BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241006T141632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T144500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Maya scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements. UID:124089-21907970@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T152157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What’s Reading Got to Do with It?: Reading to Support Writing in Graduate School DESCRIPTION:Whether you are moving directly from your undergraduate degree or returning after some time away\, the first term of graduate school will challenge you to expand skills critical to your success. Two of the most essential skills needed to thrive are reading and writing. This four-part Rackham/Sweetland workshop series will showcase reading and writing practices for new graduate students that will inform your approaches to reading and writing through the course of your graduate career.\n\nThis workshop will address how you can read strategically to support your work as a writer in your academic field and discipline.\n\nWhat is the relationship between reading and writing for academic purposes? How can you read to support your work as a writer in your specific academic field and discipline? In this 50-minute Rackham/Sweetland workshop\, you will discover answers to these questions through guided reflection on your current reading (and writing) practices\, as well as a hands-on introduction to specific reading strategies that support writing. You'll also leave with additional resources and ideas for how to continue to explore and develop the reading-writing connection in your own academic work. UID:150564-21909619@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150564 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Writing LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Room - 3rd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260726T173716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economic Theory Seminar: Friday\, September 18 DESCRIPTION:-- UID:149555-21906699@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149555 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,seminar,Theory LOCATION:North Quad - 4300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Hong Kong Short Term Group Interview DESCRIPTION:All students interested in attending the Hong Kong Short-Term program with Global Initiatives must attend a group interview. Students who do not attend will not be eligible for consideration. Interview blocks are limited to 10 participants each. This interview must be completed before the application due date on September 30 at Noon EST. \nLate arrival to your group interview will not be permitted\, and you will be turned away. You may not leave early from your group interview. If you are unavailable to stay for the entirety of the 30 minute block\, please drop the session and register for a different time.\nPlease note: Thanks to the generosity of our donors\, this trip may include additional travel outside of Hong Kong. If you hold a passport from a country that is outside of the United States\, please be aware that you will be responsible for obtaining any tourist visa(s) you may need. HKUST will NOT sponsor you as a student and you will be ineligible for any type of student visa. UID:149382-21906412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149382 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Blau 4584 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260713T170300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Combinatorics Seminar DESCRIPTION:TBD UID:149342-21906254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149342 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260810T205656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Foundation models and agentic AI for discovery in fluid mechanics DESCRIPTION:Abstract: In this seminar we discuss a unified framework that combines explainable deep learning\, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and foundation models to advance both understanding and control of turbulence\, with direct implications for accelerated design and discovery. First\, we will show how explainable deep learning techniques can be used to identify the flow features that are truly responsible for key turbulent processes in wall-bounded flows. By systematically interrogating trained neural networks\, we uncover the most influential coherent structures driving momentum transport and drag. Our results reveal that classically studied structures (while important) provide only a partial and sometimes misleading perspective\, motivating a more data-driven and physics-aware view of turbulence organization. Building on these insights\, we will demonstrate how deep reinforcement learning can be used to actively control turbulent flows by targeting the dynamically relevant structures identified through explainability. This approach achieves over 30% drag reduction in canonical wall-bounded turbulence and extends naturally to more complex configurations\, including turbulent wings\, highlighting the scalability of learning-based control strategies. Finally\, we will introduce a foundation-model-based framework for accelerated design\, optimization and scientific discovery. By learning compact\, interpretable latent representations of high-dimensional flow physics\, these models (combined with agentic-AI systems) enable rapid exploration of design spaces\, causal reasoning and closed-loop optimization\, bridging the gap between expensive simulations\, control and engineering decision making. Together\, these results illustrate how explainable and agentic AI are becoming essential for turbulence physics\, flow control and next-generation engineering design.\n\n\nContact: Silas Alben UID:148874-21905036@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148874 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T082708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:LSA Campus Tours for Transfer Students DESCRIPTION:Join the LSA Transfer Student Ambassadors for a central campus tour and to learn all about the transfer student experience. As transfer students\, the Ambassadors understand the questions you have and designed a tour with the needs of transfer students in mind.\n\nPlease register using the link to the right. UID:95236-21910833@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95236 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 (Transfer Student Center) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052112 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T170000 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:102102-21910765@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: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260810T124116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T154500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21907315@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Film,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p UID:138091-21908259@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149272-21911143@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Faculty Dining Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260824T123249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Raquel Alonso-Perez DESCRIPTION:Where a gemstone or a grain of gold comes from is no longer a question only paper trails can answer. Emeralds show what is possible: using the largest global dataset available\, more than 1\,000 LA-ICP-MS analyses of gem-quality emeralds\, machine learning models trained on just eight trace elements (Li\, V\, Cr\, Fe\, Sc\, Ga\, Rb\, Cs) determine geographic origin with 96.8% accuracy. Gold is the harder problem\, and the more urgent: illegal mining in the Amazon drives mercury contamination and opaque supply chains. We are now applying the same architecture to native gold\, building the curated reference datasets needed to test whether source-related groupings can be resolved across the geologically heterogeneous Amazonian craton\, a stringent challenge given low trace-element concentrations and overlapping geochemical signatures. Built on well-documented reference collections such as Harvard's and partner Brazilian institutions\, this work provides an initial basis for geochemical screening of mercury-linked illicit supply chains\, and a template for the future of mineral traceability. UID:150796-21910202@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T123904 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026-2027 CSAS Lecture Series | Rummana Hussain's Feminist Cosmopolitics DESCRIPTION:In her relatively brief career\, the Indian artist Rummana Hussain (1952-1999) straddled painting\, drawing\, performance\, video\, and installation. She turned to the latter three modes in the mid-nineties\, following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya and the ensuing anti-Muslim violence in her adopted city of Bombay. This talk will analyze Hussain’s shifting approach to her artistic practice during this period\, as her postmodernist allegories in paint gave way to feminist interrogations of identity\, representation and signification using objects\, language and the body.\n\nRattanamol Singh Johal is the Shireen and Afzal Ahmad Assistant Professor in history of art at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. His current book project\, *Forms of Despair*\, offers an account of experimental\, lens and time-based art emerging in India in the final decades of the twentieth century as metropolitan artists were confronted with the limitations and failings of their postcolonial\, cosmopolitan imaginaries.\n\nImage caption: Rummana Hussain\, Living on the Margins\, 1995. Performance at the National Centre for Performing Arts\, Mumbai. Estate of Rummana Hussain. Image courtesy Talwar Gallery New York | New Delhi.\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. UID:151087-21910855@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Art,Asian Languages And Cultures,history of art,South Asia,South Asian Studies,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T052133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSI Information Sessions- New Transfer Students DESCRIPTION:We encourage every student interested in or contemplating an undergraduate degree at the School of Information to attend an information session. You will receive an engaging and comprehensive overview of the program\, as well as guidance for the application process. Sessions are hosted on different days to accommodate as many students as possible\, and you only need to attend one session before you apply.  If you are unable to attend an information session\, we highly recommend emailing our team (umsi\,.undergrad@umich.edu) to make sure you have all of the necessary details or scheduling a 1:1 appointment with a student ambassador or admissions advisor.These information sessions are for students interested in transferring to UMSI from outside of the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor campus. UID:150986-21910673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T135251 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T173000 SUMMARY:Tours:Walking Tour: Forest Hill Cemetery DESCRIPTION:Join us on a trek through history at the Forest Hill Cemetery! This walking tour will take you through Ann Arbor’s past\, covering local and university history\, along with pertinent cemetery fun facts.

\n\nGuided by student docents from the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory. Duration: 1.5 hours\; 1.4 miles. This tour includes many steep hills and terrain that may be difficult for some.

\n\nTour will take place in rain or snow\, but will be cancelled for severe weather (will email).

Registration required UID:150628-21909723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,free,history,tour,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T000231 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Tie Dye Party at the Common Cup! DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tie dye party at your favorite coffee shop\, the Common Cup! $15 registration fee gets you a Common Cup t-shirt to tie dye. Additional items brought will be $5!\nRegister HERE! UID:150909-21910412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150909 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Common Cup CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260816T204542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Faithful Witness in a Polarized Age: An Evening With Christianity Today’s Marvin Olasky DESCRIPTION:Marvin Olasky is one of the most important Christian journalists of the past half-century. As former Editor-in-Chief of World magazine and current Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today\, he has both shaped and communicated Christian perspectives on American society and politics. What is not widely known\, however\, is that Dr. Olasky is a University of Michigan alum who converted from atheism to Christianity while earning his doctorate in Ann Arbor. In this interactive event\, Marvin will recount his spiritual journey from doubt to faith\, reflect on his long career in academia\, journalism and politics\, and discuss how Christians can live faithfully amid turbulent and confusing times. UID:150312-21909003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150312 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Politics,Religious LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260825T135200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T200000 SUMMARY:Other:LGBTQIA2S+ Graduate Student Mixer DESCRIPTION:Join Spectrum Center and Rackham Graduate School as we welcome LGBTQIA2S+ graduate and professional students to the University of Michigan. Learn about the wealth of resources available\, and network with other queer and trans graduate students. Free food and giveaways will be provided.\n\nThis event is open to all members of the U-M community.\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events UID:149540-21906593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,LGBT,LGBTQ Graduate Student,spectrum center,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Basement CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260617T061535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Texas Tech DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Texas Tech UID:148464-21904337@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148464 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance proudly presents *Changing Channels*\, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm.\n\nAdmission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show\, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night.\n\n*Changing Channels* explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography\, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho\, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels\, this performance navigates different emotional states\, societal expectations\, and the complex journey of identity.\n\n*Changing Channels* is supported in part through the EXCEL Enterprise Fund\, SMTD Wellness Program\, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives\, and William Braddan McClellan\, Jr. Fund in Dance. This concert is being held in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree requirements.\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nLAUREN BLAIR SMITH (Director & Choreographer) is a professional performing artist\, producer\, choreographer\, and the very proud founder and artistic director of Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company in Singapore where she mentors\, assists\, and\, most importantly\, participates in the development and joy of young aspiring artists. Lauren is the 2024 Maggie Allesee Choreography Award Winner in Screendance and has been a finalist for multiple years.\n\nLauren holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is currently pursuing her MFA from the University of Michigan. Lauren is a Kenan Fellow at Lincoln Center Education\, an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher\, an Ailey Certified Teacher\, and founder of Singapore Dance Intensive.\n\nLauren performed on the Broadway National Tour of *Fiddler on the Roof* in over 400 performances in over 100 cities across North America. She promoted wellness through movement (as a certified Pilates instructor) at venues including Marina Bay Sands\, Artyzen Singapore\, Parkroyal Collection Pickering\, and The American Club Singapore. Lauren’s choreography has been featured in the US\, Singapore\, Indonesia\, Taiwan\, Portugal\, and Australia and has received prestigious recognition from international festivals. Lauren has also enjoyed successful collaborations with organizations such as Panasonic\, Google\, Jewel Changi Airport\, TEDx Procter & Gamble\, Certis Group\, X System International\, and Singapore American School. \n\nwww.laurenblairsmith.com UID:148629-21904545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,Media,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR