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DTSTAMP:20260813T144951
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Engineering Headshot Session
DESCRIPTION:Need a professional headshot for networking or other communications? The ECRC is offering FREE portrait-style headshots to engineering students on Wednesday\, September 23rd.\n\nRegister in Career Forge – Spots are limited and will be available on a first-to-sign up basis.
UID:150238-21908438@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150238
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Engineering,Career
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
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DTSTAMP:20260918T072124
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T140000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Expanded Field: Dialogues on Contemporary Art
DESCRIPTION:Welcome Meeting: \"What is the expanded field and how do we define it?\"
UID:151992-21912586@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151992
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:FTVM Conference Room, North Quad 6450
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260813T085318
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T163000
SUMMARY:Other:Bi-VisibiliTEA
DESCRIPTION:Join the Spectrum Center as we celebrate Bi-Visibility Day! Be in community with us\, enjoy some yummy food\, play Bi+ trivia\, tabletop and Switch games\, and learn about bisexual icons.\n\nThis event centers Bi+ people and is open to all members of the U-M community.\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events
UID:149524-21906566@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149524
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Bi,Bisexual,bisexuality,lgbt,spectrum center,spectrumcenter
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center (Suite 3020)
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DTSTAMP:20260910T150941
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fall 2026 MICDE State of AI & Future of Institutions
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by MICDE\, the State of AI & the Future of Institutions event brings together scholars\, students\, and institutional leaders to examine the rapid evolution of AI and its implications for knowledge\, research\, education\, work\, governance\, and society. Held twice a year\, the series creates a forum for timely\, cross-disciplinary discussion of AI’s emerging capabilities\, limitations\, and consequences.\n\nAgenda:\n\nTalks:\n3:00 Rick Lewis (Cognitive science)\n3:10 Mike Wellman (Computer science/COE)\n3:20 Henriette Elvang (Physics)\n3:30 Kate Cagney (Social Research)\n3:40 Jason Owen Smith (Institutional Capabilities and Research Intelligence)\n3:50 Joan Nwatu (Student perspective)\n\nPanel\n4:00-5:00: Chandra Sripada (Philosophy/Psychiatry)\, Karen Smith (Math)\, Venkat Raman (Aerospace/AI for science)\, Mike Wellman (CSE/COE)\n\n\nSpeakers and panelists:\n- Henriette Elvang\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Oskar Klein Collegiate Professor of Physics\, Chair of the Physics Department\n\n- Michael Wellman\, Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering\, College of Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs\n\n- Karen E. Smith\, William Fulton Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics\, Chair of the Mathematics Department\n\n- Richard Lewis\, John R. Anderson Collegiate Professor of Psychology\, Linguistics and Cognitive Science\n\n- Kathleen Cagney\, Professor of Sociology\, Director of the U-M Institute for Social Research\n\n- Venkat Raman\, James Arthur Nicholls Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering\, Director of the C-PRIME Center\n\n- Jason Owen-Smith\, Associate Vice President for Research – Institutional Capabilities and Research Intelligence\; Professor of Sociology and Organizational Studies\; Professor of Public Policy\; Research Professor\, Survey Research Center\, Institute for Social Research\n\n-Chandra Sripada\, Theophile Raphael Research Professor\, Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry\nDirector\, Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science\n\n-Joan Nwatu\, Graduate Student - Computer Science and Engineering
UID:150700-21909979@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150700
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering,Graduate Students,Michigan Ross,Research,Undergraduate,Ai,Lsa Events,Medical School Events
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260818T120729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T161000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MIPSE Seminar | Laboratory Experiments of Astrophysical Processes in Magnetized Turbulence
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nMagnetized turbulence in the interstellar and intergalactic mediums is a key agent affecting or governing the phenomenology observed in such astrophysical environments. In this seminar\, I present fundamental science research in magnetized astrophysical plasmas that is accomplished through the concerted application of simulation codes and laboratory plasma astrophysics experiments. I discuss studies in fluctuation dynamo\, a ubiquitous astrophysical process thought to be responsible for the present-day magnetization of numerous celestial objects\; charged particle diffusive transport and acceleration\, in the context of extragalactic and ultra-high energy cosmic rays\; and the transport of heat in galaxy clusters. The experiments leverage world-class laser facilities like the Omega Laser Facility at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics\, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\, and the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt. We detail these experiments\, as well as the FLASH simulation campaigns that we executed for their design and interpretation\, providing us with new way to validate or falsify our theoretical understanding. The work reflects the efforts of the TDYNO (Turbulent Dynamo) collaboration.\n\nWe acknowledge support by the U.S. DOE NNSA\; the U.S. DOE Office of Science\; and the U. S. National Science Foundation. We also acknowledge support from UK Research and Innovation.\n\nAbout the Speaker: \nPetros Tzeferacos is the Director of Flash Center for Computational Science\, a Professor of Physics and Astronomy\, and a Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics of the University of Rochester. He works on plasma physics and astrophysics\, combining MHD theory\, numerical modeling\, and laser-driven laboratory experiments\, to study fundamental astrophysical plasma processes with a focus on magnetized turbulence\, dynamo\, and charged particle acceleration. He is also working on several fundamental topics in inertial fusion energy and high energy density physics. He holds a visiting scientist position with the University of Oxford and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and is a guest scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received the APS John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research in 2019\, an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science in 2021\, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2025.\n\nThe seminar will be conducted in person\, with livestream on Zoom. For more information\, please check the MIPSE website: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2627.php#fall2026
UID:150200-21908388@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150200
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Plasma,Astrophysics,Michigan Engineering,Physics,seminar,Research
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1003
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DTSTAMP:20260731T102241
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T165000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar -- TBA
DESCRIPTION:TBA
UID:149714-21906987@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149714
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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DTSTAMP:20260727T104702
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Buying Time: Optimal Service Purchase and Retirement Timing in Defined Benefit Plans
DESCRIPTION:We study retirement timing decisions in a defined benefit (DB) pension plan with a service-purchase\noption. An employee who would otherwise retire at a fixed time T may elect to purchase L additional\nyears of service and retire early. Earlier retirement provides additional leisure but requires an upfront\npayment and typically results in a reduced post-retirement income stream. We model this trade-off in\na continuous-time retirement framework by allowing the employee to choose L to maximize the value\nof wealth and leisure at retirement in both deterministic and life-contingent settings. Our model\ncaptures a common feature of public pension systems: early retirement is often accompanied by both\nan upfront cost and a permanent reduction in benefits. We show that this structure yields tractable\nand intuitive results in several benchmark cases\, including settings without mortality risk and settings\nwith mortality risk under simplifying assumptions. In more general cases\, we characterize optimal\nbehavior through comparative statics and numerical examples. A key insight is that the interaction\nbetween the finite-horizon value of leisure and the lifetime cost embedded in pension pricing can\ngenerate a range of behaviors\, including monotone strategies and interior optima. While many results\nalign with economic intuition\, others require more careful interpretation. We also extend the model to\nallow for dynamic decision-making via a multi-period service-purchase option\, solved by backward\ninduction. The results provide insight into optimal retirement timing and the role of plan design in\nshaping participant behavior. This is joint work with David Kausch and Virginia Young.
UID:149578-21906720@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149578
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1360
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