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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T140000
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:International Students Career Series: Sharing Success Stories
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person to connect with fellow students who’ve had unique summer experiences in various fields! Whether you’re exploring career options\, looking for advice on navigating similar opportunities\, or simply want to be inspired by the journeys of your peers\, this is the perfect opportunity to dive into real-world experiences. For this session\, you’ll chat in small groups\, ask questions\, and connect with others who share your interests.Our speakers are:Hrishikesh Gawade\, R&amp\;D at Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure Automation Expert)Hongyu Zhu\, AI Product Manager at China Development BankKevin Yu\, emerging technology strategy and open innovation internship at Samsung Research AmericasIf you are interested\, please sign up through this form. https://forms.gle/MS923z1BPmGsiZea6 The form will be closed once we reach capacity. This is an in-person event. Please plan on coming to the University Career Center (3200 515 E Jefferson St\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan 48109-1316) on (date\, time) 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-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'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/2023369/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:152363-21913590@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152363
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, University Career Center office, 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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DTSTAMP:20260922T145242
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T150000
SUMMARY:Other:OLLI Community Silent Reading Groups
DESCRIPTION:Bring a copy of a banned book to read silently with the group. \n\n10/7: Courageous Books (Dexter)\n10/8: Ann Arbor District Library Pittsfield Branch (Ann Arbor)\n10/9: Source Booksellers (Detroit)\n10/10: Schuler's Books (Ann Arbor)\n10/26: Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Branch (Ypsilanti)\n\nThis is part of the Banned Book Week series through OLLI.\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.*
UID:152676-21914363@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152676
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,aging,Detroit,Education,Free,Geriatrics,In Person,Inclusion,Library,Lifelong Learning,Social Impact,Social Justice
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Community Room
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DTSTAMP:20260913T221408
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T153000
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:152068-21912788@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
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260819T094047
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T155000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economic Development Seminar: Thursday\, October 8
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UID:150498-21909520@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150498
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20260922T212152
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Place as Method\, Theory\, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues
DESCRIPTION:The challenge: New data and approaches to study complexity in the social world has often been without a concurrent focus on the foundations of scientific inquiry\, including complex thinking\, broad causal thinking\, attention to epistemic lens\, and integrating multiple disciplinary approaches. Further\, the academic research model\, with its resource-segregated networks\, discipline-specific training\, and short-term productivity metrics\, contributes to a fragmented and potentially misleading understanding of the social world. In the second annual ISR Symposium on Complexity in the Social World\, we will use ‘place’ as the case study to facilitate discussions on rigorous social science in the public interest.Using research on place as the case study\, discussion topics will include:Complex thinking about the social worldThe contribution of the humanities the study of the social worldEpistemic lens and research transparencyTheories\, frameworks\, and the limits of traditional causal inferenceThe draw and danger of cool new dataAddressing the challenges of the academic model of sciencePresentations on the science of place will include:The relational nature of place in population social inequalitiesThe role of history in shaping placeThe racialization of place\; the spatialization of racePlace as a neutral and rational driver of social inequalitiesApproaches to testing (causal) ideas around place
UID:149491-21906510@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149491
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Room 1430, Institute for Social Research
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DTSTAMP:20260916T082105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T155000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Religion and Conflict: Evidence from China\, 1860-1911
DESCRIPTION:This paper examines the economic origins and consequences of religious conflicts during the late Qing China (1860–1911)\, when Christian missionaries entered a Confucian society. While the literature has attributed Chinese anti-missionary conflicts to the clash of cultures\, we find that the religious violence was attenuated by the level of economic complementarities\, through access to Treaty Ports and public goods provided by the missionaries. We further document negative economic spillovers of the anti-missionary conflicts\, as evidenced by the reduced foreign and domestic investments in modern industries. A key transmission mechanism was Western newspaper coverage\, which reinforced collective memory and deterred future investment. We also find long-lasting impacts on modern FDI flows and autarkic attitudes among local Chinese.
UID:150510-21909533@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150510
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,History,Political Economy,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260922T212154
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS: Programs in the Environment Abroad Info Session - Sp/Su 27 & Winter 28
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about environmental research study abroad programs for next summer or Winter 28? Join CGIS advisor Cierra Murphy as she goes over CGIS's environmental research programs.
UID:151999-21912593@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151999
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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DTSTAMP:20260917T151354
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
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:138848-21913643@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
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DTSTAMP:20260611T142720
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Banned Books Tea
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the freedom to read at the annual Hopwood Banned Books Tea. Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and light refreshments\, enter a raffle to win a banned book\, check out books (banned and otherwise) from the Hopwood Library\, and sign up for the Hopwood Reading Challenge.
UID:148702-21905152@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148702
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Ann Arbor,Banned Books Week,book event,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,English Language & Literature,Faculty,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,Reading,Social Justice,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room)
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DTSTAMP:20260909T145234
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - PCM based thermal storage in district energy systems: leveraging thermal demand response needs controls
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThermal energy storage (TES) utilizes well established technologies to provide efficient and flexible solutions in heating and cooling applications in buildings. In particular\, TES units that utilize phase change materials (PCM) are known for their higher energy density and relatively constant temperature during phase change. Coupling PCM based TES systems with ground source heat pumps enables both capital and operational savings with optimal charging and discharging of the TES system. This talk will present two case studies installed at Smith College: a single building with TES and ground source heat pumps as well as a district scaled multi-building solution. The work presents the technical and economic potential of a novel\, tunable PCM-based TES system to highlight reductions in carbon emissions\, hot water demand\, water and electricity consumption possibly when TES systems are well integrated in a thermal demand response strategy. With load shifting and dynamic pricing in the utility market\, thermal demand response begins to follow the same technical hurdles observed with battery state-of-charge estimation in order to develop model predictive control strategies to achieve target decarbonization goals. Here\, we present the case for why you should care about thermal demand response in electricity grids of the future.\n\nBiography:\nDenise McKahn currently serves as the Associate Provost at Smith College where she manages the academic budget of the college\, leads teaching focused faculty recruitment and hiring\, and oversees the Clark Science Center\, Campus School\, and Lewis Global Studies Center. As faculty in engineering at Smith\, Prof. McKahn has taught all courses in energy\, mass and heat transfer areas\, including hybrid power system design. As a cross-disciplinary engineer who has studied environmental\, mechanical\, electrical and chemical engineering through both research and formal coursework\, she is dedicated to the development of renewably derived fuel and electricity generation and storage technologies through the design\, modeling and control of dynamic and complex systems. Prof. McKahn obtained her B.S. in Environmental Resources Engineering from Cal Poly Humboldt (HSU) and her M.S. in mechanical engineering and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor.\n\n\n\nFor the most up to date information on the location\, please check the related link the week of this event
UID:147945-21902580@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147945
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:20260817T093853
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Study Abroad Info Session: GCC Brazil - Global Blackness
DESCRIPTION:Global Course Connections (GCCs) offer a unique opportunity to take what students learn on campus at U-M during the winter semester and apply it abroad in a fun and exciting hands-on class taught by a U-M professor during a 3-week\, off-campus field experience that takes place during the following summer.\n\nJoin CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the GCC Brazil - Global Blackness program\, the application process\, and the courses.\n\nThursday\, October 8\, 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Info Session) \nFriday\, October 23\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session) \nWednesday\, November 4\, 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Info Session) \nFriday\, December 4\, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)\nTuesday\, December 8\, 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)\n\nThe GCC Brazil program is led and taught by Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Comparative Literature\, and Francophone Studies\, Frieda Ekotto. Application Deadline: December 10\, 2026
UID:150292-21908976@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150292
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Abroad,african and african american studies,African Diaspora,Culture,Latin America,Sessions,South America,study abroad
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DTSTAMP:20260908T113443
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Solving conservation puzzles with integrated community models
DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - This talk highlights the emerging ‘integrated community modeling’ framework that combines  data integration and community modeling to generate inferences on both individual species and whole communities. Evaluating the dynamics of whole communities\, not just common or charismatic species\, is critical to understanding the responses of biodiversity to ongoing environmental pressures. A recent surge in both public science and government-funded data collection efforts has led to a wealth of biodiversity data. However\, these data collection programs use a wide range of sampling protocols and record information at a variety of spatiotemporal scales. As a result\, available biodiversity data vary substantially in quantity and information content\, which must be carefully reconciled for meaningful ecological analysis. Through a series of worked examples\, I will discuss how integrated community models can be used evaluate species distributions and community-level richness patterns\, discern population and community trends over time\, and estimate demographic rates and population growth for communities of sympatric species.
UID:151703-21912003@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151703
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environment,environmental,evolution,evolutionary biology,Research,Science,seminar,symposium,Talk,Workshop
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060
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DTSTAMP:20260803T135243
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T173000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Fashion/Forward Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the opening of the *Fashion/Forward* pop-up exhibition in the Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room.\n\n*Fashion/Forward *is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental health differences from progressive art studios around the country. Both including fashion and about fashion\, the exhibition features drawings\, paintings\, sculptures\, textiles\, wearable clothing\, accessories\, and other fabulous fashion-inspired works and is organized in conjunction with the 2026 Creating Community Conference. Learn more about the conference at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.
UID:149759-21907121@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149759
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022
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DTSTAMP:20260909T100435
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T171500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Spontaneous to Stimulated Emission: Quantum Optical Probes for Supramolecular Organization
DESCRIPTION:Quantum statistical properties of fluorescence emitted spontaneously in random directions underpin a variety of experimental methods for determining molecular interactions in both test tubes and biological cells. I will begin this talk with a brief overview of a method developed in my lab\, dubbed Fluorescence Intensity Fluctuation (FIF) Spectrometry\, which probes spatial fluctuations in fluorescence intensities from fluorescently labeled proteins to determine the number of subunits comprising a complex. I will then present Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) Spectrometry and its application to determination of the relative distances between and orientation of fluorescent molecules within a complex via energy transfer between their transition dipoles. In the third part of the talk\, I will introduce a mathematical framework for quantization of electromagnetic fields emitted by single dipole radiators\, which predicts both the directionality of photon emission probability and light-stimulated electromagnetic wave collapse. I will conclude by presenting preliminary experimental results testing these effects. These quantum phenomena could lead to new methods for directly determining protein orientation within complexes\, complementing the spontaneous emission-based methods.
UID:151811-21912212@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151811
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Physical Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - CHEM 1640
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DTSTAMP:20260922T212118
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T180000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027
DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.
UID:149176-21905911@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Kalamazoo (League, 2nd Floor)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260911T131216
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:How to Speak Your Mind / How to Change Your Mind: The University Edition
DESCRIPTION:This speaker series is designed to encourage the campus community to think – and talk with one another – about what it means to develop an informed opinion and stand your ground when challenged\; and about changing your mind in light of new evidence\, different perspectives\, and serious reflection. In our Fall 2026 installment we take up the topic of the university itself at a time when its value and values have come under attack amidst calls for reform.\n\nIn University: A Reckoning\, Lee C. Bollinger\, president emeritus of the University of Michigan and Columbia University\, offers a bold defense of institutions of higher education as an essential source of truth-seeking in diverse democratic societies. \"The university must be defended\,\" he argues\, \"if the American experiment is to continue.\" Drawing from his new book and from decades as an academic leader Bollinger will explore the challenges facing higher education today and what universities can and should do to insure the conditions necessary for open inquiry and meaningful intellectual exchange. \n\nJoin us for a keynote\, followed by a moderated conversation and audience Q&A\, with a reception afterward offering an opportunity to continue the discussion with fellow members of the university community. Demetri Morgan\, associate professor in the Marsal Family School and Faculty Director for the Life Changing Education Theme Year will serve as moderator\; the event will be introduced by Martha Pollack\, former president of Cornell and former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the U-M.\n\nThe first 100 in-person registrants will be placed in a lottery for a complimentary copy of the book\, University: A Reckoning.
UID:151432-21911589@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151432
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Book Talk,Civic Engagement,Conversations Across Differences,dialogue,Free,Free Speech,Open Inquiry,Rackham,Sessions
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School Amphitheater (915 E. Washington Ann Arbor, MI)
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DTSTAMP:20260909T104031
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LSA Collegiate Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place both in person and virtually.\n\nStuart Kirsch\nRoy A. Rappaport Collegiate Professor of Anthropology\n\nLecture Title: Open Futures: Anthropology of the Postcarbon Transition.\n\nLecture Abstract: I introduce research that considers efforts to decarbonize concrete\, sequester carbon in mangrove forests\, increase the circularity of metals\, and regulate global supply chains\, including the practices of accounting that connect them.\n\nSarah Veatch\nDaniel Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Biophysics\n\nLecture Title: More than just a phase:  How cells exploit phase separation at membranes to sense their environment.\n\nLecture Abstract: Just like a vinaigrette in the kitchen\, membranes and other biomolecules can undergo phase separation within cells. This talk will explore how cells harness the physics of these phase transitions at the cell periphery to detect subtle changes in their world. \n\nL. Monique Ward\nJacqueline S. Mattis Collegiate Professor of Psychology\n\nLecture Title: The Sea We Swim In: Exploring the Impact of Media’s Sexualization of Girls and Women\n\nLecture Abstract: The mainstream media have emerged as prominent forces in the gender and sexual socialization of American youth\, with teens consuming nearly 8 hours of media a day. This content is often highly gendered\, offering specific scripts and expectations for women and others for men. Unfortunately\, portrayals of femininity are somewhat limited\, with heavy emphasis on their beauty\, sexiness\, and sexual appeal\, and less attention to their intellect and other competencies. How might regular exposure to this content shape how girls and young women view themselves and their abilities? Objectification theory argues that regular exposure to sexually objectifying content gradually socializes girls and women to objectify themselves\, to view themselves as objects to be valued based on their appearance. Doing so is believed to lead to diminished well-being. Most initial research testing this theory focused on scripted TV and magazines\, on predominantly White samples\, and on consequences for women’s body image. In this talk\, I summarize my research that has worked to expand these approaches by testing contributions of traditional and social media\, by investigating associations for White youth and girls of color\, and by reporting consequences for girls’ and women’s mental health\, romantic relationships\, and academic cognitions.            \n\nIf you are unable to join us in person\, please click the link below to join the webinar.\n\nJoin from PC\, Mac\, iPad\, or Android:\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/99095807232\n\nPhone one-tap:\n+13017158592\,\,99095807232# US (Washington DC)\n+13052241968\,\,99095807232# US\n\nJoin via audio:\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 305 224 1968 US\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 689 278 1000 US\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 253 205 0468 US\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 360 209 5623 US\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 507 473 4847 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 780 666 0144 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\nWebinar ID: 990 9580 7232\nInternational numbers available: https://umich.zoom.us/u/al2XftQSw
UID:150443-21909456@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150443
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Biophysics,Psychology
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260922T212152
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Place as Method\, Theory\, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues
DESCRIPTION:The challenge: New data and approaches to study complexity in the social world has often been without a concurrent focus on the foundations of scientific inquiry\, including complex thinking\, broad causal thinking\, attention to epistemic lens\, and integrating multiple disciplinary approaches. Further\, the academic research model\, with its resource-segregated networks\, discipline-specific training\, and short-term productivity metrics\, contributes to a fragmented and potentially misleading understanding of the social world. In the second annual ISR Symposium on Complexity in the Social World\, we will use ‘place’ as the case study to facilitate discussions on rigorous social science in the public interest.Using research on place as the case study\, discussion topics will include:Complex thinking about the social worldThe contribution of the humanities the study of the social worldEpistemic lens and research transparencyTheories\, frameworks\, and the limits of traditional causal inferenceThe draw and danger of cool new dataAddressing the challenges of the academic model of sciencePresentations on the science of place will include:The relational nature of place in population social inequalitiesThe role of history in shaping placeThe racialization of place\; the spatialization of racePlace as a neutral and rational driver of social inequalitiesApproaches to testing (causal) ideas around place
UID:149491-21906511@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149491
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Room 1430, Institute for Social Research
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preprint Algebraic Geometry seminar: Stability Conditions on Smooth Projective Varieties\, after Chunyi Li
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:151942-21912491@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151942
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T170000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:\"Getting to Work on Climate Policy\"
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered why organized labor sometimes supports climate policy but sometimes doesn’t? University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Assistant Professor Geoff Henderson's new book\, \"Getting to Work on Climate Policy\,\" explores this question through over 60 interviews with insightful labor and climate advocates across four Western states–California\, Colorado\, Oregon and Washington.\n\nLearn more by ordering a copy of the book for your library and joining the book talk discussion.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.
UID:152576-21913941@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152576
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Book Talk,Climate Policy,Seas,Sustainability
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - 2315
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