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:20260930T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA reverie is a state between waking and dreaming\, a moment when the mind drifts beyond the immediate. It is a space where memory\, imagination\, desire\, and reality can overlap\, distort\, and take on new forms. In these moments\, the familiar can become strange\, and the ordinary can become something unexpected.\n\nReverie brings together student works that explore the space between what is known and what is felt. Across painting\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, animation\, and mixed media\, the artists move through imagined landscapes\, intimate encounters\, memories\, figures\, and fragments of the everyday. These works blur the boundaries between observation and imagination\, allowing emotion and perception to reshape what we recognize.\n\nRather than depicting dreams literally\, Reverie considers dreaming as a way of seeing. The works reflect moments of escape\, introspection\, fantasy\, and transformation\, where the subconscious can surface and reality becomes open to interpretation. \n\nReverie was conceived and curated by members of the Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC)\, and features work by eight SEC members at the Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition includes ten works across oil on canvas\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, digital animation\, and mixed media. UID:150344-21909060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T131259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America” DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:152024-21912677@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T181728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart 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:153651-21916142@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library. UID:149541-21906628@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T105845 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar by Xiao-Su (Frank) Hu (MIDAS) DESCRIPTION:- Tool Link: https://auto.gluon.ai\n\n- MIDAS AI in Research Handbook: https://midas-ai-in-research.readthedocs.io\n\nAbstract\n\nAutoGluon is an open-source AutoML framework that automates model training and selection across multiple data types\, including tabular data\, text\, and images. This talk provides a practical introduction to AutoGluon for researchers who want to incorporate machine learning into their workflows without extensive ML expertise. We will walk through hands-on examples across different data modalities and discuss common pitfalls and best practices for getting reliable results. UID:152813-21914561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152813 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bioinformatics,Biosciences,Data Science,Machine Learning LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T152234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT DESCRIPTION:This workshop equips faculty\, staff\, and students with the essential skills to effectively use U-M GPT\, the University of Michigan’s equitable\, accessible\, and secure text-based Generative Artificial Intelligence tool. The session includes foundational and advanced techniques for crafting effective prompts\, exploring creative AI interactions\, and leveraging U-M GPT for various educational applications. Participants will engage in interactive\, hands-on activities to enhance their GenAI prompt crafting proficiency.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\n\n-U-M GPT Review\n-Prompt Literacy introduction\n-Write your own prompt activity\n--Student-facing prompts\n-Effective text/data input into U-M GPT\n--Tips & Tricks\n--Data examples\n-Prompt Crafting Hands-On Opportunities:\n--Conversations/Length\n--Rephrase/New Chat\n--Specified Style/Tone\n\nAudience: Staff\, Instructors\, and Students UID:119409-21916332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/119409 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai Literacy,Chat Gpt,Chatgpt,digital,digital technology,Faculty,Genai,Generative Ai,information and technology,information science,Innovation,Integrative Systems,Interdisciplinary,michigan it,Professional Development,Staff,Teaching And Learning,Teachtech,Training,U-m Gpt,Virtual,Webinar,workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T155707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Gemily DESCRIPTION:Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits are Ann Arbor’s nationally known folk music duo\, Gemini\, who are celebrating their 52nd year of playing music together. When they are joined by San’s daughter\, Emily\, they are called Gemily! The trio has a wide-ranging repertoire\, from classic songs of the 60s to traditional folk songs and dance tunes\, as well as their own sparkling originals. Sung with unique three-part family harmonies\, and accompanied by nearly a dozen instruments\, their music is at once soothing and invigorating. UID:152404-21913684@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152404 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Live Music,Michigan Arts Festival,music,Musical Performance LOCATION:University Hospitals - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260811T094953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Graduate Financial Education: 1:1 Consultation Hours DESCRIPTION:Have questions about managing your finances as a graduate student? Schedule a one-on-one appointment with Heather Moore\, Ph.D.\, assistant director of financial education and engagement\, for personalized guidance tailored to your financial goals and questions.\n\nDuring your appointment\, you can discuss topics such as: Budgeting and saving strategies\, Student loans and repayment options\, Income taxes for graduate students\, Credit and credit cards\, Building healthy financial habits\, Other graduate student financial questions.\n\nHow to Register:\nRegister for your preferred appointment date through Sessions.\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to Heather's Google Booking Calendar.\n\nOpen the Google Booking Calendar and select your preferred appointment time from the available times listed for the date for which you registered.\n\nAppointments are typically 15 minutes\, though longer appointment times may be available depending on Heather's availability.\n\nTo make the most of your appointment time\, please come prepared with one or two questions you would like to discuss. You are also welcome to bring a budget or other financial information you would like to review. Appointments are brief\, so arriving prepared will help you maximize your time and get the guidance you are looking for.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding registration and booking your appointment\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu. UID:150110-21908023@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150110 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:West Council Room, 2nd Floor (West Side) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T160446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Health Insurance\, the Affordable Care Act and Black-White Inequalities in Poverty DESCRIPTION:CID Speaker Series\n\nJoin the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics as we host David Brady\, professor of public policy and management at the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy.\n\nAbstract: Black-white inequalities in poverty are large\, persistent\, and consequential. Yet little research on these inequalities incorporates health insurance into poverty measurement. Building on advances in incorporating health insurance into income\, this study tests whether valuing health insurance and Medicaid expansions through the Affordable Care Act reduced Black-white inequalities in poverty. It analyzes within-person\, within-state\, within-year variation among Black and white individuals under age 65 from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. The findings show that augmented poverty measures produce a smaller Black-white poverty gap and that state-level Medicaid expansions significantly reduced Black poverty without affecting white poverty.\n\nDavid Brady is Professor of Public Policy & Management at the USC Price School of Public Policy. He studies poverty\, social policy\, racial inequality\, immigration\, and policymaking.\n\nPlease RSVP via the event page to save your seat. UID:152662-21914352@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152662 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Health Equity,Inequality,Public Policy,Race,Research,Social Sciences LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T184754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come join us for some coffee and networking! UID:153951-21916806@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MHealthy Webinar\, Mindfulness Self Compassion DESCRIPTION:Light on time but looking for some tips to be your best self? A new offering format\, FASCCO counselors Alex Jendrusina and Joanne Bernard will briefly cover 3 different topics during this zoom presentation. First\, we will review research-based strategies to manage worry\, then introduce a framework to help you make more fulfilling decisions in your life\, and conclude highlighting tools to improve your sleep. As an attendee\, you can expect to hear a handful of strategies across these topics that can be immediately brought into your day to day life. UID:151028-21910741@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151028 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:https://umich.zoom.us/j/92338491532?jst=2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Northwood (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149207-21914662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower, 230 N Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T161532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:Political Speech and the Public Square DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan is an institution with diverse communities\, interests and opinions. In Fall 2024\, the Faculty Senate Office launched this series – Political Speech and the Public Square – to provide a forum for members of the U-M community to present informed\, fact-based perspectives\, and to listen to and learn from each other. In his essay\, “Education as a Space to Change Your Mind\,” philosopher Troy Jollimore reminds us of Socrates’ commitment to open-mindedness: “It requires that we work toward developing a sense of the world as a vast and complex place that we can\, and ought to\, continue to learn about for the rest of our lives.”\n\nOffered in this spirit of intellectual humility\, to support the principles of academic freedom\, and to develop a campus climate comfortable with hearing different well-informed points of view\, even those counter to one’s own views\, the lunchtime series will take place on the Diag throughout the Fall. U-M Students\, staff\, and faculty can sign up in advance to request an opportunity to speak on select topics for 3-5 minutes. Or they can simply come to listen and learn. These events are co-sponsored by the Faculty Senate Office\, the Center for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Open Inquiry: Talking Maize & Blue\, and Central Student Government. UID:151418-21911570@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151418 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Civic Engagement,Diag LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T152518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T235900 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda. UID:153165-21915239@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Molecular,Research,Symposium LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T140713 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Social Theory Workshop DESCRIPTION:\"Linguistically marginalized: Indigenous Mexican farmworking women's barriers to reporting labor and gender exploitation\" by Rosa Noriega\n\nPresentation title by Kayonne Christy TBD UID:152849-21914595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Student Success Toolkit: Study\, Search\, and Spend Smart DESCRIPTION:Join SMTD Student Success for a new workshops series for Fall 2026: The SMTD Student Success Toolkit! This series is focused on practical\, actionable tips that you can integrate into your personal routines and academic work. \nSession One\, led by SMTD Graduate students Tyrese Byrd\, Luis Armando Rivera\, and Katie Smith\, focuses on study skills. Get tips on how to level up your study plans and ideas for balancing workflow.\nSession Two\, led by SMTD Librarians Corinne Forstot-Burke and Jason Imbesi\, focuses on research skills. Learn about the multitude of resources available through the U-M Library System\, get ideas about improving your research\, and take a mini-tour of the SMTD Library.\nSession Three\, led by SMTD Associate Director of Scholarships & Financial Aid Ann Wank\, focuses on budgeting for housing using financial aid. Learn about how to create a basic budget and how to plan for housing with funds from your financial aid award. UID:153012-21914914@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153012 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:3219 Moore Building, Seminar Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260919T160749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 SUMMARY:Other:U-M Farm Stand DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Sustainable Food Program (SL Sustainability) and the Campus Farm (Matthaei Botanical Gardens) every Thursday from 12-3pm to get produce grown by students for students\, and learn more about student-powered food systems while you're there.\n\nAs always\, students get a 30% discount and revenue from the Farm Stand will support the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, which offers grants to students and student organizations to pursue student-powered sustainable food projects on and off-campus. UID:152469-21913787@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:agriculture,Climate Week,Community,Food,Food Justice,Health & Wellness,Sustainability,sustainable food systems,vegetables LOCATION:Ingalls Mall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T124052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Urban green infrastructure: for who\, for what\, and how? DESCRIPTION:The Center for Sustainable Systems would like you to join us for a seminar with visiting scholar Dr. Genevieve Metson. Lunch will be provided.\n\nSeminar Summary: In sustainability circles\, green spaces in cities are praised for their multifunctionality. However\, without intentionality\, win-wins are not a given across functions\, especially with changing climate conditions. London\, Ontario\, a rapidly growing mid-sized Canadian city\, is no exception. Increasing Indigenous food sovereignty\, for instance\, via urban agriculture\, foraging\, and fishing\, is heavily curtailed by land ownership\, and at times\, potential contamination from previous land uses. The current size of green spaces is also unlikely to keep up with urban flooding risks associated with increasing extreme events. And similarly\, urban agricultural spaces may be hotspots of nutrient losses to waterways even when focusing on nutrient recycling via compost. Translating academic findings into concrete management strategies is not only challenging\, but perhaps counterproductive — we need a paradigm shift for deep sustainability. This presentation discusses how community partnership\, living labs\, and art can be used as ways to bridge the gap between current knowledge and more uncertain futures in urban green spaces.\n\nBiography: Dr. Geneviève Metson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment\, at Western University in Canada\, where she runs the Sustainable Resource Management Lab. She uses social science\, natural science\, and arts methods to investigate how we can better manage phosphorus\, and other resources\, across scales. Her research uses a systems perspective and views nutrients as a useful lens to examine how societies engage with the provision of food\, clean water\, and waste treatment. This broad lens has afforded her the privilege to work in the USA\, Australia\, Sweden\, South Africa\, Malawi\, and Vietnam\, in addition to her ongoing work in Canada. UID:153563-21916022@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153563 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:architecture,Climate Change LOCATION:Dana Building - 1024 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T121645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Join us to enjoy a 30-minute organ recital.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts feature talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting.\n\n*There is no recital on November 26.* UID:151389-21911479@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222114 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T143000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21914760@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:China Trek 2027 Info Session DESCRIPTION:🇨🇳 China Trek 2027 is coming—and early bird tickets are VERY limited! Join GCA for our info session to explore the itinerary\, discover what’s new\, and get ready: ticket sales open toward the end of the session\, including a very limited number of early bird tickets.\nQuestions about itinerary\, visas\, food allergies\, vegetarian options in China\, or other travel logistics? We’ll answer them during Q&A so you can plan with confidence.\n🍴 Food provided\, with vegetarian options available. Open to all Ross MBA students—come meet your future travel buddies! UID:153541-21915985@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ross School of Business, R2240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T153435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Creative Reuse at the Lab Swap Shop DESCRIPTION:In association with the Michigan Arts Festival hosted by the Arts Initiative\, the Lab Swap Shop will be holding creative reuse workshops during regular Thursday hours from October 1 to October 29. These events use surplus lab supplies for art activities\, demonstrating the different ways that items can be reused. Workshop activities are as follows:\n--- 10/1: Block Printing Lab Coats **During Climate Week 2026**\n--- 10/8: Flask Potion Making\n--- 10/15: Flask Vase Painting\n--- 10/22: Serological Pipette Pointillism Painting\n--- 10/29: Spooky Swap Shop - Any and all crafts!\n\nJoin us for these events and get free supplies for your lab while you are there! You can also check out the Door-to-Door Lab Reuse Catalog for additional free lab supplies looking to find a home. Reach out to sustainable-labs@umich.edu with any questions! UID:150567-21909625@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150567 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative,Circular Economy,Climate Week 2026,Creative Reuse,Sustainability LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 5004 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260909T112328 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T142000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Econometrics Seminar: Thursday\, October 29 DESCRIPTION:-- UID:151823-21912230@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151823 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Econometrics,Economics,Metrics,seminar LOCATION:North Quad - 4300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS Halloween Snacks and Crafts DESCRIPTION:Join us in the OGPS Lounge on Thursday October 29th from 1:00pm-3:00pm for Halloween snacks and crafts. Come sit down\, eat a snack\, and do a spooky craft\, or take your craft and snack to go! UID:152925-21914806@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:OGPS Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T084452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Online Workshop - Introduction to Qualitative Research: Practical Strategies for Design\, Data Collection\, and Analysis DESCRIPTION:📣 Introduction to Qualitative Research: Practical Strategies for Design\, Data Collection\, and Analysis\n\n📅 October 29–30\, 2026 \n💻 Live online\n\nNew to qualitative research? Build practical skills through interactive discussions and hands-on activities covering:\n\n- Study design and sampling \n- Interviews\, focus groups\, and observations \n- Coding and theme development \n- Reflexivity and rigor \n- Use of software and AI tools \n\nDesigned for beginners across roles and disciplines. Students\, trainees\, staff\, and other emerging qualitative researchers are encouraged to attend!\n\nWorkshop Co-Leads: \nMelissa DeJonckheere\, PhD\, Co-Director\, Mixed Methods Program\, University of Michigan \nMegan Moran\, PhD\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Mixed Methods Program\, University of Michigan\n\n🔗 Learn more and register today: https://www.mixedmethods.org/fall-2026-qual-workshop.html UID:153252-21915531@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Online,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Training,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:University of Michigan AI Summit Series - October 29\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:Will AI End Humanity? Risk\, Reality\, and the Choices AheadRegister today for “Will AI End Humanity? Risk\, Reality\, and the Choices Ahead\,” the next event in the University of Michigan AI Summit Series. This event will bring together scholars and experts with sharply different perspectives for a candid discussion of AI’s immediate and long-term risks\, its potential benefits\, and the responsibilities of universities\, governments\, technology companies\, and individuals. Thursday\, October 29\, 2026 • 1:00–5:00 p.m.\nUniversity Hall\, Alexander G. Ruthven Building\n1109 Geddes Ave.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109The event is open to U-M students\, faculty\, and staff. Seating is limited to 165 people\, and an RSVP is required. Refreshments will be provided.\n UID:152910-21914772@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152910 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:University Hall - 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T181749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lon Mitchell\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Lon Mitchell 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:151973-21912522@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151973 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T161317 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Umit Ozkan\, *Ohio State University* DESCRIPTION:A reception with light refreshments will be held in the B10 lobby before each seminar from 1-1:30 p.m.\n\n*Abstract:*\nBridged polysilsesquioxane (BPS) is a hybrid organosilica material combining the mechanical strength of inorganic silica with the tunable chemical and structural properties of organic bridging groups. While BPS materials are widely explored as adsorbents\, their application in catalysis remains limited. Here\, we investigate BPS as a palladium (Pd) catalyst support for the aqueous-phase hydrogenation of lignocellulosic bio-oil aromatic model compounds and the hydrogenolysis of trichloroethylene (TCE)\, a toxic groundwater pollutant. Leveraging BPS tunability\, we synthesized hydrophobic Pd supports: aryl-bridged polysilsesquioxane (ABPS) and its swellable counterpart\, S-ABPS (also referred as swellable organically modified silica (SOMS)). ABPS-supported Pd catalysts exhibited remarkable activity for phenol hydrogenation and TCE hydrodechlorination\, significantly outperforming commercial Pd catalysts. Furthermore\, while state-of-the-art Pd catalysts suffer from slow kinetics at low temperatures/concentrations and poisoning by sulfur and chlorine species (SO42-\, HS-\, Cl-)\, the S-ABPS catalyst demonstrated exceptional deactivation resistance. We also investigated the effect of support’s organic content\, aromaticity\, and basicity on catalyst properties\, activity\, and selectivity. Using in situ and ex situ spectroscopy\, X-ray absorption\, and thermogravimetric analysis\, we have established structure-property-activity relationships. Ultimately\, this work demonstrates that ABPS is a highly promising support for noble metal catalysts\, offering superior metal dispersion\, poisoning resistance\, and tunable aqueous-phase activity and selectivity.\n\n*Bio:*\nUmit S. Ozkan is a Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at The Ohio State University\, where she has served since 1985. A renowned expert in thermal and electro-catalysis\, she has authored over 300 publications\, holds eight patents\, and has delivered hundreds of invited lectures worldwide. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of AAAS\, AIChE\, and ACS. Her leadership spans numerous professional organizations including AICHE\, ACS and North American Catalysis Society. She served or continues to serve on the Editorial Boards of Catalysis Today\, Journal of Molecular Catalysis\, Catalysis Letters\, Topics in Catalysis\, The Royal Society of Chemistry Catalysis Book Series\, Applied Catalysis B\, ACS Applied Energy Materials\, Catalysis Reviews in Science and Engineering\, ACS Catalysis\, Journal of Catalysis\, and Nature Sustainability. \n\nProfessor Ozkan is the recipient of many honors and awards among which are North American Catalysis Society Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Catalysis Award (2027)\, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Margaret Rousseau Pioneer Life Time Achievement Award (2024)\, American Chemical Society George Olah Award (2024)\, North American Catalysis Society Burwell Lectureship Award (2023)\, ACS Henry H. Storch Award (2017)\, ACS Energy and Fuels Distinguished Researcher Award (2012)\, John van Geuns Lectureship Award at the Van't Hoff Institute at the University of Amsterdam (2010)\, Iowa State University\, Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (2010)\, AIChE Mentorship Excellence Award (2009)\, Fulbright Senior Scholar Award (2007)\, the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award (2002). In 2013\, she was honored by a special volume of Topics in Catalysis. The volume included contributions from 35 different research groups from 12 different countries. In 2019\, she was again honored\, this time by a special volume of Catalysis Today.\n\nIn her research group\, Dr. Ozkan has advised and mentored over 100 graduate students\, post-doctoral researchers and honors students. UID:152584-21913955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,Free,graduate students,seminar LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 10 - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T085156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T153000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Newnan Advising Major Mosaic Project Launch Party DESCRIPTION:Join Newnan advisors and share your crafty side as we begin our Major Mosaic Project! \n\nNewnan works with students from all LSA majors and minors\, and this project will give you the opportunity to represent yours visually. We bring the art supplies and snacks\; you bring the creativity. \n\nThis project begins with the launch party and will continue through the year with a series of Growing the Gallery events\, so if you can't join us for this one\, stay tuned for more opportunities. UID:153549-21915993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153549 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Lsa Newnan Academic Advising Center,Newnan,Newnan Academic Advising,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Open To All Majors LOCATION:Angell Hall - Newnan Advising Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T094655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T143000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Trick or Treat at the President's House DESCRIPTION:Come by the President's House front gate on October 29 between 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. where President Grasso will hand out cookies & treats to celebrate Halloween and the fall season. UID:153094-21915061@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153094 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,Halloween LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T111831 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Engineering Headshot Session DESCRIPTION:Need a professional headshot for networking or other communications? The ECRC is offering FREE portrait-style headshots to engineering students.\n\nRegister in Career Forge – Spots are limited and will be available on a first-to-sign up basis. UID:152814-21914562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152814 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - Lurie Nanofabrication Hallway CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T120822 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GCC Italy: Modern Italy and Political Psychology Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Joshua Rabinowitz and CGIS Advisor\, Joy Richardson\, to learn more about the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in Rome\, Italy - Modern Italy and Political Psychology program. This GCC program offers the unique opportunity to pair your on-campus winter studies with an exciting hands-on 3-week global experience taught by Joshua Rabinowitz in the summer.Using Rome\, Italy\, as an experiential laboratory\, this course connection will tie the theories and findings of social and political psychology to the modern Italian context. You will see through museum visits\, architectural tours\, artistic and cultural experiences\, and class discussions how social identity\, collective action\, and political ideology (including fascism and contemporary populism) have resonated through the last 200 years of Italian history.\nYou can view the GCC Italy application here. UID:153046-21914979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153046 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Europe,International Education,Psychology,Sessions,Study Abroad LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T221408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T153000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community. UID:152068-21912791@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152068 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T094702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Economic Development Seminar: Thursday\, October 29 DESCRIPTION:-- UID:150500-21909522@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150500 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,seminar LOCATION:North Quad - 4325 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T100253 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:ASC Film Screening & Panel | Nigeria’s 2027 Elections and the Future of Democracy in Africa DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of Nigeria’s 2027 general election\, the African Studies Center (ASC) is organizing “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections and the Future of Democracy in Africa: Film Screening and Panel Discussion.” The program will examine Nigeria’s democratic journey and prospects through a screening of *MKO*\, a recently released documentary about the annulment of the 1993 presidential election and the military dictatorship that followed\, followed by a featured panel discussion on nearly three decades of civilian rule.\n\nThe panel will feature Nigerian-American filmmaker and journalist Ose Oyamendan\, who covered the 1993 election and participated in the protests that followed the annulment of its results\, along with faculty and colleagues from Political Science\, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS)\, and the African Studies Center. The discussion will invite panelists to reflect on the historical significance of the 1993 election\, the evolution of Nigerian democracy since the transition to civilian rule\, and the opportunities and challenges ahead. A dinner for the panelists will follow the program.\n\n*MKO* (2026)\nDocumentary\, 108 minutes (1 hour and 48 minutes)\nDirector: Ose Oyamendan\n\n*MKO*\, directed by Nigerian-American filmmaker Ose Oyamendan\, explores the life\, political struggle\, and controversial death of Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola\, popularly known as M. K. O. Abiola.\n\nChief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola\, GCFR\, was a Nigerian business magnate\, publisher\, philanthropist\, and politician. In June 1993\, he ran for president and won an election widely regarded as free and fair\, but Nigeria’s military government annulled the results. The annulment prompted nationwide protests\, the extrajudicial killing of protesters\, and the detention of activists\, including Abiola. He later died in military custody on July 7\, 1998\, under controversial circumstances. His death helped catalyze the dismantling of military rule and Nigeria’s return to civilian democratic governance.\n\n\nPanel Discussion:\nOse Oyamendan\, Nigerian-American journalist and filmmaker\n\nOmolade Adunbi\, ASC Director and Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies/Anthropology/Law\, University of Michigan\n\nJenna Bednar\, Professor of Political Science\, University of Michigan\n\nAdrian Deese\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\, University of Michigan\n\nJi Yeon (Jean) Hong\, Associate Professor of Political Science and Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies\, University of Michigan\n\nBios:\n\nOse Oyamendan is a Nigerian-American filmmaker based between Los Angeles\, Lagos\, and London. His debut feature is the critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary *Aswat Acherim*\, which explores unlikely war zone friendships between residents of Sderot\, an Israeli village\, and their neighbors in Gaza. His sophomore film\, *MKO*\, debuted to critical acclaim at the 2026 Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival. Since graduating with an MFA\, Ose has directed a few dozen commercials\, short films\, and documentary films in the USA\, Africa\, Europe\, and the Middle East. He is an award winner at Tribeca\, Rome\, and Houston Worldfest film festivals. His projects have been shown all over the world in theaters\, on television\, and on streaming platforms.\n\nOmolade Adunbi is a political and environmental anthropologist and professor of Afroamerican and African Studies in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS). His research examines the dynamics of power\, natural resource extractive practices\, governance\, human and environmental rights\, culture\, transnational institutions\, multinational corporations\, and the postcolonial state.\n\nAdrian M. Deese is an assistant professor of Afroamerican and African studies at the University of Michigan. He completed a PhD in religious studies at the University of Cambridge in England. His research focuses on religious diversity and interreligious dialogue in nineteenth-century West Africa.\n\nJi Yeon (Jean) Hong is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies. Her research centers on the political economy of authoritarianism\, with a regional focus on East Asia. She is particularly interested in the institutional legacies of colonialism and authoritarian rule. \n\nCo-sponsors: Donia Human Rights Center\, Center for Emerging Democracies\, Center for Democracies and Civic Empowerment\, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\n\n - - - -\n\nIf 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. Email Contact: teyei@umich.edu UID:153786-21916335@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153786 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African Studies,Democracy,Discussion,film screening,Lecture LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T101752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Inflammation-on-a-Chip: Redefining How We Study Immune Responses\nAbstract:\n\nThe innate immune response must coordinate diverse cell populations to eliminate pathogens\, heal wounds\, and maintain tissue homeostasis. This coordination depends on dynamic communication between immune cells and their surrounding tissue environment\, yet even subtle disruptions in these interactions can drive chronic inflammation and contribute to diseases including cancer\, cardiovascular disease\, fibrosis\, and autoimmunity. As immunotherapies continue to transform the treatment of disease\, a central challenge remains: understanding how innate immune cells integrate complex environmental cues to execute precise\, context-dependent functions.\n\nA major obstacle to answering this question has been the lack of experimental models that recapitulate the human inflammation microenvironment. Conventional in vitro systems often fail to capture the three-dimensional architecture of tissues or critical multicellular interactions that shape immune responses in vivo. In this seminar\, I will present our research investigating cell-cell interactions using our “inflammation-on-a-chip” microphysiological system with a focus on critical signaling between myeloid cells\, neutrophils\, and the vascular endothelium. \n\nBio:\nLaurel Hind is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado – Boulder. She received her BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2009 and her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015 before beginning her postdoc at University of Wisconsin – Madison. She joined the faculty at the University of Colorado – Boulder in January 2020. Her research group is broadly interested in using engineered devices to understand how diverse signals in the tissue microenvironment regulate the innate immune response. She received an NIGMS R35 Early Investigator MIRA award in 2021\, was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2025\, and was named a CMBE Rising Star in 2025. UID:153728-21916245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153728 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,In Person,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Research,seminar LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/meetingjunem CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T141657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Halloween Tea DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to an early Halloween celebration in our spookily decorated room. Enjoy cider\, donut holes\, and candy galore along with Halloween music\, a book raffle\, and a costume contest. Costumes optional but welcome. UID:148704-21904615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148704 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,celebration,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,English Language & Literataure,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Halloween,Hopwood Program,literary arts,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Weight Inclusive Practice in Healthcare 2026-2027 DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for clinicians in training who seek to enhance their skills in providing weight-inclusive health and mental health care. No experience is needed - please come to as many or as few sessions are you are able. Looking forward to having you as part of the conversation! UID:153030-21915833@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153030 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS: GCC Portugal Travel Writing - Info Sessions & Drop-in Sessions DESCRIPTION:Instrested in going to Portugal next May? Join CGIS advisor\, CIerra Murphy\, along with the program's professor Angele Anderfuren\, for online group advising and info session sessions for the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in Lisbon\, Portugal - Travel Writing. These sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the program\, ask questions\, and get the support you need to prepare for your study abroad experience.  UID:152432-21913732@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152432 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T123751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - Planning optimization approaches for power systems under wildfire-related decision-dependent uncertainty DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe interaction between power systems and wildfires can be dangerous and costly. Distribution grids can be liable for the outbreak of wildfires during extreme weather. In wildfire-prone areas\, investment planning should consider the impact of operational actions on wildfire-related uncertainties affecting line failure likelihood. To address this planning exercise\, we propose two decision-dependent uncertainty (DDU) aware frameworks to optimize the combination of upgrades to improve the system’s ability to deal with wildfires. The first one is two-stage distributionally robust planning optimization problem with DDU\, where the first stage determines optimal switching actions and line investments\, and the second stage evaluates the worst-case expected operational cost under a DDU framework designed to account for the endogenous impact of power-flow levels and hardening investment decisions in the line failure probabilities. The second one is a multi-horizon planning framework that integrates these timescales within a single distributionally robust stochastic optimization model to capture both long-term and short-term uncertainties. We develop an exact decomposition algorithm that produces coordinated investment and operational policies across both horizons.\n\nBiography:\nAlexandre Moreira is a research scientist in the Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research applies mathematical programming techniques to critical questions in power systems planning\, operations\, and economics\, with a particular focus on novel methodologies for transmission expansion planning that account for reliability and resilience. At Berkeley Lab\, he leads and collaborates on projects that develop foundational modeling frameworks and tools to (i) formulate risk-based optimization and decision-making models to propose transparent\, well-informed \"cost vs. risk\" tradeoffs for infrastructure planning\, and (ii) support the valuation of emerging technologies. He holds BSc and MSc degrees from PUC-Rio\, Brazil\, and a PhD from Imperial College London.\n\n\nFor the most up to date information on the location\, please check the related link the week of this event UID:147948-21902584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147948 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Law,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability LOCATION:Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building - FXB1012 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T200630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Academic Year in Freiburg Program DESCRIPTION:Learn everything you're curious about from a current student who's zooming in from Freiburg! UID:153847-21916557@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,All Majors Welcome,Area Studies,Discussion,Europe,European,Free,German,German Club,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,global,Global And Transnational,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,international studies,Multilingual,Study Abroad,Travel,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/909147087 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T115050 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Variation in life history strategies shapes evolution across the tree of fishes DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - My research explores how ecology and life history strategies drive evolutionary processes and patterns in fishes. Life history strategies have direct links to fitness and vary dramatically among lineages\, and this variation can drive rates and patterns of trait evolution. In this talk I will highlight recent work demonstrating how a migratory life history strategy can influence trait evolution among populations and across clades spanning the fish tree of life. I will also present new research on macroevolution and diversification of lampreys\, an ancient lineage of jawless fishes with remarkably different life history strategies long thought to be linked to a novel speciation process. UID:152638-21914326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,ecosystem,Ecosystems,eeb,Environment,environmental,evolutionary biology,Lecture,Research,seminar,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T131227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EIHS Lecture: Ottoman Roots DESCRIPTION:Fruit trees planted in the late Ottoman Empire may have lived for over a century after the polity they grew up in disappeared from maps. Starting from these trees and their relationship to time\, this presentation elucidates the relationship between fruit production and violence at the end of empire. Many who planted the trees left—or were forced to leave—and newly settled people—many of them refugees themselves—came to care for these living relics of past social worlds. Through apricots\, figs\, grapes\, hazelnuts\, olives\, and pistachios\, the project places displaced people and their rootedness in the face of uprooting at the center\, and suggests their role in Turkey’s world-leading production of these commodities today. \n\nSamuel Dolbee is an environmental historian of the modern Middle East\, and an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. His first book Locusts of Power was the co-winner of the 2024 Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association Book Prize. His work has appeared in American Historical Review\, Comparative Studies of Society and History\, Environmental History\, Journal of Global History\, and Past & Present among other places. He was formerly editor-in-chief of and is currently a contributor to Ottoman History Podcast. \n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:150717-21909994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150717 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Asia,History,Humanities,Interdisciplinary,International LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T140729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gomberg's Earlier Instances of Trivalent Carbon DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan chemistry professor Moses Gomberg’s 1900 revelation\, “An Instance of Trivalent Carbon: Triphenylmethyl\"\, lauded on a centennial National Historic Chemical Landmark for challenging the “prevailing belief that carbon can only have four bonds”\, shifts its' place in our imaginations as the facts given here are accommodated. In 1898 Gomberg presumed that he had made a molecular complex of bromotriphenylmethane and two neutral iodine molecules. But he was mistaken. Instead\, Gomberg produced a mixture ofthree persistent single crystals of the triphenylmethyl cation before he published his aforementioned\, controversial paper. Trigonal carbon coordination was the crack in the valency rules that had organized chemistry prior to the invention of quantum mechanics. Gomberg did not recognize the wealth of trivalent carbon compounds he had in hand before the proposition of the radical and corresponding cation thereafter. This presentation gives a counterfactual history. UID:152122-21913073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Materials Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - CHEM 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T155439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hatcher Halloween Presents: Study Break of the Unknown Tome DESCRIPTION:We invite you to an autumnal break from hard facts. Instead\, try a rock fact. Come for the Washtenaw Dairy cider & donuts\, but stay for the pumpkin decorating\, lantern crafting\, rock facts\, potatoes\, and molasses! 🎃\n\nThere will be dips from El Harissa and costume prizes. An ambient animated folk-horror series will play in the background while you craft\, and we welcome you to dive into the unknown with more folk-horror recommendations from the library.\n\nThis event is funded by gifts to U-M Library’s Giving Tuesday campaign for student well-being. UID:153633-21916122@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153633 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Free Food,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T121154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reimagining Work as a Product Designed for Workers DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan’s Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics speaker for Fall 2026 is Dart Lindsley\, CEO of the work design company 11fold and host of Work for Humans. \n\nOctober 29\, 2026 | Talk with Q & A 4pm - 6 pm | Reception with light refreshments from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.\nFREE\, but registration is required.\nRackham Assembly Hall\n\nAbout Dart\nDart spent 25 years in transformation roles at Fortune 100 high-tech companies\, serving as a Strategic Advisor and Head of Global Process Excellence for People Operations at Google\, and previously as a Head of Business Architecture at Cisco Systems. He speaks on why we need to radically transform where we position employees in our business models — from inputs to customers. His 2024 HBR article \"Reimagining Work as a Product\" was nominated as best-of-issue and has gone on to multiple reprints. Work for Humans has 200 episodes on which Dart speaks with diverse thinkers about how we might design better work. The show ranks in the top 3% among all podcasts and routinely peaks in the top 50 in the management category. Dart earned a 2024 Mira Fellowship for thinkers with radical reframes that can improve the world. \n\nAbout the Talk\n\nEarly management theorists committed a category error when they classified employees as inputs to production: assets\, resources\, human capital. Dart argues that error haunts work today and offers a reframe. Employees are customers. Work is a product they choose to buy with their labor. Like any subscription product\, it has to be designed well enough that working customers choose to buy it each day. Building on his HBR article \"Reimagining Work as a Product\" (with co-author Eric Anicich)\, Dart shows how this reframe overturns norms\, power structures\, and how resources are allocated. For researchers it changes the questions\, the units of analysis\, the standards of evidence. He shares examples from organizations already living in the new world. He'll then use the reframe as a case study in something larger: what it takes to lead a paradigm shift\, and the tools that serve anyone striving to redesign institutions to solve the problems of living and working together.\n\nRegistration required. UID:149679-21906954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Business,Career,Corporate,Entrepreneurship,Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Human Resources,In Person,Industry Session,Integrative Systems,Interdisciplinary,Leadership,Lecture,Lifelong Learning,Networking,Philosophy,Professional Development,Psychology,Social Sciences LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Assembly Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T161331 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Early Novel in French: Poetics of a Genre in the Making. DESCRIPTION:In her upcoming talk\, Virginia Krause proposes to fill in a missing chapter in our History of the Novel\, which has long overlooked sixteenth-century France in its rush to identify the birth of the modern novel (for modernists) or the demise of medieval romance (for medievalists). In the experimental fictions of mid-sixteenth-century France\, ancient rhetorical culture and new print technologies converged\, Krause argues\, shedding new light on a rapidly evolving genre—its lifelike personas or “person-fictions”\; its immersive powers over readers\; and\, amidst all its experimental properties and “new” technologies\, the enduring place occupied by ancient rhetorical culture and medieval adventure\, core principles for this genre-in-the-making.\n\n*Biography:*\n\nProfessor of French and Francophone Studies at Brown University\, Virginia Krause is the author of Witchcraft\, Demonology\, and Confession in Early Modern France (Cambridge\, 2015) and Idle Pursuits (Delaware\, 2003). Her talk will be drawn from her new book\, The Early Novel in French: Poetics of a Genre in the Making (Northwestern\, forthcoming). UID:151334-21911383@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:#Honors Program,French,History,Literature,Medieval,Medieval Studies,Romance Language LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel (1st Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T171500 SUMMARY:Other:Halloween Run DESCRIPTION:@4:15 practice outside of hadley\, wear your halloween costume & get ready to throw some candy out at people in the diag. UID:153687-21916183@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Online CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 SUMMARY:Other:AABA AMA: Real Talk on Recruiting & Internships DESCRIPTION:Join AABA for a casual Ask Me Anything session with four MBA2s sharing their recruiting journeys and summer internship experiences across industries.\n \nOur panelists include:\nBernie Sun — Amazon FLDP\nDanika Lau — Microsoft PMM\nEdward Wang — J.P. Morgan LDP\nKenny Tran — BCG Austin Office\n \nHear what worked during recruiting\, what they wish they had known as MBA1s\, and what their internships were really like. Bring your questions and leave with practical advice for navigating recruiting with more confidence!\n \nDate: Thursday\, October 29\, 2026\nTime: 4:30–5:30 PM ET\nLocation: Ross R2320\n\n \nThis event is free and open to everyone\, including AABA members and non-members. UID:153942-21916796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153942 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ross R2320 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T094345 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.\n\nThe 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 40-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 30 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Session available as in-person and virtual event. Virtual information is included in registration information.\n\n\nJeff Chu is a Principal\, Strategic Accounts at Invio Automation. In his role\, Jeff partners with manufacturing leaders to modernize discreet manufacturing and assembly lines. Jeff has experience in architecting automated solutions using industrial robotic arms\, custom automated machinery\, and autonomous guided vehicles. His past project work spans multiple industries including medical device assembly\, automotive and battery electric vehicles\, aerospace\, agricultural equipment\, and renewable energy. Jeff is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan (Mechanical Engineering\, 2014).\n\nRSVP Required for Event. UID:152178-21914547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Robotics Pathways and Careers Speakers Series - Fall 26 DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path\, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth\, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.All undergrads are welcome! Please RSVP with the link below.\n\n UID:152416-21915658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:FRB 2300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T113646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T171500 SUMMARY:Other:Staff Explorer Pass | Meet & Greet with Penny Stamps Speaker James Baxter DESCRIPTION:Join fellow staff members for a special U-M Staff backstage Meet & Greet with Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker James Baxter\, followed by his public lecture at 5:30 p.m.\n\nEvent Details:\nMeet in the lobby of the Michigan Theatre at 4:30pm\nLook for staff members with teal Michigan Arts Fest t-shirts!\nReceive Michigan Arts Fest swag!\n\nPlease Note:\nBackstage Meet & Greet is limited to U-M staff members.\nCan't make it? Let us know so your spot may be released.\n\nStaff Art Meetups are staff-led excursions designed to explore the arts on campus and connect with colleagues who share similar interests. These meetups are being organized throughout October as part of the Michigan Arts Festival.\n\nQuestions? Contact your staff hosts: Meaghan Blanchard (mblanch@umich.edu) and Clarissa Santana (cmsantan@umich.edu)\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nJames Baxter is an award-winning character animator whose work has shaped some of the most beloved animated films and television series of the past four decades. Renowned for his expressive draftsmanship and mastery of performance through movement\, Baxter has animated some of animation’s most iconic characters\, including Belle in Beauty and the Beast\, Rafiki in The Lion King\, Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame\, and the title character in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. His work has also appeared in films including The Prince of Egypt\, Kung Fu Panda\, How to Train Your Dragon\, and Enchanted\, among many others.\n\nThroughout his career\, Baxter has held creative and leadership roles at Walt Disney Feature Animation\, DreamWorks Animation\, and Netflix Animation\, where he currently serves as vice president of animation. Working across both hand-drawn and computer animation\, he has helped shape performances in some of the medium’s most recognizable films while also teaching and mentoring artists throughout the industry. His contributions to animation can also be seen in Adventure Time\, where the recurring character James Baxter the Horse was created as a tribute to the animator.\n\nBaxter will share stories from his four decades in animation and discuss the craft of character performance\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how movement\, emotion\, and storytelling come together to create memorable animated characters.\n\n+Backstage Meet & Greet is limited to U-M staff members.+ \n+Availability is extremely limited.+ \n+Register for yourself only.+\n+Can't make it? Let us know so your space may be released.+\n+Wayfinding & logistical info will be shared with registrants prior to event.+ \n\n••••••\n*This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff\, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members all throughout October!*\n+For a list of all Staff Explorer Pass events\, visit umarts.info/staffpass+ UID:152081-21912860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152081 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Michigan Arts Festival,Staff,Staff Explorer Pass,Voices Of The Staff LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T091312 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter DESCRIPTION:As people working in the humanities and the arts\, we know our work matters–to our fields\, to our disciplines\, and to society. We have seen how the arts and humanities transform perception\, provide expertise\, and help people grapple with the biggest questions about what it means to be human and to live in an increasingly interconnected\, yet often divided world. And\, in both the arts and humanities\, we know UM faculty are contributing to their disciplines in deeply meaningful ways. \n\nYet\, for all we know about these positive effects\, arts and humanities research is often imagined to be at odds with the metric-driven language of “impact”--a term often seen as imposed from fields outside the arts and humanities. At the same time\, “impact” has become the dominant framework for measuring the value of academic research. As a result\, arts and humanities faculty are often called upon to describe our “impact” in ways that are legible to University leadership and funding imperatives\, even as we feel uneasy about how to answer such calls in ways that are authentic to our work. How do we avoid finding ourselves outside terms that are increasingly important in the fight for the continued growth and resilience of higher education in the U.S?\n\n“What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter” is a series of events slated for October 29 & 30 on UM’s Ann Arbor campus. A joint initiative of the UM Arts Initiative\, Office of Vice President of Research (OVPR)\, and the Institute for Humanities\, the gathering will serve arts and humanities faculty seeking more ways to discuss their work in terms that are legible within the ascendant impact paradigm\, while also ensuring that those terms are authentic to our disciplines\, methods\, and creative practice. Through a public conversation\, facilitated workshop\, keynote from UM leadership\, and a panel with funders\, the 1.5 day long event will bring together experts–those engaging “impact” in their research\, those in leadership\, and those community partners with whom we work–and put them in conversation with arts and humanities leadership and researchers at the University of Michigan. In addition to allowing our communities to come together to elaborate what “impact” means on our terms\, this event is also designed to help humanities and arts faculty recognize how they could become more competitive in University grant opportunities\, including the Strategic Initiative Fund\, the Arts Research: Incubation and Acceleration (ARIA) program\, Humanities Institute Fellowship\, and a range of other internal and external funding initiatives.\n\nThursday\, October 29\, 4:30-6:30\nWhat Works Now: arts and humanities advocacy in the impact paradigm \nPendleton Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor) \na public discussion about making the best case for the arts and humanities with leading voices\, including \nProfessor Jill Dolan\, Annan Professor Emeritus of English\, Princeton University\nArtist\, Curator\, and Organizer Ryan Myers-Johnson\, Executive Director and Founder of Sidewalk Detroit\nProfessor Shelome Gooden\, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research in the Humanities\, Arts\, Social Sciences and Related Fields\, University of Pittsburgh\nJennifer Rupp\, President & CEO\, Michigan Humanities\n\nFriday\, October 30\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\n\n9-11:30\n“Impact” in Our Own Words: a workshop for arts and humanities faculty\nArts and humanities faculty bring current project ideas and experiment with ways of discussing “impact” \n\n11:30: Lunch served\n\n12-12:45: Keynote lunch talk with Vice Provost for Arts & Humanities Sara Blair\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\n\n1-2:30\nMaking the Case: Funders on Arts and Humanities Impact\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\nHear from internal and external funders on how “impact” plays a role in their granting process UID:150473-21909496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150473 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906070@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Room (League, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T141901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T183000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Hub Ten-Year Student Celebration in Partnership with LSA@Play DESCRIPTION:Pop on over to Regents Plaza and help us celebrate the LSA Opportunity Hub’s ten-year anniversary! In partnership with LSA@Play\, you can learn about Hub coaching services\, whether you’re at the start of your professional journey\, somewhere in the middle\, or ready to pursue a full-time career or graduate studies. Popcorn with a variety of seasonings will be available to enjoy while you chat with Hub staff. But that’s not all - play Popcorn PingPong and leave with a prize. Will you find one of the two sought-after orange ping pong balls and earn a prize? Stop by and find out! \n\nYou should attend this event if you are:\nA liberal arts and/or sciences (LSA) student\nCurious about what services the Hub has to offer you for your career journey\nLooking for guidance on your professional journey\n\nWhat you’ll gain by attending:\nDelicious popcorn\nDiscover resources available to you from the LSA Opportunity Hub UID:152314-21913515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Central Campus,Food,Free,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Regents Plaza CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T130951 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Korean Performing Arts Initiative | 유일한 Ilhan New: His Life in Music and Story - Featuring Original Songs by Lisa Sung DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening of music and storytelling celebrating the remarkable life of Ilhan New\, a Korean American entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, and University of Michigan alum. This musical performance is presented in conjunction with the Nam Center for Korean Studies’ international conference\, “Transpacific Lives in an American Century: Ilhan New as Method\,” exploring New’s life and legacy across Korea and the United States.\n\nBorn in Pyongyang\, New came to the United States at a young age and grew up in the Midwest. His journey took him from a Korean youth military school in Hastings\, Nebraska\, to Detroit and Ann Arbor\, where he studied business and commerce at the University of Michigan. In 1922\, he co-founded La Choy with his Michigan friend Wally Smith. Returning to Korea in 1926\, he established Yuhan Corporation\, a pharmaceutical company that reflected his commitment to public health and social responsibility. During and after World War II\, New also contributed to Korea’s independence efforts and the rebuilding of the nation through education\, philanthropy\, and public health initiatives. His life offers a compelling lens through which to explore migration\, identity\, entrepreneurship\, and the enduring connections between Korea and the United States.\n\nFeaturing original songs by Lisa Sung\, this performance brings New’s extraordinary story to life through music and narrative\, inviting audiences to reflect on the personal experiences and historical forces that shaped his legacy.\n\nPerformers\n- Lisa Sung — Composer and piano\n- Jeong Min Huh — Tenor\n- Brynn Hilliker — Bass\n- Cecilia Fornuto — Soprano\n- Harrison McComb — Saxophone/Flute\n- Nicholas Classen — Trombone\n- Max Wetterlen — Drums\n\n*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:153674-21916165@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153674 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,arts,Arts Initiative,Asian Languages And Cultures,Concert,In Person,Korea,Korean Studies,performance LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T150515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T183000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:LSA@Play: Fall Festival DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with us! Enjoy caramel apple making\, mini pumpkin painting\, and swag that will have everyone asking\, “Where’d you get that?” (MCard required)\n\nVisit the LSA Opportunity Hub popcorn bar as they celebrate their 10th anniversary! Learn about Hub coaching services and resources to support you wherever you are in your professional journey. Play Popcorn Ping Pong for a chance to win a prize!\n__________\nFor LSA undergrads only. Join us for LSA@Play\, a series of events designed to bring students together\, build community\, and make time for fun\, new experiences\, and well-being. From creative activities and social events to opportunities to recharge and try something new\, LSA@Play offers plenty of ways to get involved. And yes\, there’s free food and LSA swag\, too!\n\nVisit the LSA@Play webpage (lsa.umich.edu/play) for more details\, subscribe to receive text/email updates\, and check for additional events being added soon! Events are first-come\, first-served\, while supplies last. One swag item per student. You must be present with an MCard to receive swag.\n\nAccessibility: LSA values inclusion and access for all. Reasonable accommodations are available. Please email lsaatplay@umich.edu with accommodation requests or questions. Advance notice is appreciated to allow time to arrange accommodations. Photo/Video Consent: Some events may be photographed and/or recorded. By entering and by being present\, you consent to be photographed\, filmed\, and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography\, filming\, and/or recording and any use\, in any and all media. If you have concerns\, please see an LSA staff member at the event. UID:153002-21914904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153002 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Swag,Undergraduate Students,Well-being LOCATION:Regents Plaza CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222114 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21914761@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T154226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Make Space DESCRIPTION:Life moves fast. Make Space is an invitation to slow down\, reconnect\, and spend time outside. Each week brings a different experience centered on creativity\, nature\, restoration\, and community. Try nature journaling\, art\, mindful movement\, or another hands-on outdoor activity while making room to pause and recharge. No previous experience required. UID:151137-21910958@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151137 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Mindfulness,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Wolverine Village Building 4 (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150216-21915805@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150216 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Harper Hall Jam Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T110225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:FAST Lecture DESCRIPTION:In this FAST (Field Archaeology Series on Thursday) Lecture\, Dr. Motta will present an update on her work on plant isotopes and other archaeobotanical materials from the Tiber in Rome.\n\nLaura Motta specializes in people-environment interactions in the Mediterranean during the later prehistory and early historical periods. She is the co-director of the Archaeobiology Lab at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the director of environmental archaeology for the Gabii Project.\n\nThe talk will take place in Room 125 of the Kelsey Museum’s Newberry Hall. Light refreshments will be provided at 5:30 PM\, with the lecture starting at 6:00 PM.\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:153819-21916395@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153819 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Classical Studies,Discussion,Environment,Food,Free,History,Interdisciplinary,Mediterranean,Research,Talk LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Newberry Hall, Room 125 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T154323 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - James Baxter DESCRIPTION:\n\nJames Baxter is an award-winning character animator whose work has shaped some of the most beloved animated films and television series of the past four decades. Renowned for his expressive draftsmanship and mastery of performance through movement\, Baxter has animated some of animation’s most iconic characters\, including Belle in Beauty and the Beast\, Rafiki in The Lion King\, Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame\, and the title character in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. His work has also appeared in films including The Prince of Egypt\, Kung Fu Panda\, How to Train Your Dragon\, and Enchanted\, among many others.\n\nThroughout his career\, Baxter has held creative and leadership roles at Walt Disney Feature Animation\, DreamWorks Animation\, and Netflix Animation\, where he currently serves as vice president of animation. Working across both hand-drawn and computer animation\, he has helped shape performances in some of the medium’s most recognizable films while also teaching and mentoring artists throughout the industry. His contributions to animation can also be seen in Adventure Time\, where the recurring character James Baxter the Horse was created as a tribute to the animator.\n\nBaxter will share stories from his four decades in animation and discuss the craft of character performance\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how movement\, emotion\, and storytelling come together to create memorable animated characters.\n\nWith support from the Ann Arbor District Library.\n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.\n UID:150483-21909506@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Animation,Art,Cartoons,Disney,Film,Storytelling LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T173158 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Transfer Tricks & Treats DESCRIPTION:The transfer transition can be very spooky! Join M-Connect to learn a few insider tricks for transfer students about housing\, study spaces\, wellness resources\, and more. You'll take away a few treats including resources\, friends\, and swag! Dinner is included. RSVP by Monday\, October 26 at https://myumi.ch/e7E2r UID:153140-21915171@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Transfer Students,Transfer Week,Transferweek2026 LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3009 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:UMSI Community Trip to Women’s Basketball DESCRIPTION:Join the UMSI Community October 29th to watch a Women's Basketball game!This event is FREE with MCard. Meet the group to ride the Commuter South bus to the Crisler Center at the following places/times:Leinweber (outside first floor)- 5:40 PMCentral Campus Transit Center- 6:00 PMCrisler Center (outside the Maize Rage entrance)- 6:40 PM UID:153853-21916563@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T155151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Annual Día de Los Muertos Community Altar DESCRIPTION:The opening will be held on Thursday\, October 29th\, from 6 pm to 7 pm in the East Quad Piano Atrium. You are invited to submit photographs of your loved one(s) and attend the opening. There will also be DDLM-themed raffles and curated goodie bags for the first 50 attendees. Please use the link below to submit your photograph(s)\, and the submission deadline is Sunday\, October 25th. The altar will be up for one week\, Thursday\, October 29th -November 5th\, 2026. UID:153773-21916306@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Latine Heritage Month,Latinx LOCATION:East Quadrangle - First Floor Piano Atrium Hallway CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T145357 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:FGE Game Night DESCRIPTION:Ready for a game night? Join your fellow First-Generation Engineers (FGE) for an evening of fun. You will have the opportunity to play a variety of games\, enjoy pizza and snacks\, and take a much needed mental break from classes. Whether you have been to an FGE event before or this is your first time\, we welcome you to join in the festivities. UID:153928-21916764@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153928 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Engineering Advising Center,First-gen-week,first-generation,Firstgen,Food,Free,free food,Games,In Person,Michigan Engineering,North campus,Sessions,Social,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:265 Chrysler CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T144039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Tantalizing 'Tism: Navigating Sexuality\, Relationships\, and Intimacy DESCRIPTION:Shanna K. Kattari\, PhD\, MEd\, CSE (they/them/theirs) is an associate professor at the School of Social Work\, in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department (by courtesy)\, and is the director of the [Sexuality|Relationships|Gender] Research Collective. She is also a fellow AuDHD-er.\n\nHere\, she will be discussing various strategies to navigating sexuality\, relationships\, and intamacy as an autistic adult. \n\nRSVP for a link to the zoom: https://forms.gle/BafPNuTdPPe4Tgdx9 UID:153711-21916211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153711 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Autism Spectrum Disorder,Disability,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Neurodiversity,Social Justice,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The \"CLIC-N-CUTZ\" Barbershop Series by M-CLIC (10/29/26) DESCRIPTION:Men of Color Leading & Investing in Community (M-CLIC) presents: \"The CLIC-N-CUTZ\" Barbershop Series! Topic: “Give Yourself a Hand: Is Perception Reality?”Featuring Special Guest: Mr. Charles “Chaz” Mack Phillips\, Jr.\, PhD Candidate\, Global Educator\, and Teacher Educator\nJoin other men of color for an engaging and reflective workshop exploring how identity\, experience\, and social perceptions shape the ways we understand ourselves. Participants will examine how they see themselves\, how they believe others see them\, where those views come from\, and how much value they choose to give them. Through meaningful discussion and reflection\, participants will develop practical sense-making and meaning-making tools to better understand their experiences\, challenge assumptions\, and shape more intentional and empowering perspectives. Come ready to reflect\, connect\, and give yourself a hand in shaping your own story.About M-CLIC: Men of Color Leading & Investing in Community (M-CLIC) is a university-wide mentorship initiative open to participants of all races and genders who want to build community and strengthen support for men of color at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.Event Highlight: The “CLIC-N-CUTZ” Barbershop Series is M-CLIC’s signature workshop—a welcoming\, informative barbershop experience that combines community\, conversation\, and connection. In addition to free haircuts from licensed local barbers and food\, participants engage in timely conversations about critical issues affecting men of color and work together to identify practical solutions to today’s challenges and stressors.M-CLIC - Conversation. Connection. Community. Culture.For more information\, visit our website at https://oami.umich.edu/m-clic/ or by email Greg Thomas at MCLIC-info@umich.edu UID:153706-21916204@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Ambatana - Afro American Multicultural Lounge (Lower Level, South Quad) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149272-21916215@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Northwood Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T171102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:\"From Hilde\, with Love\" DESCRIPTION:This screening is part of Michigan's Theater Anti-Fascist Film Series. \n\nSpanning 1939 to today\, the Anti-Fascist Film Series explores how filmmakers have confronted fascism\, authoritarianism\, and oppression. Through stories of resistance\, rebellion\, and individual courage\, these films examine what it means to stand against forces that threaten freedom.\nFull Schedule: \n\nCONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (1939) – Thursday\, September 10th \n      FBI agent Ed Renard (Edward G. Robinson) goes on the hunt for a Nazi spy ring bent on subverting the citizenry of America. Beginning with Nazi rabble-rouser Kurt Schneider (Francis Lederer)\, Renard uses his well-honed instincts to find his way to the ring leader of the espionage campaign\, Dr. Karl Kassell (Paul Lukas). With the Nazi secret police rounding up any security leaks and passing them back to Germany\, Renard races to extract the information that will bring down the conspiracy.\n\n THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) – Thursday\, September 17th \n      After dedicated service in the Great War\, a Jewish barber (Charles Chaplin) spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds\, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel (also Chaplin) and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber\, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel\, returns to his quiet neighborhood\, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl (Paulette Goddard) and her neighbors in rebelling.\n\n THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) – Thursday\, October 8th \n      Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu (Jean Martin)\, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II\, is sent to 1950s Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe (Brahim Haggiag)\, a former petty criminal who\, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale\, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality\, no violent act is too unthinkable.\n\n TRANSIT (2018) – Thursday\, October 15th \n      In 1942\, Georg attempts to flee France\, after its invasion by the Nazis. He assumes the identity of a dead author\, but soon finds himself stuck in Marseilles\, where he falls in love with Maria\, a young woman searching for her missing husband.\n\n A HIDDEN LIFE (2019) – Thursday\, October 22nd \n      Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.\n\n FROM HILDE\, WITH LOVE (2024) – Thursday\, October 29th (in partnership with U-M German Dept.)\n      When the shy and pregnant Hilde Coppi is suddenly detained by the Gestapo\, she pleads ignorance to their accusations that she aids her lover\, Hans\, in transcribing coded radio transmissions to and from Moscow. UID:152451-21913753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152451 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Europe,European,Festival,Film,Free,German,German Club,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,global,History,In Person LOCATION:1027 E. Huron Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:\"Ninpo is the essence of goshinjutsu (self-protection).\"\n \nDuring the Fall 2026 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Thursdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. Beginners welcome\; we train with people across all levels of experience!\n \n- Learn self defense and physical coordination through Bujinkan taijiutsu (unarmed combat)\;\n- Training at the Michigan Bujinkan Dojo is supportive and non-competitive\, emphasizing relaxed but spirited and disciplined practice\;\n- Receive mentoring through the senpai/kohai (senior/junior) relationships fostered in the dojo.\n \nWhat to bring: comfortable workout clothes\, socks\, and a water bottle!\n-----\nFor more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website (www.michiganbujinkan.com)\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:149830-21907237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T143736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:Halaloween: Devil’s Night Detroit: “Those Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\" Musical Retrospective and Short Films DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 29\, 2026\, at 9:00 PM for the first-ever Halaloween collab between the Global Islamic Studies Center and Devil’s Night Detroit™ at the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown\, Detroit\, for a showing of Muslim horror short films from Morocco and Mauritania\, followed by “Those Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\,” a video retrospective of Halaloween by Reginald Thiessen\, accompanied by a live musical score by Victor Ghannam.\n\n\nDevil’s Night Detroit™ is an immersive\, multi-arts world shaped by the macabre\, the surreal\, and the beautifully strange. Cinema\, music\, movement\, live performance\, and unexpected encounters unfold throughout the night\, appearing and disappearing like fever dreams. This isn’t simply a night you attend. It’s a world you enter.\n\nSchedule:\n\nDJ Wraith 'Nocturnal Transmissions' + Experimental Film Oddities\n7:00 PM\n\nDark Pages Horror Book Club Presents \"Silver Nitrate\" Discussion\n8:00 PM\n\nDark Pages Horror Book Club Presents \"Nocturnal Rituals' An Intimate Q&A w. David J (Bauhaus)\n8:15 PM\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Festival Presents: Aicha and Enmity Djinn (film shorts)\n9:00 PM\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Festival Presents: Those Between Worlds (A Jinn Dreamscape) Live Score and Screening\n9:30 PM\n\nDavid J's Grand Guignol 'The Spectral Score' Live Score and Screening\n10:00 PM\n\nMila La Machina's 'The She-Devil of Excess'\n10:45 PM\n\nDJ Wraith 'Nocturnal Transmissions'\n11:15 PM\n\nThe full event begins at 7:00 PM\; see the full schedule & more information here.\n\nEVENT 1\, SHORT FILMS\, 9:00 PM: Aicha (2025) & Enmity Djinn (2023)\n\n*Aicha* | 2025 | 25 minutes | Darija with English subtitles | Morocco\nDirected by: Sanaa El Alaoui\nFeaturing: Hind Dafer\, Manal Bennani\, Mohamed Amine Kihal\n\nFilm Description: A 17-year-old girl struggles with an emotionally distant mother as her life takes a tragic and violent turn. The mother joins an Amazigh gnawa mystical and musical ceremony to face her grief and the lost bond with her daughter.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 3/5. Very scary. Serious bodily content warnings: sexual violence against and murder of a teen girl\, birthing\, menstruation\, implied violence. The true horror is other human beings\, rather than the supernatural. Features folkloric figure Aicha Kandicha\, possession\, sacrificed animals\, and jinn. Religious content includes Islamic prayer and duaa\, ghusl of a female body\, Qur’an pictured.\n\n*Enmity Djinn* | 2023 | 19 minutes | Arabic and French with English subtitles | Mauritania\nDirected by: Mohamed Echkouna\nFeaturing: Zeinebou Ahmed\, Khadijetou Ely Bakha\, Aminetou Brahim\n\nFilm Description: An elderly woman is forced to confront a malevolent jinn that once haunted her past.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 2.5/5. Creepy slow burn\, but no gore. References to sihr\, black magic\, jinn\; implied killing of women and manipulation of children by jinn. Creepy and ominous feeling. Religious content includes Muslims praying.\n\n\nEVENT 2. LIVE MUSIC SCORE AND VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE: “Those Between Worlds (A Jinn Dreamscape).” Following the short films.\n\n\nThe Halaloween Muslim Horror Festival and Devil’s Night Detroit™ presents: “Those Between Worlds (A Jinn Dreamscape) Live Score and Screening\,” a Halaloween video retrospective by Reginald Thiessen with a live music score by Victor Ghannam.\n\n\n\nFollowing the short films\, after 9:30 PM at Devil’s Night Detroit™.\n\nThis event is brought to you in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen and Devil’s Night Detroit™.\n\n\n\n____\n\n\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by\, for\, or about Muslims to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?”\n\n\n\nThis year’s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community’s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual\, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings\, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn\, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School\, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\n\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday\, October 8\, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). On October 12 and October 20\, head to the State Theatre in Ann Arbor for the Iranian film Under the Shadow (2016) and the Malaysian film Tiger Stripes (2023)\, respectively. On October 27\, we are collaborating with the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School to bring you an expert medical and film panel on “Fears of the Body: Processing Illness\, Death\, & Loss with Horror Movies.”\n\n\n\nHalaloween officially ends on the evening of October 29 at the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown\, Detroit\, with a screening of Muslim horror short films from Morocco and Mauritania\, followed immediately after by the special event “Those Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\,\" a Halaloween music video retrospective in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen\, Victor Ghannam\, and Devil's Night Detroit!\n\nAlso check out our streaming Muslim horror films anytime on U-M Kanopy: the Senegalese folk horror film Saloum (2021)\, the witchy Tunisian film Dachra (2018)\, and the Iranian “vampire spaghetti Western” film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).\n\nThe festival is mostly in-person and free–but make sure to reserve tickets! In-person screenings will be first-come\, first-served\, with RSVPs strongly encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies\, to those who love the gore–we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating and other details.\n\n\nThe 2026 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 8: Madayen | Saudi Arabia | 2016 | 7:00 PM | Arab American National Museum\nOctober 13: Under the Shadow | Iran | 2016 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\nOctober 20: Tiger Stripes | Malaysia | 2023 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\nOctober 27: Halaloween x Michigan Medicine Panel: “Fears of the Body: Processing Illness\, Death\, and Loss with Horror Movies” | Time & Date TBA\nOctober 29: “Those Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\": Halaloween Short Films and Panel at Devil's Night Detroit | 7:00 PM | Brooklyn Detroit (Venue)*\n*This event is ticketed and not free\n\n\nRSVP & find out more: http://watch.eventive.org/halaloween\n\nSponsors: Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan and cosponsored by the Arab American National Museum and the Arab and Muslim American Studies (AMAS) Program in American Culture\, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)\, and the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies (CMENAS). Featured events are brought to you by the Arab American National Museum\, Michigan Medicine\, Devil’s Night Detroit\, and the Huron High School Film Club.\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies. If you have any questions\, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.\n\n\nJoin our email newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83\n\n\nFollow our social media for event updates:\n\nFacebook: UmichGISC\nhttps://www.facebook.com/UmichGISC/\n\nTwitter: @umichgisc\nhttps://twitter.com/umichGISC\n\n\n----\nIf 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. Email Contact: islamicstudies@umich.edu UID:152746-21914456@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152746 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Global Islamic Studies,Halaloween,Michigan Arts Festival,Performance LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T102811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Virtual Transfer Student Panel DESCRIPTION:Join a panel of LSA Transfer Student Ambassadors to learn more about the transfer student experience. The Ambassadors will be chatting about the academic transition to U-M\, how to get involved on campus\, housing\, all the amazing programs and support for transfer students\, and any other questions that you have. Join us even if you don't have specific questions.\n\nPlease register with link at the right. After you register you will receive the Zoom login. UID:141224-21915667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141224 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T121542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260930T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Basketball vs Rochester Christian (ex) DESCRIPTION:Women's Basketball vs Rochester Christian (ex) UID:153084-21915052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153084 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T181532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261006T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Basketball vs Rochester Christian (ex) DESCRIPTION:Women's Basketball vs Rochester Christian (ex) UID:153383-21915736@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153383 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Basketball LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T213000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906071@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Room (League, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260325T095836 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Kylee Phillips DESCRIPTION:Album release show!\n\nMichigan native singer/songwriter Kylee Phillips is releasing her first full length album - “Before I Am Invisible” - an ambitious collection of sensual\, articulate\, and unpretentiously therapeutic pop anthems. This long-awaited\, expertly percolated record couldn’t be more timely\, giving voice to the memories\, desires\, rages\, joys\, and insights of a deeply grounded woman who has found the one place she won’t be talked over.\n\nPhillips will be celebrating her album release with a full band release show\, bringing her songs to their intended sonic depth with dense guitar\, drum\, and synth arrangements. Fans of her beloved\, vulnerable listening room performances will finally get a taste of Phillips at her full potential\, full power and full volume. UID:147012-21900240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147012 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T010000 SUMMARY:Other:MMC Maize and Boo Halloween Party 2026 DESCRIPTION:MMC ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY \nMAIZE AND BOO IS BACK @ NECTO on 10/29! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!! \n \nPicture This: It's October\, the leaves are changing\, the air is crisp\, and MMC (Michigan Marketing Club) is about to throw down the most fun night to kickoff Fall B. The Annual MMC Maize and Boo Halloween Party is happening\, and yes\, you should be there\, in costume.\n \n CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS ON PAYPAL \n \nRegistration: Two Steps\n\n\n\nRegister for the event on MMC Maize Pages (even if not a club member):\nPay via PayPal\, include First & Last Name.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMMC Members $15 -   PayPal Link\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Ticket Early Bird $20 - PayPal Link\n\n\nRegular & Price at the Door $25\n\n\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\nWhen: Thursday\, October 29th | Doors open 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM\nWhere: NECTO (your favorite haunt)\nCostumes: Are you even asking? 100% YES. Bring your best.\nDrink Tabs: Multiple tabs fueling the night! Your wristband covers drinks until the tab runs dry. \n\n\nFAQs: \n\nWill I need my ID to get into Necto? YES. Bring it and remind your friends!\n\n\nWhat does my wristband cover? Your wristband covers free drinks until the tab runs dry. There are multiple tabs throughout the night! There is no non-alcohol wristband option.\n\n\nIs a costume mandatory? Nope! But if you show up without one\, expect serious side-eye. Don't be that person. \n\n\nIs this open to everyone? For anyone 21+\, absolutely! Partners and friends from other schools are more than welcome\, just make sure you register for them and pay!\n\n\nHow do I get my tickets? Use the PayPal link to secure your spot!\n\n\n  UID:151988-21912552@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151988 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Necto CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T102234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Night Fright DESCRIPTION:Join us for a late-night screening of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride! Bring a blanket or chair\, head to the Diag\, and watch the Halloween Classic under the night sky. Free snacks provided! UID:153187-21915397@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153187 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Free Food,Halloween,Movie,Scary Movie,Snacks LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T132511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Karaoke Night DESCRIPTION:Sing your heart out! Come to the Michigan Union Courtyard for a fun\, casual night of karaoke. UID:152775-21914499@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152775 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Karaoke,Music,Sing,Singing,Songs LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T161912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235900 SUMMARY:Well-being:Cook Scholars Free Sips DESCRIPTION:One month in\, are you looking for direction in networking\, searching student orgs\, or finding your way around Ann Arbor\, talk to us. We can help. During Sober October\, we'll treat you to Free Sips of your favorite beverage. Please indicate you're a Cook Scholar\, when you use the registration intake form (links on right). UID:153052-21915015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cook Scholars,Free,Networking,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T141149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235900 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Cook Scholars Leadership Lab: Hello\, Home. DESCRIPTION:Every fall\, first term students hear that they have to find their off-campus housing in October. But\, is that true? Hear experts from MHousing\, Beyond the Diag\, and the Office of Financial Aid share insights and suggestions for handling this with ease. \n\nCook Scholars Leadership Labs introduce you to people \"in the know\" on campus\, so that you can make your best decisions by being well-informed. Listen to this one at your leisure!\n\nOpening on YouTube: 10/5/26. UID:153057-21915023@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153057 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cook Scholars,Financial Well-being,Housing,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Goosechase: Ghouls & Geese DESCRIPTION:Join the Ghouls & Geese Goosechase to explore campus haunts\, find free fall fun\, and make the most of spooky season. As you earn points\, you'll compete with fellow classmates for a top spot on the leaderboard. The 1st place winner gets a $100 gift card\, join now and start solving! UID:153389-21915794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Competition,Explore,Fall,Goosechase,Halloween,On Campus,Prize LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180335 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Spooky Cider Mill Ride 👻🎃🍩 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Halloween road ride to the Dexter Cider mill\, where we'll stop for treats before returning home. While this is a no-drop ride\, riders should be comfortable riding ~25 miles at a 11-13 mph pace. \nAs always\, helmets are mandatory! Don't forget to bring water\, money/card/ID\, and a spare tube if you have one. Lights/reflectors are optional\, but highly recommended. Costumes are welcome! 👻🎃\nWill update the route once we're closer to the ride. Hope you can join us! UID:153183-21915518@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Washtenaw Dairy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T132755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T040000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T050000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Topology seminar: Tight surgeries on torus knots DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We give a complete classification of tight contact structures on every surgery along torus knots\, which provides the first such classification on an infinite family of non-trivial knots and makes progress on the project of understanding tight contact structures on Seifert fibered spaces. The main tools are the classification of non-loose torus knots\, bordered contact invariants\, and non-thickenable tori in knot complements. In this talk\, we will discuss the role played by recently developed connections between Heegaard Floer invariants and contact geometry in the classification. UID:149564-21906708@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149564 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180120 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Music City Head Race DESCRIPTION:We race other schools to see who can post the fastest time down the river. This is a beautiful venue through the middle of Nashville. UID:150791-21910183@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Nashville, TN CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T121511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Camille Ann Brewer\, MFA\, MLIS DESCRIPTION:Camille Ann Brewer lives and works in the City of Detroit\, Michigan. Through the process of textile construction\, Brewer’s artwork intersects cartographic and photographic images that speak to specific spaces and time. Weaving together of physical place\, memory with time is the core subject of this body of work. \n\nThe artwork is built with time-period paper maps\, which illustrate spatial geography and political territory\; along with paper-collaged images of people\, places and things\, which tie directly to the history and human relationships in space. In patterns that support the artwork’s theme\, the two disparate paper elements are then woven together to create a serendipitous making and aesthetic experience. UID:150411-21909383@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,Humanities,North Campus,Reception,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T104038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CCPS Photo Exhibition. This is the Place DESCRIPTION:There are nearly one million refugees currently living in Poland. While the vast majority arrived from Ukraine\, Poland has also welcomed forcibly displaced people from Central Asia\, Latin America\, Africa\, and the Middle East. While refugees may be different\, they all search for a place that reminds them of home.\nIn *This Is The Place*\, a project supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)\, Anna Liminowicz asked refugees to show what\, in Poland\, reminds them of their home. These portraits and the personalized confessions her subjects handwrote in their native languages tell poignant stories about safety and hope.\nAnna Liminowicz is an award-winning photographer and reportage journalist based in Warsaw\, Poland. A frequent contributor to the *The New York Times*\, *The Guardian*\, *The Wall Street Journal*\, *The Washington Post*\, *El Pais*\, *Der Spiegel* and UNHCR\, Liminowicz divides her time between assignments and long-term personal projects\, mainly focusing on social issues like identity and loss\, and what uplifts her subjects. She has covered the war in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Poland since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion\, and received the 2022 Grand Press Photo Award for her project “Too Precious to Leave Behind”.\n\nIf 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. UID:149978-21907757@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:russia,Ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T132935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Comics Beyond Sight DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comics visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printing\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrates that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international efforts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collective at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind access professionals. \n\nEmily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the content creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability culture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the Longmore Institute on Disability. \n\nNick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creative organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first person to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as the graphic novel Unflattening.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, October 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. UID:150276-21908535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Comics,Disability,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T170151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Lakeside Leadership Retreat DESCRIPTION:Lakeside Leadership Weekend taking place October 30–November 1\, 2026 is an immersive retreat where participants are invited to explore their leadership and different roles in a temporary outdoor community through shared decision-making\, collaborative problem-solving\, and intentional communal living. \n\nBased from a rustic cabin near the water\, participants will prepare meals\, divide responsibilities\, navigate challenges\, gather around evening campfires\, spend time by the lake\, and reflect on what it means to contribute to a healthy\, resilient community. Secure your spot by October 20\, 2026. Cost: $425\n\nThe program takes place October 30–November 1\, 2026. Participants will spend two nights in shared rustic cabin accommodations in the Lower Peninsula before returning to the Adventure Leadership Resource Center located on Central Campus during the afternoon on Sunday\, November 1.\n\nThe program includes cabin accommodations\, meals during the weekend\, instruction\, program materials\, all necessary group equipment\, and the opportunity to borrow any recommended outdoor gear at no additional cost. Personal clothing\, bedding\, and toiletries are not included. UID:152143-21913139@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Leadership,outdoor adventures,Outdoors,recreation,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T114238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lila Kadaj Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lila Kadaj received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her work has been shown at numerous institutions\, including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Cranbrook Art Museum\, and the Arab American National Museum. She spent nearly 27 years teaching art at Detroit Public schools.\n\nArtist statement: “When looking at a beautiful flower. It’s just itself. Just there......no .....it does not proclaim its purpose for blooming is to make people happy. It just is. Like standing in front of an easel and painting........just is.......no matter......what proclamations may be concluded to sway the viewer. Same thing goes for fine art. It’s not about I am a woman....it’s not about I am a first generation Arab American.....it’s not about being a child of trauma....it’s not about a member of my family being gunned down on the street....it’s about being born a painter.....standing in front of my easel and working to create a \"Piece of Fine Art\". Not standing on some soap box and expecting my words to somehow qualify my painting. It’s the painting\, drawing or sculpture that must speak on its own.......on how the artist......via the intellect and muse uses the elements to create something distinct and first rate. It can be quiet or loud. I see so much very weak work uplifted not for its quality but because it’s in fashion.” UID:150406-21909219@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arab Heritage Month,Art,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Middle East Studies,North Campus,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery Concourse Level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T102305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T220000 SUMMARY:Other:Transfer Week 2026 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate U-M's transfer students for National Transfer Student Week 2026! Occurring from Monday\, October 26 through Friday\, October 30 you will find a series of fun\, engaging\, and educational events from a variety of campus offices and departments ready to celebrate and uplift our transfer students. UID:149489-21906486@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149489 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Celebration,Free,Transfer,Transfer Students,Transfer Week,Transferweek2026,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907521@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911119@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261004T144731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Transfer Student Week: Commuter Student Coffee Break DESCRIPTION:Calling all transfer commuter students! Stop by the Michigan Union Jones Room on Friday\, October 30 between 8:30-10:00 a.m. for pastries\, coffee\, and the company of other commuter students! Enter to win free prizes too! RSVP at https://myumi.ch/Pb94n UID:153241-21915498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153241 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Transfer,Transfer Students,Transfer Week,Transferweek2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union - Sophia B. Jones Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T123553 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breakfast\, Luncheon\, and Dinner: Dining Out in the 1910s\, 1920s\, and 1930s DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a buffet selection of early twentieth century menus from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Visit the Special Collections Research Center on the 6th floor of the Hatcher Library\, Monday-Friday\, 9:00am-4:30pm. UID:152203-21913277@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T151759 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fashion/Forward DESCRIPTION:Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental health differences from progressive art studios around the country. Both including fashion and about fashion\, the exhibition features drawings\, paintings\, sculptures\, textiles\, wearable clothing\, accessories\, and other fabulous fashion-inspired works and is organized in conjunction with the 2026 Creating Community Conference. Learn more about the conference at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.\n\n *Image: \"Untitled\,\" Jade Saren\, Creative Growth Art Center* UID:149758-21907086@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T153704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s DESCRIPTION:Visit the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room to see historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food\, cooking\, and technology during the heady decade of the 1920s\, sandwiched between WWI and the Great Depression. This exhibit features materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, as well as select items from the Art\, Architecture\, and Engineering Special Collections and the Transportation History Collection.\n\nAs America rang in a new decade in the 1920s\, cookbook authors and appliance manufacturers stood ready to offer the newly emancipated and forward-thinking American woman a vision for her future\, a vision that would be scientifically grounded\, speedy enough to make time for leisure as well as housework\, and guaranteed to bring fun to that most humdrum of chores: planning and preparing meals for a family three times a day\, 365 days a year. UID:150658-21909810@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T202313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Halloween on the Diag with Camp Michigania DESCRIPTION:Come learn about opportunities to work at Camp Michigania and get free candy\, donuts\, and other prizes! Camp Michigania hires approximately 80 seasonal staff each summer to work with our UM Alumni camper families! Working at Michigania a fantastic opportunity to meet new people\, be outdoors\, and make connections that will last a lifetime. UID:152704-21914399@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152704 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Camp,Career,Halloween,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T144818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Perspectives on Contemporary Korea | Transpacific Lives in an American Century: Ilhan New as Method DESCRIPTION:The Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan is proud to host an international conference focused on the life and work of Ilhan New as part of the Center’s Perspectives on Contemporary Korea series. A national hero in Korea and the University of Michigan’s most famous Korean alumnus\, Ilhan New’s remarkable biography is well known. Born in Pyongyang\, New came to the United States at a young age and received primary and secondary education in the Midwest. In Hastings\, Nebraska\, New attended the Korean youth military school established by Park Yong-man in 1909. From Hastings\, New moved to Detroit and then to nearby Ann Arbor to pursue a degree in business and commerce at the University of Michigan. While studying at Michigan New met his future spouse and trailblazing partner Mary Woo. In 1922\, New and a friend from the University of Michigan named Wally Smith launched the brand La Choy and turned a seemingly impossible chance encounter into one of the most spectacular examples of the American Dream at Smith’s grocery in Detroit. New returned to his homeland in 1926 at the age of 31 and established a successful pharmaceutical company named Yuhan yanghaeng. In the final years of the Pacific War\, New once again demonstrated his ability to shape new forms of Asian\, American\, and Asian American agency as a consultant for the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS). After liberation in 1945\, New made significant contributions to the rebuilding of South Korea through education\, public health\, and philanthropy.\n\nFar from taking New as an extraordinary individual who led an exceptional life\, the conference will approach New’s biography as a point of entry that opens onto several important avenues for thinking about Korean\, American\, and Asian American histories of the modern era\, as well as a method for interrogating these histories’ complex imbrications with one another. Particular attention will be paid to the lesser known forces that shaped New’s trajectory and the transformative impact of New’s life on these and other historical forces. Using Ilhan New not as case study but as method\, this conference will examine\, among other things\, the global footprint of Midwestern values and religiosity\, the ethnicity of global industry and global nature of ethnic industry\, fighting for a nation that is both singular and plural\, and Korea’s diasporic century.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at ncks.info@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:153401-21915808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153401 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,conference,Korea,Korean Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T095413 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Pumpkin Painting at the TSC for Transfer Student Week DESCRIPTION:Transfer Student Week is Mon\, Oct. 26 - Fri\, Oct. 30. Join us at the Transfer Student Center to celebrate with pumpkin painting and hot cider! \n\nStop by the TSC (LSA 1180) anytime throughout the week. We're open 9am-7pm Mon-Fri. \n\nWhile supplies last! UID:153724-21916241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153724 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students,Transfer Week,Transferweek2026 LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T094427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Small Works: Prints & Book Objects from Detroit\, 2020–2026 DESCRIPTION:Small Works\nPrints & Book Objects from Detroit 2020–2026\n\nOctober 27 - November 19 \nPublic Reception: Friday\, November 13 from 4:30-6pm.\n\nSmall Works was a print shop ran by Li Chen & Gerald Schulze\, in Detroit\, MI\, from 2020–2026. Mariana Matos joined as the studio assistant\, and later studio manager\, in 2024. Over those six years\, the business grew from an extension of their design practice to a community space that hosts more than 70 classes a year\, open studio for the public\, and year long funded fellowships that investigate practice in art and design related to the Book Arts. In 2026\, they decided to expand community programming\, and to accommodate this expansion closed Small Works\, and formed Center for the Book Arts Detroit (BAD) which operates in the same space.\n\nThis exhibition is a eulogy for the former Small Works shop\, and a celebration of all the people who made work here. It also serves to show what is possible as a community\, when they share space and create work together. \n\nThe work featured is a collection of things printed by Small Works\, by their studiomates Diskette Press\, the publisher Maamoul Press\, and by the community that uses the space. UID:152872-21914638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152872 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,art and design,artists,artists and curators,arts,Arts And Ideas In The Humanities,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Book,book discussion,book event,Detroit,Exhibition,Michigan Arts,Michigan Arts Festival LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T101000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911120@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Amphitheatre, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T091312 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter DESCRIPTION:As people working in the humanities and the arts\, we know our work matters–to our fields\, to our disciplines\, and to society. We have seen how the arts and humanities transform perception\, provide expertise\, and help people grapple with the biggest questions about what it means to be human and to live in an increasingly interconnected\, yet often divided world. And\, in both the arts and humanities\, we know UM faculty are contributing to their disciplines in deeply meaningful ways. \n\nYet\, for all we know about these positive effects\, arts and humanities research is often imagined to be at odds with the metric-driven language of “impact”--a term often seen as imposed from fields outside the arts and humanities. At the same time\, “impact” has become the dominant framework for measuring the value of academic research. As a result\, arts and humanities faculty are often called upon to describe our “impact” in ways that are legible to University leadership and funding imperatives\, even as we feel uneasy about how to answer such calls in ways that are authentic to our work. How do we avoid finding ourselves outside terms that are increasingly important in the fight for the continued growth and resilience of higher education in the U.S?\n\n“What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter” is a series of events slated for October 29 & 30 on UM’s Ann Arbor campus. A joint initiative of the UM Arts Initiative\, Office of Vice President of Research (OVPR)\, and the Institute for Humanities\, the gathering will serve arts and humanities faculty seeking more ways to discuss their work in terms that are legible within the ascendant impact paradigm\, while also ensuring that those terms are authentic to our disciplines\, methods\, and creative practice. Through a public conversation\, facilitated workshop\, keynote from UM leadership\, and a panel with funders\, the 1.5 day long event will bring together experts–those engaging “impact” in their research\, those in leadership\, and those community partners with whom we work–and put them in conversation with arts and humanities leadership and researchers at the University of Michigan. In addition to allowing our communities to come together to elaborate what “impact” means on our terms\, this event is also designed to help humanities and arts faculty recognize how they could become more competitive in University grant opportunities\, including the Strategic Initiative Fund\, the Arts Research: Incubation and Acceleration (ARIA) program\, Humanities Institute Fellowship\, and a range of other internal and external funding initiatives.\n\nThursday\, October 29\, 4:30-6:30\nWhat Works Now: arts and humanities advocacy in the impact paradigm \nPendleton Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor) \na public discussion about making the best case for the arts and humanities with leading voices\, including \nProfessor Jill Dolan\, Annan Professor Emeritus of English\, Princeton University\nArtist\, Curator\, and Organizer Ryan Myers-Johnson\, Executive Director and Founder of Sidewalk Detroit\nProfessor Shelome Gooden\, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research in the Humanities\, Arts\, Social Sciences and Related Fields\, University of Pittsburgh\nJennifer Rupp\, President & CEO\, Michigan Humanities\n\nFriday\, October 30\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\n\n9-11:30\n“Impact” in Our Own Words: a workshop for arts and humanities faculty\nArts and humanities faculty bring current project ideas and experiment with ways of discussing “impact” \n\n11:30: Lunch served\n\n12-12:45: Keynote lunch talk with Vice Provost for Arts & Humanities Sara Blair\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\n\n1-2:30\nMaking the Case: Funders on Arts and Humanities Impact\nMichigan Room\, Michigan Union (2nd floor)\nHear from internal and external funders on how “impact” plays a role in their granting process UID:150473-21909497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150473 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180248 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Net Impact Summit 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join the Net Impact at Ross 2026 Summit for a day of conversations and connections exploring how students can build careers that drive meaningful social and environmental impact.\n \nThe inaugural Summit will bring together students from across the University of Michigan with leaders working across impact investing\, philanthropy\, sustainability\, corporate social impact\, and nonprofit and impact consulting. Through a keynote\, practitioner panels\, and networking opportunities\, attendees will learn how professionals\, many of whom are UMich alumni\, have built careers in impact working across sectors.\n \nWhether you are actively pursuing a career in social impact or simply interested in how you can create positive impact through your future work\, the Summit is an opportunity to learn from practitioners and connect with a community of impact-minded graduate students and professionals.\n \nFriday\, October 30\, 2026 | University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\nOpen to graduate and undergraduate students across the University of Michigan.\nTicket fees: $30 for non-member\, $15 for Net Impact at Ross members\, $10 for undergraduate students. \nBreakfast and lunch are included in your ticket. \nPlease pay your ticket fee via our registration page. If you have any questions regarding payment\, please contact our VP of Finance\, ksherap@umich.edu.\nAlternative payment options include venmo to @Kyla-Sherap\, or PayPal via paypal.me/AbigailAlpernFisch. \nWant to get your resume in front of employers? Include your resume in our resume book\, which will be shared with the organizations at the summit!\nAgenda \n\n9:30 check-in/breakfast programming begins at 10:00\n\n\n\nKeynote: Stacey D. Stewart — President & CEO\, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)\; Ross MBA\, Forbes 50 over 50\n\n\n\nCareer Journeys Across the Impact Spectrum Panel\n\nIan Swedish — Principal\, CCS Fundraising — Ross MBA '10/Ford MPP '09\nGabe Doss — Corporate Philanthropy\, Google.org — Ross MBA '21\nVaish Shastry — Director of Impact Acceleration Platform\, ECMC Group — Ross MBA '18 \nModerated by Eric Schwartz — Professor of Marketing\, University of Michigan Ross School of Business\; Co-founder\, BlueConduit \n\n\n\n Fireside Chat: Mission-Based Careers Across Sectors\n\nMeghan Chapple — Vice President of Sustainable Operations\, The Rockefeller Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.)\nBroderick Johnson — Executive Vice President\, Public Policy & Digital Equity\, Comcast\; Board Member\, Obama Foundation — J.D. '83\n\n\n\n\nHow Institutions Deploy Capital\, Strategy\, and Business Expertise for Impact   \n\nNeesha Modi — Director of Programs and Social Investments\, The Kresge Foundation — Erb alum (Ross MBA/SEAS M.S.) '12\nBrittany Szczepanik — Co-Founder and Owner\, Positive Scenarios Consulting — M.S./MEng '17\nNzinga Broussard — Senior Director of Impact Measurement Sorenson Impact Institute — PhD '08\nModerated by Yaquta Fatehi from William Davidson Institute\n\n\nA special thank you to our corporate and co-sponsors: Rackham Graduate School\, CCS Fundraising\, Business + Impact at Ross\, The Erb Institute\, The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)\, The Ross School of Business Program Office\, The Ford School for Public Policy\, Zelle Lurie Institute\, and Energy Club at Ross\, and Zingerman's Deli. UID:151830-21912237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Blau Colloquium (B5570) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222119 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T103000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Political Communication Working Group (PCWG) DESCRIPTION:The Political Communication Working Group (PCWG) is an interdisciplinary workshop for graduate students and faculty to convene and discuss how political messages are produced\, disseminated\, and interpreted in contemporary media environments. Our core research topics focus on the evolving relationships between media\, politics\, and society. Drawing on the interdisciplinary fields of communication\, political science\, sociology\, and information science\, our members explore a wide range of topics such as public support for entertainment censorship\, climate change communication\, social learning on TikTok\, political para-social relationships\, polarization\, political biases in AI-generated content\, etc. Our sessions encourage the exchange of ideas and work across theoretical and methodological traditions. UID:152771-21914490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152771 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:ISR 1460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T131825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:\"Trapped! Investigating Macrolactone formation in Thioesterase Domains using Serial Synchrotron Crystallography\" DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student\nSmith Lab UID:152884-21914686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152884 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Structural Biology LOCATION:Life Sciences Institute - LSI Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260904T114252 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:10-Week Accessibility Challenge DESCRIPTION:Join the 10-Week Accessibility Challenge to learn more about accessibility basics\, best practices\, and U-M resources and tools available to help you with this work. This training program is open to all U-M staff\, faculty\, and students - no prior accessibility experience or knowledge is required. These live sessions dive deeper into the Challenge content and give participants a chance to get live support and ask questions with our digital accessibility staff. If you have any questions or concerns\, please reach out to accessibility-challenge@umich.edu.\n\nThe 10-Week Accessibility Challenge Live sessions take place on Fridays at 10:00 - 11:00am\, October 2 - December 4\, 2026.\n\nSign up for the challenge today: https://mailchi.mp/umich/10-week-accessibility-challenge\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 995 6855 7925 UID:150570-21909632@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150570 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Discussion,Inclusion,Make It Accessible,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:BSI-AMDP Info Session: Fall 2027 Admissions Cycle DESCRIPTION:Are you a current UMSI BSI student interested in earning your master’s degree faster?The Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (AMDP) allows eligible BSI students to earn a UMSI master’s degree in just one additional year after completing their bachelor's degree.Join one of our virtual AMDP Information Sessions to learn how you can continue your education at UMSI and deepen your expertise in the information field—quickly and efficiently.Each session includes:An introduction to the AMDP and an overview of the curriculumInformation about the application process\, deadlines\, and requirementsLive Q&A with a members of UMSI admissions and advising teamsWhether you’re starting to explore your options or preparing to apply this year\, these sessions are designed to help you determine if AMDP is the right next step for you. UID:150829-21910239@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T093129 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T112000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Designing Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Equity and Efficiency DESCRIPTION:Electric vehicle (EV) subsidies have been a central part of global clean energy policy but have raised concerns about regressivity. We evaluate equity-focused EV subsidy designs—buyer income limits\, price limits\, and used EV subsidies—as implemented in many countries\, including through the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). We show that in a simple theoretical model\, resale price changes can make new and used EV subsidies economically equivalent. Using a novel bunching estimator exploiting the IRA used EV tax credit’s transaction price limit\, we estimate that the credit indeed raised EV resale prices—but only after the credits could be paid immediately at the dealership. Using a detailed structural model of U.S. new and used vehicle markets\, we show that new EV subsidies accelerate used EV scrappage instead of only diverting from gasoline vehicles\, reducing environmental benefits. Partially for this reason\, the modeled marginal value of public funds (MVPF) of the IRA EV tax credits is only 0.88. Income-limited new EV subsidies have relatively high welfare-weighted MVPF. UID:151851-21912270@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business,Economics,Energy,Environment,Industrial Organization,seminar LOCATION:North Quad - 4300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Halloween at the IC DESCRIPTION: UID:152997-21914880@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152997 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:International Center Lobby - 1500 Student Activities Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T171937 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:International Studies Horror Filmfest DESCRIPTION:It’s our annual Halloween spectacular\, where we screen frightening foreign-language movies from around the world! Drop by the Hatcher Gallery (just off the Diag) on Friday\, October 30\, for one or all of these free movies. All films are subtitled in English.\n\nWe hope you'll join us in person to watch on a big screen\, but U-M faculty\, students\, and staff can watch anytime by logging into Kanopy with the links.\n\n** These movies may contain violent content\, disturbing imagery\, and sexual situations which may be too intense for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. **\n\n10:00 a.m. — THE MEDIUM (Rang Zong) — Thailand\nhttps://myumi.ch/X87Rd\n2021\, 2 hr. 11 min.\, in Thai\nA horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.\n\n12:30 p.m. — GOOD MADAM (Mlungu Wam) — South Africa\nhttps://myumi.ch/E7N9k\n2021\, 1 hrs. 32 min.\, in Xhosa and English\nA strange psychological thriller about Tsidi\, who is forced to move in with her separated mother\, a domestic worker who obsessively cares for her catatonic white \"Madame\" in the wealthy suburbs of Cape Town.\n\n1:45 p.m. — DEVI (The Goddess) — India \nhttps://myumi.ch/bDAdy\n1960\, 1 hrs. 39 min.\, in Bengali\nA young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law\, a rich feudal landlord\, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.\n\nMovie descriptions are from IMDb. UID:152861-21914607@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Free,Halloween,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T102711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 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. UID:150691-21909924@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150691 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Central America,Coffee,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Engaged Learning,Europe,European,Food,Free,Games,International,Language,Latin America,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spain,Spanish,Study Abroad,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 4314 MLB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T091427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Neural simulation-based inference for scalable\, high-fidelity spatial modeling DESCRIPTION:Neural simulation-based inference is a recent paradigm shift in statistical science that uses simulations from a statistical model to train a neural network for statistical inference. These neural models serve as fast and accurate amortized surrogates for classical inferential quantities\, such as point estimators\, confidence sets\, likelihoods\, posteriors or conditional distributions\, whose evaluation tends to be computationally intensive or wholly intractable for many complex statistical models. As such\, this approach holds the potential for massive scale-up and increased fidelity of statistical inference in complex real-world settings which have previously relied on crude approximations or overly simplified modeling. In this talk\, I will first give an overview of some of the key ideas in neural simulation-based inference. I will then describe our work on neural likelihood inference motivated by complex inferential problems in spatial and spatio-temporal statistics. Specific topics covered include scalable Gaussian process modeling of Earth science observations and circumventing intractable likelihoods in spatial extremes models and spatial transport error models\, with an application to constraining aerosol climate parameters.\n\n*Department reception in 450 West Hall after the seminar at 11:00 AM* UID:153810-21916381@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153810 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aem Featured,seminar,statistics,Talk LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260902T154955 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Community Service:UM College of Pharmacy x NMDP Donor Drive 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:\n\nThe UM College of Pharmacy\, in partnership with NMDP\, is hosting a donor drive on Central Campus in the Diag to help add more potential lifesaving donors to the registry. Faculty and staff will be out in full costume\, bringing energy\, fun\, and a little extra flair while advocating for the chance to help save a life.\n\nStop by the Diag\, check out the crazy costumes\, and learn how joining the donor registry can make a meaningful difference for patients in need.\n\n - - -\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:149550-21906692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149550 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Free,Health & Wellness,Pharmacy,Public Policy,Well-being LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T112000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911121@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Amphitheatre, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T092824 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Building Graduate Programs for Indigenous Students: Respectful Approaches to Community-Based Science DESCRIPTION:Indigenous students continue to be severely underrepresented in STEM disciplines. In this presentation\, we will discuss approaches for building Indigenous graduate programs from what we have learned and are still learning at Purdue University. We will focus on the following key points: 1) Indigenous students are interested in STEM research that impacts their home communities. 2) The need to approach Indigenous communities as partners in the research. 3) It is critical to match incoming Indigenous graduate students with research advisors that are willing to learn about and that respect Indigenous cultures. 4) Geologic field trips that address important geological/environmental issues on tribal lands are productive avenues for Indigenous students to see the connections between geoscience graduate research and their home communities. 4) The importance of evaluating graduate applications on potential versus pedigree. 5) Summer research programs are important bridges for prospective Indigenous students to visit large campuses that are often far from their home communities. 6) The need for an on-campus Indigenous community. Campus cultural centers are essential for this community. 8) Financial support is critical for Indigenous students that must relocate far from the home communities. Graduate programs that are training Indigenous students will provide the leaders that will collect and interpret the data\, make scientific decisions\, and provide solutions that are culturally relevant and that benefit their tribal communities. UID:153908-21916624@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Earth And Environmental Sciences,Graduate Students LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916048@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - The Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T121522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-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 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram UID:138033-21881355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913661@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/payravdehqonov CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T120246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 SUMMARY:Other:Michigan Marketing: Education Session #6 DESCRIPTION:Casing 101: Hybrid Casing: Join the MMC for Ed Session 6\, where we'll combine the 5Cs and 4Ps to tackle hybrid cases. UID:151188-21911047@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151188 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:R1210 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Rackham/Sweetland Workshops on Writing - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:Rackham/Sweetland Workshops\, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate \nSchool\, cover a host of topics designed to help graduate students in \nvarious aspects of writing. UID:150529-21909565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Rackham Building - Earl Lewis Room - 3rd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA reverie is a state between waking and dreaming\, a moment when the mind drifts beyond the immediate. It is a space where memory\, imagination\, desire\, and reality can overlap\, distort\, and take on new forms. In these moments\, the familiar can become strange\, and the ordinary can become something unexpected.\n\nReverie brings together student works that explore the space between what is known and what is felt. Across painting\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, animation\, and mixed media\, the artists move through imagined landscapes\, intimate encounters\, memories\, figures\, and fragments of the everyday. These works blur the boundaries between observation and imagination\, allowing emotion and perception to reshape what we recognize.\n\nRather than depicting dreams literally\, Reverie considers dreaming as a way of seeing. The works reflect moments of escape\, introspection\, fantasy\, and transformation\, where the subconscious can surface and reality becomes open to interpretation. \n\nReverie was conceived and curated by members of the Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC)\, and features work by eight SEC members at the Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition includes ten works across oil on canvas\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, digital animation\, and mixed media. UID:150344-21909061@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261009T120541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What Is My “Academic” Voice? DESCRIPTION:This workshop seeks to assist participants in realizing their writing voice and how it relates to academic conventions of formality and genre.\n\nDo you feel that your academic writing should “sound” a certain way? Have you been told to alter the way your thoughts show up on the page? Depending on the rhetorical situation\, audience\, and medium\, our writing voice adopts different formalities. During this workshop\, we’ll unpack how tone\, syntax\, and diction intertwine to encompass our individual writing style. We’ll begin by understanding your thought processes through presenting ideas in your own way\, then moving through exercises that will guide you through how to incorporate feedback while maintaining uniqueness and clarity.\n\nPresented by Chris Crowder\, Sweetland Center for Writing Faculty\n\nRegistration required. See Links.\n\nRackham/Sweetland Workshops\, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School\, cover a host of topics designed to help graduate students in various aspects of writing. UID:151485-21911648@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151485 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Writing LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Room - 3rd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T122000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911122@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Amphitheatre, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T114933 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:LSA Prospective Transfer Campus Visit DESCRIPTION:Considering transferring to the University of Michigan? Interested in earning a degree in the humanities\, natural sciences\, or social sciences? Join us for a campus visit to learn more!\n\nCampus visit includes:\n-A presentation with information on transfer credit\, financial aid\, and campus resources\n-A campus tour with our Transfer Student Ambassadors\n-Time to ask your specific questions to our full-time staff and Transfer Student Ambassadors\n-An interactive workshop with Barger Leadership Institute to explore your personal leadership story\, engage in meaningful dialogue with your peers\, and consider how you can continue to grow as an authentic leader throughout your college experience\n\nPlease register using the link. UID:149178-21914565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914202@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T131259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America” DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:152024-21912678@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library. UID:149541-21906629@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T141830 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Designing for Dignity: Strengthening Food Assistance Amid Policy Threats DESCRIPTION:Kate Bauer is a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and director of the newly established Institute for Food\, Nutrition\, and Health Policy (IFNHP) at U-M. Her research focuses on the social influences on children’s eating\, with particular attention to supporting effective parenting and healthy home food environments. Understanding the causes and consequences of food insecurity has been a consistent thread throughout her work\, given the physical\, mental\, and emotional strain it places on parents and children.\n\nBauer will be in conversation with Taylor Moore\, director of Food Rescue at Goodwill Northern Michigan and a member of the Operating Committee of the Northwest Food Coalition. Moore's work focuses on reducing food waste and advancing equitable food access through community organizing and systems change approaches. Over the past decade\, he and his colleagues have expanded consistent\, year-round fruit and vegetable availability from three Northwest Food Coalition pantries to all 37. Active in food system networks at the regional\, state\, and national levels\, Moore has contributed to research incorporating dignity and democratic decision-making practices in food assistance program design.  \n\nThe Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series is free and open to the public as well as being a one-credit course for U-M students (SW503). In-person talks include coffee\, cookies\, and the chance to ask the speakers questions\, or you can watch the livestream on YouTube.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by U-M School of Public Health and the Institute for Food\, Nutrition\, and Health Policy. UID:150397-21909164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150397 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Poverty,Public Health LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - B780 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T111725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EIHS Workshop: Environments\, Empire\, and More-than-Human Histories DESCRIPTION:The “environment” is often treated as the background against which human histories unfold: a passive setting for state formation\, migration\, violence\, and social change. Samuel Dolbee’s work challenges this assumption by asking us to consider how borders\, disease\, landscapes\, and ecological systems actively shape the histories of empire and everyday life. In his work \, Dolbee shows how environmental forces were not merely acted upon by states and empires\, but became entangled in the making of borders\, regimes of control\, and imperial knowledge.\n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:150718-21909995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150718 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Ecology,Environment,History,Humanities,Immigration,Interdisciplinary,International,Life Science,Natural Sciences,Science,Social Sciences LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260622T092756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 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:143758-21893971@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:20261021T144728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:IOE 101: Miguel Retto \"Launching a Fulfilling Life and Career\" DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Miguel will explore the idea of \"finding purpose\" by sharing his journey from an IOE student to a consultant at PwC. He will dive deep into the lessons he learned through humbling moments on stadium stages\, overcoming severe academic and personal hurdles\, and navigating corporate culture after leaving college life. As he explores these lessons and offers expert advice on the challenges young professionals face\, he will ask the fundamental questions about what it takes to build a happy\, fulfilling life and career. UID:150609-21909702@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150609 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate Students,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 1610 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T181730 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Kathleen Beck\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Kathleen Beck 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:153652-21916143@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153652 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T105028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:Lunchtime Yoga DESCRIPTION:Lunchtime yoga is an opportunity to provide your body with some gentle movement\, strengthening\, stretching and balancing. We will use the poses to reconnect with your senses\, to breathe some life back into ourselves\, find internal balance and to recover from the efforts of the work week. The focus is on calm reconnection with ourselves rather than working out. Please bring a mat and a water bottle. Register on our website\, see link below. UID:138074-21913193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138074 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,yoga LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T140924 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Seminar Series> The Price of Protection: Molecular Control of Plant Growth and Defense DESCRIPTION:Defense comes at a cost\, and in plants that cost can be strikingly visible. Elevated defense is often accompanied by reduced growth\, delayed development\, and lower seed production. Plants manage this growth–defense balance in part through jasmonate\, a lipid-derived hormone produced in response to wounding and insect attack. Jasmonate acts as a molecular glue between an F-box protein and a family of transcriptional repressors\, triggering their degradation and thereby activating defense gene expression. I will describe how this signaling mechanism is translated into transcriptional and physiological outputs\, and what happens when its components are perturbed. I will show how genetic dissection of this pathway reveals a tight coupling between growth and defense\, how the conserved Mediator kinase CDK8 regulates jasmonate-dependent transcription\, and how nutrient availability shapes the deployment of particular defense programs. Together\, these findings illustrate how plants integrate hormone signaling\, transcriptional regulation\, and nutrient availability to balance the competing demands of growth and defense.\n\nBio:\nUniversity Distinguished Professor\, MSU Foundation Professor\, Member\, National Academy of Sciences\, Fulbright U.S. Scholar\n\nResearch: Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Plant-Insect Interactions\nResearch in our laboratory is aimed at understanding how plants respond to insect herbivory and other forms of wound stress. We use both tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) as experimental model systems for three related areas of investigation: (1) we are elucidating the mechanism of synthesis and action of the plant hormone jasmonate\; (2) we are studying how jasmonate-regulated defensive compounds thwart insect attack\; and (3) we are studying the development and metabolic function of glandular trichomes in tomato. These projects provide training in several areas of modern plant biology\, including: analysis of protein-protein and receptor-hormone interactions\; transcriptional networks\; plant development\; genetics of plant-insect interactions\; protein biochemistry/proteomics\; metabolism and metabolomics\; and crop improvement for insect resistance. UID:151238-21911132@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151238 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Bsbsigns LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T094857 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:NERS Colloquium: Arms Control with protons and neutrons: on the ground and in the sky DESCRIPTION:Areg Danagoulian will explore how nuclear physics can provide new tools for arms control and treaty verification\, from neutron-based techniques for authenticating nuclear warheads to the use of cosmic-ray protons to verify the absence of nuclear weapons in space. His work connects fundamental nuclear physics with practical challenges in international security and nonproliferation.\n\nAreg Danagoulian is an Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT. He did his PhD research in Experimental Nuclear Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Areg’s PhD thesis focused on experiments that used real Compton scattering on the proton at 2-6 GeV\, allowing to probe the proton's internal structure and understand how it couples to external excitations. After his PhD Areg worked at Los Alamos as a postdoctoral researcher\, and then as a senior scientist at Passport Systems\, Inc. (PSI). At PSI Areg focused on the development of Prompt Neutron from Photofission (PNPF) technique\, which allows to rapidly detect shielded fissionable materials in the commercial cargo traffic. Areg's current research interests focus on nuclear physics applications in nuclear security\, such areas nuclear nonproliferation\, technologies for treaty verification\, nuclear safeguards\, and cargo security.\n\nProf. Danagoulian's research has earned him and his research team a number of important awards\, such as:\n\nFellow of the American Physical Society\, Forum on Physics and Society (2025). Citation: “For seminal technological contributions in the field of arms control and cargo security\, which significantly benefit international security.”\n\nArms Control Association’s Arms Control Person(s) of the Year award\, “For developing an innovative new nuclear disarmament verification process using neutron beams\,” 2020. \n\nAmerican Nuclear Society Radiation Science and Technology Award\, “For technology-critical contributions exploiting nuclear resonance phenomena for warhead verification in nuclear disarmament and nuclear detection techniques in cargo security\,” 2019\n\nThe 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:150323-21909025@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150323 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Colloquia,International,Michigan Engineering,Nuclear,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Public Policy,Science LOCATION:Cooley Building - Baer Room (2906 Cooley) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T152518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T235900 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda. UID:153165-21915240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Molecular,Research,Symposium LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T101238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T124500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21908126@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222141 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Travel Basics DESCRIPTION:If you haven't had the opportunity to travel as much as you would like\, we will be hosting a travel basics workshop to talk about how to travel like a pro. We will discuss how to find the best deals on flights\, packing tips\, tricks for layovers\, and so much more!\n\nThis session is targeted towards students participating in Ross semester exchange and short-term global programs. UID:150932-21916311@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150932 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T112438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T134500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Understanding Development and Familial Transmission of Psychopathology: Insights From Genetically and Causally Informative Studies DESCRIPTION:A complete understanding of how psychopathology develops over time\, is transmitted across generations\, and is influenced by familial and broader social contexts is necessary for developing comprehensive etiological models of psychopathology and related processes\, and identification of causal mechanisms is necessary for developing the most targeted and effective prevention and interventions. Yet\, many of our most fundamental questions about etiological contributors to the development of psychopathology and mechanisms of its familial transmission cannot be definitively answered using usual study designs. Drawing from a developmental psychopathology framework and using complementary\, longitudinal\, genetically informative\, and quasi-experimental study designs in multiple largescale cohorts\, my work aims to address this challenge. In this talk\, I will present a series of studies\, including identifying risk factors for and effects of depression\, differentiating pre-existing liability toward substance use from exposure-related effects on brain\, examining effects of prenatal substance exposure on infant and child development\, distinguishing genetic from environmental mechanisms of the familial transmission of psychopathology\, and considering whether and how cannabis legalization has a causal effect on children\, adolescents\, and families. This work also considers broader contextual factors that may influence exposure to risk and adversity\, as well as access to protective resources. Although no single study or approach is sufficient on its own\, leveraging these multiple genetically and causally informative study designs in a complementary fashion can help us begin to triangulate on etiology and causal mechanisms to better understand the development and familial transmission of psychopathology.\n\n*The talk will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. UID:153199-21915414@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153199 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Clinical Psychology,Psychology LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T125958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Author Talk: Chinese Cooking with Food Writer and Chef Fuchsia Dunlop DESCRIPTION:Fuel your food fantasies for the harvest season with an exploration of Chinese cooking rooted in the ancient philosophy of the five fundamental tastes—sour\, bitter\, sweet\, pungent\, and salty. Fuchsia Dunlop is an English writer and cook who specialises in Chinese cuisine\, especially Sichuan cuisine. Join us for a conversation with Chef Dunlop as we celebrate the release of her brilliant new book: *Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors*.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cstep@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:151917-21912414@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151917 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,China,chinese,Cooking,Dinner,Food,International LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 SUMMARY:Other:CoPhie - Quantum Halloween DESCRIPTION:Cophie (University of Michigan Community of Physicists for Inclusion and Equity) invites you a social quantum halloween!\n \nWe meet biweekly on Fridays 12:30-1:30 at Neal Lab second floor fish bowl. UID:151143-21910974@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Neal Lab CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911123@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T141905 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Toward a Computational Understanding of Socio-Cultural Dynamics DESCRIPTION:This symposium brings social scientists and computational scientists together for an afternoon to promote interdisciplinary work on sociocultural dynamics. \n\nThe event features a keynote lecture by Rachael Jack of Vanderbilt University\, along with a series of flash talks by U-M experts to introduce non-computational scientists to methods relevant to the study of complex social and cultural processes. The lineup includes David Jurgens\, Mark Newman\, and Alexander Rodríguez. A closing reception offers space for informal conversation and building new collaborations. \n\nDoors/refreshments at 12:30\, with the program starting at 1.\n\nShinobu Kitayama and Amie Gordon\, Director and Associate Director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) are the organizers of this symposium. This event will launch a new initiative of RCGD to explore how computational methods can advance our understanding of culture\, cognition\, and social behavior. RCGD will present a winter seminar series on this topic\, beginning in January.\n\nFor questions related to the event\, or to request accommodations\, please contact Matthew Redding\, mredding@umich.edu.\n\nOct. 30\, 1-4:30\nDoors/refreshments at 12:30\n\nRSVP: https://forms.gle/QvzNcPwjuazwtMaQ8\n\nSpeakers and Talks:\nDavid Jurgens\, U-M Professor\, School of Information and the Department of Computer Science & Engineering\nMark Newman\, U-M Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics\nAlexander Rodriguez\, Assistant Professor\, Computer Science and Engineering\nRachael Jack\, Professor\, Area Lead of Computational Social Science\, Vanderbilt University UID:152402-21913685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152402 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Ai Literacy,Anthropology,Artificial Intelligence,Center For Political Studies,Communication And Media,Communication Studies,Computational Social Science,Computer Science,Culture,Data Analysis,In Person,Institute For Social Research,Isr,Lecture,Machine Learning,Natural Language Processing,Psychology,Social Science,Social Science Research,Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T142114 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:GSP: Global Citizenship in Practice DESCRIPTION:GSP's Global Citizenship in Practice is an annual GSP event highlighting interdisciplinary approach to and practices of global citizenship UID:152373-21913606@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152373 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Democracy And Civic Engagement,Global Scholars Program,International Journalism,Journalist,Social Justice LOCATION:Michigan League - Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:International Programs in Engineering (IPE) Halloween Cider and Donuts DESCRIPTION:Stop by the International Programs in Engineering office- IPE- office (245 Chrysler Center/ Behind the EAC) Friday Oct. 30 between 1-4 pm for Cider and donuts! Talk with our Peer Advisors about studying abroad!   UID:153402-21915812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153402 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:245 Chrysler CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T183231 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Navigating the U.S. Job Search for International Students DESCRIPTION:Do you plan to work in the United States after finishing your degree? This program is designed to help international students maximize their chances of finding employment in the U.S. We'll discuss how to puttogether an effective job search\; provide an overview of immigration regulations pertaining to international students\; and highlight some of the resources and services available in the University Career Center. A recording of this program will be eventually available on the University Career Center and International Center websites for those unable to attend. The program is co-sponsored by the University Career Center and the International Center.This event is open to all students. This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Handshake. If you'd like to indicate that you'll be attending this event and see more details\, please go to this webpage: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/events/2033722/share_preview We want to ensure fulland equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA #UCC UID:153145-21915176@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T084452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Online Workshop - Introduction to Qualitative Research: Practical Strategies for Design\, Data Collection\, and Analysis DESCRIPTION:📣 Introduction to Qualitative Research: Practical Strategies for Design\, Data Collection\, and Analysis\n\n📅 October 29–30\, 2026 \n💻 Live online\n\nNew to qualitative research? Build practical skills through interactive discussions and hands-on activities covering:\n\n- Study design and sampling \n- Interviews\, focus groups\, and observations \n- Coding and theme development \n- Reflexivity and rigor \n- Use of software and AI tools \n\nDesigned for beginners across roles and disciplines. Students\, trainees\, staff\, and other emerging qualitative researchers are encouraged to attend!\n\nWorkshop Co-Leads: \nMelissa DeJonckheere\, PhD\, Co-Director\, Mixed Methods Program\, University of Michigan \nMegan Moran\, PhD\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Mixed Methods Program\, University of Michigan\n\n🔗 Learn more and register today: https://www.mixedmethods.org/fall-2026-qual-workshop.html UID:153252-21915532@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Online,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Training,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T183211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/2025746Just 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. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promoteyour full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA#UCC UID:152549-21913904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152549 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T101215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T134500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21908157@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Film,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Life Coaching Circles DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Coaching Cirlces!  Each coaching session will provide 8-10 staff members with an opportunity to interact informally with a Student Life Unit Director (or leader) around a leadership topic of interest to them. These are informal conversations (rather than workshops or presentations) between staff and these leaders who have experience with and willingness to share their wisdom around these topics.Staff are asked to register for no more than one coaching circle a semester. Space is very limited\, register today! UID:152716-21914417@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Hadley Center - Conference Room A/B, Level 1M CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T103657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Work of Death: U-M Anthropology Four Field Symposium 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Anthropology will host its annual Four Field Symposium on Friday\, Oct. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Michigan Union Pendleton Room (second floor). Titled “The Work of Death\,” the symposium will gather our four anthropology subfields for speaker presentations and discussion that bring multiple scholarly perspectives to bear on death and dying — universal human experiences with profound cultural\, biological\, social\, and linguistic dimensions. Join us to explore death-related themes through time and across human societies. \n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nArchaeology: Assistant Professor Tiffany Fryer\nBiological Anthropology: Professor Beverly Strassmann\nLinguistic Anthropology: Professor Alaina Lemon\nSociocultural Anthropology: Associate Professor Scott Stonington\n\nReception to follow. This event is free and open to the public\; please register to attend. If you need accommodations in order to attend\, please email anthro.exec.secretary@umich.edu by Friday\, October 2.\n\nLIVESTREAM: https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/lsa/ant103026.html UID:148078-21902924@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Anthropology,Archaeology,conference,Culture LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room (second floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T181750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Austin Zhu\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Economics graduate student Austin Zhu 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:151974-21912523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151974 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T095026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Grit and the Grind: Politics\, Legitimacy\, and Educational Change DESCRIPTION:School reform depends on sustained work to strengthen instruction\, develop professional capacity\, and build organizations that can learn. Yet the political conditions that make this work possible are often unstable. How do reform initiatives establish sufficient legitimacy to support improvement\, and how does the design of reforms strengthen or undermine that legitimacy? Drawing on the primary themes explored in The Grit and the Grind: Building High-Performing Education Systems in an Era of Polarization (University of Chicago Press\, 2026)\, this talk examines the reciprocal relationship between politics\, legitimacy\, and organizational change. The talk explores how the design of educational reforms can earn or erode support among educators and communities\, and the consequences for the sustained work of organizational learning and improvement. The central argument is that while legitimacy helps constitute the conditions under which organizational learning and improvement become possible\, legitimacy\, itself\, is tied to the degree to which reform efforts resonate with local identities and collective memory. The talk uses educational reform to explore the broader question of how politics and organizational learning interact\, and what it takes to sustain the slow\, uncertain work of institutional change. UID:152254-21913441@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152254 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary,Organizational Studies LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R2240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911124@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Amphitheatre, 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FSL - Joint Panhel/IFC Sober Monitor Training (SMT) DESCRIPTION: UID:144887-21914033@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144887 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:1443 Washtenaw Ave Ground Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906072@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Kalamazoo Room (League, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T101404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Maya scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements. UID:124089-21908175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Science,Space LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T105646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Voting isn't Scary @ The Dude Campus Voting Hub DESCRIPTION:Voting Isn't Scary! Stop by the Campus Voting Hub at The Duderstadt for voting festivities. Early Voting is happening for eligible voters who want to vote in the City of Ann Arbor. Remember -- Victors Vote Early! There will be music\, crafts\, candy\, food\, and Victors Vote Early t-shirts.\n\nPresented in partnership with Wolverine Wellness! Check the UMICH Votes Instagram (@umichvotes) for more details. UID:153808-21916394@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153808 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voter Registration,Voting LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - The Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T134123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Doctoral Research: A Rackham Symposium DESCRIPTION:Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research\, academic leadership\, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity\, access\, and the future of graduate research at Michigan. UID:151227-21911125@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151227 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:2nd and 4th Floor, Rackham Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T111121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Robust Properties of Economies with Endogenous Production Networks (joint with Simone Cerreia-Vioglio\, Roberto Corrao\, and Joel Flynn) DESCRIPTION:We characterize equilibria in a canonical class of economies with endogenous production networks\, showing that log-prices equal a min-max over networks of a primitive affine function of log-productivities. This formula captures how resilience and fragility interact: the “min” reflects resilience from substituting suppliers\, while the “max” reflects fragility from complementarity-induced rigidity. Applying these results\, we generalize Hulten's theorem\, finding that local Domar weights are generally insufficient to describe propagation of even small shocks. Moreover\, we characterize how microeconomic volatility affects GDP\, finding that smooth changes in Domar weights overstate its adverse effects by omitting option value from switching suppliers. UID:149502-21906529@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,seminar,Theory LOCATION:North Quad - 4300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T120244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Programmable Collective Dynamics in Active Matter and Robot Swarms DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Collective systems are able to exhibit complex global dynamics through relatively simple local interactions\, and they give us a powerful connection between nonequilibrium physics\, active matter\, and robotics. In this talk\, I will present our work on understanding and controlling collective behavior across theoretical and experimental systems. I will first discuss experimental work involving magnetic microrobot collectives in which competing pairwise interactions enable reconfiguration between distinct states\, locomotion\, and environmental interactions. And when heterogeneity and asymmetric interactions are introduced\, they can be used to program self-organization and generate various collective behaviors that include phase separation\, morphology changes\, and object manipulation. At the more theoretical level\, I will discuss swarmalators\, which are agents that simultaneously swarm and synchronize\, and I will show how chirality\, heterogeneity\, multiple internal phases\, and nonreciprocal interactions can enable fascinating and non-intuitive collective states\, as well as be exploited to systematically control the collective to exhibit desired shape formation\, navigation\, and object manipulation\, such that principles from active matter can be used for programmable collective robotic systems.\n\n\nContact: Silas Alben UID:148880-21905042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148880 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T130024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Alternative Affinities: Constellations of Kinship and Community DESCRIPTION:The Kleinfamilie\, or “nuclear family\,” endures as a core structure that helps to define human relations. With roots in the eighteenth century\, the Kleinfamilie provided a social and economic foundation for the rise of the modern nation state. However\, the heterogeneous and multidimensional ways individuals and communities connect with one another today require a broader focus. A more fluid and encompassing term\, “kinship\,” offers a way of seeing and describing those ties that extend beyond the nuclear family and are by nature shifting and\ntemporary.\n\nUsing kinship as a framework\, Heidi Schlipphacke’s book The Aesthetics of Kinship: Form and Family in the Long Eighteenth Century (Bucknell University Press\, 2023) reexamines 18th-century German novels and dramas to uncover alternative affinities that are hidden when exclusively considered through the walled-off Kleinfamilie. Sclipphacke’s investigation belongs to a larger body of recent scholarly work seeking to reconceive of repurpose the term “kinship.” For example\, Jennifer Evans’s The Queer Art of History: Queer Kinship after Fascism (Duke University Press\, 2023) deploys kinship as an analytic category to demonstrate how queer and trans people in postwar and contemporary Germany navigated citizenship\, love\, and public and family life. A broader investigation into kinship\, Adele E. Clarke’s and Donna Harraway’s edited volume\nMaking Kin Not Population: Reconceiving Generations (The University of Chicago Press\, 2018) contemplates questions of reproductive and environmental justice to\nconsider how we establish personal and public connections today. Building on recent interventions like these\, this conference will approach kinship as an interdisciplinary tool for exploring relational networks and the formation of personal and collective identity within–and in opposition to–“Western\,” modern\, white\, heterosexual\, and even anthropocentric norms.\n\nPROGRAM: \n\nFriday\, October 30th\nPalmer Commons\, Great Lakes North\n\n3:00 pm \nKeynote: Heidi Schlipphacke\nTitle: Kinship in Space and Time\n\n4:30 pm\nCoffee and Tea Break\n\n4:45 pm: Panel 1: Loss\, Fracture\, and Memory\n● Henrique Carvalho Pereira\, Der andere Fehl\n● Emma Stratman\, Wer über die Märchen lacht\, war nie in Not: On Obstinacy and the\nFairytale in the Work of Alexander Kluge\n● Nathan Bailey\, Seismic Epiphanies: Utopian Modes of Caring and Nursing in Heinrich\nvon Kleist‘s Das Erdbeben in Chili\nRespondent: Ella Wilhelm\n\n\nSaturday\, October 31st\nPalmer Commons\, Great Lakes North\n\n8:00 am\nBreakfast\n\n8:45 am: Panel 2: Nation and Empire\n● Hannah Edwards\, Kinship and Kingship: Heraklean Affinities and Diplomacy in Ancient\nMacedonia\n● Sam Farmer\, Partisan Places and Anti-Fascism in the (Post-)Yugoslav Family on Film\n● Deborah Pomeranz\, The Klein-Familie on Wheels: Race\, Genre\, and Kinship in Turn of\nthe Century Popular Performance (Deborah Pomeranz)\n● Ibrahim Adissa Owoo\, Orphans of the Empire: Colonial Kinship and Diasporic Belonging\nin La Saison de l’ombre of Léonora Miano\nRespondent: Kristin Dickinson\n\n10:15 am: Coffee and Tea Break\n\n10:30 am: Panel 3: Female Kinship\n● Tamar Gutfeld\, Daughters of 1930: Authority\, Crisis and Kinship in Gilgi eine von uns\n(Keun\, 1931) and Kuhle Wampe (Dudow and Brecht\, 1932)\n● Mathilda Trausch\, Flying Witches: Gossip and Alternative Female Kinship in Helma\nSanders Brahms’ Deutschland\, bleiche Mutter (1980)\n● Maria Zahner\, Mothers and Daughters in the Holocaust: reading Ruth Klüger and\nCordelia Edvardson\nRespondent: Kerstin Barndt\n\n12:00 pm: Lunch\n\n1:00 pm: Panel 4: Kinship in 20th Century Literature\n● Kehinde Sowunmi\, Witnessing the Wall: Narrative Kinship and the Implicated Reader in\nMarlen Haushofer’s Die Wand\n● Ruth Ireti Falaiye\, Kinship and Transatlantic Friendship in Kafka’s Das Urteil\n● Olivia Gilbert\, Lateral Affinities: Sibling Sociality in Robert Musil’s Man Without Qualities\n(1930-1934)\nRespondent: Johannes von Moltke\n\n2:30: Closing Remarks UID:149285-21906191@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149285 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Conference,Ecology,European,European Studies,Free,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,global,Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Humanities,In Person,Interdisciplinary,International,Language,LGBT LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Great Lakes North CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T200121 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | DESCRIPTION:tbd UID:151804-21912196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151804 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Lecture,Physics,Science,Seminar,Talk LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 4404 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T183214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/2025798Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who has designed thisexperience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Career Exploration and Planning\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to be set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA  #UCC UID:152557-21913912@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152557 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T134129 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Multicultural Munchies at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Join the West Quad Diversity Peer Educators to enjoy candy from around the world and connect with your neighbors! Feel free to come in costume. UID:153581-21916034@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153581 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement LOCATION:West Quadrangle - The Connector, RM 1520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T101215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T154500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21908160@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Film,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T103351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 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:138091-21908265@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Transdisciplinary Fellows (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149272-21913931@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149272 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Faculty Dining Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T152959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Zamolodchikov Periodic Cluster Algebras DESCRIPTION:In 2007\, Fomin and Zelevinsky introduced the bipartite belt\, a sequence of bipartite cluster mutations whose exchange relations form a discrete dynamical system. When the system is periodic\, we call this Zamolodchikov periodicity. In this talk\, we discuss the classification of all Zamolodchikov periodic cluster algebras\, with connections to W-graphs\, root systems\, and maximal green sequences. We observe that there is a natural red-blue statistic on the associated tropical dynamics that is homomesic\, and use laminations to prove it for finite type. This gives a natural bijection between colored mutations in the dynamical system and roots in the associated root system. UID:149993-21907789@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149993 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T092625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture: Ken Ridgway DESCRIPTION:During the last two decades there has been a focus of integrated research by many geoscientists on the collision and subduction of the Yakutat microplate/oceanic plateau in southern Alaska. These studies build on the pioneering work of USGS geologists George Plafker\, Don Miller\, Don Richter\, and others. In this talk\, I will focus mainly on the sedimentary record of Cenozoic flat slab subduction processes in southern Alaska. We will first discuss the sedimentary strata that were deposited directly on the Yakutat oceanic plateau that forms the lower plate of the convergent boundary. The lower plate strata archive the record of initial collision farther to the south\, strike-slip transport along the Cordilleran margin\, and ongoing subduction of the oceanic plateau beneath Alaska. Large parts of the lower plate strata have been incorporated into the upper plate of the southern Alaska convergent margin along the active collisional zone. We will then discuss the record of flat slab subduction processes on the upper plate of the southern Alaska convergent boundary. Flat slab subduction has had a profound impact on the formation and exhumation of sedimentary basins\, the locations of volcanic arc systems\, and the generation of the highest topography in North America. I will end the talk by briefly discussing ongoing collaborative research projects in the northern Cordillera. UID:153907-21916623@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153907 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T143953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Lecture Series | Beyond the Seas Blue DESCRIPTION:Attend in person or via Zoom: https://myumi.ch/E775e\n\nIn this lecture\, Kazmi will discuss *Beyond the Seas Blue* alongside earlier projects that connect contemporary technologies to histories of science\, material transformation\, and knowledge production in the Middle East and South Asia.\n\nAsma Kazmi is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the relationships among art\, technology\, history\, and power. Through installations\, video\, sculpture\, virtual environments\, and collaborative research\, she examines how contemporary technologies emerge from longer histories of science\, extraction\, trade\, and knowledge production. Her work centers connections between the Middle East\, South Asia\, and the West\, often using archives\, material culture\, and speculative storytelling. Her newest project\, *Beyond the Seas Blue*\, traces lapis lazuli from the mines of Badakhshan through histories of pigment making\, museums\, colonial collecting\, and digital infrastructure. Kazmi is associate professor of art practice at the University of California\, Berkeley\, and teaches at the Berkeley Center for New Media.\n\nIf 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. UID:151092-21910859@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151092 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For South Asian Studies,History,history of art,South Asia,South Asian Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Día de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life & Remembrance DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)\, a Mexican tradition that honors and remembers loved ones who have passed away. Experience Mexican culture through traditional decorations\, delicious Mexican food\, and pan de muerto (a traditional sweet bread enjoyed during this holiday).Honor a Loved One: Want to include someone special in our celebration? Fill out our photo submission form\, and we'll print and frame their photo to display on our community ofrenda (a traditional altar honoring loved ones who have passed away).Decorate a Skull: Get creative and decorate your own skull-inspired craft to take home as a keepsake!Everyone is welcome! Come enjoy Mexican food\, get creative\, celebrate culture\, and share memories with the University of Michigan community.Free food\, crafts\, and cultural activities! UID:153469-21915893@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Student Activities Building Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T161238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T220000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Translate-a-thon DESCRIPTION:Translate with us and enjoy food and drinks!\nAll levels and languages are welcome.\nHelp serve the community and support local nonprofits\, museums\, and more by completing translation projects!\n\nThe Translate-a-thon is a short\, intense\, community-driven translation marathon\, where volunteers interested in translation come together to translate materials for the benefit of our local\, national and international community. We accept projects from a variety of disciplines in a variety of different formats: including print\, video and digital/web-based. We welcome all languages to our event. Translate-a-thon also promotes a sense of community among translators. We welcome current students and alums\, faculty and staff\, teachers and students from local high schools\, prospective transfer students\, professional translators and other interested parties UID:153632-21916123@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Area Studies,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For Latin American And Caribbean Studies,Center For South Asian Studies,center for southeast asian studies,Central America,Chinese,Chinese Studies,Classical Studies,classics,Community,Community Service,comparative literature,Culture,department of romance languages,Food,Free,Global Citizen,Global Engagement,Humanities,Hybrid,In Person,Language,Language Resource Center,Languages,Multicultural,Multilingual,Romance Languages And Literatures,Slavic,Social Impact,South Asian Languages Program,Southeast Asian Studies,Undergraduate Students,Volunteer LOCATION:North Quad - 1500 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260820T141709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 SUMMARY:Tours:Walking Tour: Forest Hill Cemetery DESCRIPTION:Join us on a trek through history at the Forest Hill Cemetery! This walking tour will take you through Ann Arbor’s past\, covering local and university history\, along with pertinent cemetery fun facts.

\n\nGuided by student docents from the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory. Duration: 1.5 hours\; 1.4 miles.
This tour includes many steep hills and terrain that may be difficult for some.

\n\nTour will take place in rain or snow\, but will be cancelled for severe weather (will email).

Registration required UID:150634-21909732@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150634 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,educational,free,history,tour,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Kalamazoo Room (League, 3rd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Field Hockey vs Ohio State DESCRIPTION:Field Hockey vs Ohio State UID:148553-21904438@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148553 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Field Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Harper Hall (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150916-21916360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T134423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:International Trick-or-Treating at Stockwell DESCRIPTION:Join the Stockwell Diversity Peer Educator for an International Trick-or-Treating event to enjoy candy from different countries around the world! UID:153582-21916035@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153582 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement LOCATION:Stockwell Hall - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T150526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 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:151925-21912434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T181656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Practice Secrets from Sports Psychology: What Athletes Know and Musicians Need DESCRIPTION:All are welcome as the Department of Piano hosts a lecture by guest scholar Barbara Fast.\n\nPractice smarter with high-performance strategies from sports research. Discover powerful\, often counterintuitive learning methods that help musicians practice more effectively\, making every minute count. Strategies from Dr. Fast’s forthcoming chapter in *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* will be shared.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nBARBARA FAST\, David Ross Boyd Professor Emerita\, University of Oklahoma\, presents workshops internationally and nationally. She received the Frances Clark Center’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her publications include a chapter in the forthcoming *Cambridge Handbook for Piano Pedagogy* and co-authorship of *iPractice: Technology in the 21st Century Music Practice Room* (Oxford). UID:150384-21909153@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Research,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T102510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:SAPAC Care Collective Feel Good Fridays DESCRIPTION:Take a break and spend your Friday evening with us! Whether you want to study\, unwind\, have some self-care time\, or connect with community\, there’s a place for you here! All students welcome—drop in\, get comfy\, and come as you are. \n\nSAPAC’s Care Collective is a low-pressure\, semi-structured\, confidential\, student-led community space for student survivors of sexual assault\, intimate partner violence\, stalking\, sexual harassment\, gender-based harassment and/or other forms of harm. Students do not need to label or share their experiences to join Care Collective spaces\, and all students are welcome. The Care Collective offers various connection opportunities centered around wellness\, grounding\, and community\, including but not limited to study days\, stand-alone events\, regularly offered wellness spaces\, and more. Events are free to attend\, unless otherwise noted. Drop in anytime and come as you are. UID:153812-21916385@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153812 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:free,sapac,student org LOCATION:Michigan Union - 4100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T181841 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:String Showcase DESCRIPTION:A monthly performance series featuring our outstanding SMTD string students as soloists and in chamber music ensembles. These young artists are selected by the faculty to perform at this prestigious event. UID:152264-21913459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152264 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 SUMMARY:Other:General Body Meeting / Board Games - National Society of Black Physicists DESCRIPTION:General Body Meeting / Board Games - National Society of Black Physicists\n \nNational Society of Black Physicists Willie Hobbs Moore Chapter invites you to our monthly general body meeting and also board game night. \nLocation: 5:30-7pm in West Hall 267B\nFree food (Please RSVP)\nLearn more about NSBP here: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/nsbp-whmc/home UID:151147-21910978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:West Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Markley (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150757-21914955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Northwood (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149207-21913534@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Northwood V (Outdoors) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222111 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SAPAC GROWE: Engendering Respectful Communities Workshops - SY26 - 27 DESCRIPTION:Engendering Respectful Communities (ERC) is a one session workshop that engages graduate students in meaningful dialogue about various forms of sexual misconduct they may encounter in both professional and social spaces\, and provides resources for intervention or support in such circumstances.The primary goal of the workshop is to address complexities experienced by graduate students as they engage in bystander intervention\, so that participants gain an increase in awareness of barriers to action and familiarity with strategic planning to overcome them. The workshop also introduces participants to on-campus resources and provides knowledge on how sexual misconduct can unfold in graduate-specific settings.The ERC workshop uses small-group circles intended to promote active reflection and space to build community. The procedure of circles is introduced at the beginning of the workshop in order to help participants get used to the process\, which they do through a circle for introductions and value-sharing for the workshop space. These circles depict various\, realistic scenarios related to sexual misconduct within the graduate community. The circle process allows circle members to process the monologues\, reflect on complexities with identity and power dynamics within them\, name potential barriers to intervention\, and think of various ways in which they might respond if faced with similar situations. The circles provide a way to foster collective building of ideas\, where participants learn from one another and all input is equally valued. Participants are encouraged to share but can always pass if desired\, creating an environment where participation is open but not forced. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop\, if you are to arrive more than 20 minutes late\, we will ask you to re-register for another workshop session.If you have any questions about or concerns with taking this workshop\, or are in need of an exemption\, please contact jhippe@umich.edu or fill out this form. We know some students come to campus having already experienced harm. If you have circumstances that make completing this course challenging\, please reach out to the GROWE team. SAPAC GROWE provides exemptions to the ERC workshop (where requirements are set in place) on a case by case basis. The Program Manager will communicate with students requesting exemptions via email and/or meet with students via zoom meetings to discuss their need for exemptions and provide any relevant and necessary resources. UID:150694-21909959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T213000 SUMMARY:Other:15's Match vs. MSU DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan play their rivals MSU at home. UID:148063-21902899@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148063 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mitchell Field CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T222128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Northwood (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149207-21913535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Northwood Community Center MPR (1000 McIntyre) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260914T130502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Out of the Ordinary | the work of John Ronan Architects DESCRIPTION:\"Out of the Ordinary\" showcases the work of Taubman College alumnus John Ronan and his Chicago-based practice\, John Ronan Architects\, an internationally recognized firm known for conceptual innovation and rigorous attention to detail. Through a research-based\, iterative design process\, the studio orchestrates materials\, systems\, and detailing to create buildings and spaces defined by both great functionality and beauty. Working across a wide range of scales and project types\, the firm's searching approach consistently produces work that is compelling and memorable. \n\nLocation: Liberty Annex (305 W Liberty St\, Ann Arbor)\nPublic Hours: Fridays (6-9pm) & Saturdays (1-4pm) UID:152116-21913010@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152116 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumnus,Architecture,Architecture\, Urban Planning,Construction,Curators,Detail,Exhibition,Material,Practice,Project,Tectonics LOCATION:305 W Liberty - Liberty Research Annex Exhibition Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T180014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T210000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ MSU DESCRIPTION:Away game vs MSU UID:149140-21905815@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Munn Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260803T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Nebraska DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Nebraska UID:149804-21907202@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149804 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR