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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Craft Lecture: A Poet's History by Roger Reeves
DESCRIPTION:*IN-PERSON ONLY*\n\nRoger Reeves's most recent book is *Dark Days: Fugitive Essays* (Graywolf Press\, 2024)\, winner ofthe GLCA New Writers Award for Creative Nonfiction and a finalist for the 2024 Pegasus Award in Poetry Criticism. He is also the author of *Best Barbarian* (W.W. Norton & Co.\, 2022)\, a finalist\nfor the National Book Award and winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Tracy K. Smith called it “a revelation and a form of reparation.” His debut collection is *King Me* (Copper Canyon Press\, 2013)\, a *Library Journal* Best Poetry Book of the year\, and winner of the Larry Levis Reading Prize\, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award\, and a John C. Zacharis First Book Award.\n\nHis poems have appeared in journals such as *Poetry*\, *Ploughshares*\, *American Poetry Review*\, *Boston Review*\, and *Tin House*\, among others. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a Radcliffe Fellowship from Harvard University\, a Whiting Award\, an NEA Fellowship\, a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation\, a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University\, two Bread Loaf Scholarships\, an Alberta H. Walker Scholarship from the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center\, and two Cave Canem Fellowships. \n\nHe earned a BA in English from Morehouse College\, an MA in English from Texas A&M University\, an MFA from the James A. Michener Center for Creative Writing at the University of Texas at Austin\, and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently an associate professor of English and creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on every floor of the Union. ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136925
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Roger Reeves,Michigan Union,Poetry,Writing,Ann Arbor,Contemporary Literature,Free,Graduate,Literature,Michigan Arts Festival
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Anderson ABCDE
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DTSTAMP:20250902T142209
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation. \n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like! \n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building. \n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu).
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138664
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Intercultural,International,Language,Languages,Latin America,Networking,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Community,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Games,Free,Food,European,Europe,Engaged Learning,Department Of Romance Languages And Literatures,Culture,Cultural,Community Engagement,Coffee,Central America
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB
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DTSTAMP:20251017T092103
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Michigan Global-Wiard’s Orchard Visit
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to host you for this fun event!**Date:** Friday\, October 17 **Time:** 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM  **Location:** Wiard's Orchard (5565 Merritt Rd\, Ypsilanti\, Michigan)We will pay for the admission tickets and shuttle.A shuttle will pick you up at the Michigan Union at 10:00 AM and will return to the Michigan Union from the orchard at 1:00 PM. Please be on time.Please RSVP by Monday\, Oct 13If you decide to stay longer and have your own transportation\, feel free to do so!
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140273
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, Michigan
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DTSTAMP:20251015T084202
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Samet Oymak\, Associate Professor\, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, University of Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This talk introduces recent theoretical advancements on the in-context learning (ICL) capability of sequence models\, focusing on the interplay of data characteristics\, architectural design\, and the associated learning algorithms. We discuss how diverse architectural designs—ranging from linear attention to state-space models to gating mechanisms—implicitly emulate optimization algorithms that operate on the context and draw connections to variations of gradient descent and expectation maximization. We elucidate the critical influence of data characteristics\, such as distributional alignment\, task correlation\, and the presence of unlabeled examples\, on ICL performance\, quantifying their benefits and revealing the mechanisms through which models leverage such information. Furthermore\, we will explore the optimization landscapes governing ICL\, establishing conditions for unique global minima and highlighting the architectural features (e.g.\, depth and dynamic gating) that enable sophisticated algorithmic emulation. As a central message\, we advocate that the power of architectural primitives can be gauged from their capability to handle in-context regression tasks with varying sophistication.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140276
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20250905T145320
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:UM Structure Seminar: Evolution\, Structure and Function of an Unusual Phosphofructokinase
DESCRIPTION:Postdoctoral Fellow\nRandy Stockbridge Lab
UID:138908-21884228@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138908
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Structural Biology
LOCATION:Life Sciences Institute - LSI Library
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