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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T220000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAugust 24 - October 18\, 2026\nExhibition Reception: October 1\, 1-2:30 p.m.\n\nIn their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students \"develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.\" Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice. At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review and receive direct feedback from a panel of Stamps faculty members. \n\nInstalled throughout the Art & Architecture Building\, the Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases the art and design work created in this pivotal course by our rising third-year and transfer students\, and invites first-year students and other newcomers to explore both the building and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 50 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. \n\nThe works in this year’s exhibition engage a wide range of questions and concerns. Students investigate memory\, identity\, materiality\, ecology\, technology\, labor\, social relationships\, and the built environment through equally diverse formal approaches. While these subjects recur across the exhibition\, what stands out most is not a dominant thematic direction\, but a shared commitment to sustained inquiry.\n\n–Sally Clegg\, Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator & Pedram Baldari\, Assistant Professor\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n<ul class=\"twocol\">\n\nNailah Aguilar\n\nAkylah Archer\n\nZachary Berenbaum\n\nSamantha Blaine\n\nLauren Boyce\n\nKas Brajkovic\n\nAnna Browne\n\nLilah Chow\n\nIsabella Cortes\n\nMagdalena Dimovski\n\nLeah Elliott\n\nAya Fadlelzebair\n\nM. Faurote\n\nClaire Fuller\n\nNoelle Gall\n\nLacy Galligan\n\nAbigail Garcia\n\nElise Goldberg\n\nAva Grace\n\nElla Graeb\n\nDeja Green\n\nGrace Hardy\n\nKore Hernández\n\nMikayla Holcomb\n\nReese Johnson\n\nOonagh Kossman\n\nKade Kuba\n\nAvelina Kusiak\n\nOliver Levans\n\nAlef Liu\n\nFiona Maier\n\nCaitlyn McConville\n\nTyler Meerschaert\n\nEve Mellis\n\nErica Meunier\n\nAlexis Minor\n\nCatherine Mitzel\n\nCharlotte Mullin\n\nAnupama Narayan\n\nMia Noel\n\nAva Paananen\n\nDominique Robinson\n\nSophie Scott\n\nVictoria Selektor\n\nSamridhi Sharma\n\nJanet Shasha\n\nSadie Smith\n\nGabriella Spagnuolo\n\nAva Sproull\n\nJesse Strohauer\n\nDavid Wang\n\nZimu Wang\n\nLily Whitcomb\n\nLexi Wu\n\nMelaniya Zazovskaya\n\n
UID:150015-21907857@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150015
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260909T144452
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Great Lakes Regional Nursing Innovation Conference
DESCRIPTION:This nursing innovation conference will provide an overview of a broad range of topics from nationally known speakers on the topics of most relevance to nursing and healthcare innovation today.  Presentations on intellectual property\, elevating the front-line voice in innovation\, building cultures of nursing innovation\, rural health innovations\, what investors look for in innovation pitches\, business skills and concepts\, and a guide to market\, among others\, will be addressed.  This conference is for clinical nurses\, nurse educators\, nurse scientists/researchers\, nursing students\, and anyone interested in healthcare innovation. The conference also features a Nurse Innovator Showcase\, shining the spotlight on some of our own UMSN Nurse Innovators and their inventions. This is being held at the NCRC on North Campus.
UID:150924-21910451@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150924
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Healthcare,Innovation,Nursing,Nursing Students,Public Health
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DTSTAMP:20260818T121511
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Camille Ann Brewer\, MFA\, MLIS
DESCRIPTION:Camille Ann Brewer lives and works in the City of Detroit\, Michigan.  Through the process of textile construction\, Brewer’s artwork intersects cartographic and photographic images that speak to specific spaces and time. Weaving together of physical place\, memory with time is the core subject of this body of work.  \n\nThe artwork is built with time-period paper maps\, which illustrate spatial geography and political territory\; along with paper-collaged images of people\, places and things\, which tie directly to the history and human relationships in space.  In patterns that support the artwork’s theme\, the two disparate paper elements are then woven together to create a serendipitous making and aesthetic experience.
UID:150411-21909360@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150411
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,Humanities,North Campus,Reception,Visual Arts,Women's Studies
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20260911T104038
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:CCPS Photo Exhibition. This is the Place
DESCRIPTION:There are nearly one million refugees currently living in Poland. While the vast majority arrived from Ukraine\, Poland has also welcomed forcibly displaced people from Central Asia\, Latin America\, Africa\, and the Middle East. While refugees may be different\, they all search for a place that reminds them of home.\nIn *This Is The Place*\, a project supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)\, Anna Liminowicz asked refugees to show what\, in Poland\, reminds them of their home. These portraits and the personalized confessions her subjects handwrote in their native languages tell poignant stories about safety and hope.\nAnna Liminowicz is an award-winning photographer and reportage journalist based in Warsaw\, Poland. A frequent contributor to the *The New York Times*\, *The Guardian*\, *The Wall Street Journal*\, *The Washington Post*\, *El Pais*\, *Der Spiegel* and UNHCR\, Liminowicz divides her time  between assignments and long-term personal projects\, mainly focusing on social issues like identity and loss\, and what uplifts her subjects. She has covered the war in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Poland since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion\, and received the 2022 Grand Press Photo Award for her project “Too Precious to Leave Behind”.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:149978-21907734@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149978
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:russia,Ukraine
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260826T132935
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Comics Beyond Sight
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comics visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printing\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrates that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international efforts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collective at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind access professionals. \n\nEmily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the content creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability culture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the Longmore Institute on Disability. \n\nNick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creative organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first person to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as the graphic novel Unflattening.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, October 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
UID:150276-21908512@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150276
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Comics,Disability,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260814T155307
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T230000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit.
UID:150290-21908815@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260818T114238
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lila Kadaj Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Lila Kadaj received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her work has been shown at numerous institutions\, including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Cranbrook Art Museum\, and the Arab American National Museum.  She spent nearly 27 years teaching art at Detroit Public schools.\n\nArtist statement: “When looking at a beautiful flower.  It’s just itself.  Just there......no .....it does not proclaim its purpose for blooming is to make people happy. It just is. Like standing in front of an easel and painting........just is.......no matter......what proclamations may be concluded to sway the viewer. Same thing goes for fine art.  It’s not about I am a woman....it’s not about I am a first generation Arab American.....it’s not about being a child of trauma....it’s not about a member of my family being gunned down on the street....it’s about being born a painter.....standing in front of my easel and working to create a \"Piece of Fine Art\". Not standing on some soap box and expecting my words to somehow qualify my painting. It’s the painting\, drawing or sculpture that must speak on its own.......on how the artist......via the intellect and muse uses the elements to create something distinct and first rate.   It can be quiet or loud. I see so much very weak work uplifted not for its quality but because it’s in fashion.”
UID:150406-21909196@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150406
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arab Heritage Month,Art,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Middle East Studies,North Campus,Visual Arts,Women's Studies
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery Concourse Level
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DTSTAMP:20260806T162236
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky
DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky  portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration.  \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:149975-21907498@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260806T113013
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T193000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:7th Annual Creating Community Conference
DESCRIPTION:*Note: The Institute for the Humanities will cover the registration fee for any faculty\, staff or graduate students interested in attending a single day or all three days of the conference. Please contact the Institute staff at humin@umich.edu to coordinate the registration process.*\n\nHeld October 5-8\, 2026\, the Creating Community Conference brings together artists and professionals from progressive art studios* across the United States and beyond\, along with professionals active in disability arts\, rights\, and theory\, to discuss best practices\, advocacy\, and the evolving landscape of art and disability. This annual event\, a Creative Growth initiative launched in Oakland\, CA in 2019\, aims to foster dialogue and collaboration around the importance of inclusive creative spaces for artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences.\n\nThis year's conference will be hosted in Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan\, and is locally organized and led by the Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC)\, with support from the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities\, and Library Street Collective. National administration and strategic support is being provided by Creative Growth\, in collaboration with the Progressive Art Studio Alliance (PASA).\n\nCCC7 invites both internal (studio staff and artists) and external (general public) audiences to engage with the art and practice of progressive art studios. The conference covers a range of topics from hands-on studio practice\, exhibiting\, collecting and representing artists with disabilities\, self-taught art\, outsider art\, disability studies\, mental-health\, radical pedagogy and more\, expanding the conversation on platforming the creative production of marginalized communities\, opening up the art world to disabled artists\, and the transformative power of art.\n\nWednesday\, October 7\, 2026\nLocation: The Shepherd\, 1265 Parkview St\, Detroit\, MI 48214\n\n+9:00-9:10AM:+ Opening Remarks \n+9:10-10:00AM:+ Atelier Herenplaats  - A European PAS Model\n+10:00-11:00AM:+ Alternate (Economic) Studio Models\n+11:00-11:15AM:+ Break\n+11:15-12:30:+ Death and Mourning in the Studio \n+12:30-12:45:+ Walk or bus to the Lantern Building\n+12:45-2:30:+ Lunch and Visit PASC \n+2:30-6:30PM:+ Break - suggested tours around Detroit (List will be provided)\n+6:00-7:30PM:+ Charlotte Hollinshead: ActionSpace\, Nnena Kalu and The Turner Prize (Free External Lecture as part of the conference open to the general public.)\n\nView the full schedule and register at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.
UID:149750-21907054@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149750
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232219
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Faculty Engaged Mentoring Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The \"Engaged Mentoring\" series is for faculty mentors of research trainees at any stage of training. This program is an evidence-based\, interactive approach designed to elevate mentoring skills for engaging in productive\, culturally responsive research mentoring relationships. The program aims to accelerate the process of becoming an effective research mentor by providing mentors with an intellectual framework\, an opportunity to experiment with various methods\, and a forum in which to solve mentoring dilemmas with the help of their peers. By the end of the program\, mentors will have articulated their style and philosophy of mentoring and have a toolbox of strategies for approaching difficult mentoring situations. These skills will support the success of both mentors and mentees\, and it is responsive to the NIGMS guidelines regarding the preparation of mentors involved in training grants.\n\nThe OGPS Engaged Mentoring Series\, focuses on the five themes below. To learn more about the five themes\, visit our Canvas Site:\n1. Establishing Effective Mentoring/Mentee Relationships\n2. Aligning Expectations Using Mentoring Plans\n3. Managing Mental Health in the Mentoring Relationship\n4. Approaching Difficult Conversations \n5. Managing Tension and Conflict \nThe 5 themes are presented in two different formats:Option A: Two half-day Workshop series. Each session is 4hrs\, and you must attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion from OGPS.Option B: 1-day Retreat. The session is 8hrs\, and you must attend the entire session to receive a certificate of completion from OGPS. \nWe will continue to populate this site with more program offering dates throughout the year.
UID:111271-21911118@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111271
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:THSL 2994
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260820T165408
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room to see historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food\, cooking\, and technology during the heady decade of the 1920s\, sandwiched between WWI and the Great Depression. This exhibit features materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, as well as select items from the Art\, Architecture\, and Engineering Special Collections and the Transportation History Collection.\n\nAs America rang in a new decade in the 1920s\, cookbook authors and appliance manufacturers stood ready to offer the newly emancipated and forward-thinking American woman a vision for her future\, a vision that would be scientifically  grounded\, speedy enough to make time for leisure as well as housework\, and guaranteed to bring fun to that most humdrum of chores: planning and preparing meals for a family three times a day\, 365 days a year.
UID:150658-21909787@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150658
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260728T142037
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Grand Vision
DESCRIPTION:Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller\, curator\, educator\, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit. Through material culture\, Dabls presents commentary on the past\, present\, and future from African and African-American perspectives\, with the understanding that generations of African ancestors used visual materials to convey information about their identity as well as send messages for healing and protection. Dabls is a luminary\; for decades he has re-imagined what a museum space can be\, accessible to everyone\, free from the underpinnings of colonialism and the Western\, often white\, frame. *Grand Vision* includes a conceptual installation in the Gallery\, presenting Dabls’s own work in visual conversation with African beads and artifacts from Dabls’s Bead Museum collections. \n\nAdditionally\, Dabls’s iconic outdoor sculpture *Iron Teaching Rocks Table Manners* will be installed on the U-M campus grounds near UMMA\, at the intersection of State Street and South University from September 17- October 11\, 2026. The project’s range intends to more fully articulate the many facets of Dabls’ creative practice\, and the overlay of art\, history\, identity\, community\, and healing.
UID:149620-21906786@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149620
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Detroit,Exhibition,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260819T162337
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T100000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:IOE Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the IOE students\, faculty and staff as we gather around food and friends.
UID:148456-21909639@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148456
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Industrial And Operations Engineering
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite (IOE 1700)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260902T133628
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Kick-start your Wednesday with free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack! Stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m.–noon on select Wednesdays during the fall and winter semesters. Bring your Mcard—and keep an eye out for Bagely\, the beloved bagel mascot! ☕🥯〽️
UID:151404-21911532@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151404
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,food,free food
LOCATION:Alumni Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T195746
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T105000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Energy & Environmental Economics: Wednesday\, October 7
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UID:152048-21912765@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152048
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Energy,Environment,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4300
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T164848
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Making the Most of 'Hot Moments': Election Edition
DESCRIPTION:Teaching and learning centers use the term 'hot moments' to describe a sudden eruption of tension\, conflict\, or big emotion during class\, often connected to a heightened awareness of the social differences in the room. Election seasons can generate 'hot moments' in every discipline\, whether your courses frequently raise potentially sensitive subjects or never do so deliberately. How can you navigate those interactions in ways that are responsive to students and also advance course learning goals? In this interactive workshop for instructors in all academic disciplines\, participants will reflect on their own experiences of 'hot moments'\, consider a range of pedagogical choices\, and practice language for responding to hot moments in the classroom. \n\nThis session is offered as a part of the Promoting Democracy Teaching Series by CRLT & Ginsberg Center.\n\nOpen to UM faculty\, graduate students/GSIs\, and post-docs. If you are UM staff with instructional responsibilities who would like to register\, please reach out to teachdemocracy@umich.edu \n\nREGISTER: https://events.blackthorn.io/en/Hn1RKit7/g/2kTsKXAV0p/making-the-most-of-hot-moments-election-edition-5a1oUrFb3O5/overview
UID:150149-21908293@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150149
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Faculty,Free,Graduate Students,Postdoctoral Research Fellows
LOCATION:Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232211
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS Science Writing & Communication - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:This workshop series will equip you with practical strategies for communicating science with clarity and confidence as a graduate student or postdoctoral researcher. You will explore approaches to developing productive writing habits\, outlining a clear and compelling research manuscript\, and adapting scientific messages for different disciplines and audiences. The series will also offer guidance and hands-on practice in designing and delivering effective poster presentations and oral talks. Through interactive activities\, practical frameworks\, and opportunities to apply what you learn to your own research\, you will strengthen your written\, visual\, and verbal science communication skills.\nAims & Objectives\nBy the end of this series\, you will be able to:\n\nStructure and design engaging scientific posters that clearly convey your research and enhance audience understanding and message retention.Organize the motivation\, problem statement\, and results of your research into a logical manuscript outline that supports a clear and compelling scientific argument.Build confidence and productivity as a writer by reflecting on your writing habits\, considering your audience\, and applying strategies to overcome procrastination and maintain momentum.\nAdapt technical detail\, terminology\, context\, and emphasis to communicate your research accurately and effectively across disciplines\, audiences\, and professional settings.\n\nDevelop and deliver effective oral presentations using principles of audience engagement\, scientific storytelling\, clear organization\, and confident public speaking.
UID:150654-21909765@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150654
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:THSL 2903
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260826T170844
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Disability in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:This workshop provides an engaging overview of disability in the employment context\, beginning with why disability inclusion matters for creating equitable\, effective\, and welcoming workplaces. In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)\, the session will highlight the history and legal foundations that helped shape the Americans with Disabilities Act and continue to inform disability rights in employment today.     \n\nParticipants will explore disability-related statistics from both national and University of Michigan perspectives\, gaining a clearer understanding of representation\, workplace experiences\, and ongoing opportunities for inclusion. The session will conclude with an overview of relevant U-M resources that support disability inclusion\, accessibility\, and employee success across the university.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu.
UID:149400-21906350@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149400
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Accommodations,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Ndeam,Statistics,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260803T162518
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T150000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Engineering Department Career Day featuring CEE\, CHE\, CLASP\, Macro\, MSE and NAME\, hosted by ECRC
DESCRIPTION:The Department Career Day featuring the departments below will take place on Wednesday\, October 7 from 11 AM–3 PM on North Campus.\n\nFeatured Departments may include:\nCivil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)\nChemical Engineering (CHE)\nClimate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP)\nMacromolecular Science and Engineering (Macro)\nMechanical Engineering (MSE)\nNaval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)\n\nThis event is designed to connect you with employers who are specifically seeking students from your engineering department. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with companies that are coming to recruit talent in your major for full-time\, internship\, and co-op opportunities.\n\nMake the most of this event\, we encourage you to review and research participating employers in Career Forge and Career Fair Plus (CF+)
UID:149793-21907191@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149793
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260820T181520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-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 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram
UID:138033-21881341@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T131259
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America”
DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:152024-21912655@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements
LOCATION:William Clements Library
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232219
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:AI Show and Tell
DESCRIPTION:
UID:142293-21890425@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142293
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260824T181519
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library.
UID:149541-21906612@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T121221
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T132000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:CREES Noon Lecture. When Everyday Life Becomes an Event: Mobility in the Georgia-Abkhazia Conflict Zone
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to sustain an ordinary life in a place shaped by decades of unresolved conflict and political uncertainty? Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in the de facto Georgia-Abkhazia borderland\, this talk examines how displaced Georgians with constructed lives across an unrecognized but highly militarized border learn to navigate a landscape in which mobility is continually subject to political\, material\, and documentary contingencies. Rather than approaching protracted conflict primarily through rupture\, destruction\, or spectacular violence\, Aydemir-Kundakci focuses on everyday eventfulness: how ordinary journeys to attend a wedding\, shop\, visit family\, or go to a hospital can unexpectedly become consequential—when rising waters turn a familiar river crossing into a life-threatening swim\, a document check evolves into harassment or extortion\, or a passport stamp creates the risk of punishment on the other side.\n\nAydemir-Kundakci develops the concept of manageable eventfulness to describe the practical and anticipatory work through which people seek not necessarily to eliminate such contingencies altogether\, but to keep their consequences within manageable limits. Following these practices across changing border regimes\, landscapes\, documents\, and generations\, she shows how people continually recalibrate their movements and anticipations as they strive for uneventful\, ordinary lives amid prolonged conflict.\n\nDr. Görkem Aydemir-Kundakci is an FWO Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology at KU Leuven. Her research examines long-term displacement\, conflict\, mobility\, environmental change\, and precarity in Georgia’s de facto borderland with Abkhazia. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from George Washington University and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary. Her writing has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Refugee Studies\, History and Anthropology\, and Anthropology News. Aydemir-Kundakci’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)\, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)\, and Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).\n\nPlease note this event will be held virtually on Zoom. Please register at this link: https://myumi.ch/mVV9g\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at CREES@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n\n*Part of the International Institute Theme Year: Sovereignty*\nhttps://myumi.ch/ii-theme
UID:151245-21911142@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151245
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:central asia,Theme Year
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260903T094529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Democracy Week | Beacon of Democratic Resilience: Visual Truths and the Legacy of Korea's 5·18 Democratization Movement - A Photographic Archive of the May 1980 People’s Uprising in Korea
DESCRIPTION:Link to the official event poster: \nhttps://myumi.ch/kVdVV\n\n*Exhibition Description*\nThis photo exhibition features 90 curated images from the UNESCO-inscribed May 18 Archives. Documenting the May 18–27\, 1980 democratization uprising in Gwangju\, South Korea\, the collection captures the shift from peaceful student protests to military violence and unified citizen resistance\, carried out under a complete blackout as civilians and photojournalists risked their lives to photograph atrocities and smuggle film past cordons. Beyond serving as historical artifacts\, these preserved visual truths offer a living blueprint for popular resilience against authoritarianism\, transforming local trauma into a universal defense of human rights. Displaying these records at Michigan bridges 1980 Gwangju with our present moment\, inviting viewers to engage past resistance in the ongoing effort to defend democracy today.\n\n*Exhibition Composition*\nThe exhibit will be composed of a visual narrative comprised of six chronological sections and two additional special sections:\n\n1. Protest (May 5–16\, 1980): \nFollowing the collapse of Park Chung-hee’s military dictatorship in October\, 1979\, Gwangju students and citizens held peaceful rallies for campus autonomy and the end of martial law. Photos from this era show orderly marches and hopeful faces\, capturing a society on the brink of change before the structural contradictions shifted toward state-led violence. \n\n2. Suppression (May 18–19\, 1980): \nA new junta government led by Chun Doo-hwan extended martial law to the entire country on May 17. Students at Chonnam National University protested against the new junta government’s decision. State violence escalated as paratroopers\, who were deployed to Gwangju\, engaged student protesters. Streets became scenes of brutal beatings and kidnappings. Beyond documenting victims\, the images on display in this section serve as primary historical evidence and legal proof of the military's methods and the sudden transformation of citizens into targets of control. \n\n3. Uprising (May 20–21\, 1980): \nThe movement shifted into a popular struggle. Vehicles lined up in Gwangju’s main thoroughfare\, Geumnam-ro. This massive vehicle parade symbolized the people becoming active subjects of resistance. The military was given the order to use live ammunition against civilians. In reaction\, the city became a space of voluntary mobilization and citizens emerged as historical political actors. \n\n4. Resistance (May 22–26\, 1980): \nWhile isolated and cut off from communications\, Gwangju established an autonomous system of self-governance. Photos in this section testify to the efforts made to establish a sense of order based on solidarity—sharing food and donating blood—rather than chaos. The formation of this \"Daedong (Great Unity) Community\" and the visual documentation thereof serve as foundations of democracy in South Korea. \n\n5. Massacre (May 27\, 1980): \nThe uprising was crushed by a dawn military operation. While the armed resistance ended\, the resulting photographs of the aftermath reveal the stark reality of the massacre. These images became the catalyst for future truth-seeking movements and the pursuit of historical justice in South Korea. \n\n6. Mourning: \nScenes of coffins\, portraits\, and silent vigils represent a collective ethical gaze. During this period\, mourning was more than a display of grief\; it was a communal act used to redefine the city’s identity and establish new moral standards for justice.\n\n7. Special Section A: The Photographers\nThis special section highlights the domestic and international photographers who documented the uprising. This includes Korean journalists alongside US journalists Robin Moyer and Norman Thorpe\, French correspondents Patrick Chauvel and François Lochon\, and German cinematographer Jürgen Hinzpeter. Their images transcend simple reporting\, reflecting a moral commitment to record and a historical duty to ensure remembrance. Rather than viewing these photos solely as evidence\, the exhibition reinterprets them through a lens of photographic history—examining their context\, distribution\, and how they transformed raw records into social truth and collective memory.\n\n8. Special Section B: The Peace Corps: Americans Who Helped Gwangju\nWhen Gwangju was isolated under martial law in May 1980\, four American Peace Corps volunteers—Tim Warnberg\, David Lee Dolinger\, Judi Chamberlin\, and Paul Courtright—refused to leave\, choosing instead to assist the wounded\, aid foreign journalists\, and ultimately expose the truth to the world. Those pivotal ten days reshaped their lives into lifelong commitments to human rights\, inspiring decades of memoirs\, academic writings\, and testimonies. Through photographs\, video footage\, and personal records\, this section traces their journey from eyewitnesses to active defenders of human dignity\, inviting us to reflect on what it truly means to take a stand in the face of another’s suffering. \n\nTwo additional events programmed in conjunction with this photo exhibition\n1. Symposium: \n“For Thee and All the World to See: May 18 Gwangju and the Visual Tenacities of South Korean Democracy”\nhttps://myumi.ch/mVdVJ \n\n2. Third Thursday at the Library: \nDemocracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democracy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline\nhttps://myumi.ch/rwdwn \n\nContent Warning: This exhibition contains historical photographs documenting the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement\, including graphic depictions of violence\, state military suppression\, injuries\, and grief. Viewer discretion is advised.\n\nThis exhibit is co-sponsored by the May 18 Archives\, Center for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Department of Political Science\, Center for Emerging Democracies\, Donia Human Rights Center\, Asia Library\, and Duderstadt Center.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:150763-21910142@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150763
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Art,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Exhibition,History,Korea,Korean Studies
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232149
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IOE Career Workshops
DESCRIPTION:
UID:136849-21906082@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136849
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:IOE - G690
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T162632
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:King Talks Information Session
DESCRIPTION:These sessions will provide an overview of the application process\, expected time commitment\, and compensation associated with serving as a 2027 King Talks speaker.Interested individuals only need to attend one session.
UID:147511-21901161@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147511
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260817T141210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
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:128708-21909105@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260902T165852
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Lunch-n-Learn: How to Negotiate a Job Offer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third Lunch-n-Learn event of the semester!\n\nRSVP by Sept. 23
UID:149287-21906195@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149287
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T183308
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:MGT Consulting Information Session
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning about job and internship opportunities with you should attend this info session!MGT is a management consulting firm that works with commercial and social impact clients.  It helps private\, public\, and social sector organizations to build strategies\, conduct advanced market research\, and execute operational transformations. Theyare recruiting this fall on campus and looking to hire more Wolverines!This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number ofU-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this webpage: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1998110/share_preview We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA #UCC 
UID:150621-21909716@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150621
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:Student Activities Building, Maize and Blue Auditorium, 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T142333
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Michigan Library is Better than Google for Master's Students
DESCRIPTION:Do you spend hours searching for reliable academic sources? Do you need new tools to manage your research projects effectively? This workshop demonstrates why the University of Michigan Library offers superior results compared to standard web searches. Participants will learn advanced research strategies to save time and improve the quality of their work. We will also explore digital productivity tools designed to organize your bibliography and data.\n\nThis workshop is open exclusively to master’s students at the University of Michigan. If you have any questions\, please reach out to rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu.
UID:152029-21912744@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152029
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260729T130108
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T124500
SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome!
UID:109796-21906859@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T181728
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells.
UID:151958-21912507@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151958
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T183205
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T153000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:How to Make Intentional Choices About If a Postdoc is Right For You
DESCRIPTION:Preparing Ph.D.s for Postdocs: How to Make Intentional Choices About If a Postdoc is Right For You Are you a current PhD student considering a postdoc as your next step? In this workshop\, a collaboration between the University Career Center\, Rackham Professional Development and Engagement\, and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs\, staff will cover all that you need to know about preparing to transition from a PhDs to a postdoc. We will cover the pros and cons of doing a postdoc\, the different types of postdocs\, how to prepare to search andinterview\, as well as how to prepare yourself for the professional transition. Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/110434 #UCC
UID:149046-21905353@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149046
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:
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DTSTAMP:20260806T102043
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T150000
SUMMARY:Other:Pre-Health Pop-Up Advising
DESCRIPTION:LSA Newnan Pre-Health Advising comes to YOU! Bring your questions about your pre-health journey and chat with a Pre-Health Advisor on a first-come\, first-served basis. Advisors are looking forward to talking with you!
UID:149956-21907432@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149956
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Advising,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Newnan Pre-health,Pre-Health,Pre-professional,slc
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - Science Learning Center Main Branch: 1720 Chemistry Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260619T110605
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preparing Ph.D.s for Postdocs: How to Make Intentional Choices About If a Postdoc is Right For You
DESCRIPTION:Are you a current Ph.D. student considering a postdoc as your next step? In this workshop\, a collaboration between the University Career Center\, Rackham Professional Development and Engagement\, and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs\, staff will cover all that you need to know about preparing to transition from a Ph.D.s to a postdoc. We will cover the pros and cons of doing a postdoc\, the different types of postdocs\, how to prepare to search and interview\, as well as how to prepare yourself for the professional transition. 
UID:149017-21905324@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149017
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T162632
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:King Talks Information Session
DESCRIPTION:These sessions will provide an overview of the application process\, expected time commitment\, and compensation associated with serving as a 2027 King Talks speaker.Interested individuals only need to attend one session.
UID:147511-21901162@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147511
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260818T120800
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T161000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MIPSE Seminar | Material Properties Inside Stars and Fusion Plasmas
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nAccurate simulations of fusion experiments or astrophysical objects like stars need material data such as equation of state\, opacity and particle transport coefficients of matter under extreme conditions. This means we need to understand how matter behaves when it is very hot (10\,000 to 100\,000\,000 K) and at high density (1 to 1\,000\,000 g/cm3). In this regime\, atoms are partially ionized and significantly overlap\, meaning that the usual low-density plasma physics methods are inaccurate. In our research group at Los Alamos National Laboratory\, we have developed methods to accurately model these plasmas. In this talk I will review the progress we have made and some of the major outstanding challenges in this rapidly developing field.\n\nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. Charles Starrett received his PhD from the Queen’s University of Belfast in 2007\, where he worked on positronium collisions with matter. He went from there to a postdoctoral position at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)\, where he began to study the structure of matter in warm and hot dense plasmas. In 2010 he joined Los Alamos National Laboratory to continue this work and still works in this field today. He has developed models to predict material properties such as equation of state\, particle transport and opacity for applications ranging from fusion to astrophysics.\n\nThe seminar will be conducted in person\, with livestream on Zoom. For more information\, please check the MIPSE website: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2627.php#fall2026
UID:150201-21908389@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150201
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astrophysics,Fusion,Lecture,Michigan Engineering,Physics,Plasma,Research,seminar
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1003
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260904T215024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Proof of Miyanishi's conjecture on endomorphisms of varieties
DESCRIPTION:If X is a quasi-projective variety over a field k and f is a birational endomorphism of X that is injective outside a closed subset of codimension at least 2\, we prove that f is an automorphism. This generalizes an old theorem of Ax and proves a conjecture of Miyanishi from 2005. A key step in our proof is a finiteness result on class groups\, which is of interest in its own right.
UID:150891-21910382@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150891
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260908T151707
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels.
UID:151752-21912120@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151752
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:European,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Humanities,Language
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Meet Outside the Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260407T124520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robust and Risk-Sensitive Acceleration in Gradient Methods
DESCRIPTION:First-order methods such as gradient descent (GD) are foundational in optimization. In unconstrained problems with exact gradients\, momentum-based methods—most notably Nesterov’s accelerated gradient descent (AGD) and Polyak’s heavy-ball (HB) method—achieve faster convergence by improving dependence on the condition number. However\, this acceleration comes at a cost: momentum amplifies gradient noise\, making these methods less robust than GD under standard parameter choices and requiring more accurate gradient estimates to attain comparable accuracy. Similar challenges arise in convex and nonconvex min–max optimization.\nMotivated by applications in machine learning\, this talk studies unconstrained and min–max optimization under deterministic\, unbiased stochastic\, and biased stochastic gradient noise. I will present new algorithms that achieve optimal robustness against different noise types\, using control-theoretic tools such as the H_2​ norm\, the H_∞​ norm\, and the risk-sensitivity index\, together with coherent risk measures. I will also discuss worst-case noise constructions and high-probability convergence guarantees. This perspective builds a bridge between optimization and robust control theory and enables the design of noise-robust and risk-sensitive accelerated methods.\nRepresentative Publications:\nM. Gürbüzbalaban\, Y. Syed\, N. S. Aybat\, Accelerated gradient methods with biased gradient estimates: Risk sensitivity\, high-probability guarantees\, and large deviation bounds\, Journal of Nonlinear and Variational Analysis\, 2026 (Special Issue). https://jnva.biemdas.com/archives/2927\nM. Gürbüzbalaban\, Robustly Stable Accelerated Momentum Methods with a Near-Optimal L_2​ Gain and H_∞​ Performance\, Mathematics of Operations Research\, 2025.\nhttps://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/moor.2023.0321\nB. Can and M. Gürbüzbalaban\, Entropic risk-averse generalized momentum methods\, Optimization Methods and Software\, 2025. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10556788.2025.2549356
UID:141373-21888712@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141373
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1360
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260806T093552
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Michigan Medicine Global Health Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the UMMS Global REACH office\, the Showcase will bring together Michigan Medicine's global health community to celebrate and advance international collaboration\, education\, and research. This year’s expanded format will include a poster session\, a global health photography competition\, and a keynote address by UMMS alumna and global children’s health advocate Dr. Bina Valsangkar. Event registration and poster abstract submissions are now open.
UID:149951-21907424@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149951
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Global Health,Global Health Equity
LOCATION:Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260811T161811
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T183000
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\n\nPLEASE NOTE: the FIRST FREESTORE in September is on Friday\, Sept 4th from 1-3p. All other FreeStore's are on the first Wednesday of each month from 4:30-6:30p.
UID:136782-21879109@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:20260527T152240
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T183000
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!
UID:148421-21904232@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148421
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,Shopping,Store,Student Org,Sustainability,Thrift
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T110225
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Manoogian Postdoctoral Lecture | Purist Pursuits: Language\, Global Ideas\, and the Creation of Western Armenian in the Ottoman Empire
DESCRIPTION:This lecture follows Armenians in the Ottoman Empire through a dramatic linguistic transformation\, the aftershocks of which are still being felt today throughout the Armenian diaspora. It chronicles how and why Armenians in the Ottoman Empire fashioned a new language called Western Armenian in the eighteenth\, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and explores the evolution of an ever-changing ideology that undergirded all phases of the language's formation: linguistic purism. Manoukian will examine the power of global intellectual movements in crafting new language ideologies in the Ottoman Empire and reimagines what language histories can be for Ottoman-era language communities.\n\nJennifer Manoukian is a historian of language. Her work explores the language practices and ideologies of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and post-genocide diaspora. She earned her PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of California\, Los Angeles\; her MA in Middle Eastern\, South Asian and African Studies from Columbia University\; and her BA in French and Middle Eastern Studies from Rutgers University. She is the author of *Purist Pursuits: Language\, Global Ideas\, and the Creation of Western Armenian in the Ottoman Empire* and two book-length literary translations from Western Armenian: *The Gardens of Silihdar by Zabel Yessayan* and* The Candidate by Zareh Vorpouni*. She is also the author of a number of articles and the co-founder of Gesaria Armenian Research and Academic Services.\n\nCosponsors: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, Department of Middle East Studies\, Department of Linguistics\, Department of Anthropology\, and NAASR.
UID:150148-21908292@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150148
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:armenia,Armenian Studies,Discussion,eurasia,history,Lecture
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232135
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T183000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SAPAC GROWE: Engendering Respectful Communities Workshops - SY26 - 27
DESCRIPTION:Engendering Respectful Communities (ERC) is a one session workshop that engages graduate students in meaningful dialogue about various forms of sexual misconduct they may encounter in both professional and social spaces\, and provides resources for intervention or support in such circumstances.The primary goal of the workshop is to address complexities experienced by graduate students as they engage in bystander intervention\, so that participants gain an increase in awareness of barriers to action and familiarity with strategic planning to overcome them. The workshop also introduces participants to on-campus resources and provides knowledge on how sexual misconduct can unfold in graduate-specific settings.The ERC workshop uses small-group circles intended to promote active reflection and space to build community. The procedure of circles is introduced at the beginning of the workshop in order to help participants get used to the process\, which they do through a circle for introductions and value-sharing for the workshop space. These circles depict various\, realistic scenarios related to sexual misconduct within the graduate community. The circle process allows circle members to process the monologues\, reflect on complexities with identity and power dynamics within them\, name potential barriers to intervention\, and think of various ways in which they might respond if faced with similar situations. The circles provide a way to foster collective building of ideas\, where participants learn from one another and all input is equally valued. Participants are encouraged to share but can always pass if desired\, creating an environment where participation is open but not forced. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop\, if you are to arrive more than 20 minutes late\, we will ask you to re-register for another workshop session.If you have any questions about or concerns with taking this workshop\, or are in need of an exemption\, please contact jhippe@umich.edu or fill out this form. We know some students come to campus having already experienced harm. If you have circumstances that make completing this course challenging\, please reach out to the GROWE team. SAPAC GROWE provides exemptions to the ERC workshop (where requirements are set in place) on a case by case basis. The Program Manager will communicate with students requesting exemptions via email and/or meet with students via zoom meetings to discuss their need for exemptions and provide any relevant and necessary resources.
UID:150694-21909948@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Rackham West Conf Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260901T171801
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The DOJ and Threats to the Press
DESCRIPTION:In July\, the Trump administration subpoenaed several New York Times reporters following their reporting on security concerns surrounding a Boeing 747 given to the President by the Qatari government. The Justice Department later withdrew the subpoenas.\n\nJoin Eric Schmitt of The New York Times and Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for a conversation about government pressure on journalists and why the public should care about threats to journalists reporting on those in power.
UID:151338-21911385@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151338
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:American Politics,Communication And Media,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Discussion,Journalism,Media,Public Policy,u.s. government
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260909T122813
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Unpacking the News
DESCRIPTION:What in the world is going on? With never ending 'breaking news'\, it's hard to keep up with the news and what it all means. Unpacking the News 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.
UID:151250-21911222@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151250
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Civic Learning,Community Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Discussion,Dissent,Education,Free,Open Inquiry
LOCATION:
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DTSTAMP:20260908T163827
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:MDP Open Labs 2027
DESCRIPTION:September 28th – October 9th | Various Locations\nStudents can visit ongoing MDP research teams to meet the faculty as well as learn about the research aims and team culture. Remote participation options are available for selected teams.
UID:151532-21911700@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151532
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Graduate,Graduate Students,Mdp,Michigan Engineering,Research,Sessions,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Dude 3336
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260820T074928
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Caring for Your$elf
DESCRIPTION:Dinner provided! Registration is required for food planning purposes.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: Doors open at 5:15\, and programming begins promptly at 5:30 pm.\n\nRecommended order to take workshops:\n\n    1 – Your Money Story\n    2 – Making Confident Financial Decisions\n    3 – Ultimate Financial Wellness\n    4 – Caring for Your$elf\n    5 – Be The Boss of Your Finances\n\nBudgets and financial goals sound dry\, boring\, and a little overwhelming? You’re not imagining it. Most financial literacy content focuses on dollars and cents\, and omits the emotional and psychological side of money. That said\, budgets are an important foundation of financial well-being. In this interactive workshop\, we will reframe budgeting into a useful tool that works for you and learn how to set meaningful and achievable financial goals.\n\nRSVP for other workshops in the series here: https://myumi.ch/8r6kq
UID:143770-21908973@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143770
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Budgeting,finances,Financial Wellness,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,graduate students,In Person,Life-changing Education,Nontraditional Students,Student Caregiver,Student Caregivers,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T111502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
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:151889-21912340@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151889
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade
LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260828T153227
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Excursion Lab
DESCRIPTION:Adventure starts with trying something new. Excursion Lab is a series of approachable outdoor experiences where you can experiment with new activities\, build confidence\, and meet other students. Try things like geocaching\, slacklining\, rucking\, and other outdoor pursuits in a welcoming\, beginner-friendly environment. No previous experience required.
UID:151136-21910941@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151136
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being
LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232151
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:STAR Scholars Fall 2026 Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Psychology STAR Scholars Program (Scholarship\, Transferable skills\, Academia & Research) is an important educational initiative that helps students build the research and professional skills essential for success in both college and today’s knowledge-based economy. STAR offers students hands-on experience\, structured mentoring\, and pathways to academic and professional advancement. Our virtual Fall Seminar Series is open to all students. This series is led by our STAR Scholars mentors and faculty director\, Dr. Cindy Lustig.
UID:150221-21908412@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150221
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T102717
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Bible Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:We are a chapter of Public Reading of Scripture (PRS) at University of Michigan. We meet with students every week for 1-hour to read the Bible together\, listening to the audio Bible using the official PRS app. Attendees do NOT need to prep or share\, and no one preaches. \n\nNever read the Bible before? No problem\, we welcome any background — no Bible or religious experience required!\n\nAfterwards\, for those interested we'll go out to grab a bite together!\n\nJoin our announcements group here: https://forms.gle/WZhfwuodC4wzgCGv9
UID:151675-21911932@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151675
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,Religious
LOCATION:Michigan League - Room C (3rd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T232159
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T210000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027
DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.
UID:149176-21905910@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Michigan (League, 2nd Floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260625T094555
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000
SUMMARY:Performance:Hollow Bones with Jodi Picoult
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to welcome Jodi Picoult to Michigan to celebrate her newest book\, Hollow Bones. \n\n\nWe want to celebrate with as many readers as possible\, so we’ll be hosting this event off-site at Rackham Auditorium\, which is located on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. \n\n\nAs you prepare for a fun night\, here are a few extra notes to keep in mind:\n\n\nTickets:\n\nTickets are required to attend this event. Please note that 1 ticket = 1 attendee. \n\nAll tickets will be sold and distributed by the Michigan Union Ticket Office. \n\nBooks:\n\nYour ticket purchase includes one signed copy of Hollow Bones\, which attendees will receive at the event.\n\nAdditional unsigned copies of a selection of Jodi Picoult’s work will be available for purchase at the event. \n\nSigning & Photo Guidelines:\n\nThis event will wrap up with a photo line\, where you can meet Jodi and get your photo taken by a professional photographer. \n\nPlease note that this event will not include a signing/personalization line.\n\nGet your tickets here! https://mutotix.umich.edu/6726 \n\n\nAbout the Book:\n\n\nFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.\n\n\nOn September 11\, 2001\, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old\, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and never came home. Her father and the stepmother who raised her couldn’t have loved her more\, but she still grew up with a healthy dread of disasters.\n\n\nNow an adult\, she runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness\, mapping out ways to save lives during storms\, epidemics\, and airplane crashes. She and her husband\, Jesse—a police polygraph expert with his own history of crisis—have found a love that is a solace in a dangerous world. But then the unexpected upends their new marriage\, leading them both to question everything they thought they knew.\n\n\nMoving between past and present\, Hollow Bones is an epic story of the lies we tell ourselves as we write the narratives of our lives\, the plans we design to protect ourselves at the worst moments\, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters. \n\n\nNot able to join us? Order your copy here: https://schulerbooks.com/book/9780593726259\n\n\nAbout the Author:\n\n\nJodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirty novels\, including By Any Other Name\, Mad Honey (co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time\, and My Sister’s Keeper\, and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two young adult novels\, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Her 30th novel\, HOLLOW BONES\, will publish on September 15\, 2026. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.\n\n\nOther Notes:\n\nWhat to Expect Day-Of:\n\nAccess to Rackham’s lobby will begin at 5:30pm.\n\nTicket check-in will begin as early as 6:00pm.\n\nThis event will include an author discussion\, audience Q&A\, and will wrap up with a professional photo line.\n\nMichigan Union Ticket Office Questions:\n\nFAQs can be answered here: https://muto.umich.edu/faq\n\nContact information can be found here: https://muto.umich.edu/contact-us
UID:148821-21904986@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148821
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mutotix
LOCATION:GA - Rackham
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DTSTAMP:20260812T134019
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at Origins
DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with our Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants (MLCAs) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved within your community!
UID:150186-21908347@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150186
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Located in Origins Multicultural Engagement Space
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DTSTAMP:20260812T133838
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Ice Cream Socials at The Connector
DESCRIPTION:Do you like free ice cream? Swing by for a scoop and hang out with the Connector Community Assistants (CCA) to learn more about campus resources\, upcoming events and ways to get involved at The Connector and the broader campus community. CCAs are your guides to ask questions and help you feel connected with the student community! Come say hi!\n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad.
UID:150140-21908188@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150140
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26
LOCATION:The Connector - Located in West Quad
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260722T113330
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Jaerv and The OK Factor
DESCRIPTION:A vibrant celebration of traditional Swedish folk music\, dance\, and cultural exchange\n\nMinneapolis\, MN-based string duo The OK Factor\, and award-winning Swedish quintet Jaerv\, are excited to present their program\, Traditions. \n\nFollowing their joint Swedish tours in the summer of 2021\, 2023\, and 2025 and their US tours in the fall of 2022\, 2023\, and January 2024\, the bands are excited to share the music and camaraderie that grew from these cultural exchanges. \n\nIn 2017\, the bands’ musical worlds collided after The OK Factor opened for Jaerv at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. There was an immediate connection between them\, grounded in a mutual love and respect for one anothers’ talent\, rhythmic intricacies\, inspiring melodic ornamentation\, fascinating instrumentation\, and - yes\, musical traditions.\n\nAfter shared performances and the study of traditional Swedish and American music throughout their tour of Sweden\, a natural and organic partnership has developed between The OK Factor and Jaerv that is felt\, seen\, and heard by their audiences\, both in Sweden and in the US.\n\nThroughout Traditions\, the bands hone the art of collaboration through unique instrumentation and sensitive musical interplay\, creating a palpable joy that their audiences will carry home. And for those who can’t make it to the concert\, the bands are seasoned educators\, and are excited to offer community outreach in a myriad of settings\, including schools. Through a respect for musical tradition paired with the desire to expand its boundaries\, the bands encourage their audiences to follow it not just back in time\, but into the future.\n\nSponsored by The Scandinavian Program at the University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures\, SWEA Michigan\, Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance\, and the Detroit Swedish Foundation.
UID:149509-21906540@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149509
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix
LOCATION:ARK Reserved
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