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SUMMARY:Other:[Info Session] CGIS Psychology and Humanities in Buenos Aires\, Argentina
DESCRIPTION:Want to fulfill some BCN/Psych requirements in Argentina? Join IFSA representative\, Javier Rodriguez\, and CGIS advisor\, Juliana Mesa\, to learn more about the CGIS Psychology and Humanities in Buenos Aires program and how to apply.\n\nThe CGIS Psychology and Humanities in Buenos Aires offers a unique opportunity to take BCN/Psych elective/cognate courses taught in English while you get to explore a city known for its powerful cultural scene\, passion for tango\, and fondness for late nights. In addition\, you will get to experience cultural events and activities such as visiting local markets\, attending operas\, theater\, and symphony performances. \n\nNo Spanish language prerequisite!\n\nFun Fact: Argentina is the country with the most psychologists per capita in the world. In Buenos Aires\, mental health is typically discussed amongst family\, friends and peers without much stigma compared to many other cities.
UID:145259-21896954@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145259
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Argentina,global engagement,global opportunities,International Education,Latin America,Psychology,Sessions,South America,study abroad,Undergraduate Students
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DTSTAMP:20260215T103006
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T170000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: p-adic integration of hyperplane arrangements and geometric representation theory
DESCRIPTION:The Strong Monodromy Conjecture predicts a mysterious relationship between the non-Archimedean and Archimedean worlds. It suggests that\, for a polynomial f\, the operation of integrating its p-adic norm is governed by the integrals of its Archimedean norm.\n\nHyperplane arrangements provide a fertile testing ground to investigate these connections. In 2009\, Budur-Mustațǎ-Teitler proved the weak Monodromy Conjecture for hyperplane arrangements and introduced the n/d conjecture\, demonstrating that the latter implies the strong version. Although verified for many cases\, a full resolution of the n/d conjecture has remained elusive.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present a proof of the n/d conjecture\, which relies on a new approach that emerges from a confluence of recent Hodge-theoretic approaches to singularities\, and the recent breakthrough on the unitary dual of Lie groups. This is based on the joint work with Dougal Davis.
UID:142240-21890262@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142240
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4096
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DTSTAMP:20260225T152050
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Faculty Protections Workshop: Media Readiness
DESCRIPTION:Faculty today should be prepared to manage engagements with\npotentially aggressive reporters. Are you unsure about whether to respond\nquickly to a charged media request with a deadline today? Do you know\nwhat you should do to manage your reputation and position as an expert in your\nfield? Do you know what not to do when a reporter contacts you\nfor a story? This workshop is designed to support faculty members as they\nnavigate interactions with the media—especially when confronted with\nchallenging contacts.The Michigan News team\noffers interactive workshops and training\, for individuals and groups\, that\nprepare faculty for a variety of media engagement scenarios. Michigan News is\npart of the Office of the Vice President for Communications\, and its staff\nincludes former reporters from new agencies such as The Associated Press\, the\nDetroit Free Press\, Crain's Business\, Rocky Mountain News\, Folha de São Paulo\,\nAtlanta Journal Constitution\, Telemundo\, WXYZ-TV and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the request of SACUA's Protections for Faculty Working\nGroup\, Michigan News will provide training to help reduce worry and empower\nfaculty to interact with potentially aggressive journalists. This event is part\nof the working group's efforts to support faculty facing external threats and\nharassment. Michigan News will share\, step by step\, what to do when faculty\nreceive a reporter's email or call\, and will provide resources and\nopportunities for further media training.
UID:145413-21897287@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145413
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Sessions
LOCATION:Weiser Hall, Room 1010. 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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DTSTAMP:20260206T161202
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:An Operatic Reimagining of The Handmaid’s Tale: Gender\, Power\, and Reproductive Justice
DESCRIPTION:In 1985\, Margaret Atwood\, The Handmaid’s Tale\, envisioned a theocratic regime that systematically stripped women and gender-diverse people of their reproductive freedom. Although Atwood’s narrative is fiction\, the realities of forced reproduction and restricted bodily autonomy have long impacted women of color\, low-income women\, disabled women\, and people of diverse gender identities\, making this story compelling and profoundly relevant today.  The novel’s evolution into a television show and now\, an opera reflects its sustained cultural and political resonance. This event\, co-hosted by the Detroit Opera and the University of Michigan’s Center for History\, Humanities\, Arts\, Social Sciences\, and Ethics in Medicine\, will feature a free\, moderated discussion about the operatic adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale. Together\, we will explore how artistic representations can stimulate important conversations about reproductive justice\, structural power\, and the ongoing struggles faced by women and people of marginalized genders. Through centering the role of art in social critique and activism\, this event aims to deepen understanding of gender and sexuality in the context of contemporary debates surrounding reproductive rights.
UID:145187-21896776@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145187
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:African American,Anthropology,Art,Basic Science,Biology,Books,Ecology,Education,Environment,Film,Graduate Students,History,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,International,Jewish Studies,Law,Life Science,Literature,Media,Medicine,Music,Nursing,Philosophy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Psychology,Public Health,Public Policy,Religion,Research,Social Sciences,Sociology,Storytelling,Theme Semester,UMMA,Undergraduate,Visual Arts,Women's Studies
LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall
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DTSTAMP:20260127T112708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T160000
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SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Black History Month Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Black History Month Dinner showcasing dishes inspired by renowned chefs whose work and stories. Each menu highlights culinary traditions\, creativity\, and cultural influence\, bringing history and community together through food.\n\nThis event is included with your residential meal plan. Those with block plans can use a meal swipe to enter. All other guests will pay the door rate to dine in the dining halls.
UID:144614-21895573@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144614
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:In Person
LOCATION:1027 E. Huron Building
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DTSTAMP:20251121T133954
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T160000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Collective Memories of the U.S.-Mexico War and Mexican American Activism
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 25 at 4PM in the Tappan Room at the Michigan Union for a talk with Professor Omar Valerio-Jiménez (University of Texas at San Antonio)\, who will explore how memories of the U.S.-Mexico War have shaped Mexican American civil rights\, public rituals\, and storytelling. He will discuss his latest book\, Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans\, Memory\, and Citizenship (2024)\, and share insights from his research on educational reform\, textbook inclusion\, and the preservation of Mexican American histories in the U.S. Southwest.
UID:142114-21890023@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142114
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Department Of American Culture,Latina/o Studies,Latinx
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Tappan Room
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DTSTAMP:20260209T093312
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar(**SPECIAL TIME**): Finite time singularities in the Landau equation with very hard potentials
DESCRIPTION:The Landau equation\, introduced by Lev Landau in 1936\, is one of the central equations in kinetic theory. We consider the Landau equation with very hard potentials $\gamma \in (\sqrt{3}\,2]$\, which is known to admit global smooth solutions for homogeneous data. Inspired by hydrodynamic limits from kinetic equations to fluid equations\, we construct smooth\, strictly positive initial data that develop a finite-time singularity by lifting imploding singularities from the compressible Euler equations. In self‑similar variables\, the solution becomes asymptotically hydrodynamic—the distribution function converges to a local Maxwellian\, while the hydrodynamic fields develop an asymptotically self‑similar implosion whose profile coincides with a smooth imploding profile of the compressible Euler equations.  To our knowledge\, this provides the first example of a collisional kinetic model which is globally well-posed in the homogeneous setting\, but admits finite time singularities for inhomogeneous data.\n \nThis is joint work with Jacob Bedrossian (UCLA)\, Maria Gualdani (UT Austin)\, Sehyun Ji (UChicago)\, Vlad Vicol (NYU)\, and Jincheng Yang (JHU).
UID:141996-21889800@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141996
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 4088
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DTSTAMP:20260223T105502
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260225T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning MFG via MFAC Flow
DESCRIPTION:We introduce the Mean-Field Actor-Critic (MFAC) flow\, a continuous-time learning dynamics for solving mean-field games (MFGs)\, drawing on ideas from reinforcement learning\, generative modeling\, and optimal transport. The MFAC framework jointly evolves the actor\, critic\, and distribution through gradient-based updates\, with the distribution governed by a novel Optimal Transport Geodesic Picard (OTGP) flow. The OTGP flow drives the distribution toward equilibrium along Wasserstein-2 geodesics. We rigorously analyze the MFAC flow using Lyapunov functionals and establish global exponential convergence under suitable time scales. The analysis highlights the coupled structure of the algorithm and offers practical guidelines for choosing learning rates. Numerical results further support the theory and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. This is joint work with Mo Zhou (UCLA) and Haosheng Zhou (UCSB).
UID:141872-21889581@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141872
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1360
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