Events

Please join us on June 4th from 2:30 until 4:00 pm for a showcase of UCSC’s Tech For Social Good teams from both the 2019 and 2020 funding periods. Teams from both years have faced an unprecedented series of challenges – from student strikes to wildfires to a global pandemic lockdown – and have shown tremendous …

The Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden present an afternoon of poetry in the beautiful (virtual) setting of the Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa Cruz. Poetry by Nikia Chaney, Kim Scheilblauer, William Ward Butler, Michael Hannon, Lee Perron, and Julie Murphy. Plus, enjoy an interview with Orin Martin, manager of the Chadwick Garden and author of Fruit Trees …

The campus commemoration of Juneteenth is set for Friday, June 25, and this year’s event is especially meaningful, as it follows the news that federal leaders are making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The theme of this year’s campus event is “Celebrating Creativity, Community and Resilience,” and the organizing committee invites all in the UC Santa …

People are considered food insecure if they have limited or uncertain access to nutritious, safe food. Common indicators include fear of running out of food, skipping meals, hunger, and cutting down on portions. Santa Cruz County households with annual earnings of less than $50,000 missed 21 million meals in 2017-18. Fast forward to 2020 and …

Come learn about how to make the most of your major and create your own career path with your Social Sciences degree! Brought to you by LALS and Career Success. For any disability-related accommodation needs, please contact Taylor Nagel at tsnagel@ucsc.edu. Requests should be made at least 5 business days from the event start date. …

In this class, participants will work on cultivating observational skills and artistic talent with inspiration from the Alan Chadwick Garden. Starting with a short presentation about a variety of approaches to field sketching and journaling, we'll take a look at several different examples of how to create a successful sketchbook page composition with an overview of …

Business leaders, politicians, celebrities, and non-profit organizations are calling for the planting of millions, billions, or even trillions of trees to slow climate change. Is that really feasible? Professor Karen Holl will talk about what we can actually achieve from growing trees and how to improve the outcomes of forest restoration efforts, based on her …

The UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and Bookshop Santa Cruz present a book talk and signing event with CheFarmer Matthew Raiford, farmer, chef, and graduate of the CASFS Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture.  Raiford will discuss his new cookbook, Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer, a collection …

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed until a later date this Fall (TBD). Event updates will be posted on the www.DataShareSCC.org website. This panel, co-hosted by DataShare Santa Cruz County and CORE Investments, will speak with local leaders as they speak to the power of local data collection as a key element …

From the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in 2017, to the role of white nationalists in the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurgency, recent events have spotlighted white supremacist groups. To grapple with these forces and broader problems of racism and inequality, we need a deeper understanding of the Klan movement—the Ku Klux Klan …

The severity of this summer's extreme weather events is creating a new sense of urgency for action to achieve a net-zero global economy by mid-century to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change. To achieve this, global carbon emissions must decline rapidly from their current levels. The changes required have huge implications for the …

The 21st century has seen an explosion of new language and new understandings of gender and sexuality, with LGBTQ+ adolescents often depicted as harbingers of social change in gender and sexuality, challenging mainstream beliefs and values and using social media as tools for expression and community building. In this University Forum, Phillip Hammack, professor of …