By day, Jean-Marc Fontaine is a molecular biologist, and by night and weekend, he is an artist. He spent his childhood and youth in Normandy, France, and his dream of becoming a scientist grew together with his imagination and passion for oil painting and drawing. After moving to the US in 1998, Fontaine became fascinated with sculpting. This self-taught artist explores funny and familiar subjects, with close attention to details in human anatomy. Viewers will meet French, Belgian, British and American characters. Fontaine hopes that “…these cartoon characters will bring a smile to patients (children and adults, alike).”

A driving force in Monte Nagler’s artist quest is to have others see the world in a finer light and to appreciate life a little more. He has the ability to make visible what others can only sense, sharing with viewers the emotional beauty he experiences. Nagler’s photographs, which have won numerous awards, are found in many private and public collections, including the Detroit Institute of Art, the U-M Museum of Art and the Grand Rapids Art Museum. He is also a noted writer, lecturer and teacher of photography and the author of six highly successful photography books.

By day, Jean-Marc Fontaine is a molecular biologist, and by night and weekend, he is an artist. He spent his childhood and youth in Normandy, France, and his dream of becoming a scientist grew together with his imagination and passion for oil painting and drawing. After moving to the US in 1998, Fontaine became fascinated with sculpting. This self-taught artist explores funny and familiar subjects, with close attention to details in human anatomy. Viewers will meet French, Belgian, British and American characters. Fontaine hopes that “…these cartoon characters will bring a smile to patients (children and adults, alike).”

Elizabeth Busey has been inspired by global travel to explore the forces that shape our world – growth, pressure, erosion and decay. Through this exploration, she highlights patterns from many disparate perspectives in order to celebrate their universality in the natural world. Her work is created by printing multiple layers of ink onto cotton rag paper, where a single linoleum block is gradually reduced with each color layer. Busey is a primarily self-taught printmaker who produces her work in Bloomington, Indiana on a press made of recycled steel.

Traditional kunqu, a genre of classical Chinese theatre, comes alive in the large scale photographs of Xu, Zengquan. The viewer experiences the personalities of the characters and the spirit of the dance, opening a window into traditional Chinese culture and history. Now a local practicing engineer, Xu was born into a family of 10 brothers and sisters, in Jiangsu, China, and discovered his passion for photography in his teens. His work has been published by the Smithsonian Institution. Gifts of Art is pleased to present this exhibition in partnership with the U-M Confucius Institute.

Valerie Mann has been showing her work professionally throughout the US and in Canada and Germany for 23 years. She grew up on a large family farm in Indiana, went to University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana to earn a BFA in painting, then to MSU to earn an MFA in sculpture. Now working and teaching in Ann Arbor, Mann’s use and study of tools inspired this body of work. Used every day and sometimes taken for granted, tools are indispensable in the making of art. These favorite tools are beautifully designed and well-thought out for their specific job.

Darryl Baird is Associate Professor of Art at U-M Flint in graphic design and photography. This body of photographic work is a series of highly magnified plant sections offered as homage to natural life cycles and the inherent potential for beauty in mature forms. These images are a means to explore the cycles of all living things and a way to find understanding through the process. For this series, Baird used antique lenses and the now discontinued Polaroid Positive/Negative 55 film. His work is included in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Texas and U-M Museum of Art in Ann Arbor.

This year, Gifts of Art celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Employee Art Exhibition! This eagerly anticipated annual event showcases the exceptional talent and creativity of the people who work at the University of Michigan Health System, and for the first time this year, family members too! There are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibition gallery, which will be hosted by Dr. Ora H. Pescovitz, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs.

Students are encouraged to create 3-minute videos using topics from the CashCourse website (www.cashcourse.org/umofa). Grand Prize: $250 gift certificate to the U-M Computer Showcase. Entry deadline: Oct. 31. Visit www.cashcourse.org/umofa/school-page for entry details.

Travel, an essential activity of human societies, has evolved into an industry with social, economic and environmental impacts. From pilgrimage and exploration to trade and tourism, advances in transportation have enabled new types of travel and created new places, some existing solely for the vacationer. This exhibition highlights changes in travel including information on early pilgrimages, exploration narratives, the grand tour of Europe, women travellers, World’s Fairs, the birth of the family vacation and specialized tourism using maps and narratives from the Library collections.

The exhibit "Translating Homer: from Papyri to Alexander Pope" includes papyri and early printed books illustrating how the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems originally composed in the oral tradition, were first written down, edited, and eventually translated into the main European languages. This journey of transmission and interpretation throughout the centuries ends with the first editions of Alexander Pope’s renderings of the poems.

Visitors to the exhibit will hear a series of readings from the poems in the original Greek and in several other languages, including Latin, English, Dutch, and Spanish.

The exhibit is part of the LSA Fall 2012 theme semester, Translation.

Call 734-764-0352 for exhibit availability.

Visit the Michigan Union Art Lounge to see this art exhibit featuring landscape oil on canvas paintings from some of the most beautiful places in Michigan.

Exhibit: “Beautiful Michigan” - Landscape Paintings, Oil on Canvas

Artist: Anil Dhir

Artist Statement: For a painter, Michigan offers one of the most beautiful landscapes, whether here in Ann Arbor, up-north or anywhere else. These paintings are my attempt to capture some of the Michigan beauty. I believe that a great painting is a like a beautifully composed piece of music. My wish is to create a painting with a simple aim of honestly capturing the very essence of what I saw, and be able to make the viewer feel what I felt. (To read the full artist statement, please visit campusinvolvement.umich.edu, it is also posted with the exhibit.)

The exhibit will be displayed until Friday, October 5th.

All pieces in the exhibit are for sale. Please contact the Center for Campus Involvement (uminvolvement@umich.edu) if you are interested in purchasing art from this exhibit.

Please note: The Center for Campus Involvement (CCI) provides opportunities for student and professional artists to display work suitable for a general audience. CCI hosting an artist’s work does not mean we endorse the artist’s point of view; we recognize the free speech rights of our exhibitors.

Canan Tolon’s paintings and installations serve as visual records of the passing of time. Each swipe captures the gesture as well as the memory of the gesture, now already in the past. Each panel appears to duplicate itself beyond any final tally, proliferating in the room.

Upon first glance, Tolon’s constructs evoke a sense of freedom in their repetition. They appear infinite, suggestive of vast open spaces, like the modern landscapes viewed out of a train window, or the documentary film reels from the mid- twentieth century. They draw us in, inviting our dreams and interpretations. In this momentary introspection, we contemplate our own histories.

Then, like the first day of any highly anticipated tomorrow, after the proverbial summer full of expectation…expecting things to change, to be different, to be new again, we are struck with a profound disillusionment, stranded in a place full of promise that never delivers. In a turn, the world of photographic familiarity Tolon has created collapses in on itself. — Amanda Krugliak, arts curator

This Institute for the Humanities original installation was made possible by the generosity of the 2012 Kidder Residency in the Arts. The installation is based on Canan Tolon’s observations and experiences during her time in Ann Arbor, and many of the materials used are salvage materials from her visits to Detroit architectural yards.

We will explore “autobiographical” memory, our link to past generations and our own past. Is it accurate? How does it work? What does it mean? Above all, what is its power? There will be lectures and discussions, and the class will be based John Kotre’s book “White Gloves: How We Create Ourselves Through Memory” (purchase would be helpful, but not necessary). John is a retired “narrative” psychologist from UM Dearborn and creator of the award-winning PBS series “Seasons of Life”. More on the book at http://www.johnkotre.com/b_whitegloves.htm.

Thurnau Prof. of Dance Peter Sparling’s screendance installation, Clonal Renderings will be shown as part of: I know you’re there, but who am I?: Explorations of Identity and Place. This juried exhibition explores the intersection of identity and place. How does place shape identity? How does identity shape the places we choose to inhabit? Gallery hours 12PM-7PM

The Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) sponsors a biweekly seminar series focusing on a variety of topics related to bioethics and social science research. Visit the website for more information at www.cbssm.org and the CBSSM facebook page.

William Meadow of the University of Chicago will give a presentation

The class will present a collection of short stories by Latin American women writers. A brief discussion of the short story as a literary form will be included. For that purpose we will read “Some Aspects of the Short Story” by Julio Cort’azar. All reading material will be provided in class. Facilitated by Eliana Moya-Raggio.

No class 10/15

Please join us for our next CBSSM seminar scheduled for October 1, 2012, at 3-4 pm, NCRC Building 16, Room 266C. William Meadow, MD, PhD, will present a talk entitled, “Mathematics of Morality in the NICU.”

Abstract: Most traditional discussions of neonatal ethics center on issues of beneficence, justice, autonomy, and best interests. My talk does not. Rather, I attempt to show how data impact decision-making in the NICU. I will discuss four separate, but related, issues – Money, Outcomes, Prediction, and Worth. I will demonstrate that there are no credible financial criticisms of NICU care, especially when compared to adult ICU care. I will discuss the paradox that although survival outcomes vary sharply with gestational age (GA), the outcomes for infants who actually survive do not vary much with GA. I will spend considerable time on the possibility of very accurate prediction of either death or neurodevelopmental impairment for infants – while they are on the ventilator in the NICU when ethical alternatives to continued NICU care (i.e., extubation and palliative care) are possible. And finally I will spend a bit of time discussing the odd but consistent finding that many people (physicians and non-physicians alike) appear to place less value on the life of a micro-preemie than they do on other medical patients with comparable, or even worse, prognoses. I will end with a discussion of the future of neonatal morality research, as I see it.

Dr. Meadow is a Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Section Chief of Neonatology, and Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program at the University of Chicago. An expert in neonatology, Dr. Meadow's research focuses on medical ethics in the field of neonatal epidemiology. He has examined resource allocation, as well as issues of informed consent, in neonatal intensive care units.

Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!

Part of the 52nd Conference on Organ Music

Part of the 52nd Conference on Organ Music. PROGRAM: Langlais - Hymne d’Action de Grâce “Te Deum”; Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541; Allegro from Trio Sonata in C Major, BWV 529; Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Sonata in C Minor, op. 65, no. 2; Boëllmann - Suite Gothique, op. 25; Guilmant - Marche Religieuse sur un theme du Händel, op. 15, no.2; Duruflé - Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, op. 7

Presenter: Valerie Eaglin, MEd, Senior Counselor & Program Specialist

Gain ideas and support for making a change with the goal of enhancing your chances of success in a new career. This session will assist you in identifying your transferable skills as well as exploring and investigating new career directions.

Deadline to register: Wednesday, September 26

Fee: $25 per session OR email us to register for the whole Career Change Series for $75

Speaker: Professor Steven R. Ratner, Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School; Member, UN Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka

The International Law Workshop hosts prominent practitioners, jurists, policy makers, academics, and government officials to discuss topics that will capture the attention of a general law student audience. It is intended to introduce today's most debated issues in international and comparative law and to provide a forum to discuss critical global challenges as they relate to law and policy. Speakers generally talk for 25 minutes, followed by discussion and questions. The Workshop is coordinated by Assistant Dean for International Affairs Virginia Gordan and members of the Law School faculty. It is open to members of the University community.

FREE workshop to learn skills and strategies that can help you in the most common dangerous situations on campus. Open to all genders, identities and abilities.

Register at kines.umich.edu/umove/u-move-fitness. Use course #210239. You can also come to 3064 CCRB to register in person. Workshops meet from 5–6:30 pm in G20 Intramural Sports Building (corner State/Hoover). You must have building access to participate.

Are you planning to attend the Career Expo on October 2nd and 3rd? Are you interested in getting feedback on your resume for your upcoming job/internship search?

Then, sign up NOW to have your resume reviewed at The Career Center by a career advisor or guest employer as part of The Career Center's Resume Review Nights!

Resume Review Nights will be held on 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 and 10/1 from 5-8pm, by appointment. Sign up for an appointment on-line at http://careercenter.umich.edu/contact/makeappointment under "Special Services" or call us at 734-764-7460.

Can't attend our Resume Review Nights? Appointments can also be scheduled daily (8am-5pm) through The Career Center's website.

For more information about the Career Expo, visit us at www.careercenter.umich.edu.

There are a multitude of possibilities for bringing video into today’s classroom to support student learning, but how can it best be done in a way that encourages learning and involvement? In this session we will explore the realities of what can be done with current technology as well as some ideas for what might be possible with new technologies on the horizon. We will explore three aspects of classroom use: making video available to students 24/7; effective use of video for classroom presentations; and ways to support students with creating video based assignments.

All sessions are free, but registration is required.

The U.S. Department of States offers over 1,000 summer internships at its embassies and missions throughout the world, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at facilities in approximately 20 other cities throughout the United States. A panel of University of Michigan students will share their experiences as Department of State interns this past summer, and Diplomat in Residence Jim Ellickson-Brown will review the application process for this exciting and challenging program. Students who are considering applying for the summer 2013 internships with the Department of State are also encouraged to contact Mr. Ellickson-Brown directly at ellickso@umich.edu.

Sponsored by the International Career Pathways Committee

Director King Hu; Hong Kong, 1966; 91 minutes; Mandarin with English subtitles.

Free and Open to the Public

The U-M Center for Chinese Studies presents a first ever director King Hu film retrospective, beginning with the screening of “Come Drink with Me” at the Michigan Theater. Set during the Ming Dynasty, the film stars Cheng Peipei and Yueh Hua as warriors, with Chan Hung-lit as the villain. It is widely considered one of the best Hong Kong films ever made.

Joining us that evening will be the film’s star, Ms. Cheng Peipei.

6:00pm: Reception in the lobby of the Michigan Theater

7:00pm: Film screening in the main theater, Michigan Theater

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Mariella Mecozzi from the UM Career Center will discuss dental schools' interview formats and strategies for preparation. Co-sponsored with Pre-Dental Association.

Class meets various Mondays and Tuesdays, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Contact OLLI office (734-998-9351) for specific dates. October 1 - April 30. We will examine how feature and documentary films depict the personal and political lives of these presidents and discuss how the passage of time affects our perspectives of them. A recommended text is “To The Best of My Ability: The American Presidents” by James M. McPherson. Dr. Adelman is Emeritus Professor of Biological Chemistry and Past Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the UM Medical School.

Part of the 52nd Conference on Organ Music

A fresh style from a musician with great genes

Ben Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, but he doesn't want the conversation to end with that—since the release of his 2003 debut, "Famous Among the Barns," he's had a contemporary style with his own distinct flavor of wit. Ben’s latest effort, "Listening," seamlessly merges the sounds and styles of folk, pop, soul, urban, reggae and country/western, running the gamut from sonically spacious acoustic numbers to multi-layered vocals and fresh beats. Ben explains the album as "an evolution. Some songs were actually recorded four years ago, some were recorded a few months ago, and a few recorded a few weeks ago just in time to make it. ... These songs are little windows into the last four years of my life." Milwaukee-to-Brooklyn transplant Grace Weber, a former Presidential Scholar in the Arts who has appeared on Oprah, is tonight's special guest.

with Amy I-Lin Cheng, piano. PROGRAM: Lutoslawski - Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano; Weinberg - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op. 28; Reger - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B-flat Major, op. 107

with the University of Michigan Trombone Ensemble. Part of the 52nd Conference on Organ Music. PROGRAM: Koetsier - Partita on “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” op. 41, no. 3; Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium; Gabrieli - Canzon Primi Toni; Schiffmann - Intermezzo, op. 53; Eben - Two Invocations; From Sunday Music