During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and greater community, together online.听
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to聽.听
Earth Day 50th Anniversary: Gaia Has a Fever
April 22, 2:00 PM听触 Livestream
Join the Department of History, College of the Environment听补苍诲 UW Earth Day in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.听Dr. Jennifer Thomson will give a talk聽untangling the history of oil corporations, climate justice, and environmental聽governance. Beginning with physicist James Lovelock鈥檚 Gaia hypothesis, she鈥檒l discuss the involvement of oil corporations in climate research, and explore a truly聽liberatory environmental politics.
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COURSE:聽Introduction to Basic Plant Morphology – Learning the Parts of the Plant
April 22 and April 23, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Online Classroom
Celebrate Earth Day by expanding your plant vocabulary!聽David Giblin, Collections Manager of the UW Herbarium,聽teaches this two-part class. Learning the basic vegetative and reproductive parts of vascular plants that we know from our gardens, kitchens, and walks in nature, provides an opportunity to improve plant identification skills.
This class is offered online. Viewing instructions will be sent before the start of the class.
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After the Blast The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens: Webinar with Dr. Eric Wagner
April 22, 10:00 – 11:30 AM | Zoom Webinar
In anticipation of the 40th Anniversary of the major Mount St. Helens eruption, UW Libraries and UW Press are proud to host a zoom webinar featuring Eric Wagner, Ph.D., author of After the Blast: The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens.
Since it’s eruption in 1980,聽Mount St. Helens has been surprising ecologists and in After the Blast,聽Wagner takes readers on a fascinating journey through the blast area and beyond. From fireweed to elk, the plants and animals forest scientists saw would not just change how ecologists approached the eruption and its landscape, but also prompt them to think in new ways about how life responds in the face of seemingly total devastation.
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Ask Your Farmer!
April 23, 11:00 AM |
The UW Farm is still producing food, but under restricted operations and without the usual dedicated crew of student volunteers. Farm manager Perry Acworth will host this Instagram Live session, showing the work that鈥檚 happening on the UW Farm and answering questions about the Farm and our food systems. If anyone has questions on how they can grow food for themselves, this is your moment!
Livestream takes place on and will begin at 11 AM.
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Virtual Poetry Caf茅 for Poetry Month
Month of April | Online engagement
Since launching in April 1996,聽National Poetry Month聽has given people an annual occasion to celebrate the importance of poets and poetry in our culture. This April feels like an especially great time to explore the power of poetry and how it can be used to craft connection and celebrate the things that mean most to us!
Join Whole U this April for a virtual聽UW Poetry Caf茅聽to share the poems we love, write some of our own, and connect with our wider community over the written word.听To help get your creativity flowing, The Whole U devised UW-themed poetry prompts to try on your own or with colleagues and friends.
Pick the prompt that resonates most with you then share your favorite poems or original compositions with us by sending them to聽wholeu@uw.edu聽or by tagging them聽#UWPoetryMonth聽on social media.
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Crossing North Podcast
Ongoing | Online
Crossing North聽is a podcast about Nordic and Baltic society and culture. Episodes feature interviews with authors, performers, and leaders from Scandinavia and the Baltic, as well as discussions with faculty in the Scandinavian Studies Department and Baltic Studies Program.
In the most recent episode, released April 15, Colin Gioia Connors interviews author Nora Ikstena and聽assistant professor Liina-Ly Roos. Learn why Ikstena’s novel聽Soviet Milk about Soviet-occupied Latvia was so popular that libraries had to create a special loan policy for the book.
Missing the Henry? View the online collection!
Ongoing 触听
From photography to textiles, the Henry Art Gallery’s permanent collection contains more than 27,00 objects from around the world.听 The collection originated with the gift of nineteenth- and twentieth-century paintings donated to the 黑料老司机 by聽Horace C. Henry聽in 1926. It has grown over the years through acquisitions from exhibitions and through the generosity of art collectors, artists, and donors.
Luckily for those looking to reconnect with art while working remote, the Henry has an extensive聽the online collection database. Learn more and .
Looking for more ways to engage? The Henry is also sharing content across their social media platforms daily!
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#BurkeFromHome Trivia Night
Every Friday, 8:00 PM聽触听Virtual Event
Join the Burke Museum online on Fridays at 8 PM for #BurkeFromHome Trivia. The popular Burke Trivia Night is back鈥攖his time online to practice social distancing while having loads of fun! Get your nerd on with natural history and culture-themed trivia.
BYOB, snacks, and slippers! Check out for a preview!
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Staying home? Here’s what to watch
Ongoing | Your favorite streaming service
Looking for ways to stay entertained while staying at home?聽If you’ve already binged all the shows in your Netflix queue, fear not. Faculty in the Department of Cinema & Media Studies聽have gathered television and film recommendations to fit every mood.
Looking for more?
Check out UWAA’s Stronger Together web page for聽more digital engagement opportunities.