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DTSTAMP:20251002T124227
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Technology of Liberation or Control?: The Asymmetric Effects of the Internet on Political Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Over the past two decades\, the internet and social media have expanded rapidly to all corners of the world. While these new technologies have liberalized access to information and communication channels\, they have also introduced new platforms for surveillance and propaganda. As such\, the internet can be characterized as a ``double-edged sword'' for society\, introducing new freedoms as well as oppressions. This duality is perhaps most evident in the case of Myanmar\, where a majority of the population was first exposed to the internet within the past ten years. In this paper\, we estimate the effects of the internet empirically by exploiting geographic variation in access as well as temporal shocks to exposure. We find that reducing internet access leads to a reduction in the prevalence of demonstrations---but not other forms of political conflict---during the months following a military coup. However\, as internet freedoms are eroded\, the effect on protest activity disappears\, and we argue that this shift can be explained by a change in the nature of political discourse online. Moreover\, in the long run\, we find that internet access is associated with more political violence and higher levels of military control across Myanmar. Taken together\, our results show that the internet can serve as both a tool of liberalization and oppression\, conditional on the government's capacity to monitor and exert influence over the network. These findings are especially relevant for developing economies in which widespread internet access is relatively recent\, as these advances may not necessarily be beneficial for democracy movements.
UID:140222-21886753@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140222
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Development,seminar,Economics
LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201
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DTSTAMP:20251024T123154
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T160000
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SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:The power to finance the future | Enterprise Credit & Global Payment Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Date: October 9\, 2025Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EasternFormat: Virtual informational session – meeting link will be shared with registered attendeesSession Description:Explore howwe help clients access capital and manage payments around the world. Fromstructuring credit solutions to facilitating complex payment flows\, Enterprise Credit and Global Payment Solutions teams play a vital role in driving Responsible Growth. Hear from current program participants about the skills\, campus career paths and impact of working in these lines of businesses. All are welcome to register for this session.
UID:139793-21886059@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139793
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DTSTAMP:20251007T120914
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T160000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Tropical Precarity: Contemporary Dance and Performance in Puerto Rico
DESCRIPTION:This is day two of a two-part series.\n\nThursday\, October 9\, 2025\, 4:00-6:00pm\nPanel Discussion on Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico with coeditors Susan Homar and nibia pastrana santiago and dancers and choreographers Merián Soto and Viveca Vázquez.\n\nAll events will be held at 3512 Haven Hall\n\nFree and open to the public\n\nPlease join us for two events with four leading voices on Puerto Rican contemporary dance and performance: scholar Susan Homar\, performance artist and dancer nibia pastrana santiago\, and choreographers\, dancers\, and filmmakers Merián Soto and Viveca Vázquez. We will be screening the documentary Fenomenal\, Rompeforma 1989-1996 about a pioneering performance art festival in Puerto Rico and discussing the anthology Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico (University of Michigan Press\, 2023) and contemporary dance and performance in Puerto Rico and its diaspora. For more information\, please contact Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes at lawrlafo@umich.edu.\n\nSponsored by the Contemporary Performance in Puerto Rico Working Group with the assistance of the University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the Arts Initiative.\n\nCosponsored by the Latina/o Studies Program and the Department of American Culture.
UID:140387-21887011@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140387
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Film,film screening,filmmaker,Latine Heritage Month,latino/a studies
LOCATION:Haven Hall - 3512
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DTSTAMP:20251009T120231
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T173000
SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Thursday from 4:30-5:30p for our crafting meeting! All skills are welcome with plenty of teachers and projects to start each week. If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email our Monday meeting lead Calli:callil@umich.edu\nTime: 4:30-5:30 pm\nLocation: North Campus Duderstadt Design Lab 1\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund
UID:137846-21880908@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137846
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:Duderstadt Design Lab 1
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DTSTAMP:20250919T130837
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T163000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IGR|GSP Chai Chatter
DESCRIPTION:Join IGR and GSP to chat over chai!
UID:137999-21881121@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137999
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DTSTAMP:20251024T132338
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T163000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. This session will only be offered in person for students. \n\nRSVP Required for Event.
UID:137506-21883069@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137506
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
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DTSTAMP:20251001T124157
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T180000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Dinner & Sneak Peek: Existing Differently Regional Summit
DESCRIPTION:Visionary Organizing is an approach to solving social\, individual\, community\, and organizational problems that equally emphasizes our material needs for survival and our nonmaterial needs for thriving. It solves problems by applying six components to a problem and facilitates change by nurturing interdependence\, transforming relationships\, and creating new systems that can replace what already exists. \n\nCollege students are faced with a serious set of problems. They have to navigate an unpredictable economy\, an ever-evolving relationship with technology\, a changing climate\, and weakening social ties. Solving these problems requires skills that empower them to become leaders who can make their material needs for survival and their nonmaterial needs for well-being equally important. \n\nTo support student leadership development\, Visionary Organizing Lab and Student Life Sustainability at the University of Michigan are partnering to host the Great Lakes Regional Training in Visionary Organizing—a 4.5-day immersive experience in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. This training is open to undergraduate students from midwestern universities who are curious about social change or already engaged in addressing social and community challenges.\n\nOur vision is to support a generation of students who can leave campus and practice Visionary Organizing in communities and organizations with others.\n\n**Dinner will be served**
UID:139915-21886323@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139915
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sustainability,Activism,Food,Leadership,student org
LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20250919T130837
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251009T173000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IGR|GSP Chai Chatter
DESCRIPTION:Join IGR and GSP to chat over chai!
UID:137999-21881122@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137999
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