BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T092103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260226T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Creating Cultures of Belonging in Practice - Staff Class | Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:Course Description: Hosted by Michigan Housing’s Community Connections and Engagement Department\, this dialogue series is offered to new and seasoned Student Life staff as a professional development opportunity. The series emphasizes reflection\, connection\, and intentional practice to support a culture of belonging. \n\nOver 6 weeks\, participants are guided from self-awareness to action through three modules:Inclusion on Purpose: Self reflection and inclusive practices skill-buildingStrengthening Communities: Recognizing barriers to access and belongingBelonging in Action: Applying inclusive principles in everyday work\nLearning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the series\, participants will be able to –Implement inclusive strategies in leadership\, supervision\, collaboration\, and interactions with students and colleagues.Cultivate relationship-building skills that enhance connection and a sense of belonging within the diverse University of Michigan community.Assess policies\, practices\, and office operations through an inclusive perspective. UID:142167-21890152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142167 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Asubuhi Multicultural Lounge - West Quad, room 1031 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260205T172056 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260205T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Spiritual Wellness Group DESCRIPTION:Thursdays | 5:30–7:00 PM | February 5 - April 2 What would it look like to pause—really pause—in the middle of a busy semester?\nTo gather with others who are curious about meaning\, purpose\, and what helps us feel grounded and whole?Spiritual Wellness is an 8-week small-group experience for students who want space to reflect\, connect\, and explore their inner lives—no matter their spiritual\, religious\, or secular background. If you’ve been longing for deeper wisdom\, authentic connection\, or a place where your questions are welcome\, this space is for you.In a world that often feels rushed\, isolating\, or divided\, this gathering offers something different: a warm\, welcoming community where you can slow down\, be present\, and engage what truly nourishes you. Each week includes guided practices\, shared reflection\, wisdom traditions\, and meaningful conversation—designed to support spiritual wellness\, genuine relationships\, and a deep sense of belonging.The series is facilitated by Kelsey Lewis\, with support from guest facilitators who bring diverse voices and practices. Because trust and community grow over time\, participants commit to weekly attendance for all 8 weeks\, ending with a closing celebration to honor the journey we’ve shared.$250 stipend for participants who complete the full program\nLimited to 12 students to create an intimate\, supportive group\n UID:143706-21893696@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T120305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145016-21896495@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION:This is a schedule of all our events happening this semester. Please follow the instagram or email iazamora@umich.edu to get on the email list for more information.  UID:145222-21896828@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060250 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Shapiro Art Supplies Donation Bin DESCRIPTION:We are running our first Donation Drive in support of the Gift of Arts program at Michigan Medicine! Please donate new\, nontoxic art supplies from the list below\, and spread the word! UID:145254-21896935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Shapiro Undergraduate Library Entrance CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T180113 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ CCWHA League Tournament DESCRIPTION:Leagues UID:143443-21893179@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143443 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Eddie Edgar Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T155357 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T234500 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Zero Waste Week Challenge DESCRIPTION:The UM Zero Waste Club in collaboration with ZeroWaste.Org and the Student Sustainability Coalition is hosting a campus-wide zero waste challenge from Feb 16-20! The challenge is a chance to learn how to live a lifestyle that doesn’t create waste and supports the circular economy (repair\, refill\, reuse).\n\nThe challenge is fun and free and everyone who signs up will be entered into a drawing for prizes from local businesses such as a gift card to The Getup Vintage\, a backpack from Bivouac\, or a year of free cupcakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes. Sign up as a group with your friends\, classmates or colleagues for even more entries! As part of the challenge\, you'll get daily emails with tips that will teach you\, step-by-step\, how to produce less waste. There will also be panel discussions\, events\, and opportunities to get involved in systemic work to make our campus as zero waste as possible. You can learn more about the challenge at ZeroWaste.org/Umich UID:145193-21896789@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145193 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T000118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:UCF Tournament DESCRIPTION:UCF tournament 2/20-2/22 UID:143522-21893336@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143522 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:RWC Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project DESCRIPTION:Making Armenian Americans \nCurators: Michael Pifer (U-M| MES) and Kathryn Babayan (U-M|History)\nProject Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project\n\nMaking Armenian Americans invites viewers into a moment of possibility in the early 20th century\, when Armenians fleeing violence at the end of the Ottoman Empire came to reinvent themselves in the promise of America. Drawn from the archives of Project Save\, these photographs capture different valences of American life\, as experienced\, performed\, and imagined by Armenian immigrants. From naturalization classes to festivals of nations\, from breaking new ground for churches to mundane tableaus of Thanksgiving and Christmas\, this range of photographs offers a glimpse of a community in the making\, one that sought to preserve a memory of its Ottoman past even while anticipating an American future. UID:143388-21893000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T123005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:LACS Exhibition. Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador DESCRIPTION:*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador*\nCurator: Ryan B. Morrison | Curatorial Assistant: Isabella H. de Lemos\n\nFebruary 2-26\, 2026\, International Institute Gallery\, 547 Weiser Hall\n\n*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador* traces one of the largest repatriation efforts of Afro-Brazilian art to date. Led by the Detroit-based nonprofit Con/Vida: Popular Arts of the Americas\, the initiative is returning more than 750 works of Afro-Brazilian popular art to Salvador\, Bahia\, where they will enter the collection of the National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture (MUNCAB). Built over three decades through sustained relationships with artists\, families\, and workshops across Northeastern Brazil\, the collection reflects the creative ingenuity\, community memory\, and diasporic traditions that define Afro-Brazilian popular art.\n\nThis exhibition highlights selected works from the broader repatriation effort\, recognizing the artists and cultural stewards in Brazil and Michigan who made this historic return possible. Featured are woodcut prints by João Francisco Borges\, Nilo dos Santos\, Givanildo Francisco da Silva\, and José Miguel da Silva\, alongside examples of *literatura de cordel*—popular printed booklets that combine social commentary\, folklore\, poetry\, and song.\n\nFurther reading and details are available in Portuguese and English at https://myumi.ch/61G23.\n\nPresented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute for the Humanities UID:143613-21893514@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Afro-brazilian Studies,Area Studies,Art,brazil,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21897673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T095620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dancing with the Dragon | Dancing with the Dragon Exhibit at the RC Art Gallery DESCRIPTION:This week at the RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE ART GALLERY\, visit a special viewing of the dragon head for the traditional \"dragon dance\" reimagined by artist-in-residence Zhen Guo along with initial concept drawings and dragon calligraphy.\n\n Guo's imagery and sculptural form lead the viewer on a mythical journey--an open ended invitation to explore the dragon as a traditional symbol of harmony and strength that has been newly refashioned as a feminine serpent\, at once powerful\, magnificent and slightly sci-fi.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cstep@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*\n---------- \nPresented by the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. This project was made possible by grants from the University of Michigan Arts Initiative and the Office of the Provost\, Global Engagement. \n\nAdditional funding was provided by the Center for World Performance Studies\, Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments\, ArtsEngine\, and U.S. Department of Education.\n\nWith support from the International Institute\, the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, Residential College\, Taubman College\, James and Anne Duderstadt Center\, University of Michigan Museum of Art\, Women’s and Gender Studies Department\, University of Michigan Library\, Asian Languages and Cultures\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. UID:145517-21897461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145517 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:artists and curators,arts,Arts Initiative,Asian Languages And Cultures,China,Chinese Studies,Community Engagement,Exhibition,Sustainability,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T100220 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Facilitator Training and Certification DESCRIPTION:February 20 - 21\, 2026 (You must participate for both days\, February 20 and 21\, to receive certification)\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET\, both days\nMichigan Ross\, Ross Building\, 701 Tappan\, Ann Arbor\nRegistration required\, $50 fee to attend\n\nAbout the training:\nJoin us for an extraordinary chance to participate in a two-day facilitator training and certification in the Council method as practiced at Snap Inc. This special opportunity is available to CPO community members with training led by experienced facilitators from Snap Inc. Participants will engage in learning how to skillfully facilitate this valuable listening and storytelling practice that has been part of the DNA at Snap Inc. since its founding. Council gathers team members in a circle for storytelling as a way to connect\, listen\, and meet one another as humans\, and to scale empathy and foster deeper connections. It is the way that Snap Inc. builds an inclusive community and creates high-performing teams.\n\nIn this certification training\, you will:\n- Learn the basic forms of Council and skill-building activities for facilitation\n- Foster deeper connections with those around you\n- Practice active listening to cultivate empathy\n- Develop your capacity to skillfully bring Council to communities where you want to foster belonging\n\nQuestions? Email cpo-events@umich.edu. UID:143953-21894308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143953 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Center For Positive Organizations,Training LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Location will be shared upon registration CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T131714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Jack Pine Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:Northern Michigan is part of jack pine country.\n\nJack pine barrens are imperiled\, fire-dependent ecosystems that occur in central and northern Michigan and host numerous rare plant and animal species\, including the Kirtland’s warbler.\n\nTo bring together the complex community of researchers\, forest managers and conservationists focused on jack pine ecosystems\, the University of Michigan Biological Station and Northern Pine Plains Partnership will co-host the inaugural Jack Pine Research Symposium.\n\nThe free\, two-day event is Thursday and Friday\, Feb. 19-20\, at the University of Michigan Biological Station\, located at 9133 Biological Rd. in Pellston.\n\nRegistration is required in advance through an online registration form.\n\n“From ornithology to fire ecology\, work related to jack pine forests spans a wide scope\,” said Adam Schubel\, resident biologist at the U-M Biological Station. “It can be tough for active practitioners from different specializations to connect on parallel efforts or emerging innovations happening just over the horizon. This symposium is an opportunity to bring everyone together in an inspiring setting to share knowledge\, identify cooperative approaches\, build community and chart the future of jack pine research and management in Michigan.”\n\nThe symposium will feature speakers and presentations on Thursday\, Feb. 19. Discussion and networking will be the focus on Friday\, Feb. 20.\n\nLodging is available at UMBS for a fee of $75 a night\, upon request.\n\nContact Adam Schubel at aschubel@umich.edu with questions about the symposium or to make a housing request.\n\nContemporary jack pine habitat management is the result of decades of research-driven adaptive management and collaboration.\n\nThis effort resulted in successfully emulating many features of a complex ecosystem reconstructed through alternative processes\, the recovery of the Kirtland’s Warbler from the brink of extinction\, and advanced prescribed fire science.\n\nNew ecological questions and management challenges are emerging\, in addition to those that have existed for decades.\n\nThe Jack Pine Research Symposium aims to discover new collaborative pathways forward and foster new connections.\n\n \n\nThe University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world\, advance research and education\, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.\n\nOur vast campus engages all of the senses. Its remote\, natural setting nurtures deep thought and scientific discovery.\n\nFounded in 1909\, UMBS supports long-term research and education through immersive\, field-based courses and features state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for data collection and analysis to help any field researcher be productive. It is where students and scientists from across the globe live and work as a community to learn from the place. UID:143967-21894340@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143967 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Biological Station,Bsbsigns,Ecology,Research,U-m Biological Station,Umbs LOCATION:Gates Lecture Hall\, UM Biological Station CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T165341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lynn Galbreath Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lynn Galbreath\, a Detroit based artist who grew up in Argentina\, is a former recipient of the Creative Artists’ Grant from the Arts Foundation of Michigan and the Michigan Individual Artist Grant from Michigan Council For The Arts. Galbreath’s work has been showcased locally\, nationally and internationally in over 20 solo/two person and over 100 group exhibitions.\n\nGalbreath has an M.F.A. from the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art\, Art History\, & Design\, Wayne State University\, Detroit\, MI\; and a B.F.A. with Permanent K-12 Certification from The Gwen Frostic School of Art\, Western MI University\, Kalamazoo\, MI. Galbreath has chaperoned eleven intensive\, immersive art experiences to Italy\, Spain\, France\, Belgium\, England\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, Austria\, and the Czech Republic. Lynn is a retired Adjunct Associate Professor of Studio Art from Oakland University\, where she has been on the faculty of the Department of Art & Art History since 2000. Lynn has also instructed studio art and design at the College For Creative Studies\, University of Detroit Mercy — School of Architecture\, Macomb Community College\, Wayne State University\, and Bloomfield University School. Her work can be seen in the collections of Oakland University\, Wayne State University\, Detroit Receiving Hospital\, Children’s Hospital of Michigan\, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and numerous private collections.\n\nThis exhibition consists of works from a variety of series created by Galbreath over the years: Telegraph\, Storyboard\, and Working Hard for a Living. Each series represents a unique exploration of themes\, techniques\, and social commentaries that reflect Galbreath’s artistic journey and concerns for the world.\n\nTelegraph explores the aesthetic visual weights and balances between harmony and content\, diving deep into how visual elements can convey messages and emotions. This series invites viewers to reflect on the way art communicates through its formal qualities\, as well as its narrative possibilities. The careful interplay of shapes\, colors\, and textures in these works prompts an examination of the viewer's perception and emotional response. By utilizing abstract forms\, Galbreath encourages an engagement that goes beyond mere observation\, seeking to provoke thought about how aesthetic choices influence understanding and meaning.\n\nOn the other hand\, Storyboard is a series of image-driven installation paintings that vary greatly in size\, showcasing Galbreath’s versatility and creative ingenuity. The titles of the works draw inspiration from the years spent creating visuals for TV commercials and public service announcements\, illustrating how commercial art often intertwines with societal messages. This series emphasizes the profound impact visual narratives have on consumer culture and public perception\, underscoring the artist's belief in the potency of imagery to shape narratives. The installations weave a complex fabric of storytelling that challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with media and the messages they consume daily.\n\nWorking Hard for a Living pays tribute to our sustainable and unsustainable resources\, shedding light on the individuals who toil diligently within these economic frameworks. This series highlights the hard-working suppliers of essential products\, including Farm Market Managers\, Fishmongers\, and Beach Vendors. By portraying these self-employed individuals\, often operating within informal economies\, Galbreath draws attention to the unique challenges they face. These individuals frequently contend with low\, inconsistent incomes\, long hours\, and sometimes exploitative conditions\, fostering a sense of solidarity with those who labor under such circumstances.\n\nFurthermore\, the series invites viewers to confront the broader societal structures that contribute to these inequities. Galbreath's work serves not only as a tribute but also as a call to action to consider how our consumer habits and economic policies affect the livelihoods of others. The layered narratives present in this series open a dialogue about the value we place on labor and the often unseen struggles that support our day-to-day lives. Through these explorations\, Galbreath establishes a multifaceted narrative that intertwines art with activism\, compelling audiences to engage both aesthetically and ethically with the realities depicted in the exhibition. UID:142773-21891456@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890864@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T163232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Terence Swafford Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This exhibition showcases a decade of artist Terry Swafford’s work in Detroit\, marking the culmination of years spent composing scenes from the untamed edges of urban communities. These paintings serve as a visual record of Detroit’s transformation\, capturing humanity’s impact on the environment alongside nature’s persistent efforts to reclaim these spaces. As the city continues to change\, many of these depicted scenes are vanishing\, no longer visible in the landscape today. The significance of this documentation goes beyond mere nostalgia\; it invites viewers to reflect on the dynamic interplay between urban development and ecological restoration\, prompting a deeper understanding of how cities evolve while retaining traces of their history.\n\nSwafford’s paintings are created on location and in one session. The natural conditions\, including light\, shadow\, and atmosphere\, change dramatically from hour to hour and day to day\, forcing the artist to respond quickly and decisively. This approach\, born of a direct engagement with the subject and the fleeting nature of the scene\, along with his wet-on-wet technique\, keeps the work fresh and immediate. By immersing himself in the environment\, Swafford captures the diverse textures and vibrant colors that characterize Detroit’s landscape\, imbuing his work with a sense of urgency and spontaneity. Each brushstroke conveys a commitment not only to visual accuracy but also to emotional resonance\, as he strives to encapsulate the spirit of a place that is both loved and contested.\n\nIn addition to these works\, the artist constantly sketches ideas both for paintings and for designing projects in his business. These sketches serve as visual language\, helping him clarify and refine his concepts before bringing them to life. They become a means to communicate ideas to clients and his crew and become an extension of his voice—an academic exercise rooted in artistic practice that fosters collaboration and innovation. The act of sketching also reflects his evolving relationship with the city\, as each drawing encapsulates fleeting moments of inspiration drawn directly from his surroundings. This duality of function—creating art for exhibition and conceptualizing designs for projects—demonstrates Swafford’s versatility and adaptability as an artist.\n\nSwafford received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design\, and while at RISD\, he was part of the European Honors Program. His education not only honed his technical skills but also broadened his artistic perspective through exposure to varied artistic traditions. He has shown his work in both solo and group exhibitions in Chicago\, Kansas City\, and New York State. Each exhibition serves as a testament to his commitment to his craft and his ability to engage diverse audiences\, offering them an opportunity to explore the complex narratives woven into each landscape. UID:142768-21891369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890629@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T100358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Tukilile Vaa DESCRIPTION:Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory\, blending Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives. Using acrylic paint\, rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, his free-hanging immersive works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation. For his U-M project\, Nyamai will present one large unstretched piece and two framed paintings at the Institute for the Humanities\, as well as a second free-hanging work at the U-M Museum of Art.\n\nThe physicality of his complex constructions inspire wonder in the viewer. The works are vast in scale\, embedded with stories\, where past and future merge both poetically and conceptually. In each composition\, the artist proposes a powerful alternative to the flatness of singular narratives of Kenyan history and identity presented as the definitive postcolonial account. He likens the formal act of stitching to symbolically unifying a wounded or fractured community.\n\nNyamai founded the Kamene Cultural & Research Center in Nairobi\, a creative and collaborative hub dedicated to the preservation\, promotion\, and innovation of African cultural practices.\n\nAbout the artist:\nKaloki Nyamai (*1985 in Kitui\, Kenya) is a multidisciplinary artist working with installation\, painting\, and sculpture based in Nairobi. From an early age\, his mother introduced him to painting and taught him to draw\, fostering an ever-lasting interest in art throughout his life. He often finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories of the Kamba people\, a Bantu ethnic group of eastern Kenya. Using materials like acrylic paint\, sisal rope\, photo transfers\, and stitched yarn\, Nyamai’s free-hanging pieces evoke the healing of historical wounds and a collective yearning for renewal. His works blur the boundaries between painting\, sculpture\, and installation\, creating cohesive\, immersive experiences where past\, present\, and future converge poetically.\n\nNyamai studied Interior Design at the Buruburu Institute Of Fine Arts (BIFA) and then pursued painting after working in other creative fields. His large-scale paintings and mixed-media installations intricately explore historical narratives\, examining their resonance in the present. Nyamai has shown his work across the globe in solo exhibitions at the Norval Foundation\, Cape Town (2024)\; James Cohan Gallery\, New York (2024)\; Galerie Barbara Thumm\, Berlin (2023 and 2022)\; SEPTIEME Gallery\, Paris (2019)\, and other venues. In 2023\, he featured part of his series Dining in Chaos in the “Unlimited” section at Art Basel in Basel. He has participated in group exhibitions and biennials\, most recently at the Sharjah Biennial 16\, Sharjah (2025)\; The Völklinger Hütte\, Völklingen (2024)\; the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale\, Venice (2022)\; and the Dakar Biennale (2022). His works are part of numerous private and institutional collections around the world\, such as the Dallas Art Museum\, the Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art\, and the Arthur Primas Museum. UID:142791-21891575@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T095819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Aerospace and Defense Industry 30-minute mentoring DESCRIPTION:Are you an engineering student interested in a rewarding career in the aerospace & defense industry? Don’t miss out on our upcoming Aerospace and Defense Industry 30-Minute Mentors event! This unique opportunity allows you to connect one-on-one with accomplished alumni who are making an impact in these fields. During these 30-minute sessions\, you’ll gain valuable insights into different career paths\, learn what it’s like to work in these industries\, and receive personalized advice to help you plan your future. Whether you’re just starting to explore or are ready to take your next step\, our alumni are excited to share their experiences and help you succeed. Secure your spot\, expand your network\, and gain industry-specific guidance! All sessions will be held remotely via zoom. UID:145037-21896572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145037 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T122446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Author Conversation with Martha S. Jones\, \"The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir” DESCRIPTION:Prizewinning scholar and renowned author of Black history Martha S. Jones will join the Bookworm for a conversation on identity\, belonging\, and family\, drawing from her powerful new book\, The Trouble with Color: An American Family Memoir.\n\nMartha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college\, a Black Studies classmate challenged Jones’s right to speak. Suspicious of the color of her skin and the texture of her hair\, he confronted her with a question that inspired a lifetime of introspection: “Who do you think you are?”\n\nJones delves into her family’s past for answers. In every generation since her great-great-great-grandmother survived enslavement to raise a free family\, color determined her ancestors’ lives. But the color line was shifting and jagged\, not fixed and straight. Some backed away from it\, others skipped along it\, and others still were cut deep by its sharp teeth.\n\nJourneying across centuries\, from rural Kentucky and small-town North Carolina to New York City and its suburbs\, The Trouble of Color is a lyrical\, deeply felt meditation on the most fundamental matters of identity\, belonging\, and family.\n\nSponsored by Cinda-Sue Davis. UID:144765-21895827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144765 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,american culture,american history,Black America,Black History Month,Book Talk,Books,Discussion,Diversity,history,Library,Literature,Podcast,Talk LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T093408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Hola! ¿Cómo estás?\n\n-Practice your Spanish-speaking skills with peers & instructors in a relaxed environment. All language levels and students are welcome to join the conversation.\n\n-Come & go as you please\, stay as little or as long as you would like!\n\n-Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, & baked goods.\n\nThe RLL Commons is located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nFor more information contact Julie Harrell at (harrelju@umich.edu). UID:143170-21892363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143170 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Central America,Coffee,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Engaged Learning,Europe,European,Food,Free,Games,Intercultural,International,Language,Languages,Latin America,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T092615 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Fred Feinberg\, Handleman Professor of Management\, Ross School of Business\, Professor of Statistics (by courtesy)\, Department of Statistics\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Expert adjudications are ubiquitous in high-stakes decision-making\, from grant reviews and academic hiring to elite evaluations in the arts and athletics. In these settings\, panels of judges score candidates across sequential stages\, and these scores are aggregated into a consensus ranking. Standard practice typically employs arithmetic averaging\, often supplemented with ad-hoc \"corrections\" for outliers or scale differences. However\, such approaches suffer from three core statistical problems: (1) Scale Heterogeneity\, where judges exhibit varying levels of discrimination and range-restriction\; (2) Information Loss\, where the longitudinal \"trajectory\" of a candidate is sidestepped in favor of stage-specific snapshots\; and (3) Nonignorable Missingness\, where conflict-of-interest (COI) recusals can introduce systematic bias.\n\nWe develop a hierarchical Bayesian framework that addresses these issues simultaneously. First\, we treat observed scores as generators of ordinal tie-blocks\, bypassing the \"cardinality fallacy\" and modeling the probability of observed ranks. Second\, we link sequential rounds via a fusion model with LKJ correlation priors\, allowing the model to borrow strength across the tournament while regularizing the latent covariance. Third\, we introduce a novel Informative Missing Data Likelihood (MDL) that treats COI recusals as a form of informative censoring. When judges abstain from rating their own students or collaborators\, standard approaches invoke a \"Missing Completely at Random\" (MCAR) assumption. Our MDL instead retains recused candidates in the \"risk set\" as censored alternatives\, correcting for the potential bias in win probabilities that occurs when high-caliber competitors are systematically excluded from a judge’s denominator. The model combines a Plackett–Luce formulation for tied data (implemented via Elementary Symmetric Polynomials) with judge-specific discrimination parameters that automatically downweight poorly-calibrated raters\, and the full posterior can be efficiently sampled via Hamiltonian Monte Carlo\, allowing full uncertainty quantification in downstream estimands.\n\nWe apply this framework to a high-stakes international competition — to be revealed during the talk! — featuring dozens of candidates\, multiple rounds\, and nearly 20 elite judges. Analysis suggests that the standard scoring method and the MDL-augmented model produce distinctly different results: they disagree on the winner and posterior advancement probabilities\, driven almost entirely by the differential treatment of collaborator-based recusals. Sensitivity analysis reveals that these outcomes are largely contingent on the assumed missing data mechanism. By making these untestable assumptions explicit\, we provide a more transparent and principled foundation for high-stakes adjudication in grant panels\, hiring committees\, and both athletic and artistic judging. UID:144784-21895842@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T133743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Story Lab Winter Retreats DESCRIPTION:ABOUT\nStory Lab develops executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and events. To be an effective leader—at work\, in the community\, or in your personal life—you must be able to communicate with impact. Often this means telling stories that are meaningful to you and others\, and doing so in the rich language and expressive style of a seasoned storyteller. If you can craft and deliver an effective story\, you will be better able to convey your value to recruiters\, inspire and motivate classmates and colleagues\, and influence your audience. At Story Lab\, you’ll find an immersive experience and an opportunity to hone your skills in a safe and supportive environment.\n\nStory Lab is generously sponsored by M•LEAD and the Ford School’s Leadership Initiative.\n\nDATES\n2/18\, 4:30–9 PM @ the Michigan League OR 2/20\, 10 AM–2:30 PM (virtual) (Choose ONE)\nDevelop your storytelling abilities.\n\nPARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS\nDeep interest in storytelling\, personal growth\, and lifelong learning. \nThis program is open to all U-M students. However\, because space is limited\, virtual offerings of Sanger programs will prioritize the registration of Online\, Weekend\, and Executive MBA students. Any remaining spots will be made available to students in other programs.\n\nREGISTRATION WINDOW\n2/2–2/13\n\nVisit our webpage to learn more! UID:137303-21880097@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate,Graduate Students,Leadership,Storytelling,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250821T100218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Write with ME! DESCRIPTION:Working on an abstract? Polishing up your resume? Writing a paper or dissertation?\n\nJoin us for our new Mechanical Engineering Department writing group\, “Write with ME!”\n\nAll ME undergrads\, grads\, postdocs\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join us for any of their writing needs.\n\nCommunity & support\nConnect with peers\, share your writing\, exchange feedback\, and brainstorm solutions to writing challenges.\n\nAccountability & consistency\nSharpen your writing skills and develop positive\, consistent writing routines. Learn from other members of the ME department!\n\nFood & flexibility\nNo need to attend every week! Drop in at any time\, and leave at any time. Light snacks\, coffee\, and tea will be available.\n\nWeekly on Fridays\, starting September 12\n2636 G.G.B\n10 am – 12 pm UID:137880-21880969@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate Students,Mechanical Engineering,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:GG Brown Laboratory - 2636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stamps School’s annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition is a showcase of outstanding work produced by Stamps undergraduate students\, taking place at Stamps Gallery from January 30-February 21\, 2026. The opening reception will take place on January 30 from 6-8 p.m.\n\nA highly anticipated Stamps School tradition\, the objectives of the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition are: \n\n\n\nEncourage the creation of high-quality\, innovative art and design work.\n\nTeach students how to navigate juried exhibitions.\n\nPromote participation in Stamps’ vibrant cultural community.\nJurors\n\nCarlos Diaz is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow and a Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Photography Department (1995-2000) at the College for Creative Studies\, Detroit\, MI where he taught for 37 years. Diaz received a BFA from College for Creative Studies in 1980 and an MFA from the University of Michigan in 1983.\n\nPatricia Villalobos Echeverría (Nicaragua/USA)\, Professor of Art at Western Michigan University\, engages a transdisciplinary practice encompassing printmaking\, photography\, video\, installation\, and participatory frameworks to interrogate migration\, displacement\, and transformation. Exhibited internationally\, she holds a Doctor of Arts (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art & Design)\, MFA\, and BFA\, with residencies including MacDowell and Ox-Bow.\n\n\n\nJessica Levy is the Co-Founder of Hourglass Advisory\, a New York-based art advisory firm specializing in curated collections for contemporary spaces. She holds an MFA from NYU and a BFA from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design\, and serves on the Stamps School’s Dean’s Advisory Council. Levy’s background spans media including ceramics\, fibers\, and industrial design. \nTimeline\n\n\n\nExhibition Opening Reception at Stamps Gallery: January 30\, 6-8pm\n\nWalkthrough with the Artists & Designers: January 31\, 2-4pm\n\nExhibition Dates: January 30-February 21\, 2026\n\nFor more information\, contact sclegg@umich.edu. UID:139627-21885820@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Engage Detroit Grant Live ($15\,000) DESCRIPTION:Interested parties should apply through the website: https://engaged.umich.edu/engagement-detroit/detroit-workshops/\n\nOur Engaged Learning team is seeking proposals for the 2026 Engage Detroit Workshop grant program\, which supports small groups of U-M faculty and staff members organizing a workshop or a speaker series in Detroit. Please consider sharing this information with your faculty and staff who are interested in pursuing projects in Detroit. \n\nContinuing our commitment to partnerships with Detroit\, this grant provides up to $15\,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The program has awarded 27 projects since its inception in 2022.\n\nIn collaboration with the Dearborn and Flint Provosts\, for 2026\, we are planning to support up to six proposals aimed at organizing a workshop or speaker series on a topic that is both relevant to Detroit communities and brings together multiple initiatives/projects led by UM faculty/staff. \n \nSubmissions are due by March 1\, 2026\; an overview of the program is available here. You can read more about the program in Monday’s Record article\, or at the Engaged Michigan website. You can also review active work by U-M faculty and staff in Detroit\, as reported in our 2025 census map.\n\nPlease direct any questions you may have about the program or application process to engagedmichigan@umich.edu. UID:144249-21895014@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Detroit,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Professions,History,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lifelong Learning,Literature,Medicine,Networking,Nursing,Personal Development,pharmacy,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Pre-Law,Professional Development,Public Policy,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Staff,Storytelling,Sustainability,Teaching,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881297@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T102051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From UROP to the Center for Research\, Scholarship\, & Creative Inquiry: Elevating Undergraduate Discovery @ U-M DESCRIPTION:For years\, the University of Michigan's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) has been a launchpad for student discovery. Now\, we are growing. Join us for a campus-wide information session as we unveil our transition into the Center for Research\, Scholarship\, and Creative Inquiry (CRSCI).This evolution represents more than just a name change. As a Center\, UROP is now a university-wide strategic asset with central resources for UM researchers and UM undergraduate research assistants. Come learn about our expanded funding opportunities\, new mentorship resources\, and how this Center will serve as the premier hub for all student-led inquiry.  UID:144077-21894618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144077 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T102051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Nineteenth-Century Forum: Book Club (Feb 20th) DESCRIPTION: UID:144306-21895139@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144306 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:3184 Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T113744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Mini-Talk: François Tissot DESCRIPTION:In 1965\, Caltech geochemist Clair Patterson published what was\, at the time\, a highly controversial finding: that leaded gasoline and other products like canned food solder\, paints\, and insecticide were exposing Americans to dangerously high levels of lead. His work helped galvanize the environmental movement\, ultimately leading to the Clean Air Act of 1970. Fifty years later\, Caltech researchers were once again at the center of investigations on environmental lead contamination when the Eaton fire devastated communities surrounding Caltech. A year on from the LA fires of 2025\, I will discuss Patterson's legacy and its connections to the research my group and others are pursuing to study the presence of lead and other toxic metals in the aftermath of the fires. I will also share the impact of his findings to date—and how they can help communities prepare as fires at the wildland-urban interface grow increasingly common. UID:145313-21897039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145313 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T155433 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Statistics and machine learning for studying air pollution using low-cost sensors (Environmental Statistics Day Symposium) DESCRIPTION:Symposium Schedule\nAll events taking place in the School of Public Health (1415 Washington Heights)\n\n11:00 am -12:00 pm\nKeynote Lecture\n1655 SPH 1\n\n12:00-1:30 pm\nPosters and Lunch\n1680 SPH 1 (Cornely Community Room)\n\n1:30-2:30 pm\nLightning Talks and Q&A\n1680 SPH 1 (Cornely Community Room)\n\n2:45 pm\nAwards \nBest Oral Presentation and Best Poster UID:144320-21895161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144320 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biosciences,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering,Earth Day at 50,Ecology,Environment,environmental,Free,Graduate,Health,Health & Wellness,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Life Science,Lifelong Learning,Nursing,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Pre-Health,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,seminar,Sustainability LOCATION:Public Health I (Vaughan Building) - 1655 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T144823 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Transition to Graduate Writing II DESCRIPTION:This workshop offers practical strategies for reading\, writing\, and revising academic texts while identifying transferable patterns across disciplinary genres. \n\nGraduate students are required to navigate a range of academic writing conventions\, genres\, expectations\, and audiences. This workshop will help graduate student writers identify critical strategies for reading and writing academic texts. We’ll talk about how to approach unfamiliar writing tasks\, develop drafting and revision practices\, and identify patterns across all disciplinary forms of academic writing. The workshop will conclude by identifying our learning goals and developing best methods for achieving them. \n\nPresented by Monroe Moody\, Sweetland Center for Writing Faculty.\n\nRegistration required. See link.\n\nRackham/Sweetland Workshops\, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School\, cover a host of topics designed to help graduate students in various aspects of writing. UID:145133-21896709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145133 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,write,writing LOCATION:North Quad - 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T110622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T122000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EHour: Mal Sridhar DESCRIPTION:Curious about building tech that makes a real impact? Meet Malavica Sridhar\, Co-Founder & CEO of TheraDriver\, a startup reshaping healthcare by streamlining scheduling for ABA therapy teams. Malavica’s journey blends deep expertise in AI\, product leadership\, and a passion for solving real-world challenges. From designing powerful software for executives and clinicians to improving experiences for families stuck on therapy waitlists\, she’s tackling problems that matter.\n\nExpect Malavica to share honest lessons from founding TheraDriver\, building scalable tech\, and navigating startup life with creativity and purpose. \n\nWhether you're new to entrepreneurship or already working on ideas\, you'll gain practical insights on making your skills matter and shaping change.\nEntrepreneurship Hour is TEDTalk-style\, open to all majors and backgrounds. Bring your questions\, your curiosity\, and join a welcoming campus community ready to learn and connect.\n\nDon’t miss the chance to hear Malavica’s story\, meet fellow changemakers\, and walk away inspired!\n\nFriday\, February 20\n11:30 AM – 12:30 PM\nStamps Auditorium\, North Campus UID:145305-21897032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Career,Center For Entrepreneurship,Cfe,Discussion,Entrepreneur,Entrepreneur Services,Entrepreneurship,Free,Genai,Generative Ai,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Professional Student Life,Graduate School,Graduate Students,In Person,In-person,Lecture,Michigan Engineering,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260203T083656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 Jeffrey R. Parsons Lecture - Commoning Identity and Community Formation: A Middle Holocene Case Study in Peru DESCRIPTION:The formation of food-producing societies\, the organizational developments of institutionalized mechanisms for integrating them\, and how these foundational mechanisms eventually led to early complex communities still is marginally understood. The socio-economic relationships between a large-scale public monument at Huaca Prieta and outlying domestic sites on the north coast of Peru during the Middle Holocene are examined in terms of community formation and identity-marking. Between ~7000 and 5500 BP population expansion and community integration developed among fishing and farming households residing in different littoral habitats. The development of a cohesive community is viewed in terms of the creation of a communing identity\, defined by previously unconnected subgroups of weavers (cotton textiles and fish nets) and seafood specialists and by standardized\, inter-household and -subgroup ritual and mortuary acts at Huaca Prieta. This research challenges accepted interpretations such as early communities and public monuments formed by elites controlling food production\, exchange networks\, and corporate labor. UID:143143-21892309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology LOCATION:School of Education - 1322 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T135650 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:American Institutions Group DESCRIPTION:The American Institutions Group (AIG) is a Rackham interdisciplinary workshop for faculty and graduate students that meets twice a month to discuss recent and forthcoming research on American political institutions (e.g. Congress\, the presidency\, state legislatures and executives\, the courts\, and the bureaucracy). Our key goals are to offer new and varied perspectives for graduate students to harness in their own dissertation work on American political institutions\; encourage conversations that breed new research ideas\; and spur innovative collaborations among our participants. AIG participants are scholars in political science\, public health\, social work\, public policy\, and economics interested in examinations of American political institutions from the perspective of these disciplines.\n\nFaculty Coordinators: Charles R. Shipan\, Christian Fong\n\nGraduate Coordinators: Karla Magaña & Carlos Galina UID:117445-21896042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117445 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Haven Hall - Pre-Function Room 5769 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260129T092412 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bate-Papo: Portuguese Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:-Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and light snacks while improving your Portuguese! All language levels are welcome.\n\n-Meet in the RLL Commons: located in the center hallway of the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Building.\n\nQuestions? Contact Maria Teresa Mattos at (mtmattos@umich.edu). UID:143753-21893743@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143753 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Brazil,Coffee,Communication,Community,Community Based Learning,Community Engagement,Culture,Discussion,Europe,Faculty,Food,Free,Games,Global,Global Engagement,Humanities,In Person,Media,Mulitcultural,Multilingual,Portuguese,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Storytelling,Talk,Translate,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons, 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T134938 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSEAS Friday Lecture Series | Pain and Buddhism in Thailand: How does Bodily Experience affect Religious Worlds? DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: http://myumi.ch/A1MdA\n\nThai Buddhism is highly polymorphic\, with wide regional and historical variation\, with practices ranging from magical power to spirit possession to ethical codes to meditation. People draw from these elements to meet the demands of social\, historical\, political\, and other contexts. In this talk\, Stonington asks what assemblages of religious practice might\n emerge in the face of domineering experiences of the body. Severe pain has been described by phenomenologists as a totalizing experience\, making it an ideal test case for this inquiry.\n \n Through interviews and participant observation with people coping with severe pain in Northern Thailand\, Stonington argues that a specific set of meditation practices that showed up as orthodox for how they should relate to pain actually made their pain worse\, sending them on investigative journeys to assemble novel sets of tools from other practices available to them. Through this isolated individual investigation\, his interlocutors surprisingly settled on techniques similar to one another\, a kind of emergent locally-heterodox rejection of received wisdom.\n \n Scott Stonington is a sociocultural anthropologist and internal medicine physician at the University of Michigan. His first book *The Spirit Ambulance*\, about dying in Thailand\, won awards for ethnographic writing and social theory. Current major projects include the politics and experience of pain in Thailand\; and the harms generated by time pressure\, emotion\, and improvisation in the clinical encounter in the U.S.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cseas@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:142978-21891872@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Buddhism,center for southeast asian studies,Religion,thailand LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250804T174005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Disability Awareness and Inclusion DESCRIPTION:Disability is an integral part of maintaining a positive organizational culture. It is important to be part of a culture that supports and embraces disability inclusion. This session will cover: \n\n-Background about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) \n-Ways to raise disability awareness and inclusion\n-Best practices for creating and maintaining inclusive working and learning environments\n-Content to dispel ableist myths and misconceptions about disability\n-We will engage in discussions about increasing accessibility and disability inclusion. Discussions will include how to do this at the university\, starting in our own units and departments. \n\nAdditional course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website. UID:136524-21878779@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136524 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Discussion,Diversity,Inclusion,Neurodiversity,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251029T100535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Disability Awareness and Inclusion DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website. UID:141274-21888526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Communication,Disability,Inclusion LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260209T130904 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Drop-in CPR and AED Training DESCRIPTION:Learn lifesaving skills! Stop by the Shapiro Gallery\, anytime between noon and 4pm\, where certified students will offer (non-certified) CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training and provide information about heart health. There will be multiple practice stations available\, and the hands-on training takes approximately 10-15 minutes. Plus there will be snacks!\n\nPresented by these student organizations: The American Heart Association Club and the EMS Club. UID:145071-21896617@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145071 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Gallery (3rd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T060118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T220000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:GVSU Scramble #2 DESCRIPTION:Returning to Grand Valley State for another scramble! UID:144152-21894744@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144152 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Grand Valley State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T093432 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:143758-21893935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T110427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kreativwerkstatt DESCRIPTION:Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting\, coloring\, painting\, drawing\, knitting\, sewing\, crochet\, embroidery\, origami? You will combine speaking German\, any level welcome\, beginners included\, and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects\, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. Contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) with questions. UID:144358-21895207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3117 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T091800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Life After Grad School Seminars | I’m no expert – embracing the dynamics of industrial research DESCRIPTION:You are an expert. At this moment\, as a University of Michigan graduate student\, you may be in fact\, amongst the world’s experts in your field. It took hard work to get there – hours in the classroom\, more hours in the lab – physical or virtual. Here you are – at the top of your game. Then you get a job in industry\, and your first project – and it has very little to do with your expertise. It can be alarming and disarming. And it can be the start of an incredible ride and fulfilling career. In this edition of the Life After Graduate School seminar series\, Joel will review how adaptability and agility have brought him opportunities he never imagined\, and satisfaction he celebrates daily.\n\nBio: Joel McDonald is the Technical Director for Dow’s MobilityScience segment\, where he leads Dow’s efforts to deliver innovative solutions to automakers and their suppliers worldwide. He has held a variety of technical and strategy leadership positions at Dow over the 16 years of his career\, with a particular emphasis on battery materials\, electronics\, and coatings. Before Dow\, Joel was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Labs in New Mexico\, where he explored fundamental reaction kinetics in energetic materials. Joel completed his PhD in Applied Physics at the University of Michigan in 2007 under the advisement of Prof. Steven Yalisove\, where his dissertation focused on the interaction between ultrashort pulsed lasers and materials. A native of Michigan\, Joel enjoys traveling adventures with his wife and two children\, fishing the local rivers and streams with his dad and bud UID:145390-21897228@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145390 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Applied Physics,Life After Graduate School,Physics LOCATION:West Hall - 267B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T150414 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Seminar> A network mechanism for perceptual learning DESCRIPTION:Organisms continually tune their perceptual systems to the features they encounter in their environment. We have studied how this experience reorganizes the synaptic connectivity of neurons in the olfactory (piriform) cortex of the mouse. We developed an approach to measure synaptic connectivity in vivo\, training a deep convolutional network to reliably identify monosynaptic connections from the spike-time cross-correlograms of 4.4 million single-unit pairs. This revealed that excitatory piriform neurons with similar odor tuning are more likely to be connected. We asked whether experience enhances this like-to-like connectivity\, but found that it was unaffected by odor exposure. Experience did\, however\, alter the logic of interneuron connectivity. Following repeated encounters with a set of odorants\, inhibitory neurons that responded differentially to these stimuli exhibited a high degree of both incoming and outgoing synaptic connections within the cortical network. This reorganization depended only on the odor tuning of the inhibitory interneuron and not on the tuning of its pre- or postsynaptic partners. A computational model of this reorganized connectivity predicts that it increases the dimensionality of the entire network’s responses to familiar stimuli\, thereby enhancing their discriminability. We confirmed that this network-level property is present in physiological measurements\, which showed increased dimensionality and separability of the evoked responses to familiar versus novel odorants. Thus a simple\, non-Hebbian reorganization of interneuron connectivity may selectively enhance an organism’s discrimination of the features of its environment. UID:144862-21896053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144862 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns,seminar LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Revolutionary Paine: Andy Murphy Student-Curated Class Exhibit Common Sense DESCRIPTION:Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” was one of the most influential works of the American Revolution. The first edition was published on January 10\, 1776\, with an initial print run of just 1\,000 copies\; but within weeks demand soared. The students of Andy Murphy’s POLISCI 495 course co-curated the exhibition “Revolutionary Paine” to document the whirlwind caused by its publication. On view at the Clements January 16-May 8\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:143999-21894427@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143999 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Americana,Exhibit,Exhibition,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Reading Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T133709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Study Abroad in Sorrento\, Italy - Fall/AY 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor\, Joy Richardson\, and Sant'Anna Institute staff to learn more about the CGIS: Humanities and Social Sciences in Sorrento (Italy) program\, the application process\, the academics\, and life in Sorrento.Please note that both of these sessions will be virtual over Zoom. Both sessions will contain the same info\, so students have the option to choose either one to attend.To learn more\, visit the M-Compass brochure:https://mcompass.umich.edu/_portal/tds-program-brochure?programid=12125 and the Sant'Anna Institute website: https://www.santannainstitute.com/. UID:144921-21896153@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,global,global opportunities,international,International Education,Italian,Italian Studies,Sessions,study abroad,Travel LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T181722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vinson Lam\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Vinson Lam performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:144343-21895186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144343 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T160240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. Presented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours:\nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884336@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138950 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T151716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T134500 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:INFO SESSION: Capstone Program in Creative Writing DESCRIPTION:Attention English Majors! \nIf you'd like to write a poetry or prose collection in the company of other fiction writers and poets\, the Capstone Program in Creative Writing may be for you!\n\nLearn more here: https://lsa.umich.edu/english/undergraduate/capstone-programs/creative-writing-capstone.html UID:145182-21896771@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,English Language And Literature,Undergraduate LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T103648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Logic seminar: Infinitesimal and infinite numbers DESCRIPTION:Throughout the history of human thought\, the nature of infinite and infinitesimal quantities has been investigated by the best minds\, and their actual use in calculus led to the modern development of mathematics. However\, in the first years of the last century\, the infinitesimals were banned from the world of mathematics\, as their use was considered contradictory. It was only in the 1960s\, when Robinson introduced nonstandard analysis\, that the use of infinitesimal and infinite numbers in calculus was finally placed on rigorous foundations.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present some historical observations on infinitesimal numbers\, and then introduce the fundamental ideas of nonstandard analysis. In the final part of the seminar\, I will also show some applications of nonstandard analysis in the discrete field of combinatorics\, presenting new results recently proven in arithmetic Ramsey theory\, including the following: In every finite coloring (partition) of the natural numbers\, one can always find a monochromatic pattern of the form a\, b\, a+b\, b/a. UID:144702-21895742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T111402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Opportunity Hub Pop-Up Coaching DESCRIPTION:Pop Up Coaching at the LSA Opportunity Hub presents a low stakes opportunity for students to stop by our office\, grab some popcorn\, and engage in a brief 10-15 minute career coaching conversation with one of our career coaches\, in addition to learning about our other services and offerings! \n\nPop Up Coaching is held on select Fridays during the Fall and Winter semesters in the LSA Building from 1-3 PM-- No appointment necessary! UID:136450-21891322@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Early Career Exploration,Lsa Opportunity Hub,Studentcaregiversweek2025,Studentcaregiversweek25,Undergraduate LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA Opportunity Hub space - Main Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T121714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 SUMMARY:Auditions:Pen Pal Matching and Letter Writing with Black and Pink DESCRIPTION:Join the UMMA Student Advisory Board and Black and Pink from the School for Public Health (SPH) for a letter writing and pen pal matching session. Black and Pink at SPH is an abolitionist project working with incarcerated queer and trans individuals as well as those living with HIV in Michigan prisons. Coffee\, tea\, and snacks provided!\n\nFree and open to the public. UID:145364-21897192@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145364 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Museum of Art - Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T180641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Plant with Us DESCRIPTION:Come to the LSA SG Office\, Room 1174\, on Friday\, February 20th\, from 1-4!! Come and enjoy painting a pot and bringing home a free plant for your dorm\, apartment\, or house!! UID:145584-21897555@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sustainability LOCATION:LSA Building - 1174 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260307T123213 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1894052Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab.We will discuss and educate you on…- Design andformat- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resumefor specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Studentor Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note:This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:144203-21894838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T134500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892201@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T121717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon & Austin Zhu\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Jenna Moon & Austin Zhu perform 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:144375-21895245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144375 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260130T135221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics & The Social Sciences DESCRIPTION:The Interdisciplinary Workshop in Comparative Politics & The Social Sciences (IWCP) provides a platform for sharing and improving research projects that use the comparative method to study the causes and effects of social\, political and economic processes. We specifically welcome presenters\, discussants\, and participants from other social science fields to share their work with us. We have participants from Economics\, the Ford School of Public Policy\, the Law School\, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies\, Mathematics\, Political Science\, the Ross School of Business\, Sociology\, Statistics\, and the Center for Emerging Democracies\, and others. In other words: All are welcome. UID:112863-21896029@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112863 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Haven Hall - Pre-Function Room 5769 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260307T123209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Maize & Blazers: UCC Clothes Closet Drop-In DESCRIPTION:Visit the University Career Center's Clothes Closet with the Central Student Government! We welcome all students\, whether you're preparing for the upcoming interviews or working on building your professional wardrobe for a job or internship. Looking and feeling your best is important!Come to the University Career Center's Clothes Closet to take home business professional and business casual clothing for free! Each student is allowed to take 3 items from the closet each semester.This UCC Clothes Closet event will be drop-in style\, so come visit. Last call for students to drop in will be at 2:15 pm.  This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this link: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1893559/share_preview  We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodationwould promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible. #UCC UID:144162-21894758@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144162 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, University Career Center office, 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T171431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Frequency Fridays: After Effects DESCRIPTION:Explore Adobe After Effects with us this week!\n\nFrequency Fridays is a weekly media workshop series\, every Friday from 2-3pm in the Design Lab PIE Space on the first floor of Shapiro. Workshops will feature instruction in music production\, video editing\, sound design\, motion graphics\, and more. All skill levels welcome.\n\nIf you have questions about Frequency Fridays\, please reach out to alvin hill\, the library's Media Production Specialist\, at munk@umich.edu. UID:145476-21897391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145476 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Design Lab PIE Space, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260215T181517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:144434-21895350@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T131948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Political Theory Workshop DESCRIPTION:Political Theory Workshop Winter 2026 Details:\n\nUnless otherwise noted\, all sessions will be held in the Walker Room on Fridays from 2:00 to 3:30.\n\nJan 30th: David Suell. Ideal Theory for Non-Ideal Times: Obafemi Awolowo\, John Rawls\, and Contesting the Foundations for Socialist Democracy.\n\nFeb 13th: Loay Alarab. Violence\, Refusal\, and Political Impossibility \n\nFeb 20th: Cristina Conesa Pla. Title TBA\n\nMarch 10th\, Shatema Threadcraft and Joseph Fischel\, Title TBA\, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm\, 2239 Lane Hall\n\nMarch 20th\, Ekaterina Olson Shipyatsky\, Title TBA\n\nApril 10th. Patrick Peralta. Memory From Below: Exposing the Violence of BongBong Marcos\n\nApril 17th\, Thomas Klemm\, Title TBA UID:117617-21894334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117617 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Haven Hall - Walker, Room 5664 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21892282@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260215T181517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:144433-21895349@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144433 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T164330 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T163000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Aro Week Pal-entines Craft Making DESCRIPTION:Unleash your creativity while making platonic gifts in celebration of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW)! Address a notecard to a friend\, family member or even yourself! There will be snacks\, a make-your-own-tea station\, lots of craft supplies for Pal-entines-making\, and some stuffable plushies to make your very own buddy (while supplies last). This event is open to U-M students of all genders and sexualities.\n\nMORE ARO WEEK EVENTS\nhttps://events.umich.edu/list?filter=tags:Aro+Awareness+Week\,sponsors:1030\,&range=2026-02-16to2026-02-21\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events UID:144698-21895738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144698 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aro Awareness Week,Aromantic,LGBT LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center (3020) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T181619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Carol Vaness Voice Master Class DESCRIPTION:Internationally renowned soprano Carol Vaness will work with voice students focusing on the operatic repertoire of Mozart. Free and open to the public.\n\nGUEST ARTIST BIO\n\nCAROL VANESS launched her professional singing career at the New York City Opera\, where she appeared regularly from 1979 to 1983. Since then\, she has sung on the world's biggest stages and at premier music festivals\, collaborated with today's foremost conductors in operatic and symphonic repertoires\, appeared on numerous television broadcasts throughout North America and Europe\, and compiled a distinguished catalog of recordings. Her interpretations of Mozart's dramatic heroines\, including Fiordiligi in *Così fan tutte*\, Donna Anna and Donna Elvira in *Don Giovanni*\, Elettra in *Idomeneo*\, and Vitellia in *La Clemenza di Tito*\, have been hailed as definitive\, and she has become especially identifiable with the role of Floria Tosca. She performed the title role of Puccini's *Tosca* at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004 opposite Pavarotti in the legendary tenor's final operatic performance. Vaness made her professional debut as Vitellia for the San Francisco Spring Opera and has been acknowledged as the world's leading interpreter of this role. She has appeared as Vitellia at the Met Opera\, Paris Opera\, Royal Opera\, Covent Garden\, Chicago Lyric Opera and Gran Teatro del Liceo and at the Salzburg Festival and other leading theaters. Among her many celebrated television appearances\, she has been featured on the *Pavarotti Plus* and *Pavarotti and Friends* telecasts from Lincoln Center\, as well as the Richard Tucker Gala and *In Performance at the White House* with members of the New York City Opera. UID:145645-21897629@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145645 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T094914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gamma conjecture I for flag varieties (Combinatorics Seminar) DESCRIPTION:Gamma conjecture I\, proposed by Galkin\, Golyshev and Iritani\, asserts that the limit of normalized Givental’s J-function of a Fano manifold is equal to a characteristic class defined in terms of the gamma function. In this talk\, I will discuss the case for arbitrary flag varieties\, emphasizing its relationship to D-module mirror symmetry\, geometric crystals and their positive structures. UID:139936-21886377@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T170253 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Bootstrapping the Math and Physics of Scattering Amplitudes DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Scattering amplitudes A\, or equivalently the S-matrix S = 1 + iA\, are mathematical quantities which encode the quantum mechanical probabilities for particle scattering processes. Amplitudes constitute an entire subfield of theoretical physics and are essential tools for experimental physics\, from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). In this talk\, I will describe my research using “bootstrap” techniques and consistency principles to study the math and physics of amplitudes themselves. This work is part of the modern S-matrix bootstrap program\, a framework for exploring the landscape of consistent quantum theories\, including extensions of the Standard Model and theories of quantum gravity.\n\nI will begin the talk with a brief history of particle physics and the S-matrix bootstrap program. I will then introduce several physical principles which constrain amplitudes\, namely Lorentz invariance\, analyticity\, unitarity\, and crossing symmetry. Finally\, I will sketch a recent proof using these principles to bound the allowed masses and spins of particles in any consistent quantum theory. This talk will assume very little prior knowledge of particle physics\, but I will use some complex analysis and group theory with a physicist’s level of rigor.\n\nContact: AIM Seminar Organizers UID:141898-21889613@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141898 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260212T141133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Can ‘Slavic’ Speak for Minorities? — Who Gets to Belong in Eastern Europe? - Talk 5 DESCRIPTION:This talk analyzes Russia’s imperial domination of Ukraine through the longue durée of Crimean Tatar dispossession\, arguing that Crimean Tatars offer a crucial lens on Ukraine’s past\, present\, and decolonial future. Long racialized as Russia’s Others\, Crimean Tatars were rendered legible through colonial tropes that produced enduring aphasia within Slavic and East European studies. Emerging sites of encounter\, mourning\, and recognition since 2014 point toward a bifocal decolonial project that requires disentanglement from Russian imperial power while simultaneously confronting and unmaking colonial residues within Ukraine itself.\n\nThis is a hybrid event. For Zoom attendance\, please register here: https://myumi.ch/n1me9 UID:145410-21897262@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crees,Eastern Europe,Rackham,Slavic,Ukraine LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 4314 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260203T171410 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Global Postcolonialisms Collective DESCRIPTION:As we explore what it means to be a decolonial scholar outside the traditional walls of the academy\, we turn our attention to the intersection of public art\, archives\, and ecological urban planning.\n\nWe are thrilled to be joined by curator\, cultural memory worker\, and land steward Tracy Fenix\, who will present on The Mud Kin Project—a land-based curatorial mapping initiative focused on Latinx/é and Indigenous projects.\n\nTracy’s lecture will address the challenges of archival documentation and hyper-surveillance\, sharing methods for reclaiming place and narrative. They will explore how collective mapping can mobilize power and visibility in the face of ongoing systemic oppression. Following the lecture\, audience members will be invited to participate in a discussion on personal story-mapping strategies and interpretations of the land.\n\nPlease RSVP here: https://forms.gle/gDpWo7dayZqCJTBQ7\nFood and refreshments will be served. UID:143420-21893113@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143420 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Discussion,Education,English Language And Literature,Graduate Students,Interdisciplinary LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T102901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Lunar New Year Across Asia DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy food\, crafts\, and games from China\, Korea\, the Philippines\, and more as we celebrate the Lunar New Year festival! Everyone is welcome\; stop by for 10 minutes or 2 hours! UID:145590-21897562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145590 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Chinese Studies,Community,cultural,Culture,Festival,Food,Free,Games,Global Citizen,Global Engagement,Holiday,In Person,intercultural,International,Korea,Korean Studies,Multicultural,Philippine Studies,Philippines,Social,Southeast Asia,Southeast Asian Studies LOCATION:North Quad - 1500 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T181519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260219T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:145761-21897788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145761 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T154500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892210@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T024546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Iitaka conjecture DESCRIPTION:The plurigenera and Kodaira dimension are important birational invariants for smooth projective varieties. In this talk\, we will introduce Iitaka's subadditivity conjecture for the Kodaira dimension\, and its relationship to the positivity of the direct image of the pluricanonical bundle. UID:145514-21897453@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145514 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T110419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p and Rooting for Change Cafe (3rd Floor Palmer Commons) every other Wednesday from 5-6p UID:138091-21891108@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T181519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260219T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:145760-21897787@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145760 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145015-21896431@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145015 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T094338 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquia: Grad Student Poster Sessions DESCRIPTION:Explore research across nuclear science\, from advanced reactor systems and materials to radiation detection\, fusion\, policy\, and more. UID:145435-21897344@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145435 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:College Of Engineering,colloquium,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Materials Science,Michigan Engineering,Nuclear,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,Sustainability LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - Johnson Rooms CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T102357 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: François Tissot DESCRIPTION:Over the years\, the redox-sensitive nature of uranium has brought some first-order constraints on the evolution of Earth’s surface: from the survival of detrital uraninite pointing to anoxic conditions in the Archean atmosphere/ocean\, to U isotope variations in the sedimentary record enabling the quantification of past ocean anoxia. In principle\, the redox sensitivity of U could also be leveraged in magmatic environments. Indeed\, in silicate melts\, U can occur in either the 4+\, 5+\, or 6+ valence state and information on magma oxygen fugacity (ƒO2) could be retrieved from U-bearing phases provided they can incorporate multivalent U during crystallization. In the first part of this talk\, I will present how we used U XANES to probe the speciation of U in zircon grains from various localities\, how we found that zircon can and do incorporate multivalent U in their structure\, and how the relative proportion of U4+\, 5+\, and 6+ correlate with the ƒO2 of their host rocks. Having established U oxidations states in zircon as a new tracer of magma redox\, in the second part of this talk I will then discuss how we applied this technique to zircon from the Jack Hills\, Australia\, how the cores and metamorphic rims of the investigated grains have distinct redox and trace elements systematics\, and the novel constraints these results place on the nature of Hadean magmas and tectonic modes in the Hadean-Archean. UID:144907-21896130@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144907 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260216T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Men's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:145508-21897447@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145508 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260216T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Track & Field vs Silverston Invitational UID:145507-21897446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T094928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Zero Waste Week Challenge: Composting Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join Trash Club\, Campus Farm Club\, and the U-M Office of Campus Sustainability in an interactive workshop on composting! Participants will learn the significance of composting for nutrient cycling and climate change mitigation\, the different ways it can be done\, and how to compost themselves! \n\nThe event is from 3:45-6pm\, meeting at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens auditorium. A bus from Central Campus will be leaving from Michigan League at 4 sharp\, and will leave Matthaei at 6pm to return to campus. People are welcome to drive themselves\, the event will start at 4 pm. \n\nRegister Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaD9k-7W2w4F-tnQyIfYkA9mEYrRmY1Wog3BpEUxowsv-a-w/viewform?pli=1 UID:145357-21897166@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Circular Economy,Zero Waste LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Campus Farm CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T140100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:138768-21883840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260307T123215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:MMI Group Practice Session DESCRIPTION:Practice a few MMI questions with fellow Wolverines in a safe environment during this UCC peer-facilitated exercise. Make the most ofthis opportunity by familiarizing yourself in advance with the the resources at: https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/mmi-resources If unable to attend on this date\, look for more sessions in your Handshake account. Given the particular nature of these programs\, MMI Group Practice Sessions are NOT recorded. Program sponsored by the UM University Career Center. This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this link: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/1894726/share_preview  We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible. #UCC UID:144240-21894960@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144240 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120219 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Game Nights DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans as we play Star Wars themed board games\, card games\, video games\, or dive into the lore of the franchise through debates! UID:144957-21896201@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144957 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T162045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:West Quad Kickback at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Join the West Quad Diversity Peer Educators and Multicultural Council to celebrate healthy relationships and self-love with an affirmation station\, snacks\, and music! UID:144725-21895768@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144725 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,free,Holiday,Valentine LOCATION:The Connector - Room 1520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T181021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Women's Leadership Banquet DESCRIPTION:Michigan League Cocktails at 5PM in the Vandenberg Room. \nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/6151/6183 for more detail. UID:142090-21889996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142090 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:Z - GA 300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102331 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Zero Waste Week Challenge: Celebration + Screen Printing DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the end of Zero Waste Week with free food from Earthen Jar\, and chance to meet other challenge members and screen print your very own Zero Waste Week shirt or bag! Bring the trash you collected during the week to reflect on your consumption habits! UID:145360-21897189@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145360 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Circular Economy,Zero Waste LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - 1st Floor Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Feast of Word and Spirit DESCRIPTION:The “Feast of Word and Spirit” is a Bible-study gathering taking place from February 20–22 on Central Campus. We invite fellow Christian organizations on campus to partner with us for this event. This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to dive deeply into God’s Word through teaching and preaching by seasoned ministers\, for the equipping of the saints and to cultivate a richer spiritual atmosphere on campus. UID:143147-21892319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rm 1405 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T181636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mira Walker\, piano DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate Mira Walker performs a dissertation recital. UID:145284-21897005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145284 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T145620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Black History Month Trivia Night at Markley DESCRIPTION:Join the Markley Diversity Peer Educators for a fun night of celebration-- play trivia to win free prizes and enjoy tasty food! UID:144711-21895754@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144711 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Free Food,Game Day,Game Night LOCATION:Mary Markley Hall - Angela Davis Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260203T173421 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:North Campus Lunar New Year Celebration at Bursley DESCRIPTION:Join the Baits II and Bursley Diversity Peer Educators to celebrate Lunar New Year by making paper lanterns and trying a variety of dishes! UID:144576-21895505@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144576 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free Food,Holiday,North campus,Social LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Blue Apple Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:🎊 Celebrate Chinese New Year with China Friends at UM! 🧧 DESCRIPTION:\n🎊 Celebrate Chinese New Year with China Friends at UM! 🧧\nJoin us for an evening of joy\, culture\, and community as we welcome the Lunar New Year together!\n📅 Date: Friday\, February 20\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: 2580 Packard St\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104\n🎉 What to Expect:\n\n\nA variety of delicious potluck dishes\n\n\nFun games and engaging activities\n\n\nA chance to experience traditional Chinese calligraphy\n\n\n✨ Spots are limited to 50 attendees — Scan the QR code for the email invitation. Spots are available on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n  UID:145209-21896805@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145209 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:CrossRoads CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T180256 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Crochet For Causes - Learn to Crochet DESCRIPTION:Tomorrow\, Friday 2/20 we will be holding a Crochet Help Hour / Learn to Crochet Hour where we will be going over the pattern that was in the DIY Crochet Kits that we sold at our Charity Fundraiser! The Crochet Help Hour will be held from 7-8 PM in Mason Hall (Room 1449)! We will also be selling more kits at this event so if you did not have a chance to purchase one last Friday then now is your chance! Everyone is invited and I can't wait to see you all there! UID:145790-21897818@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145790 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T160427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:LSA Student Government UNITERS Smash Tournament DESCRIPTION:The Smash Bros. Tournament is back form last semester! Come meet and compete with other Transfer\, International\, and Non-Traditional Students and prove who really is the best driver and fighter. Gifts cards to local businesses will be given out to those who win 1st\, 2nd\, and 3rd places! There will also be free snacks and pizza provided! UID:145471-21897386@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:First Generation,Food,Free,Games,International Students,Nontraditional Students,Social,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1174 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T230000 SUMMARY:Tours:Telescope Observing DESCRIPTION:Join us to observe the night sky with the 1857 Fitz telescope and our collection of modern instruments.\n\nLocated on Central Campus next to Alice Lloyd Hall and Couzens Hall. Free admission\; no registration required.\n\nThe Observatory will be open for exploration even if the weather does not permit telescope observing. We strive to always have interesting things for you to do!\n\nLast visitors admitted 30 minutes prior to closing. UID:143097-21892076@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T181621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:DaJuan Brooks\, band conducting DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in band/wind conducting DaJuan Brooks conducts an ensemble as a dissertation recital. UID:144506-21895437@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144506 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T163446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:DPSS Game Night at South Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the Division of Safety & Security (DPSS) and the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants for a night of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch and pizza! UID:144322-21895165@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144322 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Game Night,housing,Pizza LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T211800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Evening of Scenes DESCRIPTION:Evening of Scenes is a two-hour show where several short\, comedic scenes are performed\, each written\, directed\, and acted by students. From witty banter to absurd situations\, every scene brings a fresh dose of humor and entertainment. Please join us to celebrate student creativity and the arts at the University of Michigan! UID:145651-21897635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Student Org,Theater,theatre LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260202T120344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Lunar New Year UMix DESCRIPTION:Happy Lunar New Year! Join CCI to celebrate the year of the Horse with a Dragon Dance\, Food\, Legos\, DIY Lanterns\, Stuff-a-Plush\, sticker scenes\, and a screening of \"Crazy Rich Asians\"! UID:144918-21896147@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144918 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cci,Food,Free,Fun,Lunar New Year LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Marlia Nash\, tenor trombone DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Marlia Nash performs a final master's degree recital. UID:144505-21895436@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250917T133405 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Ark's 39th Annual Storytelling Festival - Liar's Contest DESCRIPTION:The fourth annual event!\n\nLiars have been around since the snake first hit it off with Eve. By some accounts\, contests celebrating liars have been around since the 15th century\, but these accounts may be apocryphal. Today\, liars contests are held in countries all around the globe.\n\nThe Fourth Annual Liar’s Contest at The Ark includes six first-class liars and three judges. The chaos wrangler and MC will once again be the amazing Amir Baghdadchi. UID:139437-21885545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Festival,Mutotix,Storytelling LOCATION:GA - The Ark CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260220T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade DESCRIPTION:Based on a true story\, *Marat/Sade* is a shocking and relevant work about human suffering\, class struggle\, and mental illness as depicted in the play itself and the play-within-a-play. Winner of a 1966 Tony Award\, Marat/Sade has riveted audiences for generations. \n\nContent Advisory: This play contains depictions of violence\, murder\, mental illness\, and incarceration.\nRecommended Ages: 16+\n\nWritten by Peter Weiss\nEnglish version by Geoffrey Skelton\nVerse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip\n\n*Buying Tickets\nFlex Series ticket packages available beginning June 10\; Single tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135548-21876945@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135548 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145015-21896432@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145015 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T120305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145016-21896496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Feast of Word and Spirit DESCRIPTION:The “Feast of Word and Spirit” is a Bible-study gathering taking place from February 20–22 on Central Campus. We invite fellow Christian organizations on campus to partner with us for this event. This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to dive deeply into God’s Word through teaching and preaching by seasoned ministers\, for the equipping of the saints and to cultivate a richer spiritual atmosphere on campus. UID:143147-21892320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rm 1405 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION:This is a schedule of all our events happening this semester. Please follow the instagram or email iazamora@umich.edu to get on the email list for more information.  UID:145222-21896829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060250 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Shapiro Art Supplies Donation Bin DESCRIPTION:We are running our first Donation Drive in support of the Gift of Arts program at Michigan Medicine! Please donate new\, nontoxic art supplies from the list below\, and spread the word! UID:145254-21896936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Shapiro Undergraduate Library Entrance CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T000118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:UCF Tournament DESCRIPTION:UCF tournament 2/20-2/22 UID:143522-21893337@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143522 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:RWC Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T180113 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T234500 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ CCWHA League Tournament DESCRIPTION:Leagues UID:143443-21893180@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143443 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Eddie Edgar Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T000123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2026 ACATA Princeton DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nPrinceton ACATA Tournament 2026 - Join us for some Poomsae and Sparring competitions at Princeton!\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n UID:144466-21895391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144466 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Princeton, New Jersey CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T060154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:B Only Sportsplex Tournament DESCRIPTION:All Men's B Teams at Sportsplex UID:144589-21895528@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144589 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sportsplex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project DESCRIPTION:Making Armenian Americans \nCurators: Michael Pifer (U-M| MES) and Kathryn Babayan (U-M|History)\nProject Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project\n\nMaking Armenian Americans invites viewers into a moment of possibility in the early 20th century\, when Armenians fleeing violence at the end of the Ottoman Empire came to reinvent themselves in the promise of America. Drawn from the archives of Project Save\, these photographs capture different valences of American life\, as experienced\, performed\, and imagined by Armenian immigrants. From naturalization classes to festivals of nations\, from breaking new ground for churches to mundane tableaus of Thanksgiving and Christmas\, this range of photographs offers a glimpse of a community in the making\, one that sought to preserve a memory of its Ottoman past even while anticipating an American future. UID:143388-21893001@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T123005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:LACS Exhibition. Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador DESCRIPTION:*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador*\nCurator: Ryan B. Morrison | Curatorial Assistant: Isabella H. de Lemos\n\nFebruary 2-26\, 2026\, International Institute Gallery\, 547 Weiser Hall\n\n*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador* traces one of the largest repatriation efforts of Afro-Brazilian art to date. Led by the Detroit-based nonprofit Con/Vida: Popular Arts of the Americas\, the initiative is returning more than 750 works of Afro-Brazilian popular art to Salvador\, Bahia\, where they will enter the collection of the National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture (MUNCAB). Built over three decades through sustained relationships with artists\, families\, and workshops across Northeastern Brazil\, the collection reflects the creative ingenuity\, community memory\, and diasporic traditions that define Afro-Brazilian popular art.\n\nThis exhibition highlights selected works from the broader repatriation effort\, recognizing the artists and cultural stewards in Brazil and Michigan who made this historic return possible. Featured are woodcut prints by João Francisco Borges\, Nilo dos Santos\, Givanildo Francisco da Silva\, and José Miguel da Silva\, alongside examples of *literatura de cordel*—popular printed booklets that combine social commentary\, folklore\, poetry\, and song.\n\nFurther reading and details are available in Portuguese and English at https://myumi.ch/61G23.\n\nPresented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute for the Humanities UID:143613-21893515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Afro-brazilian Studies,Area Studies,Art,brazil,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T100220 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Facilitator Training and Certification DESCRIPTION:February 20 - 21\, 2026 (You must participate for both days\, February 20 and 21\, to receive certification)\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET\, both days\nMichigan Ross\, Ross Building\, 701 Tappan\, Ann Arbor\nRegistration required\, $50 fee to attend\n\nAbout the training:\nJoin us for an extraordinary chance to participate in a two-day facilitator training and certification in the Council method as practiced at Snap Inc. This special opportunity is available to CPO community members with training led by experienced facilitators from Snap Inc. Participants will engage in learning how to skillfully facilitate this valuable listening and storytelling practice that has been part of the DNA at Snap Inc. since its founding. Council gathers team members in a circle for storytelling as a way to connect\, listen\, and meet one another as humans\, and to scale empathy and foster deeper connections. It is the way that Snap Inc. builds an inclusive community and creates high-performing teams.\n\nIn this certification training\, you will:\n- Learn the basic forms of Council and skill-building activities for facilitation\n- Foster deeper connections with those around you\n- Practice active listening to cultivate empathy\n- Develop your capacity to skillfully bring Council to communities where you want to foster belonging\n\nQuestions? Email cpo-events@umich.edu. UID:143953-21894309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143953 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Center For Positive Organizations,Training LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Location will be shared upon registration CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T060011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Joyce I. Lindeman DESCRIPTION:Home meet at Canham Natatorium against OSU. UID:143160-21892339@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143160 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Donald B. Canham Natatorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890865@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890630@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stamps School’s annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition is a showcase of outstanding work produced by Stamps undergraduate students\, taking place at Stamps Gallery from January 30-February 21\, 2026. The opening reception will take place on January 30 from 6-8 p.m.\n\nA highly anticipated Stamps School tradition\, the objectives of the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition are: \n\n\n\nEncourage the creation of high-quality\, innovative art and design work.\n\nTeach students how to navigate juried exhibitions.\n\nPromote participation in Stamps’ vibrant cultural community.\nJurors\n\nCarlos Diaz is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow and a Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Photography Department (1995-2000) at the College for Creative Studies\, Detroit\, MI where he taught for 37 years. Diaz received a BFA from College for Creative Studies in 1980 and an MFA from the University of Michigan in 1983.\n\nPatricia Villalobos Echeverría (Nicaragua/USA)\, Professor of Art at Western Michigan University\, engages a transdisciplinary practice encompassing printmaking\, photography\, video\, installation\, and participatory frameworks to interrogate migration\, displacement\, and transformation. Exhibited internationally\, she holds a Doctor of Arts (Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art & Design)\, MFA\, and BFA\, with residencies including MacDowell and Ox-Bow.\n\n\n\nJessica Levy is the Co-Founder of Hourglass Advisory\, a New York-based art advisory firm specializing in curated collections for contemporary spaces. She holds an MFA from NYU and a BFA from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design\, and serves on the Stamps School’s Dean’s Advisory Council. Levy’s background spans media including ceramics\, fibers\, and industrial design. \nTimeline\n\n\n\nExhibition Opening Reception at Stamps Gallery: January 30\, 6-8pm\n\nWalkthrough with the Artists & Designers: January 31\, 2-4pm\n\nExhibition Dates: January 30-February 21\, 2026\n\nFor more information\, contact sclegg@umich.edu. UID:139627-21885821@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881298@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T181520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260128T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Tennis vs Ball State DESCRIPTION:Men's Tennis vs Ball State UID:144738-21895796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144738 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T181637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T130000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:American Brass Quintet Entrepreneurship Class DESCRIPTION:The Department of Chamber Music is pleased to present a class on entrepreneurship by the internationally acclaimed American Brass Quintet as part of its Guest Artist Mentor Residency. Free and open to the public.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ENSEMBLE\n\nTiago Linck\, trumpet \nBrandon Ridenour\, trumpet\nEric Reed\, horn \nHillary Simms\, trombone\nJohn D. Rojak\, bass trombone\n\nThe American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time. “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (*American Record Guide*)\, the group has earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances\, genre-defining commissioned works\, and ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians. Since its founding in 1960\, the American Brass Quintet has performed on five continents\, made nearly 60 recordings\, and premiered more than 150 contemporary works for brass.\n\nhttps://www.americanbrassquintet.org UID:145349-21897158@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Free,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building. UID:139428-21885497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Life Science,Medicine,Museum,Nursing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260308T123209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T133000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Go Blue Goes Green DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Central Student Government (CSG)\, the University Career Center (UCC) will be tabling at there Go Blue Goes Greenevent on 2/21! **Please note that the UCC will be tabling from 12-1:30pm\, but the entirety of the event goes from 9am-5pm.**Here is the event description\, as explained best by CSG: Clean out your closetand help make sustainability stylish! CSG invites students to donate unwanted clothing\, which will be transformed into a curated\, free thrifting pop-up where students can browse and shop for free. Have clothing to donate? Donation bins will be placed in select student-heavy apartment buildings\, sorority houses and dorms with clear guidelines on what can and cannotbe donated. Pro Tip: This is one of our most popular events! Doors open at 9 AM\, so get there early to beat the crowd!This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this webpage: https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1912660  We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Cierra Sutherland at cierrasu@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA  #UCC UID:145406-21897254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union, Pond Room, 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T100621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Lunar New Year 2026 DESCRIPTION:A live presentation exploring a variety of Lunar New Year topics. The show covers how the traditional Chinese calendar assigns both animals and elements to each person's birth year. It also discusses the differences between lunar and solar calendars\, as well as how the Chinese calendar is a combination known as a lunisolar calendar. Guest speakers will present the customs\, traditions and ways in which various Asian families celebrate the new year. UID:143861-21894143@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260111T215402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T153000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Thrift Pop-Up! DESCRIPTION:Come to a thrift pop-up event hosted by Alpha Phi Omega! At this event you can either buy clothes between $1-$5 or bring your own clothes to swap!\nWe will be at the Sophia B. Jones Room in the Union from 12:30-3:30! UID:143676-21893633@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Campus,Community,Community Activism,Community Engagement,Entrepreneurship,Environment,Environmental,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Michigan Union - Sophia B Jones Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T222520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T153000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Volunteer with a Local Farm! DESCRIPTION:Join BLUElab Metro for a volunteer event supporting a local community farm in Ypsilanti! We are partnered with T.C. Collins\, the founder of Willow Run Acres\, a non-profit whose mission is to promote food sovereignty\, sustainable agriculture\, and seed saving in the surrounding community. \n\nVolunteers will engage in discussion on underrepresented communities and the importance of sovereign\, sustainable food systems\, and help make seed biscuits and package seeds. These seeds will be used to raise funds for the farm and as educational resources for young students. Come lend a hand\, learn something new\, spend time with friends\, and meet new people while supporting a meaningful local cause! \n\nMetro will provide transportation and snacks\, just sign up! Hope to see you there :) UID:145574-21897559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145574 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Black History Month,Community Service,Discussion,Diversity,Ecology,Environment,Food,Free,In Person,Inclusion,Mindfulness,Multicultural,Natural Sciences,Nature,Nutrition,Outdoors,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Student Org,Sustainability,Undergraduate,Volunteer LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T120120 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T143000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Friendly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training DESCRIPTION:Our weekly beginner-friendly sessions are designed for students who are new to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or looking for a structured\, low-pressure environment to build strong fundamentals.\nEach session focuses on core movements\, positional awareness\, and high-percentage techniques used in real sparring\, with an emphasis on safety\, clarity\, and progressive learning. Instruction is step-by-step\, with plenty of time for drilling\, questions\, and guided practice.\nNo prior martial arts experience is required. These classes are ideal if you are:\n• Trying BJJ for the first time\n• Looking to improve fundamentals before live sparring\n• Returning after time away from training\n• Interested in grappling for fitness\, confidence\, or competition\nTraining partners are supportive\, instruction is detailed\, and the pace is intentionally beginner-friendly while still preparing you for more advanced classes over time.\nCome learn how to move efficiently\, control positions\, and build confidence on the mats - one class at a time. UID:144470-21895397@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144470 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163342 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Bookmark Bash at Alice Lloyd DESCRIPTION:Stop by to decorate your own bookmark\, and enjoy snacks with the Alice Lloyd Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants! UID:144233-21894940@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144233 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crafts,housing,Social LOCATION:Alice Lloyd Hall - Vicky Barner Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260203T102430 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Craft and Create at Oxford DESCRIPTION:Join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants to create friendship bracelets and customized tote bags! UID:144966-21896210@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144966 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crafts,housing,Social LOCATION:Oxford Housing - Mahatma Gandhi Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T100621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T134500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Lunar New Year 2026 DESCRIPTION:A live presentation exploring a variety of Lunar New Year topics. The show covers how the traditional Chinese calendar assigns both animals and elements to each person's birth year. It also discusses the differences between lunar and solar calendars\, as well as how the Chinese calendar is a combination known as a lunisolar calendar. Guest speakers will present the customs\, traditions and ways in which various Asian families celebrate the new year. UID:143861-21894152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Be Well: Art\, Design & Wellness Series - Common Thread — Stitching in the Gallery DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin us at Stamps Gallery for a hands-on embroidery workshop open to all skill levels. Participants will learn foundational embroidery stitches—including back stitch\, chain stitch\, satin stitch\, and French knots—while spending time with the artwork on view. Embroidery is a slow\, thoughtful craft that asks us to look closely and work with care\; together\, we’ll apply that same attentiveness to the gallery\, noticing what emerges when we slow down to view the art on display.\n\nPrior experience is not required. Free and open to the public. \n\nLimited space available\, registration required. Each workshop is presented as an individual session\; participants are not required to attend both sessions.\n UID:144187-21894809@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144187 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260128T160430 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Black Hair-Story at South Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the South Quad Diversity Peer Educators in celebrating Black History Month by learning about the importance of Black hairstyles throughout history. All are welcome to join as we learn\, connect with others\, and take home hair care products! UID:144720-21895763@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144720 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Community Building,Community Engagement,free LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana - The Afro-American Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T100621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T144500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Lunar New Year 2026 DESCRIPTION:A live presentation exploring a variety of Lunar New Year topics. The show covers how the traditional Chinese calendar assigns both animals and elements to each person's birth year. It also discusses the differences between lunar and solar calendars\, as well as how the Chinese calendar is a combination known as a lunisolar calendar. Guest speakers will present the customs\, traditions and ways in which various Asian families celebrate the new year. UID:143861-21894154@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T130857 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | The Lives and Deaths of Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform DESCRIPTION:Clay tablets\, a boundary marker\, a colorful inscription\, mummy tags\, and more help tell the story of the development\, disappearance\, and modern recovery of the scripts of the Egyptians and Babylonians. Join us for this drop-in tour exploring the writing systems of these ancient peoples.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:144028-21894547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144028 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Middle East,Archaeology,Free,History,Language,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260205T094551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Be Well: Art\, Design & Wellness Series: Common Thread — Stitching in the Gallery DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Stamps Gallery for a hands-on embroidery workshop open to all skill levels. Participants will learn foundational embroidery stitches—including back stitch\, chain stitch\, satin stitch\, and French knots—while spending time with the artwork on view. Embroidery is a slow\, thoughtful craft that asks us to look closely and work with care\; together\, we’ll apply that same attentiveness to the gallery\, noticing what emerges when we slow down to view the art on display. \n\nThis event is free an open to the public. Prior experience is not required and all supplies will be provided. \nLimited space available\, registration required. Each Be Well workshop is presented as an individual session\; participants are not required to attend other sessions. UID:144007-21894523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144007 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts For All,Artsrx,Culture,In Person,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T181638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:American Brass Quintet Master Class DESCRIPTION:The Department of Chamber Music is pleased to present a master class by the internationally acclaimed American Brass Quintet as part of its Guest Artist Mentor Residency. Free and open to the public.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ENSEMBLE\n\nTiago Linck\, trumpet \nBrandon Ridenour\, trumpet\nEric Reed\, horn \nHillary Simms\, trombone\nJohn D. Rojak\, bass trombone\n\nThe American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time. “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (*American Record Guide*)\, the group has earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances\, genre-defining commissioned works\, and ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians. Since its founding in 1960\, the American Brass Quintet has performed on five continents\, made nearly 60 recordings\, and premiered more than 150 contemporary works for brass.\n\nhttps://www.americanbrassquintet.org UID:145350-21897159@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145350 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T162336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T163000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Cookies & Cupid at Mosher Jordan DESCRIPTION:Stop by to decorate Valentines’ Day themed cookies with your Mosher Jordan Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant! UID:144231-21894938@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144231 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cookie Decorating,housing LOCATION:Mosher-Jordan Hall - Cesar Chavez Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T120150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:FREE and fun 🏀 basketball game this Saturday at 3:00 PM DESCRIPTION:\nCalling all U-M faculty\, students\, and community members! 🎉\nJoin us for a FREE and fun 🏀 basketball game this Saturday at 3:00 PM at St. Luke Ann Arbor 4205 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor. \nPlenty of free parkingMeet new peopleGet some exerciseBoost your mental health\nCome shoot some hoops\, break a sweat\, and enjoy a great time with the community. We hope to see you there! UID:144656-21895657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144656 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:St Luke Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T100621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T154500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Lunar New Year 2026 DESCRIPTION:A live presentation exploring a variety of Lunar New Year topics. The show covers how the traditional Chinese calendar assigns both animals and elements to each person's birth year. It also discusses the differences between lunar and solar calendars\, as well as how the Chinese calendar is a combination known as a lunisolar calendar. Guest speakers will present the customs\, traditions and ways in which various Asian families celebrate the new year. UID:143861-21894156@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T181520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260131T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Gymnastics vs Rutgers DESCRIPTION:Women's Gymnastics vs Rutgers UID:144879-21896086@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144879 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Gymnastics LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T120231 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 SUMMARY:Other:ADHD Student Group Craft and Game Night DESCRIPTION:Join the ADHD Student Group for a craft and game night Feb. 21st from 4 - 6pm!\nThe ADHD Student Group is a space where students can get some relief from academic pressures and form meaningful connections. Members do not need an ADHD diagnosis to participate\, all students who feel like they would benefit from the group are welcome. If you’re feeling unsure\, you should absolutely give one of our meetings a try. Worst case scenario\, you might end up eating snacks with friendly people who are understanding if you decide to leave early.\n\nSancks and activities are provided\, but feel free to bring your own! Reach out to lilywalk@umich.edu with any questions or concerns. Hope to see you there!! UID:145255-21896950@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145255 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T164454 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Aro Week Gayme Day DESCRIPTION:Be in community\, meet someone new\, and celebrate aromantic identities with a chill gayme day at Spectrum Center. Board games\, cards\, table top\, video games\, online games - we got you! Light snacks included. This event is open to U-M students of all genders and sexualities.\n\nMORE ARO WEEK EVENTS\nhttps://events.umich.edu/list?filter=tags:Aro+Awareness+Week\,sponsors:1030\,&range=2026-02-16to2026-02-21\n\nMORE SPECTRUM CENTER EVENTS\nhttps://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/events UID:144699-21895740@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144699 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aro Awareness Week,Aromantic,LGBT LOCATION:Michigan Union - Spectrum Center (3020) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T145627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T170000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Judo Training DESCRIPTION:Judo Team Training at the Michigan League\nKoessler Room\, 3rd Floor. Before showing up\, please email hazoum@umich.edu. We want to be prepared for new members. UID:138019-21881194@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138019 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Athletics - Wrestling,Fitness,In Person,Leadership,Rec Sports LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T181622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Bassoon Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Professor of Bassoon Jeffrey Lyman and the members of the University of Michigan Bassoon Studio will present a program of solo and ensemble works on Saturday\, February 21\, 2026 at 5:00 pm in Stamps Auditorium. New music from Italy by David Fontanesi and Alberto Schiavo will begin the program\, followed by Alain Bernaud's wild showpiece *Hallucinations* for bassoon and piano. The rest of the program will feature bassoon quartets and quintets by Amy Beth Kirsten\, Astor Piazzolla\, and a new quartet by Wynton Marsalis titled *4 Bassoons Talking*. UID:143810-21894069@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143810 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T122602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:WhatTheF! Magazine Art Fair DESCRIPTION:Come browse and shop our art fair featuring feminist\, LGBTQ+\, BIPOC\, etc. artists! \nFebruary 21st\, 2026 \n5:00-7:00 PM \nMichigan Union - Kuenzel Room UID:145733-21897744@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145733 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Festival,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Social Impact,Social Justice,Storytelling,Student Org,UAC,Visual Arts LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260212T181630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ayunia Saputro\, piano DESCRIPTION:Ayunia Saputro\, DMA candidate in piano pedagogy & performance\, presents a dissertation lecture recital. UID:145166-21896751@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145166 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T181622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Brooke Studebaker\, voice DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Brooke Studebaker\, soprano\, performs a final senior recital. UID:144507-21895438@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251024T123135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:A2 Dhoom DESCRIPTION:A2 Dhoom is an annual collegiate Bollywood-fusion dance competition\, first held at the University of Michigan in 2012 until its last competition in 2019. It is a regional competition affiliated with Desi Dance Network (DDN)\, a national organization that connects over 80 university teams and hosts the national competition Legends for the top-ranked collegiate Bollywood-fusion teams in the circuit. The competition will involve 8 competing teams as well as 2 additional exhibition performances by student organizations at Michigan. This competition provides student dancers and teams a platform to showcase their creativity\, artistic expression\, and technical skill while celebrating the rich and diverse cultural heritage of South Asia through dance. UID:140692-21887503@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140692 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Asian/pacific Islander American Studies,center for world performance studies,Dance,Department Of American Culture,Exhibition,India,International,Music,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T120235 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 SUMMARY:Presentation:NSBP Planetarium Night - Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come join the Willie Hobbs Moore Chapter of the National Society of Black Physicists for a planetarium show on Campus. \n \nPlanetarium is located in Room 3118 of Angell Hall. We will meet earlier at a room nearby at Angell Hall for dinner in AH5180B\n \nRSVP is required. Current limit is 25 attendees.  RSVP here https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/106844  UID:145501-21897439@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145501 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Planetarium is located in Room 3118 of Angell Hall. We will meet earlier at a room nearby for dinner (to be updated) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T173741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Planetarium Night - National Society of Black Physicists DESCRIPTION:Come join the Willie Hobbs Moore Chapter of the National Society of Black Physicists for a planetarium show on Campus. \n\nPlanetarium is located in Room 3118 of Angell Hall. We will meet earlier at a room nearby at Angell Hall for dinner in AH5180B\n\n \nRSVP is required. Current limit is 25 attendees. UID:145499-21897437@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145499 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Museum,Physics LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T172051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Planetarium Night - National Society of Black Physicists DESCRIPTION:Come join the Willie Hobbs Moore Chapter of the National Society of Black Physicists for a planetarium show on Campus. RSVP is required. Current limit is 25. \nPlanetarium is located in Room 3118 of Angell Hall. We will meet earlier at a room nearby at Angell Hall for dinner at AH5180B\n UID:145593-21897569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145593 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:3118 Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Latin@ Culture Show 2026 DESCRIPTION:Latinidad Sin Fronteras celebrates the constantly evolving and boundless tapestry of Latinidad\, identities which transcend physical borders\, language\, and generations. This production strives to honor our pasts\, uplift our present voices\, and imagine a collective future rooted in resilience\, joy\, and creativity.\n\nLCS 2026 will create a blend between heritage and futurism by taking a look at the stories\, music\, and traditions which have shaped us while simultaneously envisioning how Latinidad will continue to grow and transform itself in the near future. This theme recognizes that our identities are not restrictive. It does not follow a “one size fits all” model but rather\, encompasses a constellation of experiences and truths - ranging from the Afro-Latine and Queer identities to those of being first generation or indigenous - which are all connected and bridged through shared histories and dreams.\n\nLatinidad Sin Fronteras invites our community to feel\, remember\, and imagine together – to truly explore and understand what Latinidad means when it is sin fronteras and free to become and transcend to what we desire and make it to be. UID:143932-21894287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143932 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix,Theater LOCATION:GA -Michigan Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:American Brass Quintet DESCRIPTION:The Department of Chamber Music is pleased to present a guest recital by the internationally acclaimed American Brass Quintet as part of its Guest Artist Mentor Residency. Free and open to the public.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ENSEMBLE\n\nTiago Linck\, trumpet \nBrandon Ridenour\, trumpet\nEric Reed\, horn \nHillary Simms\, trombone\nJohn D. Rojak\, bass trombone\n\nThe American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time. “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (*American Record Guide*)\, the group has earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances\, genre-defining commissioned works\, and ongoing commitment to the education of generations of musicians. Since its founding in 1960\, the American Brass Quintet has performed on five continents\, made nearly 60 recordings\, and premiered more than 150 contemporary works for brass.\n\nhttps://www.americanbrassquintet.org UID:145194-21896790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145194 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Catherine Goode\, voice DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in voice performance Catherine Goode\, soprano\, presents a dissertation lecture recital. UID:144508-21895439@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144508 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T211800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Evening of Scenes DESCRIPTION:Evening of Scenes is a two-hour show where several short\, comedic scenes are performed\, each written\, directed\, and acted by students. From witty banter to absurd situations\, every scene brings a fresh dose of humor and entertainment. Please join us to celebrate student creativity and the arts at the University of Michigan! UID:145651-21897636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Student Org,Theater,theatre LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250917T134205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Ark's 39th Annual Storytelling Festival DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the art of storytelling!\n\nThis annual event brings both locally based and nationally known story tellers to The Ark stage. This year’s story tellers are Adam Booth\, Jennifer Munro\, Barbara Schutzgruber\, and Steve Daut. UID:139438-21885546@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139438 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Festival,Mutotix,Storytelling LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade DESCRIPTION:Based on a true story\, *Marat/Sade* is a shocking and relevant work about human suffering\, class struggle\, and mental illness as depicted in the play itself and the play-within-a-play. Winner of a 1966 Tony Award\, Marat/Sade has riveted audiences for generations. \n\nContent Advisory: This play contains depictions of violence\, murder\, mental illness\, and incarceration.\nRecommended Ages: 16+\n\nWritten by Peter Weiss\nEnglish version by Geoffrey Skelton\nVerse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip\n\n*Buying Tickets\nFlex Series ticket packages available beginning June 10\; Single tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135549-21876946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135549 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260221T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Orchestral Conducting Recital: Studio of Kenneth Kiesler DESCRIPTION:Masters and doctoral students of Kenneth Kiesler lead this concert featuring two great works of the 20th Century: Stravinsky's *Dumbarton Oaks*\, his take on Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3\, and Copland's Ballet for Martha\, *Appalachian Spring*\, in its original suite for 13 players. The concert also includes Classical Era masterpiece\, the Symphony No. 104\, \"London.\"\n\nPROGRAM\nCopland\, *Appalachian Spring* (Suite for 13 Players)\nStravinsky\, *Dumbarton Oaks Concerto*\nHaydn\, Symphony No. 104\, \"London\" UID:144509-21895440@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144509 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T000123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2026 ACATA Princeton DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nPrinceton ACATA Tournament 2026 - Join us for some Poomsae and Sparring competitions at Princeton!\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n UID:144466-21895392@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144466 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Princeton, New Jersey CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260221T060154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:B Only Sportsplex Tournament DESCRIPTION:All Men's B Teams at Sportsplex UID:144589-21895529@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144589 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sportsplex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145015-21896433@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145015 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T120305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145016-21896497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Feast of Word and Spirit DESCRIPTION:The “Feast of Word and Spirit” is a Bible-study gathering taking place from February 20–22 on Central Campus. We invite fellow Christian organizations on campus to partner with us for this event. This gathering will provide students with the opportunity to dive deeply into God’s Word through teaching and preaching by seasoned ministers\, for the equipping of the saints and to cultivate a richer spiritual atmosphere on campus. UID:143147-21892321@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rm 1405 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T235959 SUMMARY:Other:FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION:This is a schedule of all our events happening this semester. Please follow the instagram or email iazamora@umich.edu to get on the email list for more information.  UID:145222-21896830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060250 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Shapiro Art Supplies Donation Bin DESCRIPTION:We are running our first Donation Drive in support of the Gift of Arts program at Michigan Medicine! Please donate new\, nontoxic art supplies from the list below\, and spread the word! UID:145254-21896937@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Shapiro Undergraduate Library Entrance CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T000118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T133000 SUMMARY:Other:UCF Tournament DESCRIPTION:UCF tournament 2/20-2/22 UID:143522-21893338@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143522 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:RWC Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project DESCRIPTION:Making Armenian Americans \nCurators: Michael Pifer (U-M| MES) and Kathryn Babayan (U-M|History)\nProject Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project\n\nMaking Armenian Americans invites viewers into a moment of possibility in the early 20th century\, when Armenians fleeing violence at the end of the Ottoman Empire came to reinvent themselves in the promise of America. Drawn from the archives of Project Save\, these photographs capture different valences of American life\, as experienced\, performed\, and imagined by Armenian immigrants. From naturalization classes to festivals of nations\, from breaking new ground for churches to mundane tableaus of Thanksgiving and Christmas\, this range of photographs offers a glimpse of a community in the making\, one that sought to preserve a memory of its Ottoman past even while anticipating an American future. UID:143388-21893002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T123005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:LACS Exhibition. Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador DESCRIPTION:*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador*\nCurator: Ryan B. Morrison | Curatorial Assistant: Isabella H. de Lemos\n\nFebruary 2-26\, 2026\, International Institute Gallery\, 547 Weiser Hall\n\n*Back in Bahia: The Repatriation Journey of Afro-Brazilian Art from Detroit to Salvador* traces one of the largest repatriation efforts of Afro-Brazilian art to date. Led by the Detroit-based nonprofit Con/Vida: Popular Arts of the Americas\, the initiative is returning more than 750 works of Afro-Brazilian popular art to Salvador\, Bahia\, where they will enter the collection of the National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture (MUNCAB). Built over three decades through sustained relationships with artists\, families\, and workshops across Northeastern Brazil\, the collection reflects the creative ingenuity\, community memory\, and diasporic traditions that define Afro-Brazilian popular art.\n\nThis exhibition highlights selected works from the broader repatriation effort\, recognizing the artists and cultural stewards in Brazil and Michigan who made this historic return possible. Featured are woodcut prints by João Francisco Borges\, Nilo dos Santos\, Givanildo Francisco da Silva\, and José Miguel da Silva\, alongside examples of *literatura de cordel*—popular printed booklets that combine social commentary\, folklore\, poetry\, and song.\n\nFurther reading and details are available in Portuguese and English at https://myumi.ch/61G23.\n\nPresented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Institute for the Humanities UID:143613-21893516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Afro-brazilian Studies,Area Studies,Art,brazil,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21890631@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T060109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T123000 SUMMARY:Other:Wildcat Indoor Triathlon DESCRIPTION:Indoor Triathlon at Northwestern University UID:143565-21893392@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143565 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Northwestern Norris Aquatic Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building. UID:139428-21885529@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Life Science,Medicine,Museum,Nursing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Expedition Reef DESCRIPTION:Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way\, discover how corals grow\, feed\, reproduce\, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:95986-21892273@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95986 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T060233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Volunteering at Leveling the Playing Field DESCRIPTION:Volunteering at Leveling the Playing Field UID:145758-21897785@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:LPF SEMI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T134500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250917T133934 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Ark's 39th Annual Storytelling Festival Family Show DESCRIPTION:Storytelling for the whole family\n\nThis annual event brings both locally based and nationally known story tellers to The Ark stage. This year’s story tellers are Jennifer Otto and Adam Booth. UID:139439-21885547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139439 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Festival,Mutotix,Storytelling LOCATION:GA - The Ark CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T120219 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T153000 SUMMARY:Other:Weekly Reset - Central Campus DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the ADHD Student Group's Weekly Reset! This weekly event combines peer support with weekly planning\, and gives students a chance to begin working towards their goals. Each session will start with a group discussion on the challenges members have faced\, accomplishments the members have made\, and any tools / resources members would like to share. Then members will have an opportunity to plan for the upcoming week. Last\, members will have an opportunity to begin working towards their goals and form accountability partners.\n This event will be every Sunday with meetup options on Central Campus and on Zoom. Times are:\nMason Hall room 2437: Sundays 1:30pm - 3:30pm\nZoom: Sundays 4:30pm - 6:30pm UID:145224-21896888@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145224 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T120132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Friendly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training DESCRIPTION:Our weekly beginner-friendly sessions are designed for students who are new to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or looking for a structured\, low-pressure environment to build strong fundamentals.\nEach session focuses on core movements\, positional awareness\, and high-percentage techniques used in real sparring\, with an emphasis on safety\, clarity\, and progressive learning. Instruction is step-by-step\, with plenty of time for drilling\, questions\, and guided practice.\nNo prior martial arts experience is required. These classes are ideal if you are:\n\n\nTrying BJJ for the first time\n\n\nLooking to improve fundamentals before live sparring\n\n\nReturning after time away from training\n\n\nInterested in grappling for fitness\, confidence\, or competition\n\n\nTraining partners are supportive\, instruction is detailed\, and the pace is intentionally beginner-friendly while still preparing you for more advanced classes over time.\nCome learn how to move efficiently\, control positions\, and build confidence on the mats—one class at a time. UID:144484-21895411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144484 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ann Arbor BJJ CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T120053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Sunday from 2:00-4:00p for our weekly crafting meeting! All skills are welcome with plenty of teachers and projects for knitting and crocheting each week. If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email vipsclub-admin@umich.edu \nTime: 2:00-4:00 pm\nLocation: Central Campus\, Michigan League (check GCal for specific room)\nVIPs Club GCal: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y183OWUyMmFkNTQ2NDk4NDdmNWZiN2U1NmE4ZDMwNjIzMWUwYTE4MWUyYjY0YTQyNjZkYjIzNzdlMTRlODhlYzczQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20\nVIPs Club Instagram: @vipsclubumich\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nNonprofit Instagram: @vipsfund UID:143237-21892538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143237 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League, Room 4 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T121715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 SUMMARY:Auditions:Exhibition Tour: American Sampler Activating the Archive with Stephen Ward DESCRIPTION:Professor Stephen Ward will lead a conversation about *American Sampler: Activating the Archive*. This research-driven\, immersive exhibition in UMMA’s Vertical Gallery is a collaboration with the Joseph A. Labadie Collection of anarchism\, protest\, and social movements housed in the U-M Library’s Special Collections Research Center.\n\nThe exhibition centers on 1950s–1970s movements for Black freedom\, civil rights\, and antiwar activism\, clarifying the aspirations and effects as well as the violent opposition these movements encountered. *American Sampler* invites visitors to examine how legacies of grassroots organizing and protest in U.S. history shape the present.\n\nFree and open to the public\, registration required. UID:145031-21896566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145031 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Museum of Art - Vertical Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T122209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Daily Life in Ancient Rome DESCRIPTION:What was life like in ancient Rome? This tour will explore artifacts related to dining\, bathing\, entertainment\, and medicine\, including a look at the engineering that supported the Roman quality of life.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:144029-21894548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144029 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Museum,roman empire,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21892300@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade DESCRIPTION:Based on a true story\, *Marat/Sade* is a shocking and relevant work about human suffering\, class struggle\, and mental illness as depicted in the play itself and the play-within-a-play. Winner of a 1966 Tony Award\, Marat/Sade has riveted audiences for generations. \n\nContent Advisory: This play contains depictions of violence\, murder\, mental illness\, and incarceration.\nRecommended Ages: 16+\n\nWritten by Peter Weiss\nEnglish version by Geoffrey Skelton\nVerse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell\nDirected by Malcolm Tulip\n\n*Buying Tickets\nFlex Series ticket packages available beginning June 10\; Single tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135550-21876947@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135550 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T214755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Vision Board & Guided Meditation [FREE] DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring afternoon of creativity and inner connection at our Vision Board & Heartfulness Meditation event on February 22nd from 2:00 – 3:00 PM in North Quad 2135.\n\nThis experience is designed to help you gain clarity\, set meaningful intentions\, and align with your goals for the year ahead. We’ll begin by creating personalized vision boards and all materials will be provided free of charge\, so just bring yourself and your dreams. Through images\, words\, and creativity\, you’ll map out the life you want to create.\n\nAfter crafting your vision board\, we’ll transition into a calming Heartfulness Meditation session to help you center your mind\, connect with your heart\, and anchor your intentions with clarity and peace.\n\nWhether you're looking for focus\, motivation\, or simply a mindful reset\, this event offers the perfect space to reflect\, create\, and realign.\n\n✨ Free materials\n✨ Guided meditation\n✨ Open to all\n\nWe look forward to creating and meditating with you! UID:145652-21897637@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145652 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Well-being,Wellness,Yoga LOCATION:North Quad - 2135 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:[Cancelled] Dorian Hall\, voice DESCRIPTION:This performance has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. UID:145446-21897361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145446 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T154500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21892246@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T125332 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Soul Food Sunday Presents: Food for the Soul DESCRIPTION:Join us for Soul Food Sundays\, an uplifting program inspired by the rich African American tradition of Sunday dinners at the home of the family matriarch. These cherished gatherings have long been a cornerstone of Black culture—a time to reconnect\, recharge\, strategize\, laugh\, and share love over a table laden with delicious\, soul-nourishing food.\n\nThis week\, the BHM Committee invites the community to come together not just for a meal\, but for meaningful conversation. Alongside our feast\, there will be a Community Conversation exploring themes of care and sustainability within our community—how we support one another\, nurture collective well-being\, and honor traditions that have sustained us through generations.\n\nWhether you’re seeking good food\, good company\, or thoughtful discussion\, Soul Food Sundays welcomes all to celebrate legacy\, culture\, and the power of coming together. UID:143878-21894198@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143878 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Multipurpose Rooms and Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T170000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Sunny Wilkinson Vocal Jazz Master Class DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson presents a vocal jazz master class\; free and open to the public.\n\nSunny Wilkinson has taken her place in that elite group of jazz vocalists who have stretched the boundaries and found themselves “one of a kind.”\n\nSunny has sung with music icons such as The Count Basie Orchestra\, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass\, Clark Terry\, Mark Murphy\, Milt Hinton\, Curtis Fuller and many more. She has recorded four CDs as leader and numerous guest appearances. “Into the Light\,” her newest CD\, is all about family – not just Wilkinson’s immediate family\, but her extended musical family as well.\n\nThis master class is generously supported by the Don Chisholm Jazz Master Class Series Fund. UID:142026-21889837@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142026 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Chamber Players DESCRIPTION:The Michigan Chamber Players present three pieces of chamber music from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: *Les Citations* by Henri Dutilleux\, the Clarinet Trio by Johannes Brahms\, and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1. Faculty and staff performers include Nancy Ambrose King\, Nicholas Walker\, Douglas Perkins\, Joseph Gascho\, Daniel Gilbert\, Amir Eldan\, Ana Maria Otamendi\, Fabiola Kim\, Matt Albert\, Leo Singer\, and Elena Lacheva. UID:142027-21889838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142027 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T120223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T183000 SUMMARY:Other:Weekly Reset - Zoom DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the ADHD Student Group's Weekly Reset! This weekly event combines peer support with weekly planning\, and gives students a chance to begin working towards their goals. Each session will start with a group discussion on the challenges members have faced\, accomplishments the members have made\, and any tools / resources members would like to share. Then members will have an opportunity to plan for the upcoming week. Last\, members will have an opportunity to begin working towards their goals and form accountability partners.\n This event will be every Sunday with meetup options on Central Campus and on Zoom. Times are:\nMason Hall room 2437: Sundays 1:30pm - 3:30pm\nZoom: Sundays 4:30pm - 6:30pm UID:145228-21896892@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T120020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T180000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Club Meeting - Wolverines on Wheels (WoW) DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly club meeting to discuss campus bike infrastructure and education initiatives! Here\, we plan our group rides\, pop-ups\, grant applications\, and open the floor to ANY ideas related to improving the safety and accessibility of biking on the A2 campus. \nAll campus members are welcome to join our meetings which are led by our programming chairs. \nAll Winter 2026 Semester meetings are to take place in the Sophia B Jones 1st Floor Union room with the exception of academic calendar breaks. UID:142605-21891213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sophia B Jones Room - 1st Floor Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T204245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T200000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Gadites Meeting DESCRIPTION:Matthew 5:6 KJV\nBlessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.\n\nLet's pray and come with hunger and thirst\, because the Lord is prepared to feed us again today💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾. UID:144605-21895548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Religious,Undergraduate LOCATION:East Quadrangle - 1405 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260330T134022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:RC Drama Staged Reading Series DESCRIPTION:See below for a list of upcoming staged readings at the Keene Theater!\n\nUpcoming shows:\nSunday Apr 26 - 7pm - Fool Surgery\nA free staged reading of a 1557 comedy about quack medicine.\n\n\n\nPast shows:\nSunday Mar 29 - 7pm - The Roommate and Real American Dinner Party\nA free staged reading of two comedies about the power of relationships\nSunday Feb 22 - 7pm\nArden of Faversham - directed by RC faculty member Audrey Becker. Join us for a staged reading of the original true crime drama. Arden of Faversham details a Valentine's Day murder in 1551.\nSunday Feb 8 - 7pm\nThe RC Drama Staged Reading series returns on February 8th at 7pm in the Keene theater with the recent Broadway comedy hit The Cottage by Sandy Rustin! In this hilarious farce set in 1920s England\, a tangle of romances unravels when one woman decides to reveal her secrets – and comedic consequences ensue.\n\nAll shows are free and open to the public. UID:144626-21895592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Alumni,american culture,Ann Arbor,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,cultural,Culture,Drama,Faculty,Free,Graduate Students,In Person,live performance,performance,Play,Staff,Theater,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T121626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:Solomia Soroka\, violin & Arthur Greene\, piano DESCRIPTION:Violinist Solomia Soroka and her husband Arthur Greene\, professor of piano\, will present a program titled Lost American Sonatas. A highlight is a major and magnificent sonata by Rosseter Cole\, who graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1884 and from the University of Michigan in 1888. He is buried in Ann Arbor’s Forest Hill Cemetery. UID:143733-21893723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143733 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Isabella Ashtari\, harp DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Isabella Ashtari performs a junior recital. \n\nWith guest perfomers Maydine Bellot\, cello\; Brandon Ma\, viola\; Anoush Rophael\, violin\; and Nathalie Tsimhoni\, violin.\n UID:144672-21895673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144672 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251217T134110 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Matt Jones &The Reconstruction DESCRIPTION:Album release show\n\nYpsilanti singer-songwriter\, music preservationist and oral historian Matt Jones brings backing band The Reconstruction to The Ark for the first time in over a decade to release his new album\, The Good Life. UID:142460-21890979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142460 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260217T181625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tieran Holmes\, flute & piccolo DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Tieran Holmes performs a final senior recital. UID:144510-21895441@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144510 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR