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DTSTAMP:20260928T111121
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T133000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pious Politics: Cultural Foundations of the Islamist Movement in Turkey
DESCRIPTION:Respondent: Pauline Jones\, U-M\n\nWhat explains the rise and resilience of religious movements in historically secular contexts? Pious Politics (Cambridge University Press\, 2025) investigates this question through the case of Islamist mobilization in Turkey. Drawing on two years of archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in formal and clandestine religious networks in Turkey\, Ozgen shows that the Turkish Islamists captured the state by developing a popular\, well-organized movement that rallied the masses and built vigorous political parties. But an equally formative\, if not more significant\, factor was the cultural groundwork Islamists laid through a quiet\, gradual\, and remarkably robust model of mobilization. Leveraging this groundwork\, Islamists taught people to act politically in everyday life—situating personal choices about dress\, speech\, comportment\, and social relations against a particular sociopolitical worldview. Pious Politics advances debates across political\, historical\, and cultural sociology\, as well as scholarship on Islam and the Middle East. \n\nWebinar Link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oQqwZXShTuWSZaHhojrtGg\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at emergingdemocracies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:150927-21910454@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150927
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:democracy,Turkey
LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 BD
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261001T152518
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T235900
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium
DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda.
UID:153165-21915245@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biology,Molecular,Research,Symposium
LOCATION:
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DTSTAMP:20260729T130108
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T124500
SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome!
UID:109796-21906863@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260916T135725
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T140000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Communication and Media Information Session #3
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the Communication and Media major\, academics\, and extracurricular opportunities available to prospective and declared students.
UID:152310-21913511@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152310
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Communication And Media,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260916T121744
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson perform 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:152267-21913462@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152267
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260922T093431
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575)
UID:152615-21914135@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152615
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517
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DTSTAMP:20261011T182158
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Designing Your Life for Master’s Students Virtual Mini-Series
DESCRIPTION:What is a well-designed life? How do you find a career where you can thrive? Inspired by Stanford’s Designing Your Life curriculum\, this interactive\, four-week\, in-person series will teach Master’s Students principles for designing a fulfilling career. Participants must commit to attending all four sessions. The series includes brief homework assignments\, in-class discussions\, and out-of-class application activities. This workshop is designed for Master’s Students. Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. on October 19. \nPlease note that your registration status will be marked as pending until all the steps (displayed below) are completed.Registration steps:Thoroughly check the dates to ensure you are available for each session in this workshop series. There are a total of four sessions in this series\, and participants are required to attend all four sessions.All sessions will be selected automatically when you register. Please do not deselect any sessions.If you have any questions about this process\, please contact Kirsten Elling (kelling@umich.edu) or Maggie Gardner (maggieev@umich.edu).\n
UID:153222-21915448@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153222
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261011T182155
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS GenAI Essentials - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:Generative AI tools are increasingly part of academic\, research\, and professional work\, but using them effectively requires more than knowing how to write a prompt. GenAI Essentials is a practical workshop series designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars make informed\, responsible decisions about when and how to use generative AI.Through interactive sessions and hands-on activities\, participants will examine the capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools\, practice strategies for using AI in writing and communication\, and develop more intentional approaches to prompting and evaluating AI-generated responses.Participants may register for one or more sessions.By the end of the Fall 2026 series\, participants will be able to:Evaluate appropriate uses and limitations of generative AI in academic\, research\, and professional contexts.Identify ethical\, privacy\, academic integrity\, and disclosure considerations that should inform GenAI use.Use GenAI strategically to support revision\, feedback\, and professional communication without outsourcing authorship or judgment.Develop more specific and effective prompts by identifying the characteristics\, goals\, and conventions of the writing they want to produce or improve.If you have any questions\, please reach out Dr. Ioannis Chremos (ichremos@umich.edu)
UID:151412-21911560@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151412
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:THSL 2955
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DTSTAMP:20260924T153354
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Intersection of Disability and Performance Challenges
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will explore how employee performance concerns intersect with other identities. We will show the interactive process and how it leads to successful performance conversations. You will examine how:\n\n-Workplace accommodations can influence performance outcomes\n-To thoughtfully balance performance-related conversations with accommodation discussions\n-Key stakeholders contribute to an effective and equitable process\n\nWe will use a case analysis to show how you can use this process in the workplace. We will also clarify key roles and responsibilities. Join us to ask questions\, share perspectives\, and engage in meaningful conversations.\n\nYou will learn to:\n-Identify U-M resources and support for employees and supervisors\n-Determine how accommodations\, essential job functions and performance standards fit together\n-Apply consistent\, objective performance management\n-Use support-focused communication and documentation in performance conversations\n\nYou will benefit by:\n-Recognizing when to engage in the interactive process\n-Obtaining resources to identify where performance concerns and accommodation requests intersect
UID:152851-21914597@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152851
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Accommodations,Communication,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260930T163409
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Intersection of Disability and Performance Challenges: A Guide for Supervisors and HR Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Registration and course details are available on the Organizational Learning website.
UID:153138-21915169@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153138
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Human Resources,Leadership
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260820T131547
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Transgender Awareness Month Kickoff: Gaming Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Transgender Awareness Month while being in community through gaming! Engage with different kinds of gamers while learning about trans developers and character identity development. Food will be served. Registration is required.\n\nThis event is open to the entire U-M community including Ann Arbor\, Dearborn\, and Flint campuses via online connection.
UID:149664-21906916@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149664
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:spectrum center
LOCATION:Michigan Union - 2210 ABC
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260827T081620
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Department Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:150999-21910702@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150999
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Physics,Science
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20261011T182125
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
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:152716-21914418@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152716
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Union - Welker Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260805T123105
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: TBA
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:149916-21907370@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149916
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20261008T122210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T170000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Nibi Anishinaabe Ikwewag Inaakonigewin
DESCRIPTION:For generations\, Anishnaabe Ikwewag (women) have carried a special responsibility to nibi (water)\, the giver of life and a connection among people\, community\, and the natural world. Join indigenous women from across the Great Lakes to explore this sacred relationship\, the legacy of Nokimis Josephine Mandamin-ba and the water walkers\, and the future of women-led water protection and stewardship. \n\nPanelists:\nMyrna Kicknosway\, Elder\, Faculty of Law\, University of Windsor | Walpole Island First Nation\nAndrea Pierce\, Deputy Director of Programming\, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and Chair\, Anishinaabek Caucus | Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians\nDawn Martin Hill\, Grandmother of 10\, resides in Six Nations of the Grand River with her four children | Mohawk Wolf Clan\nJudy Da Silva\, Elder\, Award-Winning Activist\, Community Leader | Grassy Narrows First Nation\n\nThis event is hosted by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission\, the Global Center for Transboundary Waters\, the Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment\, and the Water Center. Refreshments will be served.
UID:153473-21915896@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153473
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Social Justice,Sustainability
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - 2315
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DTSTAMP:20260817T093853
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T163000
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:150292-21908978@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:20260807T155844
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploratory Optimal Reinsurance under the Mean-Variance Criterion
DESCRIPTION:This paper proposes a Reinforcement Learning (RL) approach to the optimal reinsurance problem\nwhen the insurer faces uncertainty about the insurance claim dynamics. To this end\, we first formulate\nan exploratory version of the problem as a relaxed stochastic control problem. Within a broad class of\nparametric retention functions and general risk loading functions\, we derive the closed-form equilibrium\npolicy under the continuous-time mean-variance criterion. This is achieved through a formal verification\ntheorem and solving classical solutions of a system of exploratory extended Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman\n(EEHJB) equations. We then establish a policy iteration theorem\, showing that starting from any timeand state-homogeneous policy\, policy iteration converges to the derived equilibrium policy. Next\, we\ndevelop a martingale orthogonality theorem\, which serves as the foundation of our RL algorithm. The\nalgorithm is evaluated through simulation studies and real data from the U.S. National Flood Insurance\nProgram. Results demonstrate that the RL approach effectively learns unknown claim distributions\,\ntracks unobserved changes in claim dynamics and produces higher insurer surplus trajectories than the\nmaximum likelihood estimation (MLE) approach while simultaneously exhibiting greater robustness to\nthe choice of training window.
UID:150012-21907810@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150012
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1360
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DTSTAMP:20260908T151707
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels.
UID:151752-21912124@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151752
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:European,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Humanities,Language
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Meet Outside the Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260705T153024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T172000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RTG SEMINAR Topology\, Geometry\, Dynamics:  TBA
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:149233-21906024@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149233
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3860
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DTSTAMP:20260811T161811
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261104T183000
SUMMARY:Other:FreeStore by Planet Blue Student Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a sustainable shopping experience at the Planet Blue Student Leader’s FreeStore. This monthly event is your chance to find new-to-you clothing and household goods while reducing consumer waste and encouraging reuse. Help us build a more sustainable campus community. Everything is free!\n\n\n\n\nPLEASE NOTE: the FIRST FREESTORE in September is on Friday\, Sept 4th from 1-3p. All other FreeStore's are on the first Wednesday of each month from 4:30-6:30p.
UID:136782-21879110@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136782
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Campus Resources,Community,Community Engagement,Environment,Free,Freestore,In Person,planet blue,Social,Social Impact,Social Justice,Student Org,Sustainability
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room
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