Events
Digital Artist Talk — LABSCAPES: DIORAMAS OF RESEARCH
January 29, 1-2:30PM
Join us for this digital media showcase and Adobe Photoshop demo with artist Saul Villegas. This event highlights Villegas’s work as Artist in Residence at the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS). The showcase presents photography, video, and experimental digital media that document research environments, fieldwork, and laboratory processes as immersive visual dioramas.
The session concludes with an open Q&A and informal discussion. The event is sponsored by the University Library Center for Digital Scholarship, the CCCR, and the IMS. Saul’s digital exhibit will be on display on the VizWall in the Digital Scholarship Commons for the duration of Winter Quarter 2026.
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Location: Digital Scholarship Commons, McHenry Library
“Science in the Neighborhood” with Mike Beck
February 5, 6-7:30pm
Coastal risks are growing from climate change, development and habitat loss. The Center for Coastal Climate Resilience assesses coastal risks, values the adaptation benefits of nature, and identifies innovative solutions to reduce risks to people, property and nature. Mike will describe recent successes in bridging ecology, engineering and economics to develop solutions in the interface between science, policy and finance.
Mike will show some of the latest innovations with examples from Santa Cruz and across the US and internationally. These successes include new policies that open funding for nature as natural infrastructure; the development of nature-positive insurance; and the use of game engine technology to communicate the cost effectiveness of nature-based solutions.
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: La Feliz Room, Seymour Marine Discovery Center
Labscapes: Dioramas of Research exhibit
March 5-April 3
Labscapes: Dioramas of Research is a mixed-media Art + Science exhibition by Saul Villegas, Artist-in-Residence at the Institute of Marine Sciences & Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR), UC Santa Cruz.
The exhibition will be on view at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center from March 5 – April 3, 2026, highlighting coastal research, climate resilience, and immersive visual storytelling.
Past Events
November 4-6, 2025
Indigenous leaders take center stage at event on funding sustainability projects. The inaugural Economic Futures Summit created space for connection, Indigenous innovation, and collective investment in environmental sustainability efforts.
October 16, 2025
CCCR Research Symposium and Social. Lightning Talks and social hour, La Feliz Room, Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
September 16-17, 2025
Symposium shows creativity, conviction are key to communicating climate solutions. Journalists, researchers, community leaders, and local officials gathered at the inaugural Communicating Climate Solutions symposium.
May 29, 2025
CCCR Project Updates. Namaste Lounge, College Nine Road.
April 17-18, 2025
Visualization Workshop. Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
February 3-4, 2025
National Academy of Sciences, National Practice Forum on Nature Based Solutions. Irvine, CA.
See also https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/03/nature-based-solutions
October 4, 2024
CCCR Research Symposium and Social. Lightning Talks and social hour, La Feliz Room, Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
June 6, 2024
Meet the CCCR Fellows. La Feliz Room, Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
April 24-25, 2024
Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation: Financing, Measurement & Project Pipeline. Seymour Center – La Feliz Room, UC Santa Cruz
March 16, 2023