Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2019-01-25/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. February 15, 2019-Michigan in Washington Application Deadline (January 25, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55713 55713-13775206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T00:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Other
UROP Summer Fellowship Applications (January 25, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60203 60203-14849077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Apply for one of the following summer research fellowship opportunities:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences Summer Fellowship
- Center for Human Growth and Development
- Intel Semiconductor Research Corporation Summer Internship
- Women and Gender Summer Fellowship Program
- Michigan Community College Summer Research Fellowship
- MCubed Scholars Program
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/summer-programs.html

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:53:40 -0500 2019-01-25T01:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Summer Research Application
Big Data Summer Institute - Application Opens (January 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58462 58462-14502435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Biostatistics Conference / Symposium School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Conveying Information Through Comics (January 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59805 59805-14788699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Presenting information visually is a strength of the comics form. Using selections from the comics collection at the University of Michigan Library, this exhibition explores the many ways in which comics can be used to communicate a wide variety of types of information in such diverse disciplines as science, history, religion, economics, biography, fine arts, and more.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:35:43 -0500 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition exhibit image
Gifts of Art presents FABRICations: Fiber Art (January 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57881 57881-14366177@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57888 57888-14366510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57879 57879-14366090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57890 57890-14366594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59287 59287-14728169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57885 57885-14366342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57883 57883-14366260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57886 57886-14366426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57892 57892-14366676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 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 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57458 57458-14193617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:45:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Exhibit poster
Whine, Werk, & Roll: The Art of the Lapa (January 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59655 59655-14777860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00am
Location: Detroit Center
Organized By: University of Michigan Detroit Center

The lap, worn around the waist, is the uniform of the African dancer. At its simplest it is a rectangular piece of cloth, at its most elegant it is a beautiful skirt made of different colors, textures, and patterns. Whine, Werk, and Roll: the Art of the Lapa celebrates this utilitarian object of beauty and the craftsmanship of the men and women who sew their seams.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:43:02 -0500 2019-01-25T08:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Detroit Center University of Michigan Detroit Center Reception / Open House The Art of the Lapa
Written Culture of Christian Egypt: Coptic Manuscripts from the University of Michigan Collection (January 25, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56679 56679-13960764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T08:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 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
Paved with Good Intentions (January 25, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58128 58128-14426818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 9:00am
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

In keeping with artist David Opdyke’s previous work, this site-specific installation serves as a critique of U.S. culture and politics. In an era of fake news and daily hyperbole, Opdyke literally changes the picture by hand painting on 528 vintage postcards of well-known American landmarks and destinations. The postcards are assembled into a large mural--a vast gridded landscape beset by environmental chaos. Each card is placed to fit into the overall image, and carefully modified with the gouache to show a realistically rendered piece of the overall turmoil.

The installation also features animated shorts and script-driven video, which take place within the visual confines of one or more postcards. The animation is inspired, in part, by Terry Gilliam’s animation work on Monty Python’s "Flying Circus" and by the classical music sound effects in the Road Runner cartoons.

About David Opdyke:
David Opdyke is a draughtsman, sculptor, and animator known for his trenchant political send-ups of American culture. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1969, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in painting and sculpture. His work is informed by the massive industrial and corporate restructuring he witnessed growing up, namely the abandonment of the city center by manufacturing giants General Electric and ALCO. As GE shifted resources to neighboring Niskayuna, the disparities became hard for Opdyke to ignore. Massive, decaying factories, an empty interstate loop, and unemployment were downtown; new streets, expensive homes, sushi and shopping malls were in the suburbs.

For 20 years Opdyke worked as a scenic painter and architectural model-maker. Ranging from intricate miniature constructions to room-sized installations, his artwork explores globalization, consumerism, and civilization’s abusive relationship with the environment.

This project is supported by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.

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Exhibition Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:09:53 -0500 2019-01-25T09:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Exhibition Paved with Good Intentions
Resume Critiquing by ECRC Staff (January 25, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59387 59387-14737055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 9:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

ECRC Staff will provide resume critiques on a drop-in basis in the Duderstadt Connector on January 25 from 9 AM-12 PM.

Please note that every effort will be made to assist as many students as possible during the resume critique session. To facilitate this, we will limit critiques to approximately 10 minutes per student. Given the time parameters and student interest on any given day, the line will be monitored and closed at an appropriate time to ensure a prompt ending at 12:00 PM. Please plan your time accordingly.

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:51:43 -0500 2019-01-25T09:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs Duderstadt Center
2019 Health, Science and Research Fair - 2019 Health, Science and Research Fair (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57181 57181-14124210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: NEW LOCATION: Michigan League / 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
Organized By: University Career Center

Registration for the Fair is on-site (Michigan League).  Be sure to bring you UMich ID.What to Expect at the Fair The Fair includes internship and/or full-time opportunities. 15+ different organizations are coming to see you!The Fair is a first step. You won’t leave the Fair with a job/internship.  You will have a plan for next steps for each organization:Check Handshake for on-campus interview dates and deadlines with organizations returning to campus later in the semesterAsk about next steps and stay connected with organizations who are not returning to campusRegistrationRegistration is on site (the Michigan League) the day of the Fair.Bring your UMICH ID#Non UM-Ann Arbor studentsThis event targets UM-Ann Arbor students, however, non UM-Ann Arbor students may attend.  There is a $20 registration fee for non UM-Ann Arbor students. (cash only)What to WearFair dress is business professional or business casual. This means:Dress slacks and shirt/tie, skirt and blouse, dress or a business suitWhat to BringCopies of your resume…plus a few extra for organizations you weren’t planning to meetA folder for carrying your resumes and any informational materials from organizations.No need for a cover letterPlease leave backpacks at home. With so many employers we don’t have space for a student coat roomTips from StudentsThe Fair can be a bit overwhelming.  Use this tips from students to make the most of each day:- "Be prepared to ask specific questions of different recruiters based on the research you've done on their company"- "Go in with a game plan because the long lines can be disorienting"- "Remember people's names from the companies you are interested in.  It will make it easier to follow up with them in the future- "I would have been less stressed out if I was more organized"- "Come prepared and knowing what position(s) you are interested in.  Most importantly, be able to explain why you're interested in itCan’t find what you’re looking for? Got more questions?If you don’t find what you’re looking for at the Fair, come chat with us! The University Career Center offers a variety of services/resources and we can help you map out a job search plan based on your specific interests.NoteAs you consider Handshake postings and events:  Job, internship, and event postings are included due to their potential interest to students. Inclusion of a posting does not imply school endorsement of the particular program, opportunity or school/employer described.





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Careers / Jobs Sat, 09 Feb 2019 06:30:45 -0500 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 NEW LOCATION: Michigan League / 911 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States University Career Center Careers / Jobs
"Over There" With the American Expeditionary Forces in France During the Great War (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56908 56908-14023803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This exhibit, featuring collections preserved at the Clements, highlights the first-hand accounts of American soldiers serving in the Great War in 1917-18. Through their handwritten letters, death reports, postcards, photographs, and objects, glimpse the day-to-day lives, longings, and horrific realities of war they experienced while fighting “Over There” on the Western Front. This project aligns with the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that brought their fighting to an end on November 11, 1918.

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Exhibition Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:11:29 -0400 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Singing at Base Hospital #29, London, England, 1918. World War I Surgeon's Album. Graphics Division.
Acoustical Methods for Cavitation Control in Shockwave Lithotripsy and Histotripsy (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59701 59701-14780081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

The overall goal of the work presented in this dissertation is to develop acoustic mechanisms to modulate, or manipulate, cavitation events in histotripsy and lithotripsy therapies in order to achieve efficient and fast histotripsy, high shock rate lithotripsy, and active tissue protection. We investigated the effects of applying properly tuned low pressure acoustic pulses before and during therapy in order to control the cavitation threshold, the shape of the resulting bubble cloud, and the behavior and interactions of residual microbubbles.



Histotripsy is a tissue ablation method that utilizes focused high amplitude ultrasound to generate a cavitation bubble cloud that mechanically fractionates tissue. Effective histotripsy depends on initiation, control, and maintenance of cavitation bubble clouds in the targeted area. The work in this dissertation seeks to develop active tissue protection techniques by modulating the pressure threshold of bubble cloud initiation and focal sharpening using bubble suppressing pulses. We demonstrated that by applying a properly tuned low pressure pulse sequence before and/or during shock scattering histotripsy therapy, both the cavitation initiation pressure threshold and the growth of the cavitation bubble can be modified. This mechanism can be used to produce well defined lesions with minimal collateral damage. It can also be a way to actively protect soft tissue from cavitation damage during both lithotripsy and histotripsy by increasing the pressure threshold for bubble cloud initiation in the periphery zone.



Cavitation also plays a significant role in the efficacy of stone comminution during shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). Although cavitation on the surface of urinary stones helps to improve stone fragmentation, cavitation bubbles along the propagation path may shield or block subsequent shockwaves and potentially induce collateral tissue damage. At low firing rates, there is sufficient time for the majority of the bubbles to passively dissolve, while at high firing rates the per shockwave efficacy is significantly reduced due to pre-focal persisting bubbles. We investigated acoustic methods for removing residual bubble nuclei in order to avoid shielding effects. Previous in vitro work has shown that applying low amplitude acoustic waves after each shockwave can force bubbles to consolidate and enhance SWL efficacy. In this work, the feasibility of applying acoustic bubble coalescence (ABC) in vivo was examined. We further optimized the parameters of bubble coalescing pulses, and conducted a feasibility investigation of bubble dispersion by forcing the residual bubble nuclei to disperse from the propagation path away or toward the targeted area before the arrival of the next therapy pulse. These results suggest that manipulation of residual bubbles after each shockwave can be further optimized by acoustic bubble coalescence and dispersion, which can reduce the shielding effect of residual bubble nuclei more efficiently than relying only on immediate coalescence of residual bubbles, resulting in a more efficient SWL treatment.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:18:56 -0500 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Biomedical Engineering
Art Exhibition: The Smell of Lint and Frost (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59132 59132-14686313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Elizabeth Youngblood is a Detroit-based artist trained and working in a variety of media disciplines including fiber and clay. Recent work is based on drawing/mark making, with a developing body of photographic work. Both consider themes relating to the passage of time, but in ways particular the each medium.

Youngblood earned a BFA in ceramics is from The University of Michigan, School of Art (now The Stamps School of Art & Design) and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art working with Katherine McCoy.

Since returning to Detroit after living and working in New York City, Philadelphia, and other cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and teaching at a range of colleges and universities, Youngblood now maintains a full-time studio practice. Her art is exhibited locally and nationally, and is represented in both private and public collections.

The Opening Reception for the Artist will take place on Wednesday, January 16 from 4-6pm. Refreshments will be served, and Elizabeth will give a Q&A at approx. 4:30pm.

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Exhibition Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:59:52 -0500 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Elizabeth Youngblood
MCSA Midwinters (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59462 59462-14894476@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Representatives from each MSCA school will meet at Purdue University to schedule regattas for the upcoming year and discuss events from the past season. 

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Sporting Event Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:00:15 -0500 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:59:59-05:00 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Maize Pages Student Organizations Sporting Event
Memoir Writing (January 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58668 58668-14536530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly, and each participant should be prepared to read a story they have written (including the first class).
Instructor Jan Price, who will lead this study group for those over 50 for two hours on Fridays from January 25 through April 19, calls herself a “very amateur memoirist”.
Jan has written her story after being motivated by an OLLI class.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 16 Dec 2018 13:46:05 -0500 2019-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53719 53719-13452956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 10:40:44 -0400 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 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
Conversation and Free-Writing Hour (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59921 59921-14797478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Informal conversation and free-writing activities. Open to all levels of students.
Conducted by Shubhangi Dabak (dabaks@umich.edu) - contact her for more info!
If you ask Shubhangi to email your instructor that you were there, you can use this to make up 2 "A&P points" in 101-232.

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Other Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:23:51 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Germanic Languages & Literatures Other Modern Languages Building
Marisa Morán Jahn: The Mighty and the Mythic (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59587 59587-14754460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Marisa Morán Jahn: The Mighty and the Mythic
January 24, 2019 – March 2, 2019

Stamps Gallery is proud to present The Mighty and the Mythic, a solo exhibition of work by renowned social practice artist Marisa Morán Jahn. For the first time, The Mighty and the Mythic brings together three key projects — CareForce (2012– ongoing), Bibliobandido (2010–ongoing), and MIRROR | MASK (2017–ongoing) — that highlight her deep and meaningful collaborations with low-wage immigrants, caregivers, and youth. Jahn describes her use of play and humor as essential tools that enable her and her collaborators to portray their lives with dignity, critique power, and build momentum within their community. Jahn’s practice is deeply informed by her own experiences growing up as a second-generation immigrant of Chinese and Ecuadorian heritage. For Jahn home was not a fixed place but an adaptation itself. Her varied vocational past as a schoolteacher, caretaker, woodshop cleaner-upper, lumber hauler, community organizer, and now university professor and mother informs the urgency in her work to find common ground between (her-)self and (an-)other, through the concepts of care and empathy. Each of the works in this exhibition highlights her deep engagement with the stories of everyday people, mundane routines, and a desire to build an inclusive society. Marisa Morán Jahn: the Mighty and the Mythic celebrates and acknowledges the daily struggles and minor victories of the 99 percent that make up the spirit of our society in the twenty-first century.

Artwork by Marisa Morán Jahn: The Driver (detail), from MIRROR | MASK series, featuring Darlyne Komukama. 2017, Uganda

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Exhibition Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:15:26 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Driver-mirror-mask.jpg
Mass Incarceration: A WeListen Staff Discussion (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59327 59327-14730608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Mass Incarceration: A WeListen Staff Discussion

This session of WeListen is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://myumi.ch/6wE9n

The U.S. has the most incarcerated people in the world: 2.1 million. The corrections system costs $81B annually, while corporations make $7.4B from private prisons and $2B+ from prison labor. Black and Hispanic Americans are overrepresented in U.S. prisons and 83% of formerly incarcerated people are rearrested within 9 years of release.

Is mass incarceration working? Why are racial minorities overrepresented? Should the U.S. consider different sentencing and correctional models? Has privatization in our justice system gone too far, or not far enough?

Join us at this WeListen Staff Session to learn about mass incarceration and to participate in small group discussions about this complex topic. Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.


By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the UM Office of DEI and the LSA DEI Implementation Leads. The planning committee includes staff members from the Ginsberg Center, the LSA Dean's Office, and LSA Psychology.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:26:13 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion North Quad
Paul Rand: The Designer's Task (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58560 58560-14511091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Paul Rand's visionary conceptions of brand identity
Paul Rand was a giant of American design, whose influential career spanned the second half of the twentieth century. His visionary and pithy conceptions of corporate and non-profit brand identities—though often graphically minimal—embody the artist’s complex philosophy, interest in modernist aesthetics, and singular wit. This exhibition features posters, book covers, and packaging designs from Rand’s beginnings as a pro bono designer for arts and culture publications like Direction magazine to his decades of crafting trailblazing corporate design for companies such as IBM. Paul Rand: The Designer’s Task affords viewers the opportunity to explore the genre of graphic design within the context of the art museum and examine how Rand’s intellectual process and impact on visual culture developed over time.

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:16:19 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Rand_Direction%2520Dancer.jpg
Proof: The Ryoichi Excavations (January 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58559 58559-14511045@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

A narrative of Ryoichi's archaeological work
The story of Japanese archaeologist Ryoichi and evidence of his worldwide excavations are explored by Patrick Nagatani in this series of photographs. Nagatani presents a narrative of Ryoichi’s archaeological work, supported by images of excavation sites, unearthed artifacts, and Ryoichi’s own journal pages. According to the photographs, Ryoichi discovered evidence of an automobile culture buried at sites across several continents: Stonehenge, the Grand Canyon, and a necropolis in China. This provocative and playful series compels viewers to reflect on how photographs and institutions, such as museums, shape our knowledge of the past and present.

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:16:18 -0500 2019-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/2012_2_135.jpg
CSEAS Friday Lecture Series. Photographic Mourning: Witnessing the Philippine Drug War (January 25, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58252 58252-14450642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Under the regime of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, the so-called drug war in the Philippines has exacted an enormous toll. In this talk, I inquire into one of the earliest and most graphic responses to this war: the work of photojournalists. How does photojournalism become a kind of advocacy by becoming a mode of mourning? How are trauma and witnessing braided together in the experience of photographers covering war? Indeed, how does photography offer evidence that trauma can be the site for the emergence of truth? What is the role of the camera and what are the ambivalent effects of the technical and aesthetic imaging of the dead and their survivors? What is the fate of photographic images once they travel beyond the control of photographers? For example, converted into commodities, what happens to them when they circulate in the global mediascape and are rendered into items for the daily consumption of anonymous viewers? And among the family of victims, how do dreams recapitulate as they displace the work of photographic mourning?

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If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Contact: alibyrne@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:27:49 -0500 2019-01-25T11:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion event_image
Next Steps Virtual PICSnics: Brown Bag BlueJeans Video Conference Luncheon with Emily Biester (January 25, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59146 59146-14692561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:45am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Interested in the Peace Corps, teaching English abroad, federal immigration services, or a government agency career? Learn from PICS alumna Emily Biester (BA '13) through her abroad experiences and her work as a federal employee for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Please RSVP to attend by Monday, January 21, 2019 here: http://myumi.ch/6jEAP.

Emily is from Oak Park, IL, and majored in Political Science and International Studies at the University of Michigan. During her senior year at the University of Michigan, she worked specifically with immigrant populations. At the Freedom House in Detroit, she assisted in the translation of legal documents from French into English for refugees and asylum seekers in the process of resettlement, primarily from Northern Africa and the Middle East. She then worked in an immigration law office, where she interacted directly with immigrants while concurrently conducting research on migration policy through her coursework at the University of Michigan.

Learning about the diverse backgrounds of the people her law office served was a transformative experience that led Emily to the Peace Corps, where she served in Madagascar for 26 months as an Education Volunteer. She taught English at the local public high school in Fort Dauphin, a large town on the southeastern coast of the island, while also engaging in community development projects targeted toward malaria prevention, gender equality, and teacher training. She joined the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the Seattle Field Office as an Immigration Services Officer – ISO1 in March 2016, and became an ISO2 in October 2017.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Please email: is-michigan@umich.edu.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:21:27 -0500 2019-01-25T11:45:00-05:00 2019-01-25T12:45:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Program in International and Comparative Studies Careers / Jobs speaker
The answer is blowin' in the wind: Do American attitudes on energy and economic willingness to pay for renewables reflect behavioral outcomes? (January 25, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59230 59230-14719680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:45am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

University of Michigan Energy Institute Postdoctoral Seminar
Location: Ford School of Public Policy, Weill 3240 (3rd floor seminar room) (talk will start promptly at 11:45; space is limited)

An important strategy for climate protection is through deep, decarbonization and a transition from a fossil to renewable energy portfolio in the electricity sector. There is much evidence of national, growing public support for state policies to spur such a transition, including Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and various incentive programs. Select utilities in states with RPS policies have been offering green power purchase programs that enable consumers to pay premiums (from 0.1- 7.0 ¢/KWh) for electricity from wind or solar power. Using a novel approach to compare consumer survey data to revealed program outcomes, we investigate: does sentiment for climate action translate into actual behavior as measured through ratepayer purchases of green power? The University of Michigan Energy Institute collects national data on energy attitudes and environmental concerns (U-M Energy Survey), a quarterly rider on the U-M’s Institute for Social Research Surveys of Consumers (SCA). The U-M Ford School’s Center for Local State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) collects national data on energy policy preferences, including the extent consumers would be willing to pay more for renewable energy via particular state policies. This analysis combines these sets of survey data with federally collected data on utility-level green power premiums and utility-wide demographics and electricity prices. This seminar will show initial results pertaining to the state of U.S. utility green pricing behavior, and how attitudes and stated willingness to pay premiums for green power actually correlate with behavioral outcomes. Such findings offer insights for program evaluation, increasing green pricing enrollment and informing the development of future market-based policy interventions. The presentation will conclude with a discussion to answer questions and solicit suggestions.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:35:25 -0500 2019-01-25T11:45:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) University of Michigan Energy Institute Lecture / Discussion Lauren Knapp
AIG (American Institutions Group) (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60196 60196-14849035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: American Institutions Group (AIG)

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Meeting Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:18:48 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall American Institutions Group (AIG) Meeting Haven Hall
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Abdullah Alshelahi (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60230 60230-14849135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

Open to all IOE graduate students and faculty. Lunch will be provided. In order to get an accurate count for food, please RSVP by noon on Wednesday, January 23.

Abstract:
Stock markets play a vital role in the stability of the global economy. The financial crash in 2008 is a vivid example of how the stock markets and economy are connected. The underlying structure of stock markets is complex. Complex systems tend to operate in a nonlinear fashion, generating extreme and rare events. Current research in stock markets mainly focuses on analyzing individual stocks (i.e. microscopic analysis) while ignoring the overall interactions and dynamics between them (i.e. macroscopic analysis). In this talk, I will present a new perspective on the macroscopic nature of stock markets. This perspective offers new insights into the physics of the markets. The proposed approach analyzes the markets within the context of fluid dynamics. We utilize, for the first time, concepts from physics and incorporate them in modeling the external and internal dynamics of the markets. A novel model consisting of a stochastic system of nonlinear partial differential equations is introduced. The model allows connecting and determining the evolution of macroscopic variables adaptively. In the last part of this talk, I will address several extensions and ongoing efforts in this research.

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Presentation Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:36:02 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Presentation Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Lunch & Learn About Japan (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59951 59951-14803922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI is thrilled to offer students the opportunity to travel on a two-week immersive leadership journey in Japan from May 9 to May 24 2019. The experience will pair classroom workshops on meditation and conflict resolution with outdoor work. Additional activities include visits to the World Health Organization, a Michigan alumni event and meeting with Japanese university students.

Join us for sushi and conversation to get your questions answered about the trip, including application information and more!

RSVP required, space limited.

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Presentation Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:26:39 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Presentation Flyer
Midwestern and pacific coast synchronized skating championships (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55339 55339-14901105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Mids competiton

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Other Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:00:27 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:59:59-05:00 Kalamazoo, MI Maize Pages Student Organizations Other
Psychology Methods Hour: Context effects in Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) – obvious and no-so-obvious issues using a simple data example (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59123 59123-14686289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Context effects are a common element in testing hypotheses involving nested data structures: Do students learn better if they are surrounded by high achieving students? Is the association between unemployment and depression stronger in affluent neighborhoods? Unfortunately, it is not always clear how to specify a context effect correctly in hierarchical linear modeling (HLM). Dr. Cortina will demonstrate that the different options of centering predictor variables can be confusing and often leads to inconsistent statistical conclusions. While there are special cases that require more complex models, he argues that most empirical studies in psychological research follow a straightforward definition of context effects.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:40:52 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Lecture / Discussion Kai Cortina
SVSU Jet's Pizza Invitational (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60165 60165-14885867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Saginaw Valley State University
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

D2 Indoor Track Meet on a 300m track

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Other Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:00:11 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:59:59-05:00 Saginaw Valley State University Maize Pages Student Organizations Other
Wine 101 (January 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58666 58666-14536526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This seminar is for those who enjoy wine, but feel intimidated by their lack of knowledge about it. Learn lots of practical “how’s” about wine: making wine; reading a label; using a corkscrew; opening champagne safely; tasting; matching with food; shopping for wine; storing wine, and more.

This will be an interactive two hour lecture/discussion (2-4pm) on Friday, January 25 for those 50 and over.

Instructor Martin Friedburg’s 25-year career in the wine industry included Sales Manager at two Michigan wineries, owner of an Ann Arbor wine importing and distribution company and serving as a wine judge. Wines will not be tasted at this event.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:56:52 -0500 2019-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Research Lab Open House (January 25, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59670 59670-14777906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Come inside GG Brown and EWRE’s most exclusive doors and “hunt down” its best kept secrets. Make new connections with faculty and graduate students over a sponsored lunch.

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Reception / Open House Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:53:20 -0500 2019-01-25T12:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Reception / Open House Lab Open House
Ace Your Interview (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60315 60315-14859961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: 1085 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States
Organized By: University Career Center

If you are in Handshake, Click "Join event" to RSVP* Not in Handshake? Click here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/264264

AceYour Interview workshop for students in the Masters Applied Stats Program.

Note: This event’s information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event then please go to umich.joinhandshake.com, locate the event, and then click the 'Join Event’ button.

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:30:30 -0500 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 1085 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States University Career Center Careers / Jobs
ECRC and Steelcase Elevator Pitch Booth (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58761 58761-14551068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Representatives from Steelcase and the Engineering Career Resource Center will be available to listen to your elevator pitch and provide feedback to help you prepare for the Career Fair. Steelcase will be representing a recruiter’s perspective and this event is not company focused, all engineering and computer science students are welcome! The booth will be held from 1-4 PM on Friday, January 25, in the DUDE Connector.

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:42:57 -0500 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Career Resource Center Workshop / Seminar Duderstadt Center
General Electric Informational Interviews - Ask Us Anything! (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59867 59867-14795173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

General Electric representatives will hold virtual Informational Interviews on Friday, January 25.

Sign up in advance for a time to come and chat virtually with a General Electric (GE) representative and “Ask Us Anything!” Want to know how to stand out to recruiters? Ask us! Want to know what it’s like to work at GE? Ask us! It’s an opportunity to have an informal conversation with an industry representative about what’s on your mind!

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges: Energy, health, transportation—the essentials of modern life. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. For more than 125 years, GE has invented the future of industry, and today it leads new paradigms in additive manufacturing, materials science, and data analytics. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com

This event is open to all interested students in the College of Engineering. Spots will be filled on a first-to-respond basis. Sign up under Schedule 4270 / Job 57663 (Job Title: General Electric Informational Interviews - Ask Us Anything!) within Engineering Careers to reserve your spot!

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:49:34 -0500 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs
Phondi Discussion Group (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58814 58814-14737035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

Phondi is a discussion and research group for students and faculty at U-M and nearby universities who have interests in phonetics and phonology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:26:33 -0500 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Lorch Hall
she was here, once (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59501 59501-14875130@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 4pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Contact Heidi Bennett, IRWG Event Planner (heidiab@umich.edu) with questions about this exhibition.

Cosponsors: Department of Women's Studies, Stamps School of Art & Design, Department of English, Art History, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Center for the Education of Women+

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Exhibition Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:01:51 -0400 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Exhibition photo of a group of women wearing masks
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58121 58121-14426809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 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 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Exhibition Linocuts
UROP Rising Sophomore Application (January 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60201 60201-14849051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Are you ready to gain real-world experience in your major or explore a new field?

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:13:17 -0500 2019-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Calling all rising sophomores
Conflict and Peace, Research and Development (CPRD) Group (January 25, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60058 60058-14814824@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Conflict & Peace, Research & Development (CPRD)

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Meeting Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:13:21 -0500 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Conflict & Peace, Research & Development (CPRD) Meeting
Political Theory Workshop (January 25, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59618 59618-14754576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Political Theory Workshop (PTW)

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Meeting Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:16:49 -0500 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Political Theory Workshop (PTW) Meeting Haven Hall
Special Lecture: Listening to the Environment with Seismic Waves (January 25, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52676 52676-12927430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:30pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Throughout the Fall and Winter terms, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts lectures that brings in distinguished speakers from other universities and research institutions.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:34:19 -0500 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T14:30:00-05:00 1100 North University Building Earth and Environmental Sciences Lecture / Discussion 1100 North University Building
Understanding Barriers to Women’s Advancement in the Workplace: Applied and Action-Oriented Research (January 25, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57828 57828-14321124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Despite significant gains in women’s educational attainment, gender differences in labor market outcomes persist and barriers to the advancement of women in the workplace still remain. In this talk I will discuss my portfolio of research in this area as well as speak about the pleasures and pitfalls of doing action-oriented research.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:37:56 -0500 2019-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
CCN Forum - Development Talks (January 25, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58026 58026-14392482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 2:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Tyler Adkins:

Title:
Rewards enhance multi-voxel decoding of lightly trained motor sequences

Abstract:
Prospective rewards lead to improvements in motor skill performance via an unknown neural mechanism. We hypothesize that these reward-related behavioral improvements are mediated by reward-related enhancements in neural codes which represent upcoming actions. We measured the fidelity of action-related neural codes using machine learning classifiers which attempt to decode action identity from patterns of brain activity preceding actions. We found that prospective rewards had a positive linear effect on the fidelity of action-related neural codes in canonical preparatory motor regions. However, this effect is only present for neural codes representing actions that were lightly trained—the codes for heavily trained actions were unaffected by prospective rewards. Future research should investigate this interaction between depth of training and reward.


Hyesue Jang

Title:
Losing Money and Motivation: Younger and older adults’ response to loss incentive

Abstract:
Would you be more likely to keep your New Year’s resolution if breaking it cost you $20? Loss-based incentives are common in everyday life (e.g., job/financial security, health, driving) especially for older adults. Many laboratory studies report that loss-based incentives do not affect the performance of older adults. This is often interpreted as an example of the age-related positivity effect described by Carstensen and colleagues. However, the tasks used in many laboratory studies have constraints (e.g., fast-passed trials, salient targets, frequent responses) that keep attention focused on the task. This is very different from many real-life situations. Using a more open-ended, low-salience task, we found that loss incentives reduced performance and attention to the task in older adults (Lin et al., in revision). We suggested this might reflect disengagement in response to negative feedback. In this talk, we examine the effects of loss incentive on a more traditionally-formatted task, and also examine the effects on participants’ subjective reports of task engagement, motivation, and related variables.

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Presentation Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:55:33 -0500 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Presentation adkins.jang
HistLing Discussion Group (January 25, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58465 58465-14502472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

HistLing is devoted to discussions of language change. Group members include interested faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates from a wide variety of U-M departments -- Linguistics, Anthropology, Asian Languages and Cultures, Classics, Germanic Languages, Near Eastern Studies, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages - and from two nearby universities, Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti) and Wayne State (Detroit). Some meetings feature faculty or student presentations; other meetings have an announced topic for discussion and a volunteer moderator.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:47:54 -0500 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Lorch Hall
Let's Talk About Compassion & Relief (January 25, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59747 59747-14784223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Chemistry Atrium
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Tzu Chi, which means "Compassion & Relief" is a global non-profit organization that aims to relieve suffering, to educate, and to propagate the force of compassion in the world. We would like to learn from our fellow students and faculty what it means to "relieve suffering with compassion," and explore topics like "service learning" and "volunteerism." We will also have special organic tea that were grown and harvested by our Jing Si master from Hualien, Taiwan and snacks that are brought from all over the world to join us for the lovely discussion about Compassion & Relief. Please check us out at tzuchi.us and our chapter at UofM.

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Community Service Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:00:12 -0500 2019-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Atrium Maize Pages Student Organizations Community Service
Better Assemblies Through Geometric Frustration (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60291 60291-14857788@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

In hard materials, geometric frustration (GF) is most often associated with the disruption of long-range order in the bulk and proliferation of defects in the ground state. Soft and self-assembled materials, on the other hand, are composed of intrinsically flexible building blocks held together deformable and non-covalent forces. As such, soft assemblies systems are able to tolerate some measure of local misfit due to frustration, allowing imperfect order to extend over at least some
finite range.

This talk will overview an emerging paradigm for self-organized soft materials, geometrically-frustrated assemblies (GFAs), where interactions between self-assembling elements (e.g. particles, macromolecules, proteins) favor local packing motifs that are incompatible with uniform global order in the assembly. This classification applies to a broad range of material assemblies including self-twisting
protein filament bundles, amyloid fibers, chiral smectics and membranes, particle-coated droplets, curved protein shells and phase-separated lipid vesicles. In assemblies, GF leads to a host of anomalous structural and thermodynamic
properties, including heterogeneous and internally-stressed equilibrium structures, self-limiting assembly and topological defects in the equilibrium assembly structures.

I will highlight the some of the basic principles and common outcomes of GF in soft matter assemblies, as well as, outstanding questions not yet addressed about the unique properties and behaviors of this broad class of systems. Finally, I will describe opportunities and challenges to exploit the scale-dependent thermodynamics of GFA to engineer new classes of intentionally ill-fitting assemblies that target equilibrium architectures with well-defined dimensions on length scales that extend far beyond the size of the building blocks or their interactions.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:44:48 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar GG Brown Laboratory
Dark Matter Production: Finite Temperature Effects in the Early Universe (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60030 60030-14814795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

In the early universe, the Standard Model particles formed a hot thermal bath. We highlight the importance of finite temperature corrections in these conditions on various production mechanisms of dark matter, primarily through temperature dependent masses and scalar vevs. We first consider a variation on standard freeze-out, where kinematic thresholds determine the relic abundance. We then consider a freeze-in model where the production rate is dramatically increased when a kinematic threshold opens. Finally, we present a qualitatively new production mechanism for dark matter, where dark matter decay is allowed for a limited amount of time just before the electroweak phase transition.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:15:24 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Lecture / Discussion West Hall
HET Seminar | Dark Matter Production: Finite Temperature Effects in the Early Universe (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60108 60108-14838294@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Seminars

In the early universe, the Standard Model particles formed a hot thermal bath. We highlight the importance of finite temperature corrections in these conditions on various production mechanisms of dark matter, primarily through temperature dependent masses and scalar vevs. We first consider a variation on standard freeze-out, where kinematic thresholds determine the relic abundance. We then consider a freeze-in model where the production rate is dramatically increased when a kinematic threshold opens. Finally, we present a qualitatively new production mechanism for dark matter, where dark matter decay is allowed for a limited amount of time just before the electroweak phase transition.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:48:48 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Novel Writing (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58656 58656-14528260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Do you have an idea for a book, but don’t know where to start? Do you have a draft of a novel in a drawer that you haven’t touched in years? This workshop group for those 50 and over provides support and encouragement to writers in every stage of the novel-writing process.

This study group will meet for two hours on Fridays from January 25 through April 12.

Instructor Allie Hirsch is a recent graduate of the UM MFA program, and currently teaches writing at the Stamps School of Art and Design. This is her fifth semester leading this course.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 15 Dec 2018 14:15:13 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Short and Snappy Tours (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58537 58537-14510859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Student Docents explore love and death, politics and humor, history, mythology, materiality, fashion, food, and other ideas in these short & sweet 15-minute peeks at the UMMA collection. Meet at the UMMA Store.

Student programming at UMMA is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.

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Presentation Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:16:13 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T15:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
SoConDi Discussion Group (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58466 58466-14734941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

The SoConDi group is both a discussion platform and a study group for students and faculty members who are interested in sociolinguistics, language contact, discourse analysis and related disciplines including linguistic anthropology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:54:39 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Lorch Hall
The Michigan Anthropology Colloquia Series: "Rally Days: Violence and Political Aesthetics in post-war Sierra Leone" (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52365 52365-12650113@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

"In March, 2018, voters in Sierra Leone went to the polls to elect a new president. These were arguably the first post-war elections in this West African state in which the dominant parties did not threaten to remobilize veterans of the country's long recent war. But this did not mean the end of violence in Sierra Leonean political campaigns. Violence and the threat of violence remain an integral part of the political imaginary in national politics. Drawing on film footage from the final rally days of the various political parties, I explore in this talk the fundamental role of violence in Sierra Leone's political aesthetics."

The Michigan Anthropology Colloquia Series presents speakers on current topics in the field of anthropology

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:37:41 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Anthropology Lecture / Discussion West Hall
Interdisciplinary Workshop American Politics (IWAP) (January 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53067 53067-13217981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:22:27 -0500 2019-01-25T15:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Lecture / Discussion Haven Hall
Short and Snappy Tours (January 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58536 58536-14510858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Student Docents explore love and death, politics and humor, history, mythology, materiality, fashion, food, and other ideas in these short & sweet 15-minute peeks at the UMMA collection. Meet at the UMMA Store.

Student programming at UMMA is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.

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Presentation Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:16:13 -0500 2019-01-25T15:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
Towards Energy Justice: Exploring the Production and Persistence of Residential Urban Energy Disparities (January 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59674 59674-14777924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: BBB
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

U.S. government action at the intersection of energy and equity is typically driven by either geopolitical or economic crises that affect energy prices, rather than by a comprehensive, long-term approach to addressing disparities in energy access and affordability. With one in three U.S. households facing challenges in paying energy bills, understanding residential energy disparities is key to achieving energy justice. This presentation introduces the energy justice framework and explores the production and persistence of disparities in urban residential energy dynamics,
focused primarily on energy efficiency. The results of cases studies in Kansas City and Detroit demonstrate how spatial, racial, and socioeconomic disparities manifest in urban areas, and how community-based approaches to increasing can help overcome barriers to energy justice.

Tony G. Reames is an assistant professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability, Director of the Urban Energy Justice Lab, and a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health JPB Environmental Health Fellow. He has a BS in Civil Engineering, a Masters in Engineering Management (MEM), and a PhD in Public Administration. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:03:44 -0500 2019-01-25T15:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:30:00-05:00 BBB Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar EWRE Seminar
“Good Intentions: Is Art an Effective Means of Activism?” & Opening Reception (January 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58130 58130-14426852@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Join us for light refreshments and conversation as artist David Opdyke, journalist Lauren Sandler, art historian Tara Ward, and arts curator Amanda Krugliak explore the power, or lack thereof, of art to address politically urgent issues and the effectiveness of socially driven art.

About "Paved with Good Intentions," David Opdyke's exhibition at the Institute for the Humanities through Feb. 26:

In keeping with artist David Opdyke’s previous work, this site-specific installation serves as a critique of U.S. culture and politics. In an era of fake news and daily hyperbole, Opdyke literally changes the picture by hand painting on 528 vintage postcards of well-known American landmarks and destinations. The postcards are assembled into a large mural--a vast gridded landscape beset by environmental chaos. Each card is placed to fit into the overall image, and carefully modified with the gouache to show a realistically rendered piece of the overall turmoil.

The installation also features animated shorts and script-driven video, which take place within the visual confines of one or more postcards. The animation is inspired, in part, by Terry Gilliam’s animation work on Monty Python’s "Flying Circus" and by the classical music sound effects in the Road Runner cartoons.

About David Opdyke:
David Opdyke is a draughtsman, sculptor, and animator known for his trenchant political send-ups of American culture. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1969, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in painting and sculpture. His work is informed by the massive industrial and corporate restructuring he witnessed growing up, namely the abandonment of the city center by manufacturing giants General Electric and ALCO. As GE shifted resources to neighboring Niskayuna, the disparities became hard for Opdyke to ignore. Massive, decaying factories, an empty interstate loop, and unemployment were downtown; new streets, expensive homes, sushi and shopping malls were in the suburbs.

For 20 years Opdyke worked as a scenic painter and architectural model-maker. Ranging from intricate miniature constructions to room-sized installations, his artwork explores globalization, consumerism, and civilization’s abusive relationship with the environment.

This project is supported by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:10:26 -0500 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Paved with Good Intentions
AMAS and CMENAS Event. Islamophobia Working Group Meeting (January 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54295 54295-14433280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

The Islamophobia Working Group (IWG) was assembled in January 2016 to address the national crisis of Islamophobia and its impact on our campus community. We -- a group of faculty, staff, and students -- have become actively involved in the University’s strategic plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and gained visibility across the university. For over two years, the IWG has been run through the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program in American Culture; starting in Fall 2018, the IWG will be co-led by AMAS and CMENAS.

Our work is driven by issues brought to the group by any student, staff, or faculty member. The group strategizes as a collective to figure out the best approach to a given issue. Thus, if you encounter a pertinent issue, we want to know about it and we welcome your participation in the group.

If you would like to join our email list or come to a meeting, please contact Professor Samer Ali (samerali@umich.edu), or IWG student coordinator, Silan Fadlallah (silanf@umich.edu).

Cosponsors: American Culture; Arab Muslim & American Studies; Islamic Studies Program; Office of Multiethnic Student Affairs; Muslim Students' Association; Arab Students' Association; International Institute

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If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Contact: Silan Fadlallah (silanf@umich.edu)

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Meeting Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:43:10 -0500 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Meeting event_image
International Coffee Hour (January 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58871 58871-14569979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Join us for coffee and treats at International Coffee Hour. International Coffee Hour is a monthly gathering for international and US students, scholars, faculty, and staff from the the University of Michigan and beyond to socialize with each other and meet new people from around the world. This event is free and open to the public and is organized by the University of Michigan International Center (IC) that fosters a global campus community at the University of Michigan and beyond.

This event is presented in partnership with the University of Michigan International Center.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:15:26 -0500 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Social / Informal Gathering https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/2019_Coffee_Hour.jpg
NERS Colloquium: Jeff Harper, X-Energy (January 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60109 60109-14838295@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Title: Generation IV Nuclear Reactors: "Liángjī" for Global Nuclear X-energy: A Model for Nuclear Innovation

Abstract: Western proverbial wisdom has referred to the Chinese word for "Crisis" as meaning both "Danger" and Opportunity." However, according to Dr. Victor Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Pennsylvania, this is a grossly inaccurate statement when trying to describe the concept of opportunity. Instead, he recommends the word "Liángjī"(Excellent" + "Incipient moment" = Opportunity) to explain real opportunity at an inflection point in time. The US commercial nuclear industry can be considered an "Liángjī." US nuclear electricity generating capacity is expected to decline over the next 30 years, the recent boom in shale oil discoveries, low natural gas prices, and the apparent inability to construct and deliver US commercial nuclear power plants on time and within budget have all contributed to a low confidence in the future of commercial nuclear power. However, a new class of nuclear power plants, Generation IV (Gen IV), with the ability to provide cogeneration solutions (electricity and process heat) for non-traditional applications and, in some cases, utilize nuclear waste as fuel has the potential to enable the industry, like a Phoenix, to raise from the ashes of gloom. This presentation will describe considerations, strategies and plans of X-energy, a Gen IV High Temperate Gas Reactor technology developer, as it leapfrogs traditional commercial nuclear power plant technology to globally deliver breakthrough clean, safe, secure and affordable energy solutions.

Bio: As vice president for strategy and business development at X-energy, Jeff directs long-term business plans specifically focused on customers, partners and markets. Jeff has 30 years of entrepreneurial, general management, and nuclear power industry experience in Africa, Europe, and the US. Prior to joining X-energy, Jeff worked at the Westinghouse Advanced Reactors Program (pebble bed reactor), where he was a commercial/business development program leader and the initial commercial leader for its Small Modular Light Water Nuclear Reactor program. Prior to Westinghouse, Jeff was Founder and CEO for Turner, Harper & Associates, a niche global engineering firm, with 100 full time staff serving key clients including the Department of Energy, the CEZ - Czech Republic Nuclear Power Company, Lockheed-Martin, and Bechtel Jacobs. Jeff also served as a Vendor Inspector for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he led more than 30 management, technical, and quality assurance inspections and audits of nuclear power plants and vendors. Jeff serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee, Nuclear Energy Institute’s Suppliers Advisory Committee, Prince George’s County Workforce Development Board and is a frequent speaker on advanced nuclear. Jeff received a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:48:06 -0500 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Lecture / Discussion flyer for NERS Colloquium, Jan 25, 2019
Quantify Systematics from Mislabeled Truth Tables in Supervised Learning (January 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59978 59978-14806102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Many real world classification problems use ground truth labels created by human annotators. However, observed data is never perfect, and even labels assigned by perfect annotators can be systematically biased due to poor quality of the data they are labeling. This bias is not created by the annotators from measurement error, but is intrinsic to the observational data. We present a method for de-biasing labels which simultaneously learns a classification model, estimates the intrinsic biases in the ground truth, and provides new de-biased labels. We test our algorithm on simulated and real data and show that it is superior to standard denoising algorithms, like instance weighted logistic regression. We apply our technique to galaxy images and find that the morphologies based on supervised machine-learning trained over features such as colors, shape, and concentration show significantly less bias than morphologies based on expert or citizen-science classifiers. This result holds even when there is underlying bias present in the training sets used in the supervised machine learning process.

Bio: Chris Miller is a leader in astroinformatics – mixing computer science, advanced statistics, and data mining to answer key cosmological questions. His specialty is using galaxy clusters to trace the distribution of matter in the universe. After years exploiting the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, he is now heavily involved in the Dark Energy Survey and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Survey, two of the largest current astronomical survey efforts. Professor Miller used his galaxy-cluster research to support the Big Bang theory by aligning findings from opposing cosmological epochs. He was the first to see the signatures of sound waves from the very early universe that were “frozen into” the matter-density distribution that we observe today. His analysis of the current universe synched neatly with the acoustic oscillations of the early universe detected in the cosmic microwave background, and demonstrated the power of combining big-survey with focused observational follow-up data. He has published in a variety of journals outside his own fields of physics and astronomy, including NIPS, ICPR, The Annals of Applied Statistics, and Statistical Science.

Background: BS, Penn State; PhD, University of Maine. Postdoc (2000-2005) Carnegie-Mellon; Faculty (2005-2009) National Optical Astronomy Observatory/Chile. Hired in 2010 at U-M under a presidential initiative for advancing data mining research.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:29:47 -0500 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Chris Miller, PhD
Ferrando Family Lecture (January 25, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52606 52606-12899825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

"Economics vs. philosophy: which will come out on top?"

Tyler Cowen will consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of economic and philosophical reasoning, and how the two modes of thought might be best integrated.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:16:54 -0500 2019-01-25T16:30:00-05:00 2019-01-25T18:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion
Musicology Distinguished Lecture Series: Prof. Edmund Goehring, Western University (Ontario) (January 25, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58195 58195-14437641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

This talk works through some under-examined troubles besetting de-Romanticized criticism that uses the mechanisms of music to negate the force of subjectivity. It does so by drawing on a pair of categories first developed for the analysis of literature and the visual arts: A. D. Nuttall’s “transparent” and “opaque” modes. Nuttall’s categories present both a challenge and opportunity by bringing back into view an older mode of criticism that can see not just different things from the new, but more things, and with no loss of intellectual rigor or weakening of validity as historical and aesthetic insight.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:15:19 -0500 2019-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion Edmund Goehring
The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture: Mabel O. Wilson, "Memory/Race/Nation: The Politics of Modern Memorials" (January 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59378 59378-14737030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Mabel O. Wilson is a Professor of Architecture, a co-director of Global Africa Lab (GAL) and the Associate Director at the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. She’s currently writing Building Race and Nation, a book about how slavery influenced early American civic architecture. She has authored Begin with the Past: Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture (2016) and Negro Building: African Americans in the World of Fairs and Museums (2012). She is a member of the design team for the Memorial to Enslaved African American Laborers at the University of Virginia. She was recently one of twelve curators contributing to MoMA’s current exhibition “Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Architecture.” She’s a founding member of Who Builds Your Architecture? (WBYA?) a collective that advocates for fair labor practices on building sites worldwide and whose work was most recently shown in a solo show at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:05:40 -0500 2019-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T19:30:00-05:00 Art and Architecture Building A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture: Mabel O. Wilson
42nd Ann Arbor Folk Festival (January 25, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57344 57344-14157786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

This 2-night fundraising event for The Ark takes place at Hill Auditorium on Friday, January 25th and Saturday, January 26th, 2019. The Michigan Union Ticket Office will be selling upper balcony, regular and Gold Circle tickets to this event. Below are the purchasing options.

*Note: To get a discount when purchasing both nights, select a 2-night series pass. Series tickets must be of the same quantity for both nights and in the same pricing level (upper balcony, regular or gold). All sales final. No refunds or exchanges.

Single-Night Tickets (Fri OR Sat): https://goo.gl/9VjRa6
2-Night Series: Gold Circle Seats: https://goo.gl/kmvBQ8
2-Night Series: Regular Seats: https://goo.gl/yhAkVg
2-Night Series: Upper Balcony Seats: https://goo.gl/fepr3E

FRIDAY LINEUP:

Brandi Carlile
Gregory Alan Isakov
Haley Heynderickx
Parsonsfield
Sam Lewis
Michigan Rattlers
Peter Mulvey, MC

SATURDAY LINEUP:

Rufus Wainwright
I'm With Her
Joan Osborne’s DYLANOLOGY featuring Jackie Greene
Pokey LaFarge
Ahi
The RFD Boys
Joan Osborne's Dylanology featuring Jackie Greene
Peter Mulvey, MC

*Note: Program is subject to change.

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Performance Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:44:45 -0500 2019-01-25T18:30:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance 42 Folk Fest
Masters Recital: Danielle Gonzalez, percussion (January 25, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60237 60237-14851285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PROGRAM: Jolley - How to be a Deep Thinker in Lose Angeles; Kuster - Rain Chain; Olson - As Rain Hollows Stone; Moore - Coral Speak; Flagello - Precious Metals.

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Performance Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:15:20 -0500 2019-01-25T19:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Duderstadt Center
Piano Chamber Music at Bloomfield Township Public Library (January 25, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58078 58078-14403221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Students in piano chamber music will be performing in the winter installment of the Bloomfield Township Public Library series. The students will be playing piano trios, quartets, and more in a variety of masterworks, from Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Schumann to more recent gems of the repertory.

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Performance Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:15:20 -0500 2019-01-25T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Bloomfield Library
Masters Recital: Jacob Warren, double bass (January 25, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59622 59622-14756696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PROGRAM: Misek - Double Bass Sonata no. 2, op. 6; Warren - Wednesday Waltz; Flick - Zephyr; Warren - Matters of Consequence; Prokofiev - Quintet in G Minor, op. 39; Flick - Side Cut Park; Davis - Pilot; Flick - Griffin.

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Performance Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:07:04 -0500 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Jacob Warren
Welcome back social with GRIN (January 25, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59925 59925-14799469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Bar Louie
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Come to the first Graduate Welcome Social event of the Winter semester. Meet new people and hangout with your fellow graduate students. We buy the appetizers, you bring the fun. RSVP here.
Location : Back Patio at Bar Louie, 401 E Liberty St #200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Date : January 25th (Friday), 8:00 pm

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Recreational / Games Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:00:19 -0500 2019-01-25T20:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T23:00:00-05:00 Bar Louie Maize Pages Student Organizations Recreational / Games
Overnight Indoor Tournament (January 25, 2019 11:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59399 59399-14739049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 11:00pm
Location: MAX McCook Athletics and Exposition
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

The Wolverines will be playing round-the-clock in an indoor tournament hosted by Northwestern!

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Other Sat, 26 Jan 2019 00:00:16 -0500 2019-01-25T23:00:00-05:00 2019-01-26T04:00:00-05:00 MAX McCook Athletics and Exposition Maize Pages Student Organizations Other