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 University of Michigan Center for the Education of Women and our partners announce Campus Sexual Assault Policy: Problems and Progress, a two-day conference to take place on October 25-26, 2012 at the UM North Campus Research Complex. In the context of the April 2011 “Dear Colleague Letter” issued as guidance by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, this conference aims to bring together institutional policy makers and community-based sexual assault response professionals to discuss and develop policies addressing student sexual misconduct under Title IX. The conference is designed so that research and promising practices presentations on Day One will inform policy design workshops and policy recommendations on Day Two.

We are pleased to announce that John DiPaolo, Chief of Staff of the Office for Civil Rights, will participate in the conference.

Campus Sexual Assault Policy: Problems and Progress will focus on not only the impact of the Dear Colleague Letter but also the intersection of diversity with campus policy development. We will explore cultural considerations in policy development and the impact of both campus sexual assault and the policies designed to address sexual violence on diverse survivors.

Campus Sexual Assault Policy: Problems and Progress is supported by a grant from the University of Michigan National Center for Institutional Diversity. Additional sponsors include, at UM, the Center for the Education of Women, the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund, Abuse Hurts, the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel, the Office of Institutional Equity, the Women’s Studies Department, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, the SHARP Center for Women and Girls, the School of Social Work, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and the Michigan Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment Board are collaborating partners.

Bright colors, strong edges, and intersecting geometric forms are the hallmarks of Patrick Dengate's current studio work. Drawing from the tradition of 20th century Cubism, Dengate presents paintings and woodcuts with subjects ranging from Utah canyons, Costa Rican towns, busy rail yards, and ships on the Great Lakes. His work is featured in the recently published book Eyes On: Landscapes, a compilation of 50 contemporary painters from around the world. Dengate's work is on display in several corporate collections in Michigan and can be found in private collections across the US, Canada and Europe.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

David C. Turnley is a world renowned photographer, filmmaker, and University of Michigan Alumnus. He received the Pulitzer Prize in photography and filmmaking for his coverage of the Revolutions in 1989, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and Tiananmen Square in China.

In addition, he was twice awarded the World Press Picture of the Year, the prestigious Robert Capa Award for Courage, and four Overseas Press Club Awards.

Don’t miss the unique opportunity to view these twenty-five iconic photographs by David Turnley from October 4th – November 9th in the Gallery of the International Institute in the School of Social Work Building.

Mr. Turnley is also presenting at the International Institute's Symposium "Translating Human Rights: Bodies of Evidence".

After receiving a BFA from Rutgers University, Denise Rohde went on to study photography with renowned photographer Art Sinsabaugh at the University of Illinois. Working for years in a darkroom, the switch to digital allowed her to draw from her painting and printmaking experience. Being able to combine mediums digitally has unleashed her imagination. Denise moved to Ann Arbor eight years ago from Champaign, Illinois, and she has found Michigan to be an "eyeful." Some of her exhibits include the University of Illinois, Roulette NYC, Peachtree Plaza Atlanta and the Kodak Pavilion, Epcot Center.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Farmington Hills, Michigan artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan has a portfolio of work that includes trompe l'oeil clay, glass mosaics, printmaking, mixed media, and most recently, sand art. In addition to local gallery exhibitions and community installations, her work has been displayed through the U.S. Arts and Embassy Program and showcased in Norway, Barbados and Brazil. Kaplan presently works at Children's Hospital in Detroit where she creates art with children and adolescent patients to provide an atmosphere for healing. The Brillo Blox sand art sculpture is comprised of 12 cubes and is designed as a puzzle than can be assembled as an abstract sculpture. These puzzle cubes highlight the different pictures used in the advertising of Brillo over the past 100 years.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Born and raised in China, Mingshi Huang studied at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan, where he earned his graduate degrees. Huang travels extensively between the US and China and currently teaches at Nanjing University in Jiangsu Province. Recently, he completed several monumental, museum commissioned sculptures in China. This exhibition is a reminiscence of Huang’s work done while in Ann Arbor. Although his interests spread from representational to expressionist, Huang is rooted in a traditional ground. His figure paintings and landscapes reflect his masterful approach to traditional realism.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

This exhibit features portraits of and stories by Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work at the University of Michigan Health System. Stories by these nurses with advanced training overlay their portraits with words. Led by Assistant Professor Laurie Hartman, this collaboration with Gifts of Art shines a spotlight on APRNs, explaining how in their work they conduct evaluations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, deliver various treatments and prescribe medications. Nurses, who tend to treat patients in a holistic manner, viewing humans across the lifespan as biological, psychological, social and spiritual beings, are consistently among the most highly trusted professionals in the nation.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Thomas and Sarah Gelsanliter are full-time ceramic artists creating unique handmade tiles and pottery at their studio, One Acre Ceramics, located in southeastern Michigan. Thomas received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2002, and his intricate designs are influenced by historical furniture, industrial plate ware, and classic Arts & Crafts and folk art iconography. Sarah is largely self-taught as a potter and spent a year living in Japan, visiting studio potters throughout the country. She throws all of the pottery on the wheel, finishing and assembling each piece when partially dry. A palette of luminous glazes highlight the hand-carved designs and crisp lines, giving each piece a polished, radiant finish.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

This exhibit features origami artists who enjoy folding fractals, tessellations and corrugations out of paper - an area of origami that explores pattern and texture in art and design. Each artist approaches this in their own unique way, and their work highlights the variety and beauty of this little known branch of origami. The artists hail from around the US, and were selected for their expertise and artistry in folding these beautiful patterns. The show was curated by Beth Johnson and includes work by Malachi Brown, Tom Crain, Rebecca Harris, Beth Johnson, Chad Killeen and Ben Parker.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Call 734-764-0352 for exhibit availability.

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.

How does the interdisciplinary study of human rights translate bodies as and into evidence? How are recent technological advances (in forensics, new media, and methods of quantification) transforming what counts as evidence? Going beyond a view of translation framed in terms of accuracy or equivalence, this symposium explores the relationship of bodies, evidence, and translation within the context of critical debates in human rights studies.

This symposium is part of the LSA Theme Semester on Translation, and is being co-organized by the International Institute and the Department of Comparative Literature. It will be held at the International Institute, in 1636 School of Social Work Building.

Featured Speakers: Vincanne Adams, University of California, San Francisco Patrick Ball, Human Rights Program, Benetech Inderpal Grewal, Yale University Thomas Keenan, Bard College David Turnley, University of Michigan

Marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, “Proclaiming Emancipation” examines the history and memory of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. The Proclamation accelerated a massive human migration toward freedom, opened the door to the enlistment of black men in the Union Army, and marked a significant shift in executive power. Today it remains a powerful, near sacred artifact in our collective memory. Proclaiming Emancipation offers an opportunity to further critical understanding of this complex moment in the history of slavery, emancipation, and freedom in the United States and in the world.

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Hatcher Library Room 100; 4 - 6 p.m. keynote and reception in Aikens Commons, Hutchins Hall

Visit the Michigan Union Art Lounge to see this exhibit of memorable campaign posters collected by the Library of Congress and featured in the book “Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art” (Quirk Books, 2012).

The back of each poster includes commentary and additional artwork; when visiting the exhibit, do not hesitate to turn any of the posters over to read more about the election that year.

Enjoy the exhibit and remember to vote on Tuesday, November 6th then join us for an Elections Results Viewing Party at 8pm in the Michigan Union U-Club.

The exhibit will be presented through Nov. 20 in the Jean Paul Slusser Gallery in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Saturday hours are noon-7 p.m.

The gallery is open noon - 7 p.m. on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Portions of the exhibit are presented at other campus buildings.

Each week, writers will bring in typed copies of their short stories, plays, poems, novels, essays, or freelance magazine articles. Fellow writers will offer friendly and appreciative criticism on all aspects of writing. Participants are asked to provide copies of their essays to share with the group. For 23 years, Joy Rome was a Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Class continues Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon September 7 - August 30 at TSRC.

The study group will consider decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment and other constitutional provisions concerned with race. In the course of our discussions, we will necessarily also consider theories about how the Constitution should be interpreted and about the role of the Supreme Court in our constitutional system. Reading materials will be distributed either prior to or at the first meeting of the study group. Terry Sandalow is Dean Emeritus of the Law School and the Edson R. Sunderland Professor of Law at the University of Michigan.

Although movies seem made for young people, you can still find films with sensitivity and insight about the lives of older people in different (but in some ways similar) cultures. While these films deal with the realities of aging, all are thoughtful, engaging and ultimately ennobling. The films we will screen are “Make Way for Tomorrow” (USA, 1937); “Tokyo Story” (Japan, 1953); “Away from Her” (USA, 2002); “Cloud Nine” (Germany, 2009); “After Life” (Japanese, 1999); and “Wild Strawberries” (Sweden, 1957). Bring lunch to the discussion following the screening, if you like. Ira Konigsberg is Professor Emeritus of Film, U of M.

No class 10/12.

This study group will read aloud and discuss the three Theban plays of Sophocles. We will get to know something of the Sophoclean hero. He demonstrates, as Bernard Knox puts it, “that man’s keenest sight is blindness, his highest knowledge ignorance, his soaring confidence and hope an illusion.” We will watch “The Gospel at Colonus” and see excerpts from film treatments of “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone.” The text is Robert Fagles’ “The Three Theban Plays of Sophocles.” Marilyn Scott was a lecturer in classics and great books at U of M and taught Latin and English literature at Community High School.

Bagenstos will be recognized for his highly effective advocacy and considerable scholarship on disability rights.

Abstract: Brain machine interfaces or neural prosthetics have the potential to restore movement to people with paralysis by bridging gaps in the nervous system with an artificial device. Cortical implants can record from hundreds of individual neurons in motor cortex. Machine learning techniques can be used to generate useful control signals from this neural activity. In recent years, there has been substantial progress improving these systems in several areas. Performance can now surpass typically used EMG control signals for artificial limbs, and animals can control computer cursors with brain activity 80-105% as well as they can with their native hand. There have also been substantial improvements in electrode longevity, due to signal processing techniques, which can enable devices to function across multiple years. Also, several integrated circuits have been developed to process many channels of neural activity with a very small device. However, significant challenges still remain to package these systems such that the active electronics can remain in the brain for many years, or to develop fully implantable neural interfaces that require no external wearable components. Finally, there is a large portion of the paralyzed community whose primary need is for finger and grasp control, which has not previously been attempted in a real time experiment. Currently, two human safety trials are being completed using multi-channel neural implants in motor cortex. If these challenges can be met, it is possible for this brain machine interfaces to become widely available for the treatment of paralysis. Bio: Cynthia Chestek is an Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, at University of Michigan. She completed the B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, and the PhD at Stanford, also in Electrical Engineering. She completed a postdoc working on the Braingate2 human clinical trial for brain machine interfaces.

Coffee and donut refreshments will be served.

African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical, social, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art, National Museum of African Art, Fowler Museum at UCLA, as well as several Detroit area private collections, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things, Embodied Time, Moving Through Time, Global Time, and "NOW."

This exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition "Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire," which features the Clements collection's major painting "The Death of General Wolfe." William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan, Canadian, and British collections, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, the University of Michigan Health System, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).

The Seoul-based art collaborative, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media, technologies, and cultural histories, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their "net art" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA, which will be added to the artists' website, yhchang.com.

This exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund.

Visitors encountering Danish artist Just’s exhibit will find themselves captivated in stages, as the experience of viewing it unfolds over time. In this breathtaking installation, as in much of his work, Just situates the viewer in his signature landscape of beauty, provocation, and a general uneasiness that is as seductive as it is ominous. The storyline is at once deceptively simple and perplexing: a wheelchair-bound protagonist travels through a neighborhood in the outskirts of Paris to her apartment, while a young male character appears to follow her. Once home, she is able to leave her wheelchair but is overcome by a powerful seizure. One of Just’s unique strengths is his ability to engage the viewer in an open-ended, unresolved narrative in a manner that is more intriguing than frustrating. It is impossible to parse but equally impossible to abandon, and this is the essence of Just’s gift for hypnotic storytelling. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

This drop-in gallery class offers an opportunity to be more than an observer at the Museum. With the guidance of the instructor, learn to observe the works in the UMMA collections; experiment with proportion, perspective, line quality, value, composition, and personal style. No experience necessary; all are welcome!

$10 one-time drop-in fee (cash only), materials included Pre-register for all 8 classes: $72 UMMA and AAAC members and UM students / $80 non-members, materials included. Register online at annarborartcenter.org.

Featuring: Martin Brückner (English, Material Culture; University of Delaware): “Cartography and the Gigantic: Wall Maps, Aesthetics, and Technology in Nineteenth-Century America”'; Jon Parmenter (History; Cornell University): “The Spatial Reconnaissance of Iroquoia, 1600-1775: Who Knew What, and When Did they Know It?”; Neil Safier, (History; University of British Columbia): “Fugitive Landscapes in Deep Time: Mapping Indigenous Migrations in Amazonia”. Chaired by Michael Witgen (History).

Presented in conjunction with the Symposium on the Cultural History of Cartography.

Museums are increasingly becoming important institutions for science learning. People learn subjectively by processing new information through prior knowledge and experiences. This means museum staff needs to create exhibits and experiences that can attract and support a variety of different learners. The speaker will explore the various projects she worked on during her practicum at the Adler Planetarium and her experiences with objective and subjective presentations of science information.

Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!

Open to the Public

Cost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental)

Sari Solden, MS, LMFT, shares the core principles she’s developed in almost 25 years of counseling adults with ADD or ADHD.

Learn why the secrets to leading a fulfilling life with ADHD as an adult may actually be the opposite of what you’ve been told! Discover why you may have been misdiagnosed or undiagnosed until adulthood. Be introduced to new concepts such as:  Neuro-diversity  Executive functioning  Twice exceptional adults

Understand how avoidance, embarrassment, guilt and shame can create negative expectations and isolation, preventing you from getting the support you need to develop your strengths.

Stop trying to get rid of your differences: build on them. Begin to move toward creating a life that works for you by using your unique perspective to make a contribution, increase your self-acceptance, and improve your emotional and mental well-being.

Sari Solden, MS, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Ann Arbor, MI. She is the author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys through ADDulthood. Sari is a past recipient of ADDA's award for outstanding service by a helping professional. Her areas of specialization include inattentive ADHD, women's issues, as well as the long term counseling issues for adults not diagnosed until adulthood. Sari currently hosts and presents on www.ADDJourneys.com, her online community for adults with ADHD.

For more information, contact Geraldine Markel, Ph.D., at geri@managingyourmind.com

UMSI Doctoral Candidate Ricky Punzalan speaks as part of the Social Justice Series.

Designed specifically for the lunch hour, UMMA staff will offer 30 minutes of conversation about art in the UMMA galleries around fresh and entertaining themes such as inspiration, love, heroes, and more. Meet at the Information Desk.

The group will survey modern art, stressing its historical contexts, with slide lectures and discussion. Reading materials will be suggested and sometimes distributed. The class will be given by Roger Green, Ph.D., a former art critic for Booth Newspapers, who is now teaching art history at EMU.

No class 11/23

Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm

Creating conference posters can be a big challenge – arranging the layout is often more difficult than creating the content! In this workshop, participants will learn how to use Adobe Illustrator to create high quality, eye-catching posters. Participants will learn techniques for organizing materials, adding text, images and charts, as well as best practices on how to print posters on the large format color printer located in GroundWorks, the Media Conversion Lab at the Duderstadt Center, or the TechDeck in the Shapiro Library. Basic computer skills are required, but no prior experience with graphics applications is necessary. Regardless of the type of computer used in this session, everything covered is applicable whether you normally use a Mac or a Windows PC.

All sessions are free, but registration is required.

Assess what your next steps are! Take a look at what you need to do academically to make sure you graduate on time and look into how you can begin the job search.

Students must register to attend

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This course, sponsored by the UM Career Center and LSA SG, has been designed to offer University of Michigan students and alumni/ae an affordable opportunity to jumpstart their preparation for the December 2012 LSAT and beyond. Course details and registration at:

http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/article/lsat-familiarization-course

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The group will look at the roots of the American musical and follow its development to the current time, starting with the European influence, continuing with American Yiddish theater, vaudeville and the African-American contribution. The second section will cover the musical up to about 1930and the last section will cover the mid-twentieth century until today. Please go to the OLLI website for more details. Barbara Mackey, PhD in Theater History, has taught musical theater.

The death of one’s spouse forever alters the life of the surviving spouse, and introduces new and often unexpected stresses to manage. If there is a prolonged illness leading up to the death, there are added stresses. Participants will discuss how these unique stressors affect health and well being socially, emotionally, psychologically, physically and spiritually. Effective strategies for coping with stress, such as guided imagery, music, writing, diet, humor and exercise will be reviewed and practiced. Individuals in any stage of the bereavement process are welcome. John A. Bayerl is a retired school counselor and adjunct lecturer with the Leadership and Counseling Program at EMU and NMU. He is a recent widower.

Researched and organized by a team of Ph.D. candidates in the School of Architecture at Princeton University led by Professor Beatriz Colomina. The team included: Craig Buckley, Anthony Fontenot, Urtzi Grau, Lisa Hsieh, Alicia Imperiale, Lydia Kallipoliti, Olympia Kazi, Daniel Lopez-Perez, and Irene Sunwoo.

This exhibition tracks the critical function of independent architectural publications that were the engine of an intensely creative period of experimental architectural practice in the 1960s and 1970s. Known as "little magazines," the periodicals that proliferated during this period appeared in response to the political, social and artistic changes of the time. The show includes manifestoes, pamphlets, building instruction manuals, and a survey of magazine covers as well as professional magazines, complemented by interviews with editors and designers of these publications.

Generous support for this exhibition was given by The Guido A. Binda Lecture and Exhibition Fund

Open Friday - Sunday

This is the first meeting for the Emerging Wolverines first-year student group. Participation by invitation only.

Guitarist Mark Elf has been a staple of the jazz world for over 40 years. He has toured the globe, founded his own jazz label in 1995, and is a renowned clinician and performer.

The group will read and discuss this book by Jon Butler, Grant Wacker and Randall Palmer, three eminent historians of religion. It traces religious development in the United States from colonization up to the 21st century. While Americans have experienced massive cultural changes, secularization and exposure to a variety of beliefs, most have remained incurably religious. Facilitated by John Cameron.

Life on earth has evolved utilizing the unique redox chemistry of iron. It is an essential element for virtually all life forms due to its presence in heme-containing proteins, with biological functions including oxygen transportation, chemical catalysis, and electron transfer. Electron exchange between ferrous and ferric iron determines the availability of iron in the biosphere by influencing the form of key iron-bearing minerals and their transformation pathways. Under environmentally relevant conditions this exchange involves interaction between aqueous ferrous iron and solid-phase ferrous iron oxides and oxyhydroxides, with complex involvement of solid-state charge migration. Examples include Fe(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of hematite and goethite, and mixed-valent spinels such as magnetite acting as a mineralogic source and sink for reactive Fe(II) due to its topotactic solid-solution property. Ferrous-ferric electron exchange is also essential for microbial respiration via the evolution-optimized molecular machinery present in metal-respiring bacteria. This machinery transmits current across their cell membranes using redox metalloprotein modules comprised of distinct multiheme c-type cytochromes. This presentation explores the dynamics of ferrous-ferric electron exchange in such systems at the atomic and nanoscale levels from theory, computational molecular simulation, spectroscopy, and microscopy. It identifies impacts on reaction rates and mechanisms in the biogeochemical cycle of iron. More generally the topic also illustrates the importance of molecular science for making fundamental advances in understanding the environmental biogeochemistry of the earth’s near-surface.

This paper examines the theoretical boundaries of musical tradition--and the potential factors that inform notions of authenticity--using examples that challenge the integrity of Hindustani sastriya sangita, the classical music of North India. My work calls on recent thinking concerning Peircean semiotics to analyze such elements as melodic materials, instrumentation, sonic quality, and performance etiquette. The central question is: What determines whether a musical innovation is a creative continuation of tradition or a destructive force that shortens the lifespan of the tradition?

(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) CJS's Fall Film Series of 2012 features silent films by Yasujiro Ozu with professional benshi (narrator), Ichiro Kataoka, performing theatrical narration at each screening. Most films will also include a live music accompaniment.

TOKYO CHORUS (Tōkyō no kōrasu) Shinji Okajima stands up for a colleague at his insurance company and gets fired on the annual bonus day. Okajima, married with three children, must find ways to cope with the sudden loss by selling his wife’s clothes. Unsuccessful at finding a new job, he stumbles upon his old P.E. teacher, who asks him to help promote his restaurant and a new life starts from there. (90 min, 35 mm, 1931)

Pre-recorded musical accompaniment.

Impact Dance is the only University sponsored dance group on campus made up of primarily non-dance majors. The dancers choreograph their own pieces in a wide range of styles including jazz, hip-hop, tap, lyrical, modern, and ballet. Please join us at our Spring Show March 15-16, 2013.

PROGRAM: Debussy - Quartet in G Minor, op. 10; Dvořák - Quartet in F Major, op. 96 (“American”); Mendelssohn - Quartet in A Minor, op. 13; Beethoven - Quartet in C Major, op. 59, no. 3; Berg - String Quartet, op. 3; Beethoven - Quartet in C Minor, op. 18, no. 4

Book by Greg Kotis, Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann Oct. 26-28; Nov. 3, 9, 11, 2012

This musical takes place in a Gotham-like city in the future, where a 20-year drought has caused an unprecedented water shortage. The Government bans the use of all private toilets, forcing the citizens to use public amenities owned by a sinister company that charges a fee . . . to pee! Reaching his limit, an unlikely hero emerges to lead a revolution that will free them all from the tyranny of paying to pee.

"Intense, iconoclastic, and interesting"—Sing Out!

To call Milwaukee's Peter Mulvey an acoustic singer-songwriter and guitarist just doesn't cover it. He's equally—and tremendously on all counts—gifted as a singer, writer, and guitarist. Says the Irish Examiner: "Peter Mulvey is one of the most accomplished guitarists you're ever likely to hear … utterly original … it is nigh on impossible to explain him to the uninitiated … his intelligent and sometimes complex songs engage both hemispheres of the listener's brain." He comes to Michigan with a new album, "The Good Stuff," which is a collection of covers and standards like you've never heard in your life!

Michael Haithcock, conductor Patricia Cornett, graduate conductor Yehonatan Berick, violin Composers known for their populist appeal transform images and metaphors of the human experience through the unspoken language of music. Aaron Copland’s El Salón México captures the vibrancy of a Mexican dance hall as Donald Grantham’s J’ai été au bal explores the joy of falling in love through the imagery of dance and Cajun folk songs. “American Maverick” Mason Bates provides a metaphorical joy ride through the “circuits” of our lives, while UM composer Evan Chambers paints a vivid picture of both despair and hope in his Outcry and Turning. Our own Michael Daugherty finds inspiration in the iconic images of Georgia O’Keefe’s skyscraper paintings for his Ladder to the Moon, featuring faculty artist Yehonatan Berick as violin soloist. Pre-concert lecture with Evan Chambers, Michael Daugherty and Michael Haithcock at 7:15 in the Lower Lobby. For more information, see the Symphony Band YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/umsymphonyband PROGRAM: Copland - El Salón México; Chambers - Outcry and Turning; Bates, Sea-Blue Circuitry, Patricia Cornett, graduate conductor; Daugherty - Ladder to the Moon, Yehonatan Berick, violin; Grantham - J\&##39;ai été au bal (“I went to the ball”)