Coming to Terms: Building the Barangay
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
1 p.m.
Burke Museum
The Burke Museum invites you to help build a barangay, as we reflect upon the 4,200 cultural collections and archival materials from the Philippines.
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鈥淎re we the story or merely a character in it?鈥� Laal Singh Chaddha鈥檚 Narration of the Ordinary in the Time of Hindutva Neoliberalism
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
3 p.m.
Thomson 317
Madhavi Mohan Murty discusses her essay on the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha (Advait Chandan, 2022), an adaptation of Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994).
2024 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Past, Present and Future Demographic Diversity in the U.S. and Washington, Dr. Sara Curran
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
6 p.m.
Alder Hall Auditorium
Dr. Sara Curran will discuss past and present ways in which demographic diversity has been measured and why, and also the complexities of measuring demographic diversity.
Hostile Waters: Orcas in Peril 鈥� Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture Series with Lynda V. Mapes
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024
5 p.m.
Kane Hall, Room 225
Join the UW Department of Communication and the journalism community to learn more about the changing lives of orcas in the Puget Sound.
Zooming Out: 2024 Elections in Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024
4 p.m.
Livestream, Oak Hall, Denny Room
Democracy in Focus Lecture Series: Every Tuesday leading up to the election, UW faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic.
Margaret O鈥橫ara, History; Jessica Beyer, Jackson School of International Studies; and Daniel Bessner, Jackson School of International Studies
Free pizza will be served.
Physics Colloquia: Feedback is a gift: unlocking new properties of quantum matter through non-equilibrium driving and control
Monday, Oct. 14, 2024
4 p.m.
PAA A-102
Mark Rudner discusses electronic structure of two-dimensional materials, and how we can use this new paradigm of non-equilibrium dynamics to unlock novel electromagnetic phenomena.
Quantum Science and Engineering: Peter Shor
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Kane Hall, Room 130
MIT Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics Peter Shor’s research interests have mainly been in theoretical computer science: he formerly worked on algorithms, computational geometry, and combinatorics and currently works on quantum computing.
We Keep Us Safe: Public Safety, Crime, and Elections
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream
Join ACLU of Washington policy experts and experts in restorative justice and violence prevention who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system for a panel discussion on what keeps communities safe. Panelists will discuss restorative justice, violence prevention, sentencing reform, and how criminalization policies and tough-on-crime rhetoric during election seasons undermine public safety.
Protecting Information Integrity: Election Rumor Research at the UW Center for an Informed Public
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
4 p.m.
Livestream, Guggenheim 220
Democracy in Focus Lecture Series: Every Tuesday leading up to the election, UW faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic. Emma S. Spiro, Mert Can Bayar, Zarine Kharazian, Rachel Moran-Prestridge and Joseph Schafer from the Information School鈥檚 Center for an Informed Public.
Free snacks will be served.
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream
SOLD OUT IN PERSON
Join us for a moderated conversation between Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels and author of “I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times,” M贸nica Guzm谩n and writer, broadcaster, and interviewer, Steve Scher. Let鈥檚 learn together how to remain curious and courageous during our upcoming presidential election season.