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DTSTAMP:20260112T103427
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T143000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Real Analysis Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Student Real Analysis Reading Group facilitated by Siwei Wang will meet every Thursday from 2:30–4:30 PM in East Hall 5822 from Thursday\, January 15 - April 16\, 2026.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143702
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 5822
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DTSTAMP:20260106T152104
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Learning What Matters: Neural Mechanisms of Flexible Navigation\nAbstract:\nGoal-directed navigation in a dynamic world requires quickly identifying important locations and adapting behavioral plans to new information. In this talk I will describe neural circuit mechanisms of rapid spatial learning and of adapting to new information to guide navigation. Identifying crucial locations in a new environment depends on neural computations that rapidly represent locations and connect location information to key outcomes like food\, however the mechanisms to trigger these computations at behaviorally relevant locations is not well understood. We find that inhibitory interneurons in hippocampal CA3 play a causal role in identifying and exploiting new food locations. Inhibitory interneurons in CA3 drastically reduce firing on approach to and in goal locations. Sparse optogenetic stimulation to prevent goal-related decreases in interneuron firing impaired learning of goal locations and disrupted neural representations of goal locations. These results reveal that goal-selective decreases in inhibitory activity enable learning important locations. Navigation also requires rapidly updating choices in the face of new information. In hippocampus and prefrontal cortex\, neural activity representing future goals is theorized to support navigation planning. Yet how prospective goal representations incorporate new\, pivotal information is unknown. Using virtual reality\, we precisely introduced new crucial information during navigation and recorded neural activity as mice flexibly adapted their planned destinations. We found that new information triggered increased prospective representations and reorganization to rapidly shift to the new choice. This prospective code updating depended on the degree of behavioral adaptation needed. These studies reveal new mechanisms by which animals rapidly learn crucial new locations and adapt to new information that requires updating navigation plans.\n\nBio:\nDr. Annabelle Singer is the McCamish Foundation Early Career Professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Her research seeks to understand how neural activity produces memories and regulates brain immune function\, with the goal of developing new therapies for brain disease. Dr. Singer’s work has shown that coordinated electrical activity across hippocampal neurons encodes memories and fails in models of Alzheimer’s disease. She discovered that driving specific patterns of neural activity\, such as gamma oscillations\, reduces Alzheimer’s pathology and alters brain immune function. Using non-invasive sensory stimulation\, she is translating these discoveries from rodents to humans to pioneer radically new treatments for disease.\n\nDr. Singer is a Packard Fellow\, Kavli Fellow\, and recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s Gilbreth Lectureship\, the Society for Neuroscience’s Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award\, and the American Neurological Association’s Derek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award. Her discoveries have inspired more than 20 clinical trials of brain stimulation across multiple diseases and have been featured on PBS\, Nature News\, Quanta Magazine\, The New York Times\, Radiolab\, and multiple documentaries. Dr. Singer trained as a postdoctoral fellow in Ed Boyden’s Synthetic Neurobiology Group at MIT and earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at UCSF.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143328
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar,Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,Biosciences
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
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DTSTAMP:20250805T113918
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome.
UID:136054-21877786@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136054
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing,Ann Arbor,Books
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room)
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DTSTAMP:20260106T181631
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Participatory Storytelling & Theater Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Center for World Performance Studies welcomes guest artists Ova Saopeng and Stephanie “Soultree” Camba from TeAda Productions\, the Los Angeles-based nomadic theater rooted in the stories of immigrants\, refugees and indigenous peoples for a week-long residency.\n\nAt this workshop\, come play in a safe and fun environment and discover the untapped capability of your voice\, body and imagination. Through theater and storytelling techniques the TeAda Methodology instills mindfulness\, builds teamwork\, and explores cultural connections. TeAda approaches this process by honoring each person individually as a community collectively. This workshop will fine tune your listening\, observational and performance skills. Participants will be encouraged to engage\, move and share. No experience necessary!\n\nWorkshop Location: Walgreen Drama Center\, Studio 2 (1435-WDC)\n\nWorkshop participants are invited to join TeAda Co-Artistic Director\, Ova Saopeng\, and Stephanie “Soultree” Camba\, Diaspora Programs and Operations Director\, for conversation and pizza following the open workshop. \n\nPizza & Dialogue with TeAda Artists at 5:30 pm / Location: Dance Building\, Conference Room\n\n*If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event\, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies at cwps.information@umich.edu at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.*
UID:143341-21892930@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143341
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Theater,Diversity,Free,Interdisciplinary,North Campus,Social Impact,Storytelling,Workshop
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center
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DTSTAMP:20260129T083417
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T153000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
DESCRIPTION:Erik’s Title: Addressing Type Ia Supernova Systematics in the Era of Precision Cosmology\n\nAbstract: Various cosmological parameters such as H0 and S8 measured using Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) have been shown to be in tension with measurements from the early universe. I look to improve cosmological parameter measurements and test the limits of SNe Ia by focusing on some of the top systematics for SN Ia cosmology: (i) intrinsic scatter\, by leveraging the near-infrared (NIR) and (ii) peculiar velocities\, by leveraging galaxy groups. With the DEHVILS sample\, one of the largest uniform NIR samples of SN Ia light curves\, I take advantage of the fact that NIR light is less affected by dust to better characterize intrinsic scatter. Using the low-redshift sample from Pantheon+ combined with a pilot program using the AAT spectrograph\, I demonstrate the benefits for averaging the redshifts of galaxy groups to correct for peculiar velocities and motivate a future full scale analysis using redshifts from DESI as well as 4MOST. With the impending arrival of both the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time\, which we show will greatly benefit from accounting for peculiar velocities\, and the Roman Space Telescope\, which will observe in the NIR and need a well understood low-redshift anchor SN sample\, we encourage an increased effort to define more galaxy groups and further analysis on SNe Ia in the NIR.\n\nNicholas’s Title: Mapping the high redshift universe with HI: towards a more complete picture of Cosmic Dawn\n\nAbstract: Next-generation radio telescopes promise to revolutionize our understanding of early structure formation by using the 21cm line from neutral hydrogen as a tomographic tracer. In particular\, they have the potential to probe deep into the Epoch of Reionization and Cosmic Dawn\, constraining the radiative processes of the first stars and galaxies. In this talk\, I'll present an overview of 21cm cosmology and discuss recent results from 21cm radio telescopes in constraining the astrophysics of Cosmic Dawn\, and will discuss near-term opportunities ahead of us as next-gen\, multi-wavelength telescopes aim to paint a more complete picture of Cosmic Dawn.
UID:144747-21895804@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144747
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:astrophysics,astronomy
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20260125T200801
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Matroids I
DESCRIPTION:Introduce the theory of matroids\, covering in particular the following: basic definitions\; duality\; representable\, (co)graphic\, and regular matroids\; examples.
UID:144452-21895378@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144452
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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DTSTAMP:20250812T084637
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260129T220000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge
DESCRIPTION:The application window for the 2026 Leadership Crisis Challenge opens on Wednesday\, January 7!\n\nABOUT\nLeadership Crisis Challenge (LCC) is a premier action-based learning experience that immerses participants in a simulated business and media crisis\, powered by the Sanger Leadership Center at Michigan Ross. Students play the part of executives responding to the issues as they unfold\, while leveraging the expertise of communication coaches\, faculty\, and a board of directors made up of esteemed U-M alumni\, to prepare for a press conference attended by real members of the media.\n\nLCC is open to ALL U-M students. There are two levels of competition—graduate and undergraduate. Two undergraduate teams and two graduate teams will receive a scholarship\, split among participants. In addition to the competition\, there will be educational workshops\, a networking session\, and access to the Big House field.\n\nDon't miss out on this amazing\, one-of-a-kind opportunity! Apply by January 21.\n\nAGENDA\nThursday\, January 29\, approx. 4–10 PM\nMichigan Ross\n\nFriday\, January 30\, approx. 9 AM–5 PM\nJack Roth Stadium Club at Michigan Stadium\n• Boardroom Presentation: Teams will be assigned a 55-minute window to present to\, and receive feedback from\, a board of directors in the morning or early afternoon\n• Press Conference: The final round of competition begins at 3 PM and ends by 5 PM\nSee the full agenda on our website.\n\nTIME COMMITMENT\nApproximately 10 hours over 2 days\n\nQuestions? Email Sanger at rossleaders@umich.edu.
UID:137308-21880117@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137308
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate,Scholarship,Professional Development,Personal Development,Networking,Leadership,Interdisciplinary,Graduate Students,Graduate,Free,Food,Career,Business
LOCATION:Ross School of Business
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