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M.F.A. Exhibition for Environmental Art & Social Practice (EASP)—”Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami”
Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe culminating exhibition of the Environmental Art and Social Practice (EASP) M.F.A. program at UC Santa Cruz presents new projects—Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami 쓰나미가 밀려오는데, 조개나 줍고 있네—developed through concentrated inquiry over […]
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2026 Right Livelihood International Conference
Hybrid EventThe Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]
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Find Your Path! 2026
Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CAFind Your Path
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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 […]
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Understanding & Using Your Syllabus
Virtual EventIn this workshop, you will: Break down, understand, and use your syllabus as a tool for success. The Successful Slug Workshop series, hosted by Learning Support Services Peer Coaches, are […]
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Virtual Town Hall: Public/Open Scholarship / Open Science – MA3 Challenge
Virtual EventAs part of an ORCA MA3 Challenge grant, UCSC faculty, researchers, staff, and graduate students are invited to join Christina Ravelo, Sikina Jinnah, Kendra Dority, and other members of the […]
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The Power of One: A Celebration of Earth Day at UC Santa Cruz
Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CAIn honor of Earth Day, The Power of One brings together the campus and the community for a unique blend of film, dialogue, and environmental stewardship. The program begins Friday […]
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Night of Ideas 2026
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesEnlightenment, Now! Join us for a nocturnal celebration of art, philosophy, and activism! Enlightenment, Now! As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, the 2026 Santa Cruz […]
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4th Annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza
FeaturedSeymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CAGet ready to slay and celebrate nature’s fierce beauty at the Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza! A student drag show and queer prom! You won’t want to miss the 4th Annual […]
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Raíces Y Futuros: Food Justice and Abolition
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States +1 moreJoin us at the UCSC Farm for an all-day conference on Food Justice and Abolition. We envision this conference as a grounds for cultivating hope and action towards food justice […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Noir Faire
Oakes Lower Lawn Oakes College, Santa Cruz, CAThe African American Resource & Cultural Center (AARCC) invites you to the Noir Faire. Come join us for an afternoon of fun and connection in a medieval style! Saturday, April […]
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Native Star Stories Night
FeaturedLick Observatory 7281 Mount Hamilton Road, Mount Hamilton, CANative Star Stories with free private tour for students and their families at Lick Observatory in San Jose.
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Native Star Stories Night
FeaturedLick Observatory 7281 Mount Hamilton Road, Mount Hamilton, CANative Star Stories with free private tour for students and their families at Lick Observatory in San Jose.
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DRAIN – Quarry Amphitheater (April 18th)
FeaturedUpper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CATickets are on sale at quarryamphitheater.com, starting at $55.96 for general admission DRAIN came together in the sleepy, oceanside NorCal climes of Santa Cruz in 2014 when Ciaramitaro met up […]
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OLLI at UCSC Sunday Speaker Meeting
Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin OLLI for a social hour and a presentation titled, Are We Alone? Thirty Years of Exoplanet Discovery
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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 […]
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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 […]
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AM Seminar: Variational Inference and Density Estimation with Non-Negative Tensor Train
Presenter: Dr. Xun Tang, Stanford University Description: This talk covers an efficient numerical approach for compressing a high-dimensional discrete distribution function into a non-negative tensor train (NTT) format. The two settings we consider are variational inference and density estimation, whereby one has access to either the unnormalized analytic formula of the distribution or the samples […]