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DTSTAMP:20260518T091620
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Resistance is Fertile: Celebrating 30 Years of Cultivating Change
DESCRIPTION:Resistance Is Fertile honors the founding moment of the Institute for Research on Women & Gender\, while speaking to the present. The institute was established because faculty members believed that research on women\, gender\, and sexuality required an institutional commitment to thrive. That belief was itself a form of resistance—to disciplinary silos\, to marginalization\, to the idea that such scholarship was peripheral.\n\nThis theme reminds us that resistance is not merely reactive\; it is constructive. When rooted in collaboration and sustained through infrastructure\, it produces knowledge that reshapes disciplines\, institutions\, and public life.\n\nThis exhibit celebrates 30 years of IRWG—its history\, its programs\, and the people whose vision and labor built it into what it is today. Through archival materials\, milestones\, and stories\, we trace the evolution of an institute that has continually expanded the boundaries of research in women\, gender\, and sexuality.\n\nThis exhibit centers growth\, collaboration\, and intellectual creativity—honoring the sustained efforts\, bold ideas\, and collective care that have shaped IRWG’s legacy and continue to guide its future.\n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm.
UID:148280-21903679@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148280
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,gender,Gender Based Violence,women,Women History,Women's And Gender Studies,women's studies
LOCATION:Lane Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260427T125240
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T143000
SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - ChemBio Seminar
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, May 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in CHEM 1400 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Time:* 10:00-10:30 AM\n*Student Presenter:* Courtney Henthorn\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Jennifer Bridwell-Rabb\n*Title of Talk:* Structure-Function Relationships in the Chlorophyll Catabolic Enzyme Pheophytinase\n\n*Time:* 10:30-11:00 AM\n*Student Presenter:* Antigone Wilson\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Sarah Keane\n*Title of Talk:* Investigating the RNA determinants of a non-canonical RNA-RNA interaction in Listeria monocytogenes\n\n*Time:* 11:00-11:30 AM\n*Student Presenter:* Ellie Hong\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Anna Mapp\n*Title of Talk:* Towards the Development of a Modular Lipopeptidomimetic Platform for Rapid Discovery of Transcriptional Coactivator Inhibitors\n\n*Time:* 11:30 AM-12:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Max Unger\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Alison Narayan & Prof. Bob Kennedy (Co-Advised)\n*Title of Talk:* Towards a droplet microfluidics platform for high-throughput directed evolution of enzymes for biocatalysis \n\n*Time:* 12:00-1:00 PM\nBreak\n\n*Time:* 1:00-1:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Hannah Morris\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Ryan Bailey\n*Title of Talk:* Resonance-enhanced\, label-free detection in free solution using dynamic droplet microfluidic gratings\n\n*Time:* 1:30-2:00 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Xiaoyan Li\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Kristin Koutmou\n*Title of Talk:* TBD\n\n*Time:* 2:00-2:30 PM\n*Student Presenter:* Jiying Liu\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Neil Marsh\n*Title of Talk:* Viperin: From an Antiviral Defense Protein to a Regulator of Mitochondrial Gene Expression
UID:147971-21902651@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147971
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Chemistry
LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1400
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DTSTAMP:20260429T122011
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T100000
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SUMMARY:Other:Michigan Robotics Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2026 Inspired4Robotics Hackathon\, happening on May 7th and 8th! We’re celebrating the opening of the Robot Garage\, a library of free-to-use robots and robotics components\, by holding this hackathon!\n\nStarting at 10am on Thursday\, May 7th\, your goal is to build a prototype to pitch an idea for a product\, demonstration\, or even a research direction! Along with all the resources and components in the Robot Garage\, we will provide technical support\, access to a makerspace\, and mentorship to help you get started. The top three teams win cash prizes to fund their future work. And all teams have the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to continue their work using the space\, and fund their project. A panel of judges will select the group of winners based on a final presentation. Participants get bonus points if their project can double as a demonstration of a concept in STEM\, and be adapted by the department for future outreach and educational events! We’re looking for inspired explorations that showcase the interdisciplinary nature of robotics.
UID:148002-21902711@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148002
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Robotics,Engineering,Graduate Students,Hackathon
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - FRB 4150
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DTSTAMP:20260505T103416
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T110000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Peng Zhai Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:The seismic cycle\, also known as sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS)\, is characterized by periodic accumulation and release of tectonic stress. This multi-timescale process encompasses both rapid coseismic rupture\, which unfolds over seconds\, and prolonged interseismic deformation lasting up to thousands of years. Physics-based numerical models of the seismic cycle aim to capture SEAS within a unified framework and to enhance our understanding of earthquake generation. In this dissertation\, I employ fully dynamic seismic cycle models\, including dynamic inertial effects\, to investigate earthquake nucleation and the coupled evolution of fault slip and inelastic fault zone deformation governed by damage rheology.\n\nChapter 2 focuses on exploring the influence of the characteristic weakening distance (DRS) in rate-and-state friction (RSF) on earthquake nucleation. The findings indicate that a larger value of a/b (>0.75)\, rather than the traditionally assumed 0.5\, is needed to produce expanding crack nucleation for a relatively small DRS. This suggests that fixed-length nucleation may be more common on both natural and laboratory faults\, and therefore earthquake nucleation style is strongly governed by both a/b and DRS.\n\nChapter 3 aims to develop a novel seismic cycle model integrating RSF and damage rheology to capture the coevolution of fault slip and fault zone deformation. Simulations reveal coseismic velocity drops consistent with seismological observations and a persistent shallow slip deficit (SSD). Off-fault damage is predominantly generated during earthquakes\, concentrating at shallow depths in a flower-like structure\, characterized by a distributed damage area surrounding a localized\, highly damaged inner core. Utilizing an experimentally based logarithmic healing law\, the model shows that coseismic reductions in off-fault rigidity only partially heal\, leading to a cumulative\, permanent rigidity loss over multiple seismic cycles. Consequently\, the fault zone width and rigidity eventually stabilize\, reaching a mature state with a large cumulative fault slip.\n\nIn Chapter 4\, I apply this earthquake coevolution model to examine the role of weak fault zone deformation on the generation of multiscale seismicity. The results demonstrate that relatively weak fault zones (i.e.\, when surrounding rocks have a low internal friction coefficient) facilitate the production of both large and small earthquakes\, reproducing key earthquake scaling relations observed in nature\, such as power-law magnitude-frequency distribution\, magnitude-invariant static stress drop\, and non-linear fracture energy scaling in a unified framework. These findings highlight the fundamental role of the coevolution of earthquakes and fault zone inelastic deformation in controlling earthquake behaviors.\n\nIn conclusion\, these findings highlight the significant role that fault friction and fault zone deformation play in governing earthquake nucleation\, slip behavior\, and earthquake scaling relations. Particularly\, by capturing the coevolution of fault slip and fault zone deformation over multiple seismic cycles\, Chapters 3 and 4 underscore the fundamental importance of fault zone inelastic deformation in shaping earthquake dynamics beyond fault friction and rock elasticity. The spontaneously generated inelastic deformation dissipates elastic strain energy and acts as natural rupture barriers to modulate earthquake size. The coevolution of fault slip and fault zone inelastic deformation provides an efficient way to generate fault stress heterogeneity and a wide spectrum of earthquake size over multiple seismic cycles. These insights offer new directions for interpreting natural fault systems and assessing seismic hazards.
UID:148094-21902941@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148094
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences,Dissertation
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540
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DTSTAMP:20260501T125331
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T130000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Cosmo-Astro Seminar | Taming projection effects in EFTofLSS analysis of DESI DR1 and beyond
DESCRIPTION:The analysis of galaxy clustering measurements from surveys like Euclid or DESI is likely to be affected by the so-called projection effects\, which causes the 1D marginals of the analysis to not contain the bestfit\; this is a serious issue which can potentially harm the cosmological interpretation of these analyses. In this talk I will present a few avenues to tackle this issue\, either using simulation-calibrated priors\, a frequentist framework\, or a reparametrization approach. All of these approaches can significantly reduce the projection effects\, following different strategies. Specifically\, I will show the application of these methods to current DESI DR1 data\, and will compare the results among them and with the baseline DESI analysis\, discussing as well the prospects for DESI DR2 and Euclid future analysis.
UID:148038-21902870@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148038
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Physics
LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3247 Neal Lab
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DTSTAMP:20260511T181505
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 12 - November 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram
UID:138032-21903368@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260522T063048
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T120000
SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab
DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1943735Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.We will discuss and educate you on…- Design andformat- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resumefor specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Studentor Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note:This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC
UID:147705-21901635@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147705
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTAMP:20260429T110903
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elsa Olander - Becoming: My Journey Through Stamps
DESCRIPTION:Becoming is the senior thesis project of Stamps School of Art & Design student Elsa Olander. It is a multidisciplinary exhibition that traces her artistic evolution from high school student in Kenya to graduating college senior in the U.S. It explores personal growth through material experimentation\, identity formation\, and cultural hybridity. The work features 2-D\, 3-D\, and 4-D work\; each piece serving as a visual artifact of transformation.\n\nBecoming isn’t about arriving. It’s about highlighting the moments that get us there. The doubt\, discovery\, and growth that shape who we are. It’s a reminder to learn from the past and plan for the future\, but most importantly to live in the present. We become who we are not just through all the choices we make\, but through the people we surround ourselves with\, the information we take-in\, and what we choose to believe or question.\n\n“This exhibition is about my growth and process\, but it’s not singular. Many of my family members\, including my mother\, aren’t able to attend my graduation due to the ongoing visa ban affecting several African countries. This show is my way of honoring their presence in my life\, acknowledging where I’ve come from\, and sharing my journey with those who may not be able to witness it in person. My hope is that viewers see these works not just as a portrait of my evolution\, but as an invitation to reflect\, relate\, and reimagine their own paths of becoming.” \n-Elsa Olander\n\nBecoming: My Journey Through Stamps\nExhibition Dates: April 30 – May 22\, 2026\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, April 30\, 5:30 – 8 p.m. (RSVP Recommended)\nDuderstadt Center Gallery
UID:148001-21902695@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148001
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art And Design,Art,Africa,Exhibition
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery, Rm. 1019 Duderstadt Center
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