Celebrate Innovation at UW

This May will be the second annual UW Innovation Month, featuring a full slate of programs and events that celebrate the spirit of innovation at UW.

Imagine new heights

Innovation Month is a campus-wide celebration of the innovative work that happens everywhere at UW, every day, across disciplines. It highlights students and researchers who are entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, artists, and other leaders who are constantly imagining new heights in their fields. Join events to gain insights into the latest trends in academia and industry and build your network with others who share your passion and drive for impact.

UW Innovation Month events

Below is a list of 60+ innovation-related events for May 2025, including competitions, research symposia, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and capstone showcases across disciplines.

Events by date

Browse UW Innovation Month events happening throughout the month of May.

Week 1

  • April 29-May 9: 鈥� Group 1
  • April 30-May 14: Out/In/Front: Small-Scale Interventions (Department of Landscape Architecture)
  • May 1: (School of Art + Art History + Design)
  • May 1: (School of Music)
  • May 2: (School of Music)
  • May 2: (CoMotion)
  • May 3: (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)

Week 2

  • May 4: (Henry Art Gallery)
  • May 5: Faculty Recital: Melia Watras, “Broken Bell” (School of Music)
  • May 6: (School of Art + Art History + Design)
  • May 6: Fostering a Growth Mindset and a Sense of Belonging (Teaching@UW 鈥� UW Tacoma, via Zoom)
  • May 6: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
  • May 6: (Department of Chemistry)
  • May 7: (Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center)
  • May 8-10: (Meany Center for the Performing Arts)
  • May 9:听 (CoMotion)
  • May 9: (UW Tacoma)
  • May 9: (Department of Philosophy)

Week 3

Week 4

  • May 19-20: (Department of Linguistics)
  • May 19: (CleanTech Alliance, Clean Energy Institute, and Buerk Center)
  • May 20 – June 6:
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    • May 30 –
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  • May 20: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
  • May 20: (iSchool)
  • May 21: (UW Tacoma, Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement)
  • May 21: (Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement, UW Bothell)
  • May 21: Kenyan Judge Joel Ngugi (Office of Public Lectures and others)
  • May 21: Northwest Nature and Health Symposium (UW Center for Nature & Health)
  • May 21: (Digital Arts & Experimental Media)
  • May 21: (Department of Chemistry)
  • May 22: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
  • May 22: (3MT) (The Graduate School)
  • May 22: (School of Public Health)
  • May 22: Urban@UW Research to Action Symposium (College of Built Environments)
  • May 22: (Department of Psychology)
  • May 23: (School of Music)

Week 5

  • May 27-June 6:
  • May 27: (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
  • May 27: (School of Music)
  • May 28-30: (Department of Philosophy)
  • May 28: (Foster School of Business)
  • May 29: Clean Energy Institute End of the Year Seminar (CEI)
  • May 30: (Global Health)

June

  • June 6: (School of Music)

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