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DTSTAMP:20250516T164226
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SciFM25 Conference
DESCRIPTION:Generative AI appears poised to have a transformative impact on scientific discovery and engineering innovation.\n\n*#SciFM25: Scientific Discovery in the Age of AI* is the 2nd conference on foundation models and AI agents for science\, following the highly successful SciFM24 conference. The event will feature engaging talks and panel discussions from thought leaders and world-renowned experts from national labs\, academia\, and leading AI companies\; it will also include hands-on tutorials and interactive workshops.\n\nTopics include: ​​​​\nGenerative models for a range of physical and biological phenomena\nTechniques to enhance mathematical and scientific reasoning \nQuantifying and promoting creativity and novelty in foundation models\nAI-driven workflows integrating scientists\, instruments\, and computations\nAdvances in algorithmic and computational infrastructure\nEnvisioning and creating a national ecosystem for AI-augmented science\n\nThis conference will be an excellent opportunity for students\, professionals and enthusiasts to learn about ongoing developments (and cut through the hype) in foundation models and AI agents for science and exchange ideas with leaders in the field.
UID:135694-21877101@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135694
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Scientific Computing,Science,Computational Science,Artificial Intelligence,Ai In Science And Engineering
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
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DTSTAMP:20250522T103007
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Dissertation Defense - Macroevolutionary patterns of a complex phenotype: Disparity\, convergence\, and integration of the Neotropical cichlid feeding system
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Organisms consist of many anatomical systems that function together to form complex phenotypes\, which are involved in tasks such as feeding\, breathing\, or locomotion. These phenotypes require the coordinated evolution\, or coevolution\, of numerous traits to maintain functionality. However\, multifunctional phenotypes face trade-offs that may restrict their diversification. The skull of fishes represents a complex phenotype\, containing over 100 bones\, which perform multiple functions such as feeding\, breathing\, and brooding eggs. Neotropical cichlids represent a fruitful system to study how a complex phenotype\, the feeding system\, has evolved in the context of an ancient adaptive continental radiation\, with repeated transitions to specialized diets\, and a second jaw in their throat\, which is thought to have resulted in their immense ecological and species diversity across two continents through functional decoupling. This dissertation investigates the macroevolutionary patterns in cichlid feeding morphology to better understand how complex phenotypes\, which are multifunctional\, have evolved in the context of constraint and adaptation. Utilizing three-dimensional geometric morphometrics and microcomputed tomography (μCT) scanning\, I explore the diversity and macroevolutionary patterns of the Neotropical cichlid feeding system\, including all bones in the oral and pharyngeal jaw for the first time. \nIn Chapter 2\, I characterize the diversity and phylogenetic trajectories of pharyngeal jaws across Cichlinae. The upper pharyngeal jaw has been largely absent in studies of cichlid feeding\, however\, with µCT scanning\, I am able to describe the diversity of the upper pharyngeal jaw and measure disparity through time\, revealing unexpected patterns in phenotypic divergence. In Chapter 3\, I examine the relationship between diet and feeding morphology\, highlighting instances of morphological convergence and divergence among ecologically similar species. I also reconstruct the evolutionary history of dietary transitions and test for correlations between diet and previously unstudied morphological traits. Lastly\, I test the hypothesis that functional decoupling has led to evolutionary decoupling between the oral and pharyngeal jaws in Chapter 4. My findings challenge traditional views on functional decoupling and suggest that evolutionary integration between the two jaws is necessary for functional decoupling to occur. The findings from this dissertation enhance our understanding of how complex phenotypes have evolved at a continental scale\, and the influence diet has on shaping macroevolutionary patterns.
UID:135796-21877272@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135796
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Dissertation,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Graduate,Graduate School,biological science,Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20250304T131847
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T100000
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SUMMARY:Other:Moth Eden
DESCRIPTION:Explore \"Moth Eden\,\" an evocative art exhibit by Anne Erlewine\, running from April 19 to July 6\, 2025. ‘Moth Eden’ is a series of works exploring the relationship between the sacred reverence of the female form depicted as landscape and the conditioned tension of objectification contrasted by omission through eclipsing desire with the natural essence of bloom and nectar as it pertains to moth sustenance.\n\nAnne Erlewine\, an artist from Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, cultivated her artistic talents from an early age\, inspired by her fine artist grandmother. Her creative journey was further developed at the University of Michigan\, where she studied art and writing.
UID:133414-21873015@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133414
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,In Person,Visual Arts,Art
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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DTSTAMP:20250522T131730
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250528T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What Does Dialogue Feel Like?
DESCRIPTION:Dialogue—sounds great! But what does it actually feel like when you are in dialogue with a group? How do you know it is dialogue? Come do a deep dive about the differences between dialogue\, debate\, and discussion\, and practice being \"in dialogue\" with this group so you can walk away knowing what we actually mean when we say dialogue.\n\nABOUT DIFFICULT DIALOGUES\nDifficult Dialogues Meet the Moment Initiative is made possible though partnership between LSA Undergraduate Education\; Division of Student Life\; U-M Year of Democracy\, Civic Empowerment\, and Global Engagement\; Stephen M. Ross School of Business\; Raoul Wallenberg Institute\; The Program on Intergroup Relations\; and Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center. Find workshops\, coaching\, and more at myumi.ch/difficult-dialogues.
UID:135148-21876423@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135148
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Intergroup Dialogue,Workshop
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040
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