Lectures

October 27, 2024

2024 Scholarship Celebration Dinner and Lecture

Welcome UWFA and UWRA members, guests and friends to the Scholarship Celebration Dinner What: Dinner, followed by a Lecture by Mary Branom “Adventures in Azerbaijan: experiences of a later-in-life Peace Corps Volunteer” When: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 5:30 pm Where: Piatti Italian Restaurant in University Village Cost: $55 per person We hope you will join us…

September 11, 2024

Annual UWFA Fall Lecture Dr. Tom Grabowski: The Changing Clinical Landscape of Alzheimer’s Disease Wednesday, October 9, 2024 11:30 a.m.

This is a time of rapid, positive change in the field of Alzheimer’s disease. There has been enormous progress in developing biomarker tests that can detect Alzheimer’s disease reliably in living patients, at the earliest symptoms, and even before that. And there are finally new medicines being approved that slow down the processes underlying…

February 20, 2023

UWFA In-Person Luncheon Lecture: Christopher Shannon “Bitcoin, Blockchain, and NFTs” Wednesday, March 8th

The UW FACULTY AUXILIARY welcomes UWFA and UWRA members, spouses and friends to the “In-Person Luncheon Lecture” at Piatti’s Restaurant, 2695 NE Village Lane, University Village, Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 Christopher Shannon will talk to us about Bitcoin, Blockchain, and NFTs, and his talk will provide a high-level overview of the technical and philosophical underpinnings…

January 5, 2023

Margaret O’Mara: “The History of Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America” Wednesday, February 8th, 1pm

Please join us as Margaret O’Mara presents a Zoom lecture on the history of Silicon Valley and how it spilled over into the Pacific NW as described in her latest book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America. This is the true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped…

April 17, 2022

UWFA Lecture: Judy Bentley “Walking Washington’s History” Monday, April 11, 1pm

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series Judy Bentley “Walking Washington’s History” Part One Judy Bentley “Walking Washington’s History” Part Two Our speaker today is historian and hiker Judy Bentley. She has teamed up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to describe hikes for adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through…

March 4, 2022

UWFA Lecture: Dagmar Shannon, “Antarctica” Wednesday March 9, 1 pm

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series Dagmar Shannon, “Antarctica” Wednesday March 9, 1 pm Ultimate Antarctica and Patagonia “Come travel and discover Antarctica with me. I am Dagmar Shannon, former UWFA President and co- Program chair with Nancy Kenagy. Born in Germany, I came to Seattle as an exchange student and later married the son of…

February 10, 2022

UWFA Lecture: “Thom Lee, Korean Five Elements” Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series Thom Lee “Korean Five Elements” Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Several years ago, Thom Lee took a trip to South Korea to celebrate his mother’s 80th birthday. This presentation will examine the trip in a thematic way using the traditional Five Element theory that pervades the country and culture. The Elements are water,…

February 7, 2022

UWFA Scholarship Lecture: Thomas Pruitt “The Art & Photography of Calvin R. Smith”

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series UWFA Scholarship Lecture November 10, 2021: Dr. Thomas Pruitt: “The Art and Photography of Calvin R. Smith” “Canvas and Camera: The Art and Photography of Calvin Rae Smith” Please join is for a lecture by Dr. Thomas Pratt, who will discuss collecting and restoring the work of his great-grandfather,…

UW Lecture: David B. Williams “Who is Watching You”

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series UW Lecture, April 12, 2021: David B. Williams “Who is Watching You” Who’s Watching You? – Do you ever have the feeling that you are being watched when you walk in downtown Seattle? You are probably right. Hundreds of eyes peer out from buildings in the city observing your…

UWFA Lecture: Antoinette Wills: “Henry Suzallo, A Novel Approach”

Welcome to the UWFA Lecture Series UW Lecture, October 20, 2021: Antoinette Wills: “Henry Suzallo, A Novel Approach” Welcome to our lecture with UW Historian Antoinette Wills, who will talk about Henry Suzzallo, a Novel Approach Most of us have had occasion to visit Suzzallo Library, perhaps the most recognizable building on the University of…