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DTSTAMP:20250205T181838
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells.
UID:132418-21870902@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132418
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250417T132024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:University Senate Special Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A special meeting of the University Senate (~7\,600 members) has been called pursuant to a petition of more than 200 faculty. Per the rules of the Faculty Senate\, which permits the calling of a special meeting by a petition of not less than fifty members of the Senate\, a University Senate meeting shall now be convened. The purpose of the special meeting\, as provided in the petition\, is the following:A significant number of faculty members -- along with staff\, and graduate students\, lecturers\, and Ann Arbor residents -- have expressed grave concerns about about the threats to the foundational principles of American higher education and the need for faculty to take collective action within the University of Michigan and in concert with other university faculties across the U.SThe following resolutions has been submitted and will be included in the meeting agenda:\nResolution to Establish a Mutual Defense Compact for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in Defense of Academic Freedom\, Institutional Integrity\, and the Research Enterprise\nStatement in Support of the Core Mission and Values of Higher Education in the United States of America\nResolution to continue DEI initiatives that are in alignment with our university values\, an extension of the mission of our schools\, and legally compliant.\nResolution Urging the University of Michigan to Protect International Students\, Faculty\, and Staff from Unwarranted DetentionIn-Person AttendanceIf you would like to attend in person\, please register to do so below. Virtual AttendanceThe meeting may be attended virtually as a Zoom webinar via the following link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91877172924Main Event PageMore information about the meeting is available here.
UID:134538-21874467@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134538
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:University Hall, Room 2000, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250120T151032
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Well-being:\"Let's Talk\": Informal\, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling
DESCRIPTION:Trained mental health counselors are now available for drop-in conversations at different times and locations across campus\, including at Trotter\, the Spectrum Center\, South Quad\, the International Center\, and Bursley.\n\nThis informal\, confidential “office hours” style can be a great fit for students unsure about formal counseling\; for those with a specific\, time-limited concern they’d like to talk through\; or those seeking information on campus resources. Please note: this is not meant for crisis or emergency support.\n\n\"Let's Talk\" will run from January 20th 2025 to April 25th 2025. There will be no drop-ins the week of Spring Break (March 3rd - 7th). \n\nMonday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman\, Ph.D.\, LP\, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center\nTuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont\, Ph.D.\, Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)\nWednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski\, LMSW\, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing\nThursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu\, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu\, M.Ed.\, M.S.Ed.\, Conference Room in the International Center\nFriday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas\, LMSW\, and Emily Powers\, LLMSW\, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing
UID:131469-21868561@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131469
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessible,Casual,Confidential,Drop-in,free,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,health communication,Inclusion,mental health,Mindfulness,relationship,relationships,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,university health service,Well-being
LOCATION:International Center - Conference Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250417T132025
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Training Sessions on Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)
DESCRIPTION:
UID:134807-21875267@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134807
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250110T151703
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Pause Café: French Conversation Hour
DESCRIPTION:All Language Levels Welcome!\n\nPractice your French speaking skills with fellow students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed environment. Get advice on courses and discuss study abroad programs. Free coffee\, tea\, and light snacks. Located in the RLL Commons (4314\, large conference room in center hallway).\n\nFor more information\, please contact Alan Ames at  alanames@umich.edu
UID:130920-21867362@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130920
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Food,Free,French,Games,Global,Humanities,In Person,Interactive,intercultural,Language,multicultural,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Talk
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250417T142024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T162000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Cody O’Rourke: ANTI-COLONIAL DATA WORK IN PALESTINE
DESCRIPTION:
UID:134997-21875902@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134997
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:North Quad Erlicher
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250415T115932
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Prelim Seminar Series - How do functional and life history traits mediate bee-plant interactions and distributions?
DESCRIPTION:Summary: Bees (Hymenoptera : Apoidea : Anthophila) are a speciose and functionally diverse clade of insects\, comprising over 20\,000 described species which act as key pollinators across terrestrial and agricultural ecosystems. However\, despite their ecological and economic importance\, we still lack fundamental understanding of the consequences of bee functional and life history variation for bee ecology\, evolution\, and pollination services. As native pollinator abundance and diversity continue to decline worldwide\, expanding our understanding of how trait variation among bees shapes their geographic distributions and dietary preferences will enhance our ability to predict how global changes may impact this crucial ecosystem service. In this dissertation\, I seek to address these gaps by adopting a macroecological and macroevolutionary approach to bee trait diversity. I will integrate large datasets of traits and phylogenies to identify the environmental factors that govern variation in key functional traits and explore how this variation influences bees' interactions with flowering plants. I will also generate new data on diet preferences for poorly studied tropical bees using novel approaches for honey and pollen metabarcoding and contribute to ongoing efforts in the field to create large\, global datasets of bee traits and bee-plant interactions. Ultimately\, this research will provide new insights into the ecological processes shaping bee diversity and their interactions with flowering plants.
UID:135008-21875914@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135008
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Environment,evolutionary biology,Free,Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,Museum Of Zoology
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20250303T063156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:GroupM Launch Pad Info Session
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for prospective candidates to learn more about our media\, marketing\, and advertising entry-level opportunities\, summerinternship program\, life at GroupM (i.e.\, benefits\, org culture\, engagement opportunities\, and so forth) and an opportunity to ask our future talent recruitment team questions regarding the application process.
UID:131874-21869341@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131874
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
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DTSTAMP:20250320T121510
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IOE 899: A Nonasymptotic CLT for Markov chains\, with applications to machine learning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter Bio:\n\nR. Srikant is a Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering\, co-Director of the C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute and a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the\nCoordinated Science Lab at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign.  His research interests include applied probability\, machine learning and communication networks. He is the recipient of the 2015 INFOCOM Achievement Award\, the 2019 IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and  Communications Award and the 2021 ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award. He has also received several Best Paper awards including the 2015 INFOCOM Best Paper Award\,  the 2017 Applied Probability Society Best Publication Award\, and the 2017 WiOpt Best Paper award. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking from 2013-2017 and is currently the Stochastic Models Area Chair for Mathematics of Operations Research.\n\nAbstract:\n\nThe first part of the talk will provide some motivation for the use of central limit theorem to design algorithms for machine learning and graph sampling. Then\, we will provide an introduction to Stein’s method which can be used to upper bound the Wasserstein distance between the distribution of a scaled sum of random variables and a Gaussian distribution. Finally\, we will present some new results on nonasymptotic CLTs for vector-valued martingales and vector-valued functions of Markov chains\, and discuss an application to machine learning.  The first part of the talk will draw upon several papers to provide motivation and an introduction to Stein’s method while the latter part of the talk will be based on this paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.15719.
UID:134131-21873899@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134131
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,seminar
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250404T130841
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Undergraduate Group Declaration Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a group declaration ahead of the end of the Winter 25 term. Advisors will discuss declaration requirements and what it means to be a Robotics Undergraduate student.
UID:134712-21874776@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134712
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2000
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250417T142023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Undergraduate Group Declaration Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a group declaration ahead of the end of the Winter 25 term. Advisors will discuss declaration requirements and what it means to be a Robotics Undergraduate student.
UID:134715-21874781@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134715
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:2000 Ford Robotics Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250327T204822
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tech Talk: New Device Setup
DESCRIPTION:New tech in your life? Join Tech Shop staff for a new device setup overview just in time! We’ll touch on common devices like Mac\, iPad\, Windows devices\, gaming consoles and more. And you have a device you’d like to bring for hands-on setup help\, we can do that too. BYOD: encouraged!\n\nWho: Open to all\nWhen: Thursdays at 3 p.m. (lasting 20-30 minutes\, with option for Q&A and personal consulting to follow)\nWhere: Michigan Union | Ground Floor\n\nIt would be great if you registered to let us know you’re coming\, but drop-ins are also welcome!
UID:134451-21874369@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134451
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Tech Shop,technology,workshop
LOCATION:Michigan Union - G-312
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250411T070620
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Signal in the Noise: A Biomedical Engineer’s Journey from Imaging to Startups to Venture Capital\n\nAbstract:\nJohn Seamans will share insights from a career focused on decoding the invisible: first through medical images\, and now by evaluating and supporting startups. From developing image processing algorithms and designing coronary CT systems to advancing breast cancer screening and cutting through the noise in early-stage investing\, the ability to detect signals and recognize patterns has been a constant theme. Learn how small steps can expand your perspective beyond technical expertise to build clinical and business leadership skills. \n\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94337625486
UID:134885-21875664@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134885
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,seminar
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250410T101713
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Robotics Winter Demo Days
DESCRIPTION:Check out robotics projects from department courses. Students show off their projects in a variety of ways\, including demos\, talks\, and in competitions. Note: considerable downtime may occur while setting up or cleaning up. Take advantage of our building audio tour (audio.robotics.umich.edu) during breaks.\n\nThursday\, April 17\nROB 340: Human-Robot Interaction / Presentations / 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Atrium\n\nMonday\, April 21\nROB 599: Medical Robotics / Presentations / 1:30pm - 3:00pm in Atrium\n\nTuesday\, April 22\nROB 560: Bio-Inspired Robotic Design / Presentations / 9:30am - 11:30am in Atrium\nROB 311: How to Build Robots & Make Them Move / Competition / Noon in Atrium\nROB 450: Capstone / Demos / 12:30pm in Atrium\, 3rd floor collab\, and 4150\nROB 498/599: Deep Learning for Robot Perception / Posters / 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Atrium
UID:134852-21875358@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134852
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250403T135758
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T162000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2024-2025 Colloquium Series Presents:
DESCRIPTION:\"From Astrophysics to Data Science\"\n\nWe are truly in the era of Big Data. The number of data science and related job openings has grown rapidly over the past 15 years and demand will continue to be strong in the years to come. Academic scientists (from all quantitative fields) are extremely well qualified for such positions. I will discuss the basics of what data science is and what data scientists outside of academia do\, as well as how scientists in academia can become successful candidates for these positions in the Tech Industry. I'll also share my personal path from academic astronomer to gainfully-employed data scientist.
UID:134652-21874664@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134652
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250408T154022
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Trash Club Presents: MENDsday Thursday Clothing Repair Event
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! SEAS Trash Club's mending events have returned. Bring your clothing and textile items that need to be repaired. We will mend them for you\, or teach you some simple and effective stitches so you can mend your own clothes in the future. Contact Jason Krick at masonbee@umich.edu with any questions.
UID:134803-21875259@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134803
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Circular Economy,Mending,Sustainability
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - 2560
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250318T151137
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T180000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Bob & Alan: Chronicling the Thirty-Year Friendship of Directors Robert Altman and Alan Rudolph
DESCRIPTION:Film production documents\, photographs\, and a magical two-dollar bill will chronicle the thirty-plus-year friendship between directors Robert Altman and Alan Rudolph\, two lynchpins of the library's Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers collections. These materials reflect their personal and professional collaboration\, beginning with \"The Long Goodbye\,\" through \"Nashville\,\" \"Welcome to L.A.\,\" \"Remember My Name\,\" \"Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle\,\" \"Afterglow\" and \"Trixie.\" Alan Rudolph will be on site in conjunction with his visit to campus as part of the Joshua Bilmes Visiting Filmmaker series.\n\nJoin us in the Special Collections Research Center (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.\n\nWhile you’re here\, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the three Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize.
UID:134035-21873799@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134035
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250403T222715
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Commutative Algebra Seminar -- (derived) jets and arcs and an imperfect curve selection lemma
DESCRIPTION:Fix k a field and X an affine k-variety. For each non-negative integer r\, associated to X are r-th jet spaces which parameterize polynomial differential equations of order at most r\,  and their limit J^infty X the arc space of X\, with a natural projection map pi : J^\infty X \to X. A fundamental problem introduced by Nash relates essential valuations to those that appear in the irreducible decomposition of the inverse image under pi of the singular locus of X.  Critical to all known cases of determining when these valuations are the same is the `curve selection' lemma\, which comes down to proving a noetherianity statement of a local ring of the arc space at so called stable points. This is known when k is perfect. Extending techniques of Docampo-de Fernex\, we employ derived techniques to address the case when k is not perfect.  We will review background on jet/arc spaces. This is joint work with R. Docampo\, C. Eric Overton-Walker.
UID:134699-21874754@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134699
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250412T113754
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Differential Equations Seminar-2D density-patches for the Navier-Stokes equations with variable viscosity coefficient
DESCRIPTION:We consider the inhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with density-dependent viscosity coefficient in two space dimensions. These equations describe the motion of a fluid with variable density and viscosity\, which arises for example when mixing two immiscible fluids with different densities and viscosities. In this talk we prove the propagation of regularity of density patches\, even for largely varying\, discontinuous viscosity coefficients. This talk is based on joint work with Xian Liao.
UID:134231-21874035@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134231
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250228T142047
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250417T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Retracing the evolutionary steps towards symbiosis
DESCRIPTION:The biosphere is a network of interacting species that connects organisms across all scales\, from microbes to mammals. Knowledge of the mechanisms underlying these relationships\, and the evolutionary forces that shape them\, is fragmentary. In this lecture\, I will describe how my lab has pioneered the study of rove beetles as a model clade to break open basic problems in organismal interactions and their evolutionary origins. Most of the 66\,000 rove beetle species are free-living predators. Yet\, from this ancestral lifestyle\, hundreds of lineages have transformed into symbiotic organisms specialized for life as imposters within the complex societies of ants. The transition from free-living to symbiotic embodies evolution in the extreme\, with dramatic changes in social behavior and chemical communication that enable rove beetles to assimilate into the social fabric of host colonies. The widespread\, convergent evolution of this form of symbiosis\, combined with the experimental tractability of both free-living and symbiotic rove beetles\, provides a virtuoso system for understanding both how and why new ecological relationships are forged by evolution. I will discuss how my lab’s work is creating an integrated picture of how species recognize and interact with each other\, illuminating the conditions that predispose such interactions to emerge\, and pinpointing forces that shape the evolutionary path towards obligate and highly intimate relationships between species.
UID:133132-21872424@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133132
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,evolution,evolutionary biology,Science,seminar
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060
CONTACT:
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