March 12, 2025
ArtSci Roundup: April 2025
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 April.
Worldwide Conversations
April 4 | (Political Science)
April 4 | (Political Science)
April 7 | (Jackson School)
April 8 | (Department of Asian Languages & Literature)
April 9 | (Political Science)
April 10 – April 11 | (Middle Easter Languages and Cultures)
April 10 – April 12 | (Jackson School)
April 11 | (Classics)
April 14 | (Jackson School)
April 14 | (Jackson School)
April 15 | (French & Italian)
April 21 | (Jackson School)
April 23 | (Astronomy)
April 24 | (Middle Easter Languages and Cultures)
April 28 | (Jackson School)
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!
“Ways of Knowing” Podcast (College of Arts & Sciences)
Black Composers Project engages School of Music faculty, students ()
Ladino Day Interview with Leigh Bardugo & MELC professor Canan Bolel听()
Week of March 31
Dr. Victoria Meadows
Wednesday, April 2, 7 pm – 8 pm | (Department of Astronomy)
UWAB is excited to announce that we are hosting a public lecture series to celebrate the program’s 25th anniversary in April 2025! All talks will occur in Kane Hall (Room 120), with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and lectures beginning at 7 p.m. Each event will feature an hour-long lecture and up to 45 minutes of Q&A with our speaker.
This week’s lecturer: Dr. Victoria Meadows, UW Astrobiology Program Director听Professor of Astronomy at the 吃瓜网曝黑料2024
s are required for both in-person and Zoom attendance
Wednesday, April 2, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | (Department of English)
P谩draig 脫 Tuama (photo credit: David Pugh)
Poet and theologian, P谩draig 脫 Tuama鈥檚 work centers around themes of language, power, conflict, and religion. Working fluently on the page and in public, he is a compelling poet, skilled speaker, teacher, and group worker. He presents Poetry Unbound with On Being Studios. Following the lecture, there will be a book signing and reception.
Friday, April 4, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | (Department of Political Science)
Join the 吃瓜网曝黑料2024 Department of Political Science for a UWISC featuring Ian Callison and his lecture “The Blame Game: Militias, civilians, and the States’ accountability-effectiveness Trade-off.”
Friday, April 4, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)
The Bennardo Larson Duo (Photo: Pat_Swoboda)
The violin and piano duo鈥擬aya Bennardo (violin) and Karl Larson (piano)鈥攑erform works by recent Rome Prize winner (and School of Music alumnus) Anthony Vine and others.
The Bennardo-Larson Duo is an NYC/Stockholm-based contemporary classical duo committed to the performance and promotion of forward-thinking works for violin and piano. Their programming features the complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Charles Ives, Morton Feldman鈥檚 monumental 鈥楩or John Cage,鈥� and ‘a Wind’s Whisper,鈥� a program featuring works by John Cage, Michael Pisaro, Eva Maria Houben, and two commissions by Adrian Knight and Kristofer Svensson. In April of 2024, the duo will present the world premiere of two substantial new commissions by Anthony Vine and Maya Bennardo on the Bowerbird Series in Philadelphia, PA.
Beyond the concert stage, Bennardo and Larson are passionate educators, offering workshops in contemporary string and piano techniques for performers and composers.
Friday, April 4, 12 pm – 1:30 pm | (Department of Political Science)
Brian Leung
Brian Leung: Firm Lobbying and the Political Economy of US-China Trade
Additional Events
April 1 | (Music)
April 2 | (Music)
April 3 – 5 | (Meany Center)
April 3 | (Applied Mathematics)
April 3 | (Jackson School)
April 4 | (Classics)
April 4 | (Mathematics)
Week of April 7
Monday, April 7, 5 pm – 6:20 pm | (Jackson School)
Prof. David Bachman
Trump in the World 2.0, is a series of talks and discussions from March 31 to June 2 on the international impact of the second Trump presidency. Faculty and guest speaker presentations will explore how different regions and global issues are affected by the Trump administration’s policies.
This week’s speakers: David Bachman, Radhika Govindrajan, and James Lin.
Livestream only for the public. In-person for students only.
Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 pm – 8 pm | (Asian Languages & Literature)
Prof. Davinder Bhowmik
罢丑别听Omoro S艒shi听is an indigenous compilation of 1500 songs, poems, and prayers that extoll the golden age of the Ryukyu Islands. It offers insights absent from official histories that focus on great heroes. The collection sheds light on the Ryukyu’s semitropical flora and fauna, and by extension, the everyday life of the common people.
This presentation will be held by Professor Davinder Bhowmik and will introduce the main features of the Omoro S艒shi and pay particular attention to key aspects of the landscape that shaped traditional communal formations. It aims to consider whether the compilation reflects a history of the region as top-down (Yamato) or bottom-up (Ryukyu).
Wednesday, April 9, 11:30 am – 12 pm | (Henry Art Gallery)
James Turrell Skyspace (photo credit: Lara Swimmer)
Join听Ashwini Sadekar, founder of the Conscious Creative Circle, in the听James Turrell Skyspace for a guided meditation to cultivate calm and presence through mind-body-breath connection. Immersed within the awe-inspiring interior of Turrell鈥檚 artwork, participants will enjoy a 20-minute guided meditation followed by a 10-minute small group reflection. All are welcome, no previous experience is required. Registration is encouraged.
Wednesday, April 9, 7 pm – 8 pm | (Department of Astronomy)
Dr. Giada Arney
UWAB is excited to announce that we are hosting a public lecture series to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program in April 2025! ll talks will take place in Kane Hall (Room 120) with doors open at 6:30 pm, and lectures beginning at 7 pm. Each event will feature an hour-long lecture followed by up to 45 min of Q&A with our speaker.
This week’s lecturers: Dr. Giada Arney, UW Astrobiology Program Graduate 2016, NASA Research Scientist & Interim Project Scientist for Habitable Worlds Observatory, and Dr. Rika Anderson, UWAB Graduate 2013,听Associate Professor of Biology at Carleton College
s are required for both in-person and Zoom attendance
Thursday, April 10 – Saturday, April 12 | (Jackson School)
2022 Ellison Center Director Scott Radnitz speaking at the REECAS Northwest Conference
REECAS Northwest听welcomes students, faculty, independent scholars, and language educators from the United States and abroad.听Established in 1994, REECAS Northwest is an annual event for scholars and students in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The interdisciplinary conference is organized by the 吃瓜网曝黑料2024鈥檚 Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.
The conference hosts many panels on a variety of topics from a wide diversity of disciplines including political science, history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, culture, migration studies, gender studies, LGBTQ studies, film studies, and more.
Additional Events
April 8 | (Meany Center)
April 9 | (Political Science)
April 10 | (Music)
April 10 | (Political Science)
April 10 | (Sociology)
April 10 – April 11 | (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures) – ONLINE
April 11 | (Geography)
April 11 | (Music)
April 12 | (Meany Center)
April 12 | (Taiwan Studies)
Week of April 14
Prof. Sabine Lang
Monday, April 14, 5 pm – 6:20 pm | (Jackson School)
Trump in the World 2.0, is a series of talks and discussions from March 31 to June 2 on the international impact of the second Trump presidency. Faculty and guest speaker presentations will explore how different regions and global issues are affected by the Trump administration’s policies.
This week’s speakers: Sabine Lang in conversation with U.S. Ambassadors (ret.) Jeff Hovenier and John Koenig
Livestream only for the public. In-person for students only.
Wednesday, April 16 | (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures)
Farhat J. Ziadeh
This annual lectureship was established in honor of Farhat J. Ziadeh, whose contributions to the fields of Islamic law, Arabic language, and Islamic Studies are truly unparalleled.
The Ziadeh fund was formally endowed in 2001 and since that time, it has allowed MELC to strengthen its educational reach and showcase the most outstanding scholarship in Arab and Islamic Studies.
Wednesday, April 16, 7 pm – 8 pm | (Department of Astronomy)
Dr. Ken Williford
UWAB is excited to announce that we are hosting a public lecture series to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program in April 2025! ll talks will take place in Kane Hall (Room 120) with doors open at 6:30 pm, and lectures beginning at 7 pm. Each event will feature an hour-long lecture followed by up to 45 min of Q&A with our speaker.
This week’s lecturer: Dr. Ken Williford, UW Astrobiology Program Graduate 2007,听Deputy Project Scientist for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
s are required for both in-person and Zoom attendance
Friday, April 18, 12 pm – 1:30 pm | (Department of Political Science)
Emily Broad Leib
Emily Broad Leib is a Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, and Founding Director of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, the nation鈥檚 first law school clinic devoted to providing legal and policy solutions to the health, economic, and environmental challenges facing our food system. Working directly with clients and communities, Broad Leib champions community-led food system change, reduction in food waste, food access, food is medicine interventions and equity and sustainability in food production.
Saturday, April 19 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Don’t miss your last chance to experience听artists & poets at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery!
Working to emulate the interdisciplinary artistic environment Jacob Lawrence experienced in his formative years, this exhibition explores a legacy of collaboration between artists and poets.听artists & poets听is a part of the re-grounding of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in its mission of education, experimentation, and social justice.
Additional Events
April 14 | (Jackson School)
April 14 | (Communication)
April 14 | (Simpson Center)
April 14 | (Jackson School)
April 15听触 (Political Science)
April 15 | (Philosophy)
April 15 | (French & Italian)
April 16 | (Music)
April 17 | (Art + Art History + Design)
April 18 | (Political Science)
April 18 | (Music)
April 18 | (Simpson Center)
April 18 | (Linguistics)
April 18 | (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
Week of April 21
Monday, April 21, 5 pm – 6:20 pm | (Jackson School)
Trump in the World 2.0, is a series of talks and discussions from March 31 to June 2 on the international impact of the second Trump presidency. Faculty and guest speaker presentations will explore how different regions and global issues are affected by the Trump administration’s policies.
This week’s speakers: Liora R. Halperin, Randa Tawil, and Re艧at Kasaba
Livestream only for the public. In-person for students only.
Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm – 8 pm | 听(Department of Astronomy)
Dr. Aomawa Shields
UWAB is excited to announce that we are hosting a public lecture series to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program in April 2025! ll talks will take place in Kane Hall (Room 120) with doors open at 6:30 pm, and lectures beginning at 7 pm. Each event will feature an hour-long lecture followed by up to 45 min of Q&A with our speaker.
This week’s lecturer: Dr. Aomawa Shields, UW Astrobiology Program Graduate 2014, Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California Irvine
s are required for both in-person and Zoom attendance
Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm – 9 pm | (Department of Psychology)
Allen L. Edwards
The 17th Annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lectures presents The Science of Altruism. This interdisciplinary panel brings together leading experts from psychology, anthropology, neuroscience, and animal behavior to explore the biological, cognitive, and social foundations of altruistic behaviors.
Moderated听by KUOW Host Bill Radke, the event features the following panelists:
- Abigail Marsh, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology & Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University
- Kristen Hawkes, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Anthropology, University of Utah
- John M. Marzluff, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, 吃瓜网曝黑料2024
- Andrew Meltzoff, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the 吃瓜网曝黑料2024.
Thursday, April 24, 6 pm – 7:30 pm | (Center for Child & Family Well-Being)
Luc铆a Magis-Weinberg, M.D., Ph.D.
罢丑颈蝉听webinar听will include a panel of experts discussing parents鈥�,听迟别别苍蝉鈥�,听and preteens鈥�听digital technology and听social media use and its relation to mental health.听Panel members will be asked to discuss current patterns of social media use by parents and听youth, and share about听the potential for both positive and detrimental听effects of social media,听including听the role of technology and social media in supporting social connectedness and awareness, while also contributing to mental health challenges. Panelists will听suggest听approaches to social media use that incorporate mindfulness and听support听well-being.听
Thursday, April 24, 7 pm – 8:30 pm | (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures)
After the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman elites at the imperial court turned to poetry to craft distinctive modes of expression to articulate their place within the Ottoman sultanate.
In this talk, Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano will discuss his new book, Occasions for Poetry: Politics, Literature, and Imagination Among the Early Modern Ottomans (Penn Press, 2025), where he explores how scholars and bureaucrats interacted with each other through poetic imagery, revealing how literary language affected bureaucratic practice.
Friday, April 25, 7:30 pm | (School of Music)
Guitarist Bill Frisell (Photo: Monica Jane Frisell).
The School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project present IMPFest, featuring UW Jazz Studies students and faculty performing with special guests: renowned guitarist Bill Frisell; saxophonist听Josh Johnson; and bassist (and School of Music alumnus)听Luke Bergman.
Seating is limited; please order tickets in advance.
Additional Events
April 21 | (Political Science)
April 22 | (Music)
April 22 | (East Asia Center)
April 22 – April 26 | (Drama)
April 24 | (Music)
April 24 | (Taiwan Studies)
April 24| (Slavic Languages)
April 27 | (Henry Art Gallery)
Week of April 28
Monday, April 28, 5 pm – 6:20 pm | (Jackson School)
Prof. Jessica L. Beyer and Prof. Scott Radnitz
Trump in the World 2.0, is a series of talks and discussions from March 31 to June 2 on the international impact of the second Trump presidency. Faculty and guest speaker presentations will explore how different regions and global issues are affected by the Trump administration’s policies.
This week’s speakers: Jessica L. Beyer and Scott Radnitz
Livestream only for the public. In-person for students only.
Tuesday, April 29 – Friday, May 9 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Join the School of Art + Art History + Design in celebrating the work of this year’s students. There will be four student exhibits throughout the spring quarter!
Wednesday, April 30, 4 pm – 5:30 pm | (Department of History)
Prof. Nathan Connolly
In 鈥淟etters from the Ancestors,鈥� Prof. Connolly follows the experiences of four generations of his Caribbean family, offering an intimate view of the history of late capitalism in the Atlantic World. Under twentieth-century colonialism, he argues, working people developed uniquely gendered coping strategies for managing the precarities of racism and reputation. Even in post-colonial times, these strategies continue to govern how we relate to institutions, set our aspirations, and even narrate our own personal and political histories. More than just a tour through a single family鈥檚 experience, 鈥淟etter from the Ancestors” seeks to retain and advance our fluency in the history of colonized families. This history, Connolly suggests, seems all the more relevant today, in a nation and world of dwindling government protections for women and people of color.
Additional Events
April 29 | (Mathematics)
April 29 | (Political Science)
April 30 | (Political Science)
April 30 | (China Studies Program)
April 30 | An Evening with Christine Sun Kim (Public Lectures)
April 30 | (Art + Art History + Design)
Have an event that you would like to see featured in the ArtSci Roundup? Connect with Kathrine Braseth (kbraseth@uw.edu).
