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Going Public: Navigating Online and Professional Harassment Panel Discussion
Researchers who engage publicly often find themselves navigating new forms of visibility and vulnerability. This panel brings together experts whose work and lived experiences shed light on the realities of online and professional harassment in an increasingly adversarial environment.
Join Emma Spiro, Katherine Cross, and Kate Starbird for an hour-long roundtable discussion on how scholars can continue to do meaningful, public-facing work while protecting their well-being, supporting their communities, and sustaining trust in research. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A and a brief reception.
Hosted by the Open Scholarship Commons, this event is part of the Going Public series, which explores what it means to share research responsibly, safely, and authentically in the public sphere.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Exquisite Corpus: A Practical Workshop on Natural Language Processing for Creative Expression
This workshop, led by Laura Luna Castillo (UW, DX Arts), merges computational linguistics and creative experimentation. We will use Python’s Natural Language Toolkit (NTLK) to analyze, deconstruct and algorithmically expand text corpora in a Dadaist spirit. Participants will be guided through hands-on code examples to learn techniques for data augmentation and synthetic data generation. We will explore grammatical patterns, linguistic visualizations and randomization as meaning-making tools that introduce surreal linguistic styles into a corpus, generating endless variations of source texts. This process provides insight into how Large Language Models learn and adapt to linguistic styles, albeit on a much larger scale. Time allowing, we will use our augmented corpus to fine-tune our own, rustic, language model. A laptop is required for this hands-on session.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Humanities Data Exploration Workshop Series: From Foundations to Practice - Workshop Two: Data Management for All of Us (In Person)
Data management isn't fun to think about -- it's at the intersection of the cliche "our world is run by data" and the nagging memory of a parent telling us to "clean up our room." The truth is, most of us work with information we care deeply about: spreadsheets of student grades, high-resolution scans of ancient calligraphy, library catalog searches, and scraped social media data. The truth also is: at some point, most of us will encounter challenges accessing, tracking, or preserving that information. This is where data management and versioning tools come in.
In this one-hour workshop, we'll discuss some classic tools and where they might be useful, then get our hands dirty with Git as a concrete example. Participants should bring their personal computers, on which we'll install Git. The workshop will be followed by a 30-minute data management office hour session, during which participants can work through a beginner tutorial and ask questions about their own data needs.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Humanities Data Exploration Workshop Series: From Foundations to Practice - Workshop Two: Data Management for All of Us (Online)
Data management isn't fun to think about -- it's at the intersection of the cliche "our world is run by data" and the nagging memory of a parent telling us to "clean up our room." The truth is, most of us work with information we care deeply about: spreadsheets of student grades, high-resolution scans of ancient calligraphy, library catalog searches, and scraped social media data. The truth also is: at some point, most of us will encounter challenges accessing, tracking, or preserving that information. This is where data management and versioning tools come in.
In this one-hour workshop, we'll discuss some classic tools and where they might be useful, then get our hands dirty with Git as a concrete example. Participants should bring their personal computers, on which we'll install Git. The workshop will be followed by a 30-minute data management office hour session, during which participants can work through a beginner tutorial and ask questions about their own data needs.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
OSC Public Scholarship Lab: Exploring Research and Teaching with Humap (In-Person)
Curious about new ways to visualize research? Join us for an introduction to Humap, a digital humanities platform designed to create interactive maps, timelines, and exhibits. Designed for academic use, Humap makes it easy to bring research and classroom projects to life, helping students and audiences engage with ideas in dynamic, visual ways. This hands-on workshop will introduce the platform’s core features and guide you in building your own projects.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
OSC Public Scholarship Lab: Exploring Research and Teaching with Humap (Online)
Curious about new ways to visualize research? Join us for an introduction to Humap, a digital humanities platform designed to create interactive maps, timelines, and exhibits. Designed for academic use, Humap makes it easy to bring research and classroom projects to life, helping students and audiences engage with ideas in dynamic, visual ways. This hands-on workshop will introduce the platform’s core features and guide you in building your own projects.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Critical Gaming Collaboration Studio: Game Jam - Turning a Draft into a Functional Proposal
Join us for a hands-on Game Jam in the Critical Gaming Collaboration Studio! In this session, we’ll take a draft proposal from RozForum and work together to transform it into a functional game concept. The client is interested in gamifying a “Soft Skills in Science” course, and your input will help shape how the idea could become a playable, engaging learning experience.
This is a unique opportunity to experience what it’s like to take a general concept and turn it into a concrete, playable proposal. Participants will collaborate in teams, brainstorm mechanics, test ideas, and draft initial prototypes, all in a supportive, experimental environment. No prior game design experience is required, just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to experiment!
Come ready to co-create, play, and explore how games can enhance learning and engagement in science education.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: aubreyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Tadoku Club
Tadoku Club is a reading group for language learners of all levels. Participants choose books at their own level from the “easy reads” collection and enjoy reading independently in a supportive environment. The club offers a relaxed setting to build confidence, improve reading skills, and share the joy of reading with others.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Accessibility Contact: 206-543-4490. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Student Activities. Target Audience: Japanese language learners.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit guides.lib.uw.edu. Scholars' Studio (Libraries and GSA Sponsored Event)
Research Commons
This fun, informal, interdisciplinary event features rapid-fire lightning talks by students doing Master’s and Doctoral level projects and research. Hosted by the UW Libraries Research Commons and The Graduate School's office of Graduate Student Affairs, Scholars' Studio gives students the opportunity to share their research across disciplines, make connections and build presentation skills. The fall 2025 Scholars' Studio event will be held in person; please join us in winter 2026 for our virtual event.
Speakers and Topics:
Evocation of Childhood in Piano Music, Painting and Poets
Chiao-Yu Wu
DMA student, School of Music
The Pre-Clinical Phase of Drug Development Reimagined
Shivani Havaldar
Master’s student, School of Pharmacy
How Long-Term Oriented CEOs Play the Political Game: Not Red vs Blue, But Keeping Both Doors Open
Vishal Rituraj
Ph.D. student, Foster School of Business
Modeling Physiologic Setpoints from Blood Tests to Quantify
Human Regulation
Cindy Zhang
Ph.D. student, School…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Campus room: Research Commons Green A. Accessibility Contact: mundtm@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Student Activities. Special Events.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit forms.office.com. 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. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Tadoku Club
Tadoku Club is a reading group for language learners of all levels. Participants choose books at their own level from the “easy reads” collection and enjoy reading independently in a supportive environment. The club offers a relaxed setting to build confidence, improve reading skills, and share the joy of reading with others.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Gowen Hall (GWN). Accessibility Contact: 206-543-4490. Event Types: Academics. Meetings. Student Activities. Target Audience: Japanese language learners.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit guides.lib.uw.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. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. 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. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu.