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DTSTAMP:20251027T153439
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Emmy Smith
DESCRIPTION:Since Darwin first noted the seemingly abrupt appearance of fossils in Cambrian strata\, the cause and tempo of the ‘Cambrian Explosion’ has remained one of Earth Science’s most provocative research topics. Contrary to Darwin’s hypothesis that this phenomenon reflected a largely eroded and imperfect geological record\, scientists have spent the past 70 years unraveling a diverse Precambrian biosphere characterized by the deep roots of eukaryotic evolution. Now\, it is generally agreed that the Neoproterozoic origins of animals and multicellularity are at least partly related to genetic challenges (e.g.\, Butterfield\, 2018)\; however\, the simultaneous explosion in body size\, morphological features\, and skeletonization in the Cambrian is almost certainly the result of external “triggers” (e.g.\, Erwin et al.\, 2011\; Zhang et al.\, 2014\; Schiffbauer et al.\, 2016)\, the nature of which have been widely debated. Mechanistic hypotheses for the Cambrian radiation have ranged from ecological concepts\, such as ecosystem engineering (Butterfield\, 2011\; Erwin and Tweedt\, 2012\; Butterfield\, 2018)\, changes in resource patchiness (Budd and Jensen\, 2017)\, or organism-organism interactions (Peterson et al.\, 2005\; Marshall\, 2006\; Schiffbauer et al.\, 2016)\, to environmental parameters like marine oxygenation (e.g.\, Sperling et al.\, 2013)\, changes in global seawater chemistry (Peters and Gaines\, 2012)\, an increase in nutrient or food resources (Cook and Shergold\, 1984\; Sperling and Stockey\, 2018)\, or true polar wander (Mitchell et al.\, 2015). Despite the diversity of these hypotheses\, the question of timing has consistently surfaced as a critical component in evaluating the proposed drivers of the Cambrian radiation.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141192
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528
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DTSTAMP:20251003T121529
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Atoms I
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this talk and the next one is to explain the definition and properties of Hodge atoms\, as well as the nonrationality criterion in terms of Hodge atoms.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139281
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall
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DTSTAMP:20251023T135609
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Graduate School Application Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on writing your personal statement and statement of purpose for graduate school applications. This workshop is led by Sweetland Peer Writing Consultants and will be held at the Peer Writing Center on the 2nd floor of the Ugli (Shapiro 2160). Please register in advance at https://myumi.ch/Qw5xb
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141064
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applications,Graduate School,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Writing
LOCATION:Shapiro Library - 2160
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DTSTAMP:20251003T112233
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T160000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Krimm Lecture with Sujit Datta \"Bacterial life and death in complex spaces\"
DESCRIPTION:Bacteria are arguably the simplest form of life\; yet\, as multi-cellular collectives\, they perform complex functions critical to biotechnology\, the environment\, and human health. What principles govern how complex behaviors emerge in bacterial collectives? And how can we harness them to control bacterial behavior? In this talk\, I will describe my group's work addressing these questions using tools from soft matter\, 3D imaging\, and biophysical modeling. We have developed the ability to (i) directly visualize bacteria from the scale of a single cell to that of an entire multi-cellular collective\, (ii) 3D-print precisely structured collectives\, and (iii) probe and model their large-scale motion and growth in complex environments. I will describe how\, using this approach\, we are developing new ways to predict and control how bacterial collectives spread large distances\, adapt shape to resist perturbations\, and self-regulate growth to access more space by processing chemical information in their local environments.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136573
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biophysics
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1210
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DTSTAMP:20250825T102526
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Lessons of Authoritarianism and Democratic Resilience in Latin America:    \"Memoria\" as Resistance: Comparative Human Rights Education in Chile and Argentina
DESCRIPTION:During the Cold War\, human rights organizations in Latin America have calculated there were close to 100\,000 missing persons due to state-led violence\, including the kidnapping of children. In Argentina alone\, 30\,000 persons were forcibly disappeared\, and 500 children were taken from women in detention and placed with families favorable to the military regime. During this time\, Chilean Dictator\, Augusto Pinochet\, launched Operation Condor\, a secret\, multi-lateral counter-intelligence program that came to include military governments in Uruguay\, Paraguay\, Argentina\, Bolivia\, Brazil\, Peru\, and Ecuador. Their collaborations led to hundreds of international kidnappings\, torture\, and assassinations of civilians\, human rights activists and political refugees within the region\, U.S.\, and Europe. Yet\, through a combination of domestic resistance and mobilization by activists and international pressure\, countries like Chile and Argentina transitioned to not only thriving democracies\, but global leaders in human rights education. \n\nJoin us to learn from Chilean activist and Manager of Archives at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile\, Juan Carlos Vega Briones and the former Executive Director of the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory of Argentina\, Mayki Gorosito.\n\n   Event presentations are in Spanish with English translation.\n\n\nCo-sponsors:\n   Donia Human Rights Center\, Center for Emerging Democracies\, University of Michigan Global Engagement\, Office of the Provost.\n\nAccommodation: If 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.\n   Email: -- lacs.office@umich.edu
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138065
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Discussion,Human Rights,Latin America,Lecture
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20250918T163901
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251107T203000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Michigan Society of Fellows: 55th Anniversary Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate with Us\nThe Michigan Society of Fellows’ 55th Anniversary Symposium will take place on November 6 to 7\, 2025\, at the historic Rackham Graduate School on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. This landmark gathering celebrates more than 55 years of interdisciplinary scholarship and artistic innovation and the vibrant community that has flourished through the society.\n\nAbout the Symposium\nThe program features 16 fellowship alumni in interdisciplinary panel dialogues exploring urgent and enduring questions across the sciences\, humanities\, and arts. The symposium also includes a recital of chamber music from the Haitian Revolution\, recovered by a recent fellow.\n\nTogether\, these panels and performances highlight the society’s ongoing contributions to scholarship\, public discourse\, and creative expression. The symposium offers a rare opportunity for intellectual exchange\, community building\, and collective reflection on the past\, present\, and future of the Michigan Society of Fellows.\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is open to the public. For more details and to register\, please visit the Michigan Society of Fellows website: https://societyoffellows.umich.edu/anniversary-symposium/
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139423
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Anthropology,English,History,Michigan Society Of Fellows,Physics,Sociology
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
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