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DTSTAMP:20260122T101612
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Under Pressure: Keratin 9 regulates mechanosensitive YAP1 signaling in the palmoplantar epidermis
DESCRIPTION:CDB Dissertation Defense \n\nWe are pleased to announce that Sarah Steiner\, Ph.D. Candidate (Pierre Coulombe\, Mentor) will present her Dissertation Defense titled \"Under Pressure: Keratin 9 regulates mechanosensitive YAP1 signaling in the palmoplantar epidermis\,\" on Monday\, February 23\, 2026\, at 12 p.m. at the BSRB Kahn Auditorium and via live stream: https://umich.zoom.us/j/5585678659?omn=91644760005\, Passcode: K9-YAP1.
UID:144292-21895127@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144292
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Science,Biosciences,Biology,Basic Science
LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - BSRB Kahn Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260123T121719
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T132000
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SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon
DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells.
UID:144376-21895246@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144376
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:North Campus,Music,Free,Faculty
LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower
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DTSTAMP:20251211T091436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T140000
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SUMMARY:Other:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education is a monthly\, cross-campus Community of Practice (CoP) for instructors and instructional staff who are navigating the evolving role of AI in their teaching. This community offers space to explore\, question\, and learn alongside colleagues across U-M—helping educators stay grounded in their pedagogical values while adapting to new technological realities.\n\nThe phrase “critical conversations” reflects our balanced approach—rooted in critical pedagogy and intergroup dialogue—that encourages open\, evidence-based exploration of AI’s implications for higher education.\n\nThrough engagement and reflection\, participants share diverse perspectives\, embrace productive tension\, and connect questions of technology to the core values of teaching and learning. Each conversation invites inquiry and shared meaning-making to support reflective innovation.
UID:142494-21891025@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142494
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Research On Learning And Teaching,Academic Technology At Michigan,Staff,Information and Technology,Genai,Faculty,Community Of Practice,Flint
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260203T094310
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mentor Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:Questions about internships\, classes\, or careers? Need a resume review or interview practice? Questions about getting involved on campus\, branching out\, or joining the WISE community? Anything goes at WISE Mentor Office Hours. Sign up here to chat with a WISE Mentor about anything!\n\nhttps://calendly.com/vial-umich/30min
UID:144939-21896171@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144939
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mentorship,Sessions,Advising
LOCATION:zoom
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DTSTAMP:20260223T132057
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MLK Leadership Seminar Series: Leadership for Democracy & Justice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies\, we invite you to the Medical School's MLK Leadership Seminar Series to honor the life\, legacy\, and leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.The theme for this year's series is \"Leadership for Democracy and Justice\,\" a vital pillar of this year’s campus symposium theme: \"Unbowed and Unbroken: The Enduring Struggle for Justice.\" (https://oami.umich.edu/mlk-symposium/)Running for six sessions from the MLK holiday through the end of Black History Month\, this series bridges the gap between leadership scholarship and the urgent understandings required to navigate our modern political landscape. Participants will gain the essential tools and theoretical foundations needed to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose in today's society. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your influence into a powerful force for democratic progress and social equity—register today to help solve the equation for a more just world.
UID:143760-21894651@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143760
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Taubman Health Science Library, room 2901
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DTSTAMP:20260220T143001
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T140000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Multi-modal Representation Learning for Contact-rich and Dexterous Manipulation
DESCRIPTION:Co-Chairs: Dmitry Berenson and Nima Fazeli\n\nAbstract:\nMy PhD research focuses on representation learning with force and touch for contact rich\, dexterous robot manipulation. Recent robot learning has made major progress in vision and language\, but those modalities alone cannot fully capture physical interaction in robot manipulation tasks. Tasks like cleaning\, assembly\, and assistive care require robots to reason about contact and force\, especially in the presence of sensor noise and visual occlusion. My work develops learning based methods that integrate force and tactile sensing into robot learning and control. I build object centric multi-modal (vision and touch) representations to infer object state and contact under noise and occlusion\, design contact aware planning and control frameworks with learned dynamics to regulate interaction that effectively integrated with language modality\, and develop shared tactile representations that align human and robot touch signals for cross embodiment policy transfer. Overall\, this dissertation studies how force\, touch\, and contact can improve robotic dexterity in contact rich manipulation.\n\nZoom:\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/95094568449\nMeeting ID: 950 9456 8449\nPasscode: 837399
UID:145782-21897810@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145782
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics
LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300
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DTSTAMP:20260223T142051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ACUM CES: Findings from a Survey Characterizing Advisors' and Coaches' Experiences and Perceptions with Validating Approaches
DESCRIPTION:The Student Success Initiative (SSI) coming out of the Office for the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education seeks to create data-informed change that promotes the holistic success of students at the University of Michigan. Recognizing the importance that advising and coaching play in students’ academic journeys\, one focus of the SSI is to enhance advising and coaching at U-M for both students and advisors and coaches\, such as through the implementation of training on a validation approach to advising and coaching (with training planned to begin in Sp/Su 2026). To support these efforts\, we—Dr. Solaire Finkenstaedt-Quinn (Assessment and Evaluation Specialist for the SSI) and Natalie Drobny and Gray Strain (Evaluation Advising Fellows)—are working to understand the current advising landscape at U-M and how it shifts over time as validation training is implemented. During this CES\, we will begin by presenting our findings from a survey that characterizes U-M advisors’ and coaches’ knowledge and use of approaches that align with validation theory and the mission and framework developed by the Academic Advising & Coaching Team. To close off the session\, we hope to engage advisors and coaches in a conversation about how our findings can be used to inform changes in advising and coaching at U-M.
UID:144758-21895820@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144758
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:R1220 Ross School of Business
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DTSTAMP:20260202T102637
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T150000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:HEP-Astro Seminar | Dark Energy Dynamics\, Spatial Curvature\, Neither\, or Both?
DESCRIPTION:Observations over the last two and half decades have persuaded cosmologists that (as yet only indirectly detected) dark energy is by far the main component of the energy budget of the current universe. I review a few simple dark energy models\, including the currently-standard ΛCDM cosmological model\, and compare their predictions to observational data\, to derive cosmological parameter constraints and to study consistency of different data sets. I summarize observational constraints on dark energy dynamics and spatial curvature\, two parameters that extend away from the time-independent cosmological constant dark energy and flat spatial hypersurfaces of the standard ΛCDM model. I also summarize observational constraints on the Hubble constant. I conclude with a list of my favorite open cosmological questions.
UID:144906-21896131@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144906
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Science,Physics
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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