Events
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Morey, C. (BMEB) – Innovations in Interdependence: Genomic and Functional Evolution in Invertebrates and Their Intracellular Symbionts
Biomedical Sciences Building 575 McLaughlin DriveHybrid EventIntracellular symbionts are microorganisms, such as bacteria, that live within host cells. These associations are widespread throughout the invertebrate tree of life, and can perform a diversity of key metabolic, […]
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Career Opportunities at Institute on Aging
Social Sciences 2 College Ten Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for snacks and to meet program leaders and recruitment specialists and learn about the opportunities available for careers at IOA! Institute on Aging is a nonprofit that was formed in San Francisco over 40 years ago and expanded into Santa Cruz & Monterey in 2024. We are constantly growing our team thus looking for […]
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Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Sai Teja Peddinti, Google Abstract: As the digital landscape expands, traditional models of threat mitigation and user support are failing to keep pace with the unprecedented security, privacy, and safety challenges. Fortunately, the rise of large language models (LLMs) offers a powerful new paradigm for defense. This talk explores how LLMs are being leveraged […]
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Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesVisit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]
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Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesOn view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]
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Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CAThis exhibition brings together a range of analog games – including board, card, role-playing, and other participatory works – that engage social and political realities in different ways. The works span widely circulated commercial games to independently produced projects, one-of-a-kind artworks by artists, faculty, alumni, and students, and materials drawn from UC Santa Cruz Special […]
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22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium
FeaturedPhysical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA +1 moreThis event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Enrolled graduate students will present either a poster, talk, or mixed media presentation. Judges will […]
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Global Cafe: Spring 2026
Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:International Student Services & Programming invites you to our monthly Global Cafe, a space for all international-minded community members to connect. Swing by for some refreshments and an opportunity to meet other international students and scholars, as well as Global Engagement staff. Feel free to drop in at any time between 14:00 – 16:00 and […]
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Global Cafe: Slug Celebrations 2026
Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:Hi everyone! As the Spring quarter winds down, International Student Services and Programming (ISSP) and Global Learning invite you to our final gathering of the year: Slug Celebrations 2026. Join us to wrap up the academic year, look forward to summer, and connect with fellow international and global learning students. Our staff will also be there to provide any summer […]
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Xu, D. (BMEB) – Interplay Between CENP-A, DNA Methylation, and H3K9me3 in Defining Centromere Identity
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAHybrid EventCentromeres ensure proper chromosome segregation during cell division, yet the organization and regulation of centromeric chromatin within satellite DNA arrays remain incompletely understood. Here, we leverage the complete diploid human […]
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Bi-weekly GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz
E2-506 Build 2, Baskin Engineering, Santa Cruz, United StatesWe are excited to invite you to the second session of the GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 3:15 PM in E2-506. This session will feature a student talk and demo by Akhilesh Thite, a Master’s student, on local LLMs in the PeerSky Browser. To describe the session in the […]
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Bi-weekly GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz
E2-506 Build 2, Baskin Engineering, Santa Cruz, United StatesWe are excited to invite you to the second session of the GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 3:15 PM in E2-506. This session will feature a student talk and demo by Akhilesh Thite, a Master’s student, on local LLMs in the PeerSky Browser. To describe the session in the […]
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Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou
Social Sciences 1 Social Sciences 1, Santa Cruz, CAPlease join us on June 3rd for the final Anthropology Colloquium of 25-26, “Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou,” featuring Nellie Chu of Duke Kunshan University (UCSC PhD ’14).
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Xie, Y. (CM) – Crop Circles of Play: Forces and Formation in the Dyadic Magic Circle
Virtual EventCooperative two-player play produces distinctive social experiences between players: intimacy, trust, cooperation, communitas. Since Huizinga, the frame within which these experiences arise has been called the Magic Circle: a temporarily-set-apart […]
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Kordonowy, S. (CS) – The Role of Circuits in Near-Term Quantum Computation
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAHybrid EventAs quantum computing transitions from theory to practice, understanding which algorithms suit near-term devices becomes critical. Current quantum computers are severely constrained by limited qubit counts, short coherence times, and […]
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Okamoto, F. (BMEB) – Improving read-to-pangenome alignment in complicated genomic regions
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAHybrid EventMany genetics pipelines start by aligning sequencing reads to a reference genome. Aligners attempt to find the position in the reference sequence which best matches the read sequence, but this […]
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Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours
Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CAYounger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Call 831-459-3800 or sign-up online. Virtual tours are available online.
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Queer Connections: Reflective Art
Lionel Cantú Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CACAPS & Cantú Collaboration: Queer Connections. Join us at the Lionel Cantú Queer Center for conversations facilitated by CAPS Providers. Reflective Art: Discover your strengths through art while reflecting on the people, resources, and community that uplift you. Through creative expression, you’re invited to share, listen, or simply reflect—connecting with others in whatever way feels […]
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BME 280B Seminar: Accelerating the diagnosis of rare diseases using multi-omics
Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences Building Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Stephen Montgomery, Endowed Professor of Pathology, Genetics, Biomedical Data Science, Computer Science, Stanford University Description: N/A Bio: Stephen Montgomery is an Endowed Professor of Pathology, Genetics, Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, Computer Science at Stanford University. He has trained in multiple countries including Canada, Germany, England, and Switzerland. He is best […]
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Week 10: De-Stress Event
Cowell Courtyard Santa Cruz, CA 95064Need to let off some steam before finals? Join the Center for Leadership and Involvement for the ultimate Week 10 de-stressor! Choose between: The Rage Room: Choose the path of total mayhem! Grab a bat, suit up, and smash your stress away on old electronics and glassware in a safe, enclosed space. The Splatter Room: […]