Event Videos

The Western History Lecture Series presents Margaret O'Mara, Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History at the University of Washington. Margaret's talk, "Billionaires of the American...

We would like to extend our sincere apologies for the less than ideal video angle in the event video. During the recording process, we encountered unexpected technical difficulties that regrettably...

This is the second installment in our new Studio Visit series, a set of ArtsWest talks conducted by artist and Bill Lane Center Affiliated Scholar Lukas Felzmann. In each episode, Felzman will...

Clay Jenkinson will talk about his lifelong interest in the buffalo, which was sparked by a visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota when he was just a young boy. A nationally...

In this talk, John Ferejohn will discuss parts of his forthcoming book that focus on the current groundwater crisis. His hope is to contextualize groundwater issues in U.S. Western and California...

Stanford University’s State of the West Symposium annually takes stock of the economic and fiscal health of North America’s Western region. We gather academic researchers, business and financial...

In late April of 1873, the Great Horse Flu—a virulent form of equine influenza that sickened more than 90% of horses, mules, and donkeys in North America—reached San Francisco. Within just a few days...

The Studio Visit Series presents Arthur Tress, American Photographer known for his staged surrealism and exposition of the human body.

The Western History Lecture Series presents Andrés Reséndez Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. Reséndez's talk, "The Magellan Exchange: How America and China Have Made Each...

As in many parts of the American West, environmental resources are crucial to the way of life in Washington State – affecting human wellbeing, economic security, and traditional ways of life. In...