Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2019-01-08/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Detroit Community Based Research Program Application Open (January 8, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56557 56557-14435491@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 12:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Detroit Community Based Research Program (DCBRP) is a social justice focused summer fellowship program run through the University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program that places students with community based organizations in full-time research positions. Students work with community organizations on projects addressing social and environmental justice, food insecurity, human rights, public health, youth development, and more!
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/summer-programs/community-based-research-fellowship.html

Due December 4th by 9AM

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:26:26 -0400 2019-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T23:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs DCBRP
February 15, 2019-Michigan in Washington Application Deadline (January 8, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55713 55713-13775189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

MIW application deadline for regular admission Fall 2019 and early admission Winter 2020.

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Other Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:22:26 -0400 2019-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Other
Big Data Summer Institute - Application Opens (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58462 58462-14502418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Biostatistics

The Big Data Summer Institute is a six-week interdisciplinary training and research program in biostatistics that introduces undergraduate students to the intersection of big data and human health — a rapidly growing field that uses quantitative analysis to help solve scientific problems and improve people’s lives. Drawing from the expertise and experience of outstanding faculty of several departments at the University of Michigan — biostatistics, statistics, and electrical engineering and computer science — the institute exposes undergraduate students to diverse experiences and techniques that distinguishes it from any other undergraduate summer program in biostatistics in the country.

The Big Data Summer Institute is hosted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. All coursework takes place at the school, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:16:45 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Biostatistics Conference / Symposium School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Gifts of Art presents FABRICations: Fiber Art (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57881 57881-14366160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Ann L. Rebele names this body of work FABRICations as she creates almost all of her own fabrics. Using plain white untreated cotton and/or sheer silk organza fabrics, she paints, draws, dyes, and/or prints on the fabric. Rebele incorporates layers and three-dimensional effects into her fabric designs. She lives in Columbus, Ohio where she studied design at Ohio State University.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:16:13 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Madame Butterflies by Ann L. Rebele, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Fragile Geometries: Metal Sculpture & Jewelry (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57888 57888-14366493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Dennis Nahabetian’s metal sculptures captivate the viewer with their exquisite detail and refined beauty. Combining a masterful use of metal and textile techniques, Nahabetian carefully constructs objects that simultaneously harness light while projecting complex linear shadows. A native of Michigan, Nahabetian received his BFA from Eastern Michigan University and MFA form Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He currently lives and has his studio in Orchard Park, New York, near Buffalo. Nahabetian has work in many public and private collections and has exhibited at a variety of venues for over 25 years.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:47:14 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Vessel #80 (temple) by Dennis Nahabetian, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Image Vessels: Blown Glass (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57879 57879-14366073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Sculptor Herb Babcock creates both monumental and human-scale work using metal, glass and stone. In the early years of the American Studio Glass Movement (1974-1984) Babcock’s sculptural and painterly expression utilized the vessel format. By layering color — both mass and line — between gathers of clear, molten glass, the full compositions are viewed through the vessel as three-dimensional. Babcock is Professor Emeritus, College for Creative Studies. He was Section Chair of the Glass Department where he taught for 40 years. He lives in Ann Arbor and built a new studio near U-M north campus in 2016.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:12:18 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Image Vessel #15332 by Herb Babcock, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Impressions in Pastel (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57890 57890-14366577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Sharon Will’s commitment to painting is to capture the simple, everyday beauty around her in her native Michigan and beyond. She is passionate about painting plein air (outdoors) whenever possible, as she feels the direct observation from life is the best teacher to truly see the subtleties of light and color in nature. Working on sanded paper, her process begins with a pastel and alcohol/mineral spirits under-painting wash to establish value and color. Soft pastel is applied in layers, often in contrasting color and temperatures for vibrancy. Over her 35-year career in painting, Will has won numerous national awards. She also operates a custom framing business from her home/studio in Washington Township and teaches occasional workshops.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:50:55 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Emerald Wave by Sharon Will, photo by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Inspired: Art Quilts by Paradigm (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59287 59287-14728152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Most members of Paradigm art quilt group are professional artists based in southeast Michigan who create work, teach and lecture. Although most of their artwork is textile based, members use many different techniques. The theme of this exhibit is Inspired, and the art quilts on display incorporate elements of assemblage, collage and painting. The exhibit showcases the round robin approach that guided the creation of the work: the first artist made something which inspired the work of the second artist, which inspired the work of the third artist, and so on. A brief statement about the inspiration is included with each piece.

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Exhibition Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:01:36 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Bay of Angels by Barb Kilbourn, photograph by Jill Ault. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Mystery Train: Oil on Linen (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57885 57885-14366325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Gregg Chadwick grew up with the rails of America in his blood. His grandfather Arthur Desch stoked coal in steam engines before becoming a train engineer on the Jersey Central Line. At family gatherings in Chadwick’s grandparent’s home, his aunts and cousins played music to the rhythms of the trains outside. From Junior Parker, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, to arts writers and directors Greil Marcus and Jim Jarmusch, the enduring mythos of America and its legacy has been wrapped up in the blues notes of the song “Mystery Train”. Chadwick’s current series of paintings, Mystery Train, is steeped in the powerful echoes of those machine days.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:31:15 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Between Worlds (Chicago) by Gregg Chadwick, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Steeped in Whimsy: Ceramic Teapots (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57883 57883-14366243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

This exhibition features a selection of Elena Weissman’s hand-built ceramic teapots created over the last two decades. The teapots are playful interpretations of many everyday objects. In addition to ceramics and photography, Weismann works in paper arts, book making, fused glass, beads, mosaics, metalwork and painting. Her photography can be seen in several professional buildings in the Detroit metropolitan area, as well as in many personal collections. In addition to participating in art exhibits and juried art shows, she has also created commissioned works in glass mosaics as well as a number of large custom ceramic tile art installations.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:26:31 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 Taubman Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Gas Pump Teapot by Elena Weissman, photograph by George Hixson. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Storytelling with Photo Fusion & Encaustic (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57886 57886-14366409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Ruth Crowe graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas with a degree in Art Education. She served in the US Army and was a Los Angeles Police Dept. officer and collegiate softball coach. In 2014, in her Ann Arbor backyard studio, Crowe began her current work with encaustics and image transfer processes. She creates her multi-media works by combining personal and vintage photography with wax on wood. In addition to exhibiting her work in Ann Arbor and Toledo, Ohio, Crowe also shows at the Water Street Gallery in Douglas, Michigan. In 2018, Crowe presented her work at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, the Original.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:37:17 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Exhibition Stella Finds Her Strength by Ruth Crowe, photograph by the artist. High resolution version available upon request.
Gifts of Art presents Willow Run & the Home Front During WWII (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57892 57892-14366659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Cancer Center
Organized By: Gifts of Art

The Yankee Air Museum dedicates itself to educating individuals about the history of US military aviation. Located at the historic Willow Run Airport, just east of Ann Arbor, where over 8,600 B-24 Liberator Bomber aircraft were produced during World War II, the Yankee Air Museum seeks to keep the history of the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ alive. The Willow Run Bomber Plant is home to ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ the iconic symbol of the thousands of women who poured into industrial factories to help the war effort during WWII. This exhibition features unique artifacts from the US home-front, the Willow Run Bomber Plant, and local WWII aviators from Ann Arbor.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:57:22 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:00:00-05:00 Cancer Center Gifts of Art Exhibition Photograph of Willow Run banner, courtesy of Yankee Air Museum. High resolution version available upon request.
Sinking Cities: Documenting the realities of climate change in cities around the world (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57458 57458-14193600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

This exhibit provides a platform to begin understanding the effects of rising sea levels along the coasts of Indonesia, Bangladesh, The Netherlands, Italy and the United States.

By the end of the century oceans are predicted to rise between .3 and 2.5 meters, which will result in major flooding in coastal cities around the world. The Sinking Cities Project aims to document this inundation through the stories of residents and the changing landscape of their cities.

This photo and video exhibit was produced by Marcin Szczepanski, visual communications director at Michigan Engineering, and Frank Sedlar, Michigan Engineering alumnus.

Join us for an exhibit opening event on November 16th, 4:00-7:00 p.m., in the Clark Library.

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Exhibition Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:38:53 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T23:45:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Exhibit poster
Winter 2019 GSI Teaching Orientation (January 8, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57399 57399-14184708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) has designed the Graduate Student Instructor Teaching Orientation (GSITO) to help new GSIs prepare for their initial teaching experiences. It has also proven to be a valuable event for experienced GSIs and for graduate students who anticipate teaching in the future.

The event will be held on Tuesday, January 8, from 8:00a.m. - 5:45p.m. Lunch will be provided.

For more information about the event, including the agenda for the day, and to register visit: http://crlt.umich.edu/gsis/gsio

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:31:30 -0500 2019-01-08T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:45:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Workshop / Seminar Opening Remarks and Players Performance
Written Culture of Christian Egypt: Coptic Manuscripts from the University of Michigan Collection (January 8, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56679 56679-13960747@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:30am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

The dry climate of the Egyptian desert offers an ideal environment for the preservation of ancient artifacts. As the sands of Egypt has preserved also numerous Coptic manuscripts, the transmission of the literary heritage of Egyptian Christians can be documented quite well from its beginnings in the 4th century CE until its decline in the 12th-13th centuries CE, when it was completely superseded by Arabic. This exhibit aims to show some of the hallmarks of Coptic literature using manuscripts kept in the Special Collections Research Center of the University of Michigan Library. Topics explored include the main Coptic dialects; bilingualism in Egypt; books read by the Egyptian monks; and the works of Shenoute the Great, the most important author of Coptic literature.

This exhibit is curated by Dr. Frank Feder and Dr. Alin Suciu from the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The exhibit and related programming are offered with support from the Department of Middle East Studies and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

Join us for an opening lecture and reception at 4:30 p.m. on November 12 in the Hatcher Library Gallery.

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Exhibition Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:29:39 -0400 2019-01-08T08:30:00-05:00 2019-01-08T18:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Shenoute of Atripe (ca. 348-465). Content: Canon 7. Acephalos work A13: 79: i.1-ii.32. Is Ecclesiastes Not Wise: 80: i.2-ii.33. Parchment, 1 leaf, 380 x 288 mm. Verso. Origin: White Monastery (Atripe, Egypt). 8th AD. Mich. Ms. 158. 14 b: White Monastery Codex YR 79/80
WISE + Software Carpentry Free Training in R, Git, and Bash (January 8, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58289 58289-14452846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 9:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

WISE is excited to partner with Software Carpentry to offer a free, two-day crash course in using software to aid your research. Maximize your time and potential by learning the basics of R, Git, and Bash in one dynamic workshop. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation.

Coffee provided in the morning. Please bring your own lunch. Bring your own computer. Install software before arrival per the workshop website, but know that our team can help you with problems loading the software you’ll need for the workshop before 9am on the day the workshop begins.

The workshop spans Monday and Tuesday. Space is limited, so register to make sure you get a spot.

Contact thiede@umich.edu for more information.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:54:20 -0500 2019-01-08T09:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T16:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program Workshop / Seminar software
LSA Psychology Walk-In Advising (January 8, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58576 58576-14511748@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Peer Advising Walk-Ins great for declaring, registration and waitlist questions, major progress and course selection, finding research, careers/grad school, and general questions.

Staff Advising Walk-Ins great for senior major releases, transfer credit, course selection and major progress

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Other Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:50:59 -0500 2019-01-08T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T12:00:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Other three person pointing the silver laptop computer
What To Expect In Health Policy After The 2018 Elections (January 8, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53871 53871-13470155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Ayanian has served since 2012 as the inaugural Director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, which includes over 500 faculty from 14 U-M schools and colleges. He is also the Alice Hamilton Professor of Medicine. He previously served as Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.

In this presentation, Dr. Ayanian will review the controversial history of the Affordable Care Act over the past decade (“Obamacare” and now “Trumpcare”), the role that health care issues played in the 2018 election in Michigan and the nation, and what to expect in health policy from the new Governor and legislature in Michigan and the new Congress in Washington, DC.

This is the fifth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2018-19. A total of ten lectures will be presented covering a variety of topics.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 30 Dec 2018 11:33:51 -0500 2019-01-08T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s (January 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53718 53718-13452795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Can abstract art be about politics? In the early 1970s, that question was hotly debated as artists, critics, and the public grappled with the relationship between art, politics, race, and feminism. Many of those debates centered on bringing to light the roles that gender and race played in how “great modern art” was defined and assessed, and on employing art to advance civil rights. Within this discourse, abstraction had an especially fraught role. To many, the decision by women artists and artists of color to make abstract art seemed to represent a retreat from politics and protest: an abnegation of a commitment to civil rights and feminism. "Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s" presents large-scale work by four leading American artists—Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Al Loving, and Louise Nevelson—who chose abstraction as a means of expression within the intense political climate of the early 1970s.

Lead support for "Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Additional generous support is provided by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund and the University of Michigan Department of Political Science.

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Exhibition Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:39:06 -0400 2019-01-08T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Sam Gilliam, Situation VI—Pisces 4, ca. 1972, polypropylene painted multiform. Williams College Museum of Art Museum purchase, Otis Family Acquisition Trust and Kathryn Hurd Fund. Courtesy of Joseph Goddu Fine Arts, Inc., New York. © Sam Gilliam
Painting His Way Home (January 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56440 56440-13906082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

*Free and Open to Public*

A self-taught artist who spent 45 years in prison for a crime committed when he was 17 years old, Martin Vargas has participated in the Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners since its inception in 1996. He has created hundreds of pieces of art, one of which was gifted to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor during her visit to University of Michigan in 2017.

Earlier this year, Martin came home after more 45 years of incarceration. Join us and celebrate Martin at Detroit Street Filling Station (300 Detroit St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104) as he opens his solo exhibition in Ann Arbor on Oct 17, 2018 (reception at 5:30 p.m.). The exhibition opens through December, 2018 (11 am - 9 pm, Tuesday - Saturday; 10 am - 3 pm on Sunday; Closed on Monday)

This Exhibition is co-sponsored by Detroit Street Filling Station

Image: Painting His Way Home, Martin Vargas, Acrylic, 2017

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Exhibition Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:18:40 -0500 2019-01-08T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition Painting His Way Home, Martin Vargas, Acrylic
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern (January 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58121 58121-14426792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

On December 10, 1948, in the aftermath of the devastation of World War II, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a roadmap to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere. The complete Declaration is comprised of a Preamble and 30 Articles. In honor of the 60th anniversary of this document, we are exhibiting 14 Articles in the form of illustrated prints by Meredith Stern. These contemporary prints are intended both to make people aware of this rights roadmap and to show its urgent relevance in our contemporary political moment.

Meredith Stern is an artist currently based in Providence, RI, and a member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, a decentralized network of 30 artists committed to social, environmental, and political engagement. Stern created a total of 28 sets of these linocut prints in 2017, of which one is held in the Joseph A. Labadie Collection in the Special Collections Research Center.

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Exhibition Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:31:15 -0500 2019-01-08T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T14:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Linocuts
Genomics-guided discovery of peptide natural products in microbes and plants (January 8, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58825 58825-14563542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry










Roland Kersten, PhD (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Other Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:15:29 -0500 2019-01-08T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T15:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
LSA Psychology Walk-In Advising (January 8, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58576 58576-14511752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 2:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Peer Advising Walk-Ins great for declaring, registration and waitlist questions, major progress and course selection, finding research, careers/grad school, and general questions.

Staff Advising Walk-Ins great for senior major releases, transfer credit, course selection and major progress

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Other Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:50:59 -0500 2019-01-08T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T16:00:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Other three person pointing the silver laptop computer
Seminar: Genomics-guided discovery of peptide natural products in microbes and plants (January 8, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58824 58824-14561473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

One of the key steps in innovating new pharmaceutical solutions to human diseases is the discovery of new natural products. In the 20th century, natural product-based drug discovery was largely bioactivity-guided and was faced with limited source material and frequent rediscovery of bioactive lead structures. In the last two decades, whole genome sequencing revealed that fungal and microbial genomes harbor more biosynthetic pathways than characterized natural product structures. This untapped biosynthetic potential inspired gene-guided discovery of natural products – or ‘genome mining’ - by applied knowledge that certain biosynthetic genes in a genome are connected to certain natural product structures. Genome mining has led to the discovery of many new natural product classes from microbes and fungi, and synthetic biology approaches have subsequently enabled sustainable scaled production and diversification of these natural products for further drug development by source-independent expression of their biosynthetic genes in heterologous hosts.

Dr. Kersten will present how genome mining in the microbial and plant kingdoms can enable discovery of new natural product chemistry and underlying biochemistry for potential pharmacological applications. Specifically, he will discuss genome mining approaches utilizing mass spectrometry for the characterization of peptide natural products, including how they translate from compact microbial genomes to complex plant genomes and what awaits to be discovered in light of a rapidly growing resource of plant genomes in the near future.

Speaker bio:
Roland Kersten is a postdoctoral associate of Prof. Jing-Ke Weng’s lab at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT. He has a diploma in biochemistry from Free University of Berlin, Germany. He completed his PhD in 2013 from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, under joint supervision of Prof. Pieter Dorrestein (Skaggs School of Pharmacy, UCSD) and Prof. Bradley Moore (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD) focusing on mass spectrometry-guided approaches for natural product discovery from microbes. In his postdoctoral research, Roland is developing gene-guided approaches for discovery and diversification of natural products from plants.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:49:43 -0500 2019-01-08T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion Dr. Roland Kersten
Private Client Associate Development informational webcast (January 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58883 58883-14569991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

The Private Client Associate Development (PCAD) Summer Associate Program is a 10 week internship designed to put summer associates on the path to a fulltime role as a Private Client Advisor through the full time PCAD program. The program provides on the job training as well as business and professional development.

Join us for an informational webcast on January 8, 2019 by registering at https://bankcampuscareers.tal.net/vx/brand-5/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/2/opp/3498-Private-Client-Associate-Development-Webcast/en-GB
*This registration link will close on January 3, 2019

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:30:16 -0500 2019-01-08T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T15:30:00-05:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Comparative Politics Workshop (January 8, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53064 53064-13217941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Aug 2018 10:20:50 -0400 2019-01-08T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Dearomative Functionalization Strategies and Synthesis of Anticancer Natural Products (January 8, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53788 53788-13461545@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Small complex molecules are highly desired in all areas of chemistry, but they are also often difficult to access. Selective transformations of aromatic compounds could provide a more direct route to such desirable targets; however, the many challenges associated with dearomative functionalization have left these types of reactions widely underdeveloped. Our group has been developing new strategies that bridge the gap between dearomatization functionalization and alkene chemistry. In pursuit of this goal, we have developed dearomative functionalizations using small molecules – arenophiles – that enable reactions of isolated alkenes in aromatic substrates. Thus, well-established olefin reactions, such as dihydroxylation and reduction, can now be more directly applied to arenes. Additionally, arenophiles in combination with transition metal catalysis provide unique platform and enable the rapid access to a diverse range of products that are both challenging to synthesize via existing methods and complementary to those acquired through biological or chemical dearomative processes. Finally, using this methodology we have recently completed the synthesis of several complex anticancer natural products.










David Sarlah (University of Illinois)

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Other Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:15:28 -0500 2019-01-08T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-08T17:30:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
The Beauty of Native Plants: Their Function in Supporting Wildlife in Urban and Suburban Landscapes (January 8, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58234 58234-14444073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum

Local nursery owner Drew Lathin talks about ways that home gardeners can use native plants to create beautiful and ecologically restorative landscapes that support wildlife, reduce resource inputs, and create healthy outdoor living spaces. Presented by Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:18:23 -0500 2019-01-08T18:30:00-05:00 2019-01-08T20:30:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum Lecture / Discussion
Ordinarius (January 8, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53354 53354-13349548@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

A unique vocal sextet from Brazil

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Performance Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:18:13 -0400 2019-01-08T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance Ordinarius