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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Tuesday Seminar Series - Multi-environment fitness landscapes suggest effectively endless adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - The number of beneficial substitutions (N) required for an adapting population to reach a fitness peak is a fundamental but unknown parameter of evolution. We find that N increases linearly with the number of variable sites in empirical fitness landscapes\, regardless of prior adaptation in another environment. Extrapolation suggests a minimal N of 10⁵ for typical prokaryotes and 10⁷ for mammals. In contrast\, in highly rugged shuffled landscapes\, N is markedly reduced\, while fitness gains also shrink. The relatively smooth empirical landscapes therefore enable greater fitness gains while lengthening adaptive walks\, rendering even local fitness peaks effectively unreachable because natural environments inevitably change. These results explain the persistence of fitness gains in long-term evolution experiments under constant environments and the widespread occurrence of beneficial mutations across species. They suggest that populations continuously adapt while remaining far from fitness optima\, challenging the long-held view that adaptation culminates at fitness peaks.
UID:153995-21917003@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153995
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Talk,seminar,Science,Research,Professional Development
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 3150
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DTSTAMP:20261016T151859
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Passive Prompts to Active Agents: Transforming Campus Workflows with M-Connectors
DESCRIPTION:Move beyond static prompt-and-response AI. This hands-on workshop introduces M-Connectors—a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that connects U-M GPT directly to live campus systems\, external APIs\, and active data repositories. Discover how to transform GenAI into active agents capable of querying live data\, maintaining deep context\, and performing authorized tasks across tools like Canvas\, Google Workspace\, Slack\, and Zoom—all within U-M's secure enterprise privacy boundary.\n\nWhat You'll Learn\n\n--The MCP Advantage: How M-Connectors query live campus systems without custom code while preserving U-M enterprise data security.\n--Instructor Workflows: Automate Canvas readiness checks\, synthesize lecture transcripts into study guides\, generate 4-tier rubrics\, and draft personalized student reminders based on live gradebook data.\n--Administrative Workflows: Extract insights from Google Forms/Sheets\, summarize Zoom meetings and Slack threads into action items\, and query active Drive folders to draft communications.\n--The 15 Launch Connectors: Explore core connector capabilities across U-M GPT and Maizey to build your own custom productivity workflows.\n\nAudience: Students\, Instructors\, Staff\n\nRecommended Prerequisites:\nA or B:\nA. Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts (Mini Workshop)\nB. Generative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nC or D:\nC. Critical Challenges in GenAI: Exploring Privacy\, Ethical Implications\, Integrity\, and Bias (Mini Workshop)\nD. Generative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nE or F:\nE. From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Engineering with U-M GPT (Mini Workshop)\nF. Generative AI with U-M GPT (Full Workshop)\n\nZoom join URL: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98888582214\n\nThis workshop is part of the new ITS Generative AI Mini-Workshop Series designed to offer a rich\, engaging experience in just 60 minutes per session. With an expanded range of topics\, these ten workshops are tailored to meet the varied interests and needs of instructors\, staff\, and students.\n\nParticipants will be able to earn new badges for participating in the series. Visit the ITS Generative AI Workshop Series page to learn more about the series.
UID:152718-21916325@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152718
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Generative Ai,M-connectors,Genai,U-m Gpt,Mcp
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20261009T112314
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:International Studies Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This information session will be held in person. The session is free and open to all interested students\, and registration is encouraged.\n\nRegister at https://myumi.ch/bDXwd\n\nStudents considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. The International Studies program coordinator will discuss:\n\n• Prerequisites\n• Major and minor requirements\n• Sub-plans\n• How to declare\n• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute\n• Study abroad\, grants\, and internships\n• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor\n\nUndeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. For dates of all upcoming sessions\, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu.\n\nParents and prospective students are welcome. For more information\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations\, events\, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/29DWZ
UID:153502-21915935@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153502
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Undergraduate,international studies,international
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 355
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DTSTAMP:20261027T181724
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T123000
SUMMARY:Performance:Kathy Beck & Vinson Lam\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Kathy Beck & Vinson Lam perform on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon.
UID:154187-21917343@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154187
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260817T141210
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T130000
SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days
DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness
UID:128708-21909107@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Well-being,Virtual,Free
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260812T143401
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | From a 'Ton of Steel' to 'Another Province Overseas': Foreign and Diaspora Tourism to Mao-Era China
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/gk19J\n\nIn the early years of the People’s Republic of China\, state tourism officials saw sightseeing as a form of public diplomacy\, but noted also that they could earn as much from hosting just one Soviet tourist as they could from exporting a ton of steel. At the same time\, the vast majority of visitors to China during the Mao years came from China’s diaspora\, which officials referred to as “another province overseas” that could contribute to the economic and political foundations of the new nation. This talk will examine the challenges faced by China’s state tourism officials in promoting foreign and diaspora tourism as a form of public diplomacy and economic development from the founding of the PRC to the Cultural Revolution.\n\nGavin Healy is a center associate of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan and has taught Chinese history at Columbia University and the State University of New York. He is the author of *A Guide to Mao’s China: Showing the Nation to Foreign Guests* (Cornell University Press\, 2026). His work appears in *20th Century China*\, *Modern China*\, and the *Journal of Contemporary History*.
UID:150172-21908317@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150172
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chinese Studies,chinese history,China,Asian Languages And Cultures,Travel
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555
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DTSTAMP:20261001T152518
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261103T235900
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium
DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda.
UID:153165-21915244@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Symposium,Biology,Molecular,Research
LOCATION:
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