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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Nineteenth-Century Forum
DESCRIPTION:The rise of grief tech\, chatbots trained on the words\, voices\, and memories of lost loved ones\, offers the alluring chance to continue a relationship beyond death. Grief tech is new\, but that allure is much older\, dating at least back to nineteenth-century Spiritualism. Today’s grief tech is connected to its Victorian predecessor by a shared culture of grief - one that seemed to have disappeared. While current psychological practices try to move the bereaved toward closure\, Victorian mourning lingered in yearning. Bringing together Alice Stringfellow\, a Victorian mother who corresponded her dead son every night\, and Joshua Barbeau\, a present-day aspiring actor who created a chatbot version of his girlfriend after her death\, this talk explores how contemporary technologies might reveal the value (and risks) of using technology to redress the innately human problem of death. \n\nMegan Ward is a faculty member in the School of Writing\, Literature\, and Film and Director of the OSU Center for the Humanities and the Center for Material Cultures Research in Archaeology\, Art\, and Indigenous Studies. Her first book\, \"Seeming Human: Victorian Realist Characters and Artificial Intelligence\" (Ohio State UP\, 2018) offers a new theory of realist character through the realist novel’s unexpected afterlife: the intelligent machine. She is currently writing a book of essays\, \"Chatbots in Love\,\" which explores how the human desire for intimacy has shaped the creation of AI - and why that desire has been left unfulfilled. Her work on technology and realism has appeared or is forthcoming in edited collections such as \"AI Narratives\" and \"The Routledge Guide to Politics and Literature\" as well as journals such as \"New Literary History\" and \"Public Humanities.\"\n\nRSVP here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/16399
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144324
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:English Language And Literature
LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222
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DTSTAMP:20260416T162030
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Lecture: \"Grief Tech\" with Megan Ward
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public lecture with Megan Ward (Oregon State University.) \"The rise of grief tech\, chatbots trained on the words\, voices\, and memories of lost loved ones\, offers the alluring chance to continue a relationship beyond death. Grief tech is new\, but that allure is much older\, dating at least back to nineteenth-century Spiritualism. Today’s grief tech is connected to its Victorian predecessor by a shared culture of grief - one that seemed to have disappeared. While current psychological practices try to move the bereaved toward closure\, Victorian mourning lingered in yearning. Bringing together Alice Stringfellow\, a Victorian mother who corresponded her dead son every night\, and Joshua Barbeau\, a present-day aspiring actor who created a chatbot version of his girlfriend after her death\, this talk explores how contemporary technologies might reveal the value (and risks) of using technology to redress the innately human problem of death.\"
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144759
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Angell Hall 3222
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DTSTAMP:20260416T172030
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Marsal Student Advisory Board (SAB) and Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138899
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Schorling
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DTSTAMP:20260120T181523
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Jonathan Adler
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJonathan Adler’s brain is a cultural blender. His influences are vast. High\, low\, and everything in between\, from Isamu Noguchi’s organic Modern Sculptures to raunchy 1970s bumper stickers. The end result? A design brand—pottery\, furniture\, and more—which marries chic design with irreverent references. Adler has built an international reputation for his innovative approach to design\, which deftly combines humor\, impeccable style\, and skilled craftsmanship. In his talk\, Adler will shed light on how he synthesizes disparate inspirations into a varied yet distinctive voice and offer advice on how young designers and artists can develop their own signature styles in a chaotic visual landscape. \n\nAdler launched his namesake brand in 1993 when Barneys New York purchased his first pottery collection\, and by 1998 he had opened his flagship store in Soho. Since then\, Adler has expanded his studio into a global design company rooted in craftsmanship and playful luxury. Pottery remains at the heart of his work\, while the brand now encompasses furniture\, lighting\, décor\, and textiles—all united by his signature vision of “Modern American Glamour.” Through both his retail stores and collaborations worldwide\, Adler continues to champion bold design infused with wit\, optimism\, and artistry.\n\nAdler appeared as a judge for two seasons of Bravo’s Top Design and later served as a judge on HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen. In 2019\, Adler received the Brand Heritage Award at The Fashion Group International’s annual Night of Stars gala in New York City and has received many accolades\, including the MAD Visionary Award from the Museum of Arts and Design in 2025.\n\nPresented in partnership with Design Core Detroit. \n\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.\n
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142736
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260318T104742
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Stay Calm and Just Dance at Couzens
DESCRIPTION:Join the Couzens Multicultural Council for a study break! Relax and practice self-care with Just Dance\, Nintendo Switch and more!
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146741
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Dance,Diversity Peer Educators,Social,housing,Games
LOCATION:Couzens Hall - Multipurpose Room
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DTSTAMP:20260318T105050
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Summer Vision Boards at West Quad
DESCRIPTION:Join the West Quad Diversity Peer Educators and Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants to set goals for the summer and enjoy free ice cream!
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146742
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:housing,Social,Crafts,Diversity Peer Educators
LOCATION:West Quadrangle - Asubuhi Multicultural Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20260319T155748
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AI and Detroit’s Census Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThis talk explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and geospatial data can support cities to better understand housing conditions and improve population estimates. In collaboration with the City of Detroit\, researchers at the University of Michigan are developing new tools that combine street-level imagery\, remote sensing data\, and AI models capable of interpreting visual information about buildings and neighborhoods. These tools can identify indicators such as roof damage\, structural decay\, or vegetation encroachment—signals that may suggest vacancy\, or blight.\n\nImportantly\, the goal is not simply to automate housing assessments. Instead\, the project adopts an approach in which municipal staff and communities guide\, interpret\, and validate AI-generated insights. By integrating technical innovation with existing city workflows\, the collaboration aims to support Detroit’s efforts to maintain accurate address records for the U.S. Census and improve housing data used for planning and investment decisions.\n\nThis work supports city efforts to improve housing and population data\, while also helping strengthen communities. When residents are undercounted\, cities risk losing tax revenue\, federal funding\, and even political representation. At the same time\, urban blight and rapidly changing housing conditions make it difficult to maintain accurate records of which homes are occupied. In cities with large numbers of vacant\, abandoned\, or deteriorating structures\, some inhabited homes may be mistakenly classified as vacant\, leading to inaccurate population estimates and challenges for housing policy and neighborhood revitalization efforts. More broadly\, this work highlights how partnerships between universities and local governments can support cities adopting AI tools responsibly while strengthening data-driven decision-making\n\nBiography:\nDr. Van Berkel is an assistant professor at The University of Michigan\, School for Environment and Sustainability. His research focuses on understanding land change at diverse scales\; the physical and psychological benefit of exposure to natural environments\; and how digital visualization of data can add new place-based knowledge in science and community decision-making. He has expertise in spatial statistics\, data science\, big data\, and machine learning. Van Berkel is currently a Co-PI on an NSF grant examining how online webtools can enable the public to co-create landscape designs for novel solutions to climate-change adaptation and mitigation in urban areas. He is also part of the NOAA funded GLISA project developing land change models to support knowledge discovery in municipalities throughout the Great Lake States. His work in AI focuses on deciphering complex sentiment from multimodal content\, such as understanding image content and analyzing captions and tags posted by users\, at scale. This research aims to provide objective measures of behavior and attitude for modeling diverse values and benefits of nature globally.\n\nJeffrey D. Morenoff is a professor of sociology\, a research professor at the Institute for Social Research (ISR)\, and a professor of public policy at the Ford School. He is also director of the ISR Population Studies Center. Professor Morenoff’s research interests include neighborhood environments\, inequality\, crime and criminal justice\, the social determinants of health\, racial/ethnic/immigrant disparities in health and antisocial behavior\, and methods for analyzing multilevel and spatial data.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145245
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Sociology,Literature Science And The Arts,Lecture,Generative Ai,Genai,Free,Detroit,Ai,Artificial Intelligence
LOCATION:Dana Building - 1040
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DTSTAMP:20260416T120051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Challenge your thinking and explore truth at this week’s big question—plus pizza—this Thursday.
DESCRIPTION:\nHi Friends\,\nWe’d love for you to join us for the next Ratio Christi meeting on Thursday\, April 16th\, from 6:00–7:00 PM!\nThis week’s discussion question is: “What are the biblical ethical implications of AI development?\"\nWe’ll be meeting at the Study Center (611 1/2 E. William St.\, Ann Arbor). It’s a safe and welcoming space to explore questions of religion and faith\, where all perspectives are valued in building thoughtful conversation.\nEveryone is welcome—plus\, there will be pizza while it lasts! \nIf you are interested in learning more about us\, you can join the Ratio Christi Maize page for updates and discussions: Ratio Christi Maize page. We're also active on Instagram: Ratio Christi Instagram page\n \nWe are excited to see you all soon and please feel free to reach out with any questions!\n\n\nSincerely\,\nRatio Christi Team \n\n
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147513
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