UW Events Archive

Women in the World of Murakami’ with Gitte Marianne Hansen, Newcastle University

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Noon

Livestream

Dr. Hansen will female character development that mirrors women’s shifting position and paradoxical empowerment in contemporary Japanese society and feminist thought.

Mabel O. Wilson: A Black Study – Theory & Practice

Thursday, May 20, 2021

5:30 p.m.

Livestream

Lecture/Q+A by Mabel O. Wilson on her transdisciplinary practice studio & will ask: can the practice of history/design become a “Black study”?

Pride amid Prejudice: The Impact of the First Pride in Sarajevo

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Noon

Livestream

This lecture is part of the EU Democracy Forum, a 4-part lecture series addressing actors, institutions, and policies in the European Union and its neighborhood.

Healthcare and Disability

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

8:30 a.m.

Livestream

Dr. Iezzoni is a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has spent over three decades conducting research examining health care quality, delivery systems and policy issues relating to persons with disabilities.

Stephanie M.H. Camp Lecture: Tiya Miles (Harvard)

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

3:30 p.m.

Livestream

Tiya Miles, Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will deliver the Camp lecture. Photo by Detroit Free Press.

A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

6 p.m.

Livestream

In 2019, the metrology community adopted revolutionary changes to the International System of Units. This talk will explain why we needed such a reform and how we achieved it.

Deaf Artists Spotlight

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

3 p.m.

Livestream

In collaboration with the American Sign Language Club at UW and UW’s D-Center, we are proud to announce our upcoming event: “Deaf Artists Spotlight”! There are 4 Deaf artists featured, and they will be having a discussion about their careers, the ways in which their identities influence their art, and highlighting some of their favorite creations!

How Emerging Technology is Changing International Security

Thursday, May 13, 2021

9:30 a.m.

Livestream

A panel discussion with Sarah Lohmann, Acting Assistant Professor of International Studies, Vytautas Butrimas and Kristina Libby.

Universal Design In Higher Education webinar

Thursday, May 13, 2021

6 p.m.

Livestream

Come join us for an hour-long event led by Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler, the director of DO-IT at UW, who will be providing a brief overview about Universal Design. Universal Design aims to create classroom environments that are accessible and inclusive for all students, without the need for disability-specific accommodations.

Gender in the European Parliament

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Noon

Livestream

Join us in conversation with Petra Ahrens, Senior Researcher at Tampere University (Finland), for a discussion on gender in the European Parliament.