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DTSTAMP:20180601T120009
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235959
SUMMARY:Community Service:Assisting Elderly At Medical Appointments With Jewish Family Services and Partners In Care Concierge
DESCRIPTION:Volunteers will accompany older adults to medical appointments and provide support to the client.  Volunteers will facilitate communication with medical staff to ensure all necessary questions are asked\, taking notes for the patients to reference.  Just 2-3 hours of your time can help patients to attend appointments safely and provide comfort and confidence to them and their family members.  Volunteers must commit to a minimum of one appointment a month for a minimum of nine months.  Must fill out application\, background check\, and attend a two-hour training session. Contact carolcib@umich.edu for the necessary materials and directions to apply!40 Points/SemesterSign-Up Here
UID:43238-12816508@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/43238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Jewish Family Services
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20170807T103733
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235900
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Examinations
DESCRIPTION:Examinations
UID:41053-8910532@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/41053
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Deadlines,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180502T120011
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Food Distribution with Community Action Network 
DESCRIPTION:Volunteers help distribute food from the truck\, \"shop\" with families\, and clean the community center afterward. Volunteers must complete volunteer application and brief online training. This is a large-scale food pantry in Ann Arbor that supplies food to hungry families. Join us and make a positive difference by helping families select the foods they need to bring back to their families.  Sign-Up Here
UID:42456-12507715@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/42456
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Bryant Community Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180420T210237
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235900
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach Out Series: Privacy\, Reputation\, and Identity in a Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:Reputation has long been prized. In its traditional form\, people who know something about you use this knowledge to form opinions. Their collective sense of who you are—your reputation—affects how people treat you: it shapes all of your social interactions.\n\nIn today's world\, additional knowledge about you resides in \"big data\" collected by individuals\, organizations\, companies\, and governments. Increasingly\, data about you are being processed by algorithms to draw conclusions: to form something like opinions. \n\nThis combination of data and algorithms creates a new digital reputation which increasingly shapes your life\, from recommending purchases and suggesting friends to prompting actions based solely on your digital footprint.\n\nWho gathers\, owns\, and controls this data? Where do they get it\, and how? How do they use it? Is it shared with people\, processed by algorithms\, used to construct your choices? What should we think about all of this?\n\nIn this Teach-Out we will consider questions of privacy\, surveillance\, reputation\, and identity using a case study approach. Learners will hear from experts and engage in conversation using real-world scenarios across multiple topic areas.\n\nTeach-Out.org
UID:46372-12376523@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/46372
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Information and Technology,Lecture
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180426T180017
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235959
SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:The Quito Project School Supply Drive!
DESCRIPTION:The Quito Project is an organization of University of Michigan faculty and students of all disciplines\, including liberal arts\, education\, and engineering. We travel to Quito\, Ecuador every summer to run a free summer camp for approximately 60 children ages 5-12. Our aim is to improve the education\, and well-being in the underserved and politically underrepresented communities of Quito in addition to raising discussions and awareness of the Ecuadorian culture and society at the University of Michigan and beyond. Our students come from low resource backgrounds and due to their financially destitute situations\, we provide our students with two meals a day\, hygienic supplies\, and school supplies to help give them the tools they need to succeed through education\, encourage our students to continue onto higher education\, and provide them with some of the basic necessities every human being should have access to.  We are trying to collect school supplies In order to allow our tutors to continue creating fun and engaging lesson plans and to give our students the best experience possible. We are looking for any school supplies that you may have left over from the school year or if would be willing to donate any new supplies as well. Some suggested supplies to donate include: construction paper\, pencils\, markers\, colored pencils\, crayons\, glue\, lined paper\, scissors\, books (ages 4-14)\, rulers\, folders\, pencil sharpeners\, erasers\, coloring books\, highlighters etc.  But please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list and all donations are welcome and appreciated!  The dates of the drive are from April 2nd-April 26th. Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:Bert's Cafe Entrance of UGLiNorth Lobby\, Hatcher1816 East Quad1500 North QuadSuite 500\, Weiser Hall1122 Lane Hall4108 MLBGinsberg Center If you are unable to make a donation please still let all of your professors and fellow students know about this drive to help spread the word!
UID:51335-12443867@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51335
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:University of Michigan
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20170927T201723
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T235900
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017\, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled \"Cosmogonic Tattoos\,\" his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings\, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides\, imaginatively transformed within our campus context\, this project celebrates the power of architecture\, ornament\, and material objects to shape knowledge\, historical memory\, and cultural identity.
UID:44018-11853350@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/44018
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Art,Exhibition,Museum
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20171117T093156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Student Reflections: A Retrospective of Dental Education\"
DESCRIPTION:“Student Reflections: A Retrospective of Dental Education\,” 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday\, through December 2019\, Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry\, School of Dentistry\, 1011 N. University. The major new exhibit features artifacts\, photos and stories of student life in the 142 years that the U-M dental school has been educating dentists. Displays date to the late 1880s when “new technology” meant primitive gas lamps replaced window light\, which was the only light source for dental treatment when the school was founded in 1875. The exhibit showcases changes in students\, tools and technology from the school’s pioneering early days to its standing today as one of the top dental schools in the world.
UID:46881-10667260@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/46881
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dentistry,History,Science
LOCATION:Dental & W.K. Kellogg Institute - Atrium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180223T162642
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Beauty Meets My Mess: Mixed Media Collage
DESCRIPTION:Re Kielar was born in Chicago’s little Italy neighborhood with her grandparents upstairs and aunt and uncle across the courtyard. Her world was very Italian\, and when she walked outside\, she felt like she was leaving one country and entering another. Ever since she was a child\, she has loved paint and texture and seen beauty in the most unlikely places. Her artwork expresses human emotion through drawing in ink with rough papers\, old book pages\, metal embellishments and natural objects. Each abstract collage is coupled with her poetry\, so each piece is a walk into her soul. She hopes that by sharing that which is broken\, we can find healing spaces that knit our hearts together.
UID:50430-11736796@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50430
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1
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DTSTAMP:20180223T161510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Being There: Acrylic on Canvas
DESCRIPTION:John Dempsey’s large scale paintings bring together different environments – factories\, religious spaces\, government facilities\, public areas and landscapes – into single compositions. He visually chronicles and explores the complex combinations of environments that we collage together from memory everyday as we form impressions of the places we go. These paintings from the Glare Series present a variety of environments together\, all at once\, in order to visually chronicle and explore this complex circumstance of place. Dempsey’s studio is in Flint\, and he currently is an Instructor at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.
UID:50426-11736544@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50426
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Flint,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180223T162055
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Ducks to Dresses: Paper Possibilities
DESCRIPTION:Originally from New York\, Aimee Lee works in Cleveland and is an artist\, papermaker\, Fulbright Scholar\, author and the leading hanji (Korean paper) researcher and practitioner in the US. Fusing contemporary fashion ideas with traditional clothing\, Lee connects past and present through everyday dress creations in paper. The hanji techniques she uses include natural dyeing and waxing\, texturing for supple or stiff surfaces\, slicing and spinning into thread\, and tearing strips to cord. Her paper ducks are inspired by Korean wedding ducks – known for fertility and mating for life – and are built without an armature\; the hollow bodies are woven like baskets.
UID:50429-11736712@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50429
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180223T160739
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Figures in Bronze
DESCRIPTION:Figures in Bronze showcases 30 years of Richard Light’s human and animal sculptures\, from 1987 to 2017. Look for giraffes\, birds\, women of industry\, and a portrait bust of a young Einstein\, a commission made for the Albert Einstein Memorial at the Collège de France in Paris. Light\, a fine art bronze sculptor and park designer\, has garnered prizes in the US and Europe including the Prix de France from the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français\, the largest art show in France. His studio is located in the Park Trades Center in downtown Kalamazoo\, Michigan.
UID:50422-11736292@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50422
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180223T161025
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Group Ceramics Show
DESCRIPTION:This group show will feature the work of faculty\, staff and students from the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Ceramics Program. Artists range in ages from 17-87. Many different styles and approaches to ceramic art will be on display\, including ceramic sculpture and functional ceramics. Curated by WCC Instructor I.B. Remsen\, all of the pieces in this show are personal favorites of the participating artists.
UID:50424-11736460@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50424
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
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DTSTAMP:20180223T161746
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Mokuhanga: Landscape Woodblock Prints
DESCRIPTION:Mary Brodbeck studied Japanese woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga) in Tokyo with Yoshisuke Funasaka. Her landscape prints – made from impressions on paper from carved and inked woodblocks – have received critical acclaim in both Japan and the US\; the Autumn\, Sleeping Bear Dunes series is in the permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Brodbeck applies principles of Japanese aesthetics\, including subtlety\, austerity and naturalness\, to her art practice in Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Many people have felt a strong sense of place in her work. Still more connect with the sense of calm\, contemplation and deep reflection that place can evoke.
UID:50428-11736628@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50428
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness,Japanese Studies
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
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DTSTAMP:20180223T160906
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents On Blue: Photographic Meditations
DESCRIPTION:Loosely based on the concept of the early 20th century group f64\, the f8collective is composed of female contemporary Chicago photographers who all happen to have strong family ties to Michigan. The group of images on exhibit is from a project called On Blue: A Meditation. Blue is… tranquil pools of clear water\; languid clouds drifting in azure skies\; mood indigo\; cobalt glass\; cerulean blue eyes\; sapphire cornflowers\; poignant music\, emotion and sentiment. Blue is a rare color in nature\, yet found in the largest things such as sea\, lake and sky\, as well as some of the smallest: sapphires\, forget-me-nots and delicate tropical butterflies.
UID:50423-11736376@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50423
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
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DTSTAMP:20180223T160534
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Timeless Instants: Still Life Photographs
DESCRIPTION:Originally from Kansas City\, Tina West discovered photography while studying sculpture. She sees her photographs more as paintings\, and her still lifes have powerful cast shadows and frequent light play. Influenced by Gerhardt Richter and surrealism\, West’s images communicate a sense of being\, connecting not only the objects in the photographs\, but also the viewer and the photograph. She draws inspiration from the objects in her vast collection of unique treasures\, and she speaks to their unreserved timelessness with maturity and wonder. All of the images in this exhibit were created using instant film in a 4x5 view camera.
UID:50411-11736197@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50411
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
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DTSTAMP:20180406T080451
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Exhibition. The World at Home
DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) recognizes that we live in a global world and understands the need to provide students with a truly international education. The II advocates this mission\, in part\, through its Experiential Learning Fund-designed to support faculty who wish to incorporate a hands-on international experience into an ongoing course\, group internship\, or academic program. From Tokyo to Kraków to Mexico City\, international experiences are paramount not only in preparing students to become active and informed global citizens but also in providing the training that enhances students' long-term career prospects. \n\nThis collaborative exhibition celebrates the impactful\, international experiences of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning\, made possible through the Experiential Learning Fund. We believe international engagement not only serves the students and faculty who participate\, but also the greater university community. When participants return to campus and share their experiences… they bring the world home.
UID:51728-12214203@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51728
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Exhibition,International,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 547
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DTSTAMP:20180328T114134
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mr. Vignaud's Maps: Unraveling a Cartographic Mystery from the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography
DESCRIPTION:In 1922 the University of Michigan acquired the library of Henry Vignaud\, an American diplomat living in Paris\, whose extensive personal library included thousands of books\, atlases\, maps\, and other publications. Many of Vignaud's maps were extracted from broken atlases\, originally published by the illustrious Hondius and Janssonius publishing houses. Staff in the Clark Library sought to organize these fascinating maps based on their physical characteristics and similarities\, with the ultimate goal of reassembling the original atlases.\n\nThis exhibit and the accompanying online exhibit (https://www.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/rediscoveringvignaud) feature the results of their remarkable findings\, as well as a glimpse into the history of the Golden Age of mapmaking in 17th century Amsterdam.
UID:51448-12109607@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51448
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Library,Maps
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
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DTSTAMP:20180328T154138
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children
DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated.
UID:51471-12112508@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180213T124729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Changing the Global E-Waste Cycle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-depth look at informal electronic waste recycling communities in Ghana\, Thailand\, and Chile.\n\nDuring this all-day public event\, experts in sustainability\, population health\, policy\, and design processes will lead discussions on the complex issues surrounding global production and transportation of electronic waste and its impact on vulnerable communities around the world.
UID:50026-11622340@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50026
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Environment,Interdisciplinary,International,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Science,Sustainability
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180322T131646
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Abstract Ancestry: Machine-Works on Paper
DESCRIPTION:Detroit-based artist Matthew Angelo Harrison takes a satirical look at historical narratives—exploring issues of race\, design\, mortality and industry—by making use of analog and digital technologies. For his solo show\, \"Abstract Ancestry\,\" at University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities\, Harrison will produce a suite of mechanical drawings with his homemade 3D printer. Using books and documents containing problematic historical portrayals as the substrate for his drawings\, Harrison is able to explore issues of representation. The exhibition also examines abstraction\, setting the printers to work at a low resolution ensures that imperfections and variability come through in these machine-produced drawings.\n\nOn April 5\, join us as we celebrate the opening of our final exhibition of the academic year with our 2018 Efroymson Emerging Artist in Residence Matthew Angelo Harrison. Harrison will be in conversation with curator Amanda Krugliak.\n\nThis project is funded by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.
UID:49823-11543741@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49823
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180115T182509
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibition | Excavating Archaeology @ U-M: 1817‐2017
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition explores the history of archaeology and museums at the University of Michigan for the past 200 years and looks forward to the future of archaeology and museums at Michigan in the coming century. The exhibition relies on carefully chosen objects\, archival documents and images\, and other illustrative materials to examine moments in the history of the University of Michigan’s involvements in archaeology and the location of archaeology in the museum environment.\n\nCurators: Carla M. Sinopoli and Terry G. Wilfong\n\nVisit the exhibition website: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/excavating-archaeology-bicentennial/
UID:44170-11853394@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/44170
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Archaeology,Bicentennial,Exhibition,Museum
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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DTSTAMP:20180220T103038
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Interior Streets
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 9\, 3pm\, for a reception and Carl Wilson in conversation with our curator Amanda Krugliak.\n\nThe \"Interior Streets\" exhibition features the work of Detroit artist Carl Wilson\, known for his stark black and white linocut prints. The self-taught artist sees himself as a documentarian of lives easily ignored in a world obsessed with materialism and celebrity. His work frequently highlights not only the strength found in conquering the everyday and mundane\, but also the pain and defeat of those not able to rise to the occasion. His love of film noir and pulp fiction novels from the 1940s and '50s has led him to experiment with minimalist animation and comic book illustration. He embraces the whimsy hidden in the darkness.\n\nCarl is the recipient of a 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowship and is an alumni of the historic Yaddo Artists’ Community. During his residency there he carved the prints for\, and wrote the book\, Her Purse Smelled like Juicyfruit\, a recollection of his mother’s life. Carl was named 2014 guest curator of Detroit’s Carr Center. Also in 2014 Complex Online Magazine named him one of Twenty Detroit Artists You Should Know. He was featured in Essay'd\, a monthly publication about Detroit artists. 2017 sees the release of a comic book\, the first installment of his graphic novel\, Dead and Lost in Detroit.
UID:50277-11698794@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50277
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
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DTSTAMP:20180415T213831
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
SUMMARY:Other:BME Final Oral Exam: Brandan Walters
DESCRIPTION:Department of Biomedical Engineering Final Oral Examination\n\nBrandan Walters\n\nMorphometric Analysis to Characterize the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells \ninto Smooth Muscle Cells in Response to Biochemical and Mechanical Stimulation\n\nThe morphology and biochemical phenotype of cells are closely linked. This relationship is important in progenitor cell bioengineering\, which generates functional\, tissue-specific cells from uncommitted precursors. Advances in biofabrication have demonstrated that cell shape can regulate cell behavior and alter phenotype-specific functions. Establishing accessible and rigorous techniques for quantifying cell shape will therefore facilitate assessment of cellular responses to environmental stimuli\, and will enable more comprehensive understanding of developmental\, pathological\, and regenerative processes. For progenitor cells being induced into specific lineages\, this ability is valuable for validating the degree of differentiation and may lead to novel strategies for controlling cell phenotype.\n \nIn our approach\, we used the differentiation of adult human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into smooth muscle cells (SMCs) as a model system to investigate the relationship between cell shape and phenotype. These cell types are responsive to mechanical and biochemical stimuli and the shape of SMCs is a recognized marker of a differentiated state\, providing a system in which morphological and biochemical phenotype are both understood and inducible. By applying exogenous stimuli\, we changed cell shape and examined the corresponding cellular phenotype. In the first Aim\, we applied stretch to MSCs on 2D collagen sheets to promote differentiation. Using mathematical shape factors\, we quantified the morphological changes in response to defined stretch parameters. In the second Aim\, we investigated the use of input energy as a means of controlling cell shape and corresponding differentiation. We examined how combinations of stretch parameters that produce equal energy input impacted morphology\, and postulated that cell shape is a function of energy input. In the third Aim\, we translated our method of quantifying shape factors into 3D culture\, and validated the method by investigating the differentiation of MSCs into SMCs by mechanical and growth factor stimulation. We used relevant shape factors to quantify morphological differences and compared these changes to biochemical markers.\n \nOur results demonstrate that mechanical stretch influences multiple aspects of MSC phenotype\, including cell morphology. Shape factors described these changes objectively and quantitatively\, and enabled the identification of relationships between SMC shape and differentiated state. Similar morphological responses could be induced using different combinations of stretch parameters that resulted in equal energy input. Cell shape followed a linear relationship with energy input despite the variance introduced by using MSCs from different patients. Only one SMC gene marker directly exhibited this relationship\; however\, partial least squares regression analysis revealed that other genes were also associated with shape factors. Translation of the shape quantification method into 3D collagen systems revealed that while the additional dimensionality hindered comparison of morphology between 2D and 3D samples\, shape factor analysis was valid for relative studies within 3D systems. Differences in cell morphology caused by growth factors and mechanical stretch in 3D constructs were elucidated by shape analysis\, and these phenotypic changes were corroborated through biochemical assays. Taken together\, these results validate the use of cell shape as means of characterizing cell phenotype and the process of progenitor cell differentiation. The automated method we developed generates a robust set of morphological parameters that characterize the differentiation of MSCs into SMCs. This work has implications in our understanding of the relationship between cell morphology and phenotype\, and may lead to new ways to control and improve differentiation efficiency in a variety of cell and tissue systems.\n\n​Chair: Dr. ​Jan Stegemann​
UID:51950-12321828@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - GM Room, 4th Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180411T131344
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure
DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films.
UID:51870-12274434@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180410T103216
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:RC Student Studio Arts Invitational
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition will be on display through April 27th\nHOURS: Mon.–Fri.\, 10am–5pm\; Closed Sat.–Sun.\n\nThe Residential College (RC) Art Gallery is located in the East Quad Residence Hall. The approximately 500-square-foot exhibit space hosts two professional and one RC student exhibit in both the fall and winter semesters.\n\n\nArtist: Henry Schreibman\nTitle: Date night\nMedium: Monoprint
UID:51668-12190895@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51668
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Interdisciplinary,Visual Arts
LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Art Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180323T181532
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exchanges: How We Got Here
DESCRIPTION:Exchanges: How We Got Here\, the 2018 Stamps Senior Show\, features work in a range of media by graduating BA\, BFA\, and Interarts students at U-M’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition unfolds during the month of April in sites throughout the city of Ann Arbor: the Michigan Theater\, the Duderstadt Video Studio\, Work Commons in the Art & Architecture Building\, and Stamps Gallery in downtown Ann Arbor. Each space will be host to key exhibition events including film/video screenings\, live performances\, and opening receptions. The exhibition is free and open to the public.\n\nExhibition Openings & Events\n————————————————————-\n\nWednesday\, April 11\nLive Performances: Duderstadt Video Studio\, 2281 Bonisteel Boulevard\, 7:00 pm.\n\nThursday\, April 12\nScreenings: Michigan Theater\, 603 East Liberty Street\, 5 - 6:30 pm.\nLive Performances: Duderstadt Video Studio\, 2281 Bonisteel Boulevard\, 7:30 pm.\n\nFriday\, April 13\nOpening Reception: Stamps Gallery\, 201 S. Division Street\, 4:30 pm.\nOpening Reception: Work Commons (Art & Architecture Building)\, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd\, 6 pm.\nLive Performances: Duderstadt Video Studio\, 2281 Bonisteel Boulevard\, 7:30 pm.\n\nThe 2018 Stamps Senior Show will be on display at Stamps Gallery and Work Commons from April 13 - 28\, 2018.
UID:50401-11727520@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50401
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180130T152923
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection
DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.
UID:49505-11465001@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180430T103232
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T210000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station
DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences.
UID:52095-12418659@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180308T135541
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript
DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen.
UID:50849-11884883@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20171106T140510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece
DESCRIPTION:Since the 1980s\, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal\, garbage\, taxidermy\, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages\, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.\n\n\"The Masterpiece\" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture\; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges\, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.\n\nLead support for \"Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece\" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund\, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.
UID:46545-10547051@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/46545
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Media,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180423T105515
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Health\, History\, Demography & Development (H2D2): Biased beliefs\, effort\, performance\, and career aspirations: Evidence from a field experiment in Colombia
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nSome of life’s most important decisions require assessing our ability relative to others. Findings in lab experiments reveal that individuals hold biased beliefs about their relative ability. However\, there is little evidence on the relevance of beliefs outside of the lab. To fill this gap\, I conduct a field experiment with students who are preparing to take a college admission exam and take weekly practice tests in a test preparation center. Overall\, I find that over 50% of students hold biased beliefs\, either by overestimating or underestimating their relative performance in math and reading. I observe substantial biases in information processing after students receive a signal of whether they are in the top or bottom half of the distribution: Students update about 67% of what a Bayesian would and update more when receiving a \"top\" rather than a \"bottom\" signal. Moreover\, the data show evidence of \"confirmatory bias\"\, which is the tendency to update more closely to the Bayesian benchmark when receiving a signal confirming one's prior and to ignore information when receiving a disconfirming signal. When receiving full feedback about their relative performance\, treated students are 10 pp less likely to overestimate their math performance in the next practice test if they receive a “bottom” signal and are 10 pp less likely to underestimate if they receive a “top” signal. Furthermore\, when receiving a “bottom” signal\, individuals study less for the next practice test. Interestingly\, these effects go in opposite directions by gender: women who get to know their low performance tend to study more while men tend to study less.
UID:48803-11308887@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/48803
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,seminar
LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180420T134224
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T130000
SUMMARY:Other:BME Master's Thesis Defense - Suraj Jaipalli
DESCRIPTION:Discovering Synergistic and Antagonistic Drug Combinations for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis\n\nWith the rise of antibiotic resistance\, treatments involving common frontline TB drugs have been rendered insufficient\, especially in  treating multidrug resistant (MDR) and extremely drug resistant (XDR) strains of TB. As new anti-TB therapies are beginning to emerge\, optimizing specific combinations of individual agents into effective and safe regimens remains a significant challenge. To address this problem\, we have developed a in-silico computational tool—Inferring Drug Interactions using chemo-Genomics and Orthology for MTB (INDIGO-MTB). INDIGO-MTB leverages high resolution MTB transcriptomic profiles and TB drug interaction data to predict synergy/antagonism of TB drug regimens with high accuracy. INDIGO-MTB uses the random forests machine learning algorithm to train its predictive model\, which can be used to make predictions for synergy of novel TB drug regimens. INDIGO-MTB predictions correlated well with corresponding in-vitro drug interaction validation scores. The in-vitro INDIGO-MTB interaction scores were also predictive of the percentage of patients with negative sputum cultures after 8 weeks in clinical trials for 58 TB drug regimens. We hope INDIGO-MTB can be used by clinicians and researchers to quickly assess the likelihood of success of new TB drug combinations using publicly available data.\n\nChair:        Sriram Chandrasekaran\, Ph.D.
UID:52038-12373788@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52038
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
LOCATION:North Campus Recreation Building - Room 101
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180412T070539
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Akif Tezcan\, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of California\, San Diego\, will present a seminar on Tuesday April 24th\, 2018 at 12 noon in North Lecture Hall\, MS II.  The title of the talk is \"Chemical Design of Functional Protein Assemblies.\"
UID:51887-12283029@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51887
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biological Chemistry
LOCATION:Medical Science Unit II - North Lecture Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180410T155816
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Dissertation defense: Deep homology and evolutionary tinkering in the origins of nodulation
DESCRIPTION:Alex Taylor defends his doctoral dissertation.
UID:48707-11294863@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/48707
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biology,Ecology,Graduate,Life Science,Rackham,Research,Science
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - West Conference Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180415T213426
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T150000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:BME Master's Thesis Defense - Mingxiao Zhang
DESCRIPTION:Department of Biomedical Engineering Master’s Thesis Defense\n \nMingxiao Zhang\n \nHardware Design\, Integration and Optimization of a Virtual Reality Environment for Rodent Cortical Neuronal Recordings\n\n \nUnderstanding neural circuits often requires innovative and custom-designed behavioral setups. A head-fixed virtual reality (VR) system for rodents offers a number of advantages in terms of being able to investigate and manipulate neural circuits involved in both normal behaviors and in pathological brain states. A complete VR experimental system to investigate cortical neurons of rodents consists of three vital parts: 1) a hardware system with recording and reward functionality\; 2) a software system to process\, analyze and report the signals and also to control the logical flow of experiments\; 3) a hardware-software interface to link these two systems. The current project focused on the design of the hardware interface\, the optimization of the communication between the software system and multiple hardware systems\, the locomotion-recording system\, and the displacement/speed analysis from the locomotion-recording system. This functional VR system has enabled high resolution neural recordings in the study of precise behaviors.\n\nChair: Tim Bruns\, PhD.
UID:51949-12321827@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51949
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering
LOCATION:East Hall - 4464
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180530T080833
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introductory Techniques Seminars presented by The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization
DESCRIPTION:This continuing series of seminars is designed to introduce potential users of our center to a range of the techniques that are employed with our instruments.  For more detail on the instrumentation in the center and the topics covered by our seminars\, visit http://mc2.engin.umich.edu. Questions may on the seminar series may be directed to John Mansfield (jfmjfm@umich.edu)
UID:50185-11656547@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50185
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Graduate,Graduate Students,Life Science,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Science,seminar,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Room 122, but check http://mc2.engin.umich.edu/seminar for updates
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DTSTAMP:20180423T150533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:PhD Defense: Bryan Toth
DESCRIPTION:Title: Prediction and Analysis of Stochastic Convergence in the Standard and Extrapolated Power Methods Applied to Monte Carlo Fission Source Iterations\n\nChair: Prof. William Martin\n\nAbstract: In Monte Carlo (MC) eigenvalue calculations\, numerous cycles of the fission source iterative procedure may need to be discarded to sufficiently converge an initial guess toward the steady-state fission distribution in a system. Reducing the number of discarded cycles is desirable to save computer time\, and knowing when one may stop discarding is important to avoid introducing a bias in desired quantities from simulations. In this work\, approximate prescriptions are derived for the evolution of eigenmode components of the fission source at each cycle using the standard and extrapolated power methods adapted to MC neutron transport. The approximate prescriptions may be used to diagnose and predict convergence of the standard and extrapolated fission source iterations. Despite the lack of success by previous researchers\, the approximate prescriptions reveal that the extrapolated power method can reduce the number of discarded cycles compared with the standard power method for some cases. The probability density functions (PDFs) of eigenmode components are shown to be approximately normally distributed and thus may be wholly described by their means and variances. Two methods for approximating the mean of single-cycle variances of eigenmode components are constructed and validated. The mean of single-cycle variances of eigenmode components may be used to predict the variance of eigenmode components after multiple cycles. A novel convergence diagnostic that focuses on convergence of the probability density functions (PDFs) of eigenmode components of the fission source distribution is developed. The Bhattacharyya coefficient and relative entropy are examined as measures of similarity between eigenmode component PDFs\, and relative entropy is shown to be preferable. A predictive convergence diagnostic is constructed using a threshold maximum value for the relative entropy between eigenmode PDFs at each cycle and their steady-state PDFs. Prescriptions for the optimal numbers of extrapolated and standard cycles to discard are derived using the new diagnostic such that the number of discarded cycles is minimized for a chosen relative entropy threshold. The new diagnostic is significant because it may be applied before or during a running simulation\, and it provides the user with tangible confidence intervals for the eigenmode components when given appropriate input.
UID:52062-12407320@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52062
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dissertation,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
LOCATION:Cooley Building - 2906 (Baer Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180418T153248
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T163000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:What’s Going on in Housing?
DESCRIPTION:This three-session course will help home and property owners\, investors and intellectually active seniors understand the latest developments in the local housing market and how it affects them\, their friends and families. \n\nTopics include: current housing market trends\, factors that influence future market prices\, preparing your home to sell\, how property taxes are calculated\, normal vs. distressed sales\, foreclosures\, short sales\, the rental market and other topics proposed by participants. \n\nThis study group for those 50 and over will be led by instructor Wayne Esch\, a long-time Ann Arbor realtor.  Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from April 24 to May 8.
UID:47773-11012540@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/47773
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Lifelong Learning,Retirement
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20180425T121511
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180424T200000
SUMMARY:Other:Tunde Wey: Food Truck Conversations on Race\, Equity\, and Segregation
DESCRIPTION:In late April 2018\, the Stamps School of Art & Design will host Witt Visiting Artist Tunde Wey. Recently\, the Nigerian-born chef and writer has received national press for Saartj\, his lunch counter in New Orleans where white patrons were requested to pay $30 per plate and people of color were charged $12 per plate. Participants of color could “opt-in” to receive the profit redistribution. The project was a way to explore and call attention to racial wealth disparity. Data collected during the project revealed the power of social pressure to re-frame conversations about equity and race.\n\nRebekah Modrak\, Associate Professor at the Stamps School\, is hosting Wey for his Ann Arbor visit.\n\nAs part of his campus visit\, Wey will create a public dinnertime food truck dining experience Tuesday\, April 24 and Wednesday April 25 at the U-M Ginsberg Center at the corner of E. University and Hill Streets in Ann Arbor. The food truck will appear at Argus Farm Stop (325 W. Liberty Rd\, Ann Arbor) on Thursday\, April 26 and Friday\, April 27. Hours of operation are from 5-8 pm. These dining spaces will aim to use food as a way to explore the ways in which racial disparities\, equity\, and privilege play out locally. \n\nFood Truck Locations/Hours\nTuesday\, April 24\, Ginsberg Center (1024 Hill St.)\, 5 - 8 pm\nWednesday April 25\, Ginsberg Center (corner of E. University and Hill Streets)\, 5 - 8 pm\nThursday\, April 26\, Argus Farm Stop (325 W. Liberty Rd\, Ann Arbor)\, 5 - 8 pm \nFriday\, April 27\, Argus Farm Stop (325 W. Liberty Rd\, Ann Arbor)\, 5 - 8 pm \n\nSponsors:\nStamps School of Art & Design\nThe Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning\nThe College of Literature\, Science and the Arts\nThe Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Interdisciplinary Academic Affairs\nInstitute for the Humanities\nThe Ann Arbor District Library\nThe Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\nThe Jefferson Market\nArgus Farm Stop\nThe Ann Arbor Street Art Fair\, The Original
UID:51831-12262911@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51831
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Diversity,Exhibition,Food,Sociology
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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