UW Events Archive

Carving Out a Brave Space: Courage in Art

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

7 p.m.

HUB

UW Drama Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton’s lecture will explore the importance of courage in art and reflect on how her work has shaped theater in Seattle and beyond.

Climate Change and Social Justice: How Heat Inequity Leads to Health Inequity

Monday, May 2, 2022

7 p.m.

Livestream

Drs. Sruti Pisharody and Julia Hadley will discuss the impact of climate change on health.

2021-22 WISIR Series: Race & Democracy

Friday, Apr. 29, 2022

11:30 a.m.

Livestream

This panel, as a part of the 2021-22 WISIR Series, will be moderated by Chip Turner, Associate Professor of Political Science.

An Evening with Masha Gessen

Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

Join the Office of Public Lectures for an evening with National Book Award winner, bestselling author, and journalist Masha Gessen (they/them). This lecture will be presented in-person, with a livestream option.

Exploring the Human Mind through Neuroimaging

Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

30 years ago there was a scientific revolution that allowed us to finally measure the hidden workings of the human brain in action. This lecture series focuses on what we have learned from functional magnetic resonance imaging, and how this technique has evolved to provide insight into the neural underpinnings of attention and reading. Featuring Geoff Boynton, PhD, University of Washington and Marvin Chun, PhD, Yale University.

Katz Distinguished Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako

Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2022

7 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 210

Filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako will be joined in conversation for this event by Berette Macaulay and Maya Smith.

Gender Politics in South Asia and the Diaspora: Author Shobha Rao in Conversation with Alka Kurian

Friday, Apr. 22, 2022

4 p.m.

HUB

Join us for a discussion on gender politics in South Asia and the diaspora focusing on some of the most urgent issues facing women today.

Re-envisioning Blackness in Southeast European Culture and Film

Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022

4:30 p.m.

Livestream

Sunnie Rucker-Chang, Associate Professor of Slavic and East European Studies, gives the third lecture in the 2021-22 Public Lecture Series.

Entwined Like a Word and its Meaning: Reflections on Fifty Years of Sanskrit Studies

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022

7 p.m.

Livestream

Professor Emeritus Richard Salomon (Department of Asian Languages and Literature) will share the insights he has gained from studying Sanskrit and classical Indian literature.

A Conversation with Rep. Adam Smith on US National Security Challenges

Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022

6:30 p.m.

HUB

Join us in conversation with Representative Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, on how Putin’s war in Ukraine has redrawn the security blueprint of Europe.