Future graduate students

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Valuation of wetlands in agricultural landscapes of Canada

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada, Pascal Badiou, Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited Canada presents: Valuation of wetlands in agricultural landscapes of Canada.

Dr. Bird presents the importance of teaching the history of Indigenous representation in games and will break down various examples from Custer’s Revenge to the Mortal Kombat and Red Dead Redemption series to demonstrate these types of gamic language.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Just Relationships for Research Panel

This interdisciplinary panel will outline roles and responsibilities as well as best practices for graduate student supervision to frame a discussion of how to foster and maintain just relationships among researchers, with a focus on the principles and practices animating non-extractive student-supervisor relationships.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Changing Same: Blackness, Representation, and Video Games

A discussion of the promise and peril of POC video game character voice acting, focusing primarily on the connections of Black male anger and Black fatherhood in God of War through the voice work of TC Carson and Christopher Judge, contextualized against the audio Brownface of two voice POC women characters in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting out of the garage

Join us for a Q&A talk with Fangjin Yang the Co-Founder and CEO of the hugely successful analytics company, Imply. Yang will share his experience in starting a company and how you can set yourself up for success and get your startup out of the garage.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:30 am - 10:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

UW A Cappella Club End of Term Concert Winter 2023

Our concert will feature ACE, The AcaBellas, The Musical InterDudes, The Unaccompanied Minors, The Water Boys, In Full Colour and other groups performing stunning sets with only the sounds of their voices. Invite your family and friends for a night of live music and wonderful entertainment!