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DTSTAMP:20261002T094642
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Alan J. Hunt Memorial Lecture-U-M Biomedical Engineering
DESCRIPTION:2026 Alan J. Hunt Memorial Lecture\n\nPhysical principles of cardiac sarcomere organization in health and disease\n\nAbstract:\nThe remarkable capabilities of living tissues reflect the self-assembly of biological macromolecules into structures far larger and more complex than their individual components. The Dunn laboratory seeks to understand the physical principles that allow molecular interactions to produce organized\, functional tissues. In this talk\, I will focus on cardiomyocytes\, whose contractile machinery provides a striking example of biological self-assembly. Using single-molecule force spectroscopy\, we find that α-actinin-2\, a core component of the sarcomeric Z-disc\, binds actin in a strongly force- and direction-dependent manner. This behavior suggests a mechanism by which forces generated during contraction can help organize and stabilize sarcomeric architecture. In parallel\, we are investigating how inherited cardiomyopathy mutations perturb sarcomere mechanics and organization. Genetically encoded force sensors reveal how disease-associated myosin mutations alter force propagation within sarcomeres\, while cryo-electron tomography shows how these mutations disrupt sarcomere order at the molecular scale. These and other data suggest that alterations in sarcomeric organization may be intimately linked to the development of cardiomyopathy. Finally\, I will describe emerging approaches for scaling single-molecule biophysics from measurements of individual interactions to systematic surveys of hundreds of molecular variants. These approaches open the door to studies of mechanobiology at scale and to the design and characterization of new molecular mechanosensors.\n\nBio:\nAlex Dunn is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. His research focuses on understanding how living cells sense mechanical stimuli\, with particular interests in stem cell biology and tissue engineering. Dr. Dunn worked as a postdoctoral scholar with James Spudich in the Department of Biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology under the direction of Harry Gray\, where his work focused on understanding the catalytic mechanism selective C-H bond oxidation by cytochrome P450 enzymes. His work has been recognized with numerous awards\, including the Hertz Fellowship\, the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award at the Scientific Interface\, the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award\, and the HHMI Faculty Scholar Award.
UID:153197-21915407@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153197
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,Discussion,engineer,engineering,In Person,Lecture,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,Research
LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library - Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20261110T082112
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Explore the MSI - Fall 2027 Admission Cycle
DESCRIPTION:Curious about the field of information and where a Master of Science in Information (MSI) degree can lead? This session offers a broad introduction to the University of Michigan School of Information and the MSI experience. We’ll explore what an information degree is\, who comes to UMSI\, the program’s structure and student experience\, and the career pathways pursued by alumni. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions and consider whether UMSI could be a place where your interests and goals can grow.Students who attend a live session will receive an application fee waiver following the presentation.\nThis session is designed as a general program overview rather than an application workshop. For in-depth guidance on the application process\, prospective students are encouraged to attend an Apply to MSI session.All listed Explore the MSI sessions feature the same presentation and are offered at different times for your convenience\, so you only need to attend one.
UID:150584-21909676@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150584
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTAMP:20261110T082054
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027
DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.
UID:149176-21915922@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:League-Kalamazoo (2nd floor)
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DTSTAMP:20261026T085513
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | Euclidean Wormholes and Axion Cosmology
DESCRIPTION:Axions arise ubiquitously in theories of particle physics and quantum gravity and may play important roles in cosmology\, from inflation and dark matter to dark energy. This raises a basic question: does quantum gravity constrain the allowed parameter space of axions\, and can such constraints have observable consequences? I will discuss how Euclidean wormholes provide a surprising connection between these questions and quantum gravity. I will first review the axionic Weak Gravity Conjecture (aWGC)\, including the importance of its order-one coefficient for axion phenomenology\, and then describe how Euclidean wormholes may give rise to this bound. I will discuss the perturbative stability of axion wormholes and their explicit realization in string theory\, both in flat space and in AdS. Finally\, I will present recent work showing that the aWGC can arise directly from the nonperturbative fragmentation of Euclidean wormholes into charged defects. Requiring such fragmentation to lower the Euclidean action fixes the action-to-charge bound and its order-one coefficient\, and reveals a direct connection to the Imaginary Distance Bound. This suggests that quantum-gravitational constraints on axions can be understood as conditions on the non-perturbative stability of gravitational saddles\, with implications for axion cosmology and the consistency of effective field theories.
UID:151162-21910993@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151162
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Lecture,Physics,Science,Seminar,Talk
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20261020T144533
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Incorporations: Capitalism and Collective Life with Associate Professor Matthew Hull
DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Department of Anthropology for the annual Roy A. Rappaport Lecture Series! Associate Professor Matthew Hull will present the fall 2026 series\, titled “Incorporations: Capitalism and Collective Life.”\n\nAbstract: “Corporations are often seen as purely economic actors\, but they have been central to Anglo-American governance for centuries—pioneers of democratic assembly\, speech\, citizenship\, and constitutions. Many features of corporations\, once grounded in democratic ideals\, now foster the unresponsiveness of these institutions. These lectures will include discussion of a diverse array of corporations: medieval guilds\, the English East India Company\, Alaska Native corporations\, and caste-based corporations in India.”\n\nRappaport lectures will take place on the following fall Fridays from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in West Hall Room 411. They are free and open to the public:\n\nFriday\, Sept. 25\n“Corporate Persons in Human Law: Reproduction\, Kinship\, Jurisdiction”\n\nFriday\, Oct. 23\n“Freedom and Citizenship: Corporate Membership and the Making of Exclusion”\n\nFriday\, Nov. 13\n“Meetings and Speech: Corporate Mediations of Will”\n\nFriday\, Dec. 4\n“Sharing and Inequality in Corporations”\n\nVIRTUAL PARTICIPATION LINK: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91475190155\n\nREGISTRATION IS APPRECIATED for planning purposes: https://myumi.ch/e77Ax\n\nIf you need accommodations to attend\, please email anthro.exec.secretary@umich.edu.\n\nABOUT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MATTHEW HULL\nMatthew Hull is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the nexus of signification\, technology\, and institutions. His book\, “Government of Paper: The Materiality of Bureaucracy in Urban Pakistan\,” winner of the 2019 J.I. Staley Prize from the School of Advanced Research\, examines governance as a semiotic and material practice. He has worked on urban planning in 1960s India and police communication systems and lotteries in contemporary India. He is currently writing a book on how early modern corporations shaped democratic governance and continue to structure contemporary political life.
UID:148332-21903936@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148332
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Anthropology,Lecture,South Asian Studies
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20261019T121326
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:International Education Week Celebration (2026)
DESCRIPTION:Join various International Education units on campus to celebrate International Education Week 2026!\n\nNovember 13th\, 3-5pm: IEW Rock Painting (George Washington Park Rock)\nNovember 18th\, 5-6:30pm: IEW Global Photo Showcase (Weiser Hall 10th floor)\n\nFeel free to register for one or both of these events to join us in celebrating study abroad\, international internships\, and international students here at the University of Michigan. :)\n\nThese events are organized by the Center for Global & Intercultural Study\, Global Engagement — Office of the Provost\, the International Institute\, International Programs in Engineering\, Ross Global Initiatives\, and the International Center.
UID:149937-21907398@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149937
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Abroad,All Majors Welcome,Art,Community,Exhibition,global engagement,Graduate Students,international,international center,International Education,International Education Week,international students,photography,Sessions,social and cultural event,study abroad,Travel,Travel Abroad,Undergraduate,visual arts
LOCATION:George Washington Park Rock (Corner of Hill Street & Washtenaw)
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DTSTAMP:20261105T132852
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261113T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:On the Algebra of Moving Window Calculations
DESCRIPTION:Moving window calculations arise throughout applied mathematics\, computer science\, and engineering. Familiar examples include moving sums\, maxima\, and filters\, but the same basic problem also appears in more general windowed recurrences. In this talk\, we show that a large class of such calculations admits a common algebraic formulation. In the associative setting\, moving window calculations can be recast as exponentiation in a semidirect product\, bringing efficient powering algorithms to bear. In more general settings\, semi-associativity provides the right framework for representing compositions of updates and understanding when efficient computation is still possible. This point of view not only unifies a broad family of examples\, but also leads naturally to compact vectorized implementations\, making the methods well suited to modern GPU architectures. This is joint work with David Maslen.
UID:149671-21906924@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149671
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
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