Inquiry with impact
Panelists from academia, industry, and non-profits discuss the external threats facing digital investigators from under-represented communities and ways to counter those challenges, addressing the issue of digital security within the field of human rights investigations.
A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option — for peace cannot exist where justice is not served.”― John Lewis, on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act This event is part of …
International vaccine scientist and tropical disease and coronavirus expert Dr. Hotez argues that vaccine diplomacy is critical for addressing global health inequalities.
Centering the voices and lived experiences of faculty of color (FOC) is critical for exposing and transforming problematic structures of university leadership. From a brief research talk, audiences will learn how FOC navigate and reform structures of Whiteness in leadership. Interactive discussion with divisional deans will follow, with goals of understanding how to bolster the …
Signs of the climate crisis are everywhere–from record wildfires, drought scorching the west, intensified hurricanes lashing the south, and rising oceans threatening coastal communities around the globe.
These young people are saying we all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener. That must be our legacy.” ― John Lewis
Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts author Reyna Grande, discussing her novel "A Ballad of Love and Glory."
Come celebrate the launch of the Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive. The new archive features oral history recordings, original documents, and family artifacts that capture the rich history of Filipino life and labor in California’s Pajaro Valley.
Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?”― John Lewis, from Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America This event is part of the 2022 event series "Necessary Trouble: Thinking with the …
An in-person event featuring Dr. Jesica Siham Fernández, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Santa Clara University, on her new book Growing Up Latinx: Coming of Age in a Time of Contested Citizenship (New York University Press).
Celebrating Alumni Voices with both virtual and in-person events—a mixtape of our favorite hits we've made just for you!
We hope you will join us on to honor Ricky Bluthenthal as this year's Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. He will be joined in conversation by Assistant Professor of Sociology Naya Jones and Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley.
Attend an evening panel with early to later career alumni working in diverse natural history-related fields. Come find out what a job in the Natural History world really looks like.
UC Santa Cruz scientists and community leaders in conservation, climate resilience, and sustainability will explore the local and global challenges brought on by a warming world, discuss ways we all can adapt and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate, and respond to questions from the audience.
The UCSC climate coalition (a student and faculty climate group on campus) are organizing one of the biggest days of action for the climate that our campus has seen. On earth day, 4/22, dozens of UC faculty and local politicians are holding a teach-in, which is open for anyone to attend (schedule below). We are …
Dozens of researchers, nonprofits, businesses, and public agencies will set up booths so that you can learn what environmental work is happening right here in our community and how you can get involved. Enjoy food, music, and games alongside science and climate action.
This Imagining America Teaching & Learning Circle Study Group is an intimate space for IA members to learn from leaders and peers in the IA network taking on the challenging and hopeful work of institutional culture change. This month's Study Group features Tessa Hicks Peterson. Many in the world today suffer from traumas of violence, …
