What Feeds Us: Science, Climate, and the Future of Food with Pamela Ronald
Climate change is threatening the crops that feed us all. UC Davis geneticist Pamela Ronald reveals how her discovery of flood-tolerant rice is helping millions of farmers adapt — and what plant science means for the future of food.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Seattle Town Hall - Forum.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. AiiCE Book Club: Interface Frictions: How Digital Debility Reshapes Our Bodies
AiiCE is excited to announce our next book club! We’re looking forward to reading Interface Frictions: How Digital Debility Reshapes Our Bodies by Neta Alexander.
The book club will be held on Thursdays, October 22nd, 2026 through November 5th at 10-11 am PST (1-2 pm EST).
Format:
We’ll meet over Zoom to discuss selected sections of the book. Before each session, we will share reflection questions to discuss in small- or large-group conversations. While we encourage you to attend all sessions, we understand life gets busy!
We have limited funding to provide a book voucher to individuals who don’t otherwise have funds for a book and who reside, work, or study in the US. Indicate that you’d like a book voucher on your registration.
Important note: When you register for this book club, you only need to register once. You will not need to register for each session individually. If you would like to receive calendar invitations, select the option to have them sent to you at the end of the registration…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95374768887. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Anyone interested in accessibility in computing education.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
In/Humanizing Generative AI in Place and Space: A Roundtable Conversation
Register to attend. In/Humanizing Generative AI in Place and Space: A Roundtable Conversation brings together faculty, staff, and graduate students across the University of Washington to examine how generative AI reshapes questions of intelligence, authorship, equity, belonging, and humanness. Grounded in Liberatory Landscape Literacies, the roundtable connects humanities, urban studies, education, writing pedagogy, philosophy, and computational design. We ask how place-based learning can support ethical engagement with technologies operating across physical, linguistic, and digital environments. Rather than framing GenAI as either savior or threat, we consider how computational systems of reasoning compare with human cognition, reproduce or challenge inequities, and might support more democratic forms of AI literacy.
The conversation will engage an abridged recording by Davide Fucci, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at the Blekinge Institute of Technology, whose research explores empirical…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Tabitha Espina, tespina@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Jane Russell Commons at UW Tacoma (1918 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402).
HCDE Research Speaker Series: David Ribes
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Professor David Ribes as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. First Monday STSS Reading Group [Online]
What is First Monday?
First Monday is a participant-led, interdisciplinary, online STSS reading group.
When is the meeting?
The first Monday of each month. The meeting time changes quarterly, reach out to the organizers to get the most updated time.
Where is the meeting?
Via Zoom. Email mmjones@uw.edu to request an invitation.
What is the goal of the reading group?
We seek to foster and deepen an intellectual community amongst STS-curious faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington’s three campuses and the School of Medicine. Anyone at the UW who is STS-curious is welcome to join.
Who hosts the meetings?
Anyone who participates in the group can volunteer to host. We have a rotating host model. Every month, someone new chooses an article, book chapter, or publication in the STS field. In the event no one volunteers, the facilitators may select an article and/or invite a host.
Who facilitates?
The First Monday facilitators are Monika Sengul-Jones, Director of Strategy and Operations for Society…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Tri-campus science, technology, and society studies faculty, students, researchers, and staff.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. AiiCE Book Club: Interface Frictions: How Digital Debility Reshapes Our Bodies
AiiCE is excited to announce our next book club! We’re looking forward to reading Interface Frictions: How Digital Debility Reshapes Our Bodies by Neta Alexander.
The book club will be held on Thursdays, October 22nd, 2026 through November 5th at 10-11 am PST (1-2 pm EST).
Format:
We’ll meet over Zoom to discuss selected sections of the book. Before each session, we will share reflection questions to discuss in small- or large-group conversations. While we encourage you to attend all sessions, we understand life gets busy!
We have limited funding to provide a book voucher to individuals who don’t otherwise have funds for a book and who reside, work, or study in the US. Indicate that you’d like a book voucher on your registration.
Important note: When you register for this book club, you only need to register once. You will not need to register for each session individually. If you would like to receive calendar invitations, select the option to have them sent to you at the end of the registration…
Event interval: Ongoing event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95374768887. Accessibility Contact: doit@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Target Audience: Anyone interested in accessibility in computing education.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Zoom.
HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sharon Heung
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Postdoctoral scholar Sharon Heung as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. 4th Annual Space Diplomacy Symposium
As the numbers and types of space actors increase, the importance of diplomacy will increase in maintaining cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the space domain. The aim of the annual Space Diplomacy Symposium (SDS) is to situate diplomacy in the traditional categories of civilian, commercial and military space activities across all regions of the world.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Walker-Ames. Accessibility Contact: lawconf@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Lectures/Seminars. Conferences.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
For more info visit cvent.me. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Cindy Atman
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Professor Cindy Atman as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Jin Yu
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Dr. Jin Yu, Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University, as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Sean Munson
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Professor Sean Munson as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. First Monday STSS Reading Group [Online]
What is First Monday?
First Monday is a participant-led, interdisciplinary, online STSS reading group.
When is the meeting?
The first Monday of each month. The meeting time changes quarterly, reach out to the organizers to get the most updated time.
Where is the meeting?
Via Zoom. Email mmjones@uw.edu to request an invitation.
What is the goal of the reading group?
We seek to foster and deepen an intellectual community amongst STS-curious faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington’s three campuses and the School of Medicine. Anyone at the UW who is STS-curious is welcome to join.
Who hosts the meetings?
Anyone who participates in the group can volunteer to host. We have a rotating host model. Every month, someone new chooses an article, book chapter, or publication in the STS field. In the event no one volunteers, the facilitators may select an article and/or invite a host.
Who facilitates?
The First Monday facilitators are Monika Sengul-Jones, Director of Strategy and Operations for Society…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Tri-campus science, technology, and society studies faculty, students, researchers, and staff.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu. HCDE Research Speaker Series: Mark Zachry
Join the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for a research talk with Professor Mark Zachry as part of the HCDE Research Speaker Series.
Additional details about the talk will be added as they become available.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: 134 Sieg Building. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. First Monday STSS Reading Group [Online]
What is First Monday?
First Monday is a participant-led, interdisciplinary, online STSS reading group.
When is the meeting?
The first Monday of each month. The meeting time changes quarterly, reach out to the organizers to get the most updated time.
Where is the meeting?
Via Zoom. Email mmjones@uw.edu to request an invitation.
What is the goal of the reading group?
We seek to foster and deepen an intellectual community amongst STS-curious faculty, students, and staff at the University of Washington’s three campuses and the School of Medicine. Anyone at the UW who is STS-curious is welcome to join.
Who hosts the meetings?
Anyone who participates in the group can volunteer to host. We have a rotating host model. Every month, someone new chooses an article, book chapter, or publication in the STS field. In the event no one volunteers, the facilitators may select an article and/or invite a host.
Who facilitates?
The First Monday facilitators are Monika Sengul-Jones, Director of Strategy and Operations for Society…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: Tri-campus science, technology, and society studies faculty, students, researchers, and staff.
Monday, January 4, 2027, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu.