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DTSTAMP:20260721T082035
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T091500
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Beginner AI Bundle
DESCRIPTION:This is a bundle of three of our workshops -- Getting Started with AI at U of M\, Using AI for Common Work Tasks\, and Prompt Writing. This workshop is designed for LSA staff who are beginning to explore AI on campus\n
UID:147147-21903939@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147147
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:LSA 1168
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260610T151354
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T233000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Natural Language Processing with R
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1948\, the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques is designed specifically to meet the needs of professionals and graduate students seeking to deepen their expertise in survey methodology and data collection. Offered through the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan\, the program provides a rigorous and flexible curriculum that blends theoretical foundations with practical application — entirely online. \n\nClasses are open for registration.\nYou do not have to be affiliated with the University to attend. \nRegistration and payment are required a minimum of two weeks prior to the start of the class. \n\nJuly 20-30\, 2026 (M T TH: Live instruction\; W: Video instruction)\n10:00am-11:30am\nNatural Language Processing with R\nPresented by Robyn Ferg\nCourse Fee: $1\,200\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.
UID:148814-21904794@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148814
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Graduate and Professional Students,Mathematics,Online,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260407T111345
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T130000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Beyond Balance: Practical Tools for Career-Driven Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:Advancing your career while caring for loved ones requires practical tools — not perfect balance. Executive coaches Christina Zini\, ’95\, and Carla Greenan help working caregivers build sustainable strategies for thriving at work and at home.\n\nReconnect with your “why” and reframe common caregiving narratives. Explore boundary-setting\, expectation management\, and practical approaches for navigating professional and personal responsibilities. Through live “laser coaching” demonstrations that address real participant challenges\, you will see these tools in action and learn conversation frameworks you can apply immediately.\n\nLeave with resources\, community connections\, and clarity on next steps for your unique caregiving journey.
UID:147493-21901107@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147493
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career,Free,Virtual
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260610T150300
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T160000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Going Deeper into Questionnaire Design with Alternative Methods and Tools
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1948\, the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques is designed specifically to meet the needs of professionals and graduate students seeking to deepen their expertise in survey methodology and data collection. Offered through the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan\, the program provides a rigorous and flexible curriculum that blends theoretical foundations with practical application — entirely online. \n\nClasses are open for registration.\nYou do not have to be affiliated with the University to attend. \nRegistration and payment are required a minimum of two weeks prior to the start of the class. \n\nJuly 20-23\, 2026 (M-Th)\n12:00pm-4:00pm\nGoing Deeper into Questionnaire Design with Alternative Methods and Tools\nPresented by Pamela Campanelli\nCourse Fee: $1\,200\n\nThis course assumes you have some level of experience with questionnaire design. It goes beyond looking at question comprehension purely from a cognitive side. The linguistic side will be explored\, including the use of online tools. Factual questions will be revisited but with the goal of exploring different types of respondent memory problems. Solutions include basic aids to improve memory and alternative methods: decomposition\, calendars\, event history calendars\, internet enabled devices\, wearables\, apps and sensors\, and additional tasks on mobile phones. Also covered are the effects of telescoping and quasi-facts. Subjective questions will be revisited to understand attitude inconsistency and to cover the popular topic of satisfaction and other customer experience metrics. Alternatives methods to attitude measurement will also be examined: factorial surveys and multi-item scales. The course concludes with multi-cultural issues raised by Rincón and a mini appendix on ways to translate survey questions and evaluate the translation.\n\nThe course will be interactive with the goal of making it as close to in-person training as possible. There also will be workshops throughout. Dr. Campanelli is happy to chat with participants about their own questionnaires.\n\nWhy take this course?\n\nYou will get to learn about:\n\nThe deeper issues that affect factual and subjective questions.\nA broader set of resources available to solve these issues (including alternative methods and tools).\n* Please note that AI is not included in the alternative tools that will be explored in this course's curriculum.\n\nPrerequisite: An introductory course in questionnaire design or equivalent experience.\n\nPamela Campanelli is a survey methods specialist\, chartered statistician\, fellow of the academy of social sciences and an international trainer\, researcher and consultant who runs her own business (http://www.thesurveycoach.com/). Her background is in social statistics\, survey methodology\, and psychology with a special interest in the study of survey error and data quality focusing on questionnaire design\, question testing strategies\, interviewing techniques\, sampling and weighting\, survey analysis\, and mixed-mode designs. In addition to providing consultancy\, conducting research\, writing papers\, reviewing for journals\, advising committees\, Dr. Campanelli’s focuses on providing training courses. She is committed to high quality learning. She believes in delivering courses that are lively and engaging\, foster an informal and interactive atmosphere\, communicate concepts in a straightforward and accessible way\, illustrate the material through the use of ‘real life’ examples\, and provide workshops to put theory into practice.
UID:148812-21904789@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148812
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Graduate and Professional Students,Mathematics,Online,Research,Science,Social Sciences,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260521T112555
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Up\, Up\, And Away: A History of Ballooning in America
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit examines the history of balloon flight in the United States from Blanchard’s first ascension to the early twentieth century. In the age of bird’s-eye views\, which imagined a perspective on American cities and towns from high in the air\, balloonists were the only people who actually had the opportunity to see what the growing nation looked like from above. As the nineteenth century progressed\, ballooning became a lucrative (if dangerous) business\, as crowds gathered to watch balloons launch\, and to see aeronauts risk their lives high in the air. Over time\, the image of the hot air balloon proliferated in American print culture\, being used to sell goods ranging from thread to canned beef. We hope that this exhibit conveys some of the thrill that would have come from seeing people fly for the first time.\n\nOn view May 22-August 28\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:148371-21904090@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148371
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,Fun,history,Humanities,In Person,libraries
LOCATION:William Clements Library
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DTSTAMP:20260622T124926
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T124500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:We Are Stars
DESCRIPTION: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.
UID:124092-21905477@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124092
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Film,Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium,Science
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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DTSTAMP:20260409T152812
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Building and Leveraging Your Network (for Graduate Students)
DESCRIPTION:Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIN and the University Career Alumni Network) and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.\n\nBrought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
UID:147603-21901329@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147603
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260726T123041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T140000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Building and Leveraging Your Network (for Graduate Students)
DESCRIPTION:Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIN and the University Career Alumni Network)and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School. Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/108552 #UCC
UID:147807-21901988@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147807
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTAMP:20260709T113314
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Foundations of Irradiation Testing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Nuclear Science User Facilities program office will hold the second annual Foundations of Irradiation Testing workshop on July 21-22. \nThis workshop will benefit a wide range of technical backgrounds\, including but not limited to chemical engineering\, chemistry\, computer science and engineering\, materials science and engineering\, mechanical engineering\, nuclear engineering\, physics\, and electrical engineering. \n\nTuesday\, July 21 | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\nParticipants will be introduced to foundational nuclear energy concepts\, including nuclear power generation\, radiation damage\, structural materials\, and nuclear fuels\, to build core understanding necessary for irradiation research.  \n\nWednesday\, July 22 | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\nThe workshop will focus on the fundamentals and applied aspects of irradiation testing\, covering experiment design\, fuel safety testing\, post‑irradiation examination\, and mechanical and environmental testing. The workshop will conclude with information on NSUF user access opportunities and internship pathways at Idaho National Laboratory.
UID:149277-21906183@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149277
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,Chemistry,College Of Engineering,Computer Engineering,Computer Science,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Michigan Physics,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260513T130729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260721T150000
SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:June 2 - July 30\, 2026 T/TH  Course - Sampling in Practice
DESCRIPTION:June 2-July 30\, 2026\, T/TH\n1:00pm - 3:00pm\nA live course via Zoom. Registration and payment are required a minimum of two weeks prior to the start of the course.\n\nFounded in 1948\, the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques is designed specifically to meet the needs of professionals and graduate students seeking to deepen their expertise in survey methodology and data collection. Offered through the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan\, the program provides a rigorous and flexible curriculum that blends theoretical foundations with practical application — entirely online.\n\nSampling in Practice\n\nUnlocking the art and science of sampling with an applied\, hands-on approach\, the course Sampling in Practice is designed for applied practitioners who want to master real-world sampling techniques through active learning and practical programming. Students will learn about probability sampling methods\, including simple random sampling\, stratification\, systematic selection\, cluster sampling\, probability proportional to size sampling\, and multistage sampling. We will also cover sampling cost models\, sampling error estimation techniques\, non-sampling errors\, missing data\, and nonprobability samples. The course emphasizes practical implementation\, featuring interactive coding exercises and in-class examples to reinforce each concept. A culminating project will give students the opportunity to integrate multiple techniques into a comprehensive sample design and demonstrate the profession in designing surveys\, selecting subjects\, analyzing sample data\, and solving real sampling problems using modern statistical tools.\n\nWhy take this course? \n\nThe course is crafted for students and practitioners eager: \n\nTo build proficiency in modern sampling techniques through active engagement and practical coding experience\nTo understand the basic ideas\, concepts and principles of probability sampling from an applied perspective\nTo be able to identify and appropriately apply sampling techniques to survey design problems\nTo understand and be able to assess the impact of the sample design on survey estimates\nTo be able to compute the sample size for a variety of sample designs\nTo learn how to design and select a probability sample involving complex sampling techniques in a survey project\, and receive expert feedback on a sampling report. \n\nYajuan Si is a Research Associate Professor in the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science\, located within in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in statistical science from Duke and received postdoctoral training at Columbia. Yajuan’s research focuses on methodology development\, from data analysis to study design\, in streams of Bayesian statistics\, linking design- and model-based approaches for survey inference\, data integration\, missing data analysis\, confidentiality protection\, and causal inference\, with applications in the social and health sciences. More information can be found here: https://websites.umich.edu/~yajuan/.
UID:148265-21903591@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148265
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Graduate,Professional Development,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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