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:20250907T120052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Sunday from 2-4 pm for our crafting meeting! All skills are welcome with plenty of teachers and projects to start each week. If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email our Vice President Annie: anniewes@umich.edu\nTime: 2-4pm\nLocation: League - Room 4 on the 1st Floor (all meetings here unless noted)\nRoom Change--Sept 7\, Sept 28\, Nov 9\, Nov 16\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund UID:136250-21878157@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:ROOM CHANGE - Outside the League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250928T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Sunday from 2-4 pm for our crafting meeting! All skills are welcome with plenty of teachers and projects to start each week. If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email our Vice President Annie: anniewes@umich.edu\nTime: 2-4pm\nLocation: League - Room 4 on the 1st Floor (all meetings here unless noted)\nRoom Change--Sept 7\, Sept 28\, Nov 9\, Nov 16\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund UID:136251-21878228@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:ROOM CHANGE - LSA Building for Climate Week CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251010T121521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2025 Second Year Studio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:August 18 - October 24\, 2025Exhibition Reception: September 11\, 3-5 p.m.\n\"In their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students 'develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.' Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice—how do I manage my time? How much constraint vs. freedom do I thrive on? What subject matter do I care about most deeply? How do my ideas about my future goals intersect with the work I want to make now? At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review\, and a faculty panel offers individualized feedback. \nUntil now\, the classroom studios and review rooms have been the only place to catch a glimpse of the art and design work resulting from this pivotal course. Last year\, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Rebecca Strzelec proposed something new: an exhibition installed throughout the Art &\; Architecture Building during the summer that would celebrate Second Year Studio work and help to welcome the community back in the Fall. This inaugural 2025 Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases our rising third-years and transfer students\, and invites first-years and other newcomers to explore both the building\, and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 44 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. \nThe pieces on view span a wide array of media and capture a specific moment in each maker’s path—experiments in previously unfamiliar methods\, emergent passions\, creative risks taken\, iterations and reiterations\, and the seeds of so much future work.\"\n- Sally Clegg\, Lecturer and Student Exhibitions Coordinator\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n\nRobin Beaney\nAdi Behar\nDavid Byun\nZoë Corley\nChloe Dennis\nViktoriya Finyak\nMaria Elena García-Murguía\nElisa Gasser\nOlivia Glynn\nRoe Halbert\nNadav Havilio\nDee Holmes\nRuby Hough\nUrvi Joshi\nEunice Kim\nHannah Kryzhan\nBen Levitsky\nJoyce Liu\nKatelyn Ma\nAlexandria Mainor\nErin Malone\nSummer Mansi\nCheyenne Moore\nElla Moxon\nShafiq Muqit\nAlex Nguyen\nAnna Noh\nLeanna Mokihana Paik\nEva Park\nMichelle Peng\nEliana Pettigrew\nZainab Rahmani\nOlivia Reed\nSky Roberts\nZachary Sebestyen\nOliver Lee St Cyr\nSophie Stillwagon\nVeronica Weinberg\nCaitlin Weingarden\nNala Arielle White\nAriel Williams\nSilas Williams\nKatherine Xu\nJoy Yang\n UID:137111-21879706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137111 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T104107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Consequence - Group Art Exhibition - Art as Environmental Activism DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition is an in-depth exploration of the role of art as a powerful catalyst for environmental activism. At first glance\, these works each possess striking beauty. However\, a closer inspection reveals a profound and often unsettling depth that challenges one’s perceptions. \n\nThe artworks are imbued with many layers of meaning\, inviting us to engage critically with the themes presented and encouraging us to reflect on our often-fraught relationship with the natural world. Through a variety of mediums and techniques\, these works prompt us to confront uncomfortable truths about climate change\, habitat loss\, and the disappearing biodiversity around us. \n\nCampbell’s captivating “Heatscape” series transforms what is often an intangible concept into the tangible realm by visually translating heat distribution data to depict the impact of urban design on climate. This series offers a profound exploration of the intriguing phenomenon known as \"urban heat islands”\, a term that describes urban areas that absorb and radiate significantly more heat than their surrounding rural landscapes due to human activities and infrastructure.\n\n“Heatscape” invites us to engage in a deeper reflection about the profound impact that human ingenuity has wielded over the natural world\, serving as a visual reminder of our responsibility to urban design that is considerate to the environment and communities it impacts. This work challenges us to recognize the interplay between our lifestyles and the environment\, urging a dialogue about sustainable practices that could mitigate the effects of these heat islands.\n\nSnider’s work powerfully illustrates the remnants of industrialization\, capturing the unsettling essence of its aftermath. In his art\, we encounter an urban landscape that is strikingly devoid of human presence\, creating an almost haunting atmosphere. This absence of people amplifies the eerie feeling and serves as a warning about the enduring consequences of industrial progress. It prompts viewers to reflect on the environmental impact and the transformations that society has undergone\, urging us to consider what aspects of our world will persist in the wake of such change. Ultimately\, Snider’s poignant depictions challenge us to confront the stark reality of a landscape altered by human activity\, inviting contemplation on both the beauty and the desolation that can coexist in our modern environments.\n\nSandra Osip’s sculptures delve deeply into the juxtaposition of decay and destruction alongside the concepts of life and growth. Through her abstract structures\, she illustrates the profound effects climate change has on our urban landscapes and the planet as a whole. These pieces serve as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between nature and human impact\, while Osip’s imaginative flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia and loss\, symbolizing the beauty of what has been irretrievably diminished in our world. By celebrating these natural forms\, she not only honors the richness of biodiversity but also raises awareness about the environmental crisis we face.\n\nCassells’ work not only celebrates a profound connection to nature and sustainable practices but also serves to illuminate the significant impact that climate change has on vulnerable communities. Through her art\, she investigates the intricate relationships between different environmental systems\, emphasizing how they are all interconnected. \n\nBy delving into these themes\, Cassells sheds light on the challenges faced by communities that often bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to the problem. Her exploration encourages a deeper understanding of how environmental changes affect social structures and the lives of people in marginalized areas. In doing so\, she advocates for greater awareness and action to address these issues\, ultimately promoting a more sustainable and equitable future for all. \n\nShanna Merola’s photo-collages are informed by the stories of environmental justice struggles past and present. Shanna Merola and Halima Afi Cassells collaborated on collage and interactive installations for over five years. Researching\, wandering\, photographing\, and creating together while interrogating the interconnectedness of environmental degradation\, and global corporatism\, and community response.\n\nSobel takes a more straightforward approach by helping us begin to grasp the reality of living in a world affected by climate change. Her work described as “wilderness-based\, science-inspired”\, serves as a bridge\, connecting viewers to experiences that might seem too distant or unfolding too slowly for most people to comprehend firsthand. In doing so\, she not only raises awareness but also encourages dialogue about the pressing challenges our planet faces. Through her work\, Sobel facilitates a deeper understanding of the interconnection between humanity and the environment\, compelling us to reflect on our role in addressing these urgent issues.\n\nThese diverse approaches to creating art serve as powerful connections to the most critical and pressing environmental issues of our time. This engagement serves to deepen our understanding of these challenges from multiple perspectives\, including cultural\, social\, and scientific viewpoints. \nFurthermore\, these approaches are not only meant to inform but also to inspire. They challenge us to reconsider our relationship with the planet and encourage us to take actionable steps toward sustainability. UID:138082-21881849@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138082 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Detroit,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Festival,Free,Humanities,Natural Sciences,Nature,Science,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250922T152041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Michigan Arts Festival DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Arts Festival will run from September 25 to October 26\, 2025\, across U-M’s Ann Arbor\, Dearborn Detroit\, and Flint campuses and at select community venues. Signature events will take place at the Michigan Theater\, Hill Auditorium\, Taubman College\, UMMA\, Stamps Gallery\, North Campus Diag\, and more.\n\nVisit arts.umich.edu/fest to see an updated list of featured events and opportunities and check the Michigan Arts Festival keyword on the Happening@Michigan calendar to see everything arts-related happening during the festival!\n\nThe festival is open to all—U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and the public. While some events are ticketed\, many if not most events are accessible free of charge. UID:137072-21879498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137072 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts At Michigan,Michigan Arts,Michigan Arts Festival LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251013T145324 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Biomedical Engineering Career Chats DESCRIPTION:Are you feeling lost or overwhelmed by your full-time job or internship search? Not sure where to begin\, or just need a little guidance? Whether you’re just starting out or already deep in the search process\, we’re here to help!\n\nJoin us for a quick 15-minute virtual chat with an Engineering Career Advisor. Ask us anything—from where your peers are landing jobs\, to job search strategies\, to personalized resume feedback. It’s a chance to get the advice you need\, fast! Don’t navigate your career path alone—we’ve got your back! Let’s chat and get you one step closer to your goals.\n\nSign up in Career Fair Plus (CF+). This event is only open to students in the BME department. UID:140197-21886725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140197 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T171134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Brothers and Uncles\, Kings and Typecutters DESCRIPTION:Explore the evolution of the printed page through the prism of one remarkable family of scholar-printers. \n\nPrinting changed the speed and scale at which information circulated. Over a century\, scholarly printers competed to produce carefully edited editions. As they produced more and more\, they developed methods\, such as page-layout and indices\, to make their books easy to read\, and they created dictionaries and reference books so a reader could get more from their books.\n\nThe Estienne family of printers are among the most renowned and long-lasting printing houses of the era. Family links and investment in scholarly training helped them to sustain a business in the print trade for six generations in France and Switzerland.\n\nThe Special Collections Research Center holds nearly 80 imprints dating from the first years of the sixteenth century into the reign of Louis XIV. View nineteen examples chosen to show the breadth of the Michigan Estienne collection in an era of amazing change.\n\nImage: Detail from \"Polemōnos\, Himeriou\, kai allōn tinōn meletai\,\" by Henri Estienne\, Paris 1567. The Olive tree device is the best-known emblem of the Estienne house\, surviving in over a dozen forms. First used by Robert I in 1526\, it refers to a passage in Romans 11 that praises humility in the face of divine will. UID:139020-21884594@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Exhibit Space, Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T103904 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cathy Barry Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Cathy Barry has a profound connection to the natural world\, which has shaped her artistic journey. She focuses on expressing gratitude\, compassion\, and a sense of responsibility towards environmental protection. After years of working with traditional media such as oil\, acrylic\, and watercolor\, her art is transitioning to more sustainable materials. The pigments she uses in her collages are sourced entirely from plants\, all collected and processed by Cathy herself from various locations throughout Michigan. This natural paint has become a vital part of her expressive palette\, driving her to approach her work with a renewed sense of integrity and awareness of our interconnected ecosystem.\n\nIn her collages\, Cathy skillfully combines paper painted with her homemade botanical pigments and intricately punched shapes\, creating a distinctive micro-scale vocabulary. These miniature worlds are thoughtfully assembled within larger contexts\, challenging our perceptions of the universe and our place within it.\n\nRecently\, Cathy has embarked on a new adventure: creating art directly from plant materials. By collecting\, drying\, and weaving leaves\, she has developed an exciting rhythm in her process. Through simple weaving\, twining\, and basketry techniques\, she has deepened her enthusiasm for and connection to the plants surrounding her in her yard and neighborhood. This integration of materials with form and subject in her work evokes a serene wholeness that reflects nature's inherent wisdom. Additionally\, her journey has sparked a curiosity to explore the historical uses and roles of plants throughout history.\n\nCathy Barry is an artist and instructor living and working in Ann Arbor\, Mi. She is a Lecturer in the University of Michigan (UM) Stamps School of Art and Design\, the UM Program in the Environment and the UM Biological Station. UID:138080-21881766@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138080 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Exhibition,Festival,Free,Natural Sciences,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery lower level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21881688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250820T083627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Conifer Trees\, Bark Beetles\, and Fire DESCRIPTION:Catherine Chalmers’s debut Michigan exhibition* Conifer Trees\, Bark Beetles\, and Fire* delves into the dramas unfolding in America’s western forests. With imagery and materials gathered during her extensive fieldwork in the Rocky Mountains\, she reveals the fragile interplay among trees\, insects\, and wildfire. Chalmers’s visual language is both beautiful and unsettling – a meditation on the forces reshaping alpine ecosystems. More details and related events at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/catherine-chalmers.html.\n\n*Catherine Chalmers is the Jean Yokes Woodhead Visiting Artist at the Institute for the Humanities. * UID:136654-21878976@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136654 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Ecology,Exhibition,Humanities,Sustainability,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251008T103440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Home-themed Photo Competition DESCRIPTION:We've selected 20 finalists for the student Home-themed Photo Competition and they are on display across all three U-M campuses! Vote online or visit the Photo Competition displays at any of the following locations to fill out a ballot:\n\nAnn Arbor\n- Basement of the Michigan Union\n- Outside of the Fireside Café\, Pierpont Commons\n\nDearborn\n- University Center\n\nFlint\n- French Hall\n\nStop by and cast your vote in person\, or online! Winners will receive cash prizes! UID:140432-21887134@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140432 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,arts,Exhibition,Michigan Arts Festival,Photography LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21884748@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T172347 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Suave Mechanicals: A Celebration of Nine Volumes on the Art and History of Bookbinding (2013–2025) DESCRIPTION:Explore the art of judging books by their covers! This exhibit highlights a selection of rare books from the University of Michigan's collections\, each of them representing binding topics featured in \"Suave Mechanicals\,\" the acclaimed nine-volume series dedicated to the study of the art and history of bookbinding. \n\nSpanning from 2013 to 2025\, \"Suave Mechanicals\" contains 85 essays\, 27 of which examine the same type of binding as the artifacts on display. Edited by Julia Miller and published by Cathleen A. Baker of The Legacy Press\, the series was conceived as a platform for fresh\, in-depth scholarship on bookbinding\, from its earliest origins to contemporary practice.  \n\nContributors include first-time authors and established experts — bookbinders\, conservators\, librarians\, curators\, catalogers\, book artists\, collectors\, and historians — offering a vibrant array of voices and insights into the craftsmanship\, culture\, and enduring fascination of bookbinding.\n\nJoin us for Coffee with the Curator on October 1\, 10am-12pm. UID:137103-21879587@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137103 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21882985@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250814T112616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Classroom Activities for Engaging with Politics\, Policy\, & Social Issues DESCRIPTION:Across the disciplines\, we can help students build skills for civic and democratic engagement that will serve them throughout their careers and lives\, even in politically polarized times. We will explore specific classroom activities for incorporating civic skills-building\, and consider how to adapt them for our disciplines and contexts. This interactive workshop is in person and includes a brief pre-reading. \n\nOpen to U-M faculty\, graduate students/GSIs\, post-docs\, admin/staff. \n\nThis session is offered as a part of the Promoting Democracy Teaching Series by CRLT & Ginsberg Center.\n\nRegister Here: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/Hn1RKit7/g/2kTsKXAV0p/classroom-activities-for-engaging-with-politics-policy-and-social-issues-5a1oUr83UL7/overview UID:137526-21880398@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137526 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate Students,Politics,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Staff LOCATION:Palmer Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250926T162455 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website. UID:139957-21886416@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139957 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Professional Development,Self Development LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250911T131016 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gender & Sexuality Workshop DESCRIPTION:- September 4: \n- September 18: Hannah Tessler\n- October 2: Junrong Sheng\n- October 16: Xavier Fields\n- October 30: Carlo Handy Charles\n- November 13: Chelle Jones\n- December 4: Michelle Cosens UID:139222-21885112@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251006T105300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IGCB Seminar: Plant Stress in Future Climates DESCRIPTION:IGCB Seminar October 16\n\nProf Ülo Niinemets: PLANTS AND TREES IN FUTURE CLIMATES\n\nOctober 16 @ 11:00am EST\nDana Building\, Room 1024\nZoom https://umich.zoom.us/j/94711873064 UID:140330-21886928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140330 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Climate Change,Environment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - 1024 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251003T001515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stacey L. Kirby: The Bureau of Personal Belonging (Ann Arbor Edition) DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: September 27 - November 8\, 2025\nOpening Performances: September 27\, 1-5 p.m.Closing Performances: November 8\, 1-5 p.m.\nStacey L. Kirby’s The Bureau of Personal Belonging is a series of interactive performances set within immersive installations and activated by viewer participation. The work fosters dialogue on identity\, community\, and civil engagement. Through bureaucratic forms\, papers\, postures\, language\, and aesthetics\, audiences are invited to participate in respectful dialogues and playful interactions with the artist. As the 2025 Roman J. Witt Artist-in-Residence\, Kirby spent 12 weeks on campus from January through March of 2025 meeting with students\, faculty\, and staff from the Stamps School and across U-M. Based on these conversations\, Kirby devised a site-specific installation that seeks to amplify the voices of the U-M community\, uphold the value of democratic civic engagement\, and highlight the power of art in building solidarity and mutual respect.\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra. UID:137179-21879865@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137179 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251003T181516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Untold Stories\, Part II: A Stamps Faculty Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: September 12 - December 13Opening Reception: September 18\, 6:30-8:30 p.m.\nUntold Stories: Part II is the second in a series of three exhibitions featuring the work of faculty members from the Stamps School of Art &\; Design. Organized thematically\, Part II explores timely and resonant themes related to the freedom of expression\, movement\, and civic rights. Drawing on personal narratives and public archives\, the artists offer inspiring ways of storytelling that make latent ideas visible and experiential - expanding the boundaries of their artistic research.\nUntold Stories: Part II is curated by Srimoyee Mitra\, and features work by Stamps faculty Ebitenyefa Baralaye\, Annica Cuppetelli\, Quinn A. Hunter\, Carol Jacobsen\, Andy Kirshner\, Rebekah Modrak\, and Ricky Weaver. UID:137113-21879728@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137113 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251015T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T110100 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 1): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:Phase 1 Opening Reception: September 18\, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.\nFrom September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they've curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 1 Curatorial Statement\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Amelia Burns (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Erin McKenna (courtyard pillar)\nArtists Amelia Burns and Erin McKenna reimagine the Division Street pillars through digital collages rooted in memory\, landscape and shared environments. Burns arranges fragments of her own photographs into airy compositions where these pictorial remnants become enshrined by the artist’s vision of the sacred. McKenna draws from the language of quilting\, organizing her photos of mushrooms\, moss and lichen into vibrant geometric patterns which echo Ohio textile traditions. Both artists\, Midwestern women attentive to the nuances of place\, weave personal imagery into collective meaning. Together\, their works create spaces of reverence and connection.\nAmelia Burns: GODSPROMISESRISINGHIGHGODSPROMISESRISINGHIGH contains fragments of photographs I have made over years in various locations in the United States. Each fragment holds personal meaning for me. The exalted pieces of environments float together and create a visual smorgasbord of symbols\, denoting a capitalist world\, filled with tender moments and connections\, where all objects are made holy.\nErin McKenna: Mushroom TrailMushroom Trail reimagines the Ohio Star quilt block through a collage of photographs of mushrooms\, lichen\, and moss gathered during walks in my Appalachian forest home. I created small blocks of repeating patterns to build texture and color. Inspired by the Barn Quilt Trail\, the work honors Ohio’s yard art traditions. Like other local expressions\, from chainsaw-carved bears to the front porch goose\, it fosters a shared sense of pride of place\, and community.\nArtist Statements/Bios\nAmelia BurnsThrough my travels across nearly every U.S. state\, I document not only the natural world but also its entanglement with human influence. My work speaks to the loneliness\, humor\, beauty\, pain\, and joy that coexist within these spaces. The landscapes I create—whether photographic or collage-based—are imbued with a visceral connection to the physical environments I’ve passed through. They are a reprocessing of the cultural detritus that surrounds me\, transforming fragments into vignettes that explore both the darkness and resilience of humanity.\nAt its core\, my work explores the underworld of human experience\, grappling with the visceral tension between authenticity and artifice in contemporary Americana. It reflects the disgusting horror of capitalism\, the mysticism of my Irish Catholic upbringing\, and the profound solitude that fuels my process. The resulting images are landscapes of seeking\, filled with the pain\, glory\, and quiet resistance of life.\nAmelia Burns is a photographer\, collage artist\, curator and educator exploring the cultural and physical landscapes of the U.S.\, capturing the nuances of shared environments. She earned her BFA in Photography from Pratt Institute in 2005 and later completed her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2023. Website / Instagram\nErin McKenna Erin McKenna is an interdisciplinary artist with a background in sculpture. Her practice embraces humor\, playful misuse\, and celebration as strategies to dismantle stereotypes and complicate binaries of construction and embellishment. With a feminist lens\, she explores the space where necessity meets excess\, highlighting the subversive potential of both. Her sculptures often pair gritty building materials with tactile fabrics\, generating tension between utility and ornament. Growing up in a perpetually unfinished home—a place of sawdust\, chop saws\, and improvisation—instilled in her a respect for visible labor\, inventive problem-solving\, and imperfection. Her process follows personal rules:\nno hierarchy of materialssubvert expected usecomplicate binaries\, stereotypes and associationsmisuse\, misapplyallow for variable arrangementsrepeat\, reiterate\, reuseconsider the subversive possibilities of the excessive\, fantastic\, and necessaryalways let the labor be visible\nMcKenna earned her BFA from Columbus College of Art &\; Design in 2012 and later completed her MFA at Stamps School of Art &\; Design at the University of Michigan. She recently moved back to the forest she calls home in Southeastern Ohio\, where she serves as Exhibitions Director at The Dairy Barn Arts Center\, hunts for mushrooms with her toddler\, and makes quilts. Website / Instagram UID:138031-21881241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138031 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251002T142353 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:By Means of a Pencil DESCRIPTION:October 9 – November 5\, 2025\nOpening Reception October 9\, 5:00-8:00 pm\nClosing Reception: November 2\, 2:00-5:00 pm\n\nThe U-M Duderstadt Center Gallery presents By Means of a Pencil a solo exhibition by artist and Stamps School of Art & Design LEO Lecturer I Nathan Byrne.\n\nBy Means of a Pencil brings together a body of work centered around the quirky and enigmatic Swiss author Robert Walser. In this exhibition poetic gestures and nods to Walser are able to flourish as visual forms and objects. The work comprises spontaneous and excessively durational works of drawing\, collage\, and sculpture.\n\nFor years\, I have been intrigued by the author Robert Walser’s mark making which he referred to as his “pencil method” where he would sketch out stories in a radically miniaturized script on diminutive paper fragments. Walser’s pencil method began when he was experiencing severe writer’s cramp and: “hideously and frightfully hated his pen.” He goes on in a letter written in 1927 describing the freeing nature of this process: “I suffered a real breakdown in my hand on account of the pen\, a sort of cramp from whose clutches I slowly\, laboriously freed myself by means of the pencil.”\n\nJust as it was with Walser “by means of a pencil” I was able to make peace with drawing by radically altering the process by which I approached the act itself. Eventually\, this became processes like my transcription drawings\, in which I write out an entire novel as a form of mark making.\n\nWhile this exhibition mines the Walser archive and the spirit of this author\, this work is just as much about me and my immersion in this “world of Walser.” It is about my own engagement with relationships between language and mark making\, language and sculpture\, language and longing.\n\nThis project was made possible by the generous support of Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan.\n\nPoster design by Sky Christoph.\n\nHours: 12 – 6 pm\, Tues. – Fri. & Sun.\n\nLocation: 2281 Bonisteel Blvd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 UID:140228-21886765@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery 1019 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250909T181719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T123000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Carillon Lesson DESCRIPTION:In place of a regular recital\, the public is welcome to visit and observe as students take a lesson on the carillon led by Prof. Tiffany Ng.\n\nThe Charles Baird Carillon is 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\nThe 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:139100-21884908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139100 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250826T101105 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | Island Societies and Maritime Networks between Ryukyu and Japan: The Amami Islands\, 1609-1878 DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 747\, Weiser Hall\, and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/kPrbk.\n \n The Amami Islands were a transitional border zone between early modern Japan and Ryukyu. Following their invasion and annexation by the Satsuma domain in 1609\, they were transformed into sugar-producing colonies of the domain. This lecture will examine how Satsuma integrated the islands into its regional trading network\, extending from Naha to Osaka.\n \n Thomas Monaghan received his Ph.D. in History from Yale University in May 2025. His dissertation is titled “The Satsuma Empire and its Sugar Colonies at the Edges of Early Modern Japan.” He is currently a Center for Japanese Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:138158-21882413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138158 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Agriculture,Asian Languages And Cultures,History,japan,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 747 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Edu Studies Info Session for UMichigan Students - Northwestern's MSEd Program DESCRIPTION:Attend a live-streamed information session about the Educational Studies concentration offered by the Master of Science in Education &\; Social Policy Program at Northwestern University. Presentations will include information about the curriculum\, the master's project\,field experiences for teachers\, the application process\, and financial aid. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of program administrators. If you are registering to participate in the live-streamed information session about the program and admissions with our program directors\, go to https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98047374075 at the scheduled time. When you log in to the session\, you must allow audio in order to hear us. The session is interactive. You will have the opportunity to ask questions\, and you will be asked to introduce yourself and specify which program you are interested in. You may either unmute yourself or type in the chat. UID:138741-21883781@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138741 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251015T141939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:For All Ages Exhibit DESCRIPTION:In the 19th century\, new ideas about childhood and education\, along with advances in printing like chromolithography\, made it possible to mass-produce games and toys. These were not only fun to play with but also taught practical skills and moral lessons. Learn about familiar and unique toys and board games throughout American history in the William L. Clements Library’s new exhibit\, “For All Ages” on view weekdays from 12-4 pm between October 3-January 5.\n\nEven though the objects are behind glass\, the co-curators have created an interactive way to explore the display. Visit the exhibit to participate in a scavenger hunt and win a prize! UID:138977-21884402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138977 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american history,Exhibit,Free,Fun,Games,In Person,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251013T093946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Grad Students: Learn to Stress Less | Workshop 2 DESCRIPTION:Calling all stressed graduate students to join our monthly wellness group series to learn about the impacts of stress\, strategies to cope and enjoy a free lunch!  This FREE in-person educational wellness group is for graduate students only. Each month we will focus on different stress management techniques and provide a safe space for graduate students to share their stressors. Students are welcome to attend one wellness group or all four. \n\nThese wellness groups are facilitated by staff from the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and is a collaborative service with U-M Engineering's C.A.R.E. Center and the Newnan Academic Advising Center.\n\nRegistration is not required for in-person wellness groups\, but is recommended so there is enough lunch for all attendees. You can register at https://myumi.ch/P3wJ9. UID:138059-21881611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Campus Mind Works,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,In Person,Michigan Engineering,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 265 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250911T131729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Inequality & Social Demography (ISD) Workshop DESCRIPTION:- September 18: Junchao Tang\n- October 2: Kai Matheson\n- October 16: Hannah Tessler\n- October 23: David Yang\n- November 6: Special Event - Society of Fellows lunch with Neil Gong (co-sponsored with MASH)\n- November 13: TBA\n- December 4: Analidis Ochoa UID:139224-21885122@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139224 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 4154 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T063241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:McKinsey Unpacked DESCRIPTION:What really matters when recruiting - and where should you invest and what can you skip? Our next guest can tell you. Who better to talk about what McKinsey is really looking for than someone who’s been onall sides of the process. \;Meet our next guest: Daniel Dickey. He’s led admissions at Dartmouth\, taught kids in Miami\, gone throughMcKinsey recruiting as an MBA\, worked with clients\, and now helps shapewho joins our firm. Daniel knows what makes candidates stand out - and what things help them thrive once they’re in. He’ll also break down a part of our process that's often misunderstood: staffing - how people actually get assigned to projects\, why it matters more than most realize\, and why it's crucial that you “take control of the staffing process.” \;Come ready with your questions.Register by October 15. And in the meantime\, catch up on past episodes here. UID:140446-21887162@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140446 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T063227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:NYL Presents: Futures Together Virtual Information Session with TWI DESCRIPTION:Discover what makes New York Life a place where youcan grow\, thrive\, and belong! Join us for an interactive virtual session that offers an inside look at our 2026 Summer Internship Program and the inclusive culture that makes New York Life unique. During this event\, you’ll hear directly from members of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as they share their missions\, initiatives\, and personal career journeys at NYL. These conversations will provide an authentic perspective on our vibrant communities\, diverse career paths\, and the supportive environment that helps interns and employees succeed. For this session\, we’re proud to feature the The Women's Initiative (TWI)\, an ERG which seeks to help members succeed in their current roles\, apply leadership and interpersonal skills to an evolving workplace environment\, and prepare for future aspirational roles while fostering a sense ofcommunity and belonging. Come ready to connect\, ask questions\, and explore your future with us! UID:140013-21886488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140013 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251010T100714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:OHS Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Title: Towards Computational Reconstruction of Growth Plate Temporal Dynamics at Near-Cellular Resolution\nDate: 10/16/25\nTime: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \nLocation: G550 \nDescription: OHS Seminar Series\nPresenter: Dr. Justin Lian\nHost: Dr. Tomer Stern\nSponsor: OHS Seminar Series UID:140523-21887273@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140523 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Dental,Dentistry,Graduate and Professional Students,Postdoctoral Research Fellows LOCATION:1027 E. Huron Building - G550 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250929T130515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tools and Technology Seminar Presented by Yang Xiao DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThe human hippocampus plays a critical role in memory and emotion\, with dysfunction implicated in numerous neuropsychiatric disorders. However\, understanding its molecular pathology within the context of spatial architecture has remained challenging. This talk will introduce spatial proteomics as an emerging tool for dissecting complex cellular neighborhoods and their functions at single-cell resolution. It helped address two key problems in spatial transcriptomics: Can we detect cellular morphology? Are RNAs the best proxies for proteins? By utilizing 25-plex spatial proteomics through co-detection by indexing (CODEX)\, we established the experimental platform for profiling human hippocampus and developed a computational framework through the lens of cellular neighborhoods.\n\nAbout The Tools & Technology Seminar Series\n\nThe DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar Series is held in Palmer Commons\, Room 2036\, each Thursday at 12pm EST. Each seminar highlights a computational tool\, technology\, or methodology that is under development or in current use and is of special interest to DCMB and University researchers. Presenters are U-M researchers and students.\n\nThese seminars are live-streamed and recorded and made available for future viewing via the DCMB YouTube Channel UID:140030-21886501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140030 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bioinformatics,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences LOCATION:Palmer Commons - 2036 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250910T133959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 SUMMARY:Well-being:U-M Farm Stand DESCRIPTION:New location\, same Farm Stand! Join the U-M Sustainable Food Program (SL Sustainability) and the Campus Farm (Matthaei Botanical Gardens) every Thursday from 12-3pm to get produce grown by students for students. While the Diag is under construction\, the Farm Stand will park just west of the North University Building. As always\, students get a 30% discount and revenue from the Farm Stand will support the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, which offers grants to students and student organizations to pursue student-powered sustainable food projects on and off-campus. UID:137707-21880606@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137707 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:campus farm,food,Food Justice,Sustainability,Well-being LOCATION:1100 North University Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T160240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884285@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250731T104337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T132000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:WCEE Lecture. The Long Shadow of Home: New Russian Political Migrants in Georgia and Serbia DESCRIPTION:WCEE Postdoctoral Fellow Liudmila Listrovaya will present findings from her ethnographic research on recent Russian political migrants—*relokanti*. Relokanti\, despite possessing financial\, linguistic\, and cultural capital abroad\, remain politically silent in both public and private spheres. Drawing on interviews and participant observation conducted during fieldwork in Georgia and her most recent trip to Serbia\, Liudmila Listrovaya will show how fears of reprisal\, familial repercussions\, and community ostracism converge to suppress transnational political action.\n \nThe data reveal a fraught trade-off: public dissent jeopardizes personal and family ties and risks social isolation within host communities\, while silence extends the Russian state’s extraterritorial reach. The authoritarian state’s mechanisms of surveillance and control\, ranging from political threats to the possibility of legal punishment and social coercion\, produce powerful disincentives to dissent among diasporic populations. By unpacking these dynamics\, this research advances theories of transnational authoritarianism and the ethics of voice and silence under authoritarianism. It also highlights the need for host-country policies and diaspora organizations to develop protective strategies that restore exiled communities’ capacity for collective action and political expression.\n \nAs an environmental and political sociologist specializing in Russia\, Liudmila Listrovaya's research spans environmental inequality and governance\, authoritarian populism\, and war-prompted migration. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Oregon in 2024\, during which she also completed a six-month internship with the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva.\n \nDr. Listrovaya's current research projects include exploring the intersection of authoritarian populism and environmental issues in Russia\, focusing on how the history of internal colonialism and ethnicity discourse has shaped environmental inequality and its perceptions. Another key project examines the war in Ukraine and its consequences\, specifically regime-prompted outmigration from Russia. For this\, she conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Georgia and collected interviews with Russian political migrants. Her research has been published in *Qualitative Sociology*\, *Social Forces*\, *Environmental Sociology* and accepted for publication in *Society and Natural Resources*.\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:136424-21878650@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:eastern europe,europe,russia LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T121718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Join us as sacred music DMA student Ye Mee Kim performs a 30-minute organ recital.\n\nThe University of Michigan Organ Department presents Division Street Pipes - the organ recital series at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church that brought weekly joy to attendees during its first season earlier this year - returns and will continue through early December.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts take place on Thursdays at 12:15 pm. Each recital features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. \n\nPerformances begin on September 11\, 2025 at 12:15pm and will occur every Thursday until December 4 (with the exception of November 27\, Thanksgiving). You can be sure that each week\, you will be in for a thrilling musical experience. UID:138641-21883518@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138641 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123204 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Amazon Warehouse Information Session: National Disability Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Join us this National Disability Employment Awareness Month(NDEAM) as we showcase entry-level warehouse opportunities at Amazon. Discover our inclusive workplace culture\, available positions\, and pathways for career growth within our organization.  Date:Thursday October 16th 2025 Time: 01:00pm to 2:00pm EST Session Highlights: • Overview of warehouse roles and comprehensive benefits • Work-life balance and flexible scheduling options • Training and development programs • Special presentation from our People with Disabilities Affinity Group VP highlighting Amazon's Inclusive Culture and Employee Resource Groups • Special Guest Speaker from Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT) sharing accommodation processes and support • Interactive Q&\;A session  Why Attend: • Experience our inclusive workplace culture • Learn the application process • Chart your potential career journey • Connect with Amazon leaders Save your spot to hear from our team at this online event. Sign up today! ***Please Note: This is a virtual information session only. No hiring or interviews will take place during this event. Ready to apply now? head over to https://amzn.to/3IIK051  UID:140359-21886980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140359 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250930T100847 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Creative Reuse at the Lab Swap Shop DESCRIPTION:In association with the Michigan Arts Festival hosted by the Arts Initiative\, the Lab Swap Shop will be holding creative reuse workshops during regular Thursday hours from September 25th to October 23rd. These events use surplus lab supplies for art activities\, demonstrating the different ways that items can be reused. Workshop activities are as follows:\n--- 9/25: Pointillism painting using serological pipettes\n--- 10/2 &10/9: Lab coat embroidery (Coats are provided if needed!)\n--- 10/16: Sample cup decorating\n--- 10/23: \"Potion\" making with volumetric flasks\n\nJoin us for these events and get free supplies for your lab while you are there! You can also check out the Door-to-Door Lab Reuse Catalog for additional free lab supplies looking to find a home. Reach out to sustainable-labs@umich.edu with any questions! UID:138775-21883890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138775 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Creative Reuse,Environment,Michigan Arts Festival,Sustainability,Umcw25,Waste Reduction LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 5004 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250924T161748 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T140000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hopwood Writing Contests - Submissions Forum DESCRIPTION:What are the Hopwood Awards? What's changed from last year? Which contests am I eligible for? How do I submit? Did you say \"significant cash prizes\"??\n\nBring all of your questions about submitting to the 2026 Hopwood Awards to our in-person Hopwood Q&A!\n\nOpen to all U-M students. UID:139836-21886108@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139836 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,Graduate Students,Journalism,Literature,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251015T173535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 SUMMARY:Well-being:ResNavs at the Farm Stand DESCRIPTION:Our October #SoYF is all about your physical and\, at the same time\, environmental well-being\, as we collab with the Farm Stand. Come and grab your fresh produce\, then stop by our table for a bio-friendly reusable snack bag (while supplies last). We're also pleased to be able to offer the Wolverine Wellness fall health kits\, sponsored by CVS Health. It's easy to fall into the mass-produced and nutritionally unfriendly snack rut. Roast a veg with a drizzle of olive oil\, salt & pepper for a delicious\, easy alternative! \n\n*UPDATE: Time Change Due to Staff Availability: 1-3pm* ⏰\nAll other details remain the same and the actual Farm Stand's hours are 12-3pm\, as usual. Thank you!\n\nResNavs are a part of the U-M Well-Being Collective. Looking for networking\, community-building\, and other campus immersion experiences? Talk to us. Appts are easy to set up and available in the Links. UID:137131-21879786@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137131 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,sustainability,Well-being LOCATION:1100 North University Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250929T132218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Christos Maravelias\, Princeton University DESCRIPTION:A reception with light refreshments will be held in the B10 lobby before each seminar from 1-1:30 p.m.\n\nSystems Engineering for Renewable Energy System Design and Operation\n\nAfter a brief overview of the different classes of problems addressed in the three main subareas of process systems engineering\, the first part of the talk presents methods for “operational” planning of process and energy systems\, with special emphasis placed on real-time optimization of large-scale systems. The second part of the talk discusses how systems engineering can facilitate the development of novel strategies to produce renewable fuels and chemicals and\, importantly\, how “systems thinking” can be used to identify technological and economic drivers\, and\, ultimately\, guide future research efforts. We also discuss how the synthesis of systems based on renewable power leads\, naturally\, to new types of problems for which traditional approaches are insufficient\; and outline progress towards the development of novel methods to address these challenges. Finally\, we briefly discuss the computational challenges associated with the design and operation of new energy and chemical production systems\, and discuss recent advances\, including approaches that use AI techniques. UID:138621-21883500@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138621 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,Free,Graduate,seminar,Undergraduate LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T104218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Diasporic Link from Manchukuo to Modern Korea State-formation DESCRIPTION:In The Origin of the 1960s Korean Developmental Regime: Manchurian Modern\, Suk-Jung Han traces the current Korean dynamism through Manchukuo\, the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932 to 1945\, which has been frozen as the sacrosanct stage of nationalist resistance. Han proposes the factor of colonial diffusion in the lineage of East Asian state-formation\, which has been overlooked in the discussion of the modern state-building. He also traces the cultural flow from the Manchurian setting\, which contained the seed of the future cultural prowess of Korea.\n \n Suk-Jung Han is an emeritus professor and former president of Dong-A University. He taught at the University of California\, Irvine as a Fulbright lecturer in 1999-2000. He was a visiting scholar at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto in 2005 and 2015 and at Asia Research Institute of National University of Singapore in 2015. He is now a visiting scholar at the Asian-Pacific Studies Institute of Duke University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at ncks.info@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:139776-21886035@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139776 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,China,japan,Korea,Korean Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250930T182334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:The ITS Disaster Recovery Planning Process DESCRIPTION:Being unprepared for a disastrous event means delayed recovery and a prolonged service disruption. Join the ITS Information Assurance Disaster Recovery (DR) Planning team for an inside look at how ITS develops IT DR plans. Learn how to identify mission critical systems\, what information to include in a recovery plan\, approaches for handling common challenges that arise\, and how ITS conducts tabletop exercises and live testing. Help your team prepare for the unexpected using resources from this session.\n\nJoin us on Zoom for this event.\n\nSPEAKERS\n - Sasha Womble\, Data Security Analyst\, ITS Information Assurance\n - Stephanie Henyard\, Data Security Analyst\, ITS Information Assurance UID:140093-21886605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cyber security,Cybersecurity,Free,information and technology,information technology,Its,michigan it,Sumit,Virtual,Webinar LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123158 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T151500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Goldman Sachs | Client Solutions Information Session | Chicago | 2026 Summer Analyst DESCRIPTION:At Goldman Sachs\, we believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We seek out people with all types of skills\, interests and experiences. So\, whether you've been trading penny stocks since the eighth grade or have never imagined a career in finance\, there's a place foryou here.Asset Management provides investment management solutions across all major asset classes to a diverse set of institutional and individual clients.Bringing together traditional and alternative investments\, we provide clients around the worldwith a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the firm’s primary investment area\, we provide investment and advisory services for some of the world’s leading pension plans\, sovereign wealth funds\, insurance companies\, endowments\, foundations\, financial advisors and individuals\, for which we oversee more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision. Working in a culture that values integrity and transparency\, you will be part of a diverse team that is passionate about our craft\,our clients\, and building sustainable success. Client Solutions Group (CSG) is responsible for global client strategy\, capital formation and fundraising\, strategic partnerships\, and capital markets activities across our Institutional\, Third Party Wealth\, Insuranceand Liquidity clients.  Our focus is on building and maintaining long-term client relationships and communicating key themes from the firm’s leading investment professionals. Comprising a team of over 1\,000 professionals across 37 offices\, CSG drives the firm’s strategic fundraising initiatives and leverages expertise from across Asset &\; Wealth Managementand Goldman Sachs to deliver strong client outcomes across alternatives\,fixed income\, and public equities.  For us\, it's all about bringing together people who are curious\, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities.At this time\, we are no longer accepting RSVPs for this event as we are at capacity. UID:140107-21886626@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140107 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250826T002000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Joint Econometrics Seminar and ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics DESCRIPTION:-- UID:138142-21882400@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138142 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Econometrics,Economics,Labor,Metrics,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 301 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250930T082551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Nonlinear Micro Income Processes with Macro Shocks\, joint with Martin Almuzara\, Manuel Arellano\, and Richard Blundell DESCRIPTION:We propose a nonlinear framework to study the dynamic transmission of aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks to household income that exploits both macro and micro data. Combining macro time series for the U.S. and a time series of household panels from the PSID\, we find that business-cycle fluctuations modulate the persistence of heterogeneous individual histories and the risk faced by households. We document how aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks propagate over time for households in dif- ferent macro and micro states. Lastly\, we quantify the welfare cost of aggregate and idiosyncratic risk. UID:138292-21882723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138292 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Econometrics,Economics,Labor,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 301 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123153 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T154500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Career Introduction: Meet Executive Vice President Ashley Fawkes DESCRIPTION:Learn about American Marketing &\; Publishing\, LLC\, Careers in the sales and marketing industry\, and why sales is a great career opportunity. Meet our Executive VP Ashley Fawkes and how she began her career right out of college. \; UID:139765-21886019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139765 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T123142 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T154000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:COHESITY University Relations AMA for Business Majors! COME meet me and learn more! DESCRIPTION:Calling all Business Majors! Do you want to learn more about all the amazing intern opportunities at Cohesity!?? We are the world leader in AI and Cybersecurity\, and even though our tech focus is what drives us\, their are many engines behind the scenes on the business side that help make us tick! We will have internship opportunities in numerous business focused roles this next summer and would love for you to learnmore! Marketing\, Finance\, Law\, IT\, HR\, and more…..Check us out beforehand!!www.cohesity.com   UID:138353-21882820@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138353 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T142048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:France Visa Workshop DESCRIPTION: UID:138239-21882647@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138239 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Fuel Your Purpose: Explore a Career with Prudential DESCRIPTION:Calling All Military Veterans\, Military Spouses\, and Supporters! \;Fuel Your Purpose: Explore a Career with Prudential📅 \;October 16 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT📍 \;Virtual via Zoom \; \; \; \; \; \;Click here to register \;About the EventExplore the possibilities of a fulfilling career at Prudential and PGIM. Join us to learn about the organization\, explore career pathways\, and connect with Military Community business professionals across the enterprise.What You’ll Experience:A Network of Support: Gain insights from the head of our Business Resource Groups on the important role VETNET plays in supporting our Military Community.Career Journeys Panel: \;Discover real stories from professionals who’ve navigated their way through the corporate world.Recruitment Workshop: \;Engage directly with our recruiters and ask questions that are top of mind for you.Networking Reception: \;Make meaningful connections with peers and industry professionals.Whether you're exploring your options or ready to take the next step\, this event is designed to inspire\, educate\, and connect you with the tools and people to help you thrive. \; UID:137662-21882272@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137662 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250805T113918 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:136054-21877771@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136054 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123158 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Info Session- Field Leaders in Conservation DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual info session to learn about Field Leader opportunities with the Student Conservation Association (SCA)! Whetheryou're passionate about the environment\, eager to gain hands-on experience\, or looking to build your leadership skills\, this session is perfect for you.During the session\, you'll discover:Program Overview: Learn about SCA’s mission to empower youth and young adults through hands-on conservation projects that protect our national parks\, marine sanctuaries\, and community green spaces.Field Leader Role Overview and Opportunities:  \;Field Leaders (ages 21+) supervise and train crew members to work on conservation projects on public lands across the country. Get an early view on 2026 Summer/Spring Field Leader opportunities. \;Q&\;A Session: Have your questions answered by SCA Recruiters\, gain insight into the application process\, and get tips for standing out.Don’t miss this opportunity to kickstart your journey in conservation and make a meaningful impact on the environment! Register now to secure your spot and take the first step toward becoming a leader in environmental stewardship.Date: 10/16/2025Time: 3 PM to 4 PM CST (Central Time Zone) UID:140108-21886627@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T162823 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Personal Statement Workshop DESCRIPTION:PERSONAL STATEMENTS & GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS\n\nOne of the biggest hurdles for many in the grad school application process is the Personal Statement. This workshop will support you in the writing process. The Personal Statement requires a different form and serves a different function than other forms of professional and academic writing.\n\nTogether\, with a Hub coach and your peers\, we will work together to establish what makes a powerful and effective personal statement.\n\nYou should attend this workshop if you are:\n\nA liberal arts and/or sciences (LSA) student\n\nInterested in learning more about the possibility (and realities) of grad school\n\nDeciding if advanced study is a step you want to take\n\nCurious about what writing a Personal Statement entails (i.e what even is it?)\n\nLooking for some guidance for assessing if your Personal Statement is aligned with your interests and goals\n\nWhat you’ll gain by attending:\n\nInsight into best practices when writing a Personal Statement from various perspectives\n\nUnderstanding of different requirements and formats for different graduate schools\n\nHow to attack the writing process in an order that makes the most sense\n\nExploring and deciding between your varied experiences to provide schools with a well-rounded portrayal\n\nDiscover resources available to you throughout your application process\n\nIdentify areas of improvement within your existing personal statement UID:136435-21878662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136435 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applications,Career,Grad School,Graduate,Graduate School LOCATION:LSA Building - 2001 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Port Authority of NY & NJ Leadership Fellow Program Info Session DESCRIPTION:About the Organization: Founded in 1921\, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds\, operates\, and maintains many of the most important transportation and infrastructure assets in the country through air\, land\, rail\, and sea. About the Role: The Leadership Fellow Program is a two-year rotational program where Fellows have an opportunity to rotate through four different business functions:staff/support department\, line department\, finance\, and facility operations. Employment Type: This is a full-time\, permanent position which includes a yearly salary and benefits. After successful completion of the program\, Fellows are considered for key positions throughout The Port Authority. As of 2025\, there are over 100 program alumni working at the agency.Eligibility: Students receiving a graduate-level degree (i.e. master’s) between December 2025 and June 2026.Application Deadline: November 1\, 2025.How To Apply: To learn more and/or apply before the info session\, click here. UID:137932-21882304@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137932 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T123128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:U.S. EPA Regions 8\, 9\, and 10 Federal Careers Virtual Workshop DESCRIPTION:Come learn about Federal Employment at Region 8 (Denver)\, Region 9 (San Francisco)\, and Region 10 (Seattle) of the EPA! Entry level\, early and mid-career professionals are all welcome to attend. Our work at EPA has purpose and impact. From tackling the climate crisis to advancing environmental justice\, what happens here changes our world. Our mission is to protect human health and safeguard the environment – theair\, water\, and land upon which life depends.At EPA\, you can make a real difference for the environment and the lives of others.Participants have the opportunity to learn about EPA’s mission\, how to navigate USAJOBS and creating a federal resume. There will be panel discussion to provide a glimpse into variety of careers within the EPA.Thisevent begins at 3:00 PM Mountain Time (4:00 PM Central Time\, 5:00 PM Eastern Time\, 2:00 PM Pacific Time.)No pre-registration required!  Just click on the link a few minutes before the event and you’ll be directed to the MS Teams site.For more information or to request accommodations\, please contact mutter.andrew@epa.gov\, verges.michelle@epa.gov\, weber.camille@epa.gov\, or drummond.shawn@epa.gov. UID:126481-21857185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126481 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:WPP Media Launch Pad Info Session DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for prospective candidates to learn more about our media\, marketing\, and advertising entry-level opportunities\, summerinternship program\, life at GroupM (i.e.\, benefits\, org culture\, engagement opportunities\, and so forth) and an opportunity to ask our future talent recruitment team questions regarding the application process. UID:131880-21869347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251003T074234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Engineering Native Biological Complexity from the Inside–out and Outside–in\nAbstract:\nEngineering heterogenous multicellular tissue with native complexity remains one of the holy grails of regenerative medicine and basic biological research. As success in this regard would yield powerful bioengineered constructs useful in functional transplantation\, high-throughput drug screening\, and fundamental biology investigation\, research efforts in our lab have centered around developing and implementing tools to spatiotemporally customize living cell function both from the “outside–in” and from the “inside–out”. In this talk\, I will discuss some of our group’s recent successes in reversibly modifying the chemical and physical aspects of synthetic cell culture platforms with user-defined and grayscale control\, regulating cell-biomaterial interactions through user-programmable Boolean logic\, engineering microvascular networks that span nearly all size scales of native human vasculature (including capillaries)\, irreversibly photoassembling bioactive proteins within living cells\, and driving biomolecular condensate formation using de novo-designed proteins. Results will highlight our ability to modulate intricate cellular behavior including stem cell differentiation\, protein secretion\, and cell-cell interactions in 4D. UID:140254-21886827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,seminar LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251001T121431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - Thin-Film Photovoltaics: from Lab to Scale DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Max Shtein \n\nAbstract: \nClean energy generation from photovoltaics (PV) has grown at a historic pace\, reaching 7% of global electricity generation (2000 TWh) in 2024. PV is on track to be the largest renewable energy source by 2029. Today\, silicon PV accounts for roughly 97% of the market share while thin-film PV (mainly CdTe) accounts for the remaining 3%. Silicon PV module prices recently reached a global average low price of <$0.15 per Watt (mainly driven by module production in China)\, making PV a competitive energy source compared to fossil fuels.\n\nResearch and development advances in thin-film PV (with focus on perovskite-based thin-film PV) suggest that novel thin-film PV technologies can not only offer even cheaper PV deployment but also at a lower carbon footprint compared to silicon PV. Perovskite-based thin- film PV has reached record efficiencies of 26.95%\, approaching the silicon single-junction record of 27.81%.\n\nThe prospect of even more affordable PV technology will create new possibilities in emerging green and low-carbon markets.\n\nBiography:\nVera Steinmann is a trained physicist with a Ph.D. in organic photovoltaics from Cologne University in Germany. She developed emerging inorganic thin-film absorbers during her postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Vera joined Kateeva (a Silicon Valley startup in the OLED display industry) in 2016\, and has been with First Solar since 2019\, working on emerging technologies. Vera has helped build and lead the internal perovskite team. Since 2022\, Vera leads the external R&D investment program. UID:138901-21884218@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138901 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Law,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1311 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251013T085306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Schubert Polynomials Lecture 7: Stanley polynomials DESCRIPTION:After giving a tableau formula for 321-avoiding permutations\, and proving a few more properties of Schubert polynomials\, we look at Stanley polynomials. UID:140592-21887380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140592 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250911T095055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T171500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:3D Nanoprinting via Controlled Assembly of Molecules DESCRIPTION:While various 3D printing technology has gained momentum in additive manufacturing\, 3D nanoprinting remains challenging due to its requirement of high spatial precision. Combining scanning probe microscopy and nanolithography\, microfluidic delivery\, this presentation introduces a new chemistry means\, known as “controlled assembly of molecules”\, which enables 3D nanoprinting. While self-assembly of molecules is relatively well-known and frequently utilized in chemical synthesis and material science\, controlled assembly of molecules represents a new concept and approach. The key to controlled assembly is the fact that ultra-small solution droplets exhibit different dynamics from those of larger ones. This new approach enables delivery of sub-femtoliter aqueous droplets containing designed molecules\, which lead to well-defined features with dimensions as small as tens of nanometers\, as illustrated in the Figure. The initial shape of the droplet and the concentration of solutes within the droplet dictate the final assembly of molecules due to the ultrafast evaporation rate and dynamic spatial confinement of the droplets. Applications of this technology in 3D nanoprinting are demonstrated. The level of control demonstrated in this work brings us closer to programmable synthesis for chemistry\, as such benefit applications in materials science\, additive manufacturing\, and nanobiotechnology. UID:138401-21882905@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138401 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Physical Chemistry,Science LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123137 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T164500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Ask a Recruiter: Tips & Tricks DESCRIPTION:Get insider access to Burlington’s recruiting team! In this interactive session\, our recruiters will share tips to help you stand out during the application process. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions and get real-time answers. In this session\, you will:-Learn best practices for applying to Burlington programs-Gaininsights on how to prepare for interviews-Participate in an open Q&\;A with our recruiting team LEARN MORE HERE. Questions? Email earlycareer.recruiting@burlington.com!  UID:138374-21882841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138374 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250918T111042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DISCO Network Presents - How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique DESCRIPTION:Everything is on fire. The supports disabled people need for survival are being decimated. The robots are coming after us\, harvesting our data\, surveilling us\, and determining who is worthy to live. What can we do? How might the wisdom of disability elders and cross-movement organizers equip us for what’s happening and what’s to come? This roundtable brings together disability culture workers\, activists\, writers\, and scholars to think-together about disability futures.\n\nAll are welcome and we strongly encourage undergraduate and graduate students to attend. \n\nAdvance registration is recommended. \n\nRegister to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/G2qgm \n\nMeet the Panelists\n\nBeza Merid is an Assistant Professor of Science\, Technology\, Innovation\, and Racial Justice in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society (SFIS) at Arizona State University. Merid is also the Director of the Digital Health and Racial Justice Lab\, an affiliated faculty member in the ASU College of Health Solutions\, a 2025 Research Affiliate in the DISCO Network\, and a Faculty Research Affiliate in the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center. Situated within the fields of science and technology studies (STS) and critical digital health studies\, his research examines how innovative digital health technologies are used to govern\, foster\, and optimize our capacity for life\, and it considers how this capacity is undermined when these technologies surveil\, racialize\, and otherwise marginalize already-vulnerable patient groups.\n\nLeah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (they/them) is a nonbinary femme disabled writer and disability and transformative justice movement worker of Burgher and Tamil Sri Lankan\, Irish and Ukrainian/Galician/Roma ascent. They are the author or co-editor of ten books\, including The Future Is DIsabled: Prophecies\, Love Notes and Mourning Songs\, Beyond Survival: Stories and Strategies from the Transformative Justice Movement (co-edited with Ejeris Dixon)\, Tonguebreaker\, and Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice. A Lambda and Jeanne Córdova Award winner\, five-time Publishing Triangle shortlister and longtime disabled QTBIPOC space maker\, they are currently building Living Altars\, a cultural space by and for disabled QTBIPOC writers.\n\nChrista Teston\, Ph.D. is Professor of English in the Writing\, Rhetoric\, and Literacy program at Ohio State University. Teston mobilizes multiple methods to study how people navigate uncertainty in technoscientific and biomedical contexts. Her first book\, Bodies in Flux: Scientific Methods for Negotiating Medical Uncertainty\, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2017 and won two national best book awards. Her second book\, Doing Dignity: Ethical Praxis and the Politics of Care\, was published in 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press and draws on analyses of three case studies about how in/dignities emerge in contemporary caretaking contexts. Teston also directs Ohio State University’s business\, professional\, and technical writing courses and serves as the President of the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine Society. \n\nThe Cyborg Jillian Weise is a poet\, novelist\, video artist and disability rights activist. Cy is an Associate Professor of English at Florida State University. Cy is the author of The Amputee’s Guide to Sex (Soft Skull Press\, 2007)\, The Colony (Soft Skull Press\, 2010)\, The Book of Goodbyes (BOA Editions\, 2013)\, Cyborg Detective (BOA Editions\, 2019)\, and Give It to Alfie Tonight (Red Mare Press\, 2020). During the pandemic\, Cy started Borg 4 Borg Productions with the video play A Kim Deal Party. Her memoir and book of poems are forthcoming from Ecco.\n\nMeet the Moderator\n\nM. Remi Yergeau (they/them/theirs) is an associate professor in Communication and Media Studies. Their scholarly interests include critical disability studies\, rhetoric\, digital studies\, trans and queer studies\, and neurodiversity. Yergeau is an autistic academic. Their knowledge of the autistic internet is informed by the scholarly and the personal: they once ran a neurodiversity blog\, led a student chapter of an autistic-led org\, and coordinated local protests. Their book\, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness (Duke UP)\, is a winner of the 2017 Modern Language Association First Book Prize\, the 2019 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Book Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship\, and the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. ASL interpretation and CART captioning services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu. UID:136417-21878643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Digital Culture,digital humanities,Digital Media,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,Disability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251008T173526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Sharon Bewick DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - UID:137279-21880019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Ecosystems,Environment,evolutionary biology LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250905T154728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Encountering the Supernatural in International Studies Collections DESCRIPTION:Come explore International Studies materials that feature the supernatural across culture and religion. \n\nAll cultures throughout the world have some beliefs in the supernatural. These translate into use of talismans and amulets\, dance\, trance\, possession\, rituals\, and invocations to seek guidance\, protection\, power\, and blessing\, among other practices. \n\nThis open house will include a selection of books\, films\, and other collection items that document rituals and amulets primarily in South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures\, but will highlight other cultural areas as well. \n\nJoin us (on the 1st floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:138916-21884237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Halloween,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - International Studies Reading Room, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251009T215808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Geometry Seminar: Characterizing hierarchically hyperbolic free by cyclic groups DESCRIPTION:Hierarchical hyperbolicity is a generalization of hyperbolicity that aims to capture key features of not-quite-hyperbolic spaces and groups\, perhaps most notably the mapping class group of a surface. This talk concerns free-by-cyclic groups\, i.e.\, mapping tori of outer automorphisms of finite-rank free groups. The principal result provides the first complete algebraic characterization of when a free-by-cyclic group admits a hierarchically hyperbolic structure by using a transparent condition on intersections between particular maximal subgroups. We describe this as having \"unbranched blocks\" and show that it is equivalent to a host of a priori stronger geometric properties\, such as being quasi-isometric to a finite-dimensional CAT(0) cube complex.\n\nThis represents joint work with Mark Hagen\, Funda Gültepe\, and Pritam Ghosh.\n\nThe talk is intended to be self-contained and accessible to a general topologically- or geometrically-inclined audience. Knowledge of hyperbolic geometry will not be assumed\, although foundational facts will be presented without proof. UID:138612-21883490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T120051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Head of the Charles Regatta DESCRIPTION:A group of guys will be racing in the HOCR UID:140437-21887148@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Boston, MA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250925T092510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Improving Sleep: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) – Virtual 6-Week Group DESCRIPTION:Are you struggling with insomnia or poor sleep quality? Want to break the cycle of restless nights and tired days? The Mary A. Rackham Institute (MARI)’s Psychological Clinic invites you to join our 6-week virtual CBT-I group designed to help adults improve their sleep and overall well-being.\n\nWhat You’ll Gain:\n\n- Learn proven strategies to improve sleep quality and consistency\n- Understand and change unhelpful sleep patterns\n- Reduce stress and feel more rested\, every day\n\nWhy Choose Group CBT-I for Insomnia?\nCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is the gold standard and first-line treatment for insomnia. In this group\, you’ll receive an individualized\, tailored plan to help you improve your sleep efficiency and quality. Experience the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies with support\, guidance\, and accountability from expert facilitators and fellow group members.\n\nGroup Details:\n- Who: Adults struggling with falling or staying asleep\, experiencing poor sleep quality\, or wanting to learn sustainable techniques for better rest\n- When: Thursdays\, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. | 6 weekly sessions beginning October 16\, 2025\n- Where: Virtual via Zoom—join from the comfort of your own home\n- Cost: $45 per session (insurance may help cover costs) UID:139865-21886184@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139865 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate,Graduate Students,Insomnia,Sleep,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251006T120029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:International Center Nature Walk DESCRIPTION:Join the Planet Blue Ambassador program and the International Center to explore Nichols Arboretum and connect with nature right on campus. We will walk the trails\, talk about how to experience wellness through spending time in nature\, enjoy trail mix\, and discover what plant/animal wildlife we can spot right in Ann Arbor. Make new friends with fellow international students and discover the beauty of the outdoors!\n\nMeet us at the bus stop outside of Markley Hall (facing the hospital on E Medical Center Dr)\, and we'll walk over to the Arb together. This program will have nut-free trail mix. \n\nThe event is free and open to any U-M community member\, but registration is required. Please email pba-information@umich.edu with questions. UID:136867-21879258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136867 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:arboretum,community gathering,cultivating community,Environment,environmental,Free,International,Nature,nichols,nichols arboretum,nichols arboretum arb,Outdoors,planet blue,Sustainability,walk LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123152 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1827287Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out the in person Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who hasdesigned this experience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\,the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Exploring Major/Career Option\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line“Recent Grad Help” to receive either a recording of the session or tobe set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email. UID:139653-21885847@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139653 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250829T171639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Monsters and Myths on Maps DESCRIPTION:View flamboyant sea monsters\, trace epic quests from literature\, and be inspired by all the wild and magical things depicted on maps throughout history. With Halloween coming up\, it’s the perfect time to enjoy the spooky\, mysterious\, and mythic objects in the Clark Library’s collection!\n\nJoin us (on the 2nd floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, Asia Library\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:138537-21883185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250923T150941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Professors Erik Mueggler\, Anne Pitcher\, and Silke Weineck\, Collegiate Professorship Inaugural Lecture DESCRIPTION:This event will take place both in person and virtually.\n\nProfessor Erik Mueggler\, the Katherine Verdery Collegiate Professor of Anthropology\n\nLecture Title: Double Sovereignty and Ritual Fabulation in Qing Southwest China\n\nLecture Abstract: In Qing China\, the mountains where Yunnan\, Sichuan\, and Guizhou provinces came together were scattered with dozens of indigenous chiefly domains\, dominated by an ethnicity we now call Nasu. The residents of these domains were subject to a doubled sovereignty: the sovereignty of the empire\, centered on jurisprudence and oriented towards the horizon of the right to take life or let live\, and the sovereignty of a chiefly house\, centered on kinship and bondage and oriented towards the horizon of the right to enslave. Drawing on the archive of a Nasu chiefly house\, this talk follows a chiefly heir named Nuo Zhenxing as he was expelled from the chiefly house by his adoptive mother and tortured by a district magistrate during the devastating Jiaqing famine of 1815-1817. I juxtapose Zhenxing’s experiences of hunger and exile\, recorded in his Chinese-language diary\, with fabulations of thought and ritual such dream statues and twisted grass criminals\, from texts in the indigenous Yi (or Ne) script\, that reflect ways ordinary farmers and slaves experienced double sovereignty. \n\nProfessor Anne Pitcher\, the Joel Samoff Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nLecture Title: Disrupting the Border: State Sovereignty\, Domestic Corruption\, and Transnational Kleptocracy\n\nLecture Abstract: In recent years\, studies of corruption have provided extraordinary insight into the pilfering of state resources by politicians. There are exhaustive case studies of nepotism\, bribery\, and embezzlement in Azerbaijan or Zimbabwe. Scholars have identified different corruption types and Transparency International provides country rankings according to citizens’ perceptions of corruption. Yet\, many of these studies stop at national borders. By contrast\, an emerging literature in International Relations documents the features of “transnational kleptocracy” or rather\, the cross-border movement of public assets that politicians have hijacked for personal gain. Owing to changes in the global economy\, state sovereignty has now become “elastic” and permeable\, which has facilitated the transnational flow of capital and the purchase of real estate beyond domestic jurisdictions. My research builds a conceptual bridge between these two literatures and offers a means by which scholars can jointly evaluate the association between corruption and transnational kleptocracy. \n\nProfessor Silke Weineck\, the Grace Lee Boggs Collegiate Professor of Comparative Literature and German Studies\n\nLecture Title: On Honor\n\nLecture Abstract: In the Nicomachean Ethics\, Aristotle asserts that virtue is the condition of being friends with yourself: “a [good] person wishes to spend time with himself\, since he finds it pleasant to do so.” While honor has often been understood as a commitment to your external reputation\, I want to suggest that honor predominantly safeguards the reputation you have with yourself. We cannot resist the authoritarianism unfolding around us without a commitment to ethical norms of conduct that allow us to remain on good terms with ourselves\, and only therefore with others. A sense of honor\, in other words\, prohibits collaboration with the current regime. Its costs are high\, but I want to believe\, with Aristotle\, that there is no happiness without it. Creating the conditions of possibility for happiness is arguably the core political project for the left. \n\nIf you are unable to join us in person\, please click the link below to join the webinar.\n\nJoin from PC\, Mac\, iPad\, or Android:\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/91058514389\n\nPhone one-tap:\n+13052241968\,\,91058514389# US\n+13092053325\,\,91058514389# US\n\nJoin via audio:\n+1 305 224 1968 US\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+1 386 347 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\nWebinar ID: 910 5851 4389\nInternational numbers available: https://umich.zoom.us/u/acBAHNLkJB UID:137126-21879782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137126 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Anthropology,Language,Literature,Politics LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250905T153502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Rare BOO👻ks and other Spooky Selections from Special Collections DESCRIPTION:Come feast your eyes on spooky scary selections from Special Collections! Prepare to be spooked by the straight jacket worn by actor Anthony Hopkins in the film \"Silence of the Lambs\" (Johnathan Demme Papers)\, get in the Halloween spirit with children’s books and creepy recipes\, enjoy skeletons and maladies from a selection of medical books\, and experience the life-like latex baby from Robert Altman’s \"Dr. T & and the Women.\" Happy sp0o0oky Halloween! 👻\n\nJoin us (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, Asia Library\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:138915-21884236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138915 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Halloween,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 660D, Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250905T152956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Shadows and Spirits: The Supernatural in East Asian Culture DESCRIPTION:Explore the mysterious world of the East Asian supernatural. “Shadows and Spirits” invites you to explore the rich tapestry of mythological monsters\, strange beings\, and ghosts that have played a unique and haunting role in folklore\, literature\, art\, and cinema of China\, Japan\, and Korea. \n\nHighlighting East Asia’s most spellbinding tales represented in the Asia Library collection\, this exhibit delves into how the supernatural embody unresolved emotions\, social justice\, political sentiments\, and cultural symbolism. You’ll encounter the many ways that the stories of the supernatural have shaped the collective imagination and reflected societal fears\, hopes\, values\, and beliefs about the afterlife and the unknown\, both in the past and today. In the meantime\, beware the turning of the page\; something supernatural might be waiting to greet you… \n\nJoin the Asia Library staff (on the 4th floor of Hatcher North) for Third Thursdays at the U-M Library\, a monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.\n\nWhile you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! UID:138914-21884235@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138914 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Free,Halloween,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Asia Library, 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250916T143207 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey! DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month\, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the galleries after work\, after school\, or after dinner downtown.\n\nThe Kelsey Museum is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding access\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:139418-21885451@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139418 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Middle East,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,Museum LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250717T172912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Appreciative Interviewing DESCRIPTION:An advanced discussion of how to prepare for\, conduct\, and wrap up interviews/qualitative data gathering. In this session\, staff from U-M’s Ginsberg Center will share methods for skills in appreciative interviewing\, an approach to interviewing that emphasizes interviewee expertise and encourages interviewers to guard against deficit-based thinking. Throughout the session\, we’ll model discussions and activities from Ginsberg Center that you can use to prepare for interviewing\; in the process\, you’ll have the opportunity to practice skills that will strengthen your own communication be it in office hours\, classroom instruction\, supervision\, or other contexts. UID:136540-21878799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Graduate Students,Leadership,Staff LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T120339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting: Sew Spooky DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Thursday from 4:30-5:30p for our crafting meeting! All skills are welcome with plenty of teachers and projects to start each week. If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email our Thursday meeting lead Calli:callil@umich.edu\nThis October the theme will be Sew Spooky\, where we will focus on creating Halloween costumes with sustainable materials! VIPs Club can support you with crocheting and sewing\, but not creating a costume from scratch. Some materials will be provided but we recommend bringing a costume you are already working on.\nTime: 4:30-5:30 pm\nLocation: North Campus Duderstadt Design Lab 1\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund UID:140587-21887378@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140587 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Design Lab 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T162053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Diwali Celebration DESCRIPTION:The Office of Graduate of Postdoctoral Studies invites you to join us for a Diwali celebration on October 16 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at 1000 McIntyre on North Campus.\nDuring the event we will prepare decorations for our homes\, enjoy Indian foods\, listen and dance to Indian music\, and share the aspects of our lives for which we feel thankful. Bright colored clothing is encouraged.\nRegistration is required in order to attend this event. UID:139524-21885693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139524 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:1000 McIntyre - Northwood Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Forté MBA Explore Virtual DESCRIPTION:Forté MBA Explore Virtual 🗓️ Oct. 16 | 📍 Virtual Is graduateschool in your future? For many of you\, it’s probably a strong “maybe.” With so many options available and so much information and advice out there\, figuring out the right path can take time — even with the helpof AI. Join us at an upcoming MBA Explore event\, where we will talk through the path to business school\, what it involves\, and how you create a plan for success.  https://www.fortefoundation.org/pre-mba/mba-explore-virtual/  UID:139153-21884963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139153 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T103439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Night at South Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the South Quad Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant for a movie night screening of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Popcorn and snacks will be provided! UID:139885-21886276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139885 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:housing,Movie Night,Social LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250930T071946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Minor in Writing Info Session DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning more about the Sweetland Minor in Writing from current students and faculty\, or have questions about the application process\, you can attend a Minor in Writing Virtual Information Session hosted on Zoom.\n\nThe deadline to apply for the Winter 2026 cohort is Monday\, October 20th at noon.\n\nThe Sweetland Minor in Writing is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in developing their disciplinary and professional writing abilities while pursuing their majors. It gives you the freedom to write about what matters to you while helping you develop as a writer and thinker.\n\nStudents currently in the Minor program come from all over the university bringing a wealth of diverse interests to the classroom. You might find a screenwriter sitting between a scientist and a musician or Kinesiology\, Business\, and Communications majors giving each other feedback on their writing.\n\nWith a Sweetland Minor in Writing you will earn a credential that certifies your writing expertise to prospective employers and graduate programs. You will also pick up new media skills designing and creating content for your electronic writing portfolios. UID:139467-21885578@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139467 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Minor,Undergraduate,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T181525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Distinguished Speakers Series: Mario Moore DESCRIPTION:Mario Moore is a Detroit native whose practice spans painting\, drawing\, and sculpture to confront the personal\, social\, and political conditions that continue to shape access\, belonging\, and power in American life. Presenting counternarratives that challenge canonical American stories\, Moore interweaves history\, art history\, politics\, and literature to explore the cyclical nature of national memory and denial.\n \nIn this talk\, Moore will speak through a practice grounded in rigorous research and material precision\, drawing from archives\, ancestral memory\, and art historical traditions to interrogate the afterlives of history in contemporary life. His paintings operate with a technical mastery that privileges the hand — its labor\, presence\, and refusal of erasure. Influenced by artists like Diego Velázquez\, Moore insists on a visibility of process\, where the rendered figure is not a symbol or spectacle\, but a full human being\, liberated in feeling. Extending this ethos into sculpture\, he considers how form\, weight\, and scale can mark space with presence\, asserting memory in the built environment and reordering the canon through acts of embodiment. His work constitutes both record and reckoning: a sustained effort to visualize care\, sovereignty\, and the depth of lives long denied monument.\n \nFree and open to the public.\n UID:138435-21883056@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138435 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Historic Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250922T123800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Mario Moore DESCRIPTION:Mario Moore is a Detroit native whose practice spans painting\, drawing\, and sculpture to confront the personal\, social\, and political conditions that continue to shape access\, belonging\, and power in American life. Presenting counternarratives that challenge canonical American stories\, Moore interweaves history\, art history\, politics\, and literature to explore the cyclical nature of national memory and denial. His work bridges past and present by unearthing the mythos of American culture through a lens of overlooked figures—from prominent Black abolitionists to frontier laborers. At the heart of his pursuit is a refusal to separate beauty from truth\, or history from accountability. \nMoore received his BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and his MFA in Painting from the Yale School of Art. He is a 2023 Kresge Arts Fellow and a recipient of the Princeton Hodder Fellowship. His work has been exhibited nationally\, with pieces held in the permanent collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Studio Museum in Harlem\, and the Princeton University Art Museum\, among others. His first museum survey\, Enriched: Presence &\; Preservation\, opened at the Charles H. Wright Museum and traveled to the California African American Museum. His most recent institutional exhibition\, Revolutionary Times\, opened at the Flint Institute of Arts and activated Black resistance through recovered histories and representational clarity.\nIn this talk\, Moore will speak through a practice grounded in rigorous research and material precision\, drawing from archives\, ancestral memory\, and art historical traditions to interrogate the afterlives of history in contemporary life. His paintings operate with a technical mastery that privileges the hand—its labor\, presence\, and refusal of erasure. Influenced by artists like Diego Velázquez\, Moore insists on a visibility of process\, where the rendered figure is not a symbol or spectacle\, but a full human being\, liberated in feeling. Extending this ethos into sculpture\, he considers how form\, weight\, and scale can mark space with presence\, asserting memory in the built environment and reordering the canon through acts of embodiment. His work constitutes both record and reckoning: a sustained effort to visualize care\, sovereignty\, and the depth of lives long denied monument. \nWith support from the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities.\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:137420-21880223@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137420 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Michigan Arts Festival LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T100857 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reading and Q&A with Roger Reeves DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): http://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters25\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series readings and Q&As are free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in UMMA's Stern Auditorium). Seats are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot.\n\nRoger Reeves's most recent book is *Dark Days: Fugitive Essays* (Graywolf Press\, 2024)\, winner ofthe GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction and a finalist for the 2024 Pegasus Award in Poetry Criticism. He is also the author of *Best Barbarian* (W.W. Norton & Co.\, 2022)\, a finalist\nfor the National Book Award and winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Tracy K. Smith called it “a revelation and a form of reparation.” His debut collection is *King Me* (Copper Canyon Press\, 2013)\, a Library Journal Best Poetry Book of the year\, and winner of the Larry Levis Reading Prize\, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award\, and a John C. Zacharis First Book Award.\n\nHis poems have appeared in journals such as *Poetry*\, *Ploughshares*\, *American Poetry Review*\, *Boston Review*\, and *Tin House*\, among others. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a Radcliffe Fellowship from Harvard University\, a Whiting Award\, an NEA Fellowship\, a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation\, a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University\, two Bread Loaf Scholarships\, an Alberta H. Walker Scholarship from the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center\, and two Cave Canem Fellowships.\n\nHe earned a BA in English from Morehouse College\, an MA in English from Texas A&M University\, an MFA from the James A. Michener Center for Creative Writing at the University of Texas at Austin\, and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently an associate professor of English and creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on the second floor of the Museum\, accessible via the stairs\, or in nearby Hatcher Graduate Library (Floors 3\, 4\, 5\, and 6). The Hatcher Library also offers a reflection room (4th Floor South Stacks)\, and a lactation room (Room 13W\, an anteroom to the basement women's staff restroom\, or Room 108B\, an anteroom of the first floor women's restroom). ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities. UID:135583-21876969@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135583 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,Contemporary Literature,Culture,Free,Graduate,Language,Literary Arts,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Michigan Arts Festival,Rackham,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250819T145601 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:CCPS Master and Newcomer Film Festival. Wojciech Has Retrospective and Debut DESCRIPTION:Commemorating 100 years since the birth of renowned Polish director Wojciech Jerzy Has\, CCPS presents a special film series pairing four of Has’s acclaimed classics with impressive debuts from emerging Polish filmmakers. These free\, back-to-back screenings highlight both the innovative voices shaping Polish cinema today and the enduring legacy of one of its most influential masters.\n \n Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland from the Culture Promotion Fund.\n Klara Bogusławska (Film Curator).\n \n Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n \n In Polish with English subtitles.\n \n 6:00 PM\n *Sparrow* (106 min)\n Remek\, a bachelor postman with a passion for soccer and studying\, has his orderly life turned upside down when he unexpectedly encounters his long-lost grandfather and meets his new neighbor\, Marzenka. Forced to adapt\, he must navigate the surprising changes that disrupt his routine.\n \n Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZCwMyrFr0I\n \n 8:00 PM\n *The Noose* (96 min)\n The Noose is a remarkable debut feature\, notable for both its formal mastery and its uncompromisingly dark vision of postwar Poland. For 24 hours\, we follow Kuba (Gustav Holoubek)\, a wry and perceptive alcoholic who intends to begin treatment for his addiction. Wojciech Has transforms Marek Hłasko’s short story into a richly textured cinematic experience.\n Starring Gustav Holoubek\, Aleksandra Śląska\, and Teresa Szmigielówna.\n \n Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_y2nWeSZU0\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:137774-21880755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137774 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:film,poland LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251009T125103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CDI Community Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:The Caswell Diabetes Institute is bringing diabetes research and information to the community! Join us for the first talk of the series\, Diabetes 101: Understanding Causes\, Types\, and Hope for the Future.\n\nDuring this session\, we break down what diabetes is\, why it happens\, and how it affects our daily lives—no medical degree required. We’ll clarify the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes\, unpack common risk factors\, and explore the exciting ways University of Michigan experts are leading the way in prevention\, treatment\, and the search for a cure.\n\nPeter Arvan\, MD\, PhD\nProfessor of Internal Medicine and Molecular & Integrative Physiology\nUniversity of Michigan Medical School UID:140487-21887216@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140487 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,North campus,Public Health,Research,seminar LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251009T112140 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Creative Arts Meetup DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Creative Arts Meetup (CAM)!\n\nWe’ll have art supplies available for an open lab session\, and we encourage you to bring any projects you’re working on or would like to collaborate on or share.\n\nAll artists\, makers\, and community members are welcome to bring their work\, collaborate\, network\, or simply hang out and enjoy food and refreshments. UID:140225-21886755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts For All,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery Lab (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251010T105431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Data & AI in Society Lecture Series | Translating AI Innovations into Solutions in the Global South DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nAccording to Kentaro Toyama\, technology predominantly acts as an amplifier of human effort and the strength of institutions. In this presentation\, I will share examples from India and other developing nations that demonstrate how AI-powered solutions are being designed\, implemented\, and scaled to improve people’s lives\, in manner consistent with Kentaro’s observation.\n\nEach project narrative will explore how specific problems were selected\, the significant constraints and opportunities encountered during the design and development phases\, and the approaches taken for implementation. The discussion will also address the challenges and possibilities associated with scaling these solutions.\n\nA central lesson from these experiences is the necessity for what I call “radical collaboration.” This involves bringing together a diverse group of contributors—technology specialists\, implementing organizations\, subject matter experts\, donors\, and government agencies. Through these case studies\, I will illustrate how such deep collaboration can turn AI-driven innovations into effective solutions for challenges in the developing world.\n\nMeet P. Anandan:\nA renowned researcher in computer vision and artificial intelligence\, Anandan’s career spans over 30 years in academia and industry in the US and in India. Padmanabhan Anandan was the CEO of Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence and independent not-for-profit Research Institute focused on developing AI based applications for Social Good and prior to that he was Vice President for Research at Adobe Systems. Anandan started his career at Microsoft as a principal researcher and head of the Interactive Visual Media Research group in Redmond\, WA\, in 1997. He then moved on to launch Microsoft Research India in December 2004 and became the managing director through 2014. He decided to return to Redmond in 2014 to lead the academic outreach group until 2016. Prior to Microsoft he was professor of AI at Yale University. He is a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras\, and the University of Massachusetts\, and a member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras. UID:137736-21880661@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137736 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Free,Genai,Generative Ai,Lecture LOCATION:Dana Building - 440 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251009T085148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Kelsey Book Club | *Excavations* by Kate Myers DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey’s October book club session will focus on *Excavations* by Kate Myers (2023)—slated to become a new Peacock show starring Amy Poehler. This sharp\, witty novel follows four women as they uncover an unusual (and history-altering) artifact at a remote archaeological site in Greece.\n\nJoin us in Room 124 of Newberry Hall for an evening of community and conversation led by Erica Venturo\, PhD candidate in the Interdepartmental Program in Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology. Light refreshments will be served.\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n\n*Note: Registration for this session is now closed. Visit our book club web page to learn about future meetings: https://myumi.ch/Drn1Q.* UID:139417-21885450@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Greece,Archaeology,Books,Discussion,excavation,Food,Graduate Students,Literature,Museum LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 124 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251008T132836 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Middlebury Summer Language Program - German School Info Session DESCRIPTION:📅 Thursday\, October 16\n⏰ 6:00 PM\n📍 Modern Languages Building\, Lecture Room 2\n\nLearn about the German language program at Middlebury College\, VT (June 26 - August 14\, 2026) and learn from a former participant how it improves your language proficiency and changes your life. \n\nContact germanadvising@umich.edu UID:140451-21887169@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140451 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,Information Session LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - Lecture Room 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123139 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:MMI Group Practice Session DESCRIPTION:If you are seeing this event in the Happenings Calendar\, please register here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1811588/share_preview Practice a few MMI questions with fellow Wolverines in a safe environment during this UCC peer-facilitated exercise. Make the most of this opportunity by familiarizing yourself in advance with the the resources at: https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/mmi-resources.If unable to attend on this date\, look for more sessions in your Handshake account. Given the particular nature ofthese programs\, MMI Group Practice Sessions are NOT recorded. Program sponsored by the UM University Career Center. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably atleast 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible. UID:138761-21883801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138761 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251031T123214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:NYU Teacher Residency Info Session DESCRIPTION:Discover how the NYU Teacher Residency combines cutting-edge academics with a hands-on teaching experience to prepare you for a meaningful career in education. This session offers a high-level overview of our:\nImmersive residency: Spend your year learning in the classroom at one of our partner schools\, gaining real-world experience with the support of expert mentors.\nFlexible pathways: Choose from diverse residency options tailored to your needs — across NYC and regional locations.\nUnparalleled support: Learn from NYU Steinhardt’s faculty with personalized mentorship to connect theory and practice.\nJoin us to explore your pathway to becoming a confident\, impactfuleducator.You’ll leave with insights into the application process\, timelines\, and next steps to begin your teaching journey.Want to talk with someone now? Reach out to our admissions team today — we’re here to help you explore your future in teaching. UID:140614-21887407@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140614 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T120007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Team Practice DESCRIPTION:During the meetings we will practice our arguments and work together to polish our understanding of case law. These practices are only open to members of the Michigan Undergraduate Moot Court team.  UID:136171-21877988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136171 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T110358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THIS EVENT\, and we expect high attendance. It is highly unlikely that we will be able to seat walk-in guests. Instead\, we recommend joining the livestream (click the registration link and select the virtual option). \n\nThe Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest and certainly most famous shipwreck in Great Lakes history. Lost in a monstrous storm in 1975\, its entire crew of twenty-nine simply vanished into the waves and were later immortalized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot. Shipwreck historian Ric Mixter is one of only a handful of people who have visited the wreck personally\, and will share the results of his decades of research\, including rarely seen footage of the ship and interviews with former crew\, providing new insights into what caused the disaster. \n\nRefreshments will be provided. UID:139919-21886332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,free,history,lecture,Making Michigan,Museum,museums,U-m History,umich200,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250917T135852 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:True False Hot Cold Screening DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Democracy on Screen — a film series presented as part of the Ford School’s Resilient Democracies initiative. This series celebrates the role of storytelling and creative expression in shaping\, challenging\, and expanding our understanding of democracy and civic empowerment. Through powerful films\, we’ll explore how everyday people and grassroots movements drive change\, amplify marginalized voices\, and reimagine what democracy can be.\n\nTrue False Hot Cold (2024) is a documentary TV series by filmmaker Ben Stillerman about climate\, beliefs and better conversations. Filmed in Emery County\, Utah\, a region with high levels of climate skepticism\, the series features short episodes with candid interviews and slice-of-life vignettes of local residents\, including farmers\, ranchers\, and coal miners\, to understand their perspectives and find common ground. The goal is not necessarily to achieve agreement\, but to practice empathy\, curiosity\, and dignity in conversations across divides. UID:138684-21883609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138684 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,Civic Engagement,Democracy,Film,ford school,ford school of public policy,gerald r. ford school of public policy,Human Right,human rights,leadership,Open Inquiry,politics,public policy LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium (1120) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251009T110814 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:October Movie Night - Bend it Like Beckham DESCRIPTION:Bend It Like Beckham follows Jess Bhamra\, an 18-year-old British Indian woman living in London\, who dreams of playing professional soccer like her idol\, David Beckham. Despite her passion and natural talent\, Jess faces pressure from her traditional family\, who expect her to focus on academics and prepare for marriage rather than pursue sports. When she befriends Jules\, a fellow soccer enthusiast\, Jess secretly joins a local women’s football team and navigates the challenges of balancing her cultural identity\, family expectations\, and her own aspirations. Heartwarming and humorous\, the film explores themes of cultural conflict\, acceptance\, and the pursuit of one’s dreams.\n\nThis movie night is brought to you by the Ginsberg Student Advisory Board\, whose support of the Ginsberg Center’s work helps to create a culture of community and civic engagement.\n\nPlease note: The movies selected for screening do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Ginsberg Center or its affiliates\, and their inclusion does not constitute an endorsement of any particular viewpoint. UID:140480-21887207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140480 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions,Social Change LOCATION:Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251001T181705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:2nd Spaceout Ambisonics Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Performing Arts Technology proudly presents a two-day-long Ambisonics festival!\n\nJoin us at the Chip Davis Technology Studio to celebrate and experience Ambisonics – an immersive audio technology that surrounds you with sound in 3D space. The festival will feature peer-reviewed Ambisonic compositions and performances from all around the world.\n\nThis is a free event. Please register to reserve your seat.\n\nDates:\nOctober 16\, 7:00 pm\nOctober 17\, 12:30 pm & 4:30 pm UID:139968-21886434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Chip Davis Technology Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T101102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Beetlejuice Movie Night at East Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the East Quad Diversity Peer Educator and ResStaff Coordinator for a spooky evening watching Tim Burton's classic Beetlejuice! All residents are welcome to watch the movie\, eat snacks\, and enjoy a night with the Gender Inclusive Living Experience (GILE) hall. UID:140261-21886841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,community gathering,Halloween,Holiday LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Mulitcultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250922T121540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250522T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris UID:135789-21877265@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135789 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250925T121543 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250922T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris UID:139719-21885947@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T181535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250925T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Robert Morris UID:139904-21886312@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139904 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250929T103806 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T203000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Land\, Language\, and People: Arab and Jewish Imagination in the Late Ottoman Empire DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation between Professors Mostafa Hussein and Eric Covey (Grand Valley State University)\, facilitated by Frankel Center's Interim Director for 2025-26\, Deborah Dash Moore. Their discussion will be followed by a dessert reception. Virtual attendance option available for Ann Arbor audience. \n\nDrawing from his upcoming book\, \"Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine\"\, Dr. Hussein will explore how Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine utilized Arabo-Islamic culture. In the decades before the establishment of a Jewish state in 1948\, native and immigrant Jews in Palestine mediated between Jewish and Arab cultures while navigating their evolving identities as settler colonists. Hebrew Orientalism challenges the conventional view that Hebrew thinkers were dismissive of Arabo-Islamic culture\, revealing how they both adopted and adapted elements of it that enhanced their aims.\n\nFrom Dr. Hussein: I am a historian specializing in modern Israel-Palestine and the neighboring Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East (19th-21st centuries)\, with a focus on the subfield of Jewish-Arab/Muslim studies. Trained in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies\, I employ intellectual history\, cultural history\, and literary analysis to examine the multifaceted relations—religious\, cultural\, intellectual\, and social—between Jews and Arabs/Muslims from medieval to modern times. A central aim of my research is to illuminate how Arab and Jewish scholars in the modern Middle East have reappropriated and repurposed their communities’ shared histories and interwoven legacies. Engaging with these historical interactions provides a rich context for understanding the enduring influence of tradition\, history\, and language on contemporary concerns in the region. My scholarship thus spans multiple fields and disciplines\, reflecting its interdisciplinary and comparative nature. UID:137084-21879527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137084 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Humanities,International,Jewish Studies,Literature,Middle East Studies,Social Impact,Social Sciences LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251121T101442 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Movie Night at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Come unwind at The Connector for a weekly Movie Night! Hosted by the Connector Community Assistants and featuring fresh popped popcorn!\n\nDecember 4: Home Alone UID:138174-21882478@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138174 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Community Building,Community Engagement,community gathering,Food,free,Movie Night,Popcorn LOCATION:The Connector - Room 1520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T101931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Queer & Affirming DESCRIPTION:We'll gather for discussion\, Bible or book studies\, and discover the intersection of faith and identity. This group is for the LGBTQIA2S+ community and allies.\n\nOur discussion for this semester is based on Brandan Roberson's new book\, \"Queer & Christian.\" UID:138707-21883727@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138707 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:LGBT,LGBTQ Graduate Student,Religious LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Pine Room (Lower Level) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T180158 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Revive DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly bible study time! A typical Thursday night revive begins with singing to the Lord\, then a message on key topics in scripture from someone in the club\, followed by discussion in groups.  UID:137471-21880317@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250918T121722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:The U-M Big Band under the direction of Dennis Wilson featuring Kasan Belgrave and Ron Kischuck DESCRIPTION:Join us as the U-M Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Trombone Ensemble perform at Cliff Bell's in Detroit\, featuring multi-woodwind-instrumentalist and Detroit native Kasan Belgrave. The Jazz Trombone Ensemble is joined by featured trombonist Ron Kischuck.\n\n$25 Admission (cover paid at table or bar)\; Reservations available online.\n\nIn preparation for the arrival of the Count Basie Orchestra to the U-M campus\, the Jazz Ensemble will premiere work composed by Professor Dennis Wilson for both ensembles.\n\nThere will be two separate seatings at 7:30pm & 9:30pm for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.\n\nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. UID:139497-21885638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139497 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251016T180329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Game Night DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first social event of the year: Game Night on Thursday\, Oct. 16th\, 8pm-10pm on the Arbor Blu rooftop! We will have games\, but you can bring your own if you'd like! You don't need to be a Bhakti Club member to attend. RSVP here and bring friends! UID:140565-21887353@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140565 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sterling Arbor Blu CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250722T101943 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lindsay Lou DESCRIPTION:“...an artist who has been deftly weaving bluegrass into ethereal\, indie-folk explorations since moving to Nashville from Michigan” –Rolling Stone\n\nLindsay Lou is a siren songbird who made her way into the world of music with groups like The Flatbellys and The Sweet Water Warblers. Adopted by the jamgrass scene\, frequently sitting in with bands like Greensky Bluegrass and writing and performing with Billy Strings\, she has toured all the world with her sweet and powerful sound.\n\nHot off over a year of touring with a folk-rock-quartet to deliver her newest album\, Queen of Time\, Lindsay Lou has returned to a more intimate sound with what she’s calling her Honey Moon Trio. Featuring Wila Frank on guitar\, fiddle and harmonies\, Emma Rose on upright bass and harmonies\, and Lou herself on lead vocals\, guitar and banjo. The trio will be wrapping up a summer of playing music festivals around the country and making Lou’s annual autumn loop around Lake Michigan. They’ll be performing songs from Lou’s extensive discography as well as new arrangements of covers and trad songs. Expect three part harmony fit to sooth the soul\, soulful lead singing\, and flavors of bluegrass and americana. UID:136568-21878862@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136568 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251015T090924 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Orpheus Singers DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Conductors: \nKenneth Sieloff (Bach BWV 140) \nLaura Clapp and Elisha Miller (Bach BWV 150)\nJon Madden (Zelenka *Magnificat*)\nSophie Choate and Charlotte Wang (Perfgolesi)\nGukhui Han (Zelenka *Miserere*)\n\nPROGRAM\n\nCantata BWV 140\, Bach\n*Nach dir Her verlangetmich*\, BWV 150\, Bach \nMagnificat in C Major\, Zelenka\, J.D.\nMagnificat\, Pergolesi\, G.B.\n*Miserere* in C Minor\, ZWV 57\, Zelenka\, J.D. UID:135357-21876748@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Michigan Arts Festival,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250918T121723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251016T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:The U-M Big Band under the direction of Dennis Wilson featuring Kasan Belgrave and Ron Kischuck DESCRIPTION:Join us as the U-M Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Trombone Ensemble perform at Cliff Bell's in Detroit\, featuring multi-woodwind-instrumentalist and Detroit native Kasan Belgrave. The Jazz Trombone Ensemble is joined by featured trombonist Ron Kischuck.\n\n$25 Admission (cover paid at table or bar)\; Reservations available online.\n\nIn preparation for the arrival of the Count Basie Orchestra to the U-M campus\, the Jazz Ensemble will premiere work composed by Professor Dennis Wilson for both ensembles.\n\nThere will be two separate seatings at 7:30pm & 9:30pm for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.\n\nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance. UID:139498-21885639@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139498 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251029T094602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251204T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Gondoliers DESCRIPTION:No description is provided. \nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/overview/6125 for more detail. UID:140796-21887666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:Mendelssohn CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR