In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, please join us for a National Day of Service that encourages all Americans to volunteer and connect to improve their communities. The UCSC Arboretum is hosting a one-day volunteer opportunity in our beautiful California Conservation Garden. By volunteering, you become part of a community that directly […]

OLLI at UCSC Hosts Chris Murphy, President of the Santa Cruz Warriors The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCSC invites the public to an in-person presentation on Sunday, January 18th, at Colleges Nine/ John R. Lewis Multipurpose Room on the UCSC campus. Join us for a social hour and presentation titled, “A Local Success […]

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Join us for a screening of How Long is Long Enough: The Excessive Sentencing of Quntos & Layla, a short documentary created by Natalie Decena, Sarina Bozorgnia, Veler Brown, and Aiden Olivier from UC Santa Cruz with support from Michael Ademaro from Georgetown Law School as part of the Making an Exoneree initiative. Quntos Wilson and […]

FREE fresh hot coffee, tea, cocoa and snacks. Take it to go or stay and chat with old and new friends. Bring your questions and suggestions for Provost Aims to the coffee hour.

Grab a cup to go or stay and join the conversation. Provost Aims McGuinness is here to answer your questions, provide support . . . and hand out FREE coffee, cocoa, tea, and breakfast snacks.

2026 Campus Elections Orientation (Mandatory for Referenda Authors) Date & Time: Tuesday, January 20 | 10–11 a.m. Location: Zoom Description: Interested in proposing a referendum for the 2026 UCSC Campus […]

Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom. Register Here Earn 10 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands in Amsterdam this summer. This program is taught by Nada Miljkovic, Entrepreneurship Instructor and Program Manager for UCSC’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development.  Quick […]

Goal Setting Tuesday, January 20, 12:00-12:45 p.m. Location: Zoom Set SMART goals to help you get organized & on track for success. Successful Slug Workshop Series Join Learning Support Services […]

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

Are you curious about careers in government, leadership, or public service? Join us for a job talk with UCSC alumna Mikaila Kruse, the Chief of Staff for the Riverside city mayor.

Economics Behavioral, Econometrics and Theory Seminar: Roberto Corrao

Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Tuesday, January 20, at 2:00-3:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register Here Earn 6 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Agroecology Practicum in Guatemala this summer. This program is taught by Damian Parr, Education Programs Manager and Instructor for the Agroecology Center and Michael Bakal, post-doctoral researcher. Quick Facts: Location: Antigua, […]

Going Global Sessions are opportunities for students interested in pursuing global learning experiences (study abroad or away) to drop in and learn about the opportunities available to them at UC […]

JOIN US as we celebrate two distinguished members of our UCSC community and their new books. We’ll be discussing Danilyn Rutherford’s Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World (Duke University Press) and Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Can a game take care of us? (University of Chicago Press). Joined by Donna Haraway and Megan Moodie, and […]

Transform your workplace with practical AI skills. In an era of rapid digital change, non‑technical professionals need to know how to deploy AI tools and strategies efficiently—without needing to code. This specialization shows how you can streamline tasks like document and presentation creation, reporting, and project coordination using generative AI, intelligent agents, and automation. Speaker […]

Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content and nudity. – Drop-In Draw is subject to the possibility of last-minute cancellation without notification, and sessions are not guaranteed. — ADMISSION – FREE and […]

Presenter: Loris D’Antoni, UC San Diego Abstract: Language models excel at producing fluent text, but in domains like code and math, fluency isn’t enough — outputs must obey strict syntactic and semantic rules. A new wave of research is rethinking decoding itself: not as a process of sampling words, but as a negotiation between probability, structure, and […]

This quarter, make time for you, for reflection, and for community!

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

Time Management Wednesday, January 21, 2:45–3:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Learn the ways you can manage your time and avoid procrastination/burnout. Successful Slug Workshop Series Join Learning Support Services (LSS) for Successful Slug Workshops on Tuesdays at noon and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. These 45-minute workshops are open to all UCSC students and offer tools and strategies […]

How can flying robots help us track the air we breathe and the pollutants we can’t see? In this talk, Assistant Professor Javier González-Rocha  will share how his team uses drones to measure wind patterns and detect airborne pollutants in hard-to-reach places.. These systems help us understand how toxic pollutants and climate emissions move through […]

Applied Microeconomics and Trade Seminar: Guo Xu

Thursday, January 22, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM This new Wellness in Action workshop series is designed to help you improve your health with a short session with simple tips you can try, and a follow-up session two weeks later to reflect on what worked, troubleshoot what didn’t, and learn what’s working for others. In […]

Title: Understanding the advising praxes central to student success at a four-year Hispanic-Serving Research Institution Presenter: Dr. Lydia Iyeczohua Zendejas Location: Via Zoom (link provided via RSVP) Abstract: Higher education scholars increasingly recognize academic advising as a critical strategy for supporting the persistence of systemically marginalized students. Since the 1990s, UC Santa Cruz has undergone […]

Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Thursday, January 22 at 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom. Register Here.  Earn 12 upper-division units on an experiential EEB program this summer on the UCSC faculty-led Global Seminar: Evolution and Fish Biology in Southern Africa. This program is taught by Giacomo Bernardi, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.  Quick Facts: Locations: South […]

Presenter: Grad Students Description: Rotation Talks Bio: N/A Hosted by: Professor Rebecca DuBois, BME Department

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Thursday, January 22, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM This new Wellness in Action workshop series is designed to help you improve your health with a short session with simple tips […]

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

Renowned climatologist Zeke Hausfather will review our current climate trajectory and its impacts, and assess measures needed to further reduce future warming and hedge against climate tail risks. Zeke’s talk is availale both in person and via Zoom.

Make your first impression count! Join COOP Careers for a dynamic and practical workshop designed to help you stand out at your next job fair. In Craft Your Personal Pitch, you’ll discover how […]

GPUs are the workhorses of modern AI, widely deployed and developed by many vendors including Apple, Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA. While these GPUs all offer high compute potential, programming […]

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Presenter: Subhadeep Paul, Associate Professor, Ohio State University Description: In the first part of the talk, we consider the problem of Transfer Learning (TL) under heterogeneity from a source to […]

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education coordinates the Elementary (grades 4-6) and Junior High (grades 7-9) County Spelling Bee Competition.

Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound, […]

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

Inspired by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Bruce Lee, and the Hong Kong protestors, join artist A. Laurie Palmer, in collaboration with Cid Pearlman and Ilia Dolgov to practice moving together as a body of water, walking west from the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, along Delaware Ave., to the ocean. On the way, participants will […]

The Kresge College Programs Office are excited to announce the 5th Annual Battle of the Bands event that will be happening on Saturday, January 24th from 7pm-10pm at the Porter/Kresge […]

Audiences are invited to attend the grand finale of this 24-Hour Theater process.

Exhibition of artworks by UC Santa Cruz Art Department alumna Pilar Agüero-Esparza. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Open admission from noon–5:00 p.m. – The gallery is closed on Mondays — PARKING – Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event. – Parking is by permit or […]

Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! Join the Pickwick Club for a series of discussions about ‘Bleak House.’

Isabella Walsh, soprano, accompanied by Luke Shepherd, piano, presents works by Isabella Colbran, Johannes Brahms, Reynaldo Hahn, Amy Beach, and others in a Bachelor of Music recital. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Doors open 30 min. before the scheduled event start time. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile […]

The IAS, BBQueer Fest, and Motion Pacific invite you to attend “Queering Movement: Stories Embodied,” an evening celebrating short films by local Black, brown and queer artists and dancers. The screening and Q&A with filmmakers and participants showcases the interplay of activism, movement, and performance. Social hour to follow! Light snacks and (non-alcoholic) refreshments will be provided. Films are in […]

Echoes on the Hill Techno Night A small concert spotlighting student talent — all students welcome! Featuring student DJs + 6+ artists Come through for good music, good vibes, pizza, […]