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:20260205T060143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ToC Midwest Section Championship DESCRIPTION:The Club Tennis Team will travel to Madison\, WI to compete at the regional championship!  UID:144078-21894620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Madison, WI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260201T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T235959 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. GVSU DESCRIPTION:Home game UID:137369-21880174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137369 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project DESCRIPTION:Making Armenian Americans \nCurators: Michael Pifer (U-M| MES) and Kathryn Babayan (U-M|History)\nProject Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project\n\nMaking Armenian Americans invites viewers into a moment of possibility in the early 20th century\, when Armenians fleeing violence at the end of the Ottoman Empire came to reinvent themselves in the promise of America. Drawn from the archives of Project Save\, these photographs capture different valences of American life\, as experienced\, performed\, and imagined by Armenian immigrants. From naturalization classes to festivals of nations\, from breaking new ground for churches to mundane tableaus of Thanksgiving and Christmas\, this range of photographs offers a glimpse of a community in the making\, one that sought to preserve a memory of its Ottoman past even while anticipating an American future. UID:143388-21892986@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T060241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:TSCHL Playoffs DESCRIPTION:TSCHL Playoffs  UID:144737-21895793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144737 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Goggin Ice Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T123005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:LACS Exhibition. Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador DESCRIPTION:*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador*\nCurator: Ryan B. Morrison | Curatorial Assistant: Isabella H. de Lemos\n\nFebruary 2-26\, 2026\, International Institute Gallery\, 547 Weiser Hall\n\n*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador* traces one of the largest repatriation efforts of Afro-Brazilian art to date. Led by the Detroit-based nonprofit Con/Vida: Popular Arts of the Americas\, the initiative is returning more than 750 works of Afro-Brazilian popular art to Salvador\, Bahia\, where they will enter the collection of the National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture (MUNCAB). Built over three decades through sustained relationships with artists\, families\, and workshops across Northeastern Brazil\, the collection reflects the creative ingenuity\, community memory\, and diasporic traditions that define Afro-Brazilian popular art.\n\nThis exhibition highlights selected works from the broader repatriation effort\, recognizing the artists and cultural stewards in Brazil and Michigan who made this historic return possible. Featured are woodcut prints by João Francisco Borges\, Nilo dos Santos\, Givanildo Francisco da Silva\, and José Miguel da Silva\, alongside examples of *literatura de cordel*—popular printed booklets that combine social commentary\, folklore\, poetry\, and song.\n\nFurther reading and details are available in Portuguese and English at https://myumi.ch/61G23.\n\nPresented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute for the Humanities UID:143613-21893500@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Afro-brazilian Studies,Area Studies,Art,brazil,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T100000 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:134855-21895915@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:20260114T193510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyover Country: DIY Music Flyer Art Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Flyover Country brings together physical reproductions of ephemera and other media from the underground and independent music scenes of the lower Great Lakes region\, spanning from the early 1980s to today. \n\nIn an era when both paper ephemera and digital creations are increasingly fragile and often fleeting\, this exhibit invites viewers to encounter materials not only as sources of information\, but as rare\, expressive artwork shaped by the people\, places\, and moments that produced them.\n\nThe exhibit documents how youth in rural and suburban Midwestern communities have used the tools available to them to build connection\, resilience\, and creative identity\, particularly among artists and musicians from marginalized or underrepresented groups.\n\nYou're invited to take part in drop-in art events to create your own collage-based artwork. Art supplies\, as well as some light refreshments\, will be provided during the drop-in events. All take place in the Shapiro Gallery:\n\nJan 26: Exhibit Open House\, 4-6 pm\nJan 28: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\nFeb 4: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\n\nThe exhibit and events are sponsored by U-M Library and the U-M Arts Initiative. UID:143875-21894175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Gallery (3rd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T123843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interdisciplinary Innovation for Critical Supply Chain Resilience DESCRIPTION:Faculty researchers are invited to join Interdisciplinary Innovation for Critical Supply Chain Resilience\, the Bold Challenges program’s new theme for Pollination. Designed to spark novel ideas and scientific collaborations\, Bold Challenges’ Pollination events convene faculty from across campuses to share their work and uncover potential new interdisciplinary research directions. In anticipation of federal funding interest in strengthening supply chain resilience\, Bold Challenges invites faculty researchers to explore the complex challenges to national preparedness – from cybersecurity to natural disasters to the need for reshoring production and transportation of raw materials and bio-based products.\n\nThis interactive Pollination event will enable researchers from diverse disciplines to share ideas\, gauge research synergies\, and lay the groundwork for competitive research projects around supply chain resilience and adaptiveness. Possible areas of interest may include risk management\; national security and cybersecurity\; sustainability and ethics\; digital transformation and technology\, such as AI/ML\, semiconductors and microelectronics\; advanced manufacturing and biomanufacturing\; pharmaceuticals\; resource utilization\; transportation\; and critical minerals and materials.\n\nBold Challenges also presents opportunities for seed funding to catalyze innovative\, high-impact projects. These opportunities range from $10\,000 (Pollination Awards\, available only to event participants) to $75\,000 (Boost program) to $50\,000-$125\,000 (Accelerate)\; each of these opportunities includes staff support for project management and strategic planning.\n\nEvent Highlights:\n\nExternal funding landscape in supply chain topic areas\nOpportunities to combine strengths for transformative research\nSeeding interdisciplinary teams for critical supply chain research\nSeed funding opportunities to jumpstart collaborative projects\; for Pollination awards\, event participation is required in order to be eligible.\nThe event will be held in the Vandenberg Room in the Michigan League on Friday February 6th from 9:00am to 12:00 pm. This is an in-person event with no hybrid option available. Light breakfast and boxed lunches will be provided. Please register by January 23rd.\n\nIf you have any questions about this form or event details\, please reach out to Kathryn Hendrickson at kathendr@umich.edu. UID:143484-21893283@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143484 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Research LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T165341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lynn Galbreath Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lynn Galbreath\, a Detroit based artist who grew up in Argentina\, is a former recipient of the Creative Artists’ Grant from the Arts Foundation of Michigan and the Michigan Individual Artist Grant from Michigan Council For The Arts. Galbreath’s work has been showcased locally\, nationally and internationally in over 20 solo/two person and over 100 group exhibitions.\n\nGalbreath has an M.F.A. from the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art\, Art History\, & Design\, Wayne State University\, Detroit\, MI\; and a B.F.A. with Permanent K-12 Certification from The Gwen Frostic School of Art\, Western MI University\, Kalamazoo\, MI. Galbreath has chaperoned eleven intensive\, immersive art experiences to Italy\, Spain\, France\, Belgium\, England\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, Austria\, and the Czech Republic. Lynn is a retired Adjunct Associate Professor of Studio Art from Oakland University\, where she has been on the faculty of the Department of Art & Art History since 2000. Lynn has also instructed studio art and design at the College For Creative Studies\, University of Detroit Mercy — School of Architecture\, Macomb Community College\, Wayne State University\, and Bloomfield University School. Her work can be seen in the collections of Oakland University\, Wayne State University\, Detroit Receiving Hospital\, Children’s Hospital of Michigan\, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and numerous private collections.\n\nThis exhibition consists of works from a variety of series created by Galbreath over the years: Telegraph\, Storyboard\, and Working Hard for a Living. Each series represents a unique exploration of themes\, techniques\, and social commentaries that reflect Galbreath’s artistic journey and concerns for the world.\n\nTelegraph explores the aesthetic visual weights and balances between harmony and content\, diving deep into how visual elements can convey messages and emotions. This series invites viewers to reflect on the way art communicates through its formal qualities\, as well as its narrative possibilities. The careful interplay of shapes\, colors\, and textures in these works prompts an examination of the viewer's perception and emotional response. By utilizing abstract forms\, Galbreath encourages an engagement that goes beyond mere observation\, seeking to provoke thought about how aesthetic choices influence understanding and meaning.\n\nOn the other hand\, Storyboard is a series of image-driven installation paintings that vary greatly in size\, showcasing Galbreath’s versatility and creative ingenuity. The titles of the works draw inspiration from the years spent creating visuals for TV commercials and public service announcements\, illustrating how commercial art often intertwines with societal messages. This series emphasizes the profound impact visual narratives have on consumer culture and public perception\, underscoring the artist's belief in the potency of imagery to shape narratives. The installations weave a complex fabric of storytelling that challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with media and the messages they consume daily.\n\nWorking Hard for a Living pays tribute to our sustainable and unsustainable resources\, shedding light on the individuals who toil diligently within these economic frameworks. This series highlights the hard-working suppliers of essential products\, including Farm Market Managers\, Fishmongers\, and Beach Vendors. By portraying these self-employed individuals\, often operating within informal economies\, Galbreath draws attention to the unique challenges they face. These individuals frequently contend with low\, inconsistent incomes\, long hours\, and sometimes exploitative conditions\, fostering a sense of solidarity with those who labor under such circumstances.\n\nFurthermore\, the series invites viewers to confront the broader societal structures that contribute to these inequities. Galbreath's work serves not only as a tribute but also as a call to action to consider how our consumer habits and economic policies affect the livelihoods of others. The layered narratives present in this series open a dialogue about the value we place on labor and the often unseen struggles that support our day-to-day lives. Through these explorations\, Galbreath establishes a multifaceted narrative that intertwines art with activism\, compelling audiences to engage both aesthetically and ethically with the realities depicted in the exhibition. UID:142773-21891442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890850@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894918@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T163232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Terence Swafford Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases a decade of artist Terry Swafford’s work in Detroit\, marking the culmination of years spent composing scenes from the untamed edges of urban communities. These paintings serve as a visual record of Detroit’s transformation\, capturing humanity’s impact on the environment alongside nature’s persistent efforts to reclaim these spaces. As the city continues to change\, many of these depicted scenes are vanishing\, no longer visible in the landscape today. The significance of this documentation goes beyond mere nostalgia\; it invites viewers to reflect on the dynamic interplay between urban development and ecological restoration\, prompting a deeper understanding of how cities evolve while retaining traces of their history.\n\nSwafford’s paintings are created on location and in one session. The natural conditions\, including light\, shadow\, and atmosphere\, change dramatically from hour to hour and day to day\, forcing the artist to respond quickly and decisively. This approach\, born of a direct engagement with the subject and the fleeting nature of the scene\, along with his wet-on-wet technique\, keeps the work fresh and immediate. By immersing himself in the environment\, Swafford captures the diverse textures and vibrant colors that characterize Detroit’s landscape\, imbuing his work with a sense of urgency and spontaneity. Each brushstroke conveys a commitment not only to visual accuracy but also to emotional resonance\, as he strives to encapsulate the spirit of a place that is both loved and contested.\n\nIn addition to these works\, the artist constantly sketches ideas both for paintings and for designing projects in his business. These sketches serve as visual language\, helping him clarify and refine his concepts before bringing them to life. They become a means to communicate ideas to clients and his crew and become an extension of his voice—an academic exercise rooted in artistic practice that fosters collaboration and innovation. The act of sketching also reflects his evolving relationship with the city\, as each drawing encapsulates fleeting moments of inspiration drawn directly from his surroundings. This duality of function—creating art for exhibition and conceptualizing designs for projects—demonstrates Swafford’s versatility and adaptability as an artist.\n\nSwafford received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design\, and while at RISD\, he was part of the European Honors Program. His education not only honed his technical skills but also broadened his artistic perspective through exposure to varied artistic traditions. He has shown his work in both solo and group exhibitions in Chicago\, Kansas City\, and New York State. Each exhibition serves as a testament to his commitment to his craft and his ability to engage diverse audiences\, offering them an opportunity to explore the complex narratives woven into each landscape. UID:142768-21891355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T210000 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:138431-21890615@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:20251216T100358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum. UID:142791-21891561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T212428 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:GISC Conference. Nature & Islamic Creative Expressions DESCRIPTION:Nature & Islamic Creative Expressions\nFebruary 6-7\, 2026\nCahoots\, 206 E Huron St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104\nVisit https://myumi.ch/9p8xx for full conference details.\n\nThe Nature and Islamic Creative Expressions conference\, organized jointly by Aliyah Khan\, Director of the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) and Associate Professor\, and Christiane Gruber\, Professor in the Department of the History of Art and founder of Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online\, will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on February 6-7\, 2026. A dozen scholars and practitioners of global Islamic art and narratives will examine Islam’s relationship to the natural world over the centuries and consider how Islamic thought and Muslim traditions offer alternative solutions to today’s ecological challenges.\n \n We study and leverage the intersections of ecology and spirituality by drawing on the deep knowledge of diverse fields\, including art history\, Islamic philosophy and theology\, Muslim cultural studies\, literary studies\, architecture\, and community activism in locales from the Ottoman Empire to Iran\, Pakistan\, Saudi Arabia\, Nigeria\, and Trinidad. Our aim is to identify what historical and contemporary Islamic perspectives on nature offer to unfolding global conversations about the earth and our shared and symbiotic human\, animal\, and plant futures\, thus building sustainable futures and potentially interrupting the Anthropocene.\n \n Featuring the work of:\n Christiane Gruber | University of Michigan\, Organizer\n Aliyah Khan | University of Michigan\, Organizer\n Omolade Adunbi | University of Michigan\n Katherine Bartsch | University of Adelaide\, Australia\n Patricia Blessing | Stanford University\n Gohar Dashti | Visual Artist\n Anna M. Gade | University of Wisconsin\, Madison\n Sune Haugbølle | Roskilde University\, Denmark\n Charlotte Maury | Louvre Museum\, Paris\n Mohamed Amer Meziane | Brown University\n Amanda Phillips | University of Virginia\n Elizabeth Rauh | The American University in Cairo\n Saleema Waraich | Skidmore College\n\n*Friday\, February 6\, 2026: Past and Present*\n\nWelcome (9:30AM-10AM): Christiane Gruber and Aliyah Khan \n\nMorning Panel 1 (10:00AM-12:00PM): Collecting\, Draining\, and Drowning in Water\nPatricia Blessing\, “Indoor\, Outdoor\, and in Between: Water in Ottoman Mosques”\nElizabeth Rauh\, “Draining Eden: The Ecocide of the Iraqi Wetlands”\nAliyah Khan\, “Muharram in the Caribbean: Drowned Model Tombs and the Oceanic Return to Karbala”\nModerator: Charlotte Karem Albrecht\, Director\, Arab and Muslim American Studies Program\n\nLunch (12:00PM-1:30PM) \n\nAfternoon Panel 2 (1:30PM-3:30PM): Plant Vitalities\nAmanda Phillips\, “Perfection in Bloom: Ottoman Writing About Flowers\, 1650-1750 CE”\nChristiane Gruber\, “God's Greenhouses: Agricultural Mosques and Phyto-Aesthetics in Rural Anatolia”\nCharlotte Maury\, “Visual Representations of the Vital Force of Plants in Islamic Art and its Relation to Animality”\nModerator: Paroma Chatterjee\, Chair\, Department of the History of Art \n\n*Saturday\, February 7\, 2026: Futurities*\n\nMorning Panel 3 (10:00AM-12:00PM): Green Futures\nSaleema Waraich\, “From the ‘City of Gardens’ to ‘Smog Capital of the World’: Ecological Dystopias and Imaginaries in Lahore\, Pakistan”\nMohamed Amer Meziane\, “Who Makes the Anthropocene: Islam\, Ecology\, and the Environmental History of *Orientalism”*\nGohar Dashti\, “Geometries of Belonging: A New Look at Nature Through an Eastern Perspective”\nModerator: Aseman Talebi\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of the History of Art \n\nLunch (12:00PM-1:30PM)\n\nAfternoon Panel 4 (1:30PM-3:30PM): Oil and Desert Ecologies\nOmolade Adunbi\, “The Art of Oil Resistance in the Niger Delta”\nKatherine Bartsch\, “Ephemeral Mosques: Mapping a Network of Faith in Australia’s Unforgiving Desert Interior”\nSune Haugbølle\, “Neom/Nature: Regreening and Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Saudi Arabia”\nModerator: Sena Duran\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of American Culture \n\nBreak (3:30PM-3:45PM)\n\nClosing Remarks (3:45PM-4:30PM): Anna Gade\n\nTo read about the papers being presented\, speaker bios\, & to register to attend\, please visit: https://myumi.ch/9p8xx \n The Nature and Islamic Creative Expressions conference is free and open to all University of Michigan students\, faculty\, staff\, and the public. All sessions will be held at the Cahoots Ann Arbor Event Space\, 206 E. Huron St.\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan 48104.\n \n This conference is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and the Department of the History of Art\, and cosponsored by: the Institute for the Humanities\, the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\, the Department of American Culture\, the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program\, the Program in the Environment\, the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies and the Islamophobia Working Group.\n \n\nAccommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Email: -- islamicstudies@umich.edu UID:144462-21895388@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144462 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african diaspora,African Studies,Arab And Muslim American Studies,Area Studies,Art,Art History,Arts of Islam,Global Islamic Studies,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250731T161854 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MORE Committee Workshop (FACULTY): Getting Your Mentoring Relationship Off to a Good Start DESCRIPTION:Developed by the MORE Committee\, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles\, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then\, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs\, goals\, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans\, 83 percent find those plans useful. Registration and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/6167J. UID:136862-21879247@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136862 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:VIRTUAL CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T100140 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MORE Committee Workshop (STUDENT): Getting Your Mentoring Relationship Off to a Good Start DESCRIPTION:Developed by the MORE Committee\, this workshop helps enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and faculty mentor by facilitating the development of shared expectations. Mentors and mentees work independently in separate sessions to identify their own objectives and styles\, and consider strategies for dealing with possible challenges. Then\, student-faculty pairs work together to develop a written mentoring plan as a means of codifying some of the most important elements (needs\, goals\, mutual expectations) of a two-way mentoring relationship. Among Rackham doctoral students who have written mentoring plans\, 83 percent find those plans useful. Registration and attendance at the same workshop are required of both the faculty and the student. Separate registration for faculty is available at: https://myumi.ch/2r6kn. UID:136863-21879253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136863 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:VIRTUAL CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T093408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T110000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation.\n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like!\n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu). UID:143170-21892361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143170 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Central America,Coffee,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Engaged Learning,Europe,European,Food,Free,Games,Intercultural,International,Language,Languages,Latin America,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T125956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Ann Lee\, Professor\, Department of Statistics & Data Science\, Carnegie Mellon University DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Scientific inference often involves inferring internal key parameters that determine the outcome of a complex physical phenomenon. The data themselves may come in the form of a labeled set that implicitly encodes the likelihood function\; for example\, in the form of (i) pairs of parameters and observable data according to a mechanistic (simulator) model\, or as (ii) observed data and parameters 'measured' with high precision via an auxiliary experiment. We refer to inference in both intractable likelihood settings as \"Likelihood-Free Inference'\" (LFI). The application of neural density estimators and generative models to scientific LFI settings is becoming increasingly widespread. However\, high-posterior density (HPD) regions derived from these density estimators do not necessarily have a high probability of including the true parameter of interest\, even if the posterior is well-estimated and the labeled data have the same distribution as the target distribution. Furthermore\, if the prior distribution is poorly specified\, then the HPD regions could severely undercover and/or be biased\, thereby leading to misleading scientific conclusions. In this talk\, I will present new LFI methodology and algorithms for leveraging neural density estimators to produce confidence regions that have (i) nominal frequentist coverage for any value of the (unknown) parameter\, even with just one observation (sample size n=1)\, and (ii) smaller average area (yielding higher constraining power) if the prior is well-specified. I will illustrate our methods on examples from astronomy and high-energy physics\, and discuss where we stand and what challenges still remain. UID:143585-21893425@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250821T100218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Write with ME! DESCRIPTION:Working on an abstract? Polishing up your resume? Writing a paper or dissertation?\n\nJoin us for our new Mechanical Engineering Department writing group\, “Write with ME!”\n\nAll ME undergrads\, grads\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join us for any of their writing needs.\n\nCommunity & support\nConnect with peers\, share your writing\, exchange feedback\, and brainstorm solutions to writing challenges.\n\nAccountability & consistency\nSharpen your writing skills and develop positive\, consistent writing routines. Learn from other members of the ME department!\n\nFood & flexibility\nNo need to attend every week! Drop in at any time\, and leave at any time. Light snacks\, coffee\, and tea will be available.\n\nWeekly on Fridays\, starting September 12\n2636 G.G.B\n10 am – 12 pm UID:137880-21880967@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate Students,Mechanical Engineering,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:GG Brown Laboratory - 2636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stamps School’s annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition is a showcase of outstanding work produced by Stamps undergraduate students\, taking place at Stamps Gallery from January 30-February 21\, 2026. The opening reception will take place on January 30 from 6-8 p.m.\n\nA highly anticipated Stamps School tradition\, the objectives of the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition are: \n\n\n\nEncourage the creation of high-quality\, innovative art and design work.\n\nTeach students how to navigate juried exhibitions.\n\nPromote participation in Stamps’ vibrant cultural community.\nJurors\n\nCarlos Diaz is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow and a Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Photography Department (1995-2000) at the College for Creative Studies\, Detroit\, MI where he taught for 37 years. Diaz received a BFA from College for Creative Studies in 1980 and an MFA from the University of Michigan in 1983.\n\nPatricia Villalobos Echeverría (Nicaragua/USA)\, Professor of Art at Western Michigan University\, engages a transdisciplinary practice encompassing printmaking\, photography\, video\, installation\, and participatory frameworks to interrogate migration\, displacement\, and transformation. Exhibited internationally\, she holds a Doctor of Arts (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art & Design)\, MFA\, and BFA\, with residencies including MacDowell and Ox-Bow.\n\n\n\nJessica Levy is the Co-Founder of Hourglass Advisory\, a New York-based art advisory firm specializing in curated collections for contemporary spaces. She holds an MFA from NYU and a BFA from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design\, and serves on the Stamps School’s Dean’s Advisory Council. Levy’s background spans media including ceramics\, fibers\, and industrial design. \nTimeline\n\n\n\nExhibition Opening Reception at Stamps Gallery: January 30\, 6-8pm\n\nWalkthrough with the Artists & Designers: January 31\, 2-4pm\n\nExhibition Dates: January 30-February 21\, 2026\n\nFor more information\, contact sclegg@umich.edu. UID:139627-21885812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000) DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu. UID:144249-21895000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\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:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881289@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T092412 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bate-Papo: Portuguese Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:-Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and light snacks while improving your Portuguese! All language levels are welcome.\n\n-Meet in the RLL Commons: located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nQuestions? Contact Maria Teresa Mattos at (mtmattos@umich.edu). UID:143753-21893742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143753 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Brazil,Coffee,Communication,Community,Community Based Learning,Community Engagement,Culture,Discussion,Europe,Faculty,Food,Free,Games,Global,Global Engagement,Humanities,In Person,Media,Mulitcultural,Multilingual,Portuguese,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Storytelling,Talk,Translate,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T181646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:BFA Theatre & Drama Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays\, musicals\, dance concerts\, and operas at the University of Michigan. Explore the work of the Theatre & Drama department’s undergraduate stage managers\, designers\, and technicians.\n\nOpening Reception: January 23\, 2026\, 4:30 to 5:30 pm\n\nOpen January 27 – February 6\, 2026\nGallery Hours:\nTues – Fri\, Noon to 6:00 pm\nSunday\, Noon to 6:00 pm\n(Closed Saturday & Monday) UID:144066-21894605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144066 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,North Campus,Research,Theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T060136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Big Dawgs Tournament DESCRIPTION:Georgia tournament 2/6-2/8 UID:143521-21893333@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143521 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Bell Memorial Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T113320 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Virtual Engineering Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The Virtual Engineering Career Fair will be held on Friday\, February 6\, 2026 from 12-5 PM ET. This event is intended to help students connect with employers for full-time\, internship and co-op employment opportunities.\n\nThis event will be held in Career Fair Plus (CF+)\n - Sign ups open on Tuesday\, February 3 at 5:00 PM for all Engineering\, CS\, and DS students and alumni within 1 year\n - Sign ups for 1-on-1 meetings close on February 6 at 12 PM\n\nView more information in Career Fair Plus (CF+) UID:143187-21892402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143187 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T090622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Flash Talk | Learning Through Play: Childhood and Textile Craft in Roman Egypt DESCRIPTION:What can a child’s toy teach us about ancient learning? At Karanis\, small tools reveal how children in Roman Egypt practiced real skills through play.\n\nIn this Flash Talk\, Heidi Hilliker (PhD candidate in U-M’s Department of Middle East Studies) will provide an overview of the Kelsey in Focus case she curated exploring how craft knowledge was passed down within Karanis households.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators\, staff members\, researchers\, graduate students\, and guests talking about their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Flash Talks are free and open to all visitors.\n\nTo register for this lecture\, fill out the form at https://forms.gle/LhmCEg5EoU2FbVSk7. Zoom log-in information will be provided upon registration. Please sign up by 9:30 AM the day of the event to ensure you receive a confirmation email containing the access code. UID:143995-21894382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143995 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Archaeology,Children,Free,Graduate Students,History,Lecture,Middle East Studies,Research,Talk,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T093432 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:143758-21893933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T110427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kreativwerkstatt DESCRIPTION:Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting\, coloring\, painting\, drawing\, knitting\, sewing\, crochet\, embroidery\, origami? You will combine speaking German\, any level welcome\, beginners included\, and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects\, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. Contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) with questions. UID:144358-21895205@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3117 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T120328 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Internship Scholarship Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about the LSA Internship Scholarship? Drop in during our virtual office hours! Whether you need help with your application or have any other questions\, we’re here to help. Pop into our Zoom session at a time that works for you. These drop-in style office hours are designed for students who have questions regarding the LSA Internship Scholarship Application or internship eligibility requirements.\n\nClick the link in the side bar for your timeslot today! Be sure to toggle to 1/9/2026.\nThe final deadline for the scholarship is April 15!\n\nCan't make it? Check out our other dates below: \nJanuary 23rd\nFebruary 6th\nFebruary 27th\nMarch 13th\nMarch 27th\nApril 10th UID:142414-21891731@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142414 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Internship,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260121T141433 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Membrane Protein Folding: What Lipids Do? DESCRIPTION:My talk addresses two questions regarding how the lipid bilayer environment in cells mediates folding and function of membrane proteins: 1) Is the lipid bilayer a good solvent for the denatured states of membrane proteins? 2) What is the role of lipid solvation in the stability and cooperativity of membrane proteins? We have developed an array of “steric trapping”-based methods to delineate the thermodynamic stability\, conformational features of the denatured states\, and residue interaction network of membrane proteins. Using the intramembrane protease GlpG of E. coli as a model\, we find that the bilayer environment 1) induces contraction but not collapse of the denatured state of GlpG\, 2) enhances the stability of the protein by facilitating the residue burial in the protein interior\, and 3) strengthens the residue-interaction network such that the whole residue-packed regions can act as a single cooperative unit. I will discuss how these properties shed light and cast shadows on the folding\, quality control\, and function of membrane proteins. UID:144264-21895048@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144264 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biophysics LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T173930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Museum Studies Program Virtual Open House for Prospective Students DESCRIPTION:The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2026 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts\, humanities\, natural and social sciences\, and technology and provides countless opportunities to apply theories in a vast array of museums and cultural institutions on campus\, in the region\, nationally and around the world.\n\nThe MSP curriculum examines the role of museums in society as sites of memory\, learning\, research\, cultural production\, public scholarship\, civic engagement\, and entertainment. The 12-credit certificate program consists of the Museum Studies Seminar (Fall and Winter terms\, 6 credits)\, approved electives (6 credits)\, and a funded internship. It prepares students for academic and professional careers in museums\, heritage sites\, arboretums\, botanical gardens\, zoos and other living collections\, and universities.\n\nApplication Deadline: February 27\, 2026\n\nApplication information can be found here: https://ummsp.rackham.umich.edu/tribe-event/virtual-open-house-for-prospective-students-3/ UID:143231-21892532@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143231 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:American Culture,Art History,Classical Studies,Graduate Students,History,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,Museum LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T104411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:NERS Colloquium: The Impact of U-M’s First Observation of DT Fusion DESCRIPTION:Bio:\nMark Chadwick is the Associate Laboratory Director for Los Alamos’ Simulation\, Computing & Theory (ALDSCT) directorate\, advancing the high-performance computing\, algorithms\, and theoretical science that underpin stockpile modernization and broader national security missions and AI and quantum discovery science. He previously served as interim Los Alamos Deputy Director for Science\, Technology & Engineering and as chief scientist/operating officer for Weapons Physics. He also served as program director for National Nuclear Security Administration experimental science programs and as division leader for simulation codes in ALDX. Chadwick has led the US nuclear data evaluation collaboration Evaluated Nuclear Data Files (ENDF) for almost three decades\, creating the world’s highest-fidelity databases used worldwide in radiation transport codes\, including the Laboratory’s Monte Carlo N-Particle code. Chadwick is an APS\, ANS and LANL Fellow. He has published articles on technical fission and fusion history as well as in nuclear science.\n\nAbstract :\nI describe the history of fusion\, from a crucial breakthrough at Michigan in 1938 (that had been forgotten) through Los Alamos’s pioneering fusion measurements in the 1940s-1950s\, to the modern quest for controlled fusion energy. I will describe how UM’s first observation of DT fusion helped launch Oppenheimer and Teller’s drive for harnessing fusion. I will also explain how DT fusion created 10^67 J of energy 13.8 billion years ago. \n\nThe NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field. UID:142957-21891851@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142957 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 220 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T060024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Nittany Lion Invitational 2026 DESCRIPTION:We are so excited for our first travel meet of the season! Also the first meet where both our men's and women's team will be competing! UID:142342-21890572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142342 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Penn State Campus Recreation CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Revolutionary Paine: Andy Murphy Student-Curated Class Exhibit Common Sense DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10\, 1776\, with an initial print run of just 1\,000 copies\; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:143999-21894413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143999 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Americana,Exhibit,Exhibition,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260203T164943 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Settlement Organization and Interaction in the Upper Belize River Valley: The View from Ek Tzul DESCRIPTION:Decades of settlement survey in the upper Belize River Valley of western Belize have revealed a multi-tier site hierarchy of ruling elites\, intermediate elites\, and commoners of varying status. The large temples at the polity capitals have drawn archaeological attention since the early 20th century resulting in a wealth of knowledge on how the ruling elites of ancient Maya society lived. Yet comparatively little work has examined how intermediate elites\, those who occupy the middle zone between the rulers and the commoners\, functioned and the strategies they employed to retain favor with both their overlords and supporters. Excavations and survey over the last four years at the previously unrecorded secondary center of Ek Tzul attempt to answer these questions. The result is a better understanding of how the ancient Maya of the upper Belize Valley interacted at both the local and regional level and how the intermediate elites of Ek Tzul mediated these interactions. UID:144997-21896259@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144997 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Archaeology LOCATION:School of Education - 1322 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T133709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Study Abroad in Sorrento\, Italy - Fall/AY 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor\, Joy Richardson\, and Sant'Anna Institute staff to learn more about the CGIS: Humanities and Social Sciences in Sorrento (Italy) program\, the application process\, the academics\, and life in Sorrento.Please note that both of these sessions will be virtual over Zoom. Both sessions will contain the same info\, so students have the option to choose either one to attend.To learn more\, visit the M-Compass brochure:https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=12125 and the Sant'Anna Institute website: https://www.santannainstitute.com/. UID:144921-21896152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,global,global opportunities,international,International Education,Italian,Italian Studies,Sessions,study abroad,Travel LOCATION:Vritual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T112053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Take a Survey\, Take a Slice DESCRIPTION:Free pizza offered to current undergrad students aged 18+ ONLY in exchange for completing a leadership-focused survey. UID:143958-21894324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser Hall, 8th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T101212 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Take a Survey\, Take a Slice DESCRIPTION:Join us on the 8th floor of Weiser Hall from 12–2 PM on Wednesday\, February 4th\, and Friday\, February 6th for FREE PIZZA in exchange for completing a leadership survey.\n\nYour input helps the Barger Leadership Institute and other campus organizations better understand how to offer meaningful leadership opportunities. The survey is run by CELO (Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunities)\, one of the world’s largest and longest-running youth leadership research programs\, and your data is fully anonymous and securely stored.\n\nCheck your email from MSL (Jan 12) for the survey link\nNo email? We will share a link with you to use at the event!\n\nWhat you’ll be asked about:\n-> Leadership experiences in and out of the classroom\n-> Campus involvement & sense of belonging\n-> Skills\, values\, and perspectives you’ve developed at U-M\n\nThe details:\n-> An online survey that takes about 20 minutes\n-> Participation is completely voluntary\n-> Must be a current U-M undergraduate and 18+ to participate UID:143504-21896128@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143504 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Barger Leadership Institute,Bli,Food,Free,Leadership,Undergraduate LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 8th Floor, BLI Open Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T181708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vinson Lam\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Vinson Lam performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:144332-21895175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144332 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260427T090939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 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 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884334@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:20260204T111402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Opportunity Hub Pop-Up Coaching DESCRIPTION:Pop Up Coaching at the LSA Opportunity Hub presents a low stakes opportunity for students to stop by our office\, grab some popcorn\, and engage in a brief 10-15 minute career coaching conversation with one of our career coaches\, in addition to learning about our other services and offerings! \n\nPop Up Coaching is held on select Fridays during the Fall and Winter semesters in the LSA Building from 1-3 PM-- No appointment necessary! UID:136450-21894793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Early Career Exploration,Lsa Opportunity Hub,Studentcaregiversweek2025,Studentcaregiversweek25,Undergraduate LOCATION:LSA Building - Opportunity Hub suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T145217 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T134500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops Focus Groups DESCRIPTION:This focus group is intended for graduate faculty to share their experiences serving as faculty advisors for Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops.\n\nGraduate faculty are encouraged to attend one of the two scheduled sessions. If you have already registered for one session but are unable to attend and would like to participate in the other session\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu for assistance. UID:143017-21891949@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143017 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T123148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1894061Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab. We will discuss and educate you on…- Design and format- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Student or Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on theHappening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:144204-21894839@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144204 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:20260413T104859 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T134500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892199@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T100809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Type theory seminar: Natural numbers DESCRIPTION:This is a learning seminar on dependent type theory\, following Egbert Rijke's book \"Introduction to Homotopy Type Theory.\" This talk will cover chapter 3 of Rijke's book\, on the natural number type. UID:144681-21895687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T121700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon & Sarah Penrose\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Jenna Moon & Sarah Penrose perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:144366-21895236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144366 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T103027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Realizing the potential of community-led\, science-driven participatory modeling: A case in green infrastructure planning DESCRIPTION:Participatory modeling (PM) is particularly well-suited to address complex socio-environmental problems like climate hazards and their implications on sustainable resource management and landscape planning. Despite its potential to inform planning and policy\, particularly in conflictive contexts\, PM has yet to become a mainstream practice for decision-making. While most of the PM research and development has focused on modeling tools and engagement techniques\, multiple other dimensions must be recognized and articulated for impactful planning support. I present a PM platform\, Fora.ai\, that is supportive of the iterative steps in PM: problem definition and goal setting\, preference elicitation\, collaborative scenario-building\, simulation\, tradeoff deliberation\, and solution-building. I demonstrate the platform’s effectiveness when embedded in a stakeholder-led process that integrates diverse knowledge\, data sources\, and values in pursuit of impactful green infrastructure (GI) planning to address flooding. I show how the combination of specific facilitation practices and platform features leveraged the power of data\, computational modeling\, and social complexity to contribute to collaborative learning\, creative and convergent solution-building for urban sustainability and climate resilience. UID:141748-21889269@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data Collection,Discussion,Environment,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Natural Sciences,Org Studies,Org. Studies,Organizational Studies,Presentation,Science,seminar,Sociology,Speaker,Talk LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R2240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T145159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Frequency Fridays DESCRIPTION:Explore video editing with Cap Cut this week!\n\nFrequency Fridays is a weekly media workshop series\, every Friday from 2-3pm in the Design Lab PIE Space on the first floor of Shapiro. Workshops will feature instruction in music production\, video editing\, sound design\, motion graphics\, and more. All skill levels welcome.\n\nIf you have questions about Frequency Fridays\, please reach out to alvin hill\, the library's Media Production Specialist\, at munk@umich.edu. UID:144712-21895753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Design Lab PIE Space, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T123148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1894091Are 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.#UCC UID:144207-21894842@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260413T104336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21892280@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T235530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Ehrhart h*-polynomials of positroid polytopes (combinatorics seminar) DESCRIPTION:A positroid is a matroid realized by a matrix such that all maximal minors are non-negative. Positroid polytopes are matroid polytopes of positroids. In particular\, they are lattice polytopes. The Ehrhart polynomial of a lattice polytope counts the number of integer points in the dilation of that polytope. The Ehrhart series is the generating function of the Ehrhart polynomial\, which is a rational function with the numerator called the h^*-polynomial. We compute the h^*-polynomials of an arbitrary positroid polytope by a family of shelling orders of it. We also compute the h^*-polynomial of any positroid polytope with some facets removed\, and we relate it to the descents of permutations. Our result generalizes that of Early\, Kim\, and Li for hypersimplices. UID:139434-21885541@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T120723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Discrete Ricci Curvatures for Hypernetworks DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We present a brief overview of some notions of discrete curvatures for hypernetworks. In particular\, we focus on the adaptation of the Forman-Ricci curvature to the hypernetworks setting\, and its applications to genetic networks\, more specifically to the understanding of dynamics pluripotent stem cells and cancer cells. We next concentrate on Ollivier-Ricci curvature based hypernetworks curvatures\, and in particular on a newly proposed Ricci curvature for hypernetworks stemming from the generalized Wasserstein distance of Piccoli and Rossi and motivated\, again\, by biological networks.\n\nContact: Indika Rajapakse UID:141896-21889611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T142055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Dr. Margaret Price\, Exploring the Politics of Disability\, Accompaniment\, and Collective Accountability DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr. Margaret Price (Professor of English and Director of the Disability Studies Program at The Ohio State University) argues for a turn toward collective accountability in order to make academe more accessible for all marginalized persons\, including those with disabilities. Drawing upon her award-winning books Mad at School and Crip Spacetime: Access\, Failure\, and Accountability in Academic Life\, Price shares findings based on a survey and interview study conducted with more than 300 disabled faculty and staff members. Their talk focuses particularly on the concept of “accompaniment\,” which refers to relations between humans\, objects\, technologies\, spaces\, and animals. She closes with a discussion of accountability and gathering\, emphasizing the need for collectivity in order to find more sustainable and restorative ways of moving together.\nBio: Dr. Margaret Price (she/they) is Professor of English (Writing\, Rhetoric & Literacy) at The Ohio State University\, where she also serves as Director of the Disability Studies Program. She is the author of the award-winning books Crip Spacetime (Duke University Press\, 2024) and Mad at School (University of Michigan Press\, 2011). In 2022\, they traveled to Gothenburg\, Sweden on a Fulbright Grant focusing on critical interpretations of universal design. Margaret is now at work on a project focused on cognitive disability\, gathering\, and collective access. Their personal website can be found at http://margaretprice.wordpress.com.We want to make our event accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate\, please contact Ann Heffernan (akheff@umich.edu) or Emmalon Davis (davisemm@umich.edu)Funding for this talk was generously provided by the Provost's Disability Scholarship Initiative UID:144639-21895620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144639 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploring the Politics of Disability\, Accompaniment\, and Collective Accountability DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr. Margaret Price argues for a turn toward collective accountability to make the academe more accessible for all marginalized persons\, including those with disabilities. Drawing upon her award-winning books Mad at School and Crip Spacetime: Access\, Failure\, and Accountability in Academic Life\, Price shares findings based on a survey and interview study conducted with more than 300 disabled faculty and staff members. Their talk focuses particularly on the concept of “accompaniment\,” which refers to relations between humans\, objects\, technologies\, spaces\, and animals. She closes with a discussion of accountability and gathering\, emphasizing the need for collectivity to find more sustainable and restorative ways of moving together.\n\nDr. Margaret Price (she/they) is Professor of English (Writing\, Rhetoric & Literacy) at The Ohio State University\, where she also serves as Director of the Disability Studies Program. She is the author of the award-winning books Crip Spacetime (Duke University Press\, 2024) and Mad at School (University of Michigan Press\, 2011). In 2022\, they traveled to Gothenburg\, Sweden\, on a Fulbright Grant focusing on critical interpretations of universal design. Margaret is now at work on a project focused on cognitive disability\, gathering\, and collective access.\n\nRegister to attend: https://myumi.ch/D8DGG\n\nWe want to make our event accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you need other accommodations\, please include this info in your registration or contact Ann Heffernan (akheff@umich.edu) or Emmalon Davis (davisemm@umich.edu).\n\nThis event is part of the (Doing) Disability research from the (Disabled Margins) project. Funding for this event was provided by the Provost's Disability Scholarship Initiative. UID:144642-21895626@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144642 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T135735 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:History of Soul Food at Stockwell DESCRIPTION:Join the Stockwell Diversity Peer Educator in celebrating Black History Month by exploring the history of soul food while enjoying a few classic dishes (available while supplies last)! All are welcome to join the festivities! UID:144852-21896021@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Community Engagement,Free Food LOCATION:Stockwell Hall - Rosa Parks Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260413T104859 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T154500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892208@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T000439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: The Cone Theorem and the Classification of Threefold Contractions DESCRIPTION:The Cone Theorem describes the cone of effective curves on a projective variety by showing that all K_X-negative directions are generated by extremal rays spanned by rational curves. We will discuss how these rays correspond to specific geometric contractions—divisorial contractions\, fiber spaces\, and flips—which drive the Minimal Model Program. Finally\, we use a projective threefold example to show how rational curves explicitly determine the possible contractions. UID:144894-21896110@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T110419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p and Rooting for Change Cafe (3rd Floor Palmer Commons) every other Wednesday from 5-6p UID:138091-21891106@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T101142 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Broxton Bird DESCRIPTION:Increased midcontinental United States flooding in recent decades has been attributed to increasing annual precipitation and more frequent extreme rainfall events. But whether or not these trends reflect natural climate flood dynamics is difficult to determine because the modern landscape has been fundamentally altered by human activities and instrumental climate and stream discharge records typically span less than 100 years. In this talk I will present data from midcontinental kettle and floodplain lake sediment archives that respectively preserve long-term information about past climate and flooding regimes. The data show that climate-flood relationships prior to Euro-American settlement were dependent on a stream’s watershed size. Specifically\, medium to small watersheds (10\,000s km2 to 100s km2) were sensitive to the frequency of rainstorm events\, whereas large watersheds (>100\,000’s km2) were sensitive to spring snowmelt intensity. The current trend toward increased flooding on streams of all sizes reflects a departure from “natural” climate-flood dynamics that is driven in large part by human landscape modifications. Continued increases annual precipitation and extreme rainfall events are\, therefore\, likely further exacerbate flooding in the midcontinental US. UID:144678-21895680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144678 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T093133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Anthro-History Returns DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Anthro-History Symposium includes three panels reflecting the state of the field(s) across three conceptual problems in Anthropology and History. Each panel is organized by current Anthro-History students and will feature three Anthro-History alumni presenting on their research. We hope to provide an opportunity for lively discussion across generations of Anthro-Historians and with the broader U-M community\, and would welcome your participation. This year’s symposium is generously endowed by Professor Sally C. Humphreys\, who advocated for critical interdisciplinary scholarship throughout her academic career as an ancient historian.\n\nProgram\n\nFriday\, February 6\n5:00 pm: Opening Remarks\nPamela Ballinger (University of Michigan) and Edward Murphy (Michigan State University\, '07)\n\nSaturday\, February 7\n\n9:30-11:30 am: Value: Money Moves: Labor\, Migration\, and Financial Technologies\nOrganizers: Amelia Burke\, Colin Garon\, Simon Rakei (University of Michigan)\nPanelists: Kevin Donovan (University of Edinburgh\, '19)\, David E. Pedersen (University of California\, San Diego\, '04)\, Andrea Wright (William & Mary\, '15)\n\n12:30-2:30 pm: Authority: Contesting Religious/Secular Temporalities & Authorities\nOrganizers: Amir Marshi\, Kai Ngu (University of Michigan)\nPanelists: Ismail Fajrie Alatas (New York University\, '16)\, Roxana Aras (New York University\, ‘24)\, Amir Syed (University of Virginia\, ‘17)\n\n2:45 PM-4:45 PM: Temporality: The Archive is Not Enough: Oral Histories and Embodied Memory \nOrganizers: Oto Gulbani\, Talitha Pam\, Daniel Varela (University of Michigan)\nPanelists: Paul K. Eiss (Carnegie Mellon University\, ‘00)\, Bruno Renero-Hannan (State University of New York at Geneseo\, ‘19)\, Emanuela Grama (Carnegie Mellon University\, ‘10) UID:144992-21896249@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144992 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,History LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T120250 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Design Your Valentine DESCRIPTION:The Figma Ambassador team at UMich is excited to host a Design Your Valentine event!\n🎁 Candy Grams\nDesign and print custom stickers in Figma for your loved ones + build your own candy bags 🍬\n😍 Pitch & Pair\nGot a (shy) friend that would make a great partner? Come pitch your friend to potential investors and sell why you think your friend deserves a chance with them! Participants will be entered into a raffle for exclusive Figma swag 👀✨\nRSVP via this link\nBring your friends + spread the love 💕\n📍 \nFriday\, Feb 6 \nCCCB 0420 5:00–8:30 PM UID:144807-21895976@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144807 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:CCCB 0420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T140100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:138768-21883838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T120307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Game Nights DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we play Star Wars themed board games\, card games\, video games\, or dive into the lore of the franchise through debates! UID:144956-21896200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144956 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T113726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:All The Flowers Festival DESCRIPTION:All The Flowers Festival is a queer and feminist theater festival happening on North Campus from February 4th-7th\, headlined by internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller. Tim Miller is well known for being a member of the “NEA Four\,” a group of artists who sued the National Endowment for the Arts for pulling funding for their projects related to queer identity during the culture wars of the 1990s. \nThe festival consists of 8 performances ranging from new musicals and theater\, to chamber music and dance with all original work made by queer and/or female identifying performing artists. UID:144181-21894796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Art,Art Workshop,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Chamber Music,Dance,Drag,drama,Festival,focus on women,In Person,Interdisciplinary,LGBT,Mutotix,North Campus,Performance Art,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T142705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Exploring The Black Action Movement at West Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the West Quad Diversity Peer Educators for a brief discussion and celebration of the history and legacy of the Black Action Movement! All are welcome to join! UID:144857-21896052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Community Engagement,Discussion,Free Food LOCATION:West Quadrangle - Asubuhi Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T101627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company DESCRIPTION:Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company is a multidisciplinary\, coming-of-age contemporary dance company established in Singapore in 2020. Our performances inspire and motivate audiences to spring up and take bold steps towards embracing one’s full potential in the arts and in life. Our motto\, “let’s break standards” epitomizes our goal to revolutionize and destabilize typical approaches towards the conventional modern dance industry\, both on stage and in the studios. UID:142507-21891053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Festival,Mutotix LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T181517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251130T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Wrestling vs Penn State DESCRIPTION:Wrestling vs Penn State UID:142250-21890270@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Wrestling LOCATION:Cliff Keen Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T180129 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Family Time DESCRIPTION:Once a month all together at 1001 Green Rd at 6:30pm with dinner. Jan. 9\, Feb. 6 & Mar. 13 UID:143438-21893171@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143438 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Local Church in Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T121638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Takeshi Nagayasu\, piano DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in piano performance Takeshi Nagayasu performs a dissertation recital. UID:143344-21892933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T180252 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T210000 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:Christian Campus Devotional (Games) DESCRIPTION:Christian Campus Devotional (Games) is a fun time when we get to know more people and hang out playing games. There will be a large group game and smaller games as well. We would love to have you there!! We have people from the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. Come\, have fun\, and kick it with us!! UID:144884-21896092@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144884 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T105503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:El Laberinto del Coco: Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion Ensemble live concert and dance party DESCRIPTION:Groove to the irresistible\, rhythmic beats of Puerto Rico!\n\nEl Laberinto del Coco is a groundbreaking Puerto Rican Bomba fusion ensemble dedicated to preserving\, expanding\, and reimagining one of the island’s oldest Afro–Puerto Rican musical traditions. Rooted in Bomba’s deep African diasporic heritage\, the project fuses traditional rhythms\, dance\, and call-and-response with jazz\, funk\, Afro-Caribbean\, and contemporary global sounds\, creating an electrifying and immersive live experience. Led by percussionist and composer Héctor “Coco” Bárez\, the ensemble brings together 14 musicians committed to cultural continuity\, innovation\, and collective expression.\n\nFuel up with tasty treats and sips – desserts and beverages will be provided!\n\nPresented by the Center for World Performance Studies in collaboration with the U-M Department of American Culture and Latina/o Studies Program.\n\n*If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event\, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies at cwps.information@umich.edu at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.* UID:143537-21893364@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Culture,Dance,Diversity,Free,Music LOCATION:Michigan League - League Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T105226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T083000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Friends of the UMMP Fossil Club Meeting DESCRIPTION:The monthly Friends of the UMMP meeting will be hybrid with an in person component at the Research Museum Center and a Zoom option. The doors will open around 7:00pm\, and the Zoom room will open around 7:15pm. The meeting will start at 7:30pm.\n\nContact bauerjen@umich.edu to request access to the Zoom link.\n\nThis month we have the pleasure of hosting Rich Bacolor\, the Assistant Director of Education at the Museum of Natural History. Rich will help us understand where the education team stands with programming and other needs under his leadership. And hopefully on how we can work together in the future! UID:144837-21896002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144837 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum Of Paleontology,Paleontology,Research Museums Center LOCATION:Research Museums Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T181518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251130T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Michigan State UID:142251-21890271@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T230000 SUMMARY:Tours:Telescope Observing DESCRIPTION:Join us to observe the night sky with the 1857 Fitz telescope and our collection of modern instruments.\n\nLocated on Central Campus next to Alice Lloyd Hall and Couzens Hall. Free admission\; no registration required.\n\nThe Observatory will be open for exploration even if the weather does not permit telescope observing. We strive to always have interesting things for you to do!\n\nLast visitors admitted 30 minutes prior to closing. UID:143097-21892074@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T133459 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Wynton Marsalis's \"The Jungle\" DESCRIPTION:In October 2022\, UMS hosted an intensive weeklong residency with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra that included two concerts\, a School Day Performance\, multiple residency activities on and off campus\, and a halftime performance at the Michigan football game. While a February residency precludes an appearance on the 50-yard line\, we’re thrilled that Wynton and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will return for another distinctive UMS residency this year.\n\nMarsalis’s Symphony No. 4\, “The Jungle\,” was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premiered in December 2016\; it has only been performed three times in the US since it was written. The six-movement symphony for jazz band and orchestra takes the dense mosaic of New York City as its inspiration. Marsalis’s masterwork highlights the paradoxes that define New York City\, where wealth and poverty\, grit and romance\, and unlimited growth and stagnation all coexist. But it’s also a meditation on what being human means today — a wide-scale attempt to understand the maelstrom of modern life and remind us all what brings us together. UID:137165-21879835@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Classical,classical music,concert,hill auditorium,Jazz,Trumpet,UMS,university musical society LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T113726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:All The Flowers Festival DESCRIPTION:All The Flowers Festival is a queer and feminist theater festival happening on North Campus from February 4th-7th\, headlined by internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller. Tim Miller is well known for being a member of the “NEA Four\,” a group of artists who sued the National Endowment for the Arts for pulling funding for their projects related to queer identity during the culture wars of the 1990s. \nThe festival consists of 8 performances ranging from new musicals and theater\, to chamber music and dance with all original work made by queer and/or female identifying performing artists. UID:144181-21894800@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Art,Art Workshop,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Chamber Music,Dance,Drag,drama,Festival,focus on women,In Person,Interdisciplinary,LGBT,Mutotix,North Campus,Performance Art,Theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Video Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T121714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Katherine Kenworthy & Rebekah Tupper\, French horn DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate students Katherine Kenworthy & Rebekah Tupper perform a recital. UID:143612-21893465@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T132627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ronnie Baker Brooks DESCRIPTION:“Soul never sounded so delicious. And the blues never sounded so profound…one of today’s top live performers.” –Blues Music Magazine\n\nChicago guitarist\, vocalist\, songwriter and multiple Blues Music Award-winner Ronnie Baker Brooks is one of the city’s—and the world’s—most undeniably talented and electrifying bluesmen. Ronnie was born into Chicago blues royalty as the son of legendary multiple GRAMMY Award nominee\, Hall Of Famer\, and longtime Alligator Records recording star Lonnie Brooks. He is among the few contemporary blues artists who learned his craft directly from many of the genre’s icons\, including Albert Collins\, B.B. King\, Willie Dixon\, Koko Taylor and\, most significantly\, his father. “I’m blessed to have played with and learned from the best. I’m carrying them within me\,” he says of all the legends he knew growing up and the journey he’s been on. UID:138258-21882681@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138258 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T101640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tim Miller\, A Body in the O DESCRIPTION:Climb along with performer Tim Miller inside the giant O of the Hollywood sign—or as Shakespeare conjured it “the wooden O” of all theatre and performance—where we try to take on the big themes of our time. Miller performs a new work created from his brand new book of performances and stories A BODY IN THE O. UID:142469-21890988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Arthur Miller CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2026 DESCRIPTION:Featuring new works by Marcat Dance (Catherine Coury [BFA ’10\, dance]\, co-artistic director)\, Maleek Washington\, Sean McKnight (BFA ’13\, musical theatre)\, and Professor Amy Chavasse.\n\nArtistic direction by Shannon Gillen and Jillian Hopper\n\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n\n*Buying Tickets\nFlex Series ticket packages available beginning June 10\; Single tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135520-21876920@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR