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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS Job Search Series Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:\n                            \n            This workshop series helps graduate students and \npostdoctoral fellows build the professional skills needed to succeed in \ntoday’s competitive job market. With a focus on biomedical and life \nsciences\, and biomedical engineering\, you will gain the strategies and \nconfidence to pursue careers in academia\, industry\, or beyond. Through \ninteractive sessions that blend presentations with hands-on activities\, \nyou will practice proven approaches to job applications\, networking\, \ninterviewing\, and career planning\, so you can stand out to employers and\n take the next step with confidence.Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this series\, you will be able to:Craft strong application materials that showcase your research expertise and transferable skills using the W.H.O. method.Build connections and network effectively with a strong elevator pitch and an optimized LinkedIn profile (Headline-About-Experience format).Succeed in interviews by applying the S.T.A.R. method and approach salary negotiations confidently.Design a strategic job search with S.M.A.R.T. goals and plan long-term career growth through an Individual Development Plan.\n        \n    \n            
UID:142533-21891102@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142533
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
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DTSTAMP:20260413T143431
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T172000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:WHY DOESN’T THE UNITED STATES HAVE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE? THE POLITICAL ROLE OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
DESCRIPTION:This study examines how the American Medical Association (AMA) helped shape the development of the U.S. health insurance system in the critical period after World War II. Working with the political public relations firm Campaigns\, Inc.\, the AMA launched a nationwide campaign to weaken support for National Health Insurance by framing it as “socialized medicine\,” while simultaneously enrolling people in private health insurance plans to shift demand away from a public alternative. Drawing on newly assembled archival data\, we find that greater exposure to the campaign explains about 20% of the rise in private health insurance enrollment and a comparable decline in public support for a national program. The campaign also appears to have influenced policymaking through coordinated messaging\, resolutions passed by civic organizations\, congressional rhetoric\, and political donations. These findings suggest that the rise of private health insurance in the United States was not solely due to macroeconomic forces or collective bargaining\; rather it was also enabled by a strategic\, interest group-financed effort to shape citizen views and influence policy.
UID:145436-21897345@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145436
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Economics,Public Finance,seminar
LOCATION:North Quad - 4325
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DTSTAMP:20260319T120758
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T210000
SUMMARY:Well-being:After Hours Study Session
DESCRIPTION:Switch up your study plans and lock in for finals at the Clements Library! The beautiful Avenir Foundation Reading Room is the perfect place to get lost in your notes and books. Take a break from cramming to view our student-curated exhibit “Revolutionary Paine\,” have a snack\, and relax with therapy dogs. Therapy dog schedule to be announced\, check our website for more details.
UID:146799-21899632@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146799
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Education,Event,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,In Person,Social,Well-being,William L Clements
LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room
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DTSTAMP:20260420T162027
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OrgLead 25 - 26
DESCRIPTION:Leadership program for Club Officers!
UID:136979-21879417@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136979
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton (2nd Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260316T154349
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T190000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:SAPAC Care Collective: Mindful Mondays
DESCRIPTION:SAPAC's Care Collective is focused on fostering drop-in\, confidential\, community spaces for UM students who identify as survivors of sexual violence\, intimate partner violence\, sexual harassment\, stalking and/or other forms of harm. Students do not need to label their experiences to join Care Collective spaces\, and all students are welcome. These community spaces are facilitated by SAPAC student staff members\, offer various low-pressure connection opportunities\, and foster resilience\, reconnection\, healing\, and self-care. \n\nMindful Mondays are a calm space to study\, read\, be in community with others\, and ease into your week. Soft music and snacks can be expected.
UID:146664-21899426@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146664
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Free,sapac
LOCATION:Michigan Union - 4100
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DTSTAMP:20260420T120018
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T180000
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SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:April Brazilian Zouk Dance Lessons
DESCRIPTION:Hi zoukinis! Join us for Brazilian Zouk Dance Lessons!\nNot sure what Zouk is? Zouk is a Brazilian social partner dance known for its fun-loving and playful style\, often involving close embrace\, body rolls\, and hair whips. Check out our page for example videos! \n6 pm-Beginner Lesson\n7 pm-Practica\n8 pm-Open Level Lesson\nAll of our lessons are open level and require no experience\, feel free to drop in and meet our fun-loving and welcoming community. See you soon!
UID:147050-21900278@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147050
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:Michigan Union
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DTSTAMP:20260323T145452
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T180000
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SUMMARY:Meeting:Regular Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss all things houseplants! We host both informative and hand-ons meeting\, check out our Instagram and our GroupMe to see what we're doing in the coming weeks.
UID:146931-21899806@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146931
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Environmental,Free,Houseplants,Plants,Social,Student Org
LOCATION:East Quadrangle - 1511
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DTSTAMP:20260325T125616
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T200000
SUMMARY:Film Screening:\"Sabbath Queen\" (2024) Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:This feature documentary follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel\, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul\, a pop-up experimental congregation. Sabbath Queen joins Amichai as he reinvents religion and ritual\, challenges patriarchy and supremacy\, champions interfaith love\, and stands up for peace and an end to the Occupation in Israel/Palestine.
UID:145530-21897475@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145530
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Humanities,Jewish Studies,Storytelling,Theater,Visual Arts
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater
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