窪蹋勛圖厙 Events Archive

U.S. Elections: A Global Perspective

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

5:30 p.m.

Livestream, HUB 214

Join Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies as they explore the U.S. election from the perspective of China, India, Taiwan, the Middle East, European Union, and Mexico. Jackson School faculty: Professor David Bachman; Associate Professor Vanessa Freije; Professor Sunila J. Kale, Professor Reat Kasaba, Professor Sabine Lang, and Assistant Professor James Lin.

Coming to Terms: Building the Barangay

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

1 p.m.

Burke Museum

The Burke Museum invites you to help build a barangay, as we reflect upon the 4,200 cultural collections and archival materials from the Philippines.

Are we the story or merely a character in it? Laal Singh Chaddhas Narration of the Ordinary in the Time of Hindutva Neoliberalism

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

3 p.m.

Thomson 317

Madhavi Mohan Murty discusses her essay on the Hindi film Laal Singh Chaddha (Advait Chandan, 2022), an adaptation of Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994).

2024 Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Past, Present and Future Demographic Diversity in the U.S. and Washington, Dr. Sara Curran

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

6 p.m.

Alder Hall Auditorium

Dr. Sara Curran will discuss past and present ways in which demographic diversity has been measured and why, and also the complexities of measuring demographic diversity.

Hostile Waters: Orcas in Peril Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture Series with Lynda V. Mapes

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

5 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 225

Join the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Department of Communication and the journalism community to learn more about the changing lives of orcas in the Puget Sound.

Zooming Out: 2024 Elections in Historical, Social, and Cultural Contexts

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

4 p.m.

Livestream, Oak Hall, Denny Room

Democracy in Focus Lecture Series: Every Tuesday leading up to the election, 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic.
Margaret OMara, History; Jessica Beyer, Jackson School of International Studies; and Daniel Bessner, Jackson School of International Studies

Free pizza will be served.

Physics Colloquia: Feedback is a gift: unlocking new properties of quantum matter through non-equilibrium driving and control

Monday, Oct. 14, 2024

4 p.m.

PAA A-102

Mark Rudner discusses electronic structure of two-dimensional materials, and how we can use this new paradigm of non-equilibrium dynamics to unlock novel electromagnetic phenomena.

Quantum Science and Engineering: Peter Shor

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024

7:30 p.m.

Kane Hall, Room 130

MIT Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics Peter Shor’s research interests have mainly been in theoretical computer science: he formerly worked on algorithms, computational geometry, and combinatorics and currently works on quantum computing.

We Keep Us Safe: Public Safety, Crime, and Elections

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Seattle, Livestream

Join ACLU of Washington policy experts and experts in restorative justice and violence prevention who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system for a panel discussion on what keeps communities safe. Panelists will discuss restorative justice, violence prevention, sentencing reform, and how criminalization policies and tough-on-crime rhetoric during election seasons undermine public safety.

Protecting Information Integrity: Election Rumor Research at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Center for an Informed Public

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

4 p.m.

Livestream, Guggenheim 220

Democracy in Focus Lecture Series: Every Tuesday leading up to the election, 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members will share their expertise through a public lecture on an election-related topic. Emma S. Spiro, Mert Can Bayar, Zarine Kharazian, Rachel Moran-Prestridge and Joseph Schafer from the Information Schools Center for an Informed Public.

Free snacks will be served.