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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Compactifications of Siegel Modular Varieties
DESCRIPTION:The Siegel upper half-space H_g serves as a natural generalization of the upper half-plane. Indeed\, just as M_{1\,1} = A_1 is the quotient H/SL_2(Z)\, one can show that A_g\, the space of principally polarized abelian varieties of dimension g\, is isomorphic to H_g/Sp_{2g}(Z). More generally\, one can consider spaces H_g/Gamma for any arithmetic subgroup Gamma in Sp_{2g}(Q). Unlike M_g\, which admits the canonical Deligne-Mumford compactification\, these spaces admit many natural compactifications with different geometric properties. In this talk\, we introduce H_g/Gamma\, the Siegel modular varieties\, and discuss various compactifications such as the Baily–Borel compactification and toroidal compactifications. We then focus on the specific case of g = 2 to showcase the beautiful arithmetic that occurs even in this small case.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154655
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 2866
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DTSTAMP:20260812T103351
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation!
DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us!  Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe
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DTSTAMP:20261112T092109
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Faculty Dining Room
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DTSTAMP:20260908T140120
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T160000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series | Indians and Cowboys: Race\, Caste\, and Catholic Missionary Priests from India in Rural America
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/Mpp95\n\nOver the past four decades\, the U.S. has become increasingly dependent on international priests to help run Catholic parishes\, schools\, hospitals\, missions\, and more. 90% of dioceses in the U.S. today rely on foreign born priests. Many of these priests are from India and they come on the R-1 temporary religious worker visa - a lesser researched visa category in South Asian diaspora studies that does not require a salary\, only compensation. Thomas' research shows that 64%+ of missionary priests from India come from dominant caste backgrounds.  Based on chapters from my forthcoming book on Indian Catholic priests in Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota\, in this talk I discuss caste\, remittances\, and the intricacies of the R-1 religious worker visa.  \n\nSonja Thomas is a professor of women’s gender and sexuality studies at Colby College.  Her research focuses on gender\, race\, caste\, and Christianity in India and the U.S. She is the author of *Privileged Minorities: Syrian Christianity\, Gender\, and Minority Rights in Postcolonial India*. Her second book\, *Indians and Cowboys\, on Catholic priests from India in rural America*\, is forthcoming from University of Washington Press. She is an associate editor of *South Asia: The Journal of South Asian Studies*\, is a member of Waterville Maine's K-12 Social Justice and Equity group\, and is an appointed commissioner with Maine’s Permanent Commission on Racial\, Indigenous\, and Tribal Populations.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151111
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,India,Religion,Religious Studies,South Asia,South Asian Studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20261112T092110
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad Student & Post-Doc Social Events
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153623
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building
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