Happening @ Michigan

THE GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY: PEOPLE AND EVENTS BEHIND THE COLLECTIONS

Geir Gundersen, David Horrocks

Geir Gundersen serves as Supervisory Archivist at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, where he manages the Library’s archival and...

Frequentist/Bayes controversies, homeopathy and (ES)P-values

Roderick J.A. Little Richard D. Remington Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics, Professor of Statistics, and Research Professor - Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

I compare and contrast the two predominant philosophies for characterizing empirical uncertainty, frequentist and Bayesian statistics. The...

International Economics

Dan Trefler, University of Toronto and National Bureau of Economic Research

Abstract and paper not yet available.

The Discovered Qur’ān of Johann Zechendorff (1580-1662): Features and Sources of the Arabic Text of Sura 18

Roberto Tottoli, Universita degli Studi l'Orientale, Naples

Features and Sources of the Arabic Text of Sura 18 RSVP to Samiah Haque (samhaque@umich.edu) for a copy of the article

Gifts of Art presents Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration

Xiwen Sheng

Chinese calligraphy is an art form that comes from the writing of Chinese characters with special tools: calligraphy brush, ink and rice...

Health Track: The Career Benefits of Becoming a Medical Scribe

Andrea Campos and Lauren Yangouyian, with ScribeAmerica at Michigan Medicine (formerly UMHS), will talk about their decision to become a...

P&SC Brown Bag

Veronica Rabelo, Graduate Student UM

On the Job but Out of Sight: Invisibility, (In)dignity, and Well-Being Among Campus Custodians

Student Arithmetic

Formal power series, finite automata, and Christol's theorem

Let F be a finite field. The ring of formal power series F[[t]] is the t-adic completion of the polynomial ring F[t]. Completing F[t]...

CM Theory Seminars | Hunds Interaction, Spin-Orbit Coupling and the Mechanism of Superconductivity in Heavily Hole-Doped Iron Pnictides

Oskar Vafek (Florida State University)

Argument will be made for a novel unconventional mechanism for s-wave (A1g) Cooper pairing in heavily hole doped iron pnictides. This...

Coffee Hour with Ted Baker

Held in the Prefunction Room

Detroit Bankruptcy and It's Economic Future

Stephen Henderson, Editor, editorial page, Detroit Free Press

Stephen Henderson will speak about his Pulizer Prize winning article on the Detroit Bankruptcy. He is Editor of the editorial page of the...

Morgan Stanley: Investment Banking Coffee Chats

Please join us for an informational coffee chat with Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking representatives!...

Econometrics: Bayesian Indirect Inference and the ABC of GMM

Han Hong, Stanford University

Abstract:...

Guest Master Class: Wendy Warner, cello

Wendy Warmer leads this master class.

Commutative Algebra

The Frobenius Complexity of Hibi Rings

Cartier algebras and their duals, rings of Frobenius operators, have come up in the study of Frobenius splittings, which have been useful...

Analysis/Probability Learning Seminar

TBA

Speaker(s): Artem Zvavitch (Kent State University)

Analysis/Probability Learning Seminar

A discrete version of Koldobsky's slicing inequality

The well-known (and still open) slicing problem in Convex Geometry asks whether there exists an absolute constant c so that for every...

Applications of Innovative Synthesis in Medicinal Science

Joseph Tucker and Scott Bagley (Pfizer)

Organic Joseph Tucker and Scott Bagley (Pfizer)

CSAS Film Screening | Cities of Sleep

Followed by a discussion with Filmmaker, Shaunak Sen

‘Cities of Sleep’ (dir: Shaunak Sen) takes us into a heady world of insurgent sleeper’s communities as well as the infamous ‘sleep...

EEB Thursday Seminar: Coexistence in diverse coflowering communities: importance of post-pollination interactions

Tia-Lynn Ashman, University of Pittsburgh

In the wild plants exist in multispecies groups and often share pollinators which can lead to exchange of pollen between different species....

Ghostly Labor in the Levantine Prism of Jacqueline Kahanoff

Professor Amr Kamal, The City College of New York (CUNY)

Living in colonial Egypt, Jacqueline Kahanoff had a unique experience shared by the members of her class and generation. Kahanoff was a...

Howard R. Marsh Lecture

From Protester to "Terrorist": The mechanisms of state repression by Will Potter, Howard March Visiting Professor of Journalism

The FBI has classified environmentalists and animal rights advocates as the "number one domestic terrorism threat." despite the...

Law & Economics: Moral Hazard and Sovereign Debt: The Role of Contractual Ambiguity and Asymmetric Information

Marcel Kahan, NYU

Abstract and paper not yet available.

PPSO Relay for Life Panera Fundraiser!

Don't get dinner in the dining hall or cook dinner yourself, come grab dinner at Panera with all of your friends this Thursday, March...

Research on the ISIS frontline and with al-Qaeda Affiliates

Scott Atran

Uncompromising wars, revolution, rights movements, and today’s global terrorism are in part driven by Devoted Actors who adhere to sacred...

Sensing Place: Habit Change in the Connected Present

Heidi Rae Cooley

Professor Heidi Rae Cooley (University of South Carolina) writes about the inter-relations among technology, sociality, and living bodies....

Topology

Discreteness Algorithm Advisoes

Determining whether a given finitely generated group of isometries is discrete is a formidable problem. Let $\Gamma$ be a rank 2...

Transfer Students: What to Expect at the Spring Expo

Transfer Students: Not sure if you should attend the University Career Center’s Spring Expo, or how you should prepare if you do wishto...

Carrigan Lecture in Music Theory: Richard Kramer, City University of NY

"Hölty’s Nightingales – and Schubert’s"

Richard Kramer writes on the music and aesthetics of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is the author, most recently, of Unfinished...

Elevation Burger Fundraiser

Join the Syrian Orphans Sponsorship Association at Elevation Burger this Thursday, March 9th, from 5 to 9 pm. If you present the flyer...

Henry Russel Lecture 2017

Linda Gregerson The Caroline Walker Bynum Distinguished University Professor of English College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Henry Russel Award Recipients...

Individualized Major Program Winter 2017 Deadline

This is a confirmed deadline. Committee deliberations on the proposals will generally occur a week (or two) later and students will be...

RC Chili Supper and Course Mart

RC students, faculty and staff come together for a meal and to discuss classes for the next semester.

School Psychology Grad School

Alumnae, Katie Maki

Overview of school psychology, degree options, varied research interests of faculty, and what students can do with degrees in this field....

Andrew Logan: The Artistic Adventure

Andrew Logan’s work spans the fields of sculpture, theater, pageants, jewelry, and interior design. As a scene-maker Logan is the...

Jenny Offill

ZVWS Fiction Reading

Jenny Offill saw her first novel, Last Things, published in 1999 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and in the UK by Bloomsbury. It was a New York...

Zell Visiting Writers Series: Jenny Offill, Prose

Jenny Offill's first novel Last Things, published in 1999, was a New York Times Notable book and a finalist for the L.A Times First...

Art+Science Preview Lecture/Reception

Contemporary artist Scott Hocking and Taubman Institute Scholar Charles Burant, MD, PhD

Join us for a behind-the-scenes peek at the ongoing dialogue between noted contemporary artist Scott Hocking and Charles Burant, MD, PhD,...

Free International Business Panel and Webinar

Notable UM Alumni Internationally and Locally

Please join us for a special Global Mentoring Event to network with our Alumni from around the world and learn more about International...

Morgan Stanley Summer Analyst Firmwide Presentation

Morgan Stanley believes capital has the power to create positive change in the world. The biggest and most impactful changes come from...

Pistons Game Outing

On May 9th LSA is going to watch Pistons v. Cleveland Cavs!Tickets are $30 and transportation will be included!!!

Marketing/Ad Career Track: Internship Panel

Looking for an internship? Want to learn more about Marketing/PR/Advertising? Your peers are eager to share their experiences with you on...

Marketing/Ad/PR Career Track: Internship Panel

Looking for an internship? Want to learn more about Marketing/PR/Advertising? Your peers are eager to share their experiences with you on...

"Remnants"

Written and Performed by Dr. Henry Greenspan, RC Faculty member

"Remnants" is an award-winning, minimalist piece that includes the voices of 3 men and 4 women, currently presented as a one-man...

Ethics Discussion Group Lecture: Scott Hershovitz

Lecture

Zouk Thursdays

A time to practice and learn Zouk. If you know absolutely nothing about Zouk or dancing, we'll help you through the basics. You'll...

Detroiters Speak: The Crisis in Public Education in Detroit Since the 1990s

This panel will be moderated by Peter Hammer (WSU Detroit Equity Action Lab & Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights)....

Faculty/Guest Recital: Arthur Greene, piano and Solomia Soroka, violin

Violinist Solomia Soroka is among the most accomplished Ukrainian musicians of her generation. She was the winner of three prestigious...

San, Emily & Jacob

Check back soon for more information.

Student Recital: Teagan Faran, violin

PROGRAM: Biber - Passacaglia; Bach - Sonata no. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003; Summer - Julie-0; Desprez - Mille Regretz; Bach - Ricercar à 6;...

Mswing Open Dance

Come and Learn how to swing dance in a casual and fun environment. No experience needed.