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DTSTAMP:20260206T113429
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Property Tax Base Fragmentation and Metropolitan Inequality in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Property taxes are the largest source of funding for local governments in the United States\, totaling more than $700 billion annually. But because of the highly fragmented nature of US local governments\, property taxes are highly unequal\, with local tax bases frequently varying by a factor of ten or more across distances of just a few miles--or even a single block. Using a dataset of 138 million geocoded property tax records\, this project measures the extent of tax base fragmentation in the United States\, identifying the metropolitan areas with the largest disparities in property taxes between jurisdictions. In addition\, we identify hundreds of \"municipal tax havens\,\" municipalities with extreme concentrations of wealth that effectively operate as tax shelters for residents and corporations based there. \n\nThis talk is part of the ISR Insights Speaker Series. Watch a preview of this talk at https://myumi.ch/Xyede
UID:136463-21878741@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136463
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Inequality,Insights Speaker Series,Research,Social Science,Social Sciences,Tax,Taxation And Policy
LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101438
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T120000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Revolutionary Paine: Andy Murphy Student-Curated Class Exhibit Common Sense
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10\, 1776\, with an initial print run of just 1\,000 copies\; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143999
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Americana,Exhibit,Exhibition,history
LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room
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DTSTAMP:20260122T181714
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SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon.
UID:144336-21895179@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144336
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260401T160240
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T120000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory
DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm
UID:138950-21884302@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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DTSTAMP:20260112T121654
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260212T121500
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SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 30-minute organ recital performed by undergraduate student Lucia Skrobola.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts features talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. \n\nThe series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. The Winter 2026 concert series begins on January 15 and it will continue weekly through April 16 (with the exception of April 2).
UID:143731-21893721@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143731
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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