UW Events Archive

A Scheme to Forget, a Demand to Remember: The Century-Long Battle Over the Memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream

Join author Victor Luckerson in exploring the century-long battle over the “terrain of the mind” in Tulsa. His talk will explore why the story of Tulsa’s Greenwood has been wiped from the American consciousness for so long, and the ongoing efforts by black Tulsans to make that legacy more widely known.

Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry: Prof. Abraham Nitzan

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

4 p.m.

TBD

This lecture is supported by the Weston and Sheila Borden Endowed Fund in Chemistry, established by the Bordens in 2015.

Provost’s Town Hall

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

10 a.m.

Livestream, Alder Hall Auditorium

Join UW Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Tricia Serio as she discusses the state of the University from an academic perspective and how the University inspires and supports faculty, staff and students to use their talents and passions to change the world.

Understanding Caste on Campus

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

4 p.m.

Thomson Hall, 101 THO

In today’s global economy, the South Asian diaspora plays a pivotal role across various sectors. With increasing migration, caste has evolved into a global phenomenon.

An Evening with Krzysztof Siwczyk

Monday, Feb. 24, 2025

6 p.m.

TBD

Join us for a reading and a conversation with an award-winning Polish poet Krzysztof Siwczyk and his translator Prof. Piotr Florczyk, moderated by Prof. Agnieszka Jeżyk.

A Spotlight on Rumors: Illuminating How Influence and Improvisation Shape Online Conversations

Monday, Feb. 24, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Livestream, HUB North Ballroom

Join UW Professor Kate Starbird for a discussion about her work understanding how online rumors, misinformation and disinformation are created and shared during times of crisis — shining a light on the roles everyone plays on social media and beyond.

Disparities in Disconnections: Utility Access in the Age of Climate Change

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

Noon

Gowen Hall 1A, The Olson Room

Lecture from David Konisky, Indiana University Bloomington, about utility access in the age of climate change

Diana Behler Memorial Lecture: DorotFrom the Grimms’ Wonder Tales to AI: Wells, Hedges, Automata, Screens. How to connect the dots?

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

2:30 p.m.

Denny 359

Prof. Dorothee Ostmeier, University of Oregon, will deliver a lecture in honor of beloved UW Professor Diana Behler.

Self-Destructive Policy Seeking and Self-Benefiting Shirking, with Ko Maeda, University of North Texas

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

3:30 p.m.

Thomson Hall

This study empirically shows that Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been gaining an electoral advantage by not achieving its stated goal of revising the constitution

FILM SCREENING |”My Imaginary Country”

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

5:30 p.m.

Allen Library Auditorium

Join Livia Lima and Andrés Barría for a screening of Patricio Guzmán’s 2019 documentary, “My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario).”