Personal Privacy & Your Phone
If you're thinking about your digital privacy, then you know that your phone is probably not very private. In this hands-on workshop, we'll help you assess what information your phone is leaking, think through what steps you can take to plug up the leaks without losing functionality, and spend some time adjusting settings and apps to be more privacy-friendly.
Part of 2025 UW Libraries "Most Wanted" Summer Series.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mrunnels@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Research Impact Workshop (Online)
Understanding your research impact goes beyond traditional citations. In this workshop, we’ll explore how author profiles help showcase your publications and how altmetrics provide real-time insights into the broader reach of your work. Learn how to track online engagement, connect your research to global conversations, and enhance your visibility using tools like ORCID, Dimensions author profiles, and the Altmetric Bookmarklet. Whether you're looking to strengthen your online presence or demonstrate impact for funding and career opportunities, this session will provide practical strategies to make your research stand out.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: olivex@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Creative Commons
Would you like to use media without rights restrictions? Would you like to allow others to use or adapt your work? You can do both with the Creative Commons (CC)! Join us to learn how the CC makes it easy to share work and discover works you can use without cost or worry.
Sign up here to attend this workshop.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mfakouri@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/96420961216
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Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdemhqDooG9IwzzXk_lGdLJZIjDNcCrFg. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdemhqDooG9IwzzXk_lGdLJZIjDNcCrFg.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Rubin Observatory’s First Look and exciting new era of discoveries at the University of Washington!
We are thrilled to invite you to a special celebration marking a new chapter in astronomy: Rubin Observatory’s First Look and exciting new era of discoveries at the University of Washington!
This milestone represents over two decades of dedication and collaboration from the global Rubin community. We are especially proud to honor the University of Washington Rubin Team, whose leadership and involvement as one of four founding institutions, have been instrumental in bringing this vision to life.
The DiRAC Institute is thrilled to host this event, celebrating UW’s pivotal role and inviting the Seattle community to share in the excitement of discoveries to come.
This is more than an astronomy event — it’s a celebration of human curiosity, collaboration, and imagination. Whether you’re a student, researcher, space enthusiast, or simply someone who looks up at the night sky in wonder, you’re invited to be a part of this historic moment.
REGISTER TODAY HERE
June 26, 2025
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
UW Kane Hall (KNE) 130
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Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Accessibility Contact: Liza Young. Event Types: Academics. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars. Special Events. Target Audience: Public.
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit dirac.astro.washington.edu. Introduction to Text Mining (In Person)
Discover the power of text mining in this interactive workshop, where you will learn techniques for collecting, cleaning, and analyzing textual data through hands-on exercises using Python and Jupyter Notebooks. In this session, you will: Learn methods for scraping and extracting text from web sources. , Gain skills in preprocessing textual data, such as removing HTML tags, tokenization, and handling stop words. , Explore techniques for visualizing and analyzing word frequencies to uncover hidden themes and trends. , Use deep learning models to identify relevant text by analyzing semantic similarity.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: jcols@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Introduction to Text Mining (Online)
Discover the power of text mining in this interactive workshop, where you will learn techniques for collecting, cleaning, and analyzing textual data through hands-on exercises using Python and Jupyter Notebooks. In this session, you will: Learn methods for scraping and extracting text from web sources. , Gain skills in preprocessing textual data, such as removing HTML tags, tokenization, and handling stop words. , Explore techniques for visualizing and analyzing word frequencies to uncover hidden themes and trends. , Use deep learning models to identify relevant text by analyzing semantic similarity.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: jcols@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Friday, June 27, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Publish & Protect Your Research: Build a Book Fast with Manifold
Learn how to create the world's fastest book using the Manifold digital book publishing platform! Manifold offers the opportunity to upload texts, seamlessly integrate images, media, and more into your text, and allows users to annotate texts within the platform. You'll come away from this workshop with a text of your choice (either your own or a sample text that will be provided) loaded into Manifold with images added to the text. This workshop includes a mix of lectures and hands-on time that you’ll spend learning to build your own digital book.
This event will be online via Zoom. Please register before the workshop to receive your Manifold account.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: dburns5@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Publishing on the Cheap: Share Your Research Without Breaking the Bank (In Person)
Want to share your research with the world but can't afford expensive article processing charges (APCs)? You're not alone—and you have more options than you might think. Join us to discover cost-effective strategies for making your research openly available online. In this practical workshop, you'll learn: How to leverage UW Libraries' agreements with some open access publishers for reduced or waived fees , Alternative ways to share your work openly, even when publishing in traditional subscription journals , Platforms for data sharing and digital scholarship that bypass the conventional journal system entirely, Whether you're a student, postdoc, or faculty member, you'll leave with actionable strategies to let you embrace open scholarship with budget-friendly solutions.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Suzzallo Library (SUZ). Campus room: Open Scholarship Commons Presentation Space. Accessibility Contact: ebedford@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Publishing on the Cheap: Share Your Research Without Breaking the Bank (Online)
Want to share your research with the world but can't afford expensive article processing charges (APCs)? You're not alone—and you have more options than you might think. Join us to discover cost-effective strategies for making your research openly available online. In this practical workshop, you'll learn: How to leverage UW Libraries' agreements with some open access publishers for reduced or waived fees , Alternative ways to share your work openly, even when publishing in traditional subscription journals , Platforms for data sharing and digital scholarship that bypass the conventional journal system entirely, Whether you're a student, postdoc, or faculty member, you'll leave with actionable strategies to let you embrace open scholarship with budget-friendly solutions.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: ebedford@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. CANCELLED - Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/95427263003
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Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Independence Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, July 4, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Research Data Management Workshop
Do you create or use data in your research? Looking for tips and tools to better help you manage your research data, and preserve it for long-term use?
Twice a year, the UW Libraries offers Research Data Management Planning, an asynchronous online workshop for UW community members engaged in research with data. Topics include getting started with data management planning, funder requirements for data sharing, metadata, tips to help keep you organized, sharing, archiving and preservation, and an introduction to tools and on-campus support to aid researchers. The primary audience is graduate students and new staff and faculty, but anyone with a UW NetID can register.
Register here, Waitlist.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: sfpine@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Monday, July 7, 2025 – Friday, July 11, 2025.
Publishing Contracts
Congratulations, you’re an author! This workshop will help you to understand authors’ rights to their work and what publishers often ask authors to agree to. We’ll examine main areas of publication agreements and discuss negotiation strategies.
Sign up here to attend this workshop.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: mfakouri@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and staff.
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Economics Prospective Student Info Session
Students who study economics learn to decode the systems that are a part of our everyday lives using models and a variety of social and economic data to analyze how decisions are made, and how limited resources are made, traded, and used.
In this session, students will learn helpful information about the Department of Economics Undergraduate Program and its Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science majors. Students will also have an opportunity to meet with Department of Economics advisers, and get helpful tips on pursuing Economics as a major at the UW.
This session will be offered online, via Zoom, at the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/96420961216
Meeting ID: 964 2096 1216, ---, One tap mobile, +12063379723,96420961216# US (Seattle), +12532158782,96420961216# US (Tacoma), ---, Dial by your location, • +1 206 337 9723 US (Seattle), • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma), • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston), • +1 602 753 0140 US (Phoenix), • +1 669 219 2599 US (San Jose), • +1 669 900…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: econadv@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions.
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpdemhqDooG9IwzzXk_lGdLJZIjDNcCrFg.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu. Labor Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, September 1, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. First Wednesday Concert
Students of the UW School of Music perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music and UW Libraries.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Allen Library (ALB). Event Types: Performances.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit music.washington.edu.