Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2020-10-09/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. 1000 Pitches (October 9, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78408 78408-20038461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00am
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Organized By: MPowered Entrepreneurship

1000 Pitches (1KP) is a campus-wide entrepreneurial pitch competition with a top prize of $1000. To enter, students must create a short elevator pitch describing an innovative product, service, or idea and submit it to https://airtable.com/shr7YzdvljRQLdZ5K. Each pitch submission also guarantees the student a free t-shirt or local food voucher, as well as an entry into our weekly $50 raffles.

The 1000 Pitches team welcomes any pitch that a student can think of, whether it be an improvement they would like to see on campus, a trendy consumer product, or a revolutionary piece of technology. To be part of this exciting competition, all you need is a creative idea. We all have an idea worth sharing, what's yours?

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Recreational / Games Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:13:20 -0400 2020-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T23:59:00-04:00 MPowered Entrepreneurship Recreational / Games 1000 Pitches
In-Between the World and Dreams (October 9, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77738 77738-19909803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00am
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Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

In this 3-part installation, Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama explores global exchange, commerce and the troubling histories of colonialism and slavery in the Western world.

At the U-M Museum of Art, massive, quilt-like panels cover 4,452 square feet of the exterior of the building, creating one of the spectacular architectural interventions Mahama is known for. A related installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities Gallery can be viewed (and heard) from a sidewalk window. There will also be an installation inside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

Mahama's artistic practice illustrates, as he explains, how art education, art and cultural opportunities "allow for people to find new ways to acquire knowledge, not only of themselves, but their histories and the places and spaces in which they find themselves."

Enveloping the contours of a museum building or wall, the blankets of jute fibers are meant to contrast with the monumentality of the institutional buildings and spaces they cover, becoming remnants and traces that reference the hands of laborers, the imprints of colonialism and the interference of Britain and the U.S. in Ghanaian history.

The project marks the first outdoor exhibition of Mahama's work in the United States. It is responsive to the present moment, offering students and the broader community the opportunity to engage with the arts in a public space at a time when gatherings inside buildings and museums are limited.

Oct. 1-23: Large-Scale Public Art Installation, U-M Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor
Oct. 1-23: Sidewalk Gallery, Institute for the Humanities Gallery, 202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor (viewing from the gallery window only)
Oct. 12-Dec. 5: Community Gallery Installation, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit

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Exhibition Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:11:13 -0400 2020-10-09T00:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T23:59:00-04:00 Institute for the Humanities Exhibition "In-Between the World and Dreams" at UMMA
CSEAS Virtual Viewing. *A Thousand Cuts* (October 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76413 76413-19838080@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cseas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘A Thousand Cuts’”

About the movie:
On June 15, 2020, journalist Maria Ressa was found guilty of cyber libel, setting a ticking clock on the limited time she has to get her story out to the world and keep the fight for democracy alive in this all too familiar tale of an autocratic leader drowning out “fake news.” Nowhere is the worldwide erosion of democracy, fueled by social media disinformation campaigns, more starkly evident than in the authoritarian regime of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa places the tools of the free press—and her freedom—on the line in defense of truth and democracy. Ramona S. Diaz’s thrilling film follows key players from two sides of an increasingly dangerous war between press and government. As each side digs in, we become witness to an epic and ongoing fight for the integrity of human life and truth itself—a conflict that extends beyond the Philippines into our own divisive backyard. A Film by Ramona S. Diaz (IMELDA, MOTHERLAND).

Cosponsored by the Michigan Theater.

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Film Screening Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:10:27 -0400 2020-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening film_image
Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program Applications Open (October 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77975 77975-19947539@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (DCERP) is a UROP summer U-M undergraduate research fellowship.

Priority Deadline: December 4, 2020
Application Deadline: January 18, 2021

http://myumi.ch/erK95

Be part of the DCERP social justice focused summer fellowship program run through the U-M’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Learn while helping community organizations with research projects addressing social and environmental justice, food insecurity, human rights, public health, youth development, and more! Our program brings together aspiring change agents who will learn about the city, non-profits, community engagement and each other!

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:33:53 -0400 2020-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs DCERP
EEB Fall Preview Event (October 9, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76118 76118-19663540@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

APPLY BY AUG. 31, 2020

*All activities will take place virtually due to COVID-19

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) invites juniors, seniors, recent college graduates or master's students to participate in a fall preview event. We are looking for students who will contribute to our department's mission of promoting diversity and inclusion in the fields of ecology and evolution and who will benefit from the opportunity to learn more about the EEB program and graduate school in advance of their application.

The event is an opportunity to explore graduate education, participate in admissions workshops, and meet faculty and current graduate students. During the event, you'll have the opportunity to:

- Learn about the admissions process and get an overview of the graduate program
- Meet one-on-one with prospective faculty mentors
- Hear from current EEB graduate students on what graduate school is like
- Participate in a discussion with Students of Color of Rackham

Read more about eligibility and apply>> https://lsa.umich.edu/eeb/graduates/prospective-students/fall-preview.html

Image credit: Rumaan Malhotra

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:02:02 -0400 2020-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Livestream / Virtual EEB students spelling out EEB with sparklers at night. Image credit: Rumaan Malhotra
Workshop on Resilient Cities through Computation (October 9, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72863 72863-19735027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

The “Resilient Cities through Computation” workshop will bring together researchers from around the world who are working on various aspects of disaster science and engineering to: 1) exchange information, and 2) discuss means by which to leverage their shared computational interest for achieving community resilience.

The workshop is open to the general public. Please register if you are planning to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:56:28 -0400 2020-10-09T09:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Resilient Cities through Computation
2020 Virtual EER Prospective Student Open House (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77361 77361-19844064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Education Research

Students from all institutions are invited to attend. Participants will hear all about the program, meet the faculty and graduate students, learn about career opportunities as a UM graduate in this field and take a virtual tour of the beautiful University of Michigan campus.

Please note that applicants to the EER graduate program must have a Bachelor's and Master's degree in a traditional engineering discipline.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:53:47 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Education Research Lecture / Discussion EER Logo
Campus Graduate - 2021 Data Science Summer Internship Coffee Chats (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77868 77868-19937590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
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Organized By: University Career Center

Meet with our Credit Fraud and Risk and Enterprise Digital Analytics team for 20 minutes and learn more about the roles.

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:30:50 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Campus Graduate - 2021 Digital Analytics Summer Internship Coffee Chats (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77869 77869-19937591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Meet with our Credit Fraud and Risk and Enterprise Digital Analytics team for 20 minutes and learn more about the roles.

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:30:50 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Ford Motor Company University Relations Virtual Career Fair (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77734 77734-19909789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
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Organized By: University Career Center

At Ford Motor Company, we strive to put people first and create a culture that’s focused on doing the right thing. We believe in working together and we face challenges head-on, because we’re Built Ford Tough. We’re one team aiming to make people’s lives better while creating value, delivering excellence and ultimately going for the win.

At Ford Motor Company, we understand that our differences, and being unique, help make us stronger and more innovative. Our differences reflect the customers we serve and the customers who help drive our business.

We're excited to invite you to meet with us virtually at our upcoming Ford Day vFair! You'll have an opportunity to chat with Ford employees, learn more about the company, and explore what roles we're hiring for 2021!

Clickon the registration link to get started.

Once you have registered, onthe day of the fair you will have an opportunity to:

- Visit our interactive booths to learn more about our company and connect with our People Leaders.
- Use the "Chat" links at each booth to talk to Ford employees.
- Explore links and information about our internship and early career development programs
- We have a variety of different things to share with you that highlight all the ways that Ford is working to impact our future. You will find links to videos, presentations, and much more

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:30:48 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
U-M Structure Seminar: Jason Devlin, Ph.D. (October 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76029 76029-19655356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Structural Biology

Jason Devlin, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Stockbridge Lab
University of Michigan

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:58:32 -0400 2020-10-09T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M Structural Biology Livestream / Virtual UM Structure Seminars
Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the 60s and 70s: Kaleidoscope (October 9, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68986 68986-17207589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

The notion that abstraction was a purely formal and American art form, concerned only with timeless themes disconnected from the present, was met with increased skepticism in the midst of the political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. Kaleidoscope, UMMA’s third and final edition of this exhibition series, examines the constantly changing practices of local Detroit artists, women artists, and artists of color as they actively embraced abstraction’s possibilities. Their strategies dramatically transformed the practice of abstraction in a shifting American political landscape.

Support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund, and the Robert and Janet Miller Fund

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Exhibition Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:16:43 -0500 2020-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/Copy%2520of%2520Helen%2520Frankenthaler_Sunset%2520Corner.jpg
Collection Ensemble (October 9, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61790 61790-17071452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

EXTRAORDINARY ARTISTS, STARTLING WORKS OF ART, PUT IN DIALOG FOR YOU TO DISCOVER 

Collection Ensemble presents the first major reinstallation of UMMA's iconic entry space in over a decade. It exchanges Alumni Memorial Hall's previous focus on European and American painting for a broad mix of American, European, African, and Asian art from across media, sampling the Museum's remarkable, disparate holdings. The installation is organized into thematic and formal vignettes that respond to the concepts and ideas resonating from an extraordinary large-scale photograph of a vacant cathedral by contemporary German artist Candida Höfer. Featuring works of art by numerous famous and not-so-famous artists, many of them artists of color and women—including Charles Alston, Christo, Theaster Gates, Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Do-Ho Suh, Kara Walker, and others, Collection Ensemble reimagines the collection not as a fixed entity with one set of meanings to be unearthed, but instead as an active, creative, sometimes startling source of material and ideas, open for debate and interpretation.

Read the exhibition press release here.

JOIN US FOR THE GRAND OPENING AT UMMA AFTER HOURS Tuesday, April 2 7–10 p.m.

Gallery talks, live music, and more! This is a free event, and all are welcome.

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Exhibition Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:17:06 -0500 2020-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition https://umma.umich.edu/sites/default/files/cube_2019_03_07_v01_wht_bg.jpg
The TE3 2020 Conference (October 9, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75458 75458-19497315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 11:00am
Location: 1027 E. Huron Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

This year UMEI will host its Transportation, Energy, Economics and the Environment (TE3) conference online as a two-part webinar on Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, 2020. Topics will include grid integration for electric vehicles and behavioral factors in the vehicle market. See the TE3 website for program details and to register.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:04:32 -0400 2020-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 1027 E. Huron Building University of Michigan Energy Institute Conference / Symposium Electric Car sign
CVS Health: Finance Corporate Internships and After-College Rotational Development Program Info Session (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77945 77945-19943572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
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Organized By: University Career Center

At CVS Health, we are joined in a common purpose: helping people on their path to better health. We are working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, easier to use, less expensive and patient focused. Working together and organizing around the individual, we are pioneering a new approach to total health that puts people at the heart.

Join us virtually on October 1st from 11AM-12PM to hear about the exciting Corporate Internships and After-college opportunities in Finance!

CVS Health is a Fortune 5 company and we're looking for our next leaders to join our company.

We look forward to meeting you during this time!

Location Here: https://cvs.webex.com/cvs/j.php?MTID=m3ec16b618e1d7f8a8c379179fbdccf12

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 06:30:50 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
2020 Business Operations Fair (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75034 75034-19175344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
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Organized By: University Career Center

The University Career Center is excited to host the Business Operations Fair in a new virtual format!

For students interested in rotational programs or a variety of jobs and internships across business functions such as HR, finance and logistics

Login to you Handshake account and select "Fairs" for additional details.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:21:38 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
2020 Organ Conference: Challenging Conventions: Student Perspectives on Collaboration on the Carillon (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76701 76701-19737035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

University of Michigan carillon students Anthony DiBello, Michelle Lam, Isaac Levine, Kavitha Lobo, and Jenna Moon
Taking Turns: Ascanio Mayone and His Collaborators
Kaelan Hansson, graduate organ student and PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:15:05 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77381 77381-19846069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Canceled: Monday, October 5, 2020. Spots are still available for the October 9, 2020, course.

OVERVIEW
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster

This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main body of the workshop will cover creating batch scripts and the options available to run jobs, and hands-on experience in submitting, tracking, and interpreting the results of submitted jobs. By the end of the workshop, every participant should have created a submission script, submitted a job, tracked its progress, and collected its output. Additional tools including high-performance data transfer services and interactive use of the cluster will also be covered.

PRE-REQUISITES
This course assumes familiarity with the Linux command line as might be obtained from the ARC-TS workshop Introduction to the Linux Command Line. In particular, participants should understand how files and folders work, be able to create text files using the nano editor, and be able to create and remove files and folders. Some exposure to shell input and output redirection and pipes would also be useful.

INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Charles Antonelli
LSA Technology Services

Charles is a member of the LSA Technology Services Research team at the University of Michigan, where he is responsible for high performance computing support and education, and was an Advocate to the Departments of History and Communications. Prior to this, he built a parallel data ingestion component of a novel earth science data assimilation system, a secure packet vault, and worked on the No. 5 ESS Switch at Bell Labs in the 80s. He has taught courses in operating systems, distributed file systems, C++ programming, security, and database application design.

John Thiels
LSA Technology Services

MATERIALS
Lecture Notes (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yZCyfBaK9GVCI64oUW-99HtUO5RNwSlqpeUNo8BjgWI/edit#slide=id.p1)
Great Lakes Slurm HPC cluster (https://arc-ts.umich.edu/greatlakes/)
Great Lakes User Guide (https://arc-ts.umich.edu/greatlakes/user-guide/)
Two-page Cheat Sheet (https://arc-ts.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/05/Great-Lakes-Cheat-Sheet.pdf)

COURSE PREPARATION
In order to participate successfully in the workshop exercises, you must have a Great Lakes user login, a Slurm account, and be enrolled in Duo. The user login allows you to log in to the cluster, create, compile, and test applications, and prepare jobs for submission. The Slurm account allows you to submit those jobs, executing the applications in parallel on the cluster and charging their resource use to the account. Duo is required to help authenticate you to the cluster.

USER LOGIN
If you already have a Great Lakes user login, you don’t need to do anything. Otherwise, go to the application page at http://arc-ts.umich.edu/login-request/ to request a Great Lakes user login.

Please note that obtaining a user account requires human processing, so be sure to do this at least two business days before class begins.

SLURM ACCOUNT
We create a Slurm account for the workshop so you can run jobs on the cluster during the workshop and for one day after for those who would like additional practice. The workshop job account is quite limited and is intended only to run examples to help you cement the details of job submission and management. If you already have an existing Slurm account, you can use that, though if there are any issues with that account, we will ask you to use the workshop account.

DUO AUTHENTICATION
Duo two-factor authentication is required to log in to the cluster. When logging in, you will need to type your UMICH (AKA Level 1) password as well as authenticate through Duo in order to access Great Lakes.

If you need to enroll in Duo, follow the instructions at Enroll a Smartphone or Tablet in Duo (https://documentation.its.umich.edu/2fa/enroll-smartphone-or-tablet-duo).

Please enroll in Duo before you come to class.

LAPTOP PREPARATION
You will need VPN software to access the U-M network on which Great Lakes is located. If you do not have VPN software already installed, please download and install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN software following these instructions (https://its.umich.edu/enterprise/wifi-networks/vpn/getting-started). Please use the ‘Campus All traffic’ profile in the Cisco client.

You will need an ssh client to connect to the Great Lakes cluster. Mac OS X and Linux platforms have this built-in. Here are a couple of choices for Windows platforms:

Download and install U-M PuTTY/WinSCP from the Compute at the U website (https://its.umich.edu/computing/computers-software/compute). This includes both the PuTTY ssh client and terminal emulator and a graphical file transfer tool in one installer. This document describes how to download and use this software, except please note you will be connecting to greatlakes.arc-ts.umich.edu instead of the cited host (https://documentation.its.umich.edu/node/350). You must have administrative authority over your computer to install this software.

Download PuTTY directly from the developer (https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html). Download the putty.exe application listed under “Alternative binary files,”, then execute the application. You do not need administrative authority over your computer to use this software.

Our Great Lakes User Guide in Section 1.2 describes in more detail how to use PuTTY to connect to Great Lakes (https://arc-ts.umich.edu/greatlakes/user-guide/).

Please prepare and test your computer’s ability to make remote connections before class; we cannot stop to debug connection issues during the class.

A Zoom link will be provided to the participants the day before the class. Registration is required. Please note this session will be recorded.

Instructor will be available at the Zoom link, to be provided, from 12 -1 PM for computer setup assistance.

If you have questions about this workshop, please send an email to the instructors at hpc-course@umich.edu.

Register
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 12-4pm: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/advanced-research-computing-on-the-great-lakes-cluster-4/register/

Friday, October 9, 2020, 12-4pm: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/advanced-research-computing-on-the-great-lakes-cluster-5/register/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:15:27 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Workshop / Seminar
Biophysics Virtual Seminar Series (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76961 76961-19782523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

*Please see below for the link to join the Zoom livestream*

The Biophysics Virtual Seminar Series Presents:

Hong Qian - Olga Jung Wan Endowed Professor of Applied Mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington

“A Mathematical Principle of Stochastic Chemical Kinetics and
Emergent Chemical Thermodynamics that Applies to Living Cells”

Abstract: In contrast to featureless point masses in Mechanics, a macromolecule in biochemistry has a large number of internal degrees of freedom in terms of atoms. The behavior of even a single protein in an aqueous environment, is often so complex that the mathematical representation of biochemical kinetics has to be statistical. In this talk, I present a stochastic formulation of general chemical reaction systems, with *N* species and *M* stochastic elementary reactions in solution and show how J. W. Gibbs’ macroscopic equilibrium chemical thermodynamics can be derived as a mathematical result, with an entropic force as its center piece. Our theory is actually applicable to mesoscopic open chemical systems with a chemostat, such as a single living cell. I then discuss the application of this theory to understand the notion of non-genetic phenotype switching, in terms of a landscape, in cell differentiation and cancer heterogeneity.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:27:08 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Biophysics Livestream / Virtual Zoom Passcode: Biophysics
CSEAS Lecture Series. Drawing Borders in Blood: DNA Testing, Citizenship, and Statelessness Prevention in Thailand (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76312 76312-19687505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Virtual lecture via Zoom Webinar. Please register at:
http://myumi.ch/NxgZN

Despite its authoritarian commitments, the Thai government is regularly lauded by the UN for its statelessness prevention and eradication efforts. Photographs of happy “hill tribe” youth receiving their national ID cards are widely circulated by both the Thai government and human rights advocates, and are often invoked as examples of “best practices” for statelessness prevention. A relatively recent hallmark of this highly celebrated agenda is DNA testing. How is this test performed and adjudicated, and what logics underlie a program that promotes citizenship by blood? More importantly, what are the political and theoretical implications for pursuing these logics in citizenship adjudication? Drawing on extensive ethnographic and survey research, I argue that DNA testing, while “verifying” the citizenship claims of thousands of individuals on case-by-case bases, also produces an increasingly powerful and expansive infrastructure of body/border drawing, maintenance, and surveillance. Moreover, the research indicates that even as state and humanitarian advocates applaud the “objectivity” of DNA tests in adjudication of citizenship claims, the DNA test is carried out in connection with a range of highly contingent, subjective, and uneven practices at individual, local, and bureaucratic levels. Ultimately, the logics that underlie the DNA test are those of ever-expanding, yet ever-incomplete territorialization—a project that seeks complete, but ultimately unattainable, knowledge of, authority over, and reconciliation between individuals to territory.

Amanda Flaim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in James Madison College and the Department of Sociology. She studies problems and paradoxes in human rights and development policy in Southeast Asia among indigenous, highlander, and migrant communities in particular. Her research agendas include the politics of borders, statelessness, and citizenship, labor exploitation and human trafficking discourse, and livelihoods transformations associated with dam development and climate change along the Mekong River.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:17:25 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Livestream / Virtual Flaim_image
E. & J. Gallo Winery: IT Info Session (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78195 78195-19991020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Please join us as we chat about IT at E. & J. Gallo Winery andthe different opportunities available for internships and full time roles.

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:30:50 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Explore the arts in Downtown Ann Arbor! (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76129 76129-19663639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

The downtown Ann Arbor area is full of vibrant arts organizations, businesses, and public art. This self-guided art tour will welcome you to the rich arts culture that the downtown area has to offer. Enjoy this tour from the comfort of your own space or follow along on foot by following the Google map! We have highlighted the places we think students should know about, listed the free or low-cost resources they offer, and gave you some hints for fun things to spot along the way!

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Other Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:53:55 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Art Around Town
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Social Science Methodology (I3SM) Free Livestream / Virtual (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78236 78236-19996943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Political Science

ABSTRACT: What sparks environmental policy leadership? Traditional explanations emphasize the importance of domestic interest groups and institutions but often overlook transnational actors that advocate for the adoption and spread of environmental policies. In this paper, I provide a new dataset on the adoption of environmental policies and develop a new definition of environmental policy leadership. I then show how transnational environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) use their advocacy to stimulate countries' policy innovation and amplify their influence. I find that countries adopt new environmental policies at a 46% higher rate when more transnational ENGOs are present and countries that share more transnational ENGOs are 24% more likely to form leader-follower policymaking relationships. Transnational ENGOs appear to play an important role in catalyzing increases in national environmental policy leadership.

The primary function of this workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for students and faculty to present their current projects and to receive feedback on either the methodological component of their project or a methodology under development. Presenters can also present new research questions and ideas and receive ideas about which methodologies would work best to tackle such questions. We define methodology broadly as the approaches to which data is collected and/or organized to give empirical content to social science research. It includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

To join the meeting via Zoom, email skuzushi@umich.edu for the meeting link.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:24:13 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Political Science Livestream / Virtual Lerner
Learning from History at The Henry Ford – Two Perspectives (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77772 77772-19911886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum Studies Program

This is a conversation where each participant will discuss a different project that they were involved with at The Henry Ford Museum. The presenters are:
- Bradley L. Taylor (Associate Director Emeritus, Museum Studies Program)
- Calder Fong (PhD, Germanic Languages and Literatures)

Taylor's talk showcases Henry Ford’s efforts to preserve historic buildings by moving them from across the country and re-assembling them at Greenfield Village. The stories of three English structures brought to the Village will challenge assumptions about the nature of “originality” and “authenticity.”

Fong will trace the history of an 1887 Crossley Bros. internal combustion engine at The Henry Ford Museum. Along the journey he will discuss Henry Ford as an early pioneer of urbexing and explore the wide range of disciplines that intertwine at this museum of American innovation.

Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93045738463
Meeting ID: 930 4573 8463
Password: 103356

Full details can be found here: http://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/event/learning-from-history-at-the-henry-ford-two-perspectives/

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:08:28 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum Studies Program Livestream / Virtual The Henry Ford's Sir John Bennett Jewelry Store and the Deluxe Engine
LUNCH & LEARN: "A Michigan IOE - Oh the Places You’ll Go!" — Heather Mason (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77880 77880-19939568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

This event is open to all U-M students, faculty, and staff.

Title:
A Michigan IOE - Oh the Places You’ll Go!

Abstract:
Your degree will lend itself to such a wide variety of businesses and roles - you are really only limited by your, and perhaps your potential employer’s, imagination. Where there are processes, problems to solve and the need for integration, your education will serve you well. As will well-developed “softer” skill, including creativity, listening, speaking, writing, managing and leading. Let’s explore options as you consider your place in the world after Ann Arbor (or wherever you are Zooming from)!

Bio:
Heather Mason is an accomplished corporate executive, leader, and strategist with 25+ years of experience building and restructuring organizations for rapid, sustained growth. Throughout her career, she has steered multibillion-dollar businesses through major industry and economic changes- growing profits and outpacing competitors around the world.

For most of her career, Heather served as corporate officer of Abbott Laboratories. As head of Abbott Nutrition, she overhauled the $7B consumer-focused business to deliver products that were first and fast to market, with rising gross margin profiles. Her efforts increased free cash flow and delivered above-market growth in China, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. Before directing the nutrition business, Heather served as senior vice president of the $1.3B Diabetes Care division. In this position, she led the creation of the revolutionary FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system, which prompted to-to-bottom organizational transformation and has since generated >$1B in annual revenue.

In prior roles, she launched blockbuster products (HUMIRA®, LAETRA®, AND BIAXIN®), drove >20% top-line growth in Latin America, shaped a groundbreaking pricing and access approach to the global HIV pandemic, and rolled out new products in Brazil, China, India, and Russia. Heather continually unearthed new ways to reach global markets, and boldly challenged the status quo with regard to pricing and reimbursement- applying deep knowledge of market drivers to overtake the competition.

As a core contributor to boards and executive committees, Heather has charted the course for global, national, and local organizations. She currently serves on the board of the Assertio Therapeutics asa member of both the audit and compensation committees; Advisory board member and co-chairs of the Innovation Committee for the University of Michigan College of Engineering; Steering Committee member for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Kilts Center for Marketing; she’s on the Board of Directors of Kids in Danger, a consumer safety organization; she was Board Chair of the Institute for FOrmula Manufacturers; she served on the Board of Directors of the California Life Sciences Association, and chaired the Board of Directors for Bay Bio’s foundation, Bay Bio Institute.

Heather holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:15:02 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Heather Mason
MCDB Virtual Seminar: Structural Insights into TRP channels gating (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77386 77386-19846073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Randy Stockbridge

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:06:20 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB-initials-and-microscope-in yellow on a blue square
Open Office Hours with Director Christina Olsen and Museum Staff (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78246 78246-19998912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

These office hours are open for drop-in. Registration is not required.: .

There’s a lot to talk about. Christina Olsen, director of the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), wants to hear from you. This fall’s edition of Open Office Hours  will focus on hearing your feedback about UMMA’s Commitment to Anti-Racist Action, what you’d like to see UMMA doing in the midst of the pandemic, and your ideas about the future. Meet Tina and one other member of her team over Zoom for a chance to share your views in an informal and intimate setting. Dates and times as follows:

12-1 pm Friday, October 9

12-1 pm Friday, October 16

12-1 pm Friday, November 13

Zoom discussions will take place on a first-come, first-served basis. Individual discussions can be up to 15 minutes. Participants will queue using Zoom’s  “waiting room” feature if another discussion is already underway. The meeting host will message people in the waiting room to keep them informed on approximate wait times.

To drop-in to Open Office Hours use this link: 



Meeting ID: 969 8100 4915

 

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Other Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:15:59 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Rackham North: The Power of Storytelling (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75985 75985-19633715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Charles Jacobs, leadership consultant and author of Management Rewired, will draw on insights from neuroscience and the humanities to share the power of storytelling as an approach to creating change and influencing others. The webinar will include a discussion of the five applications of storytelling and opportunities for applying them to your own scholarly work. Participants should come prepared with an idea or topic to engage with related to their research or a passion project.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/MER7G.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:15:25 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76457 76457-19717152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:58:39 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
Friday Afternoon Mindful Moments Meditation Session (October 9, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76824 76824-19747045@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:30pm
Location: Online
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

For Fall 2020 (starting September 16th), sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 5-5:30pm and Fridays from 12:30-1pm. Sessions will be held via Zoom (http://bit.ly/umich-mindful), and you must request the Zoom meeting password by emailing mindfulmoments-requests@umich.edu.For questions or to be added to our listserv, please email us at mindfulmoments@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:06 -0400 2020-10-09T12:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Online Maize Pages Student Organizations Social / Informal Gathering
Detective Mystery Films – Shelter-in-Place Edition (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75512 75512-19515156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Together we’ll enjoy detective mystery films available to stream at home. We’ll have a virtual meeting online, followed by individual screening of the film at home, and a subsequent online discussion meeting. Three mystery films are planned: In The Heat of the Night, Four Seasons in Havana, and a 3rd film to be announced.
Scheduled films are subject to change, as streaming service availability may change.

Each film will have two online meeting sessions: a presentation meeting on a Friday, and a discussion meeting the following Tuesday. Watch the film at home in between the two meetings. Access to a streaming service subscription (such as Amazon Prime and Netflix) is required. Some films may be available to rent.

Some films contain mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.

Instructor George Ferrell has led several detective mystery film study groups, including the first shelter-at- home film group. The study group will meet on October 9, 13, 23, 27 and November 6 and 10.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:01:02 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020 (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78002 78002-19951597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration (for both the challenge and the Zoom events): https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events
All National Coming Out Week events: https://bit.ly/SC-NCOW

Wikipedia is the largest, most popular online reference work, covering all areas of history and contemporary life. However, both the topics it covers and the people who edit its articles don’t reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community - most editors and article subjects are straight, cis, white men. Let's change that. In honor of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Week, join us for LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020! This year, we'll be challenging folks to edit throughout the week, and then join us on Friday, October 8th from 2 - 3 PM for a debrief. There will also be two hours of co-working on Monday and an hour of co-working leading up to the debrief, where you can join a call and chat with other editors!

Learn how to edit a Wikipedia article with this video tutorial: https://bit.ly/36iB3tu

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:22:51 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Editing can be done at any point in the week, and attendance to synchronous events is optional. There are co-working hours on Monday from 10 AM to 12 PM and on Friday from 1 PM to 2 PM. There is a debrief on Friday from 2 PM to 3 PM.
Minicolloquium |Physics with ZEUS (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78179 78179-19989041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Physics

Minicolloquium link: http://myumi.ch/AxgeZ

The multipetawatt laser ZEUS will be a new NSF funded midscale international user facility based at the University of Michigan. It is under construction and due to be completed in 2023. Once constructed, it will be the most powerful laser pulse in the US. In this talk I will describe the physics motivation for ZEUS and the experiments it will enable, including plasma-based particle acceleration, ultra-short duration coherent photon sources, and probing the physics of strong fields including matter-from-light experiments.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:15:43 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar
Phondi Discussion Group (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77892 77892-19939593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
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. We meet roughly biweekly during the academic year to present our research, discuss "hot" topics in the field, and practice upcoming conference or other presentations. We welcome anyone with interests in phonetics and phonology to join us.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:39:05 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Livestream / Virtual
Stamps @ Home: Virtual Forum on Race, Justice, and Equity (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77756 77756-19911870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Join us on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 1 pm to hear from a panel of Stamps students and alumni as they share the ways that they are pursuing racial justice, tackling systemic racism, and making a difference within their creative fields.

Moderated by Brian Banks, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

Panelists include:
- Titus Brooks Heagins (MFA ‘02), Photographer
- Keesa V. Johnson (MDes ‘21), Current Stamps Graduate Candidate, Integrative Design
- Beatriz Lozano (BFA ‘16), Designer, Sunday Afternoon
- Destini Riley (BFA ‘21), Current Stamps Undergraduate Student, Fine Art and Video Studies
- Shane Ward (BFA ‘96), Creative Director, GIII - Men’s Footwear Division, DKNY / G.H. Bass & Co.

Stamps events are free and open to the public, and we are committed to making them accessible to all attendees. This event will be online using the Zoom platform with an auto-generated Live Transcript available. If you anticipate needing any additional accommodations to participate, please email Melissa Herter at arnettm@umich.edu at least one week in advance of the scheduled event so we can arrange for your accommodation or an effective alternative. After receiving your request, our team will follow up with you directly.

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsfuuqqT4iHdyo7iWcllmd8VhwrURLX50a

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:15:14 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/1000x501-Stamps_at_home-web-image.jpg
The Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics (IWCP) (October 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76252 76252-19679572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP)

The Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) provides a platform for sharing and improving research that provides comparative perspectives on the causes and effects of political and economic processes. We have participants from Economics, the Ford School of Public Policy, the Law School, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Mathematics, Political Science, the Ross School of Business, Sociology, Statistics, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

To receive the Zoom meeting link or join the IWCP listserv, please email waire@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:08:31 -0400 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics (IWCP) Livestream / Virtual IWCP
Fall 2020 - AE285 Seminar Series, Impact of Engineering Ethics - Boeing 737 Max, George Halow, UM (October 9, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78281 78281-20002862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

George Halow
Professor of Practice
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan

Among the most critical traits of effective leaders is ethics. Ethics are a fundamental requirement for leading people, engendering the trust and confidence of your customers, co-workers, and the community at large, and for delivering the best and most reliable products and services. Furthermore, they embody the “right things to do”. It has been said, “it takes years to build a reputation for strong ethics, and just one single lapse to risk destroying it for years to come.” This is especially true in business.

This seminar examines a high-profile breach in ethics – what happened, the immediate impacts, and the lasting legacies it left.

About the speaker...
George Halow is Professor of Practice in Aerospace Engineering, a position he has held since May 1, 2019.

Prior to this, George served 31 years at Ford Motor Company in multiple capacities, including Chief Program Engineer for multiple vehicle lines, including Expedition, Navigator, Ranger, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car, where he had lead responsibility for both the business and technical elements of running a vehicle program, Chief Functional Engineer, responsible for product design for interior and exterior vehicle components and systems, globally, and many other positions in engineering, manufacturing, and busines strategy.

George’s educational background includes an MBA from INSEAD in France, a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Throughout his career, George has been very active in support of universities – he was Ford’s Executive Champion for the University of Michigan Student Vehicle Teams, Ford’s representative on the Georgia Tech Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Executive Advisory Board, and gave lectures to students on Ethics & Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, Sustainability, and Career Building. He has published teaching materials on business ethics through the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, marketed by both Michigan and Harvard, and used by over 30 universities worldwide.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:50:10 -0400 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction George Halow
Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women's Vote (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77531 77531-19879811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Organized by AIGA in partnership with League of Women Voters

2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote in 1920. It was the first legislation for women’s voting rights. Not until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 were voting rights of ALL women protected and enforced, and intimidation tactics progressively eliminated.  The Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote poster campaign, organized by AIGA in partnership with the League of Women Voters, commemorates this milestone. A core group of invited women of design submitted the first 65 non-partisan posters, to launch the initiative with their vision and voices. Through the posters, these women joined forces to collectively contribute to dialogue in design and society. This moment in history is an incredible opportunity to catalyze women in design, voting rights, citizenship, community, and diversity. The collection aspires to not only support present day voter participation, but to also serve as a backdrop for discourse and examination of the history of voting rights and women’s fight for equality.  The poster initiative continues at aiga.org/vote, where AIGA members can contribute posters to motivate the American public to register and turn out to vote in the 2020 general election, as well as local elections to come. Posters are available for free download online.

The Get Out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote exhibition at Stamps Gallery includes a selection of the 65 posters chosen by a committee of Stamps faculty, students, and staff including Nicholas Dowgwillo, Eloise Janssen, Keesa V. Johnson, Francis Nunoo-Quarcoo, Endi Poskovic, Destini Riley, and Stamps Gallery. The exhibition includes posters by Audrey Bennett, Johanna Björk, Karen Cheng, Emily Comfort, Jenny El-Shamy, Dinah Fried, Karin Fong, Anne M. Giangiulio, Annabelle Gould, Brockett Horne, Meena Khalili, nicole killian + shawné michaelain holloway, Karen Kurycki, Marty Maxwell Lane, Zuzana Licko, Ana Llorente, Beatriz Lozano, Kelly Salchow MacArthur, Rebeca Mendez, Lana Rigsby, Kaleena Sales, Renee Seward, Laurel Shoemaker, Nancy Sklolos,  Hannah Smotrich, Shanti Sparrow, Jennifer Sterling, Fearn de Vicq, Cymone Wilder, and Lynne Yun.

Fall 2020 Hours and Policies
Beginning September 15, 2020, Stamps Gallery will be open to University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-7 pm.
All visitors must have a valid M-Card to enter Stamps Gallery. We are unable to welcome the general public to this space at this time.

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Exhibition Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:52:24 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/2020_gotv_header-02.jpg
HistLing Discussion Group: "The origin of the Greek future deponents" (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77802 77802-19931626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

This week's featured speaker is professor Ben Fortson, who will give a presentation entitled "The origin of the Greek future deponents."

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:40:53 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T14:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Livestream / Virtual
LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020 (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78002 78002-19951598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration (for both the challenge and the Zoom events): https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events
All National Coming Out Week events: https://bit.ly/SC-NCOW

Wikipedia is the largest, most popular online reference work, covering all areas of history and contemporary life. However, both the topics it covers and the people who edit its articles don’t reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community - most editors and article subjects are straight, cis, white men. Let's change that. In honor of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Week, join us for LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020! This year, we'll be challenging folks to edit throughout the week, and then join us on Friday, October 8th from 2 - 3 PM for a debrief. There will also be two hours of co-working on Monday and an hour of co-working leading up to the debrief, where you can join a call and chat with other editors!

Learn how to edit a Wikipedia article with this video tutorial: https://bit.ly/36iB3tu

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:22:51 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Editing can be done at any point in the week, and attendance to synchronous events is optional. There are co-working hours on Monday from 10 AM to 12 PM and on Friday from 1 PM to 2 PM. There is a debrief on Friday from 2 PM to 3 PM.
Rackham 101: Understanding What Rackham Can Do For You (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77071 77071-19792542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Join members of the Rackham Team as they discuss the different opportunities, programs, and resources available to you during your time as a graduate student.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ovMjd.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:15:42 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76614 76614-19729086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter, attend the Rackham’s Resolution Office’s open office hours weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible, you may spend a brief amount of time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. They will be with you as quickly as possible.
Zoom Meeting ID: 981 5994 7930
For more information on what the Resolution Officer has to offer visit https://myumi.ch/PlPB4.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:15:31 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Real and Imagined: Fabric Works and Video Animations by Heidi Kumao (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77532 77532-19879834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Stamps Gallery is pleased to present Real and Imagined: Fabric Works and Video Animations, a solo exhibition of narrative fabric works and experimental animations by Stamps Professor Heidi Kumao.

Using fabric cutouts and machine and hand stitching on industrial felt, Kumao gives physical form to the intangible dynamics underlying ordinary conversations and relationships from a feminist perspective. Intentionally minimal, each image distills an interaction, traumatic incident, or power imbalance into an accessible visual narrative. Recognizable objects such as chairs, roots, ladders, or spotlights set the stage for the story to unfold. Events are captured midstream, suspended in time like a felt film still.

The exhibition is inspired, in part, by the courage, testimony, and experiences of women (like Christine Blasey Ford) who publicly report assault, harassment, or misconduct. The #MeToo movement gave voice to thousands of women to tell their personal stories, but also exposed a hostile backlash meant to silence them. The title, “Real and Imagined,” is a deliberate contradiction; if one is true, the other must not be. In practice, however, both terms are used to reference a woman’s testimony and determine how it is publicly interpreted. Her account is accepted as truthful by many and simultaneously dismissed as imaginary by the court of public opinion: “her memory is wrong,” “she imagined it.”

The works in “Real and Imagined: Fabric Works and Video Animations” make difficult conversations and relationships tangible by stripping them down to their essentials.

Wordless physical gestures highlight the psychological and emotional forces at play behind even the smallest of interactions.

Biography
Heidi Kumao has created award-winning experimental films, video installations, cinema machines, electronic clothing, and kinetic sculptures. She has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally including shows at Art Science Museum Singapore, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona), and Museu da Imagem e do Som (São Paulo). She has received fellowships from the Creative Capital Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a professor at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.

Fall 2020 Hours and Policies
Beginning September 15, 2020, Stamps Gallery will be open to University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-7 pm.
All visitors must have a valid M-Card to enter Stamps Gallery. We are unable to welcome the general public to this space at this time.

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Exhibition Mon, 21 Sep 2020 18:15:10 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Exhibition https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/HK-Real-and-Imagined-email-header-01.jpg
Respond / Resist / Rethink: A Stamps Poster & Video Exhibition (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77530 77530-19879787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Stamps Student Poster & Video Exhibition

Stamps Gallery is proud to kick-off the fall semester with Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Student Poster & Video Exhibition, which brings together powerful posters and playful videos made by the students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the stakeholders in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We found inspiration in the thoughtful words of renowned civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) who wrote, “My fellow Americans, this is a special moment in our history. Just as people of all faiths and no faiths, and all backgrounds, creeds, and colors banded together decades ago to fight for equality and justice in a peaceful, orderly, non-violent fashion, we must do so again.” His powerful words are a reminder for all of us - present and future generations to stay hopeful, proactive, and resilient in our collective efforts to end racial discrimination and foster a true democracy.

In this spirit, Stamps Gallery invited the undergraduate and graduate students at Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, to design posters and make videos to respond and contemplate what each of us can do to build a stronger community, one that is based on the values of racial equality, justice and belonging. How can we acknowledge our own biases, learn from each other, and listen to the voices of those that have been silenced? We are at a pivotal moment in our history as the pandemic radically transforms everyday life. Through this exhibition Stamps Gallery asks the UM community to come together as artists and audiences and envision models for inclusion that are grounded in equality, belonging and empathy.

Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Stamps Student Poster & Video Exhibition includes work by Emily Albright, Adriana Alcala, Nathan Byrne, David Forsee, Eloise Jansenn, Rey Jeong, Sohyun Lim, Anika Love, Maggie McConnell, Willian Minzer, Judah Premble, Casey Rheault, Natalia Rocafuerte, Jenna Scheen, Ellie Schmidt, Abigail Seguin, LaKyla Thomas, Elijah Thompson, Benjamin Winans, and Molly Wu.

Artwork was selected through an open call by a committee of Stamps faculty, students, and staff including Nicholas Dowgwillo, Eloise Janssen, Keesa V. Johnson, Francis Nunoo-Quarcoo, Endi Poskovic, Destini Riley, and Stamps Gallery.

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Respond / Resist / Rethink: A Stamps Poster & Video Exhibition
Respond / Resist / Rethink: A Stamps Poster & Video Exhibition
September 15, 2020 – December 4, 2020

Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Stamps Student Poster & Video Exhibition

Stamps Gallery is proud to kick-off the fall semester with Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Student Poster & Video Exhibition, which brings together powerful posters and playful videos made by the students of Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.

Stamps Gallery is an incubator and lab for contemporary artists and designers to explore ideas and projects that catalyze positive social change. As the pandemic grips our nation it has exposed the social, political, and economic disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The world witnessed in horror and sadness the meaningless loss of African American lives with George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others that we will never know. National and international outcries brought people together from multiple races, genders, and generations - on social media and in the streets - to publicly demand an end to police brutality, structural racism, and emphasizing that Black Lives Matter. What is the role of a university gallery in this time of crisis? How can we foster an inclusive platform for the stakeholders in our community to voice their ideas and foster a community based on equality, belonging, respect? We found inspiration in the thoughtful words of renowned civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) who wrote, “My fellow Americans, this is a special moment in our history. Just as people of all faiths and no faiths, and all backgrounds, creeds, and colors banded together decades ago to fight for equality and justice in a peaceful, orderly, non-violent fashion, we must do so again.” His powerful words are a reminder for all of us - present and future generations to stay hopeful, proactive, and resilient in our collective efforts to end racial discrimination and foster a true democracy.

In this spirit, Stamps Gallery invited the undergraduate and graduate students at Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, to design posters and make videos to respond and contemplate what each of us can do to build a stronger community, one that is based on the values of racial equality, justice and belonging. How can we acknowledge our own biases, learn from each other, and listen to the voices of those that have been silenced? We are at a pivotal moment in our history as the pandemic radically transforms everyday life. Through this exhibition Stamps Gallery asks the UM community to come together as artists and audiences and envision models for inclusion that are grounded in equality, belonging and empathy.

Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Stamps Student Poster & Video Exhibition includes work by Emily Albright, Adriana Alcala, Nathan Byrne, David Forsee, Eloise Jansenn, Rey Jeong, Sohyun Lim, Anika Love, Maggie McConnell, Willian Minzer, Judah Premble, Casey Rheault, Natalia Rocafuerte, Jenna Scheen, Ellie Schmidt, Abigail Seguin, LaKyla Thomas, Elijah Thompson, Benjamin Winans, and Molly Wu.

Artwork was selected through an open call by a committee of Stamps faculty, students, and staff including Nicholas Dowgwillo, Eloise Janssen, Keesa V. Johnson, Francis Nunoo-Quarcoo, Endi Poskovic, Destini Riley, and Stamps Gallery.


Fall 2020 Hours and Policies
Beginning September 15, 2020, Stamps Gallery will be open to University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-7 pm.
All visitors must have a valid M-Card to enter Stamps Gallery. We are unable to welcome the general public to this space at this time.

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Auditions Mon, 21 Sep 2020 18:15:10 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Auditions https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/Respond.jpg
Scripts, Sounds, and Songs: Mediating History in the Caucasus and Beyond (Part 1) | Crosscultural Archives and Contrapuntal Reading: Three Texts from an Era of Transition (October 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76661 76661-19735023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

Please register in advance for the webinar here:
http://myumi.ch/O4zKR
After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar.

The 10th-century Arab historian and geographer Al-Mas'udi long ago called the Caucasus “jabal al-alsun,” the "mountain of tongues," referencing the densely compacted presence of topographical variation and cultural-linguistic diversity. This description rings true locally, as a dynamic internal to the region’s indigenous inhabitants, as well as transregionally, to the extent that the historical destiny of the Caucasus has generally been determined by external pressures, above all the interimperial rivalry unfolding in recent centuries between Russia, Iran, and Ottoman Turkey. One of the many challenges in studying the Caucasus, then, arises from the need for a crosscultural and multilingual archive which asks to be read “contrapuntally,” as Edward Said would have it, to grasp the entangled nature of historical events and cultural processes. This talk looks at three texts representing two successive military conflicts of the late eighteenth century: Agha Mohammad Khan's campaign of 1795, which briefly reasserted Persian control over the South Caucasus while devastating the region, and Count Valerian Zubov’s campaign of 1796, militarily inconsequential but anticipating Russia's annexation of the South Caucasus in the decades to come. The texts that will be examined are the Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin’s “On the Return of Count Zubov from Persia” (1797), the Armenian Harutiun Araratian (Artemy of Ararat)’s “Life and Adventures” (1813), and the Georgian poet Nikoloz Baratashvili’s “The Fate of Kartli” (1839). All three texts address the key events of a transitional decade which saw the South Caucasus pass from Persian into Russian hands and reflect shifting perspectives that owe much to the complex interplay between ethnicity, social class, political allegiances, and aesthetic form.

Harsha Ram's first book, “The Imperial Sublime: A Russian Poetics of Empire” (2003), addressed the relationship between poetic genre, aesthetic theory, territorial space, and political power in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Russian literature. His recent publications chiefly concern Russian-Georgian and Russian-Italian literary relations in the context of theories of world literature and comparative modernisms. His forthcoming book, “The Geopoetics of Sovereignty. Literature and the Russian-Georgian Encounter,” seeks to provide a historical account of cultural relations between Georgian and Russian artists and writers over the course of the nineteenth century and early Soviet eras, focusing specifically on how the Caucasus region has been mapped geopolitically as contested territory and geopoetically as a space of natural and ethnolinguistic diversity. His third book project, tentatively titled “The Worlding of Russian Literature,” will examine the interaction of Russian and world literatures during two crucial moments of transition and rupture: the 1840s, which saw the emergence of plebeian intellectuals and a new sense of the public sphere, and the 1920s, when the Russian avant-garde sought to reimagine the relationship between society and the written word.

Samuel Hodgkin is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University, who has published on the modern verse, theater, and criticism of Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. His current book project, entitled “The Nightingales’ Congress: Literary Representatives in the Communist East,” shows how the Soviet internationalist project of world literature emerged from sustained engagement between leftist writers of West and South Asia and state-sponsored writers of the multinational Soviet East.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at armenianstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:53:30 -0400 2020-10-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Armenian Studies Livestream / Virtual Harsha Ram, Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley
Economic Theory: Scoring Strategic Agents (October 9, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81677 81677-20941461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
I introduce a model of predictive scoring. A receiver wants to predict a sender’s quality. An intermediary observes multiple features of the sender and aggregates them into a score. Based on the score, the receiver takes a decision. The sender wants the most favorable decision, and she can distort each feature at a privately known cost. I characterize the most accurate scoring rule. This rule underweights some features to deter sender distortion, and overweights other features so that the score is correct on average. The receiver prefers this score to full disclosure because the aggregated information mitigates his commitment problem.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:42:44 -0500 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
2020 Election: Voter Turnout and Access in Ohio and Michigan (October 9, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76127 76127-19901735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The Ford School invites you to join us for a conversation on voting rights and voter access, featuring Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (link is external) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (link is external). Jenna Bednar, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, will moderate. Secretaries Benson and LaRose will discuss state-level approaches to voter access since 2016. Issues surrounding voter turnout during the upcoming 2020 election will also be discussed, including voting during the coronavirus pandemic.

For more details visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/2020-election-voter-turnout-and-access-ohio-and-michigan

From the panelists' bios:

Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. In this role she is focused on ensuring elections are secure and accessible, and dramatically improving customer experiences for all who interact with our offices. Benson is the author of State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process, the first major book on the role of the secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign finance laws. A graduate of Harvard Law School and expert on civil rights law, education law and election law, Benson served as dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. She continues to serve as vice chair of the advisory board for the Levin Center at Wayne Law, which she founded with former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin. Previously, Benson was an associate professor and associate director of Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.

Frank LaRose took office as Ohio's 51st Secretary of State on January 14th, 2019. Prior to being elected to statewide office, he served two terms in the State Senate representing the 27th Senate District in northeast Ohio. As Ohio’s Secretary of State, LaRose is doing his part to deliver a thriving democracy and a prosperous economy. In his role as Ohio’s chief elections officer, he’s working to ensure Ohio’s elections are secure, accurate and accessible. He is also supporting Ohio entrepreneurs as the sole authority to receive and approve articles of incorporation for Ohio businesses. Among numerous recognitions, LaRose was named the Legislator of the Year in 2016 by the Ohio Association of Election Officials in recognition of his support and commitment to improving Ohio’s election process. LaRose, a native of northeast Ohio, graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Consumer Affairs and Business.

Jenna Bednar is a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, the Edie N Goldenberg Endowed Director for the Michigan in Washington Program, and a member of the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. Her research combines positive political theory and systems theory to study how formal institutions, such as laws, electoral rules, or constitutions, remain effective in complex environments. Her most recent book,The Robust Federation demonstrates how complementary institutions maintain and adjust the distribution of authority between national and state governments.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:17:54 -0400 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Jocelyn Benson and Frank LaRose
American Express Finance - Part IV: Leveraging Big Data to Drive Insights (October 9, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77462 77462-19856024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Are you interested in learning more about what it’s like to work in Finance at American Express?

You are invited to join us for theInside Finance @ American Express series.

Part IV: Leveraging Big Datato Drive Insights
Friday, October 9
3:00pm – 3:45pm

Please click here to join: https://amex.webex.com/amex/j.php?MTID=m6c17bbd4ec5aab1b4418aac929aec2d7

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Careers / Jobs Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:30:41 -0400 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:45:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
HET Seminar | A Double Copy for Celestial Amplitudes (October 9, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77375 77375-19846053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Seminar link:http://myumi.ch/O4P7E

Celestial amplitudes which use conformal primary wavefunctions rather than plane waves as external states offer a novel opportunity to study properties of amplitudes with manifest conformal covariance and give insight into a potential holographic celestial CFT at the null boundary of asymptotically flat space. With the notion of energy traded for the conformal dimension under the Lorentz group acting on the celestial sphere, energetically soft theorems of QFT scattering amplitudes are replaced by "conformally soft" theorems. Moreover, since translation invariance is obscured in the conformal basis, features of amplitudes that heavily rely on it, such as the remarkable relations between gauge theory and gravity amplitudes known as the double copy, appear to be lost. My main focus in this talk is to show that there exists nevertheless a well-defined procedure for a celestial double copy. This requires a generalization of the usual squaring of numerators to first promoting them to generalized differential operators acting on external wavefunctions, and then squaring them. I will end with recent results on how to obtain celestial loop amplitudes from tree level ones.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:48:33 -0400 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Lecture / Discussion
Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics (IWAP) (October 9, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77486 77486-19877770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics

ABSTRACT:
Political activity on social media presents a data-rich window into political behavior, but the vast amount of data means that almost all content analyses of social media require a data labeling step. Automated labeling methods, however, ignore the multimodality of posted content, focusing either on text or images. State-of-the-art vision-and-language models are unusable for most political science research: they require all observations have both image and text and require computationally expensive pretraining. This paper proposes a novel vision-and-language framework calledmultimodal representations using modality translation (MARMOT). MARMOT presents three methodological contributions: it can construct representations for observations missing image or text, it replaces the computationally expensive pretraining with modality translation, and it leverages off-the-shelf transfer learning models from computer vision and natural language processing. MARMOT outperforms an ensemble text-only classifier in 16 of 20 categories in multilabel classifications of tweets reporting election incidents during the 2016 U.S. general election. Moreover, MARMOT sets a new state-of-the-art result on the Hateful Memes dataset, improving the best result in terms of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) from 0.7141 to 0.7530 and accuracy from 0.6473 to 0.6760.

The Interdisciplinary Workshop on American Politics (IWAP) is a forum for the presentation of ongoing interdisciplinary research in American politics. Most of our presentations are given by graduate students. Each graduate student presenter is assigned a faculty and student discussant. IWAP circulates the work beforehand and the student presents it briefly at the start of the meeting. After discussant feedback, the bulk of the time is reserved for group discussion among all workshop participants. This format leads to informal yet highly interactive and productive conversations.

Email zcwalker@umich.edu for meeting link.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:10:42 -0400 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Interdisciplinary Workshop in American Politics Livestream / Virtual Wu
SynSem Discussion Group (October 9, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77836 77836-19933626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

The syntax-semantics group provides a forum within which Linguistics students and faculty at U-M, and from neighboring universities (thus far including EMU, MSU, Oakland University, Wayne State and UM-Flint) can informally present or just discuss and share their ongoing research in these domains. The group is frequently used by students to practice conference presentations and receive constructive feedback from familiar faces.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:20:15 -0400 2020-10-09T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Livestream / Virtual
Smith Lecture: Shock Compression Experiments of Natural Silicates to Elucidate Planetary Impact Processes (October 9, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75012 75012-19136114@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Zoom Meeting ID: 91923221977
The Earth and other terrestrial planets experienced one to several energetic impacts during accretion and growth. Models of planet accretion suggest that the highest-energy impacts, like the one that resulted in the formation of Earth's moon, disrupt both the target proto-planet and the impactor, with a significant portion of material being melted or vaporized by the impact. However, the temperatures reached in such impact scenarios are only recently being experimentally constrained due to improvements in experimental capabilities. Improved understanding of temperatures during giant impacts are needed to understand the chemical outcomes, including miscibility, metal-silicate partitioning, and formation of atmospheres. Experiments that can simulate the conditions of a large impact have thus far been restricted to end-member oxides and silicates. However, natural minerals include small amounts of iron, which may have a large effect on the thermo-elastic parameters of the material. Here, we present shock compression experiments of olivine, orthopyroxene (bronzite) and wadsleyite to 1.5 TPa in pressure and over 50,000 K in temperature. These experiments will be used to inform planetary impact models and serve as a benchmark for dynamics simulations of large, hot exoplanets.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:17:53 -0400 2020-10-09T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Earth and Environmental Sciences Lecture / Discussion
Colloquium: “The ecology of L2 learning and L1 change in adult bilingualism” (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77371 77371-19846045@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

Antonella Sorace, Professor of Developmental Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, will give a virtual colloquium: “The ecology of L2 learning and L1 change in adult bilingualism.”

ABSTRACT
Recent research on adult bilingualism shows that selective aspects of grammar become variable in speakers experiencing native language (L1) attrition from learning a second language. I will first show that the structures affected involve “complex contingencies” (Phillips & Ehrenhofer 2015) that require efficient integration of information across (syntactic, pragmatic and contextual) domains. These are the same structures that remain variable even in highly proficient non-native (L2) speakers of the same language (Sorace 2011, 2016). I will then consider various factors that may play a role in these phenomena, including cross-linguistic effects, the cognitive costs of handling two languages, and the role of over-expliciteness. I will finally point to the possibility that L1 change and L2 acquisition may be functionally related in active proficient bilinguals. I will conclude that L1 attrition is a natural consequence of language contact, first in the bilingual brain and then in bilingual communities, which may eventually lead to language change. Understanding the big picture requires interdisciplinary research on different facets of bilingualism that combines the strengths of both linguistic and cognitive models.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:15:36 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Livestream / Virtual Antonella Sorace
Hands-on Workshop: Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76684 76684-19735053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

The goal of this hands-on workshop is to introduce the Simple Run-Time Infrastructure software toolkit (SRTI) to the participants, and provide a template project consisting of multiple simulators, each with a specialized purpose, relating to a natural-disaster scenario. It will take place after the feature talks.

The SRTI is a free, open-source solution developed at the University of Michigan, and enables researchers to connect computer programs and simulators written in different languages, to share data during execution, and to design hybrid systems using disparate simulator modules, with a primary goal of being user friendly. This hands-on workshop will explain what the SRTI is, and provide an example on how to use it.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required to run the SRTI. Please install it prior to the workshop. Refer to icor.engin.umich.edu for more information on supported operating systems and languages. Participants will need to use their own computer systems at home to take part. Basic coding skills in any programming language are required.

Open to the general public. Please register if you wish to participate.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:10:17 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software
NERS Colloquia (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75532 75532-19519132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:29 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
CSAS Film Series | Riding on a Sunbeam: Q&A with the Producer/Main Actor (October 9, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76256 76256-19679585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Mauktik is a neuroscientist, backpacker, author, entrepreneur, public speaker and a film maker. While he is still passionate about technology and startups, things changed a bit when he stumbled upon the world of backpacking. After crisscrossing the world and hitting more than 50 countries, he has become a storyteller and tells tales of neuroscience, entrepreneurship, traveling, creative writing, film making and other adventures in life. Featured in the National Geographic, LiveMint, Times of India, The Hindu and several other publications, he has authored two books and routinely writes for various media outlets in English and Marathi. He has seen successes and failures in healthcare, e-commerce and media ventures, and often consults with start-ups and related organizations. Before becoming a storyteller, he got a bachelors in Electronics & Telecom Engineering from the Univ. of Pune, masters in Biophysics & Computational Biology from the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and another masters in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University.

Prior to the Q&A with Mauktik Kulkarni, the documentary will be available for viewing online from Sunday 10/4 until Sunday 10/11. To view it, please register here: https://forms.gle/9LALhNwNjk984wbK8

Zoom registration is required to attend the event, and you may do so here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9npWFDtcSx-q2hRxTTbwSw

Riding on a Sunbeam

Directed by Brahmanand Singh and edited by Irene Dhar Malik, both national award winners in India, 'Riding on a Sunbeam' explores the social, cultural, economic and religious contradictions of India in a thought-provoking, non-touristy way.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at csas@umich.edu 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.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:57:11 -0400 2020-10-09T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for South Asian Studies Livestream / Virtual Mauktik Kulkarni
The Virtual Mark Webster Reading Series (October 9, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75949 75949-19627784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to login. : https://tinyurl.com/WebsterSeries.

One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. Tune in to enjoy work from the next generation of authors.

This week's reading features Drew Nelles [Fiction] and Julia McDaniel [Poetry]. ​ Organized by the MFA in Creative Writing Program and presented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art. For questions or accommodation needs, contact co-hosts David Freeman (dfrman@umich.edu) or Lauren Morrow (lmmorrow@umich.edu).

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Presentation Fri, 09 Oct 2020 18:15:58 -0400 2020-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
2020 Organ Conference: Audience Collaboration in 18th-Century Keyboard Improvisation (October 9, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76702 76702-19737036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Dr. John Mortensen, Cedarville University

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:15:05 -0400 2020-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion
Chamber Music Recital (October 9, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78239 78239-19998905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

The Chamber Music Department at SMTD presents its first of six programs for fall 2020, showcasing ensembles who are studying in person (though socially distant!) for the semester. This program will include works by Beethoven, Etezady, Loeffler, and Pegram for string quartet, sax quartet, piano trio, and piano quartet.

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Performance Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:15:06 -0400 2020-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
Form&Seek Design Collective: Never Normal (October 9, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77321 77321-19840076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Bilge Nur Saltik (Founder, Form&Seek), Aaron Blendowski (Artist & Designer) and Alison Wong (Director + Curator, Wasserman Projects) will discuss the concept and development of Never Normal, an exhibition created by the Detroit based design collective Form&Seek, produced by Wasserman Projects. Featuring works by over 20 designers, Never Normal expresses the ever-changing viewpoint of the designer’s perspective on the built world. Looking away from the conventional means of solving problems, the works in this exhibition seek to reexamine and reevaluate our personal relationships to our domestic landscape. Through craft or making, these designers are able to express value, preciousness, and care that offer intuitive moments of clarity on contemporary issues in response to the needs of a society in flux.

The future now seems inscrutable, provoking us to think of the possibilities and opportunities for change in human behaviors and our environment.

Form&Seek, together with Wasserman Projects, is proud to present Never Normal in Detroit to honor its history as the cradle of American design and to uphold the city as a platform for new experimental design.

In partnership with Wasserman Projects.

How to Watch

All speaker series events will be webcast on Fridays at 8 pm EST at http://pennystampsevents.org and at https://www.dptv.org/programs/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/ starting Friday, September 18. You can also watch the talks and join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PennyStampsSeries/.

Notice of uncensored content

In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:15:11 -0400 2020-10-09T20:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Livestream / Virtual https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/lectures/Form-Seek.jpg
Nam Center Virtual Chuseok Dae Party 2020 | Netflix Party: #Alive (October 9, 2020 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77796 77796-19931621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

What better way to spend a spooky, chilly October night than watching the newest Korean zombie movie with friends? Join us on a Netflix Party to watch #Alive [#살아있다]! The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in total isolation. The film tells his story. We’ll be pointing out some interesting cultural aspects in the chat during the movie. Grab a blanket and some popcorn!

Pre-registration via Google Form is required to receive Netflix Party Link:
https://forms.gle/Z6BqrzPbB21gmzey5

See full list of Virtual Chuseok Dae Party 2020 events:
https://ii.umich.edu/ncks/news-events/events/virtual-chuseok-dae-party-2020.html

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:32:42 -0400 2020-10-09T21:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nam Center for Korean Studies Livestream / Virtual Nam Center Virtual Chuseok Dae Party 2020 | Netflix Party: #Alive
UMix: Taking Care of YoUMix (Grab & Go) (October 9, 2020 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78061 78061-20020763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Join us virtually for Taking Care of YoUMix! With classes from Group X and CAPS, this is perfect opportunity to relax and unwind after a long week of classes. Check our Facebook event for log-on info!

We're also excited to introduce Grab & Go Mindfulness Bags! Register for yours here: https://myumi.ch/erdYp

View this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1510655912452249

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Well-being Fri, 09 Oct 2020 16:33:50 -0400 2020-10-09T21:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Well-being UMix