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Upcoming Events

Ongoing
8:00am – 11/4 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

  • Academic
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Discovering Compounds and Designing Materials
Ram Seshadri, Professor, Materials Department, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara,
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
11:30am – 12:30pm
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Science Journeys Saturday - Flight School for Robots

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, November 10th, 2025
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

  • Academic
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Extreme environment materials testing: thermochemical life prediction and improved material design
Elizabeth Opila, Department Chair, Rolls Royce Commonwealth Professor of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia,
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar

Gates-Thomas 135
"Chaos in "Confinement: Using Polymers to Mix Fluids and Speed Up Chemical Reactions in Porous Media"
Sujit Datta, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech,
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
2:00pm – 3:30pm
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David Baltimore Memorial

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

  • Academic
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Materials Science Research Lecture

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
Failure Modes in Oxide Solid State Electrolytes: Direct Observations of the Stress Accompanying Dendrite Growth
W. Craig Carter, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Thirteen Years in the Dust: How a Robot Showed that Mars Was Once Habitable, with Ashwin Vasavada

Beckman Auditorium
Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist, Mars Science Laboratory, JPL,
  • Public Event
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
8:00am – 12/5 11:59pm
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Registration for Winter Term

  • Academic
Friday, November 21st, 2025
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Admission to Candidacy for the Degrees of Master of Science and Engineer

  • Academic
Friday, December 5th, 2025
12:00am – 12/6 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Fall Term

  • Academic
Saturday, December 6th, 2025
8:00am – 12/9 11:59pm
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Study Period

  • Academic
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
8:00am – 12/12 11:59pm
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Final Examinations for Fall Term

  • Academic
Friday, December 12th, 2025
12:00am – 12/13 12:00am
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End of Fall Term

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Saturday, December 13th, 2025
8:00am – 1/4 11:59pm
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Winter Recess

  • Academic
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Instructors' Final Grade Reports

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Monday, January 5th, 2026
12:00am – 1/6 12:00am
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Beginning of Instruction of Winter Term

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Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

  • Academic
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Francois Tissot

Beckman Auditorium
Francois Tissot, professor of geochemistry; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
  • Public Event
Friday, January 23rd, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Adding Courses and Removing Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
8:00am – 2/10 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

  • Academic
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

  • Academic
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Dropping Courses, Exercising Pass/Fail Option, and Changing Sections

  • Academic
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Kimberly See

Beckman Auditorium
Kim See, professor of chemistry,
  • Public Event
Thursday, February 26th, 2026
8:00am – 3/11 11:59pm
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Registration for Spring Term

  • Academic
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
12:00am – 3/12 12:00am
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Last Day of Classes for Winter Term

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Thursday, March 12th, 2026
8:00am – 3/15 11:59pm
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Study Period

  • Academic
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
12:00am – 3/19 12:00am
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End of Winter Term

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Thursday, March 19th, 2026
8:00am – 3/29 11:59pm
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Spring Recess

  • Academic
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Instructors' Final Grade Reports

  • Academic
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman

Beckman Auditorium
Katie Bouman, associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,
  • Public Event
Monday, March 30th, 2026
12:00am – 3/31 12:00am
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Beginning of Instruction of Spring Term

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Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Undergraduate Academic Standards and Honors Committee Meeting

  • Academic
10:00am – 11:00am
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Science Journey - Smarter AI for a More Sustainable World: Building an AI Model You Can Trust

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Friday, April 17th, 2026
8:00am – 5:00pm
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Last Day for Adding Courses and Removing Conditions and Incompletes

  • Academic
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
8:00am – 5/5 11:59pm
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Midterm Examination Period

  • Academic
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Sarkis Mazmanian

Beckman Auditorium
Sarkis Mazmanian, Luis B. and Nelly Soux professor of microbiology; Merkin Institute Professor,
  • Public Event
Monday, May 11th, 2026
9:00am – 9:01am
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Due Date for Midterm Grades

  • Academic