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Grit City Think&Drink

Using Sewers to Tell Us About Drug Use

Tues. Dec. 10, 2019

Learn what wastewater can tell us about the health of our communities.
Scandinavian Studies

Viking Y2K: Ragnar’k, Doomsday, and the End of the World (as We Know It)

Thurs. Dec. 12, 2019

What can our medieval sources for Ragnar’k tell us about what people in Scandinavia in the Viking Age thought about the end of the world?

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Member Event

After Hours at the Burke

Fri. Dec. 13, 2019

Come for the taxidermy and cultural treasures, stay for the snacks by Off the Rez.
Husky Football

Husky Tailgate at the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl

Sat. Dec. 21, 2019

Get ready for the Mitsubishi Motors Bowl with your fellow Huskies!
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Member Benefit

The Nutcracker at PNB

Sun. Dec. 22, 2019

The magic of the season awaits at this Pacific Northwest holiday tradition.
UW Impact
Legislative Preview

College Access, Free Tuition and Financial Aid for the Middle Class

Thurs. Jan. 9, 2020

Community leaders explore what’s next with Washington’s Workforce Education Investment Act.
School of Art + Art History + Design

Critical Issues Lecture Series

Thurs. Jan 9, 2020

Explore contemporary art practices with visiting artists on Thursday evenings this winter. 
Department of Political Science

The Fall and Rise of the Green New Deal: Edward Barbier

Fri. Jan. 10, 2020

Edward B. Barbier, an expert on natural resources and development economics, gives this Center for Environmental Politics lecture.
UW Tacoma

Grit City Think & Drink: We Are Puget Sound – Stories of Hope

Tue. Jan. 14, 2020

Everyone plays a part in Puget Sound recovery. Whether you’ve been in Tacoma for a few years or for generations, join us for a visual journey told through the eyes of people.
The Graduate School

An Evening with Janet Mock

Wed. Jan. 15, 2020

The writer, director and producer of the FX drama "Pose" and author of "Redefining Realness" comes to the UW.
School of Public Health

An Evening with Christine Hurley

Thurs. Jan. 16, 2020

Hurley has been advocating for access to quality healthcare for Seattle’s most vulnerable through the Pike Place Market Clinic and Foundation and Bailey-Boushay House.

UW Tacoma

Scholarly Selections: Crafting of an American Dream: The Skansie Shipbuilding Company

Thurs. Jan. 16, 2020

Learn about the history and contributions of the local Skansie Shipbuilding Company.

History Lecture Series

The Body as Offering: Making Meaning of Sacrifice in the Aztec Imperial Past

Wed. Jan. 22, 2020

How much is the Aztec reputation for human sacrifice real, and how much is exaggerated?
The Graduate School

Interdependent Success: Cultivating a Community of Diverse Bodies and Minds

Thurs. Jan. 23, 2020

Heather Evans examines the phenomenon of living without and with disability to highlight social barriers and stigmatization.
School of Art + Art History + Design

Critical Issues Lecture Series

Thurs. Jan 23, 2020

Explore contemporary art practices with visiting artists on Thursday evenings this winter. 
Department of Geography

A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008

Fri. Jan 24, 2020

Explore how LGBTQ liberation has been narrated through a claim of long-term territory in the form of urban neighborhoods.
Department of Dance

UW Dance Presents

Jan. 23-26, 2020

Showcasing original choreography by internationally recognized faculty, this concert features premieres of collaborations that questions hierarchies in art and life.
History Lecture Series

Skeletons and Dining Couches: Eating and Dying in the Roman Empire

Wed. Jan. 29, 2020

Modern ideas about Roman eating run from dormice to vomiting. But what is the truth?
Urban Design & Planning

Professionals Council Winter Quarter Lecture: Commissioner Mitch Silver

Wed. Jan 29, 2020

Commissioner Mitch Silver will be sharing insights from his 30-year career as a professional planner.
School of Art + Art History + Design

Critical Issues Lecture Series

Thurs. Jan 30, 2020

Explore contemporary art practices with visiting artists on Thursday evenings this winter. 
UW Libraries

No-No Boy: The Story of How a Novel Goes from 1500 Copies Sold to 158,000 Copies

Thurs. Jan. 30, 2020

A UW professor shares the story of “No-No Boy,” its rediscovery and its journey from obscurity.

School of Drama

The Best of Everything

Feb. 1–16, 2020

The women at Fabian Publishing want nothing less than the best of everything. Valerie Curtis-Newton directs this play based on Rona Jaffe's novel.
History Lecture Series

Death and the Ancestors: The Religion of the Family in China

Wed. Feb. 5, 2020

Trace how communicating with ancestors spread throughout ancient Chinese society.
UW BOTHELL OFFICE OF RESEARCH

Addressing Human Health Through Biotechnology

Thurs. Feb. 6, 2020

Advances in what we know about human biology have revolutionized biotechnology and health care.

UW Tacoma

Grit City Think & Drink: Smokey Bear – Friend or Foe of our Forests?

Tue. Feb. 11, 2020

We have recently experienced the largest and most destructive wildfires in our lifetimes. Learn the science of how wildfires spread and more.
Center for Child and Family Wellbeing

Synchrony and the Neurobiology of Human Attachments

Tues. Feb. 11, 2020

Ruth Feldman explores how the brain basis of love fosters empathy, stress management and resilience.
History Lecture Series

Ancient Iran: Heaven, Hell, and the Good Life

Wed. Feb. 12, 2020

Explore Zoroastrianism from prehistoric Central Asia to contemporary India and beyond.
Scandinavian Studies

Money Can’t Buy You HYGGE

Thurs. Feb. 13, 2020

Kristian Næsby looks beyond the tranquil representation of HYGGE outside of Denmark to discuss the real pros and cons of this Danish and international sensation.
College of Built Environments

Out in Front: Landscape Leading

Feb. 3-14, 2020

Northwest practitioners show off their latest projects at this biannual exhibition that highlights emerging trends in landscape architecture.
The Graduate School

Immigration: History on Making It in America

Thurs. Feb. 19, 2020

Peter Catron focuses on the socioeconomic mobility of immigrants in the 20th century.
UW Libraries

Libraries Open House: Treasures from the Other Europe

Wed. Feb. 19, 2020

Remarkable treasures from UW Libraries’ Slavic, Baltic and East European collections.
UW Tacoma

Scholarly Selections: “You are a man of science now, Wash.”

Thur. Feb. 20, 2019

The real-life contributions enslaved peoples made to scientific advances in the 18th/19th centuries.
Simpson Center for the Humanities

Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing

Tue. Feb. 25, 2020

Tsing’s book, “The Mushroom at the End of the World,” traces the Matsutake mushroom — both a sought-after delicacy and an invasive weed.
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The Graduate School

An Evening with Karamo Brown

Wed. Feb. 26, 2020

Three-time Emmy Winner and Culture Expert on the Netflix reboot of "Queer Eye," Karamo Brown visits the UW.
Pharmacy

Discover, Develop, Disseminate: 125 Years of Women in Pharmacy

Thurs. Feb. 27, 2020

Join the School of Pharmacy for a conversation with the women at the forefront of pharmacy innovation.
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Future Alumni

Dinners with the Pack

Feb. 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2020

One alumni host plus 10–12 college students add up to a fantastic evening.
School of Art + Art History + Design

Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

Feb. 5–29, 2020

Artist Marisa Williamson displays works created during her January residency.
School of Drama

The Women of Lockerbie

Feb. 29 – March 15

This play tells the story of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which shook up the town of Lockerbie in Scotland.

School of Music

Streams of Stories: Entering the Same River Twice

Sun. Mar. 1, 2020

McCabe produces this quarterly series highlighting music by composers inspired by folk and fairy tales.
Department of Asian Languages and Literature

Zen Master Zekkai: The Life and Poetry of a Medieval Japanese Monk

Tues. March 3, 2020

Get an inside look at classical Japanese history and culture through the life of Zen monk Zekkai Chūshin from Paul Atkins.
UW Tacoma

Attainable Housing and the Future of Prosperity and Inclusion in Pierce County

Wed. March 4, 2020

Experts from around the nation discuss housing policies, their implementation, and patterns of success and failure.
INTELLECTUAL HOUSE & UW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Short Talks: Home

Thurs. March 5, 2020

Four Native American Huskies share their personal stories of what “home” means to them.

UW Tacoma

Grit City Think & Drink: The Rise of Chinese Wine – A Political Economy Story

Tue. Mar. 10, 2020

In less than a decade, Chinese wine went from being ignored and ridiculed to earning gold medals and praise by famous critics.
NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CIVILIZATION

Revolution in Rhyme: Official Poets of the Islamic Republic

Tues. March 10, 2020

A visiting scholar explores the complex social history and politics of literary production in Iran after the 1979 revolution.
Scandinavian Studies

Tom of Finland: Out of the Shadows into The National Spotlight

Thurs. March 12, 2020

Tom of Finland, who helped empower gay men around the world with his art, has been elevated to the national pedestal. But is it exploitation?
UW Libraries

Low Brow/High Culture

Jan. 13–April 24, 2020

Lowbrow art mixes DIY culture and punk aesthetics. This exhibition features materials from the UW Libraries Special Collection.
Class of 1970

Class of ’70 50-Year Reunion

June 5–6, 2020

Mark your calendars now!

International Huskies

UW Converge Shanghai 2020

November 2020

UW's Premier gathering of international alumni and friends heads to China