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DTSTAMP:20261102T072055
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T130000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Laser Training
DESCRIPTION:You must complete FABLab Safety Training and have watched the Laser cutter training video before attending this session!
UID:152896-21917612@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152896
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Taubman College Laser Cutter Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261102T072105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Life Coaching Circles
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Coaching Cirlces!  Each coaching session will provide 8-10 staff members with an opportunity to interact informally with a Student Life Unit Director (or leader) around a leadership topic of interest to them. These are informal conversations (rather than workshops or presentations) between staff and these leaders who have experience with and willingness to share their wisdom around these topics.Staff are asked to register for no more than one coaching circle a semester. Space is very limited\, register today!
UID:152716-21914419@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152716
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Michigan Union Welker Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260916T121745
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T135000
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:152268-21913463@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152268
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261022T100939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T143000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Alexander Dowling\, Notre Dame University
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n\nLaboratory and computational experiments are often time- and resource-intensive\; thus\, maximizing their value and information gain is essential. This seminar explores several paradigms for optimal experiment design. We will start by reviewing classical design of experiments methods and modern approaches such as Bayesian optimization. These approaches do not require mechanistic models and can be effective for relatively few experimental decisions\, but high-dimensional decision spaces (e.g.\, time-varying experimental conditions) pose significant challenges.\nThe seminar focuses on methods that exploit mathematical models grounded in engineering science to formulate experiment design as a dynamic optimization problem that maximizes expected information. Using membrane separations for critical minerals and materials recovery as a central application\, I will show how mechanistic models\, parameter estimation\, and uncertainty quantification connect laboratory measurements to predictive models and process design. I will highlight recent advances in Pyomo.DoE\, an open-source package for model-based design of experiments (MBDoE)\, developed by my group in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories and others. Finally\, I will introduce DoE-GPT\, our emerging collection of agentic workflows that augment large language models to guide scientists and engineers through statistical analysis and experimental planning. Throughout the seminar\, I will discuss practical lessons for choosing informative experiments\, validating assumptions\, and translating data into defensible engineering decisions. I will conclude with opportunities for experiment automation\, e.g.\, self-driving labs\, grounded in engineering science and mechanistic models.\nSelect References\nWang and Dowling. “Bayesian optimization for chemical products and functional materials.” Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering\, 2022\, 36\, 100728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2021.100728\nWang and Dowling. “Pyomo.DoE: An Open-Source Package for Model-Based Design of Experiments in Python.” AIChE Journal\, 2022\, 68(12)\, e17813. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17813\nLaky et al. “Optimal Experimental Design Using Eigenvalue-Based Criteria with Pyomo.DoE.” Digital Discovery\, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6DD00160B\nWamble et al. “Optimal Diafiltration Membrane Cascades Enable Green Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering\, 2022\, 10\, 12207–12225. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c02862\nLiu et al. “Characterizing Transport Properties of Surface Charged Nanofiltration Membranes via Model-Based Data Analytics.” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research\, 2025\, 64\, 12111–12130. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04763\nLiu et al. “Optimization of Reactive Ink Formulation for Controlled Additive Manufacturing of Copolymer Membrane Functionalization.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces\, 2024\, 16\, 59216–59233. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c11749\nYao et al. “Robust Optimization of Flexible Diafiltration Systems for Critical Mineral Separations.” Chemical Engineering Journal Advances\, 2026\, 27\, 101282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101282\n\n\nBio: \n\nAlexander (Alex) Dowling is the Tony and Sarah Earley Collegiate Associate Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana\, USA). His research combines chemical engineering\, computational optimization\, machine learning\, and data science\, organized in three research themes: (1) molecular-to-systems (multiscale) modeling and optimization\, (2) optimal design of experiments and statistical inference\, and (3) machine learning for bridging timescales.\nApplication domains span sustainable energy\, environmental management\, and systems biology. Prof. Dowling has been recognized with several awards\, including the NSF CAREER award\, the CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award\, the Junior Sargent Medal\, and the James A. Burns\, C.S.C.\, Award. He holds a B.S.E. from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University\, all in chemical engineering.
UID:153960-21916843@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153960
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,chemical engineering,Free
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - B10 Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260922T160442
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Affirmative Action and Racial Integration
DESCRIPTION:CID Speaker Series\n\nJoin the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics as we host Zachary Bleemer\, assistant professor of economics in Princeton University’s Industrial Relations Section. This event is jointly presented with U-M Economics – Labor Economics Seminar.\n\nAbstract: Does exposure to diverse college peers cause long-run racial integration? The study examines California Proposition 209\, which halved Black and Hispanic enrollment at many undergraduate and graduate University of California schools and improved cross-race academic match at others. Combining time-series and difference-in-differences designs with linked administrative data\, survey responses\, and complementary evidence from the UC Berkeley freshman housing lottery\, it assesses how affirmative action and interracial contact affect later-life social\, political\, and economic integration.\n\nZach Bleemer is an assistant professor of economics at Princeton University in the Industrial Relations Section and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a labor economist who studies American higher education.\n\nPlease RSVP via the event page to save your seat.
UID:152663-21914353@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152663
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Education,Inequality,Labor,Race,Research,Social Sciences
LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050 Large Conference Room
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DTSTAMP:20261009T101837
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:First Gen Students Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Calling all First Gen students! During this First Gen Student Week 2026\, come grab a treat and get to know us at the Center for the Education of Women+.
UID:153256-21915539@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153256
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:First Gen Week 2026,first-generation,Firstgenweek2026,free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Professional Student Life,graduate students,In Person,Nontraditional Students,Social,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women
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DTSTAMP:20260903T143327
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T170000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Rock the Mock: First Round Interviews
DESCRIPTION:Power Up your Resume\n\nInterview jitters? The LSA Opportunity Hub is here to help. Participate in a mock interview with an employer representative to build up the confidence you need to nail your next interview! This is your chance to practice your interviewing skills and get real-time feedback from employers\, ahead of the recruiting season. Emerge from this session with the skills you need to rock any interview!\n\n \n\nCompanies will attend both virtually and in-person. All interviews will be held in the LSA 1st Floor interview rooms with virtual employers cast onto the screens - students are required to show up in-person.\n\n \n\nRSVP NOW to reserve your spot as capacity is limited.\n\n \n\nYou should attend this Employer Connection if you are:\n\n \n\nAn LSA student in any year\n\nAn LSA student looking for extra interview practice and preparing for recruiting season\n\nEager to demystify and excel in behavioral interviews\n\nMeet with real life industry professionals to gain insight on what questions they ask\, what answers they look for\, and how to keep cool under pressure\n\n \n\nWhat you’ll gain by attending:\n\n \n\nGain practical experience to confidently navigate the interview process\n\nGet insights on how to effectively communicate your experiences and skills in a high-pressure interview setting\n\nReceive real time feedback and assistance from actual industry recruiters on your interview skills\n\n \n\nThe LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences for all students. This event is on the first floor of a wheelchair-accessible building\, including wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the first floor\, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the first floor\, places to sit or stand during the event\, and accessible parking options nearby on Maynard Street. Ramps are located at the East entrance (from State St.) and the Northwest entrance (from Maynard). Power doors are located at the Northwest entrance. We will be using microphones for all speakers and participant questions and automated closed captions (although imperfect) will be generated through google slides which also include alt text for screen readers. To request additional accommodations\, please contact LSA Hub Events at lsa.hubevents@umich.edu.
UID:151534-21911702@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151534
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Grad School,Graduate School,Interview,Lsa Opportunity Hub,Professional Development
LOCATION:LSA Building - First Floor Interview Rooms
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260913T221408
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T153000
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:152068-21912792@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:20261030T084113
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T155000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Knowing the Numbers: Performance Data and Microenterprise Outcomes in Uganda
DESCRIPTION:Can increasing business owners’ knowledge of their enterprise performance improve firm outcomes? We explore this question through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with retail businesses in Kampala\, Uganda. Firms were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) control\, (2) record-keeping encouragement\, or (3) record-keeping plus fortnightly business analytics (the ``Performance Report'')---simple summaries of key business metrics over time. After one year of these interventions\, we find that receiving the Performance Report leads to substantial increases in profits\, sales and the value of inventory alongside improvements in the accuracy of owners' knowledge of their own sales\, inventory management and the quality of record-keeping. In contrast\, encouraging record-keeping alone has no measurable effect\, suggesting that merely keeping records is not sufficient to improve business outcomes. Our findings indicate that efforts to support microenterprises should move beyond record-keeping training and provide tools to enable business owners to understand and monitor their business performance over time.
UID:152050-21912767@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152050
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261023T153102
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Korean Performing Arts Initiative | Ensemble PHASE Masterclass with Sinaboro
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special masterclass with Ensemble PHASE and Sinaboro\, the University of Michigan’s Korean percussion ensemble!\n\nThis masterclass offers Sinaboro members an opportunity to learn from Ensemble PHASE’s innovative approach to Korean traditional performing arts\, exchange musical ideas\, and explore new possibilities for performance and collaboration.\n\nThe public is welcome to attend as audience members! Come experience this unique opportunity to witness musical exchange and artistic learning in action.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n\nEvent Poster: https://myumi.ch/nVJ45\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:154000-21917010@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154000
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative,Asian Languages And Cultures,Korea,Korean Studies,Music
LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260923T111212
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T161500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS\, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building
DESCRIPTION:Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build\, style\, and scale high-quality courses - making learning engaging and accessible.\n\nIn this workshop\, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You'll also learn how to use templates and the Multi-Tool to streamline course development\, helping you create engaging\, consistent\, and well-organized Canvas courses more efficiently.\n\nOutline:\n\n-Organizing and Presenting Course Content with Interactive Elements\n--Creating a module list with quick links\n--Using Accordions\, Expanders\, and Tabs to organize content\n--Adding Tooltips\, Popovers\, and Dialog Boxes for additional information\n\n-Creating Active Learning Experiences with Interactive ExercisesExploring the DesignPLUS Interactive Resources Gallery\n--Using interactive exercises for practice\, review\, and self-check\n--Creating Fill-in-the-Blank\, Quick Check\, and Flashcard activities\n--Accessing Interactive Data\n\n-Building Courses Efficiently with Multi-ToolEnabling Multi-Tool in a Canvas course\n--Creating reusable course templates with Template Builder\n--Using Module Builder to scaffold modules and course content\n--Managing course dates with Due Date Modifier\n\nWrap-up\, Resources\, and Q&A
UID:150189-21915715@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150189
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Canvas,Designplus,Instructional Design
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260917T151354
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants!
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES).
UID:138848-21913647@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/meetingjunem
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T134907
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome.
UID:148903-21905162@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room)
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DTSTAMP:20261007T164243
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IOE 899: Oğuzhan Çelebi
DESCRIPTION:District-based elections must reconcile two objectives: representing each district’s electorate and matching the statewide delegation to political support. We study seat allocation rules when these objectives conflict.The optimal rules\, characterized by a cutoff\, form a family ranging from first-past-the-post to proportional representation as the weight on statewide representation increases. Along this path\, gaining further seats through gerrymandering becomes increasingly difficult. The characterization yields a measure of the robustness of first-past-the-post to statewide representation concerns\, which we compare with established electoral diagnostics. In U.S. House elections from 2002 to 2024\, we find that maps drawn by single-party legislatures perform worse than those produced by other institutions\, and Republican-legislature maps fare worse than Democratic-legislature maps. The efficiency gap\, a common partisan-gerrymandering measure\, is more strongly associated with litigated maps than the other measures\, yet it considerably amplifies the Republican-Democratic asymmetry.
UID:153418-21915837@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153418
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 1680
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260909T145456
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - Decision Making for Sustainability Using the Objective Reduction Community Algorithm (ORCA)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nMany objective optimization problems (MaOPs)\, defined here as problems with four or more objectives\, inherently arise when designing and operating sustainable process and energy systems. Nonetheless\, MaOPs remain a particularly difficult and understudied problem class owing to challenges in both scalably generating solutions (in the form of a Pareto frontier) and interpreting the solutions we do get. This talk begins by providing a tutorial overview of methods commonly used to generate Pareto frontiers for multi-objective (defined as two or more objectives) optimization problems\, alongside a discussion of why these approaches tend not to scale well when increasing the number of objectives. Then\, I present the Objective Reduction Community Algorithm (ORCA)\, our group’s novel approach for reducing the objective dimensionality of MaOP’s to a manageable two or three a priori to solving the problem. At a high level\, this approach identifies which objectives are likely to be pointing to similar decisions\, embeds this information into a graph\, and uses community detection to partition this graph to give groupings of objectives which are correlated within groups\, but competing between groups. Three case studies are presented which demonstrate the power and efficacy of this approach for sustainable decision making. In the first\, the correlation of planetary boundary objectives within a large scale sustainable fuel supply chain is assessed. The second case study considers changes in objective correlation due to intermittency in objective parameters\, and assesses the correlation between cost and emissions driven industrial demand response for two different electrified chemical processes. The third case study utilizes an extension of ORCA to nonlinear MaOP’s\, showcasing its utility on a commonly used set of benchmark problems with known objective correlations\, the DZLT5 problems\, as well as on a design problem for a carbon capture\, utilization\, and storage network. I conclude by providing some perspective on future applications of our approach to problems of distributed model predictive control and aligned agentic AI systems.\n\nBiography:\nAndrew Allman is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan\, and has been in this position since fall 2020. Andrew is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science\, where he obtained his Ph.D. with Prodromos Daoutidis in 2018 and subsequently worked in a post-doctoral position with Qi Zhang from graduation until joining Michigan. His awards include receiving the NSF CAREER Award in 2023\, and the CAST Director’s Student Presentation Award in 2018. His recent research at Michigan has focused on solving many-objective optimization problems\, assessing the operation and control of modular chemical production systems\, embedding machine-learned classifier models to enhance moving horizon decision making\, and solving structure detection problems for networks with constraints or uncertainty for distributed optimization.\n\nFor the most up to date information on the location\, please check the related link the week of this event
UID:147950-21902585@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Law,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability
LOCATION:Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building - FXB1012
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DTSTAMP:20261028T093933
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T163000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Some Notes on Topics in Astrobiology
DESCRIPTION:Michael first joined Michigan Astro in 2013 as a postdoc working with Eric Bell\, developing assessments to measure instructional gains in introductory courses\, especially ASTRO 101 & 102. He continued in this role\, largely during summers\, until 2017\, when he became a Lecturer in the department\, teaching those and other introductory courses\, also working independently with a number of students from those courses in directed studies designed to introduce basics skills for research through analysis of data from the Kepler and Tess Missions. The studies resulted in multiple conference presentations and publications in IOP-Physics Education and TPT-The Physics Teacher\, as well as a book for AAS /IOP Publishing - Student Exoplanet Projects Using Data from the Kepler Mission. He is currently finishing another book with Elsevier Publishing - Naked Eye Astronomy-Observing the Sky without a Telescope\, based on teaching ASTRO 127 both in the planetarium and remotely. A recently completed series of five ASTRO-NOTES for The Physics Teacher about different strategies for teaching Life in the Universe\, developed when teaching ASTRO 106 & 115\, will be the main subject of this talk.\n\n10 years of teaching Life in the Universe in ASTRO 106-Aliens\, 115-Astrobiology\, as well as 101\, have resulted in the development of what have become useful strategies for covering several topics\, including possible habitability in our own solar system and beyond\, interstellar space travel\, and the Fermi Paradox and Drake Equation\, including examination of both through the lens of the Copernican and Anthropic Principles.
UID:154201-21917357@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154201
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Astronomy,astrophysics,Colloquium,Colloquium Series,Physics
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20261023T145640
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:36th Annual Davis\, Markert\, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom
DESCRIPTION:The annual Davis\, Markert\, Nickerson (DMN) Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom will take place on Thursday\, November 5\, 2026\, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. The event will support both in-person attendance and a livestream. Light refreshments will be provided for those who can attend in person. This lecture is sponsored by the Faculty Senate as a showcase event underscoring the U-M community’s collective interest in academic freedom.\n\nThe invited speaker is Michael Ignatieff\, who served as President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) between 2016 and 2021\, the turbulent years which saw CEU’s expulsion from Budapest and its re-establishment in Vienna. He now is a professor in CEU’s department of historical studies. Ignatieff came to CEU after serving as Edward R. Murrow Chair of Press\, Politics\, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn 2017\, Central European University in Budapest became the first free institution in Europe to be targeted by an authoritarian populist regime. Michael Ignatieff was Rector of CEU and led the fight against Victor Orban’s campaign to declare the university illegal and then have it expelled. Orban’s eventual victory—successfully forcing the university to relocate to Vienna—set the pattern for the attacks on ‘woke’ ‘liberal’ institutions in the United States. In a lecture commemorating McCarthy era battles to defend academic freedom\, Ignatieff identifies the ideological and geopolitical factors that have made the battle to defend academic freedom a global challenge.
UID:154055-21917083@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154055
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Freedom
LOCATION:Ruthven Administration Building - 2000
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DTSTAMP:20261102T072109
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:36th Annual Davis\, Market\, and Nickerson Lecture on Academic Freedom
DESCRIPTION:\nMichael Ignatieff\, \"The Geopolitics of Academic Freedom: The View from the Frontline\"\nIn 2017\, Central European University in Budapest became the first free institution in Europe to be targeted by an authoritarian populist regime. Michael Ignatieff was Rector of CEU and led the fight against Victor Orban’s campaign to declare the university illegal and then have it expelled. Orban’s eventual victory—successfully forcing the university to relocate to Vienna—set the pattern for the attacks on ‘woke’ ‘liberal’ institutions in the United States. In a lecture commemorating McCarthy era battles to defend academic freedom\, Ignatieff identifies the ideological and geopolitical factors that have made the battle to defend academic freedom a global challenge. \nThe annual Davis\, Markert\, Nickerson (DMN) Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom will take place on Thursday\, November 5\, 2026\, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. The event will support both in-person attendance and a livestream. This lecture is sponsored by the Faculty Senate as a showcase event underscoring the U-M community’s collective interest in academic freedom. 
UID:153203-21915412@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153203
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, Room 2000
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261102T072109
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:36th Annual Davis\, Market\, and Nickerson Lecture on Academic Freedom
DESCRIPTION:\nMichael Ignatieff\, \"The Geopolitics of Academic Freedom: The View from the Frontline\"\nIn 2017\, Central European University in Budapest became the first free institution in Europe to be targeted by an authoritarian populist regime. Michael Ignatieff was Rector of CEU and led the fight against Victor Orban’s campaign to declare the university illegal and then have it expelled. Orban’s eventual victory—successfully forcing the university to relocate to Vienna—set the pattern for the attacks on ‘woke’ ‘liberal’ institutions in the United States. In a lecture commemorating McCarthy era battles to defend academic freedom\, Ignatieff identifies the ideological and geopolitical factors that have made the battle to defend academic freedom a global challenge. \nThe annual Davis\, Markert\, Nickerson (DMN) Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom will take place on Thursday\, November 5\, 2026\, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. The event will support both in-person attendance and a livestream. This lecture is sponsored by the Faculty Senate as a showcase event underscoring the U-M community’s collective interest in academic freedom. 
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153203
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Preprint Seminar: Hodge\, Tate\, and standard conjectures
DESCRIPTION:OpenAI recently posted two preprints which have as consequences: the Hodge conjecture for CM abelian varieties\, the Tate conjecture for abelian varieties over finite fields\, and Grothendieck's standard conjecture of Hodge type for abelian varieties. I'll discuss the preprints.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153453
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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