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DTSTAMP:20251215T163232
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Terence Swafford Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases a decade of artist Terry Swafford’s work in Detroit\, marking the culmination of years spent composing scenes from the untamed edges of urban communities. These paintings serve as a visual record of Detroit’s transformation\, capturing humanity’s impact on the environment alongside nature’s persistent efforts to reclaim these spaces. As the city continues to change\, many of these depicted scenes are vanishing\, no longer visible in the landscape today. The significance of this documentation goes beyond mere nostalgia\; it invites viewers to reflect on the dynamic interplay between urban development and ecological restoration\, prompting a deeper understanding of how cities evolve while retaining traces of their history.\n\nSwafford’s paintings are created on location and in one session. The natural conditions\, including light\, shadow\, and atmosphere\, change dramatically from hour to hour and day to day\, forcing the artist to respond quickly and decisively. This approach\, born of a direct engagement with the subject and the fleeting nature of the scene\, along with his wet-on-wet technique\, keeps the work fresh and immediate. By immersing himself in the environment\, Swafford captures the diverse textures and vibrant colors that characterize Detroit’s landscape\, imbuing his work with a sense of urgency and spontaneity. Each brushstroke conveys a commitment not only to visual accuracy but also to emotional resonance\, as he strives to encapsulate the spirit of a place that is both loved and contested.\n\nIn addition to these works\, the artist constantly sketches ideas both for paintings and for designing projects in his business. These sketches serve as visual language\, helping him clarify and refine his concepts before bringing them to life. They become a means to communicate ideas to clients and his crew and become an extension of his voice—an academic exercise rooted in artistic practice that fosters collaboration and innovation. The act of sketching also reflects his evolving relationship with the city\, as each drawing encapsulates fleeting moments of inspiration drawn directly from his surroundings. This duality of function—creating art for exhibition and conceptualizing designs for projects—demonstrates Swafford’s versatility and adaptability as an artist.\n\nSwafford received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design\, and while at RISD\, he was part of the European Honors Program. His education not only honed his technical skills but also broadened his artistic perspective through exposure to varied artistic traditions. He has shown his work in both solo and group exhibitions in Chicago\, Kansas City\, and New York State. Each exhibition serves as a testament to his commitment to his craft and his ability to engage diverse audiences\, offering them an opportunity to explore the complex narratives woven into each landscape.
UID:142768-21891375@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142768
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20251212T085640
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T210000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution.  \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial.
UID:138431-21890635@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
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DTSTAMP:20251216T100358
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa
DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum.
UID:142791-21891581@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20260225T110135
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T110000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:\"We're in Survival Mode\": Russia's War of Aggression and the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:CREES is pleased to co-sponsor an Amnesty International webinar organized by our alumna\, Judith Kullberg (PhD Political Science '92)\, who is the Russia Country Specialist for Amnesty International USA.\n\nPlease register for this Zoom event at https://myumi.ch/Z2VQX\n   \n   Background\n   \n   Over the last four years\, Russian attacks have severely damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure\, causing widespread disruption of essential services and profound hardship for the Ukrainian people. In this webinar\, Amnesty International researchers and campaigners in Ukraine and London will explore multiple dimensions of the current humanitarian crisis and analyze it from the perspectives of international human rights and international humanitarian law. The webinar will include time for panelists to address questions from webinar participants and conclude with an overview of actions that participants can take to stand in solidarity with Ukrainians as the war continues into a fifth year.\n   \n   Panelists: Anna Wright\, Ukraine Researcher\, Amnesty International\, London\; Lera Burlakova\, Ukraine Campaigns and Media Coordinator\, Amnesty International\, Kyiv &Democracy Fellow\, Center for European Policy and Analysis\, Washington\, D.C.\; Veronika Puhach\, Head of Human Rights Education\, Amnesty International Ukraine\; Benjamin Linden\, Advocacy Director\, Europe and Central Asia\, Amnesty International USA\, Washington\, D.C. Moderator: Judith Kullberg (PhD Political Science '92)\, Russia Country Specialist\, Amnesty International USA & Professor Emerita\, Eastern Michigan University.\n\nPhoto credit: Ihor Kuznietsov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
UID:145894-21898016@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145894
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:russia,ukraine
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260226T092049
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Climate Week 2026 Kickoff Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Following the wonderful success of U-M's inaugural Climate Week in 2025 (read more about UMCW25)\, which brought together over 30 units across all 3 campuses\, the newly formed Sustainability Leadership Council (read more about the SLC) is sponsoring Climate Week 2026 (UMCW26). This year's Climate Week will be held from September 26 to October 3\, 2026\, and aims to expand collaborations\, spotlight more voices\, and achieve even greater success this fall!The kickoff is the start of a collaborative planning process. We’re inviting student groups\, units\, and partners to propose new events\, or contribute your existing events (independently or co-hosted)\, under the UMCW26 umbrella to showcase collective efforts and increase the visibility and impact of our work. Our UMCW26 coordinating team will also provide support\, particularly around wide-scale marketing\, scheduling alignment\, and cross-functional convening. wide-scale marketing\, scheduling alignment\, and cross-functional convening. Climate Week KickoffDate/Time: Feb. 26th\, 2026 10:00- 11:00am\nAudience: Event hosts/leads\, partner representatives\, strategic stakeholders\, and anyone considering contributing to Climate Week.What we’ll coverGoals and themes for Climate WeekRoles\, structure\, and planning cadence How to get involvedEvent supportTimeline + a few key milestonesHow to Get Ready for the KickoffPlease RSVP by Friday\, Feb. 20th so we can plan accordingly. No need for polished details yet. If you’re considering hosting\, bring a rough idea (topic\, format\, and timing constraints).We’ll send a short follow-up after the kickoff with: the event intake link\, key dates\, office hours\, and a one-page guide on roles and where to engage.  Save the UMCW26 dates\, September 26th-October 3rd\, on your calendar.Thanks in advance for helping make Climate Week 2026 a success. We look forward to building together.\n
UID:145579-21897549@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145579
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:ZOOM
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DTSTAMP:20260106T104826
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster. After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there\, the main body of the workshop will cover creating batch scripts and the options available to run jobs\, and hands-on experience in submitting\, tracking\, and interpreting the results of submitted jobs. \n\nBy the end of the workshop\, every participant should have created a submission script\, submitted a job\, tracked its progress\, and collected its output. Additional tools including high-performance data transfer services and interactive use of the cluster will also be covered.\n\nFor more information on prerequisites\, instructors and course preparation materials\, please visit: https://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/introduction-to-research-computing-on-the-great-lakes-cluster-38-2-2/
UID:126736-21857842@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126736
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology,Academic Technology At Michigan,Applications,Arc,Arc-ts,Computational Science,computer science,computing,Data Science,engineering,Faculty,Free,Generative Ai,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Hpc,Information and Technology,interdisciplinary,Research,Science,Virtual,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260127T133905
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T110000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management
DESCRIPTION:Are you struggling to organize the sources that you’ve found for your research (journal articles\, books\, websites\, reports\, videos\, and more)? Do you want to share those sources with your colleagues around the world? Do you spend hours trying to format your bibliography? Join us for this workshop to learn about Zotero\, a free citation management tool!  Register: https://myumi.ch/n1Qkd\n\nYou will learn to:\n\n– Create and organize personal and group libraries\,\n– Invite collaborators to view or contribute to those libraries\,\n– Annotate the sources you read\,\n– Add a bibliography and in-text citations to your Google Docs or Microsoft Word document.\n\nPlease note: To use Zotero\, you will need a desktop or laptop computer – not a Chromebook or tablet – capable of downloading software. However\, this is not required during the workshop.\n\nThe registration link requires a U-M login. However\, we'd be happy to register members of the public who do not have a U-M email address. Email us directly at citationmanagement@umich.edu\, and use the subject line \"Register me for Zotero workshop.\"
UID:144628-21895598@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144628
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260211T102201
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T120000
SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000)
DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu.
UID:144249-21895020@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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