The UW Department of Sociology presents the Stice Memorial Lecture on June 4, “Iraq and the Crimes of Pre-Emptive War”. Free and open to the public but advance reservations required.
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Observatory program for the sight-impaired
Anyone who is blind, partially-sighted or who works with the sight impaired is invited to “Evolution of the Sun for the Sight Impaired”, a special program at the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory on June 5 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. To RSVP, or for more information, please email anamunn@uw.edu.
New exhibits by the next generation of artists
A one-night exhibit of work by UW Interdisciplinary Visual Arts students, part of the University District Alley Art Party, will be held in the alley between The Ave/15th and 42nd/43rd on Wednesday, May 29, from 5-8pm.
The annual exhibit of curated work by UW Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students is on display now through June 23 at Henry Art Gallery.
For other exhibits of student work currently on exhibit at Sand Point Gallery, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and other campus venues, please see the School of Art website.
UW to provide more free on-line courses
The University of Washington announced a new partnership with edX, the Massive Open Online Course provider from Harvard/MIT. These new UW online courses, under the name UWashingtonX, will be free and open to the public.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
As part of a long list of public outreach activities and links, the UW Astronomy Department posts a different image or photograph of the universe on their website every day, accompanied by a brief explanation.