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DTSTAMP:20241218T142819
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Angkorian Homecoming
DESCRIPTION:Informed by her experience as a refugee\, Phung Huynh’s projects explore the complexities of displacement\, assimilation\, and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. She creates detailed graphite portraits on pink donut boxes to highlight the stories of Southeast Asians who have survived war trauma and genocide. Huynh’s serigraph prints about Donut Kids foreground intergenerational gaps as well as bridging the refugee parent and American child through the narratives of Cambodian American children who were raised by donut shop owners in California. Huynh’s most recent work of drawings of Cambodian Buddhist statue heads and photographic prints of decapitated statue bodies on fabric addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian antiquities in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. Complete details at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/phung-huynh.html.
UID:130113-21865473@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130113
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,history,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250123T124159
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics
DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. Chair Aerobics classes are carefully structured to include a warm-up\, a pre-aerobic stretch\, sitting and standing aerobics\, strength training\, a cooldown\, and a final stretch.
UID:131663-21868922@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131663
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250109T113426
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This body of work represents a playful exploration of form\, color\, and scale through the lens of cellular shapes. Inspired by the complex patterns of biological life\, the pieces are a celebration of growth\, transformation\, and the joy of experimentation. The use of non-precious materials\, such as wood balls and paint\, allowed for a liberating approach to composition and color\, while the spherical forms and circular panels evoke the look of petri dishes—symbolizing both scientific curiosity and organic development.\nBorn in Detroit\, Elizabeth is a multidisciplinary artist and mother based in the metro Detroit area\, where she works from a studio in her home. With a background in bench jewelry\, her earlier work focused on studio jewelry and was represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal.\nElizabeth’s work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. She holds a BA in Jewelry Design\, with First Class Honours\, from Central Saint Martins in London\, a BFA from the University of Michigan\, and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where she specialized in Metalsmithing and Architecture. Her diverse practice spans jewelry\, sculpture\, and installation\, blending materials and techniques to explore themes of production\, growth\, transformation\, and organic form.
UID:130825-21867014@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130825
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250226T104926
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:RAW Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:“RAW” is a 2024 printmaking portfolio featuring 25 15”x20” works on paper by a diverse group of primarily student artists\, organized by Professor Endi Poskovic of the Stamps Printmedia program. The hand-pulled prints in the set\, which has never been exhibited before\, span media from colorful laser cut woodblock prints\, to lithography\, to copper plate etching. The newly formed Stamps Student-led Exhibitions Committee (SEC) will curate and rotate selections of these prints in alignment with the portfolio’s theme—where time and effort transform raw potential.
UID:133001-21872234@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133001
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
LOCATION:Michigan Union - First Floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250211T122734
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Redefining the Crown
DESCRIPTION:In Winter 2025\, the Lane Hall exhibit space will feature a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.\n\nBased on a photo essay by U-M Faculty Versha Pleasant (MD/MPH) and Ava Purkiss (PhD) in Medicine at Michigan\, this exhibition examines the cultural and personal significance of hair within Black communities\, particularly through the lens of breast cancer treatment and recovery. The term \"crown\" is deeply symbolic in Black culture\, signifying beauty\, strength\, and identity. The featured photo essay by photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks.\n\nThrough their narratives and portraits\, the exhibit examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy\, inviting the audience to witness their stories with radical empathy. It explores the cultural pride and personal identity intricately tied to their hair\, and how these elements are redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThe exhibit will be on view from January 21\, 2025 to August 8\, 2025. This exhibition is presented with support from IRWG\, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies\, and Michigan Medicine. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm.
UID:129602-21864105@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129602
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:african american,Art,institute for research on women and gender,women,Women's And Gender Studies
LOCATION:Lane Hall
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DTSTAMP:20241203T104657
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich
DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library.
UID:129585-21863797@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250120T151032
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T120000
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:131469-21868575@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:Bursley Hall - 2329B
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DTSTAMP:20240130T121550
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n 
UID:107870-21818094@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse
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DTSTAMP:20250415T100258
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T120000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Bookworm #78 -  Cheney Schopieray \"Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775\"
DESCRIPTION:Opening April 18\, Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 is the Clements Library’s newest exhibit\, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord stand as powerful symbols in American memory\, marking the explosive result of a decade’s worth of rising governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions. Explore this pivotal moment in history as Schopieray showcases the remarkable manuscripts featured in the Clements collections and in the current exhibit.
UID:134290-21874083@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134290
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Discussion,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,Humanities,libraries,Library,Literature,Talk,Virtual
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250410T100925
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Dissertation Defense - Selections in molecular and phenotypic evolution
DESCRIPTION:Dissertation Title: Selections in molecular and phenotypic evolution\n\nDissertation Abstract: Selection plays an undoubtedly important role in evolution. My dissertation explores the pattern and impact of selection at both molecular and phenotypic levels. In Chapter 1\, I challenged the neutral theory of molecular evolution by demonstrating that beneficial mutations are way more abundant than previously assumed. I proposed an adaptive tracking theory to reconcile this finding with the low substitution rate inferred from comparative genomic patterns\; under this theory\, a natural population is always adapting to the rapidly changing environment. In Chapter 2\, I investigated the genetic maintenance of human same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) and showed that modern contraception had disrupted previously hypothesized evolutionary mechanisms that maintained SSB-associated alleles. In Chapter 3\, I further distinguished between bisexual behavior (BSB) and exclusive SSB (eSSB) in their genetic basis\, finding that BSB-associated alleles may confer reproductive advantages whereas eSSB-associated alleles are likely under negative selection. In Chapter 4\, I examined the genetic architecture of the human sex ratio\, identified the impact of large measurement error in inferring the heritability of sex ratio\, and provided genomic evidence supporting Fisher’s principle. Finally\, I addressed methodological aspects of evolutionary analysis: in Chapter 5\, I uncovered biases in inferring fitness landscape ruggedness due to measurement errors and proposed a correction\; in Chapter 6\, I introduced “effective fitness” as a more informative metric to quantify fluctuating selection with genetic drift. Collectively\, these findings underscore the pervasive role of natural selection in both molecular and phenotypic evolution and offer new frameworks for understanding
UID:134778-21875096@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134778
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,developmental biology,Dissertation,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Free,Graduate Students
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Room
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DTSTAMP:20250415T142445
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T110000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Fragel Friday
DESCRIPTION:One more fragel. One more Friday. One more reason to smile.\nJoin connect@michiganengineering for the last Fragel Friday of the semester this Friday (4/18) at 10 AM—your final chance to score a fresh\, FREE fragel before we break for the summer (limited quantities).\n\nWhether you missed us last week or just can’t get enough\, we’ve got you covered. Swing by the Grove\, fuel up\, and catch up with friends before finals take over.\n\nThis is it until September—don’t miss your fragel fix!
UID:135018-21875962@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135018
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,College Of Engineering,Community,Community Engagement,Engineering,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,In Person,Michigan Engineering,North Campus,Outdoors,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:The Grove
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DTSTAMP:20250416T181601
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T140000
SUMMARY:Performance:Performing Arts Techology Senior Showcase 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Performing Arts Technology (PAT) presents the 2025 Senior Showcase on Friday\, April 18. Featuring works by: Ashton Touzeau\, Emelia Piane\, Ilan Salomon-Jacob\, Ayden Williams\, Youngjae Song\, Paul Luckhoff\, Annabella Paolucci\, Palmer Stratton\, and Ronald Jamieson\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nOpen House: 10 AM to 2 PM\n\nPaul Luckhoff Listening Session: Starts at 11 AM and 11:30 AM\n\nPizza Lunch: Noon\n\n*Let There be Light* by Youngjae Song:\n10 AM to 11 AM\n1 PM to 2 PM
UID:135083-21876058@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135083
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Media,Music,North Campus
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Brehm Technology Suite
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250409T104258
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T110000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Take Care: Student Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Experience the 2025 Take Care Student Art Exhibition\, a heartfelt showcase of creativity\, resilience\, and healing.\n\nThrough visual art\, video\, performance\, and literary works\, students will share their unique perspectives on caring for oneself and others\, healing as a community\, and imagining a world where self-expression nurtures collective well-being.\n\nRiverbank Arts: January 10–February 14\nClosing Reception: February 14\, 6–9 p.m.\n\nDuderstadt Center Gallery: April 15–May 9\nOpening Reception: April 15\, 5–8 p.m.
UID:130900-21875285@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130900
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Exhibition,Reception,Take Care,Well-being
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Center Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250418T092020
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Dr. John Lamont Peterson Annual Research Symposium 2025
DESCRIPTION:Schedule10:00-10:30 am: Breakfast & Welcome from SOAR Co-Directors10:30-11:30 am: Keynote by Dr. Gabriel Johnson11:30-12 pm: Alumni Lightning Talks12-12:30 pm: Lunch (provided)12:30-1:30: Poster Session (in-person only)1:30-3:30: Student Oral Presentations 3:30-4:30: Awards\nThis symposium is free and open to the public. Portions of the symposium will be streamed on Zoom. RSVP to attend lunch or to get the Zoom link. 
UID:133313-21872743@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133313
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Ballroom (2nd floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250313T093641
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T112000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Effects of Widespread Online Education on Market Structure and Enrollment
DESCRIPTION:We examine the rapid growth of Brazil's for-profit online higher education sector and its impact on market structure and enrollment. Exploiting regional and field-specific variation in online penetration\, we find that online programs increase enrollment for older students but divert younger students from in-person higher-quality programs. Increased competition lowers the prices of in-person programs but leads to a decline in their provision. Using an equilibrium model of college education\, we quantify that in the absence of online education\, the average student would experience 3.4% higher value added. While young students benefit from fewer online options\, older students are disadvantaged. Targeted policies limiting online education to older cohorts have the potential to improve value added across all groups.
UID:133799-21873577@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133799
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Industrial Organization,seminar
LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 301
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20240130T121551
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism
DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n 
UID:84303-21621573@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA
LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250416T130417
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T233000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Bridging the theory-practice gap in machine learning: new results in sampling and optimization
DESCRIPTION:Meteoric progress in machine learning over the last decade has outpaced our foundational understanding\, limiting our ability to harness the technology effectively in applications that require performance guarantees\, and inviting the development of theory to enable such applications. At the heart of this progress is a highly productive connection to gradient-based optimization\, the efficacy of which we are so far unable to fully explain. Motivated by this issue\, in the first part of the talk\, I will briefly describe an interpretable and computationally efficient adaptive step-size method for gradient-based optimization that relies on ideas from the numerical analysis of ordinary differential equations. I will show how this method connects studies of popular optimizers for machine learning in continuous time—where they are often more amenable to analysis—with their practical discrete-time implementations.\n\nSurprising recent developments in machine learning include the ability to generate---or sample---perceptual data such as natural images and language. Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms have long provided a generic recipe for sampling from probability distributions of interest. The Gibbs sampler is a specific limit of an MCMC algorithm and is the natural choice for sampling from a simple model of image patches. In the bulk of this talk\, I will focus on a new mixing time bound for Gibbs sampling from well-conditioned log-concave distributions. I will outline the proof of the bound and place it within the context of ongoing efforts in the broader community to understand the efficacy of diffusion-based image generation methods. Time permitting\, I will discuss potential applications of these efforts to problems in cosmology and biophysics.
UID:135076-21876044@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135076
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3866
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20240620T181506
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T110200
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins
DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). 
UID:122384-21848876@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20250320T163633
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250418T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:A cross-century pursuit of propagating waves of cell death
DESCRIPTION:Large-scale cell death is commonly observed during organismal development and in human pathologies. These cell death events extend over great distances to eliminate large populations of cells\, raising the question of how cell death can be coordinated in space and time. One mechanism that enables long-range signal transmission is trigger waves\, but how this mechanism might be used for death events in cell populations remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that ferroptosis\, an iron- and lipid-peroxidation-dependent form of cell death\, can propagate across human cells over long distances (≥ 5 mm) at constant speeds (around 5.5 μm/min) through trigger waves of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Chemical and genetic perturbations indicate a primary role of ROS feedback loops (Fenton reaction\, NADPH oxidase signaling and glutathione synthesis) in controlling the progression of ferroptotic trigger waves. We show that introducing ferroptotic stress through suppression of cystine uptake activates these ROS feedback loops\, converting cellular redox systems from being monostable to being bistable and thereby priming cell populations to become bistable media over which ROS propagate. Furthermore\, we demonstrate that ferroptosis and its propagation accompany the massive\, yet spatially restricted\, cell death events during muscle remodeling of the embryonic avian limb\, substantiating its use as a tissue-sculpting strategy during embryogenesis. Our findings highlight the role of ferroptosis in coordinating global cell death events\, providing a paradigm for investigating large-scale cell death in embryonic development and human pathologies.
UID:128871-21861721@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128871
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biophysics
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775
DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:134875-21875505@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library
LOCATION:William Clements Library
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