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SUMMARY:Exhibition:'Redefining the Crown' Art Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:\"Artist’s statement: For centuries\, hair has been critical to how human beings understand racial categories\, gender designations\, and class status. For Black women in particular\, hair has and continues to be tied to ethnic identity and a history of self-determination\, social justice\, and survival. Thus\, chemotherapy-induced hair loss is a devastating event for Black patients who are also more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer subtypes necessitating chemotherapy\, carrying a 40% increased risk of dying from breast cancer.\n\nRedefining the ‘crown’: Approaching chemotherapy-induced alopecia among Black patients with breast cancer” started as a manuscript published in the scientific journal Cancer. But the work could not stop there. “Redefining the Crown” then metamorphosed into a photo essay project aimed at exploring the breast cancer journeys of six Black women and their experiences with hair loss due to chemotherapy. Though the project centers the experience of Black women\, we also acknowledge that breast cancer and chemotherapy-induced alopecia impact individuals of all genders. While the goal is to illuminate the unique stories of Black women who are affected uncommonly by this common disease\, the project is also a call to action regarding the disproportionate breast cancer-related mortality facing Black communities.\n\nIn this portraiture series\, photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks. This exhibition examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy and how their sense of cultural pride and personal identity have been redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThese survivors have redefined their own crowns. More profound than the new hairstyles they don after hair loss are the invisible crowns that they choose to wear each day: gratitude\, faith\, and resilience. What do their words mean to you? Do they empower you to act?\n\nArtist’s name: Versha Pleasant\nWork Title: Image 2\nDate of creation: September 2024\nArtist’s statement: Photo by Tafari Stevenson-Howard\"
UID:146980-21900133@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146980
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Michigan Union - 1st Floor - Opera Lounge
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260227T120209
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours 
DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min 
UID:145014-21896393@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145014
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260220T120239
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours 
DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min 
UID:145015-21896450@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145015
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260213T120305
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours 
DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min 
UID:145016-21896514@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145016
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T143409
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T235900
SUMMARY:Other:Civic Learning Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:U-M’s inaugural Civic Learning Week highlights the many ways campus partners support the development of the civic knowledge\, skills and attitudes we all need to be fully engaged members of our communities\, on and off campus.\n\nWhy Civic Learning Matters: \nCommunities thrive when people participate\, from local and state governance to interactions with friends or family.  Democracy thrives when people have the opportunity to have both careers and lives of purpose.  Civic learning strengthens student readiness\, supports positive community impact\, and aligns with U-M’s institutional priorities around Democracy & Civic Empowerment.\n\nCo-sponsored by Student Life and Democracy & Civic Empowerment.
UID:145408-21897257@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145408
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Faculty And Staff,Students
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260218T060240
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T235959
SUMMARY:Other:FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE
DESCRIPTION:This is a schedule of all our events happening this semester. Please follow the instagram or email iazamora@umich.edu to get on the email list for more information. 
UID:145222-21896847@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145222
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Mason Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260305T022516
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T050000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Probability/Analysis Circle: What is the Toda Lattice?
DESCRIPTION:To briefly answer the question in the title\, the Toda lattice is a system of particles connected with springs having an exponential force law.  It turns out that the exponential force law is very special\, allowing one to completely describe the dynamics of the system.  In this talk\, we will solve the Toda lattice explicitly in the case of two particles\, and describe the long-term dynamics of the system by analyzing the solution.  Then we will show how the method can be generalized so that any number of particles can be handled with similar precision.  The general method involves a surprising connection with linear algebra.
UID:146216-21898666@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146216
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260120T163718
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
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:143388-21893019@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260223T141911
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T164500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:America at 250: Reflections on the Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit\, America at 250: Reflections on the Bicentennial.\n\nThe exhibit explores how President Ford joined Americans across the country in commemorating the Bicentennial. Highlighting some of the nationwide celebrations in 1976 and public gifts given to President Ford\, the exhibit asks visitors to reflect on our own Semiquincentennial commemorations.\n\nThe exhibit\, located in the Library's lobby\, will be free to visitors and will be available until December 3\, 2026.
UID:145837-21897885@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145837
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:American Bicentennial,American History,Bicentennial,History,President Gerald Ford
LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library - Lobby
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250619T124319
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Other:2026 Graduate English Welcome Week
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Week events for 2026 MFA and PhD Admitted Students
UID:136159-21877974@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136159
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:English Language And Literature
LOCATION:Angell Hall - Robert Hayden Room (3222)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T144541
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T100000
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:145904-21898026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145904
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260305T155434
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T100000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EEB Dissertation Defense- Pattern and process across temporal scales of biodiversity turnover
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Across the vastest scales of time and space\, biodiversity reveals staggering variability\, with species numbers differing dramatically among otherwise similar groups of organisms. Previous studies have shown that species traits\, such as physical characteristics or ecological roles\, often fail to explain these patterns. This dissertation explores whether emergent\, population-level processes influence species formation and extinction rates\, thus addressing a core question in evolutionary biology: how and why did life become so diverse? Specifically\, I investigate whether sexual selection intensity (Chapter 2) and population-level persistence over decadal timescales (Chapter 3) or millennia (Chapter 4) drive diversification rates at million-year timescales. I also show how mixing different levels of organization\, like species and populations\, can severely bias inferences on evolutionary rates across millions of years (Chapter 5). Finally\, I present an open-source tool for teaching evolutionary biology through an interactive\, data-driven framework (Chapter 6). I conclude that a comprehensive understanding of Earth's biodiversity dynamics demands the integration of evidence across a wide array of disciplines.
UID:146238-21898693@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Dissertation,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Graduate School,Graduate Students
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260317T171335
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibition: Wayward Images
DESCRIPTION:March 9-April 3\, 2026\n--\nThe public is cordially invited to an artist's reception on Wednesday\, March 27th at 4:30 pm in the RC Art Gallery.\n--\n\nPublic Workshop: On March 19th from 1 to 3pm\, join exhibiting artist Stamps School of Art & Design Assistant Professor Angela Chen for a collaborative bookmaking workshop! Drawing on the themes from her latest book and exhibition After School 課後\, participants are invited to critique educational systems by cutting up old textbooks and creating new photocopy collages. All materials will be provided\, but participants are welcome to bring their own texts to deconstruct!\n\n--\nAngela Chen - Artist Statement: Angela Chen’s After School brings together collage\, sculpture\, and new and historical photographs to unpack the culture of after school tutoring centers in California. Known as 補習班 (buxiban) in Chinese\, after schools are referred to colloquially as “cram schools” and by scholars as “shadow education.” Operating simultaneously as spaces of community\, care\, and control\, these schools can be demanding and factory-like\; but they also deliver essential childcare services to busy parents\, many of whom are new immigrants. As a child and young adult\, Chen attended and worked at Futurelink School\, a buxiban and her parents’ business. Located in the San Gabriel Valley\, CA\, Futurelink served hundreds of primarily East Asian students\, providing them with homework help and supplemental English and math lessons. Inspired by Futurelink’s vast archive of photographs\, workbooks\, objects\, and advertisements\, After School explores the role of education in Asian American enclaves and challenges stereotypes about Asian American students. Assemblages combine Futurelink photographs with photographs of California Chinese schools during the Chinese Exclusion era to reflect on the ongoing legacies of racism\, segregation\, and US immigration policy within the Asian American experience.\n\nAaron Turner - Artist Statement: Aaron Turner’s Black Alchemy (2014 - Present) speaks to the broad spectrum of identity and speculative aesthetics\, drawing from lived experience\, archives\, American history\, and art history. He uses the light in combination with the Darkroom\, alternative and 19th-century printing processes\, the view camera (4x5 & 8x10)\, geometric abstraction\, assemblage\, and monochromatic pictorial experimentation to respond to internal questions about representation\, the discursive enterprise\, and the artists' role in the studio space.\nBlack Alchemy provides a lens through which he sees the world while simultaneously considering the past\, present\, and future\, translating knowledge and perspective outside the intellectual studio space.\n\nRicky Weaver - Artist Statement: Ricky Weaver’s work co-conspires with the poetics and temporality of Black feminist metaphysics embeded in the Black Quotidian. These images locate a code that can be traced back to the Middle Passage—one that disrupts the paradigmatic ways of archiving Blackness and outsmarts surveillance technologies as such. Her application of scripture\, hymn\, and colloquial passages come together in acts of dark sousveillance to recall language that implies worlds that don’t require an escape. She addresses the sonic\, linguistic\, and visual as a way to posture the body as a central apparatus for storing\, downloading\, and transferring archives.
UID:146709-21899516@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146709
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:art,art and design,Art Workshop,artists,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan
LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T130452
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:From Freddy to Quentin: The On-Set Still Photography of Joyce Rudolph
DESCRIPTION:Joyce Rudolph has photographed some iconic actors and characters in her role as still photographer for the movies. This sampling of images from her papers\, which are housed as part of the Special Collections Research Center's Mavericks & Makers collection\, include the first images of Freddy Krueger in \"A Nightmare on Elm Street\,\" Arnold Schwenegger in \"The Terminator\,\" legends Jack Nicholson\, Diane Keaton\, Sean Penn\, and Robert DeNiro\, as well as directors such as Quentin Tarantino\, Martin Scorsese\, and her husband\, Alan Rudolph.
UID:146264-21898748@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146264
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251215T165341
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
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:142773-21891475@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:
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DTSTAMP:20251212T105136
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
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:142417-21890883@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T181512
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Metamorphosis: Clay in Flux
DESCRIPTION:\n\nMetamorphosis: Clay in Flux is an exhibition celebrating the creative potential of student ceramics\, designed to correspond with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Detroit\, and the surrounding ceramics events in Southeast Michigan.\n\nThis exhibition is organized and juried by members of the Stamps Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC) and will be on display in the Art & Architecture Building’s Street Gallery from March 11- 25\, 2026. The exhibition will open with a reception on Wednesday\, March 11 from 4:30-6 p.m. \n\nSEC Jurors\n\nElan Povirk (project lead)\nAlexis Albert\nRachel Deveyra\n\nExhibiting Artists\n\nZoe Dvorin\nLilly Fredericks\nMaría E. García-Murguía\nMikayla Holcomb\nVirginia Holland\nMagdalyn Hubbard\nMira Hughes\nAudrey Jarrett\nEry Millican\nIsabella Possin\nMo Pofahl\nNatalie Radabaugh\nNik Roy\nMihika Shukla\nAbigail Watters
UID:146483-21899173@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146483
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T115242
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Prehensile Contact Modeling and Perception for Dexterous Manipulation
DESCRIPTION:Chair: Nima Fazeli\nMarch 11\, 2026\, 9am\nFord Robotics Building 2300 and on Zoom\n\nAbstract\nContact is central to dexterous manipulation\, yet it remains one of the hardest aspects of robotics to model\, control\, and perceive. In this dissertation\, we investigate how robots can better reason about prehensile contact through a unified perspective of modeling\, action\, and perception.\n\nWe develop analytical models for frictional patch contact in planar manipulation\, show how fingertip micro-vibrations can enable in-hand object reconfiguration with simple grippers\, and present a multimodal framework that combines vision and active audio sensing to estimate contact under occlusion. We also explore a vibration-based tactile sensing direction for inferring touch location and force from structured acoustic signals.\n\nTogether\, these contributions help make contact-rich manipulation more predictable\, observable\, and effective\, advancing robotic systems that can interact more robustly with the physical world.
UID:146406-21899047@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146406
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251215T163232
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
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:142768-21891388@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
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DTSTAMP:20251212T085640
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T210000
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:138431-21890648@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:
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DTSTAMP:20260225T150026
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:PhD Defense: Caleb Jeanniton
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Caleb Jeanniton's PhD defense titled\, \"Towards Safer Cities: Characterizing the Effect of Mobility Technologies on Human Decision Making at Traffic Intersections.\"\nChair: Leia Stirling\nLearn more: https://ioe.engin.umich.edu/people/jeanniton-caleb/\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96317368531
UID:145955-21898177@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145955
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dissertation,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Ioe Defenses
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260327T132559
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Psychology Regalia Fair
DESCRIPTION:Congrats University of Michigan Psychology Grads! Come order your cap & gown\, graduation announcements\, diploma frame\, and official class ring directly from a Herff Jones representative in East Hall. Undergraduate and doctoral regalia will be available.\n\nYou can also order your regalia online at herff.ly/umpsych.
UID:103185-21900435@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/103185
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biopsychology\, Cognition\, And Neuroscience (Bcn),Commencement,Graduate Students,Graduation,Psychology,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:East Hall - Psychology North Atrium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T102105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CMW: Navigating Different Types of Relationships
DESCRIPTION:College has a lot of different relationships - friends\, advisors\, professors\, peers\, family. Join our wellness group on Navigating Different Types of Relationships to learn some tips for balancing relationships\, hear from other students and get some free lunch!March 11 | 11:00 - 12:00 E.T. | Haven Hall\, Room G634 | Register: campusmindworks.org
UID:143307-21892887@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143307
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260115T181512
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
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:138032-21881307@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T112920
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T114500
SUMMARY:Performance:Members of the Karajan Akademie and Berliner Philharmoniker Pop-up Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free “Health & Wellness” Carte Blanche concert at the Shapiro Library Clark Commons by members of the Karajan Akademie and Berliner Philharmoniker\; Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet\, BPH)\, Rachel Buquet (violin)\, Saki Tozawa (violin)\, Álvaro Castelló Marchena (viola)\, Felix Brunnenkant (cello)\n\nThe Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker offers some of the world’s most gifted young musicians the opportunity to perfect their skills while studying\, rehearsing\, and regularly performing with the orchestra. This concert is part of a weeklong residency that will include campus engagement and learning activities\, culminating in a UMS mainstage performance featuring SMTD students on Friday\, March 13th. \n\nProgram:\nW.A. Mozart: Klarinettenquintett A-Major KV 581 \nDobrinka Tabakova: “Pirin” (cello solo)
UID:146168-21898614@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146168
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative,Concert,Free,Health & Wellness,In Person,Mindfulness,Music,performance,Social,Staff,Strings,UMS,Undergraduate Students,university musical society,Violin,Well-being
LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Clark Commons
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260128T154755
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Navigating Different Types of Relationships
DESCRIPTION:College has a lot of different relationships - friends\, advisors\, professors\, peers\, family. Join our wellness group on Navigating Different Types of Relationships to learn some tips for balancing relationships\, hear from other students and get some free lunch! This FREE in-person educational wellness group is for students only and will include an interactive presentation facilitated by staff from the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and is a collaborative service with U-M Engineering's C.A.R.E. Center and the Newnan Academic Advising Center.\n\nRegistration is not required for in-person wellness groups\, but is recommended so there is enough lunch for all attendees. You can register using the link. Learn more at campusmindworks.org
UID:143466-21893231@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143466
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Campus Mind Works,Central Campus,Food,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,In Person,mental health,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Wellness,Workshop
LOCATION:Haven Hall - G634
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T093903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025-2026 MICDE Ph.D. in Scientific Computing Student Seminars
DESCRIPTION:The MICDE PhD Student Seminar Series showcases the research of students in the Ph.D. in Scientific Computing. Lunch will be served. These events are open to the public\, but we request that all who plan to attend register in advance via Sessions (see link). \n\nPresenter details will be available on the registration form and on the MICDE events calendar. Planned sessions will be canceled if no one signs up to present\, and registrants will be notified.\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email micde-phd@umich.edu.
UID:139740-21894086@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139740
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Computation,Computational Medicine,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,Data Science,Engineering,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Behavior & Health Equity,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Machine Learning,Materials Science,Micde,Phd Seminar,Political Science,Prospective Graduate Students,Public Health,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Sessions
LOCATION:Room 3127, Green Court Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260126T121732
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T123000
SUMMARY:Performance:Austin Zhu & Adam Lenhart\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate students Austin Zhu & Adam Lenhart perform 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:144517-21895448@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144517
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260111T110533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Inequality & Social Demography (ISD) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:- January 21: Mila Listrovaya\, Katie Leu\n- January 28: Charles Katulamu\n- February 5: Haorui Peng \n- February 18: Johanna Oh \n- March 11: Janet Wang\, Cayley Ryan-Claytor\n- March 25: Nafeesa Andrabi \n- April 8: Nils Neumann\n- April 22: Junchao Tang
UID:143660-21893594@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143660
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Student
LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260401T103514
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days
DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness
UID:128708-21890322@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T112053
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Media Training for Members of the Bowman Center Scholars Network 2026 - Hybrid
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to improve your communication skills? Be prepared to talk to the media?Our media training sessions can help you improve your communication skills\, including how to create your message clearly and concisely\, how to engage with the media effectively and how to handle difficult questions or scenarios.What is media training? Interactive\, in-person and hybrid instruction on the fundamentals of interacting with the media to tell the public about your research and mission.Skills you’ll learn:• Handling tough questions• Hone your key messages so you aren’t misquoted• Learn how reporters work and what they need from you––and how to get what you need from them.• An understanding of how working with media can help your career.• Overcome anxiety about interacting with reportersWho we are: Our media team of storytellers and multi-media experts are all former print and broadcast journalists.\n
UID:145414-21897288@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145414
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:412 Maynard St., Ann Arbor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260326T063130
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1915081Just 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:145619-21897598@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145619
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:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101438
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
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:143999-21894446@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:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T112052
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Winter 2026 Student Success Series: Thrive at Public Health
DESCRIPTION:Unlock your potential with the Student Success programming series at the School of Public Health!Designed for all students (undergraduate through PhD)\, this engaging series covers essential academic and wellbeing topics tailored to help you flourish inside and outside the classroom. Join us for interactive sessions on time management strategies\, understanding group dynamics\, recognizing and overcoming burnout\, navigating major decisions with discernment\, embracing your authentic strengths\, and fostering overall well-being. Whether you're looking to boost your academic performance or enhance your personal growth\, our workshops provide practical tools\, meaningful insights\, and a supportive community to help you succeed during your journey at SPH. All students are welcome!
UID:142216-21890224@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142216
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:TBD
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260323T100405
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event
DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community.
UID:142310-21890460@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142310
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2000
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251124T101915
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Disability Navigator Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Stop by and chat with the Disability Equity Office's Disability Navigators. Whether you have questions about supportive resources\, workplace accommodations\, event accessibility\, or general accessibility at the University of Michigan\, we're here to help! You're welcome to pop in for just a few minutes or stay for the whole hour. If you’d like some privacy\, breakout rooms are available for one-on-one conversations.\n\nJoin whenever you're free—no registration required. If you need any accommodations to participate\, please contact the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. We look forward to connecting with you!\n\nZoom Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98239842235?jst=2
UID:141988-21890077@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141988
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Disability,Office Hours
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T123637
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Brown Bag Seminar | Near-extremal black hole evaporation
DESCRIPTION:Over the last few years it has been understood that black holes sufficiently close to extremality receive large quantum corrections that modify their thermodynamic properties. In this talk\, I will explain how these large corrections modify the real time dynamics of near-extremal black holes. As an example\, the spectrum of emitted Hawking radiation differs drastically from the standard predictions of QFT in curved spacetime for such black holes.
UID:144820-21895978@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144820
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag,Brown Bag Seminar,Lecture,Physics,Science,Talk
LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3481
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260226T095838
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interdisciplinary QC-CM Seminar | Synchrotron-based near field imaging of polar domain walls in Ni_3 TeO_6
DESCRIPTION:Domain walls are leading platforms for the development of ultra-low power switching and memory devices due to their ability to move\, be created and erased in real time\, and mitigate heat flux. Interface vs. wavelength size effects unfortunately preclude the measurement of phonons by traditional spectroscopic techniques\, making it difficult to unravel the primary excitations of the lattice and the symmetries that they represent across these functional interfaces. In this work\, we employed synchrotron-based near-field infrared nanospectroscopy to image 180◦ polar domain walls in multiferroic Ni_3 TeO_6. This is a unique platform because\, in addition to hosting polar and chiral domains that are interlocked with one another\, Ni_3 TeO_6 displays both charged and neutral interfaces depending upon the direction allowing the development of structure-property relations. Comparison of the contour\, fixed distance\, and fixed frequency plots reveals that charged walls are twice as wide as (and less stable than) the neutral interfaces due to additional strain created by the on-end chiral helices. Chirality is responsible for much of the interface stiffness and the hardening of certain phonons at the walls. The largest frequency shift\, for instance\, takes place in a mode consisting of a NiO_6 octahedral contraction and rotation along c\, modifying the force constant by approximately 1%. Frequency shifts at walls of both types indicate that polarization switches via an Ising-type mechanism due to structural constraints associated with interlocked chirality. Our estimates also reveal that phonon lifetimes are on the order of 1 ps or less\, with marked changes at the charged and neutral walls. The ability to quantify the consequences of charge accumulation at a functional interface in terms of phonon lifetimes opens new avenues for heat management in domain wall-based devices.\n\nReference: A. M. Sargent\, K. A. Smith\, X. Xu\, K. Du\, S.-W. Cheong\, L. Wehmeier\, G. L. Carr\, and J. L. Musfeldt\, Near-field infrared imaging of polar domain walls in Ni_3 TeO_6\, J. Applied Physics 138\, 055302 (2025).
UID:145460-21897375@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145460
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Physics,Science
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251219T145250
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T134500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops Focus Group: Graduate Students
DESCRIPTION:This focus group is for graduate students to share their experiences about working with faculty through the Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops program.
UID:143019-21891952@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143019
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260126T121732
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Eva Albalghiti\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Eva Albalghiti performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells.
UID:144518-21895449@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144518
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260204T105103
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Canvas Accessibility for Panorama
DESCRIPTION:Join ITS-Accessibility for an engaging\, in-depth training session on using Panorama to enhance the accessibility of your Canvas course site. Panorama is a powerful accessibility tool integrated into Canvas that enables instructors and instructional support staff to create\, scan\, and fix digital content for accessibility directly within Canvas. In addition\, Panorama allows students to automatically generate alternative formats of Canvas content and attached files\, ensuring materials are accessible in the formats that work best for them. This training will provide practical guidance and step-by-step demonstrations to help you identify and resolve potential accessibility barriers\, making your Canvas course more inclusive and user-friendly for everyone.
UID:145041-21896579@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145041
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:access,accessibility,Artificial Intelligence,assistive technology,Canvas,Digital Accessibility,digital technology,Disability
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20251029T101040
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Change it Up!
DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website.
UID:141276-21888529@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141276
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Communication,Intergroup Dialogue,Leadership,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T090412
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:(Artificial) Intelligence saturation and the future of work
DESCRIPTION:Macroeconomic models typically treat AI as just another form of capital and predict a slowly evolving world\, while computer science scaling laws applied to the whole economy predict explosive growth and the potential for a singularity-like event. Both views gloss over the asymmetric reality that intelligence capital or AI scales at computer-science speeds\, whereas physical capital and labor do not. What’s missing is a unified\, parameter-driven framework that can nest assumptions from both economics and computer science to generate meaningful predictions of AI’s wage and output impacts. Here we use a constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function framework that separates physical and intelligence sectors. Whereas physical capabilities let us affect the world\, intelligence capabilities let us do this as well: The two are complementary. Given complementarity between the two sectors\, the marginal returns to intelligence saturate\, no matter how fast AI scales. Because the price of AI capital is falling much faster than that of physical capital\, intelligence tasks are automated first\, pushing human labor toward the physical sector. The impact of automation on wages is theoretically ambiguous and can be non-monotonic in the degree of automation. A necessary condition for automation to decrease wages is that the share of employment in the intelligence sector decreases\; this condition is not sufficient because automation can raise output enough to offset negative reallocation effects. In our baseline simulation\, wages increase and then decrease with automation. Our interactive tool shows how parameter changes shift that trajectory. Wage decreases are steeper at high levels of automation when the outputs of the physical and intelligence sectors are more substitutable. After full automation\, more AI and more physical capital increase wages\, a classic prediction from standard production functions in capital and labor. Yet\, when intelligence and physical are complementary\, the marginal wage impact of AI capital saturates as AI grows large. More broadly\, the model offers a structured way to map contrasting intuitions from economics and computer science into a shared parameter space\, enabling clearer policy discussions and guiding empirical work to identify which growth and wage trajectories are plausible.
UID:143691-21893653@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143691
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Labor,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260309T040203
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning seminar in algebraic combinatorics: The Fundamental Theorem of Finite Semidistributive Lattices
DESCRIPTION:Last time\, we saw that the lattice of torsion classes is completely semidistributive. Motivated in part by this fact\, Reading–Speyer–Thomas proved a fundamental theorem of finite semidistributive lattices. We'll give the necessary definitions to state the theorem\, give some examples\, and explain the connection to torsion classes. Time permitting\, we will also describe canonical join representations and the canonical join complex of a finite semidistributive lattice.
UID:146323-21898879@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146323
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260308T171222
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Number Theory: Tate Conjecture for Shimura Varieties of Type (G(U(1\,n-1) x U(n-1\,1)))
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we will discuss the Tate conjecture for Shimura varieties of type (G(U(1\,n-1) x U(n-1\,1))). We will first describe the supersingular locus of these Shimura varieties\, which provides Gysin maps induced by the closed immersions of the irreducible components of the supersingular locus.\n\nUsing these maps\, we reduce the Tate conjecture to showing that a certain matrix has nonzero determinant\, where the entries are given by Hecke actions and incidence numbers. The overall strategy is similar to the proof of the Tate conjecture for more general Shimura varieties\, but expressed in a slightly more elaborate language.
UID:146318-21898874@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146318
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251202T115505
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants!
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES).
UID:138848-21890503@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260225T155557
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Julia Wolfe - Guest Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Keene Theater for a guest lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe. Free and open to the public.
UID:145595-21897572@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145595
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,music,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T103200
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Keeping Children Safe on the Road: Emerging Evidence from Pregnancy to Adolescence
DESCRIPTION:This presentation brings together two applied behavioural studies that sit at different points in the life course but share a common challenge: safety-critical behaviours often change when people move outside familiar contexts. The presentation will begin with pregnancy and seatbelt use - an area where compliance is high\, yet 'correct' use is far from assured\, and then move to adolescence\, focusing on independent mobility and safety in the context of rideshare use.
UID:146397-21899040@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146397
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Discussion,Education,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Faculty,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Information and Technology,Leadership,Lecture,Michigan Engineering,Networking,Professional Development,Research,Science,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Webcast
LOCATION:Transportation Research Institute - Collaborative Meeting Space (Room 139)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260428T123013
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T161500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Online Information Session for Admitted Transfer Students
DESCRIPTION:Join the Transfer Student Center staff to learn more about:\n\n	•	How to understand your transfer credit and how transfer credit will count towards degree requirements.\n	•	Orientation and registration: Registering for your first semester of classes.\n	•	Connecting with the department you plan to major in.\n	•	Understanding your housing options\n	•	Any other questions you may have.\n\nRegistration is required. Register with link at the right.
UID:142813-21891697@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142813
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260308T193835
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Symplectomorphisms of S² × S²
DESCRIPTION:Unlike Riemannian geometry\, symplectic topology is locally flexible\; by Darboux's and Moser’s theorems\, it carries no local invariants. However\, despite this local flexibility\, Mikhail Gromov revealed global rigidity phenomena in 1985 by introducing the study of J-holomorphic curves in symplectic manifolds. In this talk\, we will explore J-holomorphic curves in S² × S² and see how they can be used to understand the topology of the group of symplectomorphisms.
UID:146311-21898866@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146311
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3866
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251223T103051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T161000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MIPSE Seminar | Pulser IFE: A Practical and Affordable Approach to Fusion Energy
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe Pacific Fusion Corporation\, founded in 2023\, is developing the targets and drivers needed to achieve high gain fusion for the first time in the laboratory and to simultaneously resolve significant hurdles to commercialization. We are building a 60-MA pulsed power driver based on the Impedance-matched Marx Generator (IMG) technology\, a driver technology with unprecedented efficiency. Magnetically driven targets\, coupled to such an efficient generator\, provide flexibility in design\, low risk scaling\, and a mature physics foundation. We will discuss the theoretical foundations that underpin our approach to fusion energy. To support our target design objectives we are developing and using the FLASH code. We have extensively improved and validated FLASH to support our mission. Additionally\, to support experiments on our facility we have designed a state of the art diagnostic suite to enable optical\, x-ray\, and nuclear measurements of burning plasmas in the ~100 MJ regime. Our diagnostics are based on a foundation of statistical inference\, allowing us to motivate designs based on their ability to quantitatively constrain key performance metrics.\n\nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Patrick Knapp is an experimental physicist and the experiments lead at the Pacific Fusion Corporation\, where he leads the effort to develop experimental platforms and analysis tools in support of achieving facility gain and fusion energy on the grid with pulser fusion. He earned a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University in 2004\, and the PhD in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 2011. Dr. Knapp dedicated eleven years as a staff member at Sandia National Laboratories\, where he directed over 100 experiments on the Z machine. During his tenure\, he was instrumental in developing multiple novel x-ray instruments\, establishing the Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) platform\, and creating a methodology to measure fuel magnetization utilizing secondary DT neutrons. Furthermore\, he devised a novel Bayesian inference method to ascertain key performance metrics from MagLIF experiments. Prior to joining Pacific Fusion in July 2024\, Dr. Knapp worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, where he spearheaded the development of a Pulsed Power ICF program and applied Pulsed Power to critical stockpile stewardship challenges. His responsibilities at Pacific Fusion involve designing experiments aimed at derisking novel target technologies and generating validation data for the FLASH radiation-magnetohydrodynamics code. He also leads the development of post-processing and synthetic data pipelines\, which are essential for the informed design and optimization of the diagnostic suite for the forthcoming facility gain Demonstration System.\n\nThis seminar is free and open to the public. It will be conducted in person and on Zoom\, please check MIPSE website for details: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2526.php
UID:143087-21892042@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143087
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy,Engineering,Fusion,Michigan Engineering,Physics,Plasma,seminar,Talk
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1003
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260304T203826
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T165000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Special valuations and automorphisms of affine log Calabi-Yau varieties
DESCRIPTION:The notion of special valuations\, i.e. finitely generated valuations inducing klt degenerations\, plays an important role in the recent study of K-stability and moduli of Fano varieties. Given an affine log Calabi-Yau variety U\, we show that its special skeleton\, namely the space of special valuations in the dual complex of U\, is independent of the choice of its Fano compactifications. Consequently\, the special skeleton of U is invariant under the action of Aut(U). As an example\, when U is the complement of a Markov cubic surface in the affine three-space\, we show that the action of three Vieta involutions on the special skeleton exhibits a surprising connection with dynamics on the hyperbolic plane.
UID:143141-21892306@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143141
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260226T181626
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Chamber Music Master Class: Yontov Piano Trio
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning guest artists Boris Abramov (violin)\, Carmine Miranda (cello) and Yevgeny Yontov (piano) visit the University of Michigan campus to work with SMTD Chamber Music student ensembles in this public master class.\n\nPresented by the Department of Chamber Music
UID:146008-21898264@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146008
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T152055
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE Undergraduate Winter 2026 Open House
DESCRIPTION:Curious about Chemical Engineering? Join us for an exciting drop-in event to meet with faculty and peer mentors and dive into what ChE is really all about!Faculty from a range of specialties—including Human Health\, Net Zero\, and Matter by Design—will be on hand for fun\, informal round-table discussions. Whether you want to learn about groundbreaking research or discover the amazing careers our graduates pursue\, this is your chance! Enjoy light refreshments while making new connections\, asking questions\, and exploring the limitless possibilities of Chemical Engineering.Don’t miss out on this great opportunity—Please RSVP so we can prepare for you!
UID:144170-21894774@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144170
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:3158 DOW (POD Room)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260120T090559
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:ChE Undergraduate Winter Open House
DESCRIPTION:Curious about Chemical Engineering? \n\nJoin us for an exciting drop-in event to meet with faculty and peer mentors and dive into what ChE is really all about!\nFaculty from a range of specialties—including Human Health\, Net Zero\, and Matter by Design—will be on hand for fun\, informal round-table discussions. Whether you want to learn about groundbreaking research or discover the amazing careers our graduates pursue\, this is your chance! \nEnjoy light refreshments while making new connections\, asking questions\, and exploring the limitless possibilities of Chemical Engineering.\nDon’t miss out on this great opportunity—Please RSVP so we can prepare for you!
UID:144168-21894764@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144168
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Herbert H. Dow  Building - Pod Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260226T132636
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Presentation:2026 Ford Motor Company Distinguished Lecture in Physics | Organic Semiconductors – From OLED displays to new applications
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Abstract: Organic molecules with semiconducting properties are now used as the light-emitting diodes\, LEDs\, in organic LEDdisplays. These are now the dominant technologies for high-performance displays used in smartphones and televisions\, but their potential applications are far broader\, from solar cells to printable electronics to bio-interfaces. I will describe some of the journey from early discoveries to practical display technology\, and outline some of our current research on the new phenomena these materials can exhibit\, including their use as optically-accessed quantum sensors.\n\nFind out more about Professor Richard Friend by visiting our Ford Lecture event page at https://myumi.ch/g35nR.\n\nThis lecture will be held in person and livestreamed: https://youtu.be/P6lg1HTqkW8
UID:138273-21882703@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138273
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,College Of Engineering,Faculty,Free,Graduate Students,Lecture,Lifelong Learning,Natural Sciences,Physics,seminar,Smoke-free,Undergrad Physics Events,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T120143
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours 
DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min 
UID:145003-21896265@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145003
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T133125
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Bike Repair Hours
DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnose bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding.\n\nEvery Wednesday from 4-6pm and Friday from 3-5:30pm in the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) SIGN UP HERE: https://tr.ee/Lp9kLnnfP9\n \nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \n\nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\n\nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer at any skill level for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu or sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QVMuOatF-toPc_ky9QIAeeD0ob-ndBGA4uUFm9EAZ0g/edit?usp=sharing
UID:146268-21898801@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146268
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Biking,Climate Change,Community Service,Cycling,Education,Environment,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,planet blue,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Fabrication Underground  (B430-Lower Level)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260114T145118
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CCMB/DCMB Weekly Seminar Series featuring Luis Zaman\, PhD (Assistant Professor of of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Michigan)
DESCRIPTION:The CCMB Seminar Series (Sponsored by DCMB) is held at Medical Science 2\, 2710 Furstenberg\, each Wednesday\, at 4:00 pm EST\, on bioinformatics-related topics.Each seminar is presented by an invited guest speaker. These seminars are live-streamed on Zoom.
UID:143693-21893655@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143693
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bioinformatics,Biology,biomedical research,Biosciences,Ecology,Research
LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260201T230754
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Outperforming a Benchmark with $\alpha$-Bregman Wasserstein divergence
DESCRIPTION:We consider the problem of active portfolio management\, where an investor seeks the portfolio with maximal expected utility of the difference between the terminal wealth of their strategy and a proportion of the benchmark's\, subject to a budget\, and a deviation constraint from the benchmark portfolio.\nAs the investor aims at outperforming the benchmark\, they choose a divergence that asymmetrically penalises gains and losses as well as penalises underperforming the benchmark more than outperforming it. This is achieved by the recently introduced $\alpha$-Bregman-Wasserstein divergence\, subsuming the Bregman-Wasserstein and the popular Wasserstein divergence. We prove existence and uniqueness\, characterise the optimal portfolio strategy\, and give explicit criteria when the divergence constraints and the budget constraints are binding. We conclude with a numerical illustration of the optimal quantile function in a geometric Brownian motion market model.
UID:138587-21883421@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138587
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1360
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260309T134329
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: Modeling effects of seasonal light variations on the sleep patterns of young children
DESCRIPTION:Sleep disturbances\, particularly nighttime waking\, are highly prevalent in young children and can significantly disrupt not only the child’s well-being but also family functioning. Behavioral and environmental strategies\, including the regulation of light exposure\, are typically recommended treatments for nighttime waking. Using the Homeostatic-Circadian-Light (HCL) mathematical model for sleep timing based on the interaction of the circadian rhythm\, the homeostatic sleep drive and external light\, we analyze how external light schedules can influence the occurrence of nighttime waking in young children. We fit the model to data for sleep homeostasis and sleep behavior in 2 - 3.5 year olds and identified subsets of parameter ranges that fit the data but indicated a susceptibility to nighttime waking. This suggests that as children develop they may exhibit more or less propensity to awaken during the night. Notably\, parameter sets exhibiting earlier sleep timing were more susceptible to nighttime waking. For a model parameter set susceptible to\, but not exhibiting\, nighttime waking\, we analyze how external light schedules affect sleep patterns. We find that low daytime light levels can induce nighttime sleep disruptions and extended bright-light exposure also promotes nighttime waking. Further results suggest that consistent daily routines are essential\; irregular schedules\, particularly during weekends\, markedly worsen the consolidation of nighttime sleep. Specifically\, weekend delays in morning lights-on and evening lights-off times result in nighttime sleep disruptions and can influence sleep timing during the week. These results highlight how external light\, daily rhythms\, and parenting routines interact to shape childrens’ sleep health\, providing a useful framework for improving sleep management practices.
UID:146325-21898881@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260324T085405
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Unpacking the News with U-M Faculty Experts
DESCRIPTION:Each session offers a space to pause\, sort out what’s happening\, and engage in thoughtful\, civil discussion with peers. Bring your questions\, your curiosity\, and your perspective—no preparation required.\n\nJosh Pasek is Professor of Communication & Media and Political Science\, Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies\, Institute for Social Research\, and Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan.
UID:143802-21896969@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143802
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Culture,Education,Free,In Person,Media,Politics,Social Impact,Talk,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Parker Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T142710
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Unpacking the News: Special Iran Session
DESCRIPTION:Each session offers a space to pause\, sort out what’s happening\, and engage in thoughtful\, civil discussion with peers. Bring your questions\, your curiosity\, and your perspective—no preparation required. Event intended for U-M students\n\nJosh Pasek is Professor of Communication & Media and Political Science\, Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies\, Institute for Social Research\, and Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan
UID:146013-21898270@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146013
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Learning,Civic Learning Week 26,Democracy,Free,Politics,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Parker Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251022T100406
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T183000
SUMMARY:Other:FreeStore by Planet Blue Student Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a sustainable shopping experience at the Planet Blue Student Leader’s FreeStore. This monthly event is your chance to find new-to-you clothing and household goods while reducing consumer waste and encouraging reuse. Help us build a more sustainable campus community. Everything is free!\n\n\n\nJoin us on the first floor of the Michigan Union every first Wednesday of the month!
UID:136782-21879116@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136782
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Campus Resources,Community,Community Engagement,Environment,Free,Freestore,In Person,planet blue,Social,Social Impact,Social Justice,Student Org,Sustainability
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T181513
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Opening Reception - Metamorphosis: Clay in Flux
DESCRIPTION:\n\nMetamorphosis: Clay in Flux is an exhibition celebrating the creative potential of student ceramics\, designed to correspond with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Detroit\, and the surrounding ceramics events in Southeast Michigan.\n\nThis exhibition is organized and juried by members of the Stamps Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC) and will be on display in the Art & Architecture Building’s Street Gallery from March 11- 25\, 2026. The exhibition will open with a reception on Wednesday\, March 11 from 4:30-6 p.m.
UID:146484-21899184@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146484
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T145200
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 40-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Session available as in-person and virtual event. Virtual information is included in registration information.\n\nRSVP Required for Event.
UID:145388-21897226@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145388
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Robotics,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260217T131504
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Threats to independent government oversight
DESCRIPTION:Paul Martin spent nearly 40 years in public service and can share reflections on the importance of government oversight to American democracy.\n\nHe was Inspector General at USAID until February\, 2025. Since then\, he has written and spoken in print and television interviews and documentaries regarding the closure of USAID and\, more broadly\, the damage to the almost half-century-old system of independent oversight by Inspectors General in light of the firing of 20 Presidentially appointed IGs since late January.\n\nIn addition to his time as Inspector General at USAID\, he served as the presidentially appointed/Senate confirmed IG at NASA for 14 years\, the Deputy IG at the Department of Justice\, and Vice Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee that coordinated oversight of $5 trillion in emergency federal pandemic spending.\n\nMartin holds a degree in journalism from Penn State. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in Greenville\, South Carolina\, and later attended Georgetown Law School after catching what he described as the \"law bug\" while covering courts for the newspaper.
UID:145629-21897608@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145629
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ethics,Ford School,Ford School Of Public Policy,Free,Free For Students,Gerald R Ford School Of Public Policy,Leadership,Public Policy,Usaid
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T114044
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T183000
SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Spring Mindful Movement
DESCRIPTION:How does our body shift from winter to spring? A gentle mindful movement sequence to restore after a lot of activity (for all levels standing.) Conscious movement for safe back care. Learn how to balance all the increased activity with stopping and savoring the beauty blooming in nature\, body\, and mind. Share with others the ways you have enjoyed emerging from Michigan winters through creating gardens\, physical movement\, or other physical self-care tools for the springtime body. \n\nFree and open to the public\, no registration required.
UID:145307-21897040@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145307
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260210T094456
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Thriving in STEM | \"Art of the Heart\" Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS THE MISSING LINK IN TODAY'S MEDICAL CARE DELIVERY?\n\nMedical school training has historically relied on the biological sciences\, and their application\, for diagnosis and treatment\, with technology an adjunct to care. Although many major medical schools now incorporate “doctoring” into their curriculum\, traditional medical training lacked an emphasis on the psycho-social aspects of the doctor-patient relationship.\n\nJoin the “Art of the Heart: The Doctor-Patient Partnership” book discussion to explore the solution as author\, Jay H. Kleiman\, M.D.\, recounts the profound career moments that define the doctor-patient partnership\, illuminating the path toward preventing physician burnout. \n\nHOW DO I GET THE BOOK?\n\nBook copies are available on Amazon for $10\, in both paperback and Kindle versions (and free for students with Kindle Unlimited).  If you need financial assistance purchasing the book\, complete this GoogleForm (myumi.ch/z98zn) by Tuesday\, February 17 to have a copy provided for you. \n\nWHAT CAN I EXPECT AT THE BOOK DISCUSSION EVENT?\n\nA virtual Book Discussion will be held on Wednesday\, March 11 from 5 - 6 PM with the author\, Jay H. Kleiman\, M.D.\, and his wife\, Georgi.  This will provide you the opportunity to directly engage with the author and his spouse to learn from their lived experiences.  A set of discussion prompts and questions is available to view in advance\; however\, live questions from participants are highly encouraged.
UID:145168-21896755@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145168
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Basic Science,biology,Biopsychology\, Cognition\, And Neuroscience (Bcn),Biosciences,Books,Central Campus,chemistry,Discussion,First-gen,first-generation,Free,Health & Wellness,literary,Literature,Medicine,Natural Sciences,Neuroscience,Newnan,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Open To All Majors,physics,pre health,Pre-Health,Prospective Graduate Students,science,science learning center,Sessions,slc,Storytelling,the career center,transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Women In Science,Women In Science And Engineering,Women In Stem
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260204T093659
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T170500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T193000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Student Art Meetup: Introductory Woodcarving at the Ann Arbor District Library
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to explore art in the Ann Arbor community? Come join us for an introductory woodcarving workshop! At this event\, we will use carving knives and blocks of wood to create a traditional \"old man\" face (all materials provided). \n\nWe will meet right outside the Sweetwaters in the Michigan Union at 5:05 PM\, and walk together for 10 minutes to the Ann Arbor District Library in downtown Ann Arbor. Hope to see you there!
UID:145035-21896570@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145035
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Meetups,arts,Artsrx
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T120228
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
SUMMARY:Other:Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to network in the creative industry? Join Stamps in Color for an open discussion with directors Karl Blomberg and Abe Zverow of creative video production company Breakfast Worldwide! MGFX Designer Matt Geerling will also join us!\n\n\nThis event welcomes creatives\, artists\, designers\, filmmakers\, and anyone interested in the creative process!
UID:146368-21898962@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146368
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260226T161545
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:BLI Community Meeting: IMPROV as leadership
DESCRIPTION:Improv isn’t just for the stage —it’s becoming a go-to skill builder for students who want to stand out. Whether you’re leading a group project\, pitching an idea\, interviewing for internships\, or speaking up in class\, improv helps you think on your feet and communicate with confidence.  \n\nJoin Felix\, a BLI Applied Leadership Fellow\, for an event that is less about “performing” and more about showing up\, staying present\, and realizing you’re capable of handling whatever comes your way—with a little creativity and a sense of humor.\n\nWe will ditch the script and embrace the unexpected - learning to roll with unexpected moments\, laugh at mistakes\, and trust your ideas. NO EXPERIENCE needed for this fun and engaging event! \n\nBonus: Chinese dinner for all participants
UID:146003-21898254@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146003
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Collaborative,Dinner,Free,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Networking,Professional Development
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260217T105626
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Imagine Doing Better in Washtenaw County
DESCRIPTION:Edward Ginsberg Center presents a special book event with Paul Fleming PhD MPH\, Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Equity\, U-M School of Public Health.\nJoin local community leaders and Paul Fleming\, author of Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2025) to imagine transformational change in Washtenaw County. Featuring special guests:\n\nMaria Ibarra-Frayre - Co-Executive Director\, We the People Michigan\nYodit Mesfin Johnson - Co-Founder\, FutureRoot\; Executive in Residence\, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW)\nDesirae Simmons - Director\, Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ)\; Ypsilanti City Council Member\, Ward 3\nJessica A.S. Letaw\, moderator - Ginsberg Center Community Leader in Residence ‘25-’26\; Co-Founder\, FutureRoot and the Co-Liberation Collaborative\n\nDinner is Provided. Event is free. Space is limited and registration is required. \n\n—--\nAbout The Book\n“Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime\, that corporate profits benefit everyone\, that police are the best way to ensure safety\, and that meritocracy ensures equal opportunity. Yet\, as public health expert Paul J. Fleming reveals\, mountains of evidence show that many of these widely accepted policies cause harm\, perpetuate inequities\, and even lead to premature death.\nIn Imagine Doing Better\, Fleming offers a bold vision for change that's rooted in public health principles of prevention—addressing problems at their root before they occur. Combining rigorous research\, historical analysis\, and compelling narratives\, he examines the deep flaws in policies governing health care\, education\, justice\, and the environment. Fleming unpacks how these systems were built\, why harmful assumptions persist\, and how they can be reimagined to promote equity\, sustainability\, and human dignity. Fleming challenges readers to rethink entrenched ideas by exploring thought-provoking questions like \"Are prisons a good investment?\" and \"Is education a ladder or a sieve?\". He highlights how budgets and policies reflect moral choices\, and he provides frameworks for advocacy and policymaking grounded in evidence and fairness.\nFleming paints a hopeful—yet urgent—picture of what's possible when societies invest in solutions that prioritize human dignity\, equity\, and sustainability. Accessible and inspiring\, Imagine Doing Better offers a hopeful roadmap to a future where all communities have the resources and opportunities to thrive.”
UID:145591-21897564@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145591
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Books,Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Civic Learning Week 26,Faculty,Free,Small-group Discussion,Social,Social Impact,Staff,Washtenaw County
LOCATION:Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260204T152724
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Nonprofit Forum: Next-Gen Governance: Emerging Leaders and Innovations
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL.\nHow are next-gen leaders and emerging technologies transforming nonprofit governance? What new approaches will help nonprofits thrive?\n\nWe invite all local nonprofit professionals\, board members\, students\, alumni\, and community members to join us for the 2026 Annual Nonprofit Forum.\n\nAre you a student or early-career professional curious about how you might use your skills to contribute to nonprofit organizations?\nAre you a nonprofit staff or board member wanting to explore what engaging with emerging technologies\, leaders\, and governance approaches would look like at your organization?\nAre you interested in hearing directly from nonprofit leaders in our community who are implementing emerging approaches\, such as sociocratic governance\, in their work?\nJoin us for real-life insights from our speakers and the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussion with dozens of like-minded community members.\n\nIf you aren’t already convinced\, this event has:\n\nFree registration\nFree and easy parking\nDinner included\nQuestions? Email boardfellows@umich.edu.
UID:145074-21896620@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145074
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Discussion,Graduate Students,Inclusion,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Tauber Colloquium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260223T100943
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Papier Mache Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Join the United Asian American Organizations (UAAO) and the U-M Seed Library to co-create the next generation of seed distribution systems on campus! Generously sponsored by LSA Sustainability\, these workshops will center on principles of creative re-use to hand-craft and paint papier-maché plastic capsule receptacles for future seed library vending machines. Light fare will be served\, and registration is limited to 18 participants per session. No previous experience required.
UID:144105-21894668@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144105
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Creative Reuse,planet blue,Sustainability
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 5004
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T151819
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T210000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Arab Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Trotter Multicultural Center and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs' Arab Heritage Month planning committee invites you to join us for the Arab Heritage Month Opening Ceremony for 2026. We’re excited to open a month dedicated to honoring Arab and Arab American stories\, culture\, and community with a keynote from Dr. Diana Abouali\, Director of the Arab American National Museum. Join us as we set the tone for the weeks ahead\, through reflection\, celebration\, and connection. We hope to see you there! Food provided.
UID:145950-21898172@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Rogel Ballroom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250827T123154
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus
DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal.
UID:138182-21882548@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138182
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade
LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T090323
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:We Refuse: A Book Talk and Conversation on Resistance and Activism
DESCRIPTION:We Refuse: A Book Talk and Conversation on Resistance and Activism\, featuring award-winning historian and author Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson\, will explore historical moments throughout the African diaspora that have utilized both violent and nonviolent approaches to resistance. \nA panel conversation will follow the book talk featuring community organizer and entrepreneur Carlton R. Collins and Prof. Lauren Hood (Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning) to share their own experiences with resistance and building communities that promote thriving. \n\nThere will be limited number of books available. This event is free and open to the public.
UID:143879-21894199@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143879
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Black History Month,Book Talk,Central Campus,Civic Learning Week 26,Diaspora,Sessions,Trotter Multicultural Center
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Multipurpose Rooms
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T180023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T213000
SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Lesson and Social Dance
DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography
UID:142684-21891295@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142684
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Michigan League, Vandenberg Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T180233
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion: Fireside Chat with Andrew Parker (Ross BBA '11)\, CEO & Co-Founder of Nestidd
DESCRIPTION:Join UBLDA for a fireside chat with Andrew Parker (Ross BBA '11)\, CEO and Co-Founder of Nestidd. Andrew will be joining via Zoom from Chicago\, with the audience in person. Raising Cane's will be catered.\nNestidd is a real estate platform purpose-built for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They purchase and renovate homes to fit resident needs\, then lease them to care providers so those providers can focus on delivering great services rather than managing real estate. The company now operates 800+ properties across 30+ states with a $200M+ platform.\nYou will hear about:\n\nHow a founder identified a massive market gap in disability housing and built a $200M+ platform around it\nThe real business mechanics behind scaling a mission-driven real estate company to 800+ properties across 30+ states\nTangible career and entrepreneurship lessons for anyone looking to break into real estate\, social impact\, or build something genuinely impactful\n\nWhether you are interested in real estate\, social impact\, entrepreneurship\, or just want to hear how a Ross alum built something meaningful at scale\, this is worth your evening.\nRSVP to save your spot (we need a headcount for catering): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1Dw6kREajSYHL2S1BRbHQsloGn4VQVjWORwC2HrciCviu1Q/viewform
UID:146367-21898961@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146367
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Ross School of Business
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T180010
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T220000
SUMMARY:Performance:Dance Mix 2026
DESCRIPTION:Dance Mix Core\, consisting of four core dance groups: EnCore\, Funktion\, Impact\, and RhythM\, presents the largest student-run dance show at the University of Michigan. Several guest groups perform alongside the core groups\, showcasing their talent in multiple styles and cultures of dance!
UID:141977-21889723@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141977
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Power Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260302T113156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
SUMMARY:Performance:Dance Mix 2026
DESCRIPTION:Dance Mix Core\, consisting of four core dance groups: EnCore\, Funktion\, Impact\, and RhythM\, presents the largest student-run dance show at the University of Michigan. Several guest groups perform alongside the core groups\, showcasing their talent in multiple styles and cultures of dance!
UID:145422-21897322@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145422
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dance,Mutotix
LOCATION:GA - Power Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T181526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260307T010000
SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs  Notre Dame
DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs  Notre Dame
UID:146303-21898854@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146303
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T180227
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T210000
SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Mandalorian Season 3 Watch Party
DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we rewatch The Mandalorian Season 3 in preparation for the new movie coming out in May!\nSnacks provided: rebellions are built on food.
UID:146316-21898872@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146316
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Mason Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T180245
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Meeting:US Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the Coast Guard. The Auxiliary University Program (AUP) offers leadership and public service opportunities to Michigan students interested in making a difference through volunteer work. In the AUP\, you will have the chance to support Coast Guard missions while simultaneously participating in hands-on work and training of your choice. \n \nYou can explore a variety of opportunities including boating\, search and rescue\, marine safety\, disaster response\, environmental education\, environmental protection\, and more. AUP students have the unique opportunity to participate in an internship with the Coast Guard at stations around the country and on vessels that travel the globe.
UID:146455-21899132@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146455
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:2185 North Quad
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260205T155914
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Meeting:USCG Auxiliary University Program Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The US Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program at UM is looking for new members! \n\nThe US Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the Coast Guard. The Auxiliary University Program (AUP) offers leadership and public service opportunities to Michigan students interested in making a difference through volunteer work. In the AUP\, you will have the chance to support Coast Guard missions while simultaneously participating in hands-on work and training of your choice. \n\nYou can explore a variety of opportunities\, including boating\, search and rescue\, marine safety\, disaster response\, environmental education\, environmental protection\, and more. AUP students have the unique opportunity to participate in an internship with the Coast Guard at stations around the country and on vessels that travel the globe.\n\nInterested? We meet Wednesdays from 7 PM to 8 PM\, in North Quad Room 2135. A virtual Zoom option will also be available!
UID:145144-21896723@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145144
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Service,Environment,Food,Free,Games,Graduate Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Internship,Leadership,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Outdoors,Professional Development,Social Impact,Student Org,Training,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Virtual,Volunteer
LOCATION:North Quad - 2135
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T111616
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Meeting:USCG Auxiliary University Program Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the Coast Guard. The Auxiliary University Program (AUP) offers leadership and public service opportunities to Michigan students interested in making a difference through volunteer work. In the AUP\, you will have the chance to support Coast Guard missions while simultaneously participating in hands-on work and training of your choice. \n\nYou can explore a variety of opportunities including boating\, search and rescue\, marine safety\, disaster response\, environmental education\, environmental protection\, and more. AUP students have the unique opportunity to participate in an internship with the Coast Guard at stations around the country and on vessels that travel the globe.\n\nInterested? We meet Wednesdays 7-8pm in 2185 North Quad!
UID:146454-21899131@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146454
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Service,Environment,Food,Free,Games,Graduate Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Internship,Leadership,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Outdoors,Professional Development,Social Impact,Student Org,Training,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Virtual,Volunteer
LOCATION:North Quad - 2185
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DTSTAMP:20260211T201537
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T210000
SUMMARY:Meeting:GeoGuessr Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Mason Hall 2407 - We play the videogame Geoguessr. You do not have to have a paid account to play! All skill levels welcome.
UID:145385-21897223@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145385
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Geography,Videogames
LOCATION:Mason Hall - 2407
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DTSTAMP:20251112T132142
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Ladysmith Black Mambazo
DESCRIPTION:Over sixty years later the impossible dream continues\n\nLet us tell you a story. An impossible to believe\, yet\, true story. Once upon a time there was a teenage boy working on his family farm in apartheid South Africa. The year was 1960. This boy loved to sing\, in fact he loved to sing so much that he allowed himself an impossible dream. In his dream he would create a group of singers\, from his family members\, to sing traditional South African songs. His group would perform all over South Africa and they would become the greatest music group his country would ever know. How could such a dream come to a young farm boy in a country rife with hardship\, violence and trouble? Well\, Joseph Shabalala was this young farm boy and his dream would become Ladysmith Black Mambazo. \n\nThe year 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of Joseph Shabalala forming Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His group would not only conquer all of South Africa\, but would become a worldwide phenomenon\, winning more GRAMMY Awards (Five)\, and receiving more GRAMMY Award nominations (Nineteen)\, than any World Music group in the history of recorded music. \n\nDuring the dark years of South African Apartheid\, Ladysmith Black Mambazo followed a path of peaceful protest through songs of hope and love. When Nelson Mandela was released from prison\, in 1990\, he said that Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s music was a powerful message of peace that he listened to while in jail. When Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize\, in 1993\, he asked the group to join him at the ceremony. It was Mandela who called Ladysmith Black Mambazo “South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World.” \n\nThe group sings a traditional music style called isicathamiya (Is-Cot-A-Mee-Ya)\, which developed in the mines of South Africa. It was there that black workers were taken to work far away from their homes and families. Poorly housed and paid\, the mine workers would entertain themselves\, after a six-day work week\, by singing songs into the wee hours on Saturday night and Sunday. When the miners returned to their homes\, this musical tradition returned with them. \n\nIn the mid-1980s\, American singer/songwriter Paul Simon famously visited South Africa and incorporated the group's rich harmonies into his renowned Graceland album – a landmark recording considered seminal in introducing World Music to mainstream audiences. This brought the group to the attention of music lovers all over the world\, the beginning of a global musical career that shows no sign of ending. \n\nAfter leading his group for over fifty years and approaching his seventy-fifth birthday\, Joseph Shabalala retired in 2014\, handing the leadership to his three sons\, Thulani\, Sibongiseni and Thamsanqa Shabalala. Having joined their father’s group in 1993\, their many years of training had prepared them in ways no others could be trained. Now\, carrying their father’s dream into the future\, the Shabalala Family continues the group’s success for the world to hear. \n\nLadysmith Black Mambazo is Thulani Shabalala\, Sibongiseni Shabalala\, Thamsanqa Shabalala\, Msizi Shabalala\, Albert Mazibuko\, Abednego Mazibuko\, Mfanafuthi Dlamini\, Pius Shezi and Sabelo Mthembu.
UID:141785-21889364@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141785
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T181639
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T213000
SUMMARY:Performance:Yontov Trio
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning guest artists Boris Abramov (violin)\, Carmine Miranda (cello) and Yevgeny Yontov (piano) present a piano trio recital featuring works by Beethoven and Dvořák. Presented by the Department of Chamber Music.\n\nPROGRAM \nPiano Trio in B-flat Major\, Op. 97 “Archduke” by Beethoven and \nPiano Trio Op. 90 “Dumky” by Dvořák
UID:145970-21898194@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145970
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260312T113051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T175000
SUMMARY:Performance:NALSA Banquet
DESCRIPTION:Hainipi\, Boozhoo\, Aaniin\, Chokma\, Yá'át'ééh\, Imaynallan\, Mohtompan wunne\, Posoh\, ᎣᏏᏲ\, Lios em chaniavu\, Ske:g taş: Greetings from the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at Michigan Law! Please join us for our inaugural NALSA Banquet to celebrate Indigeneity and be in community.
UID:146482-21899172@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146482
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mutotix
LOCATION:GA - 100 Cap
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260422T202024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T160000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SOUTH QUAD / FLETCHER 2025-2026
DESCRIPTION:
UID:135683-21899159@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135683
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:South Quad Game Room
CONTACT:
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