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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Streamline Tasks & Amplify Learning with Instructor Tools
DESCRIPTION:Streamline Tasks & Amplify Learning with Instructor Tools\n\nReimagine your teaching and course design with U-M’s innovative suite of generative AI Instructor Tools\, powered by Maizey. This workshop introduces five innovative tools—each built to streamline your workflow\, enrich student learning\, and enhance your effectiveness as an educator. \n\nIn this workshop\, you’ll get hands-on experience with 5 GenAI Instructor Tools:  \n\nAI Prompt Coach: Learn to craft effective prompts and get the best from any AI tool\, every time.\n\nWolverine Course Design Assistant: Plan\, build\, and refine engaging courses with expert guidance rooted in instructional best practices and learning science.\n\nWolverine Learning Objectives Assistant: Create measurable\, impactful learning objectives—quickly and confidently.\n\nWolverine Letter of Recommendation Assistant: Save time with AI-crafted\, personalized letters that showcase each applicant’s unique qualities.\n\nWolverine Multiple Choice Questions Assistant: Develop scenario-based assessment questions with rich feedback to support deep student understanding.\n\nJoin us to explore strategies for integrating these tools into your daily practice. Whether you’re designing a new course\, writing recommendations\, or rethinking assessments\, you’ll leave with actionable skills—and inspiration—to use these tools to support teaching & learning.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Instructor tools introduction\n-Learn the tools with hands-on practice\n--AI Prompt Coach\n--Wolverine Course Design Assistant\n--Wolverine Learning Objectives Assistant\n--Wolverine Multiple Choice Questions Assistant\n--Wolverine Letter of Recommendation Assistant\n-Resources\n\nAudience: Instructors\, Staff\n\nRecommended Prerequisites:\n\nIntroduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts (Mini Workshop)\n  — OR —\nGenerative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nCritical Challenges in GenAI: Academic Integrity\, Bias\, Responsibilities\, and Risks (Mini Workshop)\n  — OR —\nGenerative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nFrom Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT (Mini Workshop)\n  — OR —\nGenerative AI with U-M GPT (Full Workshop)
UID:140950-21891038@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260106T113716
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Harness U-M Maizey and Go Blue for Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:Discover how to enhance your classroom with U-M Maizey by integrating it seamlessly with Canvas and using it as an innovative assistant for supporting student learning. This workshop is designed for instructors who wish to leverage Maizey as a class tutor\, homework helper\, and more. By the end of the session\, you will have the skills to set up and customize Maizey projects for your educational needs\, ensuring that Maizey becomes an invaluable asset in your teaching toolkit. This workshop will also introduce Go Blue\, a powerful AI assistant tailored for the University of Michigan student community\, designed to enrich daily student life with personalized support.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\nIntroduction to U-M Maizey for Educators\n\n-Overview of Maizey’s Role in Education\n-Benefits for Instructors and Students\n-Maizey and Canvas Integration\n--Setting Up Maizey with Canvas\n--New! Instructor Tools\n--Indexing Canvas Courses\n--Managing Course Materials\n-Practical Applications in Teaching and Learning\n--Using Maizey as a Class Tutor\n--Enhancing Homework Assistance\n--Using a Maizey as a student\n--Facilitating Discussion and Research\n-Customization and Advanced Settings\n--Understanding Maizey Data Sources and File Types\n--Defining System Prompts for an Educational Context\n--Adjusting Temperature Settings for Accurate Responses\n-Hands-On Activity\n--Creating and Customizing Maizey Projects\n--Crafting Effective System Prompts\n--Experimenting with Settings to Optimize Performance\n-Q&A and Best Practices\n--Sharing Use Cases and Success Stories\n--Troubleshooting Common Issues\n\nAudience: Instructors and Students
UID:119411-21891039@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/119411
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251222T090325
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Bowerbirds: Optimization\, The Evolution of Aesthetics\, and Art
DESCRIPTION:Native to Australia and Papua New Guinea\, bowerbirds’ uniquely curatorial behavior has long fascinated ornithologists and evolutionary biologists\, who cannot explain their creative process. Different birds choose and arrange objects in surprisingly different ways. They are often described as the artists of the animal world because their creations are as difficult to understand as those of human artists. Their arrangements demonstrate a sensitivity to scale\, composition\, texture\, and the interaction of color. There is no way to express their process as a step-by-step algorithm or optimization problem. Like human art\, their compositions transcend easily measurable metrics like efficiency\, quantity\, and strength. Bowerbot is a robotic bowerbird that transforms an empty gallery space by arranging colorful objects such as flowers\, leaves\, and trash. Visitors will offer Bowerbot objects\, which it might accept or reject. Using artificial intelligence (AI) trained on photographs of bowerbirds’ elaborate bowers\, Bowerbot will learn how male bowerbirds create “artworks” to attract a mate.
UID:143058-21891991@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143058
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260126T104519
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T235900
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:19700101T000000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:AI Hackathon Registration Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Prove to future employers you know AI.\nWalk away with a portfolio-ready project that solves a real-world problem.\n\nTake on the role of the business lead or the engineering lead and build and pitch your agentic solution in the first 24 Hour AI Hackathon between the Ross School of Business and the College of Engineering!\n\nThis competition is open to:\nCollege of Engineering students\nComputer Science Majors\nU-M Entrepreneurship Minor students\nU-M Ross School of Business Minor students\nRoss School of Business students
UID:144499-21895428@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144499
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260106T113731
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260219T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey
DESCRIPTION:Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey\n\nU-M Maizey is a tool that enables U-M faculty\, staff\, and students to use custom datasets to enhance their GenAI experience\, helping them extract insights\, discover patterns\, and gain deeper knowledge from the data.\n\nEnhance your productivity by harnessing U-M Maizey for various staff-related tasks\, including managing Dropbox\, Google Drive\, and public website data efficiently. This workshop is aimed at staff members who want to utilize Maizey to streamline their workflows\, manage large data sets\, and automate routine tasks. Participants will learn how to set up and configure Maizey projects\, customize system prompts\, and adjust settings to improve Maizey's performance for diverse applications.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Practical Applications for Staff\n--Streamlining Administrative Tasks\n--Automating Data Processing\n--Enhancing Document Management and Retrieval\n-Customization and Advanced Settings\n--Understanding Maizey Data Sources and File Types\n--Defining System Prompts for Various Staff Roles\n--Adjusting Temperature Settings for Improved Accuracy\n--Hands-On Activity\n---Creating and Customizing Maizey Projects\n---Crafting Effective System Prompts\n---Experimenting with Settings to Optimize Performance\n-Q&A and Best Practices\n--Sharing Use Cases and Success Stories\n--Troubleshooting Common Issues\n\nAudience: Staff
UID:120560-21891044@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/120560
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260210T110622
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T122000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EHour: Mal Sridhar
DESCRIPTION:Curious about building tech that makes a real impact? Meet Malavica Sridhar\, Co-Founder & CEO of TheraDriver\, a startup reshaping healthcare by streamlining scheduling for ABA therapy teams. Malavica’s journey blends deep expertise in AI\, product leadership\, and a passion for solving real-world challenges. From designing powerful software for executives and clinicians to improving experiences for families stuck on therapy waitlists\, she’s tackling problems that matter.\n\nExpect Malavica to share honest lessons from founding TheraDriver\, building scalable tech\, and navigating startup life with creativity and purpose. \n\nWhether you're new to entrepreneurship or already working on ideas\, you'll gain practical insights on making your skills matter and shaping change.\nEntrepreneurship Hour is TEDTalk-style\, open to all majors and backgrounds. Bring your questions\, your curiosity\, and join a welcoming campus community ready to learn and connect.\n\nDon’t miss the chance to hear Malavica’s story\, meet fellow changemakers\, and walk away inspired!\n\nFriday\, February 20\n11:30 AM – 12:30 PM\nStamps Auditorium\, North Campus
UID:145305-21897032@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145305
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260205T094030
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Generative AI for Visualization
DESCRIPTION:This session focuses on the use of generative AI tools/agents to produce visualizations.  We will go over the use of different tools for automating the construction of descriptive\, analytical\, and communicative visualizations. The session will cover prompting approaches for construction\, ideation\, and evaluation. The topics will be largely practical\, with a touch of theory to help you understand how to judge the quality of visualizations and guide the tools toward better results.
UID:145102-21896671@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251211T091436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T153000
SUMMARY:Other:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education is a monthly\, cross-campus Community of Practice (CoP) for instructors and instructional staff who are navigating the evolving role of AI in their teaching. This community offers space to explore\, question\, and learn alongside colleagues across U-M—helping educators stay grounded in their pedagogical values while adapting to new technological realities.\n\nThe phrase “critical conversations” reflects our balanced approach—rooted in critical pedagogy and intergroup dialogue—that encourages open\, evidence-based exploration of AI’s implications for higher education.\n\nThrough engagement and reflection\, participants share diverse perspectives\, embrace productive tension\, and connect questions of technology to the core values of teaching and learning. Each conversation invites inquiry and shared meaning-making to support reflective innovation.
UID:142494-21891025@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142494
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260303T144954
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260224T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260224T143000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Privacy@Michigan: Interrogating the Quiet Escalation of Tech Billionaire Influence on Detroit’s Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Gilliard\, privacy researcher\, and Tawana Petty\, artist and organizer\, as they discuss the impact of big tech on the future of Detroit.\n\nAn eleven-foot Robocop statue stands prominently in Eastern Market. A defense contractor headquarters is moving to the riverfront. A drone conference is scheduled to take place on land\, in the air\, and on the water. A large billboard and an annual conference signal Palantir’s investment into Detroit as “America’s Future\,” a billion-dollar renovated “train” station and technology campus is building a drone highway\, and the World Economic Forum has its eyes on the city as a potential location for its global Davos summit.\n\nWhat does this trajectory mean for the future of a predominantly Black city that has led the country in misidentification cases by law enforcement using facial recognition\, has had a median household income hovering under $40\,000\, and has more than 50% of its youth living in poverty?\n\nDr. Chris Gilliard and Tawana Petty will interrogate these questions and more.
UID:145440-21897360@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145440
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room (3rd Floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260119T152332
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Combinatorial Explosion: From Atom-bond Arrangements to Exotic Diseases
DESCRIPTION:Chemical synthesis and data science are increasingly intersecting with some of the most urgent challenges in environmental health and One Health. Molecules and the methods we use to create them are naturally represented as networks\, allowing us not only to streamline drug and natural product discovery\, but also to address broader ecological and public health problems.\n\nIn this seminar\, I’ll share our latest work on automated synthesis and the development of new amine-acid cross-coupling reactions\, as well as how computer-assisted chemistry is illuminating pathways to medicines and natural products with applications ranging from human health to wildlife conservation. We are exploring combinatorially rich reaction space\, where synthetic routes\, reaction conditions\, and bioactivity are deeply interconnected. Our interests span from pharmaceutical innovation to contemporary ecosystem health crises affecting endangered species and disease resistance.\n\nThis approach\, which we call conservation chemistry\, integrates molecular sciences with ecological and public health perspectives. I will present examples from our lab\, including collaborative projects aimed at creating sustainable interventions for threatened ecosystems and species\, illustrating how molecular innovation can benefit researchers and students across the natural and health sciences.
UID:142503-21891047@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142503
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101250
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260305T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260305T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Hacks with Friends 2026
DESCRIPTION:Register to participate in Hacks with Friends 2026 (HWF) – a fun-filled event where you have two days to break out of your normal routine\, join a team\, build a project (or hack) from scratch\, and show it off in a competition. This year’s event will take place on Thursday\, March 5\, and Friday\, March 6\, at the Ross School of Business.\n\nSponsored by the U-M Office of the Vice President for IT and CIO\, HWF is open to staff and faculty across all four University of Michigan campuses who work with\, contribute to\, or utilize tech and IT in ways that advance the institution's mission. Whoever you are… we invite you to be a part of this “hackathon.” You never know — you might start something that could develop into a new technology that would benefit the entire university.\n\nShare your talents • Create • Build relationships • Have fun\n\nFor more information and to register\, visit: https://it.umich.edu/community/hacks-with-friends/2026
UID:145570-21897538@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145570
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Winter Garden
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101250
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260306T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260306T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Hacks with Friends 2026
DESCRIPTION:Register to participate in Hacks with Friends 2026 (HWF) – a fun-filled event where you have two days to break out of your normal routine\, join a team\, build a project (or hack) from scratch\, and show it off in a competition. This year’s event will take place on Thursday\, March 5\, and Friday\, March 6\, at the Ross School of Business.\n\nSponsored by the U-M Office of the Vice President for IT and CIO\, HWF is open to staff and faculty across all four University of Michigan campuses who work with\, contribute to\, or utilize tech and IT in ways that advance the institution's mission. Whoever you are… we invite you to be a part of this “hackathon.” You never know — you might start something that could develop into a new technology that would benefit the entire university.\n\nShare your talents • Create • Build relationships • Have fun\n\nFor more information and to register\, visit: https://it.umich.edu/community/hacks-with-friends/2026
UID:145570-21897539@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145570
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Winter Garden
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T100502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T170000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Case for Hope in Dystopian Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Privacy@Michigan event with Albert Fox Cahn. In this session\, we won’t just examine the ways that novel technologies are driving inequality\, eroding autonomy\, and undermining the rule of law\; we’ll also look at the glimmers of hope piercing the darkness of this moment. Albert will highlight litigation\, legislation\, and grassroots organizing campaigns that are pushing back every day on the growth of Orwellian technologies. See how a new generation of dystopian storytellers are highlighting the once-invisible harms of government surveillance. Learn how groups defending undocumented immigrants\, abortion care\, and the bedrock principles of the rule of law are fighting and winning in local communities across the United States. And see the strategies that can be deployed in your local communities in the months and years ahead.\n\nThis event will take place on March 17 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Vandenberg Room on the 2nd floor of the Michigan League. If you are unable to attend\, the event will be livestreamed. Event information and access to the livestream can be found on the events webpage: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy/albert-fox-cahn
UID:146091-21898356@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146091
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T135950
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260317T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Future of Health AI
DESCRIPTION:Join industry and startup leaders as they break down how AI is transforming healthcare now and where it’s headed next. Note: This event is for U-M students\, faculty\, and staff.\n\nMarch 17\, 2026\n4PM - 6PM\n​Ross School of Business\n701 Tappan Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\, USA\nRobertson Auditorium\n\nRSVP here: https://myumi.ch/y1EmP\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n​4:00 PM\nArrival and Networking\n\n​4:30–6:00 PM\n​Welcome and Introduction\n\n​Perspectives on the Future of Health AI\nJim Mault\, MD\nFounder & Chairman\, BioIntelliSense\n​David Rhew\, MD\nChief Medical Officer\, Microsoft\n\n​Spotlight on U-M Health AI Startups\n\n​Fireside Conversation and Audience Q&A\n\n​6:00–6:30 PM\nNetworking Reception\n\n​This event is hosted by: \n​Pinkert Healthcare Accelerator (Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship)\n​Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund (Center for Entrepreneurship + Fast Forward Medical Innovation)\n\n​UM Partner Groups:\n​AI & Digital Health Innovation + e-HAIL\n​Michigan Medicine\n​Innovation Partnerships\n​Dept of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
UID:146126-21898419@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146126
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Robertson Auditorium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260216T151415
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Generative AI Agents
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis session introduces the basics of generative AI agents in a hands-on\, beginner-friendly format. Participants will learn what an agent is\, how it works\, and how to build a simple agent using guided examples. No prior experience with AI or coding is required\, and the focus is on practical understanding rather than technical detail.
UID:145249-21896931@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145249
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Michigan League - Henderson (3rd Floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260306T085822
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pro-Social Design with Pluralistic and Narrative AI Systems
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIn this talk\, I will present two complementary lines of work that explore how AI systems can be designed to serve pro-social outcomes not by collapsing social diversity into a single voice\, but instead surfacing pluralism and by making abstract societal issues more personally meaningful.\n\nFirst\, I will discuss Plurals\, a system that uses multi-agent deliberation to simulate socially diverse ensembles rather than a single neutral model output. Plurals provides a flexible framework for configuring agents\, interaction structures\, and moderation strategies inspired by deliberative democracy. Across multiple case studies and experiments\, we show that simulated social ensembles can produce outputs that better resonate with real audiences than standard single-model generation.\n\nSecond\, I will introduce an ongoing line of work that explores AI-assisted narrative autocompletion as a tool for reducing psychological distance to complex societal issues. This work uses interactive\, personalized narratives co-written with users to help people imagine how distant or abstract events could plausibly unfold in their own lives. \n\nTaken together\, these projects illustrate two complementary strategies for AI in society: one that emphasizes pluralistic deliberation across perspectives\, and another that leverages narrative imagination to connect individual experience with collective outcomes.
UID:146248-21898714@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146248
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251211T091436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T153000
SUMMARY:Other:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education is a monthly\, cross-campus Community of Practice (CoP) for instructors and instructional staff who are navigating the evolving role of AI in their teaching. This community offers space to explore\, question\, and learn alongside colleagues across U-M—helping educators stay grounded in their pedagogical values while adapting to new technological realities.\n\nThe phrase “critical conversations” reflects our balanced approach—rooted in critical pedagogy and intergroup dialogue—that encourages open\, evidence-based exploration of AI’s implications for higher education.\n\nThrough engagement and reflection\, participants share diverse perspectives\, embrace productive tension\, and connect questions of technology to the core values of teaching and learning. Each conversation invites inquiry and shared meaning-making to support reflective innovation.
UID:142494-21891027@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142494
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260313T115317
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts
DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces instructors\, students\, and staff to the basics of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of common GenAI tools and their relevance in various educational and professional contexts.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n-What is GenAI?\n-Definition and Overview\n-Introduction to U-M GPT\n-Exploring Key Concepts and Terminology\n-Explanation of commonly used terms in GenAI\n-Use Cases for Faculty\, Staff\, and Students\n-Practical applications and examples \n-Capabilities and Limitations\n-Understanding what GenAI can and cannot do\n-Best Practices for Practical Use\n\nWorkshop Level: Beginner (Core Workshop)\nAudience: Staff\, Instructors\, and Students
UID:124201-21899280@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124201
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260311T091934
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T183000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Conversation with Cindy Cohn
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Privacy@Michigan event with Cindy Cohn\, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In this session\, Cindy will talk about her recently published professional memoir. In \"Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance\" (MIT Press)\, Cindy weaves her own personal story with her role as a leading legal voice representing the rights and interests of technology users\, innovators\, whistleblowers\, and researchers during the Crypto Wars of the 1990s\, battles over NSA’s dragnet internet spying revealed in the 2000s\, and the fight against FBI gag orders. Along the way\, she’ll talk both about the history of the internet and EFF\, but also how those fights are increasingly relevant today.\n\nThis event will take place on March 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room on the first floor of the Michigan Union. If you are unable to attend\, the event will be livestreamed. Event information and access to the livestream can be found on the events webpage: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy/cindy-cohn
UID:146448-21899107@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146448
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel Room - 1st Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260216T124537
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260330T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:AI in Research Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:At its core\, the AI in Research Symposium is about turning possibility into practice. This year’s program puts the spotlight on how researchers are actually adopting AI\, not just what AI can do. Through keynote addresses\, along with AI Journey presentations and posters from across disciplines\, attendees will hear firsthand about the motivations\, methods\, challenges and lessons learned when AI and research meet. Together\, these sessions offer researchers practical\, actionable insights into how to move from curiosity to implementation and make AI work in their own research contexts.\n\nKeynote Speakers:\nAnnie Hsieh\nAssociate Professor of Music Theory\, Carnegie Mellon University and Composer\n\nJun Li\nFounding Chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Genome Sciences\, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center\n\nVenkat Viswanathan\nAssociate Professor of Aerospace Engineering\, College of Engineering\, University of Michigan
UID:145568-21897537@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145568
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheatre
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DTSTAMP:20260313T115508
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Critical Challenges in Generative AI: Academic Integrity\, Bias\, Responsibilities\, and Risks
DESCRIPTION:This workshop focuses on the limitations of generative artificial intelligence\, with a particular emphasis on ethical considerations\, academic integrity\, equity\, and bias concerns. Participants will be introduced to high-level issues in these areas\, preparing them for further extensive training opportunities.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Academic Integrity\n--The role of GenAI in maintaining or challenging academic standards\n--How to evaluate student work in a GenAI era\n--How students can demonstrate effectively where they have and haven't used GenAI\n--How to use GenAI ethically and effectively in classwork\n-Bias Concerns\n--Examining how GenAI can perpetuate or mitigate biases\n--Recommendations for how to prompt to reduce bias in output\n-Responsibilities and Risks of Using GenAI\n--GenAI is popping up everywhere (Google\, Apple)\n--Sensitive data types should only be used in U-M tools\n\nAudience: Staff\, Instructors\, and Students
UID:120562-21899281@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/120562
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T115633
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Idea to Insight: Gemini for Education
DESCRIPTION:Join this workshop to unlock the full potential of Google Gemini\, the versatile AI assistant now available to all University of Michigan faculty\, staff\, and students. Gemini goes beyond simple Q&A\, offering a powerful\, multimodal platform to enhance your daily work and exploration. Learn how to use it for in-the-moment assistance\, rapid content summarization\, and generating various creative text formats.\nRecent Updates & Key Takeaways Include:\n\n-Guided Learning Mode: Discover how Gemini can act as a personalized AI tutor\, walking students and faculty through complex topics step-by-step rather than just providing a single answer.\n-Deep Research: See demonstrations of generating comprehensive\, synthesized reports on complex topics with citations\, saving hours on initial research.\n-Custom AI Experts (Gems): Learn to create and share custom versions of Gemini (Gems) personalized to be experts on any topic\, from a learning coach to a specialized brainstorming partner.\n-Multimodal Capabilities: Explore using images as prompts to analyze lecture notes\, textbook problems\, or research diagrams\, and seamlessly integrate visuals.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n-Introduction to Google Gemini:\n--What is Gemini\, its multimodal capabilities\, and how to access it (web and mobile apps).\n--Overview of potential educational and research applications at U-M.\n-Exploring Key Features and New Updates:\n--Hands-on with Guided Learning for step-by-step exploration.\n--Demonstrating Deep Research for comprehensive report generation.\n--Leveraging image and text generation for practice materials and creative content.\n--Creating and Sharing Custom Gems.\n-Privacy and Terms of Service:\n--Overview of the ITS AI Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service.\n-Wrap-up and Resources
UID:135634-21899282@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135634
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T115824
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT
DESCRIPTION:This workshop equips faculty\, staff\, and students with the essential skills to effectively use U-M GPT\, the University of Michigan’s equitable\, accessible\, and secure text-based Generative Artificial Intelligence tool. The session includes foundational and advanced techniques for crafting effective prompts\, exploring creative AI interactions\, and leveraging U-M GPT for various educational applications. Participants will engage in interactive\, hands-on activities to enhance their GenAI prompt crafting proficiency.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-U-M GPT Review\n-Prompt Literacy introduction\n-Write your own prompt activity\n--Student-facing prompts\n-Effective text/data input into U-M GPT\n--Tips & Tricks\n--Data examples\n-Prompt Crafting Hands-On Opportunities:\n--Conversations/Length\n--Rephrase/New Chat\n--Specified Style/Tone\n\nAudience: Staff\, Instructors\, and Students
UID:119409-21899283@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/119409
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T115902
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Prompt to Picture: How AI Can Help You Create Custom Visuals
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about how AI can help you create custom visuals? In this workshop\, you’ll use tools like DALL-E 3 in U-M GPT and Adobe Firefly to design professional-looking images.\n\nUsing simple text descriptions\, we’ll show you how to turn your ideas into images. You’ll also explore Firefly editing tools\, like adding or removing objects\, changing backgrounds\, and enhancing photos.\n\nThis session is perfect for faculty\, staff\, and students looking to create eye-catching visuals for assignments\, presentations\, teaching materials\, or communications\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Generative AI for Images - Introduction\n-Crafting Effective Prompts\n-Troubleshooting Common AI Image Generation Issues\n-Ethical Considerations\n-Live Demo: DALL-E 3 in UM-GPT\n-Exploring Adobe Firefly Generative AI Features\n-Wrap-Up and Key Takeaways\n\nAudience: Staff\, Instructors\, and Students
UID:120563-21899284@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/120563
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120020
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260414T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The GenAI Educational Landscape: Best Practices for Instructors
DESCRIPTION:This mini workshop is designed to equip faculty with the necessary skills and knowledge to integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence into the classroom setting effectively. Faculty members will explore its impact on students and instruction\, learn how to discuss Generative AI (GenAI) with students and receive guidance on writing a GenAI syllabus statement. Although this workshop is designed for instructors\, all are welcome.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-GenAI in education\n--Objectives\, overview\, and impact\n-Syllabus statements\n--Strategies for communication and writing GenAI syllabus statements\n-Ideas for (re)designing assignments in a GenAI era\n-Sharing experiences\, troubleshooting challenges\, and providing additional resources\n\nAudience: Instructors
UID:110040-21899285@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110040
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120117
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploring NotebookLM for Education
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of NotebookLM\, the advanced AI-powered research and note-taking assistant available to all University of Michigan faculty\, staff\, and students. Designed to help you understand and synthesize information from your own documents\, NotebookLM transforms your lesson plans\, lecture notes\, and research papers into a dynamic knowledge base. By grounding its responses entirely in your sources\, it becomes your most trusted research partner.\n\nRecent Updates & Key Takeaways Include:\n-Active Learning Tools: Instantly generate flashcards and customized quizzes from your uploaded sources to enhance recall and test mastery.\n-Learning Guide Mode: Use the new \"Learning Guide\" to receive personalized tutoring\, breaking down complex concepts step-by-step with probing\, open-ended questions that encourage deeper critical thinking.\n-Enhanced Reporting: Go beyond standard summaries by generating upgraded reports in custom formats\, including Blog Posts\, Glossary of Terms\, FAQs\, and Quizzes.\n-Multiformat Audio and Video Overviews: Transform your documents into engaging \"podcasts\"\, perfect for on-the-go learning and diverse perspective-taking. Explore the new Video Overview to create a dynamic presentation based on your sources.\n-Source Versatility: Upload a wide range of source materials\, including PDFs\, Google Docs/Slides\, and even web links\, for comprehensive information synthesis.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n-Introduction to NotebookLM:\n--Understanding NotebookLM as an AI-powered research and note-taking assistant.\n--Overview of how it utilizes only your uploaded documents for information synthesis and provides citations.\n-Practical Applications and New Features:\n--Demonstration of uploading diverse source materials.\n--Generating Flashcards and Quizzes for study and review.\n--Utilizing the Learning Guide for in-depth conceptual mastery.\n--Creating customized reports\, Audio Overviews\, and Video Overviews in new formats.\n-Accelerating Knowledge Sharing:\n--Examples of generating lesson plans\, discussion questions\, and study guides.\n--Q&A on NotebookLM features and usage.\n-Privacy and Terms of Service:\n--Overview of the ITS AI Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service (emphasizing data is not used to train the AI).\n-Wrap-up and Resources
UID:140774-21899286@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140774
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260209T110456
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AI and Detroit’s Census Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nMore information coming soon. \n\nBiography:\nDr. Van Berkel is an assistant professor at The University of Michigan\, School for Environment and Sustainability. His research focuses on understanding land change at diverse scales\; the physical and psychological benefit of exposure to natural environments\; and how digital visualization of data can add new place-based knowledge in science and community decision-making. He has expertise in spatial statistics\, data science\, big data\, and machine learning. Van Berkel is currently a Co-PI on an NSF grant examining how online webtools can enable the public to co-create landscape designs for novel solutions to climate-change adaptation and mitigation in urban areas. He is also part of the NOAA funded GLISA project developing land change models to support knowledge discovery in municipalities throughout the Great Lake States. His work in AI focuses on deciphering complex sentiment from multimodal content\, such as understanding image content and analyzing captions and tags posted by users\, at scale. This research aims to provide objective measures of behavior and attitude for modeling diverse values and benefits of nature globally.\n\nJeffrey D. Morenoff is a professor of sociology\, a research professor at the Institute for Social Research (ISR)\, and a professor of public policy at the Ford School. He is also director of the ISR Population Studies Center. Professor Morenoff’s research interests include neighborhood environments\, inequality\, crime and criminal justice\, the social determinants of health\, racial/ethnic/immigrant disparities in health and antisocial behavior\, and methods for analyzing multilevel and spatial data.
UID:145245-21896923@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145245
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
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DTSTAMP:20251211T091436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T153000
SUMMARY:Other:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education is a monthly\, cross-campus Community of Practice (CoP) for instructors and instructional staff who are navigating the evolving role of AI in their teaching. This community offers space to explore\, question\, and learn alongside colleagues across U-M—helping educators stay grounded in their pedagogical values while adapting to new technological realities.\n\nThe phrase “critical conversations” reflects our balanced approach—rooted in critical pedagogy and intergroup dialogue—that encourages open\, evidence-based exploration of AI’s implications for higher education.\n\nThrough engagement and reflection\, participants share diverse perspectives\, embrace productive tension\, and connect questions of technology to the core values of teaching and learning. Each conversation invites inquiry and shared meaning-making to support reflective innovation.
UID:142494-21891028@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142494
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120213
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Boost Work Productivity with GenAI
DESCRIPTION:Ready to transform your work tasks and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools can streamline your approach to work tasks\, course data management\, and administrative tasks. Enhance your productivity and increase your time engaging with your colleagues and higher-order tasks.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Effortless Content Creation:\n--Using GenAI to generate materials such as reports\, slides\, and content for work pages.\n-Streamlined Data Analysis:\n--Exploring techniques for analyzing data and summarizing academic and administrative materials using GenAI tools.\n-Hands-on Experience:\n--Practical\, hands-on exercises to get comfortable using GenAI tools for work tasks.\n-Peer Insights and Best Practices:\n--Participatory discussions and sharing of best practices for integrating GenAI into professional tasks.\n\nAudience: Staff
UID:132435-21899287@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132435
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120253
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI
DESCRIPTION:Ready to transform your teaching and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools\, specifically U-M GPT\, can streamline your approach to creating syllabi\, assignments\, rubrics\, and lesson plans. Dive into practical ideas for designing assignments and instructional materials in a GenAI era\, and engage in hands-on opportunities using U-M GPT and resources like the \"60+ ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today\" Book Guide. Enhance your productivity and gain more time to engage with your students!\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Effortless Course Content Creation:\n--Using U-M GPT for generating slides\, content for Canvas pages\, and other course materials (syllabus\, lesson plans\, rubrics)\n-Designing Assignments and Instructional Materials:\n--Practical ideas for creating assignments and instructional materials.\n--Hands-on exploration of the \"60+ ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today\" Book Guide.\n--Engaging exercises to design and refine assignments.\n-Streamlined Data Analysis:\n--Techniques for analyzing data and summarizing academic materials using GenAI tools.\n-Hands-on Experience:\n--Practical\, hands-on exercises to get comfortable using U-M GPT and other GenAI tools\, e.g.\, the new GenAI Discussion Summary feature in Canvas.\n-Peer Insights and Best Practices:\n--Participatory discussions and sharing of best practices for integrating GenAI in higher education.\n\nAudience: Instructors
UID:124199-21899288@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124199
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120337
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Create Images Using AI: Get Started with Adobe Firefly
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to stop searching for that perfect image and start creating it!   Join us for a hands-on tour of Adobe’s Generative AI tools. We’ll show you how to turn text prompts into great images\, and make fast edits like adding\, expanding\, or removing objects usin Adobe’s Generative Fill feature.  Perfect for anyone who wants to to create quick\, impressive visuals.\n\nPreparation Tips: To ensure a smooth start\, log in to Adobe Firefly at least 15 minutes before the workshop begins.\n\nWorkshop Outline\n-What is Adobe Firefly\, and how does it work?\n-Text-to-Image: How to write prompts to get the look you want.\n-Generative Fill: Add objects\, change backgrounds\, and make quick fixes.\n-Best Practices: Troubleshooting\, citation and responsible use.\n-Wrap-Up and Resources\n\nRecommended Prerequisites\nIntroduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts (Mini Workshop)\n  -- OR --\nGenerative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nCritical Challenges in GenAI: Academic Integrity\, Bias\, Responsibilities\, and Risks (Mini Workshop)\n  -- OR --\nGenerative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nFrom Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT (Mini Workshop)\n  -- OR --\nGenerative AI with U-M GPT (Full Workshop)\n\nAudience:\nInstructors\nStaff\nStudents
UID:142498-21899289@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142498
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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