Events & Exhibits
EVENT | Statistics, Machine Learning, and Classical Japanese Orthography
MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2025 from 3:30pm to 5pm
Tateuchi East Asia Library, Gowen Hall, Seminar Room
Paul S. Atkins, Professor, Department of Asian Languages and Literature
Herman Chau, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Mathematics
Michael R. Zeng, Doctoral Student, Department of Mathematics
Explore how machine learning automates the transcription of classical Japanese manuscripts, and how statistical analysis of jibo (polygraphic hiragana characters) can help identify scribes and enhance historical research.
More information about this presentation.
EVENT | CHINESE MEMORY ARCHIVE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2025 from 4pm to 5:30pm
Allen Library North, 4th Floor, Petersen Room
Join us to hear how stories are being saved and why they matter in a presentation about the “Chinese Memory Archive” project founded by Mr. T.A. Frank.
The project collects longform, firsthand accounts from those who lived through some of the most turbulent decades in China’s history.
Mr. Frank is a Seattle-based writer and editor who has written for the New York Times, Vanity Fair and the Washington Post, among others. A 2000 graduate of Columbia University where he studied Chinese history, he’s lived and worked in China.
The Lecture will be conducted in English. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. To confirm your attendance, please RSVP to xuandai@uw.edu.
EXHIBIT | THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
September 25, 2024 – September 25, 2025
Special Collections Lobby, Allen Library
Enjoy the changing seasons with Special Collections through our annual lobby exhibit, The Language of Flowers. Each quarter will feature new material related to our botanical collections, local plants, and more. Details about Language of Flowers.
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