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DTSTAMP:20251212T085640
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T090000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution.  \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial.
UID:138431-21890594@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor)
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DTSTAMP:20251216T100358
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa
DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum.
UID:142791-21891540@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20260109T152326
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T113000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Bookworm #87 - Revolutionary Paine: A Student-Curated Exhibit Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s \"Common Sense\,\" first published on January 10\, 1776\, with only 1\,000 copies\, quickly became one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. Students in the course Revolutionary Political Thought in Early America and Beyond co-curated the exhibition Revolutionary Paine using materials from the Clements Library to explore its rapid and far-reaching impact.\n\nJoin Clements Librarian for Instruction and Engagement Maggie Vanderford and Professor Andy Murphy over Zoom for a panel discussion with the student curators of this exhibit.\n\nSponsored by Miriam Kahn.\n\n“Revolutionary Paine” | On view noon–4 p.m.\, January 16–April 26
UID:143633-21893553@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143633
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american history,Discussion,Education,Exhibit,Exhibition,Faculty,Free,history,Library,Talk,Undergraduate Students,Virtual
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://myumi.ch/3QjMV
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DTSTAMP:20251212T090011
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research
DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years.
UID:142351-21890692@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism
LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648
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DTSTAMP:20260105T092627
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T110000
SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Goosechase!
DESCRIPTION:This semester long Scavenger Hunt will help you navigate campus\, find fun experiences\, and allow you to compete for fabulous prizes! Join today and start earning points!\n\nJoin Link: https://join.goosechase.com/1a55ceb3-9b27-4cfc-a514-7425415457b8
UID:143089-21892055@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143089
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:prizes,welcome to michigan,WelcometoMichigan,Winterwelcome2026
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260105T093408
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation.\n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like!\n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu).
UID:143170-21892358@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143170
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Central America,Coffee,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Engaged Learning,Europe,European,Food,Free,Games,Intercultural,International,Language,Languages,Latin America,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB
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DTSTAMP:20260109T114337
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Jian Kang\, Professor & Associate Chair for Research\, Biostatistics\, University of Michigan
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Deep generative models\, such as Variational Autoencoders (VAE) and diffusion probabilistic models\, have transformed high-dimensional data modeling. However\, these approaches often rely on variational approximations or computationally intensive ordinary differential equation (ODE) solvers\, trading exact Bayesian inference for scalability. In this talk\, I present the Bayesian Deep Noise Neural Network (B-DeepNoise)\, a framework originally developed for density regression that possesses inherent yet under-explored generative capabilities. Unlike standard Bayesian neural networks that place priors only on network weights\, the B-DeepNoise framework injects stochastic noise into every hidden layer of a deep architecture. We show that this construction is mathematically equivalent to a deep hierarchical latent variable model\, yielding rich conditional distributions through layer-wise noise propagation. By exploiting piecewise-linear activation functions\, specifically ReLU function\, we derive a closed-form Gibbs sampling algorithm that enables asymptotically exact posterior inference\, avoiding the approximation errors commonly associated with variational methods. I will demonstrate how this framework unifies three closely related tasks: (1) uncertainty quantification in regression\, (2) density regression for complex conditional distributions\, and (3) extensions to generative modeling\, where layer-wise noise injection enables flexible sample generation and data imputation. These results bridge flexible deep learning architectures with rigorous Bayesian inference and computational statistics\, providing a principled approach to density learning and generative modeling.
UID:143254-21892556@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143254
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:seminar
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20260116T060134
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260116T160000
SUMMARY:Other:Woven Horizons - National Parks Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Join Sierra Club + Crafts for Conservation: VIPs Club as we table about the importance of National Parks & Land Back Movements while raising for the Ranger Relief & Land Back Legal funds. \nStop by any time between 10a-4p on Fridays January 16th in Misfits + 1-4p on January 30th outside of Joe's Pizza (if weather permits)!
UID:143053-21891986@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143053
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:Misfits Coffee Club
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