Audience: Faculty
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Mentors Needed: Dickens Day of Writing
The Dickens Project is seeking volunteer writing mentors for our to support Santa Cruz-area high school juniors and seniors during a one-day writing retreat and competition at the Museum of Art and History! No prior writing or teaching experience is necessary. Anyone who enjoys working in a creative environment is welcome. For more information about…
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AM Seminar: Multiscale Modeling of Cellular Membranes and Oncogenic Proteins
Presenter: Liam Stanton, Professor, San Jose State University Description: In this talk, I will present a multiscale model for cellular membranes, which is trained on molecular dynamics simulations. The model is constructed within the formalism of dynamic density functional theory and can be extended to include features such as the presence of proteins and membrane…
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Campus Elections Orientation (Zoom)
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 Elections? At least one representative from each author group must attend a mandatory Campus Elections Orientation in order to initiate a referendum. This session provides…
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Campus Elections Orientation (Zoom)
2026 Campus Elections Orientation (Mandatory for Referenda Authors) Date & Time: Friday, January 16 | 12–1 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: Interested in proposing a referendum for the 2026 UCSC Campus Elections? At least one representative from each author group must attend a mandatory Campus Elections Orientation in order to initiate a referendum. This session provides…
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Campus Elections Orientation (Zoom)
2026 Campus Elections Orientation (Mandatory for Referenda Authors) Date & Time: Wednesday, January 14 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: Interested in proposing a referendum for the 2026 UCSC Campus Elections? At least one representative from each author group must attend a mandatory Campus Elections Orientation in order to initiate a referendum. This session provides…
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Day of Service at the UCSC Arboretum in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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…
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Renowned climatologist Zeke Hausfather speaks on “Progress and Peril in a Warming World”
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.
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AM Seminar: Science in the Age of Foundation Models
Presenter: Dr. Danielle Robinson, AWS AI Description: In this talk, I will discuss the large impact of foundation models within the sciences with a particular focus on the importance of physical constraints and uncertainty quantification. First, I will detail our novel ProbConserv framework for enforcing hard constraints within black-box deep learning models. ProbConserv provides uncertainty…
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Research Lunch & Learn: PI Eligibility and the Exception to Policy (ETP) Process
Join us on March 11, 2026, 12-1 p.m. for a session led by Deirdre Beach, Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects, and others as they discuss and review UCSC’s policy on Principal Investigator (PI) eligibility. This session will highlight which appointments are eligible to request an exception, when PIship is necessary to support…
