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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:How AI Might Make And Break America's Justice System
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nMost Americans facing a legal problem\, whether an eviction\, a custody dispute\, or a debt collection suit\, navigate it alone. In three out of four civil cases in state courts\, at least one side has no lawyer\, and the judges and lawyers inside the system are burning out. We will never hire enough lawyers to close this gap.\n\nEnter artificial intelligence. AI tools can now explain legal concepts in plain language\, draft documents\, and guide people through procedures that once required years of training. But the same technology fabricates case citations\, offers no confidentiality\, and could flood overwhelmed courts with new filings\, deepening the very crisis it promises to solve.\n\nDrawing on their work leading Michigan Law's AI Law and Policy Clinic\, where students build and test AI tools with real courts and legal aid organizations\, Bridgette Carr and Vivek Sankaran explore what AI can genuinely fix in the justice system and what it might break.
UID:150258-21908480@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150258
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai,Artificial Intelligence,Ai Literacy,Academic Technology At Michigan,Community Engagement,Community Members,Law,Pre-Law,Public Policy,Rackham,Talk
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DTSTAMP:20260909T140306
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260929T173000
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SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sustainability in Action: PBS “50 States of Sustainability”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Episode #101 of “50 States of Sustainability\,” a PBS series highlighting people and communities across the country who are developing practical solutions to environmental challenges. Episode #101 brings together three compelling stories: a solar farm that produces renewable energy and food through agrivoltaics\; the founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute reflecting on the critical role of energy efficiency\; and an 11-year-old beekeeper making the case for protecting bees and pollinators.\n\nFollowing the screening\, a diverse panel of University of Michigan faculty\, sustainability practitioners\, local leaders and representatives from “50 States of Sustainability” will explore the connections among clean energy\, agriculture\, land use\, energy efficiency and biodiversity.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Please RSVP
UID:151840-21912250@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151840
CLASS:PUBLIC
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CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Clean Energy,Sustainability,Renewable Energy,planet blue,Panel Discussion,Film Screening,Environmental Protection,Energy Efficient Technologies
LOCATION:Palmer Commons
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DTSTAMP:20260625T124845
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SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Earthfest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Earthfest celebrates sustainability initiatives across U-M and the surrounding communities while providing an inclusive platform to educate and engage the campus community on opportunities to support sustainability and environmental justice on campus and in our daily lives. Learn about sustainability on campus and participate in fun engagement opportunities.
UID:149122-21905766@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149122
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Climate Week,Zero Waste,Education,Free,Outdoors,Sustainability
LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus
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DTSTAMP:20260910T154432
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 Whittemore Lecture in Landscape Architecture
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Whittemore Lecture in Landscape Architecture will celebrate the influential work of Professor Joan Nassauer and its impact on landscape architecture practice. Ahead of her retirement in June 2027\, the event will bring together U-M Landscape Architecture alumni and practitioners to explore how Nassauer’s research on landscape care\, aesthetics\, sustainability and well-being has informed their work and shaped the profession.\n\nTwo panel discussions will highlight connections between research and practice while celebrating the ecological design accomplishments of U-M alumni and Nassauer’s more than 50 years of research\, teaching\, engagement and service to the field.
UID:151928-21912475@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151928
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ecological Design,Landscape Architecture,Lecture,Panel Discussion,Planet Blue,Sustainability
LOCATION:Dana Building - Room 1040
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DTSTAMP:20260909T153045
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Can AI Help Us Build Better Connections? How Social Robots Are Transforming Human Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nRobots can be highly capable\, but without understanding human preferences\, their utility remains fundamentally limited. This talk advances a framework for human augmentation through embodied social intelligence\, grounded in three key dimensions. First\, human-centered robot design\, where I discuss methods to meaningfully involve people throughout a robot development lifecycle\, while balancing the need for general-purpose systems with the specificity of human needs. Second\, embodied AI systems\, where I introduce my work on robotic hardware fabrication and context-agnostic algorithms that enable robust\, real-world interaction. Third\, robot evaluation in the wild\, focusing on deployments in domains such as healthcare and the need for new metrics that combine experimental rigor with system performance. Drawing from my experience across academia and industry\, including building Astro at Amazon and working on critical AI challenges at Meta\, I highlight open problems at the intersection of AI\, robotics\, and human-centered design. Ultimately\, I argue for a shift in robotics: from intelligence to relationships\, from capability to meaning. Prioritizing human needs\, values\, and lived experiences is not a constraint\; instead it is the path toward building robots that are truly effective\, adaptive\, and accepted.
UID:151845-21912264@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151845
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai In Science And Engineering,Ai Literacy,Artificial Intelligence,college of engineering,Free,Robotics,Michigan Engineering,Lecture,Genai
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
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