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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Ruthven Massage Day - April 29
DESCRIPTION:The Ruthven Wellness Committeehas organized a monthly massage program where you can sign up for a15-minute massage at $1/minute. (The sign ups are slotted every 20 minutes to accommodate for cleaning in between.)You may sign up for 2 consecutive slots for $30 for 30 minutes\, however\, please do not sign up for more than that. These are popular\, so please drop your session if you can no longer make it.Accepted forms of payment at time of session: Cash\, cards\, and apps (PayPal\, Cash App\, Venmo\, Zelle)Location: Ruthven Room #0264 (located in the basement on the left-hand side before the Wellness Room)
UID:147317-21903976@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147317
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Ruthven Room #0264
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DTSTAMP:20260824T104509
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Generative AI Availability\, Grades\, and Student Satisfaction at a Large University
DESCRIPTION:The spread of generative AI (GenAI) in higher education has raised concerns that students offload cognitive effort to AI\, earning high grades without learning. If this \"GenAI substitution hypothesis\" is true\, grades should rise disproportionately in GenAI-susceptible courses -- those relying more on assessments like take-home problem sets and essays rather than in-class exams. Substitution could also affect student satisfaction\, measured here as self-reported understanding and interest in the subject\, which prior research links to assessments. We test the substitution hypothesis using syllabus and administrative data from a large U.S. university (2016-2025\; 138\,386 students\; 72\,730 course offerings). We measure courses' GenAI susceptibility using a human-validated LLM pipeline to extract assessment types from syllabi\, and use a differences-in-differences design comparing outcomes across courses before and after ChatGPT's release\, while modeling COVID-19 pandemic effects as either persistent or transient. We find no significant differential effect of GenAI availability on grades overall or among previously lower-performing students. Effects on self-reported understanding are likewise insignificant\; effects on interest are significant only assuming transient pandemic effects. Our findings temper concerns that GenAI inflates grades and reduces students' satisfaction.\n\nAuthors: James M. Zumel Dumlao\, Meng Wang\, Zhonghan Xie\, Junyao Hu\,\nIvan Bar1 George Chaney III\, Henry Gold\, Misha Teplitskiy
UID:150774-21910155@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150774
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Complex Systems,Generative Ai
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 747
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DTSTAMP:20260820T111711
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T125000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Why Didn't the U.S. Unemployment Rate Rise at the End of WWII? (with Shigergu Fujita)
DESCRIPTION:This paper investigates why the U.S. unemployment rate rose only a few percentage points despite the dramatic decline in government spending and other upheaval at the end of World War II. Using a new longitudinal data set based on archival sources and government surveys\, we study the many facets of this question. Our findings suggest the following answers. First\, the dramatic decline in government spending led to a significantly smaller decrease in GDP than predicted by standard Keynesian models. Instead\, private job creation surged as private activity was “crowded in” by the fall in government spending. Second\, even accounting for the smaller fall in GDP\, the unemployment rate rose much less than predicted by Okun’s Law. We develop a new decomposition method that reveals how unusual movements in labor force participation rates\, hours worked\, and productivity led to a breakdown in Okun’s law during the 1940s. Third\, the U.S. labor market worked with astounding efficiency: despite large sectoral shifts at the end of the war\, most of the workers who separated from their jobs moved directly into new jobs without experiencing unemployment. All of these factors lined up to create a post-war boom despite the largest fall in government spending in U.S. history.
UID:149558-21906702@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149558
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Macroeconomics,seminar,Economics
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20260824T181519
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library.
UID:149541-21906596@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260827T110707
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T124500
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Decoding the ADA: What Key Terms Really Mean in Practice
DESCRIPTION:ADA terminology can sometimes feel subjective—especially words like “reasonable\,” “undue hardship\,” and “qualified individual.” Join us for a clear\, practical breakdown of how these key terms are defined under the ADA and how they are applied in real-world situations.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu.
UID:149390-21906340@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149390
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Accommodations,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260814T103932
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploring Gemini Notebook for Education
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of Gemini Notebook\, the advanced AI-powered research and note-taking assistant available to all University of Michigan faculty\, staff\, and students. Designed to help you understand and synthesize information from your own documents\, Gemini Notebook transforms your lesson plans\, lecture notes\, and research papers into a dynamic knowledge base. By grounding its responses entirely in your sources\, it becomes your most trusted research partner.\n\nRecent Updates & Key Takeaways Include:\n-Active Learning Tools: Instantly generate flashcards and customized quizzes from your uploaded sources to enhance recall and test mastery.\n-Learning Guide Mode: Use the new \"Learning Guide\" to receive personalized tutoring\, breaking down complex concepts step-by-step with probing\, open-ended questions that encourage deeper critical thinking.\n-Enhanced Reporting: Go beyond standard summaries by generating upgraded reports in custom formats\, including Blog Posts\, Glossary of Terms\, FAQs\, and Quizzes.\n-Multiformat Audio and Video Overviews: Transform your documents into engaging \"podcasts\"\, perfect for on-the-go learning and diverse perspective-taking. Explore the new Video Overview to create a dynamic presentation based on your sources.\n-Source Versatility: Upload a wide range of source materials\, including PDFs\, Google Docs/Slides\, and even web links\, for comprehensive information synthesis.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n-Introduction to Gemini Notebook\n--Understanding Gemini Notebook as an AI-powered research and note-taking assistant.\n--Overview of how it utilizes only your uploaded documents for information synthesis and provides citations.\n-Practical Applications and New Features:\n--Demonstration of uploading diverse source materials.\n--Generating Flashcards and Quizzes for study and review.\n--Utilizing the Learning Guide for in-depth conceptual mastery.\n--Creating customized reports\, Audio Overviews\, and Video Overviews in new formats.\n-Accelerating Knowledge Sharing:\n--Examples of generating lesson plans\, discussion questions\, and study guides.\n--Q&A on Gemini Notebook features and usage.\n-Privacy and Terms of Service:\n--Overview of the ITS AI Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service (emphasizing data is not used to train the AI).\n-Wrap-up and Resources
UID:140774-21908363@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140774
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Genai,Notebooklm,Academic Technology At Michigan,Artificial Intelligence,Generative Ai,Google
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260901T083047
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260915T130000
SUMMARY:Presentation:International Studies Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This information session will be held in person. The session is free and open to all interested students\, and registration is encouraged.\n\nStudents considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. The International Studies program coordinator will discuss:\n\n• Prerequisites\n• Major and minor requirements\n• Sub-plans\n• How to declare\n• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute\n• Study abroad\, grants\, and internships\n• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor\n\nUndeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. For dates of all upcoming sessions\, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu.\n\nParents and prospective students are welcome. For more information\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations\, events\, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/29DWZ\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:151288-21911321@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151288
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:international,Majors,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 355
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