Exhibition:A Prison, a Prisoner, and a Prison Guard
2025-02-11 08:00 - 23:00 (America/Detroit) | Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby
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.

By 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.

Curated 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.

Plan to attend the related discussion, "Art, Justice, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice," on February 6.

Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World
2025-02-11 08:00 - 23:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
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.

The 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.

Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Threads of Tradition: The Art of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka
2025-02-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Weiser Hall - Room 1010
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.

To see photos and read more about exhibited items, visit https://myumi.ch/AZedA

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.

The exhibit opens on September 5, 2024, in 1010 Weiser Hall, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.

*The exhibition is cosponsored by the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum*.

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

Exhibition:Andy Ross Exhibition
2025-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery
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.

Andy 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.

Careers / Jobs:CANCELED - Navigating USAJOBS & Introduction to Federal Resume Writing (11 FEB 2025)
2025-02-11 09:00 - 11:00
Army Civilian Careers invites you to participate in a virtual informational session on federal resume writing, navigating USAJOBS website, including paid internships and fellowships in the federal government. We are a values-based community of nearly 300,000 federal civilian employees, much like those in other U.S. Federal Agencies, e.g., State, NASA, Commerce, Justice, and Education. These are strictly civilian positions. Applying for employment on USAJOBS can be a challenging process, but we are here to help! In this session we will walk through the application process to include the questionnaire, discuss resume formats, preferences, required documents to include, and how to align your experience with the job qualifications. This class is designed specifically tohelp you develop your federal resume and address key areas in the job announcement to make you an eligible applicant. In this session we will cover:
The Army Student Intern Program
The Army Fellows Program
How to create a USAJOBs account
Applying for federal jobs
How to navigate USAJOBS
Application announcement information – what the words really mean.
Beginning steps to writing a federal resume
Note: This session will be conducted via MS Teams, and it is recommended that you download the application to view the session in its entirety. It is not recommended to utilize cellphone unless able to view the slide presentation.

Exhibition:Chimera
2025-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
*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.

Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition
2025-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
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.
Born 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.
Elizabeth’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.

Exhibition:On the World With the World
2025-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
*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.

This 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.

PASC 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.

Exhibition:Red Summer: Racial Violence in the American Landscape, 1917-1923
2025-02-11 09:00 - 16:30 | East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery
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.

Though 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.

The 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.

Exhibition:Redefining the Crown
2025-02-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Lane Hall
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.

Based 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.

Through 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.

The 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.

Located 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.

Exercise / Fitness:Strength, Stretch and Balance
2025-02-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
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.This class is open to everyone. The goal of this class is to work on your strength, flexibility, and balance in order to improve fitness levels and the ease of everyday tasks.

Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich
2025-02-11 09:00 - 20:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor
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.

The 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.

These books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library.

Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays
2025-02-11 09:30 - 11:00
Are you grappling with a piece of code, trying to compute on a cluster, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.

All members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.

Tuesdays, 9:30-11 a.m. ET, via Zoom (Meeting ID:94181215786)
Wednesdays, 1:30-3 p.m. ET, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98659357324)

Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Financial Resources
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location
Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website.

Other:Leaves Under the Lens
2025-02-11 10:00 - 16:30 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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!

This 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.

Exhibition:A Gathering
2025-02-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse
Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.

A Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time.

As 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.

This 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.

So 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.

Curated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy

Lead 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.

Livestream / Virtual:AI and Data Sharing: A Love/Hate Relationship?
2025-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming research analysis, akin to prior innovations like calculators and the Internet. While AI enhances output rigor, poor inputs still yield poor results. Unlike earlier technologies, AI learns from stored data, raising unique challenges and restrictions in scientific research. Key learnings from this session will include: 1) Metadata is crucial, and 2) AI use in research varies from acceptable to inappropriate, and we’ll explore evolving policies from ICPSR and other providers to navigate these complexities

Presenters: Lynette Hoelter & Joe Saul

Ready for #LoveDataWeek 2025? To learn more and ways to participate in #LoveData25 visit http://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeek

Careers / Jobs:Fisher Investments Presents: Career Convo - Feedback
2025-02-11 11:00 - 12:00
Fisher Investments is excited to introduce our Career Convoseries focused on topics important to your job search and career!Join Mosaic, our Race & Ethnicity Employee Affinity Group virtually on Tuesday, February 11th from 11:00am-12:00pm PST / 2:00pm-3:00pm EST as they discuss the importance of “Feedback” and how it plays a key part in your career. Our leaders are excited to engage in a conversation about our global organization and the career opportunities currently available. During this virtual event, you will:
Hear from Fisher Investments’ Employee Affinity Group leaders and members about theirpersonal career paths and experiences
Learn what a career in financial services could look like for you and why it’s a great fit for individuals of all different backgrounds
Find out why our employees agree that when you join Fisher Investments, you’re made to feel welcomed
Receive guidance on what you can do today to start on the path to your career in finance.
At Fisher Investments, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is critical to our mission to help more clients globally. We value diverse perspectives and encourage innovation and forward thinking, seeking those who aren’t afraid to find a better way to help our clients and each other. We are looking for individuals such as yourself to join our team!

Workshop / Seminar:Parenting Through Separation & Divorce Workshop
2025-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Off Campus Location
Separation or divorce is difficult to handle in general — when children are in the mix, it becomes that much more complex. Many parents are concerned about the well-being of their children during this time of change. The University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) offers free Parenting Through Separation and Divorce virtual workshops each month.

This workshop delivers practical parenting advice in a collaborative, caring environment for those going through change. We help parents understand their children’s needs during the transition and offer specific suggestions for creating the most beneficial post-divorce parenting relationships.

The link to access the online workshop is provided to participants after registration.

The program is an approved alternative to the SMILE Program by the Friend of the Court program in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

What to Expect:

+ Practical, actionable advice for couples going through a temporary or permanent split.
+ A caring and collaborative environment for attendees facilitated by UCCF staff members.
+ Guidance to help parents understand their children’s needs during what can be a tumultuous time of change and uncertainty.
+ A certificate of participation once the workshop is over.

While it is free, workshop participants must register via Eventbrite. You will be provided the link once your registration is confirmed.

Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism
2025-02-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art
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.

In 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.

Pieces 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.

In 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.

By 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.

“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.”

— Toni Morrison

Lead 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.

Careers / Jobs:USA - Campus - Careers in Specialty Assurance: FAAS & Forensics
2025-02-11 11:00 - 12:00
Our Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) teamswork with finance leaders to help organizations build an effective and efficient finance function and make better business decisions. They unlock new value and discover unexpected potential through leading-edge data toolsand strategies such as data mining, artificial intelligence and statistical analysis. Potential candidates can expect to use deep technical knowledge, consulting and leadership skills, and industry insights to inspire confidence across a wide range of accounting, reporting and sustainability services.

Workshop / Seminar:Reimagining Ancient Reactions for the 21st Century
2025-02-11 11:30 - 12:45 | Chemistry Dow Lab - 1300
The ability to prepare highly functionalized molecules in general and predictable ways is central to modern drug design and discovering new treatments for human disease. The aim of our program is to create new methods to solve the longstanding synthetic challenge of asymmetrically constructing biologically active small molecules. Classical synthetic approaches based on CH activations are ubiquitous but limited by the inherent directing effects of embedded heteroatoms. This presentation will discuss our recently discovered scheme to access highly basic ion pairs with organolithiums which provides a new pathway to override intrinsic heteroatom directing effects. In addition, we will describe our progress in developing new methods for carbon-oxygen bond formation reactions that utilizes primary ozonide intermediates.

Workshop / Seminar:Research Talk: Evolutionary dynamics of cooperation via indirect reciprocity
2025-02-11 11:30 - 13:00 | Weiser Hall - 747
Abstract
We live in a society. Cooperation makes societies work. Every day, we choose to help others at personal cost and forgo chances to cheat others for personal gain–even when the “others” in question are unrelated strangers. Reputations help explain this puzzling behavior; we seek the approval of our peers and fear the sting of shame. If my behavior yields a good reputation, others may be more likely to cooperate with me. Thus, reputation-based cooperation is called "indirect reciprocity".

But under what circumstances can indirect reciprocity facilitate a cooperative status quo? What happens when members of a society have divergent opinions about each other’s moral standing? And what kinds of rules for assigning reputations tend to emerge in the first place?

I leverage the machinery of evolutionary game theory, theoretical population genetics, and adaptive dynamics to answer these critical questions. I demonstrate the importance of consensus-building processes, including gossip and institutions, for the sustenance of cooperation in complex societies. I show that social norms which mandate the punishment of bad actors are especially likely to evolve–a double-edged sword, because such norms are vulnerable to death spirals of disagreement. Finally, I furnish implications for philosophy, politics, social justice, network science, and the broader discourse, all of which will shape future research into this exciting mechanism.

Presentation:2025 Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) Funding Town Hall
2025-02-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Palmer Commons - Great Lakes Room, North
U-M Faculty, learn how the Propelling Original Data Science (PODS) Grants can empower your research!

Join MIDAS for an informational town hall and Q&A session to explore opportunities to drive innovative research, foster collaborations, and secure external funding through data science and AI and meet with other colleagues working in this space.

We are thrilled to partner with Microsoft, the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) to offer three exciting funding tracks:
Track 1: Data Science and AI Methodology and Applications
Track 2: Accelerating Responsible AI Research Ecosystems
Track 3: Data Science and AI for Health Sciences & Policy

For more information on this funding program, click here: https://myumi.ch/6yJw1

Register here: https://myumi.ch/ZDxVQ to attend the Town Hall and discover how PODS can support your groundbreaking work and advance your research to new heights!

Lecture / Discussion:Asian American is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Off Campus Location
The National Center for Institutional Diversity continues our conversation concerning the June 2023 Supreme Court decision, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) and SFFA v. University of North Carolina (UNC), Nos. 20-1199 & 21-707, that effectively ended race-conscious admissions practices. See our previous events for reference:

-Affirmative Action and Black Student Success: The Pursuit of a “Critical Mass” at Historically White Universities
-In the Face of Resistance: Advancing Equity in Higher Education

We move this discussion to examine the book Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by Dr. OiYan A. Poon. Within this book, Dr. Poon as “a mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter's many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian Americans.”

In this book talk, Dr. Poon will offer an overview and deep insight into her text, which contends with the complex racial positionalities of Asian Americans and their roles in shaping the future of race in the US. Accompanied by a stellar panel of scholars, she will address what higher education can and must continue to do to meet their public missions; specifically within the context of the political climate of continuing attacks on efforts toward intersectional racial equity and justice, in the aftermath of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions.

Other:Big Heart Blood Battle
2025-02-11 12:00 - 18:00 | Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
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!

Other:Blood Drive at the Michigan Union 2/11
2025-02-11 12:00 - 18:00 | Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom
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 on February 11th at the *Michigan Union—Rogel Ballroom* between 12PM and 6PM and save up to three lives! Donors receive a free Big Heart shirt, a Washtenaw Dairy coupon while supplies last, and the opportunity to join a drawing for prizes from local businesses. Not free this day? Go to bloodbattle.org to see the full schedule of drives. The Winter Battle runs from January 14 – February 28.

Workshop / Seminar:EEB Tuesday Seminar Series - Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Biological Sciences Building - 1010
This event is part of our ongoing Tuesday Lunch Seminar Series.

Abiotic and biotic factors interact to influence phenotypic evolution; however, identifying the causal agents of selection that drive the evolution and expression of traits remains challenging. In a field common garden, we manipulated water availability and herbivore abundance across 3 years, and evaluated clinal variation in functional traits and phenology, phenotypic plasticity, local adaptation, and selection using diverse accessions of the perennial forb, Boechera stricta. Consistent with expectations, drought stress exacerbated damage from herbivores. We found significant plasticity and genetic clines in foliar and phenological traits. Water availability and herbivory interacted to exert selection, even on traits like flowering duration, which showed no clinal variation. Furthermore, the direction of selection on specific leaf area in response to water availability mirrored the genetic cline and plasticity, suggesting that variation in water levels across the landscape influences the evolution of this trait. Finally, both herbivory and water availability likely contribute to local adaptation. This work emphasizes the additive and synergistic roles of abiotic and biotic factors in shaping phenotypic variation across environmental gradients.

Other:Hot Cocoa Social
2025-02-11 12:00 - 14:00 | University of Michigan: School of Public Health
Hot Cocoa Social: Feb 11th 12-2 PM in front of SPH

Performance:Kathy Beck, carillon
2025-02-11 12:00 - 12:30 | Burton Memorial Tower
Kathy Beck 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.

Thirty-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.

Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | A Pointless Arrow to the Border: Investigating Sa Arrow Poison in Eighteenth-Century China
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Weiser Hall - Room 110-120
*In-person event only*

When does mobility stop and rootedness emerge? When does the empire reach its limits? This presentation examines the friction of knowledge circulation in Qing China, with a focus on the court’s failed attempts to decipher and deploy a Miao arrow poison known as sa.

Chang Xu is an assistant professor of Asian Studies at Rice University. Her research interests cover the global history of medicine, the history of military science and technologies, and the interconnections between human and non-human bodies. She is working on her first book, “Medicine on the March: Military Institutions, Medical Networks, and the Qing Empire, 1644-1800.” It offers a social, cultural, and institutional history of medical practices in garrisons during the period of Qing territorial expansion.

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

Workshop / Seminar:MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminar
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Off Campus Location - 4th floor conference room
The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. These events are open to the public, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance.

If you have any questions, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.

Exhibition:More than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color
2025-02-11 12:00 - 16:00 | William Clements Library
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.

Exhibition opening weekdays from 12-4.

Workshop / Seminar:Power & Partnership in Community Engagement
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Off Campus Location
Developing equitable and mutually beneficial partnerships with community members and organizations requires taking a critical look at how power operates in university-community partnerships. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to key principles of equity-focused community engagement and discuss how relationships of power shape university-community partnerships for research and student learning. We’ll consider how power operates in such areas as: the structure and terms of partnership agreements, participation dynamics in university-community projects, and funding/compensation. Participants will generate strategies for re-shaping inequitable power dynamics, share insights with colleagues, and identify ways to apply key principles to their own community-engaged work.

This session is designed especially for participants who are involved in (or interested in) community-engaged research, teaching & learning, project/program administration, and/or campus initiatives at Michigan.

Open to faculty, staff, admin, and post-docs. Graduate students who are interested in attending can email ginsberginfo@umich.edu for more information. This session is not open to undergraduate students.

Register Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/87024

Livestream / Virtual:Resiliency Hubs: Protecting our Communities in a Changing Climate
2025-02-11 12:00 - 12:50 | Off Campus Location - Zoom Webinar
*Zoom registration required https://myumi.ch/nydeG

Please join us on Zoom for a Residents & Researchers 'Tuesday Talks at 12' webinar on environment, health and community.
Panelists include: Theresa Landrum (Detroit community organizer and activist), Larissa Larsen (University of MI Urban & Regional Planning) and Kathy Velikov (University of MI Architecture & Urban Planning). Moderated by Natalie Sampson, University of Michigan Dearborn

Careers / Jobs:Semiconductor Company Day
2025-02-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Connector
This event is intended for U-M Ann Arbor College of Engineering Students, as well as LSA declared Computer Science, Data Science and Physics students.

Company Days provide organizations with an opportunity to recruit Michigan Engineering students and/or have casual conversations to enhance an organization’s visibility and increase brand awareness. Organizations may attend for recruiting and/or networking purposes. Companies participating in this company day are part of the semiconductor industry.

More event details are available within Career Fair Plus.

Workshop / Seminar:Understanding and Managing ADHD: Free Parent & Guardian Workshop
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Off Campus Location
This free virtual workshop is designed to help parents or guardians. Your child may have received a formal diagnosis already, or you may suspect they have ADHD or a similar learning challenge. Participants learn more about what ADHD is, what it “looks” like in children, how it differs from what you might expect/how it is presented in media, and where to go from here.

Participants can expect to learn:
+ What causes ADHD.
+ What ADHD looks like in children.
+ How to support a child with ADHD at home, school, and with friends.

This workshop includes interactive components and a Question-and-Answer session at the end. To help us better prepare and tailor the content of each workshop, we ask participants to provide their most pressing questions in writing when they register.

Careers / Jobs:Are You LinkedIn? (For Graduate Students)
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Rackham, Assembly Hall, 915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and UCAN (University Career Alumni Network). If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com. Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/88607

Workshop / Seminar:Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Are You LinkedIn?
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual via Zoom
Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network.If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com.Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School

Workshop / Seminar:Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Are You LinkedIn?
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Off Campus Location
Building your network is something you can be doing proactively throughout graduate school. Additionally, learning from what others have done in their career is a great way to explore areas of interest. Join us to learn how to navigate and develop the basics of your own LinkedIn profile. We will introduce ways to build connections and learn more about opportunities through informational interviews by using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network.
If you do not yet have a LinkedIn account, please create a free account before the session at linkedin.com.

Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/N62G3.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time, preferably one week, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative.

Lecture / Discussion:Holy and Unholy Bread in Early Medieval Europe
2025-02-11 12:30 - 13:30 | 202 S. Thayer - Osterman Common Room, #1022
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute for the Humanities will discuss a part of their current project in a short talk followed by a Q & A session.

About this talk:
Why did pure wheat bread come to be the accepted medium for God in Christian Europe? Given the difficulties of growing this grass in most of the continent, and given the popularity of other grains there, the choice of wheat for the bread in which the body of God became available to the faithful in the central Christian ritual (communion) was far from a foregone conclusion. This presentation tries to make sense of medieval Europeans' conviction that God would only become present in breads made of the purest wheat, with no admixtures of other grains or other ingredients. It argues that Christian predilections actually followed and did not create the wheat monocultures that came to characterize medieval European agriculture.

Paolo Squatriti is a 2024-25 Helmut F. Stern Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities and Professor of History and Romance Languages & Literatures.

Well-being:"Let's Talk": Informal, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling
2025-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Michigan Union - The Spectrum Center: Room 3032
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.

This 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.

"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).

Monday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman, Ph.D., LP, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center
Tuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont, Ph.D., Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)
Wednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski, LMSW, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing
Thursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu, M.Ed., M.S.Ed., Conference Room in the International Center
Friday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas, LMSW, and Emily Powers, LLMSW, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing

Careers / Jobs:Beaufort County School District Spring 2025 Virtual Hiring Event
2025-02-11 13:00 - 17:00
The Recruiting Team for Beaufort County School District in South Carolina is seeking the best and brightest teachers for the 2025-2026 SY! You are cordially invited to interview with one of the top-paying school districts in South Carolina!

Careers / Jobs:Collaboration: Supply Chain Operations
2025-02-11 13:00 - 13:45
Join Our Burlington Virtual SessionsCurious about supply chain and engineering career opportunities atBurlington? Join us for a Virtual Collaboration Session, where you can get answers to all your questions and learn more about what makes Burlington a great place to start your career!In this interactive session, we’ll cover:
our engineering internship opportunities
a panel discussion with current Engineering associates and leaders in their roles!
learn what a week in the role looks like in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Project Management
examples of projects executed for Burlington

An open Q&A with our Burlington Campus Recruiters and Engineers—ask us anything!
We look forward to seeing you there!Questions? Email earlycareer.recruiting@burlington.com!Websiteto Apply NOW: Students Graduates - Burlington Stores Inc.Please note we do not offer sponsorship forour programs at this time*

Livestream / Virtual:ICPSR Loves Data
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Off Campus Location
We love to share data. We love to preserve data. We love to train how to use research data. Attend this session to explore ICPSR, the world's largest data archive, for the first time or as a long-time data advocate! We'll share highlights of our 20k + studies and help you take your own love of data to the next level.

Ready for #LoveDataWeek 2025? To learn more and ways to participate in #LoveData25 visit http://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeek

Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
*RSVP required to attend. Click "Join Event" here:https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1686452Are 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.

Performance:Eva Albalghiti & Eric Whitmer, carillon
2025-02-11 13:20 - 13:50 | Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
Graduate student Eva Albalghiti & Musicology PhD student Eric Whitmer perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.

Thirty-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.

Careers / Jobs:How to land an internship in the creative industry
2025-02-11 13:30 - 14:45
In this workshop, you'll learn how to:✅ Become a more competitive internship and job seeker✅ Create and leverage industry connections to land opportunitiesWe will cover personalized topics, including strategies for building your personal brand for networking and tips on standing out in the creative industry.

Careers / Jobs: AmeriCorps -Healthy Minds Alliance Info Session-Mental Health Crisis
2025-02-11 14:00 - 14:45
Are you passionate about mental health advocacy andeager to make a positive impact in your community?Join usfor an informative session about the opportunities available through the Healthy Minds Alliance State & National AmeriCorps program!Healthy Minds Alliance is a national AmeriCorps program that takes a community-based approach to addressing the mental health crisis. We utilize evidence-based mental health intervention programs to train community members onhow to prevent, detect, and support individuals with mental illness. AmeriCorps Members will serve as instructors for host site-identified evidence-based/informed programs, certifying members of the public throughout their 10-month service term. Programs may include Mental Health First Aid,QPR, SafeTALK, and more.During this session, you'll have the chance to learn more about the Mental Health Crisis Training Instructor position with AmeriCorps and the Healthy Minds Alliance. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to mental health awareness and support initiatives while gaining valuable experience in the field. Whether you're a seasoned mental health professional or someone looking to make a differencein the lives of others, this session will provide insights into the responsibilities, requirements, and benefits of joining our team.Don’t miss this chance to learn how you can be part of our mission to promote mental wellness and resilience in our communities. RSVP today to secure your spot! We look forward to seeing you there!

Workshop / Seminar:Science Success Series | Ace Your Courses: Metacognition is Key
2025-02-11 14:30 - 16:00 | Chemistry Building, Science Learning Center Flex Space
Have you ever found yourself putting forth a great deal of effort into your courses, but not feeling like you are actually learning or are left unsatisfied with your grade? This workshop, based on the work of Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire, will enable you to analyze your current learning strategies, understand exactly what changes you need to implement to earn an A in your courses, identify concrete strategies to use during the remainder of your semester, and become a more efficient learner.

Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

Careers / Jobs:ASM Tech Talk: Exploring Process Engineering Careers in Semiconductors
2025-02-11 15:00 - 16:00
Do you want to shape the future of semiconductor technology? ASM is hosting a virtual Tech talk to explore exciting career opportunities for Process engineering students in the world of Semiconductor technology.Why ASM?

Innovation Leader: Work with world-class teams behind 2,900+ patents and groundbreaking developments in ALD and epitaxy semiconductor deposition technologies that power tomorrow's devices

Global Collaboration: Join a diverse team of 4,500+ professionalsfrom 70+ nationalities, collaborating across 16 locations worldwide

Meaningful Impact: Develop technologies that improve millions of lives through AI, electric vehicles, medical devices, and green energy solutions

Sustainability Pioneer: Be part of the semiconductor industry's first company with approved Net Zero targets, driving environmental innovation

Growth & Development: Access dedicated leadership programs and international opportunities while working alongside industry experts
What to Expect:

Innovation Stories: Hear directly from our R&D team about pushing thelimits of physics and developing next-generation semiconductor technologies

Career Pathways: Discover how you can growat ASM.

Real Impact: Learn how our technologies enable critical advances in computing, healthcare, and sustainable solutions
Who We're Looking For:Students pursuing degrees in:
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Physics
Materials Science
Related technical fields

Apply Now: Join a company that's been ahead of what's next since 1968. Register for our virtual session to learn how you can start your career at ASM and help create the technologies that will shape tomorrow.Be part of what's next. Register today.

Workshop / Seminar:Economic Sociology and Organizations (ESO) Workshop
2025-02-11 15:00 - 16:30 | LSA Building - 4147
Winter 2025 Line-up:

1/14: Ori Tamir, "The Performativity of Exchange Rates: How the Fed Floated the Dollar to Signal Price Stability"

1/28: Ruiling Li, "Leaving Without Betraying: Enduring Consent Post Career Exits in the Chinese Tech Industry"

2/11: Sarah Farr, "Moral Economy of Property and Collective Action in Mexico City"

2/25: Jonah Stuart Brundage, "Patrimonial and Settler-Capitalist Logics of Expansion in Early Modern Empires"

3/11: Subin Min, "The Role of Institutions to Facilitate Savings for Low-Income Families: A Qualitative Study of CollegeBound Saint Paul"

3/25: Mira Vale, "Strategic Ambiguity and the Ethics of AI in Digital Health"

4/8: Analidis Ochoa , "Blood Veins for Hire: Social Inequality and the Blood Plasma Industry."

Careers / Jobs:TSMC Green Manufacturing Online Session
2025-02-11 15:00 - 16:00
Event DescriptionAre you passionateabout sustainability and innovation? Join us for an exclusive opportunityto explore the cutting-edge world of green manufacturing at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a global leader in semiconductor production. In this engaging session, you'll learn how TSMC is pioneering environmentally responsible practices while maintaining industry-leading efficiency. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights and be inspired by TSMC's commitment to a greener planet.Register now to learn more!

Event Date: Feburary 11th (Tue)

Event Time: 3 - 4 PM (AZ Time)

Meeting Link: Will be sent out to your email 1 day before your event.

Lecture / Discussion:100th Henry Russel Lecture
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Michigan League - Vandenberg Room | Second Floor
Join us for the 100th Henry Russel Lecture featuring a lecture by Ruth Behar (James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts).

This event will also recognize the 2025 Henry Russel Award Recipients: Robin Brewer, Roya Ensafi, Marc Hannaford, and Wenjing Wang.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Michigan League | Vandenberg Room, Second Floor
And streaming online

"The Gift of Shared Stories"
In the 2025 Henry Russel Lecture, Ruth Behar will talk about how shared stories can bring people together across borders and differences, creating unique moments of connection. In her own work in Spain, Mexico, and Cuba, and in her contributions to the rethinking of the history of anthropology, she has used an approach of writing personally and with the sensibility of a ‘vulnerable observer’ to be able to share such stories. She will also speak of her most recent writing, in which she ventures into writing literary fiction, as a new venue for bringing the insights of anthropology and the gift of shared stories together.

Register to attend in person or online at:

Social / Informal Gathering:Cards & Candy Grams
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Stockwell Hall - Rosa Parks Multicultural Lounge
Join Stockwell’s MLCA, Lamisa, for a fun, heartwarming event! Create candy grams and write thoughtful cards for your loved ones while enjoying delicious cookies and snacks. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to spread kindness and share the love!

Lecture / Discussion:Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture | Imperial Migration Controls: Managing Mobility and Insecurity in the British Empire and Beyond
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Weiser Hall - Room 555
Borders—and border crossings—have seen increasing scrutiny as immigration has become a highly politicized topic across contexts. As such, border security measures have intensified across the board, monitoring people and goods as they cross international boundaries. In this lecture, Nandini Dey will discuss the historical evolution of some of these border security and migration control practices, focusing on how the British Empire in South Asia managed mobility within and across its boundaries and how these practices inform the contemporary mobility regime. Through this lens, she will focus on how threats are constructed and how security measures are heightened in response, and specifically highlight how these measures are not simply a product of contemporary times but rather a continuation of imperial practices.

Nandini Dey is a CED Postdoctoral Fellow for 2023–2025. Her research interests include borders, migration, security, empire, and citizenship. She received her PhD in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University in 2023. Her research has been funded by the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant along with other fellowships. She has taught classes in International Relations, Comparative Politics, and on Migration and Citizenship. She is currently an elected member of the Executive Committee of APSA’s Migration and Citizenship Section.

As a Center for Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, Nandini is continuing work on her book manuscript and on expanding her research on imperial and post-imperial migration controls and regulations of citizenship. In addition, she is working on new projects that include researching international aviation security and how borders are conceptualised and incorporated in climate change policies.

Zoom webinar link: https://myumi.ch/9gM9n

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

Workshop / Seminar:Colloquium Seminar: Van Eanam Lecture #1 Mean Field Games and Mean Field Controls: Where Do We Stand Twenty Years Later?
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | East Hall - 1360
The first part of this talk will review the early developments in the mathematical theory that began with the introduction of Mean Field Games twenty years ago. We will briefly discuss several applications to highlight the need for an asymptotic analysis in the search for Nash equilibria and social optima in competitive and cooperative large populations. Additionally, we will explain why and how a probabilistic approach was introduced to complement and enhance the original partial differential equation approach to these problems. Next, we will introduce the concept of the master equation and its role in renewing interest in optimal transportation and the analysis of partial differential equations in the Wasserstein space of probability measures. Finally we will discuss some of the new challenges currently investigated.

Reception to follow in the Mathematics Common Room.

Lecture / Discussion:Donia Human Rights Lecture | Labor and Human Rights
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Weiser Hall - Room 1010
Attend in person or via Zoom. Zoom registration at https://myumi.ch/zXkQR

Migration is a critical battleground in the struggle to shape the economic future. In the contemporary economy, the exploitation of labor operates through global networks of migration, mobilization, and forced labor. Capital leverages regional legal restrictions on mobility, the threat of deportation and the violence of immigration enforcement, gendered violence, and supply-chain specific strategies of control in order to keep workers contingent, vulnerable, and compliant. At the same time, the workers of the world have developed new strategies and raised new demands to fight for dignity and collective power against this exploitation. Global Labor Justice (GLJ) is a strategy partner with transnational worker groups and works to support campaigns for labor rights, collective bargaining, and worker dignity across the world. Some of GLJ’s specific current campaigns include work on gender-based violence and harassment in the garment supply chain, wage theft and work conditions in the seafood industry, and the financing of hospitality industry development. In her lecture, GLJ Executive Director JJ Rosenbaum will discuss campaigns, strategies, and tactics for holding employers and governments accountable. Specific strategies include transnational advocacy approaches, enforceable supply chain agreements (EBAs), and legal strategies that GLJ is currently deploying.

JJ Rosenbaum is an attorney, organizer, and human rights strategist advocating for human rights, decent work for all, and fair migration. For over two decades, JJ has used legal, policy, and advocacy strategies to win access to rights and collective power for low-wage workers and advised workers’ centers on transnational grassroots collaborations. Global Labor Justice follows a more than ten-year record in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast where JJ created a new model of movement lawyering as the founding legal and policy director for the National Guestworker Alliance and the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice. JJ has extensive experience with human rights investigations, legal strategies that build collective power, and advising worker, immigrant, and community organizations. She has litigated cases before trial and appellate courts and led the human, labor, and migrants rights strategy for campaigns including the Signal workers, who exposed labor trafficking from India to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, and the Justice @ Hershey’s campaign, where hundreds of foreign students won new regulations for the cultural exchange visa program. She is the co-chair of the American Bar Association’s International Labor and Employment Committee and lectures on labor migration and comparative social justice lawyering approaches at Harvard Law School.

MODERATORS

Ravi Anupindi, PhD
Colonel William G. and Ann C. Svetlich Professor of Operations Research and Management, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Ravi Anupindi’s main research areas include technology and business innovation, global supply chain management, health care delivery in low and middle-income countries, economic development, and environmental & social sustainability. He was founding Faculty Director of the Center for Value Chain Innovation (2017-2020) and co-Director of the Technology and Business Innovation Forum (2015-18) at Ross. He is a member of the Governing Council of the Supply Chain Risk Leadership Council (SCRLC) and of the Board of the Fair Labor Association, among other professional leadership roles. He has served as Chair of (UM) President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights since 2013.

Leila Kawar, PhD
Associate Professor of American Culture and in the Residential College, University of Michigan
Leila Kawar is a socio-legal scholar whose comparative research examines the intersection of legal knowledge with the politics of migration, citizenship, and labor. She is the recipient, with co-PI John Valadez, of a 2024 Vital Impact Project Award through the LSA Meet the Moment Research Initiative for their project The Jungle, a short documentary film, intended for national broadcast on PBS, about the horrific experiences of children in American agricultural work. She serves as a Faculty Member of (UM) President’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights.

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

Careers / Jobs:Fostering Diversity at MEDITECH: Careers in Health IT for ALL Majors
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00
Join us to learn more1At MEDITECH we believe there is strength in a diverse workforce, powered by the contributions of people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We are committed to fostering a work environment and culture in which ALL of ourstaff members can reach their fullest potential. It's even more important to provide an affirming culture that values our BIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and team members of all abilities. The magic of inclusion and belonging happens in our Workplace Communities and across our teams. #BelongingMatters #InclusionIsEverything Check out the MEDITECH profile page on Handshake, then join us to hear more about the exciting career opportunities for all majors at MEDITECH! AGENDA
40 minute - MEDITECH info session
20 minute - informal networking/Q&A with MEDITECH team members
NOTE: All open positions are hybrid and located in Georgia, Minnesota, or in Massachusetts.

Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Burton Memorial Tower
Members of the U-M community can walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu), German language instructor. Meet at Burton Tower, 'rain or shine', for a 1-hour walk. If the temperature is dangerously low, this event will meet in room 3110 Modern Languages Building. Please contact Mary if you have questions. Note that the group leaves at 4pm sharp.

Careers / Jobs:How to Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care of Others
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00
Gain valuable insights and tools from experienced nursing professionals and leaders to help you navigate the demands of this vital profession while prioritizing self-care and professional growth.

Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Ye Tian, PhD Candidate, Department of Statistics, Columbia University
2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | West Hall - 411
Abstract: Knowledge transfer, a core human ability, has inspired numerous data integration methods in machine learning and statistics. However, data integration faces significant challenges: (1) unknown similarity between data sources; (2) data contamination; (3) high-dimensionality; and (4) privacy constraints. This talk addresses these challenges in three parts across different contexts, presenting both innovative statistical methodologies and theoretical insights.

In Part I, I will introduce a transfer learning framework for high-dimensional generalized linear models that combines a pre-trained Lasso with a fine-tuning step. We provide theoretical guarantees for both estimation and inference.

In Part II, I will explore an unsupervised learning setting where task-specific data is generated from a mixture model with heterogeneous mixture proportions. This complements the supervised learning setting discussed in Part I, addressing scenarios where labeled data is unavailable. We propose a federated gradient EM algorithm that is communication-efficient and privacy-preserving, providing estimation error bounds for the mixture model parameters.

In Part III, I will introduce a representation-based multi-task learning framework that generalizes the distance-based similarity notion discussed in Parts I and II. This framework is closely related to modern applications of fine-tuning in image classification and natural language processing. I will discuss how this study enhances our understanding of the effectiveness of fine-tuning and the influence of data contamination on representation multi-task learning.

Finally, I will summarize the talk and briefly introduce my broader research interests. I will also discuss my work on imbalanced classification error control, highlighting its role in improving classification performance for minority groups and its applications in biomedical and business contexts. The three main sections of this talk are based on a series of papers [TF23, TWXF22, TWF24, TGF23] and a short course I co-taught at NESS 2024 [STL24]. The segment on imbalanced classification error control is based on our recent paper [TF24]. More about me and my research can be found at https://yet123.com.

[TF23] Tian, Y., & Feng, Y. (2023). Transfer Learning under High-dimensional Generalized Linear Models. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 118(544), 2684-2697.
[TWXF22] Tian, Y., Weng, H., Xia, L., & Feng, Y. (2022). Unsupervised Multi-task and Transfer Learning on Gaussian Mixture Models. arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.15224.
[TWF24] Tian, Y., Weng, H., & Feng, Y. (2024). Towards the Theory of Unsupervised Federated Learning: Non-asymptotic Analysis of Federated EM Algorithms. ICML 2024.
[TGF23] Tian, Y., Gu, Y., & Feng, Y. (2023). Learning from Similar Linear Representations: Adaptivity, Minimaxity, and Robustness. arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.17765.
[STL24] A (Selective) Introduction to the Statistics Foundations of Transfer Learning. (2024).
[TF24] Tian, Y., & Feng, Y. (2024). Neyman-Pearson Multi-class Classification via Cost-sensitive Learning. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1-15.

Speaker bio: Ye Tian is a final-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at Columbia University. His research lies at the intersection of statistics, data science, and machine learning, focusing on three main topics: (1) reliable transfer learning; (2) high-dimensional statistics; and (3) privacy and fairness of the learning system.

Careers / Jobs:Want to get Career Ready this Spring?
2025-02-11 16:00 - 16:30
Do you want to be career ready this fall semester? Join us and learn about a few key things you can do this spring to position yourself for the internship or full-time job of your choice. We'll share a few tips and introduce you to the Forté’s Career Ready Certificate Program that allows you to work through a self-guided roadmap of career readiness activities at your own pace. Also learn more aboutour Emerging Leaders Scholarship! Join us for an information session on from 4-4:30 pm ET on February 11th to learn more! Register here.

Workshop / Seminar:Open Rehearsal: Works by Tubist Jim Self
2025-02-11 16:30 - 18:30 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
All are welcome to observe an open rehearsal of four original works by Jim Self, as Jim leads the University of Michigan Euphonium Tuba Ensemble (UMETE) and shares his creative process. Presented as part of a residency with Dr. Self sponsored by the Sally Fleming Guest Master Class Fund.

JIM SELF is a Los Angeles based freelance and studio musician, a veteran of thousands of motion pictures, television shows and records, and tuba soloist on many prominent movies. His tuba was the "Voice of the Mothership" in *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*. Other solos can be heard in many of John Williams' sound tracks including *Home Alone* I & II, and *Jurassic Park*, James Horner's *Casper*, Jerry Goldsmith's *Dennis the Menace* and Marc Shaiman's *Sleepless in Seattle*. For many years he was first tuba for John Williams, James Horner, James Newton Howard, John Debney, and others. Jim has recorded with hundreds of artists including Placid Domingo, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Don Ellis. He is principal Tuba/Cimbasso with the Pacific and Pasadena Symphonies, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestras. He has recently worked on *Star Wars* VII,VIII and IX and *Indiana Jones* 5 with Williams. In the 2007-2008 season, Pacific Symphony commissioned him to write a feature work called "Tour de Force". This 13 minute piece was premiered in April 2008 at the Symphony's home, the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Hall in Orange County. To date Jim has composed over 100 works for symphony, band, brass band, chamber music and solo works.

Born in 1943 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, Self holds degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Catholic University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California, where he recently retired after 48 years as Adjunct Professor of tuba and chamber music. In March 2003, Self was given a Distinguished Alumni Award by Indiana University of Pennsylvania - a university-wide honor only given to 290 of its more than 100,000 graduates. In addition, in June 2008 Self received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Tuba-Euphonium Association at the Cincinnati Conservatory. In the March 2019 issue of the AFM *International Musician* Jim was on the cover and featured in an extensive story. Early in his career he was in the U.S. Army Band in Washington, DC and was the Tuba professor at the University of Tennessee. Jim has produced 23 solo jazz and classical recordings that feature jazz greats like Gary Foster, Pete Christlieb, Francisco Torres, Ron Kalina and Warren Luening. Many feature his own unique instrument, the FLUBA (picture a tuba-sized Flugel Horn). His latest recordings are *Flying Circus*, Music for Brass Quintet – all original music by Jim Self featuring 25 of the top brass players in Los Angeles including 10 members of the Pacific Symphony; *Out on the Coast* – a triple CD by the 13-piece David Angel Jazz Ensemble; and three Duo jazz CDs with guitarist John Chiodini: *Floating in Winter, *The Light Fantastic*, *Hangin Out*, *Touch and Go* and *Feels So Good*. While most of Jim’s CDs are Jazz, several are Classical too. His music is available fro Potenza Music and recordings are available from: www.jimself.com and Bandcamp.com. Jim is a Yamaha Performing Artist. Jim and his wife Jamie are proud to endow many music scholarships at American universities.

Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Career Speaker Series
2025-02-11 16:30 - 18:00 | Ford Robotics Building - 2300
The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.

The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92286702864

Michka graduated from Mercer University with a BSE and MSE in Biomedical Engineering, he joined KUKA Robotics as a sales application engineer supporting R&D development in medical device manufacturers. Today, working as an Account Manager, he continues to help companies implement robotics into medical devices and release new products into the market. Michka lives outside Detroit with his wife and three kiddos where he enjoys many activities including working on another master’s degree in his free time.

Workshop / Seminar:Assessing an Organization's Culture with University Career Center
2025-02-11 17:00 - 18:30 | Trotter Multicultural Center: Basement
Trotter Multicultural Center and the University Career Center invite you "Flourish". Flourish is a series of workshops hosted by Trotter Multicultural Center to help incoming undergraduate and graduate students “flourish” by exploring the different dimensions of the Wolverine Wellness Wheel. Using the Wellness Wheel model developed by the University Health Service's Wolverine Wellness program, we discuss the importance of holistic well-being while acknowledging how a student’s identity, culture, and heritage can affect their wellness experience. In this Flourish workshop participants will learn how assessing an Organizations to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Join Trotter Multicultural Center and the University Career Center on how learning how to assess various aspects of an organization's culture during the job and internship search process through a diversity, equity, and inclusion framing. During this session, you'll have the opportunity to discuss the challenges of navigating this process and practice actionable strategies to evaluate an organization's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Workshop / Seminar:FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERIES: #5 Be The Boss Of Your Finances
2025-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Center for the Education of Women
Dinner provided! Registration is required for food planning purposes.

Tuesdays 1/14 - 2/11. Order to take workshops:

1 – Your Money Story
2 – Making Confident Financial Decisions
3 – Ultimate Financial Wellness
4 – Caring for Your$elf
5 – Be The Boss of Your Finances

Have you had to turn down an invite to go out with friends because you can’t afford it? What about telling your family you actually can’t send money home? Or explain to your friends in the lab that you don’t want to spend money on a pizza dinner? It can feel awkward and uncomfortable to say “no,” but it’s an important part of using your money in a way that works for you. Financial boundaries are guidelines you put in place to help you say “no” with confidence and “yes” with enthusiasm. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn the importance of boundaries, how to create and honor financial ones, and toss the ones that don’t match your unique circumstances.

RSVP for other workshops in the series here: https://myumi.ch/wlwGv

Workshop / Seminar:Jamie Vander Broek - “Block Printing”
2025-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Off Campus Location
In this session, curator and librarian Jamie Vander Broek will guide participants while they create patterns on paper, notebooks, or your own tote bags or t-shirts using wooden blocks.

RSVP needed: https://blockprinting.rsvpify.com
Maximum number of participants: 15

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The Arts Initiative, in collaboration with Wolverine Wellness, is excited to announce Part II of its free art-making workshop series as part of the Take Care AY 2024-25 initiative. These workshops offer a chance to explore creative expression, refresh dance skills, and try out other artistic forms. No prior experience is needed. Led by local and regional artists, the workshops are open to both the U-M and local community. All materials will be provided.

For questions or to request accessibility accommodations, contact Félix Zamora-Gómez at felixzg@umich.edu.

Careers / Jobs:Mizuho | Greenhill Information Session
2025-02-11 17:45 - 18:45
At Mizuho | Greenhill, our deep industry expertise, value-added ideas and best-in-class execution have made us a trusted partner toour clients. Our wide array of financing and advisory solutions provided to our corporate, private equity and institutional clients allows us to offer our employees a rewarding career with broad opportunities. Beginning your career with us will afford you an unparalleled breadth of experience with more hands-on interaction and client exposure. We are heading to campus and we are excited to meet you! Please join us on Tuesday February 11th at 5:45pm for a brief presentation and an opportunity to engage with the Mizuho team. Sophomores are strongly encouraged to attend and learn about our 2026 Summer internship program. The event will take place in R0420.

Careers / Jobs:Registered Nurse Virtual Information Session
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for our Registered Nurse Virtual Information Session and discover how you can be part of our commitment to advancing health.At the information session, you will:
Hear from current team members about how they've been supported both personally and professionally with us.
Gain an understanding of our Total Rewards andincentive programs available to nurses at Duke Health, including nurse loan forgiveness, the nursing career ladder, commitment bonuses and relocation assistance.
During the event, you will also have the chance to connect with recruiters for questions. Register now: https://duke.is/z/tmyh

Workshop / Seminar:UMSI Paint Night
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:30 | North Quad, room 2435
Join UMSI Student Life for a relaxing evening of painting in North Quad 2435 on Tuesday, February 11th, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM! Unleash your creativity on tote bags and small canvases as you showcase your artistic talents. Enjoy light refreshments while you paint.

Livestream / Virtual:Food Literacy for All
2025-02-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Off Campus Location
Since 2017, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative (SFSI) has hosted a unique community-academic partnership course titled Food Literacy for All each winter semester. Structured as a virtual lecture series, Food Literacy for All features different guest speakers each Tuesday evening (6:30-8pm EST) to address diverse challenges and opportunities of both domestic and global food systems. The course aims to ignite new conversations and deepen existing commitments to building more equitable, health-promoting, and ecologically sustainable food systems. Students can enroll in the course for credit, and community members can join the sessions for free.

The sessions are co-led by Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron (University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Afroamerican & African Studies) and Shiloh Maples (Community organizer and seed keeper).

Learn more about the speakers and register for the Zoom Webinar sessions at this link: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablefoodsystems/foodliteracyforall/

Exercise / Fitness:Intro to Charleston Series
2025-02-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Hoover Street Studio
Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of Charleston! In this series we’ll be building from the ground up to some of the most iconic moves on any dance floor! No prior Charleston experience needed and each class will cover separate materials after a quick recap on the basic to start the 2nd week onward. This class will include half an hour of practice time after the hour-long class.
REGISTER HERE! https://forms.gle/MYopcDbg8EwviSZG6Payment Details:
Cost is a pay-what-you-wish scale from $20 to $60 for all four classes. Students must pay for the entire series, no weekly admission available. We accept cash, check or PayPal - please note, if you are paying via PayPal, you MUST include a note that says Charleston Series, otherwise your payment will not be processed. Please arrive early week one to check in and pay!

Social / Informal Gathering:Connector Tuesday Game and Trivia Night
2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | West Quadrangle - The Connector
Join the Connector Community Assistants for game and trivia night on Tuesday in the Connector.

Sporting Event:Men's Basketball vs Purdue
2025-02-11 19:00 | Crisler Arena
Men's Basketball vs Purdue

Performance:Bassoon Studio Recital
2025-02-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
Students of Dr. Jeffrey Lyman perform a varied program of new and classic works for bassoon by Robert Schumann, Zdeněk Šesták, Otmar Nussio, Tôn-Thât Tiêt, Marcel Bitsch, and Peter Schickele. The program will close with the Michigan premiere of *Grand Street Counterpoint* for multiple bassoons by Steve Reich, arranged by Rebekah Heller.

Workshop / Seminar:FSL - IFC-Panhel 2025 Winterfest Risk Management Meeting
2025-02-11 20:00 - 21:00

Performance:Lena Jonsson Trio
2025-02-11 20:00 | ARK Reserved
An exciting mix of contemporary and traditional fiddle, American oldtime and Swedish dance music, folk rock and rockabilly funk

The multi award winning Lena Jonsson Trio continues to break new grounds around the world with their unique mix of deeply rooted Swedish folk, jazz, American old-time and electro acoustic sounds. Lena Jonsson’s ability to balance this with innovative artistic sensibilities, sparkling joy of life and a charisma of a rock-star have made her one Scandinavia’s most visionary musicians. Together with guitarist Erik Ronström and bassist Krydda Sundström they create a virtuosic yet playful trio. In April 2023, the trio won Artist of the year at the Swedish Folk awards. Their album ”Stories from the Outside” won both a Swedish Grammis and the Manifest prize in 2021 and Album of the year by LIRA Music Magazine and song of the year by Swedish radio. They released their third album ”Elements” in June 2023.
