5:30 p.m.
Please join us for our Autumn Faculty Panel on the future of democracy, featuring three Political Theorists. Can we build democracy in the face of multiple threats, old and new?
4:30 p.m.
Discussing race & gender bias in medical treatments and inequities in clinical tools. Exploring new ways to improve diversity and reduce health inequities in clinical practice.
7:30 p.m.
The New York Times election needle was a tool for following live election results. It may reach more people than anything else Amanda Cox, data editor of The New York Times, takes part in for the rest of her career. But that was almost four years ago. In this talk, Cox will share The New York Times’ latest work in communicating data and models to mass audiences. That work includes words, charts, and believing that uncertainty is a strength.
5:30 p.m.
Seattle-based educator/activists from different backgrounds will address challenges made more apparent by the events of 2020 & discuss ways to pursue effective action.
12:30 p.m.
Join us for a lecture exploring the influences of race and gender on each other, and how this combination has led to systemic oppression and marginalization. There will be an optional time before and after the lecture to work together on questions that will help increase your interaction with the lecture content.
3:30 p.m.
Vern Harner, UW Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for innovations in accessibility-centered education presents “Critical Social Work & the Duty to Stay Present.”
6:30 p.m.
Join comedian, disability advocate and author Maysoon Zayid for “Survival of the Unfittest.” This one-hour talk will tackle everything from diversity to cats named Beyonce.
6:30 p.m.
A conversation with four experts on the impact of the pandemic on children’s health, social-emotional well-being, and academic outcomes.
7:30 a.m.
On October 20th, Breakthrough Prize 2021-winning physicists will talk about their revolutionary research to further our understanding of the fundamental force of gravity.
7:30 p.m.
Collapsing ice shelves and increased calving (or breaking off) of large icebergs in Greenland and Antarctica are symptoms of rapidly changing ice sheets and rising seas. Oceanographer Dr. Fiamma Straneo shares how scientists are working at the edges of glaciers to understand why these changes are happening, and how this large, internationally collaborative research can improve climate models for sea level rise prediction.