Frontiers of Physics | The Mystery of Dark Matter in the Universe
7:30 a.m.
In this talk Katherine Freese will provide an overview of this cosmic cocktail, including the evidence for the existence of dark matter in galaxies
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7:30 a.m.
In this talk Katherine Freese will provide an overview of this cosmic cocktail, including the evidence for the existence of dark matter in galaxies
3:30 p.m.
An annual review of the newly-awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which will be announced on October 9, 2024. We will select a speaker based on the topic of the prize. Details TBA.
3 p.m.
“Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Now and Then” delves deep into critical themes of liberty, equality, fraternity, social justice, exclusion, and marginalised representation.
4 p.m.
Slava Mukhanov discusses the recent progress in cosmology.
6:30 p.m.
Spend an evening with film director and writer Raymond 鈥淏oots鈥 Riley, of “Sorry to Bother You,” and “I鈥檓 a Virgo,” fame and UW Assistant Professor in Cinema and Media Studies, Dr. Golden M. Owens, for a conversation on making movies, rapping, storytelling, and activism.
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2 p.m.
This panel brings together three of the Henry鈥檚 current artists, whose work challenges and redefines notions of power, control, and agency through contemporary art.
1 p.m.
Iranian American artist, Yasmeen Abedifard, offers a book talk and Q&A session about her newly published comic collection: When to Pick a Pomegranate (pub. Silver Sprocket 2024).
11:30 a.m.
Wendy Call (she/ella) will speak to us about translating poetry written in Mexican languages. Hamza Ahmad shares his translations and what he feels affects audiences.
3 p.m.
In a lecture on the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha, Madhavi Murty, UC Santa Cruz explores how film is deliberately negating the forms in which Hindu nationalism and Indian capitalism come together.
5:30 p.m.
Join Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies as they explore the U.S. election from the perspective of China, India, Taiwan, the Middle East, European Union, and Mexico. Jackson School faculty: Professor David Bachman; Associate Professor Vanessa Freije; Professor Sunila J. Kale, Professor Re艧at Kasaba, Professor Sabine Lang, and Assistant Professor James Lin.