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Connect with university leaders and experts who will answer your questions about the future of our university — and about groundbreaking discoveries happening on campus right now. Tune into our monthly livestream, UW Now Live, as we bring a panel of experts directly into your home to discuss timely topics on everyone’s minds. Join fellow alumni for the UW Now in cities across the U.S. to meet some of the leading minds of our time as they talk about their cutting-edge work.
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Missed one of our UW Now Live programs or want to watch to rewatch a favorite? Check out recordings of all past programs now. You can explore a wide range of topics, from economics and foreign policy to the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease — and more.
Past Events
For Better, for Worse: Ken Goldstein Talks about Public Perceptions of Universities on the UW Now Livestream

For years, America’s political parties have ignored the rising national debt. Economist Jessica Riedl argues that this may soon lead to an economic crisis.
Science Friction: On the UW Now Live, Anjon Audhya Explains the Pain of Cutting Research Grants
Federal research grants are critical to making the discoveries in basic science that will lead to cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS.
By threatening to cap funding for NIH grants, the federal government risks undercutting promising research that could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. On the UW Now Live, Professor Sterling Johnson discusses the current stat...
The UW’s researcher-in-chief Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska talks funding cuts and opportunities.
For Better, for Worse: Ken Goldstein Talks about Public Perceptions of Universities on the UW Now Livestream

For years, America’s political parties have ignored the rising national debt. Economist Jessica Riedl argues that this may soon lead to an economic crisis.
Science Friction: On the UW Now Live, Anjon Audhya Explains the Pain of Cutting Research Grants
Federal research grants are critical to making the discoveries in basic science that will lead to cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS.
By threatening to cap funding for NIH grants, the federal government risks undercutting promising research that could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. On the UW Now Live, Professor Sterling Johnson discusses the current stat...
The UW’s researcher-in-chief Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska talks funding cuts and opportunities.
For Better, for Worse: Ken Goldstein Talks about Public Perceptions of Universities on the UW Now Livestream

For years, America’s political parties have ignored the rising national debt. Economist Jessica Riedl argues that this may soon lead to an economic crisis.
Science Friction: On the UW Now Live, Anjon Audhya Explains the Pain of Cutting Research Grants
Federal research grants are critical to making the discoveries in basic science that will lead to cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS.
By threatening to cap funding for NIH grants, the federal government risks undercutting promising research that could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. On the UW Now Live, Professor Sterling Johnson discusses the current stat...
The UW’s researcher-in-chief Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska talks funding cuts and opportunities.