UW Events Archive

Finnish/Nordic Perspectives on the War in Ukraine by Ilmari Käihkö, University of Helsinki

Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Thomson Hall 317

Dr. Ilmari Käihkö has studied the war in Ukraine since 2017. His book, ”Slava Ukraini!” Strategy and the spirit of Ukrainian Resistance 2014-2023, was published in December 2023.

2025 Washin Kai Lecture

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 210

This presentation will introduce the main features of the Omoro Sōshi and pay particular attention to key aspects of the landscape that shaped traditional communal formations. Its aim is to consider whether the compilation reflects a history of the region as top down (Yamato) or bottom up (Ryukyu).

Seminar with Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Savery 410

This seminar is part of the Macroeconomics and International Economics Seminars Series, Hosted by Brian Greaney,

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.