New Events

Closing Session: Campus Connections

This is a closed session for the Comprehensive Studies Program Students enrolled in the Career Center's Campus Connection.

career fair
Careers / Jobs

Michigan Ecology Mixer at Ecological Society of America annual meeting

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of Natural Resources and Environment invite faculty, students, alumni and...

Pen vs. Pumpjack: Writing Our Way Out of Ecological Crisis

Stefanie Trout, Stephanie Mills & Maryann Lesert

Please join editor Stefanie Brook Trout and contributors Maryann Lesert and Stephanie Mills for readings from Fracture: Essays, Poems, and...

The Elders

The Elders promise to deliver "arse-kickin' music from the heartland." Take a group of Kansas City musicians with a passion...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Blueberry Festival Week

Come enjoy four days of blueberry inspired food at all meals!

Gifts of Art presents Abstraction: A Graphic Study

Natasha Kohli

Chicago-based artist Natasha Kohli uses abstract acrylic paintings to convey her messages of positivity and love by pouring that energy into...

Gifts of Art presents Concrete Ephemera: Street Art Captured

David Zinn

David Zinn has been drawing on sidewalks for well over a decade, using chalk and charcoal to create anamorphic 3D creatures which, when...

Gifts of Art presents Detroit Area Artists Photo Portrait Project

Donita Simpson

Donita Simpson is a Detroit based photographer who creates images of Detroit area artists in their personal creative environments. She has...

Gifts of Art presents Dimensions: Group Show

Book Arts & Mixed Media Collective

This group exhibit features a collection of contemporary artist’s books. Many different styles of alternative bindings and printing...

Gifts of Art presents Landscapes Imagined: Oil on Canvas

Victoria Veedell

Victoria Veedell creates atmospheric landscape paintings in oil on canvas, capturing the fleeting moments of light in nature. The root of...

Gifts of Art presents Portals: Fiber Art Quilts

Creative Seasons Quilters

Creative Seasons is a small yet vibrant group of non-traditional quilters from Southeast Michigan that meets monthly. The group’s purpose...

Gifts of Art presents Seriously Playful Jewelry: Mixed Media

Lisa & Scott Cylinder

Rural Pennsylvania artists Lisa & Scott Cylinder have been husband and wife collaborators in Chickenscratch Art Jewelry since 1988,...

Gifts of Art presents The Whimsical World of Bechler Pottery

Stacey & Corey Bechler

The mixed media work of Stacey and Corey Bechler is whimsical, colorful and fun. They use popular icons such as fish, birds, dogs and...

Intersections/Connections

This International Studies exhibit focuses on materials from across the world, including many nations and cultures. Rather than displaying...

Proclaiming Emancipation

Today the Emancipation Proclamation is one of our nation’s critical documents. It symbolizes a remarkable turning point: slavery’s...

COSMO-16

Nobel Prize Laureates Takaaki Kajita and Adam Riess / Distinguished Plenary Speakers

The UM Physics Department is hosting COSMO-16 this summer which is the premier international series of cosmology conferences. The conference...

conference
Conference / Symposium

Extreme Time

Think you know all about time? What about things that happen in femtoseconds or eons? Time in the natural world is so extreme, you can’t...

A New Treasure Trove at Special Collections

This display showcases recent acquisitions that strengthen our extraordinary holdings in the areas of radical literature, transportation...

Catherine Opie: 700 Nimes Road

This exhibition presents new and recent work by Los Angeles-based artist Catherine Opie, one of the essential figures in contemporary...

Catie Newell: Overnight

Detroit-based architect Catie Newell’s work is focused on the tactile, sensory qualities of the materials we use to build things: their...

Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Mexico’s Poet of Light

Manuel Álvarez Bravo spent nearly his entire career photographing his native Mexico. His style drew upon numerous international influences,...

Mira Henry: The View Inside

Before joining the faculty of the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, Mira Henry spent several years as a project...

exhibition
Exhibition

The Connoisseurs’ Legacy: The Collection of Nesta and Walter Spink

The Connoisseurs’ Legacy: The Collection of Nesta and Walter Spink celebrates gifts to the museum from two accomplished scholars with...

The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk.” Then...

Larry Cat, In Space

Larry Cat, In Space is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his...

The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk.” Then...

The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky will be discussed in this live “star talk.” Then...

Feelings through Fiction Therapy Group (dates & times flexible)

The University Center for the Child and Family

The Summer 2016 group will include:...