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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Exploring NotebookLM for Education
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of NotebookLM\, the advanced AI-powered research and note-taking assistant available to all University of Michigan faculty\, staff\, and students. Designed to help you understand and synthesize information from your own documents\, NotebookLM transforms your lesson plans\, lecture notes\, and research papers into a dynamic knowledge base. By grounding its responses entirely in your sources\, it becomes your most trusted research partner.\n\nRecent Updates & Key Takeaways Include:\n-Active Learning Tools: Instantly generate flashcards and customized quizzes from your uploaded sources to enhance recall and test mastery.\n-Learning Guide Mode: Use the new \"Learning Guide\" to receive personalized tutoring\, breaking down complex concepts step-by-step with probing\, open-ended questions that encourage deeper critical thinking.\n-Enhanced Reporting: Go beyond standard summaries by generating upgraded reports in custom formats\, including Blog Posts\, Glossary of Terms\, FAQs\, and Quizzes.\n-Multiformat Audio and Video Overviews: Transform your documents into engaging \"podcasts\"\, perfect for on-the-go learning and diverse perspective-taking. Explore the new Video Overview to create a dynamic presentation based on your sources.\n-Source Versatility: Upload a wide range of source materials\, including PDFs\, Google Docs/Slides\, and even web links\, for comprehensive information synthesis.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n-Introduction to NotebookLM:\n--Understanding NotebookLM as an AI-powered research and note-taking assistant.\n--Overview of how it utilizes only your uploaded documents for information synthesis and provides citations.\n-Practical Applications and New Features:\n--Demonstration of uploading diverse source materials.\n--Generating Flashcards and Quizzes for study and review.\n--Utilizing the Learning Guide for in-depth conceptual mastery.\n--Creating customized reports\, Audio Overviews\, and Video Overviews in new formats.\n-Accelerating Knowledge Sharing:\n--Examples of generating lesson plans\, discussion questions\, and study guides.\n--Q&A on NotebookLM features and usage.\n-Privacy and Terms of Service:\n--Overview of the ITS AI Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service (emphasizing data is not used to train the AI).\n-Wrap-up and Resources
UID:140774-21899286@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140774
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Generative Ai,Notebooklm,Google,Academic Technology At Michigan,Artificial Intelligence,Genai
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260403T112517
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SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Farm Stand: Spring Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Spring is in full swing\, and that means it's time to get your hands dirty and your gardens ready for the summer! We're thrilled to announce the return of the Farm Stand Pop-Up Plant Sale. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out\, there's something for everyone. We have tons of your Farm Stand favorite plant varieties to choose from. We'll also have a table for gardening advice\, information on pollinators\, and material resources to support student home gardeners.
UID:147085-21900365@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147085
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Food,agriculture,Environment,Sustainability,Wellness,vegetables,Food System
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260111T114956
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gender and Sexuality Workshop
DESCRIPTION:- January 15: Gracia Dodds and Mack Brumbaugh\n- February 12: Tey Meadow\n- February 26: Bailey Otter\n- March 12: Abby Smith\; Xavier Fields\n- March 24: Elizabeth Armstrong and Hannah Tessler\; lightning talks\n- April 9: Johanna Oh\n- April 16: Maya Glenn
UID:143662-21893619@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143662
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Graduate Student
LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147
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DTSTAMP:20251120T121105
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Great Lakes Seminar Series: Jenan Kharbush
DESCRIPTION:About the presentation: “Nitrogen availability” refers to the amounts of biologically usable nitrogen forms relative to demand by the biological community. In cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) dominated by the non-diazotrophic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa\, nitrogen availability is critical for the production of the nitrogen-rich toxin microcystin\, and may also play a role in shaping M. aeruginosa strain composition and relative abundance of toxic and non-toxic strains. During the annual CyanoHAB in Western Lake Erie\, both the dominant form of nitrogen (organic vs. inorganic) and M. aeruginosa strain composition shift as the bloom progresses\, as does the heterotrophic bacterial community composition in M. aeruginosa colonies. Recent metagenomics and culture-based work suggests that some of these heterotrophs may be involved in nitrogen acquisition and cycling processes with Microcystis. In this talk I will discuss some of our recent efforts to understand the influence of nitrogen form on Microcystis bloom ecology\, via both strain-specific adaptations and interactions with other community members such as heterotrophic bacteria. This includes examining how nitrogen form influences exometabolite production in cultured M. aeruginosa strains\, as well as using nano-secondary ion mass spectrometry (nanoSIMS) to measure how cell-specific nitrogen uptake in field communities changes with bloom phase. \n\nAbout the speaker: Jenan is an Assistant Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Michigan. She earned her PhD in Chemical Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, where she developed an appreciation for the complexity of microbial life and the outsized influence microbes have on their environment. At U-M\, her research group studies how aquatic microorganisms\, particularly phytoplankton\, acquire and use nitrogen\, including during CyanoHABs. They combine laboratory culture experiments with field-based environmental observations to link cellular-level nitrogen cycling processes to large-scale geochemical patterns in both modern and ancient environments.
UID:141223-21888418@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141223
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biology,seminar,Science,Research,Lecture,Chemistry,Environment,Great Lakes
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260316T145322
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SUMMARY:Presentation:How to Be Your Best in Virtual Interviews
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, you will learn how to use lighting\, color\, clothing\, backdrop\, eye contact\, and mirroring to make a strong impression and why it’s important to keep answers succinct\, pause\, be comfortable with silence\, and notice non-verbal cues during interviews.\nLearning objectives:\nLearn practical steps to take to look and sound your best despite your nerves.\nUnderstand how to combine the technology\, body language\, and behavioral features to make a strong impression in a virtual setting.\nUnderstand what it takes (posture\, breathing\, and gesturing) to look and sound confident.\n\nSpeaker: Amy Aines\nAmy Aines is a communication strategist\, speaker\, coach\, and trainer who builds career success skills. She teaches graduate students and postdocs at universities and government agencies how to simplify the complex\, engage listeners\, foster productive relationships\, and make a bigger impact with their work. Amy is CEO of Damianakes Communications\, a consulting firm she founded in 1999\, and co-author of Championing Science – Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers\, a ‘how to’ book based on her four decades of work with scientists and engineers in the wireless\, tech\, and biotech industries.
UID:146662-21899420@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146662
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:job search,Career,Rackham,Professional Development,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Graduate and Professional Students
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260224T102354
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Is Sign Language Universal? A Brief History of ASL
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the history of American Sign Language (ASL) and its fascinating origins. In this workshop\, we will take a brief look at the evolution of ASL\, some linguistic differences that set it apart from other languages\, variations within the language\, Deaf culture\, and more! No prior knowledge of ASL or linguistics is needed to attend.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu.
UID:145864-21897968@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145864
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Disability,Accessibility,Communication,Culture,Deaf,Workshop
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260413T181557
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SUMMARY:Performance:Joseph Antrim\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Joseph Antrim 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:144567-21895498@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144567
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Music
LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower
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DTSTAMP:20260410T172945
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Master's Thesis Defense Seminar> Calcium and F-actin dynamics  during tricellular zipping in  epithelial junction remodeling
DESCRIPTION:Epithelial cells form adhesive connections through cell-cell junctions\, maintaining a selective barrier despite significant cell shape changes during development and tissue homeostasis. This is accomplished through the active remodeling of cell-cell junctions\, a process largely driven by actomyosin contractility. Using live microscopy of the Xenopus laevis embryonic epithelium\, my lab has characterized “tricellular zipping”\, a vertex remodeling process that contributes to the transition from irregular epithelial cell geometries at the blastula stage to the more regular hexagonal packing that emerges at the gastrula stage of development. Tricellular zipping involves the resolution of a long\, thin cellular extension that stretches toward a vertex where four or more cells meet. As two cells 'zip' together to lengthen a new bicellular interface\, the other cell recedes\, thus forming a new tricellular vertex at the end of zipping. Tricellular zipping is accompanied by transient flashes of cytoplasmic calcium within the long cell extension. My research has focused on investigating these calcium flashes\, whether the calcium flashes are correlated with actomyosin accumulation\, and how pulsatile calcium and actin accumulations drive the elongation of the new bicellular interface between two zipping cells. My data reveals that each tricellular zipping event is accompanied by multiple calcium flashes within the long cellular extension. Following each calcium flash\, there is an increase in the rate of elongation of the new bicellular interface. F-actin also accumulates in a pulsatile fashion within the long cellular extension during tricellular zipping. Cross-correlation analysis demonstrates that calcium flashes are correlated with F-actin accumulation\, and calcium flashes precede F-actin accumulation\, suggesting that pulsatile calcium flashes may activate actin polymerization and/or Myosin II activation during tricellular zipping. Together\, these findings suggest that calcium-associated actomyosin pulses drive tricellular zipping. This research provides new information about an uncharacterized mechanism of junctional remodeling and the emerging role of localized calcium signaling in regulating epithelial junction remodeling during early embryonic development.
UID:147524-21901178@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147524
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,Thesis Defense
LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 5150
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