BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Detroit
TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20070311T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20071104T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240419T152545
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T153000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thesis Defense: Temporal Variation in Functional Traits of Understory Plant Communities Along a Chronosequence in Northern Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Preview: Functional traits vary among species and individuals\, making them ideal for elucidating the process of community assembly. One area of functional trait ecology that remains understudied is temporal variation in functional traits\, especially in understory forest communities\, and its impact on functional diversity. I leveraged an experimental chronosequence at the University of Michigan Biological Station to investigate how functional traits of understory plants vary at three time scales - within the growing season\, between two years\, and along the chronosequence - and in coordination with environmental changes\, species turnover\, and intraspecific variation. This project calls attention to the temporal variability of plant communities that goes unnoticed in single time-point studies and highlights the use of chronosequences for studying community assembly.
UID:121492-21846607@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121492
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,Museum Of Zoology,AEM Featured,Biology,Biosciences,Bsbsigns,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Herbarium
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240415T160400
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:899 Seminar Series: Ashwin Pananjady
DESCRIPTION:Presenter Bio:\nAshwin Pananjady is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech\, with a joint appointment between the Schools of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and his BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras. His research interests lie in high dimensional statistics\, optimization\, signal processing\, and information theory\, and their applications to machine learning\, reinforcement learning\, and data science. Pananjady has received research awards from Adobe and Amazon\, a Best Paper Prize (runner-up) for Young Researchers in Continuous Optimization from the Mathematical Optimization Society\, the Lawrence D. Brown Award from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics\, the David J. Sakrison Memorial Prize (for the best dissertation in EECS at Berkeley)\, and a Simons-Berkeley Research Fellowship in Probability\, Geometry\, and Computation in High Dimensions. His teaching has been recognized at both UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech.\n\n\nAbstract:\nIterative algorithms are the workhorses of modern signal processing and statistical learning and are widely used to fit complex models to random data. While the choice of an algorithm and its hyperparameters determines both the speed and fidelity of the learning pipeline\, it is common for this choice to be made heuristically\, either by expensive trial-and-error or by comparing upper bounds on convergence rates of various candidate algorithms. Motivated by these issues\, we develop a principled framework that produces sharp\, iterate-by-iterate characterizations of solution quality for complex iterative algorithms on several nonconvex model-fitting problems with random data. Such sharp predictions can provide precise separations between families of algorithms while also revealing nonstandard convergence phenomena. We will showcase the general framework on several canonical models in statistical machine learning.
UID:121494-21846608@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121494
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Industrial And Operations Engineering
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 2717
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240417T165125
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T180000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Pop-up Wellness Event
DESCRIPTION:Take a break from studying during finals week and engage in self-care activities - no really\, close the books and laptops and give your mind a break. De-stress by doing some arts and crafts\, some mindfulness activities\, and eating some snacks. Pop by when you have a moment and learn about wellness activities and score giveaways. Your body and mind will thank you later when you ace that exam or final paper.
UID:121391-21846494@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121391
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Well-being
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Anderson Room ABCD
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240315T091050
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T160000
SUMMARY:Meeting:Sustainability Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a refreshing conversation around equity\, activism\, environmental justice\, and intersectionality with our upcoming book club centered around “The Intersectional Environmentalist” by Leah Thomas.  This event\, hosted by LSA Sustainability Staff\, invites all students\, staff\, and faculty members to explore its themes\, narratives\, thought-provoking insights\, and implications for future planning efforts in LSA. Afternoon snacks will be provided to attendees who RSVP. \n\nWe extend a special thank you to the LSA@Play team for hosting their DEI 2.0 event “Book Wall” by giving students the opportunity to choose this book.
UID:120214-21844230@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/120214
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Climate Change,Sustainability,In Person,Free,Environment
LOCATION:LSA Building - 2001
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240510T123103
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T160000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Wipfli 101: Client Etiquette & Associate Insights
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive virtual event\, Wipfli 101: Client Etiquette and Associate Insights\, on April 25th\, 2024 from 3:00-4:00pm CST. This event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\nGain valuable insights from Wipfli associates on client engagement best practices and their career-defining success stories.\nParticipate in a panel discussion shedding light on the everyday experiences of Wipfli associates\, featuring live Q&A with students.\n\nWhy Attend?\n\nIf you've ever been curious about a career in public accounting or consulting at a leading accounting and advisory firm\, this event offers a unique opportunity to directly connect with those immersed in it daily.\n\nRSVP HERE: http://careers-wipfli.icims.com/connect?eventId=17467&shareLink=1\n\nSecure your spot by April 22nd\, 2024\, to be part of the discussion!\n
UID:118731-21841539@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/118731
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20240510T123126
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240425T170000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Circle K Resume and Interview Tips
DESCRIPTION:Join me on Thursday\, April 25th at 4 pm EST for valuable tipson resume writing and interview preparation. You will learn about the qualities Circle K looks for in a great candidate and the essential skills required when interviewing for internships. I'm excited to share my knowledge and assist you on your journey with Circle K. Looking forward to seeing you there!
UID:121615-21846829@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121615
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:
LOCATION:
CONTACT:
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR