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:20260113T103127 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Race & Racial Ideologies Workshop DESCRIPTION:January 22: Erykah Benson\nMarch 19: Kyle McCullers\nApril 2: Carlo Handy Charles\nApril 16: Vanessa Jiménez-Read UID:143799-21894041@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143799 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Student LOCATION:LSA Building - 4154 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T142051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Jeremy Taylor Outstanding Research Mentor Award Featured Lecture with Tianxi Cai\, PhD + Reception DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Department of Biostatistics is pleased to host Tianxi Cai\, PhD (Harvard University)\, recipient of the 2025 Jeremy Taylor Outstanding Research Mentor Award\, for a featured academic seminar on Thursday\, January 22 at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Cai is an internationally recognized leader in statistical learning\, risk prediction\, and the integration of electronic health records with genomic and clinical data. Her lecture will draw on her pioneering work in translational data science and precision medicine\, reflecting both her methodological impact and her deep commitment to mentoring the next generation of statistical scientists. A reception will follow the seminar. The reception is open only to those who attend the lecture.Toward Durable AI in Healthcare: Generalizable Learning from Imperfect EHR DataElectronic Health Record (EHR) data offers a promising foundation for real-world evidence\, yet its utility is often severely limited by the reality of fragmented\, imperfect data and significant heterogeneity across health systems. These inherent data flaws create major bottlenecks in generating evidence efficiently\, often resulting in fragile models that are highly susceptible to data shift and rapid aging. Consequently\, the challenge lies not just in accessing data\, but in efficiently transforming these messy\, disparate sources into reliable\, enduring AI solutions.This presentation outlines a comprehensive strategy to overcome these limitations and derive robust clinical insights from imperfect data. We will discuss how representation learning can address data sparsity and fragmentation by extracting stable latent features from incomplete patient histories. To tackle system heterogeneity and ensure model longevity\, we introduce robust transfer learning frameworks designed to immunize algorithms against distributional shifts. Furthermore\, we demonstrate how leveraging knowledge networks can bridge gaps in fragmented data by grounding models in broader biomedical context. Complementing these structural approaches\, we touch upon the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to identify clinical outcomes not directly available in structured fields\, solving the problem of unobserved endpoints. By integrating these diverse methodologies\, we aim to establish a blueprint for efficiently building AI ecosystems that remain reliable and durable despite the complexities of real-world healthcare data. UID:143422-21893121@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:1690 SPH I CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T084242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T162000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2025-2026 Colloquium Series Presents: DESCRIPTION:\"Divergent Small Bodies: Interstellar Interlopers and Dark Comets\"\n\nIn recent years\, two entirely new classes of planetesimals have been discovered in the solar system: interstellar interlopers and dark comets. These still-enigmatic objects are challenging our understanding of the behavior and properties of comets and asteroids. In this talk\, I will review what has been learned to date from the known interstellar objects and dark comets\, highlighting the attributes that are difficult to reconcile with previous models of planetesimal behavior. In particular\, I will focus on the discovery and characterization of the third interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. I will discuss its properties in the context of the host population\, with a focus on what it tells us about planet formation throughout the galaxy. The Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is poised to further transform our understanding of these classes of objects\, and I will discuss the feasibility of future discoveries via ground-based observations as well as possible intercept missions. UID:144100-21894656@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144100 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251231T112747 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Colloquium: Geometry of Riemann surfaces through the lens of probability DESCRIPTION:The goal of this talk is to showcase how we can use stochastic processes to study the geometry of surfaces. After recalling basic facts about surfaces with constant curvature\, their length spectrum\, and Brownian motion on them\, we use the Brownian loop measure to express the lengths of closed geodesics on a hyperbolic surface and zeta-regularized determinant of the Laplace-Beltrami operator. This gives a tool to study the length spectra of a hyperbolic surface and we obtain a new identity between the length spectrum of a compact surface and that of the same surface with an arbitrary number of additional cusps. UID:140550-21887333@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140550 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T200203 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar is the Colloquium: Geometry of Riemann surfaces through the lens of probability DESCRIPTION:The goal of this talk is to showcase how we can use stochastic processes to study the geometry of surfaces. After recalling basic facts about surfaces with constant curvature\, their length spectrum\, and Brownian motion on them\, we use the Brownian loop measure to express the lengths of closed geodesics on a hyperbolic surface and zeta-regularized determinant of the Laplace-Beltrami operator. This gives a tool to study the length spectra of a hyperbolic surface and we obtain a new identity between the length spectrum of a compact surface and that of the same surface with an arbitrary number of additional cusps. UID:140520-21887268@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T123804 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Bur oak evolution and its impact on the forest DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a foundation of eastern North American forests and savannas. It is massive\, long-lived\, strong\, and enormously variable. But the bur oak is no lone wolf: it exchanges genes with other oak species from the Black Hills to Vermont\, and from northern Minnesota to Texas. This talk will provide an overview of ongoing rangewide and reciprocal transplant studies of bur oaks undertaken as part of a collaborative NSF - NSFC Dimensions of Biodiversity project\, “Consequences of diversity in Asian and American tree syngameons for functional variation\, adaptation and symbiont biodiversity.” It will present analyses of genomic\, trait\, mycorrhizal\, and gall wasp data to provide an integrative view of how bur oaks and their relatives shape the forest. UID:137385-21880191@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137385 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Ecosystems,eeb,Environment,environmental,evolution,evolutionary biology,seminar LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T112002 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Gender: New Works\, New Questions — Health Care Civil Rights: How Discrimination Law Fails Patients DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) for Gender: New Works\, New Questions\, a timely book talk and conversation featuring Anna Kirkland’s new book\, Health Care Civil Rights: How Discrimination Law Fails Patients. Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines\, this discussion will examine how civil rights frameworks shape—and often limit—patients’ access to equitable healthcare\, with a particular focus on gender\, sexuality\, disability\, and race.\n\nIn conversation with Patrick Grzanka and Rafe Neis\, Kirkland will reflect on the book’s central arguments and the broader questions it raises for scholars of gender\, law\, history\, and social justice. Moderated by IRWG Director Melynda Price\, the panel will explore what new research on gender can teach us about the promises and pitfalls of legal remedies\, and how interdisciplinary approaches open new ways of thinking about care\, rights\, and responsibility.\n\n\nSpeakers:\nAnna Kirkland is the Kim Lane Scheppele Collegiate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Health Care Civil Rights: How Discrimination Law Fails Patients and is widely recognized for her scholarship at the intersection of health policy\, law\, and gender studies.\n\nPatrick Grzanka is University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\; Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies\; and Professor of Psychology (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan. \n\nRafe Neis is Professor in the Department of History and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. UID:143685-21893646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143685 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,Civil Rights,Health LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T083138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Noodle Night DESCRIPTION:Get ready to twirl\, slurp\, and savor! Noodle Night is taking over our dining halls with a lineup of comforting classics and bold flavors. From saucy favorites to customizable bowls\, it’s the perfect excuse to grab friends\, try something new\, and enjoy a cozy\, crave-worthy meal. Come hungry—we’ve got the noodles covered. 🍜✨\n\nThis event is included with your residential meal plan. Those with block plans can use a meal swipe to enter. All other guests will pay the door rate to dine in the dining halls. UID:143166-21892347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143166 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dinner,Food,In Person,Social LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T144226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Invention of Rum in a Era of Revolution DESCRIPTION:This talk\, building on Jordan’s 2025 book The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity\, will present a new story of how rum was invented\, made\, sold\, and consumed in the Atlantic world\, and how those developments intersected with the American Revolution. He will introduce the audience to a commodity that itself revolutionized the Atlantic world in large part due to its ubiquity and affordability. He will then home in on various moments in the lead-up\, course\, and aftermath of the American Revolution when the market for—and meanings embedded within—rum shaped the age of revolutions. UID:143501-21893299@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143501 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,United States At 250 LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T120254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 SUMMARY:Other:SASE January Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:Come join SASE for our January Mass Meeting! We will talk about our future events and play jeopardy for some fun prizes! UID:144243-21894963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144243 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T155942 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:UUWeekly Movie Night DESCRIPTION:A movie night event featuring the new Minecraft movie! Pizza\, chicken tenders\, soft pretzel bites\, popcorn\, and M&Ms will be served. Come watch a movie and eat good food! UID:143919-21894258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cci,Food,Free,Fun,Movie Night LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - Fireside Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251209T124846 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Relay\, Not a Sprint: Intergenerational Perspectives on Environmental Justice & Resilience DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability’s Office of Community Impact and Engagement invites you to join us for meaningful engagement opportunities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.\n\nA Relay\, Not a Sprint: Intergenerational Perspectives on Environmental Justice & Resilience\nThursday\, Jan. 22\n5:30-6:30 p.m.\, reception to follow\nRackham Amphitheatre\n\nJoin us in exploring how previous generations have shaped the environmental justice movement\, the challenges and opportunities we face today\, and how we can commit to transforming our world into a just place for all. This intergenerational and interdisciplinary fireside chat offers a unique opportunity to learn from inspiring changemakers at different milestones in their careers. UID:142505-21891064@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Engagement,Community Service,environmental justice,Human Rights\, Sustainability\, Social Impact LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre (4th Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T135500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:FAST Lecture | Archaeology\, Heritage\, and Community During War: The Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project\, Sudan\, and Other International Efforts DESCRIPTION:The brutal war in Sudan has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and has displaced at least 20 percent of the population of Sudan since its outbreak in April 2023. In this talk\, Geoff Emberling will outline some of the ways that the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project\, based in part at the Kelsey Museum\, has worked to support our colleagues\, local communities\, and national antiquities authorities in Sudan. As a collaboratively organized and community-engaged project\, our connections and our responsibilities have been deeper than would otherwise be the case. Geoff will also outline some of the ethical issues that have troubled international members of the team in wrestling with how to proceed.\n\nGeoff Emberling is an associate research scientist at the Kelsey Museum and currently directs archaeological research on ancient Kush at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan.\n\nFAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lectures are free and open to the public. This event will take place in Room 125 of the Kelsey Museum’s Newberry Hall. Light refreshments and food will be provided at 5:30 PM\, with the lecture starting at 6:00 PM.\n\nIf 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:143626-21893533@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Archaeology,excavation,Free,Lecture,Research,Talk LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 125 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260121T131447 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:League Underground: Winter 2026 Vision BINGO Boards DESCRIPTION:Start your semester strong! Join us at the Michigan League Underground to make a custom vision BINGO board for the Winter 2026 semester. Add personal and academic goals to your own board\, and decorate to your heart's content. Before you go\, don't forget to get your board checked by CCI event staff! Participants with verified boards who win BINGO before the last day of classes can pick up a treat at the CCI office. 1/22/2026. 5:30-8:30pm\, Michigan League Underground. UID:144261-21895041@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cci Programs,Free,Relaxation LOCATION:Michigan League - Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Deepa Butoliya DESCRIPTION:\n\nDeepa Butoliya is a designer\, researcher\, and educator whose work celebrates human ingenuity and creativity in the face of constraint. Born and raised in India and now based in the United States\, she explores how design practices from around the world—especially those rooted in improvisation\, resilience\, and care—can expand how we think about innovation.\n\nHer ongoing research centers on Jugaad\, a Hindi term meaning “making do with what you have.” More than a practice\, Jugaad represents a mindset of resourcefulness and adaptability. Deepa’s work traces this spirit of everyday creativity across cultures and connects it to movements of resistance and repair. In Detroit\, she co-curated Jugaad in the D: Ingenuity and Resistance in Detroit and Motown Masala\, exhibitions that highlight the city’s vibrant culture of grassroots innovation and collective resilience.\n\nTrained as both an architect and industrial designer\, Butoliya holds degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois at Chicago\, and has worked with organizations including the Development Lab at MIT and GE Healthcare. Her research and workshops have been presented at international conferences such as IDSA\, Making Futures\, EPIC\, CHI\, IASDR\, and Speculative Futures.\n\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:142694-21891304@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T120124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Crafting Meeting: Climate Quilting DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us every Thursday from 6:00-7:00p for our crafting meeting! This semester we will be focusing on the Climate Change Quilt Project\, where we will be working as a club to make quilts to contribute to the larger movement that you can learn more about at climatechangequilt.com! All skills are welcome\, and even if you have never quilted before or are an expert\, there is a way that you can contribute and strengthen your quilitng skills! If you have more questions\, please DM us on Instagram or email vipsclub-admin@umich.edu \nTime: 6:00-7:00 pm\nLocation: North Campus Duderstadt Design Lab 1\nNonprofit Website: vipsfund.org\nInstagram: @vipsfund\nClimate Quilt Project Website: https://climatechangequilt.com/about\nLearn more about the Climate Quilt Project here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_4l70H80wGlS1SZ-_H82wm_ArathcOH/view?usp=sharing UID:143039-21891972@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143039 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Design Lab 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T111314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:GILE Pride Themed Trivia at East Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the Gender Inclusive Living Experience Diversity Peer Educator for a round of LGBTQ+ pride themed trivia! Have fun\, enjoy free snacks\, and connect with others. UID:142628-21891237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Food,Free Food,Game Night,Games,Lgbt LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Mulitcultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T120239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T193000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Info Session #2 & Meet the Members DESCRIPTION:This event is an informational meeting and member engagement session for the pre-law fraternity\, Sigma Alpha Nu. The purpose of this event is to provide University of Michigan students with general information about Sigma Alpha Nu's mission\, professional resources\, and philanthropic opportunities\, while also giving potential new members the chance to interact with current members in a professional setting. UID:143929-21894284@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143929 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T094348 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interfaith Photovoice: Discovering Human Connection Through the Lens DESCRIPTION:What if a set of photos could completely transform how you understand your purpose\, the experiences of others\, and the value of humanity? With over 5 billion pictures taken globally every day\, Photovoice uses this powerful medium to foster deeper connections and understanding between participants. In this 90-minute interactive session\, you’ll use photographs to reflect\, share your story\, and engage in meaningful dialogue with others. Whether you're looking to explore your own journey or connect with diverse perspectives\, this innovative experience is designed for everyone. No photography skills are needed—just bring your curiosity and an open mind! Come capture more than just a moment—discover the stories behind the images!\n\nThe theme for February is \"transformation.\" The Lunar New Year\, Lent\, Ramadan\, and the turn into spring all touch on this theme. Snap 3-5 photos that relate to the theme of transformation for you\, and be prepared to share and talk about them with others during this event. \n\nWe strongly encourage you to print the photos or bring them in a slidedeck on your laptop. UID:139184-21885020@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Free,Humanities,Inclusion,Open Inquiry,Social,Social Impact,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T103059 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learn Fast-Paced Theatre Development With The RC Players DESCRIPTION:Interested in creating theatre?The RC Players will work with you to write\, stage\, and perform a short play-- all in the same evening! And there's no experience necessary! \n\nThis is your chance to try it out and see if script-writing\, directing or acting is something you enjoy doing! The RC Players have honed their skills through their annual Red Eye 24-hour theatre event\, and will help you get a first taste of this exciting process. Bring your laptop\, your ideas and your self\, and we'll provide the stage\, and props and the support to bring your ideas to life!\n\nThe Arts Initiative's \"Learn/With\" workshops are designed to give students a chance to explore an artform or skill that's new to them by learning with their peers in one of U-M's many student arts orgs. Take a chance and see if it's your new thing! UID:143977-21894361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143977 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Arts Initiative,Artsrx,Free,Student Org,Theater,Workshop,Writing LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T091706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pre-Health Personal Statement Workshop DESCRIPTION:An effective personal statement lives at the heart of your medical or professional health school application. Your personal statement allows you to tell your story to an admissions committee and share who you are and why you make a wonderful addition to a medical or health professions program. This workshop focuses on how you can get started writing a winning statement. You will learn how to focus on the passions\, values\, relationships\, community service\, clinical work\, and other life experiences which led to your interest in health care. This workshop is designed to get you writing and reflecting on the story you want to tell on your application. Come to the workshop ready for getting started on an early draft. UID:142837-21891767@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142837 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Pre Health,Pre Med,Sessions LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T180205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Gospel Meeting DESCRIPTION:Jan 22 from 6:30-8PM in the Union\, Pond room (1st floor). Invite your friends to hear the gospel and find the meaning of their lives! UID:143441-21893174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143441 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union, Pond Room (First Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T122449 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:CJS Winter 2026 Film Series | *Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (ドロステのはてで僕ら)* DESCRIPTION:Our film series kicks off with a chaotic one-take film in which a cafe owner discovers that the television in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future\, but only two minutes ahead. The film is an example of *nagamawashi\,* a microgenre of mostly low-budget one-shot Japanese films that have gained popularity with films like *One Cut Of The Dead.*\n \nAttendance is free and open to the public\, and no prior registration is required. Seating is first-come\, first-served\, and doors open at 6:30 PM.\n \n Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film\, including ratings\, at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14500584/\n \n Learn more about the CJS Winter 2026 Film Series at https://myumi.ch/AZ8Ep\n This film series is in partnership with Marquee Arts.\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:142630-21891240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142630 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Film Series,Free,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T144340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Cocoa & Cookies at Markley DESCRIPTION:Join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants for cookies and hot cocoa! Start of the semester strong with your Markley community! UID:142651-21891258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cookies,housing,Study Night LOCATION:Mary Markley Hall - Angela Davis Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T180144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T210000 SUMMARY:Meeting:KOA Pre-Law and Public Policy Fraternity - Trivia Rush Event! DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in joining the KOA Pre-law and Public Policy Fraternity\, our Trivia Night for all interested students is on Wednesday\, January 22nd from 7-9pm in the CCCB room 3420! We are so excited to meet you all!\nThere is no dress code for our events. You only need to attend one event in the first week to be eligible for the second round. However\, going to as many events as possible increases your chances by getting to know more brothers! \n \nEvent 1: Meet the Members! Tuesday\, January 20th from 7-9pm in the CCCB room 1420.\nEvent 2: DEI Panel and Discussion! Wednesday\, January 21st from 7-9pm in the Michigan Union Kuenzel Room.\nEvent 3: Trivia! Thursday\, January 22nd from 7-9pm in the CCCB room 3420.\n \nInterest form: Click here\nQuestions? Email our recruitment chairs! Fin - fnicol@umich.edu & Grace - ggkim@umich.edu\nInstagram: @koaumich\nWebsite: koaumich.org  UID:143150-21892324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:CCCB 3420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T180242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:W26 DEI Panel and Roundtables DESCRIPTION:Join us for Kappa Alpha Pi's third recruitment event for this semester this Thursday\, January 22th\, from 7-9pm in the CCCB room 0460! You'll have the opportunity to hear about KAPi's DEI initiatives from our membership's perspective before having the opportunity to discuss your background. This is a great opportunity to learn about KAPi's commitment to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, including how we foster a welcoming community for our new members!\n \nQuestions: Reach out to our Recruitment Chairs Michael Lucas (mplucas@umich.edu) or Eli Rangarajan (elisri@umich.edu)\nInterest Form: HERE\nInstagram: @kapiumich\nWebsite: kappaalphapi.com UID:144238-21894952@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144238 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T181713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:U-M Chamber Choir with New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center DESCRIPTION:The New York Philharmonic\, America’s oldest operating symphony orchestra\, will welcome the University of Michigan Chamber Choir and the chorus EXIGENCE\, both directed by Professor Eugene Rogers\, to the stage of the Wu Tsai Theater in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. In a January 2026 concert series featuring pianist Yuja Wang\, they will perform *America (A Prophecy)* by conductor and composer Thomas Adès.\n\nMore details: \nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/u-m-chamber-choir-to-perform-with-new-york-philharmonic-at-lincoln-center-in-2026/ UID:141725-21889230@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141725 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251222T114737 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Cookie Decorating at Newberry DESCRIPTION:Let your creative side shine and join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants for cookie decorating! UID:143060-21891993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143060 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cookie Decorating,housing,Social LOCATION:Newberry Residence - Audre Lorde Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T133456 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260122T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Garnet Rogers DESCRIPTION:\"A brilliant songwriter. One of the major talents of our time.\" –Boston Globe\n\nIn a darkened bedroom\, lit only by the amber glow from an old floor model radio\, two young brothers aged 6 and 12 lay in their beds\, listening to the country music broadcasts from the Grand Ol’ Opry\, and practiced their harmonies. Two years later\, the youngest one was playing the definitive 8-year-old’s version of “Desolation Row” on his ukulele. He soon abandoned that instrument to teach himself the flute\, violin and guitar.\n\nWithin ten years\, and barely out of high school\, Garnet Rogers was on the road as a full-time working musician with his older brother Stan. Together they formed what has come to be accepted as one of the most influential acts in North American folk music.\n\nSince then\, Garnet Rogers has established himself as ‘One of the major talents of our time”. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”\, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. With his “smooth\, dark baritone” (Washington Post) his incredible range\, and thoughtful\, dramatic phrasing\, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music\, like the man himself\, is literate\, passionate\, highly sensitive\, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail\, his songs “give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart” (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart\, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs\, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again. UID:138256-21882679@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138256 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260121T180019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:2026 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:The third competition of the University of Michigan's Synchronized Skating Team's 2025-2026 season\, located in Plymouth\, Michigan. This is a qualifying event for the collegiate team to attend the national championship in Salt Lake City\, Utah.  UID:138311-21882754@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138311 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:USA Hockey Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T000213 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Midwinters DESCRIPTION:2026 MCSA Midwinter Conference UID:143483-21893256@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Wisconsin - Madison CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 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:134855-21892583@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:20260105T113812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Virtual Resume Critique Event DESCRIPTION:The ECRC is hosting individual virtual resume critiques on January 23rd to help CoE students prepare for the Winter Career Fairs and Recruitment Events. Sign ups open on January 15 at 8am in Career Fair Plus (CF+) for all CoE students and and LSA declared CS and DS majors. You may only sign up for one resume critique. Resume critiques will be 15 minutes and appointments will be filled on a first to sign-up basis.\n\nYour resume is the most important tool in your job search! Make sure your resume stands out to employers. Meet virtually with an Engineering Career Advisor to get feedback on your resume ahead of this busy time of internship and full-time recruiting.\n\nMAKE YOUR 15 MINUTES COUNT! In advance of your appointment\, we encourage you to update your resume according to the tips you will find within our resources. Attach the draft resume you would like critiqued to your Career Fair Plus profile OR bring your new draft to your virtual meet up!\n\n*DO NOT sign up for multiple times or for a time if you dont know for sure you will be there. If you sign up you are expected to attend! UID:143189-21892404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143189 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889774@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T200000 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:142417-21890836@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:20260108T145128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Pre-Law Drop In Advising DESCRIPTION:Pre-law advisors are available during drop-in hours to answer quick questions from all U-M Ann Arbor students and alumni.\n\nJoin the Queue: https://officehours.it.umich.edu/queue/1145 UID:143506-21893302@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143506 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,Law,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Newnan Lsa Pre-law,Pre Law,Pre-Law LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T210000 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:138431-21890601@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:20260123T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 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:142791-21891547@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:20260116T121024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T113000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Black Women’s Decades of Achievement and Community in CSP’s Summer Bridge Program DESCRIPTION:Through storytelling and reflection\, this session will highlight how Summer Bridge provided academic and emotional support\, cultivated community\, and leadership among Black women navigating higher education during pivotal sociopolitical moments—including the student activism of the 1970s and 1980s\, the infamous Supreme Court lawsuits and Proposition 2\, and ongoing challenges to equity and inclusion.\n\nWhether you are an alum\, educator\, student\, or community member\, this webinar celebrates the legacy and ongoing impact of the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Studies Program Summer Bridge Program on Black women’s success\, belonging\, and lifelong achievement. \n\nCSP is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of Michigan’s Summer Bridge Program. UID:144001-21894512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Alumni,Community Engagement,Comprehensive Studies Program,Multicultural,Storytelling,women,women of color LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890699@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T093408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 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:143170-21892359@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:20260116T151511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Donglin Zeng\, Professor\, Department of Biostatistics\, University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Dynamic treatment regimens (DTRs) are sequential decisions over one or more stages that tailor treatments to individual characteristics and their intermediate outcomes. For many chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D)\, benefit-risk tradeoff is usually an important concern for decision making in the sense that treatments with a higher benefit may lead to an increased risk of adverse outcomes (e.g.\, more intensive insulin treatment may lead to more hypoglycemia events). It is thus desirable to learn the optimal DTRs while constraining the risk to be within a tolerable range. In this talk\, we propose a learning framework for this purpose. The framework allows the risk constraint to be imposed either at each stage for an acute risk outcome\, or cumulatively over all the stages for a long-term risk outcome. Using surrogate loss functions in empirical risk minimization\, the optimal DTRs are obtained by solving a sequence of weighted support vector machine problems in a backward fashion. Theoretically\, we show that the estimated DTRs are Fisher consistent and we further provide the convergence rates for the value and risk functions associated with the estimated DTRs. Lastly\, the proposed method is demonstrated via simulation studies and an application to a two-stage clinical trial for treating T2D. UID:144000-21894509@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144000 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250821T100218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 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:137880-21880965@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:20260114T125704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB RMC Friday Seminar Series - The Nature of Oak Species DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - Plant biologists have debated the nature of oak species for more than 200 years. Opinions range from the view that oak species hybridize relatively rarely to the view that related oaks form syngameons\, near-freely interbreeding complexes of species. Understanding species boundaries and gene flow in oaks is essential to conserving the ca. 425 global oak species on which humans and hundreds to thousands of arthropod\, fungus\, vertebrate\, and plant species depend. In this talk\, I provide an overview of how our understanding of oak species boundaries and hybrids has grown from the early 19th Century to today. Molecular data from the past two decades show that individual oaks exhibit a wide range of mixed-species ancestry\, with as many as 20% of individuals averaged across studies admixed at a level of 10% or higher. This means that hybridization is quite common in many oak species\, and some of the resulting gene flow may play a role in population adaptation and species migration. Nonetheless\, oaks form genetically distinct species\, and that species diversity is crucial to the function of forests\, savannas\, and other oak-dominated forests across much of the northern hemisphere. The lecture will include both historic and recent research. UID:143896-21894229@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,Environment,environmental,evolution,evolutionary biology,nature,science,seminar,Sustainability LOCATION:Research Museums Center - Demo Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 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:144249-21894986@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:20260511T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 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 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 12 - November 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:138032-21881281@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:20260123T102051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RAAC Communications Virtual Networking Sessions DESCRIPTION:The Research Administration Advisory Council (RAAC) Communications Subcommittee conducts periodic Virtual Networking Sessions\, which are geared toward anyone who works\, or is interested\, in research administration at U-M. Many of the sessions have a specific topic with guests and subject matter experts\, and some sessions are meant to serve as open networking opportunities. UID:129331-21892953@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129331 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T091358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Campus of the Future Student Idea Showcase Kick Off - 3 (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Reimagine the future of a Michigan Education!\nJoin us for the Campus of the Future (COTF) Student Idea Showcase Kick-off Events on January 21\, 23\, and 26.\nThese sessions are designed to jumpstart your design journey. You’ll get a deep dive into the competition pathways\, learn exactly what judges are looking for in the final showcase\, and\, most importantly\, meet fellow students from across campus. Whether you have a fully-formed vision or just a curiosity about higher ed innovation\, these events are the perfect place to network and form the interdisciplinary teams needed to bring your ideas to life. UID:144403-21895305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144403 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T132850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSEAS Friday Lecture Series | Water in Myanmar: Linking Environmental Issues with Policy Solutions 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/y1GrE\n \nThis presentation examines Myanmar’s water challenges\, from pollution and overuse to climate and governance pressures. It links research-based on water issues and community livelihoods with national policy efforts\, highlighting the gap between environmental needs and implementation of the 2015 National Water Policy. The talk underlines the importance of integrated\, participatory approaches for sustainable water management in Myanmar.\n \n Saw Yu May is a geographer and visiting professor with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. Her projects focus on Myanmar policy and water management.\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:142969-21891864@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142969 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,center for southeast asian studies,Climate Change,Environment,myanmar LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T142109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T124500 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:95986-21892251@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:20251210T173535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Flash Talk | Karanis Research at the Kelsey DESCRIPTION:For the past several years\, classics professor Mike Sampson (University of Manitoba) has conducted research on the Kelsey Museum’s collection for his “Books of Karanis” project. This interdisciplinary project\, launched in 2021\, investigates Greek literary culture in Karanis\, Egypt\, utilizing papyri and the rich excavation data from the University of Michigan’s historical digs. Through this work\, Dr. Sampson and his collaborators hope to assemble a wide-ranging reconsideration of Karanis’ archaeology—synthesizing the excavation data along with analyses of the papyri\, ceramics\, and numismatic evidence.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators\, staff members\, researchers\, graduate students\, and guests talking about their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Flash Talks are free and open to all visitors.\n\nTo register for this lecture\, fill out the form at https://forms.gle/ezPjKytQuWxF7FbB8. Zoom log-in information will be provided upon registration. Please sign up by 9:30 AM the day of the event to ensure you receive a confirmation email containing the access code. UID:142570-21891168@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142570 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Greece,Archaeology,Books,Free,History,Lecture,Museum,Papyrology,Research,Talk LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T092756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T123000 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 session involves 3 simple steps:\n\nBreathing\nRelaxation\nMeditation\n\nDeep breathing bring a pause followed by Relaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. This is the art of Heartfulness Meditation. \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:143758-21893931@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:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 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:144358-21895203@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:20260316T120328 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Internship Scholarship Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about the LSA Internship Scholarship? Drop in during our virtual office hours! Whether you need help with your application or have any other questions\, we’re here to help. Pop into our Zoom session at a time that works for you. These drop-in style office hours are designed for students who have questions regarding the LSA Internship Scholarship Application or internship eligibility requirements.\n\nClick the link in the side bar for your timeslot today! Be sure to toggle to 1/9/2026.\nThe final deadline for the scholarship is April 15!\n\nCan't make it? Check out our other dates below: \nJanuary 23rd\nFebruary 6th\nFebruary 27th\nMarch 13th\nMarch 27th\nApril 10th UID:142414-21891239@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142414 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Internship,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T095230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:NERS Colloquium DESCRIPTION:The NERS Colloquia Series invites leading researchers\, industry experts\, and thought leaders from across the nuclear engineering and radiological sciences community to share their insights with students\, faculty\, and guests. Covering a wide range of topics—from cutting-edge research and emerging technologies to policy\, education\, and professional development—the weekly talks offer an opportunity to explore current issues and innovations shaping the future of the field. UID:142955-21891849@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142955 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 220 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T151651 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Predicting RNA Secondary/Tertiary Structure: Thermodynamic and Bioinformatic Approaches DESCRIPTION:Predicting RNA structure and stability from sequence requires a deep integration of experimental thermodynamics with computational modeling. Research in the Znosko lab has systematically quantified the energetics of fundamental RNA motifs (hairpins\, internal loops\, mismatches\, and non-canonical pairs) using optical melting. These data have expanded and refined nearest-neighbor parameters\, improving the accuracy of RNA secondary-structure prediction. Complementary algorithmic development and computational studies have enabled the incorporation of these parameters into predictive tools. Bioinformatic analyses have evaluated sequence–structure relationships across large datasets and identified sequence families that exhibit similar structural features\, informing both modeling and design. Together\, these efforts bridge experiment and computation to advance a more predictive framework for RNA folding\, with implications for understanding natural RNA function and engineering RNA-based systems. UID:136574-21878872@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136574 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biophysics LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 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:143999-21894399@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:20260112T121636 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T123000 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:143717-21893707@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143717 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T060223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Warrior Open DESCRIPTION:Two day women's tournament hosted by Indiana Tech! UID:143982-21894366@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143982 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Indiana Institute of Technology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260707T144118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 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 12-11 pm\nSelected Saturdays 12-5 pm UID:138950-21884332@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:20260115T140630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:ASC Event. Big Text Analysis in IsiXhosa: Religion\, Politics\, and Nationhood in the IsiXhosa Press\, 1870-1890 DESCRIPTION:This talk explores how African language digital archives and new methods of computational text analysis can bring fresh insights for reconstructing African intellectual lineages and tracing historical developments.\n\nThe talk details the creation of a digital archive of the earliest African language newspapers in South Africa and shows how Xhosa language computational text analysis can be used to bring a ‘distant reading’ to this archive. Where much previous work has focused on individual African thinkers\, this approach allows us to see a collective intellectual community co-creating foundational ideas that grounded new intellectual and political responses to colonialism. I demonstrate this by examining changing discourse among early Xhosa intellectuals\, journalists\, and political activists writing in these papers. I examine how early discourse from missionary-educated Xhosa communities shifted from a focus on spiritual concerns to political engagement\, revealing a surprisingly early reorientation from ‘other worldly’ to ‘worldly’ concerns and sources of power. I also examine how competing conceptions of nationhood emerged in the Xhosa language\, and trace how these conceptions rose and fell in these early years.\n \nJonathan Schoots is a historical and political sociologist specializing in the study of colonialism and empire\, political movements\, and knowledge production\, with a particular focus on South Africa. His research employs both qualitative and computational methods to explore conditions that facilitate the emergence of new political frameworks. His work has focused on the intellectuals\, organizations\, and newspapers that played a pivotal role in shaping political thought and practice during the emergence of African nationalism in South Africa.\n \nSchoots is a lecturer (assistant professor) in the Department of Sociology at Wits University. He has published work in theory and society\, poetics\, development in practice and other venues. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (2021). UID:143972-21894345@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African Language,African Studies,African Studies Center,Anthropology,Area Studies,Discussion,Lecture LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T173918 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GPC Zotero & Academic Tools Workshop DESCRIPTION:Start the semester by streamlining your research workflow. Join the Global Postcolonialisms Collective for a practical workshop designed to help graduate students manage citations and organize research effectively. Whether you are drowning in PDFs or looking to upgrade your existing citation management\, this workshop is for you. We will cover:\n\nZotero Essentials: How to capture\, organize\, and cite your sources effortlessly.\nAdvanced Workflows: Integrating Zotero with Google Drive and Obsidian for knowledge management.\nQ&A: A dedicated space to troubleshoot your specific tech headaches.\n\nThe session will be facilitated by Consultation and Discovery Librarian Liliana LaValle\, who will walk us through setting up a research ecosystem that actually works. Coffee and pastries will be provided.\n\nPlease RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Z623vKPSAJGam6SL8 UID:143390-21892980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143390 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:English Language And Literature,Graduate Students,Research,Workshop LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T100700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T140000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HFES Speaker Series: Dr. Dan Nathan-Roberts DESCRIPTION:Join the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) for the first installment of our Speaker Series! Dr. Dan Nathan-Roberts\, ISE Assistant Professor at San Jose State University and U-M IOE alumnus\, will give a virtual talk on how to choose a career path after a PhD. Dr. Nathan-Roberts will also offer advice on how to discover and pursue your professional interests in both academia and industry. Light refreshments will be provided. Lecture will be in person and also streamed on Zoom. UID:144108-21894671@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T111402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 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:136450-21889657@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 - Opportunity Hub Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260108T145128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T154500 SUMMARY:Meeting:Pre-Law Drop In Advising DESCRIPTION:Pre-law advisors are available during drop-in hours to answer quick questions from all U-M Ann Arbor students and alumni.\n\nJoin the Queue: https://officehours.it.umich.edu/queue/1145 UID:143506-21893303@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143506 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,Law,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Newnan Lsa Pre-law,Pre Law,Pre-Law LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260207T123131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878453Just 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 and format- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Student or 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 theHappening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:143003-21891936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143003 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T121637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T135000 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:143718-21893708@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143718 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:20260123T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 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:112863-21896025@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:20260119T102724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Specialization\, the Division of Labor\, and Explorations in Property Distribution DESCRIPTION:Specialization is a process where individuals\, groups\, or organizations focus on one task or area of knowledge. It drives economic development\, organizational growth\, and increases in social complexity\, capacity\, and heterogeneity. Discussions of specialization in the social sciences contain an undocumented but significant ambiguity. The term specialization is used to refer to both the division of labor\, in which tasks are divided into complementary processes or components\, and differentiation\, in which units choose tasks that are different from each other. Despite a long history in which the two types of coordination are used interchangeably under the term ‘specialization\,’ we demonstrate that the division of labor and differentiation thrive in opposite social conditions. Using computational models\, we found that variation in basic social conditions had opposite effects for the two different coordination processes: increasing social density encouraged the division of labor and inhibited differentiation and increasing the number of specializations encouraged differentiation and inhibited the division of labor. Since specialization is central to economic development\, there is value in understanding the conditions that foster it. We show that encouraging specialization requires disambiguating the two distinct types of coordination. UID:142378-21890773@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142378 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Capitalism,Career,Corporate,Discussion,Entrepreneurship,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Org Studies,Org. Studies,Organizational Studies,Presentation,seminar,Sociology,Speaker,Talk LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R2240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T145425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:A reflection principle for nonintersecting paths and lozenge tilings with free boundaries (Combinatorics seminar) DESCRIPTION:Okada and Stembridge's Pfaffian formula for the enumeration of families of nonintersecting paths with fixed starting points and unfixed ending points has been widely used to resolve many challenging problems in enumerative combinatorics. In this talk\, we present a new formula that complements Okada and Stembridge's Pfaffian formula. The combinatorial interpretation of the new formula gives a reflection principle for nonintersecting paths. It implies that the enumeration of families of nonintersecting paths with unfixed ending points can be resolved by enumerating families of nonintersecting paths with fixed ending points instead. Using this formula\, we also show that the enumeration of lozenge tilings of a large family of regions with free boundaries can be deduced from those without free boundaries and present several applications of this result. UID:139210-21885089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139210 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260113T104609 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Relativistic Initial Data Sets with Prescribed Asymptotics DESCRIPTION:Abstract: In General Relativity\, Einstein's equation may be viewed as a second-order system of nonlinear PDE's for the Lorentzian metric on (n+1)-dimensional spacetime that admits an initial value formulation. The required initial data is comprised of a (usually complete) n-dimensional Riemannian manifold equipped with a symmetric (0\,2)-tensor\, respectively representing a spatially global \"instant in time\" and the \"initial velocity\" of the metric. The Gauss-Codazzi equations imply that not every such pair is admissible\, however\, and a working initial data set must satisfy certain nonlinear elliptic PDE’s dubbed the constraint equations. In this talk\, I will discuss recent work with several collaborators on the construction of working asymptotically flat initial data sets in which various asymptotic features of physical interest can be prescribed.\n\nContact: AIM Seminar Organizers UID:141894-21889609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T152159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Can ‘Slavic’ Speak for Minorities? — Who Gets to Belong in Eastern Europe? - Talk 4 DESCRIPTION:In the last four decades the popularity of Balkan \"Gypsy\" music has exploded\, becoming a staple at world music festivals and dance clubs in the United States and Western Europe. At the same time\, thousands of Balkan Roma have emigrated westward due to deteriorating living conditions\, racist threats and increased violence. In this heightened atmosphere of xenophobia\, entrenched stereotypes have arisen amidst deportations and harassment. Roma\, as Europe’s largest minority and one of its quintessential “historic others\,” face the paradox that they are revered for their music yet reviled as people. This illustrated lecture will explore the challenges Balkan Roma face as well as their resilience in transnational sites.\n\nThis is a hybrid event\, please register here: https://myumi.ch/y14ew UID:143975-21894359@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crees,Eastern Europe,International,Music,Rackham,Slavic,Weiser Center For Europe And Eurasia LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - East Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260118T115323 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Student Sustainability Coalition for a casual coffee chat at Matthaei Botanical Gardens as part of the EAT! Exhibit. From 3–4:30 p.m. on January 23\, students will host an open conversation exploring themes of food access and sovereignty\, with a focus on local communities and a shared campus experience.\n\nThe group will also share how and why they roast coffee as a way to bring people together\, using food and drink as tools for connection\, dialogue\, and community building. Free and open to all. UID:144086-21894636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Conservatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T165447 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | CFT Data\, QFT RG Flows\, and the Fuzzy Sphere DESCRIPTION:The CFT data -- scaling dimensions and OPE coefficients -- of high dimension operators contains valuable information about the theory and its deformations\, but is traditionally unobtainable outside of integrable models. We will review how the fuzzy sphere regulator allows numeric access to much of this data in the 3d Ising model\, and show how to exploit the emergent conformal generators of the theory to significantly improve it. We discuss some of the applications of this data\, including tests of the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis and the spectrum of masses of the QFTs in the vicinity of the critical point. UID:143130-21892186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143130 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Physics,Science,Seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T143152 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Hyperkahler varieties and compactified \"Jacobian\" fibrations DESCRIPTION:Hyperkahler varieties\, also known as holomorphically symplectic manifolds\, are the algebraic versions of symplectic manifolds\, and can be thought of as higher-dimensional analogues of K3 surfaces. One of the more interesting ways they arise are from the total spaces of some degeneration of abelian varieties. I'll explain some of these notions and some examples where these arise. UID:144139-21894716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144139 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T163000 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 UID:138091-21891104@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:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T160528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Thriving in STEM | Pre-Health Pop-Up Advising DESCRIPTION:LSA Newnan Pre-Health Advising comes to YOU! Stop by to meet with a Pre-Health Advisor on a first-come\, first-served basis. While registration is available\, it is not required. We are looking forward to talking with you! UID:144220-21894884@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144220 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advising,All Majors Welcome,Basic Science,biology,Central Campus,chemistry,Discussion,First-gen,first-generation,Free,In Person,Natural Sciences,Newnan,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Open To All Majors,physics,pre health,Pre-Health,science,science learning center,Sessions,slc,transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Women In Science,Women In Science And Engineering LOCATION:1720 Chemistry, SLC Alcove 5 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T133159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Van der Voo Lecture: David Evans DESCRIPTION:Mobility of tectonic plates has resulted in amalgamations of supercontinents every ~700 million years for at least the latter half of Earth history. Prior to Pangea (300-150 Ma)\, the preceding giant landmasses of Rodinia (1000-700 Ma) and Nuna (1600-1300 Ma) have been increasingly resolved in recent years by the combined efforts of chronostratigraphy\, paleomagnetism\, and kinematic synthesis. An earlier supercontinent Kenorland (ca. 2600-2200 Ma) has been postulated but heretofore only visualized in general aspects. As reconstructions progress deeper in time\, one must be increasingly cautious of standard assumptions such as an axial-dipolar geomagnetic field\, the total inventory of continental crust\, and even whether plate tectonics existed. Mindful of these caveats\, I present a viable kinematic model of Kenorland’s assembly\, tenure\, and breakup through the Archean-Proterozoic interval that also witnessed the Great Oxidation Event\, possible Snowball Earth ice ages\, and eukaryotic development. UID:143177-21892393@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143177 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260118T170801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Matroids and the integral Hodge conjecture DESCRIPTION:Intro lecture and organizational meeting for a learning seminar on the paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15704 UID:144094-21894646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144094 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T145746 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Linguistics MLK Colloquium DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Linguistics MLK Colloquium will occur on Friday\, January 23\, 2026\, with Wesley Leonard (UC Riverside) as the speaker.\n\nWesley Y. Leonard is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and an associate professor of Native American Studies at the University of California\, Riverside. Drawing from his training in linguistics and experience in community-based language programs\, he works to build capacity for Native American language reclamation\, a community-driven and decolonial form of language work that includes but goes beyond what is widely referred to as language revitalization. He also co-developed the Natives4Linguistics project\, which promotes Native American research protocols and intellectual tools for doing linguistic science.\n\nColloquium Title: Indigenous Peoples\, Ethics\, and Linguistic Data: Approaches to Decolonizing Linguistics\n\nAbstract: Despite the increasing focus on justice\, equity\, diversity\, and inclusion in the discipline of Linguistics\, members of Native American and other Indigenous communities remain underrepresented––and often report feeling unwelcome. A recurring concern is that Linguistics is not accountable to Indigenous histories\, protocols\, and ways of engaging with language communities and linguistic data. A wider issue is that colonization is endemic\, and disciplinary norms have developed accordingly.\n\nWhat changes when Native American and other Indigenous intellectual approaches serve as the baseline from which linguistic research and pedagogy are approached? Drawing from my professional experiences as a linguist\, Miami tribal member engaged in community language efforts\, and co-founder of the Natives4Linguistics project\, which aims to reimagine Linguistics through Native American ways of knowing\, I engage with this question and offer several interventions. UID:142153-21890089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142153 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mlk,Talk LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260207T123156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 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/1893351/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:144134-21894705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144134 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T120634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 SUMMARY:Tours:Public Tour at the Clements Library DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about the history of the Clements Library\, its programs\, and collections. Highlights include Benjamin West's iconic painting \"Death of General Wolfe\,\" a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Thomas Gage's papers\, and the current exhibit\, “Revolutionary Paine.”\n\nArrive at our North Entrance to check-in for your tour. This entrance is accessible and an elevator is available to move between floors.\n\nWe want to ensure full participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote that\, please let us know. UID:142906-21891796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Free,Fun,history,Humanities,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T181632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T173000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the opening of the Department of Theatre & Drama's BFA Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition. Take a peek behind the scenes of the plays\, musicals\, dance concerts\, and operas at the University of Michigan as you explore the work of the Theatre & Drama department’s undergraduate stage managers\, designers\, and technicians.\n\nThe exhibit will be open January 27 – February 6\, 2026\nGallery Hours:\nTues – Fri\, Noon to 6:00 pm\nSunday\, Noon to 6:00 pm\n(Closed Saturday & Monday) UID:144057-21894596@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144057 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,North Campus,Research,Theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T140100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T180000 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:138768-21883836@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:20260123T120226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 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:143595-21893449@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T172049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2026 Kickoff Event DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce the Non- and Post-Traditional Student Community Group (NPTCG) Winter 2026 Kickoff Event happening on Friday\, January 23\, 2026\, from 6 PM to 8 PM\, in the LSA Multipurpose Room (LSA 1040)!This special\, kid-friendly event is designed to create a welcoming and supportive space for non-traditional students (those 24-years or older\; returning to education after a significant break\; part-time students\; those balancing education with other significant life responsibilities such as being a parent/guardian/caretaker\; nontraditional completion of high school education\; military veteran\; or was in the foster-care system 13-years old or older\, experiencing home insecurity or family structure) and post-traditional students (those who might have started their academic journey later in life) while they pursue their education at U-M.If you identity with any one of these identities\, this event is a great chance to:Enjoy free food and swag 🎉Meet and connect with fellow non- and post-traditional studentsLearn about the NPTCG and resources available to support your journey at U-MJoin in on fun activities that celebrate our unique communityWhether you are a current NPTCG member or if this is your first semester at LSA and looking for a community to call your own\, we are here for you. So\, no matter your path to U-M\, we want to build a space that supports your success and offers you a place to belong. You are also welcome to bring guests to this event\, such as partners\, kids\, or family members! We hope you’ll join us for a night of fun and connection!\n UID:143352-21892940@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143352 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:LSA Multipurpose Room (Room 1040) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T181620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chaeyeon Ryu\, piano DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Chaeyeon Ryu performs a final master's degree recital. UID:143246-21892547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143246 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T161615 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Friday Night AI DESCRIPTION:Advances in artificial intelligence have made it easier than ever to generate convincing synthetic audio\, images\, and video\, blurring the line between what is real and what is fabricated. Dubbed “deepfakes” to reflect fake media that is difficult to distinguish from the real thing\, these technologies span the entire spectrum from political misinformation to personal harassment\, posing new challenges for individuals and society alike. How do these systems work? What risks do they introduce for trust\, safety\, and democracy? And what tools - technical\, legal\, or educational - can help us defend against their misuse? Join us for a conversation with experts in AI and sociotechnical systems as we discuss the growing impact of deepfakes and explore strategies to respond to them.\n\nWhen: January 23\, 2026\, 6:30pm - 7:30pm\nWhere: Ann Arbor District Library\, Downtown location\nRoom: 1st Floor Lobby\n\nPanelists: Rada Mihalcea\, Khalid Malik\, Cliff Lampe\n\nRada Mihalcea is the Janice M. Jenkins Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in natural language processing\, with a focus on multimodal processing and computational social sciences. She is an ACM Fellow\, a AAAI Fellow\, and served as ACL President (2018-2022 Vice/Past). She is the recipient of a Sarah Goddard Power award (2019) for her contributions to diversity in science\, and the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009).\n\nDr. Khalid M. Malik is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of Cybersecurity at the College of Innovation and Technology\, University of Michigan–Flint\, and the co-founder of ProbeTruth. His research focuses on the integrated areas of AI\, healthcare\, and information security to design secure\, intelligent\, and decentralized decision support systems by employing multimodal\, federated\, trustworthy\, and neuro-symbolic AI. In cybersecurity\, his work emphasizes developing forensic examiners for assessing the authenticity\, integrity\, and veracity of audio\, video\, and image content\, including deepfake detection. In healthcare\, his focus includes predicting cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events using clinical text and multiple medical imaging modalities (e.g.\, DSA\, MRA). Dr. Malik’s research is supported by multiple National Science Foundation awards\, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation\, the Department of Defense\, the Department of Energy\, the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Innovation Hub\, and various local and global industry partners. He is the recipient of numerous accolades\, including Oakland’s Young Investigator Research Award (2018)\, the SECS Outstanding Research Award (2019)\, and the Distinguished Associate Professor Award (2021).\n\nCliff Lampe is a professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan\, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. His research explores the social and technical structures of large-scale technology-mediated communication\, with projects that range from the harms and benefits of social media to the use of information technology to help cities engage with the people who live in them. Cliff is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery\, recognizing his contributions to the field. Cliff is widely recognized for his commitment to combining rigorous research with meaningful community engagement\, an emphasis that is paramount in his career. UID:142415-21890812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142415 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai In Science And Engineering,Artificial Intelligence,Computational Social Science,Computer Engineering,Computer Vision,computing,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Family,Free,In Person,Michigan Ai Lab,Michigan Engineering,Technology LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 1st Floor Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260311T090809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T210000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Game Nights @ the TSC DESCRIPTION:Transfer students\, join us for game nights at the Transfer Student Center! Come enjoy board & card games\, light snacks\, mingling\, & a growing community of transfer students. No registration needed -- just come on by the Transfer Student Center\, LSA 1180\, anytime during the event. UID:126350-21893418@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126350 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 (Transfer Student Center) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260114T204135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Philippine Culture Night DESCRIPTION:Mabuhay! The Filipino American Student Association (FASA) is hosting this year's Philippine Culture Night (PCN) on Friday\, January 23rd\, 2026 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.\n\nPCN is an annual show FASA conducts as a way of celebrating\, sharing\, and honoring Filipino/Filipino American culture through various acts such as traditional dances\, musical performances\, acting\, spoken word\, and discussion. This year\, our theme is \"Matatag\" or resilience\, where we will be discussing Philippine resistance to colonization\, assimilation\, dictatorship\, and displacement\, through the preservation of language\, dialects\, stories\, and culture. \n\nJoin us for a night of celebration\, music\, dance\, and fun. We hope to see you there! Maraming Salamat! UID:143912-21894252@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143912 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian/pacific Islander American Studies,Dance,Diversity,Multicultural,Music,Southeast Asia,Student Org LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T230000 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:143097-21892072@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:20260123T180137 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T230000 SUMMARY:Other:UMMST Banquet DESCRIPTION:A banquet at the 2026 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships\, where we will celebrate our seniors. UID:143192-21892407@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Doubletree by Hilton Detroit-Novi CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T121615 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Telegraph Quartet DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Telegraph Quartet\, now in residency at the School of Music\, Theatre & Dance\, performs a recital.\n\nKnown for their technical prowess and appreciation for the history behind music\, the members of the Telegraph Quartet bring their fluid synchronicity and refined artistry to a program titled *From Countryside to Concert Hall* – a concert that showcases how three composers adapted\, adopted\, or fully embodied folk music\, bringing the rustic and unassuming spirit of that idiom into the bright light of the concert stage. The program includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in C Major\, op. 54\, no. 2\; Derrick Skye’s *American Mirror\, Part 1*\; and Béla Bartók’s String Quartet no. 2.\n\nHaydn’s Quartet in C Major evokes a spirit of ambition and experimentation with musical form. The intricacy and deeply expressive nature of the melodies across its four movements reflected Haydn’s engaging instincts as a composer. Composer Derrick Skye says\, \"*American Mirror* reflects on the coming together of cultures in our society\, which consists of many generations and descendants of refugees\, immigrants\, and slaves\, and how intercultural collaborations are essential to the well-being of American society.” The piece infuses influences from West African\, North African\, and Eastern European vocal techniques and ornamentations with open harmonies commonly found in Appalachian folk music. Bartók’s second quartet exhibits his immersion into what he called the “purest music” – that of the remote Hungarian countryside – a style he sought to absorb and recreate as a new form of highly complex concert music.\n\nABOUT TELEGRAPH QUARTET\nErin Chin & Joseph Maile\, violins\nPei-Ling Lin\, viola\nJeremiah Shaw\, cello\n\nThe TELEGRAPH QUARTET formed in 2013 with an equal passion for standard and contemporary chamber music repertoire. Described by the *San Francisco Chronicle* as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety\,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the University of Michigan.\n\nThe quartet has performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre\, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s *Chamber Masters Series*\, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute\, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival\, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. They have collaborated with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein\; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton\; violinist Ian Swensen\; and the St. Lawrence Quartet and Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire\, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov\, John Harbison\, Robert Sirota\, and Richard Festinger.\n\nIn 2023\, the Telegraph Quartet released *20th Century Vantage Points: Divergent Paths*\, the first in a trilogy of recordings on Azica Records exploring the string quartets of the first half of the 20th century – an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since its formation. *Divergent Paths* features two works that (to the best of the quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet no. 1 in D minor\, op. 7. The quartet’s new album\, *20th Century Vantage Points: Edge of the Storm* is out now on Azica Records.\n\nwww.telegraphquartet.com UID:141907-21889622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141907 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T181714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:U-M Chamber Choir with New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center DESCRIPTION:The New York Philharmonic\, America’s oldest operating symphony orchestra\, will welcome the University of Michigan Chamber Choir and the chorus EXIGENCE\, both directed by Professor Eugene Rogers\, to the stage of the Wu Tsai Theater in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. In a January 2026 concert series featuring pianist Yuja Wang\, they will perform *America (A Prophecy)* by conductor and composer Thomas Adès.\n\nMore details: \nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/u-m-chamber-choir-to-perform-with-new-york-philharmonic-at-lincoln-center-in-2026/ UID:141726-21889231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T181534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251115T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Basketball vs Ohio State DESCRIPTION:Men's Basketball vs Ohio State UID:141910-21889625@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141910 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T144752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Night at Hogwarts UMix DESCRIPTION:Witches and Wizards! Join CCI for a magical evening: Night at Hogwarts UMix! Activities include Tarot Readings\, Sorting Hat\, Beaded Plants\, Quidditch\, Potion Making\, Scavenger Hunt with prizes\, and so much more! Food will be provided! UID:143921-21894266@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cci,Food,Free,Fun,Umix LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251217T133917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260123T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Rupple Brothers DESCRIPTION:Traversing the entire spectrum of sound and space\n\nThe Rupple Brothers are a psychedelic folk ensemble who combine a love for family\, music\, life\, and improvisation to create a musical space unlike any other. Born unto song\, brothers Evan and Cole\, and an ever expanding cast of soul brothers\, traverse the entire spectrum of sound and space\; each being proficient in multiple ways of musical strangeness\, while bringing a positive and powerful family message with their brand of wild folk. They have carved themselves out a respected place amongst the Michigan music scene\, throwing their own annual grassroots festival Handmade Music Festival in their home of Chesaning\, opening for bands like The Way Down Wanderers\, Chirp\, The Mallett Brothers Band\, Tejon Street Corner Thieves\, Good Old War\, opening up for White Denim at Ann Arbor's Sonic Lunch\, winning the Review Award for \"Best Duo\"\, and playing top tier venues and festivals across the state. They plan to carry their stories of song to the furthest reaches of the universe. UID:142821-21891713@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142821 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - The Ark CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260121T180019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T234500 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:2026 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships DESCRIPTION:The third competition of the University of Michigan's Synchronized Skating Team's 2025-2026 season\, located in Plymouth\, Michigan. This is a qualifying event for the collegiate team to attend the national championship in Salt Lake City\, Utah.  UID:138311-21882755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138311 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:USA Hockey Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T000213 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Midwinters DESCRIPTION:2026 MCSA Midwinter Conference UID:143483-21893257@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Wisconsin - Madison CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T060223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T150000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Warrior Open DESCRIPTION:Two day women's tournament hosted by Indiana Tech! UID:143982-21894367@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143982 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Indiana Institute of Technology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T060034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T230000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Laker Classic 2026 DESCRIPTION:This will be our first meet of the season at GVSU!\nWe can't wait to watch our women's team kill it :) UID:142087-21889993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Kids Unlimited Activity Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T200000 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:142417-21890837@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:20260124T060024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:OSU Zero Waste Invite 2026 DESCRIPTION:Artistic Swim Meet against OSU. UID:143158-21892337@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143158 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T210000 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:138431-21890602@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:20260116T170148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T140000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Community Health and Engagement at The Ypsilanti Farmers Market – Managing Chronic Diseases DESCRIPTION:U-M College of Pharmacy Community Health and Engagement\nFrom hosting flu vaccine clinics to administering safe medication disposal events\, our students actively participate in community service.\n\nEvent Information: Managing Chronic Diseases - Volunteers will be discussing:\n - Basics of diabetes management\, including blood sugar monitoring and insulin use.\n - Hypertension education: blood pressure monitoring and lifestyle strategies.\n - Asthma and COPD: inhaler technique\, triggers\, and medication adherence.\n - Heart disease: cholesterol\, medication\, and lifestyle tips. UID:139255-21894583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139255 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Free,Health & Wellness,Health Care,Pharmacy,Public Health,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Ypsilanti Farmers Market CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260406T083208 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T160000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Open House Featuring Astronomer Dean Regas DESCRIPTION:Join us 10 am-11 pm and tour the 172-year-old Observatory\, view our exhibits\, and participate in hands-on astronomy activities. And if weather permits\, view the sun with our solar telescope and the night sky with historic and modern telescopes. Telescope observing is weather permitting\, but we always strive to have fun things to do!\n\nFamilies welcome\, admission is always free\, and registration is not required.\n\nAs an added bonus\, Dean Regas will be joining us for two family-friendly space talks at 2 pm and 4 pm. Dean is an author\, podcast host\, and traveling astronomer who is known for bringing the cosmos to the public.\n\nBio: Dean Regas is a renowned public speaker\, author\, educator\, national popularizer of astronomy\, and an expert in observational astronomy. He served as the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory from 2000-2023 and was the astronomer in residence at the Grand Canyon in 2021. He is the author of seven books including “All About Orion\,” “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.” From 2010-2019 he was the co-host of the PBS program Star Gazers\, and he has contributed to Astronomy Magazine\, Sky and Telescope Magazine\, Farmer's Almanac\, USAToday\, Science Friday and Here & Now. He is also the host of a popular astronomy podcast \"Looking Up with Dean Regas.\" UID:143099-21892089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143099 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,history,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251116T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Penn DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Penn UID:141914-21889629@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141914 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260511T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through November 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 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 12 - November 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:138032-21881282@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:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T160000 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:139428-21885493@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:20260124T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T124500 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:95986-21892260@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:20260111T215402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T153000 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:143676-21893632@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:20260112T153042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Celebrate 2026 Japanese New Year in the Tadoku room at the Asia Library! DESCRIPTION:Ring in the Year of the Horse with snacks\, fun\, and Japanese New Year traditions! Join us for an afternoon of:\n\n* Tsugaru shamisen performance by a graduate student\n* Origami and festive crafts\n* Traditional games – karuta\, sugoroku\, and more\n* Japanese calligraphy\n* Light refreshments UID:141940-21889659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Free,Japanese Studies,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Tadoku Room, Asia Library, 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T153526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Korean Cinema NOW | Big Deal | 소주전쟁 DESCRIPTION:2025 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 44 min ‧ Unrated\n\nView the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgjr2KXU67o\n \n Big Deal is a drama that offers a high-stakes\, semi-autobiographical look at the corporate battle waged during the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Starring Yoo Hae-jin and Lee Je-hoon\, the story is loosely based on the real-life sale of Jinro soju. It follows Pyo Jong-rok (Yoo Hae-jin)\, the loyal financial director of the nation's number one soju company\, Gukbo Group\, who is desperately trying to save the brand from bankruptcy. He is pitted against Choi In-beom (Lee Je-hoon)\, a young\, ambitious associate from a global investment firm aiming to acquire Gukbo and sell it off for profit. The film is a dramatic clash of corporate ideals and personal loyalties\, where the fate of Korea's most iconic working-class liquor becomes a symbol of the nation's economic identity.\n \n Directed by Choi Yun-jin\n Presented in Korean with English subtitles\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at outreachkorea@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:142639-21891247@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142639 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Film Series,Free,Korea,korean cinema LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Gymnastics vs #1 Oklahoma DESCRIPTION:Men's Gymnastics vs #1 Oklahoma UID:142063-21889959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142063 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Gymnastics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260106T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Lacrosse vs Robert Morris (ex) DESCRIPTION:Men's Lacrosse vs Robert Morris (ex) UID:143339-21892928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T135835 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:MLK Spirit Awards Ceremony DESCRIPTION:The Central Campus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Awards program honors undergraduates\, graduate students\, and student groups on central campus who best exemplify the leadership and extraordinary vision of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nominees and awardees will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony\, which will highlight the various ways in which our students have worked to carry on the spirit of Dr. King.\n\nRSVP by Friday\, January 16: https://mlkspiritawards.umich.edu/\n(live-streaming option in RSVP) UID:130690-21866519@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130690 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Diversity,Social Justice LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T174551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | Goddesses of the Kelsey DESCRIPTION:In this tour\, we will explore some strong women of the ancient world: the goddesses of Egypt\, Greece\, and Rome. Through a variety of artifacts\, we will learn more about the powers and abilities associated with some of the goddesses of the ancient world.\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:142571-21891169@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142571 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Ancient Greece,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Magic,Museum,Mythology,Religion,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T120222 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T180000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:🏀 Basketball Game DESCRIPTION:\n \n\n\nCalling all U-M faculty\, students\, and community members!\nJoin us for a FREE and fun 🏀 basketball game this Saturday at 3 PM at St. Luke Ann Arbor (4205 Washtenaw\, Ann Arbor).\nMeet new people\, get some exercise\, and boost your weekend spirit! We hope to see you there!\n\n UID:144237-21894951@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144237 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:St Luke Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251116T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Gymnastics vs Iowa DESCRIPTION:Women's Gymnastics vs Iowa UID:141915-21889630@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141915 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Gymnastics LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T145627 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T170000 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:138019-21881190@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:20260107T133641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Julie Ault and Julie Herrada DESCRIPTION:Special Event: 4:00 p.m. on Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 at UMMA's Helmut Stern Auditorium. RSVP Required.\n\nJoin us for a powerful conversation between artist and curator Julie Ault and archivist Julie Herrada as we celebrate the opening of American Sampler: Activating the Archive\, UMMA’s new landmark exhibition. Together\, they’ll discuss how archival research\, curatorial practice\, and artistic vision come together in the exhibition to illuminate histories of dissent that continue to influence the social landscape of the United States.\n\nAmerican Sampler: Activating the Archive is a research-driven\, immersive exhibition curated by MacArthur Fellow Julie Ault in UMMA’s Vertical Gallery\, in collaboration with the Joseph A. Labadie Collection of anarchism\, protest\, and social movements housed in the U-M Library’s Special Collections Research Center. The 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. This ambitious project is the inaugural collaboration of the new Labadie Collection and UMMA Fellowship Program. \n\nJulie Ault is an artist and writer whose practice explores how histories are retold and their influence on the present. Working across exhibition-making\, research\, publication\, and archiving\, she examines how cultural production is shaped by and can intervene in social and political systems. Ault’s exhibitions include Paper Mirror: Nancy Spero (Museo Tamayo and MoMA PS1\, 2018–19)\, Afterlife: a constellation (Whitney Biennial\, 2014)\, and Cultural Economies: Histories from the Alternative Arts Movement (The Drawing Center\, 1996). Her publications include Felix Gonzalez-Torres (2006)\, Come Alive: The Spirited Art of Sister Corita (2006)\, and DUETS: Julie Ault &\; David Deitcher in Conversation on William Olander (2021)\, among others. Ault was a founding member of the artists’ collaborative Group Material (1979–1996)\, whose exhibitions addressed critical issues\, including AIDS Timeline (1989). In 2018 she was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship for “redefining the role of the artwork and the artist” through her multi-modal practice.\n\nJulie Herrada is the Curator of the Joseph A. Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan’s Special Collections Research Center\, overseeing materials on international social protest movements. In this role she introduces classes to the study of primary sources\, curates exhibits\, assists global researchers\, and works to preserve and share overlooked histories. Highlights of her outreach include organizing the 50th anniversaries of the Port Huron Statement (2012) and the first Teach-In against the Vietnam War (2015). She has published book reviews and journal articles\, including the widely cited Letters to the Unabomber. Her notable exhibitions include The Whole World Was Watching: Protest and Revolution in 1968\; Soapboxers &\; Saboteurs: 100 Years of Wobbly Solidarity\; and Joseph Labadie and His Gift to Michigan: A Legacy for the Masses.\n\nPresented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, on the opening of their new landmark exhibition American Sampler: Activating the Archive.\n\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:142695-21891305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142695 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T181518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Protest Archive: A Conversation on Advocacy\, Art\, and Dissent with Julie Ault and Julie Herrada DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful conversation between artist and curator Julie Ault and archivist Julie Herrada as we celebrate the opening of \"American Sampler: Activating the Archive\"\, UMMA’s new landmark exhibition. Together they’ll discuss how archival research\, curatorial practice\, and artistic vision come together in the exhibition to illuminate histories of dissent that continue to influence the social landscape of the United States.\n \n\"American Sampler: Activating the Archive\" is a research-driven\, immersive exhibition curated by MacArthur Fellow Julie Ault in UMMA’s Vertical Gallery\, in collaboration with the Joseph A. Labadie Collection of anarchism\, protest\, and social movements housed in the U-M Library’s Special Collections Research Center. The 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. This ambitious project is the inaugural collaboration of the new Labadie Collection and UMMA Fellowship Program.\n UID:142397-21890794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142397 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T154344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:It's TAPpening! DESCRIPTION:RhythM Tap Ensemble was founded at the University of Michigan in the Fall of 2000 with the purpose of promoting tap dance on campus. We are a student-run performance group of passionate\, dedicated\, and advanced tap dancers. We choreograph our own routines that you can see us perform in various shows and events across campus! This year’s annual “It’s TAPpening!” show includes our own performances\, a collaboration with Blue Bop Jazz Orchestra\, and guest performances from Impact\, Outrage\, Michigan Jump Rope\, and VYRL. UID:142539-21891132@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142539 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Mendelssohn CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T121543 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251120T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Lacrosse vs Robert Morris (ex) DESCRIPTION:Men's Lacrosse vs Robert Morris (ex) UID:142091-21889997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251110T181715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:U-M Chamber Choir with New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center DESCRIPTION:The New York Philharmonic\, America’s oldest operating symphony orchestra\, will welcome the University of Michigan Chamber Choir and the chorus EXIGENCE\, both directed by Professor Eugene Rogers\, to the stage of the Wu Tsai Theater in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. In a January 2026 concert series featuring pianist Yuja Wang\, they will perform *America (A Prophecy)* by conductor and composer Thomas Adès.\n\nMore details: \nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/u-m-chamber-choir-to-perform-with-new-york-philharmonic-at-lincoln-center-in-2026/ UID:141727-21889232@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141727 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T110840 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Folk Fest Kickoff: A Tribute to Todd Snider DESCRIPTION:This special show will kick off the 2026 Ann Arbor Folk Festival and will feature 14 Michigan artists each performing their version of a song by Todd Snider. Featured artists include: Ani Mari\, Chris Buhalis\, Dave & Kristi\, Jetty Rae\, Jill Jack\, The Lucky Nows\, Michael Robertson\, The Minor Pieces\, Misty Lyn\, The RFD Boys\, Wilson Thicket\, and more to be announced! UID:142822-21891714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved + Gold Circle CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T180010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260124T223000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. EMU DESCRIPTION:Home game UID:137368-21880168@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137368 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T000213 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T180000 SUMMARY:Other:Midwinters DESCRIPTION:2026 MCSA Midwinter Conference UID:143483-21893258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Wisconsin - Madison CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T060156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T200000 SUMMARY:Other:OSU Indoor Triathlon DESCRIPTION:Indoor Triathlon at Ohio State University UID:143563-21893390@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143563 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Recreational and Physical Activity Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T200000 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:142417-21890838@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:20260125T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T210000 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:138431-21890603@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:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 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:139428-21885525@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:20260125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T124500 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:95986-21892269@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:20260120T093706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T130000 SUMMARY:Other:Student Hiking & Hot Chocolate DESCRIPTION:U-M students - Join MBGNA to explore the winter wonderland of Nichols Arboretum! We will take a short hike and end by enjoying some warm hot chocolate together. Come dressed for the weather!\n\nMeet at the Reader Center in Nichols Arboretum -- 1610 Washington Heights UID:144171-21894775@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144171 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum - Visitor Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T103725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Chickadee - A Winter Bird Walk with Emily Elderbroo DESCRIPTION:Did you know that a chickadee's brain actually grows in size during the fall to be able to hide and then locate food all winter long? That's a lot of brain power! Take a winter hike to learn about our winter feathered friends and explore the complex food storage and retrieval of local chickadees! \n\nThis program is open to all ages. \n\n-----\nMatthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE\, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. If we have a sizeable mixed-age group\, we may separate into two sets to offer the same content at different levels of engagement. UID:142890-21891770@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142890 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Nature,Outdoors LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260109T082839 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Goldye di Shvartze Khaznte: Black Woman Cantor of the Harlem Renaissance Era DESCRIPTION:Join in a conversation with Shahanna McKinney-Baldon moderated by Professor Bryan Roby\, on the story of Madame Goldye Steiner\, the trailblazing African-American vocalist of the Harlem Renaissance era whose career spanned vaudeville\, Yiddish theater\, early jazz\, and the “golden age” of Jewish cantorial singing\, or khazones. McKinney-Baldon's research uncovers a vital yet almost forgotten African-American and Jewish story\, and uses the lenses of Afrofuturism and Yiddish revivalism to focus a critical and timely discussion on voice\, individual and group identity\, and the role of the artist-philosopher in periods of political upheaval.\n\nHosted by The Network: Jewish People of Color of Greater Ann Arbor UID:142591-21891200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142591 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,History,Humanities,Jewish Studies,Music,Poetry,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260116T104550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Art Fare Exhibit Closing Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us for a closing reception of Art Fare on Sunday\, January 25\, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. in the West Lobby of Matthaei Botanical Gardens. This informal meet-and-greet is a chance to connect with participating artists\, reflect on the work together\, and enjoy the final day of the exhibition. Free and open to the public - no registration required.\n\nExhibit details:\nFollowing the food chain\, at some point\, everything we humans consume for nourishment comes from plants. Fruit\, shoots\, and roots contribute to our diets and our culture. The food we eat and how we dine has frequently been a topic in artworks\, from still lifes by Flemish artist Clara Peeters to Cezanne's apples to Andy Warhol's \"Campbell's Soup Cans\". Fresh on the vine or served up on the dinner table\, Matthaei Botanical Gardens will host a group exhibition of works inspired by the food we eat and our dining rituals. Free and open to the public at Matthaei Botanical Gardens UID:143998-21894391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143998 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Artists,Free,Reception,Visual Arts LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260122T172859 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T150000 SUMMARY:Community Service:College of Pharmacy Sponsored Medication Safety Education Night DESCRIPTION:Safe Meds. Safer Communities.\n\nEvent Information: Michigan vs. USC\nWhen: 1/25/2026 – Up to 60 minutes before the game starts through halftime\nWhere: Crisler Concourse\nEntry: Tickets to the women’s basketball game are required\n\nGo Blue!\n\n150 Acts of Service\nIn celebration of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s 150th Anniversary\, 150 Acts of Service is a Community Health and Engagement (CHE) campaign dedicated to strengthening our communities through meaningful\, hands-on service. UID:144045-21894584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144045 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Medicine,Pharmacy,Public Health,Well-being LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T120131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 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:143233-21892534@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143233 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League, Room D CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T181518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Exhibition Tour: American Sampler with Curator Julie Ault DESCRIPTION:Guest artist and curator Julie Ault will lead a conversation about her new project 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. This ambitious project is the inaugural collaboration of the new Labadie Collection and UMMA Fellowship Program.\n \nFree and open to the public\, registration required.\n UID:142615-21891223@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Museum,Tour,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Vertical Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260123T181634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michelle Cann\, piano DESCRIPTION:Renowned pianist Michelle Cann will present a recital of music by the Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance. The performance will include spoken commentary and storytelling about the fascinating lives and journeys of these trailblazing artists. Music of Nora Holt\, Betty Jackson King\, Florence Price\, Irene Britton Smith\, and Margaret Bonds. \n\nGenerously sponsored by the Sally Fleming Master Class Fund.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nLauded as “exquisite” by *The Philadelphia Inquirer* and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by *Gramophone*\, GRAMMY Award winning pianist MICHELLE CANN is one of the most sought-after artists of her generation. Recent engagements include appearances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, National Symphony Orchestra\, and Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo. She is a recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award\, and she served as the inaugural Christel DeHaan Artistic Partner of the American Piano Awards.\n\nHighlights of Cann’s 2025-26 season include appearances with the Colorado Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, Kansas City Symphony\, and Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra. She also performs the world premiere of a new piano concerto by Valerie Coleman with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington\, D.C. Her recital appearances include Stanford Live\, Music Toronto\, Chamber Music Detroit\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, Spivey Hall\, and a recital tour in China.\n\nRecognized as a leading interpreter of the piano music of Florence Price\, Cann performed the New York City premiere of Price’s *Piano Concerto in One Movement* with The Dream Unfinished Orchestra in July 2016 and the Philadelphia premiere with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in February 2021. Her recording of the concerto with the New York Youth Symphony won a GRAMMY Award in 2023 for Best Orchestral Performance. She won a GRAMMY Award in 2025 for *Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price*\, recorded with soprano Karen Slack\, which features 19 unpublished songs composed by Price. Her acclaimed debut solo album *Revival*\, featuring music by Price and Margaret Bonds\, was released in May 2023 on the Curtis Studio label. She has also recorded two Price piano quintets with the Catalyst Quartet as a part of the quartet’s UNCOVERED series. A champion of emerging talent\, Cann and cellist Tommy Mesa recorded *Our Stories*\, an album of new works by five living composers of color\, which was released in November 2023.\n\nA celebrated chamber musician\, Cann has collaborated with leading artists including the Catalyst\, Dover\, and Juilliard string quartets\, Imani Winds\, violinists Timothy and Nikki Chooi\, soprano Karen Slack\, and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges. She regularly performs duo piano repertoire with her sister\, pianist Kimberly Cann\, as the Cann Duo. She has appeared as co-host and collaborative pianist with NPR’s *From The Top*\, collaborating with actor/conductor Damon Gupton\, violinist Leila Josefowicz\, and violinist and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta. Cann’s numerous media appearances include *Performance Today*\, PBS Great Performances’ *Now Hear This*\, and *Living the Classical Life*.\n\nEmbracing a dual role as performer and pedagogue\, Cann is frequently invited to teach master classes\, give lecture-demonstrations\, and lead teaching residencies. Recent residencies include the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and the National Conference of the Music Teachers National Association. She has recorded lessons for tonebase\, the popular piano lesson platform. She has also served on the juries of the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, the Kauffman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition\, and the piano competition of the Music Academy of the West.\n\nCann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music\, where she studied with Paul Schenly and Dr. Daniel Shapiro\, and an Artist’s Diploma from Curtis Institute of Music\, where she studied with Robert McDonald. She joined the Curtis piano faculty in 2020 as the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies. She is also on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. UID:139267-21885211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T174843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Walk With an Egyptian: A Journey Through Time DESCRIPTION:A journey that transcends millennia begins at the Kelsey Museum as you step into the heart of ancient Egypt and walk with an ancient Egyptian. Unseal the deeper significance of geography\, history\, culture\, and spiritual beliefs by looking at fascinating artifacts as an Egyptian of ancient times would have understood them.\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:142572-21891170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142572 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Egypt,Archaeology,egypt,Egyptology,Free,History,Museum,Mythology,Religion,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251121T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Basketball vs USC DESCRIPTION:Women's Basketball vs USC UID:142095-21890002@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T181529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Vanderbilt DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Vanderbilt UID:144432-21895348@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144432 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260107T121621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T170000 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:141823-21889463@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141823 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T144409 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Quantum Game Night Social DESCRIPTION:Join us in Mason 3302 to play games and meet the members! We will have cards\, board games\, and a Wii. There will also be sweet treats and snacks for you all to enjoy. Looking forward to seeing you there! UID:144428-21895344@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Games,In Person,Social LOCATION:Mason Hall - 3302 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T161004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Life Sciences Orchestra Concert DESCRIPTION:This event will proceed despite the Winter Weather Advisory\; please allow extra time for travel. A livestream is also available at https://michmed.org/rw2W3\n\nThe U-M orchestra made up of faculty\, staff\, learners\, alumni and retirees from across U-M's biomedical and health science community will play a free concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday\, Jan. 25 at Hill Auditorium.\n\nThe performance will feature these works: \nLili Boulanger - D'un Matin de Printemps\nAaron Copland - The Tender Land Suite \nCarl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4\, Op. 29\, \"The Inextinguishable\"\n\nThe concert is dedicated to the memory of LSO founding member and U-M critical care giant Dr. Robert Bartlett. \n\nMusic director Nicholas Bromilow will give a pre-concert talk at 3:15 p.m. in the lower level of the lobby. He and assistant conductor Michael Roest are students at the U-M School of Music\, Theatre and Dance's nationally renowned conducting program.\n\nNo tickets are required for the performance. The LSO is part of Gifts of Art\, which brings the world of art to Michigan Medicine. \n\nMore information: https://michmed.org/ZxjDq or email orchestra@umich.edu UID:143129-21892187@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143129 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Free,Life Science,Medicine,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T112427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:New Families Welcome Dinner DESCRIPTION:Welcome all new U-M student and scholar families! Join the International Center\, the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+)\, Michigan Caregivers and Student Parents (MCaSP)\, the Mary A. Rackham Institute’s University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF)\, U-M’s Children’s Center\, and Northwood Graduate & Family Housing for a welcome dinner at the Northwood Community Center Multipurpose Room (1000 McIntyre Drive).\n\nMeet other families while enjoying dinner & learning about the resources and services offered by the sponsoring offices and organizations! We will also serve kid-friendly snacks\, drinks\, and desserts. This is a great opportunity to meet both international and U.S. families!\n\nRegistration is required so we can order enough food. UID:142747-21891329@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142747 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregiver,Caregivers,Community,Family,Food,Free,In Person,International,Sessions,Social LOCATION:Northwood Community Center (1000 McIntyre Drive) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T180000 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:142601-21891209@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Sophia B Jones Room - 1st Floor Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260124T181530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251116T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Vanderbilt or Notre Dame DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Vanderbilt or Notre Dame UID:141916-21889631@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250903T132411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260125T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Bil Lepp DESCRIPTION:“A cross between Dr. Seuss and film noir” –Charleston Gazette\n\nBil Lepp is an award-winning storyteller\, author\, and recording artist. He’s the host of the History Channel’s Man Vs History series\, the occasional host of NPR’s internationally syndicated Mountain Stage\, and a contributing columnist to the West Virginia Gazette-Mail. Bil’s humorous\, family friendly tall-tales and stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life. Though a five time champion of the WV Liars’s Contest\, Lepp’s stories often contain morsels of truth which present universal themes in clever and witty ways. Audiences all across the country\, from grade schools to corporate execs to the Comedy Central’s Hudson stage\, have been delighted by Bil’s mirthful tales and delightful insights into everyday life. Bil’s books and audio collections have won awards including the PEN Steven Kroll Award for Children’s Book Writing\, Parents’ Choice Gold awards\, and awards from the National Parenting Publications Assoc.\, and the Public Library Assoc. He is also the recipient of the Vandalia Award\, West Virginia’s highest folk honor. UID:138257-21882680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251219T140515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T210000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Celebrate the life of Robert H. Bartlett\, MD DESCRIPTION:Please join us to celebrate the life and legacy of our dear friend\, mentor and \"Father of ECMO\,\" Dr. Robert H. Bartlett. (RSVP required)\n\nThe celebration will kick off with a free concert at Hill Auditorium given by the Life Sciences Orchestra\, a group near and dear to Bob's heart\, on the evening of Sunday\, Jan. 25\, 2026.\n\nA day of talks and tributes given by Bob's colleagues\, peers\, friends and family will take place at Hill Auditorium the following day\, Monday\, Jan. 26\, 2026. An evening performance by the Pete Siers Jazz Band\, the Michigan Marching Band and Men's Glee Club will follow in the evening. Join the celebration for the whole day or for specific portions of the program. \n\nA virtual event will be available for those who cannot attend in person\; a link will be shared with those who register for this option.\n\nCelebration program overview:\n\nSunday\, January 25: \n\n4:00 pm-6:30pm: Life Sciences Orchestra concert (Hill Auditorium)\n\nMonday\, January 26:\n\n8:30 am-noon: Talks and tributes with the following themes (Hill Auditorium)\n\nThe Renaissance Man\nThe Clinician\nClinical Researcher & Inventor\nECMO Origins\nNoon-1:30 pm: Lunch (Michigan League)\n\n1:30 pm-5 pm: Talks and tributes with the following themes (Hill Auditorium)\n\nMaturation of ECMO\nELSO: Bob's Vision for a Global Community for ECMO\nThe Patients' View\nAdventures With Bob\nClosing remarks \n5 pm-6:30 pm: Dinner (Michigan League)\n\n7 pm-9 pm: Musical performance by the Pete Siers Jazz Band\, the Michigan Marching Band and Men's Glee Club (Hill Auditorium)\n\nRSVP is required. UID:143013-21891946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143013 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Medicine LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T100000 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:134855-21892586@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:20260114T193510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyover Country: DIY Music Flyer Art Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Flyover Country brings together physical reproductions of ephemera and other media from the underground and independent music scenes of the lower Great Lakes region\, spanning from the early 1980s to today. \n\nIn an era when both paper ephemera and digital creations are increasingly fragile and often fleeting\, this exhibit invites viewers to encounter materials not only as sources of information\, but as rare\, expressive artwork shaped by the people\, places\, and moments that produced them.\n\nThe exhibit documents how youth in rural and suburban Midwestern communities have used the tools available to them to build connection\, resilience\, and creative identity\, particularly among artists and musicians from marginalized or underrepresented groups.\n\nYou're invited to take part in drop-in art events to create your own collage-based artwork. Art supplies\, as well as some light refreshments\, will be provided during the drop-in events. All take place in the Shapiro Gallery:\n\nJan 26: Exhibit Open House\, 4-6 pm\nJan 28: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\nFeb 4: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\n\nThe exhibit and events are sponsored by U-M Library and the U-M Arts Initiative. UID:143875-21894164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Gallery (3rd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889777@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T200000 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:142417-21890839@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:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894907@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T210000 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:138431-21890604@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:20260126T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 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:142791-21891550@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:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 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:144249-21895056@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:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890702@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T092047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Study Days | Jump Into January DESCRIPTION:Hello College of Engineering Students!This is a come-and-go casual shared working space like a library or office (you can work on homework\, writing\, research reading\, anything!) for only engineering graduate students to build community. Join us on January 26th from 10 AM - 12 PM in the Lurie Engineering Center (LEC) Johnson Rooms. There will be free snacks and swag!Please come by and join us! RSVP is not necessary but is encouraged to give us an approximate number of folks to expect!With care\,Jordan Peyton UID:144397-21895288@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144397 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Lurie Engineering Center | Johnson Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260211T102201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 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:144249-21894989@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:20260210T063130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1878443Just 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:142998-21891931@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142998 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T121651 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:[Cancelled] Tiffany Ng & Kathy Beck\, carillon DESCRIPTION:*This performance has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.*\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:143719-21893709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260219T091241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T132000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Campus of the Future Student Idea Showcase Kick Off - 2 DESCRIPTION:Reimagine the future of a Michigan Education!\n\nJoin us for the Campus of the Future (COTF) Student Idea Showcase Kick-off Events on January 21\, 23\, and 26.\n\nThese sessions are designed to jumpstart your design journey. You’ll get a deep dive into the competition pathways\, learn exactly what judges are looking for in the final showcase\, and\, most importantly\, meet fellow students from across campus. Whether you have a fully-formed vision or just a curiosity about higher ed innovation\, these events are the perfect place to network and form the interdisciplinary teams needed to bring your ideas to life. UID:144404-21895306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144404 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Blau Colliquem CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T150917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T180000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Ford Library Blood Drive DESCRIPTION:Every day\, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims\, heart surgery and organ transplant patients\, and those battling cancer. In fact\, every two seconds\, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Join us to help save lives. UID:142924-21891816@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142924 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Blood Drive LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 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:143999-21894402@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:20260106T145752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T125000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct DESCRIPTION:Faculty sexual misconduct targeted at students is a widespread problem. The consequences of such incidents include direct harm to victims and may also entail a loss to science if students who encounter misconduct become discouraged from continuing their studies in their chosen field. This study links publicly available information on degree completion by institution\, academic field\, and gender to a database of faculty sexual misconduct incidents verified in the media or court cases. Then\, a stacked event study approach is taken to document the extent to which faculty sexual misconduct decreases in-field degree completion. UID:143326-21892905@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143326 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Education Policy,ford school,ford school of public policy,gerald r. ford school of public policy,Public Policy LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T085916 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FORMS Professionalization Event: How to Publish Your First Paper DESCRIPTION:Please join FORMS to discuss strategies for early-career medievalists in a variety of fields. The event will be moderated by Wanhan Xing (History) and will feature three panelists: Amada Kubic\, (arecent UM PhD in Comp Lit)\, Zach Berge-Becker (a recent PhD from Columbia in Asian studies) and Brendan McMahon (UM Assistant Professor in Art History).\n\nLunch will be provided so please register via the link if you plan to attend in order to ensure an accurate head count for catering.\n\nhttps://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/20360 UID:144024-21894546@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Medieval,Medieval Studies LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T121639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:143720-21893710@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143720 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T091436 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T153000 SUMMARY:Other:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education DESCRIPTION:Critical Conversations on Generative AI and Higher Education is a monthly\, cross-campus Community of Practice (CoP) for instructors and instructional staff who are navigating the evolving role of AI in their teaching. This community offers space to explore\, question\, and learn alongside colleagues across U-M—helping educators stay grounded in their pedagogical values while adapting to new technological realities.\n\nThe phrase “critical conversations” reflects our balanced approach—rooted in critical pedagogy and intergroup dialogue—that encourages open\, evidence-based exploration of AI’s implications for higher education.\n\nThrough engagement and reflection\, participants share diverse perspectives\, embrace productive tension\, and connect questions of technology to the core values of teaching and learning. Each conversation invites inquiry and shared meaning-making to support reflective innovation. UID:142494-21891024@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142494 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Center For Research On Learning And Teaching,Community Of Practice,Faculty,Flint,Genai,Information and Technology,Staff LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T142054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ACUM Presents: Advising Staff Contextualizing the 40th MLK Keynote Lecture DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a 1 hour debrief specifically for advising staff members following the MLK 40th Annual Keynote Memorial Lecture. The open discussion will support advising staff in processing the major themes presented in this year’s MLK Keynote lecture and uncover how those themes relate to our practice as student advisors.\nThe MLK 40th Annual Keynote Memorial Lecture Unbowed and Unbroken – The Enduring Struggle for Justice\, featuring Donzaleigh Abernathy and Derrick Johnson can be live-streamed from 10:00-11:30 on Monday\, January 19th. Please find more information on the MLK Keynote Lecture here: https://oami.umich.edu/mlk-symposium/\nAdvising staff who were unable to attend the Keynote Lecture are still welcome to participate in this event.\nNote: Event is held virtually via zoom. UID:144041-21894571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T211602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Commutative Algebra Seminar: Subadditivity of Shifts for Monomial Ideals and Shuffle products in Lattices DESCRIPTION:We prove that the maximal shifts in the minimal free resolution of a monomial ideal form a subadditive sequence\, settling a conjecture of Avramov\, Conca and Iyengar. To do so\, we develop explicit chain-level models for the homology of posets and lattices\, introduce an Eilenberg–Zilber–type shuffle product in the lattice setting\, and use it to derive nonvanishing criteria for lattice homology classes that yield the desired subadditivity of maximal shifts. The talk is based on joint work with K. Adiprasito\, A. Björner\, M. Margaritis\, and V. Welker (arXiv:2404.16643).\n\nThis is a hybrid talk. Join on zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92232890782 with password commalg. UID:144429-21895345@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T083220 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCGD Seminar Series on Social Connection: Anastaskia Makhanova DESCRIPTION:Anastasia Makhanova\nUniversity of Arkansas\nJan. 26\, 2026\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\n\nThe Winter 2026 RCGD Seminar Series: The Ties that Bond: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Connection\n\nThis seminar series brings together senior and early-career scholars to explore fundamental questions about how we connect\, protect\, and care. Talks will highlight lifespan and comparative approaches to understanding social connection\, physiological implications of social and race-related stressors\, and diverse conceptualizations of what it means to belong—from romantic and parent–child relationships to group and societal dynamics to technology-mediated interactions.\n\nRobin Edelstein\, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and an affiliate of the Research Center for Group Dynamics\, has organized this series. She will introduce the series at this kick-off event that doubles as a faculty meeting.\n\nThe first seminar in the series will be Jan. 26. Join us on Mondays to learn about the biological\, social\, and developmental pathways that shape human connection.\n\nThese events are held Mondays from 3:30 to 5.\nIn person: ISR Thompson 1430\, unless otherwise specified.\nOrganized by Robin Edelstein\nAs permissions allow\, seminars are later posted to our YouTube playlist. UID:142304-21890442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142304 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Biopsychology\, Cognition\, And Neuroscience,Biosciences,Cognitive Neuroscience,Psychology,Social Science,Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T121312 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GLNT: Ring of Modular forms on certain unitary Shimura Varieties DESCRIPTION:The modular forms on the quotient $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})\backslash \mathcal{H}$ can be viewed as $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$-invariant holomorphic differentials on $\mathcal{H}$. Interpreting $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})\backslash \mathcal{H}$ as the moduli space of elliptic curves\, these forms can equivalently be described as global sections of the Hodge line bundle. A natural question is whether this perspective extends beyond $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$.\n\nIn this talk\, I will introduce modular forms on certain Shimura varieties and illustrate the definitions through a sequence of examples: Hilbert modular surfaces\, unitary Shimura curves\, and finally a unitary Shimura surface arising from a special family of cyclic covers of $\mathbb{P}^1$. I will explain how the geometry of this family makes the Hodge line bundle computable\, and how level structure on the Shimura variety can be interpreted concretely in this setting. UID:143314-21892894@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T231803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Painlevé Universality class for the maximal amplitude solution of the Focusing Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with randomness DESCRIPTION:In this work\, we establish universality results for the $N$-soliton solution of the focusing NLS equation at maximal amplitude. Specifically\, we choose the associated normalization constants so that the solution achieves its maximal peak\, which\, in the large-$N$ limit\, satisfies a Painlevé-type equation independently of the distribution of the (random) discrete eigenvalues. We identify two distinct universality classes\, determined by the structure of the discrete eigenvalues: the \textit{Painlevé--III} and \textit{Painlevé--V} rogue-wave solutions. In the Painlevé--III case\, the eigenvalues take the form $\lambda_j = v_j + i \mu_j$\, while for Painlevé--V they satisfy $\lambda_j = -\zeta \\, j + v_j + i \mu_j$\, with $0 < \zeta < 1$. In both cases\, $v_j$ and $\mu_j$ are sub-exponential random variables. Universality can then be summarized as follows: regardless of the specific realizations of the amplitudes and velocities\, provided they are sub-exponential random variables and the normalization constants are chosen to maximize the \(N\)-soliton solution\, the resulting maximal peak always corresponds to either a Painlevé--III or Painlevé--V rogue-wave profile in the large-$N$ limit. UID:142833-21891725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,Seminar,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260127T101229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T173000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Artist's Reception and Talk \n-- \n\nCurrently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n\n-- \nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144224-21894926@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144224 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Ann Arbor,Art,art and design,artists,artists and curators,arts,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260125T122447 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Student Combinatorics: Braid Varieties\, Weaves\, and Splicings: Part II DESCRIPTION:We continue the talk from last semester\, explaining how (Demazure) weaves can be used to provide a cluster structure on braid varieties and how a special method for constructing such weaves may provide a way of understanding the behavior of the cluster variables under the splicing map. UID:142434-21890950@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T111129 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:WCEE Lecture. AI for National and International Security: Opportunities Without Losing Control DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we understand and address conflict. This talk introduces emerging tools at the intersection of AI and Digital Twin technologies that enhance early-warning systems\, support mediation\, and strengthen peacebuilding efforts. By combining computational modeling with human-centered conflict transformation\, these approaches offer new ways to anticipate risks and design more responsive interventions.\n Drawing on global developments and an example scenario from the Western Balkans\, the lecture underscores both the opportunities and the risks associated with introducing AI into fragile political contexts. It stresses that although AI can strengthen dialogue\, enhance foresight\, and support institutional coordination\, its true value relies on robust human oversight and strong ethical governance.\n \n Driart Elshani is professor of information and communication technologies at the American University in Kosovo. He has contributed to multiple projects focused on leveraging information technology for development across both government and industry sectors. Professor Elshani's areas of expertise include artificial intelligence (AI)\, e-governance\, and cybersecurity. He was educated at the University of Brussels\, where he earned his Bachelor’s\, Master’s\, and PhD in information sciences and technologies. Professor Elshani is visiting U-M in September 2025 to complete research on a project entitled “Impact of AI on conflict transformation and peacebuilding” in collaboration with Thomas Finholt\, professor of information.\n \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at gosiak@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:142814-21891694@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142814 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,computing LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251210T155132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CMENAS MLK Day Lecture DESCRIPTION:Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian American civil and human rights attorney\, activist\, and organizer whose work for more than two decades has focused on legal advocacy\, political education\, and grassroots mobilization for Palestinian freedom. In 2001\, she co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM)\, a Palestinian-led movement for nonviolent resistance that has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She later helped establish one of the first accredited clinical legal education programs in the Arab world at Al-Quds University.\n \n Huwaida has long been a central figure in direct-action efforts to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza. As former chair of the Free Gaza Movement\, she led multiple sea missions to Gaza and helped organize the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla\, surviving Israel’s lethal attack on the flotilla in international waters. She currently serves as an organizer with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition\, coordinating ongoing civilian missions challenging the siege.\n \n Based in Detroit\, Huwaida practices civil rights law\, representing communities targeted by state violence and systemic discrimination. She sits on several organizational boards and continues to educate\, advocate\, and organize for Palestinian liberation and for greater Arab\, Muslim\, and youth engagement in U.S. political life.\n\n RSVP: https://myumi.ch/A1ENe\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.\n Email: -- warsansa@umich.edu UID:142560-21891155@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142560 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:arab american studies,Arab And Muslim American Studies,center for middle eastern and north african studies,Discussion,Human Rights,international,International Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260106T154358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Data Download Session 1: Data Cleaning with R DESCRIPTION:The Data Download consists of three workshops designed to strengthen your data analytics skills through a Business+Tech lens. Participants will build the technical foundation needed to succeed in the Datathon Competition and compete for the $3\,000 grand prize. Topics include Data Cleaning with R\, Python & AI\, and PowerExcel.\n\nRegistration for the Data Download closes January 24th at midnight.\n\nPlease note you DO NOT have to participate in the Datathon Competition in order to attend these sessions. They’re open to anyone who would like to learn more about these programs. UID:143329-21892916@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143329 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T141138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Magnet Making at West Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistants to make fun magnets for your fridge! UID:142643-21891250@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142643 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Crafts,housing,Social LOCATION:West Quadrangle - Asubuhi Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251216T115735 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T190000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ECRC - Career Fair Preparation: Stand Out in the Crowd DESCRIPTION:Attending the Winter Engineering Career Fair? Be prepared and feel confident! Make the most of every recruiter interaction by approaching the career fair with confidence and a plan. Learn how to navigate the career fair strategically\, research companies attending in advance and pitch yourself effectively to stand out from your peers. Pro Tip! Share with the recruiter what excites you about the company or role—employers appreciate candidates who’ve done their research!\n\nThis is a CoE event. Registration is encouraged in Career Forge. UID:142802-21891652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142802 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260126T120137 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T210000 SUMMARY:Other:January Brazilian Zouk Dance Lessons DESCRIPTION:Hi zoukinis! Join us for Brazilian Zouk Dance Lessons!\nNot sure what Zouk is? Zouk is a Brazilian social partner dance known for its fun-loving and playful style\, often involving close embrace\, body rolls\, and hair whips. Check out our page for example videos! \n6 pm-Beginner Lesson\n7 pm-Practica\n8 pm-Improver Lesson\nAll of our lessons are open level and require no experience\, feel free to drop in and meet our fun-loving and welcoming community. See you soon! UID:143146-21892312@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260119T145738 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:aMplify: (Indoor) Field Day! DESCRIPTION:Hey Transfer community! We hope the start of the semester has been smooth sailing for you. We’re so excited to invite you to our upcoming aMplify: (Indoor) Field Day!\n\nWhether you’re looking to get active or just relax\, there’s something for everyone! Enjoy indoor favorites like corn hole\, jumbo Jenga\, bowling\, and yard pong. If you’d like something more relaxing\, we’ll also have plenty of board and card games. Perfect for sparking conversation and meeting new friends! Sounds like something you'd be interested in? \n\nAnd don’t worry about running out of energy\, we’ve got you covered with complimentary energy drinks to keep you going and push you through the semester! Be sure to RSVP and save your spot! UID:144140-21894718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Dinner,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,first-generation,Food,Free,Games,In Person,Inclusion,Meal,Night Game,Social,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,transfer,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 LSA Multipurpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T121654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T193000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Urban Ag Internship: Meet the Farms Meet the Farmers DESCRIPTION:Come learn more about the UM Urban Agriculture Internship Program.\nMeet the Host Farms and Farmers!\nApply for the Internship!\n\nFood Provided! UID:144182-21894808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,food and the environment,Food Justice,food sustainability,Internship LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - 1046 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T171652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Using AI to Enhance Your Writing DESCRIPTION:Everyone is using Generative AI tools like ChatGPT in classwork and in their personal lives. But how do you know if you are using AI tools efficiently\, effectively\, and ethically in your writing? In this workshop\, we will discuss ways to use AI tools that support your learning\, save time on tedious tasks\, but that also adhere to best practices and avoid getting into trouble with issues of intellectual property and plagiarism. You will leave this workshop with tools and strategies to feel more comfortable and confident with your use of AI tools. UID:143774-21893995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143774 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:English,Graduate And Professional Students,International,International Center,Language,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Weiser Hall - WEIS 296 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T162420 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260126T200000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Mattering at Work in the Age of AI DESCRIPTION:Mattering at Work in the Age of AI\nMonday\, January 26\, 2026\nOnline\, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET\nFree and open to all\nRegistration is required to obtain login information\n\nEvent link: https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/mattering-at-work-in-the-age-of-ai/\n\nJoin New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Breheny Wallace and Ethan Kross for a timely conversation on mattering at work in the age of AI. As artificial intelligence reshapes our workplaces\, Jennifer explores a vital question: how do we ensure people still feel valued\, needed\, and significant when machines can outperform us? Drawing on years of research and reporting for her forthcoming book \"Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose\,\" Jennifer shows why mattering—feeling valued and having the opportunity to add value—is not a “soft” concept\, but a fundamental human need and a strategic imperative for organizations navigating technological change. This session offers practical insights for building workplaces where technology amplifies—not replaces—human contribution\, and where every employee feels empowered to create cultures of mattering for one another.\n\nHost:\nEthan Kross\, Professor of Psychology and Management & Organizations\, University of Michigan\; Faculty Associate\, Center for Positive Organizations\n\nPartner: \nInstitute for Mental Fitness UID:143227-21892520@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Center For Positive Organizations,Free LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892502@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T100000 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:134855-21892587@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:20260114T193510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flyover Country: DIY Music Flyer Art Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Flyover Country brings together physical reproductions of ephemera and other media from the underground and independent music scenes of the lower Great Lakes region\, spanning from the early 1980s to today. \n\nIn an era when both paper ephemera and digital creations are increasingly fragile and often fleeting\, this exhibit invites viewers to encounter materials not only as sources of information\, but as rare\, expressive artwork shaped by the people\, places\, and moments that produced them.\n\nThe exhibit documents how youth in rural and suburban Midwestern communities have used the tools available to them to build connection\, resilience\, and creative identity\, particularly among artists and musicians from marginalized or underrepresented groups.\n\nYou're invited to take part in drop-in art events to create your own collage-based artwork. Art supplies\, as well as some light refreshments\, will be provided during the drop-in events. All take place in the Shapiro Gallery:\n\nJan 26: Exhibit Open House\, 4-6 pm\nJan 28: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\nFeb 4: Make Your Own Flyer Art Drop-in Event\, 4-6 pm\n\nThe exhibit and events are sponsored by U-M Library and the U-M Arts Initiative. UID:143875-21894165@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Gallery (3rd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21889778@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T200000 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:142417-21890840@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:20260123T132939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stamping and Stomping: community inspired relief prints DESCRIPTION:Currently based in Ann Arbor\, Paloma Núñez-Regueiro is a Mexican printmaker born in Lima\, Peru. Paloma attended art college in Mexico\, where she came face to face with printmaking during her first year at the Facultad de Artes Plásticas (College of Arts) in Xalapa\, Veracruz. She became fascinated with the possibilities that printmaking offers\, as well as its importance in popular resistance throughout history. In 1997\, she transferred to the Rochester Institute of Technology with an International Student Scholarship.\n-- \n\nAmongst the subjects that interest her are human migration\, social in-visibility\, and the intrinsic relation of humans to the universe as well as our dislocated relationship to it. She currently explores the vicissitudes of minorities and their stories in order to create a better understanding of their issues. By offering portraits of minorities and their stories\, Nunez-Regueiro’s goal is to create supportive communities for those who need to feel rooted in their geographical space and their present time. \n\nNúñez-Regueiro work is closely related to her experiences of living abroad — the impermanence\, the precarious construction of one's present and even less of one’s future. It is about the rootlessness of those of us who move from place to place. She is an incessantly positive artist and she profoundly believes in art as a tool to create the social change that can lead us to thoughtful actions\, and the bettering of ourselves and our communities. UID:144223-21894908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,artists,arts,Arts Ambassadors,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Free,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,multicultural,Social Impact,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T210000 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:138431-21890605@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:20260127T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260127T170000 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:142791-21891551@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 END:VCALENDAR