Dave Shaw (Santa Cruz, USA): Planet Local Sharing Circle
Hosted by Local Futures In our next Planet Local Sharing Circle, we’ll be joined by Dave Shaw, founder of the Right Livelihood Center at UC Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Permaculture. The […]
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Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream: Film Screening and Conversation with Denise Carrascosa and Gina Dent
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesThe Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of the video-performance Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream (Bruna Castro, Brasil, 2026), followed by a conversation between Denise […]
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Cognitive Health: The Many Ways to Exercise – Wellness in Action Series
Thursday, October 8, 12:00 PM– 12:30 PM Register for the Zoom link. Did you know that physical movement and cognitive training work together to reshape and strengthen your brain? In this […]
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9th US – India Conference | Shaping the Next Global Turn
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesWith the theme ‘US–India: Shaping the Next Global Turn’, this conference aims to serve as a premier platform for substantive dialogue on the evolving business, technological and geopolitical relationship between […]
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SF Tech Week AI Frontier Summit: Intelligence at Scale – Agents, Physical AI & Chips
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesAI Frontier Summit 2026 brings together AI founders, researchers, investors, and industry leaders to examine how the next generation of intelligent systems is being built—from autonomous agents and physical AI […]
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Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Caring for cultural keystones: Indigenous-led stewardship, public values, and tree genomics in a hotter, drier world
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CAIn person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact […]
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Essential and Effective Job Search Skills
Virtual EventThis relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from […]
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October Slugs and Steins with Professor Matt O’Hara
Virtual EventThe Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon In the 1930s and 40s, amateur explorers and hardened plant hunters combed the Amazon in […]
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Fellowships for Research in Japan – In-person Info Session
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAJapan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest funding agency for academic research in Japan. Fellowships are offered for Ph.D. students, post-doctorate scholars, researchers, and faculty members […]
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Kraw Lecture: Could a “Super El Niño” be coming?
The Quad Conference Center 2400 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesUC Santa Cruz researchers are closely tracking the development of a potential “super El Niño” this year. In this Kraw Lecture, two UC Santa Cruz experts will explore the natural […]
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Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop
ZoomOptional 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 […]
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Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment
The 418 Project 155 River St S, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Festival of Monsters screens the 1955 classic sci-fi horror film The Quatermass Experiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at The 418 in Downtown Santa Cruz. This screening […]
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Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion
Museum of Art & History 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe Festival of Monsters presents “A Devilish Discussion,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the Museum of Art and History in Downtown Santa Cruz. Authors Kiersten White (The Fox […]
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Environmental Studies Seminar Series | North Stars of Emancipation: Navigating Movements and Institutions to Change Food Systems
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CAIn person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact […]
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The Dominican Wake: Contradictions of the Human and Human Rights in the Dominican Republic with Dr. Génesis Lara
Charles E. Merrill Lounge Rutherford House, Santa Cruz, CAAs a part of the Sovereignty & Solidarity Fall Speaker Series, the Huerta Center is thrilled to host Dr. Génesis Lara from UC-Irvine to speak on topics related to her […]
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Statistics Seminar: Advancing Science on the Sea and Stars with Modern Statistical Techniques
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: J. Xavier Prochaska, Professor, UC Santa Cruz Description: I will present two current and challenging research problems from the domains of astrophysics and oceanography which are leveraging standard Bayesian methods. After describing the datasets, scientific goals, and currently methodology, I will welcome a discussion on ways to improve, advance, and/or replace the current approaches. […]
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AM Seminar: Analysis of Flagellar Gait Changes Across Fluid Viscosities
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Dr. Kelli Gutierrez, CSU Monterey Bay Description: Many microswimmers propel themselves using flagella, which are thin, threadlike filaments that beat in a periodic wavelike motion. The flagellar beat emerges from the coupled interactions between the surrounding fluid and the active and passive responses of the flagellum. Previous studies have observed the qualitative shape of […]
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North Stars of Emancipation: Navigating Movements and Institutions to Change Food Systems
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesIn this talk, Dr. Roman-Alcalá will discuss his new book, North Stars of Emancipation: California’s Diverse Food and Farming Movements in Times of Racial Reckoning, based on his 20 years of engaging such movements as both participant and (more recently) researcher. The book addresses how food movements’ racial politics and change-making strategies have shifted over […]
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An Evening with Dr. Samuel Waymon — Ganja and Hess
Communications Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CAUC Santa Cruz, in collaboration with The African Connections Research and Education Fund, Inc., presents two very special evenings with Dr. Samuel Waymon Award-winning composer, actor, lecturer, arranger and brother of the legendary Nina Simone Free film screenings and discussions Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m Communications Building, Room 150 “Ganja & Hess” ‘…one […]
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Rioters: Unruly Images and Freedom Experiments with Patrícia Freitas
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesThe Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of three short films by Patrícia Freitas about women and incarceration in Brazil, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. Fleeing Firminas features moments of women inside the Women’s Penal Complex of Salvador in Bahia, Brazil participating in the creative writing workshops . […]