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Winner of the UW 2025 University Faculty Lecture Award, Dr. Douglas Wood is the Henry N. Harkins professor and chair of the UW Department of Surgery. Dr. Wood has spent his career saving the lives of lung cancer patients — individually as a world-renowned thoracic surgeon and en masse as a national leader in the development and expansion of lung cancer screening.

Join us in discussion with faculty Radhika Govindrajan and Sunila Kale and visiting speaker Milan Vaishnav 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.

Join us in discussion with visiting speakers Dr. Roberto Dondisch and Ambassador (ret.) Bonnie Jenkins 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.

Join this lecture on reviving MLK’s vision of the beloved community—where inclusion, cultural goodwill, and nonviolence expand democracy beyond voting. Discover how these values can bridge today’s deep divides and strengthen the soul of American civic life.

Join us in discussion with visiting speakers Edward Alden, Ambassador (ret.) John Koenig, and Jacqueline Miller (moderator), 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.

Discover how inclusive communication can transform healthcare for older LGBTQ adults. This inspiring talk explores ways to foster trust, reduce disparities, and create a system where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.
Registration opens September 10, 2025.

Discover a faster, lower-risk route to business ownership — learn key entrepreneurship through acquisition strategies and start building your roadmap in this expert-led webinar.

Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes the architects of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). We will introduce MOFs and discuss their importance, then host an audience Q&A.

Lively conversation among UW Honors faculty from different areas of knowledge on what happens when scientific research and scholarship are misunderstood, mistrusted or misused.