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DTSTAMP:20260629T102024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:AI Show and Tell
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UID:142293-21890425@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142293
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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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
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DTSTAMP:20260629T063106
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
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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
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DTSTAMP:20260629T102038
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCRS Workshop A
DESCRIPTION:RCRS Workshop A: Appropriate citation of sources and avoiding plagiarism\; authorship and publication practices and responsibilities. \n
UID:147545-21901227@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147545
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Johnson Rooms
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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
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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:Student Org,Sustainability,Thrift,Store,Shopping,In Person,Free
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room
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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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