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:20250305T120010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T234500 SUMMARY:Other:Iowa Tournament DESCRIPTION:Water polo tournament at Iowa University UID:129935-21864910@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129935 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Iowa CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T235959 SUMMARY:Other:MCSA Open Team/Fleet Race Championship DESCRIPTION:Regatta UID:132558-21871250@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of St. Thomas CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T130000 SUMMARY:Other:MIVA Championships DESCRIPTION:MIVA Championships UID:131079-21867725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Top Flight Volleyball Club CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 SUMMARY:Other:MIVA Championships DESCRIPTION:MIVA Championships near Chicago\, Illinois UID:131660-21868904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131660 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Top Flight Volleyball Club CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Other:OSU Tournament #2 DESCRIPTION:Second OSU tournament from April 4-6. UID:133314-21872747@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ohio State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250304T115736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T120000 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:133411-21872916@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:20250305T120009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T235959 SUMMARY:Other:USACFC Nationals DESCRIPTION:USACFC Fencing National Championships UID:129164-21862238@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129164 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Penn State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T220000 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:132261-21871738@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:20250407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T230000 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:130114-21874266@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:20250407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T230000 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:129721-21869105@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:20250407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:132161-21870484@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:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:123893-21855064@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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:130827-21867094@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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:130113-21865462@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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T163000 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:131384-21868405@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:20250123T124547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T100000 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:131664-21868934@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131664 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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:130825-21867003@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:20250511T155042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T110000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week: Steeped in GRADitude DESCRIPTION:Kick off National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week with Steeped in GRADitude—a special breakfast event celebrating you! Enjoy delicious breakfast options\, fresh coffee\, and great company. As a token of appreciation\, attendees will receive a Rackham-branded coffee mug\, while supplies last.\nJoin us in recognizing the hard work and dedication of our graduate and professional student community.\nRegistration is encouraged at https://myumi.ch/jJw3b.\nWe want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time\, preferably one week\, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative. UID:134412-21874330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134412 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Rgs-events LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T104926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:133001-21872223@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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 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:129602-21864094@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:20250407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T200000 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:129585-21863786@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:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T163000 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:130943-21867492@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:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T130000 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:131469-21868518@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:Trotter Multicultural Center - 2035 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T181620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:8-BIT Music Exhibit: The Gallery DESCRIPTION:MORE INFO: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/8bitmusic/ \n\nThe 8-Bit Music Exhibit is a week-long exploration of the creation of the nostalgic\, retro tunes many have grown up with and come to love\, as well as a showcase of how such music has been reclaimed and repurposed for continued existence in the modern world. The gallery plans to guide viewers through a history of 8-bit music\, its significance to media and video games of its time\, and notable figures that influenced the legacy of the niched genre. In the workshop\, participants will learn how modern chiptune artists create music from Game Boys and the production software LSDJ\, and have the opportunity to create music of their own design. Throughout the end of the exhibit week\, we will celebrate the historic and modern legacies of 8-bit music in a set of live performances produced by Norah\, a seasoned chiptune artist.\n\nOur goal in developing this exhibit is to highlight 8-bit/chiptune music as a unique form of digital art celebrated for its sound\, cultural significance\, and innovation. Throughout the lifespans of the original hardware supporting this music\, artists often faced limitations due to hardware constraints. These difficulties led to early video game industry composers inventing new techniques and methods for music creation that have evolved over time and remain influential today.\n\nTHANK YOU to our co-sponsors and partners for your support in the creation of this event!\n-> U-M LSA Technology Services Digital Scholarship (https://lsa.umich.edu/technology-services/services/research-tools/digital-scholarship.html)\n-> U-M Digital Studies Institute (https://www.digitalstudies.umich.edu/)\n-> U-M Arts Initiative (https://arts.umich.edu/arts-initiative)\n-> Neutral Zone (https://www.neutral-zone.org/event-list/2025/4/11/free-tech-workshop-chiptune-8-bit)\n-> Ann Arbor District Libraries (https://aadl.org/)\n-> Ypsilanti District Libraries (https://www.ypsilibrary.org/)\n-> Pinball Pete's in Ann Arbor (https://www.pinballpetes.org/copy-of-east-lansing-location)\n-> Video Game Music Club (VGMC) (https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/vgmc)\n-> WolvSec (https://wolvsec.org/)\n-> LGBTQ+ Michigan (https://websites.umich.edu/~lgbtqmichigan/#)\n-> Ann Arbor Fighting Game Community at the University of Michigan (FGC) (https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/a2fgc) UID:134668-21874691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Digital Culture,Digital Media,Exhibition,Free,In Person,Music,Video Games LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Clark Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T112036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T124500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Know Your Rights- Opportunity to hear a presentation from a Michigan Immigrants Rights Center attorney DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 7\, 11:45am – 12:45pm\, the Managing Attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)— Rebecca Olszewski—will offer a presentation on the general state of immigration affairs. The presentation will be both in-person and on zoom and is open to any member of the University of Michigan community: faculty\, staff\, or students.Ms. Olzewski will give a streamlined version of MIRC’s Know Your Rights Presentation for encounters with immigration enforcement officers\, will address the concerns that people on work visas or student visas might face about travel and deportation\, and will address the First Amendment Freedom of Speech concerns that we might have regarding immigration and attempts to deport people for political speech. She’ll answer any general questions that audience members might have\, though cannot address individual concerns.MIRC is a legal resource center for Michigan’s immigrant communities. MIRC works to build a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities experience equity and belonging.Rebecca Olszewski joined the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center as a Supervising Attorney in 2024.  She has been working in non-profit immigration legal services since beginning with Farmworker Legal Services after law school.  Working at Catholic Charities of Louisville\, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan\, and as a pro-bono attorney for MIRC’s VAWA program\, Rebecca has a broad range of skills focused on legal service administration and direct representation for clients in the family-based and humanitarian immigration processes.  As a Michigander\, Rebecca graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and Western Michigan University. She is fluent in Spanish. UID:134513-21874452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Annenberg Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T131820 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T124500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Opportunity to Hear from and Ask Questions of an Immigration Attorney DESCRIPTION:Who: Rebecca Olszewski\, Managing Attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)\nWhen: Monday April 7\, 11:45am – 12:45pm\nWhere: This event is hybrid\n\nIn person: The Annenberg Auditorium\, the Ford School of Public Policy\, \n735 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98575561235\n\nOn Monday\, April 7\, 11:45am – 12:45pm\, the Managing Attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)— Rebecca Olszewski—will offer a presentation on the general state of immigration affairs. The presentation will be both in-person and on zoom and is open to any member of the University of Michigan community: faculty\, staff\, or students.\n\nMs. Olzewski will give a streamlined version of MIRC’s Know Your Rights Presentation for encounters with immigration enforcement officers\, will address the concerns that people on work visas or student visas might face about travel and deportation\, and will address the First Amendment Freedom of Speech concerns that we might have regarding immigration and attempts to deport people for political speech. She’ll answer any general questions that audience members might have\, though cannot address individual concerns.\n\nMIRC is a legal resource center for Michigan’s immigrant communities. MIRC works to build a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities experience equity and belonging.\n\nRebecca Olszewski joined the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center as a Supervising Attorney in 2024. She has been working in non-profit immigration legal services since beginning with Farmworker Legal Services after law school. Working at Catholic Charities of Louisville\, Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan\, and as a pro-bono attorney for MIRC’s VAWA program\, Rebecca has a broad range of skills focused on legal service administration and direct representation for clients in the family-based and humanitarian immigration processes. As a Michigander\, Rebecca graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and Western Michigan University. She is fluent in Spanish. UID:134564-21874529@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134564 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Immigration,Public Policy LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T085555 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T125000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Bate-Papo! Portuguese Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:All Language Levels Welcome!\n\nPractice your Portuguese speaking skills with fellow students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed environment. \nFree coffee\, tea\, and light snacks.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Maria Teresa Mattos at mtmattos@umich.edu\n\nJoin us! 12:00pm - 12:50pm\nFridays: January 24\, February 21\, March 21\, and April 7\nRoom 4314 MLB (RLL Commons) UID:131496-21868632@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131496 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,brazil,Coffee,Communication And Media,Community,Community Engagement,Community-based Learning,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,European,Faculty,Food,Free,Games,Global,global engagement,Humanities,In Person,Interactive,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,International,International Education,Language,Languages,Media,multicultural,Multilingual,Portuguese,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Storytelling,Talk,Translate,Undergraduate LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T161409 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Flash Talk | Gladiators: Life in the Arena DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful lecture with Professor David Potter (Department of Classical Studies)\, presented in conjunction with the special exhibition “Gladiators: Life in the Arena\,” currently on display at the Kelsey Museum. This Flash Talk will explore the complex lives of gladiators\, discussing and dispelling the various myths that surround these iconic Roman athletes. Learn about their careers\, the societal roles they embraced\, and the surprising similarities between ancient and modern sports.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators\, staff members\, researchers\, graduate students\, and guests talking about their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Flash Talks are free and open to all visitors.\n\nTo register for this Flash Talk\, fill out the form at https://forms.gle/DuqVZEp9A6HSdM9c7. Zoom log-in information will be provided upon registration. Please sign up by 9:30 AM the day of the event to ensure you receive a confirmation email containing the access code. UID:133797-21873574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133797 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Classical Studies,Exhibition,Free,History,Lecture,Museum,roman empire,Talk,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181821 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T123000 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:132402-21870886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132402 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T121506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 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:134133-21873910@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:20250407T122034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Funding Fair - Popcorn and Pocket Change: Popping the Secrets to Financial Well-Being! DESCRIPTION:Join Well-Being at LSA\, LSA First Gen Commitment\, and Office of Financial Aid - Financial Education & Engagement in celebrating National Financial Literacy Month with a interactive financial education experience & a variety of popcorn flavors!\n🌟 What’s in Store?🍿 Build-Your-Own Popcorn Bar – Customize your perfect snack while learning how to customize your financial future.\n💸 Interactive Workshop – Gain practical money tips\, from budgeting to building financial well-being.\n💼 Funding Resource Fair – Connect with representatives who can help you unlock funding for study abroad\, internships\, emergency aid\, international student support\, caregiving assistance\, and so much more!International CenterResource NavigatorsOffice of National Scholarships and FellowshipsPlanet Blue/LSA SustainabilityLSA ScholarshipsCenter for Global and Intercultural StudyOpportunity HubWeiser Center for Europe and EurasiaDean of StudentsRackhamOAMI​CEW+University of Michigan Credit UnionOffice of Financial Aid (OFA)\n🔹 Why Attend? Because your money should work for you\, not against you! Whether you’re navigating college expenses or preparing for life after graduation\, this event will give you the knowledge and resources to make empowered financial decisions.\nQuestions? Please contact Brandon Bond\, LSA Mental Health & Well-Being Project Lead\, at bcbond@umich.edu. UID:134345-21874227@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134345 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:LSA Buliding | Atrium & Multipurpose Room | 500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T123926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Popcorn and Pocket Change: Popping the Secrets to Financial Well-Being DESCRIPTION:Join Well-Being at LSA\, LSA First Gen Commitment\, and the Office of Financial Aid—Financial Education & Engagement in celebrating National Financial Literacy Month with an interactive financial education presentation and a variety of popcorn flavors!\n🌟 What’s in Store?\n🍿 Build-Your-Own Popcorn Bar – Customize your perfect snack while learning how to customize your financial future.\n💸 Interactive Financial Education Workshop – Bust myths and learn ain practical financial tips about how to build credit\, budget\, save for retirement\, etc..\n💼 Funding Resource Fair – Connect with reps who can help you unlock funding for study abroad\, internships\, emergency aid\, international student support\, caregiving assistance\, and more!\n🔹Why Attend? Because your money should work for you\, not against you! Whether you’re navigating college expenses or preparing for life after graduation\, this event will give you the knowledge and resources to make empowered financial decisions.\nRSVP: https://myumi.ch/QwrRA\n\nRes Navs will also hand out coin purses and swag at the event. See you there! UID:134434-21874355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:First-generation,Free,Well-being LOCATION:LSA Building - HUB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T101503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Science Success Series- Mindful Mondays DESCRIPTION:Give your brain some rejuvenation by taking a mindful study break. Come join us for an hour of connection\, conversation\, and crafts with fellow students. The WISE Mentors will be available to answer any questions you may have. Need a resume review\, advice for picking classes\, help making a study schedule? We've got you covered!\nThis is a drop-in style event where you can come and go as your schedule allows. Light snacks will be provided. UID:129722-21864458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129722 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions,Well-being,Women In Engineering,Women In Science LOCATION:Chemistry Building, Science Learning Center Flex Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T121736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Christine El-Hage Walters\, carillon DESCRIPTION:SMTD doctoral alumna Christine El-Hage Walters 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:132403-21870887@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132403 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T151643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Chiacchiere e Caffè: Italian Speaking Hour DESCRIPTION:All Language Levels Welcome!\n\nPractice your Italian speaking skills with fellow students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed environment. Get advice on courses and discuss study abroad programs. Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, and baked goods.\n\nParliamo italiano!\n\nFor more information\, please contact Valerio Rossi at rossiv@umich.edu UID:130922-21867369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130922 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Engaged Learning,Food,Free,Games,Global,In Person,Inclusion,Interactive,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,International,italian,Language,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Social Sciences,Talk,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T202944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Dissertation Defense - The role of dominant plants\, insects\, and climate in shaping communities and ecosystems DESCRIPTION:Dissertation abstract: \nPlant communities are structured by multiple potentially interacting factors\, including interactions between plant species\, herbivores\, and climate. Critically\, the independent and potentially interactive effects of plant-plant interactions\, insect herbivory\, and precipitation on plant community structure and ecosystem function are rarely investigated. My dissertation addresses this research gap through a set of three separate field studies in old fields across Michigan. First\, I investigated the role of a dominant plant species in shaping plant species richness\, productivity\, and the community structure of associated arthropods. Specifically\, I found that the dominant plant species Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) indirectly reduced arthropod abundance by reducing the biomass of all of the other plant species in the community\, in part by reducing light availability. With this work\, I demonstrate that the effects of a dominant plant on communities spans across multiple trophic levels. Next\, at the same field site\, I implemented a field experiment to study the independent and combined effects of S. canadensis and insects on plant diversity\, biomass\, subdominant species abundance\, microclimate\, plant functional traits\, and decomposition. Insect presence mediated the effect of S. canadensis removal on plant biomass and richness. Furthermore\, the effects of S. canadensis and insects extended belowground and determined the temporal variability of plant biomass. Overall\, these results emphasize the importance of considering the effect of insects when trying to understand the role of dominant plants in structuring plant communities and shaping ecosystem function above- and below-ground\, as well as overtime. Finally\, I examined the combined effects of a generalist insect herbivore and altered precipitation on plant biomass\, richness\, functional diversity\, and the community averaged trends of a suite of plant traits. Altered summer precipitation and the presence of the generalist insect Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged grasshopper) had interactive effects on the plant biomass and on community averaged plant traits\, in particular. These results suggest that the traits of the most common species in the community are the most sensitive to altered precipitation and grasshopper herbivory. Taken together\, my dissertation comprehensively examines the factors that structure plant communities\, and in particular enhances our understanding of the interactive effects of dominant plants\, insects\, and climate on communities and ecosystems.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. Join Zoom Meeting\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/94424914774\nMeeting ID: 944 2491 4774 UID:134309-21874155@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134309 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biological science,Biology,climate,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Dissertation,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,evolution,evolutionary biology,Free,Graduate,Graduate Professional Student Life,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,Museum Of Zoology,zoology LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241209T121528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 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. They will be with you as quickly as possible.\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/99196090990\nMeeting ID: 991 9609 0990\nOne tap mobile\n+13092053325\,\,99196090990# US\n+13126266799\,\,99196090990# US (Chicago)\n—\nDial by your location\n\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 305 224 1968 US\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 507 473 4847 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 689 278 1000 US\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 253 205 0468 US\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 360 209 5623 US\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 780 666 0144 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n\nMeeting ID: 991 9609 0990\nFind your local number: https://umich.zoom.us/u/aUy8Alk2\n—\nJoin by SIP\n\n99196090990@zoomcrc.com\n\nWe want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time\, preferably one week\, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative. UID:129830-21864622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250406T201546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GLNT: Anticyclotomic Euler systems for CM fields DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The idea of constructing cohomology classes using congruences between modular forms dates back to the proof of the converse part of the Herbrand-Ribet theorem. We begin by reviewing Ribet's method and its application to the classical Hida family of Eisenstein series. Next\, we discuss how applying this method to the Coleman family that is perpendicular to the Hida family suggests the existence of an Euler system. This phenomenon can be further generalized using insights from the p-adic local Langlands correspondence. Finally\, we present our work on the construction of an anticyclotomic Euler system for CM fields and its application to the Iwasawa main conjecture. UID:134743-21874867@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134743 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T100508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:HEP-Astro Seminar | Multi-messenger Hunt for Galactic PeVatrons DESCRIPTION:Cosmic rays with energies up to a few PeV are believed to originate from our own galaxy. However\, thir origin has remained a mystery for over a century since the discovery. Recent discoveries in neutrino and gamma-ray astronomy have provided strong evidence for the existence of PeV particle accelerators\, or PeVatrons\, within the Milky Way galaxy. Among them\, the H.E.S.S. observatory discovered a PeVatron within 10 parsecs of the center of our galaxy\, suggesting that the supermassive black hole Sgr A* may be responsible. Despite being one of the least active supermassive black holes\, Sgr A* may have acted as a potential particle accelerator during its active stage. In this talk\, I will describe our attempts to find observational evidence that Sgr A* could serve as a PeVatron\, as well as how we can reconstruct Sgr A* activity history. In the second half of the talk\, I will introduce our ongoing multi-messenger efforts to identify other Galactic PeVatron candidates discovered by the LHAASO observatory and to test whether they bear the nature of supernova remnants\, pulsar wind nebula\, young stellar clusters or black hole systems. UID:134587-21874565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134587 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250406T201317 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RTG: Geometric Siegel-Weil and Rallis DESCRIPTION:In this talk we first introduce the geometric Siegel-Weil formula\, which relates the geometric theta series to Eisenstein series. We then give a geometric analogue of the Petersson inner product. By combining the geometric Siegel-Weil formula and the Rallis inner product formula we obtain the geometric inner product formula. UID:134742-21874866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250404T082334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Dissertation Defense - Microbial Diversity and Dynamics in Lake Food Webs: Species Interactions\, Life History Strategies\, and Community Reassembly DESCRIPTION:Dissertation Abstract: \nUnderstanding the processes involved in biodiversity maintenance and species coexistence is a central goal of community ecology. Lakes have long served as focal systems for exploring this puzzle\, as they harbor high microbial diversity despite their relatively stable and homogeneous appearance—a paradox that challenges classical formulations in ecological theory. A significant body of work suggests that steady states are exceptions rather than the norm in natural lakes. This dissertation engages with this theme by investigating microbial community diversity and dynamics in the context of cross-scale species interactions\, microbial life-history strategies\, and ecological memory. Together\, the chapters explore how general ecological principles play out in particular contexts—especially under heterogeneous environmental conditions and shifts in food web structures.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. \nJoin remotely: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99854884233\nMeeting ID: 998 5488 4233\n \nIn Chapter 2\, I examine the direct impacts of predation by introduced Dreissenid mussels on bacterial abundance\, diversity\, and composition in two regions of the Laurentian Great Lakes—Lake Erie’s western basin and Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. While these mussels are known to exert strong top-down controls in lakes\, including microbial communities\, through filter-feeding\, I find their impacts to be variable. In some cases\, mussels significantly reduced microbial diversity\; in others\, their impacts were minimal or absent. Moreover\, I find that resistance to predation was structured at a shallower phylogenetic depth than previously reported in the low-nutrient Lake Michigan. These results highlight the role of context dependency and natural history in shaping animal-microbe interactions beyond host-microbiome systems.\n\nChapter 3 explores whether the observed shifts in microbial community structure and diversity can be explained through growth-defense theory. This canonical theory in ecology assumes that organisms face fundamental trade-offs due to differences in allocation strategies under resource-limited conditions. Using metagenomic methods\, I compare microbial populations resistant to mussel predation with those that are susceptible. I find no evidence for the emergence of resistance at the cost of growth. Instead\, resistance emerges as a complex trait\, shaped by varying patterns across phylogenetic\, molecular\, and broad functional levels. These results suggest that heterogenous environmental conditions in natural lakes may relax trade-off constraints in bacterial trait evolution\, as trade-off frameworks often rely on a priori assumptions about the tendency of ecosystems to move toward steady-state conditions.\n\nChapter 4 turns toward ecological memory. Using a common garden mesocosm setup\, which controls for the environmental differences between treatments by exposing them to the same background\, I test whether the historical presence of mussels alters microbial community reassembly following environmental perturbation. I sampled six temperate lakes from southeast Michigan\, three lakes with a history of mussel presence and three without. Microbial communities from lakes with and without mussels followed distinct reassembly trajectories. Moreover\, shifts in community structure translated into shifts in function\, indicating that the ecological memory of food web interactions leaves historical imprints with implications for broader ecosystem functioning.\n\nAcross chapters\, my findings raise questions about the universality of equilibrium-based theories in ecology. These studies show that microbial diversity emerges from the dynamic interplay between context-dependency\, functional traits\, and historical imprints of species interactions. While grounded in experimental and genomic methods\, this dissertation also critically engages with some foundational concepts in ecological theory (Chapters 1 and 5). In doing so\, it gestures toward a broader philosophical tension in ecological thought: the inherent complexity of biodiversity and the challenges associated with its abstraction (Chapter 6). UID:134393-21874305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134393 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biological science,Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Dissertation,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Graduate Students LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T194210 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T163000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:LSA Scholarship Q&A for Admitted High School Students DESCRIPTION:The LSA Scholarships Q&A is a virtual one-hour session to allow admitted first-year applicants to learn more about the available scholarships at the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts (LSA) and ask any questions they may have. We encourage you to bring your parents or family members who may be interested or want to learn more. Please be aware we are not the Office of Financial Aid. If you have questions about the FAFSA\, CSS Profile\, or unique financial circumstances\, please direct those questions to OFA: https://finaid.umich.edu/contact-us.\n\nEmail lsarecruit@umich.edu if you have any additional questions. UID:117162-21873117@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117162 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Prospective Undergraduate Students,Scholarships,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T115004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCGD Seminar Series: Courtney Thomas Tobin DESCRIPTION:Courtney Thomas Tobin joins us April 7\, 2025 to present emerging work from the M.O.S.A.I.C. (Multimorbidity Outcomes & Solutions for African/Black Americans In California) Initiative\, a community-engaged research collaborative aimed at advancing equity-centered multimorbidity research and solutions.\n\nMultimorbidity—the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions—represents a major contributor to racial health disparities in the United States. Yet\, research on multimorbidity among Black Americans remains limited and inconsistent\, particularly with regard to measurement approaches\, inclusion of mental health conditions\, and age-specific patterns. This gap undermines our ability to accurately estimate burden\, identify at-risk groups\, and design effective\, culturally relevant interventions. \n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Courtney S. Thomas Tobin will focus on Phase II of the Initiative—P.R².I.S.M. (Pinpointing Risks and Resources and Identifying Specific Multimorbidities). This presentation draws on data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine national patterns of multimorbidity among Black Americans. \n\nDr. Thomas Tobin will explore how definitions and measurement strategies (e.g.\, counts vs. categories\, inclusion of mental health conditions) shape estimates of prevalence\, associated correlates\, and subgroup differences across the adult life course. Findings offer critical insights for improving the measurement\, monitoring\, and mitigation of multimorbidity in Black communities.\n\nThe Winter 2025 RCGD Seminar Series features speakers invited and hosted by faculty affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics. These multidisciplinary talks will cover a variety of topics in social science\, including social cognition\, structural racism\, romantic relationships\, and cognitive health. Check the schedule for updates to this series that will convene on select Mondays at 3:30 at the Institute for Social Research.\n\nThese events are held Mondays from 3:30 to 5.\nIn person: ISR Thompson 1430\, unless otherwise specified.\nAs permissions allow\, seminars are later posted to our YouTube playlist.\n\nThe Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s in Berlin. The seminar series runs every semester on a theme chosen by faculty organizer/s who are affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. A very important feature of this seminar today is its interdisciplinary nature. Recent themes have included political polarization\, evolution and human behavior\, and cultural psychology. UID:131607-21868810@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Psychology,Public Health,Social Sciences LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1440 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T164817 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials Cluster DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 7th from 4 to 5:00 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Student Presenter:* Malavika Ramkumar\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. McNeil\n*Title of Presentation:* Quantifying microplastics in Delhi Charter Township's groundwater\n\n*Student Presenter:* Safron Milne\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Shultz\n*Title of Presentation:* Capturing students' identification of the relevance of organic chemistry in writing UID:134410-21874328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241220T094319 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Banned\, Bold\, and Brave: 2025 Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a conversation with author and Loudmouth Books bookstore owner Leah Johnson. Johnson will sit down with U-M's Ebony Elizabeth Thomas\, author and Associate Professor of Education. They'll talk about censorship\, public education\, entrepreneurship\, and Black Girl Magic. Expect questions like: \n \n-Why was Johnson's debut novel banned? \n-What was the inspiration behind the name Loudmouth Books? \n-What's next on the horizon for Johnson's readers?\n\nBook sale and signing immediately following the Q&A courtesy of Black Stone Bookstore.\n\nLeah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults. Her bestselling debut YA novel\, *You Should See Me in a Crown*\, was a Stonewall Honor Book\, and the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick. In 2021\, *TIME *named it one of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Her debut middle grade book\, *Ellie Engle Saves Herself* was published by Disney-Hyperion in May 2023. When she’s not writing\, you can find her at Loudmouth Books\, her Indianapolis independent bookstore that specializes in highlighting the work of marginalized authors and uplifting banned or challenged books.\n\nEbony Elizabeth Thomas\, PhD is Chair of the Joint Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education\, as well as Associate Professor of Education. She is the author of *The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games* (NYU Press\, 2019)\, which won the World Fantasy Award\, the British Fantasy Award\, and the Children’s Literature Association Book Award\, among other accolades. Her most recent books are *Harry Potter and the Other: Race\, Justice\, and Difference in the Wizarding World *(University Press of Mississippi\, 2022) co-edited with Sarah Park Dahlen\, and* Restorying Young Adult Literature: Expanding Students’ Perspectives with Digital Texts* (NCTE\, 2023) co-authored with James Joshua Coleman and Autumn A. Griffin.\n\nThe Jill S. Harris Memorial Endowment was established in 1985 by Roger and Meredith Harris\, Jill’s parents\, her grandparents Allan and Norma Harris\, and friends. The fund was established in memory of Jill\, a resident of Chicago and undergraduate student at U-M who passed away due to injuries from an auto accident. The fund brings a distinguished visitor to campus each year who will appeal to undergraduates interested in the humanities and the arts. The visitor may either be a fellow of the institute for an extended period of time or invited for a few days to present the annual lecture. The visiting fellow will usually interact with undergraduates\, informally and through visits to classes or by other means by which exchanges with undergraduates may be promoted. UID:130225-21865618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Books,Humanities,Writing LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Lobby and Osterman Common Room, first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250324T141243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Beyond the Bench: Science Education as a Career DESCRIPTION:Explore diverse career pathways in science education and discover how a strong foundation in science education opens doors to impactful opportunities that drive positive change.\n\nPizza will be provided. UID:134292-21874084@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134292 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Basic Science,Biosciences,Career,Central Campus,chemistry,Education,Food,Free,Majors,Natural Sciences,Open To All Majors,Pre-Health,science learning center,slc,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Women In Science LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - Science Learning Center Flex Room, 1720 Chemistry CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T144644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MHV gravity amplitudes and their combinatorics DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we investigate MHV tree-level gravity amplitudes as defined on the spinor-helicity variety. Unlike their gluon counterparts\, gravity amplitudes do not admit logarithmic singularities nor Amplituhedron-like construction. While their singularity structure is more complicated (e.g.\, they exhibit non-trivial zeros)\, these amplitudes often remain remarkably simple. In joint work with Joris Koefler\, Umut Oktem\, Shruti Paranjape\, and Jara Trnka\, we make a conjecture pertaining to the uniqueness of the numerator of MHV gravity amplitudes and develop this feature from a combinatorial perspective\, which suggests a new method for examining adjoint hypersurfaces. UID:134657-21874669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250320T101041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:STeMS Speaker Series | Is the Pixel Political? What Chinese Computing Teaches Us About the Digital Age DESCRIPTION:The pixel is the quintessential building block of the digital age—a visual manifestation of the binary logic of zeros and ones. In its seeming universalism\, it spans text and image\, and operates seamlessly across languages\, scripts\, and cultures. Or does it?\nDrawing upon the first-ever history of Chinese-language computing—a now trillion-dollar industry that\, just fifty years ago\, was widely considered unimaginable—this lecture interrogates the politics of the seemingly universal pixel.\nHow did engineers\, linguists\, and technologists overcome the complexities of digitizing the world’s largest non-alphabetic script\, with its 100\,000+ characters? And what does this history reveal about the deeper\, often invisible\, structures of power and exclusion embedded within digital infrastructures?
\nProfessor Thomas S. Mullaney of Stanford University—recipient of Stanford’s highest award in teaching and Kluge Chair of Technology and Society—explores these questions through insights from his award-winning two-book series\, The Chinese Typewriter and The Chinese Computer (MIT Press). Based on research spanning over 80 archives across 15 countries\, this lecture offers a global history of the information age—one that challenges the Euro-American assumptions that have long shaped both corporate technology and academic scholarship.\n\nThomas S. Mullaney is Professor of Chinese History at Stanford University\, a Guggenheim Fellow\, and the recipient of Stanford’s highest award for excellence in teaching\, the Gores Award. He is the author of The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age (MIT)\, co-author of Where Research Begins (University of Chicago Press\, with Christopher Rea)\, The Chinese Typewriter: A History (MIT\, winner of the Fairbank Prize)\, and Coming to Terms with the Nation: Ethnic Classification in Modern China (UC Press)\, among other works. His writings have appeared in Fast Company\, MIT Technology Review\, Quartz\, the South China Morning Post\, TechCrunch\, the Journal of Asian\nStudies\, Technology & Culture\, Foreign Affairs\, and Foreign Policy. His work has been featured in RadioLab\, The Atlantic\, the BBC\, and in invited lectures at Google\, Microsoft\, Adobe\, and more. He earned his BA and MA from the Johns Hopkins University\, and his PhD from Columbia University. UID:134123-21873890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chinese Studies LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T120307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Student Model Theory Seminar DESCRIPTION:In the Winter 2025 term\, the student logic seminar will be a Model Theory reading seminar. Details can be found here: https://shorturl.at/sldTZ UID:133083-21872367@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133083 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Mathematics,seminar,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T121234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Anywhere but Here: Art History and the Presumption of Escape DESCRIPTION:Darby English\, Carl Darling Buck Professor\, Dept. of Art History\, University of Chicago\n\nMany of the mechanisms that make art history work involve incorporating external material into the body of an analysis\, theory\, or argument—a terrific way to circumvent problems of difference and otherness our rapidly diversifying discipline remains ill-equipped to address satisfactorily. Could this incapacity\, which heralds a terminal failure to ‘meet the moment\,' be intentional\, a matter of disciplinary design?\n\nDarby English teaches modern and contemporary art and cultural studies at the University of Chicago. His most recent book is Charles Ray: Adam and Eve (New York: Gregory Miller\, 2024). UID:134072-21873837@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134072 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,history of art LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250328T181657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Songwriters / Producers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul DESCRIPTION:In this master class\, Benj and Justin will work with several Musical Theatre students on their performances of Pasek & Paul songs. \n\nFree and open to the public with support from the Sally Fleming Master Class Fund. *Seating is available on a first-come first served basis.*\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS\n\nBENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL are Oscar\, Grammy\, Tony\, Emmy\, and Olivier Award-winning songwriter and producers best known for their Oscar\, Grammy\, and Tony-winning work on *La La Land*\, *The Greatest Showman* and *Dear Evan Hansen*\, each of which spawned albums that landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200\, including multiple weeks at #1 for *The Greatest Showman*\, which in 2018 was the world’s best-selling album. In 2024\, they won their first Emmy Award as songwriters of *Only Murders in the Building* and\, as a result\, achieved EGOT status\, joining a rarified list of artists who have won all four major showbiz prizes. Additional film and television credits include Apple’s *Spirited*\, Sony’s *Lyle\, Lyle Crocodile*\, Disney’s live-action *Aladdin* and *Snow White*\, Dreamworks Animation’s *Trolls*\, Amazon’s *Harlem*\, Apple’s *Dear Edward*\, NBC’s *Smash*\, The CW’s *The Flash*\, Amazon’s *Pink: All I Know So Far* (Grammy nomination)\, and FX’s *Welcome to Wrexham*. Amongst their varied stage credits\, they made their Broadway debut with the musical *A Christmas Story* (Tony nomination)\, further adapted into a live telecast for Fox (Emmy nomination)\; and won their second Tonys for co-producing Best Musical winner *A Strange Loop*. Among their countless honors\, they became the youngest winners ever of the Jonathan Larson Award and the first writers for stage or screen to be honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award. In total\, Benj and Justin have each won two Tonys\, two Grammys\, two Emmys and an Oscar across six distinct projects\, including their most recent 2025 Children’s and Family Emmy Award for writing *Sesame Street*’s heartwarming anthem “That’s Why We Love Nature\,” performed by Brandi Carlile. UID:134467-21874390@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134467 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Music,Storytelling,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241215T110641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:WCEE Distinguished Lecture on Europe. Civil Society in an Era of Global Change DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Matviichuk will delve into the evolving role of civil society\, particularly in times of conflict and crisis. She will highlight the critical work of Ukraine's civil society\, which has expanded its traditional advocacy and watchdog functions to actively participate in national resistance and defense. Ordinary people are doing extraordinary things to foster citizen-state unity\, improve local political engagement\, and maintain social resilience despite the war's challenges.\n\n Oleksandra Matviichuk leads the human rights NGO Center for Civil Liberties\, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. The organization promotes human rights and democracy in Ukraine and the OSCE region. It works on legislative reforms\, conducts public oversight of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary\, organizes educational initiatives\, and implements international solidarity programs.\n \n Matviichuk also coordinates the activities of the initiative group Euromaidan SOS\, which was established in response to the violent suppression of a peaceful student protest in Kyiv on November 30\, 2013. Throughout the three-month mass protests known as the Revolution of Dignity\, thousands of volunteers provided round-the-clock legal and humanitarian assistance to persecuted individuals nationwide.\n\n Since the onset of Russian aggression in Ukraine in 2014\, the initiative has monitored political persecution in occupied Crimea\, documented war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Donbas region\, and spearheaded international campaigns like *#LetMyPeopleGo* and *#SaveOlegSentsov* to secure the release of political prisoners held by Russian authorities.\n\n In response to the full-scale war beginning in February 2022\, Matviichuk and other partners launched the Tribunal for Putin initiative to document international crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in all regions of Ukraine targeted by Russian attacks.\n\n Matviichuk has authored numerous reports submitted to various UN bodies\, the Council of Europe\, the European Union\, the OSCE\, and the International Criminal Court.\n\n Awards:\n ● Democracy Defender Award for \"Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Democracy and Human Rights\" from OSCE missions (2016)\n ● Right Livelihood Award (2022)\n ● Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament (2022)\n ● Named one of the 25 most influential women in the world by Financial Times (2022)\n ● Global Civic Leadership Award (2024)\n ● Pahl Peace Prize (2024)\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:130013-21865055@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130013 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:europe,ukraine LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T133953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T190000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:WISE Willie Hobbs Moore Awards Ceremony DESCRIPTION:The U-M campus community is invited to join WISE in celebrating the work of the 2025 Willie Hobbs Moore Awards nominees. The event will take place in the Ballroom on the 2nd Floor of the Michigan League. Dinner will be available starting at 5:30pm and the formal remarks will begin at 6pm. We will recognize the nominees and announce the winners for each of our four awards with time for networking\, socializing\, and photos.\n\nIn 2013\, the University of Michigan Women in Science and Engineering office established the annual Willie Hobbs Moore awards to honor faculty\, staff\, and students who demonstrate excellence promoting STEM as a pathway for all learners. WISE celebrates achievement and outstanding advocacy for broadening participation in STEM with four awards bestowed annually at the Willie Hobbs Moore award ceremony. The ceremony is named to honor the accomplishments of Willie Hobbs Moore\, the first African American woman at Michigan to earn a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and the first African American woman in the country to earn a PhD in physics.\n\nrsvp at https://myumi.ch/m77X5 UID:133455-21873118@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133455 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Women In Engineering,Women In Science,Women In Science And Engineering,Women In Stem LOCATION:Michigan League - Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T162628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:QMSS Seminar with Dr. Amnon Cavari DESCRIPTION:Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) program for an engaging seminar with former QMSS visiting associate professor\, Dr. Amnon Cavari!\n\nDemocracy Under Pressure: How Crises Shape Public Trust in Government and Democratic Norms in Israel.\n\nIn the past two years\, Israel has faced two major crises that have reshaped public perceptions of democracy: the government’s attempt to consolidate power\, which sparked mass protests\, and the October 7 attack by Hamas\, which escalated into a full-scale war involving Hezbollah\, Iran\, and its regional proxies. These events\, unfolding under the same highly polarizing government\, provide a unique opportunity to examine how internal and external crises influence public trust in government\, perceptions of its powers and limitations\, and evolving views of democratic norms. Drawing on three years of monthly public opinion data\, I analyze the divergent public responses to these crises and their broader implications for democratic stability.\n\nThere will be an opportunity for a select number of current U-M undergraduate students to join Dr. Cavari for a casual dinner after the event. If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to sign up for the dinner (or be placed on a waitlist if it is currently filled to capacity)\, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/oKxhUtPiwgzGZUJ59.\n\nThis event is open to all students at U-M. UID:134526-21874459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134526 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data Science,Democracy,Global,Global And Transnational,International,Lecture,Networking,Politics,Quantitative Methods,Social Science,Social Sciences,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T161751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:The Last Dinner aMplify DESCRIPTION:Hello Transfer students!! As we approach our last few weeks of the semester\, we hope you will take time out of your day to join us for our final event to commemorate your growth as a transfer student!\n\nYou're invited to our Last Dinner themed aMplify night next Monday\, April 7th\, from 6:00-8:00 PM in the LSA Multipurpose Room (LSA 1040)! Enter by the cube\, and you will walk directly into our sign-in table. \n\nWith the end of the semester rapidly approaching\, we are hoping to provide you all with a relaxing and fun evening where you can come\, get free food\, build legos\, solve a murder mystery\, raffles\, and prizes for an overall night full of memories!! Try to get there early as supplies will run out quickly! \n\nNOTE: Those of you who have attended nearly all aMplifies\, please come! We want to make sure we recognize and appreciate you for the support at our last event!\n\nAt aMplify\, we are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. Whether you're a first-generation\, nontraditional\, international\, or transfer student - or just looking for a supportive community - you are welcome here!\n\nWe will also have a Neurodivergence Wellness Space available\, with soft seating\, a sensory station\, and a quiet area for those who may need a break from the crowd. UID:134666-21874684@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Dinner,Food,Free,Games,In Person,Meal,Night Game,Social,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,transfer,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - Multipurpose Room (1040) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T172032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:W25 QMSS Seminar Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) program for our invited seminar speaker series where we welcome experts in data science & social science to teach students about real-world applications of quantitative skills that have real impact in today's world. Explore career interests and applications of your QMSS skills\, network with our invited speakers\, and learn about the wide world of quantitative methods in the social sciences! UID:134588-21874569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134588 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:On campus: check your email! CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Zouk Dance Lesson DESCRIPTION:Hi zoukinis! I'm excited to announce that our lessons are back!Zouk is a Brazilian social partner dance. Our beginner's lesson starts at 6pm and our improvers lesson is at 7pm. Afterward\, we have an hour of practica! Our lessons are completely free!All are welcome to all our lessons\, no dance experience or partner required!We will be in the Anderson ABC Room at the Michigan Union (first floor). \nI hope to see you all there! UID:130424-21866008@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Anderson ABC Room Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T113819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:German Film Series DESCRIPTION:All Films screened in German with English subtitles.\n\nFebruary 3: *Kokon* (Cocoon\, 2020\, dir. Leonie Krippendorff)\nTime: food at 6\, film at 6:30pm\nLocation: North Quad 2435\nBerlin-Kreuzberg is Nora’s microcosm. Nora\, the silent observer\, drifts around the monotonous housing blocks with her big sister and her friends\, witnessing events that seem to cross-fade in the summer light. Girls who want to be slim and pretty\, boys who say dumb things to provoke or because they are in love. Ruthless smartphone cameras and fragile teenagers. But Nora has her own way of looking at the world\, and when she meets Romy\, she realizes why. This film captures a summer of change. (Berlinale 2020)\n\nMarch 10: *Sonne* (Sun\, 2022\, dir. Kurdwin Ayub) \nTime: food at 6\, film at 6:30pm\nLocation: North Quad 2435\nThree teenage girls from Vienna twerk in hijab and sing a pop song. A YouTube video of it makes them famous overnight\, especially among Kurdish Muslims. Yesmin\, the only one of the friends who is Kurdish herself\, begins to distance herself more and more from her culture. Nati and Bella\, on the other hand\, seem fascinated by a world that is strange to them. A film about young people caught between social media and self-discovery\, a story of rebellious young women. (Austrian Films)\n\nApril 7: *Oray* (2019\, dir. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)\nTime: NO FOOD\, doors at 6:15pm\, film at 6:30pm\nLocation: *State Theater*\nOray strives to be a better person but struggles with his shady past. His dream of being a good Muslim and the perfect husband is suddenly shattered while arguing with his wife. Oray goes to Cologne\, where he tries to rebuild his life in a new Muslim community. But he is constantly torn between his faith\, everyday reality and identity. (Pluto Film)\n\nOrganized by Germanic Languages & Literatures\nCo-sponsors: Max Kade German Residence and Alamanya Transnational German Studies Workshop UID:131566-21868777@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131566 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alamanya,comparative literature,Film,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,Global And Transnational,Humanities,intercultural,international,Muslim,Transcultural Studies,Translate,translation,Translationstudies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T162210 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:A Talk with Ghassan Zeineddine DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ghassan Zeineddine about Dearborn\, his latest book exploring the lives\, struggles\, and triumphs of the Arab diaspora in Dearborn. Don’t miss this insightful discussion on identity\, community\, and the immigrant experience.\n\nMORE ARAB HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS\nhttps://mesa.umich.edu/arab-heritage-month\n\nMORE MESA EVENTS\nMESA events are open to all U-M students: https://mesa.umich.edu/events-programs UID:134667-21874685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134667 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arab American History Month,Arab Heritage Month,Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center, Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T182034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FSL - Awards Night 2025 DESCRIPTION:The U-M Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards Night is a celebration of the outstanding contributions\, leadership\, and accomplishments of members of fraternities and sororities here at the University of Michigan. The event recognizes individuals and chapters who have demonstrated excellence in areas such as academics\, community service\, leadership\, social media\, philanthropy and overall impact on the campus and local community. The night serves as an opportunity to honor those who embody the values of fraternity and sorority life\, fostering a spirit of camaraderie\, service\, and academic success. It also provides a platform for members to reflect on their growth\, share achievements\, and inspire future involvement in Fraternity & Sorority Life.\nEvent begins at 6:45\, including light refreshments\, including vegan and vegetarian options\, will be available. See you there!Attire: Snappy Casual*Please only bring up to 4 representatives from your chapter*This does not include council executives\, nominated individuals for awards UID:134523-21874458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134523 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Rogel Ballroom, Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250311T121756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trinity Fan\, piano DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Trinity Fan performs a master's degree recital. UID:133693-21873413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133693 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T121729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Small Jazz Ensembles DESCRIPTION:Student ensembles perform from the Small Jazz Ensembles program\, coached by Professors Andy Milne\, Robert Hurst\, Marion Hayden and Nate Winn. The groups range in size from duos to sextets\, performing original and standard repertoire. UID:122688-21849534@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122688 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T114856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250422T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Big Show DESCRIPTION:An improv comedy show by the oldest and sexiest troupe on campus. Say bye bye to our beautiful\, funny\, attractive\, well rounded seniors at our final show of the year. It will be fun. We made a movie\, too\, that we'll show you if you're good. Bring your crush\, bring your friends\, be ready to laugh. UID:134769-21875034@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134769 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Mendelssohn CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250505T181515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250506T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250407T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Baseball vs Central Michigan DESCRIPTION:Baseball vs Central Michigan UID:134747-21874870@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134747 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Baseball LOCATION:Ray Fisher Baseball Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR