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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month\, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art\, Edreys and Alexa Wajed\, spend three action-packed days immersed in poetry\, art\, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.\n\nToday: This workshop invites participants into expressive\, freeform creativity through guided exercises that nurture reflection and self-discovery. Open to poets of all levels—from beginners to experienced writers—it offers a welcoming space to explore your voice. Together\, participants will craft affirmations and distill them into haiku and short poems—transforming personal insight into a heartfelt love letter to oneself.\n\nAbout Eat Off Art:\nEat Off Art\, founded by Alexa and Edreys Wajed\, is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo\, NY. It is a multi-dimensional agency\, platform\, and affirmation all in one\, providing transformative experiences through creativity\, food\, and art\, countering the adage of the “starving artist\,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”\n\nAbout Edreys:  \nEdreys is an artist\, educator\, emcee\, poet\, playwright\, and entrepreneur. His positivity and creativity stem from a desire to inspire others.\n\nAbout Alexa:\nAlexa is a chef\, jewelry designer\, and businesswoman who blends her savvy to empower others to eat off their art.
UID:142789-21891535@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142789
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Arts For All,Humanities,Workshop,Sessions
LOCATION:South Thayer Building, Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, 202 S. Thayer
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DTSTAMP:20260327T113214
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Student Thesis Defense - The Effects of Land-Use History and Hurricane Disturbance on Soil Microbial Function in a Tropical Forest
DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Natalia Umaña\n\nDefense summary: Soil microbes drive essential ecosystem processes like decomposition and nutrient cycling\, but how they respond to different types of disturbance remains unclear—especially in tropical forests facing both historical land use and increasing storm intensity. In this talk\, I explore how long-term land-use legacies (“press” disturbances) compare to hurricane impacts (“pulse” disturbances) in shaping soil microbial functioning in Puerto Rico. I show that land-use legacies have stronger and more persistent effects on soil conditions\, enzyme activity\, and nutrient cycling than more recent hurricane disturbance. In contrast\, microbial functioning was largely similar between hurricane-disturbed and undisturbed soils\, suggesting resilience to episodic events. These results highlight the lasting impact of human land use and suggest that legacy effects may play a larger role than natural disturbances in shaping ecosystem responses to global change.
UID:147104-21900383@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147104
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Thesis Defense,Graduate Students,Discussion,Dissertation,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb
LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources  Building - 1024M
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DTSTAMP:20260326T142505
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SRC Seminar Series Presents: Inherited Inequality and Obligation Within Families
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nInheritances represent a major channel of economic transmission across generations\, shaping both inequality between families and disparities within them. Yet much research on stratification treats families as unified actors that collectively pass resources to the next generation\, overlooking how parents actually allocate resources among their children. Using family fixed‑effects models and data from the Health and Retirement Study\, we examine how inter vivos transfers and bequests are distributed within families. We find that children who receive more financial support during their parents’ lifetimes are also more likely to receive a bequest and a larger one. Rather than compensating for earlier imbalances\, bequests appear to amplify existing inequalities among siblings. These findings highlight key mechanisms in the reproduction of advantage and offer insights for policies seeking to reduce wealth inequality across generations.  \n\nBiography\nAdriana Reyes  is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at Cornell University. Her research examines family demography and health disparities across the life course\, with a focus on how family ties serve as social capital and how they reinforce inequalities across race and class. Her work explores the ways intergenerational relationships\, living arrangements\, and caregiving expectations shape individuals’ social and economic well‑being. Professor Reyes’ current projects investigate racial and ethnic differences in intergenerational family relations\, the financial and health implications of household composition\, and evolving attitudes toward caregiving.
UID:147102-21900380@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147102
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Family,Inequality,Economics
LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430BD
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DTSTAMP:20260126T121810
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T132000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T135000
SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells.
UID:144556-21895487@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144556
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:North Campus,Music,Free
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20251202T115505
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T140000
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SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants!
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES).
UID:138848-21890494@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sustainability,Environment
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/91565104584
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DTSTAMP:20260302T110456
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T140000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pollinator Talk!
DESCRIPTION:Worldwide pollinator declines are a growing concern amid the scientific community and the public at large. While modern agricultural practices have been identified as a major factor contributing to the pollinator crisis\, most of the research on this topic has focused on the effects of insecticide use on pollinators. In contrast\, far less effort has been invested in understanding the possible downstream effects of herbicide use on pollinators via its effects on the plants on which pollinators rely for floral resources. This oversight is especially alarming because herbicides surpass insecticides as the most widely used class of pesticides worldwide\, and instances of pollution from newly adopted herbicides\, namely synthetic auxin (“auxinic”) herbicides\, are rising.  Vero Iriart will present the findings from her ongoing postdoctoral research project\, which aims to assess the effects of novel auxinic herbicide exposure on plants\, pollinators\, and plant-pollinator interactions. In doing so\, we apply a holistic framework by investigating the impact of other relevant biotic factors present in agroecosystems (e.g. herbivores and soil microorganisms) that may also be important for mediating the consequences of herbicide exposure for plants and pollinators.
UID:146085-21898350@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146085
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:u-m planet blue,sustainability,planet blue,Nature,Free,Ecology,Ecological Restoration,Discussion,Biology
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20260114T125536
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260407T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economic Sociology and Organizations (ESO) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:- January 20: Zoe Chanin\n- February 10: Ori Tamir\n- February 17: Joe LaBriola\n- March 10: Joyce Ho\n- March 24: Nils Neumann\n- April 7: Alvaro Cabrera
UID:143913-21894250@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143913
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Student
LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147
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