UW Events Archive

Trump in the World 2.0 Lecture Series: The Indo-Pacific

Monday, Apr. 7, 2025

5 p.m.

Livestream

A series of online talks and discussions on the international impact of the second Trump presidency featuring Jackson School and other UW faculty and guest speakers. Topic: The Indo-Pacific, featuring Professors David Bachman, International Studies, Radhika Govindrajan, South Asia Center, and James Lin, International Studies.

Political Economy Forum presents Brian Leung

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025

Noon

Gowen Hall 1A, The Olson Room

A lecture from Brian Leung: Firm Lobbying and the Political Economy of US-China Trade.

John B. and Mary K. McDiarmid Lecture

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Communications 120

Jennifer Ingleheart performs Polari – often described as a secret language used by gay men – versions of Catullus poetry and sets them in a wider tradition of Catullan translation.

The Blame Game: Militias, civilians, and the states’ accountability-effectiveness trade-off

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025

12:30 p.m.

Smith 40A

A presentation in the University of Washington International Security Colloquium from Ian Callison, a graduate student in the Department of Political Science.

Flying High with Math

Friday, Apr. 4, 2025

3:30 p.m.

ECE 125

Sharon Arroyo and Joerg Gablonsky, members of Boeing Applied Mathematics, give an overview of the projects they have worked on and insights into work as a mathematician.

Boeing Colloquium: Stephen Boyd

Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025

4 p.m.

TBD

An overview of the basic mathematics, algorithms, and software frameworks for convex optimization, with a few examples.

8th Annual Lee Scheingold Lecture in Poetry and Poetics: Pádraig Ó Tuama

Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2025

3:30 p.m.

HUB 334

Join poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama, for a talk and book signing to celebrate the 8th Annual Lee Scheingold Lecture.

Exploring the Frontiers of Life in the Universe: 25 Years of the UW Astrobiology Program

Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2025

7 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

UWAB is excited to announce a public lecture series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the program with four days of public talks this April.

Guest Pianist Lecture Recital: Catherine Kautsky

Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2025

5 p.m.

Brechemin Auditorium

Pianist Catherine Kautsky, chair of the keyboard department at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, presents a lecture-recital: “Debussy’s Paris: Poets, Politics and the Piano.”

Expert Insights: Editing and AI

Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025

5 p.m.

Livestream

The use of generative-AI is becoming global in scale, but how does the new technology affect the daily lives of working editors and writers?

In this short webinar, hosted by UW Professional & Continuing Education, editing instructors Andi Tosch and Matthew Bennett give fresh insights into how they use generative- and corrective-AI to work on and around human-authored writing, including to inform and enhance business communication, expand editing and writing services as well as assist in the publication process. They’ll also cover how AI is reshaping the book publishing industry and discuss new legal and contractual changes.

Part of our Expert Insights webinar series, this hour-long session offers you the chance to gain valuable knowledge from UWPCE’s expert instructors. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up the tools and knowledge to approach generative-AI with confidence and skill.