Conference / Symposium:Water@MI 2023
2023-05-04 09:00 - 17:30 (America/Detroit) | Michigan Union - Anderson ABC
We are gathering to hear the latest from campus and community colleagues about what’s going on in user and community-focused water work. We will be learning from examples of this work and the principles behind its success. And we will receive training in best-practices for community-engagement skills and resources to support our water-related work from the Ginsberg Center team.

Invited keynote speakers include:
- Steve Yaffee, whose practitioner-focused research on collaborative decision making in complex environmental and sustainability situations inspires and guides the next generation of engaged scholarship
- Laura Rubin and Sophee Langerman, who build bridges between BIPOC communities and the game-changing federal investments in Great Lakes restoration and infrastructure through their work with the Healing our Waters Great Lakes Coalition
- Monica Lewis-Patrick, CEO of We the People of Detroit, a water warrior who is facilitating community-engaged research and creating networks of relationships with water advocates across the state and region.

Registration required - https://graham.umich.edu/wateratmichigan/2023

Lecture / Discussion:2023 Biomedical Engineering Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture
2023-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 | North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Hall
The 2023 Biomedical Engineering Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture is intended to build the BME community across campus and honor the legacy of the first graduate chair of the Biomedical Engineering program. These events will provide a forum for BME faculty and students campus-wide along with our collaborators to present current research progress and discuss future research opportunities at the interface of engineering and medicine.

Featuring Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture speaker
Naomi Chesler
Chancellor's Inclusive Excellence Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering University of California, Irvine
Director of the University of California Irvine
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Cardiovascular Innovation & Research Center

The events will take place on Thursday, May 4th, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at NCRC, Bldg 18, Dining Hall. Please RSVP by Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

https://forms.gle/9BivDqH4uh4Wvphn9

Questions: Contact bmesymposium2023@umich.edu

Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Kayla Hale, EEB Ph.D. Student
2023-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Biological Sciences Building - 1010
EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Kayle Hale, EEB Ph.D. Student
"Tangled dynamics of trophic and mutualistic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems."

Kayla Hale presents their dissertation defense.

Email eeb.gradcoord@umich.edu for access to this seminar virtually.

Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers
2023-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location - Detroit Historical Museum
Prison Creative Arts Project presents an exhibition of collaborative photography at the Detroit Historical Museum (5401 Woodward Ave. in Detroit), open now through May 21st.

A public reception will be held on March 9th, 6:00–9:00 PM, with a panel of previous workshop participants at 7:00 PM.

We hope you will be able to see the exhibit, and please be in touch if you have any questions.

Humanize the Numbers shows the perspectives of men in Michigan prisons. The prison system regulates every part of an inmate's identity. Instead of using their name, they are given an ID number. Visiting room photos and mug shots are tightly regulated. Personal info is recorded: height, weight, etc. In the process, their humanity is denied.

This exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum reveals the faces and stories of those in prison. It lifts up the voices of those who have been silenced by the criminal legal system. The Humanize the Numbers project gives them a freedom not normally allowed in prison. They share their stories with the world outside. By doing so, those in prison reclaim their humanity.

Museum hours
Thursdays–Saturdays: 10:00 AM–5:00PM
Sundays: 1:00–5:00 PM

Exhibition:Openings: Title Pages in the History of Printed Books
2023-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Exhibit Space (6th floor)
This exhibit explores the creativity and utility of an essential part of practically every modern book, the title page. Such pages signal and inform, incite pleasure and intrigue, as well as conceal and mislead. The works shown here from the holdings of the University of Michigan Library illuminate critical moments in the history of books. Students in a Fall 2022 History Lab class researched and created the exhibit.

The exhibit is available for viewing in the Special Collections Research Center (on the sixth floor of the Hatcher Library), Monday-Friday, 10am-4:30pm.

Exhibition:UN/EARTH
2023-05-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Natural History
Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology, geology and engineering.

Gina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new, the light and dark, and the known and unknown.

UN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University.

Workshop / Seminar:In-person Arabic Placement test_May 4, 2023 (11:00am-2:30pm)
2023-05-04 11:00 - 14:30 | 1500 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Language Resource Center)
Welcome to the Arabic Placement TestAbout the testThe test is approximately two hours and a half in length, and it is composed of three portions:
a. The writing portion is completed on paper and it is worth a total of 100 points.b. The reading portion is completed on Canvas site, and it is worth a total of 48 points.c. Right after finishing with the reading portion, each student will have a follow-up interview with a proctor. The interviews last approximately 15 minutes and it is worth a total of 20 points.Important: The interview portion will be weighted most heavily as it will be used to validate performance on the other portions. The final result/score/rating will thus be based on the student’s performance on the interview above all. Rating of performance on the writing or reading portions is secondary.Students who receive 60% or above will be placed in Arabic 401 and thus placed out of the language requirement.
Where can I view my results?
Placement results are posted within 7 business days after the test.
You will not be notified of your score automatically. You may view your placements via: Wolverine Access > Student Business > Academic Records > View Placement Exam Results.
Important information about the test
* Placements are valid for only one year. If you fail to register in the course that you are placed in, you will be required to retake the test.* Retaking the placement test is only permitted after the placement results expire.* The test assesses students’ proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), NOT colloquial Arabic.* If you speak an Arabic dialect but you do not know how to read or write or have little knowledge, feel free to register in Arabic 101.* Students who know some Arabic because they came from an Arabic-speaking household or have studied Arabic before, must take the Arabic proficiency test in order to determine their placement.* Students who have taken Arabic at other institutions and wish to continue their Arabic study at UM must take the placement test to determine their level. Credits for Arabic study undertaken at another institution prior to joining UM or in a summer program while attending UM, transfer in as generic departmental credits and students must take the placement test to determine credit equivalencies to UM courses.* If you place in or beyond the 401 level, you will have satisfied the LSA language requirement. * Students are encouraged to take a placement test as early as possible in their studies in order to determine the level they should enroll in, or if they test out of the language requirement. This is extremely important to avoid delays in graduation and complications with placement.* Arabic 101, 201, 401, 501 are offered ONLY in the Fall semester, and Arabic 102, 202, 402, 504 are ONLY offered in the Winter semester.* The Summer Language Institute (June & July) offers intensive Arabic 103 (the equivalent of Arabic 101 &102, combined), Arabic 203 (the equivalent of Arabic 201 & 202, combined), and Arabic 401 & 402.
About the UM Arabic programUM’s Arabic curriculum is a dual register curriculum in which students learn to speak and understand either the Egyptian dialect or the Levantine dialect (the dialect of Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) in addition to learning to read and write and understand formal Arabic (fuSHa). Students starting to learn Arabic, if they have no background in Arabic, can choose to take either dialect or can switch their dialect focus from one semester to the next. The dialect focus of each class section is indicated in the schedule of classes.If you have questions regarding the placement test, please contact the program director at, mesarabicprogram@umich.edu.

Tours:Building on a Century of Collecting at the Clements Library
2023-05-04 12:00 - 16:00 | William Clements Library
As we celebrate the library’s centennial, this exhibit is an attempt to answer a question asked often by visitors, how do you decide what to acquire to add to your collections.

It builds on the landmark publication of the library’s 75th anniversary, One Hundred and One Treasures From the Collections of the William L. Clements Library, edited by former library director John Dann. This exhibit—and its expanded online version—pairs items from 101 Treasures with related items that have for the most part been acquired since 1998. Those that were acquired earlier are items about which we’ve learned new things in the intervening 25 years.

Lecture / Discussion:LSI Seminar Series: Doug Bayliss, Ph.D., University of Virginia
2023-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Palmer Commons - Forum Hall in Person & Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98690634476
A homeostatic control system for breathing regulation serves to maintain blood gases and tissue acid-base status, with lung ventilation dynamically regulated to maintain CO2/H+ within a narrow physiological range. In this talk, we will describe the identification of a long-sought group of brainstem neurons that are critically responsible for CO2 sensation in the service of breathing control, and of the molecular proton detectors that subserve this sensory function. We will also describe some of the intrinsic properties and neuromodulatory capabilities of these neurons, including our discovery of a peptidergic system that activates at the time of birth to stabilize breathing. Finally, we will provide evidence that this system may contribute to various breathing disorders, including congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS).

About the Speaker:
Doug Bayliss, Ph.D.
Joseph & Frances Larner Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Doug Bayliss obtained his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of North Carolina and, after postdoctoral training in Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington, he joined the faculty at the University of Virginia where he is currently the Joseph and Frances Larner Professor and Chair of Pharmacology. Dr. Bayliss has a long-standing interest in cellular and ionic mechanisms that regulate brain function, with a particular interest in the receptors, signaling pathways and ion channel effectors that underlie neurotransmitter/neuropeptide modulation of brainstem neurons involved in cardiorespiratory control. Another area of interest is in understanding activation of Pannexin ion channels, which are widely expressed and release ATP and other metabolites for intercellular signaling in multiple (patho)physiological contexts.

Please Note:
This is a Hybrid Seminar: In person at Palmer Commons Forum Hall and on Zoom.

Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
2023-05-04 12:00 - 13:00
Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you.

Get real-time, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.

We will discuss and educate you on…
- Design and format
- Writing a great bullet point
- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs

If you're a Graduate Student, please makea 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates.

Recent Grads: If you are an alumnus, you willnot be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to receive a recording or to be set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.

Workshop / Seminar:Leadership 101: Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor
2023-05-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Off Campus Location
Details are available on the Organizational Learning website.

Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Defense> Toward Accessible Bioinformatic Tools for Analyzing Residue Coevolution and Sequence-fitness Relationships in Fluc Family Proteins
2023-05-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Biological Sciences Building - 1010
Stockbridge Lab

Lecture / Discussion:Whitewashing Anime Adaptations: Ghost in the Shell and Dragonball Evolution
2023-05-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Off Campus Location
In David Oh’s presentation “Whitewashing Anime Remakes: Ghost in the Shell and Dragonball Evolution,” he makes a theoretical argument for “whitewashing” as an erasure of difference that centers and makes visible White subjectivity. Specifically, he argues that because of contemporary racial politics, Asian and Asian Americans are vulnerable to filmic erasure. He argues that whitewashing is among many strategies of White supremacy and that whitewashing operates by extending whiteness’s boundaries. For the talk, he focuses on his chapter on anime adaptations, including Dragonball Evolution and Ghost in the Shell to describe the ways Asianness is distorted and minimized in order to subjectify the White hero.

Careers / Jobs:Miami Valley Child Development Centers - In House Job Fair
2023-05-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Dayton, Ohio, United States
Please join us on May 4th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
at our Montgomery County Administration Office (Main Office), 215 Horace St., Dayton, OH 45402

We need Therapeutic Intervention Preschool Headstart Lead Teachers, Early Headstart Lead Teachers, Preschool Headstart Lead Teachers, and other classroom opportunities.

Miami Valley Child Development Centers has over 26 centers surrounding 3 Counties. MVCDC also has multiple community partnerships to service the needs of children and families. We’ve been providing FREE early learning and childcare to children from 6 weeks to age 5 for over 55 years.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, promote our employees’ educational and professional development and we have internship collaboratives with 7 different educationalinstitutions.

If you are unable to attend Tuesday, May 2nd, between the hours of 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, please contact Ricci Cashwell Vila at(937)-226-5664 ext.217 or by email rcashwellvila@mvcdc.org.

Other:Virtual Information Session
2023-05-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Off Campus Location
Join us for a virtual, hour-long info session on undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design, including a presentation and Q&A with current students and the admissions team.Info session times are Eastern US.
Visit our Admissions Events page to learn more about additional upcoming events.
