Celebrate Innovation at UW

This May is the first-ever UW Innovation Month, featuring a full slate of programs and events that celebrate the spirit of innovation at UW.

Imagine new heights

Innovation Month is a campus-wide celebration of the innovative work that happens everywhere at UW, every day, across disciplines. It highlights students and researchers who are entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other leaders who are constantly imagining new heights in their fields. Join events to gain insights into the latest trends in academia and industry and build your network with others who share your passion and drive for impact.

About the UW Innovation Month logo

The logo is a representation of the classic Rainier Vista view from the Seattle campus. The mountain signifies the challenges that inspire innovation and the perseverance and determination required to overcome them, reach goals, and imagine new heights.

UW Innovation Month events

Browse innovation-related events listed below, including competitions, research symposia, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and capstone showcases across disciplines, all month long.

Events by date

Browse UW Innovation Month events happening throughout the month of May.

Week 1

May 1: CoMotion Open House and Innovator Showcase (by invitation)
May 1: Science in Medicine Annual Lecture featuring Daniel Drucker, MD (UW School of Medicine)
May 1: Kenya Research and Training Center Weekly Seminar (Global Health)
May 1-2: Open Scholarship Commons Community Fellows Workshop Series: Building Sustainable Digital Projects (UW Libraries)
April 23-May 3: School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions
May 2-3: Engineering Discovery Days (College of Engineering)
May 2: PBIO Presents: Courtney Glavis-Bloom (Salk Institute) (Physiology and Biophysics)
May 2: Omenn Lecture in Environmental Health (School of Public Health)
May 2: How to Center Intersex: Refusing Pathology Defying the Binary (GWSS) (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 3: Seattle Modern Orchestra with UW Modern Ensemble: Music of UW Student Composers (School of Music)
May 3: CoMotion Labs Fundamentals for Startups (CoMotion)

Week 2

May 7: Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
May 7: 35th Annual Edwin G. Krebs Lecture in Molecular Pharmacology (School of Medicine)
May 7: Safeguarding Your Digital Footprint: A UW Libraries Workshop on Privacy in Online Platforms (UW Libraries)
May 7-17: School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions
May 8: The Model Hacker? The Intersection of AI and Security Research (UW Tech Policy Lab, Electronic Frontier Foundation, UW Society + Technology)
May 8: Kenya Research and Training Center Weekly Seminar (Global Health)
May 8: Creating a Sustainable Campus: Green Building Standards webinar (UW Sustainability)
May 8: Accessible Technology Webinar Series: Accessible Presentations (Part 2) (UW Accessibility)
May 8: COMM Colloquium by Angèle Christin, “Follow Me: Influencers, Platforms, and the Rise of the Follower Economy” (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 9: Theory to Practice: Leading People in a Post-Pandemic World (Evans School of Public Policy & Governance)
May 9-12: Producing Artists Laboratory (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 10: Greater Seattle Philosophy Symposium (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 10: Spark Innovation for Sustainable Aviation Workshop (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
May 11: Women Entrepreneur Business Solution Competition (GirlUp Entrepreneurs with UW’s Women in Business)

Week 3

May 13: CoNectome Annual Symposium (Computational Neuroscience Center)
May 13-15: Nordic Innovation Summit 2024 @ National Nordic Museum (external event)
May 14: Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
May 14: Immunology Seminar: Roxane Tussiwand, PhD (Immunology)
May 14: Accessibility & Data Visualization Workshop (online) (UW Libraries)
May 15: Kenya Research and Training Center Monthly Zoom Webinar (Global Health)
May 15: Wayne E. Crill Graduate Research Lecture given by Jessica Cardin, PhD (Yale University) (Physiology and Biophysics)
May 15: DXARTS Spring Concert
May 15: COMM Colloquium by Debra Hawhee, “Extinction Art, Climate Rhetoric, and the Work of Finding Presence” (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 16: Falling Walls Lab pitch event w/ CoMotion (apply by May 1)
May 16: Global Mental Health Speaker Series – Indigenous Mental Health – Michelle Johnson-Jennings (Global Health)
May 16: Spring Symposium & Awards Celebration (JSIS Center for Human Rights)
May 17: 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (Office of Undergraduate Research)
May 17: iStartup Lab: How to come up with startup ideas and identify a problem worth solving (Information School)
May 17: Black Graduate Student Association Research Symposium

Week 4

May 20: Bioengineering Symposium (College of Engineering)
May 21: William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Undergraduate Showcase with the Capstone Film Fest (College of Engineering)
May 21: Kenya Research and Training Center Monthly Zoom Webinar (Global Health)
May 21: I-TECH Research Seminar Series (Global Health)
May 21: Immunology Seminar: Isabella Rauch, PhD
May 21-31: School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions
May 22: Studio Jazz Ensemble, Modern Band (School of Music)
May 22: State of Sustainability at UW webinar (UW Sustainability)
May 23: Dempsey Startup Competition Final Round (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
May 23: School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium
May 23: Three-Minute Thesis (The Graduate School)

Week 5

May 28: Electrical & Computer Engineering ENGINE Showcase (College of Engineering)
May 28: Engineering Innovation in Health Spring Symposium (College of Engineering)
May 28: Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
May 29: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Exhibition (College of Engineering)
May 29: WE Lead Wednesday (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship in Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership)
May 29: Kenya Research and Training Center Speaker Series (Global Health)
May 29: 53rd Annual Psychology Research Festival (College of Arts & Sciences)
May 29: Jazz Innovations, Part I (School of Music)
May 30: Jazz Innovations, Part II (School of Music)
May 30: Clean Energy Institute End of Year Seminar with Dan Schwartz
May 31: Human Centered Design & Engineering Capstone (College of Engineering)
May 31: Industrial & Systems Engineering Senior Design Capstone Competition (College of Engineering)
May 31: Materials Science & Engineering Capstone Design Symposium (College of Engineering)
May 31: ChemE Industry Capstone Showcase (College of Engineering)
May 31: Pathobiology First Year PhD Student Talks (Global Health)

June

June 4-14: School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions

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