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DTSTAMP:20261102T163219
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Ann Arbor ED Talks: Is College Still Worth It?
DESCRIPTION:College can open doors\, expand possibilities\, and change lives. But as costs rise and expectations shift\, what does it mean for public universities to deliver on their promise?\n\nJoin University of Michigan faculty and community members for a lively conversation about the value of higher education\, the opportunities it creates\, and what the future of college could look like.\n\nBring your perspective\, hear new ones\, and help shape the conversation.\n\nEnjoy food and refreshments\, plus a special gift as our thank-you for attending!\n\nAttendees will have the opportunities to submit local nominees for education grant funding! More information will be available at the event on November 18.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154448
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Conversations Across Differences,Student Parent,Student Affairs,Open Inquiry,Grants,Funding,Free,Ed Talk,Discussion,dialogue,Conversations,Access,Students With Children,Talk
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20261103T095839
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CCMB/SCSAP Joint Seminar by Mingyao Li\, PhD (Prof. Univ. of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine)
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Spatial omics technologies are reshaping how we study the molecular organization of tissues\, offering unprecedented opportunities to map biology in its native spatial context. However\, key challenges remain in resolution\, scalability\, and accessibility. In this talk\, I will describe how my lab is developing Al-powered approaches that integrate spatial omics with histopathology to overcome these barriers. I will highlight computational strategies that make spatial omics experiments smarter\, faster\, and more informative\, from enhancing spatial resolution beyond current experimental limits\, to extending analyses across large and complex tissues\, to integrating diverse molecular measurements within a unified framework. Together\, these approaches enable the creation of \"digital tissue twins\,\" computational representations of tissues that capture both molecular and structural organization. Finally\, I will discuss our efforts to design Al systems that are transparent and trustworthy\, ensuring that these tools can support robust biological discovery and clinical translation. These advances aim to unlock the full potential of spatial omics and enable new insights in the era of precision medicine.\n\nBio: Dr. Mingyao Li joined the Biostatistics faculty in 2006. She is also a faculty member of the Genomics and Computational Biology graduate program. Her main research area is statistical genetics and genomics. The central theme of her current research is to use statistical and machine learning approaches to understand cellular heterogeneity in human disease relevant tissues\, to characterize gene expression diversity across cell types\, and to study the patterns of cell state transition and crosstalk of various cells using data generated from single-cell transcriptomics studies. In addition to methods development\, Dr. Li is also interested in collaborating with researchers seeking to identify complex disease susceptibility genes. Her collaborative research includes cardiometabolic diseases\, age-related macular degeneration\, Alzheimer's disease\, chronic kidney disease\, type 1 diabetes\, and cancer. Findings from her research will seed cell-specific functional studies\, in vivo modeling\, and precision therapeutic targeting of human diseases. Dr. Li actively serves in the scientific community. She is an Associate Editor of Statistics in Biosciences\, and was a regular member of the Genomics\, Computational Biology and Technology study section and a member of the review committee of the Center for Inherited Disease Research of the NIH.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154472
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Precision Medicine,Omics,Precision Health,Artificial Intelligence,Bioinformatics,Basic Science,Spatial Biology
LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 3330 Auditorium, Medical Science Building
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DTSTAMP:20260908T151707
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go
DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151752
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:European,Language,Humanities,Germanic Languages And Literatures,German Studies,German
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Meet Outside the Tower
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DTSTAMP:20261114T192115
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS Job Search Series - Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:This workshop series helps graduate students and \npostdoctoral fellows build the professional skills needed to succeed in \ntoday’s competitive job market. With a focus on biomedical and life \nsciences\, and biomedical engineering\, you will gain the strategies and \nconfidence to pursue careers in academia\, industry\, or beyond. Through \ninteractive sessions that blend presentations with hands-on activities\, \nyou will practice proven approaches to job applications\, networking\, \ninterviewing\, and career planning\, so you can stand out to employers and\n take the next step with confidence.Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this series\, you will be able to:Craft strong application materials that showcase your research expertise and transferable skills using the W.H.O. method.Build connections and network effectively with a strong elevator pitch and an optimized LinkedIn profile (Headline-About-Experience format).Succeed in interviews by applying the S.T.A.R. method and approach salary negotiations confidently.Design a strategic job search with S.M.A.R.T. goals and plan long-term career growth through an Individual Development Plan.If you have any questions\, please reach out Dr. Ioannis Chremos (ichremos@umich.edu)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149807
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTAMP:20261103T175137
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Recovering Geometry from Random Graphs
DESCRIPTION:How much geometry can be recovered from a random graph? Consider points sampled from an unknown space\, with edges drawn independently according to a function of the distance between their endpoints. I will discuss a sequence of results on efficient reconstruction when the underlying space is a manifold\, including results for sparse graphs and for unknown connection functions.  I will also explain what makes manifold geometry special and illustrate the information-theoretic obstructions that arise in more general metric spaces.\nBased on joint work with Pakawut Jiradilok and Elchanan Mossel.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154512
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
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DTSTAMP:20261113T221701
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T172000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RTG GEOMETRY\, TOPOLOGY\, DYNAMICS    On isomorphism classes of (topological) Lefschetz pencils on ruled surfaces
DESCRIPTION:Lefschetz pencils\, originally discovered by Lefschetz in the context of algebraic varieties\, were later shown to be intimately related to symplectic manifolds by work of Donaldson and Gompf. In fact\, we have a correspondence: Every symplectic 4-manifold admits a Lefschetz pencil and the total space of every such pencil is symplectic. Nonetheless\, this correspondence is not canonical. A natural question is then the following: Given a fixed symplectic manifold\, does it admit more than one (inequivalent) Lefschetz pencil of fixed genus? How about infinitely many? In this talk we will discuss these questions in the context of Ruled surfaces. In particular\, we will show that for any ruled surface of negative euler characteristic the answer to both questions is Yes. This is joint work with Seraphina Lee.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154823
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - EH 3866
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DTSTAMP:20261105T110052
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261118T160000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Vaccine Durability – what have we learned so far?
DESCRIPTION:U-M College of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences John G. Wagner Pharmacia & Upjohn Memorial Lecture Series\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Mark Slifka\, Ph.D.\,\nProfessor\, Oregon Health & Science University\n\nTitle: Vaccine Durability – what have we learned so far?\n\nAbstract: In this presentation\, I will begin by discussing the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage in the face of vaccine skepticism and science denialism. Next\, I will examine various models on how long-term vaccine-induced antibody responses are maintained including the role of memory B cells\, long-lived plasma cells\, TLR agonist adjuvants\, and the role of antigen structure and an antigenic threshold in determining the duration of immunological memory. The presentation will end with an analysis of immunity following tetanus/diphtheria vaccination\, in which I propose that we may no longer need to recommend booster vaccinations for adults once they have completed their full childhood vaccination series. This modest change to the U.S. vaccination schedule could save up to $1 billion annually without reducing the protection afforded by these two important legacy vaccines.
UID:154583-21918000@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154583
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Discussion,Free,Pharmacy,Vaccine
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - NCRC Building 10, Research Auditorium
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