UW Research

Events and Workshops

The Office of Research Seminar Series: Research Resilience Fall 2025 events

In response to the evolving federal funding landscape for research, the Office of Research and our campus partners are facilitating a series of information sessions and workshops on a range of topics, from securing research funding to communications to AI resources. Events will be in person and others on zoom.

More Research Resilience events coming soon.

Information from previous events and recordings (when available) can be found below in the Past Events section.

UW Libraries: Open Access Week 2025 events

Open Access Week is a yearly, global event that brings communities together to “take action, and raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems.” At the UW, the Open Scholarship Commons is hosting a series of events during Open Access week, including the events highlighted below. You can view their full schedule at the UW Open Access Week webpage.

Publishing on the Cheap (UW Libraries)

  • Date: Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025
  • Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
  • Location (in-person or virtual): Suzzallo Library, Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space
  • Overview: Want to share your research with the world but can’t afford expensive article processing charges (APCs)? You’re not alone—and you have more options than you might think. Join us to discover cost-effective strategies for making your research openly available online. This event is part of International Open Access Week series at UW Libraries. [Recommended audience: UW faculty, staff, postdocs, students]
  • Link: Register Here

The People’s Data Workshop: Accessing and Analyzing Government Data Sources (UW Libraries)

  • Date: Thursday, Oct 23, 2025
  • Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Location (in-person or virtual): Suzzallo Library, Open Scholarship Commons, Presentation Space
  • Overview: Unlock the wealth of information held in government datasets! In celebration of the UW Libraries’ Annual Constitution Reading and as part of Open Access Week, this hands-on workshop explores the public records and datasets that help us understand government, policy, and civic life. Learn how to find, access, and analyze federal and state government data to support research, projects, and decision-making. We’ll introduce tools for working with datasets and strategies for turning raw data into meaningful insights. No prior experience required, just curiosity and a desire to make data work for you. This event is part of International Open Access Week series at UW Libraries. [Recommended audience: UW faculty, staff, postdocs, students]
  • Link: Register Here

Past Events

Tillicum Onboarding & Training Session (UW-IT)

Post-session resources

  • TBD

Event details

  • Date: October 10, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Location (in-person or virual): UW Tower – South Cafeteria Mezzanine Level, or virtual via Zoom.
  • Overview: Get started with Tillicum at this hands-on training session. We’ll walk through the essentials — logging in, navigating the filesystem, moving data with Globus, and submitting jobs with Slurm. You’ll also learn how to use software modules, conda environments, containers with Apptainer, and launch Jupyter notebooks through Open OnDemand. This session will give you everything you need to know to get started on Tillicum, the University of Washington’s new GPU-accelerated computing cluster.  [Recommended audience: UW faculty, staff, students, postdocs, researchers, community]

Tillicum Cluster Launch Event (UW-IT)

Post-session resources

  • TBD

Event details

  • Date: October 9, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location (in-person or virual): UW Tower – South Cafeteria Mezzanine Level, or virtual via Zoom.
  • Overview: We’re excited to introduce Tillicum, the University of Washington’s new GPU-accelerated computing cluster. Join us for the official Tillicum Launch Event on Wednesday, October 9 3-5pm, featuring system highlights, talks from NVIDIA and UW researchers, and a panel of early users. Refreshments will be provided. Come celebrate this new resource for the UW research community. [Recommended audience: UW faculty, staff, students, postdocs, researchers, community]

Competing for Limited Submission Opportunities

Post-session resources

Event details

  • Date: October 1, 2025
  • Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: Virtual via Zoom
  • Overview: Learn how Limited Submission Opportunities (LSOs) are managed at UW and get tips for navigating the internal application process. Hosted by Cecilia Giachelli, Associate Vice Provost for Research, and Lene Hansen, Director of Foundation Relations. [Recommended audience: UW Faculty]

Disappearing Data Panel & Discussion

Post-panel resources

  • Facilitated by Sara Curran, (Associate Vice Provost for Research)
  • Monday, May 19, 2025, 9:30-11:00am
  • Location: Parrington Hall, Room 360

The “Disappearing Data Panel & Discussion: Recoveries, Repositories, and Resiliencies” presentation will provide an overview of the challenges surrounding the loss of data, including data that is removed from publicly available sites, national surveys that are canceled, and standard survey measures or data changed for non-scientific reasons. The panelists will discuss the current status of these challenges, approaches for recovering and restoring data, and possible strategies for resilience. There will be time for audience members to engage in a discussion with the panelists to brainstorm ways to meet these challenges and minimize the effects on scholarship and scholars.

Getting started with GPU computing

  • Presented by UW-IT
  • Thursday, May 15, 2025, 10:00 am– 4:30 pm
  • Location: UW Tower, South Cafeteria Mezzanine Level

As part of their national GPU in EDU Seminar Series, Cambridge Computer and NVIDIA will host a hybrid event at the University of Washington on Thursday, May 15th. The program will feature presentations and hands-on demonstrations led by Cambridge, NVIDIA, and members of the UW-IT Research Computing team, focusing on the expanding role of AI and data science in academic research and education. Engage with leading voices from the community as they explore current use cases, emerging technologies, and practical strategies for accelerating research workflows with GPUs. All registrants will receive the Zoom meeting information via email and calendar invites.

Understanding and Communicating the Societal Impact of Research

  • Facilitated by Professors Heather Hill (Professor in the Evans School) and Sara Curran (Associate Vice Provost for Research)
  • May 9, 2025, 9:00-11:30 am – Location: Husky Union Building, Room 145
  • May 23, 2025, 9:00-11:30 am – Location: Husky Union Building, Room 214

These peer workshops – facilitated by Professors Heather Hill and Sara Curran – welcome interested UW researchers to discuss how we can better understand, measure, and communicate the societal impact of research. The workshops are open to interested researchers from any of the three campuses, any department or school, and any position responsible for leading research.

Kopah S3 Storage Service

  • Presented by UW-IT
  • Monday, May 5, 2025, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
  • Location: eScience Institute

Join us at the eScience Institute for the official Kopah S3 Storage Service Launch Event —your gateway to fast, scalable, and secure storage right on campus. Whether you’re a researcher handling big data, an instructor managing course materials, or simply someone in need of reliable cloud-like storage, Kopah is designed for everyone. This event will feature live demos of S3-compatible tools like s3cmd, Globus, JuiceFS, Cyberduck, and boto3, and staff will be available to help you get started with Kopah S3.

Researcher Experiences & Needs in Cases of Targeted Harassment and Intimidation

  • Facilitated By Emma Spiro (Associate Professor in the iSchool and Co-founder and Faculty Director of the UW Center for an Informed Public)
  • Friday, April 25, 2025, 9:00 – 10:30 am
  • Location: Parrington Hall, Room 320

Academic researchers are increasingly faced with attacks on their character, credibility, and work. This concerning trend is complex and requires action on multiple fronts, but its overall impact is felt by individuals, groups, institutions, and society alike. To better understand and support the scope of concerns for UW researchers in this situation, the Offices of Research and Academic Personnel & Faculty are hosting a listening session to provide an opportunity for researchers to share experiences, support needs, and ideas for response in cases of targeted harassment and intimidation. Seating is limited and nearing capacity. To participate in this session or future sessions, please respond to the registration survey ASAP. Email Emma Spiro if you have questions about this event.