Applications Due
In honor of MLK Day 2025 (Monday, January 20), please join us in celebration and reflection on Martin Luther King’s life and legacy with UW Libraries featured resources, including streaming media, books and more to explore.
Scholars’ Studio
Proposals due: February 7, 2025, 11:59 p.m. (PT)
Scholar's Studio is a fun, informal event that features 10 rapid-fire ignite-style presentations (5 minutes each) given by graduate students and postdocs doing research on topics related to an interdisciplinary theme. Hosted by the UW Libraries Research Commons and The Graduate School, Scholars’ Studio gives students the opportunity to share their research across disciplines, make connections and build presentation skills. The Scholars’ Studio event is open to any research, practice, or teaching topic in any discipline.
Research Communication and Equity Fellowship
Applications open on January 21 and close February 9. Information session for potential applicants on January 30 from 11:30-12:30
This program celebrates the academic and creative work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students. Each Fellow creates a physical artifact that visually communicates their research. These artifacts take many forms: posters, artwork, visualizations, etc. Students come from across the UW Seattle campus in programs from law to biology.
Community Events & Exhibits
NEW EXHIBIT: Promising Future, Complex Past by the National Library of Medicine
An image from an article in the 1979 Research Resources Reporter titled “The Problems and Promises of Artificial Intelligence,” from the digital gallery of the traveling exhibit “Promising Future, Complex Past” on display at the UW Health Sciences Library.
Monday, Jan 6 – Saturday, Feb 15, 2025
Explore the intricate history and future implications of artificial intelligence through the lens of physiognomy. This exhibition delves into the ethical, social, and technological aspects of AI, offering a thought-provoking experience.
NEW EXHIBIT: Celebrating The Rocket, Seattle’s Music Magazine
Monday, Jan 10 – Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 AND SPECIAL EVENT, January 28
Join us for a special in-person celebration of the exhibit, Celebrating The Rocket, Seattle’s Music Magazine showcasing 20 years of music and culture as told through the pages of “The Rocket,” the influential Seattle publication that covered music venues and regional bands including Mudhoney, Nirvana, Sir-Mix-A-Lot, Sleater-Kinney, and Soundgarden during the 1980s and 1990s. On January 28, tour the exhibit and hear from DJ John Vallier and remarks from John Keister, Seattle-based comedian, writer, rock critic, and former writer and editor for The Rocket!
New Year Celebration at Tateuchi East Asia Library!
Thursday, January 30
Join us for a vibrant New Year celebration featuring East Asian cultural performances, with the highlight being a Japanese tea ceremony experience. Enjoy light snacks as we embrace the festive spirit of East Asian traditions.
EXHIBIT: Exploring East Asia’s Cultural Heritage Through Illustrated Works,
Ongoing through Monday, March 31, 2025
The Tateuchi East Asia Library’s Special Collection Exhibit brings together a rich array of illustrated materials from China, Japan and Korea, highlighting the cultural, technological, and artistic achievements of each region. Highlights include: Chinese local gazetteers, geographic landscapes, and ancient manuscripts on craftsmanship and technology, offering a glimpse into traditional Chinese practices and innovations. Japanese Ukiyo-e and Cartography will let you dive into Edo-era daily life and travel, brought to life through ukiyo-e prints and historical maps, including the iconic Tōkaidō travel route. Through illustrations on Korean ceremonial rites and medicine, you will discover the Confucian traditions of the Chosŏn Dynasty through ceremonial texts and medicinal practices that shaped Korean society.
Love, Taipei: Pop-up Exhibit @ TEAL & Online Film Festival @ TaiwanPlus
Ongoing through Wednesday, April 30, 2025
In partnership with the UW Tateuchi East Asia Library, TaiwanPlus, and Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI), the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to Love, Taipei—a pop-up exhibit at TEAL in November 2024 and an online film festival on TaiwanPlus. Love, Taipei is inspired by romance films set in the greater Taipei area. Curated by the TFAI and hosted on TaiwanPlus, the festival brings together eight digitally remastered Taiwanese films.