BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20280312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20281105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270627T150000 DTSTAMP:20260910T220505Z CREATED:20260910T220505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T220505Z UID:10016362-1790514000-1814108400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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/2026-09-27/ CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-01-151610.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270725T150000 DTSTAMP:20260910T220505Z CREATED:20260910T220505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T220505Z UID:10016363-1792933200-1816527600@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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/2026-10-25/ CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-01-151610.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T120000 DTSTAMP:20260929T204047Z CREATED:20260929T204047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T204047Z UID:10017615-1794826800-1794830400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260922T180840Z CREATED:20260917T185033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T180840Z UID:10017082-1794843000-1794848400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Southeast Asian Social Interactions":MAILTO:seacoast@ucsc.edu GEO:36.9979834;-122.0555164 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road Santa Cruz CA 95064 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=257 Cowell-Stevenson Road:geo:-122.0555164,36.9979834 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T170000 DTSTAMP:20261015T164013Z CREATED:20261015T164013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T164013Z UID:10017821-1794844800-1794848400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BE-logomark_localist-1.png GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261116T170000 DTSTAMP:20261015T165727Z CREATED:20261015T165630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T165727Z UID:10017822-1794844800-1794848400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/citations.jpeg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T130000 DTSTAMP:20261014T182032Z CREATED:20261014T182032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T182032Z UID:10017804-1794916800-1794920400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gottlieb-headshot-2026-scaled-e1792001921970.jpg GEO:37.0003908;-122.0534175 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Huerta Center Conference Room (Casa Latina) 641 Merrill Rd Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=641 Merrill Rd:geo:-122.0534175,37.0003908 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260928T233517Z CREATED:20260928T233517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T233517Z UID:10017610-1795195800-1795204800@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Events_Cal_Template_Canva.png GEO:36.9694615;-122.0276729 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St. Santa Cruz United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 Center St.:geo:-122.0276729,36.9694615 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270822T160000 DTSTAMP:20260910T220505Z CREATED:20260910T220505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T220505Z UID:10016364-1795352400-1818950400@live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io 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/ CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://live-events-ucsc.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-01-151610.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR