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:20250205T181811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Eva Albalghiti & Eric Whitmer\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Eva Albalghiti & Musicology PhD student Eric Whitmer perform on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:132395-21870879@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132395 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Major Insights Virtual Panel Series - Ted Talk DESCRIPTION:Join Ted Cacouris\, VP of Installed Base Operations for ASML Cymer for an exclusive session on the intricacies of installed base operations and our customer support organization. This session will give you an understanding of how ASML optimizes performance for its customers while driving continuous innovation. UID:131820-21869287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131820 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T141429 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 SUMMARY:Presentation:PhD defense: Jianhao Ma DESCRIPTION:Join Jianhao Ma for their PhD defense:\nhttps://ioe.engin.umich.edu/people/ma-jianhao/\n\nCHAIR:  Salar Fattahi UID:134341-21874213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134341 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Industrial And Operations Engineering,Ioe Defenses,Ioephdstudents,Michigan Engineering LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T135729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:SRC Seminar Series Presents: The Unsettled Science of Early Childhood Education DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nHigh-quality preschool programs are widely believed to be an effective policy tool to promote the development and life-long wellbeing of children from low-income families. Yet evaluations of recent preschool programs produce puzzling findings\, including negative impacts\, and divergent\, weaker results than were shown in demonstration programs implemented in the 1960s and 70s. In this talk\, I will present our team’s review of more recent\, rigorous studies that supports more cautious conclusions regarding the long-term effectiveness of today’s preschool programs. I will then provide potential explanations for why modern evaluations of preschool programs have produced less positive and more mixed results\, focusing on changes in a broad range of counterfactual conditions and preschool instructional practices. I will also address popular explanations such as subsequent low-quality schooling experiences that\, we argue\, do not appear to account for weakening program effectiveness. The field must take seriously the smaller positive\, null\, and negative impacts from modern programs and strive to understand why effects vary and how to boost program effectiveness through rigorous\, longitudinal research.\n\nBiography:\nJade Marcus Jenkins is an Associate Professor at the University of California Irvine School of Education studying early childhood policy. Her work is multidisciplinary\, focusing on issues that are amenable to educational and social policy intervention\, using diverse research methods to evaluate programs and understand the mechanisms that promote child and family wellbeing. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Florida in Family\, Youth and Community Sciences\, and Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After the M.S. program\, Jade worked at a quasi-governmental nonprofit in Florida’s early childhood care and education system. This firsthand experience in policy implementation was her primary motivation to pursue a Ph.D. in public policy and specialize in early childhood development to learn how to evaluate and develop policies that provide support for families with young children and reduce poverty in the long-term. UID:134086-21873847@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Education LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430BD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T091107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T153000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Bring a Folding Chair: Making Room at the Table for Health Equity DESCRIPTION:Join us at SPH at 1pm on April 1\, 2025 in the Cornely Community Room (Rm 1680 SPH I) for a short lecture by Dr. Renee Branch Canady followed by a dialog between Dr. Canady and Dr. Cleo Caldwell. Dr. Canady and Dr. Caldwell will be discussing Dr. Canady's book \"Room at the Table\"\, a leader's guide to advancing health equity and justice. Space is limited so we are offering both in-person and virtual attendance options.Reception to follow in the Lobby of SPH I UID:132683-21871584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132683 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Main Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250225T102337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DSI Lecture Series | Data Heresy: A Queer Incomputable Tale DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Elisa Giardina Papa will outline the theoretical and archival research which informs two of her experimental video installations\, Cleaning Emotional Data and “U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale. Presenting images she collected while working as a “data cleaner” for various AI systems\, she will address the ways in which machines are disciplined and trained to see. Tracing\, bounding-boxing\, and labeling are key operations used to teach machines to separate Data from data\, signal from noise\, and orderly things from disorderly ones. They are also\, Giardina Papa argues\, the onto-epistemological operations of modern imperial and colonial conquest. To address AI’s normative impulse to divide and classify\, create hierarchies and produce difference\, we need to understand machine vision not only as a “new” tool of extractive capitalism but also\, more importantly\, as one of the many tools of a recursive hegemonic ordering of the world. Ultimately\, this talk will be an invitation to reflect on modes of seeing otherwise which remain radically unruly\, irreducible\, and incomputable.\n\nElisa Giardina Papa is an artist and scholar\, Assistant Professor of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. Her research-based art practice seeks forms of knowledge and desire that have been lost or forgotten\, disqualified\, and rendered nonsensical by hegemonic demands for order and legibility. Working across Artificial intelligence-based projects\, large-scale video installations\, experimental films\, and writing\, she draws attention to those aspects of our lives that remain radically incomputable.\n\nHer work has been exhibited at the 59th Biennale di Venezia (The Milk of Dreams)\, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA’s Modern Mondays)\, the Whitney Museum (Sunrise/Sunset Commission)\, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin\, ICA and Frieze London\, BFI London Film Festival\, Vienna Secession\, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt\, Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt (HKW) Berlin\, 6th Buenos Aires Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento\, Seoul Mediacity Biennale 2018\, the Center for Contemporary Art Tashkent\, Uzbekistan\, M+ Hong Kong\, among others. Her latest art book\, Leaking Subjects and Bounding Boxes: On Training AI (Sorry Press\, 2022)\, documents the methods currently used to teach Artificial intelligence to capture\, classify\, and order the world and presents a collection of images that exceed computation. Forthcoming essays include the foreword for Informatics of Domination (Duke University Press\, 2024).\n\nElisa Giardina Papa co-founded the artist collective Radha May. Alongside Indian artist Nupur Mathur and Ugandan artist Bathsheba Okwenje\, they collaborate on performances and art installations that uncover hidden histories and marginalized sites\, examining their intersections with gender\, sexuality\, and colonialism. She holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and has previously held positions at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University and the Rhode Island School of Design.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. This event will be a hybrid event with both a physical meeting space and an online meeting space. \n\nPlease register in advance for the online Zoom Webinar here: https://bit.ly/3ArOQz8\n\nPlease register for the physical meeting space at the University of Michigan’s Central Campus: https://myumi.ch/pkrey \n\nCART will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate\, please email Eric Mancini at dsi-administration@umich.edu. Please note that some accommodations must be arranged in advance and we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible. UID:124548-21853176@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124548 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Artificial Intelligence,artists,artists and curators,Data Curation,Data Science,data visualization,digital,Digital Culture,Digital Cultures,digital humanities,Digital Media,Digital Scholarship,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology,digitalization,digitization LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T142035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DSI Lecture Series | Data Heresy: A Queer Incomputable Tale with Elisa Giardina Papa and Lisa Nakamura DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Elisa Giardina Papa will outline the theoretical and archival research which informs two of her experimental video installations\, Cleaning Emotional Data and “U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale. Presenting images she collected while working as a “data cleaner” for various AI systems\, she will address the ways in which machines are disciplined and trained to see. Tracing\, bounding-boxing\, and labeling are key operations used to teach machines to separate Data from data\, signal from noise\, and orderly things from disorderly ones. They are also\, Giardina Papa argues\, the onto-epistemological operations of modern imperial and colonial conquest. To address AI’s normative impulse to divide and classify\, create hierarchies and produce difference\, we need to understand machine vision not only as a “new” tool of extractive capitalism but also\, more importantly\, as one of the many tools of a recursive hegemonic ordering of the world. Ultimately\, this talk will be an invitation to reflect on modes of seeing otherwise which remain radically unruly\, irreducible\, and incomputable. UID:124552-21853193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124552 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250330T190902 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student CA Seminar - Cohen Structure Theorem DESCRIPTION:The Cohen Structure Theorem classifies all Noetherian\ncomplete local rings as quotients of power series rings. The statement is most\nconcise in equicharacteristic\, but can be stated in mixed characteristic as well\,\nand in both cases the proof hinges on the existence of a “coefficient ring”. In\nthis talk we introduce coefficient rings\, discuss their existence\, and then\nstate the Cohen Structure theorem in both equi- and mixed characteristics. UID:134487-21874407@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134487 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250306T174201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Webinar: Community Building through Collaborative Science: Evolution of the Mangrove Coast Collaborative DESCRIPTION:The Mangrove Coast Collaborative (MCC) project (2020 – 2024) began in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria (September 2017). Jobos Bay and Rookery Bay NERRs jointly recognized the need to understand and enhance the resilience of their mangrove ecosystems and the surrounding communities in southeastern Puerto Rico and southwest Florida\, respectively. Through a multi-disciplinary approach spanning four research themes – time-series mapping\, ecosystem assessment\, ecosystem services modeling\, and management options – the MCC investigated the loss and recovery of mangroves\, the relationships between drivers of hurricane impact and recovery\, the effects to ecosystem services\, and the ways that managers have made information-based decisions. Using co-production methods\, the project team developed and shared products at a recent regional Mangrove and Management Forum that brought together a newly coalescing community of mangrove scientists and managers in the southeastern US and Caribbean.\nIn this webinar\, the project team will describe how the mangrove science-to-management community developed as an integral part of the MCC and will share an overview of how the ongoing results of the MCC have responded to the needs of this growing community. UID:133520-21873197@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T110956 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Bonding and Reactivity in Low-Coordinate Late Transition Metal Complexes DESCRIPTION:Low-coordinate complexes of the late transition metals exhibit unusual bonding and reactivity. The N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand framework has proven remarkably useful in the support of reactive complexes of copper\, silver and gold. Beginning with reactive coinage metal hydrides\, we have studied metal–element and metal–metal interactions with an eye toward catalysis. More recently\, we are exploring copper complexes that may react analogously to heterogeneous copper(0). UID:125063-21854314@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125063 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Inorganic Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T145347 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Central Campus Residential Development Furniture Fair Kick-Off Event DESCRIPTION:Engage with Student Life leadership on furniture selections for new Housing and Dining facilities!\n\nSurvey instructions: Please provide your feedback about the furniture options. The number on each piece of furniture corresponds to the number of a survey question. The survey questions are in numerical order and you may use the back and next buttons to locate specific pieces to provide feedback. UID:133353-21872800@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133353 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Capital Project,Food,Free Food,Furniture,In Person,North Campus LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250310T122055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CM-AMO Seminar | Entanglement complexity and precision measurement with cold atom qubits DESCRIPTION:The spin and motional degrees of freedom of ultracold atoms along with our ability to manipulate them with electric and magnetic fields form a superb resource for simulation and sensing with quantum mechanical states. In our experiments\, we create arrays of single atoms held in optical tweezers and introduce entangling interactions by promoting their outer electrons to high lying\, Rydberg orbitals\, allowing for tunable electric dipole couplings. I will present our recent progress toward characterizing and harnessing entanglement growth in this system and its eventual application to atom interferometry with entangled matter. UID:133633-21873330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133633 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T094839 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Colloquium Seminar: A Frobenius version of Tian's alpha-invariant DESCRIPTION:This talk is about a close relationship between two seemingly different topics: complex geometry and commutative algebra in characteristic p. This relationship is facilitated by certain invariants of singularities\, namely the log canonical threshold and the F-pure threshold. We will present an application of this idea to the study of Fano varieties by introducing a characteristic p analog of Tian's alpha-invariant. Tian introduced the alpha-invariant in 1987 to detect the existence of Kähler–Einstein metrics on Fano varieties.\nThis invariant has played a central role in the study of complex Fano varieties and their K-stability. We will discuss the many similarities\, and some surprising differences between the Frobenius-alpha invariant and its complex counterpart. UID:132279-21870701@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Mathematics,seminar LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T094539 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Africa Workshop DESCRIPTION:Bio: Sean Jacobs is Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School in New York. He was assistant professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Communication Studies at the University of Michigan between 2005 and 2009. He founded Africa Is a Country. Jacobs was born and grew up in Cape Town\, South Africa.\n\nDue to inclement weather\, this event will be virtual via zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97080365762 UID:134478-21874398@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134478 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:africa,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,african diaspora,African Studies Center,Political Science,Politics,Post-apartheid South Africa,South Africa LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250312T112014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EHAP Lecture Series: Why Do People Cooperate? Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Cooperative Motives\, Behaviors and Emotions DESCRIPTION:People who successfully navigate life’s many challenges often do so through cooperative efforts. However\, successful cooperation also relies on people’s ability to discern when\, how\, and with whom to invest their limited time and resources. Despite the centrality of cooperation to human flourishing\, the ecological\, cultural\, and psychological mechanisms that facilitate cooperation require further investigation. Using a variety of methods — including surveys\, experiments\, longitudinal studies and field research — with diverse groups (e.g.\, American ranchers\, Nicaraguan horticulturalists\, nationally representative samples\, multinational participants)\, I will present findings addressing three central questions: (1) Why do people cooperate? (2) What are the psychological mechanisms underlying cooperation? and (3) What are the consequences of cooperation for relationships\, collective-risk management and well-being? Across several studies\, I'll show how positive interdependence guides people’s cooperative motives\, behaviors and other-oriented emotions (e.g.\, empathic concern). I will conclude by advancing and suggesting future directions based on a theoretical framework in which interdependence and cooperation act as mediating factors linking socio-ecological circumstances to social integration and well-being. UID:133757-21873515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Psychology,Psychology Departmental LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250224T172200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T200000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:EV Center Symposium DESCRIPTION:Save the Date: EV Symposium – April 1-2\, 2025\nMark your calendars! The University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center invites you to join us for an exciting two-day symposium on April 1-2\, 2025\, at the North Campus Research Complex.\n\nThis event will bring together leaders in electric mobility\, faculty\, industry experts\, and policymakers to explore the latest innovations\, research\, and workforce developments driving the future of electric vehicles. You won’t want to miss keynote presentations\, cutting-edge tech talks\, student poster sessions\, networking opportunities\, exclusive tours\, free food\, and more. \n\nClick link for details and to save your seat. UID:127841-21859808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T100030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go DESCRIPTION:Members of the U-M community can walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu)\, German language instructor. Meet at Burton Tower\, 'rain or shine'\, for a 1-hour walk. If the temperature is dangerously low\, this event will meet in room 3110 Modern Languages Building. Please contact Mary if you have questions. Note that the group leaves at 4pm sharp. UID:131291-21868119@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131291 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T120039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:LSA Virtual Q&A for Admitted High School Students DESCRIPTION:Did you recently get admitted to the College of Literature\, Sciences\, and the Arts (LSA)? If so\, please join us for a one-hour informational and Q&A Session with our current cohort of LSA Ambassadors. The session is restricted to first-year admitted LSA students only. If you are interested\, sign up for a session below. Eastern Time Zone. \n\nPlease register here: http://myumi.ch/2rez4 UID:118178-21865500@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/118178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Prospective Student,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250227T094816 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Paranoid Patriotism Redux: The Radical Right and the Nation DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2025 Annual Betty Ch'Maj Lecture: “Paranoid Patriotism Redux: The Radical Right and the Nation\,” delivered by Robin D.G. Kelley\nTuesday\, April 1\, 2025\, \nStarting at 4:00 PM \nIn the Great Lakes Room @Palmer Commons (100 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109)\n\nRobin D. G. Kelley\, Distinguished Professor\, and Gary B. Nash\, Endowed Chair in U.S. History and professor of African American studies at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, will deliver this year’s Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture.\n\nHis many notable publications include Africa Speaks\, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times (2012)\; Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (2009)\; Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (2002)\; Race Rebels: Culture\, Politics\, and the Black Working Class (1994)\; and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression (1990).\n\nThe Annual Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Studies Lecture Series\, established to honor Betty Ch'maj's legacy\, was made possible with generous support from the Ch’maj family. In 1961\, Ch’maj received the very first Ph.D. in American Culture at Michigan. She continued her career researching American literature and music\, founding the Radical Caucus of the American Studies Association in the 1970s and working to challenge systemic gender discrimination in American Studies programs.\n\nKelley’s lecture will draw historical lessons and parallels between our current moment and 1962\, the year of Dr. Betty Ch’maj’s landmark essay\, “Paranoid Patriotism: The Radical Right and the South.” From the resurgence of the Klan to the rise of the alt-right\, Kelley will explore how the extreme Right is no longer just extreme but mainstream and why our current era may be more dangerous and reactionary than any other in modern U.S. history. \n\nFree and Open to the Public\n\nReception to Follow.Registration is not mandatory but is encouraged. UID:133205-21872589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133205 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,american culture,community activism,Culture,Diversity,Food,Free,gerald r. ford school of public policy,History,Humanities,In Person,Lecture,literary,Literary Arts,Music,politics,public policy,Social Justice,Women's Studies LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Great Lakes Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T090445 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Psycholinguistics DESCRIPTION:The psycholinguistics discussion group is a meeting of several lab groups from Linguistics\, Psychology\, and other departments that all share common interests in language processing\, including comprehension\, production\, and acquisition. The discussion group is an informal venue for presenting research findings\, for developing new ideas\, and for connecting with the many language scientists across the University who are interested in the psychology and neuroscience of human language. UID:131899-21869376@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131899 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion Group,Language Processing,Psychology LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 403 Lorch CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250307T160015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Scientific Computing in the Physical Sciences DESCRIPTION:Academic opportunities and fellowships for graduate students who combine Scientific Computing with Applied Physics\, Astronomy\, Biophysics\, Chemistry\, Earth and Environmental Sciences\, Math\, Physics\, or any other physical science.\n\nThis session will be offered in-person and on Zoom. Please indicate how you plan to attend when you register. UID:133552-21873241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133552 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Physics,Astronomy,Biophysics,Chemistry,Computation,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,computing,Earth And Environmental Sciences,Environment,Generative Ai,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Life Science,Machine Learning,Mathematics,Micde,Natural Sciences,Physics,Prospective Graduate Students,Rackham,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Virtual LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 170 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250516T153130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Foundations of Community Engagement DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Community Engagement is an interactive workshop that introduces principles and practices of equitable\, ethical community engagement. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of what the term “community engagement” means\, as well as the many forms it might take - from research and course-based projects to philanthropy\, activism\, policy\, and direct service. Across all these forms of engagement\, participants will learn concepts and actions that promote equitable partnerships\, center community-defined priorities\, and disrupt entrenched power dynamics between universities and community members. Participants will also discuss real-world community engagement scenarios that ask them to apply what they’ve learned in the workshop to various situations.\n\n**This workshop is an updated version of Ginsberg’s long-standing Entering\, Engaging\, and Exiting (E3) session. If you’ve attended that session in the past\, you’ll gain additional knowledge from this session.**\n\nRegister for a Session Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/16509 UID:123162-21862569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123162 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Free,Ginsberg Center,Graduate Students,Leadership,Student Org,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T143419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mindful Movement: Workshop for Adults DESCRIPTION:Today’s world is fast-paced\, with pressures to always be on the go and up-to-date\, which can be exhausting\, overwhelming\, and lead to feeling out of balance with our own mind-body connection. Once we feel off-balance\, it can be hard to find your way back to being in alignment.\n\nThe Psychological Clinic is offering a new 8-week virtual workshop with the goal of helping people re-establish their mind-body connection and learn to manage difficult feelings and situations through the daily cultivation and practice of mindful movement.\n\nThe group will start on on March 11\, 2025 and include psychoeducation\, group discussions\, and experiential exercises.\n\nMultiple strategies will be utilized\, such as mindfulness\, diaphragmatic breathing\, yoga\, and dance movement. Activities will occur during group to help build these skills\, and tasks to practice at home between group sessions will be also provided.\n\nWorkshop Details\n+ Who is this for: Individuals 18+ that would benefit from enhancing mindful movement skills. This includes adults who may already have a mindfulness practice\, and/or those who struggle with anxiety\, depression\, and being grounded in the present moment.\n+ When: 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesdays\, beginning on March 11.\n+ How long: Each weekly session lasts 90 minutes\, for 8 weeks.\n+ Where: Virtually\, on Zoom.\n+ How to Register: Each participant must complete a 30-minute screening appointment to ensure the group is a good fit for their needs. Contact the MARI Call Center at (734) 615-7853 or complete our secure\, online registration form to get started. \n+ Cost: Each weekly session is billed at $45\, plus a one-time cost for the screening session ($20). UID:132593-21871326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132593 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate Students,mental health,Mindfulness,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Well-being,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T162035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T193000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Taking Care of Yourself and Others DESCRIPTION:We know that it’s a stressful time of year so join us April 1st at Trotter for a discussion and resources to take care of yourself and others during high times of need!\n UID:134156-21873951@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134156 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center, large meeting room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250323T211425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T200000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Food Literacy for All DESCRIPTION:Since 2017\, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Systems Initiative (SFSI) has hosted a unique community-academic partnership course titled Food Literacy for All each winter semester. Structured as a virtual lecture series\, Food Literacy for All features different guest speakers each Tuesday evening (6:30-8pm EST) to address diverse challenges and opportunities of both domestic and global food systems. The course aims to ignite new conversations and deepen existing commitments to building more equitable\, health-promoting\, and ecologically sustainable food systems. Students can enroll in the course for credit\, and community members can join the sessions for free. \n\nThe sessions are co-led by Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron (University of Michigan College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\, Afroamerican & African Studies) and Shiloh Maples (Community organizer and seed keeper). \n\nLearn more about the speakers and register for the Zoom Webinar sessions at this link: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablefoodsystems/foodliteracyforall/ UID:129382-21862600@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129382 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Advocacy,agriculture,Agroecology,Diversity,Environment,Food Literacy For All,food sustainability,Food Systems,Human Rights,Interdisciplinary,Politics,Social Justice,Sustainability,sustainable food systems LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250328T121645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T185500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T192500 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Music & Dance with a View! DESCRIPTION:Enjoy LIVE collaborative performances featuring talented faculty & students from the U-M School of Music\, Theatre and Dance in an intimate space with a view! Free and open to the public.\n\nJoin us in the Perry K. Granoff Dance Studio #4. Please note\, this venue has a limited capacity\; seats are available to event attendees on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n\nThis series of 30-minute performances will take place on March 18\, March 25\, April 1 and April 8. UID:133692-21873412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133692 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Free,Interdisciplinary,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250103T153126 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Connector Tuesday Game and Trivia Night DESCRIPTION:Join the Connector Community Assistants for game and trivia night on Tuesday in the Connector. UID:129995-21865007@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129995 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Games,Social,West Quad LOCATION:West Quadrangle - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T181725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chia-Ying (Julia) Shen\, piano DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Chia-Ying (Julia) Shen performs a master's degree recital. UID:133429-21873095@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T192035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Cooking with Chef Sonia DESCRIPTION:Join the Maize and Blue Cupboard and Chef Sonia to learn a recipe created with ingredients from the Cupboard! UID:133813-21873588@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133813 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250227T121659 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trombone Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Trombone students of Professor David Jackson perform a recital. UID:133218-21872609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250314T110554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250401T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Call for Submissions: SAPAC rEVOLUTION Art Show DESCRIPTION:SAPAC's very own Survivor Empowerment and Ally Support (SEAS) Program is excited to announce that we are accepting submissions for our 20th annual art show! \n\nWe are calling on all UM-affiliated artists (students\, faculty\, & staff) to submit art to be displayed at our rEVOLUTION: Healing Through the Arts Gala in April!\n\nArt of any medium is welcome\, including\, but not limited to: painting\, drawing\, photography\, sculpture\, spoken word\, and poetry. This does not need to be a new piece\, it can be something you've made before and would like to display. We are opening up the show to be for survivors and allies\, by survivors and allies as a celebration of healing and growth. \n\nThe themes of our show\, as always\, are gender\, sexism\, sexual violence\, empowerment\, and healing. The topic of sexual violence can include\, but is not limited to\, sexual assault\, intimate partner violence\, sexual and gender-based harassment\, and stalking. Our goal with this event is to create and engage in a supportive community space where UM survivors and allies will build empathy and an understanding of sexual violence and healing through the unique creative expression of survivor experiences and perspectives. \n\nSubmissions are due by April 1st!\n\n \nTo submit a piece of artwork\, fill out the linked form and either Ana Swanson (anaswans@umich.edu) or Valerie Huang (valhuang@umich.edu) will reach out to you. Each art piece will be displayed during our art gallery event on Saturday\, April 12th from 2-4PM in the Henderson room in the League. \n\nSubmission Form: https://forms.gle/24NUw3iu2GHrKEaXA\n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Ana or Valerie. We look forward to seeing your art! UID:133874-21873638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133874 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,sapac,Sexual Assault Awareness Month,survivor,visual arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250304T115736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Session in Epidemiology DESCRIPTION:Join us for the longest-running summer program in epidemiology! Choose from engaging 1-week or 3-week online courses designed to provide skills-based training in applied epidemiology.\n\nFor 60 years\, the University of Michigan's Summer Session in Epidemiology (SSE) has been one of the nation's longest-running and premier summer epidemiology programs. In just one to three intensive weeks\, gain valuable knowledge and skills to enhance your academic and professional journey. SSE is designed for public health and healthcare professionals\, researchers\, and anyone eager to build a foundation in epidemiologic science. We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds\, including undergraduate students\, public health professionals\, clinical and biomedical researchers\, and scholars in related fields such as psychology\, sociology\, and earth sciences. \n\nWhile experience in public health\, epidemiology\, or biostatistics is beneficial\, it is not required. By the end of our program\, you will have developed a solid understanding of key research principles in clinical populations\, covering areas such as: Study Design\, Biostatistical Analysis\, and Causal Inference These essential skills will help you advance in epidemiology\, public health\, and related fields. UID:133411-21872911@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,biostatistics,Complex Systems,data,Dentistry,Education,Epidemiology,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Pre Med,Professional Development,Public Health,Rackham,Research,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871733@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21874261@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21869100@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T131508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CREES Exhibition. Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\, an installation by Gluklya DESCRIPTION:Gluklya’s work is a powerful example of socially engaged art at the intersections of gender\, class\, and cultural identity. By focusing on experiences of female textile workers in Kyrgyzstan\, the artist explores the often-overlooked stories of women affected by Soviet and post-Soviet colonialism. \"Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\" retells their stories using a diverse range of media — film\, sculpture\, watercolors\, and felt tapestries. Unfolding the implications of economic and societal pressures on women\, Gluklya explores issues of poverty\, isolation\, and exploitation among the garment workers.\n \n Personal stories are woven into a broader social context — such as the legacy of the \"Likbez\" (liquidation of illiteracy) campaign among women in Central Asia during Soviet rule and entrenched patriarchal traditions\, like \"Ala Kachuu\" (bride-kidnapping). This dynamic — where colonization and modernization intertwine the individual lives they touch — raises questions about cultural identity and the ethical borders of decolonized research.\n\nThis exhibition was curated by CREES alumna Dianne Beal (BA REES '79). See more of her work here: https://www.diannebeal.com/curatorial.\n \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at crees@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:132161-21870479@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132161 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,eastern europe LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250224T172200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:EV Center Symposium DESCRIPTION:Save the Date: EV Symposium – April 1-2\, 2025\nMark your calendars! The University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center invites you to join us for an exciting two-day symposium on April 1-2\, 2025\, at the North Campus Research Complex.\n\nThis event will bring together leaders in electric mobility\, faculty\, industry experts\, and policymakers to explore the latest innovations\, research\, and workforce developments driving the future of electric vehicles. You won’t want to miss keynote presentations\, cutting-edge tech talks\, student poster sessions\, networking opportunities\, exclusive tours\, free food\, and more. \n\nClick link for details and to save your seat. UID:127841-21859809@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/127841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Dining Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Threads of Tradition: The Art of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka DESCRIPTION:The act of embroidering and weaving designs onto cloth is deeply rooted in Ukrainian traditions. Embellished clothing (sorochky)\, ritual cloths (rushnyky)\, and household textiles accompany a person from birth until death\, punctuating important life events in between. A variety of embroidery patterns are used throughout Ukraine\; some stitches are universally known\, while others are region-specific. Ukrainian embroidered clothing is now officially celebrated with an annual Vyshyvanka Day observed throughout the world in May.\n\nTo see photos and read more about exhibited items\, visit https://myumi.ch/AZedA\n \n The embroideries and textiles exhibited are from the private collections of Arnie Klein\, Solomia Soroka\, Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova\, and from the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum located in Hamtramck\, Michigan.\n \n The exhibit opens on September 5\, 2024\, in 1010 Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\n*The exhibition is cosponsored by the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum*.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:123893-21855059@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Andy Ross Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The pieces here are from a large series of works made over the last several years. In them\, Ross explores humor and personal meaning through absurd juxtapositions of pairs of wildly varied images. Each single image is stripped of its original context (be it\, for example\, a history book\, an instruction manual\, or a magazine advertisement)\, placed on a white background like some kind of specimen\, and presented afresh with a new “companion image.” These companion images confront\, contrast and converse with each other\, and thereby build new relationships\, narratives\, jokes\, and contexts.\n\nAndy Ross grew up in Macomb County\, and has been making art in various mediums since the 1970s. He received a BFA degree from College for Creative Studies\, and an MFA degree from University of Michigan. He has taught photography\, art\, and web design at colleges in California and Michigan. His photographs and collages have been exhibited in schools\, galleries\, and museums across the United States. UID:130827-21867089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241218T142819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Angkorian Homecoming DESCRIPTION:Informed by her experience as a refugee\, Phung Huynh’s projects explore the complexities of displacement\, assimilation\, and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. She creates detailed graphite portraits on pink donut boxes to highlight the stories of Southeast Asians who have survived war trauma and genocide. Huynh’s serigraph prints about Donut Kids foreground intergenerational gaps as well as bridging the refugee parent and American child through the narratives of Cambodian American children who were raised by donut shop owners in California. Huynh’s most recent work of drawings of Cambodian Buddhist statue heads and photographic prints of decapitated statue bodies on fabric addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian antiquities in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. Complete details at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/phung-huynh.html. UID:130113-21865457@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130113 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,history,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T124154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breaking with Tradition DESCRIPTION:Artist John Rizzo is exhibiting individual mixed-media sculptures that bridge across art\, design\, and craft. Using a combination of materials that are historically perceived as precious John's work distorts\, disrupts\, and re-contextualizes perceptions of materials and their values. His work is at once \, colorful \, playful \, layered and deeply self-reflective in its personal narrative. UID:131384-21868400@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Exhibition,free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T112226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Central Campus Residential Development Furniture Fair DESCRIPTION:Help us select furniture for new residence halls. \n\nSurvey instructions: Please provide your feedback about the furniture options. The number on each piece of furniture corresponds to the number of a survey question. The survey questions are in numerical order and you may use the back and next buttons to locate specific pieces to provide feedback. UID:133349-21872796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Capital Project,Free,In Person,Staff LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T124815 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. Chair Aerobics classes are carefully structured to include a warm-up\, a pre-aerobic stretch\, sitting and standing aerobics\, strength training\, a cooldown\, and a final stretch. UID:131665-21868947@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131665 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T113426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This body of work represents a playful exploration of form\, color\, and scale through the lens of cellular shapes. Inspired by the complex patterns of biological life\, the pieces are a celebration of growth\, transformation\, and the joy of experimentation. The use of non-precious materials\, such as wood balls and paint\, allowed for a liberating approach to composition and color\, while the spherical forms and circular panels evoke the look of petri dishes—symbolizing both scientific curiosity and organic development.\nBorn in Detroit\, Elizabeth is a multidisciplinary artist and mother based in the metro Detroit area\, where she works from a studio in her home. With a background in bench jewelry\, her earlier work focused on studio jewelry and was represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal.\nElizabeth’s work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. She holds a BA in Jewelry Design\, with First Class Honours\, from Central Saint Martins in London\, a BFA from the University of Michigan\, and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where she specialized in Metalsmithing and Architecture. Her diverse practice spans jewelry\, sculpture\, and installation\, blending materials and techniques to explore themes of production\, growth\, transformation\, and organic form. UID:130825-21866998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T131309 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Mental Health on College Campuses Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us April 1-2\, 2025 at Rackham Graduate School in Ann Arbor\, Michigan for this in-person conference dedicated to helping create healthier\, happier campuses across the country. The Mental Health on College Campuses Conference brings together mental health advocates from campuses of all sizes for two days of dynamic sessions\, engaging workshops and networking opportunities.\n\nThis year's theme\, From Insight to Action\, focuses on how colleges and universities can use data to address current and emerging issues to improve campus climate and support student well-being. Our lineup of presenters will help campuses of all sizes uncover actionable next steps to care for student mental health. UID:131507-21868657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:depression,depression workshop,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,mental illness,psychiatry,psychology,public health,Rackham,Social Impact,Social Justice,Staff,Student Affairs,Training,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Wellness,Workshop LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T104926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:RAW Exhibit DESCRIPTION:“RAW” is a 2024 printmaking portfolio featuring 25 15”x20” works on paper by a diverse group of primarily student artists\, organized by Professor Endi Poskovic of the Stamps Printmedia program. The hand-pulled prints in the set\, which has never been exhibited before\, span media from colorful laser cut woodblock prints\, to lithography\, to copper plate etching. The newly formed Stamps Student-led Exhibitions Committee (SEC) will curate and rotate selections of these prints in alignment with the portfolio’s theme—where time and effort transform raw potential. UID:133001-21872218@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Michigan Union - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Redefining the Crown DESCRIPTION:In Winter 2025\, the Lane Hall exhibit space will feature a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.\n\nBased on a photo essay by U-M Faculty Versha Pleasant (MD/MPH) and Ava Purkiss (PhD) in Medicine at Michigan\, this exhibition examines the cultural and personal significance of hair within Black communities\, particularly through the lens of breast cancer treatment and recovery. The term \"crown\" is deeply symbolic in Black culture\, signifying beauty\, strength\, and identity. The featured photo essay by photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks.\n\nThrough their narratives and portraits\, the exhibit examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy\, inviting the audience to witness their stories with radical empathy. It explores the cultural pride and personal identity intricately tied to their hair\, and how these elements are redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThe exhibit will be on view from January 21\, 2025 to August 8\, 2025. This exhibition is presented with support from IRWG\, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies\, and Michigan Medicine. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm. UID:129602-21864089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,institute for research on women and gender,women,Women's And Gender Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863781@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241202T164032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Welcome Wednesdays with the Alumni Association DESCRIPTION:The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan hosts Welcome Wednesdays for U-M students most Wednesday mornings throughout the fall and winter semesters. Start your day with free coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, and a breakfast snack thanks to Alumni Association members.\n\nStudents can stop by the Alumni Center from 9 a.m. to noon for during the dates listed and make sure to bring your Mcard! UID:124011-21863652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Food,Free,Undergraduate Students,Welcome to Michigan,welcome week,welcome week event LOCATION:Alumni Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867487@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T101157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T113000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century. \n\nIn particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.\n\nThe morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\n2:00 - 2:05 pm: Opening Remarks\n\n2:05 - 2:40 pm: Dr. Thomas Pringle (USC)\, Keyword: “Environment\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ewing (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n2:40 - 3:15 pm: Dr. Hannah Zeavin (UC Berkeley)\, Keyword: “Mother\,” Respondent: Dr. Andreas Gailus (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n3:15 - 3:30 pm: Break \n\n3:30 - 4:05 pm: Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (Basel)\, Keyword: “Concretion\,” Respondent: Dr. Justin Joque (Visualization Librarian\, Social Sciences and Clark Library)\n\n4:05 - 4:40 pm: Dr. Anna Shechtman (Cornell)\, Keyword: “Text\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ankerson (Communication & Media)\n\n4:40 - 4:55 pm: Faculty Lightning Presentations \n\n4:55 - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\nRanjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.\n\nThomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.\n\n​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.\n\nHannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.\n\nWe would like to thank the following co-sponsors:\n\nCenter for Ethics\, Society\, and Computing\nDepartment of American Culture\nDepartment of Comparative Literature \nDepartment of English Language & Literature\nDepartment of Film\, Television\, and Media\nDepartment of Communication and Media\nDigital Studies Institute\nInstitute for Humanities\nMedia Studies (Graduate Student) Interest Group UID:133706-21873423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Information and Technology,Literature,Media,Media History,Media Studies,Technology,Women's Studies,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location - G333 Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan DESCRIPTION:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan UID:134580-21874559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134580 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Lacrosse LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818080@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250212T103457 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Other:Dialogue Michigan DESCRIPTION:Dialogue Michigan is an opportunity for U-M faculty and staff who are engaged or interested in conversations across difference in a multiplicity of formats to network with one another. We are launching our inaugural networking event on April 2\, 2025. The event will feature five expert panelists who will share their work in this field\, followed by a series of networking activities for the group.\n\nOur panelists include: \n- Jeff Veidlinger\, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies and Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan.\n- Srimoyee Mitra\, Director of STAMPS Gallery\n- Christina Morton\, Acting Co-Director of The Program on Intergroup Relations\, LSA\n- Grace Su Ming Sekulidis\, Assistant Director for Adaptable Conflict Resolution in the Office of Conflict Resolution (OSCR)\n- Lawrence Young\, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist within the Dean’s Office leadership team\, University of Michigan Libraries\n\nABOUT DIFFICULT DIALOGUES\nDifficult Dialogues Meet the Moment Initiative is made possible though partnership between LSA Undergraduate Education\; Division of Student Life\; U-M Year of Democracy\, Civic Empowerment\, and Global Engagement\; Stephen M. Ross School of Business\; Raoul Wallenberg Institute\; The Program on Intergroup Relations\; and Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center. This event is also supported by Organizational Learning and the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Organizational Learning. Find workshops\, coaching\, and more at myumi.ch/difficult-dialogues. UID:132628-21871446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132628 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Faculty,Staff LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Tauber Colloquium Room (6th floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:stop-loss DESCRIPTION:stop-loss\, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition\,​ is on view at the Stamps Gallery from March 22— April 12\, 2025. The exhibition features the work of MFA students Hannah Buchanan\, Sam Griffith\, Andy Maticorena Kajie\, Laura Mackie\, Okyoung Noh\, Charlie Reynolds\, and Darren Spirk. \nJoin us to celebrate the work of MFA graduate students at the Opening Reception on March 21 from 6 — 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and artists will be present. UID:132763-21871779@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). UID:122384-21848866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T083855 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Brown Bag Seminar | Geometric Entropies and their Hamiltonian Flow DESCRIPTION:THIS SEMINAR IS CANCELLED \n\nThe geometric entropy is a localized contribution to the entropy obtained using Euclidean gravity methods. In this talk\, I will discuss the Hamiltonian flow generated by the geometric entropy operator in general theories of gravity using Lorentzian methods of the Peierls/Poisson brackets. I will discuss examples with higher derivative corrections to illustrate the general features of the geometric flow. In the context of AdS/CFT\, I will discuss the connection to modular flow. UID:130854-21867142@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130854 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:brown bag,Brown Bag Seminar,Physics LOCATION:Randall Laboratory - 3481 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T100102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Democracy's Information Dilemma DESCRIPTION:What do we know about the connection between information and democracy\, both domestically and globally? Democracy’s Information Dilemma confronts this question by investigating why democracy depends on accessible and reliable information\, and how disinformation can undermine democracy.\n\nExperts will explore the ways the new information environment influences democratic participation—and how local journalism and education can empower citizens with knowledge.\n\nThis forum unites researchers and practitioners to work towards solutions to build a sustainable information environment for a thriving democracy.\n\nhttps://democracy.umich.edu/events/democracys-information-dilemma/ UID:134002-21873778@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134002 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conference,Food,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,Politics,Public Policy,symposium LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T112035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:dije Office and Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Programming DESCRIPTION:This track includes all programming that the dije and OSA office partner together on to serve the Marsal Community.  UID:132893-21872038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Pretcher Hall (Room 2202) Marsal School CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Discover McKinsey's Women's Community DESCRIPTION:This event is hosted by McKinsey Women. This is just one ofour many worldwide initiatives aimed at helping individuals get to knowMcKinsey better. This is an informal (and nonevaluative!) session focusedon our Women's community.   UID:133234-21872626@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133234 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T163024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Female Faculty-Student Mixer DESCRIPTION:Join GradSWE for our tri-annual Female Faculty-Student Mixer in the East Room of Pierpont Commons on Wednesday\, April 2nd\, from 12:00 - 2:00 pm!\n\nDuring this event\, we will have groups of faculty members and students mixing at multiple tables. Each table will have topics such as imposter syndrome\, career path\, dealing with failure\, PhD to professor\, and others. We will organize students and faculty to different tables according to their interests. Lunch will be provided. \n\nPLEASE CONTACT Jenevieve Surkin (jsurkin@umich.edu) or Nitya Mittal (mnyita@umich.edu) if you have any questions. UID:134299-21874142@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134299 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:College Of Engineering,Engineering,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - East Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T103514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness UID:128708-21865136@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241210T132616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:Lunchtime Yoga DESCRIPTION:Lunchtime yoga is an opportunity to provide your body with some gentle movement\, strengthening\, stretching and balancing. We will use the poses (asanas) to reconnect with your senses\, to breathe some life back into ourselves\, find internal balance and to recover from the efforts of the work week. The focus is on calm reconnection with ourselves rather than working out. Please bring a mat and a water bottle. This class will be held at the School of Kinesiology on the 4th floor in room 4099. This class will be held each Wednesday from March 12 through April 16. UID:129888-21864745@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,yoga LOCATION:School of Kinesiology Building - 4099 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T130940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:More than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color DESCRIPTION:The American past was lived in full color\, but this vibrant history can be easily missed in surviving evidence. You can’t deny that there’s something about a black-and-white photograph that feels… stuffy. With portraits showing people with their shirts buttoned right to the neck and everything in shades of gray and brown\, our imaginations can incline to thinking of the past as a bit staid\, if not downright dull. But look a little closer\, and you’ll see signs that the fashion choices available to those who came before us were more colorful than you might first think. From the fabrics they wore\, to the games they played\, or the books they read\, their world was alive with bright hues. This exhibit invites you to reimagine history with a fuller color palette and picture the vibrancy and joy that just might be hidden behind the unsmiling photographs.\n\nExhibition opening weekdays from 12-4. UID:130748-21866792@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T162327 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - Improve Survey Inference Using Bayesian Machine Learning DESCRIPTION:MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series\nApril 2\, 2025\n12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT\n\nIn person\, room G300 Perry Building\, and via Zoom.\nThe Zoom call will be locked 10 minutes after the start of the presentation. \n\nImprove Survey Inference Using Bayesian Machine Learning\n \nWe consider survey inference from nonrandom samples in data-rich settings where high-dimensional auxiliary information is available both in the sample and the target population. When we have access to the individual-level data of the auxiliary variables in the population\, we propose a regularized predictive inference approach that predicts the outcomes in the population based on the large number of auxiliary variables using Bayesian additive regression trees (BARTs) and its extensions. Our simulation studies reveal that the regularized predictions using BARTs yield valid inferences for the population means with coverage rates close to the nominal levels. We extend the method to accommodate two-phase designs\, scenarios involving population data with confidentiality constraints\, and cases where only the population margins of the auxiliary variables are available. We demonstrate the application of the proposed methods using health surveys. \n \nDr. Qixuan Chen is Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Columbia University. She obtained her PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in 2009. Her research focuses on survey sampling\, missing data\, measurement error\, data integration\, and Bayesian modeling. She collaborates extensively with interdisciplinary researchers on the design and analysis of longitudinal and cross-sectional health surveys at local\, national\, and international levels. Since 2018\, Dr. Chen has served as Associate Editor for Biometrics. UID:133184-21872560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bias,brown bag,Causal Inference,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Free,Health Data,In Person,Lecture,Population Studies Center,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sociology,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Research,Virtual LOCATION:Perry Building - G300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063205 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T124500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Northern Trust 2025 Spring Learning Series: Part 4 - Redefining the FinTech Space DESCRIPTION:We will be hosting a set of 6 webinars/panels to learn moreabout Northern Trust called our Spring Learning Series. From this\, you can learn more about what different segments of our business do\, what potential career paths would look like\, hear from former interns who worked in these teams\, etc. \;Within this specific event\, Redefining the FinTech Space\, you will learn about our innovative technology solutions that enable businesses to drive growth\, improve client and employee experiences\, and protect confidential data. Additionally\, you will hear from current Northern Trust partners within our Technology business unit about what their career path has looked like and what skills they lookfor in early talent interested in a career in Technology. \;Please join via MS Teams for this event through the link provided\, and using the following:Meeting ID: 286 736 089 617 \;Passcode: MH767Gw2 \; \;If you experience issues with the MS Teams login\, below are the audio options to dial in:+1 312-319-1327Phone Conference ID: 524 007 855# \; \;Can't wait to see you there! \;We encourage you to signup for the full series! If interested\, please register for each session individually through the links below: \;Part 1: Achieving Greater TogetherWednesday\, March 12th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PMCSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695603/share_preview \;Part 2: Blast from the Past Former Intern Panel (VIRTUAL)Wednesday\, March 19th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695607/share_preview \;Part 3:  \;Explore #LifeatNT \;Wednesday\, March 26th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695613/share_preview \;Part 4: Redefining the FinTech SpaceWednesday\, April 2nd\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695209/share_preview \;Part 5: Insider Tips from a RecruiterWednesday\, April 9th\, 2025\, 12:00PM - 12:45PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695599/share_preview \;Part 6: Blast from the Past Former Intern Panel (IN PERSON at one of our Chicago Offices)Wednesday\, April 16th\, 2025\, 2:00PM - 4:00PM CSThttps://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1695623/share_preview UID:132314-21870753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ServiceNow Early in Career Virtual Open House DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Virtual Open House on Wednesday\, April 2 at 12:00 PM PST! Meet our team\, discover our culture\, and explore exciting career opportunities! Learn how the world works with ServiceNow. RSVP now and save your spot - we can’t wait to connect with you!  UID:132483-21871032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:132396-21870880@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132396 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T121506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Warped Routes: 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This annual celebration of the work of Stamps MFA in Art candidates features work by first-year students:\nMichelle CieloszczykMike MartinRiver BerryMichael King\, Jr.Fiona HofferZoë Dong\nThe 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition takes place March 28 - April 19 at the Stamps Graduate/Faculty Studios\, 1919 Green Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\nJoin us at the public exhibition reception on Friday\, March 28 from 6-8pm (no RSVP required).\nViewings March 29-April 19 are available by appointment only\; please contact Michael King\, Jr. to arrange a visit. UID:134133-21873905@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134133 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T162928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship: Fireside Chat with Jeff Lawson DESCRIPTION:Jeff Lawson is a lifelong builder. Starting at age 13\, he started a video production company so he could afford to play with cool video technology. In college\, he started Versity.com\, an online college notes company\, as an excuse to start building something on the Internet. He was the founding CTO Stubhub\, and one of the first product managers at AWS. This led to his founding of Twilio\, a company for builders… software developers. He led Twilio as its CEO from founding through 2024\, from zero to $4B in revenue and over 300\,000 customers globally. Most recently\, Jeff bought The Onion\, and is working to re-build it for the modern information age. Jeff believes in embracing curiosity and new challenges by just rolling up the sleeves and starting to build. UID:134348-21874233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134348 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Startup,Startups,Twilio LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship - R2420 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 SUMMARY:Well-being:\"Let's Talk\": Informal\, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling DESCRIPTION:Trained mental health counselors are now available for drop-in conversations at different times and locations across campus\, including at Trotter\, the Spectrum Center\, South Quad\, the International Center\, and Bursley.\n\nThis informal\, confidential “office hours” style can be a great fit for students unsure about formal counseling\; for those with a specific\, time-limited concern they’d like to talk through\; or those seeking information on campus resources. Please note: this is not meant for crisis or emergency support.\n\n\"Let's Talk\" will run from January 20th 2025 to April 25th 2025. There will be no drop-ins the week of Spring Break (March 3rd - 7th). \n\nMonday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman\, Ph.D.\, LP\, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center\nTuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont\, Ph.D.\, Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)\nWednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski\, LMSW\, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing\nThursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu\, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu\, M.Ed.\, M.S.Ed.\, Conference Room in the International Center\nFriday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas\, LMSW\, and Emily Powers\, LLMSW\, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing UID:131469-21868545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessible,Casual,Confidential,Drop-in,free,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,health communication,Inclusion,mental health,Mindfulness,relationship,relationships,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,university health service,Well-being LOCATION:South Quad - 1721A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T102233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Celtic Harpist's Journey through the Collection of the William L. Clements Library DESCRIPTION:* Alex Ames will be in residency at the Clements from March 31-April 4\, 2025 with a pop-up exhibit of materials that inspired his repertoire\, along with other collection items that showcase the cultural resonances of the harp on view from Noon-4:00 pm daily. UID:134174-21873963@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134174 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Books,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,history of art,libraries,Library,Music LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T181706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T142000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Composer Christopher Theofanidis and Librettist/Poet Melissa Studdard DESCRIPTION:This guest master class will feature composer Christopher Theofanidis and librettist/poet Melissa Studdard and students from the Chamber Choir and Voice & Opera department. In the class\, our students will work on selections from *Siddhartha\, She*\, with the composer and librettist team as part of their weeklong workshop residency. \n\nDr. Eugene Rogers’ Chamber Choir and OperaLab will present a musical workshop of the new opera in Stamps Auditorium on Friday\, April 4 at 8:00 pm. The class will be free and open to the public with support from the Sally Fleming Master Class Fund.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS\n\nCHRISTOPHER THEOFANDIS' music has been performed by many of the world’s leading performing arts organizations\, from the London Symphony\, Chicago Symphony\, Philadelphia Orchestra\, and New York Philharmonic to the San Francisco Opera\, the Houston Grand Opera\, and the American Ballet Theatre. He is a two-time Grammy nominee for best composition\, and his Viola Concerto\, recorded with David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony with Richard O’Neill soloist\, won the 2021 Grammy for Best Instrumental Solo. Mr. Theofanidis’ work\, *Rainbow Body*\, is one of the most performed works in recent decades\, having been performed by over 200 orchestras worldwide. Mr. Theofanidis is currently on the faculties of Yale University and the Aspen Music Festival\, and has taught at the Juilliard School and the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.\n\nMELISSA STUDDARD is the author of five books\, including *Dear Selection Committee*\, her most recent poetry collection. Her work has been featured by PBS\, NPR\, *The New York Times*\, *Ms. Magazine*\, *The Guardian*\, the Best American Poetry blog\, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day and has garnered awards such as *The Penn Review* Poetry Prize\, the Poetry Society of America’s Lucille Medwick Award\, the Tom Howard Award\, and more. As a librettist/lyricist\, she has had works commissioned by Aspen Music Festival\, Wolf Trap\, Yale Institute of Sacred Music\, and the University of Michigan School of Music. With Kelli Russell Agodon\, she co-hosts the podcast *Poems You Need*. You can find her at www.melissastuddard.com and www.youtube.com/@PoemsYouNeed. UID:134221-21874003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181813 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra 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:132397-21870881@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132397 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250102T120705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID:94181215786)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98659357324) UID:117252-21865877@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Information and Technology,Machine Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250317T084535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Psychology Diversity Week Discussion Panel DESCRIPTION:Panelists:\nDr. Germine Awad\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Professor of Psychology\n\nDr. Matthew Countryman\, Associate Professor of History and Afroamerican and African Studies\, Past Chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Faculty Director of the OVPR Arts of Citizenship Program\n\nDr. Carla O’Connor\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Education\, Director of Wolverine Pathways\n\nDr. Alford Young\, Jr.\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Sociology and Afroamerican and African Studies\, and Public Policy\n\nModerator:\nDr. Kevin Cokley\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, Professor of Psychology\, Associate Chair for Diversity Initiatives\n\nThe assault on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) is one of several threats to higher education. These threats are part of what former U-M president Lee Bollinger has characterized as “an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government”. For years the University of Michigan has been a higher education leader in DEI initiatives\, operating one of the most comprehensive DEI operations in the country. This has made U-M a target\, resulting in a New York Times article critically evaluating DEI at U-M and concluding that students and faculty are more frustrated than ever. Instead of defending diversity as prior U-M leadership has done\, current leadership has engaged in “anticipatory compliance” by banning diversity statements and threatening to cut funding from a “DEI bureaucracy”. Diversity officers from across the country are closely watching what happens at U-M\, because successfully dismantling DEI at U-M would send shock waves throughout higher education and likely represent DEI’s last stand.\n \nIn this panel\, participants from different disciplinary backgrounds who are part of a DEI workgroup will discuss their efforts to defend DEI at U-M. They will discuss the strategies they have used and describe the successes as well as ongoing challenges of their efforts. UID:133888-21873672@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Psychology,Psychology Departmental LOCATION:East Hall - 4448 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241209T121528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Rackham Consultation Services: Virtual Office Hours DESCRIPTION:If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter\, attend the Rackham Consultation Services open office hours weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible\, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. 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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:129829-21864621@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T101157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century. \n\nIn particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.\n\nThe morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/qZkRx\n\n2:00 - 2:05 pm: Opening Remarks\n\n2:05 - 2:40 pm: Dr. Thomas Pringle (USC)\, Keyword: “Environment\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ewing (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n2:40 - 3:15 pm: Dr. Hannah Zeavin (UC Berkeley)\, Keyword: “Mother\,” Respondent: Dr. Andreas Gailus (Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures)\n\n3:15 - 3:30 pm: Break \n\n3:30 - 4:05 pm: Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (Basel)\, Keyword: “Concretion\,” Respondent: Dr. Justin Joque (Visualization Librarian\, Social Sciences and Clark Library)\n\n4:05 - 4:40 pm: Dr. Anna Shechtman (Cornell)\, Keyword: “Text\,” Respondent: Dr. Megan Ankerson (Communication & Media)\n\n4:40 - 4:55 pm: Faculty Lightning Presentations \n\n4:55 - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\nRanjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.\n\nThomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.\n\n​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.\n\nHannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\n\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.\n\nWe would like to thank the following co-sponsors:\n\nCenter for Ethics\, Society\, and Computing\nDepartment of American Culture\nDepartment of Comparative Literature \nDepartment of English Language & Literature\nDepartment of Film\, Television\, and Media\nDepartment of Communication and Media\nDigital Studies Institute\nInstitute for Humanities\nMedia Studies (Graduate Student) Interest Group UID:133706-21873424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133706 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Information and Technology,Literature,Media,Media History,Media Studies,Technology,Women's Studies,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher 100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T132037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:What is Critical Now? Media Studies Between Crisis and Critique DESCRIPTION:Media today are our situation\; they constitute the fabric of living. But a number of new crises–and subjects–have profoundly shaped the field of media studies\, including an environmental turn in media studies\, elemental media\, ubiquitous computing\, distributed sensing\, and pervasive algorithms and artificial intelligence. Accordingly\, this conference revists and updates Mark B.N. Hansen and WJT Mitchell’s landmark Critical Terms for Media Studies (2010) by accounting for how these new ways of thinking impact the subjective\, aesthetic\, political\, material and economic registers of life and living in the twenty-first century.In particular\, the conference will explore the many disciplinary and post-disciplinary transformations in the study of media since its publication (including the moment of “post-critique”). To that end\, the conference will bring together an interdisciplinary set of emerging scholars external to the University of Michigan with UM graduate students and faculty to reconsider the project of media critique today.The morning session (10:00 am-11:30 am\, Digital Studies Institute Lab Space) is reserved for a limited-capacity working session with the invited speakers for graduate students involved broadly in the critical study of media.\nThe afternoon (2:00 pm- 5:00 pm\, Hatcher Graduate Library\, Hatcher Gallery\, Room 100) will consist of four 45-minute “Keyword Panel” sessions\, with a talk by each guest speaker followed by a dialogue with U-M faculty. The panel discussion is open to graduate students\, the Digital Studies Institute\, University of Michigan faculty and students\, and the general public to reflect on post-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary turns within the study of media technology and culture as well as new limits and possibilities for media critique.\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal is an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\, Artificial Intelligence\, and Media Studies at the University of Basel\, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in English Literature\, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies\, from University of California\, Davis. Ranjodh’s research\, which traces the aesthetic and political entanglements of our technological cultures\, lies at the intersections of science fiction studies\, critical media theory\, and histories of science and technology.Thomas Patrick Pringle is an Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University. Pringle focuses on historical approaches to film and media\, with an emphasis on how media shape how environments are conceived in a given place and time and how technologies interact with physical environments.​​Anna Shechtman is an Assistant Professor of Literatures in English\, specializing in media studies and American literature. She is writing a two-volume history of the “media” and “data” concepts in the United States. The first examines the social formations and technologies of production that have allowed \"media\" to incorporate—and perhaps even supersede—the categories of \"art\,\" \"literature\,\" \"communication\,\" and \"culture\" in the second half of the 20th century.Hannah Zeavin is a scholar\, writer\, and editor whose work centers on the history of human sciences (psychoanalysis\, psychology\, and psychiatry)\, the history of technology and media\, feminist science and technology studies\, and media theory. Zeavin is an Assistant Professor of History (Science / North America) in the Department of History and The Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley.\nWe want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form\, please email Rebecca Uliasz at ruliasz@umich.edu.We would like to thank the following co-sponsors:Media Studies (Graduate Student) Interest GroupDepartment of Comparative LiteratureDepartment of English Language & LiteratureDepartment of Film\, Television and MediaDepartment of Communication and MediaDigital Studies Institute UID:133949-21873718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133949 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library, Hatcher Gallery, Room 100, 913 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 481909 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T122807 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Firm Premia in Pay vs. Amenities DESCRIPTION:This paper develops a new approach to measuring non-wage amenities and compensating differentials in the labor market. Using a survey of 20\,000 job movers in Denmark\, we elicit workers’ reservation wage to return to their previous job. Our sample contains a large\, connected network of firms\, enabling us to estimate firm-wide premia and match effects in amenities. Overall\, higher-paying firms provide slightly worse non-pay amenities. Although they provide better perks and flexibility\, they also come with higher layoff risk\, faster work pace\, and greater stress. On average\, moves to jobs offering 10% higher pay involve a 5% reduction in the value of amenities\, with 0.7% attributable to firm-wide tradeoffs and the remainder attributable to match effects. Using a standard search model\, we quantify the role of amenities in labor market inequality while accounting for endogenous mobility. While firms in the top wage decile pay 16% more than those in the bottom decile\, the difference in total utility remains substantial at 12% of wages\, reflecting that most amenity-wage tradeoffs are idiosyncratic. UID:134321-21874193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134321 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Labor,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250405T133009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learning Seminar in Algebraic Combinatorics: A Brief History of Intersection Theory (two lectures) DESCRIPTION:Early remarkable discoveries in intersection theory go back to\n1849\, when algebraic geometry as we know it was just beginning. \nSchubert (and others) during the next half century found\nmany amazing formulas\, but without solid proofs or foundations. \nHilbert's 15th problem asked for such foundations. Providing\nthem involved developments in topology\, algebra\, and algebraic\ngeometry\, although the required rigor remained a challenge for\nsome time. \n\nMy aim is to emphasize some of the less well known parts of this\nstory\, as well as to point out some of the common misconceptions. UID:134336-21874198@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T145432 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Other:A Collaborative Community Art Experience DESCRIPTION:A Collaborative Art Experience with Hillel Smith: Join us for a unique and meaningful art event led by future social workers of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) in partnership with U-M Hillel and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor. The tension and tragedy in Israel and on campus has made an indelible mark on our student community. Renowned visual artist Hillel Smith will guide us in curating a collaborative art piece that reflects the strength and resilience of our community over the past year and half. Together\, we will explore creativity\, connection\, and community through art\, and the final product will be a lasting tribute\, finding its permanent home at the University of Michigan Hillel. \n\nThis event is an opportunity to engage in a hands-on art session that promotes expression\, unity\, and connection with others in the Jewish community. No prior art experience is necessary! All materials will be provided. Come as you are and leave as a part of something greater. This an \"open house\" style event with a short introduction beginning at 3 PM - drop in as you're able! We look forward to creating something beautiful with you.\n\nPlease RSVP at ssw.umich.edu/r/jclp2025. UID:133180-21872547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133180 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Community Engagement,Culture,Graduate Students,In Person,Jewish Communal Leadership Program,jewish community,Jewish Studies,Judaic,judaic studies,Michigan Hillel,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T102157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Department Colloquium | An introduction to climate engineering DESCRIPTION:It is possible to reduce some of the climate risks of accumulated CO2 by deliberately altering the Earth's albedo using Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) also called solar geoengineering. It is possible to remove carbon from the atmosphere at large scale using various methods for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Estimates of the cost\, risks\, and efficacy these tools will remain uncertain but it is now possible to make some policy-relevant quantitative comparisons between risks and benefits\, and to speculate about the appropriate use of energy-system decarbonization\, CDR\, and SRM. UID:134428-21874346@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Physics,Science LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250416T153949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:IOE Coffee Chats DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) student orgs for coffee and conversation every Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. in the IOE Community Suite. UID:133245-21872641@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133245 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ergonomics,Food,Free,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Hfes,Human Factors And Ergonomics Society,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,North campus LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250116T115602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Schokoladenstunde DESCRIPTION:Convenes on Wednesdays\, 3-4 p.m. in 3110 MLB. There will be some German chocolate to snack on. Silvia Grzeskowiak (sgrzesko@umich.edu) will bring games\, and the hour will be spent chatting and playing games in German (e.g. Tabu.) UID:131292-21868132@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131292 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Games,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250127T105254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Number Theory: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:131911-21869402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T150256 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Fifteen Theorem DESCRIPTION:We discuss a finiteness theorem of Conway and Schneeberger about quadratic forms\, called the fifteen theorem. Specifically\, a positive definite quadratic form over Z takes on all positive integer values if and only if it takes on the values 1\,...\,15. We will sketch a proof of this result\, along with some less precise generalizations to a large class of similar problems. UID:134486-21874406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134486 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250324T183254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: Some finiteness results for the etale fundamental group in positive characteristics DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss some results on etale fundamental groups of varieties over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p > 0\, based on joint work with H`el´ene Esnault and other coauthors. One result\, along with Mark Schusterman\, is that the tame fundamental group is finitely presented for such a variety which is the complement of an SNC divisor in a smooth projective variety. A second\, along with Jakob Stix\, is to give an obstruction for a smooth projective variety to admit a lifting to characteristic 0\, in terms of the structure of its etale fundamental group as a profinite group. We will finally touch on some open questions. UID:132377-21870840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T114930 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:17th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy: Music\, Health\, and Wellness Across the Lifespan: Pathways to Improve Child Health and Policy DESCRIPTION:To focus the attention of the University community on the impact of music\, health\, and wellness across the lifespan\, we encourage you to attend the 17th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy on April 2nd. \n\nRegistration is free\, but required: https://forms.gle/78YJLc8zpYNdcWie8\n\nProgram includes: Keynote by Mr. Anthony White\, Artistic Director\, Detroit Youth Concert Choir and Performing Arts Center\; Special Performance by the Detroit Youth Choir\; Panel Discussion\; Poster session & Open Reception\n\nTime: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm\n\nLocation: Biomedical Sciences Research Building\, Kahn Auditorium and Atrium\, 109 Zina Pitcher Place\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109 UID:132904-21872053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132904 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,In Person,Lecture,Medicine,Music,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Sociology,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium and Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T162734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 SUMMARY:Presentation:3rd Year Student Seminar - Materials Cluster DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 2nd from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in CHEM 1640 please join us in watching the following third years present.\n\n*Student Presenter:* Lauren Rich\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Maldonado\n*Title of Presentation:* Local Electrodeposition of Metallic Nanoparticles with Sacrificial Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Probes\n\n*Student Presenter:* Tung Nguyen\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Maldonado\n*Title of Presentation:* Electrochemical Liquid-Liquid-Solid Electrodeposition of Low Reflectance and High Mass-Loading Germanium Nanowires Film\n\n*Student Presenter:* Glad Labrague\n*Research Advisor:* Prof. Chen\n*Title of Presentation:* Investigating Polymer Surface/Interface through Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy UID:134406-21874327@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250113T135423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Conflict of Emotions: Thomas and Margaret Gage and the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:The Clements Library houses the military papers of General Thomas Gage\, British commander-in-chief in the decade leading up to the American Revolution. His descendant Deborah Gage reveals a private Thomas Gage through the lens of his marriage to wealthy American Margaret Kemble. Clements staff join her to discuss how the Library acquired the papers\, their digitization\, and the map of Manhattan that remained with the family. Join us for light refreshments from 4:00pm-5:00pm followed by the lecture at 5:00pm. UID:130903-21867673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Discussion,history,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T085156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:ChE Career Chat: Food & Bev DESCRIPTION:ChE is launching a series of ChE Career Chats for students to explore jobs in particular industry sectors. Chemical engineering applications are everywhere\, and it can be overwhelming to think about different career paths. Industry-focused panel discussions with ChE professionals can give students at all levels a glimpse into specific types of work and help you chart a path forward.\n\nAll ChE students are invited to attend. To facilitate high level industry participation\, these programs will all be virtual. Please attend any or all of them!\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/93906217848 UID:131944-21869562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131944 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,chemical engineering,Graduate,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250228T094314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DCMB Weekly Seminar featuring Vicky Yao\, PhD (of Rice University) DESCRIPTION:Abstract: To effectively model the molecular underpinnings of complex traits and diseases\, computational methods must integrate diverse data types\, handle partial or limited observations\, and remain robust to variations in dataset size. In this talk\, I will present several recent methods developed to address these challenges across diverse studies\, assay types\, and organisms\, leveraging novel statistical and machine learning approaches. First\, I will introduce ALPINE\, an NMF-based framework that disentangles the influence of technical and non-relevant phenotypic factors in single-cell transcriptomic data\, enabling the integration of multiple studies. Integrating across data types\, I will discuss our method\, seismic\, which combines genome-wide association studies with single-cell RNA sequencing to prioritize disease-relevant cell types\, linking genetic variation to cellular function. Finally\, I will discuss ETNA\, a machine translation-inspired approach that embeds protein-protein interaction networks from different organisms into a shared space\, facilitating cross-species functional comparisons. Together\, these methods highlight how diverse data sources can be integrated across molecular\, cellular\, and organism levels to better model complex disease biology. UID:133290-21872697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applications,Artificial Intelligence,Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences,Cardiovascular,Chemistry,Discussion,Drug Discovery,Free,Graduate Students,Human Genetics,In Person,Learning Health Systems,Lecture,Life Science,Medicine,Precision Health,Research,Science,Talk,Virtual LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T094928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Global Wolverines: Survival Language & Culture DESCRIPTION:Traveling abroad this summer? Come to \"Survival Language and Culture\" to find out about resources\, tips\, and tricks for navigating an unfamiliar language and culture! This workshop will be presented by the International Center and the Language Resource Center. \n\nDinner will be provided!\n\nThis session is part of the International Center’s Global Wolverines: Preparing You to Have a Successful International Experience event series. UID:134307-21874152@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International LOCATION:North Quad - Language Resource Center (1500 North Quad) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T120810 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:National Security in the 2020s: Looking Back and Ahead DESCRIPTION:This event will explore national security and foreign policy in the 2020s\, focusing on the key issues and challenges faced during both the Biden and Trump administrations. Moderated by Javed Ali\, Associate Professor of Practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, the fireside chat will provide valuable insights into the evolving landscape of global security. The discussion will offer a comprehensive look at how these administrations have shaped U.S. foreign policy. It’s a great opportunity to engage with critical topics that are impacting national security today.\n\nFrom the Speaker's Bio:\n\nJohn Hudson is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the State Department and national security. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He has reported from dozens of countries\, including Ukraine\, China\, Afghanistan\, India\, Georgia\, Belarus\, Pakistan\, Malaysia\, Ethiopia\, Vietnam\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, France\, Kenya\, Nigeria and many more. In 2022 and 2023\, he covered the war in Ukraine. In 2008\, he covered the war in Georgia. He appears frequently on MSNBC and CNN. Hudson holds a B.A. in International Relations from Michigan State University.\n\nJaved Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, he joined the Weiser Diplomacy Center in 2021. Ali brings more than 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington\, DC. He held positions in the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Department of Homeland Security before joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While at the FBI\, he also held senior roles on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council\, the National Counterterrorism Center\, and the National Security Council under the Trump Administration. Ali holds a BA in political science from the University of Michigan\, a JD from the University of Detroit School of Law\, and an MA in international relations from American University. UID:133827-21873602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diplomacy,International Journalism,International Security,Javed Ali,John Hudson,The Washington Post,The Washington Post Journalist,Weiser Diplomacy Center LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250314T182623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Probability and Analysis Seminar: New lower bounds for sphere packings and independent sets via randomness DESCRIPTION:We construct new lower bounds for sphere packings in high dimensions and for independent sets in graphs with not-too-large co-degrees. For dimension d\, this achieves a sphere packing of density (1 + o(1)) d log d / 2^(d+1). In general dimension this provides the first asymptotically growing improvement for sphere packing lower bounds since Rogers' bound of c*d/2^d in 1947. The proof amounts to a random (very dense) discretization together with a new theorem on constructing independent sets on graphs with not-too-large co-degree. Both steps will be discussed and no knowledge of sphere packings will be assumed or required. Central to the analysis is the study of a random process on a graph. This is based on joint work with Marcelo Campos\, Matthew Jenssen and Julian Sahasrabudhe. UID:133307-21872717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250206T234726 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: TBA DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:131413-21868442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131413 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250307T121708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera / Stephen West Studio Recital\, Part II DESCRIPTION:Students of the voice studio of Professor Stephen West will be featured in a recital of classical art songs\, operatic arias\, spirituals\, and musical theatre favorites. Free and open to the public! UID:133219-21872610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133219 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162036 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:WISE and UM Shotokan Karate Self Defense Class DESCRIPTION:WISE and the UM Shotokan Karate are coming together to help you feel safer on campus.Martial arts experts will work one on one with us to learn and practice self defense techniques specially designed for the needs of college students. This will be a safe\, trauma-informed space to express both our vulnerabilities and our strengths. The workshop will require physical contact with sparring partners and our instructors as we practice our new self defense strategies. Feel free to come in comfortable workout or loose fitting clothing.This is a small group workshop with very limited spaces. Please register if you wish to attend\, and please drop your registration if your plans change.  UID:132976-21872151@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132976 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T084325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:NCKS Sang-Yong Nam Memorial Lecture | Evolution and Future of Hallyu DESCRIPTION:Luke Kang is the President of The Walt Disney Company in Asia Pacific. He joined Disney in 2011 as Managing Director of Korea\, and in 2021\,his role expanded to oversee the entire Asia Pacific region. Under his leadership\, Disney+ successfully launched and expanded across the region. Luke holds an M.S. in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at leesuyun@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:133794-21873571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Asia,Korea LOCATION:Alumni Center - Founders Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T165231 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Bite-Sized: A Food Themed Variety Show DESCRIPTION:Bite-Sized Talks will take place in-person on Wednesday\, April 2nd\, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Blue Llama Jazz Club in Downtown Ann Arbor (doors will open at 5pm). \n\nCome enjoy some snacks while listening to students share their experiences with food!\n\n\"Bite-Sized: A Food Themed Variety Show\" is part of UM Sustainable Food Program's Rooting For Change event series\, which highlights student work\, experience\, cultural traditions\, and creative expression surrounding local\, regional\, and global approaches to food justice. This year's lineup includes a meditation on a family recipe\, a senior thesis set to a musical beat\, an artist talk\, a eulogy\, a stand-up act\, and so much more.\n\nIf you are interested in attending\, please fill out the linked interest form and share with friends to get more information! On the day of the event\, arrive before 6pm to ensure you get a seat.\n\nPlease don't hesitate to contact umsfp.core@umich.edu for more information. UID:134093-21873853@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Blue Llama Jazz Club CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250820T095826 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ELI Fall 2025 Course Info Session + Pizza Party! DESCRIPTION:LSA’s English Language Institute (ELI) offers Academic English mini-courses and other language resources to support international students and other multilingual speakers.\n\nJoin us for pizza and meet with ELI faculty and students to learn about ELI’s course offerings for Fall 2025!\n\nThis is a casual\, drop-in style event. Come anytime between 5:00 and 6:00 pm! UID:132795-21871843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132795 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:English,Graduate And Professional Students,International,Language,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 955 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ELI Fall 2025 Course Info Session + Pizza Party! DESCRIPTION: UID:132796-21871844@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser 955 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063248 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T174500 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:From Community College to PwC: Professionals Share Their Journeys DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning more about PwC and where an accounting degree can take you? Join PwC representatives to hear about their pathsto PwC as former Community College students and understand what opportunities are available once you transition to a 4-year institution. UID:133302-21872710@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133302 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T181539 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250309T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan DESCRIPTION:Women's Lacrosse vs Eastern Michigan UID:133600-21873289@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Lacrosse LOCATION:U-M Lacrosse Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T135336 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IGR Student Colleague Connection DESCRIPTION:IGR Student Colleague Connection TimeWednesday April 2nd 5:30-7pm Come and be in community with your fellow IGR Colleagues and IGR Facilitators as we navigate turbulent times at the University of Michigan. UID:134465-21874387@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134465 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:IGR Office CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T195315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Art From The Earth DESCRIPTION:Calling all teen artists! Get outside\, get inspired\, and get creative at Youth Art from the Earth - a free\, hands-on workshop where nature meets imagination.\n\nWhat’s the vibe?\n\n- Explore the trails on a short nature walk (30 min)\n- Create your own collage using natural materials you collect (60 min)\n- Take home your artwork the same day\n\nWhether you're into art\, the outdoors\, or just looking for a cool way to unwind\, this workshop is for you. No experience needed - just bring your curiosity!\n\nWorkshop Dates:\nWed\, Apr 2 | 6:00–7:30 PM\nWed\, Apr 16 | 6:00–7:30 PM\n\nRegister for one or both!\n\nAges 12-18 | Free | Materials Provided\nChaperones can explore the conservatory while you create!\n\nSpots are limited—register now: https://mbgna.umich.edu/event/art-earth UID:134059-21873823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Family,Free,Nature LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T102937 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch im Max Kade Haus DESCRIPTION:Deutschtisch is a weekly event in the North Quad dining hall for Max Kade residents and visitors from outside of Max Kade Haus to speak German during a meal. UID:132570-21871276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132570 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T124303 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 SUMMARY:Other:DJ and Donuts Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss the dance party of the century at the Institute for Humanities! DJ Hunny will lead the celebration of Phung Huynh’s evocative artwork. Huynh explores the intersections of traditional Cambodian dance\, the immigrant experience\, doughnut shops\, and so much more. Whether you are chit-chatting with the artist herself\, exploring the gallery\, or simply feeling the music\, you’re guaranteed a wonderful evening. Bring yourself and a friend to dance the night away. Donuts and drinks will be provided\, and please register on Sessions at https://myumi.ch/kP4EQ.\n\nIn conjunction with the exhibition *Angkorian Homecoming*\, on view at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery March 20 - May 2\, 2025\, this dance party hosted by the Public Humanities Interns features DJ Hunny and artist Phung Huynh. DJ Hunny will serve as emcee for the event\, which will highlight how Cambodian communities celebrate through Romvong and music.\n\nHunny Hach is a second-generation Cambodian-American who was born in San Diego\, California and raised in Long Beach. Known to many by her stage name\, DJ Hunny\, she is a local artist who is also an active member of the Cambodian community. Hach has dj’d at many venues from Hollywood\, LA\, Orange County\, and Cambodia. Through her civic engagement she has worked with many grassroots organizations both locally and internationally to bridge the generation gap and to preserve Cambodian arts\, culture\, and history.\n\nPhung Huynh is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator with a practice in drawing\, painting\, public art\, and community engagement. Huynh’s work explores cultural perception and representation. She challenges beauty standards by constructing images of the Asian female body vis-à-vis plastic surgery to unpack how contemporary cosmetic surgery can whitewash cultural and racial identity. Her work of drawings and prints on pink donut boxes explores the complexities of assimilation and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. Huynh’s most recent work addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian statues in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. UID:130156-21865543@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130156 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dance,Humanities,Social,Southeast Asia,Undergraduate LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Lobby & Osterman Common Room, first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250328T152603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Education in India: A Conversation with Ashok Lahiri and Sonam Wangchuk DESCRIPTION:As India undergoes rapid transformation\, its education sector is evolving to meet new challenges and opportunities. From pioneering research to educational reforms\, Indian universities have played a significant role on the global stage. \n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of education\, democracy\, and international collaboration. We will explore the role of universities in shaping democratic values\, the evolving relationship between Indian universities and the state\, and the ways in which government support can enhance higher education for the public good.\n\nFinally\, we will examine how U.S. research institutions can contribute to India’s educational landscape through partnerships\, student and faculty exchanges\, and shared initiatives. As the global education system adapts to a changing world\, what is the future of international academic collaboration?\n\nFeatured Speakers:\nAshok Lahiri\nDr. Ashok Lahiri is a distinguished economist\, policy advisor\, and former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. With an extensive career spanning academia\, governance\, and international finance\, he has played a key role in shaping India’s economic and educational policies. Dr. Lahiri has been associated with institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. His expertise in public policy and economic development offers valuable insights into the role of education in India’s broader socio-economic framework.\n\nSonam Wangchuk\nSonam Wangchuk is a renowned education reformer\, engineer\, and innovator best known for his work in sustainable education and environmental conservation. He is the founder of both the Himalayan School of Alternatives in Ladakhthe\, as well as the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL)\, which has revolutionized education for students in remote Himalayan regions. Wangchuk is also an advocate for hands-on\, experiential learning and has pioneered initiatives such as the Ice Stupa project for water conservation. His visionary approach to education emphasizes sustainability\, practical knowledge\, and community-driven solutions. UID:134122-21873886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Education,India LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T112616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:MEEBS: Professor Lecture Marjorie Weber DESCRIPTION:Professor Marjorie Weber is coming in to talk about her research linking ecological interactions with the evolution of biodiversity. She answers large scale macroevolutionary questions by using plant-animal interactions as a model system. She is an excellent integrative biologist who effectively links disparate fields and techniques to answer big questions. As always\, these talks are a fantastic way to hear about professors' career trajectories\, and connect with new people to get involved with research! UID:134311-21874174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134311 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biodiversity,Biology,Biosciences,Career,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Ecology,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Education,Environment,Food,Free,Lecture,Natural Sciences,Open To All Majors,Science LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250121T141102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Other:QMSS Community Hours DESCRIPTION:Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences program for weekly Community Hours throughout the semester for a casual\, welcoming environment with instrumental background music and group tables to connect with students in the QMSS community\, get advice and mentorship from QMSS Peer Mentors (upperclassmen in the QMSS minor that are available to talk about the program\, electives\, balancing coursework with your other academic programs and extracurriculars\, looking for and applying to internships and jobs\, and more!)\, work on QMSS coursework (and get help from QMSS GSIs while you're there!)\, and/or study for upcoming exams.\n\nCommunity Hours are designed as a resource to support students in QMSS courses (e.g.\, QMSS 201\, QMSS 301\, QMSS 451)\, but if you're looking for a casual environment to work alongside QMSS students and be part of our community\, you are welcome to join!\n\nLearn more about QMSS Peer Mentors\, and sign up to meet one-on-one instead of dropping in to Community Hours here: https://lsa.umich.edu/qmss/peer-mentoring/meet-the-QMSS-peer-mentors.html\n\nPlease note: QMSS GSIs are only available as resources to QMSS students.\n\n**Community Hours will be located in CCCB room 2460 all semester EXCEPT for Wednesday\, January 29th where they will be in Weiser Hall room 110!** UID:131511-21868670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data Science,Office Hours,Quantitative Methods,Social Sciences,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Central Campus Classroom Building - 2460 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T201500 SUMMARY:Other:Karate Practice DESCRIPTION:\"True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility\, and that in critical times\, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.\"\n--Gichin Funakoshi- Founder of Shotokan KarateNew 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\, trim your nails\, and no jewelry. See more information on our website: https://michigan.ska.org/ Winter 2025 Practice Schedule Wednesday 6:30pm - 8:15pm  @  Gretchen's House\, 1580 Dhu Varren Rd Sunday 2:30pm - 4:30pm  @  B225 Medium Multi-purpose Room\, Intramural Sports Building (please complete the liability waiver prior to your first Sunday practice)    Exceptions -- no Sunday practice at IMSB on Jan 26th\, Mar 2nd\, and Mar 9th  UID:130990-21867560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130990 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Gretchen's House CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T213000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Swing Ann Arbor: Weekly Beginner Lesson + Social Dance DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes! WHEN:\nJoin us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!  COST:\nAdmission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson/are an SAA member Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:131275-21868059@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Vandenberg Room (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:During the Winter 2025 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Wednesdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. --For more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:129160-21862231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129160 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250224T112444 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T213000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Come to Ann Arbor and Taste the World! DESCRIPTION:Join the Inclusive History Project and the Jewish Communal Leadership Program for a conversation with world-renowned food writers and U-M alumni Joan Nathan\, Ruth Reichl\, and Ari Weinzweig. The three will be in conversation on Wednesday\, April 2\, discussing the rich cultural encounters they experienced as students in Ann Arbor and sharing how their time at U-M shaped their career trajectories. Reichl and Nathan were on campus in the 1960s and Weinzweig in the 1970s\, critical and prolific decades when experimentation and innovation were being fostered from multiple vantage points through multiple senses\, including taste! The conversation will explore how food and identity are tied together and how those ties have been experienced and explored by our special guests as students and in their careers.\n\nFollowing the panel discussion\, a reception will be held in the Apse with catering by Zingerman’s. This event is free and open to the public.\n\nThis event is presented by the U-M Inclusive History Project and the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the U-M School of Social Work and is co-sponsored by the U-M Department for Student Life\; the U-M Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\; the U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies\; the U-M Department of History\; and the U-M Department of American Culture. UID:132768-21871791@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Food LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T162723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:South Quad Study Night DESCRIPTION:Looking for a quiet and comfortable space to study? South Quad’s Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge offers a relaxing environment where you can focus on exams while enjoying complimentary light refreshments to energize you! Join the South Quad Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant for a fun study night! UID:134571-21874548@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134571 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free Food,Study Night LOCATION:South Quad - Ambatana - The Afro American Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120017 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T210000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Star Wars Watch Party DESCRIPTION:Come join some fellow Star Wars fans and watch iconic story arc episodes from Star Wars the Clone Wars! Democracy will choose exactly what episodes we watch day of. Snacks provided: rebellions are built on food. UID:130794-21866890@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130794 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250324T111741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250402T233000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:SAAE x ASA Ice Skating Social DESCRIPTION:Join SAAE and ASA on Wednesday\, April 2nd at 10pm for a fun\, late-night ice skating social at Yost! Entry and skates are FREE with RSVP and desserts will be served! Make sure to RSVP to secure your spot: https://forms.gle/DktZMUqVFkgeobjq9 UID:134270-21874073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134270 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Arab,Arab Heritage Month,Community Engagement,Engineering,Food,Free,Games LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250304T115736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Session in Epidemiology DESCRIPTION:Join us for the longest-running summer program in epidemiology! Choose from engaging 1-week or 3-week online courses designed to provide skills-based training in applied epidemiology.\n\nFor 60 years\, the University of Michigan's Summer Session in Epidemiology (SSE) has been one of the nation's longest-running and premier summer epidemiology programs. In just one to three intensive weeks\, gain valuable knowledge and skills to enhance your academic and professional journey. SSE is designed for public health and healthcare professionals\, researchers\, and anyone eager to build a foundation in epidemiologic science. We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds\, including undergraduate students\, public health professionals\, clinical and biomedical researchers\, and scholars in related fields such as psychology\, sociology\, and earth sciences. \n\nWhile experience in public health\, epidemiology\, or biostatistics is beneficial\, it is not required. By the end of our program\, you will have developed a solid understanding of key research principles in clinical populations\, covering areas such as: Study Design\, Biostatistical Analysis\, and Causal Inference These essential skills will help you advance in epidemiology\, public health\, and related fields. UID:133411-21872912@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,biostatistics,Complex Systems,data,Dentistry,Education,Epidemiology,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Pre Med,Professional Development,Public Health,Rackham,Research,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T235959 SUMMARY:Other:MCSA Open Team/Fleet Race Championship DESCRIPTION:Regatta UID:132558-21871246@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132558 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of St. Thomas CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250213T133729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Pierpont Poetry Project DESCRIPTION:Check out the Pierpont Poetry Project! 50 student-written poems are on display throughout Pierpont Commons. The poems were all inspired by the theme “seeking” but interpreted in many different ways - they explore themes of love\, justice\, family\, loss\, hope\, identity\, and more. Explore the building and find all the poems - for every poem you log\, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a Literati Bookstore gift card! UID:132261-21871734@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Poetry LOCATION:Pierpont Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T170337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Prison\, a Prisoner\, and a Prison Guard DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multimedia exploration of the impact of prisons on countries and communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through the lens of “prison art.” The exhibit delves into the dynamic interplay between incarceration and creative expression to make sense of carceral systems.\n\nBy presenting prison art from various countries in the MENA region\, including Algeria\, Egypt\, Iran\, Iraq\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Sudan\, Syria\, and Yemen\, this exhibit unfolds as a “journey” into the prison system and demonstrates the ways in which art can be a tool of expression and reconciliation for survivors\, detainees’ families\, and society at large. It promotes drawing parallels between the prison experience in the region and worldwide\, highlights the intentionality of carceral systems\, and expands the conversation to include prison-impacted communities. Viewers are invited to navigate the cross-generational\, human experiences of imprisonment often obscured behind prison walls and within individuals.\n\nCurated by Sumaya Tabbah and Susan Aboeid of The Ḥafathah Collective\, this traveling exhibit was organized by U-M Students Organize for Syria (SOS) in partnership with U-M Library and with support from the U-M Arts Initiative.\n\nPlan to attend the related discussion\, \"Art\, Justice\, and Carcerality: The Role of Creative Expression in the Pursuit of Justice\,\" on February 6. UID:130114-21874262@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250124T095019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World DESCRIPTION:The exhibit \"Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us\" is an exploration into the library's collections about the diversity of mixed race heritage. Through research\, narratives\, demographic data\, and a variety of visual and published materials\, explore multifaceted aspects of mixed race heritage with insights from many perspectives.\n\nThe 2020 U.S. Census illuminated a 276 percent increase in individuals who identify as \"two or more races\" since 2010. In recognition of the growing numbers of mixed race-identifying people at the University of Michigan\, throughout the country\, and across the globe\, we're excited to unveil this new exhibit — a unique exploration of changing demographics and intersectional identities. UID:129721-21869101@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129721 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250305T131508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CREES Exhibition. Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\, an installation by Gluklya DESCRIPTION:Gluklya’s work is a powerful example of socially engaged art at the intersections of gender\, class\, and cultural identity. By focusing on experiences of female textile workers in Kyrgyzstan\, the artist explores the often-overlooked stories of women affected by Soviet and post-Soviet colonialism. \"Threading the Needle: Vestiges of Colonialism and Femininity\" retells their stories using a diverse range of media — film\, sculpture\, watercolors\, and felt tapestries. Unfolding the implications of economic and societal pressures on women\, Gluklya explores issues of poverty\, isolation\, and exploitation among the garment workers.\n \n Personal stories are woven into a broader social context — such as the legacy of the \"Likbez\" (liquidation of illiteracy) campaign among women in Central Asia during Soviet rule and entrenched patriarchal traditions\, like \"Ala Kachuu\" (bride-kidnapping). This dynamic — where colonization and modernization intertwine the individual lives they touch — raises questions about cultural identity and the ethical borders of decolonized research.\n\nThis exhibition was curated by CREES alumna Dianne Beal (BA REES '79). See more of her work here: https://www.diannebeal.com/curatorial.\n \nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at crees@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:132161-21870480@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132161 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,eastern europe LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Gallery, Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240910T113929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. Threads of Tradition: The Art of Ukrainian Vyshyvanka DESCRIPTION:The act of embroidering and weaving designs onto cloth is deeply rooted in Ukrainian traditions. Embellished clothing (sorochky)\, ritual cloths (rushnyky)\, and household textiles accompany a person from birth until death\, punctuating important life events in between. A variety of embroidery patterns are used throughout Ukraine\; some stitches are universally known\, while others are region-specific. Ukrainian embroidered clothing is now officially celebrated with an annual Vyshyvanka Day observed throughout the world in May.\n\nTo see photos and read more about exhibited items\, visit https://myumi.ch/AZedA\n \n The embroideries and textiles exhibited are from the private collections of Arnie Klein\, Solomia Soroka\, Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova\, and from the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum located in Hamtramck\, Michigan.\n \n The exhibit opens on September 5\, 2024\, in 1010 Weiser Hall\, 500 Church Street\, Ann Arbor. Contact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\n*The exhibition is cosponsored by the Ukrainian American Archives & Museum*.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:123893-21855060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/123893 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250219T082619 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Andy Ross Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The pieces here are from a large series of works made over the last several years. In them\, Ross explores humor and personal meaning through absurd juxtapositions of pairs of wildly varied images. Each single image is stripped of its original context (be it\, for example\, a history book\, an instruction manual\, or a magazine advertisement)\, placed on a white background like some kind of specimen\, and presented afresh with a new “companion image.” These companion images confront\, contrast and converse with each other\, and thereby build new relationships\, narratives\, jokes\, and contexts.\n\nAndy Ross grew up in Macomb County\, and has been making art in various mediums since the 1970s. He received a BFA degree from College for Creative Studies\, and an MFA degree from University of Michigan. He has taught photography\, art\, and web design at colleges in California and Michigan. His photographs and collages have been exhibited in schools\, galleries\, and museums across the United States. UID:130827-21867090@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241218T142819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Angkorian Homecoming DESCRIPTION:Informed by her experience as a refugee\, Phung Huynh’s projects explore the complexities of displacement\, assimilation\, and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. She creates detailed graphite portraits on pink donut boxes to highlight the stories of Southeast Asians who have survived war trauma and genocide. Huynh’s serigraph prints about Donut Kids foreground intergenerational gaps as well as bridging the refugee parent and American child through the narratives of Cambodian American children who were raised by donut shop owners in California. Huynh’s most recent work of drawings of Cambodian Buddhist statue heads and photographic prints of decapitated statue bodies on fabric addresses the repatriation of looted Cambodian antiquities in the context of challenging the legacy of colonialism\, unethical museum practices\, and the refugee’s desire to return home. Complete details at https://lsa.umich.edu/humanities/gallery/current-exhibitions/phung-huynh.html. UID:130113-21865458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130113 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,history,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T124154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breaking with Tradition DESCRIPTION:Artist John Rizzo is exhibiting individual mixed-media sculptures that bridge across art\, design\, and craft. Using a combination of materials that are historically perceived as precious John's work distorts\, disrupts\, and re-contextualizes perceptions of materials and their values. His work is at once \, colorful \, playful \, layered and deeply self-reflective in its personal narrative. UID:131384-21868401@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,artists,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Exhibition,free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T112226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T210000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Central Campus Residential Development Furniture Fair DESCRIPTION:Help us select furniture for new residence halls. \n\nSurvey instructions: Please provide your feedback about the furniture options. The number on each piece of furniture corresponds to the number of a survey question. The survey questions are in numerical order and you may use the back and next buttons to locate specific pieces to provide feedback. UID:133349-21872797@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Capital Project,Free,In Person,Staff LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250318T100102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T200000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Democracy's Information Dilemma DESCRIPTION:What do we know about the connection between information and democracy\, both domestically and globally? Democracy’s Information Dilemma confronts this question by investigating why democracy depends on accessible and reliable information\, and how disinformation can undermine democracy.\n\nExperts will explore the ways the new information environment influences democratic participation—and how local journalism and education can empower citizens with knowledge.\n\nThis forum unites researchers and practitioners to work towards solutions to build a sustainable information environment for a thriving democracy.\n\nhttps://democracy.umich.edu/events/democracys-information-dilemma/ UID:134002-21873780@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134002 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conference,Food,Free,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Media,Politics,Public Policy,symposium LOCATION:Jeff T. Blau Hall - Blau Colloquium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250109T113426 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Elizabeth Boyd-Hartmann Dizik Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This body of work represents a playful exploration of form\, color\, and scale through the lens of cellular shapes. Inspired by the complex patterns of biological life\, the pieces are a celebration of growth\, transformation\, and the joy of experimentation. The use of non-precious materials\, such as wood balls and paint\, allowed for a liberating approach to composition and color\, while the spherical forms and circular panels evoke the look of petri dishes—symbolizing both scientific curiosity and organic development.\nBorn in Detroit\, Elizabeth is a multidisciplinary artist and mother based in the metro Detroit area\, where she works from a studio in her home. With a background in bench jewelry\, her earlier work focused on studio jewelry and was represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal.\nElizabeth’s work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. She holds a BA in Jewelry Design\, with First Class Honours\, from Central Saint Martins in London\, a BFA from the University of Michigan\, and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where she specialized in Metalsmithing and Architecture. Her diverse practice spans jewelry\, sculpture\, and installation\, blending materials and techniques to explore themes of production\, growth\, transformation\, and organic form. UID:130825-21866999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130825 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T104926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:RAW Exhibit DESCRIPTION:“RAW” is a 2024 printmaking portfolio featuring 25 15”x20” works on paper by a diverse group of primarily student artists\, organized by Professor Endi Poskovic of the Stamps Printmedia program. The hand-pulled prints in the set\, which has never been exhibited before\, span media from colorful laser cut woodblock prints\, to lithography\, to copper plate etching. The newly formed Stamps Student-led Exhibitions Committee (SEC) will curate and rotate selections of these prints in alignment with the portfolio’s theme—where time and effort transform raw potential. UID:133001-21872219@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Michigan Union - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250211T122734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Redefining the Crown DESCRIPTION:In Winter 2025\, the Lane Hall exhibit space will feature a portraiture series titled Redefining the Crown showcasing the powerful stories of six Black breast cancer survivors.\n\nBased on a photo essay by U-M Faculty Versha Pleasant (MD/MPH) and Ava Purkiss (PhD) in Medicine at Michigan\, this exhibition examines the cultural and personal significance of hair within Black communities\, particularly through the lens of breast cancer treatment and recovery. The term \"crown\" is deeply symbolic in Black culture\, signifying beauty\, strength\, and identity. The featured photo essay by photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks.\n\nThrough their narratives and portraits\, the exhibit examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy\, inviting the audience to witness their stories with radical empathy. It explores the cultural pride and personal identity intricately tied to their hair\, and how these elements are redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThe exhibit will be on view from January 21\, 2025 to August 8\, 2025. This exhibition is presented with support from IRWG\, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies\, and Michigan Medicine. \n\nLocated on the first floor of Lane Hall (204 S. State Street)\, the Exhibit Space is free and open to the public\, M-F\, 9am-4pm. UID:129602-21864090@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african american,Art,institute for research on women and gender,women,Women's And Gender Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241203T104657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Bibliophile and the Library: Private-Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich DESCRIPTION:View beautifully illustrated books that stand as remarkable testaments to the work of twentieth-century small private presses\, which\, in contrast to the trend of mass commercialization\, produced limited editions that celebrated the uniqueness of manual craftsmanship. Features such as exquisite typeface design\, letterpress printing\, handmade paper\, traditional illustration techniques like woodcut and engraving\, and the inclusion of original art by renowned artists highlight the presses' dedication to artistry and detail.\n\nThe display opens with an edition of \"The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer\,\" published in 1896 by William Morris at his Kelmscott Press\, a pivotal press that greatly influenced the development of the private press movement as a means of preserving and revitalizing the fine printing and art traditions of the past. Additionally\, the exhibit includes some examples of artist’s proofs\, offering a glimpse into the intricate creative process behind these exceptional works.\n\nThese books are on loan from the collection of Bill Heidrich\, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. UID:129585-21863782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T143946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Zumba Gold DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, however\, please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are funded strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. This class is open to everyone. Come dance to a fusion of Latin and international music at a modified intensity. It's a fun experience and great workout for all the elements of fitness: cardiovascular\, muscular conditioning\, flexibility\, and balance. No experience necessary! Please check in with the instructor to discuss modifications if needed. UID:131679-21869011@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T092035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250312T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025 Anti-Racism Graduate Research Showcase DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an opportunity to meet selected grantees of the 2024 Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grants. Sponsored by Rackham Graduate School and the Anti-Racism Collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)\, the grant program supports engagement in research projects focused on racism\, racial equity\, and racial justice while advancing graduate student progress toward a degree.In the fourth year of this program\, over $94\,000 was awarded to 36 students for their research projects. In this hybrid event\, attendees will engage with graduate student grantees about their research. Click here to view all the 2024 grantees' project abstracts.Location: Hybrid - Rackham Amphitheater (4th floor)\nPresensters: Abraham Alzoubi (MA Student in Architecture) - Contested Spaces: Land Struggle and Commoning in Detroit and the West BankSarah Day Dayon (PhD Student in Educational Studies\, Teaching and Teacher Education) - An Exploration of What Allows Teachers of Color to Stay\, Thrive\, and Sustain Themselves in Educational SpacesDaisy Haas and Safron Milne (PhD Students in Chemistry) - Exploring the Experiences of Chemistry GSIs with Pedagogical Commitments for Equity at Institutions with Varying DEI PoliticsCassidy Pyle (PhD Student in Information) - Investigating Discussions of Affirmative Action on Social MediaJustin Thompson\, Lashaun Jackson\, and Sami Maldonado (MS Students in Environment and Sustainability) - Nurturing Roots of Justice: Integrating Equity and Environmental Stewardship into Michigan’s Food System EducationFadilat Olasupo (PhD Student in Sociology) - American Dreams and Realities: Nigerian Immigrants and the Fight Against Racial Inequality in the U.S.Abigail Merolle (MS Student in Environmental Justice) - Building a Framework for Manoomin Restoration and Conservation in the Great Lakes Region\nModerators:Alford Young\, Jr.\, Faculty Director of the Anti-Racism collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor\, Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Professor of Public Policy\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, University of MichiganEthriam Brammer\, Assistant Dean\, Horace H Rackham School of Graduate Studies\, University of MichiganDanielle Maxwell\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry\, University of Detroit Mercy.\nSponsors:National Center for Institutional DiversityRackham Graduate School UID:133759-21873516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133759 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T092035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250312T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025 Anti-Racism Graduate Research Showcase DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an opportunity to meet selected grantees of the 2024 Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grants. Sponsored by Rackham Graduate School and the Anti-Racism Collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)\, the grant program supports engagement in research projects focused on racism\, racial equity\, and racial justice while advancing graduate student progress toward a degree.In the fourth year of this program\, over $94\,000 was awarded to 36 students for their research projects. In this hybrid event\, attendees will engage with graduate student grantees about their research. Click here to view all the 2024 grantees' project abstracts.Location: Hybrid - Rackham Amphitheater (4th floor)\nPresensters: Abraham Alzoubi (MA Student in Architecture) - Contested Spaces: Land Struggle and Commoning in Detroit and the West BankSarah Day Dayon (PhD Student in Educational Studies\, Teaching and Teacher Education) - An Exploration of What Allows Teachers of Color to Stay\, Thrive\, and Sustain Themselves in Educational SpacesDaisy Haas and Safron Milne (PhD Students in Chemistry) - Exploring the Experiences of Chemistry GSIs with Pedagogical Commitments for Equity at Institutions with Varying DEI PoliticsCassidy Pyle (PhD Student in Information) - Investigating Discussions of Affirmative Action on Social MediaJustin Thompson\, Lashaun Jackson\, and Sami Maldonado (MS Students in Environment and Sustainability) - Nurturing Roots of Justice: Integrating Equity and Environmental Stewardship into Michigan’s Food System EducationFadilat Olasupo (PhD Student in Sociology) - American Dreams and Realities: Nigerian Immigrants and the Fight Against Racial Inequality in the U.S.Abigail Merolle (MS Student in Environmental Justice) - Building a Framework for Manoomin Restoration and Conservation in the Great Lakes Region\nModerators:Alford Young\, Jr.\, Faculty Director of the Anti-Racism collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor\, Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Professor of Public Policy\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\, University of MichiganEthriam Brammer\, Assistant Dean\, Horace H Rackham School of Graduate Studies\, University of MichiganDanielle Maxwell\, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry\, University of Detroit Mercy.\nSponsors:National Center for Institutional DiversityRackham Graduate School UID:133759-21873517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133759 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:4th Floor Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T161316 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:2025 ARC Graduate Research Showcase DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an opportunity to meet selected grantees of the 2024 Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grants. Sponsored by Rackham Graduate School and the Anti-Racism Collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)\, the grant program supports engagement in research projects focused on racism\, racial equity\, and racial justice while advancing graduate student progress toward a degree.\n\nIn the fourth year of this program\, over $94\,000 was awarded to 36 students for their research projects. In this hybrid event\, attendees will engage with graduate student grantees about their research. Click here to view all the 2024 grantees' project abstracts.\n\n\nPanelist:\n\nAbraham Alzoubi (MA Student in Architecture)\nContested Spaces: Land Struggle and Commoning in Detroit and the West Bank\n\nSarah Day Dayon (PhD Student in Educational Studies\, Teaching and Teacher Education) \nAn Exploration of What Allows Teachers of Color to Stay\, Thrive\, and Sustain Themselves in Educational Spaces\n\nCassidy Pyle (PhD Student in Information)\nInvestigating Discussions of Affirmative Action on Social Media\n\nFadilat Olasupo (PhD Student in Sociology)\nAmerican Dreams and Realities: Nigerian Immigrants and the Fight Against Racial Inequality in the U.S.\n\nAbigail Merolle (MS Student in Environmental Justice)\nBuilding a Framework for Manoomin Restoration and Conservation in the Great Lakes Region\n\nDavinia Rodriguez-Wilhelm (PhD Student in Higher Education)\nUnveiling Educational Gatekeeping and Supports: High School Teachers’ Recommendation Policies and Practices for Black and Latinx Students\n\nDaisy Haas and Safron Milne (PhD Students in Chemistry)\nExploring the Experiences of Chemistry GSIs with Pedagogical Commitments for Equity at Institutions with Varying DEI Politics\n\nJustin Thompson\, Lashaun Jackson\, and Sami Maldonado (MS Students in Environment and Sustainability) \nNurturing Roots of Justice: Integrating Equity and Environmental Stewardship into Michigan’s Food System Education\n\nModerators:\n \nAlford Young\, Jr.\, Faculty Director of the Anti-Racism collaborative at the National Center for Institutional Diversity\, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor\, Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Sociology\, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\, Professor of Public Policy\, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor\n\nEthriam Brammer\, Assistant Dean\, Rackham Graduate School\nDanielle Maxwell\, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. UID:134214-21874000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134214 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Diversity Equity and Inclusion LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Gathering DESCRIPTION:Welcome. Make Yourself At Home.\n \nA Gathering brings together the newest works of art to enter UMMA’s collection — many on display here for the first time. \n \nAs a free\, public museum\, UMMA staff takes care of art for the benefit of the community and society at large. The works on view in this exhibition\, all brought into the Museum between 2019 and the present\, shows how institutions like UMMA are becoming more permeable to societal challenges\, and more nimble in responding to them in service to all in their communities. In this exhibition you will find works that reflect on how global migrations\, race\, gender\, and ecological change shape the way we engage with the world and inform our visions for the future.\n \nThis collection of artistic engagements with issues give us tools to envision who we want to be as individuals\, as a museum\, and as a society\, connected to one another across space and experience.\n \nSo gather here to take in these latest works of art brought here for you. Gather here to be engulfed in their forms and meanings\, to discuss their takes\, to learn\, to disagree. Gather to relax\, make a friend\, drink a coffee\, finish the daily Wordle. Gather to feel full\, to be moved and inspired by all the possible imaginations of what is yet to come.\n \nCurated by Félix Zamora Gómez Irving Stenn\, Jr. Fellow in Public Humanities & Museum Pedagogy\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment\, and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n  UID:107870-21818081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/107870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Museum,Staff,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T092034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Building intercultural competence DESCRIPTION:Interacting effectively across cultural differences and similarities are skills essential in a multicultural world. This track provides a solid foundation in the skills and attitudes needed for intercultural competence and will guide participants to practice self-exploration\, self-reflection and action planning. UID:126521-21865270@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/126521 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T092035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:In-person Arabic Placement test_April 3\, 2025 (10:00am-1:00pm) DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Arabic Placement TestAbout the testThe test is approximately two hours and a half in length\, and it is composed of three portions:a. The writing portion is completed on paper and it is worth a total of 100 points.b. The reading portion is completed on Canvas site\, and it is worth a total of 48 points.c. Right after finishing with the reading portion\, each student will have a follow-up interview with a proctor. The interviews last approximately 15 minutes and it is worth a total of 20 points.Important: a. Students who receive 60% or above will be placed in Arabic 401 and thus placed out of the language requirement.b. Students who are not able to write in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) do not need to take the placement test and they will be advised to enroll in Arabic 101.Where can I view my results?c. Placement results are posted within 7 business days after the test.d. You will not be notified of your score automatically. You may view your placements via: Wolverine Access > Student Business > Academic Records > View Placement Exam Results.Important information about the test* Placements are valid for only one year. If you fail to register in the course that you are placed in\, you will be required to retake the test.* Retaking the placement test is only permitted after the placement results expire.* Students who are currently taking an Arabic course will not be allowed to take the placement test. * The test assesses students’ proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)\, NOT colloquial Arabic.  * If you speak an Arabic dialect but you do not know how to read or write or have little knowledge\, feel free to register in Arabic 101.* Students who know some Arabic because they came from an Arabic-speaking household or have studied Arabic before\, must take the Arabic proficiency test in order to determine their placement.* Students who have taken Arabic at other institutions and wish to continue their Arabic study at UM must take the placement test to determine their level. Credits for Arabic study undertaken at another institution prior to joining UM or in a summer program while attending UM\, transfer in as generic departmental credits and students must take the placement test to determine credit equivalencies to UM courses.* If you place in or beyond the 401 level\, you will have satisfied the LSA language requirement. * Students are encouraged to take a placement test as early as possible in their studies in order to determine the level they should enroll in\, or if they test out of the language requirement. This is extremely important to avoid delays in graduation and complications with placement.* Arabic 101\, 201\, 401\, 501 are offered ONLY in the Fall semester\, and Arabic 102\, 202\, 402\, 504\, 511 are ONLY offered in the Winter semester.* Arabic 103 (the equivalent of Arabic 101 & 102\, combined) may be offered in the Spring/Summer sessions.* Arabic 203 (the equivalent of Arabic 201 & 202\, combined) is offered in the Spring/Summer sessions.If you have questions regarding the placement test\, please contact the program director at\, mesarabicprogram@umich.edu.\n UID:131171-21867901@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131171 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:1500 North Quad 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (Language Resource Center) (MAC Lab) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T170530 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Leaves Under the Lens DESCRIPTION:The leaf surface is a dynamic landscape where tiny\, specialized structures help plants interact with the world around them. Let’s bring this world into view! Join us for an exhibit that highlights the complex and often beautiful anatomy of leaves from the Matthaei collection. Plants throughout the conservatory will be paired with microscope photographs and micro-CT scans that illustrate the otherwise invisible structures that protect leaves from chewing insects\, absorb (or repel!) water\, and even recruit “bodyguards”. You won’t look at leaves the same way again! \n\nThis project is a collaboration between MBGNA and the Weber and Vasconcelos labs in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, led by PhD student Rosemary Glos. UID:130943-21867488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,eeb,Family,Free,In Person,science LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T102034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ADGPE Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Wellness & Social Day DESCRIPTION: The University of Michigan College of Engineering and the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Education invite you to participate in Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week.  This year's theme\, \"Innovate and Celebrate: Graduate Student Engineering Excellence\,\" recognizes our graduate students' hard work and contributions to our community. The Wellness & Social Day event on April 3 is open to current CoE graduate students and will offer food\, music\, activities\, swag\, and door prizes.\n\n UID:133148-21872442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Johnson Rooms, 3rd floor LEC CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250227T104926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LSI SciComm Speaker Series: Creating a more impactful role for scientists in advocacy and civic engagement DESCRIPTION:Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley will discuss challenges and opportunities for research advocates in the context of a new federal administration and congress\, including both funding and policy considerations. She will discuss the new Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST) initiative and will share newly released national public opinion poll data that captures Americans’ sentiment on research\, researchers and research institutions\, our status as a global leader in science\, trust in scientists and related issues. Woolley also will discuss the importance of scientists engaging with the public and offer actionable ways to make this possible. There will be ample time for Q&A.\n\nThe LSI's SciComm Speaker Series highlights the importance of disseminating scientific findings beyond the walls of the academy and effectively communicating the impact of publicly-funded research. This annual event provides world-leading science writers and communicators with an opportunity to share their experiences with faculty\, staff and students\, while also tapping into U-M's vast scientific research community.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the U-M Year of Democracy\, Civic Empowerment\, & Global Engagement. UID:132274-21870691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,biomedical research,Biosciences,Communication,health policy,Life Science,life sciences institute,Public Health,Public Policy LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:stop-loss DESCRIPTION:stop-loss\, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition\,​ is on view at the Stamps Gallery from March 22— April 12\, 2025. The exhibition features the work of MFA students Hannah Buchanan\, Sam Griffith\, Andy Maticorena Kajie\, Laura Mackie\, Okyoung Noh\, Charlie Reynolds\, and Darren Spirk. \nJoin us to celebrate the work of MFA graduate students at the Opening Reception on March 21 from 6 — 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and artists will be present. UID:132763-21871780@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132763 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240620T181506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T110200 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michelle Hinojosa: Logcabins DESCRIPTION:Stamps Gallery commissioned Michelle Hinojosa (MFA\, 2023) to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the Gallery. Hinojosa has created log cabin quilts to adorn the columns in front of Stamps Gallery. The log cabin quilts traditionally represent the warm hearth at the center of a home. This installation reflects on the interplay between home\, placemaking\, labor\, and intergenerational memories of migration. Rather than quilting cotton designed to softly embrace the body\, these quilts are sewn from outdoor grade\, UV-resistant polyester. The quilt is an ode to Hinojosa’s grandmother who illegally crossed the US/Mexico border holding her babies and her quilts. As she and her family drove across the United States to work in the fields of the Salinas Valley\, the quilts offered a safe space for her and her family. Hinojosa celebrates their resilience to her grandmother and elders while also drawing attention to precarity and violence experienced by refugees and migrants crossing the US-Mexico border in our present today.\nArtist’s bio:\nMichelle Inez Hinojosa is an artist\, educator\, and researcher whose work is informed by Indigenous and Latine/x/a/o studies. Born and raised in Texas\, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in both drawing and painting and art education with a minor in art history at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. She works with quilting\, bead weaving\, embroidery\, jewelry\, transparent film installations\, painting\, ceramics\, and sculpture to honor and explore the history of migration in her family and humanize the current discourse around migration still occurring at the southern border. Alongside her artwork she maintains a writing practice to re-story\, re-make\, and re-claim the often subordinated narratives of Latinx\, Chicanx\, Mexican\, and Texican peoples. \n\nRecently\, Hinojosa was named an inaugural Creative Careers Artist in Residence at the University of Michigan\, she has also attended residencies at Mildred's Lane (Pennsylvania)\, Anderson Ranch Art Center (Aspen\, CO) and The Cedars Union (Dallas\, TX). UID:122384-21848867@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122384 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250128T150130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Inequality and Social Demography (ISD) Workshop DESCRIPTION:Winter 2025 Line-up:\n\n2/13: Joe LaBriola\, \"The Mortgage Interest Deduction and the White-Black Wealth Gap\, 1984-2021\"\n\n2/20: Catalina Anampa Castro\, \"Kin-inequality: Education debt in middle to later adulthood\"\n\n3/13: Emma Banchoff\, \"Growing Up Together: The Linked Lives of Siblings During the Transition to Adulthood\"\n\n3/20: Sarah Patterson\, \"The enduring gender gap in care expectations for daughters and sons\"\n\n4/3: Yinger Yang\, \"Can Expanding STEM Quota Narrow Gender Disparity in College Majors?: Evidence from China\"\n\n4/17: Kristina Fullerton Rico UID:132012-21869785@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132012 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 4154 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T121241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Navigating the Waves of Global Shipping: Drivers and Aggregate Implications joint with Jason Dunn DESCRIPTION:This paper studies the drivers of global shipping dynamics and their aggregate impli- cations. We document novel evidence on the dynamics of global containership shipping supply\, demand\, and costs. Motivated by this evidence\, we set up a dynamic model of international trade with a global shipping market where shipping firms and importers endogenously determine shipping supply and costs. We find the model accounts for the dynamics of global shipping observed in the aftermath of COVID-19\, at business cycle frequencies\, and following shipping disruptions in the Red Sea. Accounting for global shipping is critical for the dynamics of aggregate economic activity. UID:129872-21864714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129872 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,International,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241216T125304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | Techno-Menses: Period Products and FemTech in Japan DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010 Weiser Hall and virtually via Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, the joining information will be sent to your email. \n\nRegister for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/xq4wb.\n \n Menstrual product dispensers activated by scanning a QR code\, pads manufactured with deodorizing silver ions\, apps meant to predict the timing of menstrual bleeding and mood swings—more and more\, biological processes like the menstrual cycle are becoming enmeshed in high-tech interventions\, even outside of biomedical settings. Using examples from Japan\, this talk examines how and why menstrual management practices are technologized\, as well as the potential impacts of this for everyday consumers.\n \n Maura Stephens-Chu received her PhD and MA in anthropology from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She specializes in medical and cultural anthropology\, with an emphasis on embodied experiences of menstruation in contemporary Japan. Maura’s multidisciplinary and intersectional research includes theoretical and methodological approaches from anthropology\, Japanese studies\, gender studies\, history\, and science and technology studies. She has conducted extensive ethnographic research in Tokyo\, Japan\, on young women’s perceptions\, education\, and personal experiences of menstruation and commercial menstrual products. Her historical analysis of Japanese menstrual taboos\, “From Sacred to Secret: Tracing Changes in Views of Menstruation in Japan\,” can be found in the open-access journal *Silva Iaponicarum.* Currently\, Maura is researching the formation of layperson and medical understandings of conditions that fall under the umbrella of menstrual “irregularity\,” including endometriosis\, amenorrhea\, and severe dysmenorrhea. She is also interested in media representations of premenstrual syndrome\, as well as the impact on personal health and privacy from the proliferation of smartphone apps for tracking menstrual cycles.\n \n *This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.*\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:130038-21865168@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130038 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Information and Technology,Japanese Studies,Public Health LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250320T154926 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Engineering Tolerance Through Biomaterials DESCRIPTION:Oral Health Services Seminar Series\n\n\"Engineering Tolerance through Biomaterials\"\n\nMaria Coronel\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor \nDepartment of Biomedical Engineering\nCollege of Engineering University of Michigan \n\n*CE Credit will be given to the School of Dentistry Faculty. If you would like CE credit\, please sign in at the seminar. \n\nThursday\, April 3\, 2025\n12:00 PM - 1:00 PM\nDENT 550\nHost: Dr. Yuji Mishina\nSponsored by TEAM/OHS UID:134154-21873942@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134154 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dentistry LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181814 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Eric Whitmer\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Musicology PhD student Eric Whitmer performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:132398-21870882@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132398 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T103514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness UID:128708-21865137@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T093315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Maximize Your Summer Internship Experience DESCRIPTION:Join the ECRC and learn ways to approach your upcoming summer internship with intentionality\, determination\, and a willingness to learn and grow. Also learn how to unpack and translate your experience into tangible accomplishments that will be attractive to future employers and set you up for that next job opportunity. UID:130885-21867230@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130885 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Graduate Students,Michigan Engineering,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T130940 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:More than Gray: Reimagining Early America in Full Color DESCRIPTION:The American past was lived in full color\, but this vibrant history can be easily missed in surviving evidence. You can’t deny that there’s something about a black-and-white photograph that feels… stuffy. With portraits showing people with their shirts buttoned right to the neck and everything in shades of gray and brown\, our imaginations can incline to thinking of the past as a bit staid\, if not downright dull. But look a little closer\, and you’ll see signs that the fashion choices available to those who came before us were more colorful than you might first think. From the fabrics they wore\, to the games they played\, or the books they read\, their world was alive with bright hues. This exhibit invites you to reimagine history with a fuller color palette and picture the vibrancy and joy that just might be hidden behind the unsmiling photographs.\n\nExhibition opening weekdays from 12-4. UID:130748-21866793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130748 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T121506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Warped Routes: 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition DESCRIPTION:This annual celebration of the work of Stamps MFA in Art candidates features work by first-year students:\nMichelle CieloszczykMike MartinRiver BerryMichael King\, Jr.Fiona HofferZoë Dong\nThe 2025 MFA First Year Exhibition takes place March 28 - April 19 at the Stamps Graduate/Faculty Studios\, 1919 Green Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\nJoin us at the public exhibition reception on Friday\, March 28 from 6-8pm (no RSVP required).\nViewings March 29-April 19 are available by appointment only\; please contact Michael King\, Jr. to arrange a visit. UID:134133-21873906@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134133 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250218T181755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Join us as organ BMA student Ben Sidoti performs a 30-minute organ recital.\n\nThe University of Michigan Organ Department presents Division Street Pipes\, a new pipe organ recital series\, in collaboration with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church\, located just blocks from the heart of Kerrytown.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts will take place on Thursdays at 12:15 pm. Each recital will feature talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting. \n\nPerformances begin on January 16\, 2025\, and will occur every Thursday until April 24 (with the exception of April 17\, Maundy Thursday). UID:132890-21872033@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132890 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250321T102233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:A Celtic Harpist's Journey through the Collection of the William L. Clements Library DESCRIPTION:* Alex Ames will be in residency at the Clements from March 31-April 4\, 2025 with a pop-up exhibit of materials that inspired his repertoire\, along with other collection items that showcase the cultural resonances of the harp on view from Noon-4:00 pm daily. UID:134174-21873964@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134174 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Books,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,history of art,libraries,Library,Music LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T113419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Stream Table Workshop DESCRIPTION:What is a watershed and why is it important? Explore how various human activities affect water quality both in a stream and as groundwater\, both in Michigan and beyond. Participants will interact with the museum’s 10-foot stream simulation table to learn about watersheds\, rivers\, and more!\n\nThe event is free and open to the U-M community\, but registration is required. Please email pba-information@umich.edu with questions. UID:132847-21871954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Environment,environmental,environmental education,Free,In Person,museums,natural history museum,planet blue,Science,Sustainability,Water LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250205T181815 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, carillon DESCRIPTION:University Carillonist Tiffany Ng performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:132399-21870883@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132399 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Free,Music,North Campus,Talk LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250120T151032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Well-being:\"Let's Talk\": Informal\, Drop-In Mental Health Counseling DESCRIPTION:Trained mental health counselors are now available for drop-in conversations at different times and locations across campus\, including at Trotter\, the Spectrum Center\, South Quad\, the International Center\, and Bursley.\n\nThis informal\, confidential “office hours” style can be a great fit for students unsure about formal counseling\; for those with a specific\, time-limited concern they’d like to talk through\; or those seeking information on campus resources. Please note: this is not meant for crisis or emergency support.\n\n\"Let's Talk\" will run from January 20th 2025 to April 25th 2025. There will be no drop-ins the week of Spring Break (March 3rd - 7th). \n\nMonday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm with Markie Silverman\, Ph.D.\, LP\, Room 2035 in Trotter Multicultural Center\nTuesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Marcella A. Beaumont\, Ph.D.\, Room 3032 in The Spectrum Center (Michigan Union)\nWednesday: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm with Emily Malinowski\, LMSW\, Room 1721A in South Quad Housing\nThursday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm with Ling Liu\, Ph.D. & Chunyu Xu\, M.Ed.\, M.S.Ed.\, Conference Room in the International Center\nFriday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kayla Douglas\, LMSW\, and Emily Powers\, LLMSW\, Room 2329B in Bursley Housing UID:131469-21868559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessible,Casual,Confidential,Drop-in,free,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,health communication,Inclusion,mental health,Mindfulness,relationship,relationships,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,university health service,Well-being LOCATION:International Center - Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T135439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V or organelle transport DESCRIPTION:Dissertation Defense\n\nWe are pleased to announce that Lily Hahn\, Ph.D. Candidate will present her Dissertation Defense titled \"Cargo adaptors use a handhold mechanism to engage with myosin V or organelle transport\,\" on Thursday\, April 3\, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.\, at Med Sci 2 36999 Lecture Hall and via live stream: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94062574905 PC CDB\n\nDissertation Committee members:\n- Lois Weisman\, Ph.D. (Mentor)\n- Michael Cianfrocco\, Ph.D. (Mentor)\n- Kristen Verhey Ph.D. (Chair)\n- Ming Li\n- Ryan Baldridge\n- Shyamal Mosalaganti UID:133844-21873613@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133844 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Science LOCATION:Medical Science Research Building 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250110T151703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Pause Café: French Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:All Language Levels Welcome!\n\nPractice your French speaking skills with fellow students and instructors in a welcoming and relaxed environment. Get advice on courses and discuss study abroad programs. Free coffee\, tea\, and light snacks. Located in the RLL Commons (4314\, large conference room in center hallway).\n\nFor more information\, please contact Alan Ames at alanames@umich.edu UID:130920-21867360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130920 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Coffee,Community,Culture,Discussion,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Food,Free,French,Games,Global,Humanities,In Person,Interactive,intercultural,Language,multicultural,Networking,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social,Talk LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250404T120133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Advising Event DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community. UID:132138-21870374@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - 2000 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250123T125001 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to tea\, coffee\, light refreshments\, and conviviality in a beautiful\, historic setting. UID:124348-21868976@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124348 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Department Of English Language And Literature,Faculty,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250310T110637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IOE 899: Huseyin Topaloglu DESCRIPTION:About the speaker: Huseyin Topaloglu is the Howard and Eleanor Morgan Professor in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell Tech. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from Princeton. His recent research focuses on constructing tractable solution methods for large-scale network revenue management problems and building approximation strategies for retail assortment planning.\n\nAbstract: When modeling the demand in revenue management systems\, a natural approach is to focus on a canonical interval of time\, such as a week\, so that we forecast the demand over each week in the selling horizon. Ideally\, we would like to use random variables with general distributions to model the demand over each week. The current demand can give a signal for the future demand\, so we also would like to capture the dependence between the demands over different weeks. Prevalent demand models in the literature\, which are based on a discrete-time approximation to a Poisson process\, are not compatible with these needs. In this talk\, we focus on revenue management models that are compatible with a natural approach for forecasting the demand. Building such models through dynamic programming is not difficult. We divide the selling horizon into multiple stages\, each stage being a canonical interval of time on the calendar. We have random number of customer arrivals in each stage\, whose distribution is arbitrary and depends on the number of arrivals in the previous stage. The question we seek to answer is the form of the corresponding fluid approximation. We give the correct fluid approximation in the sense that it yields asymptotically optimal policies. The form of our fluid approximation is surprising as its constraints use expected capacity consumption of a resource up to a certain time period\, conditional on the demand in the stage just before the time period in question. UID:133624-21873317@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133624 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:899 Seminar Series,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Michigan Engineering,seminar LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - G690 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T142033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mentoring Through Multi-Generational Lenses DESCRIPTION:Mentoring Lenses session with the Neuroscience Graduate Program and co-sponsored by Molecular and Cellular Pathology at the University of Michigan. The goal of these events is to help mentors gain new perspectives and be inspired by though leaders from across the country. These satisfy\, in part\, mentor training recommended by NIH NIGMS and NIH T32 training programs.  They can be highlighted in faculty and trainee proposals as continued education in mentor training and community health. UID:133766-21873537@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133766 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:NRCS Internship and Career Opportunities Webinar Session (2) DESCRIPTION:The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) directly serves America's farmers\, ranchers\, and forest managers by providing them with financial and technical assistance\, or advice\, for their land. Our goal is to give our customers free\, personalized information to help them make informed conservation decisions.Many of our staff work one-on-one with agricultural producers to provide them the knowledge and tools they need to conserve\, maintain\, and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future. Some positions we hire for are Soil Conservationists\, Natural Resources Specialist\, Rangeland Management Specialists\, Civil/Agricultural/Environmental Engineers\, and others. To view other positions\, along with duties and qualifications\, please visit the NRCS Careers Website: Careers | Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS Webinars will provide college students information about our agency’s internship andcareer opportunities\, provide guidance on navigating the federal application process\, and help answer questions.Agenda Topics Covered\nBrief NRCS Overview\nShow NRCS RecruitmentVideo\nInternship and Career Opportunities\nFederal Pathways Program Opportunities\nFederal Resume Building\nNavigating USAJOBS and the Application Process\nQ&\;A.\n UID:129655-21864284@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129655 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250327T203833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tech Talk: PC Gaming Tips DESCRIPTION:For those just getting started or looking to optimize their gear\, get some guidance on set-up\, peripherals and more! Get the inside scoop on:\n- gaming PCs vs. gaming consoles\n- how specific PC components affect performance\n- what to look for in gaming peripherals \n\nWho: Open to all\nWhen: Thursdays at 3 p.m. (lasting 20-30 minutes\, with option for Q&A and personal consulting to follow)\nWhere: Michigan Union | Ground Floor\n\nIt would be great if you registered to let us know you’re coming\, but drop-ins are also welcome! UID:134449-21874367@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134449 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Tech Shop,technology,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan Union - G-312 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250209T173503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T165000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Learning Seminar: Toric geometry and birational cobordisms DESCRIPTION:. UID:132551-21871236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132551 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T024321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Nanoparticles target monocytes to promote resolution of pulmonary fibrosis\nAbstract:\nIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic\, progressively fatal lung disease of unknown etiology that affects over 80\,000 Americans and leads to death or lung transplantation within 5 years for more than half of patients. IPF is characterized by progressive\, intractable fibrotic remodeling of the distal lungs mediated by key pathogenic cell types\, especially activated fibroblasts (i.e.\, myofibroblasts)\, distal lung epithelial cells\, and recruited myeloid cells. In IPF\, these key cell types cooperate in a self-perpetuating\, dysregulated\, and pathogenic wound healing response that emerges from a “perfect storm” of suceptibility factors including chronic lung injury (e.g. smoking)\; certain genetic and epigenetic modifications\; and cellular senescence due to natural aging. Only two therapies are FDA-approved for IPF\, and while they have slowed progression in some patients\, they do not halt or reverse disease and can have severe side effects. Therefore\, therapies are urgently needed that not only disrupt the disease process to halt progression\, but actually promote reversal of fibrotic remodeling to restore homeostatic lung structure and function. Fibrosis reversal occurs spontaneously in the lung under certain conditions\, allowing a comparison to the failure of resolution in IPF. Fibrosis resolution is a complex process that requires specific activation states\, functional behaviors\, and communication circuits between multiple cell types that culminate in fibrinolysis and restoration of normal tissue.\n\nIn particular\, monocytes and their derivatives (macrophages\, dendritic cells) are central to successful resolution. They coordinate myofibroblast and epithelial phenotypes via prolific secretion of myriad cytokines\, enzymes\, lipids\, and other signaling molecules\; secrete collagen degrading enzymes (i.e.\, matrix metalloproteases) to clear the injury-induced extracellular matrix (ECM)\; promote apoptosis of myofibroblasts\; remove and process debris (dead cells\, degraded proteins/ECM)\; and regulate the adaptive response to avoid autoimmunity. Critically\, monocytes in the IPF lung do not facilitate resolution\, and instead acquire a profibrotic monocyte-derived macrophage (Mo-AM) phenotype that drives disease through pathologic communication with structural cells. Here\, we show that degradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (NPs) promote fibrosis resolution by priming circulating monocytes to become pro-resolving\, rather than profibrotic\, upon arrival in the lung. NPs reduce and possibly reverse lung collagen deposition in the single-dose bleomycin mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis. NPs also dramatically increase the presence of Ly6C lo non-classical monocytes (NCMOs) in the lung and spleen. NCMOs are known as anti-inflammatory promoters of tissue repair and vascular maintenance\, but their functions in IPF are poorly studied. However\, bulk RNA-sequencing\nof NP- vs Vehicle-treated lungs identified upregulation of genes associated with fibrosis resolution that are enhanced in nonclassical monocytes (e.g.\, the key collagenase Mmp13). Overall\, our data suggests that NPs are capable of reprogramming monocytes’ functional behaviors in the fibrotic lung to promote fibrinolysis and brestoration of function. UID:134121-21873885@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Bicentennial,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,seminar LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250511T155047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Institutions at the Intersection of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights DESCRIPTION:\nIn this discussion\, which formerly focused on First Amendment Title Six\, Associate General Counselor Jack Bernard will talk about how the First Amendment affects public institutions and how they navigate obligations to address discrimination while limited by free speech protections. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and for people in the room to share their thoughts. If you have questions or issues you’d like Bernard to cover\, please send them to rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu ahead of time\, or you can raise them at the event.  Bernard has volunteered to stay after the event for those who may want to continue the discussion less formally.\nRegistration is required at https://myumi.ch/Mk7G4.\n\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:134272-21874077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134272 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate Students LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T152033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Institutions at the Intersection of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights DESCRIPTION:In this discussion\, which formerly focused on First Amendment Title Six\, Associate General Counselor Jack Bernard will talk about how the First Amendment affects public institutions and how they navigate obligations to address discrimination while limited by free speech protections. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and for people in the room to share their thoughts. If you have questions or issues you’d like Bernard to cover\, please send them to rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu ahead of time\, or you can raise them at the event.  Bernard has volunteered to stay after the event for those who may want to continue the discussion less formally. UID:130182-21865568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Rackham 4th East Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T085755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T162000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Department of Astronomy 2024-2025 Colloquium Series Presents: DESCRIPTION:\"Spatial Variations in Atmospheric Chemistry of the Coldest Brown Dwarf\"\n\nFor two decades astronomers have been measuring weather on other worlds with the goal of understanding what atmospheric phenomena drive time-dependent brightness variations in brown dwarfs and gas giant exoplanets. Previous weather studies have been limited to broadband photometry or low resolution (R ∼100) spectroscopy. In the era of JWST\, precise time-resolved medium-resolution spectroscopy of the coldest brown dwarfs is finally possible\, allowing the effects of chemistry\, temperature\, and condensates to be disentangled. WISE 0855 (280K) is the coldest known brown dwarf and the best analog for studying processes that also occur on gas giant planets within our Solar System. We present high SNR (80 – 100)\, medium resolution (R ∼1000)\, time-series JWST/NIRSpec spectra of WISE 0855. Our observations span 11 hours with 15-minute pointings covering 2.87–5.27 microns. The dominant time-variable feature is carbon monoxide\, with smaller amplitude changes from carbon dioxide and phosphine. Wavelengths impacted by methane\, water vapor\, and ammonia show relatively less variability. Outside of major molecular features\, there are variations that may be interpreted as changes in deeper atmospheric heat. Using atmospheric and structural models\, we investigate the potential impact of water clouds and convection on our observations. Lastly\, I will discuss how these observations tie into the overall picture of this cold world and necessary steps for interpreting other time-series data sets. UID:134490-21874409@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134490 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:astronomy,astrophysics LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250319T145709 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:21st Annual Michigan Geophysical Union Symposium DESCRIPTION:The annual MGU Symposium is held in the spring. MGU is a graduate and undergraduate student and postdoctoral scholar symposium here on campus sponsored by both the Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering departments and is fully organized by graduate students. It is an excellent way to gain experience presenting your research and communicating your science with your peers without having to travel.\n\nSchedule of Events:\n\nThursday\, April 3\, 2025\n4:00-5:30 PM in North University Building\n\nFriday\, April 4\, 2025\n9-9:30 am registration opens (BSB)\n9:30-10:45 am morning poster session (BSB)\n10:45 am - 12 pm morning oral session (NUB 1544)\n12-12:45 pm lunch (NUB 2540)\n12:45-1:45 afternoon oral session (NUB 1544)\n1:45-3 pm afternoon poster session (BSB)\n3-3:30 pm reception and awards (NUB 2540)\n\nRegistration (for presenters\, attendees\, and judges) is open through this form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZ2VuRY3IWwG3CYlHEJ2tayUjA0CTUOd7APC8NLb3tbSNgQg/alreadyresponded\n\nRegistration deadline is March 28. You must register in order to attend\; abstract submission does NOT automatically register you.\n\nQuestions? Please email mgu-organizers@umich.edu UID:134074-21873835@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134074 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:climate,Environment LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T091819 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic and Geometric Convergence of Kleinian Groups DESCRIPTION:To study the topology of the deformation space of Kleinian groups\, we need to understand the limiting object of a convergence sequence of Kleinian groups. We would focus on two types of convergence\, the algebraic convergence and the geometric convergence. We would see\, the two types of convergence of the same sequence might results in manifolds with different topological structures\, and even when the two limits coincide as groups\, the limiting group could give rise to manifolds with different homeomorphic types. UID:134491-21874410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134491 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250331T100423 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic and Geometric Convergence of Kleinian Groups DESCRIPTION:To study the topology of the deformation space of Kleinian groups\, we need to understand the limiting object of a convergence sequence of Kleinian groups. We would focus on two types of convergence\, the algebraic convergence and the geometric convergence. We would see\, the two types of convergence of the same sequence might results in manifolds with different topological structures\, and even when the two limits coincide as groups\, the limiting group could give rise to manifolds with different homeomorphism types. UID:134495-21874426@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134495 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Mathematics,seminar LOCATION:East Hall - 2866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T112246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Combining Vibronic and Environmental Effects with Machine Learning in Simulations of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectra: Resolving the Challenge of Modeling the Spectrum of GFP Chromophore in Water DESCRIPTION:Including both environmental and vibronic effects is important for accurate simulation of optical spectra\, but combining these effects remains computationally challenging. This talk will outline two approaches for spectral simulations that consider both the explicit atomistic environment and vibronic transitions. Both phenomena are responsible for spectral shapes in linear spectroscopy and the electronic evolution measured in nonlinear spectroscopy. The first approach utilizes snapshots of chromophore-environment configurations for which chromophore normal modes are determined. The second approach obtains excitation energies for a series of time-correlated snapshots. Both approaches make strides towards more accurate optical spectroscopy simulations. I will show how the approaches can also be made computationally feasible through machine learning of ground and excited state potentials\, opening the door to new physical insights of complex condensed phase systems. By combining vibronic and environmental effects\, along with machine learning for high level wave function theory\, we resolve the long-standing challenge of accurately simulating the linear absorption spectrum of the aqueously solvated GFP chromophore. UID:125085-21854355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/125085 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Physical Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250329T104501 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar: On theGross-Pitaevskii equation linearized around the Ginzburg-Landau vortex of degree one DESCRIPTION:In this talk I will discuss recent work with Jonas Luhrmann and Wilhem Schlag on the evolution of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation linearized around the Ginzburg-Landau vortex of degree one\, under equivariant symmetry. Among the main results are the determination of the spectrum of the (non-selfadjoint) linearized operator\, uncovering a remarkable L^2 growth phenomenon related to zero-energy resonance\, and a complete construction of the distorted Fourier transform at small energies. The latter hinges upon a meticulous analysis of the behavior of the resolvent in the upper and lower half-planes in a small disk around zero-energy. UID:131283-21868067@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/131283 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250402T103840 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - There and back again: Philopatry\, global change\, and the evolution of seasonal migration DESCRIPTION:Seminar summary: Bird migration is one of our world’s most celebrated natural wonders. But how and why has migration evolved\, and what influence does it have on the ecology and evolution of migratory species? Ben will discuss research that his lab has been conducting on the evolutionary dynamics of bird migration. This work highlights seasonal migration as an adaptive strategy for site fidelity\, challenging traditional views of migration as a dispersal strategy for exploring new territories. The work further reveals migratory distance as a fundamental axis of the slow-fast continuum of life history that predicts the balance of survival and reproduction\, and leads to enhanced demographic stability and genetic diversity over evolutionary timescales. UID:134458-21874375@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134458 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biological science,Bsbsigns,department of ecology and evolutionary biology,Discussion,Ecology & Biology,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,eeb,evolutionary biology,Free,Museum - Herbarium,Museum - Zoology,Museum Of Zoology LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250106T123728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EIHS Lecture: Foreigners in Their Own Land: Chernobyl under the Russian Occupation (2022) DESCRIPTION:On February 24\, 2022\, the first day of Russia’s all-out attack on Ukraine\, armored vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. Russian occupation of the plant\, which would last thirty-five days\, had begun. Only the dedication and resolve of Ukrainian personnel\, who were held hostage and worked shifts for weeks instead of days\, spared the world a new Chernobyl accident. Meanwhile\, a much more dangerous situation developed at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine\, the largest such facility in Europe. Following an attack there in March 2022\, the Russian military remains in control. In this lecture Serhii Plokhii discusses the challenges that the Russian takeover of the nuclear sites presents to the world. We must face up to a new reality: there has already been warfare at two nuclear sites\, and others are vulnerable. The lecture is based on Plokhii’s most recent book\, \"Chernobyl Roulette\" (2024).\n\nSerhii Plokhii (Plokhy) is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. A leading authority on Ukraine\, Russia\, and Eastern Europe\, he has published extensively on the international history of World War II and the Cold War. His books won numerous awards\, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for the best English-language book on international relations and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (UK). His latest book\, \"Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone\" was released by W.W. Norton in US and Penguin in UK in September May 2024.\n\nThis event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg. UID:122465-21849233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122465 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Humanities,Interdisciplinary LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250313T101029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T172000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Panels under Partial Stationarity DESCRIPTION:This paper provides a general identification approach for a wide range of nonlinear panel data models\, including binary choice\, ordered response\, and other types of limited dependent variable models. Our approach accommodates dynamic models with any number of lagged dependent variables as well as other types of (potentially contempo- rary) endogeneity. Our identification strategy relies on a partial stationarity condition\, which not only allows for an unknown distribution of errors but also for temporal dependencies in errors. We derive partial identification results under flexible model specifications and provide additional support conditions for point identification. We demonstrate the robust finite-sample performance of our approach using Monte Carlo simulations\, and apply the approach to analyze the empirical application of income categories using various ordered choice models. UID:133810-21873586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133810 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 301 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250210T142909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Improving Sleep: Cognitive Behavior Therapy Group for Insomnia DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle with insomnia\, chronic sleep disturbances\, daytime fatigue\, and/or difficulties managing stress? Is it hard to prioritize quality sleep every night? Is maintaining a consistent sleep schedule challenging?\n\nTo address these concerns\, the Psychological Clinic at the Mary A. Rackham Institute will be offering a 6-week virtual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group for Insomnia\, starting on Thursday\, March 6\, 2025. This group will incorporate evidence-based CBT techniques\, psychoeducation\, group discussions\, and practical exercises aimed at improving sleep quality and addressing the underlying factors contributing to insomnia.\n\nThe goal of the group is to empower participants with strategies to re-establish healthy sleep patterns\, manage racing thoughts\, and reduce the frustration and stress that often accompany sleep difficulties.\n\nWorkshop Details\n+ Who is this for: Individuals that struggle with falling or staying asleep\, feel unsatisfied with their sleep quality\, experience stress or worry about sleep and/or wish to learn practical\, sustainable techniques to improve their sleep.\n+ When: 4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays\, beginning on March 6.\n+ How long: Each weekly session lasts 90 minutes\, for 6 weeks.\n+ Where: Virtually\, on Zoom.\n+ How to Register: Each participant must complete a 30-minute screening appointment to ensure the group is a good fit for their needs. Contact the MARI Call Center at (734) 615-7853 or complete our secure\, online registration form to get started. Current MARI clients may not need to complete a screening.\n+ Cost: Each weekly session is billed at $45\, plus a one-time cost for the screening session ($20). Some insurances accepted. UID:132590-21871320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132590 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Graduate,Mental Health,Staff,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Intro Regional Banking DESCRIPTION:about Bank of America's Strategy and Management Program! This is a unique opportunity to explore the world of strategy and managementwithin one of the nation's leading financial institutes. In this session\, you'll gain insights into the innovative strategies that drive the success of Bank of America's regional banking operations. Our team of experts will walk you through the program structure\, the key skills you'll develop\, and the exciting career opportunities available. Whether you are passionate about problem-solving\, data analysis\, or creating impactful solutions\, this program offers a perfect foundation for aspiring leaders in the financial industry. Don't miss out on the chance to connect with professionals\, ask questions\, and discover how the Strategy and Management Program could be the first step toward your career with Bank of America. UID:132691-21871608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132691 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T112037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Public Lecture| Why we explore DESCRIPTION:Humanity faces real and present problems. Our resources to address these problems are limited. It’s easy to think\, then\, that we should devote ourselves to our most promising solutions.\nIt’s easy\, but it’s wrong.\nThe great paradox of scientific research is that pure exploration – research into deep questions motivated by pure curiosity\, without concern for applications – is ultimately what transforms our lives in tangible\, practical ways.\nIn this talk\, I will speak not just as a physicist interested in puzzles of quantum entanglement and five-dimensional black holes\, but also as someone who has spent the past 25 years helping to establish and grow an institute dedicated to fundamental research. I will make the case for blue-sky research and share my optimism about our collective future.\n\nBio\nRobert Myers (PhD\, Princeton University\, 1986) is the BMO Financial Group Isaac\nNewton Chair at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo\, Ontario\,\nCanada. He joined Perimeter as a founding faculty in 2001\, was the Interim Director\nfrom 2007 to 2008\, served as Faculty Chair from 2011 to 2018\, and as the Director in\n2019 to 2024. Prior to coming to Perimeter\, he was a Professor of Physics at McGill\nUniversity.\nMyers has broad interests in theoretical physics\, with contributions ranging from\nquantum field theory to black holes and cosmology. Several of his discoveries\, such as\nthe “Myers effect” and “linear dilaton cosmology” have been influential in seeding new\nlines of research. His current research focuses on the interplay of quantum\nentanglement and spacetime geometry\, and on applying new perspectives and tools\nfrom quantum information science to the study of quantum gravity.\nAmong his many honours\, Myers has been awarded the Herzberg Medal by the\nCanadian Association of Physicists (1999)\, the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and\nMathematical Physics by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) and the Centre\nde Recherches Mathématiques (2005)\, the Vogt Medal by the CAP and TRIUMF\n(2012)\, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Waterloo (2018)\, and the\nCAP Medal for Lifetime Achievements in Physics (2024). In 2006\, he was elected a\nFellow of the Royal Society of Canada\, and he was named a Fellow of the Canadian\nAssociation of Physicists in 2024.\n\nHe has served on numerous advisory boards\, including the Banff International\nResearch Station (2001-05)\, the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (2012-16)\, the\nWilliam I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute (2015-20)\, and the Max Planck Institute for\nGravitational Physics (2018-present). He has also served on the editorial boards of\nAnnals of Physics (2002-12) and the Journal of High Energy Physics (2007-present). UID:132655-21871515@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132655 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lctp Public Lecture,lecture,Physics,Science,Talk LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250312T141918 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T180000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Lingering in the Wound: Sadism and Confusion as Aesthetic Practice DESCRIPTION:Lecture: April 3\, 4pm - 6pm\nWorkshop: April 4\, 11:30pm - 1pm\n\nContrasting the logic that wounds only produce suffering and that\, therefore\, the proper approach to trauma is the reparative\, Saketopoulou draws our attention to the concept of traumatophilia\, which conditions a differently textured relation to injury. In this talk\, she turns to art that lingers in the wound not in order to address/heal the injury but to graze against it\, even to risk re-opening it in the interembodied space of the theatre. Such art is not after healing or repair: it risks\, rather\, an exposure to traumatic intensities that cannot be captured through anamnesis\, intensities that have a fugitive relationship to being grasped or understood\, and which\, importantly\, exert a sadistic force on the artist and the audience. That such sadism is also tender is not a contradiction\, but the very condition of a kind of sadism we might think of as aesthetic. Drawing on the first part of the Cadela Força trilogy by Carolina Bianchi and the art collective Cara de Cavalo\, Saketopoulou explores how wound and aesthetics meet through an ethical form of sadistic practice conjugated not through clarity\, understanding\, or catharsis but through the courting of confusion.\n\nAvgi Saketopoulou is a psychoanalyst who lives and works in New York City. She completed her analytic training at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis\, where she also teaches. Her published work addresses issues around trauma\, gender\, and sexuality. She is the author of Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk\, Race\, Traumatophilia (NYU Press\, 2023) and co-author with Ann Pellegrini of Gender Without Identity (Unconscious in Translation 2023). \n\nThank you to our co-sponsors: \nInstitute for the Humanities\, UMOR\, and LSA DEI Office UID:133768-21873540@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Communications,Discussion,film,free,humanities,In Person,institute for the humanities,Interdisciplinary,Language,lecture,multicultural,networks,Performance Art,Philosophy,Romance Languages And Literatures,Social Impact,Storytelling,Talk,Workshop,Writing LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - RLL Commons (MLB 4314) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250307T155901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Scientific Computing in the Biological and Health Sciences DESCRIPTION:Academic opportunities and fellowships for graduate students who combine Scientific Computing with Biology\, Kinesiology\, Medicine\, Pharmacy\, Public Health\, or any other biological or health-related science.\n\nThis session will be offered in-person and on Zoom. Please indicate how you plan to attend when you register. UID:133554-21873244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biology,Biomedical Engineering,Biosciences,Computation,Computational Modeling,Computational Science,Computational Social Science,computing,Ecology And Evolutionary Biology,Epidemiology,Evolutionary Biology,Generative Ai,Graduate,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate School,Graduate Students,Health Data,high performance computing,In Person,Interdisciplinary,Kinesiology,Life Science,Machine Learning,Medicine,Micde,Natural Sciences,Neuroscience,Pharmacy,Prospective Graduate Students,Psychology,Public Health,Rackham,Research,Science,Scientific Computing,Virtual LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 170 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250401T093529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T172000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Long-Run Effects of Psychotherapy on Depression and Economic Outcomes DESCRIPTION:We study the long-run effects of therapy for depression on mental health and eco- nomic outcomes amongst adults in India. We revisit a clinical trial that randomized depressed adults (n=493) to a brief course of psychotherapy delivered by non-specialists or to a control condition. Five years later\, the treatment group was 12 percentage points less likely to be depressed than the control group and had experienced 9 fewer months of depression on average over five years\, implying a cost of $7.3 per month of depression averted. These effects exceeded expert predictions. Despite sustained improvements in mental health\, we find no significant impacts on employment or consumption\, sug- gesting that improved mental health alone may not be enough to persistently improve economic well-being in low-income settings. UID:132739-21871667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Development,Economics,seminar LOCATION:Ross School of Business - Ross B3560 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T152033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:VIRTUAL - Newnan Academic Advising - Spring/Summer Registration Support DESCRIPTION:\n Feel like you're falling behind on credits\, or want to get further \nahead? Want to make sure you're achieving the recommended credit \nmomentum going into next year? Want to ask questions about taking \nclasses at another college/university? Have questions about the \nTransfer Credit Equivalency Guide? This is the support you need!\n\n\nThe Newnan Student Success Team will guide you through how to take \nclasses at\, or outside\, U-M this spring/summer and earn some credits \nprior to next fall. To help ensure you're making the progress you're \nhoping to achieve\, we'll talk to you about how these classes will be \nadded to your degree audit.\n\n\nWe'll make a particular effort to explain how taking spring/summer \ncourses can impact your GPA if you're on an Academic Progress Notice.\n\n\nAgenda for the session\nHow to take summer courses at U-M or another school\nHow would taking classes impact your GPA? Particularly if on an Academic Progress Notice\nExplain Credit Momentum and discuss the benefits \nNavigate Transfer Credit Equivalency and Michigan Transfer Agreement sites\nDiscuss direct equivalent credit vs. departmental credit \nAudit checklist and ‘What-If’ Reports\nHow to transfer credits back\n\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please email erinkell@umich.edu.\n UID:133130-21872422@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133130 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T152033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Winter 2025 MICDE information sessions DESCRIPTION:MICDE (Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering) manages three academic programs that current U-M graduate students can join:Ph.D. in Scientific ComputingGraduate Certificate in Computational Discovery & EngineeringGraduate Certificate in Computational NeuroscienceIn these sessions we will talk about the benefits of these programs for students in various disciplines. UID:133547-21873228@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133547 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T181623 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T183000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Pianist Kate Liu DESCRIPTION:In association with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra\, the Piano Department presents a guest master class by international soloist Kate Liu. Free and open to the public\, with support from the Sally Fleming Master Class Fund.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST\n\nPianist KATE LIU has garnered international recognition\, notably winning the Third Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw\, Poland. She also received the Best Mazurka Prize\, as well as the Audience Favorite Prize awarded by the Polish public through Polish National Radio. Since then she has toured internationally\, performing at some of the world’s most renowned venues and collaborating with orchestras around the globe.\n\nAs a distinguished soloist\, Kate has been presented in numerous prestigious halls\, including the Seoul Arts Center\, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre\, Warsaw National Philharmonic\, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal\, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\, Severance Hall in Cleveland\, Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C.\, Shanghai Concert Hall\, Osaka Symphony Hall\, and the Phillips Collection. Esteemed orchestras she has collaborated with include the Warsaw Philharmonic\, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal\, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra\, Cleveland Orchestra\, Daegu Symphony Orchestra\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Hilton and Head Symphony Orchestra. She is a regular invitee to the Chopin and His Europe Festival in Warsaw\, and in 2024\, was the recipient of the Olivier Berggruen Prize as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.\n\nIn 2025\, she released her debut album featuring Beethoven and Brahms sonatas with Orchid Classics.\n\nBorn in Singapore\, Kate began her piano studies at the age of four and relocated to the United States at age eight. She studied at the Music Institute of Chicago under Emilio del Rosario\, Micah Yui\, and Alan Chow. Early in her career\, she achieved first prizes at the Third Asia-Pacific International Chopin Competition and the New York International Piano Competition. Kate holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music\, as well as a Master’s and Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School\, where she studied with Robert McDonald and Yoheved Kaplinsky. UID:134100-21873860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134100 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250325T153757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Pizza with PCAS: Courses and Computing DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, April 3rd\, 4:30p-5:30p for “Pizza with PCAS”: an informal gathering with faculty\, food and fun. \n\nWe plan to set up the SuperHero PiBooth (from the Major Minor Expo) with a simplified script so that you may play with photo filters in OpenCV and print the photos!!\n\nStudents considering a minor or just adding some computing to their liberal arts experience are welcome to attend.\n\nPizza will be provided by NY Pizza Depot or Joe's Pizza\, TBD. UID:133625-21873324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133625 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Digital Media,Food,Information and Technology,Undergraduate LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250403T162032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student + Faculty Mixer DESCRIPTION:An informal networking event designed to create a space where students can engage with faculty members outside of the classroom. This event aims to foster relationships\, facilitate open communication\, and encourage students to learn more about faculty members' academic and professional backgrounds in a relaxed environment. UID:133417-21873081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:East Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250326T130311 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Special Study Hours ft. Alex Ames DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 3\, 2025\, students are invited to register for a special study session from 5-7 pm that will feature Alex Ames playing background music\, as well as the opportunity to view the pop-up exhibit. UID:134391-21874303@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134391 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,history of art,Humanities,libraries,Library,Music LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250226T110151 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:35th David W. Belin Lecture DESCRIPTION:5:15 PM - Pre-Lecture Reception\, 6:00 PM - Lecture\, 7:30 PM - Book Signing\n\nJoan Nathan is the author of twelve cookbooks including her latest work\, My Life in Recipes: Food\, Family\, and Memories. Her 2018 book\, King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary \nExploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World\, won the IACP International Cookbook of the Year. That same year\, the much-acclaimed Jewish Cooking in America\, which in 1994 won both the James Beard Award and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award\, was named an IACP classic. In 2022\, Nathan was included in the Forward 125: The American Jews who shaped our world. Nathan is also a regular contributor to The New York Times and Tablet Magazine. UID:130242-21865630@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Food,Graduate School,Jewish Communal Leadership Program,Jewish Studies,Middle East Studies,Rackham,Social Sciences,Women's Studies LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Assembly Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250122T181513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - John Cameron Mitchell DESCRIPTION:John Cameron Mitchell is an acclaimed actor\, writer\, and director known for his boundary-pushing work across theater\, film\, and television. He first captivated audiences with Hedwig and the Angry Inch\, a rock musical he co-wrote and starred in\, exploring identity\, love\, and self-acceptance. Mitchell later adapted and directed Hedwig for the screen\, earning two Tony Awards\, the Sundance Film Festival’s Best Director award\, and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.\nMitchell’s directorial work includes Shortbus (2006)\, an audacious exploration of intimacy\; Rabbit Hole (2010)\, starring Nicole Kidman\, which received an Oscar nomination for Kidman's performance\; and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)\, featuring Kidman and Elle Fanning. His television credits span roles in Girls\, Shrill\, The Good Fight\, Yellowjackets\, The Sandman\, City on Fire\, and Joe vs. Carole.\nIn audio storytelling\, Mitchell created the podcast series Anthem: Homunculus\, featuring a star-studded cast that includes Glenn Close\, Patti LuPone\, Cynthia Erivo\, and Laurie Anderson. He is also set to release Cancellation Island\, a new podcast starring Holly Hunter. With his fearless approach to storytelling\, Mitchell remains a powerful voice in contemporary culture\, celebrated for his commitment to authenticity and representation.\nPresented in partnership with the School of Music\, Theatre &\; Dance. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:130009-21865051@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130009 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240815T125101 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reading and Q&A with Weike Wang DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): https://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters24\n\nZell Visiting Writers Series readings and Q&As are free and open to the public and will be offered both virtually (via Zoom) and in person (in UMMA's Stern Auditorium). Seats are offered on a first come\, first served basis\; please arrive early to secure a spot.\n\nWeike Wang is the author of *CHEMISTRY* (Knopf 2017)\, *JOAN IS OKAY* (Random House 2022) and the forthcoming *RENTAL HOUSE* (Riverhead 2024). She is the recipient of a Pen Hemingway\, a Whiting award and a National Book Foundation 5 under 35. Her work has appeared in *Ploughshares*\, *The New Yorker*\, *Best American Short Stories* and has won an O. Henry Prize. She earned her MFA from Boston University and her other degrees from Harvard. She currently lives in New York City and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania\, Columbia University and Barnard College.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email kimjulie@umich.edu--we are eager to help ensure this event is inclusive to you. The building\, event space\, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on the second floor of the Museum\, accessible via the stairs\, or in nearby Hatcher Graduate Library (Floors 3\, 4\, 5\, and 6). The Hatcher Library also offers a reflection room (4th Floor South Stacks)\, and a lactation room (Room 13W\, an anteroom to the basement women's staff restroom\, or Room 108B\, an anteroom of the first floor women's restroom). 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:122479-21849249@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/122479 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,arts at michigan,book discussion,book event,Book Talk,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Graduate,Lecture,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Talk,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,UMMA,World Literature,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Robert Hayden Conference Room, #3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250317T161728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250403T210000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:TEDxUofM 2025: Rooted DESCRIPTION:The phrase “return to your roots” has always meant taking inspiration from the people\, ideas and values we grew up with. However\, sometimes we find ourselves uprooting our lives into new\, healthier communities. Whether drawing from your past or separating from it\, both pathways are equally valid as a source of personal strength and a celebration of one's roots. At TEDxUofM 2025: Rooted\, six renowned University of Michigan alumni will give world-class TED talk presentations on what their roots mean to them and where those roots lie today. Get your tickets now for our conference on Thursday\, April 3rd\, from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Power Center for Performing Arts (doors open at 5:30).\n\nOur six speakers and talks are as follows:\nTifani Sadek: \"Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable\"\nKunal Majumder: \"Press Freedom: The Root of Every Right\"\nChris Vrenna: \"The Roots Within Yourself: Inner Strength\"\nJoshua Ong: \"Spaceflight to Eyesight\"\nHakem Al-Rustom: \"Uprooted: Exile as a Mode of Being\"\nMadison Krumins: \"Home as a Snail Vine\" UID:132044-21869887@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132044 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,Athletics,conference,Dance,Faculty,History,In Person,Law,Medicine,Music,Storytelling,Student Org LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR