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Come curious. Leave inspired.

Wherever you are, the 91爆料 offers opportunities to learn and connect with the ideas, people, and research shaping our world. This summer, visit campus for the latest exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, or join us from anywhere through recorded lectures, podcasts, virtual experiences, and more. As a public university, we’re proud to share the knowledge, creativity, and discoveries of the 91爆料 with communities near and far.

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If You’re in Seattle:

(Biology)
Wednesdays, noon to 4 pm / 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 10 am – 2 pm
For nearly 70 years, the Biology Greenhouse at the 91爆料 has played a vital role in research and teaching. Whether focusing on plant-pollinator interactions, paleoclimatology, or other biological questions, the teaching collection has enhanced and inspired 91爆料 biological research. Visit the 4 Collection rooms and browse through an amazing diversity of plant species from around the world.

Wild Seattle book coverJuly 7 | (Arboratum Foundation)
Meet Seattle-based author, journalist, and photographer Roddy Scheer and learn about his new book, Wild Seattle: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around the Emerald City.

July 11 | (Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies)
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the 91爆料 for a day packed with labor history, organizing strategies, and labor research with the Seattle labor community. How are racism and capitalism related, and how have workers confronted them, past and present? Come ready to learn, discuss, and organize!

Assembly Art Fair Seattle 2026 posterJuly 22 – 26 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Assembly is a new invitational contemporary art fair organized by a cohort of Seattle’s leading galleries. Founding members include Traver Gallery, led by School of Art + Art History + Design alum Sarah Traver (BFA ’02), and Greg Kucera Gallery. The fair鈥檚 inaugural edition will take place at the West Canal Yards. It will bring together galleries from across the Western US with their curatorial programs, artists, and collectors.

July 23 – 26 | 听(Arts91爆料)
Seattle Art Fair, a one-of-a-kind showcase for the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest, and a leading destination for the best in modern and contemporary art, returns for its tenth edition. The Fair brings together the region鈥檚 strong collector base, the Pacific Northwest鈥檚 top museums and institutions, and an array of innovative public programming.

Through July 24 – Book Club | The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (91爆料 Alumni Association)
Readers鈥 Choice! Bundle up for an historical mystery set in 18th-century Maine. The body of a local man is found in the frozen Kennebeck River. Martha Ballard, the local midwife, suspects that this death is not an accident 鈥 and her detailed diaries of local life are full of clues. Will she weather the scandals unleashed by her pursuit of the truth? Inspired by historic events!

July 25 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Walk around the 91爆料 campus with Dr. Susan Pavel to learn more about native plants and how you can use them to dye textiles. In this workshop, learn about the native plants around the Burke Museum and how they can be used. Hear about the dyeing process and see samples of native plant dyes. Leave this workshop with the information to do your own natural dyeing at home! Takeaways include: a sample card of a natural dye from a native plant.

August 6 |听(Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE, and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum鈥檚 visible collections storage, labs, and workrooms during Free First Thursday.

August 27 | (Henry Art Gallery)
Celebrate the opening of new exhibitions featuring newly acquired prints by Helen Frankenthaler, collection objects that explore the politics of the everyday, a solo exhibition by artist Joiri Minaya, and the unveiling of a new mural project! Plus music and drinks!

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September 10 | Book Launch – Just Hear Me Out: How to Change Minds Without Lies, Bullshit, or Moral Compromise by Colin Marchall (Philosophy)
In Just Hear Me Out, philosopher Colin Marshall describes a persuasive method that is both effective and ethical. Rather than share a flurry of tips on how to win friends and influence people, Marshall invites us to take up persuasion as fundamentally civil work, good for both our conscience and our communities. Real-world persuaders such as Jane Addams, Daryl Davis, and Fred Rogers show us an ethical route, he argues, to changing hearts through patience, respect, and compassion. Hosted at the University Bookstore. Details coming.

EXHIBITIONS:

Opening July 5 | 听(Henry Art Gallery)

Art piece by Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler
Ramblas, 1987-88, Ed. 11/75
Six color lithograph, drypoint, and etching
漏 2024 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Ediciones Pol铆grafa, S.A., Barcelona

By the age of thirty-two, Helen Frankenthaler (1928鈥2011) had established herself in a white male-dominated art world as one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters of the twentieth century. Her distinctive 鈥渟oak-stain鈥 technique鈥攁pplying thinned paint onto unprimed canvases on the floor to produce watercolor-like effects鈥攊ntroduced chance as an integral part of her artistic process. Printmaking, a technical process involving chemistry, collaboration, and repetition, might appear at odds with the spontaneity and physicality of her painting.

Opening July 11 |
(Henry Art Gallery)
This exhibition brings together contemporary artworks across media that explore the poetics and politics of everyday life. Using the day-to-day as both material and subject, these works explore how the ordinary and seemingly incidental can become a powerful source for artistic inquiry, critical reflection, and imagination.

Opening July 18 | (Henry Art Gallery)
Richard Learoyd’s (U.K., b. 1966)听large-scale photograph of a dead grey reef shark in the Henry鈥檚 permanent collection. This photograph draws from lineages of scientific photography and still life across media, resulting in a picture that surfaces entanglements between traditions of imaging and practices of extraction from land, people, and other living creatures. Reflections from members of the 91爆料 community across Art History, Anthropology, and Marine Biology will examine these intersecting histories and contexts.

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Joiri Minaya (U.S., b. 1990). Container #7, 2020. Archival pigment print. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Joiri Minaya.

Opening July 25 | (Henry Art Gallery)
Joiri Minaya (b.1990, New York City; raised in the Dominican Republic) is a multidisciplinary artist who examines the Tropics as a constructed place and identity. As both performer and saboteur, Minaya challenges misrepresentations that reduce tropical geographies and their inhabitants to imagined fantasies of the colonial imagination. In her work, she reclaims Afro-Indigenous narratives of resistance, ancestral knowledges, and regenerative practices鈥攅specially those rooted in plant and botanical traditions.

Through August 30 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Journey through the seasonal cycle of weaving, from gathering materials and spinning wool to dyeing with natural ingredients and weaving intricate designs. Along the way, learn firsthand from weavers and gain insight into the deep cultural and scientific knowledge embedded in every strand. Related Article by the Seattle Times:

As you enter the exhibit, you鈥檒l see baskets, tumplines, and raw materials 鈥 all part of the first phase of the weaving process: gathering. Ancestral weavings 鈥 some on loan and returning to Coast Salish territory for the first time in a century 鈥 are displayed alongside contemporary creations by the co-curators.

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Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 [Installation view, Henry Art Gallery, 91爆料, Seattle. 2026]. Photo: Jueqian Fang.

(Henry Art Gallery)
ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Din茅 artist Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994, Na鈥檔铆zhoozh铆 [Gallup, New Mexico]) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, activated by moments of performance. Across this work, Riege combines customary Din茅 practices of weaving, silversmithing, and beading with contemporary cultural forms, exploring Din茅 cosmology, the history of Euro-American trading posts in and adjacent to the Navajo Nation, and the notion of 鈥渁uthenticity鈥 as a value marker of Indigenous art and craft.

ART AROUND SEATTLE:

Volunteer Park: (Henry Art Gallery)
The title, Soft Services, is a phrase drawn from the artist鈥檚 research and interviews with members of the activist community, in reference to the care efforts made during the height of the AIDS crisis. At the time, the rare opportunity arose to use the Ryan White (CARE Act) monies towards “soft services”鈥攁spects of support deemed assistive but not strictly necessary and as such not covered by traditional healthcare (massage, meal trains, dog walking, etc.) Through this installation, Bass explores the notion of what true care means, what we define as essential versus optional, and who has access to it, questions of heightened importance at this moment of crisis and recovery.

Detailed views of 鈥楢 walk in the neighborhood,鈥 a new public art commission installed at the Judkins Park light rail station.
Photo courtesy Sound Transit

Judkins Park Sound Transit: 听(School of Art + Art History + Design)
鈥淎 Walk in the Neighborhood,鈥 a public art installation by Barbara Earl Thomas, 鈥73, 鈥77, is the culmination of 12 years of creative development. It features illustrated glass panels that serve as dividers and windbreaks on the terminal platform. The imagery features people and elements from the neighborhood rendered in Thomas鈥檚 cut-paper style.

Through August 8 | ARTS at King Street Station: 听(School of Art + Art History + Design)
Vivian Cho is a visual designer and animator based in Seattle whose work includes themes of identity, nature, and digital nostalgia. Their practice is driven by curiosity and a love for experimentation, often exploring ways to synthesize 2D and 3D digital art with analog techniques. A recent graduate of the 91爆料鈥檚 Visual Communication Design program, Vivian has previously worked as a motion design intern at Netflix and a visual designer at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Currently, they are a staff designer at ARCADE NW Publishing, while also continuing to develop their independent practice and personal design and animation projects. Related article by 91爆料 Magazine: .

Engage with the 91爆料 from Anywhere:

SUMMER READS:

(Department of English)
Discover the latest books and creative achievements from the Department of English faculty.

(Department of English)
From captivating novels and memoirs to poetry, scholarship, and more, this collection showcases the breadth of alumni publications.

PODCASTS:

(Communication)
Lost Credits is a podcast that emerged from a single question: what happened to all of the Black girls that used to occupy our screens? Each episode invites listeners into the quest of two friends to find answers. Hosts Dr. Timeka Tounsel (91爆料 Communication associate professor) and Dr. Ashleigh Greene Wade (Digital Studies, University of Virginia) draw on their expertise as Black feminist media scholars to offer fascinating insights about popular culture and the inner workings of Hollywood. Together, they examine Black girls鈥 representation in late-twentieth-century and new-millennium entertainment media. With equal doses of fan criticism and educational content, Lost Credits is designed for Black culture enthusiasts as well as students and teachers.

(School of Art + Art History + Design)
91爆料 Professor Karen Cheng joins host and Design alum Jason Tselentis (MFA 2004), Head of Design at Winthrop University, to discuss Working Girl (1988). They discuss the cinematography, Harrison Ford鈥檚 character, and other movies that would pair well with Working Girl for a potential double feature.

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“Ways of Knowing”

Ways of Knowing, Season 2 (College of Arts & Sciences)
Faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences are facilitating critical conversations in the classroom and the sound booth! The second season of 鈥淲ays of Knowing,鈥 a podcast collaboration with The World According to Sound, spotlights eight Arts & Sciences faculty members whose research shapes our knowledge of the world in real time鈥攆rom digital humanities to mathematics to AI.

(Astronomy)
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland have announced that they discovered a new subatomic particle. Roughly four times more massive than a standard proton, this short-lived piece of matter called 螢cc鈦(Xi-cc-plus) is like an extra-heavy proton, researchers say. Physicist Hassan Jawahery joins Host Flora Lichtman to unpack how the particle was found, and what its discovery means for theoretical physics. Then, astronomer Eric Bellm describes a new alert system that could flag potentially significant changes in the southern night sky in real time. On its first night of testing at the Rubin Observatory in Chile, the system fired off 800,000 alerts.

(Jackson School of International Studies)
Launched in 2021 with 91爆料 Professor Daniel Bessner and writer Derek Davison, 鈥淎merican Prestige,鈥 the winner of the 2025 Signal Awards 鈥渟ilver鈥 medal, offers an in-depth analysis of U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, and has featured guests such as actor Morgan Spector and HuffPost senior diplomatic correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed.

(Biology)
This is a podcast centered around the humans who study the myriad biological processes that shape our world, specifically, the humans who are students and faculty in the Department of Biology at the 91爆料. They are scientists who study everything from the ways cells move through complex tissues to ancient communities of long-extinct mammals, from the ways plants interact with their surroundings to the ways bats fly and hummingbirds feed. Plunge into the vast world of biology, where students share paths to becoming scientists and the lessons they have learned along the way.

Podcast:听听(School of Drama)
A lively and opinionated cultural history of the Broadway Musical that tells the extraordinary story of how Immigrants, Jews, Queers, African-Americans, and other outcasts invented the Broadway Musical, and how they changed America in the process. In Season One, host David Armstrong traces the evolution of American Musical Theater from its birth at the dawn of the 20th Century, through its mid-century 鈥淕olden Age鈥, and right up to its current 21st Century renaissance; and also explores how musicals have reflected and shaped our world 鈥 especially in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and equality.

STREAMING 2025-26 LECTURES AND PERFORMANCES:

The World (Cup) Comes to Seattle Lecture Series (Jackson School of International Studies)
The Global Sports Lab hosts an online series of talks and discussions featuring local and global experts to discuss the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup in Seattle.


  • Presented by Sean Jacobs, Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School, and Martha Saavedra, former Associate Director of the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley.

  • Presented by C茅sar Wazen, Director of the International Affairs Office at Qatar University.
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    Presented by Mary V. Harvey, Chief Executive at the Center for Sport and Human Rights; Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, Board Member of the SeattleFWC26 Local Organizing Committee, Chief Business Officer of Seattle Reign Football Club, and Chief Operating Officer of Seattle Sounders Football Club; Leo Flor, Chief Legacy Officer of the SeattleFWC26 Local Organizing Committee; and Anita Ramasastry, Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law and Director of the Sustainable International Development Graduate Program at the 91爆料 School of Law.

  • Presented by Niki Akhavan, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Media and Communication Studies at The Catholic University of America.

  • Presented by Teresa Mosqueda, Councilmember of the Metropolitan King County Council, and Anita Ramasastry, Barer Chair and Professor of Law at the 91爆料.

  • Presented by St茅phane Mourlane, Senior Lecturer, Aix-Marseille University; Yvan Gastaut, Lecturer, University of C么te d鈥橝zur; and Paul Dietschy, Professor, Marie and Louis Pasteur University.

  • Presented by Abdullah Al-Arian, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University in Qatar.

  • Presented by Jen Barnes, Co-Chair of the Pride+ Match Impact Committee with SEA2026 and founder and CEO of both Rough & Tumble Pub and Salmon Bay FC.
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David Baker

(Physics)
Building on the Department’s longtime commitment to public scholarship, the lecture series brings renowned scientists to 91爆料 to offer free lectures on exciting advances in physics with the goal of fostering an appreciation of science and technology in our community:


  • Nobel laureate David鈥疊aker discusses advanced protein design software and its use in developing molecules to address challenges in medicine, technology, and sustainability.

  • Dr. John Martinis, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, presents 鈥淧rehistoric quantum bits: experiments testing the fundamental physics of superconducting quantum devices.鈥

Image to promote the History Lecture Series Power & Punishment

(History)
Incarceration is a hotly debated topic in the United States, a country that has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. Looking at the practice from a historical perspective, what can incarceration teach us about who we were and who we are now? What might histories of incarceration, and the histories of those who have been incarcerated, tell us about power dynamics, belonging, exclusion, struggle, and hope across societies in the past and present? The 2026 History Lecture Series explores the practice of incarceration, tracing its evolution from antiquity to our modern world.

(Communication)
Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and the cofounder of the fact-checking site FactCheck.org and its science subsite, SciCheck. In this lecture, Dr. Jamieson argues that scientists and science communicators would be well served by using a 鈥渕ental models鈥 approach to simultaneously increase consequential knowledge and reduce public susceptibility to misconceptions about controversial climate and health findings. By engaging audiences with visual, verbal, or animated models, this approach fosters an understanding of science that audiences can draw on to recognize and reject consequential misconceptions.

(Department of English)
Nationally-acclaimed poet and critic Ange Mlinko lecture, 鈥淲hen Poets Say Nothing,鈥 addresses the use of a negative mode in poetry, called apophasis or the apophatic. Her title itself is a clever pun that operates on several levels. Poets have always been accused of saying nothing much, of course. William Butler Yeats describes this accusation as a professional hazard; to be a poet is to 鈥淸b]e thought an idler by the noisy set / Of bankers, schoolmasters, and clergymen / The martyrs call the world.鈥 On a different level, though, it is equally true that poets themselves invoke the negative to create distinct artistic and intellectual effects from those of positive language. As Mlinko noted, the apophatic is historically connected to theology, with figures from the ancient world, such as Saint Augustine of Hippo, urging that a correct human understanding of God must always be tempered by humility. Humans cannot understand the divine, writes Augustine; if you think you understand something, you can be sure it is not God. Poets say nothing when nothing is precisely the thing that needs to be said.

(Department of Psychology)
Dr. Cynthia Berg presents a perspective on self- and social-regulation that guides her work across the lifespan. In addition to talking about transition points across the lifespan where coordination of self- and social-regulation are linked to diabetes outcomes 鈥 across adolescence, in young adulthood, and in late adulthood 鈥 she identifies interventions that help to optimize the coordination of self- and social-regulation.

(School of Art + Art History + Design)
Visual Communication Design faculty members Karen Cheng, Annabelle Gould, Chad P. Hall, and Kristine Matthews give a series of short presentations reflecting on the designers, projects, and ideas that have shaped their practices and design values鈥攆rom their time as students through their early careers. Their selections ranged from foundational texts on typography to inventive works, such as annual reports that document a designer鈥檚 year through charts and graphs. Watch the presentation recording to learn from these creative influencers.

91爆料 School of Music Performances
Performances and more from the 91爆料 School of Music.

Browse the full list of the 91爆料 School of Music’s


By bringing top minds from around the world to the 91爆料 to teach and speak to the public, the 91爆料 Graduate School鈥檚 Office of Public Lectures takes big ideas and discoveries into the community and brings the community into scholarly life.


  • This talk invites audiences to explore five distinct perspectives on the political and cultural impact of the tournament鈥攐ffering a more nuanced, thought-provoking look at what the World Cup means for Seattle and the world.

  • From winning two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup championship to enduring a career-ending concussion that left her 鈥渢emporarily totally disabled鈥 and forced her to pawn her Olympic medals, Briana Scurry delivers a raw and inspiring account of resilience. With unflinching candor, she guides audiences through the soaring highs and devastating lows of her journey鈥攕haring a story of triumph, adversity, and ultimate redemption. Along the way, Scurry reflects on soccer’s global influence and the enduring significance of the World Cup, offering a deeply personal perspective on the sport that shaped her life and legacy.

  • Based on Alexis Pauline Gumbs鈥 forthcoming book of poetic indexes, this interactive poetic lecture explores the life, teaching, and artwork of color theorist Alma Thomas. Engaging themes of audience, intimacy, abstract expressionist art, and the dynamic relationship between Black women鈥檚 creativity and the process of being Earth, the lecture invites participants into a rhythmic dialogue of form, meaning, and presence.

  • In the shadow of an empire, in a world on fire, what if we could imagine 鈥 and build 鈥 otherwise? Crip feminist technoscience teaches us how to wield disabled, mad, neuroexpansive, crip, sick people鈥檚 wisdom as a vital tool for surviving now and thriving then. Disabled people know intimately how to strategically leverage legal and policy tools and know precisely the limitations of these tools and frameworks.

  • While World War I is often framed as a European conflict, its most far-reaching consequences were profoundly felt far beyond Europe鈥檚 borders. In the Middle East, the war sparked a sweeping political crisis that ultimately led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. In its wake, the European victors imposed new borders and mandates, carving the region into fragmented zones of imperial control and influence. But this was not merely a story of unchecked colonial dominance. In the postwar moment, a spectrum of fluid, intersecting anti-colonial movements emerged. Palestine became a key site in these struggles, as a racialized order of settler-colonial capitalism took shape under British rule. This talk locates those movements within the broader transition from British to American imperial ascendancy, contending that the political history of the region must be understood as integral to the global history of fossil capitalism. Moving beyond frameworks centered solely on empire, the talk examines how anti-colonial actors envisioned their futures within a rapidly transforming global system鈥攅ven as new hierarchies of race, empire, and capital were being redefined.

  • This talk explores the idea that the endurance of the rule of law in the United States relies not solely on the provisions of the Constitution鈥攊ts structural framework, the institutions it established, or the rights it enshrines鈥攂ut fundamentally on the character of its citizens. Qualities such as public-spiritedness, tolerance, moderation, empathy, mutual respect, a sense of fair play, and, ultimately, intelligence, honor, and decency form the foundation of constitutional democracy.

  • Join this lecture on reviving MLK鈥檚 vision of the beloved community鈥攚here inclusion, cultural goodwill, and nonviolence expand democracy beyond voting. Discover how these values can bridge today鈥檚 deep divides and strengthen the soul of American civic life.

  • Healthcare can be challenging for anyone鈥攂ut for older LGBTQ individuals, the barriers are often deeper and more complex. This engaging talk explores how thoughtful, inclusive communication can transform healthcare experiences, making every person feel truly seen, heard, and respected. Join us to learn how the words we choose and the ways we listen can foster trust, reduce disparities, and build a system that cares for everyone with dignity.

  • Is artificial intelligence on the brink of world domination? Have tech giants created autonomous thinking machines? Will AI render authors, artists, and other creatives obsolete? Are we entering an era where computers surpass humans in every way?

  • In this powerful and deeply personal talk, Dr. Uch茅 Blackstock explores the legacies that have shaped her journey鈥攂oth personal and institutional. She reflects on following in her mother鈥檚 footsteps to medical school, a path that made Dr. Blackstock and her twin sister the first Black mother-daughter legacy at the institution.

(Simpson Center for the Humanities)
The Katz Distinguished Lectures Playlist offers a rich, ever-growing archive to explore from anywhere, inviting you to engage with a wide range of thought-provoking topics.


  • Why do we turn to the past in order to confront the crises of the present? Michael Rothberg approaches this question from the perspective of “comparison controversies,” which occur when impassioned public debates emerge from provocative historical comparisons. Since October 7, 2023, political speeches, protests, magazine articles, and social media posts have generated controversy by connecting recent events in Israel and Gaza to the Holocaust. In this talk, Rothberg will consider post-October 7 examples in relation to a larger context of comparison controversies and a longer trajectory of Holocaust memory to reflect more generally on the possibilities and pitfalls of historical analogy.

  • The production and promotion of so-called 鈥淎I鈥 technology involves dehumanization on many fronts: the computational metaphor valorizes one kind of cognitive activity as 鈥渋ntelligence,鈥 devaluing many other aspects of human experience while taking an isolating, individualistic view of agency, ignoring the importance of communities and webs of relationships. Meanwhile, the purpose of humans is framed as labeling data or as interchangeable machine components. Data collected about people is understood as 鈥済round truth鈥 even while it lies about those people, especially marginalized people. In this talk, Bender will explore these processes of dehumanization and the vital role that the humanities have in resisting these trends by painting a deeper and richer picture of what it is to be human.

(Astronomy)
What will Rubin Observatory discover that no one鈥檚 expecting? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn and answer cosmic queries about the Vera Rubin Observatory, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), and our next big tool to uncover more about the universe with Zeljko Ivezic, Director of Rubin Observatory Construction.


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ArtSci Roundup: June 2026 /news/2026/05/21/artsci-roundup-june-2026/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:54:06 +0000 /news/?p=91767 ArtSci Roundup title and illustration, image

Come curious. Leave inspired.

The 91爆料 offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the 91爆料 community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. And you don’t have to wait until June: Take a look at everything still happening in May.

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ArtSci On Your Own Time:

Through July 24 – Book Club | The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (91爆料 Alumni Association)
Readers鈥 Choice! Bundle up for an historical mystery set in 18th-century Maine. The body of a local man is found in the frozen Kennebeck River. Martha Ballard, the local midwife, suspects that this death is not an accident 鈥 and her detailed diaries of local life are full of clues. Will she weather the scandals unleashed by her pursuit of the truth? Inspired by historic events!听Free.

Indigenous Planetary Health podcast title and illustration, imagePodcast | (Comparative History of Ideas)
Dr. H艒k奴lani Aikau is joined by guest co-host and podcast research assistant Melialani Hamilton, a new PhD student in IGOV. Together, they interview Michael Wilson a Tohono O鈥檕dham human rights activist, U.S. military retiree, and documentary filmmaker and Dr. Jos茅 Antonio 鈥淭ony鈥 Lucero, Professor and Chair of the Comparative History of Ideas Department at the 91爆料, Seattle. They are co-authors of, , a powerful memoir tracing Mike鈥檚 life journey and the experiences that led him to the controversial and courageous humanitarian work of placing water stations for migrants along the U.S.鈥揗exico border. The book captures the tension between Mike鈥檚 moral obligation to prevent death and the political stance of a nation committed to non-interference. Throughout the narrative, Tony 鈥渉yperlinks鈥 Mike鈥檚 personal story to broader histories and global struggles, illuminating how one life resonates far beyond the borderlands.听Free.

EXHIBITIONS:

June 4 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
A one-night exhibition of furniture, lighting, soft goods, electronics, and experimental work by 91爆料 junior industrial design students. Free.

Through June 5 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Celebrate the graduating seniors across the art programs: 3D4M, Photo/Media, Painting + Drawing, and Interdisciplinary Visual Art (IVA) during the 2026 BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Opening nights: Group 1 – April 28, Group 2 – May 12, Honors – May 26. Free.

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June 10 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

Through June 14 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
The Henry is pleased to present the 91爆料’s School of Art + Art History + Design Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design Thesis Exhibition. Throughout their programs, fine arts and design students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. Henry staff conduct studio visits and work closely with the students to facilitate their projects and prepare them for exhibition at the museum. A digital publication will be produced in conjunction with the exhibition to highlight the students鈥 artistic endeavors and the Henry鈥檚 commitment to this exciting and important step in the students’ development as practicing artists and designers. is on June 5. Related article: . Free.

June 10 – 26 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
will be on June 12. Free.

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Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 [Installation view, Henry Art Gallery, 91爆料, Seattle. 2026]. Photo: Jueqian Fang.

Exhibition | (Henry Art Gallery)
ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Din茅 artist Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994, Na鈥檔铆zhoozh铆 [Gallup, New Mexico]) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, activated by moments of performance. Across this work, Riege combines customary Din茅 practices of weaving, silversmithing, and beading with contemporary cultural forms, exploring Din茅 cosmology, the history of Euro-American trading posts in and adjacent to the Navajo Nation, and the notion of 鈥渁uthenticity鈥 as a value marker of Indigenous art and craft. Free.


Week of June 1

Online – June 1 | 听(Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by Abdullah Al-Arian, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University in Qatar.听 The World (Cup) Comes To Seattle 2026 Lecture Series is an online series of talks and discussions hosted by the Global Sport Lab, featuring local and global experts to discuss the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup in Seattle. Free.

June 1 | (School of Music)
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs from the Gospel tradition.

June 2 | (School of Music)
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Erin Bodnar, director) present “Emblems,” featuring music by Aaron Copland, Wim Bex, Kevin Day, Dwayne Milburn, John Mackey and others. With Eden Garza, bass trombone.

Seatttle Field Guide book cover, imageJune 2 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Nature writers Kathryn True and Maria Dolan discuss their new book Seattle Field Guide: Explore Nature in the City, a guide to 38 outdoor adventures across the greater Seattle area. They will deliver a presentation featuring natural phenomena you can visit yourself around the city. Seattle Field Guide is a fun, accessible, and inspiring guide to 38 nature-filled outings across the greater Seattle area 鈥 perfect for all ages and experience levels. Whether you have a free afternoon or a full day to explore, Dolan and True offer seasonal adventures that reveal the wild wonders hidden in the city鈥檚 parks, shorelines, greenways, and neighborhoods.

Simone Stirner photograph, imageJune 2 | (Simpson Center for the Humanities)
What happens to our understanding of relational memory when viewed through queer histories? In this talk, Stirner examines memory art dedicated to often neglected queer and trans histories after National Socialism, from translucent quilts to an installation that melts a concentration camp gate and rewelds it into new forms. Beyond arguing for the inclusion of queer histories in relational frameworks of remembrance, the talk proposes that attending to the distinct shapes and textures of queer relationality reshapes the concept itself, showing how queer memory practices expand and transform what it means to think memory relationally.

Simone Stirner (Assistant Professor, Germanic Languages & Literatures, Harvard University) works on poetry and poetics, memory studies, and the intersections of critical and creative practices. Stirner’s first book Poetic Grief: Form and Remembrance after National Socialism (Fordham University Press, forthcoming) develops a new framework for understanding the relationship between reading poetry and the affective experience of grief by studying how poems in the enduring aftermath of National Socialism and the Holocaust make space for an encounter with the uncontainable dimensions of loss鈥攐n and off the page.听Free.

June 3 | (School of Music)
A free lunchtime performance featuring 91爆料 School of Music students in the North Allen Library lobby. Presented in partnership with 91爆料 Libraries.听Free.

June 3 | (School of Music)
The Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Ensemble present a shared program of repertory selections, original music, and inspired arrangements.

June 4 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
A one-night exhibition of furniture, lighting, soft goods, electronics, and experimental work by 91爆料 junior industrial design students. Free.

June 4 |听(Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum鈥檚 visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.听Free.

June 4 | (Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies)
This celebration honors all the Building A Movement interns and 2026 graduating Labor students!

students playing music photograph, imageJune 5 | (School of Music)
The 91爆料 Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) and combined 91爆料 Choirs (Giselle Wyers, director) team up for a year-end program featuring music by Ottorino Respighi, Nadia Boulanger, and Francis Poulenc. Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski is featured soloist with the combined ensembles for works by Boulanger, orchestrated by David Alexander Rahbee. Soledad Mayorga-Maldonado is featured soloist for Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, with Giselle Wyers conducting.

June 5 | (Geography)
The Geography Undergraduate Research Symposium spotlights innovative and compelling undergraduate work. Student researchers will share fresh ideas, sharp insights, and standout projects with the community. Free.\

June 5 | 听(Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies)
Engage with emerging scholarship in gender, women, and sexuality studies and celebrate the work of our undergraduate researchers. Each student will give a short presentation, followed by responses from GWSS graduate students who will help facilitate discussion. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or community member, support scholars and take part in the conversation. A reception with light refreshments will follow. Free.

June 5 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Join the Henry and 91爆料’s School of Art + Art History + Design in celebration of the 2026 91爆料 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition. See the diverse work of this year’s graduate students and enjoy a no-host bar. Artists: Stephanie Alacon, Dahae Cheon, Li-Yuan Chiou, Jeff Jiang, Victoria Mackender, Alex Moni-Sauri, Oscar Pearson, Chave Pichardo, Andrew Roibal, and Ryan Walters. Related article: . Free.

June 5 – 6 | 听 (Dance)
Join the 91爆料 Department of Dance Kawasaki Guest Artist Amy O’Neal, 23 91爆料 dance students, and Seattle guest artists for a Spring Hybrid Dance Lab (HDL). This performance plus dance party is a research and performance platform for experimental street dance practitioners to challenge traditional notions of street dance in theater, address creative hybridity, and nurture cultural literacy. Made possible by generous gifts from the Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation and John C. Robinson. Free.

June 6 | (School of Music)
Emerging and established composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in this concert of music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the 91爆料 Composition program. Free.


听June 8 – 30

The World Cup comes to Seattle graphic, image

Online – June 8 | (Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by Jen Barnes, Co-Chair of Pride+ Match Impact Committee SEA2026; Founder, CEO, Rough & Tumble Pub; Salmon Bay FC. The World (Cup) Comes To Seattle 2026 Lecture Series is an online series of talks and discussions hosted by the Global Sport Lab, featuring local and global experts to discuss the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup in Seattle. Free.

June 10 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

June 11 | 2026 Awards of Excellence Ceremony
The 91爆料 is delighted to announce the recipients of the 56th annual 91爆料 Awards of Excellence! The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity of our University community. The program includes a one-hour ceremony hosted by President Robert J. Jones and Provost Tricia Serio, followed by a reception with refreshments and community connection. Free.

June 12 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

June 12 | 听(Speech & Hearing Sciences)
Presentation by Dr. Catherine Off听 (Ph.D, Speech & Hearing Sciences, ’08). 听Free.

Online option – June 13 | 91爆料’s 151st Commencement Ceremony
The 91爆料 will honor the graduating class of 2026 at the University鈥檚 151st Annual Commencement Exercises. Over 7,400 graduates will take the field at the magnificent Husky Stadium to the cheers and applause of 50,000 family members and friends.听Free.

portrait of lecturer, imageJune 25 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Learn more about the incredible range and diversity of sex, sex-development, gender, and sexuality in the natural world and the many purposes of sex and sexuality for building strong and vibrant communities in the natural world.


ArtSci Roundup goes monthly!

The ArtSci Roundup is your guide to connecting with the 91爆料鈥攚hether in person, on campus, or on your couch.

Previously shared on a quarterly basis, those who sign up for the Roundup email will receive them monthly, delivering timely updates and engaging content wherever you are. Check the roundup regularly, as events are added throughout the month. Make sure to check out the ArtSci On Your Own Time section for everything from podcasts to videos to exhibitions that can be enjoyed when it works for you!

In addition, if you like the ArtSci Roundup, sign up to receive a monthly notice when it’s been published.

Do you have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: March 2026 /news/2026/02/02/artsci-roundup-march/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:13:36 +0000 /news/?p=90531

Come curious. Leave inspired.

The 91爆料 offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the 91爆料 community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University.

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ArtSci On Your Own Time

Exhibition | 听(School of Art + Art History + Design)
Death is a fundamental first step toward rebirth鈥攂ut this transition can feel daunting without a compassionate guide. In The Book of Zero, our 2026 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident indira allegra presents a multimedia, meditative experience shaped by their research into doula work, death care, and the cyclical nature of bodies and environments. Free.

Recorded Lectures | 听(History)
Incarceration is a hotly debated topic in the United States, a country that has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. Looking at the practice from a historical perspective, what can incarceration teach us about who we were and who we are now? What might histories of incarceration, and the histories of those who have been incarcerated, tell us about power dynamics, belonging, exclusion, struggle, and hope across societies in the past and present? The 2026 History Lecture Series explores the practice of incarceration, tracing its change over time from antiquity to our modern world. Recordings are available online. Free.

by Geena Powa Haiyupis

Recorded Lectures | 听(American Indian Studies)
People come together to share knowledge on topics such as traditional foods, plants and medicines; environmental and food justice; food sovereignty/security; health and wellness; and treaty rights. Indigenous peoples in the Northwest have maintained a sustainable way of life through a cultural, spiritual, and reciprocal relationship with their environment. This symposium serves to foster dialogue and build collaborative networks as we, Native peoples, strive to sustain our cultural food practices and preserve our healthy relationships to the land, water, and all living things. Save the date:

Book Club | Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka(91爆料 Alumni)
Readers鈥 Choice! A mix of mystery and political satire, this novel takes aim at corruption in modern Nigeria. Two old friends decide to investigate a local cartel that traffics in human body parts. But in a country where religious charlatans and dishonest officials abound, can they trust anyone in their search? Free.


Week of March 2

Photo by Michael B Maine

February 26 – March 1 | (Dance)
Presenting seven original student-choreographed works. This platform gives students the opportunity to express their creative voices through choreography and costume design, as well as collaborating with lighting designers and mentors.

March 2 | (School of Music)
The Campus Band (Solomon Encina, conductor) and Concert Band (Yuman Wu, conductor) present their Winter Quarter concert, performing music by Julie Giroux, John Philip Sousa, Percy Grainger, Johan de Meij, Frank Ticheli, Aaron Perrine, and others.

Online – March 2 | 听(Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by Kelly McGannon, current World Affairs Council Fellow, and Jeff Hovenier, U.S. Ambassador (ret.). Trump in the World 2.0 is an online series of talks and discussions featuring guest speakers and faculty exploring global perspectives on a second Trump administration. Free.

March 3 | (School of Music)
Winter Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Ram贸n Gutierrez hails from Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico and specializes in playing the requinto (a small melodic guitar). He is the leader of the group Son de Madera, and has performed and recorded with musicians in other traditions, including the Chicano rock band Quetzal from Los Angeles and Antonio Corona, a performer of early music in Mexico. In this concert concluding his 91爆料 residency, he performs music from the Son Jarocho tradition with his 91爆料 students and special guests. Free.

March 3 | (School of Music)
The 91爆料 Chamber Singers and University Chorale collaborate with Seattle University Choirs (Leann Conley-Holcom, director) in performing Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard, a profound tale of discrimination, cruelty, death, yet with themes of hope.

Online option – March 4 |听Primary: Alma Thomas, Sisterhood, and the Revolutionary Quality of Light (Public Lectures)
Based on Alexis Pauline Gumbs鈥 forthcoming book of poetic indexes, this interactive poetic lecture explores the life, teaching, and artwork of color theorist Alma Thomas. Engaging themes of audience, intimacy, abstract expressionist art, and the dynamic relationship between Black women鈥檚 creativity and the process of being Earth, the lecture invites participants into a rhythmic dialogue of form, meaning, and presence. Free.

March 5 | 听(Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Part of Burke鈥檚 Free First Thursday series, the museum opens its collections spaces from 4:30 to 7:30鈥疨M. Visitors can explore behind鈥憈he-scenes labs and storage, and speak with researchers, staff, and volunteers about their work.听Free.

Online – March 6 | (Jackson School of International Studies)
Raising The Black Star presents a historical restoration of Kwame Nkrumah鈥檚 contributions to the Pan-African movement, as well as the transnational nature of post-colonial Ghana鈥檚 nation-building process. Dr. McLeod鈥檚 richly-textured narrative highlights the startling and continued relevance of Pan-Africanism in both historical and contemporary discussions of transnational solidarities and visions of a completely liberated African continent. Free.

March 6 | (School of Music)
91爆料 Opera Workshop presents Melissa Dunphy’s 2023 opera Alice Tierney. With stage direction by Kelly Kitchens; music direction by Andrew Romanick. Commissioned by the Oberlin Opera Commissioning Program through the generosity of Elizabeth and Justus ’71 Schlichting, Melissa Dunphy’s opera Alice Tierney was premiered at Oberlin Conservatory in 2023, and at Opera Columbus in April 2023. Dunphy was one of seven winners of a 2020 OPERA America Discovery Grant, presented to female composers with the intention of increasing gender parity across the opera industry. That grant supported the development of Alice Tierney at Oberlin.

Online – March 6 | Palestine to Iraq with Adam Hanieh (Public Lectures)
Explore how World War I reshaped the Middle East. This lecture traces anti-colonial movements, Palestine鈥檚 pivotal role, and the shift from British to American power鈥攍inking regional upheaval to the global rise of fossil capitalism and reimagined imperial hierarchies. Free.

March 6 | (Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies)
Over the past five centuries, empires have used partition and division to justify and advance colonialism. We can see that the ongoing history of colonial rule and racial violence is exploding around the world today鈥攆rom Palestine to Minnesota and beyond. Scholars and activists gather to discuss anticolonial struggles, past and present. Free.

March 7 | (School of Music)
Emerging and established composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in this concert of music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the 91爆料 Composition program. Free.


Week of March 9

Online – March 9 | 听(Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by David Bachman, 91爆料 Professor, International Studies; James Lin, 91爆料 Associate Professor, International Studies and Taiwan historian; Tabitha Grace Mallory, Founder and CEO, China Ocean Institute; and Susan H. Whiting, 91爆料 Professor, Political Science. Trump in the World 2.0 is an online series of talks and discussions featuring guest speakers and faculty exploring global perspectives on a second Trump administration. Free.

March 10 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare. Join us monthly as we approach the topic of liberation from a number of perspectives. Free.

March 10 | (School of Music)
Students of John Popham present a chamber music showcase. Free.

March 10 | (School of Music)
The Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Vald茅s, director) performs music by John Cage, Hilda Paredes, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Salvatore Sciarrino.

March 10 | (Stroum Center for Jewish Studies)
The short fiction collected in In the Shadow of the Holocaust, translated by Senderovich and Harriet Murav, recovers a range of compelling voices that had been scarcely known or translated, with particular emphasis on the work of women writers. Jewish authors from Ukraine, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus鈥攕ome writing in Yiddish and others in Russian鈥攖ell stories of ordinary people living on after the massive devastation of the Holocaust on Soviet territory, depicting memory, conflict, love, and loss. Writers in this collection offer especially powerful perspectives on survival in the aftermath of genocide. These are not stories only about how people died, but about how they continued to live and make meaning. Free.

March 12 | (Communication)

Veteran reporter and editor Miranda Spivack discusses her new book, Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities鈥攁nd the Local Heroes Fighting Back (The New Press, May 6, 2025). In her book, Spivack shines a light on corruption close to home鈥攗ncovering how local governors, mayors, town councils, school boards, police, and prosecutors sometimes fail the very communities they serve. Through five eye-opening U.S. case studies, she introduces 鈥渁ccidental activists鈥濃攐rdinary citizens who demanded answers when government officials failed to protect them. From car crashes and unsafe drinking water to faulty safety equipment, Spivack鈥檚 investigative reporting reveals the hidden deals, lies, and cover-ups that often keep communities in the dark鈥攁nd celebrates the local heroes who stand up for accountability and transparency.

March 12 | (Simpson Center for the Humanities)
Tonia Sutherland examines the consequences of digitally raising the dead. Attending to the violent deaths of Black Americans鈥揳nd the records that document them鈥揻rom slavery through the present, Sutherland explores media evidence, digital acts of remembering, and the rights and desires of humans to be forgotten. Free.

March 12 | (School of Music)
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Erin Bodnar, director) presents听Mystic Threads,听featuring music by Victoriano Valencia, Jodie Blackshaw, Reena Esmail, Florent Schmitt, Luigi Zaninelli, and others. With guest composer Simon Alami.

March 12 – 21 | (School of Drama)
For most of Sorrel鈥檚 high school career, she was friendless and quietly weird. She didn鈥檛 even seem to fit in with the geeky kids. When she turned seventeen, and late puberty produced a supermodel physique, she became seen as a 鈥渉ot dork鈥. Bunny spans twenty years of Sorrel鈥檚 life. Unencumbered by the burden of shame, she journeys through the complex social expectations surrounding female sexuality. MFA student Ren Langer directs this intimate and thought-provoking play.

March 13 | (School of Music)
David Alexander Rahbee leads the 91爆料 Symphony in a program of music by Mieczyslaw Karlowicz and Sergei Prokofiev. Faculty violinist Rachel Lee Priday is featured soloist with the orchestra for Karlowicz’s Violin Concerto in A major, op. 8.

March 14 | (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
Grammy-nominated violinist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird joins acclaimed jazz drummer and 91爆料 Professor Ted Poor for a night of genre-defying music. Blending elements of folk, jazz, classical and indie rock, their sound is adventurous and soulful. Bird鈥檚 signature whistling, looping and lyrical finesse meet Poor鈥檚 expressive, boundary-pushing rhythms.


Week of March 16

March 12 – March 21 | (School of Drama)
For most of Sorrel鈥檚 high school career, she was friendless and quietly weird. She didn鈥檛 even seem to fit in with the geeky kids. When she turned seventeen, and late puberty produced a supermodel physique, she became seen as a 鈥渉ot dork鈥. Bunny spans twenty years of Sorrel鈥檚 life. Unencumbered by the burden of shame, she journeys through the complex social expectations surrounding female sexuality. MFA student, Ren, directs this intimate and thought-provoking play.

March 16 | (Chemistry)
Hemamala (Hema) Karunadasa is the J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Chemistry, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, by courtesy, at Stanford University. She is a Faculty Scientist at the SLAC National Lab and a Senior Fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy. She received her A.B. from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from UC Berkeley, with postdoctoral training at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and at the California Institute of Technology. Her group uses solution-state methods for the self-assembly of solid-state materials, with an emphasis on halide perovskites and their derivatives. Her recent awards include the Brown Science Foundation Investigator award (2022) and the American Chemical Society Harry Gray award (2020) and the Inorganic Lectureship (2022). She is an Associate Editor for听Chemical Science (Royal Chemical Society).听Free.

March 16 | (Jackson School of International Studies)
What can one neighborhood reveal about the making of a modern nation? This talk deciphers the unexpected significance of Xita, a half-square-mile quarter in Shenyang, in Northeast China. It shows that over nearly four centuries, Xita has been shaped and reshaped by empire, war, migration, and urban transformation. The history of this small area mirrors large-scale changes, including and especially China鈥檚 metamorphosis from a multi-ethnic Eurasian empire to a postindustrial society. By studying how global and local forces play out in everyday spaces, the talk reveals a perspective for understanding China鈥檚 past鈥攏ot from the top down, but through the streets and people who lived it. Free.

March 18 | (Psychology)
This lecture is made possible in part by a generous endowment from Professor Allen L. Edwards. The event will conclude with a Q&A session followed by a reception. Hosted by Sheri Mizumori. Free.

March 19 | (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
Known for his phenomenal technique and ravishing tone, German virtuoso Augustin Hadelich is one of the most celebrated violinists of our time. His musical partner, the Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, performs with sensitivity and poetry combined with power and brilliance. Together, they embark on an evening of mostly French music, from Rameau and Poulenc to Franck, Debussy and Kurt谩g.

March 31 | (College of Education)
EduTalks brings together educators, researchers and community leaders to share bold ideas shaping the future of education. In just five minutes 鈥 and with a single powerful image 鈥 each presenter explores innovative approaches to today鈥檚 most pressing challenges. In the College of Education, we’re “solving for x,” taking inspiration from high school algebra to step into the complicated, often uncertain challenges in education with imagination and heart. In math, x represents the unknown. In education, it symbolizes the complex questions we face as we strive for a more just, equitable and joyful future for all learners. Solving for these challenges takes imagination, persistence and, above all, community. Free.


ArtSci Roundup goes monthly!

The ArtSci Roundup is your guide to connecting with the 91爆料鈥攚hether in person, on campus, or on your couch.

Previously shared on a quarterly basis, those who sign up for the Roundup email will receive them monthly, delivering timely updates and engaging content wherever you are. Check the roundup regularly, as events are added throughout the month. Make sure to check out the ArtSci On Your Own Time section for everything from podcasts to videos to exhibitions that can be enjoyed when it works for you!

In addition, if you like the ArtSci Roundup, sign up to receive a monthly notice when it’s been published.

Do you have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Lauren Zondag (zondagld@uw.edu).uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025 /news/2025/06/11/artsci-roundup-summer-2025/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:41:40 +0000 /news/?p=88345

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this Summer.


ArtSci on the Go

Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go!

Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese”听()

Black Composers Project engages the School of Music faculty and students ()

Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC Professor Canan Bolel ()

Back to School Podcast 听with Liz Copland ()


Featured Podcast: “Ways of Knowing” (College of Arts & Sciences)

This podcast highlights how studies of the humanities can reflect everyday life. Through a partnership between and the 91爆料, each episode features a faculty member from the 91爆料 College of Arts & Sciences, who discusses the work that inspires them and suggests resources to learn more about the topic.

Episode 1: Digital Humanities with Assistant Professor of English and Data Science, Anna Preus.

Episode 2: Paratext with Associate Professor of French, Richard Watts.

Episode 3: Ge’ez with Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Hamza Zafer.

with Associate Professor听of Law, Societies and Justice, and of International Studies, Stephen Meyers.

with Professor of Mathematics and of the Comparative History of Ideas, Jayadev Athreya.

with Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Golden Marie Owens.


From the School of Music

External Event:

The student-run Improvised Music Project presents performances by a rotating cast of 91爆料 jazz studies students, faculty, and special guests every first and third Wednesday, 6 to 10 pm, at (1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA).

Event Dates:

June 18
July 2
July 16
July 30
August 6
August 20


From the Burke Museum

| 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE, and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Large crowds are expected, 听in advance.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final day Sunday, June 22

Learn about the diversity and significance of trees with our hands-on activities. Play the tree-themed Hidden Husky gallery hunt 鈥 spot the five hidden huskies in the galleries to earn a special sticker prize!

OPENING EXHIBIT | – Saturday, September 13, 2025 to Sunday, August 30, 2026

Woven听in听Wool: Resilience听in听Coast Salish Weaving听showcases both historical and contemporary woven items 鈥 from blankets and tunics to hoods and skirts. Journey through the seasonal cycle of weaving, from gathering materials and spinning wool to dyeing with natural ingredients and weaving intricate designs. Along the way, learn听firsthand from weavers and gain听insight听into the deep cultural and scientific knowledge embedded听in听every strand.


From the Henry Art Gallery

OPENING EXHIBIT | – Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Sunday, January 11, 2026

Through the work in the exhibition, contemporary artists connect fragmented family narratives shaped by war, migration, and generational trauma to broader global contexts, creating new narratives that transform their difficult origins. With these artists as guides,听Spirit House听invites you to commune with your ancestors, reflect on significant memories, and journey through time and space.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final day Sunday, July 27

This exhibition highlights听Sanctuary听(2017), a monumental tapestry commissioned by Western Bridge for Seattle鈥檚 Saint Mark鈥檚 Cathedral and now part of the Henry鈥檚 collection.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final days, August 2025

For Bass鈥檚 project, commissioned and organized by the Henry, a series of fourteen stone benches is placed throughout Seattle鈥檚 , with two additional sculptures residing outside the Henry itself. Each bench is engraved with its own inscription and a silhouetted image applied in light-responsive pigment. The project examines themes of cultivation and wildness, the laws we impose to control human bodies, hierarchy and proximity, and stones as memorials, boundaries, and legislative markers.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final day Sunday, August 25

Be flat听is听Tala Madani’s debut solo exhibition in Washington State, featuring recent and newly commissioned works that explore the influence of symbols, language, and mark-making on power dynamics and individual agency.

CLOSING EXHIBIT | – Final day Thursday, September 25

This focused exhibition features works from听Passing On听(2022), a series of collaged newspaper obituaries of influential feminist activists and organizers. The clippings, presented with Winant鈥檚 handwritten annotations, reflect on a lineage of non-biological inheritance and how language shapes memory and history.


June 2025

Wednesday, June 18, 2:00 – 5:00 pm | 听(Burke Museum)

Ravenstail weaving skills have returned to the hands of Northwest Coastal People, but their historical robes are still in museum collections. Mentor weaver Ksm Lx’sg瘫a瘫n, Ruth Hallows, and apprentice weaver Jay Hallows work in tandem with more than twenty weavers to symbolically restore historical Ravenstail robes by reweaving them and bringing them home to dance in ceremony.


Thursday, June 19, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | (Burke Museum)

Jai Kobi Kaleo’okalani

BLUEs.Weave will present two interrelated demonstrations of explorative Black American music in honor of the holiday of Juneteenth.

The first demonstration will feature original music works, lyrics, and improvisations meditating on the various forms and aesthetics of celebration as they appear throughout the sonic lineage of Black American music.听The second demonstration will be a live, collaborative composition session where BLUEs.Weave, culminating in a piece and performance reflecting on the importance of Juneteenth and Black freedom.


Thursday, June 19, 7:00 – 8:00 pm | ONLINE ONLY: (Center for Child & Family Well-Being)

Shayla Collins

Join the Center for Child & Family Well-Being for their monthly Community Drop-In with Shayla Collins. A time of mindfulness, self-compassion, and common humanity. You spend so much of your time caring for others, join for a very informal hour (or whatever you can commit to) of practice for yourself.


Thursday, June 19, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm | (Center for Labor Studies)

Join ILWU Local 19 and APRI Seattle for their 6th Annual Juneteenth Waterfront Freedom Celebration. There will be live entertainment, food, drinks, and guest speakers.

ILWU Local 19
3440 East Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA


Wednesday, June 25, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | (Chemistry)

Join the Department of Chemistry for a lunch-and-learn workshop with an Introduction to Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR), which provides submicron IR, simultaneous Raman, and co-located fluorescence. It has been used for a wide range of application areas.


Thursday, June 26, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | (Astrobiology)

Join the Institute for Data Intensive Research in Astrophysics & Cosmology (DiRAC) for a special celebration marking a new chapter in astronomy. This milestone represents over two decades of dedication and collaboration from the global Rubin community. DiRAC is especially proud to honor the 91爆料’s Rubin Team, whose leadership and involvement have been instrumental.

This is more than an astronomy event 鈥 it鈥檚 a celebration of human curiosity, collaboration, and imagination. Whether you鈥檙e a student, researcher, space enthusiast, or simply someone who looks up at the night sky in wonder, you鈥檙e invited to be a part of this historic moment.


Thursday, June 26, 3:30 – 6:30 pm | Summer Celebration | Live Jazz @ the 91爆料 Club (91爆料 Alumni Association)

Join 91爆料 faculty, staff, and guests for an end-of-year afternoon of community and connection at the storied, scenic 91爆料 Club. Enjoy live music performed by the Alliance of Improvisers, an ensemble composed of 91爆料 Jazz faculty, students, alumni musicians, and special guests.

This event is part of a series of community-building opportunities planned for the year ahead. As the University continues to assess and review future permanent directions for the building, the facility will remain closed for general use.


Wednesday, June 4 to Friday, July 4 | (Taiwan Studies)

This exhibition seeks to honor the memories of those who suffered and reflect on the lasting impact of the 228 Incident. Through archival photographs, personal testimonies, historical documents, and artistic interpretations, view a narrative of loss, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of justice.


Information Sessions

June 24 |

June 25 |

June 26 |

June 27 |

June 30 |


July 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 12:30 pm | (School of Music)

Students of the 91爆料 School of Music perform in this听lunchtime concert series co-hosted听by 91爆料 Music and 91爆料 Libraries.


Friday, July 11 through August 2025 | 听(Communication)

Interrupting Privilege is a Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity (CCDE) project at the 91爆料. The project brings together students and community members for intergenerational conversations about race, racism, and their intersection.
The CCDE is inviting you to visit the upcoming Interrupting Privilege museum exhibit at the 91爆料’s Allen North Lobby. The exhibit will be up from July through August. Schedule a 30-minute guided tour, or come visit the exhibit on your own time. Be sure to check Allen Library times before your visit, as Summer hours vary.

Information Sessions

July 7 – July 11 |

July 10 |


Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: June 2025 /news/2025/05/23/artsci-roundup-june-2025/ Fri, 23 May 2025 21:35:36 +0000 /news/?p=88071

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this June.


ArtSci on the Go

Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go!

Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese”听()

Black Composers Project engages the School of Music faculty and students ()

Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC Professor Canan Bolel ()

Back to School Podcast 听with Liz Copland ()


Featured Podcast: “Ways of Knowing” (College of Arts & Sciences)

This podcast highlights how studies of the humanities can reflect everyday life. Through a partnership between and the 91爆料, each episode features a faculty member from the 91爆料 College of Arts & Sciences, who discusses the work that inspires them and suggests resources to learn more about the topic.

Episode 1: Digital Humanities with assistant professor of English and data science, Anna Preus.

Episode 2: Paratext with associate professor of French, Richard Watts.

Episode 3: Ge’ez with听associate professor of Middle Eastern languages and cultures, Hamza Zafer.


Closing Exhibits

: Christine Sun Kim: Ghost(ed) Notes at the Henry Art Gallery

Week of June 2

Prof. Daniel Bessner

Monday, June 2, 5:00 – 6:20 pm | ONLINE ONLY: (Jackson School)

Join the Jackson School for Trump in the World 2.0, a series of talks and discussions on the international impact of the second Trump presidency.

This week: Daniel Bessner; Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Associate Professor in American Foreign Policy at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.


Monday, June 2, 5:00 – 7:00 pm | (Jackson School)

Mediha Sorma, Ph.D

This talk discusses the unconventional forms of care that emerge out of Kurdish resistance in Turkey, where mothering becomes a powerful response against necropolitical state violence. By centering the stories of two Kurdish mothers who had to care for their dead children and mother beyond life under the violent state of emergency regime declared in 2015; the talk examines how Kurdish mothers 鈥渞escue the dead鈥 (Antoon, 2021) from the necropolitical state and create their necropolitical power through a radical embrace of death and decoupling of mothering from the corporeal link between the mother and the child.


Monday, June 2, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | (The Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies)

Prof. Masaaki Higashijima

Why do some protests in autocracies attract popular participation while others do not? Masaaki Higashijima’s, University of Tokyo, paper argues that when opposition elites and the masses have divergent motivations for protesting, anti-regime mobilization struggles to gain momentum. Moreover, this weak elite-mass linkage is further exacerbated when autocrats selectively repress protests led by opposition elites while making concessions to those organized by ordinary citizens.

 


Tuesday, June 3, 5:00 – 6:30 pm | (Communications)

Mary Gates Hall

A conversation with local public media leaders about current challenges–including federal funding cuts–and pathways forward for sustaining public service journalism.

Speakers include:

Rob Dunlop, President and CEO, Cascade PBS
David Fischer, President and General Manager, KNKX
Tina Pamintuan, incoming President and CEO, KUOW
Matthew Powers, Professor and Co-Director, Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy


Wednesday, June 4, 3:30 – 4:30 pm | (Psychology)

Prof. Hadas Okon-Singer

Cognitive biases 鈥 such as attentional biases toward aversive cues, distorted expectations of negative events, and biased interpretations of ambiguity 鈥 are central features of many forms of psychopathology. Gaining a deeper understanding of the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying these biases is crucial for advancing theoretical models and clinical interventions.

In this talk, Prof. Hadas Okon-Singer will present a series of studies exploring emotional biases in both healthy individuals and participants diagnosed with social anxiety, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.


Wednesday, June 4, 12:30 – 1:30 pm | (Center for Statistics & Social Sciences)

Prof. Tyler McCormick

Many statistical analyses, in both observational data and randomized control trials, ask: how does the outcome of interest vary with combinations of observable covariates? How do various drug combinations affect health outcomes, or how does technology adoption depend on incentives and demographics? Tyler McCormick’s, Professor, Statistics & Sociology, 91爆料, goal is to partition this factorial space into “pools” of covariate combinations where the outcome differs across the pools (but not within a pool).


Friday, June 6, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)

David Alexander Rahbee leads the 91爆料 Symphony in a program of concerto excerpts by York Bowen, Keiko Abe, and Camille Saint-Sa毛ns, performed with winners of the 2024-25 School of Music Concerto Competitions: Flora Cummings, viola; Kaisho Barnhill, marimba; and Sandy Huang, piano. Also on the program, works by Mikhail Glinka, Richard Wagner, and Giuseppe Verdi.


Saturday, June 7 & Sunday, June 8, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | (Burke Museum)

Artist Stewart Wong

Stewart Wong will share knowledge and personal experiences about working with Broussonetia Papyrifera. He will talk about the history, uses, and cultivation of the paper mulberry plant. In addition, Stewart plans on dyeing, drawing on, and printing kapa. Stewart will have printed information and material samples to supplement the talk.


Saturday, June 7, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | On Our Terms with Wakulima USA (Burke Museum)

Join the Burke Museum for a short screening from “,” plus a conversation with co-producer Aaron McCanna and Wakulima USA’s David Bulindah and Maura Kizito about food sovereignty and community building.


Additional Events

June 2 | (Music)

June 2 | (Asian Languages & Literature)

June 2 – June 6 | (Astronomy)

June 3 | (Music)

June 4 | (Music)

June 4 | (Psychology)

June 5 | (Music)

June 5 | (Speech & Hearing)

June 5 | (Labor Studies)

June 5 | (Art + Art History + Design)

June 6 | (Dance)

June 6 | (Geography)

June 7 | (Music)


Week of June 9

Wednesday, June 11 to Friday, June 27 | (Jacob Lawrence Gallery)

At the end of the spring quarter, the academic year culminates in comprehensive exhibitions of design work created by graduating students. The 91爆料 Design Show 2025, showcasing the capstone projects of graduating BDes students, will be held from June 11 to June 27 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.


Additional Events

June 11 | (Henry Art Gallery)

June 11 | (Art + Art History + Design)

June 12 & June 13 | (DXARTS)

June 13 | (Art + Art History + Design)


Events for the week of June 23

June 24 | (Information Sessions)

June 25 | (Information Sessions)

June 26 | (Information Sessions)

June 27 | (Information Sessions)


Commencement

June marks the end of many College of Arts & Sciences students’ undergraduate experience. Interested in attending a graduation ceremony? Click here to find information on ceremonies across campus.


Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: November 2024 /news/2024/10/24/artsci-roundup-november-2024/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:43:48 +0000 /news/?p=86585

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this November.


Election & Democracy Events

November 7 |

Shortly after the General Election, three Washington Secretaries of State discuss the history and evolution of voting in our state鈥攆rom the various systems in place to the complex and polarized climate we now operate in. If you missed the event, check out the TVW recording .

November 12 |

After the 2024 election, hear from Jessica Beyer (Jackson School of International Studies), Victor Menaldo (Political Science), and Scott Lemieux (Political Science) for a discussion on what happened and what happens next as part of the Democracy Discussions Series.

December 3 |

In this talk, James Gregory, professor of history at the 91爆料, will explore the history of West Coast radicalism and factors that have made it influential beyond what is common in other regions, including those with blue state traditions.


Week of October 28

October 29, 6:00 – 8:00 pm | (School of Art + Art History + Design)

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery’s Shared Tools exhibition begins to unravel Lawrence鈥檚 interest in hand tools and the work of builders, and what role the community might have in building the future of the gallery. Shared Tools is the first of a series of exhibitions that pulls inspiration from the life and legacy of Jacob Lawrence.

Free


October 29, 4:30 – 6:00 pm | ONLINE OPTION (Department of Classics)

Professor Erich Gruen (UC Berkeley) will address the age-old issue of the roots of antisemitism in antiquity and the degree it may have arisen in the Jewish experience in the Greek and Hellenistic worlds. This event is co-sponsored by the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Classics.

Free


October 31, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)

Dr. Stephen Price is joined by students, colleagues, and friends of the 91爆料 Organ Studies program in this concert of spooky organ classics and Halloween fun.

Free


November 1, 7:30 pm | 听(School of Music)

David Alexander Rahbee leads the 91爆料 Symphony in a program of works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Akira Ifukube. With Percussion Studies Chair Bonnie Whiting, marimba.


November 2 – 10 | (School of Drama)

THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE is a parable inspired by the Chinese play CHALK CIRCLE. Written at the close of World War II, the story is set in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, and retells the tale of an abandoned child whose custody is contested by his caretaker and his biological mother. In this production, a group of modern-day actors come together with real questions about justice, what is fair, and how to do right when it seems impossible.


Additional Events

October 29 |听 (French & Italian Studies)

Beginning November 1 | (Henry Art Gallery)

Beginning November 1 | 听(Henry Art Gallery)

November 1 | (CSDE)

November 2 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)


Week of November 4

November 4, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | 听(Scandinavian Studies)

Witness a conversation between dancer/choreographer and drag performance artist Jody Kuehner (Cherdonna Shinatra) and artist and dramaturg Maggie L. Rogers. The conversation will focus particularly on Kuehner and Rogers’ 2017 production, Cherdonna’s A Doll’s House, staged in collaboration with the Washington Ensemble Theater on Capitol Hill.

Free

 


November 7, 7:30 – 9:00 pm | ONLINE OPTION (College of Arts & Sciences and Evans School)

Join three Washington Secretaries of State as they discuss the history and evolution of voting in our state鈥攆rom the various systems in place to the complex and polarized climate we now operate in. Current Secretary of State Steve Hobbs joins former Secretaries of State Kim Wyman and Sam Reed for a panel discussion convened by the 91爆料’s College of Arts & Sciences and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance.

If you missed the event, check out the TVW recording .

Free


November 7 & 8, 7:30 pm | (Digital Arts and Experimental Media)

Fictions in Fugue is an interdisciplinary collaboration by new media artists/performers who come together to activate Meany Theater as a space in fugue and fragmentation. Combining interactive storytelling, Extended Reality technologies and Machine Learning experiments, a series of embodied narratives emerge throughout the evening.

Free


November 10, 4:00 pm | 听(School of Music)

The School of Music joins with the Seattle Flute Society (SFS) for its Flute Celebration Day, featuring Professor Zhao Rong Peter Chen, School of Music alumnus and faculty member at China Conservatory of Music and other highly regarded institutions throughout China. His performance is followed by additional performances from the Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir and other SFS members.

Free


Additional Events

November 6 | (Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences)

November 7 | ONLINE (Simpson Center)

November 7 |听 (Asian Languages & Literature)


Week of November 11

November 12, 5:00 – 6:30 pm | (Political Science)

Department of Political Science and the Political Economy Forum are hosting a post-election faculty roundtable moderated by Professors James Long, Jessica Beyer (Jackson School), Victor Menaldo (Political Science), and Scott Lemieux (Political Science) one week after the election on what we know so far and what to expect next.

Free


November 13, 6:00 – 8:00 pm | (Law, Societies & Justice)

Join 91爆料 Honors鈥 annual Global Challenges鈥擨nterdisciplinary Thinking event as they bring Tony Lucero (Indigenous studies and critical university studies), Megan McCloskey (international human rights law and disability rights), and Ed Taylor (leadership, social justice and critical race theory in education) together with Interdisciplinary Honors student moderator, Jaya Field, to discuss the many purposes of public research universities like the 91爆料 in our world today.

Free


November 13, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | ONLINE OPTION (Psychology)

Learn about a neurobiological perspective on anxiety, fear, and panic as adaptive and maladaptive behavior. Michael S. Fanselow,听 a professor in the Department of Psychology at UCLA, will describe how defensive behavior is organized into 3 distinct modes that fall along a continuum related to the proximity of threat, known as the predatory imminence continuum.

Free


November 14, 5:30 – 7:00 pm | ONLINE OPTION (American Indian Studies)

Join the Department of American Indian Studies for the annual literary and storytelling series Sacred Breath, this year featuring Richard Van Camp and Roger Fernandes. Indigenous writers and storytellers share their craft at the beautiful w菨色菨b蕯altx史 Intellectual House.

Free


November 14, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)

91爆料 Jazz Studies students perform in small combos over two consecutive nights of original tunes, a homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging.

Free


Additional Events

November 12 | (School of Music)

November 13 | (Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest)

November 13 | 听(Simpson Center)

November 13 | (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures)

November 14 | (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures)

November 14 | (Scandinavian Studies)

November 14 | (Simpson Center)

November 15 | (Jackson School)


Week of November 18

November 18, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)

Pianist Craig Sheppard is joined by Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Noah Geller, viola; and Efe Baltacigil, cello, in performing Gabriel Faur茅 Piano Quartet #1 in C minor, Opus 15; and Piano Quartet #2 in G minor, Opus 45.


November 20, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | (Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies)

Centering on oral histories in Fujian, Shuxuan Zhou situates firsthand accounts of labor and resistance in forestry and wood processing within the larger context of postrevolutionary socialist reforms through China鈥檚 rapid economic development after the 1990s. This book opens a conversation among the fields of gender studies, labor studies, and environmental studies.

Free


November 20, 3:30 – 4:30 pm | ONLINE OPTION (Department of Chemistry)

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrates groundbreaking achievements in computational biology, awarded to David Baker from the 91爆料. Professors Mike Gelb and Jesse Zalatan from the Department of Chemistry will introduce and set the stage for a brief presentation by Nobel Laureate David Baker. The talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A session.

Free


November 22, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | (South Asia Center and Department of Communication)

Taking stock of the centrality of streaming video and other forms of social media entertainment in Indian public culture, this lecture focuses on the enduring significance of linguistic and cultural regions. This lecture will explore the range of imaginations and understandings of regional languages, cultures, and caste politics that media companies mobilize in their quest for audiences and markets.

Free


November 23, 5:00 pm | 鈥淏ad River鈥 Screening & Panel (91爆料AA)

Head to the w菨色菨b蕯altx史 鈥 Intellectual House for a special screening of 鈥淏ad River,鈥 the critically acclaimed new documentary film. “Bad River鈥 chronicles the efforts of the Bad River Band鈥檚 ongoing fight for sovereignty. Stay after the screening for an in-depth discussion of Indigenous water rights, Indigenous health, and Native sovereignty.

Free


Additional Events

November 19 | (School of Music)

November 21 | (Geography)

November 21 | (School of Music)

November 22 | (German Studies)

November 22 | (American Ethnic Studies)

November 23 | (School of Music)

November 23听| (Burke Museum)

November 24听| (Burke Museum)


Week of November 25

November 30, 2:00 – 3:00 pm | (Henry Art Gallery)

Visit the Henry for an illuminating tour of two exhibitions, Overexposures: Photographs from the Henry Collection and Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection with Em Chan, curator of Overexposures and the Henry鈥檚 Curatorial Assistant. During the tour, Chan will guide visitors through a selection of photographs and artworks from the collection.

Free


December 2, 6:30 pm | (School of Music)

Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions from the Gospel tradition. Phyllis is the director of the 91爆料 Gospel Choir, was inducted into the Washington Music Educators Association’s Hall of Fame in 2002, and serves on the Seattle Symphony Board of Directors.


December 3, 6:30 pm | (Simpson Center)

How did the West Coast become the 鈥淟eft Coast鈥 and what does that mean for American politics? The term 鈥淟eft Coast鈥 has further underlined the significance of progressive and radical movements in the political systems and reputations of these states. In this talk, Gregory explores the history of West Coast radicalism and factors that have made it influential beyond what is common in other regions, including those with blue state traditions.

Free


Additional Events

November 25 | (Physics)

November 25 | (School of Music)

November 26 | (School of Music)

November 26 | (School of Music)

December 2 | (School of Music)

December 2 | (Department of Anthropology)

December 3 | 听(School of Music)

December 3 | (Meany Center)


Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: Improvised Music Project Festival, Modern Abortion Around the World Panel, Taiwan’s Pop Music and more /news/2024/04/18/artsci-roundup-improvised-music-project-festival-modern-abortion-around-the-world-panel-taiwans-pop-music-and-more/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:07:03 +0000 /news/?p=85098 This week, join the Jackson School for International Studies for a panel on Modern Abortion Around the World, head to Meany Hall for the Improvised Music Project Festival, celebrate Taiwan’s pop music, and much more.


April 22, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Thomson Hall

The Jackson School of International Studies invites Research Scholar Kim Brandt, Columbia University, to discuss the significance of the Hiroshima Maidens.

“Hiroshima Maidens鈥 loosely translates to “genbaku otome”, a phrase used to refer to young women who were scarred by injuries during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Ten years later, 25 such women were flown to New York to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery. The 鈥淢aidens鈥 received wide publicity in the U.S. and Japan, where the story resonated with growing anxiety about nuclear weapons, public fascination with new forms of beauty culture, and the potential of postwar technology.

Free |


April 23 – May 3 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery will feature the work of students graduating from one of the School of Art + Art History + Design’s Bachelors of Art in Art concentrations: 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture, Interdisciplinary Visual Art, Painting + Drawing, and Photo/Media.

Free |


April 24, 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Communications Building

The 2024 Stephanie M.H. Camp Memorial Lecture by Jennifer L. Morgan, professor at New York University, explores the connections between domestic space, the idea of privacy, and the presence of enslaved women in the early modern world. Drawing on court cases, legislation, and the growth of slavery, Morgan revisits questions of the public/private divide to consider the impact of slavery in the early modern period upon the development of racially marked notions of private life.

Free |


April 24 – May 28 | Allen Library North Lobby

In partnership with the听, the 91爆料 Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes everyone to celebrate Taiwan鈥檚 pop music through the 鈥淢usic, Island, Stories: Taiwan Calling!鈥 pop-up exhibition on the 91爆料 campus.

Free |听


April 25, 3:00 – 4:30 pm | Husky Union Building

Join The Jackson School of International Studies for Modern Abortion Around the World, a panel discussion on the history of abortion in Bolivia, China, Kenya, South Asia, and the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands over the past 60 years, and听what those histories reveal about technopolitical developments, reproductive governance, and transnational social movements.

Free |


April 25, 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Kane Hall

The 2024 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture will interrogate two sets of fourteenth-century hell paintings owned by the temples Gokurakuji in Hy艒go Prefecture and Konkaik艒my艒ji in Kyoto, which both posit the possibility of early escape from the infernal realms, albeit in seemingly contradictory ways. This talk will uncover the ways people in premodern Japan transformed hell from a place solely retributive in nature into one that had liberating powers.

Free |


April 25, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

The 91爆料 Wind Ensemble, led by Director Timothy Salzman, and Symphonic Band, led by Director Shaun Day, present 鈥淪potlight,鈥 performing music by Nancy Galbraith, Michael Daugherty, Henk Badings, and others. This performance features winners of the 2024 Winds Concerto Competition: Devin Foster (tuba), Kelly Hou (harp), and Cole Henslee (tuba).

Tickets |


April 26, 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Suzzallo Library

Guest speaker Dr. Melvin Rogers, professor of political science at Brown University, is invited to speak about “The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought.”

Free |


April 26, 3:30 pm | Denny Hall or Online via Zoom

The Department of Classics invites Glynnis Fawkes, cartoonist and archaeological illustrator, who will analyze the way a cartoonist adapts history. Fawkes will specifically look into Eric H. Cline’s 1177BC: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed? to describe the process of interpreting Cline’s text in comic, an exercise where Fawkes repeatedly asks: how might she tell this story visually, and how can she put Eric鈥檚 words into the mouths of characters involved in the story?

Free |


April 26, 3:30 – 5:00 pm | 听Smith Hall

Dr. Keston K Perry, who researches race, reparations, and climate change for the University of California, Los Angeles Department of African American Studies, is invited to speak for the Geography Colloquium on 鈥淏eyond Repair? The Crisis of Ecological Imperialism and Reparative Ecologies in the Caribbean.鈥

Free |


April 26, 7:30 pm | 听Meany Hall

David Alexander Rahbee conducts the 91爆料 Symphony and winners of the 91爆料 Concerto Competition鈥擪ai-En Cheng, violin; Rachel Reyes, flute; and Ella Kalinichenko, piano鈥攊n a program including winning concerto excerpts. This performance will feature a 91爆料 student composition by graduate student Yonatan Ron, Silvestre Revueltas’s Sensemay谩, and Overture to Le roi d’Ys,听by脡duard Lalo. 听

Tickets |


April 27, 7:30 pm | 听Meany Hall

Renowned bassist Todd Sickafoose headlines this special performance as a part of the 2024 Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST). Sickafoose will be performing sets with 91爆料 Jazz Studies students and 91爆料 faculty Cuong Vu, trumpet, Ted Poor, drums, and Steve Rodby, bass.

Free |


Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).

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ArtSci Roundup: History Lecture Series, Dorothy Roberts Lecture, Gallery Exhibits, and more /news/2024/01/04/artsci-roundup-history-lecture-series-dorothy-roberts-lecture-gallery-exhibits-and-more/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:16:50 +0000 /news/?p=84006 Start the new year at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for an exhibition, spend an evening listening to Dr. Dorothy Roberts’ lecture, attend the History Lecture Series, and more.


Henry Art Galleries Events

January 4, 5:30 – 7:00pm | Auditorium

January 11, 5:30 – 7:00 pm | 听Auditorium

January 12, 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Education Studio

January 13, 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Education Studio

Through January 14 | Upper Level Galleries

Through January 14 | Upper Level Galleries


January 9, 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Online

The Department of Comparative History of Ideas invites Alice Wong, disabled activist and writer, to address topics on raising the visibility of disabled people through her book: 鈥淵ear of the Tiger: An Activist鈥檚 Life.鈥

Alice Wong (she/her) is a disabled activist, writer, media maker, and consultant. She is the founder and director of the听Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture created in 2014.

Free |


January 9 – 27 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Here in the dark weeks, the School of Art + Art History + Design has invited a mix of artists to bring some light in. Through animation and lightbox, by mechanical means and historical exploration, the Jacob Lawrence Gallery will be hosting several beacons to visit with while the days start growing longer again.

Free |


January 9, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

Faculty artist Ted Poor continues his exploration of the drum set with an evening of solo performances. This concert will show the drum’s versatility.

Buy Tickets |


January 10, 7:30 pm | Husky Union Building

The Simpson Center for the Humanities invites Dorothy Roberts to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.听

Dorothy Roberts听is the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, with joint appointments in the Departments of Africana Studies and Sociology and the Law School, where she is the inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. She is also founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society.

Free |


HISTORY LECTURE SERIES | Seattle and the Salish Sea: Building and Belonging听

January 10, 7:00 pm | Kane Hall

January 17, 7:00 pm | Kane Hall

January 24, 7:00 pm | 听Kane Hall

January 31, 7:00 pm | Kane Hall

February 7, 7:00 pm | Kane Hall

All lectures will be recorded and made available in the


January 11, 3:00 – 6:00 pm | 听Husky Union Building Lyceum

Join the Center for Anti-Racism & Community Health for an interdisciplinary panel discussion with Professor Dorothy Roberts. Panelists will discuss the impacts of Roberts’ scholarship across law, public policy, medical ethics, nursing, and sociology.

Free |


January 12, 7:30 pm | Meany Hall

Artist-in-Residence Tekla Cunningham and guest pianist Sheila Weidendorf presents “Between Heaven and Earth: A Year with Brahms,鈥 a performance of the Brahms violin sonatas.听

Buy Tickets |


January 13, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm | Husky Union Building

The one-day conference, consciously scheduled for the Saturday before MLK Day, will begin with a series of roundtables and panels featuring scholars and activists to present on and discuss the Black Radical Tradition in honor of Jack O鈥橠ell鈥檚 life and work.

Jack O鈥橠ell (1923-2019) was a visionary intellectual and an astute organizer who helped shape the course of the Black freedom movement in the second half of the twentieth century.

Free |


January 15, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | Northwest African American Museum

The Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity (CCDE) will host its first Interrupting Privilege Museum Exhibition featuring an immersive mixed-media exhibit. Attendees will learn the history and methodology of Interrupting Privilege and get the unique opportunity to listen to recorded dialogues from the Interrupting Privilege catalog to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Free |


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ArtSci Roundup: Diversity Lecture Series, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, Sacred Breath, and more. /news/2023/11/08/artsci-roundup-diversity-lecture-series-jacob-lawrence-gallery-reopening-sacred-breath-and-more/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:02:05 +0000 /news/?p=83423 This week, attend the Diversity Lecture Series “Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States”, celebrate the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, listen to Indigenous storytellers at Sacred Breath, and more.


November 13, 3:00 – 4:30pm | Online

In this Diversity Lecture Series, Denova Collaborative Health’s executive director, Angela Roumain, will explore the maternal rate of illness and rate of death in the United States, including health complications and harmful outcomes that can occur during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum. Poor maternal health outcomes affects Black and Indigenous women and women of color significantly more, and Roumain will highlight this stark and deeply rooted problem in the United States’ healthcare system.

Free |


November 13, 3:30 – 5:00pm | Communications Building

The Simpson Center for the Humanities presents the AI, Creativity, and the Humanities Workshop. The workshop offers a hands-on, technical introduction to large language models (LLMs) for humanities researchers, led by Melanie Walsh, an Assistant Professor in the Information School and co-Principal Investigator of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded AI for Humanists project, and Maria Antoniak, a Young Investigator at the Allen Institute for AI. Walsh and Antoniak will focus on building practical knowledge of (1) how these models work and how they are trained and (2) how practitioners can apply particularly for these models to humanistic texts.

Free |


November 14, 5:30 – 7:00pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery

Join the School of Art + Art History + Design to celebrate the official reopening of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Dedicated to Professor Jacob Lawrence, the gallery is a space for education, social justice, and experimentation, honoring the memory of one of the School鈥檚 most beloved faculty. The newly transformed gallery, now equipped with climate control, modern lighting, and new exhibition infrastructure, was made possible by the generous supporters of the 91爆料 Art + Music Capital Campaign.

Free |


November 14, 6:30 – 8:00pm | Washington State Labor Council听

The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is hosting a reading group focused on the writings of Jack O’Dell in anticipation for the Reckoning with the Black Radical Tradition Conference, which will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the 91爆料.
Jack O鈥橠ell (1923-2019) was a visionary intellectual and an astute organizer who helped shape the course of the Black freedom movement in the second half of the twentieth century. Though driven out of the spotlight by anticommunism, O鈥橠ell worked creatively and tirelessly to advance the Black Radical Tradition through labor activism, piercing analysis, and political mobilization.

Free |


November 15, 3:00 – 5:00pm | Communications Building

The Department of American Ethnic Studies is proud to sponsor a book talk at the Simpson Center with author Elmer Dixon. Rick Bonus, chair of the Department of American Ethnic studies and professor, will be speaking to Dixon about his new book: “Die Standing: From Black Panther Revolutionary to Global Diversity Consultant.”听Students and faculty in the Department of Ethnic Studies are encouraged to attend this event.

Free |


November 16, 5:00 – 8:00pm | w菨色菨b蕯altx史 Intellectual House听

The Department of American Indian Studies hosts an annual literary and storytelling series, Sacred Breath, which features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft at the beautiful w菨色菨b蕯altx史 Intellectual House on the 91爆料 campus. This year, Christopher B. Teuton (Cherokee Nation), professor and chair of the Department of American Indian Studies, and Tami Hohn (Puyallup), assistant teaching professor of the Department of Indian Studies, will be leading the event. Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer of sacred breath, as audiences are immersed in the experience of being inside stories and works of literature.

Free |


November 16, 6:00 – 7:00pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery

The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents What Do You Make of This? featuring the work of Kristine Matthews, Associate Professor of Design and Chair of the Visual Communication Design program at the 91爆料 School of Art + Art History + Design.

Free |听


November 16 – 18, 8:00 pm | 听Meany Hall

Inspired by the drawings and paintings of Francisco de Goya, Noche Flamenca鈥檚 new work references the artist鈥檚 response to the political turmoil and injustices of 18th and 19th century Spain, echoing conflict prevalent in contemporary time. Choreographed by artistic director Martin Santangelo and award-winning principal dancer Soledad Barrio, Searching for Goya features a company of dancers, singers, and musicians whose mastery of flamenco stretches the boundaries of the art form to a journey through Goya鈥檚 imagination.

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November 16, 7:00 – 8:30pm | Thomson Hall

The Stroum Center celebrates its 50th anniversary with a discussion on how putting mothers at the center of Jewish history can provide unexpected insights and startlingly unfamiliar perspectives. From ancient biblical narratives to cutting-edge genomic research, author Cynthia Baker will point out how this is especially true in relation to issues of race/ethnicity and its entanglements with gender, religion, and nationality.

Free |听


October – November | 鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥 Podcast: Episode 5

鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥 is an eight-episode podcast connecting humanities research with current events and issues. This week’s episode is with Jos茅 Alaniz, professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, analyzes the physical depictions of superheroes and villains through the decades.

This season features faculty from the 91爆料 College of Arts & Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world鈥攅ven comic books. Each episode analyzes a work, or an idea, and provides additional resources for learning more.

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ArtSci Roundup: Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth, Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration, and more /news/2023/10/26/artsci-roundup-grammy-winning-vocal-group-roomful-of-teeth-labor-studies-annual-awards-celebration-and-more/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:36:13 +0000 /news/?p=83311 This week, check out Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth’s performance, an ingenious dark comedy written by Jen Silverman, attend the Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration Banquet, and more.


November 2, 7:30pm |Meany Hall听

The Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth continue to expand the capabilities of the human voice, unburdened by physical limitations. By engaging collaboratively with artists, thinkers, and community leaders from around the world, the group seeks to uplift and amplify voices old and new, while creating and performing meaningful and adventurous music. Their Meany debut features the world premiere of a work by special guest Gabriel Kahane, co-commissioned by Meany Center, plus music by composers known for breaking molds and bending the rules of vocal music.

$10 – $59 Tickets |


November 2 – 12 | 听Meany Hall

Experience The Moors鈥攁n ingenious dark comedy that disrupts the tropes of the 19th-century Gothic romance. Contemporary Queer playwright Jen Silverman has brilliantly crafted eight characters鈥攕ix women, a dog, and a moor hen鈥 who each contend with desire, fear, and transformation. In their struggle to change, we recognize their love and their desperate need to be seen.

$10 – $20 Tickets |


November 5, 5:00 – 8:00pm | Husky Union Building

Join the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies to recognize the work of students and faculty in the department. Learn about the latest labor research, labor issues and campaigns while honoring the contributions of past and present labor activists. The department will also share information from the Labor Archives of Washington to the Building a Movement Labor Internship. Get involved in a community with workers, students, and faculty of all ages.

Free |

 


October – November | 鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥 Podcast: Episode 3

鈥淲ays of Knowing鈥 is an eight-episode podcast connecting humanities research with current events and issues. This week’s episode is a Close Reading with Charles LaPorte of 鈥淒over Beach,鈥 a poem by 19th century British writer Matthew Arnold. The poem can be read as both a romantic lament and, as many scholars have concluded, a dark, existential commentary on the loss of religious faith.

This season features faculty from the 91爆料 College of Arts & Sciences as they explore race, immigration, history, the natural world鈥攅ven comic books. Each episode analyzes a work, or an idea, and provides additional resources for learning more.

Free | More info


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