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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/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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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. \nHosted by UCSC Career Success and the Humanities Division \nRegister here \nLearn more about Faith: \nFaith Delgado is a Director of Programs for The Shadow Project\, a non-profit dedicated to making schools more accessible and engaging for children with learning differences. She graduated from UCSC with a BA in Literature in 2013. She also received her teaching credential and MA in Education from UCSC in 2014. Faith has spent part of her career as a classroom teacher in grades K-3\, and now works in the non-profit sector\, providing resources and training for schools\, teachers\, and families to support neurodivergent students. While attending UCSC\, she was a part of John R. Lewis College\, taking the themes of social justice into her work in making education a more equitable place for all learners. \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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/campus-to-career-job-talk-with-director-of-programs-faith-delgado/
LOCATION:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/campus-to-career-job-talk-with-director-of-programs-faith-delgado/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/optional-practical-training-opt-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T143000
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SUMMARY:Skate for Change: Norma Ibarra's Photography and Indigenous Skateboarding as Decolonial Praxis: A Brown Bag with Miguel Fernandez
DESCRIPTION:Norma Ibarra\, born in Hermosillo\, Sonora\, Mexico\, photographs underrepresented and marginalized skateboarders such as female-identifying skaters across Mexico for her photobook Para Ti (2021)\, and self-fashioned Indigenous skaters for the Museum of Vancouver 2021-22 exhibition\, Skate for Change. This presentation focuses on the latter\, articulating how Ibarra’s collaboration with her participants circulate the decolonial potential of Indigenous skateboarding. Grinding down handrails\, launching over benches\, skateboarding is a cultural practice that actively challenges the settler-colonial regimes of property and ‘proper’ use of space\, inspiring new ways of imagining the infrastructure that corrals us. Ibarra’s photography plays a crucial role in these possibilities\, yet is complicated by photography’s settler-colonial legacy of subjugation\, especially towards Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. This presentation explores these tensions and complications\, revealing possibilities towards a decolonial praxis. \n  \nMiguel Fernandez is a Ph.D. Student in the History of Art/Visual Culture Department at UC-Santa Cruz and a Lionel Cantú Memorial Awardee (2025).
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/skate-for-change/
LOCATION:Huerta Center Conference Room (Casa Latina)\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\,\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T183000
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SUMMARY:Protect Your Soil in Heavy Rain: Actionable Strategies for Wet Weather
DESCRIPTION:With El Niño expected to bring significant rainfall this season\, safeguarding your garden’s foundation is more critical than ever. Join the UC Master Gardeners and the UCSC Center for Agroecology for a timely\, practical workshop dedicated to protecting and preserving your garden soil during severe wet weather. \nIn this fast-paced\, FREE online session\, three experienced Master Gardeners will deliver actionable strategies to help you manage your landscape. We will quickly cover key topics to maximize our time\, leaving plenty of room for your specific questions. \nCore Topics Covered \n\nImproving Drainage: Practical methods to prevent waterlogging and keep roots healthy.\nDirecting Water Flow: How to safely channel excess runoff away from vulnerable areas.\nProtecting the Soil Surface: Effective techniques to shield your topsoil from heavy impact.\nPreventing Erosion: Strategic solutions to stop runoff from washing your valuable soil away.\n\nRSVP
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/protect-your-soil-in-heavy-rain-actionable-strategies-for-wet-weather/
LOCATION:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/protect-your-soil-in-heavy-rain-actionable-strategies-for-wet-weather/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Workshop
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/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:20261107T110000
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/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:20261109T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260922T163605Z
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/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:20261109T160000
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Enhanced Resolution Imaging in Strongly Scattering Media
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Chrysoula Tsogka\, Professor\, Applied Mathematics\, UC Merced \nDescription: In a strongly scattering medium\, waves undergo multiple scattering that is usually seen as an obstacle to imaging. Time-reversal experiments show the opposite: waves re-emitted into the medium refocus on their source more sharply than in a homogeneous medium\, because scattering makes the array appear larger than it is. This effect\, known as super-resolution\, is not available to conventional imaging. Since the medium through which the waves travelled is unknown\, conventional methods back-propagate the data in an approximation of the true background. In this talk I will show how super-resolution can be achieved in imaging when abundant array data are available. The key idea is to learn the Green’s functions of the unknown random medium directly from the data using sparse dictionary learning. The Green’s functions are recovered as unordered columns of the sensing matrix. To associate each column with its location in the imaging window\, we build a graph from cross-correlations of the recovered columns and apply multidimensional scaling to the resulting proxy distances. The learned Green’s functions are then used to form images by back-propagation or by $\ell_2$ and $\ell_1$ methods\, with resolution beyond the homogeneous medium limit. I will also discuss recent extensions: a new dictionary learning algorithm that starts from a random initialization\, imaging on unstructured grids\, and imaging through changing random media. Joint work with M. Moscoso\, A. Novikov\, G. Papanicolaou\, A. Christie\, M. Leibovich and J. Zheng. \nAbout the speaker: Chrysoula Tsogka is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of California\, Merced\, where she also serves as Chair of the Applied Mathematics Graduate Group. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University Paris IX Dauphine and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. Before joining UC Merced in 2019\, she was a tenured CNRS researcher at LMA in Marseille\, an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago\, and a Professor at the University of Crete. Her research focuses on numerical methods for direct and inverse wave propagation problems and on imaging in complex media. Her recent work includes quantitative synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging for the detection and classification of buried landmines\, and data-driven methods\, such as dictionary learning\, for super-resolution imaging in strongly scattering media. She serves on the editorial boards of Inverse Problems\, the Journal of Computational Physics and the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/am-seminar-enhanced-resolution-imaging-in-strongly-scattering-media/
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:20261112T130000
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SUMMARY:QB3 Webinar: Ed Green\, UC Santa Cruz. "DNA Forensics in the Genomics Age"
DESCRIPTION:DNA-based forensics is largely centered around PCR-based amplification of a few dozen STR markers. While this assay is powerful\, it does not work for samples with small amounts of fragmented DNA like rootless hair shafts. My lab and company have pioneered high-throughput sequencing technologies that enable new approaches in DNA bases forensics. These include forensic genetic genealogy from difficult samples and non-PCR based tests for identity. These technologies have provided investigative leads and probative evidence in some of the highest priority cold cases in the United States. \nRegister for livestream here \n 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/qb3-webinar-ed-green-uc-santa-cruz-dna-forensics-in-the-genomics-age/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T193000
DTSTAMP: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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/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:20261116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T120000
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/optional-practical-training-opt-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T170000
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SUMMARY:Fall Slow Seminar: The Range of the River by Iftekhar Iqbal
DESCRIPTION:UCSC’s Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast)  and the  Center for South Asian Studies  invite you to join us for a Slow Seminar to discuss Iftekhar Iqbal’s   The Range of the River: Asia’s Great River Systems and the Making of a Transregional World  on  Monday\, November 16\, 2026 from 3:30-5:00pm PST in Room 210\, Humanities 1. \nSpanning nearly four million square kilometers across eastern South Asia\, mainland Southeast Asia\, and southern China\, the Tibetan river system connects some of Asia’s major waterways\, including the Brahmaputra\, Mekong\, and Yangtze. In The Range of the River\, Iqbal traces the intertwined histories of these rivers and the human and other-than-human forces that have shaped them. The book considers rivers not only as sites of imperial power\, territorial contestation\, and economic activity\, but also as dynamic forces and shared commons that have facilitated movement\, exchange\, commerce\, and cultural encounters across political and geographic boundaries. \nProfessor Anna Tsing (UCSC Anthropology) will facilitate our Slow Seminar to focus on three river systems explored in Iqbal’s book: the Brahmaputra\, Mekong\, and Yangtze. Three scholars including Sanjay Barbora (UCSC Sociology)\, David Biggs (UCR History)\, and Ben Read (UCSC Politics) will offer brief reflections on one river each\, providing distinct disciplinary and regional perspectives before the discussion opens to a broader collective conversation. Our seminar conversation will focus on Chapters 1\, 4\, 6\, and 7 of the book. \nPlease register for the Slow Seminar by filling out this Google Form. Registered guests will receive a PDF copy of selected chapters of The Range of the River via email. \nThis is a Hybrid event. Participants may join in-person at UCSC or by Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out to registered participants at least 1 hour before the event. \nRegistration will close at midnight on November 15\, 2026. \nNew to Slow Seminars?  Check out SEACoast’s definition here.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/fall-slow-seminar-the-range-of-the-river-by-iftkhar-iqbal/
LOCATION:Humanities 1 Building\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T160000
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Evolutionary Analysis of Biobank-Scale Data to Study Population History\, Mutation Rates\, Natural Selection\, and the Genetics of Complex Traits
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Joshua Schraiber\, Research Scientist\, University of Southern California and Cornell University \nDescription: The advent of biobank data has presented an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolutionary history of the human species. By collecting genotype data from hundreds of thousands of individuals\, we can look closely at recent evolutionary history\, including recent demography\, mutation rates\, and the action of strong natural selection. Moreover\, biobank data with phenotypes enables probing into the details of the genetic architecture of complex traits. However\, the large sample sizes and low frequency alleles found in such datasets often result in violations of common modeling assumptions in population and statistical genetics. To address this gap\, and gain the most possible information out of this data\, I will present biobank-scale evolutionary models. I will first show that ultra-rare mutations often violate the assumption that every mutation only occurred once in the history of the sample. By developing a model that explicitly accounts for recurrent mutation\, we are able to use ultra-rare mutations to learn fine-scale details about recent demography history and mutation rates. We then extended this model to account for natural selection\, and developed a Bayesian approach to share information between genes and learn the distribution of fitness effects at the level of individual genes. Finally\, I will show how rare variants violate the standard assumptions of models of complex trait architecture and demonstrate a modeling approach that can account for effect sizes among rare variants. This will show that the distribution of effect sizes among common variants in the human genome is approximately scale-free. Together\, these findings enhance our understanding of human biology and evolution in the biobank era. \nAbout the speaker: Joshua Schraiber is a Research Scientist working with Doc Edge at USC and Matt Pennell at Cornell University. His background is in evolutionary modeling and statistical methods development. Prior to his current role\, he was a Research Scientist at AncestryDNA and Illumina before returning to academia. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Yunyi Shen.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/statistics-seminar-evolutionary-analysis-of-biobank-scale-data-to-study-population-history-mutation-rates-natural-selection-and-the-genetics-of-complex-traits/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T170000
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Heat Transport and Scalar Dissipation in Turbulent Flows: A Constructive Approach
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Anuj Kumar\, Assistant Professor\, UC Davis \nDescription: Turbulent flows can transport heat and momentum much more efficiently than pure molecular diffusion alone. What flow structures enable this efficient transport and how can they sustain dissipation when diffusivity or viscosity is small? These questions are fundamental to understanding turbulence and have important applications in engineering. In this talk\, I will discuss a constructive approach to these questions through explicitly designed incompressible flows. We will first consider heat transport between walls held at different temperatures. Under a constraint on the power supply\, I will present a three dimensional branching construction that achieves the optimal heat transport scaling. By examining these designs carefully\, we will identify the physical mechanisms responsible for efficient heat transfer and discuss potential applications\, including the pressing problems of cooling in AI data centers. We will then turn to scalar turbulence. I will introduce a universal incompressible flow built from a carefully organized hierarchy of shear flows and explain how these constructions approach the sharp Obukhov–Corrsin regularity threshold for scalar dissipation. These constructions also exhibit eddy-diffusivity effect: advection mimics diffusion of order one even in the transport equation\, where molecular diffusion is entirely absent. Together\, these examples illustrate how the process of constructing flows that achieve sharp scaling laws can also reveal the mechanisms underlying enhanced transport and dissipation\, which are two key features of turbulence. \nAbout the speaker: Anuj Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California Davis. His research lies at the intersection of fluid dynamics\, partial differential equations (PDEs) and applied mathematics\, combining computational\, mathematical analysis and theoretical approaches. Prior to joining UC Davis\, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California Berkeley. He earned my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2023. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Pascale Garaud.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/am-seminar-heat-transport-and-scalar-dissipation-in-turbulent-flows-a-constructive-approach/
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:20261117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T130000
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SUMMARY:Displacements of Cubanidad: Drag\, Pageantry\, and Diasporic Representation -A Huerta Center Brown Bag presentation with Jennifer Gottlieb
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Jennifer interrogates how Cuban identity is performed\, disciplined\, and made legible within globalized media systems that simultaneously celebrate diversity and constrain it through drag and beauty pageantry. Rather than treating Cubanidad as a stable or unified identity\, Cubanidad is discussed as a mobile and contested formation shaped by histories of economic crisis\, migration\, racial inequality\, and gendered labor. Overall\, Jennifer examines how Cuban identity circulates\, fractures\, and is reconstituted through contemporary transnational performance cultures. \n  \nJennifer Gottlieb is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department at UC-Santa Cruz and a Huerta Center Graduate Student Research Awardee (2025-26).
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/displacements-of-cubanidad/
LOCATION:Huerta Center Conference Room (Casa Latina)\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\,\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T173000
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SUMMARY:Vigil in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil 2026: Remember Me As… \nAn evening exploring memory\, legacy\, and our shared LGBTQ+ lineage to honor trans\, 2 Spirit\, non-binary\, and gender expansive lives lost in the last year. Featuring community-made fabric art installations\, an intergenerational lineup of performances\, and more to explore our community’s strength and cement our commitment to fight for trans lives.   This event is open to all students\, faculty\, staff\, and members of the wider Santa Cruz Community. It is a collaboration between the Cantu Queer Center and The Diversity Center with support from the London Nelson Community Center and Fabrica Santa Cruz. \nDate: Friday\, November 20\, 2026\nTime: 5:30 – 8:00 pm\nLocation: London Nelson Community Center\nAges: All \nRSVP Here \n  \nIn addition to the vigil\, there will be Trans Memorial Quilt Panel Craft Meet-Ups to create a Trans Memorial Quilt honoring the lives of Trans people that will be displayed at the vigil. \nDates:  Friday\, October 2 at the Fabrica and Thursday\, October 22\, 2026 at the Cantu Queer Center\nTime: 6:00 – 9:00 pm\nAges: All\nRSVP Here \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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/vigil-in-honor-of-trans-day-of-remembrance-and-resistance/
LOCATION:London Nelson Community Center\, 301 Center St.\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270822T160000
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Christie Mysteries
DESCRIPTION:Over the coming year\, Dickens Universe readers and Pickwick Club members will meet for discussions focused on these novels and their lasting influence on the mystery genre. This year’s reading series brings together four landmark works of crime fiction: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics\, 2002)\, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2021)\, The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2025)\, and The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2011). Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about these beloved books. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nSept 27: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd\nOct 25: The Pale Horse\nNov 22: The Murder at the Vicarage\nDec 27: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nJan 24: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nFeb 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nMar 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nApr 25: TBD\nMay 23: TBD\nJun 27: TBD\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novels for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novels to read at Gutenburg.org or listen at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-christie-mysteries/2026-11-22/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261123T090000
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SUMMARY:Bondar\, G. (AM) - Geometric and Graph Structured Optimal Transport for Learning and Control
DESCRIPTION:We motivate\, formulate\, and solve several structured optimal transportation (OT) problems for learning and control. The field of OT had its inception in 1781\, when Gaspard Monge sought the optimal map to transport mass from a given initial distribution to a desired terminal distribution. Both OT and its entropy-regularized variant\, the Schrödinger bridge problem (SBP)\, have catalyzed significant developments across mathematics. More recently\, theoretical and algorithmic developments in OT and SBP have found myriad applications in stochastic optimal control and generative AI. \nThe connecting theme across the problems studied in this dissertation is the presence of structure which can be exploited in their solution — for our work\, this structure arises from geometry underlying a solution space or from a graph capturing a correlation structure between distributional data. Our original contributions begin with automated verification and discovery of OT regularity\, followed by stochastic learning and control for resource allocation and scheduling in multi-core real-time systems\, where the problem has a natural graph structure. We also formulate and solve the problem of finding an optimal graph structure in a distribution-valued dataset where none is present. \nWhile graph-structured OT is a natural fit for data-driven stochastic learning problems\, the knowledge of system dynamics can impose geometric structure to the problem. In this dissertation\, we establish the equivalence between the stochastic optimal control and path space formulations of SBP over a compact connected Lie group. Additionally\, we develop\, analyze\, and validate a novel numerical solution scheme for the SBP with control-affine dynamics. Finally\, we investigate the application of Gromov-Wasserstein (GW) OT — a variant of the problem allowing for transport between incomparable spaces — for spatial proteomics. We show throughout our work how careful considerations of the underlying geometry and graph-structures can enable bespoke solutions for practical learning and control problems through optimal transport. \nEvent Host: Georgiy Bondar\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Applied Mathematics  \nAdvisor: Abhishek Halder \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96361886043?pwd=U73TbafhzI7kgS7MYAFko3YEPVIxTb.1 \nPasscode: 564490
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bondar-g-am-geometric-and-graph-structured-optimal-transport-for-learning-and-control/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Randomization Posteriors and Generalized Bayesian Inference
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Edric Tam\, Warren Alpert Fellow in AI and Computational Biology\, Department of Biomedical Data Science\, Stanford University \nDescription: A longstanding question in Bayesian analysis concerns the role of randomization. We introduce randomization posteriors\, a class of generalized Bayesian updates obtained by averaging over an auxiliary randomization law. A particularly relevant instance assigns random weights to the log-likelihood contributions of individual observations\, thereby averaging inference over random perturbations of the dataset. The resulting posterior updates are governed by a fundamental design choice: the stage at which the randomization is averaged out. Averaging at the log-likelihood level recovers the power posterior for a broad class of weight distributions\, while averaging at the posterior level\, under suitable choices of weights\, recovers the bagged posterior. Averaging at the likelihood level yields a new family of generalized Bayesian updates\, which we term contamination posteriors. These are indexed by the cumulant transform of the randomization law and require a reference density for well-posedness. For Bernoulli weights\, they recover classical Huber-type contamination models\, while Beta and other weight distributions produce new generalized posteriors. We characterize the theoretical properties of randomization posteriors and illustrate their empirical robustness through simulations and experiments. We also discuss connections with bootstrap methods\, coarsened posteriors\, and other generalized Bayesian updating procedures. \nAbout the speaker: Edric (Ed) Tam is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Biomedical Data Science in Stanford University. His research lies at the intersection of Bayesian statistics\, artificial intelligence\, and biomedical applications. His postdoctoral work has been supported by a Warren Alpert Fellowship and a Croucher Postdoctoral Fellowship. He earned his PhD in Statistical Science from Duke University\, where he worked with David Dunson\, and holds degrees in computer science and biomedical engineering from the University of Chicago\, Yale University\, and Johns Hopkins University. He has also held research and engineering roles at Google\, Meta\, Amazon\, and Apple AIML. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Yunyi Shen.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/statistics-seminar-randomization-posteriors-and-generalized-bayesian-inference/
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:20261130T132500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261130T143000
DTSTAMP:20260922T225706Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Exit Talk: The little things that run the world: how local communities and ants impact tropical forest restoration
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: Karen Holl \nSpeaker: Christina Blebea\, UC Santa Cruz\, ENVS \nAbstract: Neotropical forests are biodiversity hotspots\, providing habitat for a diverse suite of species and important ecosystem services for people. However\, many forests are disappearing or are repeatedly recleared\, underscoring the need to identify the social and biological characteristics that influence whether forests persist and recover. My dissertation examines how tropical forest restoration affects ant communities and the ecosystem processes they support\, as well as local-level collective actions that lead to forest permanence. First\, I sampled ant communities from different forest restoration methodologies in a twenty-year-old restoration experiment in Costa Rica\, comparing functional traits to reveal how restoration shapes ant function. I also experimentally tested seed dispersal by ants to determine how restoration impacts ant disperser communities\, which have lasting effects on plant spatial diversity. Finally\, I conducted semi-structured interviews in rural Salvadoran communities with sustained forest permanence to ask about their perceptions of the forest over the past 50 years. Overall\, I found that restoration shapes which ant species are present\, which can affect the ecosystem processes\, informing restoration strategy. I also found that community organizing and community institutions can be fundamental to forest permanence\, highlighting how reforestation initiatives need to take into account local history and agency.  \n 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/environmental-studies-seminar-series-christina-blebea-uc-santa-cruz/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261130T170000
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Robustness\, Model Checking and Hierarchical Models
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Rafael Cabral\, Member of Technical Staff\, Axiom Math \nDescription: Latent Gaussian models (LGMs) are among the most widely used classes of statistical models\, with applications ranging from biostatistics to spatial modeling. Their central assumption\, that the latent variables are Gaussian\, is nevertheless rarely checked. Many datasets contain sudden jumps or local spikes that a Gaussian latent process over-smooths\, impacting both inference and prediction. This talk presents a two-step workflow for hierarchical models\, in the spirit of George Box’s loop: model criticism\, to check whether the latent assumptions hold\, followed by robustification\, to fit a more flexible model when they do not. In the criticism step\, diagnostic statistics are derived rather than chosen ad hoc\, by targeting the departures from Gaussianity induced by a more flexible alternative model. This connects Bayesian predictive checking with robustness analysis and yields a general recipe for assessing latent assumptions\, and their impact on the results. In the robustification step\, latent non-Gaussian models are fitted using variational Bayes and Laplace approximations. The resulting algorithm iteratively refits LGMs that downweight extreme events in the latent process\, giving robust inferences at a fraction of the cost of MCMC. Both steps are implemented in Stan and R-INLA and illustrated with longitudinal\, areal and geostatistical applications. \nAbout the speaker: Rafael Cabral is a Member of Technical Staff at Axiom Math in Palo Alto\, where he develops AI systems for mathematics and verified reasoning. He received his PhD in Statistics from KAUST in 2023\, advised by Håvard Rue and David Bolin\, where he worked on model criticism and robust inference for latent Gaussian models. He was subsequently a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and a Staff Engineer at Huawei\, working on AI safety and reliability. His research interests span Bayesian modeling\, robustness\, and the application of language models to mathematics and formal reasoning. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Yunyi Shen.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/statistics-seminar-robustness-model-checking-and-hierarchical-models/
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:20261204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261204T110000
DTSTAMP:20260929T204045Z
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/optional-practical-training-opt-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260910T181642Z
CREATED:20251211T171734Z
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/first-saturday-tour-at-the-arboretum/2026-12-05/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260910T220505Z
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Christie Mysteries
DESCRIPTION:Over the coming year\, Dickens Universe readers and Pickwick Club members will meet for discussions focused on these novels and their lasting influence on the mystery genre. This year’s reading series brings together four landmark works of crime fiction: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics\, 2002)\, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2021)\, The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2025)\, and The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2011). Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about these beloved books. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nSept 27: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd\nOct 25: The Pale Horse\nNov 22: The Murder at the Vicarage\nDec 27: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nJan 24: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nFeb 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nMar 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nApr 25: TBD\nMay 23: TBD\nJun 27: TBD\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novels for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novels to read at Gutenburg.org or listen at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-christie-mysteries/2026-12-27/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/first-saturday-tour-at-the-arboretum/2027-01-02/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Christie Mysteries
DESCRIPTION:Over the coming year\, Dickens Universe readers and Pickwick Club members will meet for discussions focused on these novels and their lasting influence on the mystery genre. This year’s reading series brings together four landmark works of crime fiction: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics\, 2002)\, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2021)\, The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2025)\, and The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2011). Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about these beloved books. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nSept 27: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd\nOct 25: The Pale Horse\nNov 22: The Murder at the Vicarage\nDec 27: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nJan 24: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nFeb 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nMar 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nApr 25: TBD\nMay 23: TBD\nJun 27: TBD\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novels for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novels to read at Gutenburg.org or listen at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-christie-mysteries/2027-01-24/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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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://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/first-saturday-tour-at-the-arboretum/2027-02-06/
LOCATION:Arboretum\, 122 Arboretum Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Teaching Award Lecture — Teaching Week 2027
DESCRIPTION:Teaching Award Lecture – 2027\nJoin us as 2025-26 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Emily Murai\, Continuing Lecturer\, Environmental Studies\, shares her insights on teaching. This lecture is one of the key events featured in Teaching Week 2027. \n \nStay tuned for more information about this lecture. \nRead more about Emily’s amazing contributions to UC Santa Cruz students and her transformative approach to teaching. \nHybrid Event\nInformation coming soon on how to register to attend in person or to stream via Vimeo \nThis award is peer-nominated and reflects the Committee on Teaching’s (COT) desire to acknowledge the overall contributions of colleagues to a campus culture of teaching. This award seeks to publicly recognize outstanding contributions to our students and UC Santa Cruz. \nLearn more about the Distinguished Teaching Award
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/distinguished-teaching-award-lecture-teaching-week-2027/
LOCATION:Alumni Room\, 615 College Nine Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Christie Mysteries
DESCRIPTION:Over the coming year\, Dickens Universe readers and Pickwick Club members will meet for discussions focused on these novels and their lasting influence on the mystery genre. This year’s reading series brings together four landmark works of crime fiction: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens (Penguin Classics\, 2002)\, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2021)\, The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2025)\, and The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie (William Morrow\, 2011). Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about these beloved books. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nSept 27: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd\nOct 25: The Pale Horse\nNov 22: The Murder at the Vicarage\nDec 27: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nJan 24: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nFeb 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nMar 28: The Mystery of Edwin Drood\nApr 25: TBD\nMay 23: TBD\nJun 27: TBD\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novels for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novels to read at Gutenburg.org or listen at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-christie-mysteries/2027-02-28/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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