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Astronomy Colloquium presentation Dr. José Franco

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, April 2, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Constelaciones y Supernovas: Opening Reception (Recepción Inaugural)

UW Planetarium Arts x Colectivo Arte GUENDA present guided gallery tours, lightning talks, and a moderated panel discussion. UW Planetarium Arts is excited to partner with Colectivo Arte GUENDA, an intergenerational women's art collective based in Oaxaca, Mexico, to exhibit their collection of 22 paintings inspired by the fiber-optic plug plates from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey! The exhibition is on view from April 3rd - May 1st, and it is open to the general public. Join us on opening night (Friday April 3rd) for an evening of guided gallery tours, lightning talks, and moderated panel discussions, featuring artists and scientists from Oaxaca, Seattle, Portland, UW, and UNAM. Guided tours are offered in English and Spanish. Lightning talks and panel will be conducted in English. Visit our website for more info! UW Planetarium Arts x Colectivo Arte GUENDA presentan visitas guiadas a la galería, charlas relámpago y un panel de discusión moderado. ¡UW Planetarium Arts se complace en asociarse con Colectivo… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Exhibits. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Friday, April 3, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For more info visit www.eventbrite.com.

Explore the College of Arts & Sciences: UW's Admitted Student Day

10:30 AM and 12:00 PM | Arrive Early and Start Strong with College Edge - College of Arts & Sciences Information Session 10:30 - 12:30 PM | Open House: Natural Sciences Majors in Action 11:30 - 1:30 PM | Open House: Understanding and Changing the World through the Social Sciences 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Open House: Your Creative Future at the UW, Meet the Arts Programs  12:30 - 2:00 PM | Open House | Meet the Humanities: Languages, Study Abroad, Creative Writing & More Learn more about UW Admitted Student Day. Please note: ASD is now at capacity. What next?  Sign up for the ASD waitlist , Join us for an online information session , Attend other campus events in April. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: asinfo@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Saturday, April 4, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM. For more info visit artsci.washington.edu.

DiRAC Invited Speaker Francisco Antonio Villaescusa Navarro (Paco)

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB). Campus room: B305. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Jed McKinney

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, April 9, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

State of the department

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, April 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Howard Hui

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, April 23, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Devontae Baxter

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House

Welcome Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington.  Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free. Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine.  The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department). TJO Evening Public Events Sky viewing is the main event of the evening.  However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light.  The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Event sponsors: Department of Astronomy. Target Audience: Public. Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM. For more info visit astro.washington.edu.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Joe Murtagh

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 7, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Qual Day

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Friday, May 8, 2026.

Samantha Gilbert-Janizek Final Exam

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Monday, May 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Sarah Tuttle

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 14, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

DiRAC Invited Speaker Guillaume Mahler

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB). Campus room: B305. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House

Welcome Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington.  Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free. Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine.  The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department). TJO Evening Public Events Sky viewing is the main event of the evening.  However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light.  The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Event sponsors: Department of Astronomy. Target Audience: Public. Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM. For more info visit astro.washington.edu.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation J. Xavier Prochaska

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Megan Gialluca Final Exam

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Tower (PAT). Campus room: C520. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Caprice Phillips

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 28, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

DiRAC Invited Speaker Emily Cunningham

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB). Campus room: B305. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House

Welcome Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington.  Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free. Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine.  The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department). TJO Evening Public Events Sky viewing is the main event of the evening.  However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light.  The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Event sponsors: Department of Astronomy. Target Audience: Public. Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM. For more info visit astro.washington.edu.

Astronomy Colloquium presentation Olivia Cooper

. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, June 4, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Astronomy Graduation

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics-Astronomy Auditorium (PAA). Campus room: PAA102. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Ceremonies. Friday, June 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

Astronomy Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: C341. Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Faculty. Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Theodore Jacobsen Observatory Open House

Welcome Welcome to the web page of the public events program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (TJO) of the University of Washington.  Come and join us for open houses where we offer a view through our 1895 telescope on clear dark nights. In addition, enjoy evening talks and other activities during your visit for people of all ages, from 6 to 100. Tickets are free. Programs normally take place at the observatory on the first and third Tuesday evenings of April through September, rain or shine.  The staff are entirely volunteers, including undergraduates from the “League of Astronomers” within the Astronomy Department as well as members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (under the auspices of the UW Astronomy Department). TJO Evening Public Events Sky viewing is the main event of the evening.  However, nightfall comes late. So doors open at 8 or 9 PM from April through September (see below for dates and times) while the sky is still light.  The first major event of the evening is a public talk by students… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (OBS). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Information Sessions. Special Events. Event sponsors: Department of Astronomy. Target Audience: Public. Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM. For more info visit astro.washington.edu.