Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2020-10-12/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. 1000 Pitches (October 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78408 78408-20038464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T23:59:00-04:00 MPowered Entrepreneurship Recreational / Games 1000 Pitches
In-Between the World and Dreams (October 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77738 77738-19909806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T23:59:00-04:00 Institute for the Humanities Exhibition "In-Between the World and Dreams" at UMMA
CSEAS Virtual Viewing. *A Thousand Cuts* (October 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76413 76413-19838083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening film_image
Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program Applications Open (October 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77975 77975-19947542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs DCERP
Welcome to Your Next Move: Virtual Johnson & Johnson Global Event October 12 at 8AM EDT (4 OF 4) (October 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77130 77130-19798499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 8:00am
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Please join us for 1 of 4 sessions on one of the following dates:

September 29th – 3PM EDT
October 1st – 12 PM EDT
October 7th – 11AM EDT
October 12th – 8AM EDT

Imagine your next breakthrough in health. In tech. In your passion. Now imagine the impact of that breakthrough multiplied by the billion people whose lives are positively impacted by Johnson & Johnson innovations. This is where your knowledge and passion can change the trajectory of human health.

Join us for a totally virtual global event to learn more about our innovations in health technology and the skills you need to make them happen. Through shared stories and interactive experiences, you’ll get a firsthand look at the intellectual curiosity, resilience, and emotional intelligence it takes to makeinnovations that change people’s lives. Because now more than ever, the world needs our breakthroughs – and we need you.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 27 Oct 2020 06:30:38 -0400 2020-10-12T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T09:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Sweetland Write-Together (October 12, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77402 77402-19848064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Write-Together sessions provide structure, accountability, and support for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. For each of these remote sessions, participants access a shared Google document that will serve as a communal virtual space. Students will be invited to post pre-writing goals and post-writing reflections in the document. Writers can also schedule a 10-minute Zoom meeting with Sweetland faculty during each session to discuss writing questions. We will also provide weekly writing strategies to habituate students to best writing practices.
Instructions.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:15:50 -0400 2020-10-12T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Write-Togethers (October 12, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75828 75828-19615885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

Write-Together sessions provide structure, accountability, and support for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. For each of these remote sessions, participants access a shared Google document that will serve as a communal virtual space. Students will be invited to post pre-writing goals and post-writing reflections in the document. Writers can also schedule a 10-minute Zoom meeting with Sweetland faculty during each session to discuss writing questions. We will also provide weekly writing strategies to habituate students to best writing practices.

Supported by the Rackham Graduate School and the Sweetland Center for Writing.

More information available at
https://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduates/write-together-sessions.html

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Other Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:05:27 -0500 2020-10-12T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Other
Michigan and Other Battleground States (October 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75631 75631-19552842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Michigan is one of a group of swing states that have had close, competitive races in recent presidential campaigns and down ballot contests. Our panel of journalists explores how Michigan and other current battleground states are faring and impacting the 2020 campaigns and election.

Moderated by Stephen Henderson, our panelists Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine and Tim Alberta of Politico will examine what causes battleground states to swing and what effect they have on political parties or candidates’ choices of issues to emphasize.

Stephen Henderson is host of Detroit Today on WDET, co-host of One Detroit on Detroit Public Television, project executive for BridgeDetroit and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

A native of Detroit, Henderson is a graduate of University of Detroit High School and the University of Michigan. His resume includes stints at the Detroit Free Press, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and four years covering the Supreme Court for Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau.

Riley Beggin is a Capitol reporter covering Michigan politics, including legislative, gubernatorial and other statewide elections. She joined Bridge in January 2018 after working at KPCC, Los Angeles’ NPR member station. Before that, she was a fellow at ABC News’ Washington Bureau and an intern with NPR’s investigative unit.

Beggin majored in history and international relations at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She also holds a Master’s Degree in investigative journalism from the University of Missouri.

Tim Alberta is chief political correspondent for POLITICO, where his longer form work is often published in the publication’s magazine. He covers a range of topics, including: The Trump presidency; Capitol Hill; the ideological warfare between and within the two parties; demographic change in America; and the evolving role of money in elections. He co-moderated the final Democratic presidential primary debate in 2019 hosted by PBS Newshour and POLITICO.

Based in Michigan and tasked with roving widely across battleground states, Alberta writes a regular “Letter to Washington,” a 2020 dispatch highlighting stories, trends, and people from outside the political bubble for the political bubbles.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:26:09 -0400 2020-10-12T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
Resume Lab (October 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77352 77352-19840107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: https://umich.zoom.us/j/2745640240
Organized By: University Career Center

*RSVP for this program. Click "Join Event" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/576842

Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab isa great next step for you.

Get real-time, personalized support by checking out the virtual Resume Lab. We begin with 15 minutes of quick FAQs and straight facts and then we break up in small groups to get real and immediate feedback with one of our advisors.

We will discuss and educate you on…
- Design and format
- Writing a great bullet point
- Targetingyour resume for specific internships/jobs

If you're a Graduate Student, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab so we can cater because this event is designed for undergraduates.

Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event then please go to: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/576842

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 27 Oct 2020 06:30:40 -0400 2020-10-12T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T11:00:00-04:00 https://umich.zoom.us/j/2745640240 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Covering the campaign: A conversation with national political reporters (October 12, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76228 76228-19677561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join us for a conversation about covering the campaign trail with two senior political reporters, Jane Coaston of Vox and Daniel Strauss of The Guardian. Paula Lantz, associate dean of the Ford School and James Hudak Professor of Health Policy will moderate the conversation. The panelists will discuss what it's like to be a political reporter during an election season and what they think are the key political and policy issues at play in the upcoming Presidential election.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

For more information visit fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/covering-campaign-conversation-national-political-reporters

From the speakers' bios:

Jane Coaston is senior politics reporter at Vox with a focus on conservatism, the American Right, the GOP and white nationalism. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, National Review, the Washington Post, the Ringer and ESPN Magazine, among others. She attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 2009.

Daniel Strauss is a senior political reporter for The Guardian. Previously he was a politics reporter at Politico, covered campaigns and elections for Talking Points Memo, and was a breaking news reporter for The Hill newspaper. Daniel grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Michigan where he majored in history.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:18:15 -0400 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Daniel Strauss and Jane Coaston
Four Years into the U-M DEI Strategic Plan: Lessons Learned and Ideas for the Future (October 12, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77830 77830-19933619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

University of Michigan Engineering is excited to welcome Vice Provost Robert Sellers to our DEI lecture series for the month of October. His lecture will be focused on lessons learned and ideas for the future.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:11:44 -0400 2020-10-12T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Lecture / Discussion Robert Sellers, Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion & Chief Diversity Officer
Developmental Brown Bag: The effect of Foreigner Talk on Children's Evaluations of Addressees and Speakers (October 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78101 78101-19965450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Abstract:
A growing literature suggests accent serves as an important social category for infants and young children. Children show early social preferences for native over non-native speakers, and this tendency may lay the foundation for future accent prejudice observed in adulthood. However, children do not hear non-native accents in a vacuum; instead, their experiences with accent are informed by a number of factors within a broader communicative context. One factor that may be of particular importance is the speech register typically associated with native speakers talking to non-native speakers-- a register known as Foreigner Talk. This talk reports on three studies that examine whether Foreigner Talk affects children's (ages 5-10, N = 308) and adults' (N = 216) evaluations of those speaking and receiving Foreigner Talk. The findings provide insight into how conversational choices may impact children's developing conceptions of non-native speakers specifically, and outgroup members more broadly.

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Presentation Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:45:17 -0400 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Department of Psychology Presentation Danielle Labotka
Explore the arts in Downtown Ann Arbor! (October 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76129 76129-19663642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Other Art Around Town
Online Gentle Stretching and Meditation (October 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76712 76712-19737065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Please join Paola Savvidou for online weekly sessions consisting of approximately 20 minutes of stretching followed by 10 minutes of meditation. Suitable for beginners!

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Exercise / Fitness Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:15:06 -0400 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Exercise / Fitness
Rackham North: Change It Up! (October 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76134 76134-19665678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Change it Up! brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
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/nbkpn.
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 2020-10-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Employer Connections: Careers in Corporate Sales with Fiat Chrysler (October 12, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78071 78071-19957574@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join the Fiat Chrysler team to explore potential careers in corporate sales During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with an FCA sales leader to further understand their business and automotive sales.


You should attend this Employer Connection if you are:

- An LSA student with an interest in pursuing a career in sales
- Pursuing a career in the automotive industry
- Actively pursuing an internship (calling all juniors!) with a company committed to recruiting and hiring LSA students

What you’ll gain by attending:

- Gain an understanding of sales through the lens of a leading automotive manufacturer vs. a dealer
- Get valuable insights and a head start on the recruiting process within a leading organization

RSVP now to reserve your spot; capacity is limited. The Zoom link to join the session will be emailed to you after RSVPing.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. If you require accommodations to participate in this event please contact Ashley Parker at akpark@umich.edu so we can make arrangements

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:59:49 -0400 2020-10-12T12:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T13:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Two people handshaking
Honors Seminar Series: Sara Fitzgerald (October 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75960 75960-19629761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

In 1970, as Michigan prepared to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the admission of women, women faculty at U.S. colleges were exempted from the protections of the major civil rights laws and the U-M admissions office was enforcing a 55:45 quota on male-female admissions to ensure that there would not be an “overbalance” of women in the freshman class. But a small group of Ann Arbor women developed a strategy to unleash the power of the federal government to demand change at U-M by threatening to withhold millions of dollars in federal contracts. The settlement provided the model for resolving similar complaints at dozens of other universities in the years immediately before the passage of Title IX. Sara Fitzgerald, then an Honors history major, covered the controversy for The Michigan Daily, and a half-century later, reflects on how that time on campus shaped her own career aspirations and writing interests.

Author of "Conquering Heroines", and Honors alumna, Sara Fitzgerald is a former editor and new-media developer for the Washington Post and was the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the Michigan Daily. She is the author of Elly Peterson: “Mother” of the Moderates (University of Michigan Press, 2012) and The Poet’s Girl (Thought Catalog Books, 2020).

Please register for this event here: https://myumi.ch/0W1Op

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:26:32 -0400 2020-10-12T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar Photo of Sara Fitzgerald
LSA Technology Services Research Support Office Hours (October 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77718 77718-20270674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

The Research Team within LSA Technology Services is excited to announce virtual office hours for research computing support. These are regularly scheduled times when we will have subject matter experts in geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming available for drop-in support. Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions pertaining to any of these areas can stop by to ask questions, get help working through a problem, or inquire about a new project—no appointment necessary!

Not sure what we can do to help? Read on for more details about the services provided by each of these teams.

*Digital Scholarship*
Our digital scholarship team specializes in humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary digital project methods and can provide assistance with:
* Conceptualizing, planning, and finding resources for a digital project
* How to version, archive, and preserve a project
* Sustainability, preservation, accessibility, privacy, consent, or grant requirements
New to digital projects? We can also talk about how to demonstrate the scholarly rigor of your digital project, accurately credit the labor required of the project at every stage, and how to provide evidence and metrics for promotion and job dossiers.

*Geographic Information Systems (GIS)*

Our GIS specialists can help with your geographic data needs, including the following:
* Making maps for use in a class, grant proposal, or publication
* Geospatial analysis: identifying spatial patterns and trends in your data
* Georeferencing: assigning geographic coordinates to a historic paper map or a hand-drawn sketch for digital use as a basemap or combined display with other data
* Geocoding: convert a spreadsheet with addresses into latitude-longitude so you can plot your data on a map
* StoryMaps: harness the power of maps to tell your story
* Integrating smartphones or tablets and GIS in your field courses or researchSetting up workshops for a class or group interested in learning to use GIS in the context of your discipline
* Assistance with ESRI's ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, or other geospatial software
* Developing your own custom GIS web application or mobile application

*High Performance Computing (HPC)*

Our HPC team can help with:
* Accessing U-M’s new Great Lakes HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster
* Moving your computational work from your laptop or workstation to the cluster, freeing up your machines for other tasks
* Compiling, installing, or configuring a wide range of computational software
* Setting up automated workflows to save time
* Debugging your programs to see why they are crashing
* Evaluating the benefits of parallel computing, more memory or system resources for your code
We regularly support Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Julia, Go, and many other applications.

*Research Support Programming*

Our computer programming team can help with any of the following:

* Debugging, repair, and improvements or upgrades to your existing code
* References to training and coding resources to assist in your project
* Design and development of custom software to support your research
* Incorporation of lab-specific hardware into custom software applications.
* Writing funding for any of the above into your grant proposals
We're experienced in MATLAB, Python, R, LabVIEW, JavaScript, MedPC, iOS development, and more.

Who can join the office hours?
LSA Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions on geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming

When and where is it?
Our virtual office hours use Zoom:
Mondays, 2:00–3:00 P.M.
Tuesdays, 10:00–11:00 A.M.
Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 P.M.

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Other Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:01:55 -0500 2020-10-12T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Other Research Office Hours
Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours (October 12, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76615 76615-19729087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 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 2020-10-12T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Cognitive Science Seminar Series: "Which linguistic theory for CogSci?" (October 12, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77894 77894-19941560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Linguistics professor Jeffrey Health will give a talk titled "Which linguistic theory for CogSci?"

Please visit the seminar website for Zoom link and details.

ABSTRACT
The linguistic theory most familiar to cognitive scientists, the syntax-centric generativist model, has deep-seated problems for which no patches are available. Syntax-centrism alienates the model from processing and especially from speaking, and therefore from any natural cognitive processes. Its emphasis on economy now seems quaint in the context of the brain’s massive storage and computational power. The evo-devo theory that is joined to the theory’s hip makes no sense biologically. Under the microscope, current minimalism consists largely of ad hoc devices to account for language-specific linear ordering: functional projections some of which are meaningless, unnecessary specifier positions for these projections, phonological deletion due to unmotivated “computational efficiency,” and ad hoc processes like “remnant movement” when all else fails. Even with this proliferation of makeshift entities and processes, the model cannot account for basic morphosyntactic phenomena in many nonwestern languages. In this talk I discuss how a directional, speaker-centric model that stands up to crosslinguistic findings might be cobbled together from “cognitive linguistics” on the semantic end and morphophonological (including prosodic) theories on the output end. I describe some linguistic issues that are, and some that are not, amenable to experimental study and to computational modeling.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:31:58 -0400 2020-10-12T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Livestream / Virtual
Science Success Series | Overcoming the Fear of Failure in Personal and Academic Pursuits (October 12, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76330 76330-19687523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science Learning Center

In this workshop, we'll build on the lessons of growth mindset and put failure into practice, with activities that allow us to focus on the learning that goes along with mistakes. This way, we can create environments that allow for innovation, personal, and professional growth.

Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/29116

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:08:58 -0400 2020-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
Continuing Challenges to Suffrage in Michigan in 2020: Who Still Can’t Vote? (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75812 75812-19608026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Political Science

Event online via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94834992200

Panel discussion with:

Stephanie Chang, member of the State House of Representatives and co-founder and past president of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan;

Dessa Cosma, Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power;

Reverend Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP and leader of voting rights campaigns, including Take Your Souls to the Polls and Proposal 3;

Matthew L.M. Fletcher, law professor and director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University, as well as an appellate judge for numerous tribal courts.

Moderated by Michael Steinberg, Professor from Practice, UM Law School, former legal director, Michigan ACLU.

Organized by Women and Gender Studies, The Ford School, LSA

Sponsored by: The entire Suffrage 2020 Collaboration and the Democracy and Debate Theme Semester

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:27:06 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Political Science Livestream / Virtual voting line
HEP-Astro Seminar | Building DESI - The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76911 76911-19776575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Physics

Please contact Beth Demkowski, demkowsk@umich.edu for Zoom link.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is a multi-object fiber spectrograph on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. DESI consists of a new wide-field optical corrector and a 3-degree focal plane with 5000 robotic fiber positioners feeding into ten broadband spectrographs. The large number of spectra obtained in a single exposure will enable a five-year spectroscopic survey of over a third of the sky. DESI will obtain redshifts for more than 35 million objects including luminous red galaxies, emission line galaxies and quasar Ly-a forest spectra, creating the most detailed 3-dimensional map of the universe to date.

The DESI focal plane is composed of ten identical wedge-shaped petals which were integrated and tested at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and installed at Kitt Peak during the Summer of 2019. DESI completed commissioning in March 2020 just days before mountain operations had to be put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During Commissioning, 12 million on-sky spectra were taken and two dark time mini surveys were completed. Following a brief overview of DESI I will highlight some of the milestones during construction and installation of the DESI instrument. I will close by touching on some of the results from the commissioning phase.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:15:43 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar
Mechanical Engineering Co-Op Information Session (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78147 78147-19967458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Northrop Grumman is hosting an Information Session on our Mechanical Engineering Co-op Program! We are excited to learn more about you and your professional career goals as we consider you for opportunities with the company.

During this session, members of the Mechanical Engineering team in Chandler, AZ will discuss the benefits of participating in a Co-op Program with Northrop Grumman.

Sign-up here for an event invite: http://tinyurl.com/y6ywhmk6

EVENT (option #1) DETAILS:
Event Name: Mechanical Engineering Co-op
Event Date(s): October 12, 2020
Event Location: Zoom details will be sent 24 hours prior to the event
Event Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Arizona Time

EVENT (option #2) DETAILS:
Event Name: Mechanical Engineering Co-op
Event Date(s): October 13, 2020
Event Location: Zoom details will be sent 24 hours prior to the event
Event Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Arizona Time

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you,

Northrop Grumman - University Relations and Recruiting

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:30:51 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Nonprofit, Government, and Gap Year Fair PREP Event (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76564 76564-19727073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

The Nonprofit, Government, & Gap Year Fair is Friday, October 16th, and the key to success is preparation! Job and Internship Fairs will look different this year, so your preparation should look different, too!

We'll go over:
1. The Career Fair Plus App: how to participate in and prepare for the fair
2. Employers: who will be there?
3. Pitch: Tips for what to say to the employer during 1:1 meetings
4. Resume: Quick tips for getting your resume ready
5. Ask me anything: open up to any questions

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:30:38 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Psychology Department Transfer Student Orientation (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77197 77197-19820182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Psychology Undergraduates

Join us for an overview of Psych & BCN majors, how to declare, transfer credit evaluation process, how to find research, and website resources. Brief overview of related majors Neuroscience & Cognitive Science. The Opportunity Hub will also present on their services.

RSVP for Zoom Link: https://myumi.ch/MEgnj

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:06:40 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Psychology Undergraduates Livestream / Virtual Transfer orientation flyer with event information
STS Speaker. Timescapes of Behavior: Resilience and Long-Term Ecological Research (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77484 77484-19875779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

The Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (STeMS) Speaker Series features scholars doing research across the range of STS subject matter. This term:

Are we humans cooperative or warlike, rational or delusional, fixed or flexible? These questions have philosophical bite and political stakes. Indeed, they always have. But recent work in a range of disciplines asks us to go deeper. What if “we humans” are more fiction than fact? If we can’t assume the stability of the human across time and place, what happens to debates about human nature? Humanistic approaches, including actor-network theory, posthuman criticism, and multispecies ethnographies, challenge the idea of an autonomous human nature, while scientific studies of organ development, neuroendocrinology, and the microbiome are revealing how much nature there is inside of us. We explore these questions through a braided history of the human and environmental sciences.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:22:28 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion
The Evolution of Basketball with Data Science (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78271 78271-20002854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

For the last couple of decades, most industries have grown to take advantage of the information gained from data collection. As that happened, professional sports teams started to catch on. Baseball took the lead thanks to the amount of data collected over the years, which dates to the 1800s, but a lot of other professional sports followed and put more attention to their data collection. With technological advancements, particularly high-speed cameras, storage capacities and image recognition, more dynamic sports started to collect richer and richer data. The insights derived from this data started shifting the way the game is played and the way players are evaluated. This talk will take you through the evolution of data science in basketball and give examples of how data is shifting the way teams make decisions on and off the court.

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Presentation Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:55:02 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation https://umich.zoom.us/j/94496488704
How Lean Culture is Fighting Against the Coronavirus (October 12, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78063 78063-19957560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

We’ve all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways. For me, one of the ways was receiving a call to “deploy” to our ventilator manufacturing facility to help make an unprecedented volume of ventilators as fast as possible. The world needed ventilators to fight COVID-19 and we needed to ramp production using our best manufacturing methodologies.Using Lean techniques was once described by one of its founding leaders, Taiichi Ohno, as “looking at the timeline, from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the timeline by reducing the non-value adding wastes.” GE Healthcare has incorporated Lean into its operational fabric just as described in the quote to delivery reliable daily output as well as to take on new manufacturing challenges. In this presentation, I will describe the challenge that COVID-19 presented to our company, to the production process & to the cross-functional group of people involved in supporting production. To tell this story, I will be sharing some basics about Lean Methodologies and how it influenced our approach, communications & the execution of an unprecedented ventilator output. Finally, I will discuss how these same methodologies and approach can be used to positively impact your business, career, or challenge you’re facing.

Passion: My passion is serving the Healthcare community by educating eager learners, utilizing Lean-6 Sigma methodologies & incorporating Advanced Technologies to challenge the status quo & bring about meaningful improvement.

Experience: I’ve been with GE Healthcare for 15 years in a variety of roles from a manufacturing engineer, to a site & national Lean Leader to a multi-state field service director. These roles have including manufacturing, service & commercial elements to them and always included a primary focus on healthcare. Additionally, I have worked within the aviation, energy & financial industries through cross-business projects. With my experience, I was recently called on by GE to help during the COVID-19 response to drive increased output, improved quality & to build a supportive culture in our ventilator manufacturing business. Additionally, I have used this knowledge to start an education & consulting group focused on Lean methodologies called ripple Solutions LLC. My small business has allowed me to expand outside of healthcare & connect with the printing, distribution, university & non-healthcare manufacturing industries.

Education: I have a degree in Industrial Engineering with additional courses in Medical Sciences from University of Michigan, class of 2007. I am a GE Healthcare Operations Management Leadership Program graduate, I’m a certified Black Belt in DMAIC Lean Six Sigma and I’m Green Belt certified in DFSS Six Sigma. I have also received extensive GE Healthcare & Shingijtsu Lean training.

This seminar series is presented by the U-M Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS): Our mission is to improve the safety and quality of healthcare delivery through a multi-disciplinary, systems-engineering approach. For the Zoom link and password and to be added to the weekly e-mail for the series, please RSVP. For additional questions, contact CHEPSseminar@umich.edu. Photographs and video taken at this event may be used to promote CHEPS, College of Engineering, and the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:52:38 -0400 2020-10-12T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS) Lecture / Discussion photo of speaker with event information
LACS and Latina/o Studies Virtual Panel Discussion. Monumental Injustice in the Americas (October 12, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77720 77720-19907803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Free and open to the public. Registration required: http://myumi.ch/2DVXB

As a joint effort between the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) and the Latina/o Studies Program, this panel brings together scholars whose work helps us think about past and present efforts to topple physical monuments to historical figures across the Americas. As the United States recognizes "Hispanic Heritage Month," we push for thinking that cuts across borders. We highlight the hemisphere's interconnected histories of racism, colonialism, conquest and slavery that are at the center of both efforts to memorialize certain figures and stories, and efforts to upend these commemorative structures and the narratives they support. Public discussions around contested symbols of injustice are themselves opportunities to remake historical narratives, and we anticipate this panel will add a rich and important discussion.

Speaker Biographies:

ERIN L. THOMPSON is America’s only full-time professor of art crime (John Jay College, CUNY). She studies a variety of relations between art and crime, including the looting of antiquities, museum theft, art made by detainees at Guantánamo Bay, and the legalities and ethics of digital reproductions of cultural heritage. She has discussed these topics for the New York Times, CNN, NPR, and the Freakonomics podcast, among many others. She is currently writing Smashing Statues: On the Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments (Norton 2021). She has written and spoken about the science of public art, the history of protests, the legal barriers to removal of controversial art, and examples of innovative approaches to the problem in venues including Art in America, Hyperallergic, the LARB Blog, and the New York Times.

ANA LUCIA ARAUJO is a full Professor of History at the historically black Howard University in Washington DC, United States. Her single-authored books include Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020), Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017), Brazil Through French Eyes: A Nineteenth-Century Artist in the Tropics (University of New Mexico Press, 2015), Shadows of the Slave Past: Heritage, Memory, and Slavery (Routledge, 2014), and Public Memory of Slavery: Victims and Perpetrators in the South Atlantic (Cambria Press, 2010). She also edited or coedited five books and published dozens of refereed articles in journals and chapters in edited books on topics related to the history and memory of slavery. In 2017, Araujo joined the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project. She also serves on the board of editors of the American Historical Review (the journal of the American Historical Association) and the editorial board of the British journal Slavery and Abolition. She is a member of the executive board of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide Diaspora (ASWAD), the editorial review board of the African Studies Review, and the board of the blog Black Perspectives maintained by the African American Intellectual History Society. Currently, Araujo is working on two book projects: Human in Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery in the Americas (under contract with the University of Chicago Press) and The Gift: How Objects of Prestige Shaped the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism (under contract with Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Studies on the African Diaspora series). She just finished Museums and Atlantic Slavery, a short-format book to be published in 2021 by Routledge in the series Routledge Museums in Focus.

ANDREA QUEELEY is a native of Berkeley, California and holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the City University of New York Graduate Center. She has a joint appointment in Florida International University’s Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies and the African & African Diaspora Studies Program. Her research interests include black and diasporic subjectivity, race and representation, intra-Caribbean migration, and the African Diaspora in Latin America. She has published several journal articles on these themes in addition to her book ”Rescuing Our Roots: The Anglo-Caribbean African Diaspora in
Contemporary Cuba” (University Press of Florida 2015).

OLIVIA CHILCOTE (San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians) received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. She is currently an Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at San Diego State University and a Critical Mission Studies Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at UC Riverside. Dr. Chilcote's research and teaching focus on the areas of interdisciplinary Native American Studies, federal Indian law and policy, Native American identity, and Native California. Dr. Chilcote grew up in the center of her tribe’s traditional territory in the North County of San Diego, and she is active in tribal politics and other community efforts.

VANESSA FONSECA-CHÁVEZ is an Assistant Professor of English at Arizona State University. She received her MA in Hispanic Southwest Studies from the University of New Mexico and her PhD in Spanish Cultural Studies at Arizona State University. She is the co-editor of Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland (University of New Mexico Press, 2020). Her monograph, Colonial Legacies in Chicana/o Literature and Culture: Looking through the Kaleidoscope is out with the University of Arizona Press.


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

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:55:22 -0400 2020-10-12T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture / Discussion Monumental_Injustice-image
Hot off the Press (October 12, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78282 78282-20002863@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Middle East Studies

*Registration is required for this event:* http://myumi.ch/jxNGK

*Hot off the Press* is a forum for graduate students, lecturers, and faculty to share their research, talk about the challenges they have encountered and the approaches they have, or are considering in the process of formulating their frames of analysis.

The October round of *Hot off the Press* will explore entangled histories of confessionalism in the Middle East. Salman Elamir (MES, PhD Candidate) will discuss the ethnographic research he conducted last summer on the Druze community living in Israel, how they remember their past incarnations and spoke about the past through their life stories. Joshua Cole (History, Professor) will talk about the challenges he encountered writing his recent book, *Lethal Provocation: The Constantine Murders and the Politics of French Algeria* on anti-Jewish violence in French Algeria at a moment of growing rupture between Algeria’s Jews and Muslims. Golriz Farshi (MES, PhD Candidate) will discuss her dissertation chapter that reads the establishment of an endowed charitable complex by a Jewish convert to Islam, Rashid al-Din Fazlallah al-Hamadani, both as an act of individual conversion and the materialization of Mongol collective conversion to Islam.

Joshua Cole (History)
Salman Elamir (MES)
Golriz Farshi (MES)
Moderator: Kathryn Babayan (MES)

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:13:58 -0400 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Middle East Studies Livestream / Virtual Hot off the Press
UofM: Zurich Corporate Strategy Internship -- Virtual Information Session (October 12, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78137 78137-19967448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 5:30pm
Location:
Organized By: University Career Center

Zurich Insurance is looking for interns to join its Corporate Strategy team in Schaumburg, Illinois (Chicago area) for the summer of 2021. As an intern on the team, you will support the development and execution of Zurich’s strategic and operational agenda. This session is intended to provide more information about the position
and serve as an opportunity for candidates to connect with future colleagues. Please RSVP on Handshake and check system compatibility prior to attending. We have scheduled two (2) sessions (Oct 12 and Oct 14)this week to provide scheduling flexibility.

The content will be identical at each session and there is no need to attend both.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:30:50 -0400 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-12T18:30:00-04:00 University Career Center Careers / Jobs
Community Creative Arts Workshop (October 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75276 75276-19401024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Open to All

The Community Workshop is meeting online!

The PCAP Community Workshop, formerly called the Reentry Workshop, is now meeting on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Currently in its fourth year, members of the community meet with formerly-incarcerated people to share creative arts and have fun!

Interested?
Send an email to Mary: mheinen@umich.edu,
or text 734-474-7799

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:43:44 -0400 2020-10-12T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Group of workshop participants
AT HOME WITH LITERATI: LEE VAN DER VOO & REBECCA HARDIN (October 12, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77250 77250-19828102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 7:00pm
Location:
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

When 21 youth activists filed Juliana v. United States, they asserted that the government’s continued negligence of the environment constituted a violation of their rights to life, liberty, and property. In As the World Burns, Lee van der Voo follows the still-evolving legal case as she tells the plaintiffs’ stories, all against the backdrop of the current climate-related crises and the mass protests happening and around the world. Granted unparalleled access to the plaintiffs and their legal team, van der Voo reveals the human side of the climate crisis, the dire effects of decades of inaction, and the reasons why tackling our environmental issues in the courts is possibly our last real hope for meaningful intervention. This book is a call to arms for all of us, young and old alike.

Author Bio:

Lee van der Voo is an award-winning investigative and environmental journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Guardian, among others. Her 2016 book The Fish Market, which chronicles the gentrification of the sea in the name of sustainable seafood, won an Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Sep 2020 08:51:45 -0400 2020-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T21:00:00-04:00 School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion Literati