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DTSTAMP:20260104T213636
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T140000
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SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Canvas Accessibility for Panorama
DESCRIPTION:Join ITS-Accessibility for an engaging\, in-depth training session on using Panorama to enhance the accessibility of your Canvas course site. Panorama is a powerful accessibility tool integrated into Canvas that enables instructors and instructional support staff to create\, scan\, and fix digital content for accessibility directly within Canvas. In addition\, Panorama allows students to automatically generate alternative formats of Canvas content and attached files\, ensuring materials are accessible in the formats that work best for them. This training will provide practical guidance and step-by-step demonstrations to help you identify and resolve potential accessibility barriers\, making your Canvas course more inclusive and user-friendly for everyone.\n\nClick the links below to register to receive the link \nThursday\, January 15th @2:00 (https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/5CRARUILQ6-FeCDysxzFKQ)\nWednesday\, January 28th @ 2:00 (https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/6ru7-91WROSg6dvtu2Gwdw)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140552
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:access,accessibility,Artificial Intelligence,assistive technology,Canvas,Digital Accessibility,digital technology,Disability
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260111T114049
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Culture\, History and Politics (CHiP)
DESCRIPTION:- January 15: Cho Han\n- January 22: Marni Morse\n- January 29: Jiyeon Lee\n- February 5: Tess Hamilton\n- February 12: Álvaro Cabrera\n- February 19: Jarron Long\n- February 26: Xianni Zhang\n- March 12: Sarah Farr and Christian Castro-Martinez\n- March 19: Danyelle Reynolds\n- March 26: Vanessa Jiménez-Read\n- April 2: Abigail Skalka and Julieta Goldenberg\n- April 9: Eric Freeburg\n- April 16: TBD
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143661
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Student
LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147
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DTSTAMP:20260112T103427
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T143000
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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:Mathematics,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:East Hall - 5822
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DTSTAMP:20260109T103909
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Implementing EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface Access to Commercial Speech Generating Devices\nAbstract:\nBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have long been considered a promising option for people with complex communication needs.  However\, most BCIs remain in the laboratory and the few BCIs on the market are not integrated into the clinically useful augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices available from long-established companies.  With small business funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders\, Dr. Jane Huggins from the University of Michigan and Dr. Katya Hill from Gannon University have been working closely with an AAC device manufacturer to create wearable BCI access to an existing product line of speech generating devices.  These efforts have produced a BCI add-on accessory that can access the language features of the speech generating devices. Laboratory and in-home testing focused on realistic communication tasks shows the effectiveness of the BCI for real-world communication and challenges and areas for future improvements. \nBio:\nDr. Huggins has been active in brain-computer interface (BCI) research since 1994. Her dissertation research on electrocorticogram (ECoG) for BCI access to assistive technology resulted in the founding of the University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface Laboratory\, which she has led since 2007.  Dr. Huggins trained in computer engineering and biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Michigan. She also completed a clinical rehabilitation engineering internship at the University of Michigan\, giving her a unique combination of skills for the development of BCI access to assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication.  Her current focus is on making electroencephalogram (EEG)-based BCIs interfaces practical for people who need them. Ongoing research directions include interfacing BCIs to commercially available assistive technologies\, improving BCI response time and no-control performance\, identifying features and support necessary for successful independent BCI use by people with physical impairments\, identifying the design preferences and priorities of potential BCI users\, BCI applications in cognitive testing\, and the identification and accommodation of user-specific characteristics that affect BCI function. She is particularly interested in the often ignored topic of how BCIs can remain available for communication but unobtrusive during periods when the user is not actively trying to make selections. Dr. Huggins was a founding member of the board of directors of the Brain-Computer Interface Society and now serves on the BCI Society's Communications Committee. Outside the lab\, Dr. Huggins enjoys knitting\, genealogy\, birdwatching\, cooking for her husband\, and being Mom to her college-age children.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143584
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,seminar
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
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DTSTAMP:20251215T161347
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Distinguished Faculty Seminar: Dr. Andrew Papachristos
DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention in welcoming Dr. Andrew Papachristos to the University of Michigan for an in-person presentation titled: Community Violence Intervention at the Crossroads: Old Questions\, New Evidence and the Future of Place-Based Safety. The seminar will be held from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Palmer Commons in Forum Hall. Registration is required.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142763
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Community Safety,Community Violence,Firearm,Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,health,Health & Wellness,health behavior,health care policy,health communication,Healthcare,Injury Prevention,Interdisciplinary,Medicine,Mental Health,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Safe Storage,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20250805T113918
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T170000
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.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136054
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,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
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room)
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DTSTAMP:20260112T102426
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260115T153000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
DESCRIPTION:\"Surface and Atmospheric Biosignatures in the Era of the ELTs and HWO\"\n\nIndependent lines of evidence will be required to support the detection of life beyond Earth. Adding to current methods\, missions such as the Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) and the Habitable World Observatory (HWO) will observe terrestrial exoplanets in reflected light. In this talk\, I present the opportunity for surface and cloud biosignatures to act as complementary signatures of life to atmospheric biosignatures\, integrating laboratory spectroscopy\, field studies of extreme environments\, and reflectance spectrum modeling. I focus on how biological pigments\, microbial surface communities\, and atmospheric microorganisms change planetary albedos and observability. Using polar and high-altitude analog environments on Earth\, I explore how Earth’s biosignatures can help strengthen the interpretation of biosignature detections on a wider scale. This work provides a framework for incorporating surface and cloud biosignatures into reflected-light observations\, informing strategies for the ELTs\, HWO\, and other life-detection missions.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143701
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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