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SUMMARY:The World Cafe: Food\, Tea\, and Conversations that Matter
DESCRIPTION:The World Café — food\, tea\, and conversations that matter. \nEvery other Wednesday\, 5–7pm\, RCC Dining Hall. All students welcome\, every college and major. Free with a meal plan\, or pay at the door. \nThis quarter:\nSept 30 — Conversation Café: What conversations matter to you this year?\nOct 14 — Activism Café: How can we be more effective agents of social change?\nOct 28 — Mental Health Café: How can we thrive together?\nNov 11 — Immigration & ICE Café: What do we owe each other when neighbors are at risk? \nHosted by the Right Livelihood Center at UCSC.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-world-cafe-food-tea-and-conversations-that-matter/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall
CATEGORIES:Undergraduate
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SUMMARY:The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers
DESCRIPTION:The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers connects UCSC students with resources\, professional development opportunities\, and networking experiences within environmental and sustainability-focused careers. \nCentering BIPOC professionals\, businesses\, and organizations\, the symposium creates opportunities for students to learn directly from professionals working across environmental fields\, explore diverse career pathways\, and build meaningful connections. Students will leave with greater knowledge of environmental organizations and resources both on and off campus\, as well as tools and connections to support their academic\, professional\, and career goals. \nWhether you are exploring career possibilities\, looking to grow your professional network\, or interested in learning more about BIPOC leadership in environmental and sustainability fields\, the BiPoC Workforce Symposium is an opportunity to connect\, learn\, and envision what comes next. \nRegistration is kindly requested: RSVP \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/the-people-of-color-sustainability-collective-pocsc-professional-development-symposium-bipoc-professionals-in-environmental-careers/
LOCATION:Alumni Room\, 615 College Nine Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Employment Fair,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Reshaping representation: Midterm elections and emerging district map battles
DESCRIPTION:Congressional elections are central to American democratic representation. Their importance underpins recent concerns about partisan gerrymandering in the states and makes civic participation even more critical given the narrow majorities in Congress. Indeed\, the outcome of congressional elections has significant consequences for whose voices are reflected in state and federal policymaking\, especially when both parties have used redistricting strategically to improve their electoral prospects. In advance of the 2026 midterm elections\, this event will contextualize past redistricting efforts and explore some of the most pressing threats to today’s electoral process. Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States\, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering\, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives\, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50\, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court. You will not want to miss this informative discussion as you prepare to participate in these important elections. \nThis event is the first in a series of 2026-27 Resilient Democracy events brought to you by the Institute for Social Transformation. \nFree and open to the public with registration: RSVP HERE to attend in-person or virtually. Questions? Contact transform@ucsc.edu. \nModerator \n\nMelanie Springer\, Associate Professor of Politics (UC Santa Cruz)\n\nPanelists \n\nSonal Shah\, Board Chair of Consumer Reports and Senior Advisor for Results Prism Advisory\nElspeth Wilson\, Assistant Teaching Professor in Politics/Legal Studies (UC Santa Cruz)\nErik J. Engstrom\, Professor of Political Science (UC Davis)\n\nStudent Q&A Moderators \n\nAngela Navarro\, double major in Legal Studies and Politics (Stevenson College ’28). Angela interned for THE-TEAM as a Social Impact Intern\, and founded Women in Law\, the first women-focused pre-law organization at UCSC.\nNidhi Bhat\, politics major (Cowell College ’28). Nidhi interned with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage this past spring and summer and participated in the UC Washington DC (UCDC) Program.\n\nCo-sponsored by: UC Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation\, Politics Department\, Legal Studies Program\, Chancellor’s Office\, Merrill College\, Office for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, and The Humanities Institute. \nRegister to vote! On November 3\, 2026 there will be a General Election. Make sure you are registered to vote. You can get more information on the California Secretary of State website or the Santa Cruz County Elections Department. UCSC students\, click here for information on how to vote on campus.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/reshaping-representation-midterm-elections-and-emerging-district-map-battles/
LOCATION:Namaste Lounge\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:A Discussion and Reading with Fady Joudah – Exhibit G: Poems\, Essays\, and Photographs of Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for the Middle East and North Africa for a reading and talk with award-winning poet and translator Fady Joudah. \nIn Exhibit G: Fady Joudah writes from the split perspective of a Palestinian American physician caring for the sick while watching the destruction of Gaza from the United States\, a nation complicit in that destruction. He locates the paradox of his position everywhere: in the seed a sparrow eats from his proffered hand; in his writing in English\, the oppressor’s language; in the faces of Palestinian children receiving meals from aid kitchens—a glimpse into what his life could have been\, and what is being lost in a war disproportionately impacting children and their families. Throughout the book\, beauty insists on its survival not only through the Palestinian people\, but also through the nonhuman world in which he takes occasional refuge from the devastation that humanity brings upon itself. \n \nFady Joudah is the author of […] (2024)\, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize\, and Exhibit G (2026). His other poetic works include: The Earth in the Attic (2008) ; Alight (2013); Textu (2014)\, a book-long sequence of short poems whose meter is based on cellphone character count; Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance (2018); and Tethered to Stars (2021). He has translated several collections of poetry from the Arabic and is the co-editor and co-founder of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. He was a winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition and has received the Jackson Poetry Prize\, a PEN award\, a Banipal/Times Literary Supplement prize from the UK\, the Griffin Poetry Prize\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and the Arab American Book Award. He lives in Houston with his wife and kids where he practices internal medicine. \nPresented by the Center for the Middle East and North Africa and co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute\, the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Chair in Feminist Studies\, and Possibilities of Palestinian Refusal.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/a-discussion-and-reading-with-fady-joudah-exhibit-g-poems-essays-and-photographs-of-gaza/
LOCATION:Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Global Ghouls: International Grad Halloween
DESCRIPTION:Get into the Halloween spirit with International Student Services and Programming (ISSP)! \nJoin fellow international graduate students for a festive evening of pumpkin painting\, cozy Halloween snacks and drinks\, and a screening of the classic 80s Santa Cruz vampire film\, The Lost Boys. \nWhether you want to show off your pumpkin-decorating skills or just relax with movie snacks and great company\, all international grad students are welcome! \nRSVP Here to let us know you’re coming! \n\nThis program is hosted by the International Grad Peer Mentors in ISSP. \nQuestions? Contact us at iprogramming@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/global-ghouls-international-grad-halloween/
LOCATION:Graduate Student Commons\, 420 Hagar Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Research Pathways Fair
DESCRIPTION:Interested in exploring undergraduate research at UCSC? This is an opportunity to meet 15+ research labs that will be present with posters or demos\, ready to talk to you about their research experience.  \nExploratory Reading Groups \nResearch Pathways \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/research-pathways-fair/
LOCATION:Cultural Center – Merrill College\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:The science of life in the neighborhood—and beyond
DESCRIPTION:UC Santa Cruz is bringing Science in the Neighborhood to South County! Join us for our first event in Aptos.\nAre we alone in the universe? Answering that question begins surprisingly close to home. Earth has been many different planets over its long history\, offering clues about how life begins\, evolves\, and ultimately transforms the world around it.  Beyond Earth\, the question leads us to the icy moons of the solar system where hidden oceans may harbor environments suitable for life. And if alien moons weren’t enticing enough\, the galaxy beckons with billions of planets orbiting other stars. For the first time in human history\, we are developing tools that could search nearby worlds for signs of life. Connecting these questions—how life begins and where else we might find it—is the science of astrobiology. In this talk\, we’ll explore these questions and meet the researchers at UC Santa Cruz turning age-old speculation about alien life into a scientific search for evidence. \n  \nNatalie Batalha is a professor of astronomy & astrophysics and the director of the Santa Cruz Center for Astrobiology\, which aims to advance interdisciplinary research and academic opportunities focused on the origin\, evolution\, and distribution of life in the universe. \nThe presentation will be followed by a live Q&A. Free and open to the public. The event is in-person only.  \nRegister to attend. \nLocation:\nSanta Cruz County Communication Foundation\n7807 Soquel Dr\, Aptos\, CA 95003 \nParking and capacity:\nArrive early for best seating. Seating is available for 50 guests\, with additional standing room. Carpooling is recommended\, as there are only 30 parking spaces in the main lot. Overflow parking is available at the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center across the street. \n  \nScience In the Neighborhood is a public lecture series hosted quarterly by the UC Santa Cruz Science Division.\nJoin the mailing list to be notified about upcoming Science in the Neighborhood speakers\, dates\, and event details.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/science-in-the-neighborhood-and-beyond/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Barnstorm Presents: The Flick\, by playwright Annie Baker
DESCRIPTION:Set in a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts\, three employees sweep up spilled popcorn and tend to the last remaining 35-mm film projector in the state. Their daily struggles and quiet heartbreaks in the search for connection remind audiences to hold on to authenticity in hard times in The Flick\, written by playwright Annie Baker and directed by UC Santa Cruz students Lina Valderrama and Felix Rae Whitehouse. \nABOUT BARNSTORM\nUC Santa Cruz students experiment with and create their own innovative theater and gain a sense of operating and creating art in the Barnstorm Theater Company\, a student-run theater arts production company established in 2004.\n—\nADVISORIES \n\nThe Flick contains mature themes and language including themes of sexual assault.\nShort moments of flashing light from a projector.\nLimited seating capacity.\nTicket holders not seated at least 10 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will be issued.\nThe performance is estimated at 3 hours\, including a 15-minute intermission.\n\nADMISSION \n\nAttend in person at the Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater at UC Santa Cruz.\nAccessibility and visitor resources available here online.\nTickets issued through Eventbrite; Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite and Barnstorm on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\nFREE for UCSC undergraduate students (ticket required).\nGeneral admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20\nA limited number of tickets/seats may be available at the door\, even after online ticket sales end or reach full capacity.\nDoors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS \n\nThu.\, Oct. 29\, 2026\, 7:30 p.m.\nFri.\, Oct. 30\, 2026\, 7:30 p.m.\nSat.\, Oct. 31\, 2026\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\nSun.\, Nov. 1\, 2026\, 7:30 p.m.\n\nPARKING \n\nArts Lot 126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\nVisitor event parking permits are available in advance on Eventbrite as a ticket purchase “add on” at a discounted rate or via the on-site attendant at the event for the standard visitor price.\nUCSC affiliates may use their valid UCSC permit\, rather than purchase an additional event parking permit; however\, on-site attendants will only issue permits at the standard non-affiliate rate.\nThe Core West Parking Structure (Lot 112) is free of charge on weekends.\nLearn more about parking at UCSC via Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/barnstorm-presents-the-flick/2026-10-29/
LOCATION:Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater\, 453 Kerr Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Seymour Center Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science
DESCRIPTION:Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday\, October 30\, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations\, aquarium feeds\, a scavenger hunt\, and lots more. \n• Enjoy hands-on science investigations\, crafts\, and a scavenger hunt. \n• Make an enormous whale skeleton appear in front of your eyes\, then walk inside it with our special virtual reality experience. \n• Touch live bat stars and crabs\, and learn about bone-eating zombie worms and hagfish. \n• Marvel at Ms. Blue\, a massive blue whale skeleton\, and discover how science and engineering innovations helped us restore this beloved Santa Cruz icon. \nAdmission fees apply. Special activities are included at no additional cost. \nRSVP here by October 15 to receive details and activities.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/seymour-center-homeschool-day-spectacular-science/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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SUMMARY:Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Edible Insects and the Future of Food: Capitalist Dreams\, Loss\, and Everyday Immigrant Practices
DESCRIPTION:In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946\, Passcode: 454736).  \nIf you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version\, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. \nHost: Stacy Philpott \nSpeaker: Paolina Hwae Kyung Kao Yook Lu\, UC Davis \nTitle: Edible Insects and the Future of Food: Capitalist Dreams\, Loss\, and Everyday Immigrant Practices \nAbstract: In the 2010s\, edible insects emerged in popular discourse as a potential “food of the future.” Drawing on fieldwork and interviews conducted in the United States from 2019-2024 with entrepreneurs\, farmers\, and food producers\, this talk traces how insects became a hopeful response to anxieties about ecological crisis\, food security\, and changing ways of life. I bring one Southeast Asian American family’s enduring practice of foraging for grasshoppers into conversation with the emergence and transformation of the insect agriculture industry. Doing so reveals two distinct relationships to insects: one shaped by the anticipation of future loss and the desire to secure against it\, the other by losses already lived through displacement and relocation. Attending to these differences while listening for what they share\, the talk asks what an affective throughline of loss can reveal about the ways people imagine futures\, develop relationships with other forms of life\, and work to make and sustain lives through food. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/environmental-studies-seminar-series-edible-insects-food/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Sliced Optimal Transport: From Acceleration to Bayesian Modeling
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Enter the speaker’s name\, title\, and institution at the top of the event \nDescription: Optimal transport (OT) provides a principled way to match\, compare\, and interpolate distributions\, but its computational cost limits its use at realistic scales. I will present our recent work on reducing that cost and on using OT for statistical modeling and inference. In the first part of the talk\, I will briefly introduce optimal transport and sliced optimal transport (SOT). I will then present sliced-regularized OT\, which uses a cheap sliced plan as an informative prior for approximating the full plan\, yielding an efficient approximate OT solver. In the second part\, I will show how SOT enables new applications in statistical inference. In particular\, I will introduce distributional determinantal point processes\, which use SOT geometry to place repulsive priors on distributions\, giving a Bayesian model for clustering distributional data. Applications include image processing and the clustering of single-cell and epilepsy data. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Khai Nguyen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Hanoi University of Science and Technology. His research develops computational optimal transport\, particularly sliced methods that make large-scale transport tractable. He brings these tools to problems in machine learning and geometric data processing\, as well as to Bayesian approximate inference and nonparametric models for distributional data. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Yunyi Shen.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-sliced-optimal-transport-from-acceleration-to-bayesian-modeling/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Data Analysis Workflow from Low-Code Tools to Generative and Agentic AI
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Reza Fazel-Rezai\, Senior Science and Education Application Engineer\, MathWorks \nDescription: Please join us to learn how to accelerate data analysis using a workflow that spans low-code tools\, Generative AI\, and Agentic AI. Through live demonstrations and practical examples\, you’ll see how to import\, explore\, visualize\, model\, and process data using interactive tools that require minimal coding. The session will demonstrate how these tools can automatically generate reproducible MATLAB code\, how Generative AI can assist with code creation\, explanation\, and troubleshooting\, and how Agentic AI workflows can help plan\, execute code\, validate results\, diagnose issues\, and iteratively refine outcomes. Highlights: – Build a data analysis workflow using low-code and interactive tools. – Use Generative AI to support code generation\, explanation\, and troubleshooting. – Explore how Agentic AI can plan analysis steps\, run code\, test results\, diagnose errors\, and iterate toward reliable outcomes. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Reza Fazel-Rezai\, with a Ph.D. and MS in Biomedical Engineering and a BS in Electrical Engineering\, brings over two decades of experience in both industry and academia. As a senior research scientist\, research team manager\, and the founding Director and tenured full Professor of Biomedical Engineering\, he has extensive expertise and background in the field. Dr. Fazel-Rezai has authored more than 200 scientific publications\, edited and published seven books\, and pursued diverse research interests in biomedical signal and image processing\, particularly through machine learning and deep learning methods. Passionate about leveraging and sharing his skills to help others achieve their goals\, he currently serves as an ABET PEV for Biomedical Engineering\, works part-time as an instructor at UC San Diego\, and is a full-time Senior Science and Education Application Engineer at MathWorks. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Pascale Garaud.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-data-analysis-workflow-from-low-code-tools-to-generative-and-agentic-ai/
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:20261103T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261103T170000
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SUMMARY:Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:The Arboretum opens its gates to the community free of charge the first Tuesday of every month. Come enjoy our gardens and wildlife. Don’t forget to stop by Norrie’s\, our wonderful gift shop and plant nursery (Open Tues-Sun 10 am-4 pm). Community Days are popular\, please consider carpooling or using alternative transportation. Current Arboretum members and UCSC Students always receive free admission.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/community-tuesday-at-the-ucsc-arboretum/2026-11-03/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Social Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261103T124500
DTSTAMP:20260930T235927Z
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SUMMARY:Campus to Career: Job Talk with Director of Programs Faith Delgado
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about careers in education? Join us for a job talk with Faith Delgado\, an alum who completed both a BA in Modern Literature and a Master’s in Education at UC Santa Cruz. Faith will share her professional story\, from starting her career as a teacher\, to working in her current position at an accessibility-oriented education nonprofit\, to how her time at UCSC informs what she does now. You’ll learn how to apply your skills and passion to work in the education field\, including in jobs outside of the classroom. \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/campus-to-career-job-talk-with-director-of-programs-faith-delgado/
LOCATION:https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2614256373?pwd=WVdISUN0Q3ZHTXhSak5VVWN5OVc3dz09
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261103T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260929T204049Z
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SUMMARY:Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT\, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end\, or you will not receive credit and will need to attend another workshop. \nZoom Link \nTo learn more about OPT\, visit the ISSP Optional Practical Training webpage.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/optional-practical-training-opt-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T193000
DTSTAMP:20260930T181229Z
CREATED:20260930T181125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T181229Z
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SUMMARY:Reckoning with Redress: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:Forty-five years ago\, survivors and descendants of the WWII Japanese American incarceration\, testified before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) — helping set in motion what would become one of the largest reparations efforts in U.S. history. This year’s Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture marks the 45th anniversary of the 1981 CWRIC hearings and will feature the public launch of Reckoning with Redress — a new cinematic digital history project\, along with the lecture “A Debt Owed–Korematsu\, Reparations\, and the Ever-Recycling Racial Pathology of 1619\,” given by Donald Tamaki. \n \nDoors will open for light refreshments at 5:30pm. Program begins at 6:00pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come\, first served. \nParking Information \nThe Cultural Center Merrill College is located in Merrill College\, in the northeast corner of the campus core. Those walking or arriving by Metro bus or campus shuttle can take the steep path heading northeast from the Crown/Merrill bus stop. \nFor those driving from the Main Entrance\, stay on Coolidge Drive. Shortly after Coolidge turns left and becomes McLaughlin Drive\, turn right at the sign for Merrill College. At the top of the hill\, veer right. There is parking for “A\,” “B\,” and “C” permits along the right. Parking is provided free of charge courtesy of the Humanities Division. There are two accessible parking spaces if you turn left at the top of the hill and two more if you turn right. Parking attendants will be on site to issue parking permits to event attendees. \nDonald Tamaki is a Senior Counsel at the San Francisco law firm of Minami Tamaki LLP having received his BA and JD from U.C. Berkeley. \nIn the 1980’s\, Tamaki served on the pro bono legal team that reopened the 1944 Supreme Court case of Fred Korematsu\, a notorious precedent that validated forcing 125\,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps on the claim they were spies. But almost 40 years later\, secret intelligence reports and Justice Department memos surfaced\, categorically denying that Japanese Americans were spying\, admitting there was no reason for the mass removal\, and calling the Army’s claims “intentional falsehoods.” Despite whistle-blower protests from government lawyers urging that they had a duty not to lie to the Court\, the Solicitor General stood by the Army’s claims knowing they were fabricated. The evidence was suppressed\, and much of it ordered burned. On the basis that a fraud had been committed\, Korematsu’s criminal conviction was erased. The ruling boosted the call for reparations to redress this great wrong. \nIn 2021\, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Tamaki to serve on the nine-member California Reparations Task Force (the Task Force) that produced the groundbreaking Final Report comprehensively documenting the cumulative impact of 246 years of enslavement\, another 100 years of Jim Crow oppression\, and decades more of segregation\, and to recommend to the Legislature what California should do to address the resulting compounding and cascading harms. \nTamaki is part of the leadership team of the Alliance for Reparations\, Reconciliation\, and Truth (ARRT)\, a multi-racial statewide coalition working to promote public awareness of the harms wrought by racial subjugation\, and to transform the Task Force’s 115 recommendations into legislation. \nHis awards include the ABA Spirit of Excellence Award (2020)\, the National Asian Pacific Bar Association Trailblazer Award (2003)\, and the State Bar of California Loren Miller Award (1987). \n\nThe Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture Series is a lively forum for the discussion and exploration of ethics-related challenges in human endeavors. The Ethics Lecture is made possible by the Peggy Downes Baskin Humanities Endowment for Interdisciplinary Ethics which enables the Humanities Division to promote a dialogue about ethics and ethics related challenges in an interdisciplinary setting. The endowment was established in honor of Peggy Downes Baskin’s longtime interest in ethical issues across the academic spectrum. \n\nThis event is open to all students\, faculty\, staff\, and members of the public consistent with University policy and state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/reckoning-with-redress-the-legacy-of-japanese-american-incarceration/
LOCATION:Cultural Center – Merrill College\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T170000
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SUMMARY:23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster\, talk\, or mixed media presentation. The event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/23rd-annual-graduate-research-symposium/
LOCATION:Physical Sciences Building\, Physical Sciences Building\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T053000
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SUMMARY:Dia de los Muertos Ceremonia 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our Día de los Muertos Ceremonia is a space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza\, prayer\, food\, music\, and community. This cultural and family event is free and open to all! \nRSVP here! \nDoors open at 4:00pm! \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.  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dia-de-los-muertos-ceremonia-2026/
LOCATION:Upper Quarry Amphitheater\, 15 McLaughlin Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T120000
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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. Admission is always free for current UCSC Students and Arboretum members.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/first-saturday-tour-at-the-arboretum/2026-11-07/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261108T130000
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center
DESCRIPTION:Check out Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center.\nHands-on Activities include: \n\nBuild and test a seawall\nMake a wooden sea creature\nOcean-themed 3D kits\nCreate felt ocean ornamentsActivities included with admission. While supplies last.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/santa-cruz-maker-studios-at-the-seymour-center/2026-11-08/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T160000
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SUMMARY:Imagining Revolution in the Non-Aligned World with Dr. Jessica Stites Mor
DESCRIPTION:As a part of the Sovereignty & Solidarity Fall Speaker Series\, the Huerta Center is thrilled to host Dr. Jessica Stites Mor from The University of British Columbia. This talk will explore how Cuban photojournalism of the 1960s-1970s functioned as an infrastructure of tricontinental solidarity shaping anti-imperial vocabularies and forging new global networks of struggle. Stites Mor examines how the Cuban Revolution influenced vocabularies\, mobilization strategies and aesthetic practices to advance decolonisation in the heart of the Cold War.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/imagining-revolution-in-the-non-aligned-world/
LOCATION:Charles E. Merrill Lounge\, Rutherford House\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T190000
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SUMMARY:Matt O’Hara – The Flying Death
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute present author Matt O’Hara for a reading and signing of The Flying Death—A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find and harvest a poisonous Amazon vine\, and how their work plundered local tribes and spurred the invention of new medicines. \n \nYour RSVP helps us plan for your arrival and keep in touch with any changes. Thank you for registering! \nIn the fall of 1938\, a young\, frail American explorer set off down a river in the western Amazon in search of curare\, a poison he thought might save his life. Richard Gill had learned that local tribes used curare-laced blow darts to kill animals\, but it was also potentially a cure for many ailments\, including his own. He also thought he could make a fortune by connecting the knowledge of two worlds. Obsessed with curare\, he raced to make deals with Indigenous poison masters in the Amazon and pharmaceutical companies back home\, even as his Russian-born rival Boris Krukoff sought to do the same. \nIn The Flying Death\, the historian Matt O’Hara asks who and what we are willing to sacrifice in the name of discovery and profit. O’Hara brings to life Gill’s epic quest\, a stranger-than-fiction true story that moves from unexplored territory in the Amazon to rogue medical trials and cutthroat corporate boardrooms in the United States. Navigating treacherous terrain and politics\, Gill and Krukoff successfully created a veritable curare-industrial complex\, as the plant became a key element in shock therapy\, transformed surgery in the United States and across the globe\, and eventually led to a Nobel Prize. The Flying Death offers a thrilling ride across Indigenous knowledge\, scientific exploration\, and exploitation\, unearthing a story of discovery that poses searching questions about the price of progress\, who pays it\, and who gets credit. \nMatt O’Hara is a professor of history at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. He is the award-winning author of many journal articles and two books\, The History of the Future in Colonial Mexico and A Flock Divided: Race\, Religion\, and Politics in Mexico\, 1749-1857.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/matt-ohara-the-flying-death/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261110T110000
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SUMMARY:Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Information Sessions at the Arboretum \nDo you love gardens and gardening? The UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden has a wonderful community of staff\, students\, and volunteers\, ready to welcome you. Opportunities include staffing our gift shop & retail nursery and working to care for our gardens and greenhouses.  \nTo learn more\, join us at one of our monthly information sessions. They go for about 45 minutes and include an easy walk through the gardens.  \nTo attend\, please fill out our simple volunteer interest form at the bottom of our volunteer webpage found here: https://arboretum.ucsc.edu/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/ \nIf you need a different day and/or have mobility issues please let us know in the “Notes” section of the Interest Form. \nThank You!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/volunteer-at-the-ucsc-arboretum/2026-11-10/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261112T130000
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SUMMARY:Research Lunch & Learn: Research cybersecurity and compliance attestation
DESCRIPTION:Federal agencies and research sponsors are increasingly requiring institutions to attest to and provide evidence of research security compliance. The stakes go beyond a single grant: a security incident can trigger a review of that attestation\, and granting agencies can pause or revoke funding across an entire program\, not just one award. Join Chief Information Security Officer Brian Hall for a discussion of what attestation requirements mean for UCSC\, where research security risks most commonly arise\, the role researchers and research staff play in helping the campus meet and keep meeting these compliance obligations\, and options we are exploring for researchers to use environments that are secure by default. \nJoin us on November 12\, 2026\, 12-1 p.m. (note different date due to holiday). \nJoin: Zoom link for this session.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/research-lunch-learn-research-cybersecurity-attestation/
LOCATION:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/research-lunch-learn-research-cybersecurity-attestation/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T221409Z
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SUMMARY:James Spooner in conversation with Johnny Damm on AFROPUNK\, anger\, and other things
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a conversation with filmmaker and graphic novelist James Spooner about his latest graphic novel\, moderated by cartoonist Johnny Damm. It Starts with Anger: A Punk Beginning. An AFROPUNK Ending tells the origin story of the multi-million-dollar AFROPUNK festival—beginning not with big stages or brand sponsorship\, but with one mixed-race teenager’s search for belonging in the nineties New York City punk scene. \nThe conversation will be followed by a book signing by Spooner. Local author and punk historian John Malkin will also be signing his new book\, Punk Spirit! – An Oral History of Punk Rock\, Spirituality\, and Liberation\, and Johnny Damm will have his latest comic\, I’m a Cop: Real Life Horror Comics No. 3 available.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/james-spooner-in-conversation-with-johnny-damm-on-afropunk-anger-and-other-things/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T190000
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SUMMARY:New Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:New Play Festival is an annual student-run showcase of experimental\, short stage readings that focuses on nurturing and showcasing new playwrights in the UC Santa Cruz Theater Arts Program. This year the festival is uplifting two new playwrights\, supporting them through developmental drafts\, shaping their stories\, and giving them the opportunity to collaborate with actors\, a director\, and designers. The development time culminates in two weekends of staged readings\, open to the public. \n—\nADVISORIES \n\nThe presentation is estimated at 90 minutes\, including a 15-minute intermission.\n\nADMISSION \n\nAttend in person at Theater Arts Second Stage at UC Santa Cruz.\nAccessibility and visitor resources available here online.\nTickets issued through Eventbrite; Follow the Dept. of Performance\, Play & Design on Eventbrite on Eventbrite for notifications and updates.\nFREE for UCSC undergraduate students (ticket required).\nGeneral admission “Pay What You Like” options $5–20\nA limited number of tickets/seats may be available at the door\, even after online ticket sales end or reach full capacity.\nDoors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.\n\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS \n\nFri.\, Nov. 13\, 2026\, 7:00 p.m.\nSat.\, Nov. 14\, 2026\, 7:00 p.m.\nSun.\, Nov. 15\, 2026\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\nFri.\, Nov. 20\, 2026\, 7:00 p.m.\nSat.\, Nov. 21\, 2026\, 7:00 p.m.\nSun.\, Nov. 22\, 2026\, 2:00 p.m. matinee\n\nPARKING \n\nArts Lot 126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\nVisitor event parking permits are available in advance on Eventbrite as a ticket purchase “add on” at a discounted rate or via the on-site attendant at the event for the standard visitor price.\nUCSC affiliates may use their valid UCSC permit\, rather than purchase an additional event parking permit; however\, on-site attendants will only issue permits at the standard non-affiliate rate.\nThe Core West Parking Structure (Lot 112) is free of charge on weekends.\nLearn more about parking at UCSC via Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).\n\n###
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/new-play-festival-2026-27/2026-11-13/
LOCATION:Second Stage\, Second Stage\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Workday at the UCSC Farm
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a day of harvesting\, cleaning and storing dahlia tubers for the winter. After an incredible season of blooms\, we will have cut back and lifted our dahlias\, but they still need a bit of care and processing to be ready for storage until they are planted again in the spring. Participants will help with all aspects of this process and in exchange will learn about dahlia flower classes\, year round life cycles\, propagation methods\, dividing tuber clusters\, and all that you need to do to store your tubers so that they will be in prime condition for replanting the following year. Please come prepared to join us dressed in layers\, wearing closed toed shoes\, and with gloves if you desire. All other tools will be provided. \nLEARN MORE AND RSVP
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/volunteer-workday-at-the-ucsc-farm-2/
LOCATION:UCSC Farm\, 152 Farm Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Seymour Center's Seaside Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to set sail on a storybook adventure! 📚 ✨ It’s the ultimate weekend treat to spark big imaginations\, foster a love for nature\, and nurture the next generation of ocean heroes! 🌊 🐚 📖 \nOur friends at Bookshop Santa Cruz have hand-selected a collection of books about the environment that are perfect for young readers. We hope to see you there! \nJoin Seaside Storytime on the second Saturday of every month!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/seymour-centers-seaside-storytime/2026-11-14/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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SUMMARY:International Education Week
DESCRIPTION:International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study\, learn\, and exchange experiences. \nEach year\, the Division of Global Engagement partners with departments\, colleges\, and offices across campus to provide our community with a wide range of intercultural\, international\, and globally-themed events during IEW. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your cultural perspective by sharing with and learning from others. \nVisit our International Education Week website to learn more about this year’s offerings. \nIf you are interested in partnering/promoting an international-themed event during IEW\, please contact iprogramming@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/international-education-week/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Reception,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT\, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end\, or you will not receive credit and will need to attend another workshop. \nZoom Link \nTo learn more about OPT\, visit the ISSP Optional Practical Training webpage.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/optional-practical-training-opt-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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