BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T162045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250203T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025 Business+Tech Datathon and Data Download DESCRIPTION:UNLOCK INSIGHTS AND UNLEASH INNOVATION WITH DATA ANALYTICS. Comprehending large data sets\, evaluating data with a critical eye\, and utilizing data to make informed decisions are ALL skills that are essential to thrive in the tech industry. Every January\, Business+Tech hosts the Data Download and Datathon Competition\, in partnership with tech consulting firms PwC and Deloitte\, for participants to practice analyzing a real-world problem.Datathon Competition | February 3 – February 7\, 2025 (register by Sunday\, February 2nd to participate)During this virtual and in-person week-long hack-a-thon style competition\, interdisciplinary student teams use data as the primary basis for developing creative solutions to a real-world problem. Once the problem statement and data set are released at the kickoff\, teams of 5-6 students have a week to analyze a set of data\, identify real world problems\, and pitch creative solutions to a panel of judges. The dataset theme is a secret until the kickoff! *Please note that the Datathon Competition kickoff is a mandetary event and only those who are able to attend can participate. If you have a team\, full team attendance is required for the Monday 2/3 kick off and Friday 2/5 finale to be eligible for the competition. Data Download | January 27 – January 30\, 2025 (register by January 29th to participate)5 workshops geared toward advancing your data analytics skills through a +tech lens. These sessions help prepare students to excel in the Datathon Competition and win the $3\,000 grand prize. Session topics include: Storytelling with Data\, PowerExcel\, Tableau Bootcamp\, and more. *Participation in the Datathon Compeition is not required to attend the Data Download sessions. UID:130569-21866303@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130569 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Ross School of Business, Blau Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21865384@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21864415@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Threads of Tradition: The Art of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka DESCRIPTION:The act of embroidering and weaving designs onto cloth is deeply rooted in Ukrainian traditions. Embellished clothing (sorochky)\, ritual cloths (rushnyky)\, and household textiles accompany a person from birth until death\, punctuating important life events in between. A variety of embroidery patterns are used throughout Ukraine\; some stitches are universally known\, while others are region-specific. Ukrainian embroidered clothing is now officially celebrated with an annual Vyshyvanka Day observed throughout the world in May.\n\nTo see photos and read more about exhibited items\, visit https://myumi.ch/AZedA\n \n The embroideries and textiles exhibited are from the private collections of Arnie Klein\, Solomia Soroka\, Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova\, and from the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum located in Hamtramck\, Michigan.\n \n The exhibit opens on September 5\, 2024\, in 1010 Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\n*The exhibition is cosponsored by the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum*.\n\nIf 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. UID:123893-21855004@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Andy Ross Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The pieces here are from a large series of works made over the last several years. In them\, Ross explores humor and personal meaning through absurd juxtapositions of pairs of wildly varied images. Each single image is stripped of its original context (be it\, for example\, a history book\, an instruction manual\, or a magazine advertisement)\, placed on a white background like some kind of specimen\, and presented afresh with a new “companion image.” These companion images confront\, contrast and converse with each other\, and thereby build new relationships\, narratives\, jokes\, and contexts.\n\nAndy Ross grew up in Macomb County\, and has been making art in various mediums since the 1970s. He received a BFA degree from College for Creative Studies\, and an MFA degree from University of Michigan. He has taught photography\, art\, and web design at colleges in California and Michigan. His photographs and collages have been exhibited in schools\, galleries\, and museums across the United States. UID:130827-21867035@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T124159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. Chair Aerobics classes are carefully structured to include a warm-up\, a pre-aerobic stretch\, sitting and standing aerobics\, strength training\, a cooldown\, and a final stretch. UID:131663-21868912@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131663 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082822 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Chimera DESCRIPTION:*Chimera* is an immersive exhibition centered on a newly commissioned film\, also titled *Chimera*\, which fuses elements from Newsome's prior works *Hands Performance* and *Build or Destroy* with a new interquel film that bridges their narratives. This connecting piece explores the origins and journey of the bejeweled figure in flames from *Build or Destroy*\, revealing where they come from and the purpose that led them to Earth. This exhibition reflects a bold shift in Newsome's practice toward sci-fi filmmaking\, layering the architecture of film\, movement\, and world-building to probe themes of identity\, resistance\, and creation. Complete details at https://myumi.ch/kZbyp. UID:130074-21865237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130074 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Exhibition,Film,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T153333 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Computer Science Career Chats DESCRIPTION:Hey Computer Science Students - This is for YOU!\n\nAre you feeling lost or overwhelmed by your full-time job or internship search? Not sure where to begin\, or just need a little guidance? Whether you're just starting out or already deep in the search process\, we're here to help!\n\nJoin us for a quick 15-minute virtual chat with an Engineering Career Advisor. Ask us anything—from where your peers are landing jobs\, to job search strategies\, to personalized resume feedback. It’s a chance to get the advice you need\, fast! Don’t navigate your career path alone—we’ve got your back! Let’s chat and get you one step closer to your goals.\n\nSign up staring 1/24 at 8am:\n- Go to: app.careerfairplus.com/ume_mi/fair/5586\n- Select ECRC Advisor Name\n- Select an Open Time - Appointment Times are Limited!\n\nNote: Only students within the CS department are eligible for this event. UID:131684-21869019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131684 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T113426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This body of work represents a playful exploration of form\, color\, and scale through the lens of cellular shapes. Inspired by the complex patterns of biological life\, the pieces are a celebration of growth\, transformation\, and the joy of experimentation. The use of non-precious materials\, such as wood balls and paint\, allowed for a liberating approach to composition and color\, while the spherical forms and circular panels evoke the look of petri dishes—symbolizing both scientific curiosity and organic development.\nBorn in Detroit\, Elizabeth is a multidisciplinary artist and mother based in the metro Detroit area\, where she works from a studio in her home. With a background in bench jewelry\, her earlier work focused on studio jewelry and was represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal.\nElizabeth’s work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. She holds a BA in Jewelry Design\, with First Class Honours\, from Central Saint Martins in London\, a BFA from the University of Michigan\, and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where she specialized in Metalsmithing and Architecture. Her diverse practice spans jewelry\, sculpture\, and installation\, blending materials and techniques to explore themes of production\, growth\, transformation\, and organic form. UID:130825-21866944@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T100238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:On the World With the World DESCRIPTION:*On The World With The World* is an exhibition of 40 artworks by over 24 artists from the Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) program. PASC is the first progressive art studio and exhibition program in Detroit and Wayne County dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences to advance artistic practices and build individual careers in the art and design fields.\n\nThis exhibition introduces the PASC program\, and the wide range of styles and ways of working that drive this community of artists\, to the Ann Arbor community. The exhibition is hung salon style\, referencing the communal character of the Osterman Common Room as a social gathering space. It intends to bring engaged people together for conversation on art\, disabilities\, and questions of access in the art world.\n\nPASC embraces the philosophy that creating an artwork is an expressive and communal act whereby an individual communicates their unique perspective on the world with the world. UID:130104-21865325@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130104 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T144257 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Red Summer: Racial Violence in the American Landscape\, 1917-1923 DESCRIPTION:The Red Summer portfolio represents the stories of various locations in the American landscape where racial violence (often characterized as “Race Wars” at the time) erupted between 1917 and 1923. These years of conflict reveal several aspects of racial anxiety that inform our contemporary experience\, including\, though not limited to\; racism\, fear of violent black revolt\, lynching\, poverty\, mass incarceration\, and competition for employment. The term “Red Summer” was first used by James Weldon Johnson to describe the violent attacks against black communities during 1919. \n\nThough the events of the early twentieth century seem to be remote and fading apparitions of an American past\; my work is concerned with the power and influence of our shared historical narrative upon the present. The upheaval of Red Summer occurred approximately fifty years after the American Civil War\, fifty years before the height of the Civil Rights Era\, and three centuries after the first enslaved Africans arrived in English colonies that would become the United States. \n\nThe project combines photographs of the contemporary landscape made at or near the site of racial conflict with fragmented selections of contemporaneous newspaper reporting (1917-1923). In many cases\, the newsprint images include the surrounding stories or advertisements. The combination of the landscape photograph and the reproduction of newspaper fragments (which invade the contemporary with a narrative from the past)\, is a rupture and a conversation on the timeline between past and present. UID:131383-21868351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131383 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Exhibition,free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Redefining the Crown DESCRIPTION:In Winter 2025\, the Lane Hall exhibit space will feature a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.\n\nBased on a photo essay by U-M Faculty Versha Pleasant (MD/MPH) and Ava Purkiss (PhD) in Medicine at Michigan\, this exhibition examines the cultural and personal significance of hair within Black communities\, particularly through the lens of breast cancer treatment and recovery. The term \"crown\" is deeply symbolic in Black culture\, signifying beauty\, strength\, and identity. The featured photo essay by photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks.\n\nThrough their narratives and portraits\, the exhibit examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy\, inviting the audience to witness their stories with radical empathy. It explores the cultural pride and personal identity intricately tied to their hair\, and how these elements are redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThe exhibit will be on view from January 21\, 2025 to August 8\, 2025. This exhibition is presented with support from IRWG\, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies\, and Michigan Medicine. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm. UID:129602-21864035@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,institute for research on women and gender,women,Women's And Gender Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863727@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T203033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BLDA's RossAbilities Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, February 7th\, at Tauber Colloquium in Ross from 9:30am-5:00pm for the BLDA's Inaugural RossAbilities Conference\, a groundbreaking event dedicated to exploring disability and accessibility within the business landscape. Hosted by Business Leaders for Diverse Abilities\, the disability affinity club at the Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor\, this conference will be an enlightening experience for all attendees\, both in-person and virtual. Dive into engaging panels that cover crucial topics such as the future of accessibility\, entrepreneurship and closing the disability funding gap\, and strategies for navigating recruiting and the business world with a disability and/or as an inclusive leader.\n\nThis conference is a unique opportunity to connect with thought leaders\, innovators\, and advocates shaping the future of inclusivity in business. Whether you're a student\, professional\, or an ally\, you'll gain valuable insights and practical tools to foster a more accessible and equitable business environment. Don't miss this chance to be part of a transformative conversation that champions diversity and empowers individuals of all abilities.\n\nAgenda\n\n9:30-10:30 AM Registration and Light Breakfast\n\n10-10:05 AM Opening Remarks from Thomn Bell\n\n10:10 -11:00 AM Empowering Connection: Building Inclusive Workplaces Through ERGs\nPanel: Kim B. Holmes\, Sean Baker\, Lauren Gaber\, Ethan Otterstrom\n\n11:10-12:00 PM Breaking Barriers: Navigating Disability in the Internship and Job Search\nwith Joelle Fundaro from the University Career Center\n\n12-1:00 PM Lunch and Disability Resources Fair\n\n1-1:55 PM Shaping Tomorrow: Inclusive Design and the Power of Accessibility\nPanel: Kate Sonka\, Jennison Asuncion\, Emily Obert\, Christy Vanek\n\n2-2:50 PM Demystifying Disability: An Open Conversation with Dr. Okanlami and Zach Damon\n\n3-3:50 PM Innovating Access: Founders and Funders Shaping Disability Ventures\nPanel: Samantha Fernandez Keys\, Regina \"Gina\" Kline\, Varun Chandak\, Pierre Paul\n\n3:50-4:00 PM Final Remarks from Rebecca Cokley \n\n4-5:00 PM Community Reception: Networking and Snacks\n\nAccessibility Statement \n\nWe are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. We strive to provide an event that is welcoming\, accommodating\, and supportive of diverse accessibility needs. Please indicate on the registration form or contact us at blda-rossabilities@umich.edu at least a week in advance to let us arrange accommodations!\n\nVenue Accessibility\n\nOur venue is wheelchair accessible\, with ramps and elevators for easy navigation. Accessible parking spaces are available upon request.\n\nAssistive Technologies\n\nWe will offer CART captioning services and ASL interpreters (note: ASL services might be difficult to see over Zoom). \n\nDietary Accommodations\n\nWe are happy to accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies and are offering a variety of food options. \n\nOther Accommodations\n\nWe provide a quiet space for attendees needing a break or a low-sensory environment. Nursing rooms at Ross are available upon request. Please do not wear strong fragrances to the conference!\n\nContact Information\n\nIf you have specific accessibility needs or questions\, please contact blda-rossabilities@umich.edu. We welcome your inquiries and will do our best to ensure your full participation in our event.\n\nPlease contact us if the price is a barrier to your in-person attendance.\n\nSponsors\n\nThank you to our generous sponsors\, General Motors and the Ford Foundation\, for making this event possible! UID:132273-21870690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132273 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Entrepreneurship,Graduate School,Inclusion,Leadership,Meal,Professional Development,Social Justice,Student Org,Well-being LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Tauber Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 SUMMARY:Well-being:\"Let's Talk\": Informal\, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling DESCRIPTION:Trained mental health counselors are now available for drop-in conversations at different times and locations across campus\, including at Trotter\, the Spectrum Center\, South Quad\, the International Center\, and Bursley.\n\nThis informal\, confidential “office hours” style can be a great fit for students unsure about formal counseling\; for those with a specific\, time-limited concern they’d like to talk through\; or those seeking information on campus resources. Please note: this is not meant for crisis or emergency support.\n\n\"Let's Talk\" will run from January 20th 2025 to April 25th 2025. There will be no drop-ins the week of Spring Break (March 3rd - 7th). \n\nMonday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman\, Ph.D.\, LP\, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center\nTuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont\, Ph.D.\, Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)\nWednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski\, LMSW\, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing\nThursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu\, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu\, M.Ed.\, M.S.Ed.\, Conference Room in the International Center\nFriday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas\, LMSW\, and Emily Powers\, LLMSW\, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing UID:131469-21868565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessible,Casual,Confidential,Drop-in,free,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,health communication,Inclusion,mental health,Mindfulness,relationship,relationships,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,university health service,Well-being LOCATION:Bursley Hall - 2329B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818034@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T141755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Craft Lecture: Poetry's Musical Bloodline DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): https://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters24\n\nSeats are limited and are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot.\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series craft lectures are free and open to the public\, and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in The Robert Hayden Conference Room\, Angell Hall #3222). Please contact kimjulie@umich.edu with any questions or accommodation needs.\n\nAbout his lecture\, Tyehimba Jess says\, \"A Sociohistorical Soundtrack is a master class exploring the historic connections between music and poetry\, with particular interest in music of the African diaspora. Participants will plumb insights into creating poems that address the history\, culture\, characters\, geographies and politics of music across generations and across the world. We will read poems from selected authors\, provide a forum for deep listening to selected tunes\, and create assignments that prompt new and dynamic explorations that bring the energy of music into our poems.\"\n\nTyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry\, *Leadbelly* and *Olio*. *Olio* won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize\, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\, The Midland Society Author’s Award in Poetry\, and received an Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award\, the PEN Jean Stein Book Award\, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Leadbelly was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review both named it one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005.”\nJess\, a Cave Canem and NYU Alumni\, received a 2004 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and was a 2004–2005 Winter Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. Jess is also a veteran of the 2000 and 2001 Green Mill Poetry Slam Team\, and won a 2000–2001 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Poetry\, the 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Award\, and a 2006 Whiting Fellowship. He presented his poetry at the 2011 TedX Nashville Conference and won a 2016 Lannan Literary Award in Poetry. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2018. Jess is a Professor of English at College of Staten Island. \n\nJess' fiction and poetry have appeared in many journals\, as well as anthologies such as *Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry*\, *Beyond The Frontier: African American Poetry for the Twenty-First Century\, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art*\, *Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam\, Power Lines: Ten Years of Poetry from Chicago's Guild Complex*\, and *Slam: The Art of Performance Poetry*.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure that this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (Angell Hall #5209)\, reflection room (Haven Hall #1506)\, and gender-inclusive restroom (Angell Hall 5th floor) are available on site. ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities. UID:122396-21848945@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122396 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,arts at michigan,book discussion,book event,Book Talk,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,English Language And Literature,fiction,Graduate,Literary Arts,Literati,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Talk,UMMA,World Literature,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - The Robert Hayden Conference Room, #3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T153226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 SUMMARY:Meeting:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Spanish Coffee & Conversation Hours\n\nALL LEVELS AND STUDENTS WELCOME!\n- Practice your Spanish speaking skills with students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed setting\n- Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, and baked goods\n- Get advice on courses and discuss study abroad\n\nEvery Friday\, Winter 2025\nJanuary 10 to April 18\n10:00am - 11:00 am\n4th Floor\, MLB Commons UID:130925-21867398@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Food,Free,Humanities,In Person,Inclusion,Interactive,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,Language,multicultural,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spanish,Talk LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867433@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T133742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Reese Pathak\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of Computer Science\, University of California\, Berkeley DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Traditional machine learning often assumes that training (source) data closely resembles the testing (target) data. However\, in many contemporary applications this is unrealistic: in e-commerce\, consumer behavior is time-varying\; in medicine\, patient populations can exhibit more or less heterogeneity\; in autonomous driving\, models are rolled out to new environments. Ignoring these “distribution shifts” can lead to costly\, harmful\, and even dangerous outcomes. My research tackles these challenges by developing an algorithmic and statistical toolkit for addressing distribution shifts.\n\nThis talk focuses on covariate shift\, a form of distribution shift where the source and target distributions have different covariate laws. In the first part of the talk\, I demonstrate that for a large class of problems\, transfer learning is possible\, even when the source and target data have non-overlapping support. We introduce the “defect” of a covariate shift\, which quantifies the severity of a distribution shift. We demonstrate how the defect can be leveraged algorithmically\, leading to methods with optimal learning guarantees.\n\nIn the second part of the talk\, we refine the notion of defect to provide even stronger learning guarantees. We introduce a new method: penalized risk minimization with a non-traditional choice of regularization which is chosen via semidefinite programming. We show that our method has performance which is optimal with respect to the particular covariate shift instance. To our knowledge\, these are the first instance-optimal guarantees for transfer learning. Moreover\, our results are assumption-light: we impose essentially no restrictions on the underlying covariate laws\, thereby broadening the applicability of our theory.\n\nBased on the papers: https://doi.org/10.1214/23-AOS2268 and https://doi.org/10.1214/24-AOS2446\n\nhttps://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pathakr/ UID:130086-21865300@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621513@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T140230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Build Your Own Bouquet DESCRIPTION:Join us for an event with free flowers\, Valentine's Day cards\, and information on healthy relationships!\n\nWhere: Mason Hall\, Wall D\nWhen: Friday\, February 7th\, 11am-2pm UID:132296-21870729@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132296 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,sapac,student org,Well-being LOCATION:Mason Hall - Wall D CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T063223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Data & Research Methods Project Launch DESCRIPTION:This project is perfect for beginners who have never workedwith a dataset before. This project will also be helpful for advanced data science students who have little experience working with data cleaning or survey building\, desk research\, or data visualizations. \;The focus of this project is the research process as a whole.It is the first day of your new job as the Junior Data Scientist for the Office of the Mayor in the fictional town of Data Lake\, West Dakota. The population of Data Lake (314\,159) has grown rapidly since 2020 as a number of remote workers have relocated to the mid-size city. Mayor “Tess Ellation” has tasked your office with a project – to learn more about the specific needsof the town’s new remote work population. She asks you to review data on remote workers provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and come back to her with at least two data-driven policy recommendations which will support these new Data Lake families (for example\, a policy recommendation might be: build new coworking spaces downtown). Your policy recommendations must be informed by data analysis or Mayor Ellation will not adopt them. \;Together\, we’ll clean a dataset\, learn about the ethics of data science research\, do some preliminary analysis\, anddevelop a working hypothesis about the impact of remote work policies. We’ll build some simple data visualizations\, test our hypotheses\, writeup a short conclusion\, and prepare a final report for Mayor Ellation. \;There are 9 Milestones in this project. There are several Tasksyou need to complete within each Milestone. This project should take you no more than 30 hours to finish. Depending on your skill level\, it may take you less time.In this project\, you will learn using a combination of videos\, articles\, and external data work in spreadsheets. Our teamhas provided you with several external links and resources which will supplement your learning.Project participants who complete Milestones 1-9 in accordance with these instructions will receive a Certificate of Completion from the NSDC Project Team. \;https://nebigdatahub.org/drm-project/ UID:128897-21861871@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128897 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T121510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Impossible Conversations DESCRIPTION:Impossible Conversations is an exhibition and film installation by artists and filmmakers\, Pratāp Rughani and David Chung. The film centers a seemingly impossible dialogue between Arno Michaelis\, a former Neo-Nazi gang founder and Pardeep Kaleka\, son of the Sikh Temple President\, Satwant Singh Kaleka\, one of seven people killed in the shooting attack at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple (Gurudwara) by a white supremacist in 2012. \n \nThe film installation explores what happens when – for over a decade – Pardeep and Arno committed to a path of restorative communication - to listen deeply and connect with what motivates each other in the genesis and aftermath of atrocity.\nHow does healing begin? From the toxic polarization\, division and extreme racist violence that resulted in one of the worst mass shootings at a religious site in American history\, Pardeep insists that complete healing must eventually be a collective process for all\, to liberate both sides.\nAt Stamps Gallery\, Impossible Conversations will be accompanied by a dialogue and research room as well as photomurals that expand on the themes of restorative justice\, gun violence\, and how to sustain difficult dialogues to combat extremism and toxic polarization. \nExhibition curated by Srimoyee Mitra. Impossible Conversations has been supported in part by the Arts Research: Incubation &\; Acceleration (ARIA) program of The University of Michigan Office of the Vice President Research and the Arts Initiative\, Institute of Firearm Prevention Pilot Grant\, the Stamps School of Art and Design\, and the University of the Arts London. \nExhibition Programs\nAn Opening Screening\, Talkback\, and Reception will take place on Friday\, January 17\, 2025 from 5:30 – 8 p.m.\, and a Symposium will take place on Saturday\, January 18\, 2025 from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. \nAbout the Artists\nPratāp Rughani is a writer and non-fiction filmmaker. His work develops documentary practice to enable people of radically different perspectives come into relation\, sometimes in the aftermath of violence and atrocity for example in South Africa\, Aboriginal Australia\, Europe\, Rwanda and the USA. Configuring a pro-filmic space to enable shared “witnessing” and the path towards restorative justice is a driving force in “Impossible Conversations” evolving through his practice in over thirty documentary films and exhibitions for BBC TV\, Channel 4\, Modern Art Oxford\, galleries and activist groups. The ethics of giving sustained attention to the experiences of marginalized\, excluded or sometimes reviled “others” and bringing them in relationship to the broader culture is central to his research into ethics of storytelling and the development of “Restorative Narrative.”\nRughani writes widely on the ethics of creative practice\, serves on several editorial Boards\, has won awards for film\, teaching\, and research\, and is Professor of Documentary Practices at the University of the Arts\, London.\nDavid Chung is an acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker. His work focuses on how identities are shaped in immigrant communities and the challenges of refugees as they integrate into new homelands.\nChung has exhibited his drawings\, prints\, and video installations at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts\, the Asia Society\, the Walker Arts Center\, the Studio Museum in Harlem\, the Gwangju Biennale\, the Smithsonian Institution\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Chung has received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the National Board Film Board of Canada's Award for Best Documentary Film. He was the 2013 Kim Koo Visiting Professor at Harvard University. \nChung is a professor and the director of the MFA Graduate Program at the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art &\; Design. UID:129114-21862253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T063305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1686447Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’renot sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out the in personInternship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who has designed this experience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivationto get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Exploring Major/Career Option\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to receive either a recording of the session or to beset up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email. UID:131360-21868287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131360 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T152133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Museum Studies Program Virtual Open House for prospective students DESCRIPTION:The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2025 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts\, humanities\, natural and social sciences\, and technology and provides countless opportunities to apply theories in a vast array of museums and cultural institutions on campus\, in the region\, nationally\, and around the world.\n\nThe MSP curriculum examines the role of museums in society as sites of memory\, learning\, research\, cultural production\, public scholarship\, civic engagement\, and entertainment. The 12-credit certificate program consists of the Museum Studies Seminar (Fall and Winter terms\, 6 credits)\, approved electives (6 credits)\, and a funded internship. It prepares students for academic and professional careers in museums\, heritage sites\, arboretums\, botanical gardens\, zoos and other living collections\, and universities.\n\nApplication Deadline: February 28\, 2025\n\nApplication information can be found here: https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/graduate-program/admissions/\n\nLearn more at our upcoming virtual open house on February 7!\n\nZoom meeting ID 924 1473 6307 UID:131681-21869017@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Interdisciplinary,Museum LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241217T091825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T115000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Take Command Of Your Dissertation With Microsoft Word DESCRIPTION:You are an expert in your field\, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. This 50-minute online workshop will save you hours of time in creating your dissertation — and in any other writing you do with Microsoft Word.\n\nIn this online workshop\, the experts from the University Library will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that can help you ensure consistent formatting through the document\, as well as manage margin size\, insert captions\, and create an automatic Table of Contents\, List of Figures\, or a List of Tables. You’ll also learn about support resources and people who are available to answer your questions when you run into problems.\n\nPlease visit https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/upcoming/tag/dissertations to register for this session\, and receive the Zoom link. UID:101962-21865205@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/101962 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:dissertation,Graduate Students,research,writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250115T181509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110100 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Stampede DESCRIPTION:Born from their passion for the arts\, The Stampede is a student-led organization building a new space for artists. In September 2023\, four undergraduates united with a simple mission: to create a space for showcasing exciting new art work. They established a foundation and worked to build a buzz through outreach and excitement. The Stampede first hosted a pop-up exhibition (party) at a friend's house\, exhibiting 53 pieces of original work\, with food\, drink\, and music\, and a smashing turnout from the local community. They have since evolved\, developed an infrastructure\, and grown into a platform for dynamic art work.\nToday\, The Stampede curates and facilitates exhibitions and events that bring together artists\, writers\, and musicians. From pop-ups and art markets to concerts and gallery shows\, they provide a vibrant platform for creativity for the community. The organization has broken new ground on multiple accounts to pave new ways for artists today and tomorrow\; bridging the divide between student and school. Functioning as an artist collective\, The Stampede focus on creating large-scale artworks\, promotional materials\, and merchandise for their events.\nThis exhibition offers a glimpse behind the scenes of The Stampede: its origins\, current endeavors\, and future aspirations. Since its inception\, The Stampede has continuously surprised with its growth and transformation. Committed to providing opportunities for artists\, they will keep hosting events for their community and friends.\nJoin The Stampede in their journey\; they invite you to... RUN WITH US! UID:130870-21867207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). UID:122384-21848836@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241205T090145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:BFA Theatre & Drama Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays\, musicals\, dance concerts\, and operas at the University of Michigan. Explore the work of the Theatre & Drama department’s undergraduate stage managers\, designers\, and technicians.\nOpening Reception: January 24\, 2025\, 4:30 to 5:30 PM\n\nOpen January 28 – February 7\, 2025\nGallery Hours:\nTues – Fri\, Noon to 6:00 pm\nSunday\, Noon to 6:00 pm\n(Closed Saturday & Monday) UID:129689-21864318@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129689 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Research,Theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T143714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 SUMMARY:Other:Big Heart Blood Battle DESCRIPTION:Help the University of Michigan beat Penn State\, Michigan State\, and Wisconsin in the annual Winter Battle\, hosted by Blood Drives United\, in which Big Ten schools compete to see who can raise the most pints of blood! Donate blood anytime from now to February 28th at one of our participating drives and save up to three lives. Donors receive a free Big Heart shirt\, a Washtenaw Dairy coupon while supplies last\, a $15 e-gift card from the Red Cross\, and the opportunity to join a drawing for prizes from local businesses. Go to bloodbattle.org to see the full schedule of drives\, as well as the prize drawing items. Go blue and bleed blue! UID:132450-21870970@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:blood,Community Service,competition,Donate,Faculty,Food,Free,Health & Wellness,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Redcross,service,Student Org,student organization,Undergraduate,Volunteer,Wellness LOCATION:Michigan Union - Wolverine Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T091128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Flash Talk | Were There Really Women Working in the Valley of the Kings? DESCRIPTION:Women were Egyptologists\, but did they really excavate in the Valley of the Kings around the turn of the 20th century? Dr. Kathleen Sheppard thinks so! In this brief presentation\, she will talk about the exciting and sometimes dangerous work women were doing on excavations in the early days of Egyptology.\n\nKathleen Sheppard is a professor in the Department of History and Political Science and the director of the Center for Science\, Technology\, and Society at Missouri S&T.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators\, staff members\, researchers\, graduate students\, and guests talking about 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.\n\nTo register for this Flash Talk\, fill out the form at https://forms.gle/RGHd7b9WuTZYRSGC9. Zoom log-in information will be provided upon registration. Please sign up by 9:30 AM the day of the event to ensure you receive a confirmation email containing the access code. UID:131369-21868307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131369 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Egyptology,Free,History,Lecture,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T142248 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Friday Lecture Series. Tech for Whom? Considerations for Southeast Asia DESCRIPTION:The tech landscape in Southeast Asia is buzzing. Countries are attracting billions of dollars of Big Tech investments\; drafting and implementing digital policies\, strategies\, and masterplans\; and anchoring their growth trajectories on digitalization and playing a key role in global tech value chains. On the ground\, developers are innovating language models to better suit and represent local contexts\, and e-commerce is already one of the fastest rising sectors in the region. As Southeast Asia's digital transformation begins to unfold\, it’s worth asking fundamental questions about who this tech will ultimately benefit and at what cost.\n\nElina Noor is a senior fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where she focuses on developments in Southeast Asia\, particularly the impact and implications of technology in reshaping power dynamics\, governance\, and nation-building in the region.\n\nThis will be a virtual presentation. Please register at https://myumi.ch/JwDrq.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at valdezjo@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:130528-21866206@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130528 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International Affairs,Southeast Asia,Southeast Asian Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T144046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Guided Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:88544-21865075@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/88544 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T170815 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Seminar> Programs enabling immune cell infiltration and beyond DESCRIPTION:Host: MCDB DEI Committee UID:131626-21868848@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biology,Biosciences,Bsbsigns,Natural Sciences,Research,Science LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T130940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:More than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color DESCRIPTION:The American past was lived in full color\, but this vibrant history can be easily missed in surviving evidence. You can’t deny that there’s something about a black-and-white photograph that feels… stuffy. With portraits showing people with their shirts buttoned right to the neck and everything in shades of gray and brown\, our imaginations can incline to thinking of the past as a bit staid\, if not downright dull. But look a little closer\, and you’ll see signs that the fashion choices available to those who came before us were more colorful than you might first think. From the fabrics they wore\, to the games they played\, or the books they read\, their world was alive with bright hues. This exhibit invites you to reimagine history with a fuller color palette and picture the vibrancy and joy that just might be hidden behind the unsmiling photographs.\n\nExhibition opening weekdays from 12-4. UID:130748-21866738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Physical and molecular mechanisms of engineered T cell activation DESCRIPTION:Cytotoxic T cells expressing engineered chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) consolidate key components of native T cell triggering machinery into a single transmembrane receptor capable of scanning for specific pathogenic markers. These programmable therapeutics are capable of identifying and destroying target cells but have had limited clinical success and often exhibit off-target toxicities. The mechanistic determinants for threshold setting in CAR T cells are still poorly understood and are expected to inform future improvements of the therapies. Signaling onset\, at the cell surface\, may be tuned by spatiotemporal\, topographic\, mechanical\, and chemical parameters. Using an in vitro cell:cell killing assay using low CAR T cell:target cell ratios\, we show that small numbers of binding interactions by CAR T cells are sufficient to induce target cell death. This single cell sensitivity is enhanced by mechanical features of the microenvironment. To explore the potency of individual cells\, we mapped CAR T cell inputs to cellular activation and cytotoxic responses using a single molecule in vitro reconstitution assay. We monitored the collection of binding interactions that culminate in polarization of lytic granules that are trafficked to the intercellular junction and may undergo exocytosis to release cytolytic factors. We found that\, surprisingly\, some CAR T cells mobilize cytotoxic responses to a small number of antigenic binding events\, suggesting a different molecular activation threshold than previously appreciated. These characteristics bear an uncanny resemblance to the native T cell receptor (TCR)\, leading us to explore how the native receptor may be contributing to CAR T cell function. I will discuss how mechanochemical features of the CAR T cell:target cell junction tune the activation setpoint and our efforts to map the molecular mechanisms underlying the mobilization of the cytotoxic response. UID:125333-21854753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125333 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biophysics LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T063235 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Registered Nurse Lunch & Learn with Sentara DESCRIPTION:Let's have lunch together!I'm Christina Berry\, Sentara's RN Student Liaison and if you're curious about Sentara and would like to network with me\, this is our time to do just that! Join me at noon on Monday\, February 3: https://bit.ly/48tOGUL Let’s talk about how to apply\, Sentara’s Nurse Residency Program\, Summer internships\, benefits of working with Sentara\, and anything else you might have questions about!Can’t attend this event?Lunch &\; Learn sessions are currently scheduled weekly from January to March 2025.  Don't forget to look for Sentara sponsored events that can be pivotal in your job search!  Make that all-important face-to-face connection with Sentara hiring managers &\; recruiters.  Check for upcoming events at your preferred location at www.sentaracareers.com/events.I look forward to connecting with you soon!Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical\, Dental\, Vision\, Paid Time Off\, Sick\, Tuition Reimbursement\, a 401k/403B with matching funds\, 401a\, Performance Plus Bonus\, Career Advancement Opportunities\, Work Perks\, and more. Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People\, Quality\, Patient Safety\, Service\, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! UID:130603-21866434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T142143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Sacred Glaciers: Exploring 4000 Year Old Shrines of Camelid Herders in the High Altitudes of the Peruvian Andes DESCRIPTION:Ceremonies and rituals in herding societies are practices believed to protect herders and their flocks. These rituals also help maintain social reproduction and cope with the uncertainties surrounding flock fertility. This phenomenon has been documented in modern camelid herders in the Andes. Rich ethnohistorical and ethnographic data reveal the significance of worshiping deities\, mythical heroes\, and ancestral spirits in llama herder communities. However\, our understanding of these ceremonies and rites during camelid domestication—when hunter-gatherers transitioned to herding—remains limited. This talk will present findings from a 4\,000-year-old ceremonial center that served as a gathering place for small groups of herders in the upper Santa Valley\, Peru. We will explore the worship of glaciers personified as megalithic stones believed to help flock fertility and protect herders and their animals. UID:132247-21870659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132247 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Archaeology LOCATION:School of Education - 1322 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21866320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T181724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vinson Lam\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Vinson Lam performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:131545-21868743@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131545 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T112049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What are Employers REALLY looking for? The job seeker's perspective. DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this virtual Lunch and Learn session in which I will host Stamps Alums Courtney Geist\, Ben Leigh and Katie Spak.  Here are some links where you can learn more about them:Courtney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneygeist/Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-leigh-7a1b2944/Katie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-spak-9a4954149/ UID:129982-21864969@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129982 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:https://umich.zoom.us/j/94604251229 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T161055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 SUMMARY:Tours:Coral Reef Tank Visit DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Jim Bardwell for a peek behind the scenes at his large coral reef tank featuring many species of coral\, anemone\, and fish. Explore reef ecology and\, if you're lucky\, get a glimpse of a reclusive octopus! 30 minutes\, limit 12 people. This program takes place in the research area of the Biological Sciences Building and is recommended for ages 6 and up.\nSpace is available first come\, first served. Sign up and meet at the Welcome desk. UID:125537-21866404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Welcome Desk CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T164947 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Diagnostic Accuracy: Measuring and Reporting the Efficacy of IONM DESCRIPTION:Our guest speaker\, Dr. Jeffrey R. Balzer is: \n --- Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery\, Neuroscience\, and Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing\; \n --- Director\, Clinical Operations\, Center for Clinical Neurophysiology\; \n --- Director\, Cerebral Blood Flow Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. \n\nHe will speak on\, \"Diagnostic Accuracy: Measuring and Reporting the Efficacy of IONM.\"\n\nFriday\, February 7\n1:00 - 2:00 p.m.  •  SKB 2140\nRSVP and add to calendar: https://myumi.ch/mZ8P5\nLight refreshments served\n\nAbstract: Dr. Balzer’s presentation will provide an overview of how IONM is administered and the keys to its ultimate success. Then\, it will explore how IONM is used to detect cerebral ischemia in a variety of procedures including neurosurgical and cardiovascular surgery. Finally\, a review of the statistical tools we have at our avail to measure diagnostic accuracy including sensitivity\, specificity\, PPV NPV and odds ratios. Published literature from our group and others will be used to elucidate how to achieve the goal of demonstrating diagnostic accuracy\, the value of therapeutic intervention based on IONM changes and ultimately the clinical utility of using IONM to improve neurological outcomes. UID:131531-21868846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131531 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Kinesiology,Medicine LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building - 2140 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250131T084503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kreativwerkstatt DESCRIPTION:Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting\, coloring\, painting\, drawing\, knitting\, sewing\, crochet\, embroidery\, origami? You will combine speaking German\, any level welcome\, beginners included\, and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects\, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. Contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) with questions. UID:131293-21868138@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131293 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3030 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T122049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Leadership Extravaganza DESCRIPTION:Leadership Extravaganza!!\nTabling event hosted by the Barger Leadership InstituteCalling All Student Leaders: Are you looking for your next campus experience?The Ultimate Tabling Event: Get ready to be part of Leadership Extravaganza to discover campus opportunities and connect with dozens of campus organizations! Whether you're looking for internships\, travel\, grants\, leadership\, or volunteering opportunities\, you’ll be connecting with the best\, most engaged groups on campus. Network with like-minded leaders: We like connecting with people. The Leadership Extravaganza will bring together leaders from all corners of campus for an opportunity to connect\, collaborate\, and build partnerships to amplify your experience on campus. Plus\, we’re FUN: Come to learn about campus opportunities and stay for the coffee and cupcake treats\, selfie opportunities with Bargie Beaver\, and of course\, free swag. UID:130819-21866917@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130819 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:LSA 1040, Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260121T163057 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Leadership Extravaganza!! DESCRIPTION:Leadership Extravaganza!!\nHosted by the Barger Leadership Institute\n\nCalling All Student Leaders: Are you looking for your next campus experience?\n\nThe Ultimate Tabling Event: Get ready to be part of Leadership Extravaganza to discover campus opportunities and connect with dozens of organizations! Whether you're looking for internships\, travel\, grants\, leadership\, or volunteering opportunities\, you’ll be connecting with the best\, most engaged groups on campus. \n\nNetwork with like-minded leaders: We like connecting with people. The Leadership Extravaganza will bring together leaders from all corners of campus for an opportunity to connect\, collaborate\, and build partnerships to amplify your experience on campus. \n\nPlus\, we’re FUN: Come to learn about campus opportunities and stay for the coffee and cupcake treats\, selfie opportunities with Bargie Beaver\, and of course\, free swag. \n\nAudience: All undergrads at U-M\nHow to Participate: Registration is appreciated\, but not required\nQuestions: BLICommunityOutreach@umich.edu\n\nWho Will Be There?\n-Barger Leadership Institute\n-Center For Campus Involvement\n-Center for Global and Intercultural Study\n-Center for Positive Organizations\n-English Language Institute\n-Ginsberg Center\n-Language Resource Center\n-LSA Honors Program\n-LSA Opportunity Hub\n-LSA Scholarships\n-M-LEAD\n-Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center\n-Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships\n-Organizational Studies\n-Raoul Wallenberg Institute\n-Science Learning Center\n-Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center \n-Sweetland Center for Writing \n-The Program on Intergroup Relations\n-UM Museum of Natural History\n-University of Michigan Navy ROTC (Wolverine Maritime Battalion)\n-Army Officer Education Program (ROTC) UID:131318-21868173@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131318 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Career,Civic Engagement,Community Service,Festival,Free,Health & Wellness,Inclusion,Information Session,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Mindfulness,Networking,Open House,Recruiting,Social,Social Impact,Social Justice,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Volunteer,Well-being LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040, Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T181724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon & Mitty Ma\, carillon DESCRIPTION:SMTD doctoral alumna Jenna Moon & Graduate student Mitty Ma perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:131546-21868744@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131546 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240906T085450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T153000 SUMMARY:Other:IPE Friday Free Passport Photos for Engineering Students DESCRIPTION:Need a passport photo for a passport or visa application? International Programs in Engineering (IPE) has got you covered! \n\n-Fall & Winter Semester Only\n-Fridays 1:30-3:30pm at the IPE Office (245 Chrysler Center)\n-No Appointment Needed\n-Not During Exam Week or Holidays\n\nThis service is for CoE undergraduate and graduate students. \nFor best results\, wear darker colored\, solid (non patterned) shirt/top UID:53322-21850431@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/53322 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Graduate,International,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 245 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T082404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Unpacking an Employment-Wage Puzzle: Ban-the-Box Hiring Policies\, Sorting\, & Job Quality for those with and without Criminal Records DESCRIPTION:Outside of specific contexts\, such as technology policy or international business\, management scholars’ engagement with research on policy efficacy* is inconsistent\, even when policies have direct implications for organizations and organizational members. Traditionally\, we have been more likely to exploit policy changes for research design purposes rather than directly examine policy efficacy. In this preliminary research\, we examine the Ban-the-Box (BTB) policy\, which\, similar to many policies\, may have unintended consequences for the employers and potential employees that it was designed to influence. At the same time\, research on BTB's efficacy is mixed\, with the most convincing research suggesting that policymakers should be wary of the policy's effect. We replicate findings that point to an unintended consequence but then take steps to unpack geographic variance in the effect of BTB. This variance points to a need to better appreciate how regional differences in structural factors (such as residential segregation) affect whether BTB is successful. We then propose some next steps to advance this early-stage research\, and offer our thoughts on how our work has the potential to serve as a model for management scholars who work on topics with policy implications. UID:131716-21869145@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Capitalism,Career,Corporate,Discussion,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lecture,Organizational Studies,Presentation,seminar,Social Sciences,Sociology,Speaker,Talk LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R0220 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241220T095523 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Disability Identity: Small Group Discussion DESCRIPTION:Whether you were born with a disability\, acquired a disability\, or received a diagnosis that revealed why you encounter certain barriers in life—living with disability can be a turbulent experience mentally and emotionally. There are challenges to navigate at work\, in your home life\, and in your ties to community. There are also opportunities for personal growth\, new connections\, and joy.\n\nThe LSA Disability Navigators are facilitating small group discussions for LSA employees (faculty and staff\, including student workers) who want space to process their experiences and seek advice from a group of peers who also live with disability.\n\nParticipants will:\n- Learn about the 7 stages of disability acceptance.\n- Explore how to incorporate disability into your identity in a healthy way.\n- Receive coaching on the disclosure process and how to foster a support network.\n- Crowdsource resources and advice for navigating work and life with a disability.\n\nFormat: This discussion group will be conducted virtually on Zoom. Camera use will be optional\, but is encouraged. Auto-captioning will be enabled and slides will be shared during and following the workshop. Participants can participate verbally by unmuting or in writing via the chat function. This session will not be recorded.\n\nAccommodations: The LSA DEI Office greatly values inclusion and access for all. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this workshop. Please contact LSA.Disability.Navigators@umich.edu if you would like to request disability accommodations or have questions about access needs.\n\nParticipant Privacy: Disclosure of disability is not required or expected to participate. Participants may share as much—or as little—about their personal situation as they are comfortable. By registering\, you are agreeing to respect the privacy of other participants and agreeing to not share their identities or details of their lives outside of the discussion session. \n\nWaitlisted Registrants: This session is capped at 10 participants. Depending on interest level\, we may host more sessions so if you are waitlisted please monitor your email for updates. UID:130234-21865620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130234 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Disability,Discussion LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T180705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Ecological Restoration Club Stewardship Day DESCRIPTION:Join the Ecological Restoration Club at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in transplanting native plant seedlings. MBGNA grows native plants as part of their ecological restoration and education efforts. The native plants support a highly diverse group of invertebrates (bees\, butterflies\, moths\, beetles\, leafhoppers\, etc.)\, which in turn provide food for many other species. The native plants add beauty to our world while also helping to reduce soil erosion and increase soil fertility\, aeration\, and water infiltration. UID:132305-21870748@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Ecology,Environment,Natural Sciences,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T123209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Goldman Sachs: Journey to Asset & Wealth Management- Virtual Session 3 DESCRIPTION:Calling all students!Sponsored by our Black and Hispanic/Latinx Inclusion Networks\, we invite you to join us for a virtual session on Goldman Sachs' Asset &\; Wealth Management (AWM) on Friday\, February 7th from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST. The session will provide the opportunity to learn more about our firm and internship opportunities within the AWM division. Some of the items we plan to cover include:\nDemystifying the application process\nOverview of the different verticals within AWM\nInterview best practices\nSmall-group resume review and Q&\;A\nWe look forward to connecting with you virtually and helping you take the first step towards a successful career. See you there!  Register Here  (Zoom details will be sent to registered candidates) UID:132321-21870760@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132321 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T134711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Prosody DESCRIPTION:The Prosody Group consists of researchers interested in any aspect of prosody. We meet biweekly throughout the year to present our work in progress\, read papers\, and practice for upcoming presentations. Please join us if this sounds interesting to you! UID:130914-21867328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130914 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T123145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1686392Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Wantto learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab. We will discuss and educate you on…- Design and format- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Student or Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab 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. UID:131349-21868276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T090133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Student Sustainability Coalition Coffee Chats DESCRIPTION:Navigating the variety of avenues to engage in sustainability work on campus can be daunting and confusing! Come talk with the Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) to learn more about sustainability initiatives on campus and WE WILL BUY YOU A DRINK!\n\n\n\nCoffee chats happen every Friday from 2-3p at Maizes in The League from 2-3p. Look for the \"SSC: Coffee Chats\" sign!\nCoffee chats also happening on select Mondays at Palmer Commons from 11-12p!\n\nSEE YOU THERE! UID:118258-21862039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/118258 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Prospective Graduate Students,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Social Impact,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T124758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Applications of Stochastic Optimal Control to Pandemic Management\, Optimal Energy Production\, and Decentralized Finance DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This talk discusses three applied problems in the field of stochastic optimal control which have significant implications in their application fields. We first discuss an optimal control problem in pandemic modeling and mitigation which incorporates novel macroeconomic elements. By modeling the reactions of individuals to current infection levels through personal protective measures which alter disease transmission\, improvements in public health outcomes can be achieved with minimal macroeconomic sacrifices. We then present an efficient and accurate machine learning algorithm to solve the high-dimensional optimal switching problem faced by a power plant operator under uncertain production costs and profits. The algorithm is able to perform accurately on high-dimensional models without suffering from extremely long run times arising from the curse of dimensionality. Finally\, we combine models of competitive games with empirical data to investigate competition between liquidity providers in a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. Comparison of simulated and observed price dynamics indicates that the model is accurately capturing pool dynamics and has potential for use in DeFi investment.\n\nContact: Silas Alben UID:130075-21865271@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130075 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T090800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Meeting:DocDi DESCRIPTION:The DocDi Group is a collaborative forum\, open to both students and faculty\, who share an interest in the areas of Field Linguistics\, Fieldwork Methods\, Language Documentation\, and Language Description. Serving as an invaluable platform for friendly intellectual exchange\, DocDi promotes an interactive environment where members have the opportunity to present their respective research\, share their experiences\, and discuss innovative ideas and tools aimed at augmenting the effectiveness of fieldwork and documentary/descriptive projects. UID:131900-21869381@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131900 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group,Language Documentation LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T095058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | Black Hole Information\, Replica Wormholes\, and Macroscopic Superposition States DESCRIPTION:We discuss recent applications of Euclidean path integrals\nto the black hole information problem. In calculations with replica\nwormholes as the next-to-leading order correction to the\nGibbons-Hawking saddlepoint\, the radiation density matrix approaches a\npure state at late times\, following the Page curve. We compare unitary\nevaporation of black holes (in real time)\, mediated by calculable\nquantum hair effects\, with the replica wormhole results. Both replica\nwormhole and quantum hair approaches imply that radiation states are\nmacroscopic superpositions of spacetime backgrounds\, invalidating\nfirewall and monogamy of entanglement constructions. UID:130749-21866811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130749 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Physics LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3481 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T115714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Linguistic Anthropology Colloquium | “Military Chimeras: Iconic Resonance in a Nervous Semiotic System” DESCRIPTION:The United States Military defines itself as an institution governed by exacting rules and discipline\, dedicated to producing upstanding super-citizens. Yet Pete Hegseth\, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense\, openly rejects the relevance of international law in combat\, asserting that American power is best sustained through unrestrained violence. This talk examines the semiotic and linguistic reverberations in military training and discourse that reveal a persistent tension between the honorable and the transgressive. I argue that this tension forms a semiotic infrastructure with the potential to reinforce the necropolitical strategies Hegseth champions.\n\nJanet McIntosh\, professor of anthropology at Brandeis University\, is a sociocultural and linguistic anthropologist whose work in Kenya and the U.S. has explored essentialism\, personhood\, religion\, colonialism and race\, right-wing ideologies\, and militarization. Her first book\, “The Edge of Islam: Power\, Personhood\, and Ethnoreligious Boundaries on the Kenya Coast” (Duke University Press\, 2009)\, won the 2010 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion. Her second book\, “Unsettled: Denial and Belonging among White Kenyans” (University of California Press\, 2016)\, received Honorable Mention in the 2018 American Ethnological Society's Senior Book Prize\, and Honorable Mention in the 2017 Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing. She is the co-editor\, with Norma Mendoza-Denton\, of “Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies” (Cambridge University Press 2020). After fieldwork and writing support from the NEH and ACLS\, she is currently finishing a book titled “Kill Talk: Language and Military Necropolitics” (Oxford University Press). UID:131919-21869416@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Anthropology LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T130750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Measures on combinatorial objects (Combinatorics Seminar) DESCRIPTION:Let C be a class of finite relational structures (e.g.\,\ngraphs\, trees\, total orders\, etc.). A \"measure\" on C is a rule\nassigning a number to each object of C such that some identities hold.\nEach measure that exists is something of a miracle\, and leads to a\nvery interesting algebraic object\, namely\, a tensor category. I will\ndescribe some of the known measures\, and discuss some of the many open\nproblems around them. (I won't say much about tensor categories.) UID:131482-21868593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131482 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T005002 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Miyaoka-Yau Inequality DESCRIPTION:The uniformization theorem classifies simply-connected Riemann surfaces into a trichotomy\, which can be described in many ways\, such as Euler characteristic\, existence of special metric\, or ampleness of its canonical bundle. \n\nIn higher dimensions\, uniformization is much more complicated\, and Miyaoka-Yau inequalities is an algebro-geometric approach towards this goal. In particular\, when equality is achieved\, we have an analog of the 1-dimensional situation. \n\nWe will introduce Chern classes of a line bundle\, Kähler-Einstein (KE) metrics\, and sketch a proof of the inequality in the smooth case using KE metrics. Half of the talk will be introducing notions and tools in complex differential geometry. UID:132228-21870612@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T142049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Round Table Insight Sessions: A series of open discussions with ME students DESCRIPTION:We invite you to participate in a series of student roundtable discussion\, centering and exploring the experiences of ME students. Students at all levels are welcome to join\, from undergraduate to Masters to PhD. These sessions are meant to bridge gaps in our community and show commitment of mutual support. \nShare Your TruthThis is your platform to express your experiences\, aspirations\, and concerns within our department. Your stories matter\, and we are here to actively listen and learn from each other.\nForge ConnectionsConnect with fellow students who understand your journey. Build supportive networks\, exchange ideas\, and foster a sense of belonging within our community.\nInclusivity in ActionWhile our focus is on amplifying the voices of marginalized students\, we embrace and celebrate the diversity within our community. Allies and friends committed to creating an inclusive environment are warmly encouraged to join us.\nEach session will provide a meal and a ME swag item to all participants. To help us plan times for sessions please fill out the interest form by clicking on the button below. We look forward to connecting with you. UID:130526-21867253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130526 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T095022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 SUMMARY:Meeting:SynSem DESCRIPTION:The syntax-semantics group provides a forum within which Linguistics students and faculty at UM\, 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. UID:131039-21867625@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131039 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group,Semantics,Syntax LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Lorch 473 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250103T094039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series | Climate Ledgers: Risk\, Cyclone Science and the Commodification of Monsoon DESCRIPTION:Attend via Zoom: https://myumi.ch/egVVP\n\nThe paper brings together the intertwined histories of maritime insurance\, and the technical as well as vernacular representations of maritime storms in the late eighteenth century Indian Ocean. The technical representation of storms became an urgent issue of prediction as well as arbitrating legal questions around liability for Llyods of London and local courts in colonial Bengal. The question of commodification drove both these issues\, as the paper shows\, for climate and weather disturbance became the object of revenue generation even as the uncertainty attached to it was precisely what drove its commodification. Focusing on the process of double commodification\, the paper reveals how the non-corporeal entity of the monsoon was enclosed as a commodity and its risk further priced and thus offloaded through other financial instruments. Ultimately the paper makes a case for historicizing what is too often seen as the more contemporary phenomenon of the financialization of the climate crisis.\n \n Debjani Bhattacharyya holds the Chair for the History of the Anthropocene at the University of Zurich\, where she directs the Digital History Lab. She is the author of Empire and Ecology in the Bengal Delta: The Making of Calcutta (Cambridge University Press\, 2018). She is a non-resident fellow at the Center for the Advanced Study of India\, University of Pennsylvania since 2019. Currently she is writing a long history of how marine insurance market’s risk apprehensions shaped weather knowledge and a derivatives market in climate futures in the Indian Ocean Region.\n \n *Made possible with the generous support of the Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education.* UID:130327-21865759@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130327 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,History,India LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250129T184152 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preprint Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Reconstruction of schemes from their étale topoi\, after Carlson\, Haine\, Wolf DESCRIPTION:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19920 UID:131758-21869208@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T181728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 SUMMARY:Meeting:U-M Hip-Hop Community Kickoff Meeting DESCRIPTION:*Hip-Hop Lives Here.* We are calling all Hip-Hop enthusiasts\, scholars\, and practitioners/ creatives! Join us for the first monthly Hip-Hop Meeting at the University of Michigan and become part of a dynamic community celebrating the past\, present\, and future of Hip-Hop culture.\n\nHosted by Professor Gustavo Souza Marques (Musicology)\, Lecturer Krisilyn Tony Frazier (Dance) and MFA Dance Grad Students\,Tim Tsang and Kiana Cook\, this event offers the perfect opportunity to network\, create\, and inspire. Together we'll honor Hip-Hop's powerful legacy and brainstorm ways to collaborate and contribute to its movement right here on campus! \n\nQuestions? Email frazierk@umich.edu or gusmao@umich.edu UID:132269-21870685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132269 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Dance,Discussion,Faculty,Free,Interdisciplinary,Media,Music,North Campus,Social Impact,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T102604 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T190000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope DESCRIPTION:Come join History of Art 265.001 - Arts and Cultures of Star Wars in watching Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope UID:131558-21868757@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art history,history of art LOCATION:Angell Hall - Aud B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250222T123207 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Consumer\, Small & Business Banking Information Session DESCRIPTION:We would love to invite you to an exclusive event with Wells Fargo to learn more about our Consumer Small &\; Business Banking Internship opportunity. A role designed to challenge\, inspire\, and launch your professional journey in 2025! This is a chance to:\nDevelop cutting edge skills through an immersive internship experience \nThe opportunity to work with industry leaders and gain meaning insight through mentorship.\nKickstart your career in a dynamic and innovative environment by building and exposing yourself to the skills in business analysis\, product and brand strategy\, and data and analytics. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to explore what's next for you. Join us on Friday February 7th\, at 5:00 PM EST and discover how your talents align with our mission.We can't wait to meet you and help you take the first step towards your future! UID:132077-21869928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132077 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250306T152122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:QTBIPOC Kickbacks DESCRIPTION:Be one with your community! Join our monthly gatherings as we create memorable connections around community and meals\, centering Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color. Drop in\, grab food\, enjoy some tunes\, play some games and hang out! Open to all U-M students.\n\nWINTER 2025\n- January 24\, 2025\, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.\, Spectrum/MESA\n- February 7\, 2025\, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.\, Trotter\n- March 19\, 2025\, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.\, Pizza Cat Max\n\nMORE EVENTS\nExplore more Spectrum Center\, MESA\, and Trotter Multicultural Center events:\n- spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events\n- mesa.umich.edu/events-programs\n- trotter.umich.edu/programs-events UID:130047-21865181@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,LGBT,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T121649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students of Professor Caitlin Lynch sing a recital of songs\, arias\, and ensembles.\n\nJohn Morefield\, piano UID:131091-21867736@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250108T122934 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Mentorship Program Winter Workshop DESCRIPTION:The Winter Workshop is a mandatory training session for all students participating in the LSA Mentorship Program.\n\nDuring the session\, we will cover:\n\n Networking with mentors inside and outside of the program\n\n Maintaining mentor-mentee relationships after program\n\n Time management for career development\n\n Networking with peers\n\n Self-motivation and self-care in career development\n\n Questions\n\nIf you can’t make this option\, we will host a Virtual Workshop on 2/6/2025\, 6-7:30pm.\n\nPlease send any questions to lsa-connect@umich.edu.\n\nRSVP now to be a part of the conversation. Lunch will be provided\n\nRSVP today to reserve your spot for this upcoming workshop. Once your RSVP is complete\, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the event details.\n\nThe Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is on the first floor of a wheelchair accessible building which includes wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the first floor\, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the first floor as well\, and places to sit or stand during the event. To request other accommodations please contact LSA Hub Events at lsa.hubevents@umich.edu or 734-763-4674 so we can make arrangements. UID:130112-21865358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130112 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career,Lsa Opportunity Hub,Mentorship,Networking,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA Room 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:The Color of Friendship DESCRIPTION:This February marks the 25th anniversary of the Disney Channel Original Movie The Color of Friendship\, a children's movie set in the late 1970s about the Black daughter of a US congressman who is excited to host a foreign exchange student from Africa until a white South African who supports the Apartheid regime arrives.\n\nAlthough the film was broadcast on youth programming\, it does not shy away from frank and difficult representations of the violent history during this period. The film thus invites questions about US representations of transnational histories\; the pedagogical function of film\, especially for children\; hospitality and tolerance\; child witnesses of violence\; and the ongoing role of gendered tropes like sentimentality in multiculturalist rhetoric. Please note the film addresses and depicts anti-Black violence.\n\nPlease join us on February 7 at 6 p.m. in Angell Hall 3222 for a screening of the film followed by discussion with University of Michigan PhD students Kabelo Sandile Motsoeneng (English) and Maya Sudarkasa (History). Food will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.\n\nIf you have any questions about the event or would like to discuss how we may make the event more accessible for you\, please contact the organizers Vanessa Cooper (vscooper@umich.edu) and James Kiselik (jqk@umich.edu).\n\nWe gratefully acknowledge support to make this event possible from the University of Michigan Comparative Literature\, English Language and Literature\, and Women's and Gender Studies departments. UID:131897-21869362@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131897 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:comparative literature,English Language & Literataure,Film,women's studies LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T092426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T203000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Special Talk for International Students DESCRIPTION:Come explore life's deeper questions in the Bible!\n- Who am I?\n- What am I here for?\n- What is my ultimate destiny?\n\nDinner (滷肉飯) provided!\n\nGuest speaker:\nWilliam S. Sam\, J.D.\nJuris Doctorate\, UC Law San Francisco\nFormer Attorney in Global Biotech\, Pharmaceuticals\, and Aerospace Firms UID:132430-21870913@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132430 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate Students,In Person,International,International Students,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1280 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T102001 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T213000 SUMMARY:Other:A Journey Through Christianity: FREE Dinner & Discussion DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE dinner and discussion with the wonderful Fr. Barnabas Powell\, who will discuss his unique experiences in Christianity and how he ended up in the Orthodox Faith\, as well as provide insight into what the Orthodox Church truly is. Please register to attend! UID:130810-21866910@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130810 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dinner,Discussion,In Person,Multicultural,Religious,Student Org LOCATION:Michigan League - Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240926T090301 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Helen Zell Writers' Program and presented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, the Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in fiction and poetry.\n\nFriends\, family\, and members of the Ann Arbor community are welcome to attend the readings both in-person (in Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art) or synchronously on Zoom via this login link: https://tinyurl.com/Websters2425\n\nThis series is free and open to the public. For questions\, accommodation needs\, or the password\, please contact co-hosts\, Rebecca Hawkes (rhawkes@umich.edu) and Malia Maxwell (maliacm@umich.edu)\n\nFebruary 7th\, 2025\n*Noor Al-Samarrai\, Hank Hietala\, & Hayley Boyd*\n\nFebruary 21st\, 2025\n*Nora Sullivan & Caroline Porter*\n\nMarch 21st\, 2025\n*Malia Maxwell & Rebecca Hawkes* UID:123566-21851082@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123566 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Creative Writing,English Department,English Language And Literature,Graduate School,Literary Arts,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250208T001538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T203000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Webster MFA Reading Series: Noor Al-Samarrai\, Hank Hietala\, and Hayley Boyd DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Helen Zell Writers' Program and presented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, the Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in fiction and poetry.\n \nFriends\, family\, and members of the Ann Arbor community are welcome to attend the readings both in-person (in Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art) or synchronously on Zoom. \n \nNoor Al-Samarrai is the author of El Cerrito (Inside the Castle\, 2018)\, winner of a 2019 Arab American Book Awards honorable mention and named “about the best piece of literature I have read in a long time” by late poet and filmmaker Jonas Mekas. She writes about the confluence of place and memory.\n \nHank Hietala grew up in Montana. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Salt Hill\, Ruminate\, Stonecoast Review\, Rain Taxi\, and Cleveland Review of Books.\n \nHayley Boyd is a Hopwood award winning author from Portland\, Oregon.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         This series is free and open to the public. For questions\, accommodation needs\, or the password\, please contact co-hosts\, Rebecca Hawkes (hawkes@umich.edu) and Malia Maxwell (maliacm@umich.edu)  \n UID:132242-21870656@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T112325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T203000 SUMMARY:Meeting:FUMMP Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology\, more commonly known as “The Friends\,” are a group united by their love of fossils. Founded in 1971\, “The Friends” support the activities\, research\, and study of fossils at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.\n\nContact us at: FUMMPinfo@gmail.com for more information. \n\nPlease contact the FUMMP in advance to confirm the schedule. UID:132237-21870653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132237 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Museum Of Paleontology,Paleotology LOCATION:Research Museums Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240806T145538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Nate — A One Man Show DESCRIPTION:Natalie Palamides premiered her show Nate to wide acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, where it won a Total Theatre Award for Innovation and Experimentation in 2018 before Amy Poehler produced it as a Netflix special. As the show begins\, we meet Nate\, “a hypermasculine\, adrenaline fueled\, protein powder enthusiast … a man’s man.” (NPR) Performed by Natalie Palamides in drag\, Nate careens between making the audience laugh and making them uncomfortable\, earnestly asking for permission while manipulating audience members to comply. The constant mixed signals come to a head with conflicting interpretations of consent — though perhaps not in the ways you would expect. This clever and provocative deconstruction of toxic masculinity sticks with you long after the performance ends.\n\nCONTENT WARNING\nThis production contains overt sexuality UID:121969-21847864@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121969 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,American Culture,Ann Arbor,Anthropology,Art,art and design,artists,artists and curators,arts,Comedy,Culture,Energy,Human Rights,Humanities,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,Mindfulness,North Campus,performance,Social,social justice,Social Sciences,Storytelling,theater,UMS,university musical society,visual arts,Well-being LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240806T145644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Seong-Jin Cho\, piano DESCRIPTION:“Cho has been elevated straight to the big time.” (The New York Times) \n\nSeong-Jin Cho’s innate musicality and overwhelming talent have made him one of today’s most in-demand and exciting pianists\, with a worldwide following that continues to grow in size and passion. He is at once thoughtful\, poetic\, assertive\, and tender\, with virtuosic and colorful playing that combines panache with purity and an impressive natural sense of balance. For his UMS recital debut\, the 2015 Chopin International Competition winner celebrates Ravel’s 150th birthday with a concert featuring the composer’s complete solo piano works\, a monumental undertaking that will be performed in only a few select cities in 2025 — with Ann Arbor as the only Midwest date on the tour. \n\nPROGRAM\nComplete solo works of Maurice Ravel:\nSérénade grotesque\nMenuet antique\nPavane pour une infante défunte\nJeux d’eau\, M 30\nSonatine\nMiroirs\, M. 43\nGaspard de la nuit\nMenuet sur le nom de Haydn\nValses nobles et sentimentales\, M.61\nPrélude\nA la manière de Borodine\nA la manière de Chabrier\nLe Tombeau de Couperin\, M.68 UID:121972-21847870@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Anthropology,Art,art and design,artists,artists and curators,arts,Classical,classical music,concert,Culture,Energy,Family,hill auditorium,Humanities,In Person,International,Mindfulness,music,performance,piano,Social,UMS,university musical society,Well-being LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T103956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T220000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope DESCRIPTION:Come join History of Art 265.001 - Arts and Cultures of Star Wars in watching Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope UID:131563-21868762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131563 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art history,history of art LOCATION:Angell Hall - Aud B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T122732 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T223000 SUMMARY:Tours:Astronomy Night DESCRIPTION:Experience History and Astronomy at the Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory!\n\n \n\nObservatory Tours - 1 hour guided tour of the Detroit Observatory\, including Historic Telescope Observing of the seasonal night sky. Tours begin at 8:00\, 8:30\, 9:00\, and 9:00 PM.\nWalk-ins - begins at 8:00pm. Includes telescope observing with the historic Fitz refractor. Walk-ins welcome\, but space is limited.\n \n\nAll visitors\, including walk-ins\, are welcome to patio telescope observing and all hands-on activities at the observatory! Telescope observing is only if weather permits. Only register for one time slot. Groups larger than 5 should contact the observatory. Missed time slots will be made available to walk-ins\, so please arrive on time. UID:132442-21870960@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132442 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240918T125527 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Blind Pilot DESCRIPTION:New music!\n\nThe first Blind Pilot album in eight years\, In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain emerged from a period of artistic crisis and the radical transformation of their creative ecosystem. “I went through a few years where I wasn’t able to write—I tried therapy\, I read books on writer’s block\, I went on writing trips\, but nothing was helping\,” says Israel Nebeker\, frontman for the Oregon-bred band. After stepping back and reimagining his songwriting approach\, Nebeker challenged himself to write an entire album in a month\, then brought those songs to his bandmates with a newfound sense of receptivity. “I told myself that whatever songs came through in that month would be for the love of the band and music we make together\,” says Nebeker. “Instead of being controlling in the studio\, I wanted to let the songs live and breathe with the band as an entity. By the time we finished\, it was the most joy we’d ever had in making an album together.”\n\nProduced by Josh Kaufman (The Hold Steady\, David Wax Museum)\, In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain brings a potent new energy to the elegantly composed folk/indie-rock of past LPs like 2016’s And Then Like Lions. In a profound step forward for the band—whose lineup also includes drummer/co-founder Ryan Dobrowski\, bassist Luke Ydstie\, and multi-instrumentalist Kati Claborn—Blind Pilot’s fourth full-length unfolds with an exquisite fluidity\, fully harnessing the undeniable chemistry. “In the past we’ve always been very serious and intentional about the process\, but Josh often encouraged us to throw away our preconceived notions of what the songs were supposed to be\,” says Nebeker. “So much of the album came from all of us playing live together\, listening to each other and trusting our instincts\, and really getting to the core of the song\,” Dobrowski adds. The result: the most revelatory expression yet of Blind Pilot’s palpable reverence for music as a connective force.\n\nWhile Blind Pilot intends to tour principally as a quartet in support of the record\, the album includes contributions from longtime trumpeter/keyboardist Dave Jorgensen and vibraphonist Ian Krist. In bringing the album to life\, the band worked with a rich palette of instrumentation\, handling each track with equal parts extraordinary care and unbridled spontaneity. For both Dobrowski and Nebeker—who formed an early iteration of the band as college students in the mid-aughts—those moments of ineffably closeness serve as the lifeblood of Blind Pilot. “For me making this album felt like celebrating being together and still feeling that deep connection that’s been a throughline for our entire adult lives\,” Dobrowski says. “One of my very favorite things about music is the way it not only connects us as bandmates\, but allows us to connect to an audience—and then within that audience\, people end up connecting with each other. It’s this powerful thing that’s unlike anything else\, and in a way it’s kind of like magic.”\n\nVIP ticket includes:\nOne (1) General Admission ticket\nInvitation to pre-show experience\, including:\n- Private acoustic performance\n- Group photo with the band\nExclusive VIP merch bundle\, including:\n- Signed poster\n- Commemorative VIP tote bag\n- Custom journal\n- VIP tour laminate\nMerchandise shopping prior to doors opening to the public\nEarly entry into the venue UID:126595-21857402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250130T155959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Champions UMix DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 7 for the Champions UMix from 8pm to 11pm in the Michigan Union. Activities include sports themed inflatables\, airbrush apparel\, pennant making\, and a chance to win gift cards from a Kahoot! Food will be provided while supplies last. UID:132106-21869973@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132106 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Campus Involvement,CCI,Food,Free,Umix LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T181801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Megan Yip\, cello DESCRIPTION:Doctoral student Megan Yip performs a recital. UID:131139-21867827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131139 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T121653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250207T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2025 DESCRIPTION:The 2025 edition of the Department of Dance’s always lively Power Center showcase will feature choreography by professional guest artists and university faculty. FLOCK (flockworksdance.com)\, a co-choreography German/American dance company known for their non-gendered partnering and unique approach to physicality and storytelling\, will join faculty members Tzveta Kassabova (Theatre & Drama)\, Biza Sompa (Dance)\, and Robin Wilson (Dance)\, in Wilson's final Power Center performance before her retirement. \n\nRecommended Ages: 3+ UID:122774-21849628@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122774 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR