Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory
2025-06-06 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Detroit Observatory
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.

"Watcher of the Sky" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. They are currently collaborating with a museum design firm on the final version of the exhibit, which will debut in fall 2025. We invite you to check out what they've done so far.

Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory, part of the Bentley Historical Library.

"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:
Thursdays, 12-5 pm
Fridays, 12-5 pm

Exhibition:We Are Stars
2025-06-06 12:00 - 12:45 | Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon, and the molecules for life.

Exhibition:Dynamic Earth
2025-06-06 14:00 - 14:45 | Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
The show explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.

Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes.

Careers / Jobs:Affinity Office Hours - Ace the Case with McKinsey Women's Community
2025-06-06 15:00 - 16:00
A strongly written resume is important to a successful application! Join us for a resume workshop, we'll provide guidance and recommendations on how best to format your resume and capture your experiences. This event is hosted by McKinsey's Women's Community, and is just one of our many worldwide initiatives aimed at helping individuals get to know McKinsey better.

Tours:Guided Tour of the Clements Library
2025-06-06 16:00 - 17:00 | William Clements Library
Join us to learn more about the history of the Clements Library, its programs, and collections. Highlights include Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit, "Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775".

Careers / Jobs:Center for Urban Teaching Summer School Teacher Meet-and-Greet
2025-06-06 17:00 - 18:00
Allow participants in the Center for Urban Teaching’s summer school internship to commune one more time virtually before meeting inperson on June 11th. Non-program participants will be able to connect in this last minute opportunity to determine if they can make this Summer work or if they will need to plan ahead for the upcoming year. Undergrads from all majors are welcome to get involved.

Workshop / Seminar:Friday Night AI
2025-06-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Off Campus Location - 4th Floor Meeting Room
Panelists: Prof. Florian Schaubb, Prof.Roya Ensafi
Moderator: Prof. Rada Mihalcea
Interactive Activities: Yara El-Tawil, Snehal Prabhudesai
Organizer: Michigan AI Lab, in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library
When: June 6, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: AADL Ann Arbor downtown,1st Floor Lobby (343 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our daily lives—from personalized recommendations to censorship and surveillance—questions about privacy have taken on new significance. What happens to the data we generate? Who has access, and how is it being used? While AI offers powerful tools for everything from fraud detection to healthcare, it also raises complex ethical and legal concerns around personal freedom, consent, and control over our digital identities. Join us for a conversation with experts in AI, digital rights, and censorship as we explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the boundaries of privacy. We’ll discuss where protections are falling short, what policies are evolving, and how we can build systems that balance innovation with personal agency.
With interactive activities developed by graduate students Yara El-Tawil & Snehal Prabhudesai.

About the speakers:

Florian Schaub is an associate professor of Information and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. His interdisciplinary research combines privacy, human-computer interaction, emerging technologies, and public policy. He studies people’s privacy decision making and behavior, investigates technology-related privacy implications, and develops human-centric privacy solutions that help people better manage their privacy in technology contexts.. His research has been honored with the 2019 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies, and with best paper awards at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI), the USENIX Security Symposium, and the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS). Dr. Schaub is a DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient. His research has directly impacted industry practice and public policy, including the rulemaking process for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Dr. Schaub and his work are frequently featured in national and international news media.

Roya Ensafi is an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, where her research focuses on Internet security and privacy, with the goal of creating techniques and systems to better protect users online. She is particularly passionate about online censorship, geo-discrimination, surveillance, and related threats to Internet freedom. Prof. Ensafi is the founder of Censored Planet, a global censorship observatory. She has studied Russia’s throttling of Twitter, HTTPS interception in Kazakhstan, and China’s Great Cannon attack, among many other instances of network interference. She is a recipient of the Sloan Research Fellowship, NSF CAREER, Google Faculty Research Award, multiple IRTF Applied Networking Research Prizes, and the Consumer Reports Digital Lab fellowship. Her work has been cited in popular publications such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Business Insider, Wired, and Ars Technica.

Moderator: Rada Mihalcea is the Janice M. Jenkins Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in natural language processing, with a focus on multimodal processing and computational social sciences. She is an ACM Fellow, a AAAI Fellow, and served as ACL President (2018-2022 Vice/Past). She is the recipient of a Sarah Goddard Power award (2019) for her contributions to diversity in science, and the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009).

Performance:The Merry Wives of Windsor
2025-06-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Nichols Arboretum
Foiled seduction, plans gone awry, and plots to deliver comeuppance. The pompous Falstaff attempts to woo the wives of two wealthy merchants in order to increase his own personal fortune. Mistresses Page and Ford quickly discover his plot and conspire to make a mockery of, and fool Falstaff.

Now in its 23rd season, Shakespeare in the Arb is outdoor theater at its finest. The play runs for approximately 3 hours and scenes occur in various locations within Nichols Arboretum. The natural landscape is an intentional component of each scene.

All tickets are general admission lawn style seating. Please bring a chair or a blanket. Audience members should be prepared for weather conditions, periods of sitting, standing, and up to 3 miles of walking to various locations in the Arboretum. Expect inclines and slopes, staircases, grass, gravel, and mulch as part of the terrain. All tickets are held at Will Call, Nichols Arboretum Visitor Center, 1610 Washington Heights. Ticket pick up is 5:00pm-6:00pm with showtime promptly at 6:30pm. For more information, visit https://mbgna.umich.edu/shakespeare-arb

No refunds or exchanges except in the event of a cancellation. A cancellation policy can be found at http://mbgna.umich.edu/shakespeare-arb

Tours:Astronomy Night
2025-06-06 20:00 - 22:30 | Detroit Observatory
Experience history and astronomy at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory!

Located on Central Campus next to Alice Lloyd Hall and Couzens Hall. Free admission; no registration required.

Observatory Tours: 1 hour guided tour of the Detroit Observatory, including Historic Telescope Observing of the seasonal night sky. Tours begin at 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, and 9:30 PM.

Walk-in Visits: 8:00pm-10:30 PM. View exhibits and observe with the historic Fitz telescope.

Telescope observing is weather permitting.

Performance:Tom Cotter
2025-06-06 20:00 | ARK Reserved
First comedian to ever reach the finals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”

Tom Cotter is one of the funniest comedians in the world! Even before his historic finish on NBC'S America's Got Talent (he lost to a dog), Tom was entertaining audiences across the United States, and internationally! He performed in London and on British TV, has won the Seattle International Comedy Competition, was voted "Best Stand-Up" at The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and won the grand prize at The Boston Comedy Festival. Some of Tom's many television and radio credits include: The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, numerous "Comedy Central Presents... Tom Cotter" specials, Comics Unleashed, CBS’ The Late Late Show, Celebrity Host of “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXS-TV, and The Howard Stern Show. Tom headlines all of America's most famous comedy clubs including: The Comedy Cellar, The Improvs, and Caroline's On Broadway, just to name a few. He has performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, and he was the headliner for the America's Got Talent Live show in Las Vegas. Tom is constantly a sought-after talent! Known for his sarcasm, satire, and word play, there's never a dull moment when Tom Cotter is on stage!
