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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | Rivers and the Politics of Temporality in Ainu Mosir
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in East Hall 4448 and virtually on Zoom. If you are attending in person\, we recommend entering East Hall using the Church Street entrance and taking the elevator to the 4th floor. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/kVx6z.\n\nBased on fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in Ainu Mosir (Hokkaido\, Japan)\, this talk considers the crucial role that rivers play in Indigenous Ainu articulations of sovereignty and futurity. As an important medium through which kin-based\, territorial\, and cosmological rights and responsibilities continue to be expressed\, rivers connect ancestral Ainu lifeways with visions of an Indigenous future. In their struggles for Indigenous rights today\, Ainu activists continue to focus on rivers as the central locus of Ainu sovereignty and the origin from which Ainu cultural and territorial rights emerge\, envisioning and enacting futures of flourishing and abundance that are rooted in ancestral relationships to their native lands and waters and the more-than-human beings who inhabit them. In so doing\, they insist upon a future for the Ainu as an Indigenous people\, challenging Japan’s ongoing settler-colonial structure of Ainu dispossession and elimination.\n\nDr. Michael J. Ioannides is a teaching postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies. He received his Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of California Santa Barbara\, in June 2026\, with an interdisciplinary emphasis on environment and society. His research focuses on Ainu environmental and Indigenous rights activism in rural Hokkaido\, Japan. Aside from his research\, he is a contributor to the website AinuToday (https://ainutoday.com/)\, as well as a saxophonist and independent music producer who regularly collaborates with Ainu artists.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n\n*Part of the International Institute Theme Year: Sovereignty*\nhttps://myumi.ch/ii-theme
UID:149998-21907795@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149998
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,center for japanese studies,Ecology,Environment,japan,Japanese Studies,Theme Year
LOCATION:East Hall - Room 4448
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DTSTAMP:20260824T181519
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library.
UID:149541-21906603@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260917T103645
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar by Jeongbin Park (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nSpatially resolved transcriptomics (SRT) measures gene expression in thousands to millions of spatial locations\, providing information on the spatial organization of various tissues. The spatial organization for complex tissues forms a hierarchical structure\, from individual genes\, to cell types and co-localized cell groups\, to large spatial domains. Although many computational methods identify spatial domains using SRT data\, modeling the hierarchical organization still needs improvement. Moreover\, the latest SRT technologies (e.g.\, 10x Xenium and Visium HD) measure over 0.1 million spots\, further challenging the scalability of previous computational methods. We developed COMPOSITION that models the hierarchical spatial structure of a tissue profiled by the latest SRT technologies and scales to the large number of spots in latest SRT technologies. We explicitly model the conditional probability relationships between adjacent layers of the tissue hierarchy in COMPOSITION and develop a neural network structure based on variational autoencoder (VAE) that enables fast inference of the posterior probability of the model.\n\nAbout the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series\n\nThe DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar Series is held in Medical Science Building 1 (MS1)\, Room 4B700\, each Thursday at 12pm EST. Each seminar highlights a computational tool\, technology\, or methodology that is under development or in current use and is of special interest to DCMB and University researchers. Presenters are U-M researchers and students.\n\nThese seminars are live-streamed and recorded and made available for future viewing via the DCMB YouTube Channel
UID:150404-21909173@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150404
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bioinformatics,Biosciences,Life Science,Research
LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700
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DTSTAMP:20260824T185254
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Deaf Awareness Month: Exploring Deaf Culture through Television
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Deaf Awareness Month with a webinar exploring the rich and varied representation of Deaf actors\, characters\, contestants\, and culture across television. From beloved children’s classics like Sesame Street to political dramas\, space westerns\, comedies\, reality TV\, and more\, this session will highlight shows that bring Deaf experiences and stories to the screen. Together\, we’ll examine how Deaf characters and storylines are portrayed\, what these representations can teach viewers about Deaf culture\, language\, and community\, and how accessibility and inclusion appear in both scripted and unscripted formats. Participants will come away with a curated list of engaging shows to watch and a deeper appreciation for the diversity of Deaf representation in television.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu.
UID:149408-21906361@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149408
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Culture,Deaf,Disability,Inclusion,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260915T164156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Democracy Week | Beacon of Democratic Resilience: Visual Truths and the Legacy of Korea's 5·18 Democratization Movement - A Photographic Archive of the May 1980 People’s Uprising in Korea
DESCRIPTION:Link to the official event poster: \nhttps://myumi.ch/kVdVV\n\nFor parking information\, please visit this link: https://www.dc.umich.edu/about-the-dc/maps-floor-plans-hours/#parking\n\nExhibition Opening Event: \n- When: Friday\, September 18\, 5 pm to 6 pm\n- Where: Duderstadt Center Gallery\n- Open to the public\n- Description: Please join us for the opening of this photo exhibition. The event will feature remarks by the organizers\, the exhibition curators\, one of the featured photojournalists\, and a former Peace Corps volunteer who has stood in solidarity with the people of Gwangju since 1980. Light refreshments are provided. \n\n*Exhibition Description*\nThis photo exhibition features 90 curated images from the UNESCO-inscribed May 18 Archives. Documenting the May 18–27\, 1980 democratization uprising in Gwangju\, South Korea\, the collection captures the shift from peaceful student protests to military violence and unified citizen resistance\, carried out under a complete blackout as civilians and photojournalists risked their lives to photograph atrocities and smuggle film past cordons. Beyond serving as historical artifacts\, these preserved visual truths offer a living blueprint for popular resilience against authoritarianism\, transforming local trauma into a universal defense of human rights. Displaying these records at Michigan bridges 1980 Gwangju with our present moment\, inviting viewers to engage past resistance in the ongoing effort to defend democracy today.\n\n*Exhibition Composition*\nThe exhibit will be composed of a visual narrative comprised of six chronological sections and two additional special sections:\n\n1. Protest (May 5–16\, 1980): \nFollowing the collapse of Park Chung-hee’s military dictatorship in October\, 1979\, Gwangju students and citizens held peaceful rallies for campus autonomy and the end of martial law. Photos from this era show orderly marches and hopeful faces\, capturing a society on the brink of change before the structural contradictions shifted toward state-led violence. \n\n2. Suppression (May 18–19\, 1980): \nA new junta government led by Chun Doo-hwan extended martial law to the entire country on May 17. Students at Chonnam National University protested against the new junta government’s decision. State violence escalated as paratroopers\, who were deployed to Gwangju\, engaged student protesters. Streets became scenes of brutal beatings and kidnappings. Beyond documenting victims\, the images on display in this section serve as primary historical evidence and legal proof of the military's methods and the sudden transformation of citizens into targets of control. \n\n3. Uprising (May 20–21\, 1980): \nThe movement shifted into a popular struggle. Vehicles lined up in Gwangju’s main thoroughfare\, Geumnam-ro. This massive vehicle parade symbolized the people becoming active subjects of resistance. The military was given the order to use live ammunition against civilians. In reaction\, the city became a space of voluntary mobilization and citizens emerged as historical political actors. \n\n4. Resistance (May 22–26\, 1980): \nWhile isolated and cut off from communications\, Gwangju established an autonomous system of self-governance. Photos in this section testify to the efforts made to establish a sense of order based on solidarity—sharing food and donating blood—rather than chaos. The formation of this \"Daedong (Great Unity) Community\" and the visual documentation thereof serve as foundations of democracy in South Korea. \n\n5. Massacre (May 27\, 1980): \nThe uprising was crushed by a dawn military operation. While the armed resistance ended\, the resulting photographs of the aftermath reveal the stark reality of the massacre. These images became the catalyst for future truth-seeking movements and the pursuit of historical justice in South Korea. \n\n6. Mourning: \nScenes of coffins\, portraits\, and silent vigils represent a collective ethical gaze. During this period\, mourning was more than a display of grief\; it was a communal act used to redefine the city’s identity and establish new moral standards for justice.\n\n7. Special Section A: The Photographers\nThis special section highlights the domestic and international photographers who documented the uprising. This includes Korean journalists alongside US journalists Robin Moyer and Norman Thorpe\, French correspondents Patrick Chauvel and François Lochon\, and German cinematographer Jürgen Hinzpeter. Their images transcend simple reporting\, reflecting a moral commitment to record and a historical duty to ensure remembrance. Rather than viewing these photos solely as evidence\, the exhibition reinterprets them through a lens of photographic history—examining their context\, distribution\, and how they transformed raw records into social truth and collective memory.\n\n8. Special Section B: The Peace Corps: Americans Who Helped Gwangju\nWhen Gwangju was isolated under martial law in May 1980\, four American Peace Corps volunteers—Tim Warnberg\, David Lee Dolinger\, Judi Chamberlin\, and Paul Courtright—refused to leave\, choosing instead to assist the wounded\, aid foreign journalists\, and ultimately expose the truth to the world. Those pivotal ten days reshaped their lives into lifelong commitments to human rights\, inspiring decades of memoirs\, academic writings\, and testimonies. Through photographs\, video footage\, and personal records\, this section traces their journey from eyewitnesses to active defenders of human dignity\, inviting us to reflect on what it truly means to take a stand in the face of another’s suffering. \n\nTwo additional events programmed in conjunction with this photo exhibition\n1. Symposium: \n“For Thee and All the World to See: May 18 Gwangju and the Visual Tenacities of South Korean Democracy”\nhttps://myumi.ch/mVdVJ \n\n2. Third Thursday at the Library: \nDemocracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democracy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline\nhttps://myumi.ch/rwdwn \n\nContent Warning: This exhibition contains historical photographs documenting the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement\, including graphic depictions of violence\, state military suppression\, injuries\, and grief. Viewer discretion is advised.\n\nThis exhibit is co-sponsored by the May 18 Archives\, Center for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Department of Political Science\, Center for Emerging Democracies\, Donia Human Rights Center\, Asia Library\, and Duderstadt Center.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:150763-21910129@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150763
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Art,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Exhibition,History,Korea,Korean Studies
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center
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DTSTAMP:20260826T074027
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T133000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:LSA@Play: Makers Series - Fabric Pin Board
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Makers Series to create your own fabric-covered pin board while enjoying a free taco bar! Choose from a variety of fabrics and materials to make a board for photos\, notes\, inspiration\, and more. No crafting experience needed!\n\nLSA@Play Makers Series offers a chance to take a break\, get creative\, and have fun!\n__________\nFor LSA undergrads only. Join us for LSA@Play\, a series of events designed to bring students together\, build community\, and make time for fun\, new experiences\, and well-being. From creative activities and social events to opportunities to recharge and try something new\, LSA@Play offers plenty of ways to get involved. And yes\, there’s free food and LSA swag\, too!\n\nVisit the LSA@Play webpage: lsa.umich.edu/play for more details\, subscribe to receive text/email updates\, and check for additional events being added soon! Events are first-come\, first-served\, while supplies last. One swag item per student. You must be present with an MCard to receive swag.\n\nAccessibility: LSA values inclusion and access for all. Reasonable accommodations are available. Please email lsaatplay@umich.edu with accommodation requests or questions. Advance notice is appreciated to allow time to arrange accommodations.
UID:150923-21910436@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150923
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Crafting,Food,Free,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 Multipurpose Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260806T154123
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowships Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Bring your questions about doctoral internships! During this informal\, conversational session\, Rackham and University Career Center staff will answer your questions about doing an internship as a doctoral student. Topics we will cover include: How to talk to your advisor about making an internship a part of your graduate training\; Answering questions about Rackham’s Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program\; Strategies for looking for internships\; The benefits of doing an internship as a doctoral student\; How to make the most of an internship experience\; Tips for writing cover letters and resumes for internships\; Other questions you have about doctoral internships\n\nThe session will also include a panel of past Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellows to answer questions and talk about their experiences.
UID:149972-21907459@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149972
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260921T183317
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T133000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:RDIF Info Session
DESCRIPTION:During this informal\, conversational session\, Rackham andUniversity Career Center staff will answer your questions about doing an internship as a doctoral student. Topics we will cover include:How to talk to your advisor about making an internship a part of your graduate trainingAnswering questions about Rackham’s Doctoral Intern Fellowship ProgramStrategies for looking for internshipsThe benefits of doing an internship as a doctoral studentHow to make the mostof an internship experienceTips for writing cover letters and resumesfor internshipsOther questions you have about doctoral internshipsThe session will also include a panel of past Rackham Doctoral InternFellows to answer questions and talk about their experiences. This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-MStudents. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. Ifyou'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this webpage: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/2004581/share_preview We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA #UCC 
UID:151021-21910732@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151021
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTAMP:20260919T160749
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T150000
SUMMARY:Other:U-M Farm Stand
DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Sustainable Food Program (SL Sustainability) and the Campus Farm (Matthaei Botanical Gardens) every Thursday from 12-3pm to get produce grown by students for students\, and learn more about student-powered food systems while you're there.\n\nAs always\, students get a 30% discount and revenue from the Farm Stand will support the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, which offers grants to students and student organizations to pursue student-powered sustainable food projects on and off-campus.
UID:152469-21913782@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152469
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:agriculture,Climate Week,Community,Food,Food Justice,Health & Wellness,Sustainability,sustainable food systems,vegetables
LOCATION:Ingalls Mall
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DTSTAMP:20260921T182112
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T143000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up.
UID:102102-21910772@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260921T135300
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Donia Human Rights Center and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Workshop | AI & Human Rights Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory: https://ai.engin.umich.edu/\n  \nRegistration required. Please message ailabadmin@umich.edu with your name\, e-mail\, faculty or student status\, and a brief indication of how your work relates to AI & Human Rights.\n\nLocation: DOW Event Space\, 4320 Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building (2200 Hayward Street Ann Arbor\, MI)\n\nPresenters/facilitators:\n\nRada Mihalcea (Janice M. Jenkins Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering\, Professor and Director\, Artificial Intelligence Lab)\n\nPeter Railton (Emeritus Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor\; John Stephenson Perrin Professor\; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor\, UM LSA Philosophy)\n\nZhijing Jin (Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto\, and a Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute)\n\nKeynotes from:\n\nBridgette Carr (Clinical Professor of Law\; Co-director\, AI Law and Policy Clinic)\n\nChristian Schroeder de Witt (Associate Professor\, Oxford University)\n\nAI is increasingly shaping the way we address some of the world’s most pressing human rights challenges. While AI has the potential to uncover abuses\, expand access to critical services\, support crisis response\, and identify harmful patterns at scale\, it can also amplify surveillance\, bias\, disinformation\, and exclusion.\n\nTo build AI systems that are both effective and responsible\, collaboration across disciplines is essential.\n\nWe invite you to join the AI & Human Rights Workshop on September 24\, 2026\, where researchers\, human rights practitioners\, and domain experts will explore how advances in AI can help address human rights challenges\, and how these challenges can inspire new directions for AI research.\n\nThe workshop will feature brief presentations followed by interactive table discussions designed to foster collaboration across disciplines. Participants are encouraged to bring their own research questions\, ideas\, challenges\, and perspectives to the conversation.\n\nPresenters and facilitators include:\n\nRada Mihalcea\, Janice M. Jenkins Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering\; Director\, Michigan AI Lab\n\nPeter Railton\, Emeritus Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor\; John Stephenson Perrin Professor\; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor\, U-M Philosophy\n\nZhijing Jin\, Assistant Professor\, University of Toronto\; Research Scientist\, Max Planck Institute\nBridgette Carr\, Clinical Professor of Law\, Co-director\, AI Law and Policy Clinic\n\nChristian Schroeder de Witt\, Associate Professor\, University of Oxford\n\nThe ideas and discussions generated during the workshop will serve as the foundation for a white paper on the intersection of AI and Human Rights.\n\nThis workshop is co-sponsored by the Artificial Intelligence Lab\, Donia Human Rights Center and the International Institute.\n\nPlease register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/111088 by September 10.\n\nProgram\n1:00-1:10 pm\nGoals and directions\n\nRada Mihalcea\, Michigan AI Laboratory\nSueann Caulfield\, Donia Center for Human Rights\n\n1:10-1:30 pm\n\nPeter Railton (University of Michigan): Human Rights in a Hybrid World\n\n1:30-1:50 pm\nChristian Schroeder (Oxford University): AI for Accountability: Not All Errors Are Equal\n\n1:50-2:10 pm\nBridgette Carr (University of Michigan): Nobody Was Looking: Debt\, Coercion\, and What AI Changes\n\n2:10-2:30 pm\nZhijing Jin (University of Toronto): Synergizing Human Rights Protection with Rigorous AI Evaluation\n\n2:30-2:50 pm\nSusan Perry (American University of Paris\, UNESCO Chair in AI & Human Rights): Turning AI on Its Head\n\n2:50-3:00 pm\nCoffee Break\n\n3:00-4:25 pm\nRoundtables with one lead and one note-taker (5 tables)\n\n3:00-3:10 pm: Introduction to the Roundtable discussion format\n3:10-3:15 pm: (5 min) Brief introductions (“I am X\, from Dept. Y\, I’m interested in the aspects of Z on Human Rights and/or AI”)\n3:15-3:20 pm: (5 min) Individual thinking and notes on stickies for (i) Challenges that (could) intersect with AI\n3:20-3:50 pm: (30 min) Group discussions\n3:50-3:55 pm: (5 min) Individual thinking and notes on stickies for (ii) Potential AI Solutions on problems identified\n3:55 pm-4:25 pm: (30 min) Group discussions\n4:25-4:50 pm: (5 min / table) Report back\n\n4:50-5:00 pm\nWrap-up\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at umichhumanrights@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:149629-21906822@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149629
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:human rights,Technology
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260917T113638
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T142000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mediated Interference
DESCRIPTION:Randomized saturation experiments measure how outcomes respond to own treatment and to the proportion assigned treatment. When treatment changes social connections\, these comparisons do not reveal how much of the response operates through network changes. I propose a framework that decomposes the outcome difference between treated individuals and untreated individuals at different saturations into direct\, network-mediated\, treatment–network interaction\, and saturation-spillover components without imposing functional-form restrictions on potential outcomes. I give conditions under which these components can be identified leveraging pretreatment networks and covariates\, without estimating a network formation model. The main restriction\, baseline network sufficiency\, requires that network-formation factors contain no further information about the shocks governing outcomes at fixed treatment and exposure after conditioning on baseline characteristics. Under neighborhood stability and regularity conditions\, I propose an estimation procedure based on debiased machine learning without sample splitting that accommodates network dependence. I propose an inference procedure that conditions on realized saturations\, which is valid as cluster sizes grow while the number of clusters stays fixed. Reanalyzing an agronomy-training experiment in Rwanda\, I find a negative network-mediated effect on input use for untreated farmers and a positive treatment–network interaction\; these opposing effects reveal a network channel obscured by the small total effect and suggest that training changes how social connections shape the allocation of shared inputs.
UID:151818-21912224@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151818
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Econometrics,Economics,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4300
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260921T182120
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T150000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Northwood (2026-2027) (Housing)
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UID:149207-21912605@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149207
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Northwood Community Center MPR (1000 McIntyre)
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DTSTAMP:20260910T181716
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Lon Mitchell\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Lon Mitchell 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:151949-21912498@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151949
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260812T110800
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T133000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:ChE SEMINAR: Wenjun Zhang\, University of California\, Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:A reception with light refreshments will be held in the B10 lobby before each seminar from 1-1:30 p.m.\n\n*Abstract:*\nNatural products remain at the forefront of chemical biology\, offering both therapeutic potential and unique chemical insights. This seminar details our group’s approach to expanding the natural product landscape: from the discovery of molecules in complex ecological niches to the elucidation of rare enzymatic mechanisms. The first portion of the talk will focus on the human oral microbiome\, an underexplored reservoir of chemical diversity. I will discuss our efforts in mining for bioactive small molecules\, focusing on their role in defining the \"socio-chemical\" landscape of oral health and disease. The second half will transition into the biosynthetic logic governing unique scaffolds and functionalities of natural products. By elucidating the enzymatic machinery involved\, specifically our recent discovery and characterization of rare N-N bond-forming enzymes\, we demonstrate how understanding nature's synthetic strategies enables the production of novel analogs via synthetic biology and expands the modern biocatalytic toolkit.
UID:150175-21908320@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150175
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,graduate students,seminar
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260921T182125
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fall 2026 - Empowering Your Teaching: Tech\, Accessibility\, and AI in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Ready to enhance your courses and simplify your teaching workflow? This comprehensive workshop series equips U-M faculty with the practical tech skills needed for the modern semester. Across this track\, you will dive into interactive classroom tools (Poll Everywhere\, Ed Discussions)\, advanced grading and lab platforms (PrairieLearn\, Vocareum)\, and critical digital accessibility strategies (Grackle\, Siteimprove).Additionally\, a dedicated GenAI pathway will guide you from AI basics to advanced prompt engineering using U-M’s custom tools\, including U-M GPT\, Maizey\, and NotebookLM. Join us for individual sessions or the entire series to build a more engaging\, inclusive\, and tech-forward classroom.
UID:149156-21905848@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149156
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Topics in Classical Intersectionalities (TiCI) September Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first meeting of the Topics in Classical Intersectionalities RIW.
UID:152028-21912743@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152028
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Tisch 2021C
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DTSTAMP:20260917T120519
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Breaking into supply chains: experimental evidence on procurement training for women-owned SMEs
DESCRIPTION:Women-owned-or-led small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) are underrepresented in public and corporate supply chains worldwide. There is growing interest in promot- ing supplier diversification and SMEs’ integration into value chains\, but limited causal evidence whether interventions to support WSMEs’ participation in procurement are effective. This paper conducts a phased randomized controlled trial to estimate the impacts of corporate procurement training for WSMEs in Colombia. The program in- creases procurement knowledge and readiness\, resulting in a 10 percentage point (p.p.) increase in registrations to corporate portals and an 8 p.p. increase in the likelihood of submitting a bid. Impacts on winning bids are concentrated on WSMEs with prior pro- curement knowledge or experience\, whose probability of winning a contract increases by 8 to 9 p.p. These impacts are approximately 20% of the control means. More broadly\, the paper illustrates how complier-weighted treatment effects can be used to evaluate programs delivered through a funnel-shaped participation processes\, common in private sector development interventions.
UID:150497-21909519@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150497
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20260913T221408
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event
DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community.
UID:152068-21912786@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152068
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium
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DTSTAMP:20260917T113147
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pricing Climate Risk: Hurricane Models and Home Insurance Over the Last Two Decades\, co-authored with Patricia Born\, Ben Collier\, and Tobias Huber.
DESCRIPTION:To what extent do rising homeowners insurance premiums reflect growing climate risk? We examine hurricane risk in Florida and how insurers price it. Insurers rely on proprietary\, third-party catastrophe models that estimate property-level expected losses. Using data from these models\, we describe estimated hurricane risk across the state and how it evolved from 2006 to 2023. Expected losses per property from hurricanes increased by 50%. Turning to insurance prices\, we collect the premium rate regulatory filing data for insurers representing 70% of the total market. Leveraging discrete updates to hurricane models\, we estimate that a $1 increase in expected losses increases hurricane premiums by $3.90. Overall\, hurricane premiums increased by more than 200% during our period of study. We consider potential mechanisms and find that the large load above expected loss appears to reflect 1) reliance in the insurance market on local\, limitedly diversified insurers\, paired with 2) the time-varying cost of reinsurance.
UID:151826-21912234@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151826
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Energy,Environment,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4300
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