Sporting Event:2026 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
2026-03-07 00:00 - 23:45 (America/Detroit) | Maverik Center
The fifth and final competition of the University of Michigan Synchronized Skating Team's 2025-2026 season, located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Other:Cycling Race at IU
2026-03-07 00:00 - 23:59 | IU
Cycling Race at IU

Conference / Symposium:10th Annual RNA Symposium
2026-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium
The Center for RNA Biomedicine at the University of Michigan proudly invites you to the 2026 RNA Symposium, convening thought leaders and pioneering researchers in the field of RNA science and biomedicine.

Friday, March 6, 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026

RNA Frontiers: From Mechanisms to Medicine

This year’s symposium explores the dynamic world of RNA, highlighting how fundamental mechanisms and molecular machines are shaping both our understanding of cellular processes and the development of next-generation medical innovations. Through cutting-edge scientific talks and a patient advocacy panel discussion, we will explore a wide range of topics spanning epigenetics, genome editing, RNA structure, and translational research, and discover together how RNA is propelling biological discovery from molecular intricacy to real-world impact in medicine and beyond.

Scheduled Speakers:

Shelley Berger, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Karla Neugebauer, Ph.D.
Yale School of Medicine

Madeleine Oudin, Ph.D.
Tufts University

Erik Sontheimer, Ph.D.
UMass Chan Medical School

Nils Walter, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

Sarah Woodson, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Early bird registration is now open!

Click on the website link for more information, including how to register and submit an abstract ➡️

Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World
2026-03-07 09:00 - 20:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library
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.

However, 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.

This 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.

Anna 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.

Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History
2026-03-07 09:00 - 21:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
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.

This exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial.

Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
2026-03-07 11:00 - 19:00 | Off Campus Location
From 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:
Phase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)
Phase 2
Curated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)

Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years
2026-03-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Off Campus Location
As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the "Old Main" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education, research and clinical care.

Open to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society, the exhibit includes artifacts, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences, and to submit memories and photos of their time working, studying, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.

The museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Full details about the exhibit, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday, are available at http://michmed.org/museum

The museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building.

Lecture / Discussion:Korean Cinema NOW | A Traveler’s Needs | 여행자의 필요
2026-03-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Off Campus Location
2024 ‧ Drama, Comedy ‧ 1h 30min ‧ PG-13

Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in 2024.

View the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT3b_8KeRjk

Hong Sang-soo's A Traveler's Needs is a delightful, yet subtly perplexing comedy starring Isabelle Huppert as Iris, a mysterious French woman adrift in Seoul. With no clear means of support, Iris takes up teaching French using a highly unconventional method: she avoids textbooks, preferring philosophical conversations and personal inquiries translated onto index cards. The film follows Iris through a series of casual, often awkward encounters with her students and other locals, all while she navigates her new life, often fueled by makgeolli. This charming and enigmatic exploration of cultural outsiderdom and communication earned significant critical acclaim, winning the prestigious Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in 2024.

Directed by Hong Sang-soo
Presented in Korean with English subtitles

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

Performance:Shawn Colvin
2026-03-07 19:30 | ARK Reserved + Gold Circle
"…extraordinary songs, mesmerizing guitar playing, and a voice that goes effortlessly from bruise-tender to scar-hard in a matter of minutes… her lyrics are crafted and clever, full of subtlety and polished phrases…With delicious sarcasm and acerbic stories, she held the audience spellbound… her songs are so personal to her that they speak to everyone who listens." – The Guardian

Shawn Colvin stopped the industry in its tracks with her arresting 1989 debut, Steady On. The following spring, Colvin took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, establishing herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. In the ensuing 30 years, Colvin has won three GRAMMY Awards, released thirteen superlative albums, written a critically acclaimed memoir, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, appeared on countless television and radio programs, had her songs featured in major motion pictures and created a remarkable canon of work.

Colvin was recently honored with an induction into the 2019 Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, alongside legendary artists Lyle Lovett and Buddy Guy. In a moving induction speech, Jackson Browne praised her as "ineffable" — 'that which is impossible to express in words' — and extolled, "Not many writers are able to do what Shawn does. It's a very special way of relating what really matters. It takes an original to get our attention. Shawn is utterly original in her singing, and original in what she speaks about in her songs."

Over the course of three decades, Shawn Colvin has established herself as a captivating performer and a revered storyteller, well-deserving of the commendation of her peers and the devoted audiences who have been inspired by her artistry. And as she enters her third decade as a songwriter and performer, she continues to reaffirm her status as a vital voice in music.
