2026 Toni Rembe Lecture featuring Brian Soucek
Please join us for a lecture by Brian Soucek, the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law. Soucek will be discussing his book, The Opinionated University.
Abstract
Institutional neutrality is sweeping the country. In recent years, over 150 universities have pledged — or have been required by law — to stay neutral on political and social controversies. But the neutrality they’re promising is just an illusion. Calls for institutional neutrality are just a distraction from important questions about what those institutions choose to value. Universities take stands not just in what they say, but even more importantly, in what they do. Their choices, for example, about whether or how to promote diversity, or how sharply to limit protest, are every bit as expressive of their institutional values as the statements that have received so much recent attention. These choices are unavoidable. They are at the center of the leading academic freedom and free speech controversies of the present…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: William H. Gates Hall (LAW). Campus room: 138. Accessibility Contact: lawconf@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. HCDE Distinguished Lecture with Laura Forlano - "Designing Consequences: On Living Well with Machines"
The Judith Ramey and Stephanie Rosenbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering brings leading experts in the fields of human-centered design to the University of Washington to spark new ideas and innovative conversations.
Join us as we welcome Laura Forlano, a Fulbright award-winning and National Science Foundation funded social scientist and design researcher.
Designing Consequences: On Living Well with Machines
Who will live with the social consequences of your designs? And, who will live with the consequences of the consequences? In this talk, I will consider how we might live well with machines drawing on my own “disabled cyborg” life as well as nearly two decades of research in the field of design and related fields including critical disability studies, critical computing, critical creative practice, and critical pedagogy. I will illustrate—both humorously and very existentially—the many ways of interrogating the social consequences of design through…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB 334. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Special Events.
Monday, May 11, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. STSS Graduate Presentations and Reception
Save the date for the annual Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STSS) Graduate Presentations and Reception, Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5:00-7:00 PM. We're celebrating the work of this year’s graduating certificate students: Dan Tibbles, Cameron Musard, Rin Huang, Rachael Diamond, and Erica Bigelow.
Did you know that the STSS Graduate Certificate Program at the UW introduces grad students to the interdisciplinary field of science, technology, and society through coursework, mentorship, and independent research? The call for applications is coming soon.
STSS is an unfunded certificate program that is more than ten years old. And what's powerful is that through these studies, students develop specialized portfolios that reflect their intellectual interests and contributions, while also building a strong cross-campus cohort engaged in critical inquiry into science and technology.
With COVID, graduating students began presenting their portfolios in small online events. This year, with five graduates, the pr…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
After Hours | Living with "High Risk"
Let’s say you’re at “high risk” of future disease. What do you do with that information—and who decides what risk means and how you should live?
Join anthropologist Lisa Hoffman (Urban Studies, UW Tacoma) and computer scientist Josh D. Tenenberg (Engineering, UW Tacoma) for conversation on the stakes, technologies, and stories of high risk for disease.
Monday, May 18, 2026 | 5:30 PM
Peaks & Pints Taproom (21+ only)
3816 N. 26th Street
Tacoma, WA 98407.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: 21+, anyone interested in conversations about heath risk, genetics, and tech.
Monday, May 18, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
3816 N. 26th Street
Tacoma, WA 98407.
What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us with Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown
In a world ablaze with crisis, this lecture explores crip feminist technoscience as a tool for survival and resistance—offering disabled wisdom to reimagine justice, regulate AI, and challenge empire, white supremacy, and late-stage capitalism through a disability justice lens.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: lectures@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Diversity Equity Inclusion.
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Town Hall Seattle.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Feminist Technoscience Meet Up with UW Press
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mmjones@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Target Audience: Feminist technoscience scholars and champions at UW.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
CREATE Community Day
CREATE Community Day is an annual half-day forum for discussing the concerns about and approaches to sustainable accessibility research and a showcase of research led by CREATE and HuskyADAPT. Student researchers highlight their work and showcase a variety of individual and team projects. Directions and Parking , Zoom link to be provided , Accessibility: Building FAQs | Email, Panel topics and speakers are being finalized and will be announced soon.
1:15–2:30 p.m. - Community Day panel discussion #1 (hybrid)
2:45–4:00 p.m. - Community Day panel discussion #2 (hybrid)
4:00–5:00 p.m. - Research Showcase co-hosted with HuskyADAPT (in-person only).
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: Zillow Commons. Accessibility Contact: oliviapb@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Exhibits. Information Sessions. Meetings. Special Events. Target Audience: Anyone interested in research on accessible technology & making the world accessible through tech.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.edu. CREATE & HuskyADAPT Research Showcase
The closing event for CREATE’s Community Day, this Research Showcase is co-sponsored by HuskyADAPT. Approximately 30 undergraduate and graduate student teams from at least eight majors/programs and all three UW campuses share their projects, covering a wide range of research.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). Campus room: Zillow Commons. Accessibility Contact: oliviapb@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Diversity Equity Inclusion. Exhibits. Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: Anyone interested in research on accessible technology and making the world accessible through tech.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit create.uw.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, June 1, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.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, July 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.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, August 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit depts.washington.edu.