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DTSTAMP:20260427T142141
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Life After Grad School Seminars | Beyond the Chatbot: Making Agentic AI Useful for Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) has shifted from simple text generation to the \"agentic\" paradigm—where AI doesn't just describe solutions but actively executes them. However\, for AI to tackle quantitative domains including automotive engineering it requires more than just language\; specialized toolkits are needed to navigate complex 3D environments and satisfy rigorous physics constraints.  In this talk\, I introduce Datum\, a San Francisco-based startup building the bridge between agentic AI and physical engineering. I will explore how we enable AI agents to search 3D geometries and automate physics simulations\, putting decades of institutional knowledge and computational rigor at every engineer’s fingertips. To conclude\, I will share reflections on the current job market and search process\, offering a founder's perspective on what it means to build—and find—a career at the frontier of this new technology.\n\nBIO:\nKevin Nelson is a Founding Engineer at Datum Systems Inc\, a San Francisco-based startup specializing in AI agents for engineering design.\n\nBefore Datum\, Kevin spent 11 years in particle physics research\, starting at the College of William and Mary before coming to Michigan for his PhD and postdoctoral research with the ATLAS experiment.  His research applied geometric deep learning to beyond the standard model searches in the Higgs sector.  Now\, at Datum he applies the same techniques to artificial intelligence.  When not working on AI\, you can usually find him out for a run in the beautiful San Francisco weather.
UID:147767-21901949@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147767
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Life After Graduate School,Physics
LOCATION:West Hall - 267 B
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101438
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Revolutionary Paine: Andy Murphy Student-Curated Class Exhibit Common Sense
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10\, 1776\, with an initial print run of just 1\,000 copies\; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:143999-21894496@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143999
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Americana,Exhibit,Exhibition,history
LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room
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DTSTAMP:20260427T090939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory
DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays 12-5 pm\nFridays 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm
UID:138950-21884313@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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DTSTAMP:20260428T202028
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T143000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up.
UID:102102-21900321@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour
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DTSTAMP:20260417T095937
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T173000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - ChemBio Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 30th from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. in CHEM 1400 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 1:00-1:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Anusha Vajrala\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Ryan Bailey\n\n*Time:* 1:30-2:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Pui Ki Tsang\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Matt Soellner\n\n*Time:* 2:00-2:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Isabel Solowiej\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Wenjing Wang\n\n*Time:* 2:30-3:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Maddy Zamecnik\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Kristin Koutmou\n\n*Time:* 3:00-3:30 PM\nBreak\n\n*Time:* 3:30-4:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Jolie Kan\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Alison Narayan & Professor Paul Zimmerman (Co-Advised)\n\n*Time:* 4:00-4:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Courteney Dufrene\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Brandon Ruotolo\n\n*Time:* 4:30-5:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Marcella Grillo\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Charles Brooks\n\n*Time:* 5:00-5:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Cybele Lemuh Njimoh\n*Research Advisor:* Professor Nicolai Lehnert
UID:147828-21902014@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147828
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1400
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DTSTAMP:20260420T120228
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T143000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning\, Salience\, and Voting: Evidence from Criminal Politicians in India (with Siddharth George and Sarika Gupta)
DESCRIPTION:We study how voters process information through two experiments around Indian elections. In a large-scale experiment\, we show that providing voters information about candidates’ criminal charges increases votes for clean candidates and reduces votes for criminal politicians\, with larger penalties for candidates facing more and serious charges. A follow-up experiment replicates these results and identifies two mechanisms. First\, information facilitates learning: voters form more accurate beliefs and evaluate criminal candidates less favorably. Second\, using direct measures of voter attention\, we show that information makes criminality more salient\, and increases its weight in voting decisions. Salience effects are larger when information is surprising or highlights contrast\, but do not vary with decision relevance\, consistent with bottom-up attention. Causal forest estimates provide further evidence that learning and salience are both important drivers of changes in voting behavior. We develop a simple model that integrates salience theory into a standard probabilistic voting framework to explain our results.
UID:147858-21902053@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147858
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,Political Economy,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20260422T130918
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T153000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Ph.D. Connections Career Conference
DESCRIPTION:During Ph.D. Connections\, participants will be able to learn from industry experts about an array of careers in an interactive and supportive environment.\n\nThe goals of Ph.D. Connections are to enable students and postdocs to:\n\nIncrease Awareness: Discover careers available to Ph.D. holders in a variety of industries and sectors.\nDevelop Skills: Learn about skills and key competencies important in different industries.\nNetwork Effectively: Develop strategies and connections to explore careers and foster lifelong networking practice.\n\nPh.D. Connections is co-sponsored by the University Career Center\, Rackham Graduate School\, and the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Michigan Medical School.\n\nRegistration Instructions: Please ensure that you have selected all the sessions that interest you before submitting your registration.
UID:147238-21900584@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:rackham,rackham graduate school,Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:West Conference Room - 4th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260422T130918
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T153000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Ph.D. Connections Career Conference
DESCRIPTION:During Ph.D. Connections\, participants will be able to learn from industry experts about an array of careers in an interactive and supportive environment.\n\nThe goals of Ph.D. Connections are to enable students and postdocs to:\n\nIncrease Awareness: Discover careers available to Ph.D. holders in a variety of industries and sectors.\nDevelop Skills: Learn about skills and key competencies important in different industries.\nNetwork Effectively: Develop strategies and connections to explore careers and foster lifelong networking practice.\n\nPh.D. Connections is co-sponsored by the University Career Center\, Rackham Graduate School\, and the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Michigan Medical School.\n\nRegistration Instructions: Please ensure that you have selected all the sessions that interest you before submitting your registration.
UID:147238-21900585@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:rackham,rackham graduate school,Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:East Conference Room - 4th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260330T145928
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Imaging Chemical Reactions and Processes
DESCRIPTION:Imaging chemical reactions under synthetically relevant conditions can reveal mechanistic information that is inaccessible with traditional analytical techniques. Our laboratory develops fluorescence microscopy methods—including fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)—to understand chemical reactivity and physical processes in complex reaction media with spatial and temporal resolution. We examine aqueous–organic reactions\, oxidative addition to metal powders\, and catalytic polymerization. These systems present particular challenges to traditional characterization methods: aqueous–organic emulsions are heterogeneous and optically opaque\, organometallic surface intermediates in oxidative–addition reactions do not substantially build up\, and many growing polymers are insoluble or spatially heterogenous. In these systems\, FLIM reveals object sizes\, catalyst localization and environments\, the role of reagents\, and the physiochemical reasons underpinning catalytic turnover rates. For example\, droplet-to-droplet differences in emulsions under cross-coupling conditions suggest that individual droplets function as distinct reaction vessels.
UID:145683-21897695@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145683
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1200
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DTSTAMP:20260330T130724
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T193000
SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:2026 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The International Institute announces the 2026 Graduation Ceremony. If you are a graduating student who plans to attend the ceremony\, please RSVP at https://myumi.ch/pVeNj. \n\nMichigan Theater\n603 East Liberty Street\nAnn Arbor\n\nCaps and gowns will be recommended\, but not required.\n\nIncludes all Fall 2025\, Winter 2026\, and Summer 2026 graduates from the undergraduate Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS)\, the Masters in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) and II Area Studies majors\, minors\, and graduate certificate programs including the following centers: African Studies Center\; Center for European Studies\; Center for Japanese Studies\; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\; Center for South Asian Studies\, Center for Southeast Asian Studies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies\; Global Islamic Studies Center\; and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.\n\nFull graduation details at https://myumi.ch/E8XRp
UID:147224-21900543@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147224
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Graduation,international institute
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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