Happening @ Michigan

Ethics

Traditional and Modern

Beginning with an introduction to ethics, we'll consider a different ethical theme each week: virtues and sins, health care, politics,...

Health, History, Demography & Development (H2D2)

Paid Maternity Leave and the Role of Disability Insurance presented by Brenden Timpe, University of Michigan and Federal Transfers and Government Accountability in Indonesia presented by Traviss Cassidy, University of Michigan

Paid Maternity Leave and the Role of Disability Insurance Abstract:...

SPECIAL EVENT

IBL Lunch

Speaker(s): (UM)

Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar

Dr. Christopher Waters, Michigan State University

Dr. Christopher Waters will be presenting a seminar titled: "Bacterial Cyclic Di-Nucleotides: From Biofilms to Immune Modulation."

LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Populist Authoritarianism in China

Wenfang Tang, Stanley Hua Hsia Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Iowa

This talk will propose an explanation for the coexistence of popular political support and mass protest in China....

REBUILD Seminar | Integrating Theory and Local Data to Improve Teaching

Cindy Finelli (Associate Professor, EECS; Research Associate Professor, U-M Education)

TBA

SPECIAL EVENT

Integrating theory and local data to improve teaching

Foundational Courses in STEM; Lessons Learned, Future Directions: A REBUILD Seminar Series (Brown Bag Lunch)...

"Detroitography" talk by founder Alex B. Hill

Alex Hill talks about Detroitography, an organization whose focus is on democratizing map making and refocusing data for people-centered...

Finance for the Non-Finance Manager

Presenter: Jarrod Van Kirk

If you are a manager, chances are that you need to understand finances at some level. After all, you are probably responsible for a budget...

The 20th Century Origins of the Middle East Conflict

Understand the Geopolitical Landscape

The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire (1918) and the Iranian Revolution (1979) changed the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East....

Economic History

Recovery from the Great Depression: The Farm Channel in Spring 1933 presented by Joshua Hausman, University of Michigan

Abstract:...

Macroeconomics

Recovery from the Great Depression: The Farm Channel in Spring 1933 presented by Joshua Hausman, University of Michigan

Abstract:...

PICS Career Event: National Clandestine Services, CIA Information Session for Undergraduate Students

National Clandestine Services, CIA Representative/Recruiter

This session will cover the CIA’s Mission, Career Opportunities, Employment Requirements, and Application Process. It will start with a...

Positioning Yourself for a Career Change, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Career Change

Presenter: Kirsten Elling, Associate Director for Counseling, Programs & Services

This program is the second in a two-part workshop addressing job and career transition. Participants will explore a full trajectory from the...

Student Geometry/Topology

The Variational Principle

The measure theoretic entropy of an iterated map on a probability space measures the average amount of information obtained in one...

Pre-Law 101 for Transfer Students

This session will provide you with the first steps in exploring a career in law. The pre-law advisors from the Newnan Advising Center will...

CM-AMO Seminar | Visualizing Defects and Nanoscale Inhomogeneity in Topological Insulators

Weida Wu (Rutgers University)

Topological insulator (TI) is a new quantum state of matter where the insulating bulk is enclosed by Dirac surface states protected by the...

Group Debrief Session

Immersion Group Debrief Sessions are for our students that attended the Immersion on the previous Friday. These 30 minute meetings are for...

Islamophobia: Politics, Priorities and Prejudice in 2016

Sarrah Buageila and Saeed Khan

80% of congressional seats, numerous local positions, along with one supreme court seat are up for election this November. American Muslims...

UROP - EndNote Workshop

Harold Tuckett

Doing research or preparing a bibliography? We’ll cover the basics of creating and managing a personal bibliographic database, including...

UROP - Lab Math/Lab Notebooks Workshop

This workshop will introduce students to Laboratory Math and keeping a proper Laboratory Notebook. If you are supposed to keep a notebook in...

UROP - Matlab Workshop

Intro to Matlab Register here: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/urop-matlab-workshop/

UROP - Python Workshop

Into to Python Register here: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/urop-python-workshop/

UROP - STATA Workshop

David Mickey-Pabello

Introduction to STATA...

UROP - What Is R? How Do I Use it?

Justin Joque

This workshop will introduce strategies for working with data and basic statistics using R. The workshop will also cover basic data...

Colloquium Series

Bounding torsion in cohomology

The integral cohomology groups of a complex algebraic variety are one of the most fundamental invariants associated to the variety. The...

Life After Ross: A Conversation with a Michigan Alum

Join Cardinal Health, in partnership with Michigan Business Women, to learn how Michigan Alums have made a difference using their degree. We...

Whatever Happened to Athens? "The Great Convergence and its Aftermath"

John Ma, Columbia University

Sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the Department of Classical Studies

Student Algebraic Geometry

Perfectoid Spaces

This talk will provide an informal introduction to perfectoid spaces. After some preliminary motivation, we will begin by defining...

Graduate School Info Session

Rachel Elizabeth Weissler

Linguistics PhD student Rachel Elizabeth Weissler is hosting an information session for undergraduates interested in applying to graduate...

Soul of a Citizen: Making a Difference through Business & Politics

Paul Loeb

Michigan Ross Office of the Dean and the Center for Social Impact are proud to sponsor acclaimed author, Paul Loeb. As the writer of several...

Soul of a Citizen: Making a Difference Through Business & Politics

Paul Loeb

The Center for Social Impact is proud to co-sponsor Paul Loeb in tandem with the Michigan Ross Office of the Dean. Acclaimed author of...

Esther Dischereit's Flowers for Otello

Spoken-word performance in German and Turkish (English translations provided) by Esther Dischereit and Selim Özdogan. Interpretive dance by Holly Handman-Lopez. Electronic music by Tom Lopez. Percussion by Justin Gunter.

Please join Alamanya: Transnational German Studies Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 6pm for a multimedia...

THE DEAD PIZZA SOCIETY IS ALIIIIIVE!!!

It was a dark and stormy night. Deep in the corner of a small cellar in Doomsville, Delaware, the dim light of a lone candle struggled...

Dissonance Event Series: Disrupting Democracy - How Technology is Influencing Elections

Panel Discussion

Alex Halderman, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, EECS; Director, University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and...

EXCEL Talk: Calidore String Quartet

Join EXCEL for a Q&A with the Calidore String Quartet, winners of the inaugural M-Prize. The group will discuss how they formed their...

EXCEL Talk: Calidore String Quartet

Forging a Career as a Premier Chamber Ensemble

This informal Q&A with M-Prize Winner’s Calidore String Quartet will offer students the opportunity to ask questions about their...

Restore

Restore is a new undergraduate faith sharing group with a focus on building a faith community with real friendships and authentic...

What If? Demand the Impossible. On Museums and the Struggle for Social Justice

Museums and Social Justice lecture series

This presentation will explore how museums and other cultural institutions might fulfill a moral obligation to recognize a diverse world of...

Lean In Presents: An Evening With Robyn Nietert

Robyn Nietert, Founder and President of the Women's Microfinance Initiative

Lean In is proud to host Ms. Robyn Nietert, founder and president of the Women’s Microfinance Initiative (WMI), a non-profit that promotes...

M-City: Future of Automobiles

Huei Peng

Dr. Huei Peng, Director of the University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC), will talk about a new, public-pri­vate...

Professional Autobiography

Molly Green & Micalah Webster

Come hear from these two highly accomplished GSIs!...

War and the 2016 Election: The Great Unmentionable

Presidential Candidate Jerry White (Socialist Equality Party) to speak

The most important issue facing the population of the...

Author Talk - Michael A. Cohen - American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division

Join us as author and Boston Globe columnist Michael A. Cohen talks about the compelling drama of the 1968 election. American Maelstrom...

Adrian Legg

Guitar gods in training, take notice. Voted Guitarist of the Decade by Guitarist magazine and Best Acoustic Fingerstylist four years in a...

Blueprint Deadline A

Blueprint Literary Magazine, your North Campus literary magazine, is open for submissions for Issue 6!Paintings and SEM images, research...