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:20250304T115736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Session in Epidemiology DESCRIPTION:Join us for the longest-running summer program in epidemiology! Choose from engaging 1-week or 3-week online courses designed to provide skills-based training in applied epidemiology.\n\nFor 60 years\, the University of Michigan's Summer Session in Epidemiology (SSE) has been one of the nation's longest-running and premier summer epidemiology programs. In just one to three intensive weeks\, gain valuable knowledge and skills to enhance your academic and professional journey. SSE is designed for public health and healthcare professionals\, researchers\, and anyone eager to build a foundation in epidemiologic science. We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds\, including undergraduate students\, public health professionals\, clinical and biomedical researchers\, and scholars in related fields such as psychology\, sociology\, and earth sciences. \n\nWhile experience in public health\, epidemiology\, or biostatistics is beneficial\, it is not required. By the end of our program\, you will have developed a solid understanding of key research principles in clinical populations\, covering areas such as: Study Design\, Biostatistical Analysis\, and Causal Inference These essential skills will help you advance in epidemiology\, public health\, and related fields. UID:133411-21872911@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,biostatistics,Complex Systems,data,Dentistry,Education,Epidemiology,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Pre Med,Professional Development,Public Health,Rackham,Research,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871733@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T230000 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:130114-21874261@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T230000 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:129721-21869100@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:20250305T131508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CREES Exhibition. Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\, an installation by Gluklya DESCRIPTION:Gluklya’s work is a powerful example of socially engaged art at the intersections of gender\, class\, and cultural identity. By focusing on experiences of female textile workers in Kyrgyzstan\, the artist explores the often-overlooked stories of women affected by Soviet and post-Soviet colonialism. \"Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\" retells their stories using a diverse range of media — film\, sculpture\, watercolors\, and felt tapestries. Unfolding the implications of economic and societal pressures on women\, Gluklya explores issues of poverty\, isolation\, and exploitation among the garment workers.\n \n Personal stories are woven into a broader social context — such as the legacy of the \"Likbez\" (liquidation of illiteracy) campaign among women in Central Asia during Soviet rule and entrenched patriarchal traditions\, like \"Ala Kachuu\" (bride-kidnapping). This dynamic — where colonization and modernization intertwine the individual lives they touch — raises questions about cultural identity and the ethical borders of decolonized research.\n\nThis exhibition was curated by CREES alumna Dianne Beal (BA REES '79). See more of her work here: https://www.diannebeal.com/curatorial.\n \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at crees@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:132161-21870479@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132161 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,eastern europe LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250224T172200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:EV Center Symposium DESCRIPTION:Save the Date: EV Symposium – April 1-2\, 2025\nMark your calendars! The University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center invites you to join us for an exciting two-day symposium on April 1-2\, 2025\, at the North Campus Research Complex.\n\nThis event will bring together leaders in electric mobility\, faculty\, industry experts\, and policymakers to explore the latest innovations\, research\, and workforce developments driving the future of electric vehicles. You won’t want to miss keynote presentations\, cutting-edge tech talks\, student poster sessions\, networking opportunities\, exclusive tours\, free food\, and more. \n\nClick link for details and to save your seat. UID:127841-21859809@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:123893-21855059@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:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:130827-21867089@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:20241218T142819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Angkorian Homecoming DESCRIPTION:Informed by her experience as a refugee\, Phung Huynh’s projects explore the complexities of displacement\, assimilation\, and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. She creates detailed graphite portraits on pink donut boxes to highlight the stories of Southeast Asians who have survived war trauma and genocide. Huynh’s serigraph prints about Donut Kids foreground intergenerational gaps as well as bridging the refugee parent and American child through the narratives of Cambodian American children who were raised by donut shop owners in California. Huynh’s most recent work of drawings of Cambodian Buddhist statue heads and photographic prints of decapitated statue bodies on fabric addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian antiquities in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. Complete details at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/phung-huynh.html. UID:130113-21865457@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130113 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,history,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T124154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breaking with Tradition DESCRIPTION:Artist John Rizzo is exhibiting individual mixed-media sculptures that bridge across art\, design\, and craft. Using a combination of materials that are historically perceived as precious John's work distorts\, disrupts\, and re-contextualizes perceptions of materials and their values. His work is at once \, colorful \, playful \, layered and deeply self-reflective in its personal narrative. UID:131384-21868400@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Exhibition,free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T112226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Central Campus Residential Development Furniture Fair DESCRIPTION:Help us select furniture for new residence halls. \n\nSurvey instructions: Please provide your feedback about the furniture options. The number on each piece of furniture corresponds to the number of a survey question. The survey questions are in numerical order and you may use the back and next buttons to locate specific pieces to provide feedback. UID:133349-21872796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Capital Project,Free,In Person,Staff LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T124815 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 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:131665-21868947@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131665 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T113426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:130825-21866998@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:20250121T131309 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Mental Health on College Campuses Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us April 1-2\, 2025 at Rackham Graduate School in Ann Arbor\, Michigan for this in-person conference dedicated to helping create healthier\, happier campuses across the country. The Mental Health on College Campuses Conference brings together mental health advocates from campuses of all sizes for two days of dynamic sessions\, engaging workshops and networking opportunities.\n\nThis year's theme\, From Insight to Action\, focuses on how colleges and universities can use data to address current and emerging issues to improve campus climate and support student well-being. Our lineup of presenters will help campuses of all sizes uncover actionable next steps to care for student mental health. UID:131507-21868657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:depression,depression workshop,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,mental illness,psychiatry,psychology,public health,Rackham,Social Impact,Social Justice,Staff,Student Affairs,Training,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Wellness,Workshop LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T104926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:RAW Exhibit DESCRIPTION:“RAW” is a 2024 printmaking portfolio featuring 25 15”x20” works on paper by a diverse group of primarily student artists\, organized by Professor Endi Poskovic of the Stamps Printmedia program. The hand-pulled prints in the set\, which has never been exhibited before\, span media from colorful laser cut woodblock prints\, to lithography\, to copper plate etching. The newly formed Stamps Student-led Exhibitions Committee (SEC) will curate and rotate selections of these prints in alignment with the portfolio’s theme—where time and effort transform raw potential. UID:133001-21872218@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Michigan Union - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 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:129602-21864089@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:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 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:129585-21863781@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:20241202T164032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome Wednesdays with the Alumni Association DESCRIPTION:The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan hosts Welcome Wednesdays for U-M students most Wednesday mornings throughout the fall and winter semesters. Start your day with free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack thanks to Alumni Association members.\n\nStudents can stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m. to noon for during the dates listed and make sure to bring your Mcard! UID:124011-21863652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Food,Free,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan,welcome week,welcome week event LOCATION:Alumni Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 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:130943-21867487@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:20250327T101157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T113000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century. \n\nIn particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.\n\nThe morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\n2:00 - 2:05 pm: Opening Remarks\n\n2:05 - 2:40 pm: Dr. Thomas Pringle (USC)\, Keyword: “Environment\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ewing (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n2:40 - 3:15 pm: Dr. Hannah Zeavin (UC Berkeley)\, Keyword: “Mother\,” Respondent: Dr. Andreas Gailus (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n3:15 - 3:30 pm: Break \n\n3:30 - 4:05 pm: Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (Basel)\, Keyword: “Concretion\,” Respondent: Dr. Justin Joque (Visualization Librarian\, Social Sciences and Clark Library)\n\n4:05 - 4:40 pm: Dr. Anna Shechtman (Cornell)\, Keyword: “Text\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ankerson (Communication & Media)\n\n4:40 - 4:55 pm: Faculty Lightning Presentations \n\n4:55 - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\nRanjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.\n\nThomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.\n\n​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.\n\nHannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.\n\nWe would like to thank the following co-sponsors:\n\nCenter for Ethics\, Society\, and Computing\nDepartment of American Culture\nDepartment of Comparative Literature \nDepartment of English Language & Literature\nDepartment of Film\, Television\, and Media\nDepartment of Communication and Media\nDigital Studies Institute\nInstitute for Humanities\nMedia Studies (Graduate Student) Interest Group UID:133706-21873423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Information and Technology,Literature,Media,Media History,Media Studies,Technology,Women's Studies,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location - G333 Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan DESCRIPTION:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan UID:134580-21874559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134580 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Lacrosse LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:107870-21818080@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:20250212T103457 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Other:Dialogue Michigan DESCRIPTION:Dialogue Michigan is an opportunity for U-M faculty and staff who are engaged or interested in conversations across difference in a multiplicity of formats to network with one another. We are launching our inaugural networking event on April 2\, 2025. The event will feature five expert panelists who will share their work in this field\, followed by a series of networking activities for the group.\n\nOur panelists include: \n- Jeff Veidlinger\, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan.\n- Srimoyee Mitra\, Director of STAMPS Gallery\n- Christina Morton\, Acting Co-Director of The Program on Intergroup Relations\, LSA\n- Grace Su Ming Sekulidis\, Assistant Director for Adaptable Conflict Resolution in the Office of Conflict Resolution (OSCR)\n- Lawrence Young\, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist within the Dean’s Office leadership team\, University of Michigan Libraries\n\nABOUT DIFFICULT DIALOGUES\nDifficult Dialogues Meet the Moment Initiative is made possible though partnership between LSA Undergraduate Education\; Division of Student Life\; U-M Year of Democracy\, Civic Empowerment\, and Global Engagement\; Stephen M. Ross School of Business\; Raoul Wallenberg Institute\; The Program on Intergroup Relations\; and Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center. This event is also supported by Organizational Learning and the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Organizational Learning. Find workshops\, coaching\, and more at myumi.ch/difficult-dialogues. UID:132628-21871446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Faculty,Staff LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Tauber Colloquium Room (6th floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:stop-loss DESCRIPTION:stop-loss\, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition\,​ is on view at the Stamps Gallery from March 22— April 12\, 2025. The exhibition features the work of MFA students Hannah Buchanan\, Sam Griffith\, Andy Maticorena Kajie\, Laura Mackie\, Okyoung Noh\, Charlie Reynolds\, and Darren Spirk. \nJoin us to celebrate the work of MFA graduate students at the Opening Reception on March 21 from 6 — 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and artists will be present. UID:132763-21871779@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:84303-21621559@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:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 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:122384-21848866@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:20250331T083855 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Brown Bag Seminar | Geometric Entropies and their Hamiltonian Flow DESCRIPTION:THIS SEMINAR IS CANCELLED \n\nThe geometric entropy is a localized contribution to the entropy obtained using Euclidean gravity methods. In this talk\, I will discuss the Hamiltonian flow generated by the geometric entropy operator in general theories of gravity using Lorentzian methods of the Peierls/Poisson brackets. I will discuss examples with higher derivative corrections to illustrate the general features of the geometric flow. In the context of AdS/CFT\, I will discuss the connection to modular flow. UID:130854-21867142@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130854 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:brown bag,Brown Bag Seminar,Physics LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3481 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T100102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Democracy's Information Dilemma DESCRIPTION:What do we know about the connection between information and democracy\, both domestically and globally? Democracy’s Information Dilemma confronts this question by investigating why democracy depends on accessible and reliable information\, and how disinformation can undermine democracy.\n\nExperts will explore the ways the new information environment influences democratic participation—and how local journalism and education can empower citizens with knowledge.\n\nThis forum unites researchers and practitioners to work towards solutions to build a sustainable information environment for a thriving democracy.\n\nhttps://democracy.umich.edu/events/democracys-information-dilemma/ UID:134002-21873778@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134002 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conference,Food,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,Politics,Public Policy,symposium LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T112035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:dije Office and Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Programming DESCRIPTION:This track includes all programming that the dije and OSA office partner together on to serve the Marsal Community.  UID:132893-21872038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Pretcher Hall (Room 2202) Marsal School CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Discover McKinsey's Women's Community DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by McKinsey Women. This is just one ofour many worldwide initiatives aimed at helping individuals get to knowMcKinsey better. This is an informal (and nonevaluative!) session focusedon our Women's community.   UID:133234-21872626@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133234 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T163024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Female Faculty-Student Mixer DESCRIPTION:Join GradSWE for our tri-annual Female Faculty-Student Mixer in the East Room of Pierpont Commons on Wednesday\, April 2nd\, from 12:00 - 2:00 pm!\n\nDuring this event\, we will have groups of faculty members and students mixing at multiple tables. Each table will have topics such as imposter syndrome\, career path\, dealing with failure\, PhD to professor\, and others. We will organize students and faculty to different tables according to their interests. Lunch will be provided. \n\nPLEASE CONTACT Jenevieve Surkin (jsurkin@umich.edu) or Nitya Mittal (mnyita@umich.edu) if you have any questions. UID:134299-21874142@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134299 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:College Of Engineering,Engineering,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - East Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T103514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness UID:128708-21865136@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241210T132616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:Lunchtime Yoga DESCRIPTION:Lunchtime yoga is an opportunity to provide your body with some gentle movement\, strengthening\, stretching and balancing. We will use the poses (asanas) to reconnect with your senses\, to breathe some life back into ourselves\, find internal balance and to recover from the efforts of the work week. The focus is on calm reconnection with ourselves rather than working out. Please bring a mat and a water bottle. This class will be held at the School of Kinesiology on the 4th floor in room 4099. This class will be held each Wednesday from March 12 through April 16. UID:129888-21864745@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,yoga LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building - 4099 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T130940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 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:130748-21866792@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:20250226T162327 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - Improve Survey Inference Using Bayesian Machine Learning DESCRIPTION:MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series\nApril 2\, 2025\n12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT\n\nIn person\, room G300 Perry Building\, and via Zoom.\nThe Zoom call will be locked 10 minutes after the start of the presentation. \n\nImprove Survey Inference Using Bayesian Machine Learning\n \nWe consider survey inference from nonrandom samples in data-rich settings where high-dimensional auxiliary information is available both in the sample and the target population. When we have access to the individual-level data of the auxiliary variables in the population\, we propose a regularized predictive inference approach that predicts the outcomes in the population based on the large number of auxiliary variables using Bayesian additive regression trees (BARTs) and its extensions. Our simulation studies reveal that the regularized predictions using BARTs yield valid inferences for the population means with coverage rates close to the nominal levels. We extend the method to accommodate two-phase designs\, scenarios involving population data with confidentiality constraints\, and cases where only the population margins of the auxiliary variables are available. We demonstrate the application of the proposed methods using health surveys. \n \nDr. Qixuan Chen is Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Columbia University. She obtained her PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in 2009. Her research focuses on survey sampling\, missing data\, measurement error\, data integration\, and Bayesian modeling. She collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary researchers on the design and analysis of longitudinal and cross-sectional health surveys at local\, national\, and international levels. Since 2018\, Dr. Chen has served as Associate Editor for Biometrics. UID:133184-21872560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bias,brown bag,Causal Inference,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Free,Health Data,In Person,Lecture,Population Studies Center,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sociology,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Research,Virtual LOCATION:Perry Building - G300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T124500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Northern Trust 2025 Spring Learning Series: Part 4 - Redefining the FinTech Space DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting a set of 6 webinars/panels to learn moreabout Northern Trust called our Spring Learning Series. From this\, you can learn more about what different segments of our business do\, what potential career paths would look like\, hear from former interns who worked in these teams\, etc. \;Within this specific event\, Redefining the FinTech Space\, you will learn about our innovative technology solutions that enable businesses to drive growth\, improve client and employee experiences\, and protect confidential data. Additionally\, you will hear from current Northern Trust partners within our Technology business unit about what their career path has looked like and what skills they lookfor in early talent interested in a career in Technology. \;Please join via MS Teams for this event through the link provided\, and using the following:Meeting ID: 286 736 089 617 \;Passcode: MH767Gw2 \; \;If you experience issues with the MS Teams login\, below are the audio options to dial in:+1 312-319-1327Phone Conference ID: 524 007 855# \; \;Can't wait to see you there! \;We encourage you to signup for the full series! If interested\, please register for each session individually through the links below: \;Part 1: Achieving Greater TogetherWednesday\, March 12th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PMCSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695603/share_preview \;Part 2: Blast from the Past Former Intern Panel (VIRTUAL)Wednesday\, March 19th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695607/share_preview \;Part 3:  \;Explore #LifeatNT \;Wednesday\, March 26th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695613/share_preview \;Part 4: Redefining the FinTech SpaceWednesday\, April 2nd\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695209/share_preview \;Part 5: Insider Tips from a RecruiterWednesday\, April 9th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695599/share_preview \;Part 6: Blast from the Past Former Intern Panel (IN PERSON at one of our Chicago Offices)Wednesday\, April 16th\, 2025\, 2:00PM - 4:00PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695623/share_preview UID:132314-21870753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ServiceNow Early in Career Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Virtual Open House on Wednesday\, April 2 at 12:00 PM PST! Meet our team\, discover our culture\, and explore exciting career opportunities! Learn how the world works with ServiceNow. RSVP now and save your spot - we can’t wait to connect with you!  UID:132483-21871032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng 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:132396-21870880@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132396 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T121506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Warped Routes: 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This annual celebration of the work of Stamps MFA in Art candidates features work by first-year students:\nMichelle CieloszczykMike MartinRiver BerryMichael King\, Jr.Fiona HofferZoë Dong\nThe 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition takes place March 28 - April 19 at the Stamps Graduate/Faculty Studios\, 1919 Green Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\nJoin us at the public exhibition reception on Friday\, March 28 from 6-8pm (no RSVP required).\nViewings March 29-April 19 are available by appointment only\; please contact Michael King\, Jr. to arrange a visit. UID:134133-21873905@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134133 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T162928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship: Fireside Chat with Jeff Lawson DESCRIPTION:Jeff Lawson is a lifelong builder. Starting at age 13\, he started a video production company so he could afford to play with cool video technology. In college\, he started Versity.com\, an online college notes company\, as an excuse to start building something on the Internet. He was the founding CTO Stubhub\, and one of the first product managers at AWS. This led to his founding of Twilio\, a company for builders… software developers. He led Twilio as its CEO from founding through 2024\, from zero to $4B in revenue and over 300\,000 customers globally. Most recently\, Jeff bought The Onion\, and is working to re-build it for the modern information age. Jeff believes in embracing curiosity and new challenges by just rolling up the sleeves and starting to build. UID:134348-21874233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134348 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Startup,Startups,Twilio LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship - R2420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 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:131469-21868545@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:South Quad - 1721A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T102233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Celtic Harpist's Journey through the Collection of the William L. Clements Library DESCRIPTION:* Alex Ames will be in residency at the Clements from March 31-April 4\, 2025 with a pop-up exhibit of materials that inspired his repertoire\, along with other collection items that showcase the cultural resonances of the harp on view from Noon-4:00 pm daily. UID:134174-21873963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134174 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Books,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,history of art,libraries,Library,Music LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T181706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T142000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Composer Christopher Theofanidis and Librettist/Poet Melissa Studdard DESCRIPTION:This guest master class will feature composer Christopher Theofanidis and librettist/poet Melissa Studdard and students from the Chamber Choir and Voice & Opera department. In the class\, our students will work on selections from *Siddhartha\, She*\, with the composer and librettist team as part of their weeklong workshop residency. \n\nDr. Eugene Rogers’ Chamber Choir and OperaLab will present a musical workshop of the new opera in Stamps Auditorium on Friday\, April 4 at 8:00 pm. The class will be free and open to the public with support from the Sally Fleming Master Class Fund.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS\n\nCHRISTOPHER THEOFANDIS' music has been performed by many of the world’s leading performing arts organizations\, from the London Symphony\, Chicago Symphony\, Philadelphia Orchestra\, and New York Philharmonic to the San Francisco Opera\, the Houston Grand Opera\, and the American Ballet Theatre. He is a two-time Grammy nominee for best composition\, and his Viola Concerto\, recorded with David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony with Richard O’Neill soloist\, won the 2021 Grammy for Best Instrumental Solo. Mr. Theofanidis’ work\, *Rainbow Body*\, is one of the most performed works in recent decades\, having been performed by over 200 orchestras worldwide. Mr. Theofanidis is currently on the faculties of Yale University and the Aspen Music Festival\, and has taught at the Juilliard School and the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.\n\nMELISSA STUDDARD is the author of five books\, including *Dear Selection Committee*\, her most recent poetry collection. Her work has been featured by PBS\, NPR\, *The New York Times*\, *Ms. Magazine*\, *The Guardian*\, the Best American Poetry blog\, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day and has garnered awards such as *The Penn Review* Poetry Prize\, the Poetry Society of America’s Lucille Medwick Award\, the Tom Howard Award\, and more. As a librettist/lyricist\, she has had works commissioned by Aspen Music Festival\, Wolf Trap\, Yale Institute of Sacred Music\, and the University of Michigan School of Music. With Kelli Russell Agodon\, she co-hosts the podcast *Poems You Need*. You can find her at www.melissastuddard.com and www.youtube.com/@PoemsYouNeed. UID:134221-21874003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181813 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra performs 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:132397-21870881@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132397 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250102T120705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID:94181215786)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98659357324) UID:117252-21865877@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Information and Technology,Machine Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250317T084535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Psychology Diversity Week Discussion Panel DESCRIPTION:Panelists:\nDr. Germine Awad\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Professor of Psychology\n\nDr. Matthew Countryman\, Associate Professor of History and Afroamerican and African Studies\, Past Chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Faculty Director of the OVPR Arts of Citizenship Program\n\nDr. Carla O’Connor\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Education\, Director of Wolverine Pathways\n\nDr. Alford Young\, Jr.\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies\, and Public Policy\n\nModerator:\nDr. Kevin Cokley\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Professor of Psychology\, Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives\n\nThe assault on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) is one of several threats to higher education. These threats are part of what former U-M president Lee Bollinger has characterized as “an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government”. For years the University of Michigan has been a higher education leader in DEI initiatives\, operating one of the most comprehensive DEI operations in the country. This has made U-M a target\, resulting in a New York Times article critically evaluating DEI at U-M and concluding that students and faculty are more frustrated than ever. Instead of defending diversity as prior U-M leadership has done\, current leadership has engaged in “anticipatory compliance” by banning diversity statements and threatening to cut funding from a “DEI bureaucracy”. Diversity officers from across the country are closely watching what happens at U-M\, because successfully dismantling DEI at U-M would send shock waves throughout higher education and likely represent DEI’s last stand.\n \nIn this panel\, participants from different disciplinary backgrounds who are part of a DEI workgroup will discuss their efforts to defend DEI at U-M. They will discuss the strategies they have used and describe the successes as well as ongoing challenges of their efforts. UID:133888-21873672@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Psychology,Psychology Departmental LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241209T121528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Rackham Consultation Services: Virtual Office Hours DESCRIPTION:If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter\, attend the Rackham Consultation Services open office hours weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible\, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. 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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. UID:129829-21864621@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T101157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century. \n\nIn particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.\n\nThe morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\n2:00 - 2:05 pm: Opening Remarks\n\n2:05 - 2:40 pm: Dr. Thomas Pringle (USC)\, Keyword: “Environment\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ewing (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n2:40 - 3:15 pm: Dr. Hannah Zeavin (UC Berkeley)\, Keyword: “Mother\,” Respondent: Dr. Andreas Gailus (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n3:15 - 3:30 pm: Break \n\n3:30 - 4:05 pm: Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (Basel)\, Keyword: “Concretion\,” Respondent: Dr. Justin Joque (Visualization Librarian\, Social Sciences and Clark Library)\n\n4:05 - 4:40 pm: Dr. Anna Shechtman (Cornell)\, Keyword: “Text\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ankerson (Communication & Media)\n\n4:40 - 4:55 pm: Faculty Lightning Presentations \n\n4:55 - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\nRanjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.\n\nThomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.\n\n​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.\n\nHannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.\n\nWe would like to thank the following co-sponsors:\n\nCenter for Ethics\, Society\, and Computing\nDepartment of American Culture\nDepartment of Comparative Literature \nDepartment of English Language & Literature\nDepartment of Film\, Television\, and Media\nDepartment of Communication and Media\nDigital Studies Institute\nInstitute for Humanities\nMedia Studies (Graduate Student) Interest Group UID:133706-21873424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Information and Technology,Literature,Media,Media History,Media Studies,Technology,Women's Studies,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher 100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T132037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century.In particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.The morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media.\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique.\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.Thomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.Hannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.We would like to thank the following co-sponsors:Media Studies (Graduate Student) Interest GroupDepartment of Comparative LiteratureDepartment of English Language & LiteratureDepartment of Film\, Television and MediaDepartment of Communication and MediaDigital Studies Institute UID:133949-21873718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133949 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library, Hatcher Gallery, Room 100, 913 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 481909 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T122807 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Firm Premia in Pay vs. Amenities DESCRIPTION:This paper develops a new approach to measuring non-wage amenities and compensating differentials in the labor market. Using a survey of 20\,000 job movers in Denmark\, we elicit workers’ reservation wage to return to their previous job. Our sample contains a large\, connected network of firms\, enabling us to estimate firm-wide premia and match effects in amenities. Overall\, higher-paying firms provide slightly worse non-pay amenities. Although they provide better perks and flexibility\, they also come with higher layoff risk\, faster work pace\, and greater stress. On average\, moves to jobs offering 10% higher pay involve a 5% reduction in the value of amenities\, with 0.7% attributable to firm-wide tradeoffs and the remainder attributable to match effects. Using a standard search model\, we quantify the role of amenities in labor market inequality while accounting for endogenous mobility. While firms in the top wage decile pay 16% more than those in the bottom decile\, the difference in total utility remains substantial at 12% of wages\, reflecting that most amenity-wage tradeoffs are idiosyncratic. UID:134321-21874193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134321 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Labor,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250405T133009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning Seminar in Algebraic Combinatorics: A Brief History of Intersection Theory (two lectures) DESCRIPTION:Early remarkable discoveries in intersection theory go back to\n1849\, when algebraic geometry as we know it was just beginning. \nSchubert (and others) during the next half century found\nmany amazing formulas\, but without solid proofs or foundations. \nHilbert's 15th problem asked for such foundations. Providing\nthem involved developments in topology\, algebra\, and algebraic\ngeometry\, although the required rigor remained a challenge for\nsome time. \n\nMy aim is to emphasize some of the less well known parts of this\nstory\, as well as to point out some of the common misconceptions. UID:134336-21874198@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T145432 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Other:A Collaborative Community Art Experience DESCRIPTION:A Collaborative Art Experience with Hillel Smith: Join us for a unique and meaningful art event led by future social workers of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) in partnership with U-M Hillel and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. The tension and tragedy in Israel and on campus has made an indelible mark on our student community. Renowned visual artist Hillel Smith will guide us in curating a collaborative art piece that reflects the strength and resilience of our community over the past year and half. Together\, we will explore creativity\, connection\, and community through art\, and the final product will be a lasting tribute\, finding its permanent home at the University of Michigan Hillel. \n\nThis event is an opportunity to engage in a hands-on art session that promotes expression\, unity\, and connection with others in the Jewish community. No prior art experience is necessary! All materials will be provided. Come as you are and leave as a part of something greater. This an \"open house\" style event with a short introduction beginning at 3 PM - drop in as you're able! We look forward to creating something beautiful with you.\n\nPlease RSVP at ssw.umich.edu/r/jclp2025. UID:133180-21872547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133180 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Graduate Students,In Person,Jewish Communal Leadership Program,jewish community,Jewish Studies,Judaic,judaic studies,Michigan Hillel,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T102157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Department Colloquium | An introduction to climate engineering DESCRIPTION:It is possible to reduce some of the climate risks of accumulated CO2 by deliberately altering the Earth's albedo using Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) also called solar geoengineering. It is possible to remove carbon from the atmosphere at large scale using various methods for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Estimates of the cost\, risks\, and efficacy these tools will remain uncertain but it is now possible to make some policy-relevant quantitative comparisons between risks and benefits\, and to speculate about the appropriate use of energy-system decarbonization\, CDR\, and SRM. UID:134428-21874346@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250416T153949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:IOE Coffee Chats DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) student orgs for coffee and conversation every Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. in the IOE Community Suite. UID:133245-21872641@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133245 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ergonomics,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Hfes,Human Factors And Ergonomics Society,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,North campus LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T115602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Schokoladenstunde DESCRIPTION:Convenes on Wednesdays\, 3-4 p.m. in 3110 MLB. There will be some German chocolate to snack on. Silvia Grzeskowiak (sgrzesko@umich.edu) will bring games\, and the hour will be spent chatting and playing games in German (e.g. Tabu.) UID:131292-21868132@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131292 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Games,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T105254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Number Theory: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:131911-21869402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T150256 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Fifteen Theorem DESCRIPTION:We discuss a finiteness theorem of Conway and Schneeberger about quadratic forms\, called the fifteen theorem. Specifically\, a positive definite quadratic form over Z takes on all positive integer values if and only if it takes on the values 1\,...\,15. We will sketch a proof of this result\, along with some less precise generalizations to a large class of similar problems. UID:134486-21874406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134486 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250324T183254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Some finiteness results for the etale fundamental group in positive characteristics DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss some results on etale fundamental groups of varieties over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p > 0\, based on joint work with H`el´ene Esnault and other coauthors. One result\, along with Mark Schusterman\, is that the tame fundamental group is finitely presented for such a variety which is the complement of an SNC divisor in a smooth projective variety. A second\, along with Jakob Stix\, is to give an obstruction for a smooth projective variety to admit a lifting to characteristic 0\, in terms of the structure of its etale fundamental group as a profinite group. We will finally touch on some open questions. UID:132377-21870840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T114930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:17th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy: Music\, Health\, and Wellness Across the Lifespan: Pathways to Improve Child Health and Policy DESCRIPTION:To focus the attention of the University community on the impact of music\, health\, and wellness across the lifespan\, we encourage you to attend the 17th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy on April 2nd. \n\nRegistration is free\, but required: https://forms.gle/78YJLc8zpYNdcWie8\n\nProgram includes: Keynote by Mr. Anthony White\, Artistic Director\, Detroit Youth Concert Choir and Performing Arts Center\; Special Performance by the Detroit Youth Choir\; Panel Discussion\; Poster session & Open Reception\n\nTime: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm\n\nLocation: Biomedical Sciences Research Building\, Kahn Auditorium and Atrium\, 109 Zina Pitcher Place\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 UID:132904-21872053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132904 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,In Person,Lecture,Medicine,Music,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Sociology,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium and Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T162734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials Cluster DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 2nd from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Student Presenter:* Lauren Rich\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Maldonado\n*Title of Presentation:* Local Electrodeposition of Metallic Nanoparticles with Sacrificial Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Probes\n\n*Student Presenter:* Tung Nguyen\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Maldonado\n*Title of Presentation:* Electrochemical Liquid-Liquid-Solid Electrodeposition of Low Reflectance and High Mass-Loading Germanium Nanowires Film\n\n*Student Presenter:* Glad Labrague\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Chen\n*Title of Presentation:* Investigating Polymer Surface/Interface through Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy UID:134406-21874327@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250113T135423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Conflict of Emotions: Thomas and Margaret Gage and the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:The Clements Library houses the military papers of General Thomas Gage\, British commander-in-chief in the decade leading up to the American Revolution. His descendant Deborah Gage reveals a private Thomas Gage through the lens of his marriage to wealthy American Margaret Kemble. Clements staff join her to discuss how the Library acquired the papers\, their digitization\, and the map of Manhattan that remained with the family. Join us for light refreshments from 4:00pm-5:00pm followed by the lecture at 5:00pm. UID:130903-21867673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Discussion,history,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T085156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ChE Career Chat: Food & Bev DESCRIPTION:ChE is launching a series of ChE Career Chats for students to explore jobs in particular industry sectors. Chemical engineering applications are everywhere\, and it can be overwhelming to think about different career paths. Industry-focused panel discussions with ChE professionals can give students at all levels a glimpse into specific types of work and help you chart a path forward.\n\nAll ChE students are invited to attend. To facilitate high level industry participation\, these programs will all be virtual. Please attend any or all of them!\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/93906217848 UID:131944-21869562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131944 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,chemical engineering,Graduate,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T094314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DCMB Weekly Seminar featuring Vicky Yao\, PhD (of Rice University) DESCRIPTION:Abstract: To effectively model the molecular underpinnings of complex traits and diseases\, computational methods must integrate diverse data types\, handle partial or limited observations\, and remain robust to variations in dataset size. In this talk\, I will present several recent methods developed to address these challenges across diverse studies\, assay types\, and organisms\, leveraging novel statistical and machine learning approaches. First\, I will introduce ALPINE\, an NMF-based framework that disentangles the influence of technical and non-relevant phenotypic factors in single-cell transcriptomic data\, enabling the integration of multiple studies. Integrating across data types\, I will discuss our method\, seismic\, which combines genome-wide association studies with single-cell RNA sequencing to prioritize disease-relevant cell types\, linking genetic variation to cellular function. Finally\, I will discuss ETNA\, a machine translation-inspired approach that embeds protein-protein interaction networks from different organisms into a shared space\, facilitating cross-species functional comparisons. Together\, these methods highlight how diverse data sources can be integrated across molecular\, cellular\, and organism levels to better model complex disease biology. UID:133290-21872697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applications,Artificial Intelligence,Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences,Cardiovascular,Chemistry,Discussion,Drug Discovery,Free,Graduate Students,Human Genetics,In Person,Learning Health Systems,Lecture,Life Science,Medicine,Precision Health,Research,Science,Talk,Virtual LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T094928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Global Wolverines: Survival Language & Culture DESCRIPTION:Traveling abroad this summer? Come to \"Survival Language and Culture\" to find out about resources\, tips\, and tricks for navigating an unfamiliar language and culture! This workshop will be presented by the International Center and the Language Resource Center. \n\nDinner will be provided!\n\nThis session is part of the International Center’s Global Wolverines: Preparing You to Have a Successful International Experience event series. UID:134307-21874152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International LOCATION:North Quad - Language Resource Center (1500 North Quad) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T120810 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:National Security in the 2020s: Looking Back and Ahead DESCRIPTION:This event will explore national security and foreign policy in the 2020s\, focusing on the key issues and challenges faced during both the Biden and Trump administrations. Moderated by Javed Ali\, Associate Professor of Practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, the fireside chat will provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of global security. The discussion will offer a comprehensive look at how these administrations have shaped U.S. foreign policy. It’s a great opportunity to engage with critical topics that are impacting national security today.\n\nFrom the Speaker's Bio:\n\nJohn Hudson is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the State Department and national security. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He has reported from dozens of countries\, including Ukraine\, China\, Afghanistan\, India\, Georgia\, Belarus\, Pakistan\, Malaysia\, Ethiopia\, Vietnam\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, France\, Kenya\, Nigeria and many more. In 2022 and 2023\, he covered the war in Ukraine. In 2008\, he covered the war in Georgia. He appears frequently on MSNBC and CNN. Hudson holds a B.A. in International Relations from Michigan State University.\n\nJaved Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, he joined the Weiser Diplomacy Center in 2021. Ali brings more than 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington\, DC. He held positions in the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Department of Homeland Security before joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While at the FBI\, he also held senior roles on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council\, the National Counterterrorism Center\, and the National Security Council under the Trump Administration. Ali holds a BA in political science from the University of Michigan\, a JD from the University of Detroit School of Law\, and an MA in international relations from American University. UID:133827-21873602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diplomacy,International Journalism,International Security,Javed Ali,John Hudson,The Washington Post,The Washington Post Journalist,Weiser Diplomacy Center LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250314T182623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Probability and Analysis Seminar: New lower bounds for sphere packings and independent sets via randomness DESCRIPTION:We construct new lower bounds for sphere packings in high dimensions and for independent sets in graphs with not-too-large co-degrees. For dimension d\, this achieves a sphere packing of density (1 + o(1)) d log d / 2^(d+1). In general dimension this provides the first asymptotically growing improvement for sphere packing lower bounds since Rogers' bound of c*d/2^d in 1947. The proof amounts to a random (very dense) discretization together with a new theorem on constructing independent sets on graphs with not-too-large co-degree. Both steps will be discussed and no knowledge of sphere packings will be assumed or required. Central to the analysis is the study of a random process on a graph. This is based on joint work with Marcelo Campos\, Matthew Jenssen and Julian Sahasrabudhe. UID:133307-21872717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T234726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:131413-21868442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131413 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250307T121708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera / Stephen West Studio Recital\, Part II DESCRIPTION:Students of the voice studio of Professor Stephen West will be featured in a recital of classical art songs\, operatic arias\, spirituals\, and musical theatre favorites. Free and open to the public! UID:133219-21872610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133219 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:WISE and UM Shotokan Karate Self Defense Class DESCRIPTION:WISE and the UM Shotokan Karate are coming together to help you feel safer on campus.Martial arts experts will work one on one with us to learn and practice self defense techniques specially designed for the needs of college students. This will be a safe\, trauma-informed space to express both our vulnerabilities and our strengths. The workshop will require physical contact with sparring partners and our instructors as we practice our new self defense strategies. Feel free to come in comfortable workout or loose fitting clothing.This is a small group workshop with very limited spaces. Please register if you wish to attend\, and please drop your registration if your plans change.  UID:132976-21872151@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132976 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T084325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:NCKS Sang-Yong Nam Memorial Lecture | Evolution and Future of Hallyu DESCRIPTION:Luke Kang is the President of The Walt Disney Company in Asia Pacific. He joined Disney in 2011 as Managing Director of Korea\, and in 2021\,his role expanded to oversee the entire Asia Pacific region. Under his leadership\, Disney+ successfully launched and expanded across the region. Luke holds an M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at leesuyun@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:133794-21873571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Asia,Korea LOCATION:Alumni Center - Founders Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T165231 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Bite-Sized: A Food Themed Variety Show DESCRIPTION:Bite-Sized Talks will take place in-person on Wednesday\, April 2nd\, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Blue Llama Jazz Club in Downtown Ann Arbor (doors will open at 5pm). \n\nCome enjoy some snacks while listening to students share their experiences with food!\n\n\"Bite-Sized: A Food Themed Variety Show\" is part of UM Sustainable Food Program's Rooting For Change event series\, which highlights student work\, experience\, cultural traditions\, and creative expression surrounding local\, regional\, and global approaches to food justice. This year's lineup includes a meditation on a family recipe\, a senior thesis set to a musical beat\, an artist talk\, a eulogy\, a stand-up act\, and so much more.\n\nIf you are interested in attending\, please fill out the linked interest form and share with friends to get more information! On the day of the event\, arrive before 6pm to ensure you get a seat.\n\nPlease don't hesitate to contact umsfp.core@umich.edu for more information. UID:134093-21873853@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Blue Llama Jazz Club CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250820T095826 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ELI Fall 2025 Course Info Session + Pizza Party! DESCRIPTION:LSA’s English Language Institute (ELI) offers Academic English mini-courses and other language resources to support international students and other multilingual speakers.\n\nJoin us for pizza and meet with ELI faculty and students to learn about ELI’s course offerings for Fall 2025!\n\nThis is a casual\, drop-in style event. Come anytime between 5:00 and 6:00 pm! UID:132795-21871843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132795 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:English,Graduate And Professional Students,International,Language,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 955 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ELI Fall 2025 Course Info Session + Pizza Party! DESCRIPTION: UID:132796-21871844@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser 955 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063248 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T174500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:From Community College to PwC: Professionals Share Their Journeys DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning more about PwC and where an accounting degree can take you? Join PwC representatives to hear about their pathsto PwC as former Community College students and understand what opportunities are available once you transition to a 4-year institution. UID:133302-21872710@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133302 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T181539 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250309T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan DESCRIPTION:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan UID:133600-21873289@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Lacrosse LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T135336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IGR Student Colleague Connection DESCRIPTION:IGR Student Colleague Connection TimeWednesday April 2nd 5:30-7pm Come and be in community with your fellow IGR Colleagues and IGR Facilitators as we navigate turbulent times at the University of Michigan. UID:134465-21874387@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134465 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:IGR Office CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T195315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Art From The Earth DESCRIPTION:Calling all teen artists! Get outside\, get inspired\, and get creative at Youth Art from the Earth - a free\, hands-on workshop where nature meets imagination.\n\nWhat’s the vibe?\n\n- Explore the trails on a short nature walk (30 min)\n- Create your own collage using natural materials you collect (60 min)\n- Take home your artwork the same day\n\nWhether you're into art\, the outdoors\, or just looking for a cool way to unwind\, this workshop is for you. No experience needed - just bring your curiosity!\n\nWorkshop Dates:\nWed\, Apr 2 | 6:00–7:30 PM\nWed\, Apr 16 | 6:00–7:30 PM\n\nRegister for one or both!\n\nAges 12-18 | Free | Materials Provided\nChaperones can explore the conservatory while you create!\n\nSpots are limited—register now: https://mbgna.umich.edu/event/art-earth UID:134059-21873823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Family,Free,Nature LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T102937 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:132570-21871276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132570 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T124303 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Other:DJ and Donuts Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the dance party of the century at the Institute for Humanities! DJ Hunny will lead the celebration of Phung Huynh’s evocative artwork. Huynh explores the intersections of traditional Cambodian dance\, the immigrant experience\, doughnut shops\, and so much more. Whether you are chit-chatting with the artist herself\, exploring the gallery\, or simply feeling the music\, you’re guaranteed a wonderful evening. Bring yourself and a friend to dance the night away. Donuts and drinks will be provided\, and please register on Sessions at https://myumi.ch/kP4EQ.\n\nIn conjunction with the exhibition *Angkorian Homecoming*\, on view at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery March 20 - May 2\, 2025\, this dance party hosted by the Public Humanities Interns features DJ Hunny and artist Phung Huynh. DJ Hunny will serve as emcee for the event\, which will highlight how Cambodian communities celebrate through Romvong and music.\n\nHunny Hach is a second-generation Cambodian-American who was born in San Diego\, California and raised in Long Beach. Known to many by her stage name\, DJ Hunny\, she is a local artist who is also an active member of the Cambodian community. Hach has dj’d at many venues from Hollywood\, LA\, Orange County\, and Cambodia. Through her civic engagement she has worked with many grassroots organizations both locally and internationally to bridge the generation gap and to preserve Cambodian arts\, culture\, and history.\n\nPhung Huynh is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator with a practice in drawing\, painting\, public art\, and community engagement. Huynh’s work explores cultural perception and representation. She challenges beauty standards by constructing images of the Asian female body vis-à-vis plastic surgery to unpack how contemporary cosmetic surgery can whitewash cultural and racial identity. Her work of drawings and prints on pink donut boxes explores the complexities of assimilation and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. Huynh’s most recent work addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian statues in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. UID:130156-21865543@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130156 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Humanities,Social,Southeast Asia,Undergraduate LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Lobby & Osterman Common Room, first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250328T152603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Education in India: A Conversation with Ashok Lahiri and Sonam Wangchuk DESCRIPTION:As India undergoes rapid transformation\, its education sector is evolving to meet new challenges and opportunities. From pioneering research to educational reforms\, Indian universities have played a significant role on the global stage. \n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of education\, democracy\, and international collaboration. We will explore the role of universities in shaping democratic values\, the evolving relationship between Indian universities and the state\, and the ways in which government support can enhance higher education for the public good.\n\nFinally\, we will examine how U.S. research institutions can contribute to India’s educational landscape through partnerships\, student and faculty exchanges\, and shared initiatives. As the global education system adapts to a changing world\, what is the future of international academic collaboration?\n\nFeatured Speakers:\nAshok Lahiri\nDr. Ashok Lahiri is a distinguished economist\, policy advisor\, and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. With an extensive career spanning academia\, governance\, and international finance\, he has played a key role in shaping India’s economic and educational policies. Dr. Lahiri has been associated with institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. His expertise in public policy and economic development offers valuable insights into the role of education in India’s broader socio-economic framework.\n\nSonam Wangchuk\nSonam Wangchuk is a renowned education reformer\, engineer\, and innovator best known for his work in sustainable education and environmental conservation. He is the founder of both the Himalayan School of Alternatives in Ladakhthe\, as well as the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL)\, which has revolutionized education for students in remote Himalayan regions. Wangchuk is also an advocate for hands-on\, experiential learning and has pioneered initiatives such as the Ice Stupa project for water conservation. His visionary approach to education emphasizes sustainability\, practical knowledge\, and community-driven solutions. UID:134122-21873886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Education,India LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T112616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MEEBS: Professor Lecture Marjorie Weber DESCRIPTION:Professor Marjorie Weber is coming in to talk about her research linking ecological interactions with the evolution of biodiversity. She answers large scale macroevolutionary questions by using plant-animal interactions as a model system. She is an excellent integrative biologist who effectively links disparate fields and techniques to answer big questions. As always\, these talks are a fantastic way to hear about professors' career trajectories\, and connect with new people to get involved with research! UID:134311-21874174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134311 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biodiversity,Biology,Biosciences,Career,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Education,Environment,Food,Free,Lecture,Natural Sciences,Open To All Majors,Science LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T141102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Other:QMSS Community Hours DESCRIPTION:Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences program for weekly Community Hours throughout the semester for a casual\, welcoming environment with instrumental background music and group tables to connect with students in the QMSS community\, get advice and mentorship from QMSS Peer Mentors (upperclassmen in the QMSS minor that are available to talk about the program\, electives\, balancing coursework with your other academic programs and extracurriculars\, looking for and applying to internships and jobs\, and more!)\, work on QMSS coursework (and get help from QMSS GSIs while you're there!)\, and/or study for upcoming exams.\n\nCommunity Hours are designed as a resource to support students in QMSS courses (e.g.\, QMSS 201\, QMSS 301\, QMSS 451)\, but if you're looking for a casual environment to work alongside QMSS students and be part of our community\, you are welcome to join!\n\nLearn more about QMSS Peer Mentors\, and sign up to meet one-on-one instead of dropping in to Community Hours here: https://lsa.umich.edu/qmss/peer-mentoring/meet-the-QMSS-peer-mentors.html\n\nPlease note: QMSS GSIs are only available as resources to QMSS students.\n\n**Community Hours will be located in CCCB room 2460 all semester EXCEPT for Wednesday\, January 29th where they will be in Weiser Hall room 110!** UID:131511-21868670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data Science,Office Hours,Quantitative Methods,Social Sciences,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 2460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T201500 SUMMARY:Other:Karate Practice DESCRIPTION:\"True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility\, and that in critical times\, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.\"\n--Gichin Funakoshi- Founder of Shotokan KarateNew members are always welcome. No previous experience is necessary. Just come to any practice. You may watch a practice or actually participate when you come. If you want to participate\, wear loose fitting clothes\, trim your nails\, and no jewelry. See more information on our website: https://michigan.ska.org/ Winter 2025 Practice Schedule Wednesday 6:30pm - 8:15pm  @  Gretchen's House\, 1580 Dhu Varren Rd Sunday 2:30pm - 4:30pm  @  B225 Medium Multi-purpose Room\, Intramural Sports Building (please complete the liability waiver prior to your first Sunday practice)    Exceptions -- no Sunday practice at IMSB on Jan 26th\, Mar 2nd\, and Mar 9th  UID:130990-21867560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130990 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Gretchen's House CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T213000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Swing Ann Arbor: Weekly Beginner Lesson + Social Dance DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes! WHEN:\nJoin us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!  COST:\nAdmission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson/are an SAA member Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:131275-21868059@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Vandenberg Room (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:During the Winter 2025 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Wednesdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. --For more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:129160-21862231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129160 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250224T112444 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T213000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Come to Ann Arbor and Taste the World! DESCRIPTION:Join the Inclusive History Project and the Jewish Communal Leadership Program for a conversation with world-renowned food writers and U-M alumni Joan Nathan\, Ruth Reichl\, and Ari Weinzweig. The three will be in conversation on Wednesday\, April 2\, discussing the rich cultural encounters they experienced as students in Ann Arbor and sharing how their time at U-M shaped their career trajectories. Reichl and Nathan were on campus in the 1960s and Weinzweig in the 1970s\, critical and prolific decades when experimentation and innovation were being fostered from multiple vantage points through multiple senses\, including taste! The conversation will explore how food and identity are tied together and how those ties have been experienced and explored by our special guests as students and in their careers.\n\nFollowing the panel discussion\, a reception will be held in the Apse with catering by Zingerman’s. This event is free and open to the public.\n\nThis event is presented by the U-M Inclusive History Project and the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the U-M School of Social Work and is co-sponsored by the U-M Department for Student Life\; the U-M Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\; the U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies\; the U-M Department of History\; and the U-M Department of American Culture. UID:132768-21871791@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Food LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:South Quad Study Night DESCRIPTION:Looking for a quiet and comfortable space to study? South Quad’s Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge offers a relaxing environment where you can focus on exams while enjoying complimentary light refreshments to energize you! Join the South Quad Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant for a fun study night! UID:134571-21874548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134571 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free Food,Study Night LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Watch Party DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch iconic story arc episodes from Star Wars the Clone Wars! Democracy will choose exactly what episodes we watch day of. Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food. UID:130794-21866890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250324T111741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T233000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:SAAE x ASA Ice Skating Social DESCRIPTION:Join SAAE and ASA on Wednesday\, April 2nd at 10pm for a fun\, late-night ice skating social at Yost! Entry and skates are FREE with RSVP and desserts will be served! Make sure to RSVP to secure your spot: https://forms.gle/DktZMUqVFkgeobjq9 UID:134270-21874073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134270 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Arab,Arab Heritage Month,Community Engagement,Engineering,Food,Free,Games LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250424T181517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250425T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Baseball vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Baseball vs Michigan State UID:134581-21874560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134581 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Baseball LOCATION:Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T121348 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250710T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dustbowl Revival DESCRIPTION:“lush sonic layers\, gorgeous vocal harmonies\, and infectious tunes.” –Glide Magazine\n\nHow do you describe genre-defying roots music adventurers Dustbowl Revival? Even tireless founder and lead songwriter Z. Lupetin would agree you have to come to a show to find out. Going strong into their second decade after starting from a humble Craigslist ad posted in bohemian Venice Beach\, some would say Dustbowl’s ever-evolving collective (there have been nearly thirty members!) plays a spicy cocktail of folky-funk or booty-shaking jangly rock n’ soul: expertly mixing their New Orleans-tinted brass section with their signature Laurel Canyon harmonies and fearless lyrics.\n\nIn 2019 the group completed a successful run of performing art centers paying homage to their heroes in The Band and in 2025 Dustbowl is embarking on a new run of theaters and festivals showcasing the music of LA’s Laurel Canyon. A brassy Beatles cover will come this fall followed by a new record of originals slated for early 2025 - recorded in a cabin studio in Wisconsin with noted engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver\, Sufjan Stevens). \n\nHowever you sip their sound\, Dustbowl Revival has become a beloved fixture of the Americana community - from playing tiny speakeasies and pubs around their southern California base\, to headlining thousands of shows in ten countries and counting. Indeed\, founder Z. Lupetin’s quixotic Craigslist ad hoping to find like-minded music-makers to play songs inspired equally by Wilco\, Bob Dylan and Springsteen as Nina Simone\, Fleetwood Mac and Bill Withers may seem confusing\, but somehow it worked.\n\n“Maybe we don’t know where this journey will take us or how long it will last\,” acknowledges Lupetin\, “That’s my take on the importance of what we try to do. Music elevates us\, lifts us up\, makes us change our minds\, takes us out of our comfort zones. If just one person can be moved by just one song\, that’s enough.” UID:134628-21874635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T160721 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250711T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chatham Rabbits DESCRIPTION:New Music!\n\nThere is something warm and instantly familiar about the beloved roots duo Chatham Rabbits. Partners in music and life\, Chatham Rabbits’ Austin and Sarah McCombie blend their personal histories through deft songwriting and a history that comes from building a life together. Leaning into each other's strengths\, their songs present a congenial\, collaborative spirit that has captured the pure adoration of fans along the way and earned them praise from Garden & Gun Magazine\, American Songwriter\, and No Depression.\nTheir artistry hinges on a fervent desire to connect with others through the music that first brought the pair together. Steeped in the regional traditions of their North Carolina home\, Chatham Rabbits’ musical pursuits represent a new age of roots music.\n\nThe duo recorded and released their beloved debut album\, \"All I Want From You in 2019\,\" and this set the standard for their sophomore release\, \"The Yoke is Easy\, The Burden is Full\,\" the centerpiece song from which\, “Oxen\,” was named “Top Folk Song of 2020” by Paste Magazine.\n\nNurtured by central North Carolina’s fertile\, influential music scene\, Chatham Rabbits’ sound continued to evolve on their expansive third album\, \"If You See Me Riding By\" (2022)\, which was simultaneously released with a television series\, \"On the Road with Chatham Rabbits\,\" on PBS-NC. The McCombies' ingenuity during the Covid-19 crisis led to the creation of their mobile concert experience\, \"The Stay at Home Tour\,\" which took the duo to 194 neighborhoods in 2020-21. The pair comes to The Ark with their latest album\, “Be Real With Me.” UID:134627-21874634@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T115004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250729T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Sonny Landreth in a Rare Solo Appearance DESCRIPTION:“Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet\, and also probably one of the most advanced.” –Eric Clapton\n\nNew frontiers fit nicely atop the boundary-breaking career of singer-songwriter and slide guitar icon Sonny Landreth. From performing live with Buddy Guy and John Hiatt in theaters and arenas around the United States\, to post-New Orleans Jazz Fest jamming on bayou rhythms with Oteil Burbridge and Johnny Vidacovich\, to recording and playing live with ukulele phenom Jake Shimabukuro at The Blue Note in Hawaii\, it’s been a noteworthy couple of years for the two-time Grammy nominee. And those are just his side projects.\n\n“One of the things I love about collaborations with other artists is the element of surprise\,” Landreth says of his continually expanding musical horizons. “When the chemistry is there\, it’s always inspiring to find new twists and turns that up the game creatively.”\n\nLandreth tours regularly in a duo with fellow slide guitar ace Cindy Cashdollar as well as with his own electric and acoustic trio. From every edition of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival to Wintergrass to Camp Cripple Creek for Jim Weider’s The Weight Band and beyond\, Landreth and his musical partners are always reaching for the unexpected and unexplored. He’s twice graced the cover of Guitar Player magazine\, and he’s featured on the lead track of Shemekia Copeland’s Grammy-nominated album Done Come Too Far.\n\nStretching in different directions\, Landreth says\, “gives you a broader perspective – and I think that impacts every aspect of making music. I know it’s helped to make our shows more memorable and more fun for everyone onstage and in the audience too.” UID:134625-21874632@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134625 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T114951 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250821T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Annie and Rod Capps Quartet // DESCRIPTION:Both groups celebrating the release of new albums!\n\nSons of the Never Wrong is a turbo-charged Altfolk trio from Chicago that delivers witty\, whimsical songs with their signature soaring vocal harmonies and gorgeous arrangements. In case you are wondering\, they’re two gals and a fella: Bruce Roper\, Sue Demel\, & Deborah Lader. Their odd ball humor and spontaneous stories ignite their live shows and have earned them a cult-like international following for over 30 years.\n\nAnnie and Rod Capps have established themselves as well-respected songwriters\, musicians and performers\, with three albums topping the Folk Radio charts and as 2-time Kerrville New Folk Finalists. The Capps’ sound meets at the intersection of Americana & Folk drawing on rock\, jazz\, blues and bluegrass influences. What comes out is a hybrid sound all their own. Genuine and playful\; effortless and endearing\; this duo\, along with bandmates\, Jason Dennie and Ozzie Andrews\, has been sharing their music with happy audiences in quality music venues\, house concerts\, coffeehouses and festivals throughout their home state of Michigan and beyond. UID:134626-21874633@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250717T121457 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250927T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Willi Carlisle DESCRIPTION:New Music!\n\nFolksinger Willi Carlisle holds tight the conviction that love is bigger than hate\, and no-one is expendable. Carlisle’s music has always been a dance between absurdity\, spectacle\, and philosophy. On his fourth studio album\, Winged Victory\, Carlisle returns with his signature blend of traditionally-rooted folk music and kaleidoscope of oddball characters to confer with his core tenets in more overt and provocative ways. \n\nCarlisle delivers Victory as the next chapter in his long-running direct address to the hope that by understanding our collective suffering we might be free of it. He’s intent on creating art and a well-rounded life in a broken world. The idea began with 2022’s Peculiar\, Missouri when Carlisle proclaimed “your heart’s a big tent\, everybody gets in.” After gathering together all the world’s weirdos and misfits under the big tent\, with 2024’s Critterland\, Carlisle let them loose into the world. Now\, on Winged Victory\, they speak for themselves\, unencumbered by social expectations. \n \nVictory\, Carlisle’s first self-produced album\, will be released June 27 via Signature Sounds. It both indulges a few of his wildest dreams (including a version of Richard Thompson’s “Beeswing\,” among several traditional folk song covers)\, and feels like the inevitable sequel to Critterland’s charismatic menagerie of chaos. Though occasionally raunchy\, and routinely provocative\, Victory is not afraid to make a spectacle for the sake of a point. Victory should be understood as a reflection. It revels in the beauty of tiny\, monetarily-worthless moments and things\, offering with them a consideration of our innate humanity. UID:134629-21874636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR