UW Events Archive

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and its effects on minoritized groups

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

5:30 p.m.

HUB 340

HuskyADAPT is excited to host Kelly Mack for our first lecture event of the year. Kelly is a PhD student in the School of Computer Science and Engineering with a focus on accessibility and assistive technology. Kelly’s talk will be entitled ”Demystifying Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and its effects on minoritized groups”. This event will be open to everyone and light refreshments will be served. The event will include automatic captioning, however, please contact Alyssa Spomer (aspomer@uw.edu) if we can make this event more accessible to you.

UW Psychology Loucks Lecture: Harness the Power of Good Anxiety

Monday, Oct. 24, 2022

6 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 120

You know when you get that unexpected text asking you to add something big to your already enormous to-do list, you start to feel sweaty palms and that empty, freaked-out sensation in your stomach? Then you know, it鈥檚 back again鈥.. Anxiety. But what if anxiety isn鈥檛 always a bad thing? What if, by using tools from neuroscience and psychology, you could learn to turn down the volume on your anxiety and transform all that activation energy that鈥檚 making your mind race into something that鈥檚 actually helpful? That jiu-jitsu move of transforming anxiety into something productive and helpful is the topic of Dr. Suzuki鈥檚 talk.

This free, public lecture is made possible by a generous bequest from Professor Roger B. Loucks.

A Discussion of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022: Profs. Maly and Rajakovich

Monday, Oct. 24, 2022

3:30 p.m.

Bagley Hall 154

Professors Maly and Rajakovich will discuss the history, context, and future importance of the work that earned the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and moderate a Q&A session.

Health Disparities in the United States: Drivers and the Path Forward

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

7 p.m.

Alder Hall Auditorium

There are large and persistent health disparities in the United States among racial/ethnic groups. The extent of these patterns varies geographically at the local scale and it is not well understood. There is an urgent need to address the shared underlying factors driving these widespread disparities. In this lecture, the drivers of health disparities and the path forward to improve population health in the US.

“What is Haiku?” with Professor Paul Atkins

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022

7 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 210

It is well known that haiku are very brief Japanese poems, probably the shortest poems in the world. With their simple syllabic pattern and lack of rhyming, they are easy to write鈥攅ven children can and do write beautiful haiku! Although they originated in Japan, many millions of haiku have been written in various languages in addition to Japanese. Today, haiku truly belong to the world. How and why did haiku come about? Why are haiku so short? Why do they include precisely 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 arrangement? This talk, which presumes no knowledge of Japan or the Japanese language, will answer these questions and more. In an engaging overview of this fascinating topic, Professor Paul Atkins will discuss the origins of haiku in medieval Japan, introduce the major classic poets, and explore the ways in which haiku is linked to other forms of Japanese literature and art. Haiku is not just a poetic genre鈥攊t is a way of looking at the world and, for many people, a way of life. This talk will be followed by a moderated roundtable discussion between Professor Paul Atkins, and haiku poets Scott Oki and Mitsuko Miller.

Reckoning with Race: Fluidity, Invention, and Reality

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 120

The notion that race is a social construct, rather than an objective physical reality, is widely accepted – except in areas that include biomedical 91自拍, debates about transracial identities, and sports. In this talk, Ann Morning will dissect the reasons we hold firmly to the 18th-century understanding of race in these domains.

Climate Crisis: Finding Hope in Action and Community

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle

Faced with countless environmental crises, it can be difficult to see a path to a better world 鈥 but change doesn鈥檛 happen in a vacuum. We can find hope in the relationships we build, the communities we forge, and the power we share when we act together.

Join us for the 91自拍 College of the Environment鈥檚 2022 Doug Walker Lecture as we explore these topics and more with environmental advocate and educator Jamie Stroble 鈥10. This live discussion will be moderated by Maya Tolstoy, Maggie Walker Dean of the UW College of the Environment.

Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writers Fellow: Rena Priest

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

6 p.m.

Livestream

Join us online for an evening with Rena Priest, our Washington State Poet Laureate! 91自拍 Libraries is proud to host her as the Maxine Cushing Grey Distinguished Writers Fellow this year. Priest has received numerous awards for her writing, including an American Book Award for her debut poetry collection, 鈥淧atriarchy Blues.鈥 An enrolled member of the Lhaq鈥檛emish (Lummi) Nation, Priest is the first Indigenous person to receive the Maxine Cushing Gray Visiting Writers Fellowship.

Rena Priest will share a reading followed by a conversation with UW Tacoma professor Danica Miller (Puyallup), with an opportunity for audience questions afterward. The emcee for the event will be Annie Downey and the discussion moderator will be Anne Jenner, 鈥93, both from University Libraries.

Are You Sure You Want Health Equity?

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022

3:30 p.m.

Livestream

The Inaugural Sam Dubal Memorial Lecture on Racial Justice in Global Health. This talk draws on different moments, fictitious and non-fictitious, to explore our commitments to the anti-racist work needed to move towards health equity. It asks for an interrogation of what is meant by 鈥渉ealth鈥 and how that definition or those definitions inform/s what can be envisioned as health equity. By asking whether we are sure we want health equity is to invite reflection on our commitments and willingness to sacrifice over performative gestures and statements that often contradict stated goals.

Monsen Photography Lecture: Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Friday, Jun. 17, 2022

6 p.m.

Henry Art Gallery

The Henry is excited to welcome Paul Mpagi Sepuya as this year鈥檚 Monsen Photography Lecture speaker.