Exhibition:New at UMMA: Paul Rand
2018-01-10 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Museum of Art - The Connector
Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, pioneering art director and graphic designer Paul Rand (1914–1996) was celebrated for crafting the brand identities of such American corporate icons as ABC, IBM, UPS, and Westinghouse. Rand considered the designer’s task to be the symbolic communication of a company’s character. This recent acquisition presentation features the poster Rand created as part of IBM’s THINK promotional campaign. The design is a rebus, or visual puzzle, wherein Rand cleverly transforms the letters of IBM’s logo into pictures. The whimsical use of symbols encourages viewers to interpret—or think—in order to comprehend the company’s intended message that it values “insight,” “industriousness,” and “motivation.” The poster is part of a larger recent gift of archival Paul Rand objects donated to UMMA by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo—professor in the U-M Stamps School of Art and Design and published scholar on Paul Rand—and Maria Phillips.

This work was recently gifted to UMMA by Maria Phillips and Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo.

Exhibition:Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter
2018-01-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art - Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s strange, hyperreal yet sentimental sculptures are often rooted in her speculative visualizations of future species—beings transformed by, or even created by, developments in genetic engineering and technology. On view at UMMA, "The Comforter" presents the likeness of a young girl whose appearance suggests a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair across her face and body. In her lap she tenderly cradles an udder-shaped, eyeless creature—a possible reference to current experiments in genetically altered milk-producing animals. The encounter staged by the sculpture, though curious and unexplained, appears to be one of innocence and intimacy, and suggests the potential for emotional connection between a diversity of beings. This theme is a common one for Piccinini, whose work incorporates (often obliquely) ideas and questions about the ethical implications of scientific progress and the conflicts in our culture between the natural and the man-made.

Lead support for "Patricia Piccinini: The Comforter" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

Workshop / Seminar:Personal Statement Workshop
2018-01-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Angell Hall - G243 (Newnan Advising Conference Room)
Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics of the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

Exhibition:Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece
2018-01-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art - Media Gallery
Since the 1980s, British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster have been known for their shadow sculptures built from materials as diverse as scrap metal, garbage, taxidermy, and sex toys. When light is directed at these assemblages, they project shadows that are exceptionally accurate and intricate representations of other things entirely.

"The Masterpiece" (2014) is a shadow self-portrait of the artists created from metal casts of dead vermin they collected and welded together into a ball. From afar the casts appear to be a stunning abstract silver sculpture; on closer inspection the disturbing menagerie of creatures emerges, only to change form again—as a shadow on the wall—into a precise and elegant image that is astonishingly different from the objects that create it.

Lead support for "Tim Noble and Sue Webster: The Masterpiece" is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the Susan and Richard Gutow Fund, and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by the Richard and Janet Miller Fund.

Lecture / Discussion:CREES Noon Lecture. European Regions: Ethnopolitical Movement in Upper Silesia
2018-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Weiser Hall - 555
Despite the announced “end of history” and irrelevance of the “national question” in the age of transnationalism, and in particular of Europeanization, ethnopolitical movements remain strong and sound. From secessionist Catalonia or Scotland to ethno-national affirmations in Bretagne, Gagauzia, or Transcarpathia, regional identities are being activated. To account for the multiplication rather than reduction of ethnic claims in the European space, this presentation takes stock from one such awakening in post-communist Poland, in the region of Upper Silesia. On the one hand, it will be shown why and how Silesian ethnopolitical entrepreneurs engage in activating Silesian identity attributes (language, history). On the other hand, the presentation will address the ways Silesians respond to the proposed group definition and claims. Both elite and societal processes are intertwined with transnational European policies and identity pressures. While ethnopolitical movements take advantage of the opportunities at the European level to consolidate their political-national claims, the same European level limits the scope of Silesian self-identifications to an “occasional identity,” along with the Polish and the European identity dimensions. Thus, the proliferation of ethnopolitical mobilizations is related to transnational processes, but these same processes blur identities as a result of accelerated interactions with the external world.

Magdalena Dembinska is associate professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Montreal. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University (2007-09), received her PhD in political science from the University of Montreal, and her Masters in international relations from Warsaw University. Her teaching and research in comparative politics focus on identity politics and conflict, state- and nation-building, nationalism, and diversity in Eurasia and Central Europe. In 2012, she released "Vivre ensemble dans la diversité culturelle: Europe centrale et orientale après 1989" ("Living Together in Cultural Diversity: Central and Eastern Europe after 1989") (Rennes University Press). Her work has appeared in "International Studies Review," "Nations and Nationalism," "Federal and Regional Studies," "Ethnopolitics," "Nationalities Papers," "National Identities," "European and Regional Studies," "Canadian Journal of Political Science," "Études internationales," "Journal of Public Deliberation," "Comparative Political Studies," "East European Politics and Societies," and in edited volumes.

Exhibition:Everyday Activism
2018-01-10 12:00 - 18:00 | Duderstadt Center - Gallery (First Floor, #1019)
Duderstadt Center Gallery
2281 Bonisteel Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2094
UM, North Campus
http://www.dc.umich.edu/

In conjunction with the 2018 U-M MLK Symposium, whose theme is The Fierce Urgency of Now, the North Campus MLK Symposium Committee presents "Everyday Activism", an exhibition to be held in the Duderstadt Center Gallery from January 8-19, 2018.

Merriam-Webster defines activism as “…a direct action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue.” What does “everyday activism” mean to you? This year we have seen numerous campus events, marches, wearables, and more in support of various causes. Have you taken action this year? Share it with us.

Bring your photos, drawings, comics, posters, video, poetry or short stories, memorabilia (signs, hats, t-shirt you wore to…) to the Duderstadt Center Gallery from Sunday, January 7, through Wednesday, January 10, from 1-5 p.m.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, Jan 10 from 4-6 p.m. Join us for refreshments, an open discussion responding to the exhibition, and mingling with fellow activists. All viewpoints welcome.

EXHIBITION DATES: January 8-19, 2018
ARTWORK DROP-OFF: Duderstadt Center Gallery (address above) beginning Sunday, January 7, and continuing daily from 1-5:00 p.m. through Wednesday, January 10.
ARTWORK PICK-UP: Friday, January 19, after the closing reception.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all students, faculty, staff and community members.
EMAIL: everyday-activism@umich.edu for additional information and questions.

We will attempt to accommodate all the submissions received, but space may limit our options.

Workshop / Seminar:HET Brown Bag Seminars | Simplified Limits on Resonances at the LHC
2018-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Randall Laboratory - 3481
When an excess appears in LHC data, we should compare the results with broad classes of models, to get an immediate sense of which kinds of BSM theories could conceivably be relevant. Often, the new physics is likely to be an s-channel resonance. In this case, a simplified model of the resonance can translate an estimated signal cross section into bounds on the product of the dominant production and decay branching ratios. This quickly reveals whether a given class of models could possibly produce a signal of the required size at the LHC. This talk will outline a general framework and show how it operates for resonances of varying widths and with different numbers of production and decay modes. It will also discuss applications to cases of experimental interest, including resonances decaying to di-bosons, di-leptons, or di-jets. If the LHC experiments start reporting searches for BSM resonances in terms of the simplified limits variable ζ defined here, the community will home in more quickly on the models most likely to explain any observed excess.

Presentation:International Studies Information Session and Q&A
2018-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Weiser Hall - 355
Students considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. The Program academic advisors will discuss:

• Prerequisites
• Major and minor requirements
• Sub-plans
• How to declare
• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute
• Study abroad, grants, and internships
• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor

Upcoming Winter 2018 Sessions:

1/10/18 Wednesday, 12-1 PM, Room 355 Weiser Hall, Advisor: Folaké Graves
2/13/18 Tuesday, 4:15-5:15 PM, Room 355 Weiser Hall, Advisor: Kelsey Szpara
4/17/18 Tuesday, 4:15-5:15 PM, Room 355 Weiser Hall, Advisor: Sofia Carlsson

Wesier Hall is located at 500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. Students can declare the International Studies major or minor at the information session. For more information, e-mail is-advising@umich.edu.

Parents and prospective students are welcome. For more information, please e-mail us at is-michigan@umich.edu.

Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related information sessions, events, and special announcements should sign up for the email list: http://umich.us5.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=c5d81aed9f753c51ceb597dc0&id=e70f5ce914

Presentation:Social Brown Bag-LOYALTY: Perceived loyalty of dual nationals and multiracials
2018-01-10 12:00 - 13:30 | East Hall - 4464
Examining how people evaluate the loyalty of people with 2 identities within 1 social category and how this compares to perceptions of loyalty in those with only 1 identity.

Presentation:Bio-Micro-Systems for Diagnostic Applications, Disease Prevention and Creating Tools for Biological Research
2018-01-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Lurie Biomedical Engineering - 2203
Bio-MicroElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS) – microfabricated sensors, actuators and microfluidic and lab-on-chip systems- is an emerging field that targets to develop miniaturized devices for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of diseases as well as to provide enabling tools to researchers in the life sciences. In the past few years, three dimensional (3D) printing technology has also joined the effort of miniaturization with high resolution 3D printers capable of fabricating micrometer scale objects. Furthermore, the increase in material choice has led to an explosive growth in microfabrication technology based biomedical applications. This research, divided into two parts, describes the development of 5 novel Bio-Micro-System devices. The term Bio-Micro-System has been used here to describe BioMEMS and 3D printed devices, with the dimensions of key components ranging from micrometers to a millimeter. Part A is focused on ‘Medical’ Micro-System devices that can potentially solve common medical problems. Part B is focused on ‘Biological’ Micro-System devices/tools for facilitating/enabling biological research.

PART A- Medical Micro-Systems

- Two implantable, electronics-free, IOP microsensors for the medical management of glaucoma. 1) Near Infrared Fluorescence-based Optomechanical (NiFO) technology: Consists of an implantable, miniaturized pressure sensor that ‘optically encodes’ pressure in the near infrared (NIR) regime. A non-implantable, portable and compact optical head is used to excite the sensor and collect the emitted NIR light. The thesis discusses optimized device architecture and microfabrication approaches for best performance commercialization. 2) Displacement based Contrast Imaging (DCI) technology: A proof of concept, fluid pressure sensing scheme is shown to operate over a pressure range of 0–100 mbar (∼2 mbar resolution between 0–20 mbar,∼10 mbar resolution between 20–100 mbar), with a maximum error of <7% throughout its dynamic range. The thesis introduces the technology and discusses its application as an IOP sensor.

-A Touch-activated Sanitizer Dispensing (TSD) system for combating community acquired infections. The TSD can be mounted on any surface that is exposed to high human traffic (eg. door handle) and consists of an array of human-powered, miniaturized valves that deliver a small amount of disinfectant when touch actuated. The device disinfects the person’s hand that is touching it while being self-sterilized at the same time. The thesis describes the design and implementation of a proof of concept TSD that can disinfect an area equivalent to the size of a thumb. A significant (~ 10 fold) reduction in microbiological load is demonstrated on the fingertip and device surface within the first 24 hours. The size and footprint of the TSD can be scaled up as needed to improve hand hygiene compliance.

PART B- Biological Micro-Systems

-A cryo-anesthesia microfluidic chip for immobilizing Drosophila melanogaster larvae. We developed a microﬂuidic chip for immobilizingDrosophila melanogaster larva by creating a cold micro-environment around the larva. After characterizing on chip temperature distribution and larval body movement, results indicate that the method is appropriate for repetitive and reversible, short-term (several minutes) immobilization. The method offers the added advantage of using the same chip to accommodate and immobilize larvae across all developmental stages (1st instar-late 3rd instar). Besides the demonstrated applications of the chip in high resolution observation of sub cellular events such as mitochondrial trafficking in neurons and neuro-synaptic growth, we envision the use of this method in a wide variety of biological imaging studies employing the Drosophila larval system, including cellular development and other studies.

-A 3D printed millifluidic device for CO2 immobilization of Caenorhabditis elegans populations. We developed a novel 3D printed device for immobilizing populations of Caenorhabditis elegans by creating a localized CO2 environment while the nematodes are maintained on the surface of agar. The results indicate that the method is easy to implement, is appropriate for short-term (20 minutes) immobilization and allows recovery within a few minutes. We envision its usage in a wide variety of biological studies including scoring lifespan assays and fluorescence imaging applications.

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: 2203 LBME
Chair: Dr. Nikos Chronis

Class / Instruction:German Lab
2018-01-10 13:00 - 16:00 | North Quad - Alcove B in the LRC
The German Lab is open Monday-Thursday 1-4 every week. It's in Alcove B in the LRC (which is on the ground level of North Quad, Room 1500). You can go to the German Lab anytime for any kind of help (except we can't proofread your essays for you): if you need help with homework or a test review sheet (we can proofread your test essays for German 101-103), if you need grammar topics explained or reviewed or need more practice, if you just want to speak some German for fun and/or for your AMD etc. If you have time in the afternoons from 1-4 you could do your homework in the LRC - it's a great facility! Then if you get stuck on something, you can just stop by the German Lab alcove so we can get you unstuck. Mehr Info: https://resources.german.lsa.umich.edu/miscellaneous/deutschlabor/

Other:Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-February 23, 2018
2018-01-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location
Michigan in Washington application deadline for Fall 2018 and early admission Winter 2019 cohorts. All colleges and majors welcome. Scholarship funding available.

Lecture / Discussion:Working Towards a More Resilient Nation
2018-01-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100)
Join Missy Stults for an interactive discussion of the meaning of “resilience” and how cities around the U.S. are using the term to guide their planning and implementation efforts. We'll explore how the federal government and states are supporting or limiting efforts to enhance place-based resilience.

Some analysts predict that the word of the year for 2017 will be resilience. But what does it mean, how is it operationalized (or not), and what do we need to do across scales and sectors to create a more resilient nation?

Stults works with local authorities on climate resilience and sustainability initiatives. She was one of the authors of the Adaptation Chapter of the 3rd National Climate Assessment and a contributing author to the Urban Technical Input. Previously, she was the national Climate Director for ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, where she worked with more than 600 local governments around the nation to advance their climate mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability efforts. She received her PhD from the University of Michigan in urban resilience, her M.A. in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and her B.S. in Marine Biology and Environmental Science from the University of New England. She serves on the City of Ann Arbor Transportation Commission, is a Board Member of the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP), and serves as co-chair of the Ethics Working Group of ASAP.

Emergent Research events are aimed at better understanding the various types of research undertaken across campus, particularly as they relate to library services and support, opportunities for collaboration, data management and preservation, and beyond.

Careers / Jobs:What to Expect at the Winter Expos: Transfer Student Edition!
2018-01-10 15:30 - 16:30 | Newnan Advising Conference Room, G243 Angell Hall 505 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Notsure which Winter Career Expos you should attend? Not sure how to preparefor each of these events? The Winter Career Expos are in January, and they are important opportunities to connect with professionals- both to explore different career fields and to engage with prospective organizations. Talk with a coach from the University Career Center about making the most of your time at any of the Winter career Expo and why you should attend, even if you aren’t currently looking for a job or internship. This session will go over how to talk with employers, how to highlight the skills you bring as a transfer student, and what to put on your resume.

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Workshop / Seminar:Department Colloquium | Promoting Gender Equity in STEM: Theory and Applications
2018-01-10 16:00 - 17:00 | West Hall - 340
This presentation will begin by briefly reviewing data on the current status of women in STEM disciplines: degrees earned, careers pursued, obstacles encountered. Next, it will draw on social science research to illuminate a variety of underlying causes for gender disparities in STEM. These, in turn, will be shown to suggest an array of concrete actions that individual scientists, group leaders, and institutions can take to improve gender diversity; a few that the speaker has found especially effective in her academic leadership roles will be noted. While the primary focus of the talk will be on women in physics, some of the broader issues encountered by sexual and gender minorities in STEM will also be discussed. In the remainder of the presentation, two particular interventions in which the speaker has been involved for the past several years will be covered in more detail: one aimed at building career skills of women physicists in developing nations and the other aimed at improving the climate for LGBT physicists here in the United States. These illustrate the wide array of opportunities open to all of us for making STEM fields more inclusive.
