UW Events Archive

Stand Up, While You Sit Down to Dinner

Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021

6:30 p.m.

Livestream

Learn about the the complex relationship between food and the environment, the carbon footprint of foods, and the impacts of environmental antibiotic resistance on humans.

Beverly Guy-Sheftall – Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now

Monday, Apr. 5, 2021

6:30 p.m.

Livestream, Room 120

In this talk, Beverly Guy-Sheftall will reflect on reforms around systemic racism catalyzed by the Black Lives Matter movement, a queer Black feminist project, especially in light of how Black feminist work has shaped U.S. social justice movements, often without acknowledgement.

The Next 25 Years: Building a Climate-Resilient Future

Tuesday, Mar. 30, 2021

5 p.m.

Livestream

How do we prepare our communities, economies & ecosystems for the future climate? Scientists, community members and stakeholders will come together to plan for the next 25 years.

Bambitchell: Performance-Lecture

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021

Noon

Livestream

Bambitchell will give a performance-lecture, which will narrate untold stories from their research on Medieval animal trials.

Protest, Race and Citizenship across African Worlds: Ethiopia in Theory, Theory as Memoir

Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021

Noon

Livestream

Can Tizita, the Amharic term for nostalgia, serve as a tool for capturing the untimely interference of the past in stories of the Ethiopian revolution? Art credit: Yeggy Michael.

Caring for Our Communities: Serving Refugees

Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021

4:30 p.m.

Livestream

Join the UW School of Pharmacy and UW Pharmacy Alumni Association for a two part lecture series that examines the patient-provider relationship with underrepresented communities.

2020-2021 WISIR Series: Racial Violence and the Fight for Racial Justice

Friday, Mar. 12, 2021

11 a.m.

Livestream

One year after Breonna Taylor’s death retrospective with activists and scholars on where we stand now.

2021 Scheidel Lecture: Horror Noire — Blacks in American Horror

Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021

3:30 p.m.

Livestream

Dr. Coleman will engage the audience in conversation about Blacks’ contribution to the horror genre and what horror can teach us about social justice.

Caring for Our Communities: Understanding Medical Distrust

Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021

4:30 p.m.

Livestream

Join the UW School of Pharmacy and UW Pharmacy Alumni Association for a two part lecture series that examines the patient-provider relationship with underrepresented communities.

More than a meal: Exploring the diverse ways that fish contribute to society

Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021

6:30 p.m.

Livestream

Fish are valued economically and socially but how else have fish contributed to human societies? Dr. Julian Olden discusses other ways that fish have contributed to society.