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:20250207T142944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IOE 899: Finding the needle in the haystack: How gradient descent converges to low-dimensional solutions in over-parameterized models DESCRIPTION:About the speaker: Salar Fattahi is an assistant professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 2020. He has been the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Deans’ MLK Spirit Award. His research has been recognized by multiple awards\, including six best paper awards from INFORMS\, such as the 2023 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group Best Paper Award\, the 2024 INFORMS Data Mining Best General Paper Award\, and the 2022 INFORMS Computing Society Best Student Paper Award. He serves as an Associate Editor for the INFORMS Journal on Data Science\, and as an area chair for several premier conferences\, including NeurIPS\, ICML\, and ICLR. His research is currently supported by two grants from the National Science Foundation and one from the Office of Naval Research.\n\nAbstract: In contemporary machine learning\, realistic models exhibit increasing nonconvexity and overwhelming overparameterization. This nonconvex nature often leads to numerous undesirable or \"spurious\" local solutions\, while overparameterization exacerbates the risk of overfitting. Yet\, simple “short-sighted” algorithms\, such as gradient descent (GD) or its variants\, often find the needle in the haystack: they converge to low-dimensional solutions even when such structures are neither explicitly encoded in the model nor required by the algorithm. This talk delves into explaining this desirable performance of GD-based algorithms by studying their fine-grained trajectory on over-parameterized models\, spanning from low-rank models to deep neural networks. UID:132250-21870662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,seminar LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Public Safety and Security Information Session DESCRIPTION:Today is the BIG day! We are hosting our Virtual Information Session happening TODAY\, Thursday\, February 13\, 2025\, at 3:00 PM! 🎉📅 Date: Thursday\, February 13\, 2025🕐 Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (with plenty of time for Q&\;A)💻 Location:Online – Microsoft Teams🔗 Join the Session Here:👉 Click to Access the Virtual Information Session✅ Make Sure You’re Ready:🔹 Download Microsoft Teams 📥– If you haven’t already\, make sure you have Microsoft Teams installed on your device. You can download it here for free.🔹 Test Your Connection 🌐 – Ensure your internet and audio/video settings are working properly before the session.🔹 Set a Reminder ⏰ – Add the event to your calendar so you don’t miss it!🔹 Be on Time ⏳ – We will start promptly at 3:00 PM and wrap up around 4:00 PM.💡 What We’ll Cover:🏢 Overview of the Massachusetts Department of Correction📌 Different divisionswithin the agency💼 Available positions &\; career opportunities📝 The hiring process &\; what to expect📋 How to apply &\; tips for success🙋 Q&\;A session to answer all your questionsWe’re excited and looking forward to seeing you all on the call today! 🚀 If you have any questions or concerns about the event\, please don’t hesitate to reach out.📩 After the session\, you will receive an email with a 1:1 meeting link to connect with me directly for a more specific conversation about the career opportunities you’d like to explore.See you soon! 👋Respectfully\,  UID:132752-21871683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132752 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Register Here: How to Navigate Financial Services Recruiting as a First-Year Student DESCRIPTION:Join us for our virtual 'How to Navigate Financial ServicesRecruiting as a First-Year Student' event with a member of the Campus Recruitment team and a current Analyst at SMBC. This event is for current undergraduate first-year students interested in learning about SMBC’s and future career opportunities within the financial services industry. During the session\, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about: \nSMBC – Our businesses and our culture\nNetworking tips &\; tricks\nHow to build a good resume\nUpcoming events and professional workshops\nApplication process and timelines for our internship programs\nAsk any questions you may have about SMBC\, our teams\, or the industry in general \nEligibility - Freshmen/1st Year students in a four year undergraduate program. As this event is invite only and space is limited\, please register at the earliest here. We will notify you with the virtual eventlink once your participation is confirmed.   Thank you for your interest! We look forward to meeting you! UID:129898-21864860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129898 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T105652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tech Talk: Choosing the Right Device DESCRIPTION:Do you have a tech need but don’t know what device you need to fill it? Are you trying to integrate technology into your lifestyle? Join our staff for helpful tips on getting the right device for you.\n\nBYOD: encouraged!\n\nWho: Open to all\nWhen: Thursdays at 3 p.m. (lasting 20-30 minutes\, with option for Q&A and personal consulting to follow)\nWhere: Michigan Union | Ground Floor\n\nIt would be great if you registered to let us know you’re coming\, but drop-ins are also welcome! UID:132350-21870788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132350 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Tech Shop,technology,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan Union - G-312 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123139 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T154500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:USA - Campus - EY Next Steps: EY Open Science AI & Data Challenge DESCRIPTION:Aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals\, the EY Open Science AI &\; Data Challenge is an annual competition that gives university students the opportunity to develop data models using artificial intelligence (AI) and computing technology to create solutions that address critical climate issues\, building a more sustainablefuture for society and the planet.  \;The 2025 EY Open Science AI &\; Data Challenge topic is \;Cooling Urban Heat Islands. UID:130638-21866469@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250209T172643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Hypersurface of maximal contact DESCRIPTION:. UID:131769-21869218@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131769 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250129T124135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nHealthcare constitutes nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy and approximately 10% of the global economy\, yet it faces profound challenges\, including inequitable access\, an aging population\, and rising per capita costs. These factors underscore the urgent need for innovative solutions. In this talk\, I will present how artificial intelligence\, driven by the urgent needs of healthcare\, is advancing both clinical and technological frontiers. I will share our work on medical image reconstruction\, MRI-based automated diagnosis\, and AI-powered precision medicine solutions. These applications are built on specialized deep learning algorithms\, such as video-based AI and longitudinal imaging reasoning\, with a focus on integrating biological complexities into their design. By bridging engineering principles with clinical applications\, we aim to transform medical diagnostics and treatment while broadening AI's impact across disciplines\, paving the way for more effective and accessible healthcare solutions.\nZoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94337625486 UID:132041-21869843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,Computational Modeling,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T163135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mending Educational Workshop: Learn Basic Mending Techniques for Clothing Repair DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! SEAS mending events have returned. This year we have an educational focus. Sarah Davis\, a second-year SEAS master's student\, will teach you a handful of simple yet effective techniques so you can confidently repair your own clothing. Learning how to mend may seem daunting at first\, but we will have several experienced menders on hand to work with you\, answer your questions\, and to help you build confidence and competence to mend on your own. We will provide all supplies. Just bring yourself! Contact Jason Krick\, at masonbee@umich.edu with any questions. UID:132467-21871003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132467 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Sustainability,Workshop LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - 2315 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T094549 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T162000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2024-2025 Colloquium Series presents: DESCRIPTION:\"X-ray heartbeats from the nuclei of galaxies\"\n\nX-ray Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are the latest and perhaps the most peculiar addition to the zoo of extragalactic transients. They are high-amplitude bursts of X-ray radiation recurring every several hours and originating near the central black holes in galactic nuclei of low-mass galaxies. So far\, only a handful of such events has been found\, although with rising interest in the broader community given their observational and theoretical connection with tidal disruption events and\, possibly\, low-frequency gravitational wave sources. Some of the latest models suggest that these eruptions are triggered by extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs)\, in which the secondary stellar body interacts with the accretion flow of the primary massive black hole. I will outline the observational properties of QPE sources and the latest insights from theoretical models\, including their tantalizing connection with LISA EMRis. UID:132619-21871416@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132619 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Connect Cafe\, February 13th\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Take your coffee break with our recruitment team via live chat to learn about our positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools!Join us every 2nd &\; 4th Thursday of the month from 4-6pm! Be sure to register here:https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/miami_dade_county_public_schools/s/Xdbb3/vxynw UID:130594-21866425@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130594 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T110133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:\"Cloud Policy: Spectral Traces and Analog Imprints\" a talk by Professor Jennifer Holt DESCRIPTION:The contemporary governance of data stored in the cloud is replete with the lasting inscriptions of policy written for an analog era and markets that no longer exist. In the US\, the outmoded frameworks of data regulation expose the specter of historical policies that still haunt the cloud wherever it touches the ground. These traces of the past have staggering implications. The effects of this protracted failure of regulatory imagination range from the gutting of the public interest and the loss of digital civil liberties to the creation of a surveillance society that began at the onset of the computer age. By looking through a historical lens\, we can identify the deep footprints of these regulatory power struggles to use lessons from the past to create better paradigms for the future.\n\nJennifer Holt is Professor and Chair of the Film and Media Studies Department at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Cloud Policy: A History of Regulating Pipelines\, Platforms\, and Data (MIT Press\, 2024) and Empires of Entertainment (2011). She is also co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of the Digital Media Economy (2022)\; Distribution Revolution (2014)\; Connected Viewing: Selling\, Streaming & Sharing Media in the Digital Age (2013)\; and Media Industries: History\, Theory\, Method (2009). UID:131343-21868261@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131343 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Author Event,Digital Culture,film,Writing LOCATION:North Quad - 6450 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123137 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:AmeriCorps NCCC: Navigating the Application Process DESCRIPTION:What is AmeriCorps NCCC?AmeriCorps NCCC is one program option within AmeriCorps\, which is the federal agencyfor national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps NCCC programs are in-person\, full-time\, and don’t have positions within a particular location. Our members serve on a team of 8-12 individuals while traveling across the country to support a variety of community needs with all expenses paid.What will this webinar cover?Join a panel of experts to help you navigate the application process for AmeriCorps NCCC. We’ll share everything you need to know about the MyAmeriCorps application portalas well as helpful tips for application success. You’ll also find out about what to expect after you’ve been selected to serve. Don’t miss out on this helpful webinar that will guide you step-by-step through your application.What positions are open for AmeriCorps NCCC?To see the listing of all open positions in AmeriCorps NCCC\, visit the MyAmeriCorps application portal.   UID:130613-21866444@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T154906 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar: Zero viscosity limit of 1D viscous conservation laws at the point of first shock formation DESCRIPTION:Despite the small scales involved\, the compressible Euler equations seem to be a good model even in the presence of shocks. Introducing viscosity is one way to resolve some of these small-scale effects. In this talk\, we examine the vanishing viscosity limit near the formation of a generic shock in one spatial dimension for a class of viscous conservation laws which includes compressible Navier Stokes. We provide an asymptotic expansion in viscosity of the viscous solution via the help of matching approximate solutions constructed in regions where the viscosity is perturbative and where it is dominant. Furthermore\, we recover the inviscid (singular) solution in the limit\, and we uncover universal structure in the viscous correctors. This is joint work with John Anderson and Cole Graham. UID:130146-21865533@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T134143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Environmental modulation of microbial interactions and community assembly DESCRIPTION:This event is part of our ongoing Thursday Seminar Series.\n\nMicrobial communities are crucial for our health and the functioning of the planet\, but the rules governing how they assemble are still unclear. In this talk\, I will outline mechanistic links between changes in the diversity and structure of microbial communities and variations in fundamental environmental variables\, including available nutrients\, temperature\, and salinity. Overall\, my work shows the power of combining theory-informed controlled experiments with data from communities in natural habitats to get a mechanistic understanding of the principles governing microbial community assembly. UID:130431-21866015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T153054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Muslims in the Digital Age Series: AI and Muslim Piety on TikTok DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13\, 2025 | 4:00 PM ET | Zoom Webinar: http://bit.ly/MuslimAIZoom\n\nJoin the Global Islamic Studies Center and the Department of History of Art on February 13\, 2025 at 4 pm ET online for a lecture by visiting scholar Dr. Christoph Günther (University of Erfurt\, Germany) on the growing use of artificial intelligence on Muslim TikTok and social media videos.\n\nMuslim content creators use AI-generated texts and images to illustrate Qur'anic passages and hadith narrations\, creating visually engaging content to promote ethical guidance and pious conduct. We discuss how AI technologies mediate religious expression in the digital age and the implications of blending sacred and secular visual vocabularies in the pursuit of piety. This is the second event in the GISC “Muslims in the Digital Age” series.\n\nChristoph Günther has a background in Islamic Studies\, Arabic and History and is currently conducting research on the ways in which Muslim actors employ (moving) images on social media platforms to articulate their interpretation of how Islam should be lived\, proclaimed and interpreted. He combines his media analyses with an ethnographic approach to the ways in which Muslim practitioners engage with such imagery in the course of their religious and media practices\n\nPlease note - this event has been moved entirely online. If you registered using the google form we will automatically add you as a registrant for the Zoom Webinar. If you haven't registered yet\, please register using the following link: http://bit.ly/MuslimAIZoom\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan\, please visit http://ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies.\n\nCosponsor: Department of History of Art\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact islamicstudies@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:131948-21869566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131948 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Global Islamic Studies,islamic studies,Lecture,Muslim LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T093843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Story Lab Winter Retreats DESCRIPTION:Story Lab develops executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and events. To be an effective leader — at work\, in the community\, or in your personal life — you must be able to communicate with impact. Often this means telling stories that are meaningful to you and others\, and doing so in the rich language and expressive style of a seasoned storyteller. If you can craft and deliver an effective story\, you will be better able to convey your value to recruiters\, inspire and motivate classmates and colleagues\, and influence your audience. At Story Lab\, you’ll find an immersive experience and an opportunity to hone your skills in a safe and supportive environment.\n\nDATES\nFeb 13 | 4:30-9 PM (virtual) OR Feb 14 | 10 AM-2:30 PM (in-person)\nDevelop your storytelling abilities.\n\nPARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS\nStudents with a strong interest in building storytelling abilities and leadership development. Any level student at any school is welcome.\n\nRegister between Jan 28–Feb 7.\n\nVisit our webpage to learn more! UID:127855-21859824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate,Graduate School,Leadership,Storytelling,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T120115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student DGT: Hopf Algebras\, Steinberg Modules\, and H^k(GL_nZ\; Q) DESCRIPTION:This talk aims to give a gentle exposition of recent work establishing an algebraic structure on the groups H^k(GL_nZ\; Q). These cohomology groups are of interest in several areas of mathematics\, and computing them has proven extremely difficult. One approach to studying these groups is via \"Steinberg modules\"\, which are defined in terms of certain simplicial complexes. After giving a brief introduction to these objects\, I will describe a combinatorial way to put a product and coproduct structure on the Steinberg modules\, and discuss recent work of Ash-Miller-Patzt that used this to deduce a Hopf algebra structure on the cohomology H^k(GL_nZ\; Q)\, and describe how this helps in finding new cohomology classes. UID:132543-21871222@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132543 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,seminar,Talk LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T133051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Van Eenam Lecture #3 From Nash Equilibrium to Social Optimum and Back: A Mean Field Perspective DESCRIPTION:Mean field games (MFG) and mean field control (MFC) problems have been introduced to study large populations of strategic players. They correspond respectively to non-cooperative or cooperative scenarios\, and the goals of their analyses are to find the Nash equilibriums and social optimums. These frameworks provide approximate solutions to situations with a finite number of players and have found a wide range of applications\, from economics to biology and machine learning. In this paper\, we study how the players can transition from a non-cooperative to a cooperative regime\, and back. The first direction is reminiscent of mechanism design\, in which the game's definition is modified so that non-cooperative players reach an outcome similar to a cooperative scenario. To better understand the second direction we introduce the \"price of instability\" and study how players that are initially cooperative gradually deviate from a social optimum to reach a Nash equilibrium when they decide to optimize their individual cost very much in the spirit of the \"free rider\" phenomenon. To formalize these connections\, we introduce two new classes of games which lie between MFG and MFC: $\lambda$-interpolated mean field games\, in which the cost of an individual player is a $\lambda$-interpolation of the MFG and the MFC costs\, and $p$-partial mean field games\, in which a proportion $p$ of the population deviates from the social optimum by playing the game non-cooperatively. We shallconclude with algorithm for myopic players to learn a $p$-partial mean field equilibrium\, and we illustrate it on a stylized model.\n\nJoint work with G. Dayanikli\, M. Lauriere and F. Delarue UID:128951-21861937@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128951 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T143027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:INFORMS Info Session DESCRIPTION:Info session to introduce INFORMs to anyone at IOE! UID:132519-21871074@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132519 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250108T103144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Press Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Putin DESCRIPTION:Wallace House Presents a WCEE Panel and Eisendrath Symposium Event\n\nIn the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine\, the Kremlin has taken extraordinary steps to try to silence independent media through bans\, censorship and repressive labels like “foreign agents.” This crackdown has spread to Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia\, where some governments are mirroring not only Putin’s laws but also his actions — arresting and even killing journalists to suppress free speech. \n\nHow can journalists safeguard access to accurate information and combat disinformation in the face of these escalating threats? \n\nThe panel will discuss these critical issues and why their work matters to us all.\n\nAbout the Speakers\nBaktygul Chynybaeva\, 2024-25 Knight-Wallace Fellow\,  is a journalist from Kyrgyzstan with more than 20 years of experience covering healthcare\, environmental and human rights issues. Fluent in five languages\, she serves as a correspondent for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty’s Central Newsroom in Prague. Her investigative reporting on the dire condition of children’s cancer care in Kyrgyzstan inspired significant reforms in the country’s policies. Chynybaeva is also actively involved in organizing training sessions and capacity-building programs for journalists across Central Asian countries.\n\nHolger Roonemaa\, 2024-25 Knight-Wallace Fellow\, manages the investigative and fact-checking team at the daily news site Delfi Estonia. He is also an editor with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). He has covered money laundering\, corruption and evasion of sanctions\, and topics related to national security\, espionage and propaganda. In recent years\, most of his investigations have focused on Russian security threats in Baltic countries. He led and coordinated the “Kremlin Papers” project\, a high-profile investigative collaboration that detailed election interference\, information manipulation and territorial aggression by Russian president Vladimir Putin.\n\nJoseph Sywenkyj\, 2024-25 WCEE Distinguished Fellow and Knight-Wallace Fellow\, is an American photographer of Ukrainian descent who has lived and worked in Ukraine for approximately 20 years. His photography throughout Ukraine\, Eastern Europe and Central Asia has been published regularly in The Wall Street Journal\, as well as in The New York Times. His ongoing photographic series\, “Wounds\,” is an intimate study of Ukrainian activists and soldiers who were severely wounded during the Euromaidan Revolution and Russia’s current war against Ukraine. Sywenkyj has exhibited his photographs in numerous galleries and museums in both the United States and abroad. He was the recipient of two Fulbright scholarships\, one as a student and the other as a scholar\, and also received a W. Eugene Smith Grant and an Aftermath Project Grant.\n\nAbout the Moderator\nGeneviève Zubrzycki is the Weiser Family Professor in European and Eurasian Studies and the William H. Sewell Jr. Collegiate Professor of Sociology at U-M. She is the Director of WCEE and the Copernicus Center for Polish Studies. She previously served as Director of the Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies and the Center for European Studies. Her research focuses on nationalism and religion\, collective memory\, the post-communist transition\, and cultural politics in Eastern Europe and North America. Her award-winning books have been translated into Polish and French. In 2021\, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Bronisław Malinowski Prize in the Social Sciences from the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA). She serves on the Board of Directors of The Reckoning Project\, an NGO investigating war crimes committed against civilian populations in Ukraine\, the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America\, and the Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la diversité et la démocratie Université du Québec à Montréal. UID:130561-21866270@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130561 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Balkan,Communication And Media,eastern europe,Free,In Person,Journalism,Wcee LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:2025 Mayoral Fellowship Information Session with University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Mayoral Fellowship Program develops partnerships with universities and provides opportunities for college students to work on current projects that will offer real life experience. We believe that our city government should be reflective of our residents. Understanding the importance of developing the City of Detroit’s future workforce means our employees should be diverse and inclusive of all the cultures represented in our communities. We are looking forward to students such as yourselves to help shape the future of Detroit. The city is building and connecting to the heartbeat of its college residents and wants to offer you a jump start to your career. This program provides college students an opportunity to take a look at a career in government. Our interns are well positioned throughout various departments to gain work experience and to develop employment skills. Interns will work on currently active projects that will increase your knowledge and assist the city in its move forward. Beingonboard will provide you with a stronger learning path\, receiving classroom learning and then job application throughout the program. This connection between the City of Detroit and University of Michigan will open the doors of a government work environment to teach and grow students.  UID:132718-21871635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132718 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T134830 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T183000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:February Board Game Night DESCRIPTION:Join Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant Aleena and fellow residents for an informal board game night in the Yuri Kochiyama Multicultural Lounge in South Quad. Grab some snacks\, bring your competitive spirit\, and make new friends in this relaxed and fun-filled evening! UID:132469-21871009@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Food,free,Free Food,Games,Social LOCATION:South Quad - Yuri Kochiyama Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T095933 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Seed to Sovereignty: Incubator Workshop for Student-Led Food & Social Change Projects DESCRIPTION:Have you ever imagined a community pizza oven behind your residence hall? Or wanted to start your own line of tomato sauce with your grandma's recipe? The UM Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) wants to help bring your idea to campus!\n\nWe are excited to be hosting a two-part incubator workshop series aimed at helping students create projects that further food sovereignty movements on campus! \n\nUMSFP nourishes a community of students working for a food sovereign campus. One way UMSFP does this is through the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, a grant for student organizations to purchase meaningful materials for events and develop long-term projects that support food sovereignty at U-M. \n\nStudent food sovereignty is the right of students to eat\, grow\, build community\, and experience joy with culturally relevant and sustainably and equitably produced food. UMSFP seeks to empower students to challenge and reshape campus food systems\, shaped by systems of oppression\, with its grants. UMSFP’s approach to food student food sovereignty emphasizes supporting student agency within the unique dynamics of a college environment\, drawing inspiration from grassroots movements for food justice while seeking to build an alternative food system led by and for students. \n\nJoin us to brainstorm some cool student-led projects (like the farm stand!)\, while enjoying time with other like-minded students and\, of course\, food! \n\nRegistration is encouraged but not required! UID:130888-21867238@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Food,Sustainability LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T134720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hot Chocolate Appreciation Mixer DESCRIPTION:Come show appreciation for all the special people in your lives while enjoying some hot chocolate and a movie! UID:132119-21870327@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132119 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Community,free,Free Food,Movie Night,Well-being LOCATION:West Quadrangle - Asubuhi Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T151009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Orientation Student Staff Recruitment Panel DESCRIPTION:Looking for an on-campus job this summer? The Office of New Student Programs is hosting a panel to hear from previous orientation student staff. Applications are open until February 23rd. We hope to see you there! UID:132456-21870993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132456 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Inclusion,Job Opportunity,Orientation,Social,Social Impact,Student Affairs LOCATION:Michigan Union - Anderson ABC CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T083448 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pizza\, Polaroids\, and Poems DESCRIPTION:This Valentine’s\, we are celebrating all forms of love: self\, platonic\, romantic\, and more. Need a last minute gift? Don’t have a date planned? Want a place to hang out with your friends? We'll have a polaroid photo booth\, supplies for crafting cards\, live typewritten poetry\, and pizza! Registration is required for food headcount. UID:131597-21868798@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131597 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:202 South Thayer Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:PSIP Info Session: City of Detroit Mayoral Fellows Program (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Interested in fields like Public Policy\, Business\, PublicAdministration\, Law\, Public Health\, Finance\, Engineering\, or IT? TheCity of Detroit is hosting a virtual Information Session to give you an opportunity to learn what an internship with the City of Detroit could looklike for you! You can ask questions and speak with former interns and City of Detroit representatives.  UID:131253-21868038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131253 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T094310 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Seed to Sovereignty: UMSFP Grant Incubator Workshops DESCRIPTION:February 6 & 13\n\n5-7pm\n\nMichigan League\, Room D (Day 1) & 4 (Day 2)\n\nFree Snacks!\n\nThis event is only open to enrolled students.\n\nHave you ever imagined a community pizza oven behind your residence hall? Or wanted to start your own line of tomato sauce with your grandma's recipe? The UM Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) wants to help bring your idea to campus!\n\nWe are excited to be hosting a two-part incubator workshop series aimed at helping students create projects that further food sovereignty movements on campus! \n\nUMSFP nourishes a community of students working for a food sovereign campus. One way UMSFP does this is through the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, a grant for student organizations to purchase meaningful materials for events and develop long-term projects that support food sovereignty at U-M. \n\nStudent food sovereignty is the right of students to eat\, grow\, build community\, and experience joy with culturally relevant and sustainably and equitably produced food. UMSFP seeks to empower students to challenge and reshape campus food systems\, shaped by systems of oppression\, with its grants. UMSFP’s approach to food student food sovereignty emphasizes supporting student agency within the unique dynamics of a college environment\, drawing inspiration from grassroots movements for food justice while seeking to build an alternative food system led by and for students. \n\nJoin us to brainstorm some cool student-led projects (like the farm stand!)\, while enjoying time with other like-minded students and\, of course\, food! \n\n*Please register using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXpnBq6oT_IbYMIrD95oJ6JvDVWVpDNff3Z-fJlP1e7OCzaw/viewform?usp=sf_link UID:131510-21868660@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131510 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Food,Food Justice,Food System,Project,Sustainability,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan League - Room 4 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T142618 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:BIndx meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our next BIndx Meeting on Thursday\, February 13! This meeting will be a game night and we'll play Uno\, Monopoly\, Sequence\, Life\, Sorry\, Taboo and more. We hope to see you there!\n\nThursday\, February 13\, 2024 (5:30pm - 7:00pm) \nIOE Building\, Conference Room 2717 (take the stairs to the second floor)\nCuppy's will be served to those who RSVP by Monday\, February 10 at 4:00pm\n\nThe Black Industrial Engineers (BIndx\, pronounced BIND-ex) group is composed of IOE students and faculty who come together informally for meaningful conversations and fellowship to promote learning\, mentoring\, and networking. The BIndx program was initiated to promote a learning space where students feel comfortable engaging with faculty. BIndx meetings occur as informal monthly discussions to help form relationships between faculty and minoritized students. BIndx hosts a diverse group of guest speakers throughout the semester with a specific focus to facilitate conversations\, build connections\, and empower self-reflection.\n\nNote: At this meeting\, Erin\, our department photographer\, will join us for about 30 minutes to take some photos of BINDx interactions. These photos may be used in fundraising endeavors that support departmental activities (e.g.\, BINDx\, EGL\, travel support\, etc.). If you prefer not to be photographed\, just let us know when you arrive. UID:132248-21870660@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132248 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Industrial And Operations Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 2717 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T181507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim DESCRIPTION:asses.masses is a custom video game designed to be played from beginning to end by a live audience\, one person at a time. It’s the 7+ hour epic story of a herd of unemployed donkeys trying to get their jobs back\, all while navigating the perils of a post-Industrial society in which they’ve been made redundant. Cheeky\, political\, and best described as Animal Farm meets Pokémon meets Final Fantasy\, asses.masses puts the control(ler) in its audience’s hands and asks them to discover the space between the work that defines us and the play that frees us.\nasses.masses creators Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim are conceptual artists exploring urgent questions around the social value of art\, digital labour\, and the political potential of games. Mixing their backgrounds in performance\, philosophy\, psychology\, and digital media\, their collaborations have manifested in video games\, participatory installations\, digital archives\, and card games. In addition to asses.masses\, Patrick and Milton are also the co-founders of the Canadian national video archive of performance (videocan) and the co-creators behind a performing arts economy trading card game (culturecapital). Their projects have been presented across Canada\, as well as in Argentina\, Mexico\, Spain\, Italy\, Germany\, the USA\, and the UK\, in English\, French\, Spanish\, Italian\, German\, and Catalan.\nIn tandem with their appearance in the Penny Stamps Series\, asses.masses will be in performance as part of the UMS season on February 15 and 16\, 2025 at the Stamps Auditorium\, Walgreen Drama Center.\nPresented in Partnership with University Musical Society. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:130004-21865046@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130004 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T123221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T203000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:BNP Paribas - University of Michigan Information Session DESCRIPTION:The BNP Paribas team will be coming onto campus this Thursday (February 13th) in advance of kicking off our 2026 Summer Analyst interviews. We will be hosting our formal information session in R1210 from 5:45p – 6:45p ET followed by networking.  We will have representation from Global Markets\, Corporate Banking\, and Investment Banking. UID:132719-21871636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T180034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Apologetics: Challenge your thinking (over pizza!) with Ratio Christi Thursdays. DESCRIPTION: Hi all\,We are excited to invite you to Ratio Christi Meeting on Thursday 02/13 from 6-7 pm! The question for this week is: \"Does the book of Genesis in the Bible align with the Big Bang theory\, or is it just an ancient myth?\" Our meeting will be held at the Study Center at 611 1/2 E. William St. Ann Arbor. This is a safe space for inquiring about religion and faith. Your perspectives are valued in fostering a thoughtful understanding of these subjects. All are welcome!! There will be pizza! You can follow us on Instagram:Ratio Christi Instagram page.We are excited to see you all soon and please feel free to reach out with any questions!Sincerely\,Ratio Christi Team 😊 UID:132541-21871219@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Study Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T180035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Other:First Meeting DESCRIPTION:Hi and welcome to Us Too @UMich. We are so excited to begin having club meetings\, events and meeting everyone! We are having out first meeting this Thursday\, February 13th from 6-7pm in Angell Hall G160. UID:132603-21871362@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: G160 Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T180035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 SUMMARY:Other:First Meeting DESCRIPTION:Hi and welcome to Us Too @UMich. We are so excited to begin having meetings\, events\, and meeting everyone! Our first meeting will take place on Thursday\, February 13th at 6 pm in Angell Hall G160. Cannot wait to see everyone there! UID:132604-21871363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:G160 Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T172050 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Galentine's Day Game Night with WISE & GWC DESCRIPTION:Need a fun night with the gal's? Join WISE & GWC for a game night with sweet treats and get to know other students in STEM! UID:132311-21870750@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132311 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:WISE Office (3236 USB) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T160837 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T193000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:TO BE RESCHEDULED | Digging Deeper: Thursday Night Lecture Series | Archaeology in Motion: Karanis Silent Film Showing and Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:*UPDATE: We are rescheduling this lecture due to inclement weather and out of respect for the safety of the Kelsey Museum and UMMA staff. We thank you for your understanding!*\n\nDuring excavations at Karanis\, Egypt\, the University of Michigan employed the relatively new medium of motion pictures to document its project. Several hours of film footage show scenes of daily village life\, the surrounding landscape\, and of course\, Michigan archaeologists and Egyptian laborers at work at Karanis. \n\nJoin us at the U-M Museum of Art’s Helmut Stern Auditorium (525 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109) to watch some of the silent film footage from the 1920s excavations\, followed by a panel discussion providing insight into this bygone movie medium. The speakers will also discuss excavation practices from this era as compared to the community-centered field projects in which the Kelsey Museum engages today.\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:131373-21868310@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131373 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Classical Studies,Discussion,excavation,Film,Free,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250126T171733 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Tutoring Sponsored by Pi Tau Sigma DESCRIPTION:Free tutoring sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering society\, Pi Tau Sigma. Every Thursday from 6:00-8:00 pm come find us in Findley C. We will help with any Mechanical Engineering class\, so be sure to check us out! UID:131805-21869258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131805 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Engineering LOCATION:GG Brown Laboratory - Findley C (2518) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T182053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T213000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:An Enchanted Evening with the Residence Halls Association DESCRIPTION:The Residence Halls Association (RHA) would like to invite you all to an Enchanted Evening on February 13th\, 2025 at 7 PM. ✨🧚\nIt will be a night of fun\, food\, music\, and activities ( including prizes 👀) for those in attendance. Join us for this fun ball and get ready for a mystical night with fellow residents and friends! \nLocation: Graduate Ann Arbor (transportation will not be provided as it is within walking distance of campus and accessible via Bus)\nAttire: Semi-Formal Highly Encouraged Only open to Undergraduate Students at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. UID:130875-21867213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:615 E Huron St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T182054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T203000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Bursley DPE Events DESCRIPTION: UID:131004-21867589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131004 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Bursley, Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250119T130235 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T213000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:CJS Winter 2025 Film Series | *Chronicle of My Mother* DESCRIPTION:Tickets may be purchased at: https://myumi.ch/4j1mZ\n \n *Chronicle of My Mother (わが母の記)* is based on an autobiographical novel by Inoue Yasushi and follows a family over the course of fifteen years as they deal with issues of abandonment\, resentment\, and the decline that comes with old age. The story centers on an author (Yakusho Koji) who has a difficult relationship with his elderly parents\, especially as his mother's memory deteriorates day by day. As he grapples with his own role as a father\, he attempts to reconcile his relationships.\n \n Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Read more about the film\, including ratings\, at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1818443/\n \n Learn more about the CJS Winter 2025 Film Series at: https://myumi.ch/AZ8Ep\n \n The CJS Winter 2025 Film Series is co-sponsored by the Department of Film\, Television\, and 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:131420-21868451@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131420 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Film,Film Series,japan LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250103T153052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Connector Thursday Movie Night DESCRIPTION:Come take a break in the Connector for Movie Night! There will be fresh popped popcorn and snacks! UID:129996-21865015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Food,free,Free Food,Movie Night,West Quad LOCATION:West Quadrangle - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T124811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Giving It All Away: William W. Cook & His Michigan Law Quad DESCRIPTION:“American institutions are of more consequence than the wealth or power of the country.” At least that’s what the wealthy lawyer William W. Cook believed. And from 1922-1930\, Cook acted on that belief by creating a magnificent law school for his alma mater: the University of Michigan. Retired Director of the U-M Law Library Margaret Leary will share the story of Cook’s gift and how it—and the clashes over it—not only created Michigan’s iconic Law Quadrangle\, but also helped inspire a wave of donations that reshaped the University.\n\n\n\nMargaret Leary is Librarian Emerita of the University of Michigan Law School\, having served as Director of the Law Library from 1984 to 2011. For many years she served on American Bar Association teams that visited law schools seeking re-accreditation and worked as a consultant to law libraries around the world giving her wide-ranging exposure to the ways law schools teach and operate. A long-time member of the Ann Arbor District Library Board\, she also writes about local issues for the Ann Arbor Observer and is a volunteer researcher on the Bentley Historical Library’s African American Student Project. UID:132444-21870965@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132444 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,bentley library,Discussion,Education,educational,free,history,Law,Making Michigan,Museum,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T202039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T230000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Michigan Gayly: Galentines Party DESCRIPTION:Come by for a queer valentines party on Thursday Feb. 13th hosted by the editors of the Michigan Gayly!! Please contact jmorena@umich.edu for location :) UID:131703-21869068@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131703 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dinner,LGBT,Social,Student Org LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250203T111428 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual: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:132238-21870649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132238 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Transfer Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T180008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Revive DESCRIPTION:Come and discover hidden gems in the Bible!  Every Thursday night\, 7:30-9:00PM\, we will have Revive at 2210 ABC in the Michigan Union.  Our usual agenda for this event includes singing\, hearing a spoken message\, and having breakout discussion.  This is a great opportunity to meet others who love the Lord Jesus and to learn more about His Word!  See you there!! 🙂\"Your word is a lamp to my feet / And a light to my path.\" (Psalm 119:105) UID:130347-21865788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union, 2210 ABC (Second Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T181651 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Sarina Zhang\, cello DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in cello performance Sarina Zhang performs a dissertation recital. UID:131719-21869147@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131719 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240807T103725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:David Francey DESCRIPTION:David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter. Born in Ayrshire\, Scotland to parents who were factory workers\, he moved to Canada when he was twelve. For decades\, he worked across Canada in rail yards\, construction sites\, and in the Yukon bush\, all the while writing poetry\, setting it to melodies in his head and singing it to himself as he worked. \n\nA truly authentic folk singer\, Francey is a documentarian of the working person who never imagined earning a living from his music. But when he was in his 40s\, his wife\, artist Beth Girdler\, encouraged him to share his songs and sing in public. The reaction was instant. His first album Torn Screen Door came out in 1999 and was a hit in Canada.\n\nSince then\, David has released thirteen albums\, won four Juno Awards and has had his songs covered by such artists as The Del McCoury Band\, The Rankin Family\, James Keelaghan and Tracy Grammer.\n\nFrancey also had the honor of receiving the prestigious SOCAN Folk Music Award as well as taking home the Grand Prize in both the International Acoustic Music Award and in the Folk category for the John Lennon Songwriting Award. UID:123922-21852185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123922 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Concert,Music,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T154417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:NCKS Special Event | Pan-tastic: Korean Singer of Tales Meets Jazz DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exceptional musical experience that brings together the vibrant worlds of jazz and Pansori\, a traditional Korean form of storytelling music. Both genres are known for their elements of improvisation and active audience participation\, making this event a rare and captivating blend of two distinct traditions.\n\nClick here to view an example of this type of performance: https://myumi.ch/5ydjM\n \n Lisa Sung\n Lisa Sung is an award-winning jazz pianist and educator who received the prestigious John Stites Jazz Award in 2022 for highest artistic development. With a rich performance and recording history\, she has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Terell Stafford\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Ron McClure. Her unique passion for interpreting Asian melodies into jazz is demonstrated in her album Half Moon\, featuring traditional Korean children's songs.\n \n Currently\, an adjunct professor at Calvin University and Aquinas College\, Lisa directs Calvin University’s jazz band and co-directs the gospel choir. She recently began her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program at the University of Michigan\, earning the Rachem Merit Fellowship. Lisa's educational background includes studies under Terell Stafford at Temple University and Ron McClure at NYU. Her recent tour\, sponsored by JSJA\, featured performances in Indonesia\, Korea\, and Vietnam. Upcoming tours will take her to the Philippines and Stuttgart\, Germany in 2025.\n \n Hee-Won Park\n Hee-Won Park is a celebrated Pansori performer and educator\, recognized with awards like the Prime Minister’s Award in 2019 and the KBS Gugak Award in 2021. Fascinated by Pansori from the age of four under her grandfather's influence\, she mastered all five traditional Pansori repertoires by her early 20s.\n \n Hee-Won holds a B.A. in Korean Traditional Music & Korean Literature and an M.A. in Korean Studies from Ewha Womans University\, with ongoing Ph.D. studies in Education. She has been a dedicated member and board director of \"Pansori Factory Badaksori\,\" contributing to various creative works and musicals. Her international performances span the U.S.\, Japan\, Australia\, and Brazil. Notable releases include her singles \"The Very Best\" and \"Dance with Me\" in 2021. Currently\, Hee-Won lectures at Kyung Hee University Graduate School of Education\, developing Pansori education programs for diverse groups\, including multicultural communities.\n\nTom Knific\nTom Knific has performed with many of the great jazz and classical artists of our time on tour and on record. They include Gene Bertoncini\, Billy Hart\, Randy Brecker\, Michel Legrand\, Dave Brubeck\, Fred Hersch and Joe Lovano. \n\nHe received the 2016 Musical America Top Professional and Innovators award and received the 2004 Down Beat magazine Achievement in Jazz Education award. Tom has written dozens of works in a variety of idioms and is published by Editions Delatour\, Paris\, and ISB Publications\, Dallas. He is heard on over 30 CD’s including four solo projects. Tom is past president of The International Society of Bassists.\n\nKevin “Bujo” Jones\nKevin Jones\, a percussionist from Englewood\, New Jersey\, was steeped in Jazz\, Soul\, Gospel\, Blues\, and Pop music from a young age. He began drumming at 10 and toured before finishing high school. At 19\, he toured Europe and recorded with Archie Shepp\, later joining the Isley Brothers and Whitney Houston. Throughout his career\, Kevin has recorded or toured with Jazz legends like Reggie Workman\, Hilton Ruiz\, and Grady Tate\, as well as artists across genres such as Louie Vega and Angie Stone. Since moving to Michigan 8 years ago\, he has worked with various local musicians\, served as a clinician at several universities\, and leads his own group\, Tenth World. Kevin also curates music at GRNoir wine and Jazz and is on the faculty at Michigan State University in Jazz Studies and Percussion. UID:130317-21865751@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130317 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Korea,Music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240829T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T223000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey vs. ASU DESCRIPTION:Home UID:124219-21852686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124219 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T121812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250213T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Conducting grad students lead this ensemble of U-M music majors in a program of new works by composition students.\n\nWith a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire. UID:122655-21849501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122655 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21865391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21864422@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T180022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T235959 SUMMARY:Other:MSU Invitational DESCRIPTION:MSU Tournament UID:131176-21867907@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250217T060021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Queen City Tune Up DESCRIPTION:chasing plastic in south carolina UID:131192-21867932@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs at Bird Ice Arena in Athens\, OH from February 14th until February 16th.  UID:131694-21869046@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Bird Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Threads of Tradition: The Art of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka DESCRIPTION:The act of embroidering and weaving designs onto cloth is deeply rooted in Ukrainian traditions. Embellished clothing (sorochky)\, ritual cloths (rushnyky)\, and household textiles accompany a person from birth until death\, punctuating important life events in between. A variety of embroidery patterns are used throughout Ukraine\; some stitches are universally known\, while others are region-specific. Ukrainian embroidered clothing is now officially celebrated with an annual Vyshyvanka Day observed throughout the world in May.\n\nTo see photos and read more about exhibited items\, visit https://myumi.ch/AZedA\n \n The embroideries and textiles exhibited are from the private collections of Arnie Klein\, Solomia Soroka\, Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova\, and from the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum located in Hamtramck\, Michigan.\n \n The exhibit opens on September 5\, 2024\, in 1010 Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\n*The exhibition is cosponsored by the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum*.\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:123893-21855011@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T154950 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Aerospace Engineering Career Chats DESCRIPTION:Hey Aerospace Engineering Students - This is for YOU!\n\nAre you feeling lost or overwhelmed by your full-time job or internship search? Not sure where to begin\, or just need a little guidance? Whether you're just starting out or already deep in the search process\, we're here to help!\n\nJoin us for a quick 15-minute virtual chat with an Engineering Career Advisor. Ask us anything—from where your peers are landing jobs\, to job search strategies\, to personalized resume feedback. It’s a chance to get the advice you need\, fast! Don’t navigate your career path alone—we’ve got your back! Let’s chat and get you one step closer to your goals.\n\nSign up staring 1/24 at 8am:\n- Go to: app.careerfairplus.com/ume_mi/fair/5588\n- Select ECRC Advisor Name\n- Select an Open Time - Appointment Times are Limited!\n\nNote: Only students within the Aerospace Engineering department are eligible for this event. UID:131689-21869022@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131689 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Andy Ross Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The pieces here are from a large series of works made over the last several years. In them\, Ross explores humor and personal meaning through absurd juxtapositions of pairs of wildly varied images. Each single image is stripped of its original context (be it\, for example\, a history book\, an instruction manual\, or a magazine advertisement)\, placed on a white background like some kind of specimen\, and presented afresh with a new “companion image.” These companion images confront\, contrast and converse with each other\, and thereby build new relationships\, narratives\, jokes\, and contexts.\n\nAndy Ross grew up in Macomb County\, and has been making art in various mediums since the 1970s. He received a BFA degree from College for Creative Studies\, and an MFA degree from University of Michigan. He has taught photography\, art\, and web design at colleges in California and Michigan. His photographs and collages have been exhibited in schools\, galleries\, and museums across the United States. UID:130827-21867042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T143714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Big Heart Blood Battle DESCRIPTION:Help the University of Michigan beat Penn State\, Michigan State\, and Wisconsin in the annual Winter Battle\, hosted by Blood Drives United\, in which Big Ten schools compete to see who can raise the most pints of blood! Donate blood anytime from now to February 28th at one of our participating drives and save up to three lives. Donors receive a free Big Heart shirt\, a Washtenaw Dairy coupon while supplies last\, a $15 e-gift card from the Red Cross\, and the opportunity to join a drawing for prizes from local businesses. Go to bloodbattle.org to see the full schedule of drives\, as well as the prize drawing items. Go blue and bleed blue! UID:132450-21870974@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:blood,Community Service,competition,Donate,Faculty,Food,Free,Health & Wellness,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Redcross,service,Student Org,student organization,Undergraduate,Volunteer,Wellness LOCATION:Rachel Upjohn Building - Atrium & Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T124159 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. Chair Aerobics classes are carefully structured to include a warm-up\, a pre-aerobic stretch\, sitting and standing aerobics\, strength training\, a cooldown\, and a final stretch. UID:131663-21868913@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131663 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082822 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Chimera DESCRIPTION:*Chimera* is an immersive exhibition centered on a newly commissioned film\, also titled *Chimera*\, which fuses elements from Newsome's prior works *Hands Performance* and *Build or Destroy* with a new interquel film that bridges their narratives. This connecting piece explores the origins and journey of the bejeweled figure in flames from *Build or Destroy*\, revealing where they come from and the purpose that led them to Earth. This exhibition reflects a bold shift in Newsome's practice toward sci-fi filmmaking\, layering the architecture of film\, movement\, and world-building to probe themes of identity\, resistance\, and creation. Complete details at https://myumi.ch/kZbyp. UID:130074-21865244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130074 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Exhibition,Film,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T091425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Electric – Water Utility Resilience Summit DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Urban Collaboratory and the Center for Risk Analysis Informed Decision Engineering invites you to a 1-1/2 day summit on Electric – Water Utility Resiliency on February 13 and 14 at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor NCRC campus. Co-sponsors include the Great Lakes Water Authority\, Consumers Energy\, DTE\, and ITC.\n\nThis first-of-its-kind summit will bring together key infrastructure providers from Michigan to collaborate on creating regional resilience.\n\nJoin us for fascinating interactive discussions and action planning.\n\nDay 1 (February 13\, 9 am – 4 pm)\n\nDiscussions of resilience challenges and potential among all participants to frame issues and solutions. The session includes a light lunch.\n\nDay 2 (February 14\, 9 am – 12 pm). Day 2 is already at capacity\n\nInteractive development of cross-organizational teams and action plans to address the key issues raised during Day 1 to increase resilience in Southeast Michigan. UID:130884-21867229@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130884 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civil and Environmental Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Public Policy,seminar,symposium LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Main atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T113426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This body of work represents a playful exploration of form\, color\, and scale through the lens of cellular shapes. Inspired by the complex patterns of biological life\, the pieces are a celebration of growth\, transformation\, and the joy of experimentation. The use of non-precious materials\, such as wood balls and paint\, allowed for a liberating approach to composition and color\, while the spherical forms and circular panels evoke the look of petri dishes—symbolizing both scientific curiosity and organic development.\nBorn in Detroit\, Elizabeth is a multidisciplinary artist and mother based in the metro Detroit area\, where she works from a studio in her home. With a background in bench jewelry\, her earlier work focused on studio jewelry and was represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal.\nElizabeth’s work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. She holds a BA in Jewelry Design\, with First Class Honours\, from Central Saint Martins in London\, a BFA from the University of Michigan\, and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where she specialized in Metalsmithing and Architecture. Her diverse practice spans jewelry\, sculpture\, and installation\, blending materials and techniques to explore themes of production\, growth\, transformation\, and organic form. UID:130825-21866951@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T100238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:On the World With the World DESCRIPTION:*On The World With The World* is an exhibition of 40 artworks by over 24 artists from the Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) program. PASC is the first progressive art studio and exhibition program in Detroit and Wayne County dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences to advance artistic practices and build individual careers in the art and design fields.\n\nThis exhibition introduces the PASC program\, and the wide range of styles and ways of working that drive this community of artists\, to the Ann Arbor community. The exhibition is hung salon style\, referencing the communal character of the Osterman Common Room as a social gathering space. It intends to bring engaged people together for conversation on art\, disabilities\, and questions of access in the art world.\n\nPASC embraces the philosophy that creating an artwork is an expressive and communal act whereby an individual communicates their unique perspective on the world with the world. UID:130104-21865332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130104 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250108T115550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Psychology Methods Hour: Power Analysis Has Lost Its Way: New Methods To Bring It Back Home DESCRIPTION:In a time when the alarms of research replicability are sounding louder than ever\, mapping out studies with statistical and inferential integrity is of paramount importance. Indeed\, funding agencies almost always require grant applicants to present compelling a priori power analyses to justify proposed sample sizes\, in an effort to ensure a sound investment. Unfortunately\, even researchers’ most sincere attempts at sample size planning are fraught with the fundamental challenge of setting numerical values not just for the focal parameters for which statistical tests are planned\, but for each of the model’s other more peripheral or contextual parameters as well. As we plainly demonstrate\, regarding the latter parameters\, even in very simple models well-intentioned numerical guesses that are even slightly off can undermine power for the assessment of the more focal parameters that are of key theoretical interest. Toward remedying this all-too-common but seemingly underestimated problem in power analysis\, we adopt a hope-for-the-best-but-plan-for-the-worst mindset and present new methods that attempt (1) to restore appropriate conservatism and robustness\, and in turn credibility\, to the sample size planning process\, and (2) to greatly simplify that process. Derivations and suggestions for practice are presented using the framework of measured variable path analysis models as they subsume many of the types of models (e.g.\, multiple linear regression\, ANOVA) for which sample size planning is of interest. UID:130715-21866571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130715 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:colloquium LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T144257 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Red Summer: Racial Violence in the American Landscape\, 1917-1923 DESCRIPTION:The Red Summer portfolio represents the stories of various locations in the American landscape where racial violence (often characterized as “Race Wars” at the time) erupted between 1917 and 1923. These years of conflict reveal several aspects of racial anxiety that inform our contemporary experience\, including\, though not limited to\; racism\, fear of violent black revolt\, lynching\, poverty\, mass incarceration\, and competition for employment. The term “Red Summer” was first used by James Weldon Johnson to describe the violent attacks against black communities during 1919. \n\nThough the events of the early twentieth century seem to be remote and fading apparitions of an American past\; my work is concerned with the power and influence of our shared historical narrative upon the present. The upheaval of Red Summer occurred approximately fifty years after the American Civil War\, fifty years before the height of the Civil Rights Era\, and three centuries after the first enslaved Africans arrived in English colonies that would become the United States. \n\nThe project combines photographs of the contemporary landscape made at or near the site of racial conflict with fragmented selections of contemporaneous newspaper reporting (1917-1923). In many cases\, the newsprint images include the surrounding stories or advertisements. The combination of the landscape photograph and the reproduction of newspaper fragments (which invade the contemporary with a narrative from the past)\, is a rupture and a conversation on the timeline between past and present. UID:131383-21868358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131383 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Exhibition,free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Redefining the Crown DESCRIPTION:In Winter 2025\, the Lane Hall exhibit space will feature a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.\n\nBased on a photo essay by U-M Faculty Versha Pleasant (MD/MPH) and Ava Purkiss (PhD) in Medicine at Michigan\, this exhibition examines the cultural and personal significance of hair within Black communities\, particularly through the lens of breast cancer treatment and recovery. The term \"crown\" is deeply symbolic in Black culture\, signifying beauty\, strength\, and identity. The featured photo essay by photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks.\n\nThrough their narratives and portraits\, the exhibit examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy\, inviting the audience to witness their stories with radical empathy. It explores the cultural pride and personal identity intricately tied to their hair\, and how these elements are redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThe exhibit will be on view from January 21\, 2025 to August 8\, 2025. This exhibition is presented with support from IRWG\, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies\, and Michigan Medicine. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm. UID:129602-21864042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,institute for research on women and gender,women,Women's And Gender Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T145313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:South Asian Language Programs Pedagogy Conference | Meeting Teaching Challenges with South Asian Pedagogy DESCRIPTION:South Asian language instructors from Big Ten institutions will share their teaching challenges and experiences. The instructors will explore the possibility of collaborations in teaching and material production\, and aim to design a standard curriculum for South Asian languages that would help in meeting CourseShare demands and challenges across the institutions. The conference also aims to share expertise with the SA community and public school instructors.\n\nDay 1: Breakfast\, Registration\, and Welcome 9:00 - 9:30 am\nKeynote Address: 9:30 – 10:30 am\nFelecia Lucht\, University of Wisconsin-Madison:\nStrategies for Facilitating Interaction and Collaboration in the Target Language \nSession One: 10:45 am – noon\nShaheen Parveen\, Rutgers-New Brunswick \nProficiency-based lessons aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards\nJameel Ahmed\, University of Washington \nThree Years Integrated Urdu Curriculum: Balancing All Four Skills \nJulie Evershed\, U-M \nThe Language Resource Center: Role and resources\nU-M Language Resource Center Tour 12:00 –12:30 pm\nLunch Break \nSession Two: 1:00 – 2:30 pm\nSecond Keynote: Pranjali Sarasao\, U-C Berkeley \nShaping the Future of Language Teaching: Collaboration Between Academia\, Industry\, and Technology\nMithilesh Mishra\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \nUsing AI for Developing Metacognition in Language Teaching and Learning\nSession Three: 3:00 – 3:45 pm\nRashmi Sharma\, Indiana University \nHow to Trick the Tricksters\nFLTA (Urdu) \nSneha Sharma\, U-M\nLeveraging Code Mixing in Hindi: Bridging Linguistic Gapes in Multilingual Classrooms \nSpozmai Khan\n\nSession Four: 3:45 – 4:15 pm \nKeynote Address: Christi Merrill\, U-M \nDay 2:\nBreakfast and Welcome 9:00 – 9:45 am\nSomnath Ghosh\, Consulate General of India\, Chicago 9:45 – 10:00 am\nSyed Ali\, U-M 10:00 –10:15 am\nGrammar and Vocabulary Teaching Strategies\nDavid Brick\, U-M 10:15 - 10:30 am\nApproaches to Teaching Sanskrit at an American University \nPinderjeet Gill & Faijul Hoque 10:30 - 11:00 am Engaging Students Through Project-Based Learning\n\nBreak 11:00 - 11:15am\n\nUmar Anjum \, U-M 11:15 - 11:30am\nCreating Themes Specific Images Using AI in Urdu \nPathima Raviraj\, U-M 11:30 –11:45 am\nAddressing Linguistic and Pedagogical Barriers in Tamil Language Teaching\nPhill Cameron\, U-M 11:45 –12:00 pm\nIntroduction to H5P and Presentational Games\nLunch Break 12:00 –12:30 pm \nThe Role of Community 12:30 – 1:45 pm\nShahid Iqbal \nTalat Awais\nSamina Kasim \nThe Role of Community in Keeping the Language Alive\nVijay Sharma \nMuktak Sharma\nGeeta Sharma\nSarita Singh\nChandrashekhar Singh\nGarima Periwal \nMonika Dressler\, UofM CourseShare Coordinator 2:00 – 4:00 pm\nCourseShare challenges–perspective for developing collaborations\nCourseShare collaborations and challenges—group discussion\nStandardization of South Asian languages curriculum across BTAA institutions \nBuilding bridges and developing collaborations for material development and sharing\nConcluding remarks (Syed Ali)\n\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at csas@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:129726-21864467@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Language,Languages,South Asia LOCATION:North Quad - Room 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863734@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Commonwealth Cup Weekend 1 DESCRIPTION:Fly's first OUTDOOR 7v7 tournament of the year! UID:132275-21870695@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Monogram Foods Smith River Sports Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T100651 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T103000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Identifying coherent structures and controlling turbulent flows through deep learning DESCRIPTION:Time and location: February 14\, 2025\, 9:30 - 10:30 am\, 2210 Lurie Engineering Center\nTo join via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97823527756?pwd=H01BbvtuG5q02Wzb8LJvhUnvijlAIe.1\n\nAbstract: In this work we first use explainable deep learning based on Shapley explanations to identify the most important regions for predicting the future states of a turbulent channel flow. The explainability framework (based on gradient SHAP) is applied to each grid point in the domain\, and through percolation analysis we identify coherent flow regions of high importance. These regions have around 70% overlap with the intense Reynolds-stress (Q) events in two-dimensional vertical planes. Interestingly\, these importance-based structures have high overlap with classical turbulence structures (Q events\, streaks and vortex clusters) in different wall-normal locations\, suggesting that this new framework provides a more comprehensive way to study turbulence. We also discuss the application of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to discover active-flow-control strategies for turbulent flows\, including turbulent channels\, three-dimensional cylinders and turbulent separation bubbles. In all the cases\, the discovered DRL-based strategies significantly outperform classical flow-control approaches. We conclude that DRL has tremendous potential for drag reduction in a wide range of complex turbulent-flow configurations.\n\nBio: Dr. Ricardo Vinuesa is joining the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan in the Fall of 2025. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Mechanics\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)\, and he received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. His research combines numerical simulations and data-driven methods to understand\, control and predict complex wall-bounded turbulent flows\, such as the boundary layers developing around wings and urban environments. Dr. Vinuesa has received\, among others\, an ERC Consolidator Grant\, the TSFP Kasagi Award\, the MST Emerging Leaders Award\, the Goran Gustafsson Award for Young Researchers\, the IIT Outstanding Young Alumnus Award\, the SARES Young Researcher Award and he leads several large Horizon Europe projects. He is also a member of the Young Academy of Science of Spain. UID:132562-21871255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132562 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai In Science And Engineering,Artificial Intelligence,Deep Learning,North Campus,Sciml LOCATION:Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr - 2210 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 SUMMARY:Well-being:\"Let's Talk\": Informal\, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling DESCRIPTION:Trained mental health counselors are now available for drop-in conversations at different times and locations across campus\, including at Trotter\, the Spectrum Center\, South Quad\, the International Center\, and Bursley.\n\nThis informal\, confidential “office hours” style can be a great fit for students unsure about formal counseling\; for those with a specific\, time-limited concern they’d like to talk through\; or those seeking information on campus resources. Please note: this is not meant for crisis or emergency support.\n\n\"Let's Talk\" will run from January 20th 2025 to April 25th 2025. There will be no drop-ins the week of Spring Break (March 3rd - 7th). \n\nMonday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman\, Ph.D.\, LP\, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center\nTuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont\, Ph.D.\, Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)\nWednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski\, LMSW\, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing\nThursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu\, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu\, M.Ed.\, M.S.Ed.\, Conference Room in the International Center\nFriday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas\, LMSW\, and Emily Powers\, LLMSW\, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing UID:131469-21868566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Undergraduate Students,university health service,Well-being,Accessible,Casual,Confidential,Drop-in,free,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,health communication,Inclusion,mental health,Mindfulness,relationship,relationships,Undergraduate LOCATION:Bursley Hall - 2329B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T153226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 SUMMARY:Meeting:La Tertulia: Spanish Coffee Hour DESCRIPTION:Spanish Coffee & Conversation Hours\n\nALL LEVELS AND STUDENTS WELCOME!\n- Practice your Spanish speaking skills with students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed setting\n- Free coffee\, tea\, light snacks\, and baked goods\n- Get advice on courses and discuss study abroad\n\nEvery Friday\, Winter 2025\nJanuary 10 to April 18\n10:00am - 11:00 am\n4th Floor\, MLB Commons UID:130925-21867399@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Food,Free,Humanities,In Person,Inclusion,Interactive,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,Language,multicultural,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Spanish,Talk LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867440@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T093930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Yixin Wang\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Statistics\, University of Michigan. DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Causal inference traditionally relies on tabular data\, where treatments\, outcomes\, and covariates are manually collected and labeled. However\, many real-world problems involve unstructured data—images\, text\, and videos—where treatments or outcomes are high-dimensional and unstructured\, or all causal variables are hidden within the unstructured observations. This talk explores causal inference in such settings.\n\nWe begin with cases where all causal variables (including treatments\, outcomes\, covariates) are hidden in unstructured observations. These causal problems require a crucial first step\, extracting high-level latent causal factors from raw unstructured inputs. We develop algorithms to identify these factors. While traditional methods often assume statistical independence\, causal factors are often correlated or causally connected. Our key observation is that\, despite correlations\, the causal connections (or the lack of) among factors leave geometric signatures in the latent factors' support - the ranges of values each can take. These signatures allow us to provably identify latent causal factors from passive observations\, interventions\, or multi-domain datasets (up to different transformations).\n\nNext\, we tackle cases where unstructured data itself serves as either the treatment or the outcome. In these cases\, standard causal queries like average treatment effect (ATE) are not suitable—subtracting one text\, image\, or video outcome from another is meaningless. High-dimensional unstructured treatments also challenge the overlap assumption required for causal identification. To address these challenges\, we propose new causal queries: for unstructured outcomes\, we pinpoint outcome features most affected by the treatment\; for unstructured treatments\, we identify influential treatment features driving outcome differences. Finally\, we extend these ideas to decision-making algorithms\, such as optimizing natural language actions for desired outcomes.\n\nhttps://yixinwang.github.io/ UID:132381-21870848@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132381 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T093843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Story Lab Winter Retreats DESCRIPTION:Story Lab develops executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and events. To be an effective leader — at work\, in the community\, or in your personal life — you must be able to communicate with impact. Often this means telling stories that are meaningful to you and others\, and doing so in the rich language and expressive style of a seasoned storyteller. If you can craft and deliver an effective story\, you will be better able to convey your value to recruiters\, inspire and motivate classmates and colleagues\, and influence your audience. At Story Lab\, you’ll find an immersive experience and an opportunity to hone your skills in a safe and supportive environment.\n\nDATES\nFeb 13 | 4:30-9 PM (virtual) OR Feb 14 | 10 AM-2:30 PM (in-person)\nDevelop your storytelling abilities.\n\nPARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS\nStudents with a strong interest in building storytelling abilities and leadership development. Any level student at any school is welcome.\n\nRegister between Jan 28–Feb 7.\n\nVisit our webpage to learn more! UID:127855-21860525@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Graduate,Graduate School,Leadership,Storytelling,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621519@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T092107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Washtenaw County Health Department Tour (Undergraduate) DESCRIPTION:Come join Lauren Czarnowczan from the Practice Office in collaboration with Patty Krause\, Community Health Analyst\, with the Washtenaw County Health Department for a tour\, conversation\, and fun activities centered around public health on Friday\, February 14 from 10:00-11:30. **This date is specifically reserved for undergraduate public health students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about local public health and to network. Space is limited to 10 seats. You will need to provide your own transportation. Light snacks will be provided.    UID:131166-21867872@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131166 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Washtenaw County Health Department CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250301T063227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Data & Research Methods Project: Office Hours DESCRIPTION:All students are invited to join this free and open data science research project which can be used to supplement your digital research portfolio! On Friday\, February 14th\, we will meet for our first open Office Hours session to troubleshoot participant projects. \;Register and learn more: https://nebigdatahub.org/drm-project/ \;The Data &\; Research Methods project is perfect for beginners who have never worked with a dataset before. This project will also be helpful for advanced data science students who have little experience working with data cleaning or survey building\, desk research\, or data visualizations. \;The focus of this project is the research process as a whole.It is the first day of your new job as the Junior Data Scientist forthe Office of the Mayor in the fictional town of Data Lake\, West Dakota.The population of Data Lake (314\,159) has grown rapidly since 2020 as a number of remote workers have relocated to the mid-size city. Mayor “Tess Ellation” has tasked your office with a project – to learn more about the specific needs of the town’s new remote work population. She asks you to review data on remote workers provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and come back to her with at least two data-driven policy recommendations which will support these new Data Lake families (for example\, a policy recommendation might be: build new coworking spaces downtown). Your policy recommendations must be informed by data analysis or Mayor Ellation will not adopt them. \;Participants will clean a dataset\, learn about the ethics of data science research\, do some preliminary analysis\,and develop a working hypothesis about the impact of remote work policies. You'll build some simple data visualizations\, test your hypotheses\, write up a short conclusion\, and prepare a final report for Mayor Ellation. \;There are 9 Milestones in this project. There are several Tasks you need to complete within each Milestone. This project should take you no more than 30 hours to finish. Depending on your skill level\, it maytake you less time.In this project\, you will learn using a combination of videos\, articles\, and external data work in spreadsheets. Our team has provided you with several external links and resources which will supplement your learning.Project participants who complete Milestones 1-9 in accordance with these instructions will receive a Certificate ofCompletion from the NSDC Project Team. \; UID:132586-21871310@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132586 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T155115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Douglass Day 2025 DESCRIPTION:We invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass was born into bondage\, and never knew his birthdate\, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. Join us for a day of transcription\, discussion\, birthday cake\, and celebration of Black History.\n\nThis year\, we will be celebrating the publication of a new edition of Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cook Book by Michigan Publishing. Following the theme of this year’s event\, “You Make History\,” we will have activities that encourage participants to share about their own food traditions\, and feature a cake made using one of Malinda Russel’s recipes as one of the birthday cakes.\n\nJessica Kenyatta Walker will give the keynote address\, entitled \"From the Hearth to the Side Room: African American Domestic Cultures.\"\n\nThe Transcribe-a-thon will focus on the African American Perspectives Collection at the Library of Congress. It includes speeches\, sermons\, biographies\, narratives\, and records from the history of Black political activism. It contains writings by Frederick Douglass\, William Still\, Angelina Grimké Weld–and many more!\n\nSCHEDULE (join us for some or all)\n\n10:30 am–12:30 pm: Special Collections pop-up featuring \"The North Star\" newspaper and \"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.\"\n\n11:00 am–12:00 pm: Keynote Address by Dr. Jessica Kenyatta Walker \n\n12:00–12:30 pm: Douglass day Livestream\n\n12:30–1:00 pm: Transcription\n *Share your Food History!\n *Transcribe historical documents from the Library of Congress’ African American Perspectives collection\n *Light snacks and refreshments\n\n1:00-2:00 pm: Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass!\n *Desserts from local Black-owned bakeries\n *Learn about Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cookbook \n\n2:00–4:00 pm: Free transcription time\n *Share your Food History! \n *Transcribe historical documents from the Library of Congress’ African American Perspectives collection\n *Light snacks and refreshments UID:131513-21868680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Free,History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250113T131748 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Kisses in the Archives DESCRIPTION:Visit the Clements Library for Valentine's Day! Associate Curator of Manuscripts Jayne Ptolomy will give a short presentation about the \"kisses\" that she has discovered in the Clements collection. Attendees will have time to peruse archival materials in person followed by an opportunity to view the current exhibit \"More Than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color\" featuring a vibrant red lipstick kiss that inspired this program. Space is limited\, so please register in advance. UID:129389-21862608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,history,Lecture,libraries,Library,Tour LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T100624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T115000 SUMMARY:Meeting:LingAMod DESCRIPTION:The language across modalities discussion group provides a space for students\, faculty\, and community members to discuss research that spans the modes of human communication -- speech\, sign\, gesture\, and more. Our group meets to discuss research articles and to informally present ongoing research. All meetings have captioning or ASL-English interpreting. UID:131336-21868207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group,Gesture,Sign,Speech LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 455 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T120014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:LSA Internship Scholarship Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about the LSA Internship Scholarship? Drop in during our virtual office hours! Whether you need help with your application or have any other questions\, we’re here to help. Pop into our Zoom session at a time that works for you. These drop-in style office hours are designed for students who have questions regarding the LSA Internship Scholarship Application or internship eligibility requirements. \n\n\n\nClick Here to Sign Up for your timeslot today!\n\n\n\nThe priority deadline for the scholarship is April 1!\n\n\n\nCant make it? Check out our other dates below:\n\nFebruary 28\, 11am-2pm\n\nMarch 14\, 11am-2pm\n\nMarch 28\, 12-3pm\n\nApril 4\, 11am-2pm\n\nApril 11\, 11am-2pm\n\nApril 25\, 11am-2pm\n\nMay 9\, 12-3pm UID:132632-21871469@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). UID:122384-21848840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T182047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Colorism Multimedia Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Colorism comprises works of video\, still photography\, and sculpture questioning our psychosocial and biological ideas about skin color and treatment of people\, based on skin tones\, including within racial groups. This exhibit asks: What do we know about the root causes of prejudice toward skin color? What can we do to improve interpersonal and structural colorism? To answer these questions\, Prof. Rogério Pinto (Social Work) uses personal and historical materials and interview data to optimize audience interaction\, including critical dialogues around colorism while audiences are viewing the installation or immediately after viewing it. UID:131126-21868078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131126 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,In Person,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T112048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Doctoral Internships and Working with a Ph.D. at the Petey Greene Program DESCRIPTION:During this informational session\, staff from the Petey Greene Program will talk about the kind of projects a Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellow would be involved with at the organization\, as well as their roles and career paths to the program with a Ph.D.There will be opportunities to ask questions and learn about the organization's work\, so come with questions!Panelists:Colette Johnson\, PhD\, Executive Director of Business Development and StrategyChiara Benetollo\, PhD\, Executive Director\, Puttkammer Center for Educational Justice and Equity UID:131676-21868983@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T181530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Doctoral Internships and Working with a Ph.D. at the Petey Greene Program DESCRIPTION:During this informational session\, staff from the Petey Greene Program will talk about the kind of projects a Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellow would be involved with at the organization\, as well as their roles and career paths to the program with a Ph.D.\nThere will be opportunities to ask questions and learn about the organization’s work\, so come with questions!\nPanelists:\nColette Johnson\, Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy\nChiara Benetollo\, Executive Director\, Puttkammer Center for Educational Justice and Equity\nRegistration is required at https://myumi.ch/G4PNn.\nWe want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time\, preferably one week\, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative. UID:131697-21869052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131697 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T102614 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Global South Gender & Sexuality Collective: Elective Affinities: Women’s Agency and Televisual Flows Between Modi's India and Erdogan’s Türkiye DESCRIPTION:Swapnil Rai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film\, Television\, and Media at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. Focusing on the global south\, she investigates how transnational networked cultures intersect with the media industries and with questions of policy\, geopolitics\, and audiences. She is the author of *Networked Bollywood: How Star Power Globalized Hindi Cinema (Cambridge University Press\, 2024)*.\n\nFebruary 14\, 2024 \n12:00pm - 1:30pm\nRoom 2239\, Lane Hall\nor via Zoom UID:131429-21868465@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,art,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For South Asian Studies,Communications,Culture,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,feminism,film,Free,Gender,Gender Equality,gender studies,Global,Humanities,In Person,india,india in the world,Inequality,Information,institute for research on women and gender,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,International,Lecture,multicultural,Presentation,Public Policy,Social,south asia,South Asian Studies,Storytelling,Women's And Gender Studies,women's rights,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - 2239 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T102614 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Global South Gender & Sexuality Collective: Elective Affinities: Women’s Agency and Televisual Flows Between Modi's India and Erdogan’s Türkiye DESCRIPTION:Swapnil Rai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film\, Television\, and Media at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. Focusing on the global south\, she investigates how transnational networked cultures intersect with the media industries and with questions of policy\, geopolitics\, and audiences. She is the author of *Networked Bollywood: How Star Power Globalized Hindi Cinema (Cambridge University Press\, 2024)*.\n\nFebruary 14\, 2024 \n12:00pm - 1:30pm\nRoom 2239\, Lane Hall\nor via Zoom UID:131429-21868466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,art,Asia,Asian Languages And Cultures,Center For South Asian Studies,Communications,Culture,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,feminism,film,Free,Gender,Gender Equality,gender studies,Global,Humanities,In Person,india,india in the world,Inequality,Information,institute for research on women and gender,intercultural,Interdisciplinary,International,Lecture,multicultural,Presentation,Public Policy,Social,south asia,South Asian Studies,Storytelling,Women's And Gender Studies,women's rights,Women's Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T144046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Guided Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:88544-21865076@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/88544 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T090846 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Jeffrey R. Parsons Lecture - War and Politics before the Incas: An Archaeology of Andean Community and Conflict DESCRIPTION:For Andean South Americans\, violent conflict did not just destroy\; it structured politics and communities in ways that ranged from leadership roles and gender ideologies to understandings of group identity\, territory\, land\, and ancestors. This talk draws on two decades of investigation of hillfort settlements (pukaras) in the Peruvian Titicaca Basin as an entry point to explore the varied forms of Andean community that crystallized around conflict\, defense\, and aggression. I consider pukaras\, and the societies they sheltered\, within a broader panorama of war-related political dynamics over Andean time and space. UID:130862-21867175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130862 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Archaeology LOCATION:School of Education - 1322 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T121725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon\, carillon DESCRIPTION:SMTD doctoral alumna Jenna Moon 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:131974-21869597@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131974 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T171344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Seminar> Redox regulation of gene expression and protein repair in chloroplasts DESCRIPTION:Host: Andrzej Wierzbicki UID:131627-21868849@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131627 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biology,Biosciences,Bsbsigns,Natural Sciences,Plant Biology,Research,Science LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T130940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:More than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color DESCRIPTION:The American past was lived in full color\, but this vibrant history can be easily missed in surviving evidence. You can’t deny that there’s something about a black-and-white photograph that feels… stuffy. With portraits showing people with their shirts buttoned right to the neck and everything in shades of gray and brown\, our imaginations can incline to thinking of the past as a bit staid\, if not downright dull. But look a little closer\, and you’ll see signs that the fashion choices available to those who came before us were more colorful than you might first think. From the fabrics they wore\, to the games they played\, or the books they read\, their world was alive with bright hues. This exhibit invites you to reimagine history with a fuller color palette and picture the vibrancy and joy that just might be hidden behind the unsmiling photographs.\n\nExhibition opening weekdays from 12-4. UID:130748-21866745@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21866321@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250207T161055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 SUMMARY:Tours:Coral Reef Tank Visit DESCRIPTION:Join Professor Jim Bardwell for a peek behind the scenes at his large coral reef tank featuring many species of coral\, anemone\, and fish. Explore reef ecology and\, if you're lucky\, get a glimpse of a reclusive octopus! 30 minutes\, limit 12 people. This program takes place in the research area of the Biological Sciences Building and is recommended for ages 6 and up.\nSpace is available first come\, first served. Sign up and meet at the Welcome desk. UID:125537-21866405@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Welcome Desk CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T135940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 SUMMARY:Tours:Mid-Day Morsel Tour | Love and Marriage DESCRIPTION:Looking for something to feed your brain on your lunch hour? The Mid-Day Morsel tour at the Kelsey Museum is a 30-minute taste of ancient Mediterranean history and artifact highlights in the Kelsey collection. Perfect for Valentine’s Day\, this tour will explore the themes of love and marriage in the ancient world.\n\nMid-Day Morsel tours begin at 12:30 PM. No registration is needed. Tour participants should gather at our Maynard Street entrance a few minutes before the tour is scheduled to start.\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:131375-21868311@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131375 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T122045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal Launch Party DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the publication of Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal with the DISCO Network and the Digital Studies Institute! Join us for the release of our new multi-authored monograph\, Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal with seven of the book's fourteen co-authors. \nCo-authors in attendance include Huan He (Vanderbilt University)\, Rayvon Fouché (Northwestern University)\, Jeff Nagy (York University)\, Lisa Nakamura (University of Michigan)\, Rianna Walcott (University of Maryland)\, Remi Yergeau (Carleton University)\, and Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Old Dominion University). \nFor more information about Technoskepticism and this event\, please visit the DISCO Network website.  UID:129977-21864965@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129977 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser Hall 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T130237 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal Launch Party DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the publication of Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal with the DISCO Network and the Digital Studies Institute! Join us for the release of our new multi-authored monograph with seven of the book's fourteen co-authors. \n\nCo-authors in attendance include Huan He (Vanderbilt University)\, Rayvon Fouché (Northwestern University)\, Jeff Nagy (York University)\, Lisa Nakamura (University of Michigan)\, Rianna Walcott (University of Maryland)\, Remi Yergeau (University of Michigan)\, and Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Old Dominion University). \n\n12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch with The Co-Authors\nJoin us for lunch and conversation with your colleagues and co-authors of Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal. Celebrate the book’s publication while discussing the themes and ideas explored in the monograph.\n\n1:30 - 3:00 PM: Panel Discussion on Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal \nFive co-authors will discuss their new book and their research about how marginalized communities have navigated the tension between embracing and rejecting emerging technologies. The panel will also explore the collaborative writing process and how to reconfigure writing in the humanities into a collective practice. Panelists include Huan He (Vanderbilt University)\, Rayvon Fouché (Northwestern University)\, Rianna Walcott (University of Maryland)\, Remi Yergeau (Carleton University)\, and Lida Zeitlin-Wu (Old Dominion University). \n\nThis panel will be moderated by Oliver Haimson and Wells Lucas Santo.\n\n3:00 - 4:00 PM: Workshop on Applying Technoskepticism to AI\nIn this interactive workshop\, Lisa Nakamura (University of Michigan) and Jeff Nagy (York University) will guide attendees in applying the principles of technoskepticism to current and emerging technologies\, with a special focus on artificial intelligence. \n\nBook Giveaway:\n\nFree copies of Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal will be provided to those who register to attend in person. Registration is limited to 60 attendees\, so be sure to sign up early!\n\nAccessibility Information:\n\nThis event will be hybrid\, with both an in-person meeting space at the University of Michigan and an option to attend via Zoom webinar. CART captioning will be provided. If you need any additional accommodations\, please contact Cherice Chan\, DISCO Network Program Coordinator\, at chericec@umich.edu. We encourage you to reach out as early as possible\, as some accommodations may require advance arrangements.\n\nRegistration Information: \n\nRegistration is required for this event. \n\nRegister to attend in-person: https://myumi.ch/yp3RJ \n\nRegister to attend the Zoom webinar: https://myumi.ch/W5m4R \n\nAbout Technoskepticism: \n\nFrom Munchausen by Tiktok to wellness apps to online communities to AI\, the DISCO Network explores the possibilities that technoskepticism can create.\n\nThis is a book about possibility and refusal in relation to new technologies. Though refusal is an especially powerful mode—particularly for those who have historically not been given the option to say no—people of color and disabled people have long navigated the space between saying yes and saying no to the newest technologies. Technoskepticism relates some of these stories to reveal the possibilities skepticism can create.\n\nThe case for technoskepticism unfolds across three sections: the first focused on disability\, the creative use of wellness apps\, and the desire for diagnosis\; the second on digital nostalgia and home for Black and Asian users who produced communities online before home pages gave way to profiles\; and the third focused on the violence inherent in A.I.-generated Black bodies and the possibilities for Black style in the age of A.I. Acknowledging how the urge to refuse new technologies emerges from specific racialized histories\, the authors also emphasize how care can look like an exuberant embrace of the new.\n\nAuthors include David Adelman\, André Brock\, Aaron Dial\, Stephanie Dinkins\, Rayvon Fouché\, Huan He\, Jeff Nagy\, Lisa Nakamura\, Catherine Knight Steele\, Rianna Walcott\, Josie Williams\, Kevin Winstead\, M. Remi Yergeau\, and Lida Zeitlin-Wu.\n\nTechnoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal is part of the Sensing Media: Aesthetics\, Philosophy\, and Cultures of Media series published by Stanford University Press. \n\nTechnoskepticism is available now for pre-order: https://www.sup.org/books/media-studies/technoskepticism \n\nAbout the Panelists:\n\nHuan He is an Assistant Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and Ethnicity from the University of Southern California and was recently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan's Digital Studies Institute. Across his projects\, his research explores how racial narratives\, fictions\, and tropes shape—and are shaped by—the world of information capitalism. These inquiries engage many fields\, including Asian American literary and cultural studies\, digital studies\, and critical game studies. His current book project\, The Racial Interface: Asian Racialization and the Dreams of the Digital\, explores why Asian Americans have been racially associated with information technologies. Using literary\, cultural\, and archival texts\, the book shows how Asian Americans have come to represent both the nightmare of alienation and the dream of disembodied freedom\, two powerful fictions that shape our digital present. He is also pursuing a second research project at the intersection of race and digital gaming. His scholarly work appears/is forthcoming in Configurations\, College Literature: A Journal of Critical Literary Studies\, Media-N\, and an anthology on Asian American game studies. He is also a poet\, whose work can be found in Poetry\, Sewanee Review\, A Public Space\, Beloit Poetry Journal\, and elsewhere.\n\nRayvon Fouché holds a joint appointment as Professor of Communication Studies and Professor in the Medill School of Journalism\, Media\, and Integrative Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. He authored or edited Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2003)\, Appropriating Technology: Vernacular Science and Social Power (University of Minnesota Press\, 2004)\, Technology Studies (Sage Publications\, 2008)\, the 4th Edition of the Handbook of Science & Technology Studies (MIT Press\, 2016)\, and Game Changer: The Technoscientific Revolution in Sports (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2017). He previously held faculty appointments in the Science and Technology Studies Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, the History Department and the Information Trust Institute at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign\, the American Studies program in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Purdue University\, and was a postdoctoral fellow in African & African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Most recently he served as Division Director of Social and Economic Sciences within the Directorate of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the National Science Foundation.\n\nJeff Nagy is an Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Critical Data Studies in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University. Previously\, he was a DISCO Network Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan\, where he collaborated with scholars\, artists\, and policymakers to envision and build anti-racist and anti-ableist technological futures. He currently serves as faculty lead for Search Engines\, a programming series at the University of Michigan centered around the arts\, emerging technology\, and social justice. He is a historian of computing and AI focused on the intersections between that history with disability and psychological and psychiatric science. He holds a PhD in Communication from Stanford University. His research has appeared in Just Tech\, New Media & Society\, Technology & Culture\, and elsewhere.\n\nLisa Nakamura is the Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor in the Department of American Culture\, and the founding Director of the Digital Studies Institute\, at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. Since 1994\, Nakamura has written books and articles on digital bodies\, race\, and gender in online environments\, on toxicity in video game culture\, and the many reasons that Internet research needs ethnic and gender studies. These books include\, Race After the Internet (co-edited with Peter Chow-White\, Routledge\, 2011)\; Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet (Minnesota\, 2007)\; Cybertypes: Race\, Ethnicity\, and Identity on the Internet (Routledge\, 2002)\; and Race in Cyberspace (co-edited with Beth Kolko and Gil Rodman\, Routledge\, 2000). In November 2019\, Nakamura gave a TED NYC talk about her research called “The Internet is a Trash Fire. Here’s How to Fix It.\"\n\nRianna Walcott is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland\, and a former DISCO Network Postdoctoral Fellow. An alumna of the London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP)\, Dr. Walcott earned her PhD in Digital Humanities at King's College London for her research on Black (and British) communication practices across social media platforms with different demographics\, and how different social network service affordances influence how Black users interact. She combines digital research\, Black feminist praxis\, decolonial studies\, arts and culture\, and mental health advocacy in her work. Dr. Walcott founded projectmyopia.com\, a LAHP-funded digital humanities and arts project that promotes inclusivity in academia and decolonised curricula\, and was co-editor of 'The Colour of Madness'\, an anthology about mental health inequities faced by people of colour in Britain.\n\nRemi Yergeau is Associate Professor of Digital Studies and English\, and Associate Director of the Digital Studies Institute\, at the University of Michigan. Their book\, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness\, was awarded the 2017 MLA First Book Prize\, the 2019 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Book Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship\, and the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. They are currently at work on a second book project about disability\, digital rhetoric\, surveillance\, and (a)sociality\, tentatively titled Crip Data. Active in the neurodiversity movement\, they have previously served on the boards of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and the Autism National Committee (AutCom).\n\nLida Zeitlin-Wu is currently an Assistant Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Communication & Theatre Arts and the Institute for the Humanities at Old Dominion University. She holds a PhD in Film & Media from UC Berkeley and was most recently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. Dr. Zeitlin-Wu is an interdisciplinary Humanities scholar working at the intersection of media theory and history\, STS\, critical race studies\, and visual and material culture. Originally trained in modern languages\, she now researches the rationalization and commodification of sensory experience and personhood—particularly color—under technocapitalism. Her current book manuscript\, How Color Became a Technology: The Making of Chromatic Capitalism\, tracks the transformation of color from an ephemeral concept into a sophisticated technology\, beginning with 19th-century mass standardization and culminating in today’s privatized digital landscape. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Visual Studies\, Camera Obscura\, Frames Cinema Journal\, Adaptation\, and elsewhere\, and with Carolyn L. Kane\, she is the co-editor of Color Protocols: Technologies of Racial Encoding in Chromatic Media (MIT Press\, 2025).\n\nAbout the Moderators \n\nOliver Hamison is Assistant Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Digital Studies Institute. Oliver is the author of Trans Technologies (MIT Press\, 2025). He conducts social computing research focused on envisioning and designing trans technologies\, social media content moderation and marginalized populations\, and changing identities on social media during life transitions. Oliver is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award.\n\nWells Lucas Santo (he/she/they) is a PhD student returning to academia after five years in the non-profit education and equity space\, where he built inclusive\, accessible\, and culturally relevant curricula about artificial intelligence (AI) and social justice for underrepresented high school students. He has worked as the National Director of Education at SMASH\, was the original Education Manager at AI4ALL\, and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the AI4K12 initiative\; in these capacities\, he has spoken about the societal implications of AI at venues such as the United Nations Youth Assembly\, the Annual oSTEM Conference\, and top universities across the United States. His current research focuses on the disparate impact that algorithmic technologies have on marginalized communities\, centering race\, gender\, sexuality\, and power\, using frameworks like critical race theory\, intersectional feminism\, and transformative justice.\n\nAbout the DISCO Network:\n\nThe DISCO (Digital Inquiry\, Speculation\, Collaboration\, and Optimism) Network is a consortium of investigators working to envision a new anti-racist and anti-ableist digital future. With funding support from the Mellon Foundation\, the DISCO Network works collectively to provide mentoring and networking opportunities for BIPOC and disabled scholars\, develop interdisciplinary undergraduate courses about the intersection of identity and technology\, publish open-access research on topics of digital social inequalities\, and host public programming to build the field of race\, gender\, disability\, and technology studies. \n\nHoused within the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan\, we consist of four labs across three universities: the Digital Afterworlds Lab (PI: Lisa Nakamura\, University of Michigan)\, the Humanities and Technoscience Lab (Co-PI: Rayvon Fouché\; Northwestern University)\, the Digital Accessible Futures Lab (Co-PI: M. Remi Yergeau\, University of Michigan)\, and the Black Communication and Technology Lab (Co-PI: Catherine Knight Steele\, University of Maryland-College Park). Each lab functions both independently and as part of the broader network\, engaging in research and dialogue about the intersections of digital technology\, race\, disability\, gender\, sexuality\, and liberation. UID:129983-21864970@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129983 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,digital humanities,Digital Media,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology,digitalization,digitization LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T122045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:[Race\, Gender and Feminist Philosophy Working Group] Phil Talk with J. Oksala on Feb. 14th at 1! DESCRIPTION:Hello RGFP-ers and philosophers (generally)! \nWe're sending a message to both the RGFP listserv and the department listservs because we're super excited to be hosting an invited external speaker – Johanna Oksala – next week. Professor Oksala will be joining us for a work in progress talk on Feb. 14\, from 1-3 p.m in Angel Hall 2271. \nProfessor Oksala is a professor at Loyola University Chicago known for her extensive work in political philosophy\, feminist philosophy\, environmental philosophy\, Foucault\, and phenomenology. She recently published a monograph Feminism\, Capitalism\, and Ecology (2023). \nProfessor Oksala sent us an abstract for her talk that looks deeply interesting! \nCritical Phenomenology and the Problem of Ideology\nAbstract: The paper stages an encounter between critical phenomenology and Marxist theory for the purpose of contributing to the development of a distinctive method for critical phenomenology. The argument proceeds in three stages. In the first section\, I analyze the Marxist critique of immediate experience with the help of Georg Lukács. I contend that this critique has important consequences for the method of critical phenomenology: critical phenomenology needs a hybrid method that can combine analyses of experience with systemic investigations\, such as Marxist theory\, but it must also grapple with the fundamental Marxist insight that experiences themselves are always ideologically distorted. In the second section\, I consider the possibility that we respond to the problem of ideology by treating critical phenomenology either as a form of standpoint theory or ideology critique. My contention is\, however\, that critical phenomenology should be understood as a distinct form of critique capable of investigating the experiential breaks that open a critical perspective on ideology. In the final section\, I illustrate what this might mean more concretely with a brief discussion of Franz Fanon’s seminal analysis of racialized experience in Black Skin\, White Masks.\nWe'd love for a significant department / RGFP showing. Come and bring friends! Feel very encouraged to come even if you've never shown up to RGFP before! There is no pre-read\, and we have *two* dinner slots left for afterwards (we'll give first dibs to people who show up first to the talk). \nIf you'd like to join in on zoom\, the zoom link for this semester is here.\nBest\, AG & Yixuan  UID:132425-21870909@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:2271 Angell Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250131T084503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kreativwerkstatt DESCRIPTION:Chat in German and express yourself creatively. Crafting\, coloring\, painting\, drawing\, knitting\, sewing\, crochet\, embroidery\, origami? You will combine speaking German\, any level welcome\, beginners included\, and creatively expressing yourself. You are encouraged to bring your own materials or (ongoing) projects\, but we will also provide some materials and prompts each week. Contact Laura Okkema (lokkema@umich.edu) or Iris Zapf-Garcia (iriszaga@umich.edu.) with questions. UID:131293-21868139@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131293 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3030 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T121726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon & Mitty Ma\, carillon DESCRIPTION:SMTD doctoral alumna Jenna Moon & Graduate student Mitty Ma perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:131975-21869598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T132416 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Digital Accessibility Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Got questions about digital accessibility\, Title II compliance\, or how to make digital content accessible? \n\n-Come to virtual drop-in office hours!\n-Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month\n-1:30 - 3:00pm \n-Zoom Meeting ID 935 9909 5960\n-Digital accessibility experts available to help you\n\nOpen to everyone from all U-M campuses (Ann Arbor\, Dearborn\, Flint\, Michigan Medicine).\n\nCan’t make it to Office Hours but have a question? Contact us (https://accessibility.umich.edu/contact-services)!\n\nIf you need accommodations to participate in office hours\, let us know by emailing ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. UID:132601-21871359@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Communication,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Faculty,Graduate Students,Office Hours,Staff,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240906T085450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 SUMMARY:Other:IPE Friday Free Passport Photos for Engineering Students DESCRIPTION:Need a passport photo for a passport or visa application? International Programs in Engineering (IPE) has got you covered! \n\n-Fall & Winter Semester Only\n-Fridays 1:30-3:30pm at the IPE Office (245 Chrysler Center)\n-No Appointment Needed\n-Not During Exam Week or Holidays\n\nThis service is for CoE undergraduate and graduate students. \nFor best results\, wear darker colored\, solid (non patterned) shirt/top UID:53322-21850432@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/53322 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Graduate,International,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Chrysler Center - 245 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T132044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:F.A.M. Fridays DESCRIPTION:Monthly series that celebrates culture through food\, are\, and music.  UID:127295-21858823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127295 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Multipurpose Rooms and Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250113T095838 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T145000 SUMMARY:Meeting:HistLing DESCRIPTION:HistLing is devoted to discussions of language change. Group members include interested faculty\, graduate students\, and undergraduates from a wide variety of U-M departments -- Linguistics\, Anthropology\, Asian Languages and Cultures\, Classics\, Germanic Languages\, Near Eastern Studies\, Romance Languages\, Slavic Languages - and from two nearby universities\, Eastern Michigan (Ypsilanti) and Wayne State (Detroit).\n\nSome meetings feature faculty or student presentations\; other meetings have an announced topic for discussion and a volunteer moderator\, but no formal presentation. UID:131040-21867633@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group,Language Change LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250301T123141 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1686413Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Wantto 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 the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. UID:131351-21868278@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131351 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:20250204T090133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Student Sustainability Coalition Coffee Chats DESCRIPTION:Navigating the variety of avenues to engage in sustainability work on campus can be daunting and confusing! Come talk with the Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) to learn more about sustainability initiatives on campus and WE WILL BUY YOU A DRINK!\n\n\n\nCoffee chats happen every Friday from 2-3p at Maizes in The League from 2-3p. Look for the \"SSC: Coffee Chats\" sign!\nCoffee chats also happening on select Mondays at Palmer Commons from 11-12p!\n\nSEE YOU THERE! UID:118258-21862040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/118258 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Prospective Graduate Students,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Social Impact,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T133138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Haptic Virtuality: Touching Illuminated Manuscripts of the Roman de la Rose and the Faits des Romains DESCRIPTION:In the second volume of her groundbreaking Touching Parchment (2024)\, Kathryn M. Rudy radically hypothesizes the professional reciter of texts\, the “prelector\,” as a dramatic and tactile mediator between secular manuscript and medieval audience. Many of the traces of physical interactions left on illuminations in (especially “courtly”) books can\, according to Rudy\, be attributed to this figure\, whose practices are otherwise minimally attested in the documentary record. Exploring the implications of this hypothesis\, my talk examines copies of two widely transmitted texts of late medieval French literature: the Roman de la Rose and the Faits des Romains. These manuscripts display numerous signs of readerly touching. I argue that the (professional?) reader’s touch activated or actualized the latent ideological potential of these texts\, whether in terms of the ethics of “courtly love” in the Rose or the politics of empire in the Faits. I propose the concept of haptic virtuality – a nod to film theorist Laura U. Marks’ “haptic visuality” – to account for how touch was a mode of active reading with social\, ethical\, and political ramifications.\n\nHenry Ravenhall is a specialist in medieval French literature and manuscript culture and retains an active interest in medieval Occitan language\, narrative\, and lyric. Broadly speaking\, he is interested in approaches\, both theoretical and empirical\, that rethink medieval texts in relation to manuscript materiality. I'm keen to develop methodologies that make the most of the explosion of digitized manuscripts online\, such as my work on textile curtains in medieval French books. UID:131313-21868169@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131313 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history of art,Medieval LOCATION:Tappan Hall - Room 180 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T142919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar: Origin of the solar system: Insight from space missions and fluid dynamics DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Giant planets in our solar system hold key insights into our origin\, as they were the first to condense from the protoplanetary disk. A crucial aspect of the investigation is measuring their atmospheric composition—particularly that of Jupiter\, Saturn\, Uranus\, and Neptune. The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter for over six years\, providing valuable data that we continue to decipher. The challenge lies in understanding the interplay between thermodynamics and fluid dynamics\, where the fluid motions are shaped by condensation and latent heat release. In this talk\, I will introduce findings from space missions\, advancements in simulating multi-phase flows in a planetary context\, and the current theory of the origin of the solar system.\n\nContact: Silas Alben UID:130181-21865567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Buckeye Blast 2025 DESCRIPTION:Club Gymnastics Meet at Ohio State University! Super excited to watch all our men's and women's teams compete!  UID:132287-21870712@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132287 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Blaine Wilson Sports: 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43211 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250201T195400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Cluster structure on symplectic groupoid and Teichmueller space (Combinatorics seminar) DESCRIPTION:Symplectic groupoid of unipotent triangular forms was introduced by A.Bondal who studied the induced Poisson bracket on the space of the unipotent upper triangular matrices. We discuss the collection of so-called log-canonical coordinates on the upper-triangular matrices compatible with the Poisson bracket that gives a cluster structure on the symplectic groupoid. \n\nAs a byproduct we obtain cluster coordinates on the Teichmueller space of genus 2 closed hyperbolic surfaces which is a new result to the best of our knowledge.\n\nThis is a joint work with L. Chekhov. UID:131489-21868622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131489 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T133424 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:International Coffee Hour (Valentine's Day Edition) DESCRIPTION:International Coffee Hour is a great opportunity to meet new people from around the world! The event is open to all members of the U-M community\, including international and U.S. students\, scholars\, faculty\, staff and their partners.\n\nOur February International Coffee Hour will be held in partnership with the Office of Global Activities in the School of Social Work and SAPAC. It will feature a Valentine’s Day theme with optional Valentine’s Day activities\, including making tissue paper flowers! UID:132295-21870726@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132295 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:international LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1840 (Educational Conference Center) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T134419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Meeting:SoConDi DESCRIPTION:The SoConDi group is both a discussion platform and a study group for students and faculty members who are interested in sociolinguistics\, language contact\, discourse analysis and related disciplines including linguistic anthropology. Members of the SoConDi group present their work in progress from time to time\, and discuss current issues in the disciplines\, or study selected readings together. UID:130916-21867336@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Lorch 473 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T130622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Derived category and arithmetic DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we will introduce some interesting questions and applications at the intersection of derived category techniques and arithmetic geometry. UID:132555-21871240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132555 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T135341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UUWeekly: Valentine's Day Bash DESCRIPTION:Join us this 2/14/2025 for a celebration of the holiday Valentine's Day and a promotion of self-love and wellness. We will feature bouquet making\, stuff-a-plush with a words of affirmation activity\, tabling from wellness organizations\, and treats! UID:132297-21870728@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132297 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:center for campus involvement,Csg,Food,Free,Social LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendelton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T142715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Hopeful Horizon for Climate Action: Bridging Communications\, Cognition\, and the Science of Hope DESCRIPTION:The Global CO2 Initiative and its affiliated student organization\, the Michigan Carbon Capture Club\, are excited to welcome Molly Kawahata to the stage at the University of Michigan on Friday\, February 14\, 2025.\n\nMolly will speak about the transformative power of hope in the fight against climate change. The talk\, “A Hopeful Horizon for Climate Action: Bridging Communications\, Cognition\, and the Science of Hope\,” is free and open to the public\, but attendees must register.\n\nMolly is an award-winning speaker\, strategist\, ice climber\, and former climate advisor to the Obama White House and subject of the acclaimed and award-winning Patagonia film\, THE SCALE OF HOPE (2022).\n\nDubbed “the hope whisperer\,” Molly has proven that hope is not a fluffy concept — it’s one of the most effective strategies at our disposal.\n\nThis event is made possible from the support of generous University of Michigan partners: School for Environment and Sustainability\, Erb Institute\, LSA Sustainability\, Student Life Sustainability\, Recreational Sports\, Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum\, Center for Sustainable Systems\, Planet Blue Ambassador\, Graham Sustainability Institute\, and College of Engineering.\n\nTo learn more about this event and Molly Kawahata\, visit: https://www.globalco2initiative.org/events/ UID:131674-21868999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131674 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:climate,Climate Change,Engineering,Graduate,In Person,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Molly Kawahata Climate Change Lecture DESCRIPTION:Are you anxious about climate change? Come explore the transformative power of hope with Molly Kawahata. Molly is the former climate advisor to the Obama White House\, and an award-winning speaker\, strategist\, ice climber. She is the founder of Systemic Impact Strategies\, a consultancy that specializes in implementing the science of hope across communications\, organizational development\, and social impact initiatives. Her expertise centers around utilizing the science of hope as a catalyst for positive change.Register for free here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyWon2a2hyCpXmVDTeg9vbKyxdnRBoj6QJwurZRffwCHXBPw/viewformThere will be a chance to win a box of Mindo chocolates at the event! UID:132426-21870910@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132426 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rackham Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T144903 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Molly Kawahata to speak at U-M on the transformative power of hope in fighting climate change DESCRIPTION:The Global CO2 Initiative and its affiliated student organization\, Michigan Carbon Capture\, are excited to welcome Molly Kawahata to the stage at the University of Michigan on Friday\, February 14\, 2025. Molly will speak about the transformative power of hope in the fight against climate change. The talk\, “A Hopeful Horizon for Climate Action: Bridging Communications\, Cognition\, and the Science of Hope\,” is free and open to the public\, but attendees must sign up.\n\nPlease visit the Global CO2 Initiative website for more information. \n\nThis event is made possible from the support of generous University of Michigan partners: School for Environment and Sustainability\, Erb Institute\, LSA Sustainability\, Student Life Sustainability\, Recreational Sports\, Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum\, Center for Sustainable Systems\, Planet Blue Ambassador\, Graham Sustainability Institute\, and College of Engineering. UID:131315-21868168@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131315 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:anxiety,climate,Climate Change,Environment,Free,Psychology,Rackham,Sustainability,Talk,Well-being LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T100143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture - Sydney Gable\, Cameron Tripp\, Yiruo Xu DESCRIPTION:Join us for this week's Smith Lecture as three of our own grad students will be giving mini talks. See below for info on each lecture:\n\nSpeaker 1: Sydney Gable\nTitle: Temporal and Spatial Variations in b-Value for Foreshock Sequences in Southern California\nAbstract: Our current understanding of seismic hazard relies heavily on a parameter known as the b-value\, which describes the relative proportion of small to large earthquakes in a catalog\, and is routinely used in probabilistic seismic hazard assessments to estimate magnitude exceedance probabilities over a long time-span. Recent studies have suggested that fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in the b-value may be used to describe short-term behavior of an earthquake sequence (Gulia and Weimer 2019) particularly during the foreshock period. While the b-value variations of several large earthquake sequences have already undergone thorough investigation\, smaller earthquake sequences have not been analyzed systematically.\n\nIn this work\, we re-estimate earthquake magnitude using a relative amplitudes method which standardizes magnitude measurement for earthquake foreshock sequences. Additionally\, we employ the b+ method for b-value estimation to reduce bias due to short-term incompleteness (van der Elst 2021). We apply this methodology to several earthquake foreshock sequences with moderately sized manshocks (~M 4.0 - 5.5) in Southern California and compare the spatial and temporal variations b-value. This allows us to assess the utility of using fine-scale variations in b-value as a proxy for short term hazard analysis and identify spatio-temporal trends that may shed light on the processes of foreshock evolution.\n\nSpeaker 2: Cameron Tripp\nTitle: Evaluating Ba/Ca as an Upwelling Tracer in Galápagos Porites lobata Corals\nAbstract: In the Galápagos Islands\, strong seasonal upwelling transports cold\, nutrient-rich deep waters to the surface ocean. Local sea surface temperatures (SST) fluctuate as a function of upwelling intensity\, while interannual shifts in this dynamical pattern influence the El Niño Southern Oscillation. The Galápagos phytoplankton stock\, supporting a uniquely diverse marine ecosystem\, depends upon upwelled nutrient supply. With no long-term\, direct measure of Galápagos upwelling\, we rely on proxy data to track its behavior over time. Prior analyses established empirical links between lattice-bound barium (Ba/Ca) in scleractinian coral samples and the abundance of Ba 2+ in the coral environment. Ba 2+ accumulates in the deep ocean through passive inclusion in organic matter and the biological pump mechanism. Barium substitution in\ncoral aragonite suggests Ba 2+ enrichment in the surface ocean\, facilitated by upwelling. This relationship has informed several upwelling reconstructions via Ba/Ca.\nDocumented impacts of temperature\, calcification rate\, and coral physiology on barium substitution complicate these reconstructions. Further\, terrestrial sources of Ba 2+ can override the upwelling signal. To isolate the influence of these conflating factors in the Galápagos upwelling region\, we generated 10 novel Ba/Ca records from modern and fossil coral skeletons – the largest assemblage from this area to date. Paired Sr/Ca records isolate the thermal upwelling signal\, enabling direct comparison. Considering temperature and extraneous factors such as location\, age\, and coral extension rate\, we evaluate Ba/Ca fidelity to the local upwelling pattern. The data reveal consistently weak relationships between Ba/Ca and the thermal upwelling signature.\n\nAdditionally\, mean barium concentrations vary significantly between cores\, increasing in records with lower extension rates and closer proximity to basal aquifers. The inverse relationship to extension matches a kinetic model of Rayleigh fractionation identified in prior studies. Elevated mean values are not intrinsically linked to Ba/Ca disagreement with the thermal upwelling signal\, but low extension rates are associated with both features. These findings challenge present understanding of coral Ba/Ca as a paleo-upwelling tracer.\n\nSpeaker 3: Yiruo Xu\nTitle: \"Did Archean metamorphic terranes cool slower? Insights from garnet diffusion studies on the Superior Province\"\nAbstract: Archean metamorphic terranes are traditionally suggested to have cooled significantly slower than their Phanerozoic counterparts. Many have argued that this contrast in metamorphic timescale reflects changes in Earth’s tectonic regime. However\, diffusion chronometry-based cooling rate data on Precambrian rocks are very limited. We present case studies of metamorphic timescales on the Superior Province\, one of Earth's largest Archean craton. We combine conventional thermobarometry and phase-equilibrium modeling to constrain the peak temperatures and pressures and estimate metamorphic cooling rates from major element diffusion in garnet. The resulting cooling rates exhibit large variability\, with the fastest estimates comparable to those from the Phanerozoic eon and the lowest rates slower by two orders of magnitude. We then discuss the uncertainties and potential biases in determining diffusion timescales. The results complicate the conventional idea of slow-cooling Precambrian orogens. Careful evaluation of the geologic context of individual cooling rate data and more targeted diffusion studies are necessary to address the question of long-term change in tectonics. UID:123477-21850979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123477 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T152045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Traveling Theories: Digital Colonialism DESCRIPTION:We will be discussing the Introduciton and Chapter three of the book: Digital Unsettling  Decoloniality and Dispossession  in the Age of Social Media  Sahana Udupa and Ethiraj Gabriel Dattatreyan UID:132794-21871841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:North Quadrangle Academic Building 5th Floor Room 5450 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T152045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:F.A.M. Fridays DESCRIPTION:Monthly series that celebrates culture through food\, are\, and music.  UID:127296-21858824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127296 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Multipurpose Rooms and Sankofa Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T100745 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GEOMETRY SEMINAR: Roots of cubic congruences and dynamics on SL(3\,R) DESCRIPTION:Roots µ mod m of polynomial congruences F(X) ≃ 0 mod m are fundamental objects in number theory.\nStatistical information about the normalized roots µ(m) ∈ R / Z for m up to large x is used\, for example\, to prove that n^2 + 1 is infinitely often a product of at most two primes.\nOriginally\, this statistical information for quadratic roots was obtained from algebraic geometry (the Weil bound) and later from the spectral theory of automorphic forms.\nRecently in joint work with Jens Marklof and Zonglin Li\, we studied quadratic roots using techniques from homogeneous dynamics on SL(2\, R) that were similar to techniques developed to study Farey fractions.\nIn this talk\, I present work in progress on extending these techniques to roots of cubic congruences and SL(3\,R).. UID:129352-21870914@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129352 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250113T131838 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Kisses in the Archives DESCRIPTION:Visit the Clements Library for Valentine's Day! Associate Curator of Manuscripts Jayne Ptolomy will give a short presentation about the \"kisses\" that she has discovered in the Clements collection. Attendees will have time to peruse archival materials in person followed by an opportunity to view the current exhibit \"More Than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color\" featuring a vibrant red lipstick kiss that inspired this program. Space is limited\, so please register in advance UID:129390-21862609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129390 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library,Tour LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T163531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preprint Algebraic Geometry Seminar: A transfer principle for unirationality\, after Erman and Riedl DESCRIPTION:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20051 UID:131759-21869209@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131759 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T131822 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Valentine's Day Dinner DESCRIPTION:Happy Valentine's Day! Stop in the dining halls anytime on February 14th to celebrate the day of love! Whether you come by yourself\, with friends\, or with that special someone\, the pink and red decor and themed food are sure to lift your spirits.\n\nThis event is included with your residential meal plan. Those with block plans can use a meal swipe to enter. All other guests will pay the door rate to dine in the dining halls. UID:131102-21867747@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dessert,Dinner,Food,Free,In Person,Michigan Dining,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T114729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Auditions:[CASTING CALL] Raisin in the Sun DESCRIPTION:The Residential College Players are looking for African American students to perform in our production of Raisin in the Sun! This is a very significant piece of Black history in the United States\, and we want to make sure that we ask as many people as possible who are Black to be involved in this production so that this may come to fruition.\n\nShow Synopsis: \nWalter Sr.\, the father of the Younger family\, has died. A check for $10\,000 from the life insurance policy is coming in the mail\, and everyone has different ideas on what to do with the money. Walter’s son\, Walter Lee\, wants to be the owner of a liquor store\; Walter’s daughter\, Beneatha\, needs to pay tuition for medical school\; Walter’s wife wants to buy a house. \n\nThis award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry is a deeply human story centered on the black experience in a segregated America\, asking how we should live in the diaspora. The play explores the choice between assimilation and heritage\, the inaccessibility of the American Dream\, and racism and misogyny within and without the black community. It has a lot to say about the human condition\, about family and humanity\, and about the struggle against oppression. UID:132745-21871675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132745 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,arts at michigan,Diversity,Drama,Inclusion,Theater LOCATION:East Quadrangle - 1423 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T103555 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 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. UID:132571-21871280@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132571 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:20250205T090430 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:QuantUM Speaker Series: Capturing the Shortest Moments with Light DESCRIPTION:Join QuantUM for a talk from Dr. Yuki Kobayashi\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fellow at the Quantum Research Institute at Michigan as part of our monthly speaker series. The talk is in West Hall 340 from 5:00-6:00 PM\, including time to ask questions.\n\nThe talk is open to students of all majors and levels of background knowledge\; it's a great way to get introduced to a new field. We'll serve free food across the hall in the Don Meyers common starting at 4:45. \n\nDescription: When do electrons change from quantum to classical? Is quantum important in chemical reactions? Has natural selection shaped the world to take advantage of quantum? Ultrafast spectroscopy can answer these questions by taking real-time movies of quantum dynamics in matters. In this talk\, I will highlight some of the recent progress in the area of attosecond spectroscopy -- the fastest spectroscopic tool that human beings have developed. UID:132344-21870783@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Engineering,Food,Free,In Person,Information and Technology,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Materials Science,Michigan Engineering,Michigan Physics,Natural Sciences,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Science,Research,Science,Student Org,Talk,Undergrad Physics Events,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:QuantUM Speaker Series: Capturing the Shortest Moments with Light DESCRIPTION:Join QuantUM for a talk from Dr. Yuki Kobayashi\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fellow at the Quantum Research Institute at Michigan as part of our monthly speaker series. The talk is in West Hall 340 from 5:00-6:00 PM\, including time to ask questions.\n\nThe talk is open to students of all majors 🤔 and levels of background knowledge 🧠\; it's a great way to get introduced to a new field. We'll serve free food 😋 across the hall in the Don Meyers common starting at 4:45.\n\nDescription: When do electrons change from quantum to classical? Is quantum important in chemical reactions? Has natural selection shaped the world to take advantage of quantum? Ultrafast spectroscopy can answer these questions by taking real-time movies of quantum dynamics in matters. In this talk\, I will highlight some of the recent progress in the area of attosecond spectroscopy -- the fastest spectroscopic tool that human beings have developed. UID:132359-21870797@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132359 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:West Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250409T104258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Take Care: Student Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Experience the 2025 Take Care Student Art Exhibition\, a heartfelt showcase of creativity\, resilience\, and healing.\n\nThrough visual art\, video\, performance\, and literary works\, students will share their unique perspectives on caring for oneself and others\, healing as a community\, and imagining a world where self-expression nurtures collective well-being.\n\nRiverbank Arts: January 10–February 14\nClosing Reception: February 14\, 6–9 p.m.\n\nDuderstadt Center Gallery: April 15–May 9\nOpening Reception: April 15\, 5–8 p.m. UID:130900-21867262@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130900 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Exhibition,Reception,Take Care,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T134930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Write a Valentine's Day Note! DESCRIPTION:oin us this Valentine's Day at Vicky Barner to make someone’s day a little better. Write a letter to a loved one to take home\, or leave a kind word for a stranger! UID:132118-21870326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132118 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,free,Well-being LOCATION:Alice Lloyd Hall - Vicky Barner Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T001535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T220000 SUMMARY:Other:Feel Good Friday — Queer Night 2025 DESCRIPTION:It’s Finally Friday and You Deserve to Feel Good!\n \nThis Valentine’s Day\, join us for a vibrant celebration of queer love\, creativity\, and community. Whether you’re coming solo or with a special someone\, this night is all about joy\, inclusivity\, and self-expression. Watch a film screening of \"But I'm a Cheerleader\" with Cinema Lamont\, customize a bouquet with Bucketworks\, receive tarot readings by local queer practitioners Lavender\, Erin\, and Morgan\, and enjoy performances by Ahya Simone\, Perry Dox\, Caffeyne Luv\, John Jarboe\, and DJ BLKshine with Jezebel as MC.\n \nFeeling like dressing up? Wear your Queer Valentine’s best and be photographed by the UMMA Student Advisory Board in their photobooth. Plus: meet with local queer community organizations: Nightsafe\, The Jim Toy Community Center\, and Spectrum!\n \nFree and open to the public. All galleries open. Please note that the screening is Rated R.\n \nSpecial thanks to Detroit-based artist\, Jay Orellana for their partnership in curating performances for this night.\n UID:131299-21868154@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131299 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250214T181552 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Minnesota DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Minnesota UID:130961-21867517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130961 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T181723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Hammer and Nail DESCRIPTION:*Hammer and Nail* is an evening-length multimedia performance that employs autobiographical storytelling\, dance\, and sound design with imaginative use of props\, motion sensors\, hydromics\, and projections. Jon Anderson is the collaborator and performs with Jonutz as a sound engineer.\n\nJon Anderson\nWriting for a variety of music for traditional acoustic ensembles such as orchestra\, band\, and chamber groups\, as well as less traditional ensembles involving interactive computer music\, Anderson frequently incorporates physical movement and dance as structural elements. With awards and honors from institutions such as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences\, SCI/ASCAP\, and the Pierre Schaefer International Competition of Computer Music\, his works have been commissioned and performed by orchestras\, ensembles\, and soloists throughout the world. Anderson teaches music theory and composition at Wayne State University and is the resident composer for the modern dance company Take Root Dance. Originally from Minneapolis MN\, Anderson holds a DMA in Composition from the University of North Texas\, the MM in Composition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, and a BA in Music from Luther College.\n\nThayer Jonutz performed with Repertory Dance Theatre before moving to Michigan\, immersing himself in both historical and contemporary works. He earned his MFA dance degree from the University of Michigan before beginning his professorship position at Oakland University in 2009 where he has taught Modern dance technique\, improvisation\, composition\, dance pedagogy\, partnering and the student Repertory Dance Company. Thayer has guest performed with Patterson Rhythm Pace Dance Company\, Rustic Groove\, Agua Dulce Dance Theater\, Eisenhower Dance Detroit and Rebudal Dance. Thayer has also co-founded Mise en Place Dance\, soduo\, and Take Root\, which have served as artistic building blocks. As a seasoned educator and artist Thayer strives to continually challenge his comfort zone. His current multiyear creative process on the solo concert Hammer and Nail has pushed Thayer outside the typical modern dance aesthetic and has merged acting\, vocalization\, sound engineering and integrative props to tell his Pandemic survival narrative. Hammer and Nail has enjoyed much success winning the 2023 Oakland University President’s Colloquium award\, presenting it at both Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University January 2024\, and performing it in Spanish for the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica July 2024. UID:131398-21868428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131398 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T122732 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T223000 SUMMARY:Tours:Astronomy Night DESCRIPTION:Experience History and Astronomy at the Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory!\n\n \n\nObservatory Tours - 1 hour guided tour of the Detroit Observatory\, including Historic Telescope Observing of the seasonal night sky. Tours begin at 8:00\, 8:30\, 9:00\, and 9:00 PM.\nWalk-ins - begins at 8:00pm. Includes telescope observing with the historic Fitz refractor. Walk-ins welcome\, but space is limited.\n \n\nAll visitors\, including walk-ins\, are welcome to patio telescope observing and all hands-on activities at the observatory! Telescope observing is only if weather permits. Only register for one time slot. Groups larger than 5 should contact the observatory. Missed time slots will be made available to walk-ins\, so please arrive on time. UID:132442-21870961@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132442 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T181742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Friends of Opera Winners Recital DESCRIPTION:On September 28 and 29\, SMTD’s annual Friends of Opera Competition was held in the Britton Recital Hall. Join us to listen to performances from Marissa Redding (BM ’26 and prize for the John Knapp Undergraduate award) and Ingrid Kuribayashi (SM '26\, first prize for the Anna Chapekis Graduate award). \n\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/smtd-announces-winners-of-the-2024-25-friends-of-opera-competition/ UID:131399-21868429@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131399 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241219T124125 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250214T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:My Folky Valentine DESCRIPTION:20th Anniversary My Folky Valentine Extravaganza! \n\nThis year\, in honor of our 20th anniversary show\, you'll be treated to 10 Michigan-based dynamic duos who are partners in life as well as music. The star-studded line-up features Dave Boutette & Kristi Davis\, Ruth & Max Bloomquist\, Jason Dennie & Rochelle Clark\, Allison Downy & John Austin\, Dave Keeney & Sophia Hanifi\, Jan Krist & Alan Finkbeiner\, Jo Seraperre & John Devine\, Matt & Kim Watroba\, Julianna and Andy Wilson (The Springtails)\, and your hosts Annie & Rod Capps. With this many singers and multi-instrumentalists you can expect lots of joyful collaborations and no shortage of love songs. No date required! UID:129253-21862378@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129253 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Buckeye Blast 2025 DESCRIPTION:Club Gymnastics Meet at Ohio State University! Super excited to watch all our men's and women's teams compete!  UID:132287-21870713@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132287 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Blaine Wilson Sports: 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43211 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Commonwealth Cup Weekend 1 DESCRIPTION:Fly's first OUTDOOR 7v7 tournament of the year! UID:132275-21870696@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Monogram Foods Smith River Sports Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T180022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T235959 SUMMARY:Other:MSU Invitational DESCRIPTION:MSU Tournament UID:131176-21867908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250217T060021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Queen City Tune Up DESCRIPTION:chasing plastic in south carolina UID:131192-21867933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs at Bird Ice Arena in Athens\, OH from February 14th until February 16th.  UID:131694-21869047@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Bird Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T180035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T210000 SUMMARY:Other:Home Tournament DESCRIPTION:Tournament on Feb 15 at IMSB UID:132602-21871361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Michigan IMSB CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21865392@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21864423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T145313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:South Asian Language Programs Pedagogy Conference | Meeting Teaching Challenges with South Asian Pedagogy DESCRIPTION:South Asian language instructors from Big Ten institutions will share their teaching challenges and experiences. The instructors will explore the possibility of collaborations in teaching and material production\, and aim to design a standard curriculum for South Asian languages that would help in meeting CourseShare demands and challenges across the institutions. The conference also aims to share expertise with the SA community and public school instructors.\n\nDay 1: Breakfast\, Registration\, and Welcome 9:00 - 9:30 am\nKeynote Address: 9:30 – 10:30 am\nFelecia Lucht\, University of Wisconsin-Madison:\nStrategies for Facilitating Interaction and Collaboration in the Target Language \nSession One: 10:45 am – noon\nShaheen Parveen\, Rutgers-New Brunswick \nProficiency-based lessons aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards\nJameel Ahmed\, University of Washington \nThree Years Integrated Urdu Curriculum: Balancing All Four Skills \nJulie Evershed\, U-M \nThe Language Resource Center: Role and resources\nU-M Language Resource Center Tour 12:00 –12:30 pm\nLunch Break \nSession Two: 1:00 – 2:30 pm\nSecond Keynote: Pranjali Sarasao\, U-C Berkeley \nShaping the Future of Language Teaching: Collaboration Between Academia\, Industry\, and Technology\nMithilesh Mishra\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \nUsing AI for Developing Metacognition in Language Teaching and Learning\nSession Three: 3:00 – 3:45 pm\nRashmi Sharma\, Indiana University \nHow to Trick the Tricksters\nFLTA (Urdu) \nSneha Sharma\, U-M\nLeveraging Code Mixing in Hindi: Bridging Linguistic Gapes in Multilingual Classrooms \nSpozmai Khan\n\nSession Four: 3:45 – 4:15 pm \nKeynote Address: Christi Merrill\, U-M \nDay 2:\nBreakfast and Welcome 9:00 – 9:45 am\nSomnath Ghosh\, Consulate General of India\, Chicago 9:45 – 10:00 am\nSyed Ali\, U-M 10:00 –10:15 am\nGrammar and Vocabulary Teaching Strategies\nDavid Brick\, U-M 10:15 - 10:30 am\nApproaches to Teaching Sanskrit at an American University \nPinderjeet Gill & Faijul Hoque 10:30 - 11:00 am Engaging Students Through Project-Based Learning\n\nBreak 11:00 - 11:15am\n\nUmar Anjum \, U-M 11:15 - 11:30am\nCreating Themes Specific Images Using AI in Urdu \nPathima Raviraj\, U-M 11:30 –11:45 am\nAddressing Linguistic and Pedagogical Barriers in Tamil Language Teaching\nPhill Cameron\, U-M 11:45 –12:00 pm\nIntroduction to H5P and Presentational Games\nLunch Break 12:00 –12:30 pm \nThe Role of Community 12:30 – 1:45 pm\nShahid Iqbal \nTalat Awais\nSamina Kasim \nThe Role of Community in Keeping the Language Alive\nVijay Sharma \nMuktak Sharma\nGeeta Sharma\nSarita Singh\nChandrashekhar Singh\nGarima Periwal \nMonika Dressler\, UofM CourseShare Coordinator 2:00 – 4:00 pm\nCourseShare challenges–perspective for developing collaborations\nCourseShare collaborations and challenges—group discussion\nStandardization of South Asian languages curriculum across BTAA institutions \nBuilding bridges and developing collaborations for material development and sharing\nConcluding remarks (Syed Ali)\n\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at csas@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:129726-21864468@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Language,Languages,South Asia LOCATION:North Quad - Room 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863735@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T125131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T100000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Yoga DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. This yoga class blends mobility\, flexibility and balancing poses\, cultivating awareness of your body in space and connecting you to your breath - so you can leave feeling relaxed and centered. This is less of a workout and more focused on moving your body mindfully. UID:131666-21868955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T125302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Dinosaur Discoveries 2025: Amazing Adaptations DESCRIPTION:Dinosaur Discoveries is back! Join the U-M Museum of Natural History for a fun-filled weekend of science\, exploration\, and arts and crafts. Dig for real fossils to take home and create your own dinosaur accessories at this free event from 10a.m.–4p.m. February 15-16\, 2025.\n\nNEW THIS YEAR: sensory-friendly hour will start at 10a.m. with reduced ambient noise and a special sensory-friendly planetarium show at 11a.m. UID:132115-21870323@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132115 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Paleontology LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867441@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T181657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T123000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:[Cancelled] The Breath of Ancient Trees: European Flutes\, Recorders\, and Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries DESCRIPTION:*This performance has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.*\n\nRecorder and flute virtuoso\, as well as professor\, scholar\, and instrument collector\, Michael Lynn presents a lecture and demonstration of original 17th and 18th century flutes and recorders from the Stearns Collection as well as his own instruments. Stearns director Joseph Gascho will join him on harpsichord\, and other guest artists include recent alumna Ellen Sauer and current undergraduate Chasten Musenda. Works by Boismortier\, Hotteterre\, and Schop will be performed. \n\nGuest artist Michael Lynn is Professor of Historical Flutes at Oberlin Conservatory. This event is sponsored by the Virginia Martin Howard Lecture Series Endowment. UID:132270-21870686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132270 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Scholarship,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818041@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T143205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T114500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Larry Cat In Space DESCRIPTION:Intended for young children\, Larry Cat In Space is a playful\, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the Moon. Through Larry's eyes\, we observe his human family\, and his owner Diana. Larry hides in Diana’s suitcase as she travels to her job on the Moon and experiences weightlessness. Once on the Moon\, Larry observes how the Earth looks a lot like the Moon did from his porch back home.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:103229-21871402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/103229 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T060016 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T120000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Star Wars Padawan Training DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn some lightsaber choreography\, play fight\, and practice your saber swings at the Union. Bring a lightsaber if you have one\, if not we have extra to borrow!! UID:130800-21866896@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130800 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Kuenzel Room -- Union 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621520@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). UID:122384-21848841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250414T011729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T120000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Discovery Demo: All About Owls DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.\n\nExplore the unseen lives of owls in this hands-on demonstration. Together\, we will use museum specimens to learn about some of owls’ unique adaptations\, like big eyes\, specialized ears\, quiet wings\, and sharp claws. What do these adaptations tell us about how owls eat? How are these modern raptors related to dinosaurs? Find out what an owl pellet is (Hint: it's not poop!) and dissect a real owl pellet to learn about the owl's diet. Come and discover the role of these birds of prey in the food chain!\n\nSpecial demos on February 15 and 16. UID:124739-21866376@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Science Forum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T165013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Anime Con: Con Ja Nai XXIX on 2/15!!! DESCRIPTION:Calling all anime fans! It is with great pleasure that we announce Con Ja Nai XXIX! Join us on February 15th from 12-8 PM in the MLB of the University of Michigan! Artist Alley! Vendors! Panels! Cosplay! Maid Cafe (Dreams Come Chuu)! We have it all!!! Admission is FREE!!! Check out our website: https://www.conjanai.org/ UID:132390-21870871@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132390 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:anime,Free,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T180031 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Con Jai Nai XXIX on 2/15!!! DESCRIPTION:Calling all anime fans! It is with great pleasure that we announce Con Ja Nai XXIX! Join us on February 15th from 12-8 PM in the MLB of the University of Michigan! Artist Alley! Vendors! Panels! Cosplay! Maid Cafe (Dreams Come Chuu)! We have it all!!! Admission is FREE!!!   UID:132266-21870682@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132266 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21866318@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T114729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T190000 SUMMARY:Auditions:[CASTING CALL] Raisin in the Sun DESCRIPTION:The Residential College Players are looking for African American students to perform in our production of Raisin in the Sun! This is a very significant piece of Black history in the United States\, and we want to make sure that we ask as many people as possible who are Black to be involved in this production so that this may come to fruition.\n\nShow Synopsis: \nWalter Sr.\, the father of the Younger family\, has died. A check for $10\,000 from the life insurance policy is coming in the mail\, and everyone has different ideas on what to do with the money. Walter’s son\, Walter Lee\, wants to be the owner of a liquor store\; Walter’s daughter\, Beneatha\, needs to pay tuition for medical school\; Walter’s wife wants to buy a house. \n\nThis award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry is a deeply human story centered on the black experience in a segregated America\, asking how we should live in the diaspora. The play explores the choice between assimilation and heritage\, the inaccessibility of the American Dream\, and racism and misogyny within and without the black community. It has a lot to say about the human condition\, about family and humanity\, and about the struggle against oppression. UID:132745-21871676@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132745 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,arts at michigan,Diversity,Drama,Inclusion,Theater LOCATION:East Quadrangle - 1511 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250414T011502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T140000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovery Demo: How to Become a Fossil DESCRIPTION:Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized. How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils\, learn the different types of fossil evidence\, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally\, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us\, and how fossil casts are made in the museum.\n\nSpecial demos on February 15 and 16. UID:125523-21866393@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125523 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Science Forum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T134541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:MoJo Valentines Day DESCRIPTION:MoJo is hosting a Valentine's Day! Come enjoy chocolates and making cards for those you love. Bring your friends! UID:132120-21870328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132120 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Crafts,Food,free,Free Food LOCATION:Mosher-Jordan Hall - Nikki Giovanni Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T140327 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | First Comes Love: A Valentine’s Day Tour DESCRIPTION:The classical Roman poet Virgil wrote “love conquers all” in 37 BCE. In honor of Valentine’s Day\, this tour explores Virgil’s promise of romance in the ancient Mediterranean world. What does a marriage contract in the world’s oldest writing system say? Why are there so many figures of Venus\, the goddess of love? How did the hideous deity Bes come to portray protection for mothers and children? Discover love at first sight for a divine Roman power couple\, find cupids on pots and in paintings\, and learn what relationships were like in ancient times—long before today’s dating apps!\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:131376-21868312@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131376 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Mediterranean,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250414T011729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T150000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Discovery Demo: All About Owls DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.\n\nExplore the unseen lives of owls in this hands-on demonstration. Together\, we will use museum specimens to learn about some of owls’ unique adaptations\, like big eyes\, specialized ears\, quiet wings\, and sharp claws. What do these adaptations tell us about how owls eat? How are these modern raptors related to dinosaurs? Find out what an owl pellet is (Hint: it's not poop!) and dissect a real owl pellet to learn about the owl's diet. Come and discover the role of these birds of prey in the food chain!\n\nSpecial demos on February 15 and 16. UID:124739-21866380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Science Forum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T181725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Friends of Opera 50th Anniversary Celebration DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating 50 Years of the Friends of Opera Competition. Supported by the generous Friends of Opera\, this competition allows vocal performance students at both the undergraduate and graduate level to compete on campus. We will have an alumni winner recital featuring Rehanna Thelwell\, Goitsemang Lehobye\, and Sam Kidd as well as a Q&A moderated by Stephen West\, with a reception to follow. \n\nRecital and Q&A – 5:00 pm\, Britton Recital Hall\nReception – 6:30 pm\, Hankinson Rehearsal Hall UID:131400-21868430@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131400 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T134914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Valentine's Card Making DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Valentine’s Card-Making event at the Grace Lee Boggs Multicultural Lounge! Take a break\, get creative\, and craft heartfelt cards for friends\, mentors\, or yourself while enjoying snacks. UID:132122-21870330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Crafts,Food,free,Free Food,Well-being LOCATION:Baits House II - Grace Lee Boggs Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T181549 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T180000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Minnesota DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Minnesota UID:131333-21868195@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131333 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T132040 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Malaysian Cultural Night 2025 DESCRIPTION:On February 15th 2025\, MiMSA will host our annual Malaysian Cultural Night (MCN) at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The event will begin with a trailer\, followed by a play titled ‘Dear Wanita\,’ and will end with a social accompanied by some Malaysian food offerings. Admission is free of charge for everyone!\n\nThe trailer and play encompass the lives of four Malaysian women: Nora\, Juwita\, Carina\, and Ashwin. These women have different backgrounds that explore topics of womanhood\, including feminism\, motherhood\, and gender inequality. The play incorporates Malaysia’s diverse cultural elements\, including traditional dances\, fashion\, and lifestyle—all packaged into a coming-of-wisdom drama. This play aims to raise awareness of the underrepresented stories\, triumphs\, and struggles of Malaysian women\, which ultimately transcend Southeast Asian borders. Additionally\, to end the night\, MiMSA provides attendees with a serving of famous Malaysian dishes namely Nasi Lemak\, Satay\, Kuih Ketayap\, and a few others as they lounge and indulge in good conversation at the few areas we reserved like the Psychology and Mathematics Atriums. This is a chance for people to talk with Malaysians at the university\, have discourse with each other about the play as well as Malaysia generally\, and hopefully leave MCN 2025 with new friends.\n\nThe night will begin at 6.30 p.m.\, although we encourage guests to arrive at 6.00 p.m. The intended audience for MCN includes students\, faculty\, and staff of the University of Michigan\, as well as members of the broader Ann Arbor community and individuals interested in Southeast Asian culture. Additionally\, the event serves as a gathering point for Malaysians living in the United States\, offering them an opportunity to connect and share their culture. By welcoming such a diverse audience\, MCN 2025 fosters an inclusive space for cultural exchange and cross-cultural understanding\, inviting participants from various backgrounds to engage in meaningful dialogue and connection.\n\nWe hope to see you at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre this year and hope that you enjoy our show! Doors open @ 6.00 p.m. UID:130959-21867515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130959 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,arts at michigan,Asia,Barger Leadership Institute,Bli,Collaborative,Culture,Dance,Dinner,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Family,Festival,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Identity,In Person,Inclusion,Intercultural,Interdisciplinary,International,Language,Literature,Meal,Multicultural,Muslim,Networking,Politics,Social,Social Impact,Southeast Asia,Storytelling,Student Org,Theater,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T121639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:131001-21867585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T181548 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:132649-21871500@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132649 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T181548 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:132648-21871499@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T121637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:131000-21867584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131000 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250115T142026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Body Concert DESCRIPTION:A hauntingly romantic duet of muscles\, tendons and bone... Inspired by Japanese Butoh dance... a minimalistic spectacle achingly animated in an extremely rigorous solo choreography. Body Concert is an enigmatic meditation on life's beautiful impermanence.\n\nPresented at the Keene Theater. UID:131218-21867984@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:arts,arts at michigan,Asia,Dance,performance LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T121657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Body Concert DESCRIPTION:A hauntingly romantic duet of muscles\, tendons and bone... Inspired by Japanese Butoh dance\, a minimalistic spectacle achingly animated in an extremely rigorous solo choreography. *Body Concert* is an enigmatic meditation on life's beautiful impermanence. A Q&A follows the performance. \n\n*Body Concert* \"resonates unsettlingly... both tender and disturbing\" – *The New York Times*\n\n*Body Concert* tickets are free but seats must be reserved in advance. Complete the reservation form to reserve up to 2 tickets for the performance - Saturday\, February 15\, 7:30 pm at the Keene Theater. Reservations must be claimed at the door by 7:15. Unclaimed seats will be released to the waitlist. \n\nPresented by the Department of Theatre & Drama in collaboration with the Residential College Keene Theater and the U-M Arts Initiative\, as part of a guest artist residency with Kevin Augustine of Lone Wolf Tribe. UID:132364-21870801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132364 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Dance,Free,Media,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241029T174403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jake Blount\, Simon Chrisman\, and Nic Gareiss DESCRIPTION:Jake Blount (pronounced: blunt\, they/he) is an award-winning interpreter of Black folk music based in Providence\, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string band musician\, Blount has charted an unprecedented\, Afrofuturist course on his pilgrimage through sound archives and song collections. In his hands\, the banjo\, fiddle\, electric guitar and synthesizer become ceremonial objects used to channel the insurgent creativity of his forebears. From transfixing solo sets to full-band festival appearances complete with crowd-surfing and ecstatic chants\, Blount’s performances – like his recent Smithsonian Folkways release\, The New Faith – seamlessly merge centuries-old traditional songs with the trappings and techniques of modern Black genres.\nComposer and hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman (he/him) brings an unusual and path-breaking style to an instrument that has previously been thought to have limited range and technique\, combining “chamber music’s finely calibrated arrangements with bluegrass’s playful virtuosity and pop music’s melodic resourcefulness.” (The Boston Herald) His touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the attention of musicians from all over the world. Based in Oregon\, he tours with Grammy-nominated Kittel and Co.\, the Bee Eaters\, and Wes Corbett.\nOne of Dance Magazine's \"25 to Watch\,\" Nic Gareiss (he/they) has been hailed by the New York Times for his \"dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance\" and called \"the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. Informed by 25 years of ethnographic study and performance\, Gareiss’ work draws from many percussive dance practices to weave together a technique facilitating his love of improvisation\; clog\, flatfoot\, and step dance vocabulary\; and musical collaboration. In this way Gareiss reimagines movement as a musical practice\, recasting percussive dance as a medium that queers the boundaries between sight\, sound\, and touch. UID:128434-21860824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T121710 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250215T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Matthew Bengtson\, piano DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a \"Concert en douze Etudes\" featuring transcendental etudes by Liszt\, Lyapunov and Sierra. Matthew Bengtson\, associate professor of music in the Department of Piano\, performs.\n\nFACULTY BIO:\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/matthew-bengtson/ UID:131457-21868493@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131457 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T120033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T130000 SUMMARY:Other:Buckeye Blast 2025 DESCRIPTION:Club Gymnastics Meet at Ohio State University! Super excited to watch all our men's and women's teams compete!  UID:132287-21870714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132287 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Blaine Wilson Sports: 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43211 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Commonwealth Cup Weekend 1 DESCRIPTION:Fly's first OUTDOOR 7v7 tournament of the year! UID:132275-21870697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Monogram Foods Smith River Sports Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250215T180022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T233000 SUMMARY:Other:MSU Invitational DESCRIPTION:MSU Tournament UID:131176-21867909@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250217T060021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Queen City Tune Up DESCRIPTION:chasing plastic in south carolina UID:131192-21867934@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Manchester Meadows Soccer Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T180027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs DESCRIPTION:University of Michigan TSCHL Playoffs at Bird Ice Arena in Athens\, OH from February 14th until February 16th.  UID:131694-21869048@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Bird Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21865393@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21864424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863736@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250204T125302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Dinosaur Discoveries 2025: Amazing Adaptations DESCRIPTION:Dinosaur Discoveries is back! Join the U-M Museum of Natural History for a fun-filled weekend of science\, exploration\, and arts and crafts. Dig for real fossils to take home and create your own dinosaur accessories at this free event from 10a.m.–4p.m. February 15-16\, 2025.\n\nNEW THIS YEAR: sensory-friendly hour will start at 10a.m. with reduced ambient noise and a special sensory-friendly planetarium show at 11a.m. UID:132115-21870324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132115 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Paleontology LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T181550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T100000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Men's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:132650-21871501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132650 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T181551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T100000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet DESCRIPTION:Women's Swimming & Diving vs First Chance Meet UID:132651-21871502@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260210T143205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T114500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Larry Cat In Space DESCRIPTION:Intended for young children\, Larry Cat In Space is a playful\, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the Moon. Through Larry's eyes\, we observe his human family\, and his owner Diana. Larry hides in Diana’s suitcase as she travels to her job on the Moon and experiences weightlessness. Once on the Moon\, Larry observes how the Earth looks a lot like the Moon did from his porch back home.\n\nThe state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store. UID:103229-21871479@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/103229 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621521@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250414T011729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T120000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Discovery Demo: All About Owls DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.\n\nExplore the unseen lives of owls in this hands-on demonstration. Together\, we will use museum specimens to learn about some of owls’ unique adaptations\, like big eyes\, specialized ears\, quiet wings\, and sharp claws. What do these adaptations tell us about how owls eat? How are these modern raptors related to dinosaurs? Find out what an owl pellet is (Hint: it's not poop!) and dissect a real owl pellet to learn about the owl's diet. Come and discover the role of these birds of prey in the food chain!\n\nSpecial demos on February 15 and 16. UID:124739-21866385@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Science Forum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250216T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T133000 SUMMARY:Other:Book Club — Hosted by the UMMA Student Advisory Board DESCRIPTION:Join the UMMA Student Advisory Board in conversation with book selections inspired by the UMMA exhibition La Raza Art & Media Collective\, 1975 - Today. Books were selected by the exhibition curator Dave Choberka\, Melon Curator for University Learning and Programs. \n \nOver coffee\, tea\, and pastries\, explore ideas from \"Contemporary Chicano Art: Color and Culture for a New America\" by George Vargas and \"The House on Mango Street\" by Sandra Cisneros. Come having read both\, one\, or none. Find new meaning in the exhibition\, connect the literature to the media\, and make some friends.\n \nFree and open to the public.\n UID:130031-21865160@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130031 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Living Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T182047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250216T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Colorism Multimedia Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Colorism comprises works of video\, still photography\, and sculpture questioning our psychosocial and biological ideas about skin color and treatment of people\, based on skin tones\, including within racial groups. This exhibit asks: What do we know about the root causes of prejudice toward skin color? What can we do to improve interpersonal and structural colorism? To answer these questions\, Prof. Rogério Pinto (Social Work) uses personal and historical materials and interview data to optimize audience interaction\, including critical dialogues around colorism while audiences are viewing the installation or immediately after viewing it. UID:131126-21868080@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131126 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,In Person,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR