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Henry Art Gallery

Midday Mindfulness

March 12–June 11, 2025

Ashwini Sadekar leads a guided meditation to boost calm via the mind-body-breath connection.
School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 BA Exhibitions – Group 2

May 13– 23, 2025

Come to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for an exhibit of graduating student's projects.

UW Public Lectures

Judge Joel Ngugi

Wed. May 21, 2025

Hear about the most pressing political questions of our time in Kenya and the USA.
Department of Statistics

Experimentation and Inference on Networks Department of Statistics

Wed. May 21, 2025

Explore how to draw reliable inferences from experiments in the presence of network interference.
Department of Communication

VIRTUAL COM Colloquium by Steve Rains

Wed. May 21, 2025

Guest speaker presents on the state of scholarship on supportive communication.
Center for Statistics & Social Sciences

Designing Robust and Domain-Specific Multimodal Foundation Models

Wed. May 21, 2025

Ian Stewart surveys the landscape of modern multimodal foundation models.
Comparative History of Ideas

Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium

Wed. May 21, 2025

This initiative lets students present their work in flexible and imaginative ways.
Digital Arts and Experimental Media

DXARTS Spring Concert

Wed. May 21, 2025

Artists present a curated show at quarterly DXARTS Spring Concert.
Department of Chemistry

George H. Cady Endowed Lecture in Inorganic Chemistry: Shannon Stahl

Wed. May 21, 2025

The George H. Cady Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry was established in memory of Prof. Cady by his family and many friends and colleagues in 1994.
School of Music

Guest Artist Concert: Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble

Thurs. May 22, 2025

Ekmeles vocal ensemble performs works by UW faculty composers at Meany Hall.
Jackson School

To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States

Thurs. May 22, 2025

Karam Dana on Palestinian identity in the absence of a defined home nation.
American Indian Studies

Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series

Thurs. May 22, 2025

Enjoy an evening with novelist and storyteller Roger Fernandes.
Asian Languages & Literature

Taiwan Studies Spring Colloquia

Thurs. May 22, 2025

Celebrate the end of the academic year with presentations from graduating M.A. and Ph.D. students as well as visiting scholars of the Taiwan Studies Program.
School of Drama

Thrive, Or What You Will

May 22–June 1, 2025

Follow the story of Jeanne Baret, a gender-nonconforming 18th-century herb woman, who embarks on an 11-year voyage around the world disguised as a (male) botanist's assistant.
Political Science

Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics

Fri. May 23, 2025

Oxford University's Nathan Lane talks with graduate student discussant Brian Leung.
Department of Statistics

An Overview of Entropy-regularized Optimal Transport and Schrödinger Bridges

Fri. May 23, 2025

Explore a rapidly evolving research area, including some recently discovered connections with score function estimation and transformers.

School of Music

Guitar Studio Recital

Fri. May 23, 2025

Guitar students of Michael Partington present their quarterly recital.
School of Music

Modern Music Ensemble

Fri. May 23, 2025

Enjoy repertoire from the early to mid-20th century and beyond, performed by both undergraduate and graduate students.
School of Art + Art History + Design

UW MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition

May 24–June 15, 2025

The Henry Art Gallery presents the work of student artists.
School of Music

Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band

Tues. May 27, 2025

The Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Ensemble present repertory selections, original music, and inspired arrangements.

School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 BA Exhibitions – Honors

May 27–June 6, 2025

The third exhibit of the quarter showcasing graduating students' work.
Career & Internship Center

Non-Teaching Careers in Education

Wed. May 28, 2025

Alumni and students connect online to talk about careers. Sign in with Handshake.
UW Libraries

BOOK TALK: Seattle Samurai Conversation with Kelly Goto

Wed. May 28, 2025

Explore the Japanese experience in the PNW through this long-running comic strip.
Jackson School

The Geopoliticization of Critical Raw Materials: Undermining a Just Global Green Transition

Wed. May 28, 2025

Anni Kangas on the politics and political economies of critical raw material extraction.
Center for Statistics & Social Sciences

A New Adaptive Survey Design Paradigm to Improve Representativeness

Wed. May 28, 2025

An Oxford professor presents on his research to reduce the bias of mobile phone surveys.
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

DH Colloquium – Introduction to The Black Grandmother Archive

Wed. May 28, 2025

LaShawnDa Pittman discusses the journey to creating The Black Grandmother Archive and The Black Grandmother Worldmaking Library.
Department of Philosophy

Space Ethics Conference

May 28–30, 2025

UW Philosophy gathers for a three-day conference on the ethics of space exploration.
Simpson Center for the Humanities

Theater and Theoria in Hannah Arendt’s Late Thought

Thurs. May 29, 2025

Examine the role of theoria, theater, and theatricality by reading selected excerpts from Hannah Arendt.
Department of Philosophy

Giant Leaps for Humankind: Outer Space & Intergenerational Ethics

Thurs. May 29, 2025

Scholars and practitioners from ethics, policy and industry discuss humanity’s future in space.
School of Music

Percussion Ensemble

Thurs. May 29, 2025

UW students perform contemporary music arranged for percussion ensembles of various sizes.
School of Music

UW Sings

Thurs. May 29, 2025

The University Singers, Treble Choir and UW Glee Club present music from around the world, folk tunes and arrangements of popular standards.
Indigenous Studies

Book Talk: Jen Rose Smith w/ Jessica Bissett Perea

Thurs. May 29, 2025

Writer Jen Smith discusses her new book, Ice Geographies: The Colonial Politics of Race and Indigeneity in the Arctic.
Asian Languages & Literature

The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

Fri. May 30, 2025

China's leader, Xi Jinping, is one of the most powerful individuals in the world―and one of the least understood.

Burke Muesum

Lauren Iida and Lawrence Matsuda in the Artist Studio

Fri. May 30, 2025

Visitors are invited to write their wishes on emas as part of an ongoing art project.
Jackson School for International Studies

Political Life of Development Models in India

Fri. May 30, 2025

Explore the blurring of political rhetoric and knowledge production in India.
School of Music

Chamber Singers and University Chorale: Blue Planet

Fri. May 30, 2025

Featuring crossover genre, syncretic styles and the African diaspora in the US.

School of Music

Campus Philharmonia Orchestras

Fri. May 30, 2025

An end-of quarter performance by the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras.
Department of Political Science

University of Washington International Security Colloquium

Fri. May 30, 2025

“Invocation of International Law and Regime Types” with Jihyeon Bae
Henry Art Gallery

Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes

Through June 1, 2025

Visit Ghost(ed) Notes, a temporary mural animating the Henry’s east façade.

Jackson School of International Studies

Trump in the World 2.0: The Long View

Mon. June 2, 2025

UW faculty discuss the international impact of the second Trump presidency.
School of Music

UW Gospel Choir

Mon. June 2, 2025

Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise and jubilation.

School of Music

Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Silvio Dos Reis, Afro-Brazilian Capoeira

Tues. June 3, 2025

Enjoy a performance of music and movement of Capoeira Angola from Brazil.

Information School

Putting Values into Action: The Balance Between Holding and Shaping Beliefs

Tues. June 3, 2025

Explore the seemingly paradoxical nature of values — how they can be both timeless and yet constantly evolving.
School of Music

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Finale

Thurs. June 5, 2025

Music by McTee, Rachmaninoff and Giroux. With the UW Alumni Band.

School of Music

UW Symphony Orchestra with Concerto Competition Winners

Fri. June 6, 2025

David Alexander Rahbee conducts this program of concerto excerpts.

School of Music

Composition Studio

Sat. June 7, 2025

Student composers present original sonic explorations in performances presented by the UW Composition Program.
School of Art + Art History + Design

2025 Design Show

June 11–27, 2025

The graduating senior and masters students present their capstone projects.

Member Event

UWAA Member Shopping Night at Brooks Running

Wed. July 16, 2025

Stock up on your favorite athletic gear during the annual UWAA member-exclusive after hours shopping night at Brooks Trailhead store in Seattle.
Henry Art Gallery

Chloë Bass: Soft Services

Through Aug. 1, 2025

A series of fourteen stone benches are placed in Seattle’s Volunteer Park.
Henry Art Gallery

Josh Faught: Sanctuary

Through August 3, 2025

This tapestry reflects on how queer communities have created spaces of safety.
Henry Art Gallery

Tala Madani: Be flat

Through Aug. 17, 2025

Explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics.