Evo-Hub Lecture: Marshall Abrams, "The Uniqueness of Organisms in Evolution"
If natural selection is “the survival of the fittest” and being fittest means having more offspring, then survival of the fittest is just the survival of those that survive. In this talk, Abrams explains how evolutionary biology avoids this puzzling conclusion, and why research practices motivate the idea that evolution takes place in “population-environment systems”—complex analogs of dice-tossing. But traditional research practices have been criticized as focusing too much on populations, and not enough on each individual organism’s unique dance with its environment. Abrams argues that his approach allows us to see what is right about each perspective.
Marshall Abrams is a Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago. Abrams’ book Evolution and the Machinery of Chance is the basis of ongoing research
This event is free and open to the public. Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by November…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 120. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Digital & Data Humanities Meet & Greet
RSVP Encouraged: bit.ly/dhmg
The Simpson Center invites current UW faculty, students, and staff working in the digital and data humanities, broadly defined, to a fall meet-and-greet to make connections and learn about upcoming events, workshops, and ongoing projects. RSVP encouraged. Refreshments provided. Featured Projects & Resources, Black Digital Studies in the Age of Techno-Fascism, Cultural Analytics Praxis, Digital Humanities Reading & Research Cluster, Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies, Humanities Data Lab , Minor in Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Society + Technology at UW, Free and open to UW faculty, students, and staff; RSVP encouraged. Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by November 4, 2025 to the Simpson Center, 206.543.3920, schadmin@uw.edu.
Generously made possible by the Digital Humanities Commons Endowed Fund.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Communications Building (CMU). Campus room: 204 (enter through CMU 206). Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW Faculty, Students, & Staff.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Panel: Pathways to Faculty Positions in Two-Year Colleges
This panel will feature the voices of two-year college faculty from the Seattle District Colleges who will describe their paths to these teaching-intensive institutions and offer advice to graduate students who are considering community college careers. Panelists will discuss effective approaches to the job search and application materials, the classroom experience, service expectations, and the unique rewards of working in this critically important part of the higher education sector. Panelist remarks will be followed by Q&A with the audience.
Panelists
Deepa Bhandaru, PhD (Humanities, North Seattle College)
Cristóbal A. Borges, PhD (History, North Seattle College)
Steph Hankinson, PhD (Humanities, Drama, & English, South Seattle College)
Free and open to graduate students. Accommodation requests related to a disability or health condition should be made by November 9 to the Simpson Center: 206.543.3920, schadmin@uw.edu.
Generously made possible by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center Endowment for the…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Allen Auditorium. Accessibility Contact: Simpson Center for the Humanities, 206-543-3920, schadmin@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Information Session: Summer B 2026 CHID / UWT-CAC / HONORS León, "Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean"
Learn more about the Summer B 2026 CHID / UWT-CAC / HONORS León program, "Migration, Culture, and Belonging in the Mediterranean."
This 2026 summer B term program based in León, Spain explores migration, identity, and belonging in the Mediterranean. Students will engage with literature, music, film, and other cultural production to examine how migrants reshape national identities and how cultural expression responds to displacement and integration. Coursework is anchored by a rich selection of texts from Spain, France, and Italy and will be complemented by site visits, guest speakers, and facilitated community interaction. In addition to studying migration from academic and artistic perspectives, students will reflect on their own roles as visitors and tourists abroad. Using Anu Taranath’s Beyond Guilt Trips as a framework, the program encourages critical thinking about privilege, positionality, and cultural engagement in global travel. This metacognitive component deepens students’ awareness of their impact…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94940295874?pwd=iMAc2ovHr4WcfgaCUhAjphDzpSDPWb.1. Campus room: Padelford C101; Zoom passcode 960971. Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
CHID Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
CHID/JSIS Summer A 2026 Munich Study Abroad Information Session
Learn more about the Summer A 2026 CHID/JSIS Munich study abroad program, "Mad Kings and Monuments: Identity, Human Rights, and Reckoning in Germany."With a focus on Munich, the Bavarian region of Germany, and Berlin, this program offers place-based historical exploration of social, political, racial, religious, and cultural dimensions of German nation-building before and after the Holocaust. Famous for its picturesque mountains and castles, Bavaria has also been a crucible for wrenching social change, and has fostered nationalist domestic policy and world-views ranging from “Mad” King Ludwig to the Third Reich. Students will learn about the philosophy and practice of eugenics within the German historical context, while touring the actual sites where the policies originated and were put into practice. The program will conclude with a week-long tour of Berlin, where local and national identity through memorials will be explored, contextualized, and compared to memorials dedicated to the victims of National…
Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3196767735?pwd=TPXrbL8cMsYYbUXJlX7snVTYCqAnkP.1. Campus room: Meeting ID: 319 676 7735 Password: 2zecsY. Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
Thanksgiving Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, November 27, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Native American Heritage Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, November 28, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Ends - Autumn 2025
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, December 5, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Final Examinations - Autumn 2025
Dates of Instruction
Week of final examinations for autumn quarter.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Friday, December 12, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. CHID Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Friday, December 12, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Quarter Break - Winter 2026
Dates of Instruction
Break between autumn and winter quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Sunday, January 4, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Christmas Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. New Year's Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, January 1, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Begins - Winter 2026
Dates of Instruction
Instruction begins.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, January 5, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. CHID Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Padelford Hall (PDL). Campus room: C101. Accessibility Contact: lenan22@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings.
Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Winter. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.