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:20230914T121516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Pottery as Poetry: Learning from The Black Potters of Old Edgefield Ceramic Workshop with Ebitenyefa Baralaye DESCRIPTION:Detroit based artist and educator Ebitenyefa Baralaye will lead a hands-on workshop on ceramic techniques and glazing methods inspired by the Black Potters of Old Edgefield. Clay and tools will be provided. \nThis event is co-presented by Stamps Gallery\, The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)\, and the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) in conjunction with the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield\, South Carolina\, on view at UMMA from August 26\, 2023 - January 7\, 2024. This event series is sponsored by the U-M Arts Initiative.\nSpaces are limited. Registration is required. For more information contact Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan at jenjkhan@umich.edu.Related EventsPottery as Poetry: Learning from The Black Potters of Old Edgefield Ceramic Workshop with Ebitenyefa Baralaye - October 2\, 2023The Vessel as a Metaphor: An Artist Talk by Ebitenyefa Baralaye - October 21\, 2023 UID:112321-21828788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112321 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230728T122733 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Promise That You Will Sing About Me: Craft Lessons That I’ve Learned From Hip-Hop Songs DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): http://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters23\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series craft lectures are free and open to the public\, and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in The Robert Hayden Conference Room\, Angell Hall #3222)). Seats are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot. Please contact kimjulie@umich.edu with any questions or accommodation needs.\n\nSidik Fofana is a graduate of NYU’s MFA program and a public school teacher in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in the *Sewanee Review* and *Granta.* He was also named a fellow at the Center for Fiction in 2018. His debut short story collection was published by Scribner in August 2022.\n\nSet in a Harlem high rise\, *Stories from the Tenants Downstair*s is a stunning debut about a tight-knit cast of characters grappling with their own personal challenges while the forces of gentrification threaten to upend life as they know it.\n\nLike Gloria Naylor’s *The Women of Brewster Place* and Lin Manuel Miranda’s *In the Heights\,* Sidik Fofana’s electrifying collection of eight interconnected stories showcases the strengths\, struggles\, and hopes of one residential community in a powerful storytelling experience.\n\nEach short story follows a tenant in the Banneker Homes\, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyone’s mind. There is Swan in apartment 6B\, whose excitement about his friend’s release from prison jeopardizes the life he’s been trying to lead. Mimi\, in apartment 14D\, who hustles to raise the child she had with Swan\, waitressing at Roscoe’s and doing hair on the side. And Quanneisha B. Miles\, a former gymnast with a good education who wishes she could leave Banneker for good\, but can’t seem to escape the building’s gravitational pull. We root for these characters and more as they weave in and out of each other’s lives\, endeavoring to escape from their pasts and blaze new paths forward for themselves and the people they love.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure that this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (Angell Hall #5209)\, reflection room (Haven Hall #1506)\, and gender-inclusive restroom (Angell Hall 5th floor) are available on site. ASL interpreters and CART services at in-person events are available upon request\; please email kimjulie@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event\, whenever possible\, to allow time to arrange services.\n\nU-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St.\, Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St.\, Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor) is five blocks away\, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities. UID:108980-21820678@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108980 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Author,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Culture,Department Of English Language And Literature,English Language And Literature,Free,Literary Arts,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Rackham,Talk,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230822T151622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Robotics Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The Robotics Career Fair will be held on October 6\, 2023 from 10 AM-2 PM ET. \n\nPlease note that students do not need to register for this fair.\n\nPlease let us know how we can ensure that our events are inclusive to you. Please fill out the form below to let us know what accommodations or access needs we can help facilitate at least one week prior to the event.\nhttps://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QJUbw52V39OVqS UID:109830-21823055@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230919T143931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statistics Department Seminar Series: Anne van Delft\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Statistics\, Columbia University DESCRIPTION:Abstract: We introduce a new framework to analyze shape descriptors that capture the geometric features of an ensemble of point clouds. At the core of our approach is the point of view that the data arises as sampled recordings from a metric\nspace-valued stochastic process\, possibly of nonstationary nature\, thereby integrating geometric data analysis into the realm of functional time series analysis. We focus on the descriptors coming from topological data analysis. Our framework allows for natural incorporation of spatial-temporal dynamics\, heterogeneous sampling\, and the study of convergence rates. Further\, we derive complete invariants for classes of metric space-valued stochastic processes in the spirit of Gromov\, and relate these invariants to so-called ball volume processes. Under mild dependence conditions\, a weak invariance principle in $D([0\,1]\times [0\,\mathscr{R}])$ is established for sequential empirical versions of the latter\, assuming the probabilistic structure possibly changes over time. Finally\, we use this result to introduce novel test statistics for\ntopological change\, which are distribution free in the limit under the hypothesis of stationarity. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.01984.pdf\n\n\nhttps://sites.google.com/view/anne-van-delft/home UID:109424-21822012@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:seminar LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T074340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2023 Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference DESCRIPTION:The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. This year\, we are excited to welcome Professor Eduardo Cadava who will deliver the keynote lecture and workshop. We will also enjoy panels with presentations from graduate students in our own department/university and from other institutions across the country and beyond\, including UC Berkeley\, Binghamton University\, Boston University\, University of Chile\, University of Florida\, Fort Hays State University\, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, University of Houston\, University of Illinois Chicago\, John Hopkins University\, Michigan State University\, Northwestern University\, University of Notre Dame\, The Ohio State University\, Princeton University\, UC Riverside\, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.\n\nThe conference will take place on the 6-7th October 2023 at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and features Dr. Eduardo Cadava\, Philip Mayhew Professor of English\nWorkshop \"Paper Graveyards\": Friday\, October 6\, 2023 11 am - 12:30 pm\, Rackham\, West Conference Room\nLecture \"Walter Benjamin's Mesoamerican Dreams\": Saturday\, October 7\, 2023 11:30 - 1 pm\, Michigan League Vandenberg UID:108241-21819161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108241 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,conference,Free,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Language,Latin America,Middle East Studies,Philosophy,Romance Languages And Literatures,Slavic,Women's Studies LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - West Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063352 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:2023 Fall Job & Internship Fair: Virtual in Handshake DESCRIPTION:The University Career Center is excited to host the  Fall Job& Internship FairOne Fair - Four great dates to attend!Virtual in HandshakeOctober 6th / 11am - 2pm(last day of the Fair)*****In PersonSeptember 27th & 28th\, October 4thMichigan Union 2nd Floor / 12noon - 4pmDifferent organizations each dayRegistration on-site each day of the Fair• Sign-up for Virtual 1:1 sessions & Group Sessions runs October 2 (9pm)-October 6 (2pm) .................................................How the Virtual Fair worksOrganizations create:-1:1 sessions and/or Group Sessions (informal visits with organizations)- 1:1 sessions are 10 minutes long- Group sessions are 30 minutes long with up to 50 participantsStudents:- Reserve (schedule) 1:1 meetings and/or group sessions    October 2 (9pm) - October 6 (2pm)Before the Fair- Complete your Handshake Profile (under your initials in upper right corner)- Set your Profile to \"Community\" in \"Settings & Privacy\" (under your initials in upper right corner)- Upload current resumeSign-up for Sessions  October 2 (9pm) - October 6 (2pm)- In \"Events\" select\"Fall Job & Internship Fair: Virtual\"- Review participating organizationsin \"Available Sessions\"- Click the organization(s) you are interested in to reserve 1:1 or group sessions- For Group Sessions: select \"confirm\" to sign up- For 1:1 Sessions: select a time that works for you and then \"confirm\" to sign up (red dots indicate sessions that conflict with sessions you have already scheduled)Day of the Fair- Login to Handshake and navigate to 2023 Fall Job & Internship Fair: Virtual- Click on the \"Your Sessions\" tab- Click on \"Launch Video\" to join the session. You can join up to 5 minutes early.- Questions? Visit the UCC Help Room (link is on the Fair website)AccommodationWe want to ensure full and equitable participation in ourevents. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in thisevent\, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out toAlexis Schmidt at anschmi@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives\, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible.Virtual Fair Resources From Handshake- Video: Locating and Registering for Virtual Fairs- Article: Guide to Attending a Virtual FairAs you consider opportunities offered at career fairs:  External organizations are not programs and activities of the University of Michigan and are included only because they may be of interest to members of the University community. Inclusion of any organization does not indicate University sponsorship or endorsement of that organization. UID:107850-21817647@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:COVID Information Commons Student Working Group DESCRIPTION:The CIC invites students of all academic backgrounds and varying research experience to join the CIC Student Working Groups. Students around the world will join a community of young professionals and researchers interested in the future of COVID-19 and ongoing pandemic research.\n\nThe CIC Student Working Group meets the 1st Friday of every month at 11AM (ET) to discuss the broad impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education worldwide. Working Group members are from a range of disciplines and academic backgrounds\, including government\, industry\, and academia. UID:110136-21824389@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231215T073302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Investigate Labs DESCRIPTION:Step into our two Investigate Labs\, where you can use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. Our labs offer activities most appropriate for ages 6 and up. Schedule subject to change. UID:96857-21827764@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/96857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231010T104821 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Pause-Café DESCRIPTION:Enjoy some coffee\, tea\, and snacks while\nimproving your French skills!!!\n\nCome for 10 minutes or the whole hour!\n\nEveryone is welcome\, regardless of level! UID:111600-21827304@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Food,Free,French,In Person,intercultural,Language,Languages,Multicultural,Romance Languages And Literatures,Undergraduate LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (Room 4134) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230918T181514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Blessings of the Mystery DESCRIPTION:The Blessings of the Mystery examines themes of socio-economic\, environmental activism\, encounters between history and memory\, Indigenous rights\, and the formation and distribution of knowledge. The exhibition examines the Amistad Dam in Del Rio\, the largest dam in Rio Grande that is jointly managed by the United States and Mexico and other contested sites in the region to unravel layered histories\, connections\, and tensions present in West Texas through film\, sculpture\, installation\, collage\, and drawing. \nThe experimental documentary film Teaching of the Hands is the center point of the exhibition - as it combines oral histories\, reenactments\, and archival footage to narrate a complex history of colonization\, migration\, and ecological precarity\, Told from the perspective of Juan Mancias\, Chairman of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas\, scenes from the present day are woven together with those from 4\,000 years in the past to investigate the transformation of Somi Se’k* by way of industry\, infrastructure\, and private property. \nEmerging from the research to create the film\, the exhibition includes an immersive installation of surveying flags and tools\, series of drawings and collages\, and a collection of original watercolors from the 1930s by artists and amateur archaeologists Forrest and Lula Kirkland that depict the ancient rock art of the Lower Pecos\,that expand on concepts in The Teachings of the Hands. The watercolors\, rarely seen plein air paintings\, are on loan from the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas\, and document the original forms and vibrant colors of murals that were still visible in the 1930s before flooding\, erosion\, and human interaction damaged or destroyed them. This exhibition has been shown in various iterations at Ballroom Marfa\, the University of Texas at Austin\, the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts\, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and will be shown in Michigan and the midwest for the first time. The Blessings of the Mystery brings together an expansive body of work that sheds light on vital histories\, living memories and Indigenous knowledge-systems embedded within the land well before the colonial boundaries between Mexico and the US were established - advocating for environmental justice and recognition of Indigenous rights and cosmologies. UID:109235-21821255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109235 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231005T105715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Understanding ancient oddities: Paleoecology of Paracrinoids DESCRIPTION:UMMP Alum Dr. Brad Deline (University of Georgia) will present this week's Paleoseminar. UID:113567-21831166@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113567 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum Of Paleontology,Paleontology LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 3150 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231130T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Untold Stories\, Part I DESCRIPTION:Untold Stories is a three-part exhibition series featuring the work of faculty members from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &\; Design. Organized thematically\, each group exhibition will reveal key themes and urgent questions of our time being explored through the lens of art and design at the Stamps School.\nThis exhibition offers glimpses into the creative research that Stamps faculty are engaged in\, asking students and the public to consider the role and potential of art and design in making visible latent histories and catalyzing social movements for justice\, freedom\, and equity.\nUntold Stories\, Part I will include work by Jim Cogswell\, Carlos F. Jackson\, Heidi Kumao\, Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo\, and Emilia Yang. UID:109983-21823513@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109983 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230824T103625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Who Are You Talking To?: Identifying and Responding To Your Interlocutors DESCRIPTION:Whether you are moving directly from your undergraduate degree or returning after some time away\, the first term of graduate school will challenge you to expand skills critical to your success. Two of the most essential skills needed to thrive are reading and writing. This new\, four-part Rackham/Sweetland workshop series will showcase reading and writing practices for new graduate students that will inform your approaches to reading and writing through the course of your graduate career.\n\nWho Are You Talking To?: Identifying and Responding To Your Interlocutors\n\nThis workshop will address how reading skills and writing conventions allow you to ethically represent others’ knowledge and support your arguments.\n\nInterlocutors are those you engage with in your research and writing\; they may appear (re: be valued) differently across disciplines. This workshop will address how reading skills and writing conventions allow you to ethically represent others’ knowledge and support your arguments. Participants will work with peers to talk through rhetorical decisions scholars make when identifying and responding to interlocutors and set goals of how to use the workshop experience in their own graduate writing careers.\n\nPresenter: April Conway\, Sweetland Center for Writing UID:110444-21824920@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110444 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Rackham,Writing LOCATION:North Quad - Space 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230822T121540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Who are You Talking to?: Identifying and Responding to Your Interlocutors DESCRIPTION:This workshop will address how reading skills and writing conventions allow you to ethically represent others’ knowledge and support your arguments.\nInterlocutors are those you engage with in your research and writing\; they may appear (re: be valued) differently across disciplines. This workshop will address how reading skills and writing conventions allow you to ethically represent others’ knowledge and support your arguments. Participants in this Rackham/Sweetland workshop will work with peers to talk through rhetorical decisions scholars make when identifying and responding to interlocutors and set goals of how to use the workshop experience in their own graduate writing careers.\nRegistration is required at https://myumi.ch/3521w.\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:110637-21825199@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110637 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:North Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T135223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T122000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Entrepreneurship Hour: Sam Schillace DESCRIPTION:Sam Schillace has been all over the tech world map and has quite the journey to share at EHour this Friday 10/6. He's been a serial entrepreneur\, jumping into all sorts of cool projects\, from video games to creating early web page software\, word processors\, and even application engines. And the best part? He's done it all. He's given us some cool consumer stuff like Box\, and he's also delved into the enterprise world.\n \nRemember when Google Docs was a revolutionary idea? Yep\, Sam started it. Nowadays\, he's all about consumer product culture and next-gen productivity. He's the kind of guy who's always pushing boundaries and asking those \"What if?\" questions in the ever-changing tech world.\n \nCurrently\, Sam is a deputy CTO at Microsoft. Here\, he's involved in a range of projects\, from shaping product culture to infrastructure and AI incubation. He's truly a jack-of-all-trades in the tech world. Seriously\, he's like a tech wizard.\n \nAnd let's not forget his college days. Sam's a true-blue Wolverine\, graduating from the University of Michigan specializing in combinatorics\, and earned his BS honors in math in just 3.5 years. Oh\, and he didn't stop there - he powered through and got his MS in a quick 3 semesters.\n \nYou've got a great opportunity to soak up some wisdom from this tech guru. Come hear Sam Schillace share his insight Friday October 6\, 11:30am Stamps Auditorium. You don’t want to miss it! UID:113422-21830988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Center For Entrepreneurship,Cfe,Discussion,Entrepreneurship,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Professional Student Life,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Leadership,Lecture,Networking,Talk,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:How to Ace a Finance Interview DESCRIPTION:Interviewing is an important skill that can be learned! It's not specific to a certain personality type or communication style. Anyone can show up as their authentic self to an interview and still share their their experiences and perspectives effectively. \n\nJoin Finance leaders and Finance Develop Program participants from Whirlpool Corporation to learntips\, tricks\, and best practices in acing your Finance Interview\, all while being your authentic self. \n\nThe team will also share information on our Finance Development Program and how to apply! \n\nThis event is hosted in Google Meet. Click through on the Join link in Handshake to be added to the session waiting room.\n\nNOTE: The Finance Development Program Internship and Full-Time program are not open to work authorization or visa sponsorship for international students. UID:113405-21830962@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113405 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240405T194239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T121500 SUMMARY:Presentation:We Are Stars DESCRIPTION:What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon\, and the molecules for life.\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:108577-21827811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063252 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T124500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Acing Your Application Office Hours for VFA's Early Fall Application Deadline DESCRIPTION:Join Venture For America's recruitment team to hear tips and tricks to ace your VFA application for VFA's first deadline for the 2024 Fellowship Class on October 10.\n\nDuring the event\, you'll learn the basics of the Venture For America Fellowship program\, the benefits of becominga Fellow\, best practices for submitting a great application\, and breakout rooms where you can meet individually with recruiters for individual support or questions.\n\nVenture For America is a two-year Fellowship for recent college graduates interested in entrepreneurship and creating impact in American cities. Fellows work as full-time\, salaried employees in one of VFA’s 13 cities. They also become part of a community of like-minded individuals united by shared values and bonded in a passion for entrepreneurship. Throughout the Fellowship and after\, VFA provides opportunities for coaching\, capital\, and connections to help Fellows develop an entrepreneurial mindset while leading\, growing\, and launching companies.\n\nTo apply to Venture For America's 2024 Fellowship class you must be a U.S. citizen\, permanent resident or DACA recipient\, early in your career (completed your undergraduate degree in the last three years) or will complete your undergraduate degree by June 2024. Exceptions can be made to this criteria for certain circumstances. UID:112964-21829826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112964 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T093508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Alum Connection with Carleigh Jaques: A Journey from Liberal Arts to Global Leadership in Technology DESCRIPTION:Are you a college student unsure of your career path? Wondering how to leverage your liberal arts education in a tech-dominated world? Join us for a conversation with Carleigh Jaques\, a trailblazing professional who has navigated the complex landscape of technology\, finance\, and corporate leadership. Carleigh's journey is a testament to the versatility of a liberal arts education. From initially considering law school to launching her career at a boutique investment bank. Despite feeling intimidated by technology initially\, she realized her ability to connect dots\, even without a computer science background. Carleigh's story proves that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to career success and that your liberal arts education can be a powerful asset in diverse industries\, including technology.\n\nDon't miss this unique opportunity to hear Carleigh Jaques share her wisdom\, experiences\, and career insights. RSVP today to reserve your spot and embark on a journey of career discovery and inspiration.\n\n \n\nAbout Carleigh:\n\nCarleigh Jaques\, a distinguished LSA alum with degrees in Political Science and French Language\, has crafted a remarkable career spanning over three decades. She has held key leadership roles\, including General Manager of a billion-plus revenue technology business\, Head of Corporate Strategy and Corporate Development for a Fortune 150 company\, and a successful tenure as an investment banker.\n\nIn her most recent role\, Carleigh led the global fraud and risk business for Visa\, a company that processes over 200 billion transactions annually\, utilizing cutting-edge technologies like AI and ML. She has also been at the forefront of helping millions of merchants worldwide harness technology to drive revenue growth and combat fraud. You have most likely used the technology whether paying for groceries at the corner store in a face-to-face interaction\, tapping on a countertop\, boarding a train in Monterey or Porto\, paying on mobile\, or ordering a hand-crafted good from another country on a laptop. Carleigh was also Senior Vice President\, Global Corporate Strategy\, Global M&A\, and Corporate Development for Visa Inc for eight years\, setting Visa’s corporate and innovation strategy agendas\, executing country-level strategies\, and evolving go-to-market. Her M&A and Corporate Development function led Visa’s engagement in a range of transactions\, from strategic investments through joint ventures and acquisitions\, including Visa's $20 billion acquisition of Visa Europe. Prior to joining Visa\, Ms. Jaques spent 15 years in technology investment banking. She has significant technology domain expertise in mobile communications\, security\, enterprise software\, analytics\, and internet infrastructure. \n\nYou should attend this session if you are:\n> An undergraduate LSA student exploring careers in finance\, business\, technology\, and other related fields\n> Interested in opportunities and career paths at a company like Visa\n> Thinking about how to connect your liberal arts and sciences degree to careers in business\n\nWhat you’ll gain by attending:\n> Career Exploration: Discover how Carleigh navigated her career path and debunked myths about the \"right\" career for liberal arts graduates.\n> Resilience: Learn how Carleigh overcame challenges and transformed obstacles into opportunities.\n> Leadership: Gain a deeper understanding of leadership's evolving nature and the importance of adapting to changing roles.\n> UM Network: Make valuable connections with a successful LSA alum and your peers.\n\nRSVP now to be a part of the conversation. Pizza will be provided. The link to join this Alum Connection will be emailed to you after you RSVP.\n\nThe LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is on the first floor of a wheelchair-accessible building\, including wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the first floor\, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the first floor\, places to sit or stand during the event\, and accessible parking options nearby on Maynard Street. Ramps are located at the East entrance (from State St.) and the Northwest entrance (from Maynard). Power doors are located at the Northwest entrance. To request other accommodations\, please contact LSA Hub Events at lsa.hubevents@umich.edu or 734-764-4920 so we can make arrangements. UID:112905-21829755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112905 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alum Connections,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA 2001 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230427T121417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Tours:Building on a Century of Collecting at the Clements Library DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the library’s centennial\, this exhibit is an attempt to answer a question asked often by visitors\, how do you decide what to acquire to add to your collections.\n\nIt builds on the landmark publication of the library’s 75th anniversary\, One Hundred and One Treasures From the Collections of the William L. Clements Library\, edited by former library director John Dann. This exhibit—and its expanded online version—pairs items from 101 Treasures with related items that have for the most part been acquired since 1998. Those that were acquired earlier are items about which we’ve learned new things in the intervening 25 years. UID:107840-21817516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107840 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Centennial,Exhibition,Free,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230929T181753 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Carson Landry\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Carson Landry 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). Earplugs are available from the carillonist upon request. 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: https://smtd.umich.edu/facilities/ann-and-robert-h-lurie-carillon/ UID:113331-21830762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113331 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063303 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:DIA Analysis Career Field Info Session DESCRIPTION:The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Analysis Career Field (ACF) is now hiring! Join us for this virtual info session on Friday\, September 29th at 4:00 PM EST to hear from Career Development Officers and learn tips on how to apply.\n\nThe two vacancy announcements we’re hiring for are:\nANALYSIS (ACF) JANUARY 2024 (ENTRY-LEVEL) VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT - 123508\nANALYSIS (ACF) JANUARY 2024 VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT - SCIENCE\, TECHNOLOGY\, ENGINEERING\, & MATHEMATICS (STEM) - 123509\nFor full details and to apply\, visit diajobs.dia.mil.\n\nOfficers in the Analysis Career Field perform a wide variety of tasks in support of DIA's mission. From technical operations to insider threat investigations\, officers in the Analysis Career Field safeguard the Nation from foreign adversarial threats.\n\nAs one of the few all-source intelligence agencies\, our global mission requires a diverse workforce with unique skills and expertise. DIA’s Analysis Career Field is hiring candidates with expertise in a variety of mission areas. The ACF is especially interested in candidates with the following skills and/or backgrounds\; China\, Russia\, supply-chain\, cybersecurity\, space/counterspace\, engineering and data science. Such candidates are highly encouraged to apply.\n\nThis info session is open to all students! If you’re interested in learning about how you can turn your degree into a rewarding career at DIA\, we invite you to join us for a discussion with Career Development Officers to learn more about DIA\, career opportunities and tips for successfully applying before our latest vacancy announcementsclose on October 15th!\n UID:113371-21830826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113371 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230915T150433 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Flash Talk | Archaeology\, Heritage\, and the Civil War in Sudan DESCRIPTION:The civil war in Sudan began in April of this year. What threats does it pose to archaeological sites\, museums\, and monuments\, and what can archaeologists in Sudan and internationally do to mitigate potential damage?\n\nIn this talk\, Geoff Emberling—associate research scientist at the Kelsey and faculty in U-M’s Department of Middle East Studies—will outline efforts that the Kelsey Museum’s team has been making to support colleagues and communities that it has been working with in Sudan.\n\nKelsey Museum Flash Talks are 15-minute Zoom lectures by Kelsey curators\, staff members\, researchers\, and graduate students talking about their recent research or current projects. Each presentation is followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Flash Talks are free and open to all visitors. They take place at noon on the first Friday of every month.\n\nZoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/98243683717\n\nMeeting ID: 982 4368 3717\nPasscode: Kelsey UID:112504-21829031@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112504 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230926T085932 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Oscillations to Chaos: In Search of Attractor States on the Cortex of Living Cells DESCRIPTION:Periodic wave patterns are widely observed in oscillatory or excitable chemical systems and in multicellular systems. More recently\, waves of cortical activity\, linked to actin dynamics in many cases\, have been documented in a variety of single-cell systems\, including various immune cell types. I will discuss our understanding of the pattern formation mechanisms on the cortical region of mast cells\, including the molecular definitions underlying a number of wave characteristics. These spatial and temporal patterns represent attractor states in dynamical systems\, which describe the trajectory a system gravitates towards depending on the network topology\, control parameter\, and sometimes initial conditions. We are particularly interested in applying this dynamical framework to understand lipid metabolism\, actin dynamics and signal transduction that controls fundamental cell biological processes such as mitosis. UID:109091-21821060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biophysics,seminar LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1400 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T144046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 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:88544-21803354@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:20231008T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Indy Invitational DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team will be heading to Elkhart\, Indiana to play in the NCSA Indy Invitational Tournament! GO BLUE!! UID:112640-21829216@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112640 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Elkhart Fields CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230905T121644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:IOE 101: Kevin Lloyd\, Humanetics DESCRIPTION:Kevin is the Global Director of Continuous Improvement and Manufacturing Engineering for Humanetics the Industry leader for Crash Test ATD’s and simulation software. \n\nHe has over 20 years of experience in Manufacturing Operations\, Continuous Improvement\, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. He is a Certified in Six Sigma Black Belt\, Lean Implementation and Kepner Tregoe problem-solving.\n \nIn his presentation\, Kevin will discuss:\nCareer pathways and opportunities for an Individual with an IOE degree.\nDemand for industrial operation engineers.\nWhat hiring managers are looking for in candidates.\nWhat kind of work or projects would someone with an IOE degree work on.\nWhat does the working environment look and feel like for someone with IOE degree.\nWhat does the future look like for manufacturing and how can you make a difference. UID:111520-21827211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Industrial And Operations Engineering,Ioe Lunch learn,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - 1610 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T095127 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Loneliness\, Falls\, Brain Health & Medicare: Healthy Aging Series from U-M and AARP Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Healthy Aging weekly series of free online talks\, presented by Michigan Medicine and AARP Michigan\, begins October 6 and continues through October 27. \n\nGet registration links for each event at https://michmed.org/healthyaging\n\nOctober 6\, 12:00 - 1:30pm\nCreating Connections and Reducing Loneliness\nThe pandemic showed the power of human connection and the dangers of going without it. The U.S. Surgeon General has even issued a national advisory about the health impacts of loneliness. Learn about what we know and what you can do to help yourself and others stay connected.\n\nLauren Gerlach\, DO\, MS\nPreeti Malani\, MD\, MS\, MSJ\n\n\nOctober 13\, 12:00 - 1:30pm\nFocus on Falls: Balance\, Mobility and Preventing Injury\nNo matter what your level of physical activity or ability\, you can take actions to reduce your risk of falling and your chance of serious injury if you stumble or fall. Learn about recent research on falls in older adults and get tips for prevention and recovery.\n\nAllon Goldberg\, PhD\, PT\nGeoffrey Hoffman\, PhD\, MPH\n\n\nOctober 20\, 12:00 - 1:30pm\nBrain Health: What You Should Know and What You Can Do\n\nStaying mentally sharp and spotting early signs of decline in your memory and thinking abilities have become even more possible in recent years. Get up to speed on the latest knowledge and preventive advice for people from different backgrounds.\n\nDonovan Maust\, MD\, MS\nScott Roberts\, PhD\, MA\nEdna Rose\, PhD\, MSW\, RN-PMH-BC\n\nOctober 27\, 12:00 - 1:30pm\nNavigating Your Medicare Choices and Benefits\nWith open enrollment under way and options abounding\, get the latest on what to consider\, how to choose wisely\, and how to get the most out of the plan you select. Learn about Medicare tools\, updates\, and benefits.\n\nShari Smith\, MA\, MPH\nRenu Tipirneni\, MD\, MSc\n\nDetails about the series: https://michmed.org/YkZmK UID:113356-21830808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230824T173743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCDB Seminar> Lysosomal quality control in health and disease DESCRIPTION:Host: Ming Li UID:110869-21825685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110869 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biology,Biosciences,Bsbsigns,Natural Sciences,Research,Science LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230918T102240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:NTRG: Automorphic Representations DESCRIPTION:We will be discussing Getz-Hahn's \"Introduction to Automorphic Representations.\" UID:112573-21829131@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112573 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T112047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Peace Corps Prep Fall 2023 Events (International Center) DESCRIPTION:These events are for students who are part of the U-M Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program. UID:112379-21828846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112379 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Union, Crofoot (first floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Pro Football Hall of Fame \"Before the Snap\" ft. Will Kiss DESCRIPTION:The Pro Football Hall of Fame is proud to offer a series for learners in high school\, college and beyond! “Before the Snap” gives an insight to professional careers in and around the NFL\, while giving thelive viewing audience the opportunity to interact with an industry expert.\n\nOur special guest is Will Kiss\, the Senior Director of Media Relations\, for the Las Vegas Raiders.\n\nWe will be streaming the program LIVE on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s YouTube page and will take questions from students across the country throughout the program. To participate\, all you will need to do is:\n - Visit https://www.youtube.com/user/ProFootballHOF at 12:00pm ET on Friday\, October 6\, 2023 to view the program.\n -To ask a question\, comment on the post with the following information:\n* Name of School (if applicable)\n* Location\n* Question for Industry Expert\n\nIf you have any questions\, do not hesitate to reach out! You can contact me at 330-588-3558 or by email at Jacob.Ray@ProFootballHOF.com UID:113402-21830959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113402 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230905T130736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The power in a single story: Scaling social change by focusing on individuals DESCRIPTION:Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. UID:111576-21827263@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111576 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Advocacy,Art,Community Engagement,Free,Humanities,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Multi Media,Multidisciplinary Design,Poverty,poverty and inequality,Poverty Solutions,Public Policy,Research,Social Impact,Social Justice,Social Sciences,Sociology,Talk,Visual Arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - ECC 1840 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230921T105930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Third World Feminism and the Crisis of Authoritarianism DESCRIPTION:As a part of the Global South Gender and Sexuality Studies Collective Series\, Professor Durba Mitra (Harvard) will be giving a talk titled \"Third World Feminism and the Crisis of Authoritarianism\".\n\nAbstract: This talk offers a glimpse into the vast intellectual history of Third World feminisms in the decolonizing world in the 1970s and 1980s. I critically engage the possibilities and limits of the feminist epistemological revolution that emerged in the dark shadow of an earlier era of utopian internationalism\, globalism\, and non-alignment of the 1950s and 1960s. Third World feminists created a new internationalist imaginary in response to widespread disenchantment in the decolonizing world with the nationalist project and rising neocolonial governments bolstered by economic and military interventions. Women seized the means of knowledge production\, critiquing postcolonial inequality and rising authoritarianisms by imagining radically just visions of the future. \n\nSpeaker Bio: Durba Mitra is Associate Professor of Women\, Gender and Sexuality at Harvard University and author of Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought (Princeton University Press\, 2020). Mitra works on the history of sexuality and epistemology in South Asia and the comparative colonial and post-colonial world. Mitra’s current book project\, The Future That Was: Feminist Thought in the Decolonizing World\, analyzes the history of Third World feminist thought and South-South solidarity networks. UID:110906-21825826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:gender,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - 2239 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T063229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:USA - Campus - EY Careers in Government & Public Sector (GPS) DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: You must register externally on the yello.co page in order to receive the event joining information. You will not be able to join the event directly through Handshake.\n\nWe imagine a future in whichour country and all of its people are protected and prosperous. Government reaches new heights of innovation\, attracts and retains the best and brightest minds\, and works better together. Everyone feels safe\, can access essential services and has equitable opportunities to thrive. To help create this future\, we in the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice work passionately to solve complex challenges so the government can build a stronger country — for the people. Join us to learn more about our GPS practice and how you can help us provide a full range of consulting\, strategy\, tax and audit services to our government clients. UID:112344-21828814@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230818T125844 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Virtual Engineering Career Fair DESCRIPTION:The Virtual Engineering Career Fair will be held on Friday\, October 6\, 2023 from 12-3 PM ET. This event is intended to help employers connect with students studying programs offered through the College of Engineering\, as well as LSA Computer Science and Data Science students for full-time\, internship and co-op employment opportunities.\n\nCoE and LSA Computer Science and Data Science student registration will open on 10/4 at 7pm ET.\n\nPlease let us know how we can ensure that our events are inclusive to you. Please fill out the form below to let us know what accommodations or access needs we can help facilitate at least one week prior to the event.\nhttps://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QJUbw52V39OVqS UID:109829-21823054@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T131500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827831@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T165258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Afterthought: Remembering a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition: \nIn “Half-Built House\,” Brazilian-American artist Laura Taylor grieves the loss of her childhood friend Tina to COVID. When COVID took Tina’s life\, Taylor started ordering identical versions of their childhood games and toys on eBay. As she assembled these objects\, Taylor recalled a memory of climbing with Tina through the skeletal frameworks of unfinished houses in the 1970s. Late at night\, the girls would pick their way through floorless rooms and speculate about their future inhabitants. In this spirit of imaginative experimentation\, Taylor began taking apart her eBay acquisitions. Gathering\, breaking\, sawing\, splicing\, painting\, gluing\, layering\, and reassembling these toys became\, for her\, a way to probe the complicated nature of a lost friendship and to explore the multidimensional nature of grief. Ultimately\, Taylor built the framework of an unfinished house to evoke those she once explored with Tina. Taylor describes the house as a “container for grief.” \n\nSeptember 28 - October 27 \nOpening & Reception: September 28\, 1-3pm \nGalleryDAAS \n\nAbout this series of events: \nArt & Resistance Fall 2023 Theme Semester Programming \nSponsored by Arts Initiative\, UMMA\, American Culture\, Latina/o Studies\, the Department of Film\, Television and Media & the Museum Studies Program \nPresented by Charlotte Juergens\, 2nd year Ph.D. student in American Culture \nhttp://bit.ly/UMafterthought UID:112261-21828690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,Art,arts,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Department Of American Culture,Exhibition,Film,food,Free,Graduate,In Person,Latina/o Studies,Media,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Haven Hall - galleryDAAS CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230929T181754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Jenna Moon\, carillon DESCRIPTION:SMTD doctoral alumna Jenna Moon performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:113332-21830763@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113332 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,In Person,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230929T095948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Identity Polarization in Organizations: Causes\, Potential Solutions and Research Agenda DESCRIPTION:It should perhaps come as no surprise that the identity polarization around socio-cultural issues currently roiling many countries have found their way into business and other organizations. In the U.S.\, for example\, conflicts over religious practices have been on the rise since 9/11\; and following the 2016 election\, human resource (HR) managers began noticing increasing workplace friction over matters of politics. Such polarization may also be triggered as organizations increasingly take on (at various levels of engagement) issues related to the “#MeToo” and “Black Lives Matter” movements\, LGBTQIA+ and voting rights\, as well as issues of climate change. Although taking such stands are sometimes embraced by employees –indeed\, Gartner HR Research (2021) finds 68% of employees would consider leaving their organization for one that took a stronger stance on socio-cultural issues –as organizational engagement with these issues has increased\, so too have examples of internal conflicts characterized by disgust and antipathy between groups and intense infighting within them. Although organizational engagement with issues has long been found to trigger identity dynamics\, what is different about these socio-cultural issues is that have become moralized – that is\, framed in terms of morally right versus wrong. Building on research on moralization and identity\, I will discuss research with my co-authors (Luke Hedden and Hamza Kahn) that explains how such issues enter the workplace\, and how an organizations’ engagement with moralized issues can spur unique identity dynamics. These unique identity dynamics include the display of moral emotions (e.g.\, disgust) toward opposing (and disinterested) groups\, and derogation of ingroup members who do not agree strongly enough the group’s stance. I will elaborate new theory at the group level regarding the nature of such intergroup and intragroup identity polarization dynamics\, as well as their unique consequences for organizations. In doing so\, I explain how moralized issues alter traditional identity processes in organizations and why novel solutions are required to manage them. Finally\, I will propose some potential solutions to help organizations alleviate the negative effects of moralized identity conflicts and lay out an agenda for future research. UID:113290-21830671@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Online,Population Studies Center,Presentation,Professional Development,Prospective Graduate Students,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Psychology,Public Health,Public Policy,Research LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R0240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240906T085450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T153000 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:53322-21817691@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:20231010T092546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T141500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Mayan scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements.\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 are $8 for adults\, seniors\, and children ages 3 & up. Babies without tickets may be required to sit on an adult's lap. Tickets are available the day of the show in the Museum Store. Schedule subject to change. UID:110036-21827857@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110036 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture,Astronomy,Mathematics,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T121518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Artist Talk and Birch Bark Biting Workshop with Kelly Church DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist talk by renowned artist\, educator\, activist and culture keeper Kelly Church (BFA ‘98). Church is a member of the Gun Lake Band in Michigan and a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe descendent. Following her artist talk\, Church will lead a workshop on the Indigenous art practice of birch bark biting. \nSpaces are limited\, and registration is required. UID:109989-21823556@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109989 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T220459 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Cosmo-Astro Seminar | Axionic blue isocurvature perturbations and their forecast using EFTofLSS DESCRIPTION:Large blue-tilted axionic isocurvature perturbations can arise when the axion sector is significantly out of equilibrium during inflation. Given that future galaxy surveys are probing shorter length scales with greater accuracy\, blue isocurvature perturbations are natural targets for these surveys.\nIn this talk\, we will first discuss the strongly blue tilted (nI~4) axionic isocurvature perturbations that are generated when the quantum oscillator modes are starting to be underdamped. Interestingly\, there exist parametric regions with strong resonant spectral behavior that lead to diverse isocurvature spectral shapes and large amplitude enhancements of O(10-1000). Next\, we will present Fisher forecasts for the Euclid and MegaMapper experiments in their ability to detect the CDM blue isocurvature signal. Some interesting features that arise in the EFTofLSS and bias expansion due to the blueness of the isocurvature spectrum will also be discussed. UID:112624-21829199@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112624 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Physics LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3246 (Fishbowl) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230915T144515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Political Theory Workshop DESCRIPTION:September 8 Welcome back\, Fall 2023: gather with colleagues to catch up and meet our new theory students. Refreshments provided!\n \nSeptember 15 Matt McManus\, “The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism: Oxymoron or the Real Deal?” \nComment: Andy Murphy \n \nSeptember 22 Guido Parietti\, Michigan State: “Power and Political Realism”\n(Walker Room\, 5664 Haven Hall) \n \nSeptember 29 Elisabeth Anker\, George Washington University: “The Sovereign's Wrath”\nComment: Maria Lovetere \n \nOctober 6 Book party! Celebrating the publication of David Temin’s Remapping Sovereignty: Decolonization and Self-Determination in North American Indigenous Political Thought (participants and format TBA) \n \nOctober 13 No workshop: APT Conference weekend \n October 20 No workshop: We encourage everyone to attend the Emerging \nScholars Conference happening that day! \n\nOctober 27 Maria Lovetere\, “Environmentalist Approaches to Geoengineering” \n \nNovember 3 Charlotte Boucher\, “Citizenship is as Citizenship Does”\nComment: Merisa Sahin \n \nNovember 10 Erin Pineda\, Smith College: Title TBA\nComment: Jess Hasper \n \nNovember 17 NO WORKSHOP \n \nNovember 24 NO WORKSHOP: THANKSGIVING BREAK\n\nDecember 1 Amir Fleischmann\, “The Sword and the Trowel: Workers Councils and the Rule of the Poor” \n \nQuestions? Contact the co-organizers\, Annie Heffernan (akheff@umich.edu) or Andy Murphy (murphyan@umich.edu) UID:110968-21825933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Haven Hall - 5670 (unless otherwise noted) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T123239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you.\n\nGet real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab. \n\nWe will discuss and educate you on…\n- Design and format\n- Writing a great bullet point\n- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs\n\nIf 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. UID:112481-21828991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112481 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, University Career Center office, 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240121T175819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Study Hall @ The DSI DESCRIPTION:Join us for study hall at the Digital Studies office\, located in Mason Hall\, room G333/G325. No RSVP required. Snacks and drinks are provided!\n\nQuestions or accommodations? Email Sarah Torsch at dsi-studentservices@umich.edu. UID:113155-21830160@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Digital Media,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Mason Hall - G325/G333 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827844@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T081843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar / MCAIM Colloquium: From Classical Regression to the Modern Regime: Surprises for Linear Least Squares Problems DESCRIPTION:Linear regression is a problem that has been extensively studied. However\, modern machine learning has brought to light many new and exciting phenomena due to overparameterization. In this talk\, I briefly introduce the new phenomena observed in recent years. Then\, building on this\, I present recent theory work on linear denoising. Despite the importance of denoising in modern machine learning and ample empirical work on supervised denoising\, its theoretical understanding is still relatively scarce. One concern about studying supervised denoising is that one might not always have noiseless training data from the test distribution. It is more reasonable to have access to noiseless training data from a different dataset than the test dataset. Motivated by this\, we study supervised denoising and noisy-input regression under distribution shift. We add three considerations to increase the applicability of our theoretical insights to real-life data and modern machine learning. First\, we assume that our data matrices are low-rank. Second\, we drop independence assumptions on our data. Third\, the rise in computational power and dimensionality of data have made it essential to study non-classical learning regimes. Thus\, we work in the non-classical proportional regime\, where data dimension $d$ and number of samples N grow as d/N = c + o(1). \n\nFor this setting\, we derive general test error expressions for both denoising and noisy-input regression and study when overfitting the noise is benign\, tempered\, or catastrophic. We show that the test error exhibits double descent under general distribution shifts\, providing insights for data augmentation and the role of noise as an implicit regularizer. We also perform experiments using real-life data\, matching the theoretical predictions with under 1% MSE error for low-rank data.\n\nTalk will be in-person and on Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98734707290\n\n[Contact: Peter Miller] UID:111610-21827320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111610 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1084 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230927T165129 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Combinatorics Seminar: Quantum Bruhat graphs and tilted Richardson varieties DESCRIPTION:A two-point curve neighborhood is the union of degree d rational curves that pass through two given Schubert varieties in the flag variety. These varieties were introduced by Buch-Chaput-Mihalcea-Perrin in 2013. They encode information about the 3-point Gromov-Witten invariants of the flag variety. Postnikov proved there is a unique minimal degree where the curve neighborhood is non-empty and described it using the quantum Bruhat graph. In this case\, we provide a concrete description of the curve neighborhood in terms of the combinatorics of tilted Bruhat order and a stratification with open tilted Richardson varieties. This is joint work with Jiyang Gao and Yibo Gao. UID:109546-21822291@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109546 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T131851 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | Progress & Challenges for Direct-Detection of Sub-GeV Dark Matter DESCRIPTION:The search for dark matter with masses between meV-to-GeV has seen tremendous theoretical and experimental progress in the past few years. I will provide an overview of some of this progress. I will mention recent results from SENSEI\, a Skipper-CCD-based experiment that is sensitive to (halo) dark matter scattering off electrons for masses larger than ~1 MeV. I will highlight how such detectors can\, however\, also probe sub-MeV dark matter masses by searching for the component of dark matter that is boosted to higher energies from scattering in the Sun. In particular\, future detectors with larger exposures could probe the entire “freeze-in” benchmark model down to keV masses. I will also discuss some challenges for direct detection\, in particular\, novel low-energy backgrounds. I will introduce a new detector concept\, the “dual-sided CCD”\, which could help with distinguishing some of these backgrounds. UID:111196-21826212@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111196 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Physics LOCATION:West Hall - 335 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231001T174037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The moduli problem of line bundles DESCRIPTION:The moduli theory of line bundles is arguably one of the most well-known moduli problems in algebraic geometry. In this talk\, I plan to take a stacky perspective and introduce the Picard stack as well as the Picard functor. Possible topics include the gerbe structure of the Picard stack\, universal families and alternative definitions of the Picard functor. Familiarity with the sheaf theory on sites is helpful but I will try to review the theory as well. UID:113342-21830773@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113342 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250117T103736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interdisciplinary Workshop in Race\, Ethnicity and Politics DESCRIPTION:Racial and ethnic identities play a key role in shaping behaviors\, attitudes\, institutions and social structures. As such\, scholars across disciplines have been devoted to investigating how race and ethnicity feature in every aspect of social and political life. The purpose of I-REP (Interdisciplinary Workshop in Race\, Ethnicity and Politics) is to provide a space for scholars whose research centers race\, ethnicity and politics across a number of fields to receive critical feedback on the early stages of their work (especially graduate students)\, build community with other researchers who share similar interests and offer an opportunity for participants to collaborate on a joint research project within the working group. UID:112497-21829011@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112497 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Haven Hall - 5769 Prefunction CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230926T080011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:LSA@Play: Apple Orchard Field Trip DESCRIPTION:An iconic Michigan fall activity! Apple orchard tour\, beekeeping demonstration\, and of course cider and donuts. Transportation will be provided. Spots are limited and registration is required: https://myumi.ch/961X9\n__________\nLSA@Play is a series of events to welcome and support LSA students. Gatherings and activities offer opportunities for students to prioritize self-care\, inclusivity\, and community. Plus\, get free food and LSA swag!\n\nVisit the LSA@Play webpage: lsa.umich.edu/play for more details\, sign-up to receive text/email updates\, and check for additional events being added soon!\n\nIf you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at an event\, please email lsaatplay@umich.edu. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented\, but we will always attempt to remove those barriers.\n\n* While supplies last. One swag item per student\, must be present with MCard to receive. UID:113085-21830012@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113085 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Natural Sciences,Social LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Transportation to and from campus will be provided CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230811T114850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Smith Lecture - Dr. Maya Gomes\, John Hopkins University DESCRIPTION:It is commonly thought that the advent of vertical bioturbation at the beginning of the Paleozoic resulted in a decrease in pyrite burial. This assumption has played an important role in reconstructions of atmospheric oxygen levels in the early Paleozoic because sulfate reduction and subsequent pyrite burial results in a net increase in oxygen in the ocean-atmosphere system. Much of our knowledge of how bioturbation impacts pyrite burial comes from modern ocean settings with bioturbation with high mixing intensity. However\, the mixing intensity recorded in early Paleozoic is much lower than the modern ocean. In order to better constrain how the advent of bioturbation impacted pyrite burial\, we investigated sedimentary sulfur isotope geochemistry of seasonally anoxic settings over a range of low mixing intensities. We show that pyrite burial is greatest under conditions of moderate sulfate limitation in mildly bioturbated sediments. We integrated these results into a model of Phanerozoic biogeochemical cycling (i.e.\, the Carbon-Oxygen-Phosphorus-Sulfur-Evolution or COPSE model) in order to investigate the implications of these results for atmospheric oxygen reconstructions. The results show a greater increase in oxygen in the early Paleozoic than previous reconstructions\, specifically during time periods associated with major evolutionary radiations – the Cambrian explosion and Great Ordovician Biodiversification event. Thus\, enhanced pyrite burial under mild bioturbation may have played a role in early Paleozoic oxygenation with implications for the diversification of life. UID:108161-21819067@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108161 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Natural Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 1528 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230902T220221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Definable analytic spaces and GAGA I DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:111429-21827116@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T114839 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Kavita Datla Memorial Lecture | Urdu's Intoxicated Mirror: Maharaja Kishan Parshad and Indian History DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Kavita Datla’s pioneering work on Osmania University\, Hyder explores the legacy of Maharaja Kishan Parshad “Shād” (1864-1940)\, the illustrious prime minister of the princely state of Hyderabad.\n\nAttend in person or via Zoom at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91065678467\n \n Apart from being a committed educator and a visionary behind the university\, “Shād” also cultivated a style of history writing informed by Perso-Urdu poetic sensibilities that challenged parochial readings of religion\, region\, gender\, and beauty. Through his intervention in the development of several literary genres\, he navigated challenging issues of nationalism and colonialism\, bringing Hyderabad into a conversation with the larger world of letters\, a world that featured Delhi's Khwaja Hasan Nizami and Lahore's Muhammad Iqbal.\n \n Syed Akbar Hyder is an associate professor of Asian Studies and Islamic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also affiliated with the university's program in comparative literature. His research interests are anchored in comparative aesthetics\, devotional literature\, and the politics of canon formation in Urdu\, Hindi\, and Persian. His forthcoming publication is *A City\, an Island\, and a Jail: Qurratulain Hyder on the Move.*\n\nThe lecture is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Kavita Datla's family and friends.\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:112203-21828589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Pakistan LOCATION:West Hall - Room 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T120041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Other:General Body Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our first General Body Meeting will introduce interested students to our mission and activities. UID:113394-21830950@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113394 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:JH 1025 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231021T123317 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Mercer | Meet the Recruiters (Q&A) Virtual Session DESCRIPTION:In this virtual session you will meet with the Mercer Recruiters who will be available to answer any questions you may have about the Mercer recruiting process. We will provide a high level overview of our different lines of business\, recruiting processes and timeline\, provide tipsfor success\, and leave time for you to ask us questions! \n\nWe’re Mercer – we believe in building brighter futures by redefining the world ofwork\, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes\, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25\,000 employees are based in44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. \n UID:113433-21831005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113433 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T154814 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:NERS Colloquium: NERS Graduate Student Lightening Talks DESCRIPTION:You're invited to our very first NERS Graduate Student Council Colloquium\, an event that will ignite your curiosity and open the doors to the fascinating world of scientific exploration. At the heart of this event is a celebration of unity and collaboration among scientific minds. We extend our deepest gratitude to the speakers who have volunteered to share their research\, making this event a vibrant testament to our shared passion for knowledge.\n\nSo\, come with your questions\, your curiosity\, and your eagerness to learn. Whether you're a science aficionado or a newcomer to the wonders of research\, this event promises an evening of enjoyable and enlightening discussions.\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nMackenzie Warwick\nTitle: Development of Tapered Specimen Geometries for Accelerated Ion Irradiation Creep Testing of 316 Stainless Steel\nDescription: Given the rapid increase of average global temperatures coupled with the rise in global energy consumption\, we need a high-power density\, carbon-reduced energy source. Nuclear reactor concepts can provide such energy and advanced designs couple high temperature (>300°C)\, high stress (>100 MPa)\, high dose (>25 displacements per atom – dpa)\, and corrosive environments in-core to generate the necessary power. These coupled extreme environments place unparalleled dependencies on the irradiation creep strength of materials. We have developed tapered specimen geometries for ion irradiation creep testing to simulate in-core coupled extremes and to rapidly iterate across in-core environmental factors within a single or small subset of irradiation experiments.\nShort Bio: Mackenzie Warwick is a fourth-year PhD candidate in NERS\, with a focus on ion irradiation creep and material performance in coupled extreme environments. Mackenzie is an intern at Idaho National Laboratory researching crystal plasticity and modeling of creep mechanisms for long-term performance prediction. UID:108518-21819885@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108518 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Engineering,Graduate,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Rackham,Research LOCATION:Cooley Building - White Auditorium (G906) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230911T181723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“Ornette Coleman’s Utopian Intentionalities\, c. 1966\,” Dr. Michael Gallope DESCRIPTION:This talk discusses Ornette Coleman’s *The Empty Foxhole* (1966)\, a collaborative album with bassist Charlie Haden and Coleman’s 10-year-old son\, Denardo on drums. In addition to featuring a child drummer\, the album features Coleman’s first recordings on the violin\, an instrument he taught himself to play left-handed with no aim of learning to play it “correctly.” Critics responded with bewilderment as to how to evaluate *The Empty Foxhole*\, which thwarted normative conceptions of skill and expressive intentionality in jazz. To elevate the conceptual stakes of his album\, this paper positions it in context with two discourses: Amiri Baraka’s dialectical writings on Afro-modernism in *Blues People* (1963)\, and Coleman’s own philosophy of “harmolodics\,” as it was expressed in various interviews and writings from the 1970s onward. In these publications\, Coleman’s language skates around ambiguously\, evading the assignment of precise technical terms to the album’s sounds and techniques in ways that call into question the human sincerity of intention. Against the backdrop of Baraka’s musical perspective on racial inequity\, Coleman’s work aspired to a socially inclusive utopia that affirmed the multiplicity of vernacular grammars while thwarting their synthesis by way of indeterminate rules and intentions.\n\nMICHAEL GALLOPE is Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota where he is affiliate faculty in the School of Music\, the Department of American Studies\, the Program in Religious Studies\, and the Program in Moving Image\, Media\, and Sound. He is the author of *Deep Refrains: Music\, Philosophy\, and the Ineffable* (University of Chicago Press\, 2017) and *The Musician as Philosopher: New York’s Vernacular Avant-Garde\, 1958–78* (Forthcoming 2024\, University of Chicago Press). As a musician\, he has worked in a variety of genres that span a range of experimental music\, rock\, and electronic dance music.\n\n*This program is organized by the Department of Musicology at the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theatre & Dance.* \n UID:112078-21828406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Discussion,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Research,Scholarship,Social Impact,Talk LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T142225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:Interactive Performance: “If (x = Robot)\, Then (y = Move fast and break things)\; In the (z = Self-Cleaning House)\; of (n = Coherent Nonsense)\; While (m = Being Mechanical Turk)\;” DESCRIPTION:This interactive performance stems from artist Sarah Buckius’s Arts & Resistance exhibit !!!techn010ffspring!!!\, which is on view in Lane Hall during Fall semester.\n\nBringing together her perspectives as an artist\, mechanical engineer\, and mother\, Buckius developed a female-coded-robot-persona who is a bit of a provocateur\, an inventor of absurd mischievous interactions with the live audience that weave together historical and present day techno-science-fact-fiction gender-based references in a tangled mesh of video\, sound\, animation\, and code-based instructions. The piece investigates female-coded personae of robots\, code-based work of mechanical turks\, the invention of the “self-cleaning house” and Silicon Valley’s motto to “move fast and break things”. Audience members interact with coded-game-like instructions that direct them to interact with her robot personae to execute mechanical turk-like tasks. \n\nThis project is made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan and co-sponsored by U-M’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender with support from the Arts Council Santa Cruz County. UID:112152-21828516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112152 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,Art,art and design,Artificial Intelligence,artists,Arts Initiative,Digital Culture,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,feminism,Information and Technology,institute for research on women and gender,Michigan Engineering,Michigan Robotics,UMMA,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Quad - 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231005T105727 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Kaffeestunde im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Kaffeestunde is a weekly opportunity to mingle and unwind \"auf Deutsch\". It is a place to connect with other Max Kade residents\, chat informally in German and participate in activities prepared by facilitators. The Kaffeestunde is open to the wider German-speaking community at UofM.\n\nKaffeestunde meets weekly on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) UID:113380-21830906@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113380 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Edward Said Lounge (2450 NQ) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T060027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T235959 SUMMARY:Other:SALT CO FALL RETREAT DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of worship\, teaching\, games\, and late night hangs UID:111972-21828078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michindoh Conference Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T183000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830786@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T121717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Nathan Musch\, trombone DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Nathan Musch performs a recital. UID:113109-21830056@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113109 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T180029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Fall Welcome Event! DESCRIPTION:Hola familia!!! Let's celebrate the start of a new Fall semester and Hispanic Heritage Month with PUENTES\, the Hispanic graduate student society. Come enjoy free food\, live music\, dancing\, and the chance to meet Latinx graduate students from across campus.  RSVP in Sessions HERE!!! UID:112737-21829489@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112737 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T180029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Fall Welcome Event! DESCRIPTION:Hola familia!!! Let's celebrate the start of a new Fall semester and Hispanic Heritage Month with PUENTES\, the Hispanic graduate student society. Come enjoy free food\, live music\, dancing\, and the chance to meet Latinx graduate students from across campus.  RSVP in Sessions HERE!!! UID:112738-21829490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112738 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T181625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T180000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Northwestern DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Northwestern UID:109624-21822417@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109624 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230926T075212 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Friday Night AI: “Generative AI for Teaching and Learning: An Opportunity or a Threat?” DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion about Generative AI for Teaching & Learning. This event is free & open to the public. Please register at the link provided. \n\nIf done right\, Generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT or BARD have the potential to revolutionize the teaching and learning process. But what does “done right” even mean? Join us on a discussion with students\, teachers\, and experts in generative AI\, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of this new AI technologies. Can they help students with better and more diverse learning experiences? Or can they help educators create more effective\, personalized educational opportunities? Education-wise\, are we on the path to “idiocracy” or is this a chance for us to become even better and more educated than we’ve ever been?\n\nAbout the speakers:\n\nKevyn Collins-Thompson is an Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science at the University of Michigan\, where he is also Director of the Masters in Applied Data Science program. His research explores algorithms and systems for optimally connecting people with information\, particularly at the intersection of AI and education. His research has been applied to real-world systems ranging from intelligent systems that help children with their literacy skills\, to Web search engines that help people learn more effectively. He received his Ph.D. from the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and B.Math from the University of Waterloo. Before joining the University of Michigan he was a researcher at Microsoft Research. His work has been recognized with honors that include several ACM best paper awards\, the Coursera Outstanding Educator Award\, and selection as a Distinguished Member of the ACM for outstanding scientific contributions to computing.\n\nZara M. Burzo is a freshman at Skyline Highschool in Ann Arbor. She enjoys reading\, writing\, traveling\, learning languages\, tennis\, and chess. Her first encounter with coding was learning binary at the age of 5 in the sand at a beach in Mexico. Zara has taken coding classes and also helped teach them — she is also currently taking AP Computer Science Principles at Skyline.\n\nCait Hayward is the Director of Research & Analytics at the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation. Her team is responsible for leading and facilitating translational research across the Center\, with a particular eye towards investigating novel pedagogies\, and exploring how educational technology can be used to advance equitable student success. Cait received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan School of Information\, specializing in learning analytics\, gameful pedagogy\, and educational technologies. She is also the co-founder of GradeCraft\, a gameful learning management system.  \n\nAndrew Lee is a 5th year PhD student at the University of Michigan. His research spans interpreting language models to applying them for health care services\, in particular for the mental health domain. During his PhD\, he has collaborated with multiple industrial labs (Microsoft Research\, Meta AI). Prior to starting his PhD\, he let the AI R&D team at a local startup in Ann Arbor (Clinc)\, where he worked on building conversational agents for financial institutions.\n\nModerator: Rada Mihalcea is the Janice M. Jenkins Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in computational linguistics\, with a focus on lexical semantics\, multilingual natural language processing\, and computational social sciences. She serves or has served on the editorial boards of the Journals of Computational Linguistics\, Language Resources and Evaluations\, Natural Language Engineering\, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research\, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing\, and Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics. She was a program co-chair for EMNLP 2009 and ACL 2011\, and a general chair for NAACL 2015 and *SEM 2019. She is an ACM Fellow\, a AAAI Fellow\, and served as ACL President (2018-2022 Vice/Past). She is the recipient of a Sarah Goddard Power award (2019) for her contributions to diversity in science\, and the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009).\n\nThe Friday Night AI event series is organized by Michigan AI (the Artificial Intelligence Lab at University of Michigan\, EECS CSE) and covers accessible and popular questions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).\n\nDesigned for general audiences\, these events aim to create an educational environment for the public while highlighting the research and perspectives of AI experts and their collaborators. The public has the opportunity to ask questions and interact with experts in AI who discuss their work in non-technical terms.\n\nThese events are free and open to the public. Moderator: Prof. Rada Mihalcea. UID:111379-21826917@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111379 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Community Engagement,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Family,Free LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Multi-purpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T180043 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Friday Night Vespers DESCRIPTION:Take a pause from the academic rigors and intensity of the week and join us every Friday evening for worship\, community\, Bible study\, and home-cooked food! Because we believe meaningful rest is vital to a meaningful life\, we come together every Sabbath to celebrate rest\, re-center on what's important\, and be mindful of our purpose\, beautifully designed by our Creator.    UID:110877-21825785@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110877 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various homes near/on campus. Reach out on IG for details! CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230711T105916 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Helen Zell Writers' Program and presented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, the Mark Webster Reading Series showcases the work of second-year MFA students in fiction and poetry. \n\nFriends\, family\, and members of the Ann Arbor community are welcome to attend the readings both in-person (in Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art) or synchronously on Zoom via this login link: https://tinyurl.com/Websters23\n\nThis series is free and open to the public. For questions or accommodation needs\, or to receive the login password\, please contact co-hosts\, Claudia Creed (cncreed@umich.edu) and Courtney DuChene (courtnd@umich.edu) \n\n8th September 2023\n*Sarah Anderson (Fiction) - Introduced by Sara Tewelde*\n*Jordan Hamel (Poetry) - Introduced by Martha Paz-Soldan*\n*Sheena Raza Faisal (Fiction) - Introduced by Doug LeCours*\n\n6th October 2023\n*Jeffrey Chin (Fiction) - Introduced by Sarah Anderson*\n*Sahara Sidi (Poetry) - Introduced by Courtney DuChene*\n\n10th November 2023\n*Olivia Cheng (Fiction) - Introduced by Mark Bryk*\n*Danilo Marin (Poetry) - Introduced by Diepreye*\n\n17th November 2023\n*Mark Bryk (Fiction) - Introduced by Ana Kornblum-Laudi*\n*Martha Paz-Soldan (Poetry) - Introduced by Michael O’Ryan*\n\n19th January 2024\n*Doug LeCours (Fiction) - Introduced by Jeffrey Chin*\n*Kemi Falodun (Fiction) - Introduced by Sheena Raza Faisal*\n\n26th January 2024\n*Ana Kornblum-Laudi (Fiction) - Introduced by Olivia Cheng*\n*Michael O’Ryan (Poetry) - Introduced by Claudia Creed*\n\n8th March 2024\n*Sara Tewelde (Fiction) - Introduced by Kemi Falodun*\n*Diepreye (Poetry) - Introduced by Sahara Sidi*\n\n22nd March 2024\n*Claudia Creed (Poetry) - Introduced by Jordan Hamel*\n*Courtney DuChene (Poetry) - Introduced by Danilo Marin* UID:109048-21821003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109048 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Department Of English Language And Literature,English Language And Literature,Free,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Rackham,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830789@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230801T061538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Northwestern DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Northwestern UID:108707-21820307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108707 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230912T181725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T194500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pre-Concert Lecture: Chamber Choir DESCRIPTION:This lecture begins at 7:15pm before the 8:00pm Chamber Choir performance.\n\nConductor Eugene Rogers\n\nLed by the Director of Choral Activities\, the Chamber Choir has been featured on GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums\; sung with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras\; performed at choral conventions\; and has toured internationally. They perform standard\, classical\, and contemporary choral works and often perform commissioned works in world premieres. UID:112166-21828537@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112166 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Culture,Free,In Person,Lecture,Music,Talk LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231005T121716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T220000 SUMMARY:Performance: Symphony Band Chamber Winds DESCRIPTION:Dajuan Brooks\, graduate conductor\; Daniel Johnson\, graduate conductor\; Alexander Scott\, graduate conductor\; Rachel Zephir\, graduate conductor\n\nArthur Bird\, *Nonet for Woodwinds “March Miniature”*\n\nFlorent Schmitt\, *Lied et Scherzo*\n\nCarl Orff\, *Kleines Konzert*\n\nChristopher Marshall\, *Light*\n\nJean Françcaix\, *Huit Danses Exotiques*\n\nIgor Stravinsky\, *Octet*\n\nThe U-M Symphony Band is known for its professional quality of performance and keen sense of “trailblazing” in building repertoire. The Symphony Band splits into chamber groups for one concert each term\, allowing the musicians to improve communications between instrument sections\, helping to build a more cohesive band when they again rehearse as a full ensemble. The Chamber Winds perform both standard and modern works. UID:108540-21819935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Hankinson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230221T093846 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ben Daniels Band DESCRIPTION:Homegrown Michigan roots music for today\n \nBen Daniels is the son of actor Jeff Daniels\, but that's very much the beginning of a story\, not the end. When Ben Daniels decided he was going to be a musician\, it was more than a career choice. A natural poet\, this young songwriter went to school on Bob Dylan\, Robert Johnson\, and Jack White\, among others. His lyrics speak directly to a younger generation that hears\, sees\, and thinks about the very things he's writing. From their opening song to the finale of their set\, The Ben Daniels Band brings originality and musicianship to a sound that spans Americana\, blues\, jazz\, and rock. What Ben inherited from his father is\, perhaps\, a feeling for what it takes to live life as an artist\, to reach out and create not just songs but anthems with arrangements that pull people in and\, more often than not\, tear the house down.The Ben Daniels Band has grown to be a formidable group that sounds pleasantly familiar\, yet unforgettably unique. \n\n\n\nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/3944/3945 for more detail. UID:105225-21811400@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/105225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T181718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Choir DESCRIPTION:Conductor Eugene Rogers\n\nALMAFUERTE: O Strong Soul features the U-M Chamber Choir in a program that explores the music of Argentina (Ginastera\, Piazzola\, Escalada) and works by Lili Boulanger\, J.S. Bach\, Josef Rheinberger\, and Gavin Tomasco (the 2023 Brehm Choral Composition Prize Winner). \n\nLed by the Director of Choral Activities\, the Chamber Choir has been featured on GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums\; sung with the Detroit and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras\; performed at choral conventions\; and has toured internationally. They perform standard\, classical\, and contemporary choral works and often perform commissioned works in world premieres. UID:108541-21825121@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T121728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:Guys and Dolls DESCRIPTION:Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City\, *Guys and Dolls* is one of the quintessential musical romantic comedies. Frank Loesser's brassy\, immortal score – featuring “Adelaide’s Lament” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady” – makes *Guys and Dolls* a true crowd pleaser. \n\nGambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck\; meanwhile\, his girlfriend\, nightclub performer Adelaide\, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan hatches a plan to get the dough from a bet with fellow gambler Sky Masterson\, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary\, Sarah Brown\, as a result. *Guys and Dolls* takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana and even into the sewers of New York City\, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. \n\nMusic & lyrics by Frank Loesser\nBook by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling\nBased on a story and characters by Damon Runyon\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic direction by Jason DeBord\n\nFUN FACTS: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy\, *Guys and Dolls* ran for 1\,200 performances after it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards\, including Tony Awards\, Drama Desks\, and Oliviers. UID:108259-21819186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108259 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Dance,In Person,Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre - Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230823T121717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:Intimate Apparel DESCRIPTION:Esther\, a gifted Black seamstress in 1905 New York City\, lives in a boarding house for women\, where she makes a good living sewing intimate apparel (and keeping intimate secrets) for her clients. As she saves for the kind of future with a husband and family that she can’t have with the Hasidic shopkeeper who has captured her heart\, she begins a deeply personal correspondence with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. \n\nSteeped in evocative historical detail\, *Intimate Apparel* delves into the inner lives of characters in search of connection. \n\nWritten by Lynn Nottage\nDirected by Judith Moreland\n\nFUN FACTS: Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage wrote *Intimate Apparel* as a tribute to her great-grandmother\, a seamstress in early-20th-century New York. \n\nIn its initial run\, *Intimate Apparel* won the 2004 New York Drama Critics’ Circle and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. UID:108172-21819078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Diversity,In Person,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230919T131942 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:PHSA Fall Fest 2023 DESCRIPTION:Please visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/4356/4357 for more detail. UID:111978-21828087@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - 1500 Capacity CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231006T213000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830792@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Fall Brawl DESCRIPTION:Ultimate frisbee tournament in Columbus\, Ohio UID:111422-21827107@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Columbus, Ohio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Indy Invitational DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team will be heading to Elkhart\, Indiana to play in the NCSA Indy Invitational Tournament! GO BLUE!! UID:112640-21829217@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112640 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Elkhart Fields CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta DESCRIPTION:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta UID:112800-21829575@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112800 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Larchmont, NY CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T060027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:SALT CO FALL RETREAT DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of worship\, teaching\, games\, and late night hangs UID:111972-21828079@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michindoh Conference Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Head of the Rock Regatta DESCRIPTION:The rock doesn't feel pain UID:111325-21826721@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rock River Rockford, IL CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T142244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Manga no Ryokou: The “Manga Map” and A Journey Through the Art of Depiction in Japanese Cartography DESCRIPTION:The exhibit examines the intersection between art\, narrative\, and geography within Japanese cartography. It centers on the titular “manga map”\, a rare Japanese travel map of Japan (ca. 1934) that is densely packed with manga illustrations detailing local folklore\, history\, architecture\, flora/fauna\, and more. The exhibit also includes works of Japanese art and cartography in order to consider the dichotomy between artistry and geographic depiction\, and how that plays with the definition of a “map.”\n\nAlongside the exhibit\, the manga map is also part of a new digital humanities preservation project at the library using the online crowd-sourcing platform Zooniverse\, where the map will be transcribed/translated and made into a fully interactive digital map. More information is available at the exhibit.\n\nBoth the exhibit and the Zooniverse project were created as a summer internship capstone project by Joel Liesenberg\, a dual-degree master’s student in International and Regional Studies focusing in Japanese studies and the School of Information focusing in digital curation. UID:111940-21827958@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Japanese Studies,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A DESCRIPTION:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A UID:111851-21827669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta DESCRIPTION:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta UID:111850-21827666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Evanston, Illinois CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230919T091804 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T235500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Shadow and Light : Solidarity and Connection with Iraqi Academics DESCRIPTION:This exhibit incorporates a selection of work from the Shadow and Light project\, an initiative memorializing Iraqi academics assassinated between 2003-2013\, a timeframe which roughly parallels the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. \n\nParticipants from around the world — including Iraqis in diaspora — contributed photographs and personal statements responding to the loss of a particular Iraqi academic listed by the Spanish Campaign against the Occupation and for the Sovereignty of Iraq (La Campaña Estatal contra la Ocupación y por la Soberanía de Iraq / IraqSolidaridad 2005-2013). \n\nThe project emerges from a broader effort undertaken by Iraqis and allies to document the assault on Iraqi scholars\, intellectuals\, and cultural institutions which flared in the wake of the destruction and division wrought by the US-led invasion and occupation. Death threats and assassinations\, politically motivated sectarian violence\, rampant corruption\, and de-Ba’athification policies only further destabilized an educational system already heaving under the devastation of wars\, authoritarian regimes\, and harsh economic sanctions.\n\nThis exhibit invites solidarity with the academics targeted\, but also deeper connection with their experiences and the richness of Iraqi academic life through their written legacies and the testimonies of surviving academics\, many of whom were driven into exile.\n\nThis exhibit in the north lobby is available during Hatcher Library hours (https://myumi.ch/p75dd).\n\nA companion online exhibit\, Tracing Iraqi Artists: From Shadow to Light (https://myumi.ch/n7xre)\, explores modern Iraqi struggle and resistance through contemporary visual art and connection to Iraqi artists and educators. The curators of the online exhibit\, 2023 Michigan Library Scholars Zainab Hakim and Serena Safawi\, hope to center surviving Iraqi artists as they explore their national and artistic identities and respond to the cycles of violence caused by the Iran-Iraq war\, sanctions\, and occupation. UID:111416-21827024@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby (off the Diag) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230804T133936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a selection of manuscripts and early printed books from the 15th to the 17th centuries that were illustrated with illuminations and woodcuts. Throughout the European Renaissance (1300-1700)\, many book illustrations were exclusively ornamental\, while others focused on enhancing the meaning of the text. However\, as the pages on display attest\, all these illustrations share a common ground: they reveal the aesthetic and intellectual fashions first proposed by Italian artists of the 1400s\, who were strongly committed to the recovery of the past of classical antiquity.\n\nThe word “Illumination\,” from the Latin illuminare\, “to enlighten or to illuminate\,” refers to the embellishment of a manuscript or early printed book with luminous colors\, notably gold and silver. This illumination was prominent in the frontispiece\, or first page of text\, which included the decoration of its borders and initial letter\, and even miniatures\, that is\, scenes with an independent narrative. With the introduction of movable-type printing in 1454\, these illuminations would be gradually replaced by woodcuts\, which were printed from a woodblock that had been cut by knife along the grain of the wood.\n\nAvailable during Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room hours (https://myumi.ch/2m7d4).\n\nJoin us on September 13 for a talk by Pablo Alvarez\, curator of the exhibit. UID:109814-21822963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109814 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:20230918T181731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Cello and Chamber Music: Kenneth Slowik DESCRIPTION:Renowned multi-instrumentalist and conductor Kenneth Slowik will present a master class focused on cello and chamber music.\n\nThis program was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan and the Sally Fleming Master Class Series Fund.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nArtistic Director of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society\, KENNETH SLOWIK first established his international reputation primarily as a cellist and viola da gamba player through his work with the Smithsonian Chamber Players\, Castle Trio\, Smithson String Quartet\, Axelrod Quartet\, and with Anner Bylsma’s L’Archibudelli. Conductor of the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra since 1988\, he became conductor of the Santa Fe Bach Festival in 1998\, and led the Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra from 1999-2004. He is now devoting increasing amounts of time to conducting orchestral\, oratorio\, and operatic repertoire with modern- and period-instrument ensembles on both sides of the Atlantic.\n\nSlowik has been a featured instrumental soloist and/or conductor with numerous orchestras\, among them the National Symphony\, the Baltimore Symphony\, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Québec\, the Vancouver Symphony\, and the Cleveland Orchestra. A frequent guest artist with prominent chamber groups as well as with most of the leading U.S. early music ensembles\, he enjoys providing the organ or harpsichord continuo for performances of large-scale baroque works at various festivals in the United States and abroad\, and appears in recital both as harpsichord soloist and fortepiano collaborator for duo sonatas and Lieder.\n\nSlowik’s impressive discography comprises over sixty recordings featuring him as conductor\, cellist\, gambist\, barytonist and keyboard player for music ranging from the Baroque (Marais\, Corelli\, Bach) through the Classical (Haydn\, Boccherini\, Beethoven\, Schubert) and Romantic (Mendelssohn\, Gade\, Spohr) to the early twentieth century (Schöenberg\, Mahler\, Richard Strauss). Of these\, many have won prestigious international awards\, including France’s Diapason d’Or and Choc\, the “British Music Retailers’ Award for Excellence\,” Italy’s Premio Internazionale del Disco Antonio Vivaldi\, two GRAMMY® nominations\, and numerous “Record of the Month” and “Record of the Year” prizes.\n\nAs an educator\, Dr. Slowik has presented lectures at colleges and universities throughout the United States and has contributed to a number of symposia and colloquia at museums throughout the United States and Europe. He received the Smithsonian Secretary’s Distinguished Research Lecture Award in 2011. He serves on the faculty of L’Académie Internationale du Domaine Forget in Québec\, and was named Artistic Director of the Baroque Performance Institute at the Oberlin College Conservatory in 1993. UID:112017-21828332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112017 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,In Person,Lecture,Music,North Campus,seminar,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230220T131204 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Featuring work by Gina Gibson\, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead\, South Dakota\, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation\, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan\, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology\, geology and engineering.\n\nGina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019\, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new\, the light and dark\, and the known and unknown.\n\nUN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics\, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University. UID:105200-21811341@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/105200 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230810T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Collections Case display in the museum’s main atrium\, behind the mastodons\, to see Nature’s Pharmacy.\n\nAugust 2023–July 2024\n\nPlants and fungi play a vital role in medicine due to the diversity of chemical defense mechanisms they evolved to safeguard them against pathogens\, herbivores\, and competitors. From its inception\, the U-M Herbarium has cataloged and described plants—both poisonous and beneficial to human health—and still serves that role today. See specimens of these plant and fungal “friends” and “foes” from the U-M Herbarium collection and learn about how the collection is used for drug discovery today. UID:110032-21823883@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230810T102322 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Student Showcase display in the museum’s main atrium\, behind the mastodons\, to see Molecules of Life.\n\nAugust 2023–July 2024\n\nMolecules of Life (Student Showcase)\nDiscover the connection between form and function as you explore the molecular building blocks of life. In the realm of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids\, form determines function\, so visualizing the three-dimensional structures of molecules is key in researching the ‘tiny’ macromolecules that perform vital functions in our cells. In Biophysics 421\, under the guidance of Markos Koutmos\, Assistant Professor of Biophysics & Chemistry\, and Liz Tidwell\, PhD candidate in Biophysics\, students created models with digital modeling software and brought them to life via 3D printing. This exhibit showcases the 3D printed molecules\, scaled up to better reveal the structures that inform\, make\, break\, modify\, and move within the body. UID:110034-21824011@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110034 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biosciences,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230920T125103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T113000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Saturday Morning Physics | Life and Research on the International Space Station: What We Accomplished During Expedition 68 and What’s Next DESCRIPTION:As a follow-up to January’s live event from the International Space Station (ISS)\, NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada will present an overview of his crew’s recent mission\, including results from on-board experiments as well as technology demonstrations. Captain Cassada and the rest of NASA’s Crew-5 lived and worked aboard – and\, at times\, on the outside of – the ISS for 157 days between October 2022 and March 2023. This SMP event will also include a look toward future missions and time for a question-and-answer session.\n\nThe event will be in-person and also live-streamed on YouTube: https://myumi.ch/35yW3\n\nOnly this SMP event will be located in a different venue: 1420 Central Campus Classroom Bldg.\, 1225 Geddes\, Ann Arbor\, MI UID:111711-21827489@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111711 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aerospace,aerospace engineering,Astronomy,astrophysics,Biology,Civil and Environmental Engineering,College Of Engineering,Complex Systems,Faculty,Family,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Mathematics,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Space,Staff,Transfer Students,Undergrad Physics Events LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 1420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231215T073302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T150000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Investigate Labs DESCRIPTION:Step into our two Investigate Labs\, where you can use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. Our labs offer activities most appropriate for ages 6 and up. Schedule subject to change. UID:96857-21827765@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/96857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230815T105431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T120000 SUMMARY:Performance:Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster DESCRIPTION:Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary\, but he just…isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam\, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. Will Leonardo finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?\n\nCome experience the big\, bold\, colorful use of illustrations\, playful use of scale\, and the magic of cinema. Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster uses hundreds of illustrated puppets\, book pages\, two-dimensional props\, furry monster puppets\, live music\, and the wonder of real-time filming to bring Mo Willems’ books to life. You can watch the big screen like a traditional movie\, or watch the artists below as they create the story in real time — there is no wrong way to watch the show!\n\nRecommended for ages 3+ and their parents and guardians. Production contains some loud sounds\, flashing lights\, and furry monster puppets. UID:110207-21824495@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,artists and curators,arts,concert,Culture,Education,Energy,Family,Film,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,music,performance,Social,Storytelling,theater,UMS,university musical society,Visual Arts,Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Freighthouse LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T085204 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T112000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Science Forum Discovery Demos DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations 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\nNo demos on October 14th or 15th.\n\nHow to Become a Fossil\nExplore 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! UID:95035-21827790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Family,Free,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230918T181514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Blessings of the Mystery DESCRIPTION:The Blessings of the Mystery examines themes of socio-economic\, environmental activism\, encounters between history and memory\, Indigenous rights\, and the formation and distribution of knowledge. The exhibition examines the Amistad Dam in Del Rio\, the largest dam in Rio Grande that is jointly managed by the United States and Mexico and other contested sites in the region to unravel layered histories\, connections\, and tensions present in West Texas through film\, sculpture\, installation\, collage\, and drawing. \nThe experimental documentary film Teaching of the Hands is the center point of the exhibition - as it combines oral histories\, reenactments\, and archival footage to narrate a complex history of colonization\, migration\, and ecological precarity\, Told from the perspective of Juan Mancias\, Chairman of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas\, scenes from the present day are woven together with those from 4\,000 years in the past to investigate the transformation of Somi Se’k* by way of industry\, infrastructure\, and private property. \nEmerging from the research to create the film\, the exhibition includes an immersive installation of surveying flags and tools\, series of drawings and collages\, and a collection of original watercolors from the 1930s by artists and amateur archaeologists Forrest and Lula Kirkland that depict the ancient rock art of the Lower Pecos\,that expand on concepts in The Teachings of the Hands. The watercolors\, rarely seen plein air paintings\, are on loan from the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas\, and document the original forms and vibrant colors of murals that were still visible in the 1930s before flooding\, erosion\, and human interaction damaged or destroyed them. This exhibition has been shown in various iterations at Ballroom Marfa\, the University of Texas at Austin\, the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts\, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and will be shown in Michigan and the midwest for the first time. The Blessings of the Mystery brings together an expansive body of work that sheds light on vital histories\, living memories and Indigenous knowledge-systems embedded within the land well before the colonial boundaries between Mexico and the US were established - advocating for environmental justice and recognition of Indigenous rights and cosmologies. UID:109235-21821256@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109235 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231130T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Untold Stories\, Part I DESCRIPTION:Untold Stories is a three-part exhibition series featuring the work of faculty members from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art &\; Design. Organized thematically\, each group exhibition will reveal key themes and urgent questions of our time being explored through the lens of art and design at the Stamps School.\nThis exhibition offers glimpses into the creative research that Stamps faculty are engaged in\, asking students and the public to consider the role and potential of art and design in making visible latent histories and catalyzing social movements for justice\, freedom\, and equity.\nUntold Stories\, Part I will include work by Jim Cogswell\, Carlos F. Jackson\, Heidi Kumao\, Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo\, and Emilia Yang. UID:109983-21823514@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109983 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T074340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T130000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2023 Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference DESCRIPTION:The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies to meet and discuss the subjects of their research\, the conference has grown to include the work of students of many other fields and disciplines. In previous years\, the Charles F. Fraker Conference has featured as its keynote speakers intellectuals such as Jacques Lezra\, Alberto Moreiras\, Jacques Rancière\, Bill Brown\, Michael Taussig\, WJT Mitchell\, and Robert T. Tally Jr. This year\, we are excited to welcome Professor Eduardo Cadava who will deliver the keynote lecture and workshop. We will also enjoy panels with presentations from graduate students in our own department/university and from other institutions across the country and beyond\, including UC Berkeley\, Binghamton University\, Boston University\, University of Chile\, University of Florida\, Fort Hays State University\, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, University of Houston\, University of Illinois Chicago\, John Hopkins University\, Michigan State University\, Northwestern University\, University of Notre Dame\, The Ohio State University\, Princeton University\, UC Riverside\, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.\n\nThe conference will take place on the 6-7th October 2023 at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and features Dr. Eduardo Cadava\, Philip Mayhew Professor of English\nWorkshop \"Paper Graveyards\": Friday\, October 6\, 2023 11 am - 12:30 pm\, Rackham\, West Conference Room\nLecture \"Walter Benjamin's Mesoamerican Dreams\": Saturday\, October 7\, 2023 11:30 - 1 pm\, Michigan League Vandenberg UID:108241-21819162@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108241 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,conference,Free,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Language,Latin America,Middle East Studies,Philosophy,Romance Languages And Literatures,Slavic,Women's Studies LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240405T194239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T121500 SUMMARY:Presentation:We Are Stars DESCRIPTION:What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon\, and the molecules for life.\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:108577-21827815@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T120032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:NCBA Conference Game @ Central Michigan DESCRIPTION:Conference doubleheader @ Central Michigan Club Baseball. Games 1 & 2 of the series.  UID:112644-21829223@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112644 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Theunissen Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T131500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827835@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T165258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Afterthought: Remembering a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition: \nIn “Half-Built House\,” Brazilian-American artist Laura Taylor grieves the loss of her childhood friend Tina to COVID. When COVID took Tina’s life\, Taylor started ordering identical versions of their childhood games and toys on eBay. As she assembled these objects\, Taylor recalled a memory of climbing with Tina through the skeletal frameworks of unfinished houses in the 1970s. Late at night\, the girls would pick their way through floorless rooms and speculate about their future inhabitants. In this spirit of imaginative experimentation\, Taylor began taking apart her eBay acquisitions. Gathering\, breaking\, sawing\, splicing\, painting\, gluing\, layering\, and reassembling these toys became\, for her\, a way to probe the complicated nature of a lost friendship and to explore the multidimensional nature of grief. Ultimately\, Taylor built the framework of an unfinished house to evoke those she once explored with Tina. Taylor describes the house as a “container for grief.” \n\nSeptember 28 - October 27 \nOpening & Reception: September 28\, 1-3pm \nGalleryDAAS \n\nAbout this series of events: \nArt & Resistance Fall 2023 Theme Semester Programming \nSponsored by Arts Initiative\, UMMA\, American Culture\, Latina/o Studies\, the Department of Film\, Television and Media & the Museum Studies Program \nPresented by Charlotte Juergens\, 2nd year Ph.D. student in American Culture \nhttp://bit.ly/UMafterthought UID:112261-21828691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,Art,arts,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Department Of American Culture,Exhibition,Film,food,Free,Graduate,In Person,Latina/o Studies,Media,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Haven Hall - galleryDAAS CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230815T105431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster DESCRIPTION:Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary\, but he just…isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam\, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. Will Leonardo finally get to scare the tuna salad out of someone? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship?\n\nCome experience the big\, bold\, colorful use of illustrations\, playful use of scale\, and the magic of cinema. Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster uses hundreds of illustrated puppets\, book pages\, two-dimensional props\, furry monster puppets\, live music\, and the wonder of real-time filming to bring Mo Willems’ books to life. You can watch the big screen like a traditional movie\, or watch the artists below as they create the story in real time — there is no wrong way to watch the show!\n\nRecommended for ages 3+ and their parents and guardians. Production contains some loud sounds\, flashing lights\, and furry monster puppets. UID:110207-21824496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,artists and curators,arts,concert,Culture,Education,Energy,Family,Film,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,music,performance,Social,Storytelling,theater,UMS,university musical society,Visual Arts,Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Freighthouse LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231215T072624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T133000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Public Tours DESCRIPTION:These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.\n\nMuseum Highlights Tour: December 2023\nSaturdays\n1:00 p.m.\nNo tours on December 2\, 23 and 30\n\nLearn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery\, Evolution: Life Through Time\, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past\, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.\n\nWalking with Whales Tour - December\nSundays\n1:00 p.m.\nNo tours on December 24 or 31 \n\nDiscover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales\, dolphins\, and porpoises). UID:93141-21827750@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science,Tour LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231004T125953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Pumpkin Painting Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Oxford Diversity Peer Educator for a fun afternoon with a pumpkin painting party! Enjoy complimentary cider and donuts. Ring in the Fall season with Housing D&I! UID:113515-21831099@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113515 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Social,student housing LOCATION:Oxford Housing - Oxford Basketball Court CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230923T110409 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T141500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Planetarium Show in Spanish: Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with a public planetarium show in Spanish. The Dome Theater show\, Tales of the Maya Skies\, will be in Spanish and feature a short star talk\, also in Spanish.\n\nTales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Mayan scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements. UID:110037-21827810@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110037 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture,Astronomy,Mathematics,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Spanish LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231010T092546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T141500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Mayan scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements.\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 are $8 for adults\, seniors\, and children ages 3 & up. Babies without tickets may be required to sit on an adult's lap. Tickets are available the day of the show in the Museum Store. Schedule subject to change. UID:110036-21827861@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110036 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture,Astronomy,Mathematics,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230915T150945 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Read and Look | Greece! Rome! Monsters! DESCRIPTION:Join us for our “Read and Look” program in the museum galleries on select Saturdays. We will take over a corner of the museum to read the book *Greece! Rome! Monsters!* by John Harris\, then find related artifacts and art on display. This tour is great for our younger visitors\, ages 4–8. All children must be accompanied by an adult.\n\nAbout the story: Everybody’s heard of a centaur\, but not everyone has seen a blue centaur dressed to head out to a disco! He’s one of the updated mythological creatures who populate *Greece! Rome! Monsters!* This book presents twenty creepy creatures—from harpies to Medusa herself to the fire-breathing Chimera—in jazzy retellings by John Harris\, with eye-popping illustrations by Southern California illustrator Calef Brown. Together\, the words and pictures provide children (and grownups!) with close encounters of the mythological kind.\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:112505-21829032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Rome,Family,Free,Museum,Storytelling LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827848@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T085618 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T152000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Science Forum Discovery Demos DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations 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\nNo demos on October 14th or 15th.\n\nHave you ever wondered how we see? To take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world\, join UMMNH staff in dissecting a cow’s eye. How is it similar to and different from our eyes\, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together. While exploring the lens\, we’ll also talk about why some of us need glasses and how we can keep our eyes and our vision healthy. UID:101225-21827799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/101225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biosciences,Children,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230924T123500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Bridging Borders: Connecting for Social Change DESCRIPTION:Bridging Borders\, hosted by Project RISHI\, is an incredible opportunity to hear from students and faculty engaging in global community-impact projects that address disparities in health\, education\, and more. Open to all UM students\, this event will feature a speech from Dr. Mousumi Banerjee from the Center for Global Health Equity and student-group presentations from SAAHI\, M-HEAL's Project MESA and Team Pact\, and Paani\, followed by facilitated discussion. Join us on October 7th from 5-7pm at the Vandenberg Room (The League). Dinner will also be provided. Be sure to RSVP! UID:112978-21829843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Diversity,Environment,Faculty,Humanities,India,International,Pre-Health,Public Health,Research,Student Affairs,Student Org,Sustainability,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T162048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MCSP Community Builder in Residence DESCRIPTION:Mikhaella Norwood's week-long Community-Builder-in-Residence program will empower MCSP community members through a series of art activations that help us to tell our own varied stories\, strengthen connections within and between individuals in the community\, and use creative expression as acts of resistance to more deeply understand our own experiences and those of others and\, together\, imagine the world(s) we want to live in.\nThe arts activations are carefully designed and sequenced to help us all engage in questions around personal and social identities and how we might conspire and collaborate together to resist oppression. They exemplify resistance to a single narrative and empower us\, regardless of artistic background or major\, to see our own life as an ever-evolving works of art\, designed for acts of both resistance and creation in the world. UID:112736-21829488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112736 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Union, Anderson ABCD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230927T080937 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:MCSP Community Builder in Residence Final Showcase DESCRIPTION:Join the Michigan Community Scholars Program as they wrap up their week with Mikhaella Norwood the inaugural MCSP Community Builder in Residence.\n\nThis week long residency\, featuring improv\, art-making\, dialogue\, and creative writing\, will culminate in a public showcase of student work\, free and open to the public.\n\nReception and book signing to follow. UID:113153-21830156@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113153 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Art,Poetry,Theater LOCATION:Michigan Union - Anderson ABCD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T183000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830795@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T181625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Providence DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Providence UID:112197-21828583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112197 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230912T181634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Providence DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Providence UID:110044-21824213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110044 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T200000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830798@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T180005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T210000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ Lake State Superior University Weekend Series DESCRIPTION:Away UID:109768-21822795@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Taffy Abel Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230802T121553 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Nebraska DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Nebraska UID:108708-21820308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T181625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Soccer vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Women's Soccer vs Michigan State UID:109202-21821211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109202 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Soccer LOCATION:U-M Soccer Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T112531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T194500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Amor y Orgullo DESCRIPTION:MESA and Spectrum Center will be hosting \"Amor y Orgullo\" (\"Love and Pride\") and we want to see you there! This joint event celebrates Latinx Heritage Month and LGBT History Month -- You won't want to miss it! The night will include food and music. UID:113231-21830585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113231 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Latine Heritage Month,Latinx,LGBT,Lgbt History Month,Lgbtq+ LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Basement CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230426T083959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Claudia Schmidt // Rachael Davis DESCRIPTION:Generations of Midwestern folk—a double bill\n\nMichigan native Claudia Schmidt has covered a lot of musical ground\, beginning with a stirring rendition of \"Tammy\" at age 4 around a neighborhood bonfire. Then came years of choirs\, a guitar\, a dulcimer\, and some theater thrown into the pot. Over four decades of mostly original songs exploring folk\, blues\, and jazz idioms\, she has created a repertory full of the stuff of life itself. A musician who has always hated categories\, Claudia describes herself as a \"creative noisemaker.\" Her concerts are so unified and full of life that one critic has described a Claudia Schmidt concert as \"a lot like falling in love. You never know what's going to happen next\, chances are it's going to be wonderful\, every moment is burned into your memory\, and you know you'll never be the same again.\" \n\nClaudia is joined on the bill by Michigan songwriter and frequent Steppin' in It collaborator Rachael Davis\, who was born in Lansing and grew up in Cadillac. What grabs you first about Rachael is the voice\, with a bluesy richness that will make you pull off the road to listen. Add in some incisive songwriting\, and you have a Michigan artist with a strong and growing following. Says songwriter Susan Werner: \"We don't have Eva Cassidy anymore\, but we do have Rachael Davis.” For the first time at age 12\, and continuing each year since\, Rachael has brought the Wheatland Music Festival to its knees closing the Sunday morning gospel set with her stunning solo a capella version of “Amazing Grace.”\n\nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/4157/4158 for more detail. UID:107801-21816603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107801 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T121730 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:Guys and Dolls DESCRIPTION:Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City\, *Guys and Dolls* is one of the quintessential musical romantic comedies. Frank Loesser's brassy\, immortal score – featuring “Adelaide’s Lament” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady” – makes *Guys and Dolls* a true crowd pleaser. \n\nGambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck\; meanwhile\, his girlfriend\, nightclub performer Adelaide\, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan hatches a plan to get the dough from a bet with fellow gambler Sky Masterson\, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary\, Sarah Brown\, as a result. *Guys and Dolls* takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana and even into the sewers of New York City\, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. \n\nMusic & lyrics by Frank Loesser\nBook by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling\nBased on a story and characters by Damon Runyon\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic direction by Jason DeBord\n\nFUN FACTS: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy\, *Guys and Dolls* ran for 1\,200 performances after it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards\, including Tony Awards\, Drama Desks\, and Oliviers. UID:108258-21819185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108258 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Dance,In Person,Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre - Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230823T121717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T230000 SUMMARY:Performance:Intimate Apparel DESCRIPTION:Esther\, a gifted Black seamstress in 1905 New York City\, lives in a boarding house for women\, where she makes a good living sewing intimate apparel (and keeping intimate secrets) for her clients. As she saves for the kind of future with a husband and family that she can’t have with the Hasidic shopkeeper who has captured her heart\, she begins a deeply personal correspondence with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. \n\nSteeped in evocative historical detail\, *Intimate Apparel* delves into the inner lives of characters in search of connection. \n\nWritten by Lynn Nottage\nDirected by Judith Moreland\n\nFUN FACTS: Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage wrote *Intimate Apparel* as a tribute to her great-grandmother\, a seamstress in early-20th-century New York. \n\nIn its initial run\, *Intimate Apparel* won the 2004 New York Drama Critics’ Circle and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. UID:108171-21819077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108171 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Diversity,In Person,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T073948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T213000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Mesmerica DESCRIPTION:In addition to our regularly scheduled planetarium programming\, the U-M Museum of Natural History is pleased to present MESMERICA\, a groundbreaking immersive audio-visual experience\, exhibiting in planetariums and dome venues across the US. Combining musician and producer James Hood's compositions with carefully curated 3D animations from artists around the world\, the award-winning show is an enormous hit with both audiences and planetarium operators alike\, breaking all existing records for full-dome/planetarium music shows. The hour-long show features 360° projections and stunning 5.1 surround sound.\n\nPurchase tickets here: ummnh.mesmerica.tickets or tickets.mesmerica.com. UID:110041-21830801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Film,Music,natural history museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231007T181626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231007T203000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Volleyball vs Nebraska DESCRIPTION:Volleyball vs Nebraska UID:109710-21822722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109710 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Volleyball LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Fall Brawl DESCRIPTION:Ultimate frisbee tournament in Columbus\, Ohio UID:111422-21827108@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Columbus, Ohio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Head of the Rock Regatta DESCRIPTION:The rock doesn't feel pain UID:111325-21826722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rock River Rockford, IL CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Indy Invitational DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team will be heading to Elkhart\, Indiana to play in the NCSA Indy Invitational Tournament! GO BLUE!! UID:112640-21829218@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112640 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Elkhart Fields CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta DESCRIPTION:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta UID:112800-21829576@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112800 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Larchmont, NY CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A DESCRIPTION:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A UID:111851-21827670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta DESCRIPTION:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta UID:111850-21827667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Evanston, Illinois CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T060027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T120000 SUMMARY:Other:SALT CO FALL RETREAT DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of worship\, teaching\, games\, and late night hangs UID:111972-21828080@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michindoh Conference Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T142244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Manga no Ryokou: The “Manga Map” and A Journey Through the Art of Depiction in Japanese Cartography DESCRIPTION:The exhibit examines the intersection between art\, narrative\, and geography within Japanese cartography. It centers on the titular “manga map”\, a rare Japanese travel map of Japan (ca. 1934) that is densely packed with manga illustrations detailing local folklore\, history\, architecture\, flora/fauna\, and more. The exhibit also includes works of Japanese art and cartography in order to consider the dichotomy between artistry and geographic depiction\, and how that plays with the definition of a “map.”\n\nAlongside the exhibit\, the manga map is also part of a new digital humanities preservation project at the library using the online crowd-sourcing platform Zooniverse\, where the map will be transcribed/translated and made into a fully interactive digital map. More information is available at the exhibit.\n\nBoth the exhibit and the Zooniverse project were created as a summer internship capstone project by Joel Liesenberg\, a dual-degree master’s student in International and Regional Studies focusing in Japanese studies and the School of Information focusing in digital curation. UID:111940-21827959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Japanese Studies,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230919T091804 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T235500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Shadow and Light : Solidarity and Connection with Iraqi Academics DESCRIPTION:This exhibit incorporates a selection of work from the Shadow and Light project\, an initiative memorializing Iraqi academics assassinated between 2003-2013\, a timeframe which roughly parallels the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. \n\nParticipants from around the world — including Iraqis in diaspora — contributed photographs and personal statements responding to the loss of a particular Iraqi academic listed by the Spanish Campaign against the Occupation and for the Sovereignty of Iraq (La Campaña Estatal contra la Ocupación y por la Soberanía de Iraq / IraqSolidaridad 2005-2013). \n\nThe project emerges from a broader effort undertaken by Iraqis and allies to document the assault on Iraqi scholars\, intellectuals\, and cultural institutions which flared in the wake of the destruction and division wrought by the US-led invasion and occupation. Death threats and assassinations\, politically motivated sectarian violence\, rampant corruption\, and de-Ba’athification policies only further destabilized an educational system already heaving under the devastation of wars\, authoritarian regimes\, and harsh economic sanctions.\n\nThis exhibit invites solidarity with the academics targeted\, but also deeper connection with their experiences and the richness of Iraqi academic life through their written legacies and the testimonies of surviving academics\, many of whom were driven into exile.\n\nThis exhibit in the north lobby is available during Hatcher Library hours (https://myumi.ch/p75dd).\n\nA companion online exhibit\, Tracing Iraqi Artists: From Shadow to Light (https://myumi.ch/n7xre)\, explores modern Iraqi struggle and resistance through contemporary visual art and connection to Iraqi artists and educators. The curators of the online exhibit\, 2023 Michigan Library Scholars Zainab Hakim and Serena Safawi\, hope to center surviving Iraqi artists as they explore their national and artistic identities and respond to the cycles of violence caused by the Iran-Iraq war\, sanctions\, and occupation. UID:111416-21827025@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby (off the Diag) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230804T133936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a selection of manuscripts and early printed books from the 15th to the 17th centuries that were illustrated with illuminations and woodcuts. Throughout the European Renaissance (1300-1700)\, many book illustrations were exclusively ornamental\, while others focused on enhancing the meaning of the text. However\, as the pages on display attest\, all these illustrations share a common ground: they reveal the aesthetic and intellectual fashions first proposed by Italian artists of the 1400s\, who were strongly committed to the recovery of the past of classical antiquity.\n\nThe word “Illumination\,” from the Latin illuminare\, “to enlighten or to illuminate\,” refers to the embellishment of a manuscript or early printed book with luminous colors\, notably gold and silver. This illumination was prominent in the frontispiece\, or first page of text\, which included the decoration of its borders and initial letter\, and even miniatures\, that is\, scenes with an independent narrative. With the introduction of movable-type printing in 1454\, these illuminations would be gradually replaced by woodcuts\, which were printed from a woodblock that had been cut by knife along the grain of the wood.\n\nAvailable during Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room hours (https://myumi.ch/2m7d4).\n\nJoin us on September 13 for a talk by Pablo Alvarez\, curator of the exhibit. UID:109814-21822964@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109814 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:20230220T131204 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Featuring work by Gina Gibson\, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead\, South Dakota\, the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) houses experiments that give us a better understanding of the universe. The location—deep underground—provides a near-perfect environment for experiments that need to escape the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation\, which can interfere with the detection of rare physics events. Built in collaboration with the University of Michigan\, the LUX-Zeplin is the world’s most sensitive dark matter experiment. SURF also hosts experiments in biology\, geology and engineering.\n\nGina Gibson is an internationally exhibiting artist and professor of Graphic Design at Black Hills State University. In 2019\, Gibson became the first artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Gibson's work celebrates the search deep below the surface for beauty in the old and new\, the light and dark\, and the known and unknown.\n\nUN/EARTH was developed in collaboration with the U-M Department of Physics\, the Sanford Underground Research Facility and Black Hills State University. UID:105200-21811358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/105200 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230810T101438 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Collections Case display in the museum’s main atrium\, behind the mastodons\, to see Nature’s Pharmacy.\n\nAugust 2023–July 2024\n\nPlants and fungi play a vital role in medicine due to the diversity of chemical defense mechanisms they evolved to safeguard them against pathogens\, herbivores\, and competitors. From its inception\, the U-M Herbarium has cataloged and described plants—both poisonous and beneficial to human health—and still serves that role today. See specimens of these plant and fungal “friends” and “foes” from the U-M Herbarium collection and learn about how the collection is used for drug discovery today. UID:110032-21823904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230810T102322 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Featured Exhibits DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Student Showcase display in the museum’s main atrium\, behind the mastodons\, to see Molecules of Life.\n\nAugust 2023–July 2024\n\nMolecules of Life (Student Showcase)\nDiscover the connection between form and function as you explore the molecular building blocks of life. In the realm of biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids\, form determines function\, so visualizing the three-dimensional structures of molecules is key in researching the ‘tiny’ macromolecules that perform vital functions in our cells. In Biophysics 421\, under the guidance of Markos Koutmos\, Assistant Professor of Biophysics & Chemistry\, and Liz Tidwell\, PhD candidate in Biophysics\, students created models with digital modeling software and brought them to life via 3D printing. This exhibit showcases the 3D printed molecules\, scaled up to better reveal the structures that inform\, make\, break\, modify\, and move within the body. UID:110034-21824032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110034 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biosciences,Exhibition,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230920T131034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T160000 SUMMARY:Other:ID Day DESCRIPTION:Bring in your treasures and discover ours!\n\nBring in your own collected objects for identification by experts\, and take a look at some of our treasures\, too! Find out why collections are important\, and what natural history collection research can tell us. Experts will join us from the fields of paleontology\, anthropology\, archaeology\, botany\, zoology\, and geology. They will help you identify: Shells\, rocks and minerals\, fossils\, arrowheads and other stone tools\, shards of pottery\, vertebrate bone\, insects\, skulls\, seeds\, leaves\, twigs\, and fish. Sorry\, no appraisals will be given.\n\nCo-sponsored by the U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology UID:98528-21827809@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/98528 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Archaeology,Ecology,Family,Free,Geology,Museum,Paleontology,Science,Zoology LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231215T073302 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Investigate Labs DESCRIPTION:Step into our two Investigate Labs\, where you can use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. Our labs offer activities most appropriate for ages 6 and up. Schedule subject to change. UID:96857-21827766@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/96857 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T085204 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T112000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Science Forum Discovery Demos DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations 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\nNo demos on October 14th or 15th.\n\nHow to Become a Fossil\nExplore 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! UID:95035-21827795@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95035 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Family,Free,Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240405T194239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T121500 SUMMARY:Presentation:We Are Stars DESCRIPTION:What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon\, and the molecules for life.\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:108577-21827823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108577 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120031 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T151500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:NCBA Conference Game @ Central Michigan DESCRIPTION:Conference matchup @ Central Michigan Club Baseball. Game 3 of the series.  UID:112645-21829224@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112645 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Theunissen Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T131500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T165258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Afterthought: Remembering a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition: \nIn “Half-Built House\,” Brazilian-American artist Laura Taylor grieves the loss of her childhood friend Tina to COVID. When COVID took Tina’s life\, Taylor started ordering identical versions of their childhood games and toys on eBay. As she assembled these objects\, Taylor recalled a memory of climbing with Tina through the skeletal frameworks of unfinished houses in the 1970s. Late at night\, the girls would pick their way through floorless rooms and speculate about their future inhabitants. In this spirit of imaginative experimentation\, Taylor began taking apart her eBay acquisitions. Gathering\, breaking\, sawing\, splicing\, painting\, gluing\, layering\, and reassembling these toys became\, for her\, a way to probe the complicated nature of a lost friendship and to explore the multidimensional nature of grief. Ultimately\, Taylor built the framework of an unfinished house to evoke those she once explored with Tina. Taylor describes the house as a “container for grief.” \n\nSeptember 28 - October 27 \nOpening & Reception: September 28\, 1-3pm \nGalleryDAAS \n\nAbout this series of events: \nArt & Resistance Fall 2023 Theme Semester Programming \nSponsored by Arts Initiative\, UMMA\, American Culture\, Latina/o Studies\, the Department of Film\, Television and Media & the Museum Studies Program \nPresented by Charlotte Juergens\, 2nd year Ph.D. student in American Culture \nhttp://bit.ly/UMafterthought UID:112261-21828692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,Art,arts,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Department Of American Culture,Exhibition,Film,food,Free,Graduate,In Person,Latina/o Studies,Media,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Haven Hall - galleryDAAS CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Karate Practice DESCRIPTION:New members are always welcome. No previous experience is necessary. Just come to any practice. You may watch a practice or actually participate when you come. If you want to participate\, wear loose fitting clothes and no jewelry. ***Please complete the liability waiver prior to your first Sunday practice UID:112187-21828573@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112187 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building, Medium Multi-purpose Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231215T072624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T133000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Public Tours DESCRIPTION:These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.\n\nMuseum Highlights Tour: December 2023\nSaturdays\n1:00 p.m.\nNo tours on December 2\, 23 and 30\n\nLearn about some of our most exciting exhibits and galleries like the Exploring Michigan gallery\, Evolution: Life Through Time\, and the Unseen Worlds installation by artist Jim Cogswell. Along with learning about the past\, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.\n\nWalking with Whales Tour - December\nSundays\n1:00 p.m.\nNo tours on December 24 or 31 \n\nDiscover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales\, dolphins\, and porpoises). UID:93141-21827755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/93141 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science,Tour LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T121616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Softball vs Concordia (Mich.) DESCRIPTION:Softball vs Concordia (Mich.) UID:112013-21828328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112013 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Softball LOCATION:Alumni Field CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 SUMMARY:Other:University of Michigan Women's Ice Hockey @ Lake State Superior University Weekend Series DESCRIPTION:Away UID:109769-21822796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109769 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Taffy Abel Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231010T092546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T141500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Tales of the Maya Skies DESCRIPTION:Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science\, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Mayan scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy\, architecture\, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices\, solar eclipses\, weather patterns and planetary movements.\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 are $8 for adults\, seniors\, and children ages 3 & up. Babies without tickets may be required to sit on an adult's lap. Tickets are available the day of the show in the Museum Store. Schedule subject to change. UID:110036-21827866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110036 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture,Astronomy,Mathematics,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Flag Football Season DESCRIPTION:RallyCap Sports is hosting their second annual flag football season to provide recreational sport opportunities for children and young adults with special needs in the Ann Arbor community! Below are the details of the event: When: September 24\, October 1\, October 8\, and October 22 from 2-3 PM Where: Mitchell Field West 1 (1900 Fuller Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48105)- Transportation will be figured out with the group  How it works: To sign up as a volunteer\, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/pddS3975zRUayWqd8- Students can sign up to be committed volunteers who attend every session in the season OR as general volunteers who can attend only a few events or who want to be involved with the organization in the future.  UID:112265-21828715@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mitchell West Field 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231003T121731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Guys and Dolls DESCRIPTION:Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City\, *Guys and Dolls* is one of the quintessential musical romantic comedies. Frank Loesser's brassy\, immortal score – featuring “Adelaide’s Lament” and the classic “Luck Be a Lady” – makes *Guys and Dolls* a true crowd pleaser. \n\nGambler Nathan Detroit tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck\; meanwhile\, his girlfriend\, nightclub performer Adelaide\, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan hatches a plan to get the dough from a bet with fellow gambler Sky Masterson\, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary\, Sarah Brown\, as a result. *Guys and Dolls* takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana and even into the sewers of New York City\, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong. \n\nMusic & lyrics by Frank Loesser\nBook by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling\nBased on a story and characters by Damon Runyon\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic direction by Jason DeBord\n\nFUN FACTS: Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy\, *Guys and Dolls* ran for 1\,200 performances after it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards\, including Tony Awards\, Drama Desks\, and Oliviers. UID:108257-21819184@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Dance,In Person,Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre - Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T181549 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield\, South Carolina – Exhibition Tour with ​Ebitenyefa Baralaye and Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan DESCRIPTION:Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ejy5wzp9e719b410.\n \nPlease join Ebitenyefa Baralaye and Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan for a tour of Hear Me Now for a discussion of the works in the exhibition and relationships with the art practice of Baralaye who works in similar materials and processes. They will focus on specific works that resonate personally for the artist and discuss what questions the exhibition raises around memory\, equity and legacy for local communities in Detroit and Southeast Michigan.  \n \n (he/him) is a ceramicist\, sculptor\, designer\, and educator. His work explores cultural\, spiritual\, and material translations of objects\, text\, bodies\, and symbols interpreted through a diaspora lens and abstracted around the aesthetics of craft and design. Baralaye’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at Friedman Benda Gallery (New York)\, David Klein Gallery (Detroit)\, and the Korea Ceramic Foundation (Icheon)\, among others. He is currently an assistant professor and the Section Lead of Ceramics at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit\, MI.\n \nJennifer Junkermeier-Khan (she/hers) is a curator\, writer\, and arts administrator based in Detroit. She has worked on numerous exhibitions of contemporary art nationally and internationally and is the co-founding editor of Infinite Mile\, a journal of art and cultures in Detroit. Through her work\, she aims to create change within art and cultural organizations so that inclusivity\, belonging\, equity\, and access can be more fully realized in the production\,\n\nHear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.\n\nLead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering\, the U-M Office of the Provost\, the U-M Office of the President\, the Americana Foundation\, the U-M College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\, the U-M Inclusive History Project\, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. \n\n  UID:110485-21824975@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110485 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Detroit,Discussion,Exhibition,Museum,Tour,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - University of Michigan Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230823T121719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Intimate Apparel DESCRIPTION:Esther\, a gifted Black seamstress in 1905 New York City\, lives in a boarding house for women\, where she makes a good living sewing intimate apparel (and keeping intimate secrets) for her clients. As she saves for the kind of future with a husband and family that she can’t have with the Hasidic shopkeeper who has captured her heart\, she begins a deeply personal correspondence with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. \n\nSteeped in evocative historical detail\, *Intimate Apparel* delves into the inner lives of characters in search of connection. \n\nWritten by Lynn Nottage\nDirected by Judith Moreland\n\nFUN FACTS: Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage wrote *Intimate Apparel* as a tribute to her great-grandmother\, a seamstress in early-20th-century New York. \n\nIn its initial run\, *Intimate Apparel* won the 2004 New York Drama Critics’ Circle and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. UID:108170-21819076@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108170 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Diversity,In Person,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231117T094743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. \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:102011-21827853@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T085618 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T152000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Science Forum Discovery Demos DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations 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\nNo demos on October 14th or 15th.\n\nHave you ever wondered how we see? To take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world\, join UMMNH staff in dissecting a cow’s eye. How is it similar to and different from our eyes\, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together. While exploring the lens\, we’ll also talk about why some of us need glasses and how we can keep our eyes and our vision healthy. UID:101225-21827804@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/101225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biosciences,Children,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231001T195824 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T180000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:World Bites DESCRIPTION:A cultural food fair with free food and performances from different cultural student orgs! UID:112369-21828838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112369 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Food,Free LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T181616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T160000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Providence DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Providence UID:112198-21828584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112198 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T121729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T184500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pre-Concert Lecture: University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This lecture begins at 6:15pm ahead of the 7:00pm USO performance.\n\nKenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nDamian Norfleet\, baritone\n\nThe University Symphony Orchestra (USO)\, conducted by music director Kenneth Kiesler\, performs a concert with two striking and dramatic works by American composers and one of the most beloved and triumphant symphonies in all of music.\n\nThe evening begins with the masterful and brilliant *Second Essay* by Samuel Barber. Written in 1942\, it reflects on its tumultuous times with a storyteller’s sense of narrative and drama\, and an atmosphere of resolve\, affirmation\, and optimism.\n\nThe *Second Essay* is followed by the first Michigan performance of Nkeiru Okoye’s *Invitation To A Die-In*\, a “sung story” written in direct musical response to recent murders of unarmed Black men at the hands of police officers or vigilantes. It is at once a work for baritone and orchestra\, a monodrama\, and performance art. Guest baritone Damian Norfleet\, performs the original text\, by David Cote and the composer\, which tells the story from several different perspectives--the deceased\, their families\, the police officers\, and citizens on all sides of the issue. The music is a dramatic and stark portrait of African American men being hunted and haunted by events of the past. \n\nThis performance will be preceded by a pre-concert conversation (beginning at 6:15 pm) and intermission discussion. \n\n*Please note: Percussion section sounds will simulate the sound of gunfire in this performance of An Invitation to a Die-In.*\n\nThe second half of the concert features the triumphant Symphony No. 1 by Brahms. “Seldom\, if ever\, has the entire musical world awaited a composer’s first symphony with such tense anticipation” noted Brahms’ friend and critic\, Eduard Hanslick. The symphony\, which makes its way from tragedy through longing to optimism and joy\, more than fulfilled expectations and is one of the pillars of orchestral music. UID:112167-21828538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112167 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Culture,Diversity,Free,In Person,Lecture,Music,Social Impact,Storytelling,Talk LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231001T184944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T213000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Latinx Movie Night! DESCRIPTION:Join us for a vibrant Latinx Heritage Month Movie Night! Showing \"In the Heights\,\" a heartwarming musical that celebrates the strength and diversity of Latinx culture in the heart of New York City. UID:113344-21830775@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,free,heritage month,Movie Night LOCATION:Mary Markley Hall - Angela Davis Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230912T181635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Ice Hockey vs Providence DESCRIPTION:Ice Hockey vs Providence UID:110045-21824214@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110045 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Ice Hockey LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230928T094356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Study Night in the Connector DESCRIPTION:Come study with the Connector Community Assistants each Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Connector (West Quad). UID:113223-21830567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113223 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:housing,Study Night,West Quad LOCATION:The Connector - 1520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231005T181736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Kenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nDamian Norfleet\, baritone\n\nThe University Symphony Orchestra (USO)\, conducted by music director Kenneth Kiesler\, performs a concert with two striking and dramatic works by American composers and one of the most beloved and triumphant symphonies in all of music.\n\nThe evening begins with the masterful and brilliant *Second Essay* by Samuel Barber. Written in 1942\, it reflects on its tumultuous times with a storyteller’s sense of narrative and drama\, and an atmosphere of resolve\, affirmation\, and optimism.\n\nThe *Second Essay* is followed by the first Michigan performance of Nkeiru Okoye’s *Invitation To A Die-In*\, a “sung story” written in direct musical response to recent murders of unarmed Black men at the hands of police officers or vigilantes. It is at once a work for baritone and orchestra\, a monodrama\, and performance art. Guest baritone Damian Norfleet\, performs the original text\, by David Cote and the composer\, which tells the story from several different perspectives--the deceased\, their families\, the police officers\, and citizens on all sides of the issue. The music is a dramatic and stark portrait of African American men being hunted and haunted by events of the past. \n\nThis performance will be preceded by a pre-concert conversation (beginning at 6:15 pm) and intermission discussion. \n\n*Please note: Percussion section sounds will simulate the sound of gunfire in this performance of An Invitation to a Die-In.*\n\nThe second half of the concert features the triumphant Symphony No. 1 by Brahms. “Seldom\, if ever\, has the entire musical world awaited a composer’s first symphony with such tense anticipation” noted Brahms’ friend and critic\, Eduard Hanslick. The symphony\, which makes its way from tragedy through longing to optimism and joy\, more than fulfilled expectations and is one of the pillars of orchestral music. UID:108681-21820278@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,Social Impact LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230926T121754 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Maxwell Remmer\, cello DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Maxwell Remmer performs a recital. UID:113110-21830057@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113110 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230618T150950 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231008T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trousdale DESCRIPTION:Pure pop music of female empowerment\n\nTrousdale (say: TRUES-dale) is a powerful female band consisting of Quinn D’Andrea\, Georgia Greene\, and Lauren Jones. Their melodic and heartfelt harmonies are often compared to those of The Chicks and The Staves\, but the girls draw inspiration from a wide array of music\, including Crosby Stills & Nash\, Kacey Musgraves\, and HAIM. Driven by their passion to empower young women\, Trousdale is committed to making quality music that spreads a message of self-acceptance and love. \n\nTrousdale has self-released two EPs and are in the process of releasing their debut album\, collecting over 55M streams on Spotify in the last three years. Their catalog until now being entirely self-produced\, this upcoming debut includes songs co-written with Jon Bellion\, Madi Diaz\, Jon Green and Natalie Hemby\, and co-production by Jon Green\, John Mark Nelson\, and others.\n \nThe band has gathered fans internationally through both headline and support shows. With extensive festival experience in both the UK and US\, they’ve also supported JP Saxe\, Lawrence and Cory Wong. With Wong\, Trousdale performed as special guests in rooms such as Ryman Auditorium and The Beacon Theatre in February and March 2023. Trousdale also headlined their first US tour around those dates.\n\nTheir aforementioned debut full-length will be released in 2023 as a series of three EPs\, for the trio themselves\, culminating in their debut LP\, “Out Of My Mind.”\nThe first EP\, “Make It Out Alive\,” was released Friday\, May 26\, 2023 with prominent editorial placement across DSPs. \nYouthful San Diego–born songwriter Anna Vaus opens.\n\nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/4223/4224 for more detail. UID:108804-21820419@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/108804 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T230000 SUMMARY:Other:Fall Brawl DESCRIPTION:Ultimate frisbee tournament in Columbus\, Ohio UID:111422-21827109@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Columbus, Ohio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T220000 SUMMARY:Other:Head of the Rock Regatta DESCRIPTION:The rock doesn't feel pain UID:111325-21826723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rock River Rockford, IL CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T120030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Indy Invitational DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team will be heading to Elkhart\, Indiana to play in the NCSA Indy Invitational Tournament! GO BLUE!! UID:112640-21829219@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112640 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Elkhart Fields CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta DESCRIPTION:Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta UID:112800-21829577@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112800 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Larchmont, NY CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A DESCRIPTION:Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A UID:111851-21827671@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231008T180025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T230000 SUMMARY:Other:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta DESCRIPTION:Rebecca \"Becky\" Blank Regatta UID:111850-21827668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Evanston, Illinois CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230821T161421 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harbingers of Dreams DESCRIPTION:Born in 1945\, artist\, educator\, and mentor Teresa Tolliver has lived and worked in South Central L.A. for three decades. In 2022\, she opened her first one-woman show at the prominent Sebastian Gladstone Gallery. Most recently\, her work has been chosen for inclusion as part of L.A.’s Hammer Museum Biennial\, which runs concurrently with her exhibition Harbingers of Dreams in the Institute for the Humanities Gallery.\n\nTolliver refers to her process as “creative recycling”: forging found and thrifted materials\, and repurposing them. These frenetic bundles of coils\, adornments\, wires\, and loose ends express the artist’s feelings\, perspectives\, and everyday way of living.\n\nEarlier works of the artist are on a smaller scale and doll-like. They are intimate\, imaginative references to Tolliver’s own girlhood in a world lacking adequate or authentic representations of Black life.\n\nTolliver’s more recent figurative assemblages are life-size\, larger-than-life\, looming. They command space and celebrate it. There is an inherent connection between these sculptures and the long-established history of African American yard art\, where plants\, statuary\, and artistic creations communicate themes of personal space\, freedom of expression\, and dreams of independence. Tolliver’s bold visual choices and material combinations are refusals of outside value judgments and hierarchies.\n\nWhen visiting artist Teresa Tolliver's home studio\, one expects the figures will spring to life\, otherworldly. They seem to gather and congregate. There are no distractions from the outside\, save the light coming through the window. Through subtle details like molding\, furniture\, and drawers inspired by Tolliver’s own domestic space\, Harbingers of Dreams attempts to capture the resplendent and spiritual nature of such a visit\, with the opportunity to sit among the artist’s creations.\n\nTolliver’s figurative sculptures appear as embodiments of the city of L.A. and its diverse communities and neighborhoods. They are assemblages of disparate influences\, esthetics\, and materials: prefab\, handmade\, urban\, nostalgic\, opulent\, functional\, garish\, and celestial. A visual cacophony of colors\, influences\, designs\, and forms\, each figure beckons us towards futures in the making.\n\nTeresa Tolliver is the Paula and Edwin Sidman Fellow in the Arts at the Institute for the Humanities. This event is part of the LSA's fall 2023 Arts & Resistance theme semester. UID:110229-21824605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110229 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,Arts And Activism,Exhibition,institute for the humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery, #1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230908T142244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Manga no Ryokou: The “Manga Map” and A Journey Through the Art of Depiction in Japanese Cartography DESCRIPTION:The exhibit examines the intersection between art\, narrative\, and geography within Japanese cartography. It centers on the titular “manga map”\, a rare Japanese travel map of Japan (ca. 1934) that is densely packed with manga illustrations detailing local folklore\, history\, architecture\, flora/fauna\, and more. The exhibit also includes works of Japanese art and cartography in order to consider the dichotomy between artistry and geographic depiction\, and how that plays with the definition of a “map.”\n\nAlongside the exhibit\, the manga map is also part of a new digital humanities preservation project at the library using the online crowd-sourcing platform Zooniverse\, where the map will be transcribed/translated and made into a fully interactive digital map. More information is available at the exhibit.\n\nBoth the exhibit and the Zooniverse project were created as a summer internship capstone project by Joel Liesenberg\, a dual-degree master’s student in International and Regional Studies focusing in Japanese studies and the School of Information focusing in digital curation. UID:111940-21827960@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Japanese Studies,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230919T091804 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T235500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Shadow and Light : Solidarity and Connection with Iraqi Academics DESCRIPTION:This exhibit incorporates a selection of work from the Shadow and Light project\, an initiative memorializing Iraqi academics assassinated between 2003-2013\, a timeframe which roughly parallels the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. \n\nParticipants from around the world — including Iraqis in diaspora — contributed photographs and personal statements responding to the loss of a particular Iraqi academic listed by the Spanish Campaign against the Occupation and for the Sovereignty of Iraq (La Campaña Estatal contra la Ocupación y por la Soberanía de Iraq / IraqSolidaridad 2005-2013). \n\nThe project emerges from a broader effort undertaken by Iraqis and allies to document the assault on Iraqi scholars\, intellectuals\, and cultural institutions which flared in the wake of the destruction and division wrought by the US-led invasion and occupation. Death threats and assassinations\, politically motivated sectarian violence\, rampant corruption\, and de-Ba’athification policies only further destabilized an educational system already heaving under the devastation of wars\, authoritarian regimes\, and harsh economic sanctions.\n\nThis exhibit invites solidarity with the academics targeted\, but also deeper connection with their experiences and the richness of Iraqi academic life through their written legacies and the testimonies of surviving academics\, many of whom were driven into exile.\n\nThis exhibit in the north lobby is available during Hatcher Library hours (https://myumi.ch/p75dd).\n\nA companion online exhibit\, Tracing Iraqi Artists: From Shadow to Light (https://myumi.ch/n7xre)\, explores modern Iraqi struggle and resistance through contemporary visual art and connection to Iraqi artists and educators. The curators of the online exhibit\, 2023 Michigan Library Scholars Zainab Hakim and Serena Safawi\, hope to center surviving Iraqi artists as they explore their national and artistic identities and respond to the cycles of violence caused by the Iran-Iraq war\, sanctions\, and occupation. UID:111416-21827026@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby (off the Diag) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231002T141828 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Guardian Passage: The Power of Ukrainian Cultural Memory in the Face of War DESCRIPTION:*Presented in association with UMS*.\n\nIn Guardian Passage\, artists Irina Bondarenko and Katya Lisova employ the tools and imagery of traditional Ukrainian art forms to face down the existential threat brought about by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Bondarenko’s installation forms a causeway for visitors to encounter Ukrainian poetry and the art form of motanka dolls in a newly imagined configuration. Motanka are guardian symbols assembled from the clothes of deceased ancestors. Bondarenko’s ceramics illustrate motanka in situations responding to the war\; each graphic is accompanied by a poem or a song. These ceramics act as lifeboats\, which ferry the Ukrainian resistance through the flood waters of destruction. Lisova’s series of tapestries explore the power of cultural memory to grow in times of war. Traditional embroidery explodes on the surface of photo collage\, where images of the past and present collide on a single surface. Like a lifeline\, red thread connects these projects\, weaving through clay and fabric\, bringing tradition to bear on new significances and the cultural will to survive. This exhibition is part of the LSA theme semester on “Arts and Resistance.”\n\nIrina Bondarenko is an emerging ceramic artist\, a native of Ukraine\, and a biostatistician at the University of Michigan. Irina has been with the University of Michigan Biostatistics Department for more than 20 years. and published over 50 peer-reviewed articles. Along with her career at the School of Public Health\, for the last 10 years Irina has been pursuing her interest in ceramics. Her work was featured in over a dozen national shows\, the 24th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition\, and the “Strictly Functional Pottery National Show” in 2021 and 2022\, and\, most recently\, the Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition at Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum.\n\nArtist website: https://www.ibondceramics.com/\n\nKatya Lisova is an artist\, designer\, and art historian. Born in Kyiv\, she is a graduate of the Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boichuk (2009) and the National Academy of Cultural and Artistic Leaders (2018). Since 2019 she has been teaching at the Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Arts and Design named after Mykhailo Boichuk. Her work is in the field of artistic textiles and digital graphics. She is also the art director of the “Ukrainian Unofficial” research project\, which compiles archives of Ukrainian unofficial art of the second half of the twentieth century.\n\nArtist website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196914550@N02/albums\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:109333-21821426@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109333 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,European Studies,Exhibition,Ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - International Institute Gallery, 547 Weiser Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231023T183244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T093000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Recruitment Talk on Manager Trainee(2024 intakes) DESCRIPTION:\nRegister for our Recruitment Talk via the links below to learn more about our MT Programme! \n\nSession 1: 6 October 2023 [16:30-17:30HKT(GMT+8)]\nhttps://hkma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_juyxZwgeQYy6LtwdDj3V5g \n\nSession 2: 9 October 2023 [08:30-09:30 HKT(GMT+8)]\nhttps://hkma.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EQq8EGL4TqelO-ZI5vs5Gg\n UID:113318-21830716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113318 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230804T133936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Illustrating the Renaissance Book: From Illumination to Woodcut DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a selection of manuscripts and early printed books from the 15th to the 17th centuries that were illustrated with illuminations and woodcuts. Throughout the European Renaissance (1300-1700)\, many book illustrations were exclusively ornamental\, while others focused on enhancing the meaning of the text. However\, as the pages on display attest\, all these illustrations share a common ground: they reveal the aesthetic and intellectual fashions first proposed by Italian artists of the 1400s\, who were strongly committed to the recovery of the past of classical antiquity.\n\nThe word “Illumination\,” from the Latin illuminare\, “to enlighten or to illuminate\,” refers to the embellishment of a manuscript or early printed book with luminous colors\, notably gold and silver. This illumination was prominent in the frontispiece\, or first page of text\, which included the decoration of its borders and initial letter\, and even miniatures\, that is\, scenes with an independent narrative. With the introduction of movable-type printing in 1454\, these illuminations would be gradually replaced by woodcuts\, which were printed from a woodblock that had been cut by knife along the grain of the wood.\n\nAvailable during Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room hours (https://myumi.ch/2m7d4).\n\nJoin us on September 13 for a talk by Pablo Alvarez\, curator of the exhibit. UID:109814-21822965@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109814 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:20231006T105921 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T100000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ISRMT seminar: Moment matrix and C-Toda lattice hierarchy DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we focus on the reduction of the 2-dimensional Toda hierarchy. Based on the Gauss-Borel decomposition of the moment matrix and appropriate time evolution\, we construct the corresponding Lax representation. Symmetric moment matrices are considered that lead to the differential relations between symmetric tau functions and 2d-Toda’s tau function. Motivated by the Cauchy two-matrix model\, we study the rank one shift condition in the symmetric case\, from which the C-Toda lattice hierarchy is found with the special Lax matrices and intergrable structure. UID:111840-21827636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111840 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,seminar,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231024T063202 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T143000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Northwestern MSEd Preview Day DESCRIPTION:Preview Day is a fantastic opportunity to visit Northwestern'scampus and learn more about the Master of Science in Education Program. During the event\, you will be able to meet current MSED students\, staff\,faculty\, and alumni.\n\nAll prospective students and their families are invited to attend. All sessions will be held in person. We hope to see youthere!\n\nLocation:\nNorthwestern University\nNorris University Center\nNorthwestern Room (202A & B) - Second Floor\n1999 Campus Dr\, Evanston\, IL60208\n\nFor more information\, including directions\, parking\, and registration\, click the link below:\n\nhttps://cvent.me/YyR25z\n\nTo learn more about Northwestern MSEd\, visit our website:\n\nhttps://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/msed/index.html UID:110649-21825211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/110649 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230805T113442 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sarah Buckius: !!!techn010ffspring!!! DESCRIPTION:Come explore the intricate and interlocking world of Sarah Buckius’ “!!!techn010ffspring!!!” where feminist art meets science and the history of invention. On view at Lane Hall as part of U-M Arts Initiative’s themed semester on Arts & Resistance\, “!!!techn010ffspring!!!” critiques the patriarchal paradigms of the STEM field by highlighting the history of women inventors. This exhibition brings conceptual invention in fine art and performance to the disciplines of information technology\, robotics\, and engineering. Buckius creates “technoffsprings”: complex machines that weave together the history of inventions related to the gendered labor of women\, especially regarding women’s social roles as caregivers and subjects of care themselves. \nTrained as an engineer and an artist\, Buckius’ machines are intentionally complex\, layered\, and illogical or absurdly logical. In the nature of women’s caregiving\, they teeter between order and chaos. Her “digital tinkerings” tell epic tales of motherhood\, technology\, female bodies\, and commerce—both personal and externalized through women’s inventions and early forays that bridged caregiving and commerce. Buckius' work proposes improvisation as a form of absurdist resistance to\, and alternative to\, patriarchal\, capitalist\, production-based\, and seemingly rational\, useful\, logical systems. \n“!!!techn010ffspring!!!” is open for viewing M-F\, 9am-4pm or by appointment. University of Michigan instructors can email LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu to request a group tour or schedule a class visit.\nThis project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan and co-sponsored by U-M’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender with support from the Santa Cruz County Arts Council. UID:109535-21822203@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109535 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts Initiative,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Engineering,Exhibition,feminism,focus on women,institute for research on women and gender LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230929T140930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T113000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2023 DEI Summit DESCRIPTION:Beginning with the inception of the University of Michigan’s first Five-Year Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan – DEI 1.0 in 2016\, the institution has held the annual DEI Summit to honor our progress and spearhead the forthcoming year’s plan of action. This marquee event facilitates the coming together of our campus community to delve into DEI-focused matters and stimulate dynamic engagement. In addition\, a series of centrally organized\, department-specific and student-led events serve as platforms for students\, faculty\, and staff to engage with DEI initiatives within their individual units and other spaces\, to stimulate thoughtful discourse on methods to mitigate structural disparities within our campus and society at large. UID:112638-21829212@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112638 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Diversity Strategic Plan,Diversity Summit,free,Inclusion,symposium LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231024T063234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Come Learn with Third Bridge (Oct. 19th) DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an exciting month of learning with Third Bridge!We are thrilled to host an exclusive learning session just for you offered weekly throughout October.\n\nMark your calendars because every week this month\, we're diving deep into the art of acing interviews. Can't make this session? No worries\, it's offered every Thursday in October as a Handshake event.\n\nOur expert guide for these sessions? An AVP at Third Bridge who kick-started her career just like you - as an Associate 8 years ago.She knows the ropes\, and she's here to share her secrets with you!\n\nHave burning questions about interviews? Want to know how to stand out in a competitive market? Or maybe you just want to nail your next interview? This is YOUR chance to learn from a true interviewing pro. Don't miss it!\n\nThe event will be run via Google Meet. To join a Google Meet you will need a (free) Google Account\, please see the information about Google Accounts. https://www.google.com/account/about/ UID:112825-21829626@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T102049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Creating Inclusive Environments for Diverse Religious\, Spiritual\, and Secular Worldviews DESCRIPTION:When you hear the word \"diversity\"\, what comes to mind? If you're like most people\, religion wasn't your first thought\, or even your second one at that. We live in a world\, work jobs\, attend classes\, and are a part of organizations that are religiously diverse\, yet this identity is often forgotten or labeled as too taboo to talk about with others. In order to be effective leaders\, influencers\, and DEI practitioners\, we have to critically examine how we are cultivating communities that both value and engage diverse religious\, spiritual\, and secular (RSS) worldviews. Join us for this interactive workshop as we explore how RSS worldviews shape our experiences and the spaces that we occupy.Learning Objectives:\nExamine one's own RSS worldviewExplore how RSS worldviews have shaped one's own and other's experiencesBrainstorm strategies to engage diverse RSS worldviews to cultivate inclusive communitiesThis workshop is designed for U-M master's students\, doctoral students\, and postdoctoral scholars on all three campuses\; therefore\, only U-M graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are permitted to register for this workshop. While this workshop is being facilitated on behalf of Rackham’s DEI Certificate Program (DEICP)\, it is open to all U-M graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. For faculty and staff\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to ask if we can accommodate your attendance. UID:109648-21822452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230922T181547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T123000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Creating Inclusive Environments for Diverse Religious\, Spiritual\, and Secular Worldviews DESCRIPTION:\nWhen you hear the word “diversity”\, what comes to mind? If you’re like most people\, religion wasn’t your first thought\, or even your second one at that. We live in a world\, work jobs\, attend classes\, and are a part of organizations that are religiously diverse\, yet this identity is often forgotten or labeled as too taboo to talk about with others. In order to be effective leaders\, influencers\, and DEI practitioners\, we have to critically examine how we are cultivating communities that both value and engage diverse religious\, spiritual\, and secular (RSS) worldviews. Join us for this interactive workshop as we explore how RSS worldviews shape our experiences and the spaces that we occupy.\nLearning Objectives:\n\nExamine one’s own RSS worldview\nExplore how RSS worldviews have shaped one’s own and other’s experiences\nBrainstorm strategies to engage diverse RSS worldviews to cultivate inclusive communities\n\nRegistration is required at https://myumi.ch/by2w7.\n\nThis workshop is designed for U-M master’s students\, doctoral students\, and postdoctoral scholars on all three campuses\; therefore\, only U-M graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are permitted to register for this workshop. While this workshop is being facilitated on behalf of Rackham’s DEI Certificate Program (DEICP)\, it is open to all U-M graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. For faculty and staff\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to ask if we can accommodate your attendance.\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:109656-21822540@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109656 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Graduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240904T141855 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interdisciplinary Workshop on Gender and Politics DESCRIPTION:The Interdisciplinary Workshop on Gender and Politics (IGAP) is a Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop for scholars interested in studying the relationships between gender\, sexuality\, and politics. We invite scholars across disciplines and methodologies to attend and present their work. UID:113294-21830675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113294 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Department Of Political Science,Political Science LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1440 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230427T121417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T160000 SUMMARY:Tours:Building on a Century of Collecting at the Clements Library DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the library’s centennial\, this exhibit is an attempt to answer a question asked often by visitors\, how do you decide what to acquire to add to your collections.\n\nIt builds on the landmark publication of the library’s 75th anniversary\, One Hundred and One Treasures From the Collections of the William L. Clements Library\, edited by former library director John Dann. This exhibit—and its expanded online version—pairs items from 101 Treasures with related items that have for the most part been acquired since 1998. Those that were acquired earlier are items about which we’ve learned new things in the intervening 25 years. UID:107840-21817546@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107840 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Centennial,Exhibition,Free,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231009T105206 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CMENAS Fall 2023 Colloquium Series Lecture. Kicking Goals and Reshaping Realities: Sport and Politics in the Arab Gulf States DESCRIPTION:The intersection of sports and politics is an age-old phenomenon\, and it continues to be a prominent theme in contemporary society. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in the continually evolving context of the Arab Gulf States. The nexus between sport and politics has proven to be a dynamic force capable of generating significant political\, sociological\, and economic outcomes. The hosting of the 'successful' Qatar World Cup 2022 stands as a prime example of how a sporting event can transcend the boundaries of the pitch and reshape the realities of a region. This talk delves into the intricate relationship between sport and politics in the Arab Gulf States\, analyzing the multifaceted consequences of the Qatar World Cup on political dynamics\, sociocultural norms\, and economic landscapes.\n\nSalma Thani\, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the American University of Sharjah\, is a Gulf Studies specialist. Her interdisciplinary approach covers a wide spectrum of research interests\, including the history and contemporary socio-political dynamics of the Gulf States. Dr. Thani's work delves into the region's evolving global roles in politics and diplomacy. Her research extends to exploring how culture\, history\, politics\, and foreign influences have shaped its socio-economic development\, with a specific focus on the UAE. She has published widely in the fields of soft power\, national identity\, national branding\, development\, sport\, tourism\, and aviation in the United Arab Emirates.\n \nThis event is part of the CMENAS Fall Colloquium 2023: “The MENA world after a MENA World Cup” 555 Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor.\n \nColloquium questions: cmenas@umich.edu\n \nThis series is funded in part by the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS) U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) grant.\n \nTo register\, go to https://myumi.ch/8eA8n. UID:111687-21827419@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/111687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:center for middle eastern and north african studies,Cmenas Colloquium Series,Discussion,Lecture,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231006T132834 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T140000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Teams Project Fair DESCRIPTION:The Faculty Engineering/Arts Student Teams (FEAST) program currently offers 20+ opportunities to engage with a wide variety of faculty-led research projects with a collaborative interdisciplinary student team for course credit — starting in Winter 2024. \n\nAt the FEAST Project Fair\, learn firsthand from faculty and student team members about the research projects that are currently recruiting undergraduate and graduate students.\n\nFEAST research projects span some combination of the arts\, design\, engineering\, information and technology\, leading to activities\, skills and outcomes that are creative\, innovative and transformative. \n\nApplications are due Friday\, October 20. \n\nLearn more: artsengine.umich.edu UID:113639-21831296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113639 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,architecture,Art,ArtsEngine,Engineering,Graduate,Graduate Students,Information and Technology,Interdisciplinary,Michigan Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Music,Research,Robotics,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Atrium & Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231024T063243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Merck R&D Global Project Management Info Session - 2024 Internship DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to help execute and lead development to propel our work forward?\nOur Global Project & Alliance Management (GPAM) project managers provide the leadership\, communication\, and collaboration that help our teams connect the big picture with the tiniest details. Our project managers are passionate about achieving regulatory approval\, reimbursement\, and access for our products – all in support of our purpose to help improve and save lives around the world.\n\nGlobal Project and Alliance Management (GPAM) sits in the research and development (R&D) organization at our Company Research & Development Division. The Project Managers and Alliance Managers in GPAM are core members of discovery\, development\, andalliance teams at our Company. Project Managers drive these cross-functional teams to deliver projects and products that improve human health and our Company’s business\, and Alliance Managers ensure successful collaborations with our R&D alliance partners. The GPAM Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for the development\, sustainment\, and training of GPAM-owned systems\, tools\, and business processes as well as alignment with Finance\, IT\, and functional area operations groups within our Company. The incumbent will work in Project Management or the PMO.\n\nGPAM is seeking summer interns to work collaboratively with Project Managers or Alliance Managers on drug development projects and organizational initiatives. Individuals with an interest in learning project management fundamentalsand an eagerness to learn the application of PM skills in pharmaceutical development should apply.\n\nWe are recruiting for 2024 Summer Interns\, apply by Oct. 31st: https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/job/R257516/2024-University-Recruiting-Global-Project-and-Alliance-Management-Intern \n\nJoin our Information Session to learn about Merck\, and GPAM internship opportunitiesto work collaboratively with Project Managers on pipeline projects and organizational initiatives! Individuals with an interest in learning projectmanagement fundamentals and an eagerness to learn the application of PM skills in pharmaceutical development should attend. UID:112962-21829824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112962 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230926T181803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs the North American premiere of *Otsi'tsistó:sera (Planting Songs)* for carillon by Grammy-nominated composer Dawn Avery\, of Mohawk descent\, and music by Native American Music Awards winner Connor Chee. The belfry is open to visitors during the concert.\n\nThe Charles Baird Carillon is 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. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon: https://smtd.umich.edu/facilities/ann-and-robert-h-lurie-carillon/ UID:113142-21830145@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/113142 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Diversity,Faculty,Free,In Person,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230913T165258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Afterthought: Remembering a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition: \nIn “Half-Built House\,” Brazilian-American artist Laura Taylor grieves the loss of her childhood friend Tina to COVID. When COVID took Tina’s life\, Taylor started ordering identical versions of their childhood games and toys on eBay. As she assembled these objects\, Taylor recalled a memory of climbing with Tina through the skeletal frameworks of unfinished houses in the 1970s. Late at night\, the girls would pick their way through floorless rooms and speculate about their future inhabitants. In this spirit of imaginative experimentation\, Taylor began taking apart her eBay acquisitions. Gathering\, breaking\, sawing\, splicing\, painting\, gluing\, layering\, and reassembling these toys became\, for her\, a way to probe the complicated nature of a lost friendship and to explore the multidimensional nature of grief. Ultimately\, Taylor built the framework of an unfinished house to evoke those she once explored with Tina. Taylor describes the house as a “container for grief.” \n\nSeptember 28 - October 27 \nOpening & Reception: September 28\, 1-3pm \nGalleryDAAS \n\nAbout this series of events: \nArt & Resistance Fall 2023 Theme Semester Programming \nSponsored by Arts Initiative\, UMMA\, American Culture\, Latina/o Studies\, the Department of Film\, Television and Media & the Museum Studies Program \nPresented by Charlotte Juergens\, 2nd year Ph.D. student in American Culture \nhttp://bit.ly/UMafterthought UID:112261-21828693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,Art,arts,arts at michigan,Arts Initiative,Culture,Department Of American Culture,Exhibition,Film,food,Free,Graduate,In Person,Latina/o Studies,Media,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Haven Hall - galleryDAAS CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231024T123227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Career Connections\, Pacific Northwest National Lab DESCRIPTION:Change the World at a National Lab!\n\nYou can make a positive\, global impact in science\, energy\, and national security. Learn how during info sessions with top scientists and engineers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They’ll touch upon groundbreaking projects and share personal experiences in daily Q&As.\n\nThis event is free and open to all grade levels\, academic programs\, and early-career grads.\n\nRegister for sessions. Come and go as needed. Follow this landing page to see the agenda and register for sessions: https://www.pnnl.gov/events/career-connections?utm_source=recruitment&utm_medium=handshake&utm_campaign=career-connections-fall-2023\n UID:112430-21828916@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112430 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230915T121848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Science Success Series | Mindful Mondays DESCRIPTION:Give your brain some rejuvenation by taking a mindful study break! Come join us for an hour of connection and conversation with fellow students while coloring. This is a drop-in style event where you can come and go as your schedule allows. Light snacks will be provided. UID:112241-21828632@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112241 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,astronomy,Basic Science,biology,Biopsychology\, Cognition\, And Neuroscience (Bcn),Biosciences,Central Campus,chemistry,Cognitive Science,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Food,Free,Health & Wellness,Inclusion,Life Science,Mindfulness,Natural Sciences,Neuroscience,Newnan,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Open To All Majors,physics,Pre Med,Pre-Health,science,science learning center,Sessions,slc,Social,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Women In Science,Workshop LOCATION:SLC, 1720 Chemistry, Flex Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230921T164306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231009T150000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Smile on Your Face #SoYF DESCRIPTION:#SoYF is Resource Navigator's new monthly event to put a smile on your face. As part of the U-M Well-being Collective\, ResNavs are dedicated to student wellness\, which includes being able to find what you need\, when you need it! Looking for spaces\, places\, and people on campus? Talk to us. We can help. (Appts at link/in Bio.) \n\nDates: 10/9\, 1-3p (Union)\; 10/12\, 3-5p (League)\; 10/13\, 1-3p (Pierpont). \n\nCandy\, games & giveaways!\n\nAlt: Photo graphic of purple surface with scattered Halloween objects: skeleton\, bat\, pumpkin\, spiders\, bugs. UID:112868-21829689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/112868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Halloween,Well-being LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR