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SUMMARY:Inspirando the Colega Mindset: Co-creating Change through Equitable Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:This is the 2nd session of a 2-part Student-led Equity Talks Series titled “From Voice to Power: Students as Leaders\, Knowledge Holders\, and Change Agents.” \nStudent Advisory Equipo\, launched in 2025 through the HSI Title V CULTURA grant\, is made up of six undergraduate student advocates. Grounded by their lived experience and experiential knowledge\, they serve as collaborators who play a critical role in shaping culturally affirming programs\, policies\, and decisions that impact student life. UCSC’s Equipo draws inspiration from the student-led transformation work at Pasadena City College (PCC) and Dr. Desiree Zuniga\, whose testimonios\, insights\, and guidance shaped the foundation of UCSC’s own initiative. UCSC’s Equipo is part of a growing movimiento committed to empowering student leaders as partners and collaborators in advancing servingness and institutional transformation. \nIn its first year\, Equipo members have engaged across multiple campus initiatives\, including Pan Dulce Fridays and the HSI Survey Coding Project. This presentation will invite participants to move beyond siloed efforts toward a more integrated\, collaborative campus community that empowers students as essential partners in shaping more equitable institutional practices. \nPlease register to receive a calendar invitation and Zoom details. \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/inspirando-the-colega-mindset-co-creating-change-through-equitable-partnerships/
LOCATION:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/inspirando-the-colega-mindset-co-creating-change-through-equitable-partnerships/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Undergraduate
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SUMMARY:Ehrlich\, D. (CM) - Designing Open Microscopy Tools for Neuroscience Research
DESCRIPTION:Advances in microscopy have transformed our understanding of biological systems\,\nyet the high cost and limited accessibility of commercial imaging platforms continue to re-\nstrict their use in many research settings. This thesis presents the design and development of\nopen hardware microscopy tools for neuroscience research\, with a focus on integrating user-\ncentered design principles into the instrument development process. Two primary methods\nare introduced: augmenting existing microscopes with new imaging capabilities\, and the cre-\nation of modular microscopes that are designed for continuous\, long-term live-cell imaging.\nBoth platforms are built around open hardware principles\, prioritizing low cost\, modularity\, and\nadaptability to the practical needs of working researchers. Alongside the hardware contribu-\ntions\, this thesis presents user experience research methods for examining how neuroscience\nresearchers interact with novel microscopy technologies\, providing a methodological frame-\nwork for human-centered scientific instrument design. These contributions demonstrate that\npairing hardware development with user-centered design methodologies produces microscopy\ntools that are both technically capable and meaningfully accessible to both laboratories and\nindividuals studying neuroscience\, education\, and other fields. \n  \nEvent Host: Drew Ehrlich\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computational Media  \nAdvisor: Sri Kurniawan \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2491739056?pwd=UCt3MmZmL1hwdXcvVGNNaGRQM0lDQT09
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/ehrlich-d-cm-designing-open-microscopy-tools-for-neuroscience-research/
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CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T103000
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SUMMARY:FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Melissa Mahoney
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the fourth talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Melissa Mahoney. \nMelissa Mahoney brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of sustainable seafood\, fisheries policy\, and marine innovation along the U.S. West Coast. Her career has focused on translating complex fishery science and regulatory frameworks into practical solutions that strengthen fishing businesses and coastal economies. Since August 2022\, Melissa has served as Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust\, where she leads initiatives to stabilize local fishing operations\, expand community seafood access\, and revitalize Monterey Bay’s working waterfront. Under her leadership\, the organization is deepening its role as a systems-level intermediary supporting fishermen\, local food systems\, and regional economic development. \nFINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories Seminar Series \nMelissa Mahoney Executive Director Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust \nTitle: The Future of Blue: Co-Creating a Thriving Seafood Economy in Monterey Bay \nWhen: Wednesday\, May 13th from 11am-12pm \nWhere: Ocean Health Building Rm 118\, 115 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA 95060 and on Zoom \nAgenda: \n\n10:30 am – 11:00 am – Professional Networking Session (in person only – light snacks and refreshments provided)\n11 am to 12 pm – presentation followed by Q & A\n12 pm – 1pm – catered student lunch with the speaker in OHB courtyard → sign up here\n\nZoom Meeting Registration: https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/NwH0_qUbSeuIm3A76DY-Dg \n 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/fins-fisheries-insights-narratives-and-stories-seminar-series-featuring-melissa-mahoney/
LOCATION:Ocean Health Building\, McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - The EU’s Cybersecurity Framework: what it is\, what it means
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Chris Jay Hoofnagle\, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius\, Lothar Determann\, Pieter T.J. Wolters \nAbstract: \nThe European Union has enacted a comprehensive cybersecurity framework (the “Framework”) that imposes far-reaching obligations on developers of standalone software and connected products. This Article describes the European legislative approach before turning to a description of the Framework. Anchored by the Cyber Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act\, and reinforced by a constellation of sector-specific measures\, the Framework effectively creates a California-like-products-liability regime for software. It mandates extensive security-by-design obligations\, imposes stringent conformity assessment and incident-reporting duties\, and shifts substantial compliance burdens onto manufacturers\, importers\, and distributors. It even treats emotional wrongs caused by software as injurious. The Framework will take full effect in December 2027\, meaning that companies must integrate its requirements into their current product cycles. \nBio: Chris Hoofnagle is professor of law in residence at the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he teaches tort law and cybersecurity. \nHosted by: Professor Alvaro Cardenas \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180 (Refreshments such as fruit\, pastries\, coffee\, and tea will be provided.) \nZoom Option: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1&jst=3
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/cse-colloquium-the-eus-cybersecurity-framework-what-it-is-what-it-means/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Between Forest and City: Stable Isotope Evidence for Anthropogenic Impacts on the Dietary Ecology of the Vulnerable Wied’s Marmosets in Brazil
DESCRIPTION:Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Lunch Talk with Letícia Soto da Costa — May 13th at 12 noon in Rm 261\, Social Sciences 1. \nAbout the talk: Anthropogenic disturbance is a major driver of environmental change\, altering resource availability and the feeding ecology of primates\, particularly in rapidly changing tropical landscapes. The vulnerable Wied’s marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)\, endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest\, inhabits increasingly human-modified environments. However\, how these changes affect its feeding ecology remains understood. Here\, we used carbon (d13C) and nitrogen (d15N) stable isotope analyses to investigate the dietary ecology of free-ranging Wied’s marmoset populations across 14 municipalities representing a gradient of human-modified landscapes in southern Bahia\, Brazil. We analyzed hair samples from 107 individuals across 30 social groups\, alongside isotopic data from potential dietary resources. Our findings reveal that both d13C and d15N values were negatively associated with forest cover\, with individuals in less forested sites exhibiting higher isotopic values. While mixing models indicated that fruit and insects were the main dietary components\, although their relative contributions varied spatially. Populations in more forested sites showed higher fruit consumption\, whereas those in less forested areas relied more heavily on insects and potentially additional\, unaccounted food resources. We also found age-related differences in d13C values\, suggesting variation in resource use across life stages. These findings indicate that C. kuhlii exhibits dietary flexibility in response to human-modified landscapes and resource availability\, while highlighting the importance of forest cover in maintaining natural feeding patterns. \nAbout the presenter: Letícia Soto da Costa is a PhD student in Ecology and Conservation Biology at the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (Bahia\, Brazil)\, under the supervision of Dr. Ricardo S. Bovendorp. Her research focuses on the impacts of anthropogenic pollutants on Wied’s Marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest of Bahia through heavy metal and stable isotope analysis. During AY 2025-26\, she has been a Visiting Researcher in the PEMA Lab under the mentorship of Prof. Vicky Oelze and funded by the Brazilian government as a CAPES Visiting PhD Scholar.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/between-forest-and-city-stable-isotope-evidence-for-anthropogenic-impacts-on-the-dietary-ecology-of-the-vulnerable-wieds-marmosets-in-brazil/
LOCATION:Social Sciences 1\, Social Sciences 1\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Ph.D. Presentations
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T140000
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SUMMARY:Thriving in Transition: A Mental Fitness Toolkit for What's Next
DESCRIPTION:Life After Graduation Series \nHosted by UC Davis\, open to recent alumni and rising seniors of all UC campuses. \nThe Cal Aggie Alumni Association is kicking off its Life After Graduation Series with an engaging virtual session\, “Thriving in Transition\,” on Wednesday\, May 13 at 1 p.m. (Pacific Time). \nThe transition from college to post-graduate life can bring both opportunity and uncertainty. Without the structure of academic life\, many graduates face new pressures related to job searching\, career decisions\, and navigating change. \nThis session introduces the concept of mental fitness – the capacity to respond to challenges with clarity\, resilience\, and intention. Through practical\, accessible techniques\, participants will learn how to manage stress\, regulate emotions\, and strengthen focus during this period of transition. Attendees will leave with tools they can apply immediately to support their wellbeing and sustain momentum as they move into their next chapter. \nLearning Objectives \n\nDefine mental fitness and its role in personal and professional success\nRecognize common stressors and emotional patterns during post-graduate transitions\nPractice techniques to manage stress and increase emotional regulation\nStrengthen focus\, motivation\, and adaptability during periods of uncertainty\nDevelop habits that support long-term resilience and wellbeing\n\nLEARN MORE & REGISTER
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/thriving-in-transition-a-mental-fitness-toolkit-for-whats-next/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T142500
DTSTAMP:20260507T203232Z
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SUMMARY:BME80G Seminar – Susanne Haga\, "Ethics of AI in Genomic Medicine"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Susanne Haga\, Professor in Medicine @ Duke University\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Haga’s research focuses on the translation of genomics into clinical practice. A central theme across her work is education\, spanning professional\, public\, and patient audiences. Her projects have encompassed the development of educational materials on genomic research\, pharmacogenetic testing\, and the communication of genetic test results. She also teaches at the undergraduate level\, with courses covering genetics and genomics\, ethics\, and policy.\n\nLocation: Jack Baskin Auditorium 101 @ 1:20 – 2:25 PM\n\nHosted by: Professor Karen Miga\, BME Department
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme80g-seminar-susanne-haga-ethics-of-ai-in-genomic-medicine/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Auditorium\, 191 Baskin Cir\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Zheng\, K. (CSE) - Towards Generalist Embodied World Models: From Neuro-Symbolic Interaction to Self-Evolving 3D World Generation
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is moving beyond passive perception toward systems that can understand\, interact with\, and generate the world. This dissertation studies generalist embodied world models that connect language\, vision\, action\, and 3D scene representations. It explores how multimodal systems can ground human instructions in physical environments\, reason over long-horizon tasks\, generate coherent text-and-visual content\, and construct spatially consistent 3D worlds from limited observations. Across embodied reasoning\, multimodal generation\, and 3D world construction\, this dissertation develops methods that combine pretrained models with structured interfaces such as symbolic reasoning\, generative visual tokens\, spatial priors\, and iterative self-refinement. These approaches aim to improve generalization\, data efficiency\, interpretability\, and geometric consistency without relying solely on monolithic end-to-end training. Together\, the work argues for a broader view of embodied AI: intelligent systems should not only recognize or describe the world\, but also act within it\, imagine it\, and build reusable representations of it. \nEvent Host: Kaizhi Zheng\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science & Engineering  \nAdvisor: Xin Eric Wang \n  \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91912825272?pwd=aps1YHcJKMaqmhtgl72f51K9EbxrHt.1 \nPasscode: 991132
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/zheng-k-cse-towards-generalist-embodied-world-models-from-neuro-symbolic-interaction-to-self-evolving-3d-world-generation/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T173000
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SUMMARY:Building Belonging Program Student Showcase 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Institute for Social Transformation’s annual student showcase\, celebrating the incredible work of our Building Belonging Fellows! This special event highlights the achievements of undergraduate research fellows. Each student will give a 2-minute lightning talk about a research project they worked on with a Social Sciences faculty mentor. \nPresentation schedule here \nThe event will be held in person on Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026\, from 3:00–5:00 p.m. in the Seymour Center La Feliz Room\, followed by an outdoor reception with light refreshments on the Oceanview Terrace from 5:00–5:30 p.m. \nAll are welcome—students\, faculty\, staff\, family\, and friends—we look forward to celebrating together! \nRSVP HERE \nSponsored by:\nThe Institute for Social Transformation and the Division of Social Sciences \nFor questions\, you can reach us at transform@ucsc.edu
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/building-belonging-program-student-showcase-2026/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T190000
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SUMMARY:What is Mythos? Conversations on AI
DESCRIPTION:What do we know about Mythos?\nAnthropic’s Claude Mythos\, a next-generation\, general-purpose AI model with 10 trillion parameters\, is the most powerful AI developed to date. It is highly capable of advanced reasoning\, coding\, and autonomously identifying and exploiting complex software vulnerabilities\, creating significant cybersecurity risks. \nJoin us for Chat with Praveen Krishna\, chair of our AI program\, a monthly drop-in conversation about the latest developments in artificial intelligence and what this technology means for developers\, professionals\, and organizations adopting AI tools. \nWhat you need to know to stay ahead\nThis is a casual\, interactive session. Bring your questions\, share your experience\, and hear directly from an AI educator working at the forefront of applied AI training. You’ll get an insider’s look at the technologies shaping the next generation of AI. \nEvent details\n\nSpeaker: Praveen Krishna\, AI chair\, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension\nFormat: Online discussion + open Q&A about the latest news in AI\nWhen: 2nd Wednesday of the month\nWho should attend: Developers\, technologists\, product managers\, and professionals exploring AI tools and automation\n\nClaim your seat today.\nShare your perspective. Plan your learning.\nVisit our Artificial Intelligence program page to learn more about our AI offerings.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/what-is-mythos-conversations-on-ai/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Shadmon\, R. (CS) - Proximal Byzantine Agreement
DESCRIPTION:Research on fault-tolerance protocols for approximate Byzantine agreement\n(ABA) has largely focused on ensuring that distributed processes remain\nconsistent despite fewer than 1/3 faulty processes. Yet in many\nreal systems\, consistency is only useful when it enables processes to\nmake accurate decisions from replicated\, noisy\, and potentially\nadversarially corrupted data relative to an ideal fault-free baseline.\nThis limitation is increasingly important in edge applications such as\nautonomous vehicles\, drone networks\, smart cities\, manufacturing\, and\nsensor-based systems\, where agreement directly drives downstream\nactions. At the same time\, many existing ABA protocols impose\nimpractical requirements\, such as replica counts that grow with data\ndimensionality or prior knowledge of the maximum distance between values\nproposed by each process. \nWe introduce Stochastic Byzantine Agreement (SBA)\, a new problem\nformulation in which the goal is to estimate an output from n replicated\nvalues consisting of n-f nonfaulty outputs generated by an\nunderlying stochastic process and f arbitrarily chosen\nByzantine outputs. We then present Proximal Byzantine Agreement\n(PBA)\, a stochastic agreement protocol that solves SBA by enabling\nconsumers to infer the most likely ideal output conditioned on the\noutputs they receive. In addition\, PBA provides a region\nguarantee that\, as we prove\, always contains the corresponding\nfault-free stochastic estimate of the true value. \nWe describe the design of PBA\, formalize its guarantees\, and evaluate\nits accuracy against existing techniques using stochastic simulations\nacross symmetric and asymmetric distributions and multiple system\nconfigurations. We also evaluate runtime overhead and performance in a\nfollow-the-leader drone network simulator and in a Java implementation on\nRaspberry Pis using a real-world adaptive cruise control dataset. Our\nresults show that PBA performs competitively across all evaluated\nsettings and especially well under simulated Byzantine attack. Most\nnotably\, PBA maintains stable accuracy as dimensionality increases\,\noutperforming methods that require up to 10x more replicas}\nand incur up to 10x greater computation time per agreement\ndecision. \nEvent Host: Roy Shadmon\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science  \nAdvisor: Owen Arden \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98390167664?pwd=DwkNuUSRaZRKXYb7pQbDYXgf7HFFPg.1 \nPasscode: pba
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/shadmon-r-cs-proximal-byzantine-agreement/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:BME 280B Seminar: Speaker Dr. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz - "How Embryos Build Themselves: Rules of Self-Organization"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz\, Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering\, California Institute of Technology \nDescription: N/A \nBio: Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is a Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. Over the past 25 years\, the Zernicka-Goetz Lab has pioneered key discoveries in early mammalian development\, including the first studies of post-implantation human embryo development in vitro\, insights into the origins of cell fate specification in mouse and human embryos\, and the creation of the first stem cell-derived embryo models using multiple stem cell types. By uncovering fundamental principles that regulate cell identity\, pluripotency\, and self-organization\, the lab continues to advance our understanding of embryo development with broad implications for fertility\, regenerative medicine\, and stem cell biology. \nHosted by: Professor Ali Shariati\, BME Department \nhttps://zernickagoetzlab.com/
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bme-280b-seminar-speaker-dr-magdalena-zernicka-goetz-how-embryos-build-themselves-rules-of-self-organization/
LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building\, 575 McLaughlin Drive
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000
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SUMMARY:Learn more about high school health pathways
DESCRIPTION:At this interactive info session about our new program for college-bound high schoolers\, program staff will talk about the UC Santa Cruz High School Health Pathways Summer Academy\, a six-week session of transformative learning\, in-person\, at the Silicon Valley Campus of UC Santa Cruz. \nGet hands-on learning in diverse topics such as: \n\nHuman biology\nMicroscopy\nPublic health advocacy\nExpert mentorship\nField experiences\nCapstone project\n\nAttend to learn more about the program and how to apply. Applications are due May 16th. \nWho should attend?\nHigh school students\, parents\, and advisors are invited to join the discussion and bring questions. \nSponsor\nThis session is sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Program. \n  \nCLAIM YOUR SEAT. 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/learn-more-about-high-school-health-pathways-3/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T170657Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T170657Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology: Global Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Climate Change\, Mega Cities\, and Anti-science
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Hotez\, a world-renowned vaccine scientist\, pediatrician\, and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate of Yale\, Cornell\, and Rockefeller University\, Dr. Hotez has dedicated his career to global health\, co-developing low-cost COVID-19 vaccines administered to over 100 million people in India and Indonesia. \nBeyond the lab\, Dr. Hotez is one of the nation’s most prominent “science explainers\,” tirelessly combating the rise of anti-science sentiment. In this lecture\, he will discuss the themes of his current book\, Science Under Siege (co-authored with climate scientist Michael Mann)\, offering a front-line perspective on defending scientific integrity and public health in an era of unprecedented challenge.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/2026-robert-l-sinsheimer-distinguished-lecture-in-biology-global-vaccines-and-immunizations-in-a-time-of-climate-change-mega-cities-and-anti-science/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T204547Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T204547Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology: Global Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Climate Change\, Mega Cities\, and Anti-science
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Dr. Peter Hotez\, a world-renowned vaccine scientist\, pediatrician\, and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate of Yale\, Cornell\, and Rockefeller University\, Dr. Hotez has dedicated his career to global health\, co-developing low-cost COVID-19 vaccines administered to over 100 million people in India and Indonesia. \nBeyond the lab\, Dr. Hotez is one of the nation’s most prominent “science explainers\,” tirelessly combating the rise of anti-science sentiment. In this lecture\, he will discuss the themes of his current book\, Science Under Siege (co-authored with climate scientist Michael Mann)\, offering a front-line perspective on defending scientific integrity and public health in an era of unprecedented challenge.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/2026-robert-l-sinsheimer-distinguished-lecture-in-biology-global-vaccines-and-immunizations-in-a-time-of-climate-change-mega-cities-and-anti-science-2/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T230511Z
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SUMMARY:Flow and Friction Symposium: Media Practices Across Global Asias
DESCRIPTION:“Media Practices Across Global Asias\,” a  graduate-student research cluster working across the History of Art and Visual Culture and Film and Digital Media departments\, hosts their first symposium titled “Flow and Friction.” The day-long symposium is comprised of four panels with presenters from UC Santa Cruz and universities further afield in the U.S. and abroad. Three of the panels are focused on papers\, while the fourth is focused on practice as research\, with a screening of three short video works followed by Q&A. Professor Lisa Nakamura will visit from the University of Michigan\, where she is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in the Department of American Cultures\, as keynote speaker for the event. Each of the symposium presentations takes up the notion of flow and friction in response to the research cluster’s open call inviting inquiries in media studies and audiovisual culture in the context of Global Asias. Global Asias offer an expansive model to consider the imaginary or symbolic Asia as a series of diasporic interpolations constituted by Asian\, non-Asian\, and indigenous peoples and cultures. It demonstrates that worlds are not singular\, much like media and its practices\, and are contingent upon the labor and bodies that engage and disengage with them.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person at the Cowell Conference Room at UC Santa Cruz.\n– FREE and open to Arts Division staff & faculty\, Arts Division students\, and their invited guests.\n– Registration recommended here.\n—\nPARKING\n– Closest lots to the event are Lots 107\, 108\, 109 and 110.\n– All lots require an A permit which can be purchased via UCSC TAPS.\n– ParkMobile can be found at Lot 107 and 109.\n– Additional parking can be found in Lot 111 or Lot 111B or East Remote Lot 104.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all UC Santa Cruz affiliates consistent with state and federal law. \n 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/flow-and-friction-media-practices-across-global-asias/
LOCATION:Cowell Conference Room\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260402T204708Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T204708Z
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SUMMARY:UCSC Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 15\, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) \nMcHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor \nWe are delighted to invite you to the 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium!\nThis 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. Please see the Graduate Division website for more information. \n 
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/ucsc-graduate-research-symposium/
LOCATION:McHenry Library\, 1156 High St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260402T204722Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T204722Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:UCSC 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium\nFriday\, May 15\, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) \nMcHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor \nThis 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/2026-graduate-research-symposium/
LOCATION:McHenry Library\, 1156 High St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T052437Z
CREATED:20260407T052403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T052437Z
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SUMMARY:OLLI at UCSC Sunday Speaker Meeting
DESCRIPTION:OLLI Hosts Michael Hutchinson\, Distinguished Professor Emeritus\, Department of Economics\nThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UC Santa Cruz invites the public to an in-person presentation from 10:00 to noon on Sunday\, May 17th\, in the Colleges Nine/Lewis Multipurpose Room at UCSC. \nJoin us for a social hour and a presentation. \nOLLI at UCSC is a community of adults from diverse educational\, occupational\, and geographic backgrounds who are devoted to the pursuit of learning. This event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend. Coffee and nibbles will be served. \nFor directions and free parking information\, visit: https://olli.ucsc.edu/monthly-gatherings/location-directions-and-parking/ \nFree and open to the public \n  \nPresented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UC Santa Cruz.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/olli-at-ucsc-sunday-speaker-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T110000
DTSTAMP:20260514T203152Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T203152Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: From Plumes to Produce: Leveraging Atmospheric Modeling and Smart Sensing for Food Safety
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Derek Hollenbeck\, postdoctoral research scholar\, University of California\, Merced  \nDescription: Advances in drone-based environmental sensing\, atmospheric modeling\, and intelligent monitoring systems are creating new opportunities for addressing emerging challenges in food safety and agricultural resilience. This talk explores how methodologies originally developed for methane emission detection and quantification could be translated toward agricultural and food safety applications. The presentation begins with an overview of research experiences in autonomous sensing and environmental monitoring\, including work associated with the inaugural CITRIS Aviation Prize before outlining some key potential areas for food safety with drones. Then\, the talk overviews previous research on the topics related to drone-based environmental monitoring\, Digital Twins\, and Smart Sensing – with a focus on methane emission source quantification\, atmospheric transport modeling of a point source\, and inverse problem methodologies for real-time parameter estimation. Finally\, the talk examines how these concepts may be adapted to food safety research questions\, as well as highlight opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration alongside emerging priorities from organizations and certification frameworks. \nBio: Derek Hollenbeck is a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of California\, Merced (UCM)\, where he serves as the manager of the Center for Methane Emissions Research and Innovation (CMERI) under the supervision of Dr. YangQuan Chen. He earned his B.Sc. (2016) and Ph.D. (2023) in Mechanical Engineering from UCM\, where he conducted research in the Mechatronics Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab.\n \nHis work sits at the intersection of fluid mechanics\, controls\, dynamics\, and inverse problems\, with a focus on developing intelligent environmental monitoring systems using small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). His research integrates machine learning and physics-based modeling to detect\, localize\, and quantify methane emissions in complex environments.\n \nDr. Hollenbeck is the author of Smart Sensing with Digital Twins: Methane Emission Source Determination with sUAS\, which presents a framework for combining digital twins\, inverse modeling\, and autonomous sensing to improve environmental observability. His work emphasizes how data-driven and physics-informed approaches can be fused to optimize sensor placement\, enhance estimation accuracy\, and enable real-time decision-making in single/distributed mobile sensing systems. \nHosted by: Professor Marco Rolandi\, ECE Department \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96727838511?pwd=1Qzl9HTV3G2BxaSEG8GeKOPZVu2NWj.1
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/ece-seminar-from-plumes-to-produce-leveraging-atmospheric-modeling-and-smart-sensing-for-food-safety/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T104000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T114500
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SUMMARY:ECE 290 Seminar: AI for Enhancing Power Grid Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Masood Parvania\, Roger P. Webb Endowed Professor\, University of Utah \n  \nDescription: Many communities across the world are experiencing more frequent and severe extreme weather disturbances such as wildfires\, heatwaves\, drought\, storms\, rising sea levels\, and flooding\, which not only pose threats to human health\, and the environment but also affect the ability of the power grid to continue powering the communities. This requires upgrading the operation of power grid from passive and manual applications to making complex decisions in real-time to facilitate the automated recovery of the system after major disturbances. This talk will review the application of various AI and ML techniques for detection\, response and mitigation of cyber anomalies and extreme weather events in power distribution systems.\n \n  \nBio: Masood Parvania is the Roger P. Webb Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Director of Utah Smart Energy Laboratory (U-Smart) at the University of Utah. Dr. Parvania is the Principal Investigator and Director of the U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid (NSF WIRED Global Center)\, co-funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). He is also the Founder and President of the Energy-AI company\, Grid Elevated\, which specializes on developing and commercializing AI technology for resilient and efficient power grid operation. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Soumya Bose\, ECE Department \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97975378707?pwd=ljcgaCfhMmhZ88Vt5dqQUBVQRjehOx.1
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/ece-290-seminar-ai-for-enhancing-power-grid-resilience-against-extreme-weather-events/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T180231Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T180231Z
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SUMMARY:The Sensory Arcade: Food as Language
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for a unique way to connect with your peers and experience art and food together? Our team is thrilled to invite you to a special\, immersive event hosted by your fellow international graduate students: The Sensory Arcade: Food as Language. \n\nWhen & Where: \n\n\n\nDate: Monday\, May 18\nTime: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.\nLocation: Graduate Student Commons\nFree Admission & Free Food\n\n\nPlease RSVP here to let us know you’re coming!\n\n—\n\nWhy you should join us:\nThis hands-on workshop and exhibition invites you into a softly-lit\, immersive environment to explore how food designers use tactile\, computational\, and narrative tools to reimagine how we connect with one another. Through interactive installations\, artist talks\, and a shared rice-themed lunch\, participants will experience food not just as a source of nutrition\, but as a medium for conversation\, play\, and community. \nOur event will include: \n\n\nRice-themed ice breaker game \n\n\nAn interactive food installation converting physical touch into acoustic sound \n\n\nAn exhibition and artist sharing session featuring works at the intersection of food design and Computational Media \n\n\nCommunal rice ball lunch \n\n\n\nWhether you’re interested in design and technology or just want to enjoy a creative lunch break\, we’d love to see you there! \n— \n\nLearn about our hosts below: \nEunsol Choi is an interaction designer and PhD student at UC Santa Cruz whose work centers on multisensory and edible interfaces. Drawing inspiration from food and flavor\, she designs tangible experiences that expand how we sense and interact with the world. Her research has been published and presented at ACM UIST\, CHI\, and CHI PLAY. \nLeyu Li is a London-based interdisciplinary artist and food designer whose practice spans installation\, narrative props\, and criteunical writing. Working across conceptual and speculative design\, she explores hybrid food systems and cross-cultural narratives through a research-driven lens. Her work has been exhibited at the London Design Festival\, Milan Design Week\, and Dutch Design Week\, and featured in ARTNews\, Dezeen\, and Mold Magazine. \nJiangyue Leah Wu is an artist and researcher at UC Santa Cruz working at the intersection of computational media and food design. She explores how multisensory intervention can create new modes of sociality and collaboration\, drawing on experience at Disney\, ByteDance\, and Central Saint Martins. Her work has been shown at Milan Design Week.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/the-sensory-arcade-food-as-language/
LOCATION:Graduate Student Commons\, 420 Hagar Drive\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Social Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T132500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T143000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series | Is the Farm a Digital Factory?: Labor\, Leafy Greens\, and the Limits of Automation with Summer Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Host:Madeleine Fairbairn \nSilicon Valley investors\, entrepreneurs\, and engineers are increasingly interested in agriculture as a site to disrupt and improve upon with their technologies. The nearby Salinas Valley – known as the Salad Bowl of the World – might be considered a “ground zero” for these operations of technological introduction\, with some calling it the Silicon Valley of Agriculture. This exit talk showcases my research on the evolving context in which new technologies are transforming social and environmental relations\, especially for already exploited\, racialized workers in the Salinas Valley. I trace the uneven ways in which agricultural automation is unfolding\, but also its profound limits within the region’s delicate\, leafy farming systems. Through interviews\, focus groups\, participant observation\, and historical analysis\, I will show how the materiality of crops such as lettuce continues to organize labor and limit full automation. Contributing to critical analysis of the uneven racial\, class\, and gender dynamics of the “future of work\,” this project centers emergent\, uncertain relationships among farmworkers\, the plants they care for\, and the fragile futures of capitalism. \nIn person and on Zoom \nMeeting ID:  949 5253 7079 \nPasscode: 552886
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/seminar-series-is-the-farm-a-digital-factory-labor-leafy-greens-and-the-limits-of-automation-with-summer-sullivan/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260518T170000
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Unifying Regression-Based and Design-Based Causal Inference in Time-Series Experiments and Crossover Experiments
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Peng Ding\, Associate Professor\, UC Berkeley \nDescription: I will present some recent results on unifying regression-based and design-based causal inference in time-series experiments and crossover experiments. Part I: Time-series experiments\, also called switchback experiments or N-of-1 trials\, play increasingly important roles in modern applications in medical and industrial areas. Under the potential outcomes framework\, recent research has studied time-series experiments from the design-based perspective\, relying solely on the randomness in the design to drive the statistical inference. Focusing on simpler statistical methods\, we examine the design-based properties of regression- based methods for estimating treatment effects in time-series experiments. We demonstrate that the treatment effects of interest can be consistently estimated using ordinary least squares with an appropriately specified working model and transformed regressors. Additionally\, we show that asymptotically\, the heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent variance estimators provide conservative estimates of the true\, design-based variances. This part is based on https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.22864  \nPart II: Crossover designs randomly assign each unit to receive a sequence of treatments. By comparing outcomes within the same unit\, these designs can effectively eliminate between-unit variation and facilitate the identification of both instantaneous effects of current treatments and carryover effects from past treatments. They are widely used in traditional biomedical studies and are increasingly adopted in modern digital platforms. However\, standard analyses of crossover designs often rely on strong parametric models\, making inference vulnerable to model misspecification. We unify the analysis of crossover designs using least squares\, with restrictions on the coefficients and weights on the units. Based on the theory\, we recommend specifying the regression function\, weighting scheme\, and coefficient restrictions to assess identifiability\, construct efficient estimators\, and estimate variances in a unified manner. This part is based on https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09215 \nAbout the speaker: Peng Ding is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Statistics\, Harvard University in May 2015 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health until December 2015. Previously\, he received his B.S. in Mathematics\, B.A. in Economics\, and M.S. in Statistics from Peking University. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Allen Kei.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/statistics-seminar-unifying-regression-based-and-design-based-causal-inference/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Dissecting Complex Disease Mechanisms with Causal Inference and Deep Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. David A. Knowles\, New York Genome Center & Columbia University \nDescription: Many human diseases have a substantial genetic component\, which association studies are increasingly capable of characterizing\, empowered by ever-growing sample sizes. These associations have the potential to elucidate complex disease biology and prioritize therapeutic interventions. However\, it is challenging to determine the impacted genes\, pathways and cellular states since most risk variants are noncoding. I will describe strategies we have explored to address this challenge\, particularly in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. We have mapped genetic effects on expression\, splicing and RNA editing in over 10k postmortem brain samples\, enabling interpretation of common variant associations. We developed a Mendelian randomization-based causal network inference method to estimate how genetic effects propagate through the gene network to converge on disease risk. We show that deep learning models of pre- and post- transcriptional regulation can refine functional fine-mapping\, improve the portability of polygenic risk scores across ancestries\, and increase power in novel annotation-aware noncoding rare variant association studies. Finally\, we designed a CRISPR/Cas13-based strategy to perform isoform-specific knockdown\, opening the door for isoform-resolved functional characterization of putative disease-causal transcriptomic changes. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Knowles studied Natural Sciences and Information Engineering at Cambridge before obtaining an MSc in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at Imperial College London. During his PhD in the Cambridge University Machine Learning Group under Zoubin Ghahramani he worked on variational inference and Bayesian nonparametric models. He was a postdoc at Stanford developing methods for functional genomics with Daphne Koller (CS)\, Sylvia Plevritis (Computational Systems Biology/Radiology) and Jonathan Pritchard (Genetics/Biology). At Columbia\, he is an Associate Professor of Computer Science\, an Interdisciplinary Appointee in Systems Biology and an Affiliate Member of the Data Science Institute. He is also a Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center. His group develops methods to better understand the genetic basis of human disease. \n\n\n\nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Nilah Ioannidis.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/am-seminar-dissecting-complex-disease-mechanisms-with-causal-inference-and-deep-learning/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Multiscale Sensing for Specialty Crop Systems: From Field Monitoring to Food Safety Application
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Eve Laroche-Pinel\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, California State University\, Fresno \nDescription: Advances in remote sensing\, drone platforms\, and data analytics are enhancing the ability to monitor agricultural systems at fine spatial and temporal scales. This presentation will highlight applied research using multispectral and hyperspectral data from satellites\, drones\, aircraft\, and ground platforms to assess crop water status\, detect disease\, and estimate fruit composition. These efforts are developed in collaboration with growers and industry partners\, with an emphasis on methods that are robust under field conditions and scalable across production systems. Building on this foundation\, the talk will examine how similar sensing approaches could be extended to address food safety challenges in California agriculture\, particularly in systems transitioning toward organic and regenerative practices . By linking environmental variability\, water dynamics\, and landscape features with potential contamination pathways\, sensing technologies may support improved risk assessment and monitoring. \nBio: Eve Laroche-Pinel is a researcher specializing in the application of sensing technologies to agricultural systems\, with a focus on translating data-driven methods into tools that support decision-making in real production environments. Her work sits at the intersection of agricultural engineering\, remote sensing\, and applied machine learning.  \nShe holds a PhD from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (France)\, completed in partnership with industry\, where she developed an operational service to monitor vineyard water status using satellite imagery. This work fostered a strong emphasis on applied research\, system integration\, and technology transfer to end users.  \nShe is currently a postdoctoral researcher at California State University\, Fresno\, contributing to a research program that uses multispectral and hyperspectral data collected from satellites\, drones\, aircraft\, and ground-based platforms. Her work addresses plant water status\, disease detection\, and crop composition\, combining field measurements\, laboratory analyses\, and predictive modeling. These projects are conducted in collaboration with growers\, industry partners\, and multidisciplinary academic teams\, with the objective of producing methods that are robust under field conditions and scalable across production systems.  \nShe plans to increasingly focus on how sensing technologies could contribute to food safety challenges in specialty crops. By linking environmental variability\, crop condition\, and landscape features with potential contamination pathways\, her future work would aim to support improved risk assessment and monitoring strategies\, particularly in systems transitioning toward organic and regenerative practices.  \nExtension and stakeholder engagement are central to her approach. She works closely with growers and partners to co-develop field trials\, adapt methodologies to operational constraints\, and translate technical outputs into actionable guidance. Her work includes participation in workshops\, training activities\, and collaborative projects that connect research with practice.  \nHer long-term goal is to build integrated research and extension programs that combine drones\, spectral sensing\, and environmental monitoring to support safe\, resilient\, and technology-enabled agriculture. \nHosted by: Professor Marco Rolandi\, ECE Department \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96727838511?pwd=1Qzl9HTV3G2BxaSEG8GeKOPZVu2NWj.1
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/ece-seminar-researcher-in-agricultural-sensing-remote-sensing-and-applied-ai/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:Paul Pena\, D. (CSE) - Efficient Pattern Counting in Sparse Graphs and Hypergraphs
DESCRIPTION:Pattern counting is a fundamental problem in computer science with applications in many domains. For a fixed small pattern H\, we are given a large graph G and we are asked to count the number of subgraphs or homomorphisms (edge-preserving maps) of H in G. For practical applications where the input graph can be very large\, we are interested in finding efficient algorithms\, that is\, algorithms that run in linear or subquadratic time with respect to the size of the input. \nFinding such algorithms in general (when G can be any graph) is not possible. Instead\, we restrict our input to sparse classes of graphs. One family of graph classes that has been widely studied in the context of subgraph and homomorphism counting is bounded-degeneracy graph classes. Real-world graphs in many domains have bounded degeneracy\, so studying these classes in theory can lead to practical algorithms. \nA series of advances in the study of homomorphism counting led to a dichotomy theorem that exactly characterized which patterns were linear-time computable for bounded-degeneracy inputs. This dissertation builds on this result\, extending it to other variants of this problem\, and generalizing it to other different settings\, like counting hypergraphs and notions of sparsity beyond degeneracy. \nOur results help develop the theory of subgraph counting in sparse graphs and hypergraphs\, and showcase how sparsity can be used both in theory and practice to develop faster algorithms. \n  \nEvent Host: Daniel Paul Pena\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science & Engineering  \nAdvisor: C. Sheshadhri \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97685906168?pwd=O35brsWilyn2m8AgMn0dKgALBe6wi1.1
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/paul-pena-d-cse-efficient-pattern-counting-in-sparse-graphs-and-hypergraphs/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Privacy’s Defender: Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy Cohn
DESCRIPTION:Privacy’s Defender\nElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today’s Internet\nCindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government’s prying eyes\, fought to ensure that you are told when your information has been turned over to the government\, and argued before judges to protect our right to speak and to share science and knowledge on the internet. \nIn Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance (MIT Press)\, Cindy weaves her own personal story with her role as a leading legal voice representing the rights and interests of technology users\, innovators\, whistleblowers\, and researchers during the Crypto Wars of the 1990s\, battles over NSA’s dragnet internet spying revealed in the 2000s\, and the fight against FBI gag orders. \nDuring this national book tour\, Cindy will be at UC Santa Cruz to give a book talk on May 19\, 2026 from 12:00-1:30 pm. \nFree and open to the public with registration.  \nRSVP HERE to attend in-person or on Zoom. \nIn-Person location: UCSC Humanities 1\, Room 210 (map link) \nVirtual: Zoom link will be sent separately \nCindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation\, which works to ensure that technology supports freedom\, justice and innovation for all the people of the world. Before becoming Executive Director a decade ago\, Cindy was the organization’s Legal Director from 2000-2015\, and led the organization’s impact litigation work on bringing balance to copyright law\, stopping mass spying and protecting freedom of expression online. She’s won many awards for her work and even more court decisions. \n \nUCSC co-sponsors: \nInstitute for Social Transformation\, The Humanities Institute\, Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas\, The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS)\, and the Security Research Lab.
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/privacys-defender-fight-against-digital-surveillance-with-cindy-cohn/
LOCATION:Humanities 1 Building\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Bai\, G. (BMEB) - Long-read single-molecule chromatin architecture and its role in transcriptome regulation
DESCRIPTION:Sequencing technologies have revolutionized our understanding of biology\, yet many existing methods require fragmentation of DNA or RNA\, fundamentally limiting our ability to study these molecules in their native\, intact forms. Long-read sequencing overcomes this constraint by enabling the sequencing of long\, single-molecule native DNA and RNA\, providing simultaneous access to both sequence and base modifications that reflect epigenetic state. This capability has already yielded landmark achievements\, including the first complete\, gapless human genome assembly. Yet while our ability to decode genomic sequence has advanced dramatically\, how chromatin structure shapes a cell’s transcriptome remains poorly understood. My thesis addresses this gap through three aims. First\, I co-developed a novel long-read approach for profiling chromatin accessibility at single-molecule resolution using the small molecule angelicin. Second\, I characterized how long-range chromatin states are associated with RNA processing and transcription\, leveraging multi-omic long-read data in yeast. Third\, I incorporate chromatin data into sequence-to-function deep learning models to interpret the mechanistic contribution of chromatin state to RNA processing. Together\, these aims establish a new framework for studying the relationship between epigenetic state and transcriptome regulation at a resolution not previously possible. \nEvent Host: Gali Bai\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics \nAdvisor: Angela Brooks \nZoom Meeting ID: 940 6201 8397 \nPasscode: 700963
URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/event/bai-g-bmeb-long-read-single-molecule-chromatin-architecture-and-its-role-in-transcriptome-regulation/
LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building\, 575 McLaughlin Drive
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Maram\, S. (CM) - Scripture To Console: The Nexus between Religion and Digital Play
DESCRIPTION:Religion has historically been a profound force for global mobilization\, shaping geopolitics\, economies\, and geography. Similarly\, contemporary interactive media\, with video games at the forefront\, has moved beyond mere entertainment to become a powerful vehicle for communication\, narrative\, and inspiration\, reaching millions worldwide. This dissertation investigates the intersection of these two influential forces: religion and video games\, demonstrating the influence of religion on video games\, the influence of video games on religion\, and finally\, how these two powerful mobilization forces can come together to solve global challenges. \nFirst\, I examine the current landscape of religious representation in commercial video games (e.g.\, Assassin’s Creed\, SMITE). I analyze how key stakeholders i.e. players\, game designers\, and development studios\, interpret and engage with embedded religious elements\, drawing on existing critical reception and player discourse. This analysis identifies common narrative pitfalls and successful strategies for incorporating complex religious themes in digital spaces\, culminating in proposed design frameworks for sensitive and effective representation. \nBuilding on this foundational work\, the thesis culminates in defining and validating a new interaction paradigm where learning meets religion through play. This paradigm focuses on intentionally leveraging religious content i.e. specifically its rituals and narratives as mechanics in serious games to drive motivation and learning toward collective action. I validate this paradigm through a comprehensive case study focused on climate change\, arguably the most pressing issue of the modern era. This involves the design and empirical discussion of a serious game that incorporates specific religious mechanics\, ethics\, and narratives (e.g.\, stewardship\, ritual) to effectively communicate the severity of the climate crisis and motivate stakeholders toward a collective solution. \n  \nEvent Host: Sai Siddartha Maram\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computational Media \nAdvisor: Magy Seif El-Nasr \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91946426300?pwd=wxe1x3YCRsXrtcvOSy2kmfC9dZ3inW.1 \nPasscode: 558570
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