UW Events Archive

The Office of Public Lectures presents: Unlocking Secrets: Interrogating the Epigenome to Reveal Pregnancy Risks in Moms with High Blood Pressure with Bertha Hidalgo

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream

Discover how epigenetics is revolutionizing maternal health. In this lecture, Dr. Bertha Hidalgo reveals how early biomarkers and population research unlock new tools to prevent hypertensive pregnancy disorders—advancing equity, innovation, and the future of prenatal care.
Registration opens March 10, 2026.

The Japanese Literature of Brazil

Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026

5:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Livestream, Room 220

This lecture will raise some questions about what makes up “Japanese literature” – and all other identity-based groupings of literary texts.

Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam

Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026

1:30 p.m.

Allen Library - Petersen Room

Role of public libraries in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam

2026 Scheidel Lecture: Preempting Public Misconceptions About Controversial Science

Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026

6 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 225

The annual Scheidel lecture honors Professor Thomas Scheidel’s lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and leadership by bringing distinguished scholars to the Dept. of Communication.

Making Your Business Accessible

Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026

5 p.m.

Livestream

Make your business’s digital content accessible. Join Mary Colleen Jenkins to learn practical ways to build inclusive design and content skills you can put to work right away.

EarthLab Showcase

Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026

5:30 p.m.

Center for Urban Horticulture

At the EarthLab Showcase, you’ll hear inspiring stories of climate action and community resilience directly from UW students, researchers, and community partners.

CIG 30th Anniversary Film Screening: The White House Effect

Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2026

5:30 p.m.

Pacific Science Center

The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) builds climate resilience by advancing understanding of climate risks & enabling science-based action to manage those risks. Researchers at CIG lead, support and advise science-based efforts to adapt to climate change across the Northwest, using their expertise to help understand and address climate impacts and risk management across a range of sectors, including water, coasts & oceans, forests & fire, wildlife & ecosystems and people & society.

In Conversation with Miranda Spivack: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026

5 p.m.

CMU 226

Join us for an insightful talk with award-winning, veteran reporter and editor Miranda Spivack as she discusses her new book, Backroom Deals in Our Backyards.

Expert Insights: AI for Project & Process Leaders

Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026

5 p.m.

Livestream

Explore where AI adds value in project management and process improvement, when human expertise matters most and what skills professionals need to succeed in this short webinar.

Trump in the World 2.0: The China Question (s)

Monday, Mar. 9, 2026

5 p.m.

Livestream

Join us in discussion with faculty David Bachman, Tabitha Grace Mallory and Susan H. Whiting as part of our winter quarter lecture series examining how different regions and global issues are affected by the policies of the Trump administration. Co-sponsored by UW Global.