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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21905595@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Undergraduate,Space,Science,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Planetarium,Natural Sciences,natural history museum,museums,Museum,Film,Family,Children
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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DTSTAMP:20260723T202036
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Wilson Center Tour July 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided tour of the Wilson Student Team Project Center\, a dynamic hands-on engineering space where University of Michigan students bring ambitious ideas to life. During the tour\, visitors will explore the workshops\, collaboration areas\, and project bays used by student teams to design\, build\, test\, and refine innovative vehicles\, devices\, and systems.\nThe tour highlights how the Wilson Center supports experiential learning\, teamwork\, creativity\, and problem-solving outside the traditional classroom. Guests will learn about the student organizations and project teams that use the facility\, see examples of current and past projects\, and gain insight into the tools\, resources\, and support available to help students turn concepts into real-world solutions.Closed toe shoes are encouraged (lots of places to stub your toe)!\n\n
UID:148593-21904493@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148593
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:South lobby of the Gorguze Family Laboratory, outside the main entrance shown on the Wilson Center website.
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DTSTAMP:20260331T130019
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T190000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pettingill Lecture in Natural History: “Beavers: Architects of Climate Resilience”
DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2026 Summer Lecture Series at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS)\, Dr. Emily Fairfax will give the Pettingill Lecture in Natural History. The free\, public talk is titled “Beavers: Architects of Climate Resilience.”\n\nFairfax is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota and an affiliate faculty member at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory.\n\nShe uses a combination of remote sensing\, modeling\, and field work to understand how beaver ecosystem engineering can create drought and fire-resistant patches in the landscape under a changing climate. \n\nBeaver dams and beaver mimicry (e.g. Beaver Dam Analogs) are gaining popularity as a low‐cost\, nature-based strategy to build climate resiliency at the landscape scale.\n\nHere in the Great Lakes Region\, we are experiencing wetter winters\, hotter and drier summers\, flashier storms\, and a longer frost-free season.\n\nBeaver ecosystem engineering can help mitigate some of these impacts on local to watershed scales.\n\nBeavers slow and store water in their ponds\, canals\, and the surrounding soil during flood periods which can then be accessed by riparian vegetation during droughts.\n\nAs a result\, the well-watered vegetation in beaver-dammed riparian corridors is less flammable. \n\nFairfax’s research has shown that these beaver-influenced patches of the landscape stay green and can serve as climate refugia\, preserving intact\, mature riparian habitat\, even during extreme drought and fire.\n\nShe suggests that perhaps instead of relying solely on human engineering and management to create and maintain healthy waterways and riparian zones\, humans could benefit from partnering with beaver’s ecosystem engineering to achieve the same goals at a lower cost. \n\nFairfax double majored in chemistry and physics as an undergraduate at Carleton College\, then went on to earn a Ph.D. in geological sciences with an emphasis in hydrologic sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder.\n\nHer research has been featured internationally in National Geographic\, the New York Times\, the LA Times\, PBS\, NPR\, BBC\, and others. When Fairfax says she can talk about beavers all day\, she’s not kidding.\n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place.\n\nThe Summer Lecture Series is a tradition at UMBS\, where we explore scientific topics with distinguished guest speakers from across the country so the community can learn about our natural world.\n\nThe free\, public talks are on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the spring and summer in Gates Lecture Hall at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston\, Michigan — about 20 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.
UID:147296-21900643@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147296
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:U-m Biological Station,Bsbsigns,Biological Station,AEM Featured
LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station
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DTSTAMP:20260520T120029
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T210000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Diversity Peer Educator Office Hours at East Quad
DESCRIPTION:Join with the East Quad Diversity Peer Educator every Wednesday in the Abeng Multicultural Lounge! Meet new neighbors\, enjoy free snacks\, and be in community!
UID:148351-21903987@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148351
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Housing,Free Food,community gathering,Community Engagement,Community Building
LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Mulitcultural Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20260303T152543
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows.
UID:146151-21898571@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
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