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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MiSciComm (Michigan Science Communicators)
DESCRIPTION:Join MiSciComm (formerly MiSciWriters) for in-person and virtual workshops designed to develop science communication skills!\nNo science communication experience required. We are always welcoming new writers\, editors\, translators\, and/or illustrators. If you'd like to join MiSciComm\, fill out our membership form here. Our onboarding workshops are held once per semester and can be registered for below. Please reach out if you have any comments\, questions\, or concerns. 
UID:129265-21914404@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129265
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Taubman Health Sciences Center (THSL) 6000
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DTSTAMP:20260922T145242
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
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SUMMARY:Other:OLLI Community Silent Reading Groups
DESCRIPTION:Bring a copy of a banned book to read silently with the group. \n\n10/7: Courageous Books (Dexter)\n10/8: Ann Arbor District Library Pittsfield Branch (Ann Arbor)\n10/9: Source Booksellers (Detroit)\n10/10: Schuler's Books (Ann Arbor)\n10/26: Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Branch (Ypsilanti)\n\nThis is part of the Banned Book Week series through OLLI.\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.*
UID:152676-21914365@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152676
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:aging,Activism,Detroit,Education,Free,Geriatrics,Inclusion,Library,Lifelong Learning,Social Impact,In Person,Social Justice
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260923T181046
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
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SUMMARY:Tours:Staff Explorer Pass | Guided Tour: Cosmo Whyte's *Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye*
DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery kicks off the Fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\n••••••\n*This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff\, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October!*
UID:152077-21912825@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152077
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Staff,Michigan Arts Festival,Voices Of The Staff,Staff Explorer Pass,Tour
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DTSTAMP:20261006T192156
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T180000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:STAR Scholars Fall 2026 Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:The Psychology STAR Scholars Program (Scholarship\, Transferable skills\, Academia & Research) is an important educational initiative that helps students build the research and professional skills essential for success in both college and today’s knowledge-based economy. STAR offers students hands-on experience\, structured mentoring\, and pathways to academic and professional advancement. Our virtual Fall Seminar Series is open to all students. This series is led by our STAR Scholars mentors and faculty director\, Dr. Cindy Lustig.
UID:150221-21908412@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150221
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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DTSTAMP:20261006T180323
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T213000
SUMMARY:Other:Beginner lesson and social dance
DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner Lindy Hop drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography
UID:152095-21912985@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152095
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:Pendleton Room, Michigan Union
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