Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/day/2021-05-07/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta (May 7, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83970 83970-21619352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 12:00am
Location: Schuylkill River
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

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Other Sun, 09 May 2021 00:00:02 -0400 2021-05-07T00:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:59:59-04:00 Schuylkill River Maize Pages Student Organizations Other
Changing Gears Application Open (May 7, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83922 83922-21616903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Learn more about the Changing Gears Program and apply at: myumi.ch/uropcg

Changing Gears (CG) is a UROP program designed primarily for community college transfer students who will be attending the University of Michigan, but also serves students transferring from 4 year institutions. Students in the CG Program become a part of an ongoing faculty-driven research, scholarly or creative project in their field of interest. Students learn valuable academic skills, applying these skills to their research project, academics, and future career opportunities, while receiving academic credit or compensation for their efforts in research work.

If you are a U-M Transfer Student and not graduating until winter 2022 and/or after, you are eligible to apply to the 2021-2022 UROP Changing Gears Program.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:57:09 -0400 2021-05-07T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Changing Gears
UROP First-Year Application Open (May 7, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83923 83923-21617022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 8:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our flagship program running over 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project.

Learn more and apply at: myumi.ch/uropyearone

Applications being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 02 May 2022 12:26:39 -0400 2021-05-07T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:00:00-04:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Year One
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (May 7, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-05-07T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (May 7, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-05-07T08:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 at Michigan Stadium (May 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83955 83955-21619196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Michigan Stadium
Organized By: Michigan Medicine

Michigan Medicine is making COVID-19 vaccination available to anyone over the age of 16 on a walk-in basis at Michigan Stadium, in the Jack Roth Stadium Club overlooking the field.

First and second doses of Pfizer vaccine are available, and no appointment or history of receiving treatment at Michigan Medicine is needed.

For full details, including information on how to set up a Medical Record Number for those who have not been to a Michigan Medicine clinic or hospital before, and important information for those seeking second doses, visit
https://www.uofmhealth.org/coronavirus/vaccine-info-update

Directions on where to park and how to enter the stadium and reach the club level where vaccinations are being given: https://www.uofmhealth.org/coronavirus/vaccination-appointment

People who are under 18 need parental consent in person or over the phone.

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Well-being Mon, 03 May 2021 10:02:35 -0400 2021-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Stadium Michigan Medicine Well-being Get your vaccine at the Michigan Stadium
Medieval English Poetry (May 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79947 79947-21251095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course will explore a sampling of medieval poems about a variety of topics. We will read mostly short lyric poems, but one class will be dedicated to a longer chivalric romance. Our class sessions will be based in discussion about the poems, many of which are anonymously written. We will read the poems in modern English, with the original Middle English on hand.

Readings will be pre-circulated each session. No previous experience with Middle English or poetry is required.

Instructor Margo Kolenda- Mason is a PhD Candidate in English at UM, where she studies medieval and renaissance literature.

The study group will meet Fridays from May 7 through June 11. 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 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:18:47 -0500 2021-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Olli Study Groups
PhD Defense: Elissa Welle (May 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83883 83883-21587612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Neural interfaces create a connection between neural structures in the body and external electronic devices. Brain-machine interfaces and bioelectric medicine therapies rely on the seamless integration of neural interfaces with the brain, nerves, or spinal cord. However, conventional neural interfaces cannot meet the demands of high channel count, signal fidelity, and signal longevity that these applications require.



In this thesis we characterized the damage resulting from conventional Utah arrays after multiple years of implantation in the cortex of a non-human primate. The neuron density around the electrode shanks was compared to the neuron density of nearby healthy tissue, finding a 73% loss in density around the electrodes. The explanted arrays were imaged and characterized for forms of electrode surface inconsistency. Coating cracks, tip breakage, and parylene cracks were the most common inconsistency. A significantly higher number of tip breakage and coating crack occurrences were found on the edges of the arrays as compared to the middle. In this work, we made clear the need for a minimally damaging alternative to the Utah electrode array.



Neural interfaces composed of carbon fiber electrodes, with a diameter of 6.8 microns, could enable a more seamless integration with the body. Previous work resulted in an array of individuated carbon fiber electrodes that could record reliably high signal-to-noise ratio neural signals from the brain for several months. However, the carbon fiber arrays were limited by only 30% of the electrodes recording neural signals, despite inducing very minimal inflammation. Additionally, it was relatively unknown if carbon fibers would make suitable long-term peripheral neural interfaces. Here, we illustrate the potential of carbon fiber electrodes to meet the needs of a variety of neural applications.



First, we optimized state-of-the-art carbon fiber electrodes to reliably record single unit electrophysiology from the brain. By analyzing the previous manufacturing process, the cause of the low recording yield of the carbon fiber arrays was identified as the consistency of the electrode tip. A novel laser cutting technique was developed to produce a consistent carbon fiber tip geometry, resulting in a near tripling of recording yield of high amplitude chronic neural signals. The longevity of the carbon fiber arrays was also addressed. The conventional polymer coating was compared against platinum iridium coating and an oxygen plasma treatment, both of which outperformed the polymer coating. In this work, we customized carbon fiber electrodes for reliable, long-term neural recording.



Secondly, we translated the carbon fiber technology from the brain to the periphery in an architecture appropriate for chronic implantation. The insertion of carbon fibers into the stiffer structures in the periphery is enabled by sharpening the carbon fibers. The sharpening process combines a butane flame to sharpen the fibers with a water bath to protect the base of the array. Sharpened carbon fibers recorded electrophysiology from the rat vagus nerve and feline dorsal root ganglia, both structures being important targets for bioelectric medicine therapies. The durability of carbon fibers was also displayed when partially embedded carbon fibers in medical-grade silicone withstood thousands of repeated bends without fracture. This work showed that carbon fibers have the electrical and structural properties necessary for chronic application.



Overall, this work highlights the vast potential of carbon fiber electrodes. Through this thesis, future brain-machine interfaces and bioelectric medicine therapies may utilize sub-cellular electrodes such as carbon fibers in medical applications.



Date: Friday, May 7, 2021

Time: 10:00 AM

Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95839545566 (Zoom link requires prior registration)

Chair: Dr. Cynthia Chestek

For Assistance or Questions
um-bme@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:03:39 -0400 2021-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
U-M Structure Seminar: "Investigation of RNA 3D Structure & Small Molecule Interactions by a Multidisciplinary Approach" (May 7, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77785 77785-19931610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Structural Biology

Elizabeth Tidwell
Graduate Student
Koutmos Lab
University of Michigan

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:28:36 -0400 2021-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M Structural Biology Livestream / Virtual UM Structure Seminars
Space Symposium 2021 (May 7, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83575 83575-21430601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

The 2021 virtual Space Symposium is a two-day event planned by the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space at U-M (SEDS@UM) with the goal of demonstrating the space-related projects students and faculty at the University of Michigan are working on. SEDS has invited professors, research labs, industry professionals, and student project teams to talk about their experiences working on space exploration related fields. The primary goal of this event is to showcase and bring attention to the work being done by University of Michigan students and labs on space related projects. Learn more by visiting the event website at https://seds.engin.umich.edu/space-symposium.

Register through Eventbrite and add yourself to the event Slack workspace to receive the Zoom link for the event. We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, contact umss-2021@umich.edu.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:35:38 -0400 2021-05-07T10:30:00-04:00 2021-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Conference / Symposium Space Symposium 2021 Poster
Cox and Box & Trial By Jury (May 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83221 83221-21314496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

The University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Society proudly presents its first online productions, a double bill of Cox and Box, written by F.C. Burnand and Sir Arthur Sullivan, and Trial By Jury, by Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan. The productions feature amazing casts of international performers. The ticket date purchased will grant access to a unique YouTube link which will be available for viewing from 12:00 p.m.-11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Be a part of a groundbreaking new performance endeavor by the oldest student run Gilbert & Sullivan Society in the U.S.

IMPORTANT: A private YouTube access link will be emailed to you before the performance via Michigan Union Ticket Office through EventBrite.
For orders placed after 8 p.m. of your show date, you must email
muto-tix@umich.edu for your link.Otherwise, for purchases less than 24 hours prior to the show, your link will be emailed at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. the day of the show,
and for purchases for a later date, your link will be emailed to you 1 day prior to the show date.

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Performance Wed, 05 May 2021 09:38:28 -0400 2021-05-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Performance UMGASS presents Cox and Box & Trial By Jury
Flash Talk | Fragmentation and Fragility at the Origins of Rome (and Other Iron Age Italian States) (May 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83425 83425-21375697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Archaeology is radically changing our understanding of the origins of Rome (and other Iron Age Italian states). The highly centralized foundation narratives based on the written sources are being replaced by a picture of fragmentation, in which elite groups diffidently came to live together on future city sites. State institutions developed only very slowly and tentatively, and frequently fell apart.

Kelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators, staff members, researchers, and graduate students who discuss their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Flash Talks are free and open to all visitors. They take place at noon on the first Friday of every month.

Join us via Zoom at:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94856640990
Passcode: Kelsey

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:01:52 -0400 2021-05-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Livestream / Virtual early Italian statuette
City Nature Challenge Virtual ID Parties (May 7, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83489 83489-21391455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join Natural Areas Preservation staff, U-M biologists, museum professionals, and community naturalists to identify plants, animals, and everything else observed during the first half of the City Nature Challenge. Share your most exciting observations and learn about biodiversity right in your own backyard. There is one session for plants and fungi (flora) and one for animals (fauna).

Flora: May 5, 2021 6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m. EDT
Register for Flora session here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qdO-gpjwiHtXt2vQCCjfVmSm_O8BsPZPn

Fauna: May 7, 2021 6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m. EDT
Register for Fauna session here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdu-urTMvHd07Eiswg5TdLY5iP7GssRAF

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:26:08 -0400 2021-05-07T18:00:00-04:00 2021-05-07T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Livestream / Virtual
Romeo & Juliet (May 7, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83906 83906-21611025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 7, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Watch online at https://myumi.ch/eroR4

Department of Theatre & Drama

This modern take on Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedy–led by Sam White from Shakespeare in Detroit–leans into the parallels between our divisive era and the period during which Shakespeare wrote the play originally, pandemic and all.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 05 May 2021 12:15:03 -0400 2021-05-07T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual