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DTSTAMP:20260423T092021
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Life Research Symposium Drop-in Proposal Brainstorming Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join members of the Student Life Research team to brainstorm and discuss your proposal ideas for the 2026 Student Life Research Symposium. Feel free to stop by anytime during the session and stay for as long as you like. Please register so we know you're planning to attend.Treats will be served! 
UID:146150-21898453@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146150
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Conference Room 1398 in the Ruthven Building
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DTSTAMP:20260306T121518
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T110000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tangent: The 2026 IP Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAll Stamps seniors who are enrolled in the year-long Integrative Project course participate in the IP Exhibition held each spring\, which is the culmination of their thesis work. The senior studio spaces in the Stamps Art & Architecture Building are transformed into exhibition space\, with 4D work featured in a group screening and reel\, and selected projects displayed in the A&A Street Gallery.\n\nExhibition Dates: April 20 – May 2\, 2026\nArt & Architecture Building\, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd\nOpen Monday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.\n\nOpening Reception: Friday\, April 24\, 1-8 p.m.\n\nFilm/Video Screenings will take place in the Art & Architecture Auditorium from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday\, April 24 and Friday\, May 1.
UID:143795-21894028@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143795
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250904T153242
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T110000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Weekly coffee chat hosted by INFORMS & HFES
DESCRIPTION:Come join us in the IOE Commons for some coffee and networking!
UID:138834-21896909@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138834
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Hfes,Human Factors And Ergonomics Society,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite, Room 1700
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DTSTAMP:20260414T140036
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T123000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Bryan McCloskey\, University of California\, Berkeley
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nConventional Li-ion battery electrolytes have been designed to optimize numerous desirable properties\, including interfacial and thermal stability\, conductivity\, and low flammability. However\, all conventional liquid Li + -bearing electrolytes still possess low Li + transference (t + ) numbers\, where current passed through them is primarily carried by the counteranion\, resulting in large concentration gradients that limit battery performance\, particularly at high discharge and charging rates.\n\nThe development of high t + electrolytes—those in which most (or all) current is carried by the Li + ion—could enable safer battery cycling\, faster charging rates\, and thicker\, more energy-dense cathode designs in Li-ion batteries. This presentation will outline our attempts to develop high t + electrolytes using two strategies. In the first\, Li-neutralized polyanions are used as a salt in nonaqueous liquid electrolytes (so-called nonaqueous polyelectrolyte solutions). In this configuration\, Li ions\, when appropriately solvated\, have hydrodynamic radii much smaller than the polymer chain’s size\, ostensibly allowing them to diffuse or migrate faster than their appended counteranions\, and hence enable high t + electrolytes. Ultimately\, I show this picture to be oversimplified\, and that anion-anion and cation-anion correlations severely limit the t + of high conductivity polyelectrolyte solutions. In the second\, we suspend Li-ion conducting inorganic particles\, which have both high conductivity and unity Li + transference numbers\, in organic electrolytes.\n\nThe development of these organic-inorganic composite electrolytes could enable solid state batteries\, an important emerging energy storage technology that has been hindered by the poor processability of thin-film pure inorganic ion conductors. Although the composite electrolyte field is highly active due to the processability advantages composite electrolytes possess\, researchers are still puzzled about why\, in most cases\, no significant improvement in the electrolyte conductivity is observed after incorporating inorganic particles\, whose conductivity is orders of magnitude larger than that of polymer electrolytes at room temperature.\n\nI will present our efforts to quantify phase contributions to ion transport in model inorganic-organic systems\, ultimately showing that three critical factors govern the conductivity of composite electrolytes: Li + -desolvation dynamics\, Li + -transference number in the organic phase\, and the ceramic particle size. Using this knowledge\, we show that certain composite configurations have enhanced conductivity and substantially higher transference numbers than the pure model organic electrolyte alone.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\nBryan McCloskey is the Department Chair and Warren &amp\; Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley. He also holds a joint appointment as a Faculty Chemical Engineer in the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His laboratory explores numerous applications of electrochemistry to energy sustainability\, conversion\, and storage. Current projects focus on elucidating the fundamental electrochemistry of metal-air batteries and understanding a variety of challenges facing Li-ion and Na-ion batteries\, including high voltage cathode-electrolyte interfacial stability and organic-inorganic composites for solid-state batteries. He has co-authored more than 175 articles and has won numerous awards for his research\, including The Electrochemical Society Charles Tobias Award\, The International Society of Electrochemistry Tajima Prize\, and the VW/BASF Science Award- Electrochemistry. More information about the McCloskey Lab can be found at the Lab’s website: www.mccloskeylab.com.
UID:143400-21892983@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143400
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,Chemistry
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 32 - B32 Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260313T120253
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI
DESCRIPTION:Ready to transform your teaching and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools\, specifically U-M GPT\, can streamline your approach to creating syllabi\, assignments\, rubrics\, and lesson plans. Dive into practical ideas for designing assignments and instructional materials in a GenAI era\, and engage in hands-on opportunities using U-M GPT and resources like the \"60+ ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today\" Book Guide. Enhance your productivity and gain more time to engage with your students!\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-Effortless Course Content Creation:\n--Using U-M GPT for generating slides\, content for Canvas pages\, and other course materials (syllabus\, lesson plans\, rubrics)\n-Designing Assignments and Instructional Materials:\n--Practical ideas for creating assignments and instructional materials.\n--Hands-on exploration of the \"60+ ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today\" Book Guide.\n--Engaging exercises to design and refine assignments.\n-Streamlined Data Analysis:\n--Techniques for analyzing data and summarizing academic materials using GenAI tools.\n-Hands-on Experience:\n--Practical\, hands-on exercises to get comfortable using U-M GPT and other GenAI tools\, e.g.\, the new GenAI Discussion Summary feature in Canvas.\n-Peer Insights and Best Practices:\n--Participatory discussions and sharing of best practices for integrating GenAI in higher education.\n\nAudience: Instructors
UID:124199-21899288@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124199
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai Literacy,Artificial Intelligence,Chat Gpt,Chatgpt,digital,digital technology,Genai,Generative Ai,information and technology,information science,Interdisciplinary,michigan it,Professional Development,Staff,Teaching And Learning,Teachtech,Training,Virtual,Webinar,workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260224T101438
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Revolutionary Paine: Andy Murphy Student-Curated Class Exhibit Common Sense
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10\, 1776\, with an initial print run of just 1\,000 copies\; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8\, weekdays from 12-4 pm.
UID:143999-21894489@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143999
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Americana,Exhibit,Exhibition,history
LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room
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DTSTAMP:20260427T090939
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T120000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory
DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays 12-5 pm\nFridays 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm
UID:138950-21884312@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history
LOCATION:Detroit Observatory
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DTSTAMP:20260414T071856
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T180000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the upcoming Annual Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium\, when we will celebrate the invaluable research contributions of postdoctoral fellows and highlight the innovative work being done by Pioneer Fellows and other postdoctoral researchers across the University of Michigan. \n\nRegistration is open through April 20! \nPoster abstract submission is now closed.\n\n2026 Michigan Pioneer Fellows Symposium:\n1:00–6:00 p.m.\, April 23\, 2026\nBSRB Kahn Auditorium\n\nSchedule:\n1:00 Welcome and introductions\n1:05 Talks by Pioneer Fellows\n3:30 Keynote address: “New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to Accelerate Clinical Trials in a Dish (CTiD)\,” Joseph C. Wu\, M.D.\, Ph.D. Professor & Director\, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute\, Stanford University\n4:30 Poster session\n5:30 Concluding remarks and reception\n\nAbstract:\nDrug discovery and development continue to face significant challenges\, with over 90% of candidate drugs failing in clinical trials. These efficacy failures are primarily due to inherent species-specific differences\, fundamental biological variances between model organisms and humans\, and the limitations of existing models to accurately reflect the complexity of human disease and treatment responses. In this discussion\, I will explore how the NIH and FDA are advocating for new alternative methodologies (NAMs) to reduce or replace animal testing. I will highlight recent advancements in technologies such as stem cells\, organoids\, and microphysiological systems (MPS)\, along with the roles of clinical genomics and AI/ML. Additionally\, I will examine how these platforms can collaboratively enhance our understanding of rare orphan diseases\, facilitate drug discovery\, support precision medicine\, and enable clinical trials in a dish (CTiD).\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nJoseph C. Wu\, MD\, PhD is Director of Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Simon H. Stertzer\, MD\, Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Stanford University. Dr. Wu received his MD from Yale University and PhD (Molecular & Medical Pharmacology) at University of California\, Los Angeles. He is board certified in cardiovascular medicine. His lab works on genomics\, stem cells/organoids\, AI/ML\, and drug discovery. The main goals are to (i) understand basic disease mechanisms\, (ii) implement precision medicine for patients\, and (iii) accelerate drug discovery via “new alternative methodologies” (NAMs) and “clinical trial in a dish” (CTiD) concept. Dr. Wu has published >700 manuscripts with H-index of 147 on Google scholar. He is listed as top 0.1% of highly cited researchers by Web of Science for past 7 years (2018-2024). Dr. Wu has received several awards\, including the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award\, NIH Roadmap Transformative Award\, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) given out by President Obama at the White House\, American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award\, AHA Merit Award\, and Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Innovation in Regulatory Science Award. Dr. Wu serves on the FDA Cellular\, Tissue\, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee. He is on the Board of the Keystone Symposia and American Heart Association. He is a past President of the American Heart Association (2023-2024). Dr. Wu is an elected member or fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)\, Association of University Cardiologists (AUC)\, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\, American Association of Physicians (AAP)\, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)\, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)\, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering (AAASE)\, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)\, and National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
UID:145980-21898221@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145980
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences,Chemistry,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Life Science,Medicine,Natural Sciences,Pharmacy,Research,Science,Talk
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium
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