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SUMMARY:Film Screening:2025 Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Xoftex tells the story of a Palestinian-Syrian teenager waiting for asylum in a Greek refugee camp.\nAvailable to stream from Oct 1-15\n\nPre-order the film anytime\, and check out the rest of the month’s Halaloween Horror Film selection!\nhttp://watch.eventive.org/halaloween.\n\n\nWelcome to the 7th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2025!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by\, for\, or about Muslims\, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n\nThis year’s 2025 film festival runs throughout October on Tuesdays. Halaloween will showcase one film streaming online from October 1-15\; a montage of short films in-person at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn on Tuesday\, October 14 at 7pm\; and two in-person screenings at the State Theatre\, on Tuesday October 21 and 28 at 7pm.\n\nThe festival is free in-person and online–but make sure to reserve tickets! In-person screenings will be first-come\, first-served with RSVPs strongly encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies\, to those who love the gore–we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating and other details.\n\n\nThe 2025 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 1-15: Xoftex | Greece/Palestine/Syria | 2024 | Online Screening\nOctober 14: Short Films | Saudi Arabia\, Syria\, Mauritania\, Morocco\, Tunisia | 7:00pm | Arab American National Museum (Dearborn)  \nOctober 21: Agora | Tunisia | 2024 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\nOctober 28: Algiers | Algeria | 2024 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\n\nRSVP & stream our online selection: https://watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n\n\nSTREAM ONLINE FROM OCTOBER 1-15\nXOFTEX | 2024 | 99 mins | Directed by Noez Deshe\n\nPalestinian-Syrian teenager Nasser and his older brother Yassin have been living in a Greek refugee camp\, awaiting a decision on their asylum application. They pass the time recording comedy sketches and fantasizing about making zombie films and moving to Sweden. Nasser\, however\, feels increasingly trapped in this No Man’s Land. With nowhere to escape\, boiling tensions in the camp push Nasser to another reality. Highly experimental filmmaking.\n\nDirector Noaz Deshe works as a director and musician. He composed the soundtrack of Babak Jalali’s FRONTIER BLUES (2009)\, and was the cinematographer of the Tiger winner RADIO DREAMS (2016). His debut feature film WHITE SHADOW (2013) about a young albino person won the Lion of the Future Award at Venice Film Festival and was showcased at Sundance Film Festival. XOFTEX (2024) is his second feature film\, selected for FilmFest München. In addition to his artistic work\, he has worked as a volunteer on sea rescue missions and in refugee camps.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 2/5 Pumpkins \n\nRating explanation: Not very scary\, but eerie\, experimental\, and suspenseful. Purposefully experimental to capture the difficulty of being in a refugee camp. Content warnings: drowning death\, monsters\, zombie references\, refugee camps\, hunger\, and fleeing war. Religious content: Islamic prayer.\n\n\n----\n\nHalaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival\, is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and cosponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum\, & the Middle Eastern Studies Department. This event is free and open to all. To watch the remaining Halaloween films\, visit watch.eventive.org/halaloween. \n\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n\nJoin our Email newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83\nIslamic Studies Minor: https://myumi.ch/R5YnQ \nEmail islamicstudies@umich.edu\nMasters Program: https://myumi.ch/v2gVP\nEmail MIRS-info@umich.edu\n\nStay updated on our upcoming events by following our socials here:\n\nFacebook: UmichGISC\nhttps://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\n\nTwitter: @umichgisc\nhttps://twitter.com/umichGISC\n\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.
UID:139924-21886355@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139924
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Middle East Studies,Halaloween,Global Islamic Studies,Film,Arab And Muslim American Studies
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250928T120033
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Sunday from 2-4 pm 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 Vice President Annie: anniewes@umich.edu\nTime: 2-4pm\nLocation: League - Room 4 on the 1st Floor (all meetings here unless noted)\nRoom Change--Sept 7\, Sept 28\, Nov 9\, Nov 16\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund
UID:136251-21878226@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136251
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:ROOM CHANGE - LSA Building for Climate Week
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DTSTAMP:20250907T120052
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T235959
SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Sunday from 2-4 pm 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 Vice President Annie: anniewes@umich.edu\nTime: 2-4pm\nLocation: League - Room 4 on the 1st Floor (all meetings here unless noted)\nRoom Change--Sept 7\, Sept 28\, Nov 9\, Nov 16\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund
UID:136250-21878155@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136250
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:ROOM CHANGE - Outside the League
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DTSTAMP:20251010T121521
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T220000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:2025 Second Year Studio Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:August 18 - October 24\, 2025Exhibition Reception: September 11\, 3-5 p.m.\n\"In their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students 'develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.' Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice—how do I manage my time? How much constraint vs. freedom do I thrive on? What subject matter do I care about most deeply? How do my ideas about my future goals intersect with the work I want to make now? At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review\, and a faculty panel offers individualized feedback. \nUntil now\, the classroom studios and review rooms have been the only place to catch a glimpse of the art and design work resulting from this pivotal course. Last year\, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Rebecca Strzelec proposed something new: an exhibition installed throughout the Art &amp\; Architecture Building during the summer that would celebrate Second Year Studio work and help to welcome the community back in the Fall. This inaugural 2025 Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases our rising third-years and transfer students\, and invites first-years and other newcomers to explore both the building\, and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 44 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. \nThe pieces on view span a wide array of media and capture a specific moment in each maker’s path—experiments in previously unfamiliar methods\, emergent passions\, creative risks taken\, iterations and reiterations\, and the seeds of so much future work.\"\n- Sally Clegg\, Lecturer and Student Exhibitions Coordinator\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n\nRobin Beaney\nAdi Behar\nDavid Byun\nZoë Corley\nChloe Dennis\nViktoriya Finyak\nMaria Elena García-Murguía\nElisa Gasser\nOlivia Glynn\nRoe Halbert\nNadav Havilio\nDee Holmes\nRuby Hough\nUrvi Joshi\nEunice Kim\nHannah Kryzhan\nBen Levitsky\nJoyce Liu\nKatelyn Ma\nAlexandria Mainor\nErin Malone\nSummer Mansi\nCheyenne Moore\nElla Moxon\nShafiq Muqit\nAlex Nguyen\nAnna Noh\nLeanna Mokihana Paik\nEva Park\nMichelle Peng\nEliana Pettigrew\nZainab Rahmani\nOlivia Reed\nSky Roberts\nZachary Sebestyen\nOliver Lee St Cyr\nSophie Stillwagon\nVeronica Weinberg\nCaitlin Weingarden\nNala Arielle White\nAriel Williams\nSilas Williams\nKatherine Xu\nJoy Yang\n
UID:137111-21879704@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137111
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20250904T104107
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T080000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Consequence - Group Art Exhibition - Art as Environmental Activism
DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition is an in-depth exploration of the role of art as a powerful catalyst for environmental activism. At first glance\, these works each possess striking beauty. However\, a closer inspection reveals a profound and often unsettling depth that challenges one’s perceptions. \n\nThe artworks are imbued with many layers of meaning\, inviting us to engage critically with the themes presented and encouraging us to reflect on our often-fraught relationship with the natural world.   Through a variety of mediums and techniques\, these works prompt us to confront uncomfortable truths about climate change\, habitat loss\, and the disappearing biodiversity around us. \n\nCampbell’s captivating “Heatscape” series transforms what is often an intangible concept into the tangible realm by visually translating heat distribution data to depict the impact of urban design on climate.  This series offers a profound exploration of the intriguing phenomenon known as \"urban heat islands”\, a term that describes urban areas that absorb and radiate significantly more heat than their surrounding rural landscapes due to human activities and infrastructure.\n\n“Heatscape” invites us to engage in a deeper reflection about the profound impact that human ingenuity has wielded over the natural world\, serving as a visual reminder of our responsibility to urban design that is considerate to the environment and communities it impacts. This work challenges us to recognize the interplay between our lifestyles and the environment\, urging a dialogue about sustainable practices that could mitigate the effects of these heat islands.\n\nSnider’s work powerfully illustrates the remnants of industrialization\, capturing the unsettling essence of its aftermath. In his art\, we encounter an urban landscape that is strikingly devoid of human presence\, creating an almost haunting atmosphere. This absence of people amplifies the eerie feeling and serves as a warning about the enduring consequences of industrial progress. It prompts viewers to reflect on the environmental impact and the transformations that society has undergone\, urging us to consider what aspects of our world will persist in the wake of such change. Ultimately\, Snider’s poignant depictions challenge us to confront the stark reality of a landscape altered by human activity\, inviting contemplation on both the beauty and the desolation that can coexist in our modern environments.\n\nSandra Osip’s sculptures delve deeply into the juxtaposition of decay and destruction alongside the concepts of life and growth. Through her abstract structures\, she illustrates the profound effects climate change has on our urban landscapes and the planet as a whole. These pieces serve as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between nature and human impact\, while Osip’s imaginative flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia and loss\, symbolizing the beauty of what has been irretrievably diminished in our world. By celebrating these natural forms\, she not only honors the richness of biodiversity but also raises awareness about the environmental crisis we face.\n\nCassells’ work not only celebrates a profound connection to nature and sustainable practices but also serves to illuminate the significant impact that climate change has on vulnerable communities. Through her art\, she investigates the intricate relationships between different environmental systems\, emphasizing how they are all interconnected. \n\nBy delving into these themes\, Cassells sheds light on the challenges faced by communities that often bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to the problem. Her exploration encourages a deeper understanding of how environmental changes affect social structures and the lives of people in marginalized areas. In doing so\, she advocates for greater awareness and action to address these issues\, ultimately promoting a more sustainable and equitable future for all. \n\nShanna Merola’s photo-collages are informed by the stories of environmental justice struggles past and present.  Shanna Merola and Halima Afi Cassells collaborated on collage and interactive installations for over five years. Researching\, wandering\, photographing\, and creating together while interrogating the interconnectedness of environmental degradation\, and global corporatism\, and community response.\n\nSobel takes a more straightforward approach by helping us begin to grasp the reality of living in a world affected by climate change.  Her work described as “wilderness-based\, science-inspired”\, serves as a bridge\, connecting viewers to experiences that might seem too distant or unfolding too slowly for most people to comprehend firsthand. In doing so\, she not only raises awareness but also encourages dialogue about the pressing challenges our planet faces. Through her work\, Sobel facilitates a deeper understanding of the interconnection between humanity and the environment\, compelling us to reflect on our role in addressing these urgent issues.\n\nThese diverse approaches to creating art serve as powerful connections to the most critical and pressing environmental issues of our time. This engagement serves to deepen our understanding of these challenges from multiple perspectives\, including cultural\, social\, and scientific viewpoints.  \nFurthermore\, these approaches are not only meant to inform but also to inspire. They challenge us to reconsider our relationship with the planet and encourage us to take actionable steps toward sustainability.
UID:138082-21881847@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138082
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Art,Detroit,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Ecology,Visual Arts,Environment,Science,Nature,Natural Sciences,Humanities,Free,Festival
LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20250922T152041
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T220000
SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Michigan Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Arts Festival will run from September 25 to October 26\, 2025\, across U-M’s Ann Arbor\, Dearborn Detroit\, and Flint campuses and at select community venues. Signature events will take place at the Michigan Theater\, Hill Auditorium\, Taubman College\, UMMA\, Stamps Gallery\, North Campus Diag\, and more.\n\nVisit arts.umich.edu/fest to see an updated list of featured events and opportunities and check the Michigan Arts Festival keyword on the Happening@Michigan calendar to see everything arts-related happening during the festival!\n\nThe festival is open to all—U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and the public. While some events are ticketed\, many if not most events are accessible free of charge.
UID:137072-21879496@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137072
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Michigan Arts Festival,Michigan Arts,Arts At Michigan,Art
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DTSTAMP:20250919T142343
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T085500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T170000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Michigan AI Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of AI: Research Talks\, Demos\, Posters\, & Panel!\n\nAs Artificial intelligence advances rapidly in areas such as data modeling and pattern recognition\, researchers are increasingly applying these tools to accelerate scientific discovery.  The 8th annual Michigan AI Symposium will be dedicated to exploring AI for Science.  Speakers and panelists from both academia and industry will present the latest AI research on how AI is transforming fields such as biology\, physics\, chemistry\, and climate science.  This event is hosted by the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.\n\nOur symposium aims to bring together participants from both academia and industry who are interested in the foundations or real-life applications of artificial intelligence.\n\nThe symposium will take place on North Campus\, in Stamps Auditorium in the Walgreen Drama Center with a poster session in Tishman Hall of the Bob & Betty Beyster Building\n\nRegistration\n8:00 AM Registration opens (T-shirts giveaway!) Lobby – Stamps Auditorium\n\nWelcome & Introduction to the Michigan AI Lab\n8:55 AM Rada Mihalcea\, Director\, Michigan AI Lab\n9:00 AM Arthur Lupia\, Vice President for Research & Innovation\n9:07 AM Danai Koutra & JJ Park\, Co-Chairs\, AI Symposium\n\nSession One | Chair: Danai Koutra\n9:15 AM  Carla Gomes\, Computing and Information Science\, Cornell University\n–TBD\n\n10:15 AM  Joy Hsu\, Stanford University\n–Building Neuro-Symbolic Multimodal Systems for Science\n\n10:25 AM Simran Khanuja\, Carnegie Mellon University\n–Towards Culturally Inclusive Multimodal Systems\n\n10:35 AM Giannas Daras\, MIT\n–Generative Models Wear Glasses: Learning from Imperfect Data with Ambient Diffusion\n\nCoffee Break\n10:45 AM Lobby – Stamps Auditorium\n\nSession Two | Chair: David Jurgens\n11:05 AM  Alexander Rodriguez\, Computer Science & Engineering\, University of Michigan\n–Where Equations Meet Data: Bridging AI and Scientific Models in Health\n\n11:30 AM Vivek Gopalakrishnan\, Harvard\, MIT\n–Augmented Vision for Surgeons (and Robots) via Patient-Specific Machine Learning Models\n\n11:40 AM Shirley Wu\, Stanford University\n–Towards Collaborative and Human-centric AI Agents\n\n11:50 AM  Rebecca Lindsey\, Chemical Engineering\, University of Michigan\n–Efficient Machine Learning and AI for Materials Research: Scalable Models for Anyone\, Anywhere\n\n12:15 PM Posters & Demos Pitch\n\nResearch Poster & Demo Session | Chairs: Serafina Kamp & Run Peng\n12:30 PM Lunch in Tishman Hall. Research Posters & Demos Session in both Tishman Hall & Stamps Lobby\n\nSession Three | Chair: JJ Park\n2:00 PM  Ricardo Vinuesa\, Aerospace Engineering\, University of Michigan\n–Improving turbulence control through explainable deep learning\n\n3:00 PM Congyue Deng\,  MIT\n–Denoising Hamiltonian Network for Physical Reasoning\n\n3:10 PM  Mosharaf Chowdhury\, University of Michigan\n–Sustained Scientific Discovery Requires Energy-Optimal AI Agents\n\n\nCoffee Break\n3:35 PM Lobby – Stamps Auditorium\n\nSession Four | Chair: TBD\n3:55 PM Panel Discussion on AI & GenAI for Science\n–Carla Gomes\, Ricardo Vinuesa\, JJ Park\, Karthik Duraisamy\n\n4:55 PM Closing Remarks & Awards\n\nSponsored by:
UID:139610-21885795@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139610
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:North campus,Machine Learning,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Natural Language Processing,Midas,Michigan Engineering,Michigan Ai Lab,Medicine,Physics,Research,Responsible Ai,Scientific Computing,symposium,Technology,Undergraduate Students,Computational Modeling,Computer Science,Computer Engineering,Computational Social Science,Computational Science,Information and Technology,Biosciences,Biology,Artificial Intelligence,Ai In Science And Engineering,Computer Vision,In Person,Graduate Students,Generative Ai,Faculty,Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Electrical And Computer Engineering
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium & Tishman Hall (BBB)
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DTSTAMP:20250908T171134
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251014T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Brothers and Uncles\, Kings and Typecutters
DESCRIPTION:Explore the evolution of the printed page through the prism of one remarkable family of scholar-printers. \n\nPrinting changed the speed and scale at which information circulated. Over a century\, scholarly printers competed to produce carefully edited editions. As they produced more and more\, they developed methods\, such as page-layout and indices\, to make their books easy to read\, and they created dictionaries and reference books so a reader could get more from their books.\n\nThe Estienne family of printers are among the most renowned and long-lasting printing houses of the era. Family links and investment in scholarly training helped them to sustain a business in the print trade for six generations in France and Switzerland.\n\nThe Special Collections Research Center holds nearly 80 imprints dating from the first years of the sixteenth century into the reign of Louis XIV. View nineteen examples chosen to show the breadth of the Michigan Estienne collection in an era of amazing change.\n\nImage: Detail from \"Polemōnos\, Himeriou\, kai allōn tinōn meletai\,\" by Henri Estienne\, Paris 1567. The Olive tree device is the best-known emblem of the Estienne house\, surviving in over a dozen forms. First used by Robert I in 1526\, it refers to a passage in Romans 11 that praises humility in the face of divine will.
UID:139020-21884592@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139020
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Library,Free,Books
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Exhibit Space, Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor
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