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SUMMARY:Beyond the Algorithm: How to Get Noticed When Everyone Is Using AI
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Algorithm: How to Get Noticed When Everyone Is Using AI With Armine Kulikyan\nWednesday\, Jul. 15 | 6 p.m. (PT) \nVirtual via Zoom \nHosted by UCLA Alumni Association\, open to all UC alumni \nA career workshop teaching alumni how to use AI strategically to stand out\, not blend in. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/beyond-the-algorithm-how-to-get-noticed-when-everyone-is-using-ai/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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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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SUMMARY:Calicchio\, A. (BMEB) - Comparison of long-read sequencing and analysis methods for transcriptome analysis
DESCRIPTION:Alternative splicing\, the process generating different RNA isoforms from a single gene\, is considered one of the main factors driving increased organism complexity in eukaryotes. Variations in isoform and gene expression produce the functional differences that give rise to different cell types and\, in some cases\, result in disease. Long-read RNA sequencing has transformed our ability to characterize isoforms\, since single reads can span full-length transcripts\, but limitations still prevent our identification of all the isoforms in the human transcriptome. Our research proposes to improve both the library preparation and computational analysis steps of the isoform identification process.\nTo do so\, we are updating the isoform identification and quantification tool IG28 (previously called Mandalorion) so that it can analyse both bulk and single-cell long-read sequencing data and. By pairing our analysis with single-cell clustering in Seurat\, we can generate transcriptomes for hundreds of thousands of single cells\, for individual cell types\, and for bulk datasets containing hundreds of millions of reads\, providing a scalable approach to identify isoforms in the largest and most recent datasets.\nFurthermore\, since long reads can carry both the variants defining an allele of origin and the full isoform structure\, we plan to extend IG28 to perform allele-specific transcript usage analysis. We plan to include accurate statistical tests in this module by using beta-binomial and Dirichlet-multinomial models that account for overdispersion\, to provide a tested and integrated pipeline for isoform allelic assignment.\nFinally\, recognizing that isoform detection depends on the quality\, length\, and throughput of the input data\, we are improving library preparation and benchmarking sequencing technologies. We are refining the R2C2 protocol coupled with size selection to overcome the current circularization limit for fragments beyond 6 kb\, and we are generating matched datasets to compare R2C2 to the Kinnex library preparation method\, and ONT against PacBio HiFi sequencing\, to determine which approaches produce the most accurate and longest reads for isoform identification.\nTogether\, these advances will provide a competitive pipeline\, from cDNA preparation to isoform identification and annotation\, enabling accurate isoform annotations that can lead to a deeper understanding of cell differentiation and disease etiology. \nEvent Host: Alessandro Calicchio\, Ph.D. Student\, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics \nAdvisor: Christopher Vollmers \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92704819548?pwd=PUqQpq0Soandz8E5DIPCXFdvnFaf00.1 \nPasscode: 760165
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/calicchio-a-bmeb-comparison-of-long-read-sequencing-and-analysis-methods-for-transcriptome-analysis/
LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building\, 575 McLaughlin Drive
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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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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SUMMARY:Holmes\, J. (CM) - Towards a Multi-dimensional Model of User Load
DESCRIPTION:Games user researchers (GURs) use various methods to understand when a game is overloading its players. In games research where data-driven multimodal approaches are necessary to drive insights\, the currently available tools to measure user load are coarse\, one-dimensional\, and often aggregated. The more dominant instruments\, such as the Cognitive Load Scale (CLS) and the NASA-TLX\, rely on player reflections of mental effort\, primarily at the end of the playtest session\, to distinguish different cognitive load types. This makes it difficult to: (1) understand where specifically players are struggling and experiencing high load\, especially at the non-reflective subconscious level\, (2) identify where that load is primarily coming from (e.g.\, perceptual clutter or difficulty/skill imbalance)\, and (3) examine user overload at scale\, a crucial component of designing a game with large player bases. Telemetry is the behavioral record of what players are doing from moment to moment\, in varying degrees of granularity. Telemetry has served as a powerful tool to understand player behaviors at scale\, yet is rarely used to measure user load\, especially through a validated multidimensional framework. This dissertation proposes that behavioral signatures of specific load constructs are observable in game telemetry\, and a model built and validated on such telemetry can measure the distinct components of each load at the moment-to-moment granularity of individual play\, as opposed to aggregated magnitude. This dissertation consists of three parts: (1) Validation through construct manipulation and reference measurement. Specifically\, manipulating theoretically grounded load constructs and confirming that the proposed telemetry features respond as predicted\, relative to the established measurements collected alongside them (e.g.\, NASA-TLX\, pupillometry\, secondary-task). (2) Individual-level validation through rigorous longitudinal examination of the same players repeatedly across many sessions such that load constructs can be tracked at the within-person granularity. This is necessary to establish that the measure works for an individual player and not just for population averages. (3) Test the user load model by applying it to naturalistic game telemetry. Additionally\, this phase will entail the development of an insight-oriented measurement tool for GURs based on our validated user load model. The overarching contribution is a behavioral\, telemetry-based method for measuring multidimensional user load in games\, validated to measure load within each person (individual-level). This gives GURs a scalable tool and replicable process for detecting user load in commercial game telemetry. \nEvent Host: Jonattan Holmes\, Ph.D. Student\, Computational Media \nAdvisor: Magy Seif El-Nasr \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98245962806?pwd=HnkwPMFSamQJFrE5aihbZbKDBbt4s9.1 \nPasscode: 347521
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/holmes-j-cm-towards-a-multi-dimensional-model-of-user-load/
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Chen\, X. (STAT) - Changepoint Detection and Clustering Methods for Multivariate Time Series and Attributed Networks
DESCRIPTION:Time series data with dependence arise across a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines\, often presenting challenging inferential problems related to structural change and clustering. This Ph.D. proposal addresses several related problems in statistical inference for multivariate and network-indexed time series. First\, we develop a weighted multivariate $U$-statistic procedure for detecting a single changepoint in the mean of a multivariate stationary time series. The proposed framework accommodates short-range dependence\, encompasses classical CUSUM and Wilcoxon tests as special cases\, and admits a tractable limiting distribution after a pre-whitening transformation. Second\, we study nodal clustering in graphs with dynamic attributes through a decoder-only latent space framework that integrates temporal dynamics and structural information via a graph-fused LASSO regularization. An extension of this framework\, in which the neural network decoder is replaced by an autoregressive structure at each node\, is also introduced. Lastly\, a future research project is proposed on modeling and changepoint inference for Arctic sea ice coverage data\, whose marginal distribution is doubly inflated with point masses at zero and one. A latent Gaussian process transformation approach is outlined that accommodates this exotic marginal structure while permitting temporal and spatial autocorrelation\, trends\, and seasonal dynamics. In tandem\, these efforts aim to provide flexible and theoretically grounded tools for analyzing complex dependent data. \nEvent Host: Xi Chen\, Ph.D. Student\, Statistical Science \nAdvisor: Robert Lund \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97760514185?pwd=ImfeI5uEdBvq9eoiFXnF5pecmwfVHd.1 \nPasscode: 333103
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/chen-x-stat-changepoint-detection-and-clustering-methods-for-multivariate-time-series-and-attributed-networks/
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Fueling for Fitness: Nutrition to Support Energy\, Performance\, and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, July 23 \nTime: 12:00 PM -1:00 PM \nWhere:  Register for the Zoom link. The workshop will be recorded\, and a link to the recording will be sent out after the first session. \nWhether you’re walking at lunch\, lifting weights after work\, training for your first 5K\, or simply trying to stay active\, what you eat can make a noticeable difference in how you feel\,  perform\, and recover. We will explore the fundamentals of how to nourish your body for fitness without restrictive diets or complicated meal plans. \nIn this workshop\, you will learn how to: \n\nTime meals and snacks around workouts for sustained energy\nBuild balanced meals using carbohydrates\, protein\, and healthy fats\nAvoid common nutrition myths that can hinder progress
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/fueling-for-fitness-nutrition-to-support-energy-performance-and-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Interview Preparation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Career Success for an interactive workshop on Interview Best Practices\, followed by Mock Interview Practice! \nNote: You must Register via Zoom for this event. Once registered\, make sure to add the event to your calendar. \n\nWe will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs\, please contact the Career Success office at bridgekk@ucsc.edu as soon as possible. \n  \n  \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services 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. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/interview-preparation-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Training,Workshop
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LOCATION:https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/DtJkfjUcTkWyPdiymaZbaA
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SUMMARY:Li\, J. (CM) - Detecting Failure to Adapt: Reading Self-Regulated Learning Breakdowns from Game Telemetry through Plan Recognition
DESCRIPTION:Three learners who fail the same level of an educational game the same number of times can be failing in three different ways\, and the difference determines what each should do next. Yet the measures a game’s logs are usually reduced to (completion time\, error counts\, mastery estimates) render the three identical. This proposal takes one breakdown as its object: failure-to-adapt\, the case where the game has repeatedly surfaced evidence that a learner’s current approach is failing and the learner’s approach shows no responsive change. The construct is grounded in Winne and Hadwin’s monitor-and-control model of self-regulated learning and defined at the level of the learner’s plan. To detect it\, a plan-recognition engine maintains a continuously updated probability estimate of which strategy the learner is executing across the whole trace; an episode is flagged when that estimate shows no evidence-responsive revision. Because behavior alone cannot settle what broke down\, flagged episodes are validated against learners’ own verbal reports\, coded blind\, and decomposed into monitoring failure\, control failure\, or control the trace cannot show. Three studies carry the work: detection and diagnosis on real telemetry from an educational game\, including a comparison against the analytics the field already runs; a formative study of what a facilitator (an instructor or teaching assistant running a class play session) must see to judge correctly which learners need attention; and a documented authoring case carrying the detection to a second game. The contribution is knowledge for game-based-learning researchers: a theory-grounded construct\, a validated way to detect it from play\, and the authoring knowledge to embed that detection in new games. \nEvent Host: Jiahong Li\, Ph.D. Student\, Computational Media \nAdvisor: Magy Seif El-Nasr \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93238603235?pwd=zENRsu82HRj4JYKcMEn9MZibU8kC7F.1 \nPasscode: 835328
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/li-j-cm-detecting-failure-to-adapt-reading-self-regulated-learning-breakdowns-from-game-telemetry-through-plan-recognition/
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:How to Apply to the Premed Postbacc Program
DESCRIPTION:Join UC Santa Cruz Healthcare Pathways for a live online information session to learn about our Premed Postbacc Cohort\, Premed and Pre-Health DIY Pathways\, and other program offerings. \nWe’ll provide an overview of our programs and cover how to apply for our next admissions cycle\, which opens in August. We’ll also discuss the application process\, admissions timeline\, coursework\, advising\, MCAT preparation\, and more. \nYou’ll have plenty of time to ask questions and connect directly with program staff. \nClaim your seat today.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/how-to-apply-to-the-premed-postbacc-program/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Gholami\, K. (ECE) - Efficient Language Model Construction and Inference via Sparsity
DESCRIPTION:While large language models can match or exceed human performance\, they do so with memory and energy costs orders of magnitude greater than biological cognition. We investigate sparsity as a brain-inspired computational principle to address both. We first establish a framework for evaluating small language model construction methods\, using the next-token logit distribution as a behavioral fingerprint. Then\, we introduce a semi-structured correlation-aware weight sparsity (CWS) method that uses the full activation covariance to identify and prune correlated weights whose combined removal cost is lower than any individual score predicts. CWS\, improves perplexity over existing criteria up to 70% sparsity. To extend this gain to extreme sparsity\, we propose a hierarchical ADMM framework that optimizes pruning directly against cross-entropy and distillation loss\, first layer-wise for efficiency and then globally for cross-layer coordination. This research establishes brain-inspired principles as a foundation for efficient language models that remain accurate even under extreme compression. \nEvent Host: Kimia Gholami\, Ph.D. Student\, Electrical & Computer Engineering \nAdvisor: Jason Eshraghian \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/9827512398?pwd=SGpDWGtVVG81dkgyTHhjbG81dEVUZz09&omn=98349793611 \nPasscode: 8398
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/gholami-k-ece-efficient-language-model-construction-and-inference-via-sparsity/
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: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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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
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cabrillo-festival-2026-opening-night/
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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!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/start-of-summer-session-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T160000
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SUMMARY:Elimination of "Duration of Status" Virtual Town Halls
DESCRIPTION:Changes to the “duration of status” for F and J visa holders are now in effect. Immigration rules are complex\, and Global Engagement wants to make sure you have accurate information.  \nWe invite you to join us for a comprehensive update and a Q&A session for F and J visa-holding students and scholars. Four sessions will be held during the following date/times in Pacific Time: \n\n\n\n\n\nUndergraduate Students (F/J) Town Hall: Friday\, July 31 @ 9:00-10:30\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Students (F/J) Town Hall: Thursday\, July 30 @ 13:30-15:00\nNew Graduate Students (F/J) Starting Fall 2026 Town Hall: Thursday\, July 30 @ 10:30-12:00\nJ Scholars Town Hall: Monday\, July 27 @ 14:30-16:00\n\nClick here to register for the Zoom link \nCan’t make it? This update and future guidance will be posted on the Global Engagement Immigration Updates and Guidance Webpage. We recommend bookmarking this page. \nQuestions? Please visit our advising webpage to schedule an appointment with an international advisor or email us at istudent@ucsc.edu or ischolar@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/elimination-of-duration-of-status-virtual-town-halls/2026-07-27/
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T110000
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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/2026-08-01/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T120000
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Cameras and Other Methods for Assessing Backyard Biodiversity
DESCRIPTION:Home gardens\, small farms\, and wildland-agricultural interfaces can often be areas of increased water\, food\, and habitat resources for wildlife. Many people are interested in seeing wildlife on their properties\, from the common visitors to the elusive wanderers. Come learn about how to monitor for wildlife in your own backyard\, as well as the ecology\, habitat requirements\, and challenges species face across dynamic landscapes. Answer the question: What does biodiversity mean to you? \nREGISTER \nFree for UCSC students; please email agroecology@ucsc.edu to register as a student.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wildlife-cameras-and-other-methods-for-assessing-backyard-biodiversity/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T010000
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SUMMARY:Weekend with Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION:Dig deeply into this season’s Shakespeare productions with a special weekend of lectures\, discussions and hands-on activities. In partnership with UCSC’s Shakespeare Workshop and The Humanities Institute\, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about each play during the day and then enjoy the production that same evening. \nThis year\, Weekend with Shakespeare will be held at the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park on August 8th (Much Ado About Nothing) and August 9th (Macbeth). \nAdmission is free to all\, but seating is limited. Please register below to reserve your seats. \n \nSchedule for Weekend with Shakespeare \nSaturday\, 8/8 – Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare \n\n11:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSunday\, 8/9 – Macbeth by William Shakespeare \n\n1:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSean Keilen is Professor of Literature and UC Santa Cruz\, the founder of Shakespeare Workshop\, and Head of Dramaturgy at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. \nCharles Pasternak is Artistic Director at Santa Cruz Shakespeare\, before which served as Artistic Director of The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Co in Los Angeles for over fifteen years. He has had a wide-ranging career as an actor and director at theatres across this country including American Players Theatre\, Alabama Shakespeare Festival\, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey\, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles\, three seasons with The Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis and four with Shakespeare Santa Cruz. \nEli Simon is a Chancellor’s Professor of Drama at UC Irvine\, where he has served as chair and head of acting. He is the founding artistic director and managing producer of the New Swan Shakespeare Festival\, UCI’s professional summer theater in residence\, which presents two of Shakespeare’s plays in rotating repertory each summer. Designed and built on campus\, the intimate 135-seat New Swan Theater has become a celebrated Orange County cultural destination\, winning acclaim from audiences\, critics and the community. In 2017\, the Los Angeles Times/Daily Pilot named New Swan the premier theater company in Orange County. Simon also co-directs the New Swan Shakespeare Center\, a UCI research initiative supporting scholarly and public engagement with Shakespeare.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/weekend-with-shakespeare/
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SUMMARY:Weekend With Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION:Dig deeply into this season’s Shakespeare productions with a special weekend of lectures\, discussions and hands-on activities. In partnership with UCSC’s Shakespeare Workshop and The Humanities Institute\, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about each play during the day and then enjoy the production that same evening. \nThis year\, Weekend with Shakespeare will be held at the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park on August 8th (Much Ado About Nothing) and August 9th (Macbeth). \nAdmission is free to all\, but seating is limited. Please register below to reserve your seats. \n \nSchedule for Weekend with Shakespeare \nSaturday\, 8/8 – Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare \n\n11:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSunday\, 8/9 – Macbeth by William Shakespeare \n\n1:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSean Keilen is Professor of Literature and UC Santa Cruz\, the founder of Shakespeare Workshop\, and Head of Dramaturgy at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. \nCharles Pasternak is Artistic Director at Santa Cruz Shakespeare\, before which served as Artistic Director of The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Co in Los Angeles for over fifteen years. He has had a wide-ranging career as an actor and director at theatres across this country including American Players Theatre\, Alabama Shakespeare Festival\, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey\, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles\, three seasons with The Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis and four with Shakespeare Santa Cruz. \nEli Simon is a Chancellor’s Professor of Drama at UC Irvine\, where he has served as chair and head of acting. He is the founding artistic director and managing producer of the New Swan Shakespeare Festival\, UCI’s professional summer theater in residence\, which presents two of Shakespeare’s plays in rotating repertory each summer. Designed and built on campus\, the intimate 135-seat New Swan Theater has become a celebrated Orange County cultural destination\, winning acclaim from audiences\, critics and the community. In 2017\, the Los Angeles Times/Daily Pilot named New Swan the premier theater company in Orange County. Simon also co-directs the New Swan Shakespeare Center\, a UCI research initiative supporting scholarly and public engagement with Shakespeare.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/weekend-with-shakespeare-2/
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SUMMARY:August Slugs and Steins with Professor Barbara Rogoff
DESCRIPTION:Learning to be Community-Minded\nHow do children learn to be part of a community\, attentive to what’s going on around them and pitching in to help out? Barbara Rogoff builds on her 50+ years researching and participating with a Mayan community in Guatemala to make the case that people everywhere can learn from Indigenous cultural values of relationality and responsibility\, which are commonly enacted in everyday family and community life. An important practice in many Indigenous-heritage communities of the Americas is including children collaboratively in the endeavors of family and community life even in the youngest years. In the process\, young children often collaborate skillfully and help without being asked\, developing community-mindedness through their shared contributions. \nBarbara Rogoff is UCSC Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology at UCSC. She investigates cultural aspects of children’s learning and how communities arrange for learning\, finding especially sophisticated collaboration\, attention\, and community-mindedness among children from some Mexican and Indigenous communities of the Americas. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education\, and a Fellow of professional organizations in psychology\, anthropology\, and education. She has received Distinguished Lifetime Contributions Awards from international research organizations as well as the Chemers Award for Outstanding Research\, from UCSC. She has held the University of California Presidential Chair and Fellowships of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences\, Kellogg Foundation\, Spencer Foundation\, and the Exploratorium\, and served as Editor of Human Development. A cat that lives at a University in Pakistan is named in her honor (the cat’s name: “Doctor Barbara Rogoff”). Her award-winning books include Learning Together: Children and Adults in a School Community; The Cultural Nature of Human Development; and Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town. \nREGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/august-slugs-and-steins-with-professor-barbara-rogoff/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260812T130000
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SUMMARY:Research Lunch & Learn: Researcher roadmap: resources for faculty preparing grant proposals
DESCRIPTION:Tune into this session with the Research Development team as we discuss resources and guides we gathered for the Office of Research’s inaugural Research Leaders Academy in Winter 2026. We will address topics such as securing buy-in from leadership\, team-building\, partnerships\, graphic design support\, and developing an elevator pitch. This session provides a great resource map for UCSC divisional staff who support research. \nJoin us on August 12\, 2026\, 12-1 p.m. \nJoin: Zoom link for this session.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/research-lunch-learn-researcher-roadmap/
CATEGORIES:Training
LOCATION:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/research-lunch-learn-researcher-roadmap/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T130000
DTSTAMP:20260629T190754Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T190754Z
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SUMMARY:Working Hard Isn’t Enough: The Unspoken Rules That Shape Your Career
DESCRIPTION:Working Hard Isn’t Enough: The Unspoken Rules That Shape Your Career With Ricky Koo\nThursday\, Aug. 13\, 2026 | Noon PT \nVirtual via Zoom \nHosted by UCLA Alumni Association\, open to all UC alumni \nAs a first-generation immigrant\, career coach Ricky Koo was taught to work hard\, stay humble\, and let results speak. Sound familiar? \nHere’s the thing: You can be great at your job and still be misunderstood\, overlooked or underestimated. \nIn this webinar\, Ricky Koo — a first-generation immigrant who rose through the ranks to become a corporate executive before building his own professional coaching business — breaks down what actually shapes how you’re perceived at work\, and how to take control of your professional narrative without being fake\, loud or political in ways that feel misaligned. This isn’t about self-promotion. It’s about self-definition. \nLearn More & Register
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/working-hard-isnt-enough-the-unspoken-rules-that-shape-your-career/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260816T235959
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SUMMARY:Return to the Redwoods 2026
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to Return to the Redwoods! Reconnect with friends\, family\, and fellow alumni as you explore the beauty of UC Santa Cruz. From the kick-off party and Stars & S’mores to hikes\, workshops\, and family-friendly fun\, this weekend offers something for everyone. \nTicket\, housing\, and registration details will be shared in early 2026—stay tuned! \nYou won’t want to miss it.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/return-to-the-redwoods-2026/
LOCATION:John R. Lewis College\, College Ten Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260817T190000
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SUMMARY:Nina Simon - My Sister Is Going To Kill Me
DESCRIPTION:What’s a family vacation without a little murder?\n\n\nBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes New York Times bestselling author Nina Simon (Mother-Daughter Murder Night) back to the store for a reading and signing of My Sister Is Going to Kill Me\, another fun\, family-centered whodunnit about two sisters who work together to find a killer as they raft down the rapids of the Grand Canyon. \n \nNina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the author of the New York Times-bestseller Mother-Daughter Murder Night\, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick\, a Golden Poppy Award winner\, and a “best of 2023” selection for Amazon\, Barnes & Noble\, CrimeReads\, and Library Journal. Before turning to fiction\, Nina wore many hats: NASA engineer\, slam poet\, game designer\, museum director\, and nonprofit CEO. Her work on community participation in museums\, libraries\, parks\, and theaters has been featured in the Wall Street Journal\, the New York Times\, NPR\, and the TEDx stage. Born and raised in Los Angeles\, Nina now lives off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her family. More information can be found on her website\, ninaksimon.com. \nMore information at: Bookshop Santa Cruz – Nina Simon \n\nCo-sponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/nina-simon-my-sister-is-going-to-kill-me/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T140000
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SUMMARY:HireUC Alumni Career Summit - Irvine
DESCRIPTION:Ready to explore new career opportunities? Join fellow UC alumni from across all 10 UC campuses at the HireUC Alumni Career Summit – Irvine\, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect directly with 75+ employers actively recruiting UC talent. \nThis complimentary\, expo-style event brings together accomplished job seekers and employers representing a wide range of industries and career fields. Meet face-to-face with hiring representatives\, learn about current opportunities\, expand your professional network\, and discover what’s next in your career journey. \nTuesday\, August 18\, 2026\nUCI Student Center \nWhether you’re actively searching for your next role or exploring future possibilities\, we invite you to join us for a day of meaningful connections and career discovery. \nComplimentary for alumni attendees. Advance registration is required. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/hireuc-alumni-career-summit-irvine/
LOCATION:UCI Student Center\, Pacifica Ballroom\, 311 W. Peltason Drive\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T123000
DTSTAMP:20260715T224421Z
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SUMMARY:Wellness in Action: Heart Healthy Cooking: Small Changes with Big Impacts Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 5\, 12:00 PM -12:30 PM \nRegister for the Zoom link. \nLearn the key nutrition principles that support cardiovascular health and discover practical cooking strategies that fit into a busy work schedule. We’ll explore easy ingredient swaps\, meal-building techniques\, and simple ways to add more flavor while reducing excess sodium\, saturated fat\, and added sugars. Leave with simple ideas to create delicious meals that nourish the heart and overall well-being. \nIn this session\, you’ll learn: \n\nCharacteristics of heart-healthy eating patterns\nHow to build balanced meals using simple\, everyday ingredients\nMake healthier swaps without sacrificing taste\n\n\nRegister here for the Zoom link. The workshop will be recorded\, and a link to the recording will be sent out after the first session. \nIn the follow-up session on Wednesday\, August 19 from 12:00 PM -12:30 PM\, you will have the opportunity to share your experience and learn from others in the group. This session will not be recorded. \nFor questions\, please reach out to Ashley Parker\, Health and Well-being Specialist\, at aseparke@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wellness-in-action-heart-healthy-cooking-small-changes-with-big-impacts-workshop/2026-08-19/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T140000
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SUMMARY:HireUC Alumni Career Summit - San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Ready to explore new career opportunities? Join fellow UC alumni from across all 10 UC campuses at the HireUC Alumni Career Summit – San Francisco\, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect directly with 75+ employers actively recruiting UC talent. \nThis complimentary\, expo-style event brings together accomplished job seekers and employers representing a wide range of industries and career fields. Meet face-to-face with hiring representatives\, learn about current opportunities\, expand your professional network\, and discover what’s next in your career journey. \nThursday\, August 20\, 2026\nSouth San Francisco Conference Center \nWhether you’re actively searching for your next role or exploring future possibilities\, we invite you to join us for a day of meaningful connections and career discovery. \nComplimentary for alumni attendees. Advance registration is required. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/hireuc-alumni-career-summit-san-francisco/
LOCATION:South San Francisco Conference Center\, 255 S Airport Blvd\, South San Francisco\, 94080\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T210000
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SUMMARY:BIC 2026 | UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The 26th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium (BIC 2026) is taking place at UC Santa Cruz on August 22-23\, 2026. The event will bring together faculty\, researchers\, students\, industry representatives\, non-profit organizations\, and other stakeholders to explore bioengineering & AI in the heart of the redwood forest. BIC 2026 will foster new collaborations and showcase the latest advancements in bioengineering research and innovation\, including at the intersection with AI. \nRegister here. \n\nDates & Time\n\n\n\nDay 1 (Saturday\, August 22): August 22 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 pm\nDay 2 (Sunday\, August 23): August 23 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Fees & Cost\n\nUndergraduate Student: $215 (Early Bird) / $265 (Standard)\nGraduate Student or Postdoc: $270 (Early Bird) / $320 (Standard)\nFaculty or Staff: $320 (Early Bird) / $370 (Standard)\nIndustry or Guest: $420 (Early Bird) / $470 (Standard)\n\nNote: Late bird/Standard rates apply starting June 16\, 2026\, and a 4.00% processing fee is added at checkout.o
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/bic-2026-uc-systemwide-bioengineering-symposium/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:Kresge College\, R-3 Suites\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Conference,Meetings & Conferences,Reception
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SUMMARY:From Idea to Income: How to Validate Your Next Business Idea Before Investing More Time and Money
DESCRIPTION:From Idea to Income: How to Validate Your Next Business Idea Before Investing More Time and Money With Sami Toussi\nWednesday\, Aug. 26\, 2026 | Noon PT \nVirtual via Zoom \nHosted by the UCLA Alumni Association\, open to all UC alumni \nMost entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion. They fail because they build something customers don’t actually want. \nIn this interactive workshop\, UCLA alumna and Business Strategist Sami Toussi will introduce the Lean Canvas framework and walk through the key questions every founder should answer to build a stronger business. You’ll learn how to identify your ideal customer\, uncover unmet needs\, evaluate growth opportunities\, and strengthen your business model. \nThrough guided exercises and real-world examples\, you’ll begin applying these concepts to your own business during the session. \nLEARN MORE & REGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/from-idea-to-income-how-to-validate-your-next-business-idea-before-investing-more-time-and-money/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Farm to Fork 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Agroecology for an evening at the Farm\nEnjoy a reception and benefit dinner on the UCSC Farm followed by dancing in the Hay Barn! This event will feature music\, appetizers\, tours\, and local wine followed by a seasonally-focused\, locally-sourced meal featuring produce from the UCSC Farm and local partners. As the sun sets\, head down to the Hay Barn for music\, dancing\, and dessert. \nThe evening’s program:\n4:00pm: Reception and farm tours followed by dinner\n7:00pm: Dancing in the Hay Barn \nIndividual Registration: $225.00\nTable of Six: $1\,300.00\nIndividual Registration Dance Portion Only: $30.00
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/farm-to-fork-2026/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,Social Gathering
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