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DTSTAMP:20260713T112255
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Melissa Jones Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Melissa Jones works across multiple mediums\, consistently centering the human figure\, texture\, and elements of the natural world—such as weathered surfaces\, bones\, and rust. These recurring interests create a unifying thread throughout her work\, regardless of medium.\nShe creates in both two and three dimensions\, including sculpture\, painting\, and assemblage. Oil painting is her preferred medium\, allowing her to work slowly in layered processes and achieve a wide range of nuanced effects.\n\nJones’ work is primarily figurative\, often narrative and autobiographical—though not strictly self-portraiture. Her figures are intended to evoke emotional responses that are less commonly found in landscape or other painting genres. She draws inspiration from the visual poetry of the human form\, finding beauty in subtle details: the turn of a wrist\, the curve of a spine\, or the shadow along a collarbone. She is captivated by how light illuminates the skin and how shadow defines form\, embracing the challenge of capturing this complexity in paint. Beyond physical representation\, her work also explores psychological dimensions\, aiming to convey mood and emotional depth.\n\nHer technique\, in both painting and sculpture\, is highly detailed\, realistic\, and developed gradually over time through layered processes. At times\, her work enters the realm of magical realism. While deeply personal\, her narratives remain intentionally ambiguous\, inviting viewers to interpret the imagery through their own perspectives and experiences.\n\nBorn and raised in Detroit\, Jones studied at Wayne State University\, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy. She previously worked as an art educator in the West Bloomfield School District and has exhibited professionally throughout the Detroit area since 2006\, receiving numerous awards. In addition\, she served as a board member and exhibition committee member for the Detroit Artists Market.
UID:147882-21902200@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147882
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20260518T091620
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Resistance is Fertile: Celebrating 30 Years of Cultivating Change
DESCRIPTION:Resistance Is Fertile honors the founding moment of the Institute for Research on Women & Gender\, while speaking to the present. The institute was established because faculty members believed that research on women\, gender\, and sexuality required an institutional commitment to thrive. That belief was itself a form of resistance—to disciplinary silos\, to marginalization\, to the idea that such scholarship was peripheral.\n\nThis theme reminds us that resistance is not merely reactive\; it is constructive. When rooted in collaboration and sustained through infrastructure\, it produces knowledge that reshapes disciplines\, institutions\, and public life.\n\nThis exhibit celebrates 30 years of IRWG—its history\, its programs\, and the people whose vision and labor built it into what it is today. Through archival materials\, milestones\, and stories\, we trace the evolution of an institute that has continually expanded the boundaries of research in women\, gender\, and sexuality.\n\nThis exhibit centers growth\, collaboration\, and intellectual creativity—honoring the sustained efforts\, bold ideas\, and collective care that have shaped IRWG’s legacy and continue to guide its future.\n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm.
UID:148280-21903767@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148280
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:women,women's studies,Gender Based Violence,gender,Activism,Women's And Gender Studies,Women History
LOCATION:Lane Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260508T155502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial
DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, which documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunday 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm
UID:147925-21902498@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Library,History,Free
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260730T012037
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T120000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Search Training
DESCRIPTION:Please note the following: Before you sign-up\, please make sure you have secured your supervisor's approval for attendance.\nRegister for only ONE session.In this training\, you will learn to: Use the Shared Hiring Philosophy as a guide to creating an inclusive search experience and process framework that supports equitable candidate selection from preparation to onboarding Conduct behavior-based interviewing Create a team-oriented approach to an effective and positive candidate experienceThrough demonstration and hands-on practice\, this course will serve as a guide to help you through the experience of being part of a search committee team. If you need an accommodation for this training\, please email the facilitators at StudentLifeSearchTraining@umich.edu at least 2 weeks before the date of your training. Search Training is offered monthly\, so we encourage you to sign up for a future date if we can't meet your need.
UID:103209-21901553@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/103209
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTAMP:20260727T090342
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T110000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Tara Lonsdorf Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Stable isotope paleoaltimetry relies on the predictable relationship between topography and δ18O of meteoric waters\, under assumptions that simple orographic lifting is the primary control on isotopic fractionation. However\, in continental interiors\, teleconnections between topography and hydroclimate may also affect meteoric δ18O\, complicating interpretations of paleotopography. This uncertainty is particularly problematic for paleotopographic reconstructions of the North American Cordillera (NAC)\, where paleoelevation estimates underpin hypotheses in geodynamics\, evolutionary biology and paleoclimatology. To improve stable isotope paleoaltimetry reconstructions of the NAC from the Cretaceous to the present\, this dissertation reevaluates three fundamental components of stable isotope paleoaltimetry.\n\nFirst\, Chapter 2 addresses challenges to defining surface water isotopic lapse rates (‰/km)\, which translate isotopic shifts to elevation change. Using ~6\,000 published surface water isotopic measurements\, I empirically characterize the spatial variability of >400 local surface water isotopic lapse rates in the NAC. Lapse rate magnitudes generally correlate with regional (Basin and Range\; Rocky Mountains) aridity\, but the underlying processes (elevation-dependent precipitation\; snowpack sublimation) are not generalizable between regions. Rather\, processes governing lapse rate magnitudes are sensitive to regional physiography\, including the rain shadow cast by Sierra Nevadas and the relief between the Front Range and the Great Plains. Problematically\, these relationships suggest that defining surface water isotopic lapse rates requires a priori knowledge of paleotopography\, challenging applications of stable isotopes to paleoelevation reconstructions in arid continental interiors.\n\nNext\, Chapter 3 investigates how evolving mountains route and block air masses\, producing or removing rain shadows. Specifically\, I focus on resolving the timing and magnitude of hydroclimate transitions coincident with orographic collapse of the central Sevier hinterland across the Eocene-Oligocene transition. To reconstruct hydroclimate change\, I report isotopic measurements (δ18O\, δ13C) of fossil tooth enamel and revise sedimentation rates of Eocene through-Miocene-aged strata from Sage Creek Basin\, southwestern Montana. Coupled isotopic depletion and decreasing grain size at ~32 Ma coincided with high-magnitude extension of metamorphic core complexes and associated surface lowering. This result is surprising\, because negative isotopic shifts are typically associated with orographic uplift\, rather than\norographic collapse. I infer that surface lowering removed a rain shadow between the Pacific Ocean and southwestern Montana\, quadrupling contributions of cold\, isotopically-depleted precipitation in the foreland. This hypothesis suggests that isotopic shifts in evolving orogens may be complex and unintuitive\, requiring interpretations using multiple hydroclimate proxies and uplift records.\n\nFinally\, Chapter 4 investigates whether estimates of carbonate formation temperatures\, necessary for reconstructing meteoric water δ18O\, may be biased by cryptic hydrothermal origins in active orogenic belts. I evaluate the formation temperatures of the McKnight Canyon\nlimestone unit — an unusual synorogenic oncolite precipitated at the onset of Laramide uplift (~73.3 Ma) in southwestern Montana — using geochemical indicators of carbonate formation temperatures\, including dual-clumped isotope thermometry. Extreme Δ48 disequilibrium suggests precipitation as a sulfate-reducing microbialite from hydrothermal spring waters at ~35–45 °C\, which may reasonably be misinterpreted as reflecting ambient temperature under a hothouse climate in the Cretaceous. Accurately reconstructing δ18O in uplifting mountain belts\, where hydrothermal springs are common\, may thus require calibrating the “dual-clumped isotope thermometer” for hydrothermal travertines. Collectively\, these studies suggest that stable isotope paleoaltimetry in the NAC and other continental interiors is more complicated than previously recognized. Nonetheless\, δ18O in conjunction with other paleoenvironmental proxy records may yield rich insights into the causes and consequences of topographic change through geologic time.
UID:149565-21906710@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149565
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dissertation
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540
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