by Interim Dean and Professor of Film and Digital Media Lawrence Andrews. Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n—\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThis event is presented as part of the “Arts Dean’s Speaker Series\,” an annual event focused on bringing together scholarship and practice related to critical issues of our time in the Arts\, in order to expand our students’ imaginations on what is possible\, the importance of ambition and aspiration and tackling real structural problems and exclusions in our society and in the arts.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public.\n– REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE here for the 4:00 p.m. panel event due to limited venue capacity.\n– Attend in person in the Dark Lab (DARC 108) at the Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Doors open 30 minutes prior to the scheduled event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nnoon–1:30 p.m.: Film screening of Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal (no registration needed for the screening)\n4:00–6:30 p.m.: Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by UCSC permit or ParkMobile.\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/arts-deans-speaker-series-2026/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Performances,Reception,Screening
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SUMMARY:Your Next Degree: Graduate School
DESCRIPTION:Careers and academic interests often evolve over time\, and many people choose to pursue graduate education after gaining experience in the workforce or further exploring their fields. Whether you are considering a master’s or PhD\, in an academic or professional program\, graduate school can be a powerful step toward advancing your goals\, shifting career paths\, or deepening your expertise. \nThis UCLA Alumni webinar will explore what it takes to apply to graduate school across a range of disciplines. The application process can differ significantly from other advanced degrees and depends on your individual goals and motivations. You will gain an overview of the process and timeline\, hear from a representative from the UCLA Division of Graduate Education\, and learn how to evaluate programs such as those offered through the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. A UCLA Career Center representative will also share insights on how graduate education can help unlock future career opportunities. \nWhether you are actively preparing an application or just beginning to consider graduate school\, this session will help clarify the process and available pathways. \nThis program\, hosted by UCLA\, is open to UC alumni from all 10 campuses. \nWebsite for additional information \nRegistration link  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/your-next-degree-graduate-school/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:“So\, There We Were...” – Celebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate another year of profound discoveries\, uplifting unheard voices\, and opening up the world for the next generation of students\, the Academic Senate is planning a year-end celebratory event on Wednesday\, May 27\, 5-7:30 pm (week 9)\, at the Haybarn. But lest you think this is yet one more end-of-year academic event with mind-numbing presentations and hard-to-read powerpoint slides\, think again. This Scholarly Event is an excuse for us to do what we never get to do: come together to share the real stories behind our work and\, most of all\, HAVE FUN! In this spirit we are launching a celebratory event to feature the true but unknown\, the odd\, the awkward\, and just plain unbelievable stories behind our research: \n“So\, There We Were…”\nCelebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries \n \nThese might be the adventures\, misadventures\, revelations\, miscues\, or simply the “you would never believe it all worked out” moments that we have all experienced but rarely talk about (at least not in public). These are the stories that our friends\, neighbors\, and students want to hear\, but never would make it into scholarly publications or presentations. These are the stories we swap with our colleagues over drinks. While this event is intended primarily for faculty\, the campus community and community members will be welcome to attend (in other words\, feel free to bring your kids\, your partner\, your neighbors). \n \nWe are therefore soliciting applications (or nominations if you know someone—including yourself—who really needs to share that story) to regale your colleagues with details about “that time that…(fill in the blank)\,” while showing how those hidden moments shaped what finally came out of that research. This is meant to be a lighthearted and fun event\, so while having the audience learn something about what you do and why it is SO COOL is very good\, our focus will remain on humor\, fun\, and engaging tales. As the Ig Nobel Awards put it: “First make them laugh…then make them think!” \nPresenters will give a ~10 min TED style talk. Talks must begin with the phrase “So\, there we were” (or “So\, there I was” ) and they should feature the adventurous\, the bizarre\, and ideally the humorous in your research. Absolutely no tedious powerpoints\, jargon\, or literature background review will be allowed.  \n \nA reception will follow. Or it may precede\, or even take place during\, the event. But rest assured\, we will be celebrating in style. \n \nNB: There may well be prizes. But we have not gotten quite that far yet.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/so-there-we-were-celebrating-the-untold-stories-behind-the-discoveries/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Lounge 'n Lei
DESCRIPTION:Join AA/PIRC and APISA on Wednesday\, May 27th from 6:30-8pm at Terry Freitas Commons to learn about the significance of different leis in Pasifika culture before making your own lei! \nRegister at bit.ly/aapirc-lei \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/lounge-n-lei/
LOCATION:Terry Freitas Commons\, 600 McLaughlin Dr. College Nine\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Educational Therapy Program Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Transform learning\nJoin Diana Black Kennedy\, chair of UCSC Silicon Valley’s Educational Therapy certificate program\, to learn how this distinctive program prepares educators and professionals to create meaningful\, lasting impact. As one of the few programs approved by the Association of Educational Therapists (AET)\, it equips you with the skills to assess learning differences and implement research-based\, effective interventions with confidence. \nEmpower students and build your practice\nGain skills to support students with learning differences like dyslexia\, ADHD\, and autism using therapeutic and educational strategies. Whether you’re working in schools or starting a private practice\, this program helps you create individualized plans that foster meaningful progress. \nThis summer info session is sponsored by the Educational Therapy Program. \nClaim your seat today. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/educational-therapy-program-info-session-2/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:UCSC Opera—Orpheus in the Underworld
DESCRIPTION:A rollicking and irreverent spoof of the Orpheus myth\, Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld is most famous as the origin of the “gallop infernal”—the music now strongly associated with the can-can dance. This operetta follows the unhappy (and unfaithful) union of Orpheus and Eurydice\, as the latter’s love affair with the god of the underworld results in Eurydice relocating to hell. Cowed by Public Opinion\, Orpheus makes an attempt to retrieve his wife from the underworld\, but Jupiter’s involvement\, along with many of the other gods of Olympus\, complicates matters further.  \nThe UCSC Orchestra ensemble and voice students are conducted by Bruce Kiesling\, with direction by Sheila Willey.\nCostumes by Brooke Jennings\, wigs by Sharon Ridge\, and set/lighting design by David Dunning.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at the UCSC Music Center Recital Hall.\n– General admission opera tickets available online through Eventbrite.\n– Free for UCSC students (ticket required).\n– Follow the Music Department on Eventbrite for notices and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n– Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Th.\, May 28\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Fr.\, May 29\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Sa.\, May 30\, 7:30 p.m.\n– Su.\, May 31\, 3:00 p.m. matinee\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit\, ParkMobile\, or $11 cash/credit via the on-site parking attendant.\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must purchase their permits before arriving at the event in order to receive their discounted UCSC rate. Attendants will only sell the non-affiliate-priced permits.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/opera-orpheus/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances
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SUMMARY:Zhu\, R. (ECE) - From Neuromorphic Principles to Efficient Neural Language Architectures
DESCRIPTION:This dissertation investigates how neuromorphic and brain-inspired principles can guide the design of efficient neural language architectures. It addresses two central limitations of modern Transformer-based language models: memory growth with context length and high computational cost from dense matrix multiplication. Through studies of spiking neural networks\, linear-recurrent language models\, hybrid attention architectures\, MatMul-free models\, and looped language models\, the dissertation develops practical approaches for bounded-memory and bounded-compute language modeling. The central conclusion is that recurrent state\, temporal decay\, sparse computation\, and parameter reuse can provide useful design principles for scalable language models\, even when they are abstracted beyond literal biological spiking. \nEvent Host: Ridger Zhu\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Electrical & Computer Engineering  \nAdvisor: Jason Eshraghian \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96672322005?pwd=3MSitgbm5WboIENbf1hKpxwXnt9VXh.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/zhu-r-ece-from-neuromorphic-principles-to-efficient-neural-language-architectures/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:STANLEY FLATTÉ MEMORIAL LECTURE: CHAOS\, BLACK HOLES\, AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
DESCRIPTION:CHAOS\, BLACK HOLES\, AND QUANTUM MECHANICS \nThe world is a chaotic place. Even if we know the rules of nature\, we often find it difficult to predict the future – forecasting the weather is a notorious example. Recently\, we have understood that chaos plays a central role in the behavior of black holes\, some of the most striking objects in our universe. We will describe these developments and indicate some new insights they have led to in our quest to unify quantum mechanics and the theory of gravity. \nAbout the speaker: Stephen Shenker has been on the faculty of the University of Chicago and Rutgers University\, and is currently the Richard Herschel Weiland Professor at Stanford University. He is a theoretical physicist who has worked on problems ranging from the theory of phase transitions to the nonperturbative formulation of quantum gravity. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship\, the Onsager Prize and the Dirac Medal\, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. From 1998 to 2009\, he was the Director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. \nFriday\, May 29\, 2026 \nThe 418 Project\, 155 River St S\, Santa Cruz\, CA 95060 \n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM\, Refreshments provided prior to talk at 5 PM. \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/stanley-flatte-memorial-lecture-chaos-black-holes-and-quantum-mechanics/
LOCATION:The 418 Project\, 155 River St S\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Making an Exoneree Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to Making an Exoneree\, a reception and film screening featuring the premiere of five student-made short documentaries that reveal the facts—and falsehoods—of wrongful conviction cases from around the country. Over the Winter and Spring quarters\, 15 UCSC undergraduate students in the Making an Exoneree course dedicated themselves to uncovering the truth about these cases. The final short films unravel the unjust convictions of Aaron Addison\, Dennis Littleton\, Ken Middleton\, Frank Perkins\, and Taunee Smith\, who have spent a combined 126 years in prison.The students hope that by sharing these stories\, they can help correct this injustice and bring innocent people home.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Mature themes or content\, No intermission\, Strong language.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Attend in person or online (online link will be live day/time of event)\n– Reception at 6:00 p.m.\n– Screenings at 7:00 p.m.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/making-an-exoneree-showcase/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:UCSC MEIP XXIII\, May 29\, 30\, and 31st\, at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center-Performances in French\, Japanese and Spanish. FREE-ALL WELCOME
DESCRIPTION:UCSC Free Performance Miriam Ellis International Playhouse \n  \nUCSC – STEVENSON EVENT CENTER (Stevenson College) \n  \nMEIP XXII \nMay 29\, 30\, and 31st\, at 7:00 PM \nStevenson Event Center at UCSC \n  \nFREE STAGE PERFORMANCES IN FRENCH\, JAPANESE\, AND SPANISH WITH ENGLISH TITLES \nFROM STUDENTS OF UCSC! \nFor its 23rd season\, the Miriam Ellis International Playhouse will present fully-staged performances in French\, Japanese\, and Spanish\, with English super-titles projected above the stage. The program will be directed by Language lecturers and performed by Language students. \nFrench: Dur dur la torture (Pure Torture)\, written by the students\, directed by Renée Cailloux. \nJapanese: “きぼうのうた” (Song of Hope)\, directed by Naoko Yamamoto. \nSpanish: “Noble campaña” (A Lofty Cause)\, Based on a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes directed by Carolina Castillo-Trelles and Sandra Malone. \nEvent Location: Stevenson Event Center\, UCSC – FREE \nFor more information\, contact Renée Cailloux at meip@ucsc.edu
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ucsc-meip-xxiii-may-29-30-and-31st-at-700-pm-in-the-stevenson-event-center-performances-in-french-japanese-and-spanish-free-all-welcome/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Stevenson Event Center\, Stevenson Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Identity — Mixed Identity Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center on Saturday 5/30 from 10:30am-1:30pm at the Ethnic Resource Centers (located at the Crown Provost House) to explore the unique experiences of those with mixed racial and cultural identities within the AA/PI/SWANA communities! \nThis event will include affinity spaces\, a book-club style discussion\, and a zine-making activity to connect with other students and reflect on your own identities. Food from Mad Yolks will be provided! \nPlease note that this event is open to all current UCSC students\, and if you have any questions\, please email aapirc@ucsc.edu. \nRSVP at bit.ly/aapirc-rooted \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/rooted-in-identity-mixed-identity-retreat/
LOCATION:Crown Provost House\, 660 Crown Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T143000
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SUMMARY:Herbs and Tending the Inner Garden
DESCRIPTION:The way to care for humans and gardens have lots of similarities. We will explore the realm of self care\, health maintenance and disharmony management through the lens of herbal medicine and metaphors of organic garden management. This class will be an herb walk where we will visit common garden plants\, “weeds” and medicinal plants and learn how to use them for our self care.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/herbs-and-tending-the-inner-garden/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Office Hours Under the Sea
DESCRIPTION:Join Ronaldo Wilson and special guests for a site-specific\, endurance performance as part of there are no words\, but melodies. The exhibition emerges at the intersections of Black poetics\, performance\, and visual art toshuttle between verbal and non-verbal forms of language\, rendering the boundaries of identity and meaning slippery. \nDrop in and visit Wilson’s office hours any time between 12pm and 5pm. \nAbout the Artist: \nRonaldo V. Wilson is a poet\, interdisciplinary artist\, academic\, and the author of Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man\, winner of the Cave Canem Prize; Poems of the Black Object\, winner of the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and the Asian American Literary Award in Poetry; Farther Traveler: Poetry\, Prose\, Other\, and Lucy 72. His latest books are Carmelina: Figures and Virgil Kills: Stories. He is the editor of three special issues of hybrid and experimental work in Interim: A Journal of Poetry and Poetics; and Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora. He has shown work and performed most recently at the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics\, and The Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard. The recipient of numerous fellowships\, including Cave Canem\, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, MacDowell\, and The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation\, Wilson is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at U.C. Santa Cruz\, where he directs the Creative Writing Program\, and serves on the core faculty of the Creative Critical PhD Program; principal faculty member of CRES (Critical Race and Ethnic Studies); and affiliate faculty member of DANM (Digital Arts and New Media).
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/office-hours-under-the-sea/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Performances
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SUMMARY:Go Bananas! Carnival
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to turn the field yellow!\nPresented by the Division of Student Affairs and Success Leadership and Involvement Team \nJoin us for the ultimate end-of-year bash as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Banana Slug as our official mascot. We’re transforming the East Field into a high-energy carnival packed with thrills\, food\, and slug pride. \nThe Fun Stuff\n\nThrills: Mechanical bull\, bumper cars\, zorb balls\, dunk tank\, rock climbing wall\, and more!\nCreativity: Face painting\, airbrushing\, caricature artist\, hair tinsel\, and a 360 photo booth to capture the memories.\nVibes: Live DJ sets and specially-themed treats from UCSC Catering.\nChallenge: We want to see a sea of yellow—dress like a slug and help us “Turn the Field Yellow!”\n\nEvent Details\n\nWhen: Saturday\, May 30\, 2026\nTime: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nWhere: East Field\nAdmission: FREE for UCSC students (includes all attractions\, activities\, and UCSC Catering food & drinks!) Please note: there will be additional food for purchase from food trucks and pop-ups.\n\nQuestions? Contact involved@ucsc.edu for general inquiries or to request accessibility accommodations. \n  \n_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/go-bananas-carnival/
LOCATION:Upper East Field
CATEGORIES:Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Arts Staff Live!
DESCRIPTION:With live bands\, artisan crafts for sale\, performances\, and screenings\, this all-day indoor/outdoor event showcases the hidden artistic talents of the Arts Division staff. More information to be announced. In the meantime\, check out last year’s first annual Arts Staff Live! event here.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at the Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz.\n– FREE and open to the public.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking via UCSC permit or ParkMobile\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/arts-staff-live-2/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances,Social Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T160000
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SUMMARY:Lavender Graduation Celebration
DESCRIPTION:For over 20 years\, The Lionel Cantú Queer Resource Center has proudly honored the accomplishments of graduating students at UCSC.  At the annual Lavender Graduation Celebration\, graduates of all academic levels and programs are celebrated in a uniquely queer way.   Graduating students receive a lavender or rainbow stole in addition to enjoying refreshments\, music\, and student speakers. \n  \nTo register to attend the celebration (or to reserve a stole to pick up after)\, use this link:   https://forms.gle/DnoBuhmERfHL1vA27\n \n  \nIf you would like to nominate a student speaker:  https2://forms.gle/QMXvGQ5sEWTiqaRX6 \nLav Grad 2026 will take place on May 31\, 2026 from 2pm-4pm at the Cowell Ranch Gay Barn.   Friends and family are invited to cheer on graduates. \n\n  \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \n\nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/lavender-graduation-celebration/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reception
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SUMMARY:The Deep Read – A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free\, public conversation with British mycologist and author\, Merlin Sheldrake\, at UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater on May 31\, 2026. He’ll discuss his New York Times bestseller\, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds\, Change our Minds\, and Shape our Futures with Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen and the Deep Read community. Together\, we’ll explore the dependence of all life—human\, plant\, animal\, and beyond—on fungal networks and how the resulting interconnections provoke us to reconsider our understanding of existence\, identity\, intelligence\, and more. \n \n\nAdditional Events of Interest: \nEntangled Life Faculty Salon: On May 19\, 2026\, at 6pm\, we will hold a salon-style event at the Hay Barn on campus where a group of Deep Read faculty—Professors Breen\, Gilbert\, and Haraway —will give brief presentations and discuss Entangled Life with moderator Laura Martin and the Deep Read community. Participants can also attend virtually. \nThe Literature and Poetics of Fungi Salon: On May 26\, 2026\, at 6pm\, we will hold a salon at the Hay Barn focused on the literary and poetic influence of fungi and its relation to Entangled Life. The salon will feature Professors Cole\, Hillman\, Palmer\, and Tseng in conversation with moderator Laura Martin and the Deep Read community. Participants can also attend virtually. \n \nThe Deep Read is an annual program of The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz made possible through the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation. We invite curious minds to think deeply about books and the most pressing issues of our contemporary moment.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-deep-read-a-conversation-with-merlin-sheldrake/
LOCATION:Upper Quarry Amphitheater\, 15 McLaughlin Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260601T133000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Learning to Lead with Dr. Veronica Terriquez
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Labor and Community and UCSC Sociology Department welcome Dr. Veronica Terriquez for a discussion on her recently published book\, Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities. The event will take place on Monday\, June 1 at 12pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room. \nChildren of immigrants make up more than one in four people in the United States under the age of thirty. Amid today’s multipronged attacks on immigrant communities and growing threats to democratic participation\, these young people often encounter significant barriers to political participation. Despite these challenges\, some children of immigrants and refugees engage in nonpartisan grassroots campaigns\, addressing issues such as education\, health\, environmental justice\, immigrant rights\, housing\, and voting rights. In Learning to Lead\, sociologist Veronica Terriquez examines how youth organizing groups facilitate the civic and political engagement of low-income\, second-generation immigrant adolescents\, enabling them to collectively exercise power alongside their non-immigrant peers and adult allies. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Veronica Terriquez is professor of urban planning\, Chicana/o studies\, and Central American studies at UCLA and serves as the director of the Chicano Studies Research Center. A sociologist by training\, her research focuses on social inequality\, civic engagement\, health\, and youth transitions to adulthood among Latinx and other diverse populations. She has extensive experience working with a broad range of community stakeholders\, having partnered with youth\, labor\, arts\, education\, health and local government institutions. She is an expert in participatory action research (PAR)\, and has co-authored with colleagues and students over forty widely disseminated research reports on labor\, community\, and youth organizing. In 2021\, she received the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education University Faculty Award and the American Sociological Association Award for Public Sociology in International Migration.\n\n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/book-talk-learning-to-lead-with-dr-veronica-terriquez/
LOCATION:Rachel Carson College Red Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260601T143000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series | What you may not know about groundwater management in California with Ruth Langridge
DESCRIPTION:Host: ENVS Personnel Committee \nGroundwater is a critical source of California’s water supply. Many basins in critical overdraft are now being managed under the 2015 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) to support state goals of sustainable and equitable management. However\, court adjudicated basins that encompass over 8\,000 square miles and are home to nearly 11 million people\, over 4 million of whom live in disadvantaged and economically vulnerable communities\, are not managed under SGMA but under court judgments. The groundwater basins in the entire San Gabriel River Watershed and large areas of the Santa Ana Watershed in Southern California are adjudicated. Our research evaluated how management of these important groundwater basins under a court appointed Watermaster is aligned with state sustainability and equity goals as expressed in SGMA. \nIn person and on Zoom \nMeeting ID:  949 5253 7079 \nPasscode: 552886
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/groundwater-management-in-california/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Using Math and Experiments to Study the Control of Cell Metabolism
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Denis Titov\, Assistant Professor\, University of California\, Berkeley \nDescription: Cells run thousands of chemical reactions simultaneously\, and these reactions must be precisely controlled—like a thermostat that prevents overheating. When this control fails\, diseases including diabetes\, cardiovascular disease\, and fatty liver disease result. One key control mechanism is allosteric regulation\, where a small molecule binds to an enzyme and changes its activity. Allosteric regulation is among the most conserved features of cellular life\, yet the functions it serves remain one of the oldest unsolved problems in biology. Several roles have been proposed\, but since the discovery of allostery in the 1950s\, no one has systematically disabled it in metabolic enzymes and measured the consequences. Four technological advances now converge to make this possible. CRISPR enables precise genome editing of allosteric sites. Structural biology has mapped which residues to target. LC-MS metabolomics makes metabolic phenotyping routine. The speed of modern computers enables detailed modeling of allosteric regulator function. In this talk\, I will describe our work developing and testing the first-in-class biophysical model of a metabolic pathway that accurately predicts responses to the addition or removal of allosteric regulators. Our work provides a framework for developing predictive models of cell metabolism that can be used for drug development or for engineering cells for energy production and chemical synthesis. Within a decade\, we plan to develop a model that accurately predicts metabolic activity in any human cell type under any condition. \nAbout the speaker: Denis Titov is an Assistant Professor at the University of California Berkeley with joint appointments in the Department of Metabolic Biology and Nutrition\, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology\, and Center for Computational Biology. Dr. Titov’s long-term research dream is to improve the understanding of human metabolic pathway regulation to a point where we can accurately predict metabolic pathway activity in any cell type\, under any condition\, and in response to any perturbation. Dr. Titov is interested in the following broad questions: How does metabolic homeostasis emerge from the activities of individual enzymes? What trade-offs drove the evolution of specific metabolic pathways and their control mechanisms? How to effectively combine data and biophysical models to simulate metabolic pathways? To tackle these questions\, Titov lab is using a combination of biochemistry\, mathematical modeling\, physiology\, custom instrumentation\, and genetically encoded tool development to study metabolism in mammalian cells and reconstituted biochemical systems. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Nilah Ioannidis.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-using-math-and-experiments-to-study-the-control-of-cell-metabolism/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T210000
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SUMMARY:Chamber Music Concert with UCSC Music Ensembles —Percussion\, Celtic\, Classical Guitar\, Horns\, Central Asian\, Experimental
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to a free spring quarter chamber music concert featuring a variety of student ensembles.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz\n– UCSC Affiliates only\n– Open seating (no ticket required).\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n—\nPARKING\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must purchase their permits before arriving at the event in order to receive their discounted UCSC rate. Attendants will only sell the non-affiliate-priced permits.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to UCSC affiliates only.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/chamber-music-spring/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T120000
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SUMMARY:Kordonowy\, S. (CS) - The Role of Circuits in Near-Term Quantum Computation
DESCRIPTION:As quantum computing transitions from theory to practice\, understanding which algorithms suit near-term devices becomes critical. Current quantum computers are severely constrained by limited qubit counts\, short coherence times\, and high error rates that quickly degrade computation into noise. This thesis addresses two interconnected questions: what non-trivial computational tasks can near-term devices execute and how should algorithms be implemented to exploit available hardware? We examine circuit design as the bridge between these concerns\, analyzing how gate choices determine algorithmic efficiency and computational hardness. By deriving explicit circuit constructions\, we obtain tangible cost estimates for practical quantum computation\, enabling precise comparisons to classical approaches and identification of break-even points in system size and error rates. Understanding these trade-offs is essential for near-term quantum computing\, where experiments are expensive and error-prone. \nWe apply these ideas to three domains:\n1. Streaming: we provide circuit implementations for the Boolean Hidden Matching problem\, a combinatorial problem which exhibits exponential space separation compared to classical algorithms. We give explicit resource estimates and experimentally validate on Quantinuum’s trapped-ion hardware. We demonstrate that quantum advantage persists even when accounting for error correction overhead. \n2. Variational eigensolving: We examine how gate set choices influence trainability of variational quantum eigensolvers and provide Lie algebraic decompositions for differing gate sets. These decompositions are in turn used as a warm-starting heuristic to overcome barren plateaus\, a common problem in quantum machine learning tasks\, and improve convergence. We apply this technique to three combinatorial problems with primary focus on portfolio optimization. \n3. Cryptography: We develop a digital signature scheme based on circuit learning hardness and classical shadows. Error detection plays a direct role in the circuits considered\, with a focus on practical implementation for near-term devices. \nThese case studies demonstrate how careful circuit design can either mitigate near-term\nconstraints or expose where error correction becomes necessary to achieve quantum\nadvantage. \n  \nEvent Host: Steven Kordonowy\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science  \nAdvisor: Alexandra Kolla  \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/9524731001?pwd=MzdrNmhidVBsTXNFbktBcjEvNmZIQT09&omn=96338496668  \nPasscode: J29XGi \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kordonowy-s-cs-the-role-of-circuits-in-near-term-quantum-computation/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T193000
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SUMMARY:UCSC Jazz Combos
DESCRIPTION:Join the UC Santa Cruz Jazz Combos for a spring concert. Directed by Charles Hamilton.\n—\nADMISSION\n– General admission\n– Free for UCSC students (ticket required).\n– Tickets available here online through Eventbrite only.\n– Follow the Music Dept on Eventbrite for notices and updates.\n– Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n– Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ucsc-jazz-combos-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances
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SUMMARY:52nd Annual Print Sale—a two-day event
DESCRIPTION:The 52nd anniversary of the UCSC Print Sale runs in conjunction with the Art Department’s Spring Open Studios. Hundreds of original prints will be for sale in a variety of media at this two-day event\, including: \n\nWoodcuts\nLithographs\nEtchings\nPhoto-based prints\nScreen prints\nAnd more!\n\nAll proceeds benefit art students: 80% of proceeds go to the individual artists\, and 20% goes to support the Print Studio (thereby back to printmaking students). This once-a-year event presents an extraordinary opportunity for students to display and sell their work to the public. The event also offers an opportunity to see the exceptional quality of the printmaking program and facilities at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Print Sale: Two-day event scheduled for Fri. June 5 & Sat. June 6 from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.\n– Open Studios: One day only\, in conjunction with the Print Sale\, on Fri. June 5 noon–4:00 p.m.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/52nd-annual-print-sale-2/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center\, Baskin Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Spring 2026 Open Studios
DESCRIPTION:Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout studios and classrooms at the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz. The Open Studios event features student art work in a variety of media\, including:\n– Drawing\n– Painting\n– Print media\n– Sculpture\n– Photography\n– Environmental art\n– Electronic art/new media\n—\nADMISSION\nFREE and open to the public.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile: Purchase a permit in advance at the TAPS office or use the ParkMobile app\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/spring-2026-open-studios/
LOCATION:Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center\, Baskin Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:GCH190 Taskforce Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in celebrating the past year’s offerings of the Global and Community Health Task Force! There will be student ambassadors presenting on each topic\, along with faculty giving a sneak peek on their courses for next academic year. This will be a great way to both honor the research from this year and orient incoming seniors to what the Task Force is all about. \nThe showcase will be held at Stevenson Event Center on Friday\, June 5th from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. There will be hot and cold appetizers\, along with refreshments. It’s going to be a great time!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/gch190-taskforce-showcase/
LOCATION:Stevenson Event Center\, Stevenson Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T180000
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SUMMARY:Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem
DESCRIPTION:Science In the Neighborhood\nA public lecture series hosted quarterly by the UC Santa Cruz Science Division \nThe earthquake problem\nPresentation by Emily Brodsky\, Professor\, UC Santa Cruz\nQ&A with Stefano Profumo\, Associate Dean of Science\, UC Santa Cruz \nRegister here. \nEarthquake prediction has simultaneously remained both the central\, unsolved problem in seismology and the issue that communities care about most—especially here in Northern California. Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Emily Brodsky will discuss what we do and do not know about when earthquakes will happen. She will explain what we understand about the basic mechanics of faults and how drilling into faults has transformed our understanding of how earthquakes happen. Her talk will also explore how the machine learning revolution is powering a transformation in forecasting aftershocks\, as well as look ahead toward the kind of instrumentation and approaches that offer the most promise for the next big advances. \nThe event is in-person only. Register here. \nFriday\, June 5\, 2026 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.\nCoastal Biology Building. Rm. 110\nUC Santa Cruz Coastal Campus\n130 McAllister Way\nSanta Cruz\, CA 95060 \nThe screenshot below shows where to find the entrance of the Coastal Biology Building.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/science-in-the-neighborhood-the-earthquake-problem/
LOCATION:Coastal Biology Building\, 130 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T180000
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SUMMARY:The Very Persistent Slug - AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Save the date and join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) on Friday\, June 5th from 6-9:30pm at the Merrill Cultural Center! Doors open at 5:30 p.m.\, with our ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. \nCome celebrate the graduating students who have contributed to the Asian American\, Pacific Islander\, and Southwest Asian & North African (AA/PI/SWANA) community at UCSC. \nOur ceremony will include faculty and student speakers\, awards\, FREE cultural stoles for graduates as they cross our stage\, and a food reception. \nInspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar\, this year’s YEC theme is “The Very Persistent Slug” to celebrate the growth and determination of our graduating students. The Class of 2026 is nourished with the knowledge of their academic studies and life experiences\, grounded in community\, and is now breaking out of the slug-equivalent of their UCSC cocoons\, ready to take on the world. \nGraduates! Register at bit.ly/aapirc-yec26 to secure your FREE cultural stole!  \nTo volunteer\, please sign up at bit.ly/yec26-volunteer. \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/aa-pi-swana-year-end-ceremony/
LOCATION:Merrill Cultural Center\, 200 McLaughlin Dr\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T120000
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SUMMARY:Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm
DESCRIPTION:Take a free\, guided tour of the 30-acre organic UCSC Farm. Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses\, hand-worked garden beds\, orchards\, row crop fields\, and children’s garden\, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance\, the farm also offers spectacular views of the Monterey Bay. Heavy rain cancels. \nRSVP
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/free-guided-tour-of-the-ucsc-farm/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Tours
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