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DTSTAMP:20260915T160703
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T143000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Dialogue & Donuts
DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy a sweet treat and make new friends while playing U-M's conversation game\, The Pluralism Playdeck\, with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. The Pluralism Playdeck is a low-key scaffolded card game designed to allow university students to practice the soft skills they need to engage in compassionate and honest conversations about hot-button issues across ideological and demographic differences. You'll learn about yourself\, others\, and develop a skill set that will serve you well in both social and professional settings.
UID:150812-21910223@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150812
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Conversations,Conversations Across Differences,dialogue,Discussion,Education,Free,In Person,Intergroup Dialogue,Open Inquiry,Social,Staff,Undergraduate,Workshop
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 (Multipurpose Room)
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DTSTAMP:20261011T183302
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T140000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/2025784Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who has designed thisexperience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Career Exploration and Planning\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to be set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.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:152554-21913909@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152554
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTAMP:20260910T181746
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart 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:151970-21912519@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151970
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260908T150343
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T143000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kreativwerkstatt
DESCRIPTION:Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting\, coloring\, painting\, drawing\, knitting\, sewing\, crochet\, embroidery\, origami? You will combine speaking German\, any level welcome\, beginners included\, and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects\, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. \n\nContact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) with questions.
UID:151749-21912095@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151749
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Discussion,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - Conference Room, 3308
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202216
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T150000
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:149156-21914984@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149156
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260821T104852
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T153000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Pause Café: French Conversation Hour
DESCRIPTION:-Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and snacks while improving your French skills!\n\n-Chat for 10 minutes or the entire hour. All language levels are welcome.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Alan Ames at (alanames@umich.edu).
UID:150689-21909907@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150689
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Food,Free,French,Games,Global,Humanities,In Person,Interactive,Language,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 4314 MLB
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DTSTAMP:20260825T082058
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCGD Fall Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture and Health (Lindsay Kobayashi)
DESCRIPTION:RCGD Fall 2026 Seminar Series: Global Perspectives on Culture & Health\, meets Mondays 3:30 to 5 at ISR Thompson 6050.\n\nGlobal Perspectives on Culture and Health explores fundamental aspects of human life. Culture facilitates human interaction by providing meaning to lived experience. Accounting for culture in both theories and methods potentially advances the study of health by connecting the macro and micro levels of human experience. Yet\, culture should be understood as dynamic and complex. It fundamentally shapes individuals and simultaneously is shaped by individuals. The importance of systematically attending to culture includes topics of values\, language\, immigration\, and society.\n\nTheories and methods that incorporate culture hold great potential for advancing the understanding of health outcomes and health trajectories in various global contexts.\n\nThe speakers for this series will focus on various aspects of culture and diverse groups living in the U.S. and across the globe to address the ways in which attending to culture helps clarify and overcome challenges to good health.\n\nThe Group Dynamics Seminar series is considered one of the longest running seminar series in the social sciences. It has been running uninterruptedly since it was founded by Kurt Lewin in the 1920’s in Berlin. The seminar series runs every semester on a theme chosen by faculty organizer/s who are affiliated with the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. A very important feature of this seminar today is its interdisciplinary nature. Recent themes have included political polarization\, evolution and human behavior\, and cultural psychology.\n\nIn person: ISR Thompson 6050\, unless otherwise specified.\nOrganized by Kristine Ajrouch and Sela Panapasa\nEvents are not recorded
UID:149694-21906960@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Culture,Research,Social Science,Social Science Research
LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 6050
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DTSTAMP:20261005T115747
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 David Noel Freedman Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2026 David Noel Freedman Lecture with Dr. Susanne Paulus\, Associate Professor of Assyriology and Curator of the Tablet Collection at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at the University of Chicago.\n\nMichigan League\, Vandenberg Room\, 2nd Floor\nMonday\, October 26th\, 4 - 6pm\n\nAbstract:\n\nWriting history is telling stories. The stories we tell about ancient economies\, including that of Late Bronze Age Babylonia\, are often shaped by preconceptions about commodities\, credit\, and debt. Drawing on tablets excavated in cities such as Babylon\, Nippur\, and Ur in modern Iraq\, this lecture follows barley through a series of transactions involving taxes\, loans\, investments\, and even two piglets. Barley was both a major food source and an economic staple\, but the documents reveal much more than subsistence. They offer alternative ways of understanding credit\, debt\, and investment in Late Bronze Age Babylonia.\n \nBiography:\n\nSusanne Paulus is an Associate Professor of Assyriology and Curator of the Tablet Collection at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the social\, legal\, and economic history of Late Bronze Age Babylonia. Her current book project\, Banking with Barley\, supported by the American Council of Learned Societies\, explores credit\, debt\, and economic life in Kassite Babylonia. She is also an epigraphist for the Nippur excavations and is involved in the publication of cuneiform texts from the city of Babylon.
UID:153265-21915550@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153265
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Babylonia,Bronze Age,Lecture,Middle East Studies
LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg Room (2nd Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202204
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSI Information Sessions- Current U of M 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 and times to accommodate as many students as possible\, and you only need to attend one session before you apply.These information sessions are for students who area currently University of Michigan students.
UID:150985-21910668@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150985
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTAMP:20261010T063705
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T170000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Dynamics seminar
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:152182-21913184@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152182
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dynamics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3096
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DTSTAMP:20260929T150501
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T170000
SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Long time asymptotics of the generalized soliton gas for the mKdV equation
DESCRIPTION:We analyze a new class of solutions of the modified KdV equation introduced by Dyachenko\, Zakharov\, and Zakharov\, and which can be interpreted as a soliton gas.  These solutions are characterized by a Riemann-Hilbert problem which arises as the limit $N\to \infty$ of a sequence of $2N$-soliton RH problems\, where the solitons display two different triangularity in the jumps. The limiting RH problem belongs to a novel class of problems\, where the jump matrices do not have any zero entry (as opposed to the classical upper/lower triangular setting).\n We show that the initial profile of such a gas solution is approaching a cnoidal wave solution for $x\to \pm \infty$ with different phase shifts\, and we establish an asymptotic description of the gas of solitons for large times that is valid over the entire spatial domain\, in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions\, with slowly modulated phase shifts as time varies from $-\infty$ to $+\infty$.\nThis is a joint work with Ken McLaughlin (Tulane U.) and Robert Jenkins (UCF).\n\n*To request access to the Zoom room\, please contact Nathan Hayford at nhayford [ at ] umich.edu.*
UID:153062-21915026@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153062
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260713T143325
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T172000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Finance Seminar: Monday\, October 26
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UID:149331-21906240@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149331
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Public Finance,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20261002T143034
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:TBA
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:153219-21915436@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153219
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260921T121107
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T180000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Toxic Landscapes: Industrial Chemistry and the Politics of Risk in the Modern World
DESCRIPTION:Industrial capitalism engendered human and animal bodies toxic in myriad and uneven ways. This talk examines the entanglements of public health and the body through the history of carbolic acid. Derived from coal tar production in British industrial factories in the early 19th century\, carbolic acid exploded in use from the 1870s after Joseph Lister’s pioneering use of the chemical in antiseptic surgery. Heralded as the first public health and surgical 'magic bullet'\, chemists and coroners clamored to legislate carbolic acid as a dangerous poison- by 1900 carbolic acid poisonings and suicides were significant causes of death around the Atlantic World. By the early 20th century\, carbolic acid became a common household tool in the fight against germs and in the beauty industry. Looming was the nature of risk. I show how exposure to carbolic acid skin damage and death differentially impacted women and laborers\, particularly in the Global South. Carbolic acid's use in the plastics industry\, and as an insecticide led to a surge in production in the 20th century\, including widespread water and soil pollution. This talk thus explores questions about risk and regulation\, the unequal burdens of toxicity\, and the longue durée invisible health impacts of chemicals.\n\nJacob Steere-Williams\, PhD\, is professor of history and medical humanities at the College of Charleston\, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences\, and Editor of the Epidemic Histories book series with Johns Hopkins University Press. His work explores the history of public health\, epidemic disease\, and the environment\, interrogating questions about disease surveillance\, governance\, and everyday scientific practice in Britain\, across the Atlantic World\, and the former British colonies. In addition to dozens of articles and op-eds\, he is the author of the 2020 book The Filth Disease and the 2023 Port Cities of the Atlantic World.
UID:152528-21913884@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152528
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Science,Society,Technology
LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014
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DTSTAMP:20260930T191451
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T173000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Transfer Student Week: M-Connect Ice Cream Social
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Transfer Student Week at the M-Connect Ice Cream Social on Monday October 26! Stop by for make-your-own sundaes and get to know other transfer students! RSVP at https://myumi.ch/nVrWA.
UID:153147-21915178@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153147
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Transfer Students,Transfer Week,Transferweek2026
LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3003
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202132
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T174500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:inSPIRE
DESCRIPTION: InSPIRE brings together graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the University of Michigan to engage with the intersection of science\, technology\, and public policy. 
UID:151808-21912205@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151808
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Weill Hall, Room 1110
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202222
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026-2027 Ginsberg Center Open Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Ginsberg Center Open Workshops offers a variety of educational opportunities designed to help University of Michigan students build the knowledge\, skills\, and perspectives needed to engage thoughtfully with communities and create positive social change. Whether students are just beginning to explore community engagement or looking to deepen specific skills\, these workshops provide opportunities to learn\, reflect\, and connect with others.\nWorkshops cover topics such as ethical community engagement\, leadership\, civic and democratic engagement\, social change\, local communities and government\, reflective practice\, and practical skills for working in partnership with communities. Offerings include workshops such as Foundations of Community Engagement\, Exiting a Community-Engaged Project\, Appreciative Interviewing\, Getting Informed: How Local Government Works\, and Welcome to Washtenaw County\, among others.See workshop descriptions for details.
UID:150661-21909863@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150661
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:https://umich.zoom.us/j/97648857561
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202137
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T173000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Bursley (2026-2027) (Housing)
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UID:150881-21913767@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150881
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Blue Apple
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261011T202137
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T173000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Bursley (2026-2027) (Housing)
DESCRIPTION:
UID:150881-21915094@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150881
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Blue Apple
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260812T115813
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261026T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Foundations of Community Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Community Engagement is an interactive workshop that introduces principles and practices of equitable\, ethical community engagement. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of what the term “community engagement” means\, as well as the many forms it might take - from research and course-based projects to philanthropy\, activism\, policy\, and direct service. Across all these forms of engagement\, participants will learn concepts and actions that promote equitable partnerships\, center community-defined priorities\, and disrupt entrenched power dynamics between universities and community members. Participants will also discuss real-world community engagement scenarios that ask them to apply what they’ve learned in the workshop to various situations.
UID:150176-21908324@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Free,Graduate Students,Leadership,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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