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DTSTAMP:20251219T145134
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Creating and Presenting a Conference Poster
DESCRIPTION:Conference posters are for more than just communicating your research. While a good poster will help you tell a succinct story about your project\, a great poster will serve as a platform for engaging in meaningful discussion with your audience and building your network.\n\nThis session will cover: Best practices for organizing a conference poster\; Design aesthetics to improve poster accessibility\; How to engage an audience during a poster presentation.
UID:143018-21891951@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143018
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions,Rgs-events,Rgs Events
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260212T121826
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Tuesday Seminar Series - Speakers: Abbey Soule and Patricia Torres Pineda
DESCRIPTION:Speaker 1: Abbey Soule\, PhD Candidate\, Weber Lab\n\nTitle: Beyond Science Communication: Why Engaging with 'Non-Traditional' Audiences Makes Great Scientists\n\nDescription: Public engagement and outreach activities help scientists strengthen their communication skills while (ideally) improving public understanding of and trust in the research process. Science communication is considered an important part of professional development\, yet the opportunities for engaging in outreach activities often favor certain venues (e.g.\, museums) and audiences (e.g.\, K-12). As a result\, public reach is biased towards more mobile and/or affluent communities with easier access to engagement opportunities\, leaving many populations out of the conversation entirely. In my talk\, I will share my experiences participating in and organizing outreach efforts aimed at bringing underrepresented\, 'non-traditional' audiences into scientific conversations including scientist and audience testimonials as well as the logistical challenges of working in certain venues.\n----------\nSpeaker 2: Patricia Torres Pineda\, PhD candidate\nMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural \"Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano\"\, Santo Domingo\, R.D\n\nTitle: The colonial legacies of natural history collections: specimens from the Caribbean as a case study\n\nDescription: It has been estimated that at least 1.1 billion zoological specimens are housed in natural history museums and collections around the world. These specimens comprise the foundation of a plethora of biological and environmental research\, including studies on wildlife biology\, ecology\, and conservation\, habitat restoration\, predictive investigations related to climate change and public health\, as well as education and public engagement. In the last decades\, museum and collections professionals have started important conversations regarding the colonial legacies that have shaped and\, in many cases\, still inform the practices\, access\, and use (or lack thereof) of collections. Regrettably\, these debates are still not as prevalent in the field of natural history collections and museums. Despite the Caribbean being one of the top Biodiversity hotspots of the planet (geographic areas that concentrate a large number of unique species)\, this diversity is not being fairly represented in Caribbean-based museums and collections. Here\, I present preliminary results of an exploratory study on the geopolitical distribution patterns of zoological natural history specimens from the Caribbean in collections around the world\, where striking disparities in quantity and quality of collections housed locally\, in comparison with those in Global North institutions\, become evident. In order to address the causes and implications of these biases and open a dialogue that moves us towards more inclusive and fairer practices in zoological collecting and curating\, we must understand the extent and magnitude of the disparities.
UID:145399-21897247@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145399
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Museum - Herbarium,Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Discussion,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Graduate Students,Museum,Museum - Zoology,Museum Of Zoology
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010
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DTSTAMP:20251209T122706
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T132000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Elliot S. Valenstein Distinguished Lecture | Thinking and Doing
DESCRIPTION:The brain has the remarkable ability to self-generate meaningful and distributed activity patterns (“thoughts”). Thoughts make it possible to simulate possible futures and alternative pasts\, and to use those simulations to inform choices. Here we focus on two key features of thoughts. First\, thoughts can be controlled: subjects can typically decide what to think about and then generate related mental representations. Second\, thoughts are behaviorally accessible: subjects can act based on their representational content. The neural activity patterns that underlie thoughts are poorly understood\, but we do know that there are specific activity patterns in the brain that are consistent with mental simulations. These include non-local spatial representations in the hippocampus that are consistent with possible futures and alternative pasts. Whether these representations are controllable and accessible remains unclear. We therefore developed two tasks that where we delivered real-time feedback contingent on the decoded content of non-local hippocampal representations. These tasks allowed us to determine 1) whether animals can control the content of non-local hippocampal representations and 2) whether they can access that content to guide an upcoming choice. If you are interested in knowing what we found\, please come to the talk.\n\nAbout the speaker: Loren Frank is Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and a Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of California\, San Francisco (UCSF).  He received his B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive studies from Carleton College\, his Ph.D. in Systems Neuroscience and Computation from M.I.T. and did post-doctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.  His laboratory uses a combination of techniques to study the neural bases of learning\, memory and decision-making. is work focuses on the hippocampus and related structures\, brain areas critical for both forming and retrieving memories for the events of daily life and for generating representations of possibilities that go beyond immediate experience. He also works in close collaboration with colleagues from multiple institutions to develop new technologies to understand how the brain works and how to fix it when it is not working properly. These technologies include flexible polymer electrodes that make it possible to record from large numbers of neurons for months at a time and real-time feedback systems that enable manipulations of specific patterns of brain activity. Dr. Frank has received numerous awards for his scientific discoveries and his mentoring\, including fellowships from the Sloan\, McKnight and Merck Foundations as well as the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award\, the University of Indiana Gill Young Investigator Award\, the UCSF Faculty Mentoring Award\, and the College Mentors for Kids Inspire Award.
UID:142510-21891058@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142510
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Psychology,Neuroscience
LOCATION:East Hall - 4448
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DTSTAMP:20260216T122245
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
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SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Financial Wellness at Any Career Stage: Smart Moves for Today’s Economy
DESCRIPTION:In today’s rapidly changing global and economic environment\, financial preparedness is both more important and more confusing than ever. This empowering\, judgment-free webinar breaks down the essentials of financial stability and independence\, clarifies employer benefits\, and explores how recent global events\, including inflation spikes and geopolitical disruptions\, should inform your financial planning today.\n\nParticipants will gain:\n\nSimple practices to strengthen financial stability and independence\nInsight into how AI can support clearer thinking and greater confidence\nCareer-stage action steps for early-\, mid-\, and late-career professionals\nWhether you are just starting out\, advancing in your career\, or planning for long-term security\, this session offers practical guidance. No prior financial knowledge needed.
UID:142839-21891733@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142839
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Economics,Career,Alumni
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260122T181718
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T123000
SUMMARY:Performance:Jessi Grieser\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:LSA faculty member Jessi Grieser performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon.
UID:144339-21895182@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144339
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260122T135232
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/kP7rk\n\nA flyer of her new book with a discount from U-M Press is available here:\nhttps://myumi.ch/Z24y5\n\nThis talk is based on Professor Zhang's new 2026 book with the same title from the University of Michigan Press. She proposes an interdisciplinary\, multicultural new paradigm for Chinese Studies through examining the formation and evolution of the \"Qiang\" as a people\, a concept\, and a cultural history spanning two millennia in China.\n   \n   Yanshuo Zhang is Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Literatures at Pomona College. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. She served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan for the 2020-2022 cohort. She is the Principal Investigator of the national winner of the Luce/ACLS Inaugural Collaborative Grant in China Studies\, titled \"Resituating Humanistic Pedagogy in China Studies: Incorporating Ethnic Minority Literary and Cultural Productions into North American College Classrooms.\" She is leading a transnational team of scholars\, translators and artists across the Pacific and Chinese ethnic minority and indigenous scholars on developing teaching resources and primary sources for engaging with China's ethnic minority cultural heritage for the global audience.
UID:143391-21892982@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143391
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chinese Studies,Asian Languages And Cultures,China,chinese history,History,Interdisciplinary,International
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260217T112056
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T133000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Lunar New Year Recognition Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the OGPS lounge for crafts\, new year wishes and a light lunch in recognition of Lunar New Year. \nThis event will be drop-in only. You may linger but there will be no formal program. A light lunch will be served with limited supply!
UID:143837-21894109@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143837
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:OGPS Lounge
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20251216T105703
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260217T124500
SUMMARY:Well-being:Lunchtime Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Lunchtime yoga is an opportunity to provide your body with some gentle movement\, strengthening\, stretching and balancing.  We will use the poses to reconnect with your senses\, to breathe some life back into ourselves\, find internal balance and to recover from the efforts of the work week.  The focus is on calm reconnection with ourselves rather than working out.  Please bring a mat and a water bottle.
UID:138074-21891590@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138074
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:yoga,Health & Wellness
LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building - 2080
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