Inquiry with impact
Join us for a book talk on The Force of Witness as author Dr. Rosa-Linda Fregoso examines the contra-feminicide movement in Mexico and other feminist efforts to eradicate gender violence. No advance registration is needed!
The Institute for Social Transformation is excited to host a student showcase event to honor the work that has been accomplished in the Building Belonging program. Students who have been involved in the program in 2022-2023 will present their contributions to research projects.
UC Santa Cruz's Center for Labor and Community is pleased to host a two-day workshop on the growing labor movement in higher education. This event aims to bring together worker-organizers to share insights, lessons, strategic perspectives, organizing models, questions, and challenges from our various struggles.
engaging education (e2) is pleased to present Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor as a Keynote speaker for this year's Change Makers Event, Resisting Erasure: Unearthing History for Our Futures. RSVP by May 23rd at 5pm and join us for this special event!
Join us for presentations by this year's five student teams on the progress they made on projects that include a virtual reality application to visualize the impact of wildfires, and a project that turns living cacti into solar panels!
Join in on the fun on May 31st for a special event with composer, physician, and writer Dr. Rupa Marya at the Institute
The Center for Agroecology and the UC Santa Cruz Foundation Board of Trustees invite you to the Foodways Benefit Dinner on June 2, advancing the road map to student food security. This extraordinary evening features special guest chef Brandon Jew, executive chef of Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco and winner of two 2022 James Beard awards. The five-course meal will highlight seasonal, local produce from the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology paired with local award-winning wines.
Enjoy the beauty of early summer in the historic Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa Cruz with poetry and music from some of the region’s most talented artists. The event is free and open to the public (registration required).
This talk will explore the agroecological challenges facing organic no-till agriculture, with a particular focus on the distinct challenges of California organic vegetable systems. We will review the results of a three-year field trial conducted at the UCSC Center for Agroecology with discussion about the role of formal research and extension in supporting agroecological innovations.
Save the date: At the intersection of land use, racial equity, and economic justice, the Center for Agroecology invites you to join us for a critical conversation about how people can be empowered to address the legacy of state-sanctioned segregation with author, Leah Rothstein.
UC Santa Cruz is hosting a film screening and panel discussion for the short documentary, Strawberry Picker. The event will be held on October 10, 2023 at the Stevenson Event Center from 6pm-8pm. The documentary was produced, directed, and written by local filmmakers and has a focus on the Watsonville-born Chicano printmaker Juan R. Fuentes.
Register now for the free Community Engaged Research Basics Webinar sponsored by the Urban Research-Based Action Network. There are two webinars in the series discussing 'basics' and 'ethics' of community engaged research.
