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DTSTAMP:20261002T152127
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T150000
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SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing)
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UID:149272-21913927@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Faculty Dining Room
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DTSTAMP:20261002T152126
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027
DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.
UID:149176-21905915@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Room (League, 2nd Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20260921T131719
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T163000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Maya Samuels-Fair
DESCRIPTION:Selective extinction by definition causes some groups to become extinct at higher rates than others and is often assumed to be the cause of functional diversity changes following mass extinctions. However\, significant changes in functional diversity can occur even when extinction is nonselective (random). Counterintuitively\, lack of functional diversity change can also be evidence of selective extinction. This can occur because (1) the number of taxa in each functional group varies and (2) the abundance of each functional group varies. Consequently\, random removal of taxa or individuals disproportionately affects rare functional groups. We simulate random extinction with a range of initial rank abundance distributions\, varying the number of taxa in each functional group and the evenness of abundances across taxa. We then measure change in functional diversity before and after random extinction using PERMANOVA. This generates a null distribution of how functional diversity would be expected to change under random extinction for each initial rank abundance distribution. Change in functional diversity outside the null distribution is then positive evidence of nonrandom extinction\, nonrandom origination\, or nonrandom changes in abundance. \n \nWe apply this approach to examine changes in the bryozoan fauna of Stevns Klint\, Denmark following the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction\, using a dataset of 4\,453 specimens from 13 pre-extinction and 7 post-extinction samples. We find that functional diversity changes significantly across the K/Pg boundary\, but functional change is largely consistent with random extinction\, followed by an increase in the abundances of the functional groups with the fewest taxa. Our approach thus allows us to differentiate between selection extinction and other mechanisms of functional diversity change\, which can be applied to other extinction events.
UID:152565-21913921@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152565
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences
LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528
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DTSTAMP:20261002T152236
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T154500
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Place as Method\, Theory\, and Responsibility: Rethinking Scientific Inquiry for Complex Social Issues
DESCRIPTION:The challenge: New data and approaches to study complexity in the social world has often been without a concurrent focus on the foundations of scientific inquiry\, including complex thinking\, broad causal thinking\, attention to epistemic lens\, and integrating multiple disciplinary approaches. Further\, the academic research model\, with its resource-segregated networks\, discipline-specific training\, and short-term productivity metrics\, contributes to a fragmented and potentially misleading understanding of the social world. In the second annual ISR Symposium on Complexity in the Social World\, we will use ‘place’ as the case study to facilitate discussions on rigorous social science in the public interest.Using research on place as the case study\, discussion topics will include:Complex thinking about the social worldThe contribution of the humanities the study of the social worldEpistemic lens and research transparencyTheories\, frameworks\, and the limits of traditional causal inferenceThe draw and danger of cool new dataAddressing the challenges of the academic model of sciencePresentations on the science of place will include:The relational nature of place in population social inequalitiesThe role of history in shaping placeThe racialization of place\; the spatialization of racePlace as a neutral and rational driver of social inequalitiesApproaches to testing (causal) ideas around place
UID:149491-21906518@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149491
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Room 1430, Institute for Social Research
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DTSTAMP:20261002T121549
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T010000
SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Field Hockey vs Maryland
DESCRIPTION:Field Hockey vs Maryland
UID:148551-21904436@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148551
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Athletics - Field Hockey,Athletics
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260922T145242
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T180000
SUMMARY:Other:OLLI Community Silent Reading Groups
DESCRIPTION:Bring a copy of a banned book to read silently with the group. \n\n10/7: Courageous Books (Dexter)\n10/8: Ann Arbor District Library Pittsfield Branch (Ann Arbor)\n10/9: Source Booksellers (Detroit)\n10/10: Schuler's Books (Ann Arbor)\n10/26: Ypsilanti District Library Whittaker Branch (Ypsilanti)\n\nThis is part of the Banned Book Week series through OLLI.\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.*
UID:152676-21914364@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152676
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Social Justice,Social Impact,Lifelong Learning,Library,Inclusion,In Person,Geriatrics,Free,Education,Detroit,aging
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20261002T100556
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Topology seminar: End Floer homology and Exotic R^4's
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: One way to construct an exotic R^4 is to remove a slice disk from the 4-ball\, replace it with a Casson handle\, and then delete the boundary. In the 90's De Michelis and Freedman asked how the choices in this construction affect the smooth type. Since then\, this problem has seen some progress but is still not well understood. Our main result is that if two slice knots have sufficiently different knot Floer homology\, then the resulting exotic R^4's made with the simplest Casson handle are distinct. This allows us to distinguish an explicit infinite family of exotic R^4's. Our main tool is Gadgil's end Floer homology\, which we compute effectively by analyzing Heegaard Floer cobordism maps. We also discuss new phenomena related to these R^4's\, and relevance to the open problem of finding infinitely many smooth structures on all noncompact 4 manifolds. This is joint work with Jen Hom\, Tye Lidman\, and Shunyu Wan.
UID:150488-21909511@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150488
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 3866
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DTSTAMP:20260902T161740
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T180000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:2026 Faculty Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Socialize with your faculty colleagues and visit the University’s famous Kelsey Museum of Archaeology during our annual Faculty Mixer event. Snacks and drinks will be served\, and the museum will be open for perusing!
UID:151419-21911571@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151419
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Kelsey,Faculty
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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