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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CMENAS 2026 Fall Colloquium Series | Making the ‘Migrant Crisis?’: Media\, Power and Perception
DESCRIPTION:More than a decade since the so-called ‘migrant crisis’ transformed European politics and media\, it remains a deeply contested story. From the Syrian civil war to conflicts across Africa and the movement of people from the Indian subcontinent\, this moment in 2015-16 came to be framed as the ‘migrant crisis’. It also became a media crisis\, marked by an explosion of alarmist reporting about people on the move. Rather than being treated as a humanitarian emergency requiring search and rescue missions\, the movement of vulnerable people across the Mediterranean was increasingly depicted as an attack by “invaders” from “over there”. The media too often relied on visual tropes of small boats\, barbed wire\, and faceless masses\, stripping people of their dignity and humanity.\n\nDrawing on a decade of his reporting across Europe\, the Middle East and Africa\, Ismail Einashe will in this lecture examine how the media constructed the figure of the “migrant” in the global public imagination\, reducing complex human movements to extreme binaries: the “vulnerable body” or the “dangerous outsider.” He will consider how\, a decade on\, this narrative has fueled increasing securitisation across the Mediterranean\, even as fewer migrants arrive.\n\nEinashe will explore why this story has become one of the biggest — and most divisive — stories in recent history. He will also analyse whether the media simply reported Europe's migration story or helped shape it into a permanent ‘crisis’ that now threatens European democracy.\n\nIsmail Einashe is an award-winning British-Somali journalist and author whose work on migration and refugee issues has appeared in numerous publications – including *Foreign Policy*\, *The Guardian*\, *BBC News*\, *The Nation*\, *The Sunday Times*\, *The New York Times*\, *NPR* and *ArtReview*. He is the author of *Strangers* (2023)\, a book by Tate Publishing that explores migration through the lens of art\, and he co-edited *Lost in Media: Migrant Perspectives and the Public Sphere* (2019)\, a collection of critical essays examining how migrants are represented in European media. He was a 2025–26 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan\, where he examined migration reporting through the lens of trauma and art. Einashe is also part of a team of journalists working on Lost in Europe\, a cross-border journalism collaborative that investigates the disappearance of child migrants. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Michigan.\n\nRegister at: https://myumi.ch/qwg1Z\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. Contact: warsansa@umich.edu
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151368
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Middle East Studies,Lecture,Discussion,Cmenas Colloquium Series,center for middle eastern and north african studies
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20260813T144951
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Engineering Headshot Session
DESCRIPTION:Need a professional headshot for networking or other communications? The ECRC is offering FREE portrait-style headshots to engineering students on Wednesday\, September 23rd.\n\nRegister in Career Forge – Spots are limited and will be available on a first-to-sign up basis.
UID:150238-21908438@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Career,Undergraduate Students,Engineering
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260919T062121
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T150000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Expanded Field: Dialogues on Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Meeting: \"What is the expanded field and how do we define it?\"
UID:151992-21912586@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151992
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:FTVM Conference Room, North Quad 6450
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260813T085318
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Bi-VisibiliTEA
DESCRIPTION:Join the Spectrum Center as we celebrate Bi-Visibility Day! Be in community with us\, enjoy some yummy food\, play Bi+ trivia\, tabletop and Switch games\, and learn about bisexual icons.\n\nThis event centers Bi+ people and is open to all members of the U-M community.\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149524
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Bi,bisexuality,lgbt,spectrum center,spectrumcenter
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center (Suite 3020)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260910T150941
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fall 2026 MICDE State of AI & Future of Institutions
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by MICDE\, the State of AI & the Future of Institutions event brings together scholars\, students\, and institutional leaders to examine the rapid evolution of AI and its implications for knowledge\, research\, education\, work\, governance\, and society. Held twice a year\, the series creates a forum for timely\, cross-disciplinary discussion of AI’s emerging capabilities\, limitations\, and consequences.\n\nAgenda:\n\nTalks:\n3:00 Rick Lewis (Cognitive science)\n3:10 Mike Wellman (Computer science/COE)\n3:20 Henriette Elvang (Physics)\n3:30 Kate Cagney (Social Research)\n3:40 Jason Owen Smith (Institutional Capabilities and Research Intelligence)\n3:50 Joan Nwatu (Student perspective)\n\nPanel\n4:00-5:00: Chandra Sripada (Philosophy/Psychiatry)\, Karen Smith (Math)\, Venkat Raman (Aerospace/AI for science)\, Mike Wellman (CSE/COE)\n\n\nSpeakers and panelists:\n- Henriette Elvang\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Oskar Klein Collegiate Professor of Physics\, Chair of the Physics Department\n\n- Michael Wellman\, Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering\, College of Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs\n\n- Karen E. Smith\, William Fulton Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics\, Chair of the Mathematics Department\n\n- Richard Lewis\, John R. Anderson Collegiate Professor of Psychology\, Linguistics and Cognitive Science\n\n- Kathleen Cagney\, Professor of Sociology\, Director of the U-M Institute for Social Research\n\n- Venkat Raman\, James Arthur Nicholls Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering\, Director of the C-PRIME Center\n\n- Jason Owen-Smith\, Associate Vice President for Research – Institutional Capabilities and Research Intelligence\; Professor of Sociology and Organizational Studies\; Professor of Public Policy\; Research Professor\, Survey Research Center\, Institute for Social Research\n\n-Chandra Sripada\, Theophile Raphael Research Professor\, Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry\nDirector\, Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science\n\n-Joan Nwatu\, Graduate Student - Computer Science and Engineering
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150700
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Ross,Undergraduate,Research,Ai,Michigan Engineering,Medical School Events,Lsa Events,Graduate Students
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260818T120729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T151000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MIPSE Seminar | Laboratory Experiments of Astrophysical Processes in Magnetized Turbulence
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nMagnetized turbulence in the interstellar and intergalactic mediums is a key agent affecting or governing the phenomenology observed in such astrophysical environments. In this seminar\, I present fundamental science research in magnetized astrophysical plasmas that is accomplished through the concerted application of simulation codes and laboratory plasma astrophysics experiments. I discuss studies in fluctuation dynamo\, a ubiquitous astrophysical process thought to be responsible for the present-day magnetization of numerous celestial objects\; charged particle diffusive transport and acceleration\, in the context of extragalactic and ultra-high energy cosmic rays\; and the transport of heat in galaxy clusters. The experiments leverage world-class laser facilities like the Omega Laser Facility at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics\, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\, and the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt. We detail these experiments\, as well as the FLASH simulation campaigns that we executed for their design and interpretation\, providing us with new way to validate or falsify our theoretical understanding. The work reflects the efforts of the TDYNO (Turbulent Dynamo) collaboration.\n\nWe acknowledge support by the U.S. DOE NNSA\; the U.S. DOE Office of Science\; and the U. S. National Science Foundation. We also acknowledge support from UK Research and Innovation.\n\nAbout the Speaker: \nPetros Tzeferacos is the Director of Flash Center for Computational Science\, a Professor of Physics and Astronomy\, and a Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics of the University of Rochester. He works on plasma physics and astrophysics\, combining MHD theory\, numerical modeling\, and laser-driven laboratory experiments\, to study fundamental astrophysical plasma processes with a focus on magnetized turbulence\, dynamo\, and charged particle acceleration. He is also working on several fundamental topics in inertial fusion energy and high energy density physics. He holds a visiting scientist position with the University of Oxford and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and is a guest scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received the APS John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research in 2019\, an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science in 2021\, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2025.\n\nThe seminar will be conducted in person\, with livestream on Zoom. For more information\, please check the MIPSE website: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2627.php#fall2026
UID:150200-21908388@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150200
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar,Research,Plasma,Physics,Michigan Engineering,Astrophysics
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1003
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