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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Bioengineering Human Embryo and Organ Models\n\nAbstract:\nEarly human development remains largely mysterious and challenging to study. In this talk\, I will describe our efforts to harness human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and bioengineering approaches to create controllable models of human peri-gastrulation development and early organogenesis. These models recapitulate key in vivo developmental landmarks\, including amniotic cavity formation\, amniotic ectoderm-epiblast patterning\, primordial germ cell specification\, embryonic germ layer organization\, yolk sac formation\, and primitive hematopoiesis. Our current work focuses on using these controllable models as experimental platforms to dissect the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying cell fate decisions\, tissue patterning\, and self-organization during human peri-gastrulation.\n\nI will also discuss our application of bioengineering tools and hPSCs to model critical aspects of early human neural development\, including neural patterning in both brain and spinal cord regions\, along rostrocaudal and dorsoventral axes. Ongoing projects further aim to model key features of human heart and gut tube development\, as well as somitogenesis. Together\, these efforts have established a suite of bioengineered human embryo and organ models with in vivo-like spatiotemporal cell differentiation and organization\, providing powerful platforms for studying human development\, physiology\, and disease.\n\nBio:\nDr. Jianping Fu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan whose research bridges bioengineering\, stem cell biology\, and developmental biology to advance understanding of human development and disease. He is internationally recognized for pioneering work in “Artificial Embryos\,” named one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2018 and “the Method of 2023” by Nature Methods. Dr. Fu has received major awards from the National Science Foundation\, the American Chemical Society\, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). He is an elected Fellow of AAAS\, AIMBE\, RSC\, ASME\, IAMBE\, and BMES\, and serves on the Governing Council of IAMBE. In addition to his research\, Dr. Fu has been deeply engaged in scientific leadership and service. He served on the ISSCR Guidelines Working Group and now chairs the ISSCR Scientific Programs Committee. In recognition of his service\, he received the ISSCR Public Service Award in 2025. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of npj Regenerative Medicine and serves on editorial boards of several journals including Cell Stem Cell and Biophysical Journal.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146731
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,seminar,Science,Michigan Engineering,Medicine,engineering,engineer,bme,Biosciences,Bioninterfaces,biomedical engineering,biomedical,Biology,Biointerfaces,Biotechnology
LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130
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DTSTAMP:20250805T113918
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T150000
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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:136054-21877796@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:20260424T123133
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T150000
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:International Students Career Series: How to Navigate Small Talk
DESCRIPTION:In the United States\, many people participate in what is called small talk\, where they make conversation with strangers or acquaintances about non-controversial topics\, such as the weather\, sports\, or popular television shows. Small talk is one of the ways in American cultureto chat about harmless topics to establish a connection and start to build a friendship.For example\, while waiting for an interview\, in line at a M-Den\, or an elevator on campus\, don’t be startled if a stranger says something to you like\, “Did you watch the Football Game last night? What a game!” They might also make a joke about the long line you’re both in\, or comment on the current situation.This workshop is open to all students\, so if you are interested in learning more about small talk\, now it’s your chance to sign up. In this workshop\, we will educate you on what small talk is\, and you will also have the chance to practice small talk with peers!  This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this webpage: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1938833/share_preview We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodationrequirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA #UCC
UID:147373-21900919@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147373
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DTSTAMP:20260320T134254
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IOE 899: Anne Collins McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Our senses and minds construct our reality. Both are inherently limited and we naturally seek tools to improve our experiences. Anyone who covers their ears as a siren roars past\, turns on closed captions\, or dons sunglasses on a bright day has altered ‘reality.’ As technology advances\, we can also control reality with cutting-edge extended reality (XR) technologies\, which add to\, subtract from\, and remap sounds and visuals in our world. A new and unexplored form of XR cognition aids involve “diminished reality\,” where visuals and sounds from the environment are eliminated to direct focal attention\, reduce distraction\, and relieve the operator of the need to exert selective attention. This presentation will cover the perceptual and mental processes underlying XR cognition aids\, with methods of testing the effectiveness of these aids\, current domains of inquiry\, and results from several laboratory experiments on how altering visual and auditory reality can affect performance\, experience\, and learning.
UID:146860-21899718@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146860
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Graduate Students,Graduate,899 Seminar Series
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 1680
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DTSTAMP:20260325T095154
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - Quantifying and Remunerating Flexibility of Grid-Connected Devices
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nWe discuss how emerging trends in electricity markets provide economic and environmental incentives for the development of new and flexible technologies capable of shifting loads across space and time and across scales. Harnessing flexibility is critical for the power grid as this seeks to absorb increasing amounts of intermittent renewable power.  However\, participation of devices in highly dynamic/volatile markets can lead to fast degradation and lost value\, which hinders participation. This raises the need to quantify the value of different types of flexibility provided by devices and to potentially create new markets that properly remunerate such flexibility. We illustrate the concepts via applications in energy storage\, data centers\, and electrochemical manufacturing. \n\nBiography:\nVictor M. Zavala is the Baldovin-DaPra Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is affiliated with the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. He holds a B.Sc. degree from Universidad Iberoamericana and a Ph.D. degree from Carnegie Mellon University\, both in chemical engineering. He is an associate editor for ACS-I&ECR and is on editorial board of the journals Mathematical Programming Computation and Computers & Chemical engineering. He is a recipient of NSF and DOE Early Career awards and of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). His research interests include data science\, control\, and optimization and applications to chemical\, energy\, and environmental systems.
UID:145469-21897384@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145469
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Interdisciplinary,North Campus,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Materials Science,Law,Industrial and Operations Engineering
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1303
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DTSTAMP:20260330T112118
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T153000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents:
DESCRIPTION:\"The Search for Habitable-Zone Planets around the Nearest Stars:  Challenges\, Opportunities and Side Quests\"\n\nAbstract: In this talk I will discuss the challenges associated with the discovery of terrestrial mass planets orbiting in the Habitable Zones of the nearest stars\, and how these challenges have required us to develop extraordinarily stable and sensitive spectrometer in the optical and near-infrared to measure the subtle Doppler wobble introduced by these planets. These tools\, coupled with new analysis techniques are beginning to reveal such planets\, but highlighting also the challenges of stellar activity. I will discuss the development and evolution of some of these instruments (HPF & NEID) and the progress being made in tacking stellar activity. I will also highlight some of the discoveries made along the way\, like the most eccentric transiting planet\, a rare population of giant planets transiting M dwarfs\, the confirmation of GAIA’s first astrometric exoplanet discovery\, and systems which offer us unique insights into spots and activity.
UID:147206-21900525@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147206
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20260125T203356
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Albanese graphs
DESCRIPTION:Discuss the material in Section 5 of the paper. In particular\, define Albanese graphs\, prove their universal property\, and give some examples. Then state Theorem 5.10 and explain the proof.
UID:144460-21895386@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144460
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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