Events
Intellectual Property Wars: The Battle for Access to Medicines
Kuumbwa Jazz CenterThe globalization of intellectual property in the 1980s has coincided with some of the deadliest pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks, from HIV, hepatitis C, SARS, and recently COVID -19. Tahir Amin will take us through his and his organization’s journey over two decades fighting the ever growing intellectual property systems being pushed by the US, EU […]
PhD+ Workshop – Conducting an Informational Interview
Virtual and In PersonAn information interview is one that you conduct with someone working in a field for an institution or company that you want to consider working in and for. How do you conduct an informational interview? What questions should you ask to get the best information about what it’s like to do that job for that […]
Tahir Amin – Technological Colonialism: The Political Economy of Innovation and Global Health
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesWith billions of people in low-income countries still without Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics, this pandemic has exposed the neo-colonial structures of the political economy of intellectual property system and the World Trade Organization (WTO). This talk will delve into an often overlooked history of how the WTO TRIPS Agreement came into existence and the impact […]
Dimitris Vardoulakis: Materialism and Instrumentality
Virtual and In PersonThe History of Consciousness department is pleased present their upcoming speaker series this fall quarter and invites you to join them. These will be hybrid events, hosted in-person in Humanities 1 Room 420 & virtually via Zoom, except for the talk on October 25th which will only be on Zoom. The Zoom link for all […]
Postponed – Stevenson Distinguished Alumni Lecture: John Rickford
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesDue to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed. A new date will be announced as soon as possible. This event features John R. Rickford (Member, National Academy of Sciences, Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Fellow, the British Academy) Mr. Rickford will be reading the UCSC chapter from his 2022 memoir "Speaking […]
Temple Grandin, Visual Thinking
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author Temple Grandin (Thinking In Pictures) for a discussion of her new book, Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, […]
PhD+ Workshop – Crafting the Contributions to Diversity Statement
Virtual and In PersonInstitutions of higher learning increasingly require faculty applicants to submit a statement of contributions to diversity. Learn what belongs in this statement and how to communicate it effectively. Judith Estrada, […]
RCA 30th Anniversary Celebration: Sharing Futures, Speaking Truths
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Research Center for the Americas! The distinguished honoree will be civil rights & feminist icon Dolores Huerta. The keynote speaker will be Cristina […]
Catamaran 10th Anniversary Benefit
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Catamaran to celebrate 10 years of the literary journal at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz. Lite appetizers and drinks will be served with a silent […]
Living Writers: Tonya Foster, Conversation with Ronaldo V. Wilson
Virtual EventTonya Foster in conversation with Ronaldo V. Wilson, as part of the George and Judy Marcus Chair in Poetry Reading, presented in collaboration with The Poetry Center and San Francisco […]