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:20261002T161912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T235900 SUMMARY:Well-being:Cook Scholars Free Sips DESCRIPTION:One month in\, are you looking for direction in networking\, searching student orgs\, or finding your way around Ann Arbor\, talk to us. We can help. During Sober October\, we'll treat you to Free Sips of your favorite beverage. Please indicate you're a Cook Scholar\, when you use the registration intake form (links on right). UID:153052-21915006@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cook Scholars,Free,Networking,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Goosechase: Ghouls & Geese DESCRIPTION:Join the Ghouls & Geese Goosechase to explore campus haunts\, find free fall fun\, and make the most of spooky season. As you earn points\, you'll compete with fellow classmates for a top spot on the leaderboard. The 1st place winner gets a $100 gift card\, join now and start solving! UID:153389-21915785@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Competition,Explore,Fall,Goosechase,Halloween,On Campus,Prize LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T095249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T235900 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Intramural Sports Registration - Fall Blue Season DESCRIPTION:Dates:\nRegistration: October 12th – 21st\nRegular Season Round Robin: October 25th – November 13th\nPlayoffs: November 15th – December 4th\n\nCosts and Eligibility:\nPass Pricing (Must be purchased from the webstore before you can register)\nMaize/Blue Combo Pass: $20 per person for access to all offered sports during the Maize & Blue Seasons\nSemester Pass: $40 per person for access to all offered sports during the semester the pass was purchased.\n\nEligibility\nMust be a current student at the University of Michigan\, or an eligible member of Michigan Recreation.\n\nOffered Gaming/Esports:\n Single/Solo Leagues\n - Mario Kart at the IMSB Game Lounge\nTeam Leagues\n - Rocket League (2v2) at the IMSB Game Lounge\n\nOffered Traditional Sports (self-officiated\, played at IMSB):\n - Single/Solo Leagues \n - Badminton \n - Table Tennis\n\nTeam Leagues\n - Basketball (3v3) \n - Dodgeball (6v6) \n - Pickleball (Doubles) \n - Wallyball (4v4) UID:153155-21915196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Esports,Games,Rec Sports,Social,Sports LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Spooky Cider Mill Ride 👻🎃🍩 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Halloween road ride to the Dexter Cider mill\, where we'll stop for treats before returning home. While this is a no-drop ride\, riders should be comfortable riding ~25 miles at a 11-13 mph pace. \nAs always\, helmets are mandatory! Don't forget to bring water\, money/card/ID\, and a spare tube if you have one. Lights/reflectors are optional\, but highly recommended. Costumes are welcome! 👻🎃\nWill update the route once we're closer to the ride. Hope you can join us! UID:153183-21915509@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Washtenaw Dairy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260909T144452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Great Lakes Regional Nursing Innovation Conference DESCRIPTION:This nursing innovation conference will provide an overview of a broad range of topics from nationally known speakers on the topics of most relevance to nursing and healthcare innovation today. Presentations on intellectual property\, elevating the front-line voice in innovation\, building cultures of nursing innovation\, rural health innovations\, what investors look for in innovation pitches\, business skills and concepts\, and a guide to market\, among others\, will be addressed. This conference is for clinical nurses\, nurse educators\, nurse scientists/researchers\, nursing students\, and anyone interested in healthcare innovation. The conference also features a Nurse Innovator Showcase\, shining the spotlight on some of our own UMSN Nurse Innovators and their inventions. This is being held at the NCRC on North Campus. UID:150924-21910453@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150924 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurship,Healthcare,Innovation,Nursing,Nursing Students,Public Health LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T121511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Camille Ann Brewer\, MFA\, MLIS DESCRIPTION:Camille Ann Brewer lives and works in the City of Detroit\, Michigan. Through the process of textile construction\, Brewer’s artwork intersects cartographic and photographic images that speak to specific spaces and time. Weaving together of physical place\, memory with time is the core subject of this body of work. \n\nThe artwork is built with time-period paper maps\, which illustrate spatial geography and political territory\; along with paper-collaged images of people\, places and things\, which tie directly to the history and human relationships in space. In patterns that support the artwork’s theme\, the two disparate paper elements are then woven together to create a serendipitous making and aesthetic experience. UID:150411-21909374@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,Humanities,North Campus,Reception,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T104038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CCPS Photo Exhibition. This is the Place DESCRIPTION:There are nearly one million refugees currently living in Poland. While the vast majority arrived from Ukraine\, Poland has also welcomed forcibly displaced people from Central Asia\, Latin America\, Africa\, and the Middle East. While refugees may be different\, they all search for a place that reminds them of home.\nIn *This Is The Place*\, a project supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)\, Anna Liminowicz asked refugees to show what\, in Poland\, reminds them of their home. These portraits and the personalized confessions her subjects handwrote in their native languages tell poignant stories about safety and hope.\nAnna Liminowicz is an award-winning photographer and reportage journalist based in Warsaw\, Poland. A frequent contributor to the *The New York Times*\, *The Guardian*\, *The Wall Street Journal*\, *The Washington Post*\, *El Pais*\, *Der Spiegel* and UNHCR\, Liminowicz divides her time between assignments and long-term personal projects\, mainly focusing on social issues like identity and loss\, and what uplifts her subjects. She has covered the war in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Poland since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion\, and received the 2022 Grand Press Photo Award for her project “Too Precious to Leave Behind”.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149978-21907748@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:russia,Ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T132935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Comics Beyond Sight DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comics visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printing\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrates that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international efforts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collective at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind access professionals. \n\nEmily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the content creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability culture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the Longmore Institute on Disability. \n\nNick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creative organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first person to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as the graphic novel Unflattening.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, October 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. UID:150276-21908526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Comics,Disability,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T114238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lila Kadaj Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lila Kadaj received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her work has been shown at numerous institutions\, including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Cranbrook Art Museum\, and the Arab American National Museum. She spent nearly 27 years teaching art at Detroit Public schools.\n\nArtist statement: “When looking at a beautiful flower. It’s just itself. Just there......no .....it does not proclaim its purpose for blooming is to make people happy. It just is. Like standing in front of an easel and painting........just is.......no matter......what proclamations may be concluded to sway the viewer. Same thing goes for fine art. It’s not about I am a woman....it’s not about I am a first generation Arab American.....it’s not about being a child of trauma....it’s not about a member of my family being gunned down on the street....it’s about being born a painter.....standing in front of my easel and working to create a \"Piece of Fine Art\". Not standing on some soap box and expecting my words to somehow qualify my painting. It’s the painting\, drawing or sculpture that must speak on its own.......on how the artist......via the intellect and muse uses the elements to create something distinct and first rate. It can be quiet or loud. I see so much very weak work uplifted not for its quality but because it’s in fashion.” UID:150406-21909210@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arab Heritage Month,Art,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Middle East Studies,North Campus,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery Concourse Level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T123553 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breakfast\, Luncheon\, and Dinner: Dining Out in the 1910s\, 1920s\, and 1930s DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a buffet selection of early twentieth century menus from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Visit the Special Collections Research Center on the 6th floor of the Hatcher Library\, Monday-Friday\, 9:00am-4:30pm. UID:152203-21913268@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T151759 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fashion/Forward DESCRIPTION:Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental health differences from progressive art studios around the country. Both including fashion and about fashion\, the exhibition features drawings\, paintings\, sculptures\, textiles\, wearable clothing\, accessories\, and other fabulous fashion-inspired works and is organized in conjunction with the 2026 Creating Community Conference. Learn more about the conference at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.\n\n *Image: \"Untitled\,\" Jade Saren\, Creative Growth Art Center* UID:149758-21907077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T153704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s DESCRIPTION:Visit the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room to see historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food\, cooking\, and technology during the heady decade of the 1920s\, sandwiched between WWI and the Great Depression. This exhibit features materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, as well as select items from the Art\, Architecture\, and Engineering Special Collections and the Transportation History Collection.\n\nAs America rang in a new decade in the 1920s\, cookbook authors and appliance manufacturers stood ready to offer the newly emancipated and forward-thinking American woman a vision for her future\, a vision that would be scientifically grounded\, speedy enough to make time for leisure as well as housework\, and guaranteed to bring fun to that most humdrum of chores: planning and preparing meals for a family three times a day\, 365 days a year. UID:150658-21909801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260728T142037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Grand Vision DESCRIPTION:Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller\, curator\, educator\, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit. Through material culture\, Dabls presents commentary on the past\, present\, and future from African and African-American perspectives\, with the understanding that generations of African ancestors used visual materials to convey information about their identity as well as send messages for healing and protection. Dabls is a luminary\; for decades he has re-imagined what a museum space can be\, accessible to everyone\, free from the underpinnings of colonialism and the Western\, often white\, frame. *Grand Vision* includes a conceptual installation in the Gallery\, presenting Dabls’s own work in visual conversation with African beads and artifacts from Dabls’s Bead Museum collections. \n\nAdditionally\, Dabls’s iconic outdoor sculpture *Iron Teaching Rocks Table Manners* will be installed on the U-M campus grounds near UMMA\, at the intersection of State Street and South University from September 17- October 11\, 2026. The project’s range intends to more fully articulate the many facets of Dabls’ creative practice\, and the overlay of art\, history\, identity\, community\, and healing. UID:149620-21906800@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149620 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Detroit,Exhibition,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260717T104108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T103000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CDB Seminar Series: Akhila Rajan DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Akhila Rajan\, PhD. Associate Professor\, Basic Sciences Division\, Fred Hutch Cancer Center.\n\nTitle: TBA\n\nHost: Swathi Yadlapalli\n\nThe venue is accessible via elevator and ramp. If you require any accommodations in order to fully participate in this activity\, please inform Holly Martin.\nPhone: (734) 615-7509\nEmail: martihm@umich.edu UID:149379-21906294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149379 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biology,Biosciences,Science LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - ABC Seminar Rooms CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T105818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MORE Committee Offerings (Faculty Registration) DESCRIPTION:Created by the MORE Committee\, these workshops are designed to strengthen the student–faculty mentoring relationship through the development of shared expectations\, sharing mentoring best practices\, and understanding of mentoring across differences.\n\nThe Getting Your Mentoring Relationship off to a Good Start Workshop is attended jointly by faculty mentors and their graduate student mentees.\n\nThe Mentoring Across Difference 2.0 Workshop is attended only by faculty mentors.\n\nThe Mentoring 101 New Faculty Workshop is attended only by faculty new to U-M or starting a faculty mentoring role.\n\nSeparate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/11ANg. UID:149988-21907768@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149988 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T105720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MORE Committee Workshop: Getting Your Mentoring Relationship Off to a Good Start (Student Registration) DESCRIPTION:Created by the MORE Committee\, these workshops are designed to strengthen the student–faculty mentoring relationship through the development of shared expectations\, sharing mentoring best practices\, and understanding of mentoring across differences.\n\nThe Getting Your Mentoring Relationship Off to a Good Start Workshop is attended jointly by faculty mentors and their graduate student mentees. Mentors and mentees first participate in separate parallel sessions\, where they reflect on their own goals\, working styles\, and approaches to common challenges. Afterwards\, each student–faculty pair collaborates to create a written mentoring plan that outlines key elements such as needs\, objectives\, and mutual expectations. Among Rackham doctoral students who have drafted mentoring plans\, 83 percent report finding them helpful. Mentoring pairs are encouraged to consider attending the optional one-on-one discussion time at the end of the workshop\, where they have dedicated time to work together on developing the mentoring plan.\n\nSeparate registration for faculty is available at: https://myumi.ch/61V6J. UID:149989-21907782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149989 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T170616 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:International Pronouns Day - Pronouns 101 Workshop DESCRIPTION:Each year on the third Wednesday of October\, individuals and groups commemorate International Pronouns Day. \n\nIn honor and celebration of this day\, Spectrum Center is hosting a Pronouns 101 workshop for interested U-M faculty\, staff\, and students. In this 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage\, participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills.\n\nParticipants will:\n-Learn what pronouns are and be able to share why they are important in your own words\n-Identify the correct pronouns in various sentence structures\n-Practice different methods of addressing harm using a tool called scripting \n-Use an action planning resource to develop one tangible\, actionable goal related to your increased inclusivity around pronouns\n\nMORE WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATION\nFor more information about Spectrum Center’s educational workshops and/or to request an in-person/virtual workshop for your department or organization\, visit https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/workshops UID:151475-21911634@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151475 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Diversity Equity and Inclusion,LGBT,LGBTQ History Month,Queer Trans Indigenous People of Color-QTIPOC,Sessions,Social Justice,Training,Well-being LOCATION:Michigan Union - 2210 ABCD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T123218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/2025773Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who has designed thisexperience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Career Exploration and Planning\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to be set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA  #UCC UID:152553-21913908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152553 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T175950 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Paintball Ticket Sales DESCRIPTION:Promotional Advertising Inc. is coming to campus to offer exclusive\, discounted tickets to top-tier paintball locations across Michigan. Whether you're a seasoned player looking to sharpen your strategy or a first-timer eager to try something new with friends\, this is your chance to score big savings on an unforgettable trip out to the field. Stop by their table on campus to grab your tickets before they sell out! UID:153181-21915388@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activity,Discount,Games,Paintball,Tickets LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916051@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - The Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T121522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram UID:138033-21881349@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T105818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MORE Committee Offerings (Faculty Registration) DESCRIPTION:Created by the MORE Committee\, these workshops are designed to strengthen the student–faculty mentoring relationship through the development of shared expectations\, sharing mentoring best practices\, and understanding of mentoring across differences.\n\nThe Getting Your Mentoring Relationship off to a Good Start Workshop is attended jointly by faculty mentors and their graduate student mentees.\n\nThe Mentoring Across Difference 2.0 Workshop is attended only by faculty mentors.\n\nThe Mentoring 101 New Faculty Workshop is attended only by faculty new to U-M or starting a faculty mentoring role.\n\nSeparate registration for students is available at: https://myumi.ch/11ANg. UID:149988-21907769@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149988 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA reverie is a state between waking and dreaming\, a moment when the mind drifts beyond the immediate. It is a space where memory\, imagination\, desire\, and reality can overlap\, distort\, and take on new forms. In these moments\, the familiar can become strange\, and the ordinary can become something unexpected.\n\nReverie brings together student works that explore the space between what is known and what is felt. Across painting\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, animation\, and mixed media\, the artists move through imagined landscapes\, intimate encounters\, memories\, figures\, and fragments of the everyday. These works blur the boundaries between observation and imagination\, allowing emotion and perception to reshape what we recognize.\n\nRather than depicting dreams literally\, Reverie considers dreaming as a way of seeing. The works reflect moments of escape\, introspection\, fantasy\, and transformation\, where the subconscious can surface and reality becomes open to interpretation. \n\nReverie was conceived and curated by members of the Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC)\, and features work by eight SEC members at the Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition includes ten works across oil on canvas\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, digital animation\, and mixed media. UID:150344-21909055@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T131259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America” DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:152024-21912669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260710T102607 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algorithmic Awareness: An AI Workshop for Ph.D. Students DESCRIPTION:Do you wonder how AI impacts the integrity of your research data? Are you concerned about hidden biases within automated tools? This workshop introduces algorithmic awareness as a vital skill for modern scholars. You will examine case studies like the COMPAS system to understand how code reinforces social inequality. We provide specific tools to help you identify factual errors and AI \"hallucinations\" in your output. Participants learn to value human perspectives over machine-generated summaries to ensure inclusive research practices. This session serves incoming graduate students looking to build an ethical foundation for their academic careers.\n\nThis workshop is designed with doctoral students and postdocs in mind. If you have any questions\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu. UID:149294-21906199@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149294 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T170656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Assistive Technology for Everyone DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore assistive technology as a powerful set of tools that can improve access and independence for people with disabilities while also supporting users in a wide range of everyday contexts. The session will include demonstrations of built-in accessibility features on smartphones and computers that support vision\, hearing\, mobility\, dexterity\, cognition\, and attention. \n\nWe will also discuss how to choose assistive technology tools based on individual needs and goals\, and share where to find helpful U-M and external resources. This session is designed to help participants better understand how accessibility features can create more flexible\, inclusive\, and effective digital experiences for everyone.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. UID:149440-21906422@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149440 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Accommodations,Digital Accessibility,Disability,Inclusion,Ndeam,Technology,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library. UID:149541-21906622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T165811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:DAAS Faculty Forum with Justine Davis\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Political Science DESCRIPTION:Faculty members of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies discuss their projects\, research\, and publications to share their work and interests. The DAAS Faculty Forum will be held monthly on Wednesdays at noon.\n\nOctober 21: Justine Davis\, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Assistant Professor of Political Science \nDual Citizenship & Dueling Loyalties: Perceptions of Politicians from the Diaspora\n\nAbstract:\n\nHow do citizens perceive and respond to dual citizenship and diaspora policies\, particularly pertaining to politicians who have ties to multiple countries? This project entails a multi-country survey and experimental design in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia on public opinion about dual citizenship. Given the growing political and economic influence of the African diaspora\, the rights and roles of dual citizens have become increasingly contentious. Using a descriptive survey and a conjoint experiment\, we explore when and why citizens support dual citizenship\, how they respond to diaspora politicians\, and how they view the role dual citizens and the broader diaspora play in the economic and democratic development of their countries.\n\nBio:\n\n​I am an assistant professor jointly appointed in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Political Science Department at the University of Michigan. Prior to this position\, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan and a UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California\, San Diego. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n\nI study comparative politics and political behavior\, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa. In particular\, I am interested in the challenges of democratization efforts in post-conflict settings and weakly institutionalized democracies.\n\nMy book\, No Neutral Ground\, forthcoming with Cambridge University Press\, examines the role of non-governmental organizations in fostering democracy after civil war.\n\nMy research has been supported by the Carnegie Corporation\; the National Science Foundation\; the West Africa Research Association\; the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley\; and the Center for African Studies\, the Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study\, and the Institute for International Studies at UC Berkeley. My work has been featured on the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage and published or forthcoming in African Affairs\, Comparative Political Studies\, Journal of Conflict Resolution\, Journal of Politics\, Party Politics\, Political Behavior\, and PS: Political Science & Politics.\n\n At the University of Michigan\, I am an associate at the African Studies Center and a faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies. I am a member of Evidence and Governance in Politics\, a research associate at the Center on the Politics of Development\, a co-coordinator of the Midwest Workshop in Empirical Political Science\, a Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellow\, and an APSA Diversity Fellow. I was also part of the 2023 Inaugural Class for The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS)\, Summer Institute on Diversity Science\, at Stanford University. \n\nPrior to obtaining my Ph.D.\, I completed a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellowship in Côte d’Ivoire. I hold a dual-language Master's degree in International Affairs\, Conflict Resolution and Civil Society Development from the American University of Paris and the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Originally from North Carolina\, I graduated from Elon University with a Bachelor's degree in International Studies\, African concentration.\n\nOverall\, I have experience living and working in France\, Côte d'Ivoire\, Ghana\, Senegal\, and I have also conducted fieldwork in Zambia and Benin. \n\nZoom link: \nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/96271791304\n\nNovember 18: Martin Murray\, Adjunct Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies\; Professor of Urban and Regional Planning\, Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning UID:151690-21911969@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151690 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,African Diaspora,African Language,African Studies LOCATION:Haven Hall - 4701 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T131142 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T133000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Educating for Civic Engagement: A Michigan OLLIs Collaboration DESCRIPTION:Join us for part one of a two-part educational series about the different justice systems in Michigan. Our first session begins this fall. The Michigan OLLIs (Western Michigan University\, Aquinas College\, Saginaw Valley State University and the University of Michigan)\, State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Judicial Section and Michigan Center for Civic Education (MCCE) welcome you to learn more about our State and Federal judicial systems.\n\nThis will be a 60-minute presentation regarding the District\, Circuit\, Probate and Federal jurisdiction in the State of Michigan\, with a 30-minute Q & A. \n\n*Sponsored by SBM Judicial Section\, MCCE\, & the Michigan OLLIs*\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.* UID:152633-21914355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152633 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:aging,Education,Free,Geriatrics,Law,Lecture,Lifelong Learning,Retirement,Talk,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T131556 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T131500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS\, Part 1: Getting Started DESCRIPTION:Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build\, style\, and scale high-quality courses - making learning engaging and accessible.\n\nThis hands-on workshop introduces the core DesignPLUS workflow for creating and updating Canvas content. You'll learn how to navigate the DesignPLUS Sidebar\, build an engaging homepage\, edit existing content\, and use templates to create polished\, consistent Canvas course pages. By the end of the session\, you'll have the confidence to start using DesignPLUS in your own courses.\n\n-Introduction to DesignPLUS\n--Overview of DesignPLUS tools within Canvas\n--Introduction to the QuickStart Wizard\n--Using templates and Content Blocks\n--Introduction to the DesignPLUS Sidebar\n\n-Building a Canvas Homepage with the DesignPLUS Sidebar\n--Adding a theme\, banner title\, banner image\, and grid links\n--Using the Upload/Embed Image Tool for a banner image\n--Adjusting grid links and customizing grid link icons\n\n-Enhancing Existing Canvas Content\n--Applying consistent themes and styling\n--Organizing existing content with Content Blocks and headings\n--Improving the presentation of images\, videos\, links\, and important information\n\n-Accessibility and Course Design Best Practices\n--Using accessible heading structures and alternative text\n--Importing external assets\n--Creating clear\, consistent\, and easy-to-navigate course content\n\nWrap-up\, Resources\, and Q&A UID:150185-21915711@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150185 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,accessibility,Canvas,Designplus,Instructional Design LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T004629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T010000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Math Biology Working Group: Topological Data Analysis and Applications for Biology DESCRIPTION:Topological data analysis (TDA) is a field which combines topology\, geometry\, statistics\, and computer science to answer questions about data through shape analysis. Taking from algebraic topology\, for any given data set\, one can construct simplicial complexes and compute topological invariants. In this talk\, I plan to give an overview of the tools commonly used in TDA and talk about some of my favorite applications including in cancer research\, neuroscience\, and population biology. If there is enough time I will also talk about useful software that exists for you to apply these tools too! UID:153804-21916357@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153804 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Biosciences,Complex Systems,Life Science,Mathematical Biology LOCATION:Undergraduate Science Building - 1570 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T152518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T235900 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda. UID:153165-21915231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Molecular,Research,Symposium LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260729T130108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T124500 SUMMARY:Well-being:CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/htrYM6lXQH28gjySTQaKIw\n\nJoin us on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 12:45 pm. Register once to receive a Zoom link to access the sits each week or as your schedule allows.\n\nMindful meditation is a contemplative practice that\, over time\, can build resilience and coping skills to support you to gain perspective\, navigate the demands of daily life\, and build compassion. Weekly guided sits offer a virtual community of practice that explores present-moment awareness\, open and directed attention\, non-judgment\, and self-compassion. CEW+ Midweek Mindfulness welcomes practitioners of all skill levels. Each session offers instruction\, support\, and the opportunity to practice guided and self-directed mindful meditation. Participate weekly\, or drop in as your schedule allows. All are welcome! UID:109796-21906861@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/109796 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Caregivers,first-generation,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Health & Wellness,Mindfulness,Nontraditional Students,Self-care,Student Parents,Students With Children,Support,transfer students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Virtual,Welcome to Michigan,Well-being,Wellness,women,women's health,Work-life Balance,Zoom LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T122104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Beginner AI Workshop featuring U-M GPT and Gemini DESCRIPTION:A two-hour workshop covering prompt writing\, use cases\, and hands-on activities using U-M GPT and Google Gemini. UID:151855-21912277@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:LSA 1168 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T123524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T143000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Still Shaking the Table DESCRIPTION:Identity-center professionals work at the intersection of student support\, advocacy\, education\, and institutional change. As higher education becomes increasingly politicized and constrained\, these practitioners must navigate evolving student needs\, institutional pressures\, and challenges to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion while sustaining their own well-being.\n\nDrawing from Still Shaking the Table: Activism\, Unity\, and Supporting Students\, this webinar explores the changing role of identity-center practitioners as advocates\, coalition-builders\, educators\, and institutional leaders. Co-editors Jonathan A. McElderry and Stephanie Hernandez Rivera will join contributing authors Susan Harper\, Heather D. Shea\, and Brandi Wells-Stone to consider how practitioners build cross-campus partnerships\, respond to political and organizational challenges\, and support students with diverse and intersecting identities.\n\nThe conversation will examine strategies for sustaining justice-oriented leadership through critical hope\, collective care\, and intentional reflection. Panelists will also discuss what colleges and universities must do to move beyond performative or symbolic commitments toward meaningful institutional support for identity centers\, their staff\, and the students they serve.\n\nJoin us for a timely conversation about activism\, coalition-building\, institutional responsibility\, and the future of identity-center work in higher education.\n\n\nModerators:\n\n\nJonathan A. McElderry\, PhD\n\nJonathan A. McElderry\, PhD (he/him)\, is a nationally recognized scholar\, speaker\, and higher education leader whose work centers on advancing student success\, inclusive excellence\, and organizational transformation. He serves as dean of student inclusive excellence\, assistant professor of education\, and acting director of the master of higher education program at Elon University. Most recently\, he completed his term as the 86th president of ACPA–College Student Educators International.\n\nA first-generation college graduate\, McElderry’s scholarship and professional practice focus on the experiences of historically marginalized students\, leadership in higher education\, mentoring\, and belonging. He has authored more than 20 scholarly publications and co-edited two books examining antiracism and the experiences of identity-center practitioners. Through his scholarship\, national leadership\, and commitment to mentoring the next generation of higher education professionals\, McElderry continues to influence policy\, practice\, and the future of the profession.\n\n\nStephanie Hernandez Rivera\, PhD\n\nStephanie Hernandez Rivera\, PhD (she/ella)\, is a Puerto Rican woman and race-gender higher education scholar and educator. She is an assistant professor in Elon University’s Master of Arts in Higher Education Program and the endowed Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education Emerging Professor. Hernandez Rivera has experience as a higher education practitioner and administrator working to advance equity and inclusion in various capacities.\n\nUsing critical cultural methodologies\, her research examines how equity and inclusion work is operationalized in higher education\, the resistance strategies of students\, faculty\, and staff\, and how oppressive systems of power emerge at the micro and meso levels to affect the psychological well-being of communities of Color. Her scholarship has appeared in the Journal of Higher Education\, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education\, Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education\, and The Journal of Negro Education\, among other publications.\n\n\nContributing Authors:\n\n\nSusan Harper\, PhD\n\nSusan Harper\, PhD\, serves as co-curricular student development director in Multicultural Student Affairs at Iowa State University\, where she designs curricula and developmental experiences for students in the George Washington Carver Scholastic Leadership Scholarship and First Cyclone Scholarship learning communities.\n\nHarper previously served as director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success at Iowa State until the center’s closure in 2024. As a scholar-practitioner\, her work focuses on support for historically excluded student populations\, leadership\, controversy with civility\, spiritual wellness\, and dialogue across religious difference.\n\nShe holds a PhD in cultural anthropology and an MA in anthropology from Southern Methodist University\, as well as an MA in multicultural women’s and gender studies from Texas Woman’s University. Her recent publications include Feminist Witchcraft and Doing Ethnography\, co-authored with Jessica Smartt Gullion.\n\n\nHeather D. Shea\, PhD\n\nHeather D. Shea\, PhD (she/her)\, is the director of Pathways Persistence Programs in Undergraduate Education at Michigan State University\, where she leads a unit of five academic cohort programs focused on student persistence\, high-impact practices\, and first-generation student success.\n\nWith more than 25 years of experience as a practitioner-scholar\, Shea advances student success\, equity\, and belonging through cohort-based programs and holistic support. She previously served for more than a decade as director of two campus-based women’s and gender equity centers\, where she led initiatives designed to foster inclusive campus climates and intersectional coalitions.\n\nHer scholarship and practice focus on cultivating critical hope for the future of higher education through communities of mattering. She is a host and co-founder of the Student Affairs NOW podcast and a past president of ACPA–College Student Educators International.\n\n\nBrandi Wells-Stone\, PhD\n\nBrandi Wells-Stone\, PhD (she/her)\, is director of African American Student Services and special advisor to the president on African American Affairs at the University of New Mexico\, where she also serves as an adjunct faculty member in Africana Studies.\n\nA scholar-practitioner with more than a decade of experience in Black Cultural Center work\, Wells-Stone’s research and practice examine Black Cultural Center leadership and space through decolonial and Black feminist lenses. Her work considers how institutional structures\, care practices\, and spatial politics shape both cultural-center staff and students’ experiences of belonging in higher education.\n\n***\n\nThis is the second of two conversations exploring the experiences and evolving roles of identity-center practitioners in higher education.\n\nThe series begins on October 7 with Shaking the Table: Centering the Voices of Identity Center Practitioners. UID:153406-21915827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T181742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Tiffany Ng & Bjorn Brolin-Olson 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:151967-21912516@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151967 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T093431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 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: 513 103 7575)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 513 103 7575) UID:152615-21914133@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ai,Artificial Intelligence,Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Great Lakes Cluster,High Performance Computing,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences,Statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/5131037575?omn=94024500517 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T102152 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Fall Festival on North DESCRIPTION:Come to the North Campus Grove to celebrate autumn! Enjoy free donuts & apple cider\, snap a photo at the photobooth\, and socialize! UID:153184-21915391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Apple Cider,Donuts,Fall,Festifall,Free,Free Food,Photobooth LOCATION:The Grove CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T081801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Masters in the Midwest: Opportunities for Graduate Programs in Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies at Midwestern Universities DESCRIPTION:Please join representatives of interdisciplinary graduate programs in Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies at Midwestern Universities to find which program is best for you. Each institution will give a brief introduction of their programs and specialties\, and attendees will be able to join breakout rooms and ask questions about the programs most of interest. Students planning to apply this cycle are urged to attend\, but those considering applying in future years are also welcome.\n\nTuesday\, September 22 10:00-11:00 AM Eastern (9:00-10:00 AM Central)--Register: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ujuo3QfITxW1K8h8-RepuQ\n\nWednesday\, October 21 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM-2:00 PM Central)--Register: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/aPbuj82AQN2MxV59DnvDAA\n\nTuesday\, December 1 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern (3:00 PM-4:00 PM Central)--Register: https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/wPK_73VxTxy3xffylNtc8A\n\nParticipating programs:\n\nThe Ohio State University: Master of Arts in Slavic\, East European and Eurasian Studies\; Dual Degrees with Bioethics and Public Affairs\n\nUniversity of Kansas: Master of Arts in Slavic and Eurasian Studies\nMA concentrations: 1. Slavic languages and literatures 2. Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies \n\nUniversity of Michigan: Masters in International and Regional Studies\, Specialization in Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\n\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison: MA Degree Program in Russian\, East European\, and Central Asian Studies\n\nIf you have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in these events\, please contact Emma Pratt at pratt.124@osu.edu. Typically\, two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access\, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date. UID:152173-21913175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152173 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:eastern europe,Graduate School,Info Session,russia LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T132104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:NACADA Webinar: Deconstructing Burnout in Advising DESCRIPTION:Join the ACUM Wellness Committee to watch and discuss the NACADA Webinar: Deconstructing Burnout in Advising. THIS IS NOW A HYBRID EVENT! Join us in person\, in the Honors Lounge - 1330 Mason Hall\, OR on Zoom https://umich.zoom.us/j/4188166657\, on Wednesday\, October 21\, from 2pm EST - 3:20pm EST.This session will explore\, unpack\, and deconstruct burnout through perspectives and experiences of advisors from various geographic and institutional settings. Advising work may be close to our hearts\, but there’s a limit to how much space and energy one can give when passion\, a student focus\, and self-care are inadequate to prevent burnout. Framed by the 12 stages of burnout and the concept of emotional labor\, panelists will examine how higher education fosters certain types of burnout that impact advisors and the profession. Participants will be encouraged to consider their spheres of influence as advisors\, managers\, and colleagues as we seek to interrupt\, intervene\, and reframe burnout to address its root causes and learn how the profession can support advisors in this era of change. UID:152317-21913532@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152317 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Honors Lounge - 1330 Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T145531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Thriving in STEM: Pre-Health Pop-Up Advising DESCRIPTION:LSA Newnan Pre-Health Advising comes to YOU! Stop by to meet with a Pre-Health Advisor on a first-come\, first-served basis. While registration is available\, it is not required. Advisors are looking forward to talking with you! UID:149982-21907907@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149982 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Medicine,Newnan Lsa Academic Advising Center,Newnan Pre-health,pre health,Pre Med,science learning center,Sessions,Undergraduate Students,Women In Science And Engineering LOCATION:Science Learning Center - 1720 Chemistry Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T122052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T155000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Business and Tax Consequences of Couple Separations DESCRIPTION:Household wealth held in private businesses supports both family finance and production. We study how relationship dissolution and property-division rules affect these businesses using Canadian administrative data linking couples\, firm ownership\, individual tax returns\, and corporate balance sheets. A matched event study of couples who jointly own a business shows that separation shifts ownership toward male partners and away from female partners. Firms experience large and persistent declines in assets\, employment\, profits\, and corporate tax liabilities. Male partners' personal income and tax liabilities rise\, while female partners' fall. Comparing jointly owned businesses with solely owned businesses across legal married and common-law couples\, we find larger contractions where partners have stronger claims on business wealth\, consistent with asset division contributing to firm contraction. We then exploit British Columbia's 2013 expansion of equal property-division rights to common-law partners. The reform produces a small but noisy decline in separation rates\, alongside increases in firm size and performance. Together\, our findings suggest that dividing business wealth upon separation can constrain production and shift income across corporate and personal tax bases. Family law therefore has effects that reach beyond the household as it changes not only the allocation of household wealth but also the scale and performance of private businesses. UID:153827-21916404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Labor,seminar LOCATION:North Quad - 4325 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T103053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Number Theory: What are parahoric subgroups? DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we will motivate why the parahoric subgroups of a connected reductive group over a nonarchimedean local field are defined the way they are. We will of course supply several examples and say a few things about Bruhat--Tits buildings and integral models. UID:153764-21916287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153764 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T151859 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:From Passive Prompts to Active Agents: Transforming Campus Workflows with M-Connectors DESCRIPTION:Move beyond static prompt-and-response AI. This hands-on workshop introduces M-Connectors—a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that connects U-M GPT directly to live campus systems\, external APIs\, and active data repositories. Discover how to transform GenAI into active agents capable of querying live data\, maintaining deep context\, and performing authorized tasks across tools like Canvas\, Google Workspace\, Slack\, and Zoom—all within U-M's secure enterprise privacy boundary.\n\nWhat You'll Learn\n\n--The MCP Advantage: How M-Connectors query live campus systems without custom code while preserving U-M enterprise data security.\n--Instructor Workflows: Automate Canvas readiness checks\, synthesize lecture transcripts into study guides\, generate 4-tier rubrics\, and draft personalized student reminders based on live gradebook data.\n--Administrative Workflows: Extract insights from Google Forms/Sheets\, summarize Zoom meetings and Slack threads into action items\, and query active Drive folders to draft communications.\n--The 15 Launch Connectors: Explore core connector capabilities across U-M GPT and Maizey to build your own custom productivity workflows.\n\nAudience: Students\, Instructors\, Staff\n\nRecommended Prerequisites:\nA or B:\nA. Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts (Mini Workshop)\nB. Generative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nC or D:\nC. Critical Challenges in GenAI: Exploring Privacy\, Ethical Implications\, Integrity\, and Bias (Mini Workshop)\nD. Generative AI Basics (Full Workshop)\nE or F:\nE. From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Engineering with U-M GPT (Mini Workshop)\nF. Generative AI with U-M GPT (Full Workshop)\n\nZoom join URL: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98888582214\n\nThis workshop is part of the new ITS Generative AI Mini-Workshop Series designed to offer a rich\, engaging experience in just 60 minutes per session. With an expanded range of topics\, these ten workshops are tailored to meet the varied interests and needs of instructors\, staff\, and students.\n\nParticipants will be able to earn new badges for participating in the series. Visit the ITS Generative AI Workshop Series page to learn more about the series. UID:152718-21916324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152718 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Genai,Generative Ai,M-connectors,Mcp,U-m Gpt LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T142108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:James T. Neubacher Award Ceremony - 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the award\npresentation for the 2026 James T. Neubacher Award. This event will be both in\nperson and over zoom\, feel free to register for both events so that you can\nreceive the zoom information.The award is presented\nto a faculty member\, staff member\, student\, or alum of the University for\nsignificant achievements in:• Empowering people\nwith disabilities.• Advocating for or\nadvancing disability rights or disability justice• Increasing the\naccessibility of programs and services to promote disability inclusion.The award is sponsored\nby the U-M Council for Disability Concerns\, Equity\, Civil Rights\, and Title IX\nOffice\, University Human Resources\, Michigan Medicine\, and the Office of the\nPresident.Student\nAccessibility and Accommodation Services will recognize U-M Adaptive Sports\n& Fitness (ASF) for its accomplishments over the past year\, including\nwinning the ITA National Championship\, two ASF coaches receiving national Coach\nof the Year honors\, and ASF’s work with Ann Arbor Public Schools through the\nAdaptive Sports & Inclusive Recreation Initiative (ASIRI)\, sponsored by the\nMichigan Health Endowment Fund. SAAS\nwill also recognize the 2025 recipient of the Adam S. Miller Staff and Faculty\nAward.CART and ASL will be\nprovided for this event. If you require any additional accommodations\, please\nlet us know.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA reception will\nfollow the award ceremony for those who are able to attend in person. UID:153345-21915676@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153345 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T142108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:James T. Neubacher Award Ceremony - 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the award\npresentation for the 2026 James T. Neubacher Award. This event will be both in\nperson and over zoom\, feel free to register for both events so that you can\nreceive the zoom information.The award is presented\nto a faculty member\, staff member\, student\, or alum of the University for\nsignificant achievements in:• Empowering people\nwith disabilities.• Advocating for or\nadvancing disability rights or disability justice• Increasing the\naccessibility of programs and services to promote disability inclusion.The award is sponsored\nby the U-M Council for Disability Concerns\, Equity\, Civil Rights\, and Title IX\nOffice\, University Human Resources\, Michigan Medicine\, and the Office of the\nPresident.Student\nAccessibility and Accommodation Services will recognize U-M Adaptive Sports\n& Fitness (ASF) for its accomplishments over the past year\, including\nwinning the ITA National Championship\, two ASF coaches receiving national Coach\nof the Year honors\, and ASF’s work with Ann Arbor Public Schools through the\nAdaptive Sports & Inclusive Recreation Initiative (ASIRI)\, sponsored by the\nMichigan Health Endowment Fund. SAAS\nwill also recognize the 2025 recipient of the Adam S. Miller Staff and Faculty\nAward.CART and ASL will be\nprovided for this event. If you require any additional accommodations\, please\nlet us know.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA reception will\nfollow the award ceremony for those who are able to attend in person. UID:153345-21915677@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153345 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T145608 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T165000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algebraic Geometry Seminar: From stability conditions to generalized Bogomolov-Gieseker inequalities DESCRIPTION:The classical Bogomolov-Gieseker inequality provides a bound on the second Chern character of semistable sheaves\, which is an essential ingredient in the construction of stability conditions on surfaces. Generalizing this\, Bayer-Macrì-Toda proposed to use a conjectural ch_3 inequality for tilt stable objects to construct stability conditions on threefolds. This inequality found many applications ranging from counting invariants to linear series\, but people were only able to prove it in special cases.\n\nThe recent breakthrough of Chunyi Li provides a different route to construct stability conditions over any projective variety. In my talk\, I will recall this beautiful idea\, and explain that\, via an enhancement of Li’s construction together with some reverse-engineering\, we can produce a series of inequalities on any Chern characters for suitable objects on any variety\, with Bogomolov-Gieseker and Bayer-Macrì-Toda as the first two instances. This is based on joint work in progress with Chunyi Li\, Zhiyu Liu and Benjamin Sung.\n\nIf time permits\, I will also discuss a strengthen of this result for ch_3 inequality using Frobenius method\, based on joint work with Chunyi Li\, Zhiyu Liu and Alex Perry. Parts of these projects are AI-assisted\, which will be explained in the talk. UID:146416-21899058@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T151707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels. UID:151752-21912122@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151752 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Humanities,Language LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Meet Outside the Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T101334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Probability and Analysis Seminar: Small Moments of the Sensitivity of Polynomial Threshold Functions DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Polynomial threshold functions (PTFs) are a central class of Boolean functions with important roles in learning theory and approximation. A fundamental question is to understand the complexity of their behavior under small perturbations of the input. On the Boolean cube\, this is captured by notions such as sensitivity\, average sensitivity\, and Boolean surface area. In this talk\, we revisit a recursive approach used to derive bounds for the average sensitivity and Boolean surface area of PTFs and obtain a polylogarithmic bound for small moments of their sensitivity. We will also explore the interplay between Fourier expansion and induction on scales from harmonic analysis\, random averaging from probability\, and decision trees and regularization from combinatorics. UID:153329-21915644@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153329 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T181240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Stochastic Models and Optimization for Dynamic Portfolio Management: A Compartment Framework for Financial Growth and Decision Support DESCRIPTION:Portfolio management is a dynamic decision-making problem characterized by uncertainty\, evolving asset states\, competing risk–return objectives\, and changing market conditions. This research develops an integrated stochastic and optimization framework for modelling financial growth and formulating investment policies by representing a portfolio as a dynamic compartmental system in which risky and non-risky assets undergo stochastic growth\, loss\, transformation\, and migration. Univariate and bivariate birth–death and migration processes\, together with Markov and hidden-state modelling perspectives\, are employed to characterize the probabilistic evolution and interactions of portfolio components.\n\nThe proposed framework systematically connects stochastic process modelling\, probability analysis\, statistical inference\, nonlinear optimization\, computational analysis\, and decision support. Difference and differential equations are developed to describe portfolio dynamics\, while probability-generating functions and moment-based methods are used to derive expectations\, variances\, covariances\, and related measures under transient and steady-state conditions. These statistical characteristics subsequently serve as inputs to stochastic optimization models that address alternative investment objectives\, including risk control\, volatility management\, portfolio diversification\, and the determination of appropriate investment policy parameters.\n\nComputational experimentation and sensitivity analysis are incorporated to examine the effects of growth\, loss\, and transformation parameters on portfolio behavior\, using real-world financial data to ground empirical exploration and model validation. The resulting framework provides a pathway from uncertainty modelling to quantitative risk assessment\, prescriptive optimization\, and intelligent decision support. The research is intended to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration across Statistics\, Stochastic Processes\, Mathematical Finance\, Operations Research\, Optimization\, Data Science\, and Computational Modelling\, with potential applications in real-data validation\, software development\, joint publications\, and future research on scalable stochastic decision-support systems for contemporary financial management. UID:153381-21915734@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153381 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1360 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T125135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student AIM Seminar: Asymptotics of Stokes flow in slightly curved and slender cylindrical channels DESCRIPTION:Flow through a network of interconnected channels creates ill-conditioned problems due to the multiply connected topology. Boundary integral equation methods are generally good tools in solving fluid problems by reducing degrees of freedom\, but it is less ideal to handle this ill-conditioning due to its non-local representation. A scattering theory has been proposed to address this in 2D by approximating branches in a network as straight channels\, in which the solution flow follow a \"rapid return to Poiseuille flow\" under pressure drop and no-slip wall condition [Wang 2026]. In this talk we will consider the applicability of this approximation in 3D by looking at the asymptotic problems of two specific cases of Stokes flow: when the cylinder is slightly curved (the Dean problem) and when the radius of the cylinder becomes exceedingly thin.\n\nReference: Haiyang Wang\, Fredrik Fryklund\, Samuel Potter\, and Leslie Greengard. Scattering theory for stokes flow in complex branched structures. Journal of Computational Physics\, 564:115148\, 2026. UID:153830-21916417@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SAPAC GROWE: Engendering Respectful Communities Workshops - SY26 - 27 DESCRIPTION:Engendering Respectful Communities (ERC) is a one session workshop that engages graduate students in meaningful dialogue about various forms of sexual misconduct they may encounter in both professional and social spaces\, and provides resources for intervention or support in such circumstances.The primary goal of the workshop is to address complexities experienced by graduate students as they engage in bystander intervention\, so that participants gain an increase in awareness of barriers to action and familiarity with strategic planning to overcome them. The workshop also introduces participants to on-campus resources and provides knowledge on how sexual misconduct can unfold in graduate-specific settings.The ERC workshop uses small-group circles intended to promote active reflection and space to build community. The procedure of circles is introduced at the beginning of the workshop in order to help participants get used to the process\, which they do through a circle for introductions and value-sharing for the workshop space. These circles depict various\, realistic scenarios related to sexual misconduct within the graduate community. The circle process allows circle members to process the monologues\, reflect on complexities with identity and power dynamics within them\, name potential barriers to intervention\, and think of various ways in which they might respond if faced with similar situations. The circles provide a way to foster collective building of ideas\, where participants learn from one another and all input is equally valued. Participants are encouraged to share but can always pass if desired\, creating an environment where participation is open but not forced. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop\, if you are to arrive more than 20 minutes late\, we will ask you to re-register for another workshop session.If you have any questions about or concerns with taking this workshop\, or are in need of an exemption\, please contact jhippe@umich.edu or fill out this form. We know some students come to campus having already experienced harm. If you have circumstances that make completing this course challenging\, please reach out to the GROWE team. SAPAC GROWE provides exemptions to the ERC workshop (where requirements are set in place) on a case by case basis. The Program Manager will communicate with students requesting exemptions via email and/or meet with students via zoom meetings to discuss their need for exemptions and provide any relevant and necessary resources. UID:150694-21909954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260609T181646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice & Opera Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students from the Department of Voice & Opera perform a recital. UID:148720-21904662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148720 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T104928 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Ask Me Anything: Alphasights Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 21st in Mason Hall Room 3330 5:00-6:00pm ET to hear from University of Michigan alumni\, current recruiters\, and returning interns about their experiences at AlphaSights. This is your chance to get an inside look at what it's like to work for a global leader that connects investors and business leaders with critical knowledge.\n\nWhy attend?\n\nGain unique insights into the AlphaSights culture and day-to-day work from those who know it best.\nUnderstand the Client Service Associate role\, a critical link between top-tier clients and expert knowledge\, supported by a team representing over 60 nationalities.\nLearn how you can join the team and what it takes to succeed in their dynamic environment.\nAlphaSights has been a global force since 2008\, with over 1500 colleagues across nine cities providing round-the-clock coverage to the world's top investment funds\, consultancies\, and businesses. You can learn even more about their impactful work at alphasights.com/careers.\n\nInterested in Client Service internships (for Juniors) or full-time opportunities (for Seniors)? Make sure to reach out to AlphaSights University of Michigan recruiter Graycelin Hare at graycelin.hare@alphasights.com for more information. UID:152629-21914319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152629 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Industry Session,Information Session,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Mason Hall - 3330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906060@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Pond Room (Union, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21914748@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T091234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Minor in Writing Info Session DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning more about the Sweetland Minor in Writing from current students and faculty\, or have questions about the application process\, you can attend a Minor in Writing Virtual Information Session hosted on Zoom.\n\nThe deadline to apply for the Winter 2027 cohort is Monday\, October 26th at noon.\n\nThe Sweetland Minor in Writing is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in developing their disciplinary and professional writing abilities while pursuing their majors. It gives you the freedom to write about what matters to you while helping you develop as a writer and thinker.\n\nZoom link on our Minor in Writing page if you are accessing this outside of the Happening@Michigan pages. UID:152001-21912595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:minor,Minors,Undergraduate,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T143946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:October WISE Nights In DESCRIPTION:Our goal at WISE is to see students succeed in pursuit of their STEM degrees and careers. One of the biggest ways to positively impact student success is through community! Join us for dinner\, crafts\, and a chance to make new friends\, expand you U-M network\, and build STEM community\, hosted by our student mentors. (Choose the event below that best suits your schedule! We run the same event two nights in a row to give more students the opportunity to participate.) \n\n\nSTEM equity for everyone needs everyone! WISE programming is open to all students regardless of sex\, gender\, or gender identity.\n UID:151899-21912386@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151899 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Food,Free,Graduate Student,Sessions,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T181325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Study Abroad & German Language Programs DESCRIPTION:Join this virtual info session and learn about the Academic Year in Freiburg\, Winter term in Tübingen\, Goethe Institut language courses (Spring/Summer)\, and the German School at Middlebury College (Summer). UID:153494-21915919@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153494 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,All Majors Welcome,Applications,Area Studies,Culture,Discussion,Europe,European,Free,German,German Club,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,global,Global And Transnational,global engagement,global opportunities,International Education,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/909147087 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T145431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Temporal Belongings DESCRIPTION:Led by visiting artist Tomoyuki Ueno\, with commentary by Institute for the Humanities Arts Curator Amanda Krugliak\, participants in this two-part workshop event will gather natural materials on a brief Nature Walk on main campus and explore incorporating them in collage and printmaking. This workshop offers the opportunity to explore personal connections to the natural world around us\, and consideration of the imprint we make. Light refreshments will be provided. Please wear comfortable shoes. Register to attend at https://myumi.ch/X8yjr. UID:149773-21907170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts For All,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Sustainability,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T120411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Ukraine: Revolution\, Resistance\, Democracy DESCRIPTION:About the talk: Why did Russia invade Ukraine? What explains the power of Ukrainian resistance? Sophia Wilson’s talk will be based on her book about the Ukrainian Maidan Revolution of 2013-14\, showing why it is impossible to understand Russia’s invasion of Ukraine without first understanding the Ukrainian pro-democratic grassroots movement and the rooting out of Russian puppet authoritarianism. Her study of the Ukrainian Revolution gives a carefully researched account of the underbelly of the revolutionary process\, investigating how participants self-organized to create the resistance\, why the peaceful movement eventually turned to violence\, and how the revolutionary process changed those who came to change the country. Wilson will discuss how the people resisted the state in multiple arenas – the protest square\, courtrooms\, hospitals\, churches\, and media – to successfully challenge the constitutionality of the state’s actions. She will also explain how the Kremlin propaganda about the Ukrainian democratic movement captures the essence of Russia’s motivation to suppress Ukraine’s sovereignty and democracy. \n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Sophia Wilson is a Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville\, and the President of the American Association for Ukrainian Studies. Wilson received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and held fellowships at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute\, Indiana University Law School\, and Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. She taught at the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute in 2017\, 2019 and 2025. Wilson's publications on human rights practices in authoritarian regimes are based on extensive fieldwork she conducted in Tajikistan\, Azerbaijan and Ukraine\, including multiple interviews with judges\, journalists and activists. Her book\, Maidan: Ukraine's Democratic Revolution is an extensive analysis of the grassroots 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity\, which renegotiated the social contract and reaffirmed democracy in Ukraine. She is currently working on her new book\, Fascism vs. Communism: Ukraine under Three Occupations. Dr. Wilson has provided analysis for U.S. government agencies\, and commentary for broadcast and print media outlets on Ukraine and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She was recognized by the Ukrainian government \"for leadership in the study and research of Ukrainian Studies in the United States of America\" in August 2024\, and awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies for her role in strengthening Ukraine's presence in the global academic community in 2025. \n\nThis lecture is part of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures' series \"Ukraine Unbound: Culture\, Memory\, Resistance\".\nThe talks will be held in a hybrid format\, and they're hosted by Alex Averbuch\, Assistant Professor of Ukrainian Literature and Culture.\nThis talk is co-sponsored by Razom for Ukraine / Ukraine on Campus. UID:151921-21912423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Creees,Crees,Democracy,Russia,Russian,Slavic,Slavic Featured,Slavic Studies,Talk,Ukraine,Ukrainian LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Assembly Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260827T091342 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T201500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:20th Annual Prechter Lecture: Celebrating Legacy and the Future DESCRIPTION:This fall marks the 20th Annual Prechter Lecture\, a milestone celebration honoring two decades of research and education from the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program. On Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026\, the Prechter Lecture will reflect on the past\, present and future—highlighting the vision and legacy that launched the Prechter Program\, the scientific discoveries and growth achieved over the years\, and the next chapter of innovation in bipolar disorder.\n\nThis event will begin with a public reception from 5:30 - 6:30 PM ET in the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building atrium. Light refreshments will be served during the reception. The Prechter Lecture programming will take place in Kahn Auditorium from 6:30 - 8:15 PM ET.\n\nThe 20th Annual Prechter Lecture will feature remarks from:\n\n+Thomas J. Wang\, M.D.\, Dean\, University of Michigan Medical School\; Josiah Macy\, Jr. Professor\; Chief Academic Officer\, Michigan Medicine+\n+Waltraud “Wally” Prechter\, Founder\, Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program+\n+Stephanie Prechter\, M.F.A.\, Prechter Advisory Board Member+\n+Melvin McInnis\, M.D.\, Director\, Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program+\n+Heather S.\, Research Participant\, Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder+\n+Andy Jackson\, Research Participant\, Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder+\n+Hilary Blumberg\, M.D.\, Director\, Mood Disorders Research Program\, Yale School of Medicine+\n+Paul Jenkins\, Ph.D.\, Associate Director\, Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program+\n+Sarah Sperry\, Ph.D.\, Associate Director\, Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program+\n+Alexandra Vinson\, Ph.D.\, Co-Lead\, Prechter Program Bipolar Disorder Learning Community+\n+Stephan F. Taylor\, M.D.\, Daniel E. Offutt III Professor of Psychiatry\, Chair\, Department of Psychiatry+\n\nThe Prechter Lecture is free and open to the public\, and will be hosted for in-person and virtual attendance. Virtual attendees can watch the livestream of the Prechter Lecture on Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026\, from 6:30 - 8:15 PM ET.\n\nRegistration is required. Registered attendees will receive emails with event information.\n\nFollowing the 20th Prechter Lecture\, a recording of the event will be uploaded to the Prechter Program YouTube playlist. \n\nDate: Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026 \nReception: 5:30 - 6:30 PM ET\nLecture Programming: 6:30 - 8:15 PM ET\n\nLocation:\nUniversity of Michigan\nA. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building\nKahn Auditorium\n109 Zina Pitcher Place\nAnn Arbor\, MI\, 48109 UID:151000-21910705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151000 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bipolar,Depression,Discussion,Free,Health,Health & Wellness,In Person,Lecture,Livestream,Mental Health,Psychiatry,Psychology,Public Health,Research,Virtual,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T135047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T193000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Evenings with OLLI: When Driving Changes: How Automation Keeps People Moving DESCRIPTION:5:30-6pm - Refreshments and Socializing\n6-7pm - Program\n7-7:30pm - Q&A\n\nHow does our driving change as we age and how can automation benefit us? This presentation examines how technology\, particularly advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated functions\, can serve as a tool to support safe mobility in later life. We critically look at technologies and assess how they benefit drivers. Results highlight high availability of ADAS among older drivers but also gaps in training and understanding that may limit safety benefits. \n\nDr. Renée St. Louis is the Head of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's (UMTRI) Behavioral Sciences Group\, studying social and behavioral factors shaping transportation safety and mobility across the lifespan. She leads research with diverse participants and has co-authored a book on older adult mobility. \n\nDr. Arpan Kusari is an UMTRI research faculty focused on robust challenges in vehicle automation. He partners with federal agencies and industry to assess sensing and perception\, earning AAAI-2026 Best Poster among other awards.\n\n*The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at U-M provides educational opportunities for older adults\, designed by older adults. Membership is intended for all enthusiastic learners aged 50 and older\, regardless of previous education or affiliation with U-M.* UID:152887-21914689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152887 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:aging,Education,Geriatrics,In Person,Lecture,Lifelong Learning,Retirement,Robotics,Talk LOCATION:Kellogg Eye Center - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Student Art Meetup: Michigan in Color's Open MiC Night DESCRIPTION:This Meetup has been canceled but you can still attend the event on your own! Learn more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DehRJqiK77Z/\n\nInterested in what happens when student artists reclaim their narratives on their own terms? Do you want to see how your peers are reshaping campus culture through creativity? Join us on Wednesday\, October 21 from 6-8pm for a night showcasing performing and visual artists of color on the Diag\, organized by the Michigan Daily's Michigan in Color section. Michigan in Color is a section by and for people of color on campus\, that invites students to be vulnerable and authentic about their experiences in order to reclaim their stories on their own terms.\n\nWe will meet right outside the Sweetwaters in the Michigan Union at 5:45pm UID:153392-21915799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Art Meetups,artists,arts,Arts Initiative,Artsrx,Michigan Arts Festival LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T111502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 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:151889-21912342@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures,Max Kade LOCATION:North Quad - Dining Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T153227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Excursion Lab DESCRIPTION:Adventure starts with trying something new. Excursion Lab is a series of approachable outdoor experiences where you can experiment with new activities\, build confidence\, and meet other students. Try things like geocaching\, slacklining\, rucking\, and other outdoor pursuits in a welcoming\, beginner-friendly environment. No previous experience required. UID:151136-21910943@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151136 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T193000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Harper Hall (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150916-21916359@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150916 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Harper Hall Jam Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T191500 SUMMARY:Other:Club Meeting DESCRIPTION:During the second meeting\, we will focus on basic techniques and work towards finishing our spoons. UID:153897-21916609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153897 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Phi Gamma Delta House CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120247 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T213000 SUMMARY:Other:Beginner lesson and social dance DESCRIPTION:Swing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner Lindy Hop drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes!\n \n WHEN:Join us Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for a free beginner drop-in lesson\, followed by a social dance from 7:30-9:30pm!\n \n WHERE:Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room throughout Fall 2025911 N University Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n \n COST:Admission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n \n LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAYS:Each last week of the month we are hosting live music during our social dances! Check out our separate event listing for full details.\n \n VOLUNTEER:Help us run the front desk! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit! Email swingannarbor@gmail.com to help out.\n \n Photo Credit: Samantha Kunz Photography UID:152097-21912987@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Pendleton Room, Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T144718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Halloween Movie Night at Stockwell DESCRIPTION:Get in the spooky spirit with a fun movie and free food! UID:153783-21916319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153783 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Movie Night LOCATION:Stockwell Hall - Rosa Parks Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Oxford Houses (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150871-21914682@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150871 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Vandenberg Community Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T153717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Poetry Night in Ann Arbor DESCRIPTION:Poetry Night in Ann Arbor is a dynamic poetry variety show that brings together student poets from the campus and community with two spectacular renowned poets—Matthew Olzmann and Vievee Francis—for a lively and entertaining evening of phenomenal poetry.\n\nMatthew Olzmann is the author of Constellation Route as well as two previous collections of poetry. His next book An Oral History of the Flat Earth is forthcoming from Alice James Books in 2027. A recipient of fellowships from Kundiman\, MacDowell\, and the National Endowment for the Arts\, Olzmann’s poems have appeared in the New York Times\, Best American Poetry\, The Pushcart Prizes\, Kenyon Review\, and elsewhere. He is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College in the Department of English and Creative Writing.\n\nVievee Francis is the author of four books of poetry: The Shared World (Northwestern University Press\, 2023)\; Forest Primeval (TriQuarterly Books\, 2015)\, winner of the 2017 Kingsley Tufts Award and the Hurston Wright Legacy Award\; Horse in the Dark (Northwestern University Press\, 2012)\, winner of the Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize\; and Blue-Tail Fly (Wayne State University Press\, 2006). Forthcoming are a memoir\, Ugly\, and her fifth volume of poetry\, Cleaning the Houses of the Dead. Her work has appeared in numerous print and online journals\, textbooks\, and anthologies including Poetry\, Best American Poetry\, spin.com\, and Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry. Born in West Texas and raised in Metropolitan Detroit\, Francis\, along with composer Jonathan Berger and artist Enrico Riley\, wrote the libretto for the transdisciplinary opera The Ritual of Breath. She received a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2021 Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry. She has also been the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Award and a Kresge Fellowship. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College.\n\nMatthew and Vievee will be joined by outstanding student poets from the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor Public Schools\, with an opportunity for volunteers from the audience to get involved in an on-stage haiku battle.\n\nThis event is organized by Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts (LSWA) with additional support from the Arts Initiative. UID:151895-21912375@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151895 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Michigan Arts Festival,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Mendelssohn CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T125410 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Spooky Sweets Cookie Decorating at Bursley DESCRIPTION:Join the Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant for a Halloween-themed cookie decorating event in the Martin Luther King Jr Multicultural Lounge! UID:153569-21916023@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153569 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cookie Decorating,Free LOCATION:Bursley Hall - Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T102622 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T210000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Transfer Student Wellness Study Nights DESCRIPTION:Transfer students\, join us in the Transfer Student Center (LSA 1180) for cozy wellness study nights on Wednesdays in October. Bring a blanket & friends for a better lock-in session. Free coffee\, tea\, & hot chocolate!\n\nNo registration required. Just come on by anytime between 7-9 PM. UID:153098-21915083@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153098 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260903T121715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T194500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pre-Concert Lecture: University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm UPO performance.\n\n–––\n*Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction/ UID:151492-21911654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151492 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music,Talk LOCATION:Hill Auditorium - Lower Level Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T213000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906061@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Pond Room (Union, 2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T102007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Sav Madigan\, Emma Zinck\, and Beth Nielsen Chapman DESCRIPTION:Presented by The Ark. \nPlease visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/6862/6863 for more detail. UID:151831-21912238@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151831 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T121742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra DESCRIPTION:With a string section comprising all freshmen\, the Philharmonia Orchestra provides student musicians an immersive opportunity to improve their large ensemble skills and play some of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.\n\nJayce Ogren\, conductor\nTimothy McAllister\, saxophone (Mackey)\nSteven Mackey\, guest composer\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Anemology* \nSteven Mackey\n(Michigan Premiere - Co-commissioned by U-M with generous support from the Gail Haefner Straith Fund)\n\n*La mer*\nClaude Debussy\n\n\n–––\n*Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction UID:148666-21904582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T161912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235900 SUMMARY:Well-being:Cook Scholars Free Sips DESCRIPTION:One month in\, are you looking for direction in networking\, searching student orgs\, or finding your way around Ann Arbor\, talk to us. We can help. During Sober October\, we'll treat you to Free Sips of your favorite beverage. Please indicate you're a Cook Scholar\, when you use the registration intake form (links on right). UID:153052-21915007@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cook Scholars,Free,Networking,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Goosechase: Ghouls & Geese DESCRIPTION:Join the Ghouls & Geese Goosechase to explore campus haunts\, find free fall fun\, and make the most of spooky season. As you earn points\, you'll compete with fellow classmates for a top spot on the leaderboard. The 1st place winner gets a $100 gift card\, join now and start solving! UID:153389-21915786@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Competition,Explore,Fall,Goosechase,Halloween,On Campus,Prize LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Spooky Cider Mill Ride 👻🎃🍩 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Halloween road ride to the Dexter Cider mill\, where we'll stop for treats before returning home. While this is a no-drop ride\, riders should be comfortable riding ~25 miles at a 11-13 mph pace. \nAs always\, helmets are mandatory! Don't forget to bring water\, money/card/ID\, and a spare tube if you have one. Lights/reflectors are optional\, but highly recommended. Costumes are welcome! 👻🎃\nWill update the route once we're closer to the ride. Hope you can join us! UID:153183-21915510@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Washtenaw Dairy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T121511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Camille Ann Brewer\, MFA\, MLIS DESCRIPTION:Camille Ann Brewer lives and works in the City of Detroit\, Michigan. Through the process of textile construction\, Brewer’s artwork intersects cartographic and photographic images that speak to specific spaces and time. Weaving together of physical place\, memory with time is the core subject of this body of work. \n\nThe artwork is built with time-period paper maps\, which illustrate spatial geography and political territory\; along with paper-collaged images of people\, places and things\, which tie directly to the history and human relationships in space. In patterns that support the artwork’s theme\, the two disparate paper elements are then woven together to create a serendipitous making and aesthetic experience. UID:150411-21909375@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,ArtsEngine,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Exhibition,Humanities,North Campus,Reception,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T104038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CCPS Photo Exhibition. This is the Place DESCRIPTION:There are nearly one million refugees currently living in Poland. While the vast majority arrived from Ukraine\, Poland has also welcomed forcibly displaced people from Central Asia\, Latin America\, Africa\, and the Middle East. While refugees may be different\, they all search for a place that reminds them of home.\nIn *This Is The Place*\, a project supported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)\, Anna Liminowicz asked refugees to show what\, in Poland\, reminds them of their home. These portraits and the personalized confessions her subjects handwrote in their native languages tell poignant stories about safety and hope.\nAnna Liminowicz is an award-winning photographer and reportage journalist based in Warsaw\, Poland. A frequent contributor to the *The New York Times*\, *The Guardian*\, *The Wall Street Journal*\, *The Washington Post*\, *El Pais*\, *Der Spiegel* and UNHCR\, Liminowicz divides her time between assignments and long-term personal projects\, mainly focusing on social issues like identity and loss\, and what uplifts her subjects. She has covered the war in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in Poland since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion\, and received the 2022 Grand Press Photo Award for her project “Too Precious to Leave Behind”.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149978-21907749@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:russia,Ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T132935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Comics Beyond Sight DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comics visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printing\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrates that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international efforts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collective at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind access professionals. \n\nEmily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the content creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability culture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the Longmore Institute on Disability. \n\nNick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creative organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first person to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as the graphic novel Unflattening.\n\nView the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Library is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, October 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. UID:150276-21908527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Comics,Disability,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T155307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessler (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, this celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and the women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\, pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the curators — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where they will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. UID:150290-21908830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260818T114238 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Lila Kadaj Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Lila Kadaj received her MFA from Wayne State University. Her work has been shown at numerous institutions\, including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, the Cranbrook Art Museum\, and the Arab American National Museum. She spent nearly 27 years teaching art at Detroit Public schools.\n\nArtist statement: “When looking at a beautiful flower. It’s just itself. Just there......no .....it does not proclaim its purpose for blooming is to make people happy. It just is. Like standing in front of an easel and painting........just is.......no matter......what proclamations may be concluded to sway the viewer. Same thing goes for fine art. It’s not about I am a woman....it’s not about I am a first generation Arab American.....it’s not about being a child of trauma....it’s not about a member of my family being gunned down on the street....it’s about being born a painter.....standing in front of my easel and working to create a \"Piece of Fine Art\". Not standing on some soap box and expecting my words to somehow qualify my painting. It’s the painting\, drawing or sculpture that must speak on its own.......on how the artist......via the intellect and muse uses the elements to create something distinct and first rate. It can be quiet or loud. I see so much very weak work uplifted not for its quality but because it’s in fashion.” UID:150406-21909211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150406 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arab Heritage Month,Art,ArtsRx,Culture,Detroit,Diversity,Exhibition,Free,Middle East Studies,North Campus,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connections Gallery Concourse Level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260806T162236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:WCEE Exhibition. The Art of Memory\, Paintings by Felix Lembersky DESCRIPTION:Felix Lembersky (1913-1970) was a painter\, theater stage designer\, teacher\, and leader of artistic groups. He began his career within the Soviet Avant-Garde in Ukraine before studying realist painting in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). Throughout his life he worked across realist and modernist styles that fell outside of Soviet-mandated Socialist Realism. His Execution: Babyn Yar series (ca. 1944-52) is the earliest known artistic representation of Babyn Yar\, a Holocaust massacre site in Kyiv. For political reasons\, these paintings\, along with his later nonconformist work\, were barred from exhibition in the Soviet Union.\n\nHaving witnessed two world wars\, the 1917 revolution\, and political terror\, Lembersky reflected on these experiences with candor while imbuing his work with hope and optimism. He was drawn to vulnerable\, neglected\, and marginalized people: children\, the elderly\, ethnic minorities\, and industrial workers subjected to harsh labor and dangerous conditions. Regardless of their circumstances\, Lembersky portrayed his subjects with empathy\, dignity\, and admiration. \n\n“For my father\, honesty and integrity meant more than anything else. Art was an expression of freedom\, individuality\, and personalized creativity\, without which it ceased to be art.”\n— Galina Lembersky\, daughter\n\nExhibit curated by Yelena Lembersky\, granddaughter of Felix Lembersky\, and Geneviève Zubrzycki\, WCEE Director.\n\nWorks on loan from the private collection of Yelena Lembersky.\n\nContact weisercenter@umich.edu to schedule a viewing.\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:149975-21907513@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,russia,ukraine LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T160941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead\, the exhibit offers evidence of joy\, reminders of possibility\, and a visual legacy for generations to come. \n \nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care\, respectful treatment\, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity\, dignity\, and individual experiences of patients and families. \n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine\, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan. \n\nBlack Birth Joy\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153178-21915297@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153178 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african and african american studies,american culture,anthropology,Art,artists and curators,photography LOCATION:Lane Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T130435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Birth Joy photography exhibit DESCRIPTION:Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection\, courage\, tenderness\, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women’s anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. \n\nBlack Birth Joy was born from Lashae’s belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard\, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers\, babies\, partners\, families\, and birthworkers.\n\nThe exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae\, a doula and birth/newborn photographer.\n\nThe Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.\n\nThursday\, October 1\, 2026 – Friday\, January 15\, 2027\nLane Hall Exhibit Space\, 204 S State St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI\nOpen M–F\, 9AM–5PM UID:153919-21916659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:advocacy,african american,african and african american studies,african and afroamerican studies,american culture,Art,artists and curators,arts,arts at michigan,Black America,Blackness,Caregiver,Caregivers,center for the education of women,community activism,Community Engagement,daas,Diversity,equity issues,Exhibition,feminism,feminist,Gender Equality,gender studies,Health,Health & Wellness,health and wellness,Health Equity,healthcare,Nursing,obstetrics and gynecology,reproductive health,reproductive justice,Reproductive Rights,sexuality,social science research,Storytelling,Student Parent,Student Parents,Students With Children,Wellness,women,women of color,Women's And Gender Studies,women's health,women's health program,women's studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260915T123553 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Breakfast\, Luncheon\, and Dinner: Dining Out in the 1910s\, 1920s\, and 1930s DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a buffet selection of early twentieth century menus from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. Visit the Special Collections Research Center on the 6th floor of the Hatcher Library\, Monday-Friday\, 9:00am-4:30pm. UID:152203-21913269@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T151759 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fashion/Forward DESCRIPTION:Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental health differences from progressive art studios around the country. Both including fashion and about fashion\, the exhibition features drawings\, paintings\, sculptures\, textiles\, wearable clothing\, accessories\, and other fabulous fashion-inspired works and is organized in conjunction with the 2026 Creating Community Conference. Learn more about the conference at https://myumi.ch/qwVRX.\n\n *Image: \"Untitled\,\" Jade Saren\, Creative Growth Art Center* UID:149758-21907078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Disability Studies,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common Room, #1022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T153704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s DESCRIPTION:Visit the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room to see historical materials that illustrate women’s changing relationship with food\, cooking\, and technology during the heady decade of the 1920s\, sandwiched between WWI and the Great Depression. This exhibit features materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive\, as well as select items from the Art\, Architecture\, and Engineering Special Collections and the Transportation History Collection.\n\nAs America rang in a new decade in the 1920s\, cookbook authors and appliance manufacturers stood ready to offer the newly emancipated and forward-thinking American woman a vision for her future\, a vision that would be scientifically grounded\, speedy enough to make time for leisure as well as housework\, and guaranteed to bring fun to that most humdrum of chores: planning and preparing meals for a family three times a day\, 365 days a year. UID:150658-21909802@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260728T142037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Grand Vision DESCRIPTION:Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller\, curator\, educator\, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit. Through material culture\, Dabls presents commentary on the past\, present\, and future from African and African-American perspectives\, with the understanding that generations of African ancestors used visual materials to convey information about their identity as well as send messages for healing and protection. Dabls is a luminary\; for decades he has re-imagined what a museum space can be\, accessible to everyone\, free from the underpinnings of colonialism and the Western\, often white\, frame. *Grand Vision* includes a conceptual installation in the Gallery\, presenting Dabls’s own work in visual conversation with African beads and artifacts from Dabls’s Bead Museum collections. \n\nAdditionally\, Dabls’s iconic outdoor sculpture *Iron Teaching Rocks Table Manners* will be installed on the U-M campus grounds near UMMA\, at the intersection of State Street and South University from September 17- October 11\, 2026. The project’s range intends to more fully articulate the many facets of Dabls’ creative practice\, and the overlay of art\, history\, identity\, community\, and healing. UID:149620-21906801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149620 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Art,Detroit,Exhibition,Humanities,Michigan Arts Festival,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SAPAC GROWE: Engendering Respectful Communities Workshops - SY26 - 27 DESCRIPTION:Engendering Respectful Communities (ERC) is a one session workshop that engages graduate students in meaningful dialogue about various forms of sexual misconduct they may encounter in both professional and social spaces\, and provides resources for intervention or support in such circumstances.The primary goal of the workshop is to address complexities experienced by graduate students as they engage in bystander intervention\, so that participants gain an increase in awareness of barriers to action and familiarity with strategic planning to overcome them. The workshop also introduces participants to on-campus resources and provides knowledge on how sexual misconduct can unfold in graduate-specific settings.The ERC workshop uses small-group circles intended to promote active reflection and space to build community. The procedure of circles is introduced at the beginning of the workshop in order to help participants get used to the process\, which they do through a circle for introductions and value-sharing for the workshop space. These circles depict various\, realistic scenarios related to sexual misconduct within the graduate community. The circle process allows circle members to process the monologues\, reflect on complexities with identity and power dynamics within them\, name potential barriers to intervention\, and think of various ways in which they might respond if faced with similar situations. The circles provide a way to foster collective building of ideas\, where participants learn from one another and all input is equally valued. Participants are encouraged to share but can always pass if desired\, creating an environment where participation is open but not forced. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop\, if you are to arrive more than 20 minutes late\, we will ask you to re-register for another workshop session.If you have any questions about or concerns with taking this workshop\, or are in need of an exemption\, please contact jhippe@umich.edu or fill out this form. We know some students come to campus having already experienced harm. If you have circumstances that make completing this course challenging\, please reach out to the GROWE team. SAPAC GROWE provides exemptions to the ERC workshop (where requirements are set in place) on a case by case basis. The Program Manager will communicate with students requesting exemptions via email and/or meet with students via zoom meetings to discuss their need for exemptions and provide any relevant and necessary resources. UID:150694-21909955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150694 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Room 1040, LSA Building, 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T111500 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:2026 Ethics & Compliance Week DESCRIPTION:The Ethics\, Integrity\, and Compliance Office is hosting the inaugural Ethics & Compliance Week at the University of Michigan. Please join us in supporting the university through ethics and compliance educational sessions.  UID:148923-21906051@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T153110 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Campus Vaccination Clinics DESCRIPTION:Vax up\, Umich! Drop in at a campus clinic to get your updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. For the full schedule and more details\, visit https://healthresponse.umich.edu/vaccination-clinics/ UID:153221-21915443@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Well-being LOCATION:1027 E. Huron Building - College of Pharmacy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913631@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/j/3131159012 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T113000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:OGPS Job Search Series - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:This workshop series helps graduate students and \npostdoctoral fellows build the professional skills needed to succeed in \ntoday’s competitive job market. With a focus on biomedical and life \nsciences\, and biomedical engineering\, you will gain the strategies and \nconfidence to pursue careers in academia\, industry\, or beyond. Through \ninteractive sessions that blend presentations with hands-on activities\, \nyou will practice proven approaches to job applications\, networking\, \ninterviewing\, and career planning\, so you can stand out to employers and\n take the next step with confidence.Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this series\, you will be able to:Craft strong application materials that showcase your research expertise and transferable skills using the W.H.O. method.Build connections and network effectively with a strong elevator pitch and an optimized LinkedIn profile (Headline-About-Experience format).Succeed in interviews by applying the S.T.A.R. method and approach salary negotiations confidently.Design a strategic job search with S.M.A.R.T. goals and plan long-term career growth through an Individual Development Plan.If you have any questions\, please reach out Dr. Ioannis Chremos (ichremos@umich.edu) UID:149807-21907211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149807 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235959 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Outdoor Club Backpack Camping in Pinkney Recreation Area DESCRIPTION:Join the Outdoor Club for a backpack camping trip to Pinkney Recreation Area! We'll be camping at the Blind Lake Campsites for one night. The hiking loop is a total of ~12 miles (~6 in\, 6 out) and flat\, passing through beautiful forests and along the shores of a few lakes. \nCampsite reservation fees will be covered by membership dues. Deadline to confirm attendance is OCTOBER 9TH\, to give us enough time to reserve the requisite number of sites while they're available. \nNeed some gear? Rentals for Michigan students are available through Michigan Recreation (https://recreation.umich.edu/rentals/)! \nAdditional details (meals\, carpooling\, etc.) to be worked out once headcount is confirmed. Cooper Lindel will be leading this trek\, so please reach out to him with any questions.  UID:152823-21914571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152823 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Pinkney Recreation Area CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T175655 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Paintball Ticket Sales DESCRIPTION:Promotional Advertising Inc. is coming to campus to offer exclusive\, discounted tickets to top-tier paintball locations across Michigan. Whether you're a seasoned player looking to sharpen your strategy or a first-timer eager to try something new with friends\, this is your chance to score big savings on an unforgettable trip out to the field. Stop by their table on campus to grab your tickets before they sell out! UID:152681-21914372@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activity,Discount,Games,Paintball,Tickets LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T144145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 SUMMARY:Well-being:U-M College of Pharmacy Sponsored Flu & COVID Vaccine Clinic DESCRIPTION:U-M College of Pharmacy Community Health and Engagement\nFrom hosting flu vaccine clinics to administering safe medication disposal events\, our students actively participate in community service.\n\nEvent Information:\nYou’re invited to the Annual College of Pharmacy Vaccine Clinic! Pharmacy Students will be providing flu and COVID immunizations. Everyone is welcome — please bring your prescription insurance card!\n\nDate: Thursday\, October 22\nTime: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nLocation: College of Pharmacy\, L1 Community Area\, 1007 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor\, MI 48104\n\nGo Blue! Let’s Beat the Flu and COVID too!\n\n - - - \n\n150 Acts of Service\nIn celebration of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy’s 150th Anniversary\, 150 Acts of Service is a Community Health and Engagement (CHE) campaign dedicated to strengthening our communities through meaningful\, hands-on service. UID:151414-21911562@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151414 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Free,Health & Wellness,Pharmacy,Public Health,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location - College of Pharmacy, L1 Community Area CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T110041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Critical Conversations DESCRIPTION:A conversation exploring the senses\, how they shape our experience of the world\, and the role they play in our panelists’ research. \n\nWe will be serving breakfast\, so we encourage you to RSVP- https://forms.gle/yensNmNki2rN3EccA\n\nFaculty panel:\n+Manan Desai (American Culture and English Language and Literature)\, Chair+\n+Miranda Brown (Asian Languages and Cultures)\, *How Seriously Should We Take Taste Memory?*+\n+Kelly Hoffer (English Language and Literature)\, *Poems By Hand*+\n+Madhumita Lahihri (English Language and Literature)\, *Sound Studies and Literary Studies*+\n+Petra Kuppers (English Language and Literature)\, *Sensing the Data Center*+\n\nCritical Conversations is a monthly luncheon series organized by the English Department Associate Chair’s Office. Each Critical Conversations session features flash talks from faculty members and graduate students about their current work. The series offers a space to share ongoing research and think together about timely concepts and questions with relevance across the humanities. UID:153217-21915435@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153217 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Critical Conversations,Discussion,English Language And Literature,Research LOCATION:Angell Hall - Room 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T150032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Early Voting at the UMICH Votes Campus Voting Hubs DESCRIPTION:Victors Vote Early!\n\nStop by a Campus Voting Hub at UMMA or the Dude to Vote Early\, right here on campus. City of Ann Arbor voters can cast a ballot in person during Ann Arbor’s Early Voting at either Campus Voting Hub from Wednesday\, October 21 through Sunday\, November 1\, 11am–7pm every day\, weekends included.\n\nNot registered in Ann Arbor\, or moved since the last election? You can register and vote in the same visit. You’ll need a photo ID (like your MCard) and proof of residency (like your address in Wolverine Access)\; see govote.umich.edu/reg for what else counts.\n\nAlready have a City of Ann Arbor absentee ballot you need to return? Both hubs have an official Ann Arbor drop box.\n\nAnd UMICH Votes Fellows are on-site to answer any questions you have about voting! Plus stop by for food\, festivities\, live music\, voting stickers and button making!\n\nUMICH Votes is a non-partisan initiative of the Office of the Provost. UID:153584-21916052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153584 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Democracy,Democracy And Civic Engagement,Democratic Engagement,Voting LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - The Duderstadt Center Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Effective Networking: Building and Sustaining Connections DESCRIPTION:Date: October 22\, 2026 Time: 11am-12pmLocation: Blue Lounge (Room 1280) \nIn this workshop\, CEW+ staff will go over strategies to help make networking an effective tool in reaching your career development and/or personal achievement goals. Attendees will learn foundational skills around establishing connections\, adapting to different settings\, and networking do’s and don’ts. \nFood will be provided for registered participants. \n\nGabriella Boufford is a Counselor at CEW+ at the University of Michigan\, where she provides educational and career counseling to students\, staff\, faculty\, and community members. She designs and facilitates workshops that strengthen career-building skills and leads initiatives focused on financial empowerment and student support. Gabriella holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan. \nMadalyn Alexander received her bachelor's degree in Health and Human Services from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is a current MSW candidate at the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. Madalyn’s work experience involves working with vulnerable teens and young adults in mental health settings\, providing community living services assistance and emotional regulation services\, and working with school-aged children to support their advancement into society. She serves as the CEW+ programming intern\, assisting Counselors and Program Managers with various programs. \n UID:153198-21915408@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153198 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:GGB 1280 (Blue Lounge) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T121522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through December 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Southeast Michigan-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - August 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (September 11 - December 11) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 3 \n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Abhishek Narula (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Nathan Byrne (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nAbhishek Narula\, Compressions \nCompressions is an installation comprised of 416 industrial-grade zip ties\, cinched around the entry pillar of the Stamps Gallery. The pillar measures roughly 110 inches in circumference\, requiring two ties per row to wrap around it\, resulting in 208 rows. The humble zip tie\, typically used to hang and bind other material\, is relegated to its functional properties rendering it unprepossessing and easily dismissed. The zip tie in this installation\, instead serves as an object of aesthetic possibility\, pulling it out of its usual background role to become the work itself. The resulting composition is a proposal to dwell\, to slow down\, and to simply see the pillar.\n\nAbhishek Narula is an artist\, designer\, and educator who works across sculpture\, installation\, sound\, and video. His practice takes the form of interventions\, working with what is already present. He reorients and disrupts objects and sites in order to open up formal possibilities and poetic experiences within the familiar. He is influenced by physical and digital infrastructural systems that sustain modern life and culture. His work treats this ambience itself as raw material for aesthetic inquiry\, exploring themes of labor\, precarity\, temporality and the sublime. Narula earned his MFA in Studio Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and his MS/BS in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has been exhibited at national and international venues such as the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology\, Science Gallery Detroit\, Speculum Artium Media Festival in Slovenia\, New Media Caucus (NMC)\, WaveFarm\, The Boulder Public Library\, The Hyde Park Art Center\, Sector 2337 Art Gallery & Printing Press\, Tangible Embedded Interaction (TEI)\, International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA)\, among others. He is a Robotics Systems Designer and Lecturer in the Robotics Department at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\nNathan Byrne\, Equally To Be Loved\nEqually To Be Loved is an image / object scaled to and installed upon the courtyard pillar of Stamps Gallery. The image is of a spontaneous sculpture made in 2017 during the first day of an artist residency at the Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program. The sculpture was constructed in a storage container studio using 14 discrete objects that were in his studio upon entry. For Byrne\, this work embodies the energy and spirit of a studio at the start of a particularly fecund period of making. This work speaks to the artist’s interest in embodied experience of space\, archival and site responsiveness\, as well as his ongoing engagement with found materials. Byrne considers this project to be a far-flung sequel to his MFA thesis exhibition Equally Empty\, which was shown at Stamps Gallery in 2021. Equally To Be Loved is the second line of the Buddhist mantra from which both titles are derived.\n\nNathan Byrne is an artist / educator / curator currently based in Detroit\, MI. Through spatial and archive responsive projects\, he reimagines\, and explores within frameworks such as language\, the passage of time\, and contemplation. Intrigued by the potential of conveying phenomenal\, transformative\, and emotive states through materiality\, process\, and placement\, he negotiates the pliability of the viewer’s encounters with objects and environments. Byrne holds an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from San Francisco State University. He has been a Lecturer at Stamps School of Art & Design since the Fall of 2022. His work is exhibited widely nationally and he is a recipient of the VSC Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. He has been awarded numerous artist residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, I-Park\, KHN Center for the Arts\, Prairie Ronde\, Recology San Francisco A.I.R. Program\, and Rockland Woods. Website / Instagram UID:138033-21881350@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T144453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Jeronimo Morales Toledo Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:The Araceae is a diverse early divergent lineage within the monocotyledons. Today the family is present in most terrestrial biomes but in Antarctica\, driven mostly by their diverse life-forms and reproductive biology. However\, an integrative approach that involves morphological\, paleontological\, phylogenetic and ecological data to understand the deep roots evolution of Araceae is still lacking. In this dissertation\, I address this gap by creating a reproductive morphological framework based on fruit and seeds to integrate the aroid reproductive fossil record in a time calibrated phylogeny. I performed a species level survey of aroid fruit and seed anatomy using X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) and scanned over 260 species representing nearly all extant genera of extant diversity. Using these scans\, I created a morphological data set that was integrated with DNA sequence data to analyze the evolutionary relationships of six fossil species. With this\, I re-evaluated systematics of exceptionally preserved fruits and seeds from the Cretaceous to the Paleogene.\n\nIn chapter 2 I evaluated the systematics of a fossil infructescence from the Late Cretaceous of South Dakota and used phylogenetic comparative methods to understand its relationship with modern aroids and understand the time and mode of the evolution of different life-forms across the Araceae tree of life. \n\nChapter 3 was focused on the structural reinterpretation of fossil fruits from the Paleogene of Northern Africa\, and its implications on how extinction can prune former morphologies that are unreachable to see if we rely on extant data. \n\nIn the Chapter 4\, I focused on advancing the understanding between reproductive fruit and seed aroid biology\, their fossil record\, and the diversity of life-forms in different sub families. The results of this integrative approach led me to the recognition of the reproductive fossil record of the family within a time-calibrated phylogeny. Additionally\, the production of this new comparative morphological dataset\, let us recognize the fruits are not strongly determined by the life-forms. \n\nOverall\, this dissertation contributes new data and insights into the tempo and mode of aroid evolution\, with broader relevance to key questions on paleobiology\, evolutionary biology\, and Earth Sciences. UID:153710-21916212@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153710 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dissertation,Earth And Environmental Sciences LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2540 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T163217 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Quantum Research Institute | Thinking Inside the Box: Quantum Many-Body Frontiers with Ultracold Fermions DESCRIPTION:Zoom: In the Meeting Invite\nIn-Person: West Hall 411\n\nAbstract:\nRecent progress in the control of complex quantum systems has made it possible to revisit\nlong-standing questions\, realize thought experiments once deemed inaccessible\, and explore\nnew terrain. Our contribution to this progress has been the development of an experimental\nplatform that creates ultracold quantum fluids in spatiotemporally programmable optical\npotentials\, engineered with advanced electro-optic devices.\nIn this talk\, I will share our explorations into the physics of fermions confined in ‘boxes of\nlight’\, a deceptively simple stage that gives rise to remarkably rich behavior [1]. Highlights\ninclude few-body recombination in multicomponent fermions [2\,3]\, the first observation of\nthe quantum Joule–Thomson effect for fermions [4]\, strong-drive spectroscopy of Fermi-\npolaron quasiparticles [5]\, the first direct observation of the Lindhard response [6]\, the\nobservation of the emergence and breakdown of Fermi’s Golden Rule in a strongly\ninteracting system [7]\, and the unveiling of a new correspondence between short-time and\nlong-time behavior in quantum dynamics [8]. Together\, these studies span a wide range of\ntopics—thermodynamics\, few-body physics\, quantum impurity problems\, and\nhydrodynamics—showcasing both long-predicted effects finally brought into view and\nsurprising new phenomena.\n[1] N. Navon\, R.P. Smith\, Z. Hadzibabic\, Nature Phys. 17\, 1334 (2021)\n[2] Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129\, 203402 (2022)\n[3] G.L. Schumacher et al.\, Nature Commun. 17\, 174 (2026)\n[4] Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132\, 153402 (2024)\n[5] F.J. Vivanco\, S. Huang\, A. Schuckert et al.\, Nature Phys. 21\, 564 (2025)\n[6] S. Huang\, Y. Ji et al.\, Phys. Rev. X 15\, 011074 (2025)\n[7] J. Chen et al.\, Nature Phys. 22\, 1453 (2026)\n[8] S. Huang\, X. Li et al.\, arXiv:2605.06666 (2026)\n\nBio\nNir Navon is an Associate Professor of Physics at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris (France)\, where he worked with Christophe Salomon and Frédéric Chevy on the thermodynamics of ultracold Bose and Fermi gases. Afterwards\, he worked on trapped-ion quantum information in the group of Roee Ozeri at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel). From 2013 to 2018\, he was a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College\, Cambridge (UK)\, working with Zoran Hadzibabic on homogeneous Bose gases in optical box traps. He joined the Yale faculty in 2017.\n\nHis group has built an apparatus that produces strongly interacting Fermi gases in programmable potentials. This apparatus has made it possible to experimentally address quantum many-body problems where theory offers few\, if any\, reliable answers. The group's recent work includes the observation of the as-yet unexplained recombination dynamics of three-component fermions\, the emergence of sound in a Fermi fluid with tunable interactions\, the strongly driven Fermi polaron\, the first observation of the quantum Joule-Thomson effect for fermions\, and the emergence and breakdown of Fermi's Golden Rule in a many-body system. His awards and honors include a Packard Fellowship (2017)\, a Sloan Research Fellowship (2019)\, an NSF CAREER Award (2020)\, the New Horizons Lectureship in Physics at the Solvay Institutes (2023)\, Outstanding Referee of the APS (2023)\, and a Scialog Fellowship of the RCSA (2025). UID:148611-21904525@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148611 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Applied Physics,Astronomy,Chemistry,Computer Science And Engineering,Electrical And Computer Engineering,Electrical Engineering And Computer Science,Materials Science,Physics,Quantum,Quantum Computing,Quantum Science LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T181533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Reverie: The Student-led Exhibition Committee Fall 2026 Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nA reverie is a state between waking and dreaming\, a moment when the mind drifts beyond the immediate. It is a space where memory\, imagination\, desire\, and reality can overlap\, distort\, and take on new forms. In these moments\, the familiar can become strange\, and the ordinary can become something unexpected.\n\nReverie brings together student works that explore the space between what is known and what is felt. Across painting\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, animation\, and mixed media\, the artists move through imagined landscapes\, intimate encounters\, memories\, figures\, and fragments of the everyday. These works blur the boundaries between observation and imagination\, allowing emotion and perception to reshape what we recognize.\n\nRather than depicting dreams literally\, Reverie considers dreaming as a way of seeing. The works reflect moments of escape\, introspection\, fantasy\, and transformation\, where the subconscious can surface and reality becomes open to interpretation. \n\nReverie was conceived and curated by members of the Student-led Exhibition Committee (SEC)\, and features work by eight SEC members at the Stamps School of Art & Design. The exhibition includes ten works across oil on canvas\, oil pastel\, ceramic\, digital art\, digital animation\, and mixed media. UID:150344-21909056@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T123224 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Theories of Harm\, Theories of Repair: Severe Maternal Morbidity and the Case for Abolitionist Care DESCRIPTION:Join the Women's and Gender Studies Department for a talk by CNM Jessica Tsipe Angelson!\n\nOpen to all\, but especially for students of Gender and Health\, Professor Angelson will be discussing survivors' experiences of severe maternal morbidity. \n\nThis event is being held in Room 2239 Lane Hall\, and there is an option for attendance by Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/98461041635). \n\n*Jessica Tsipe Angelson is an Assistant Professor of Midwifery and Women’s Health at Thomas Jefferson University\, where she is leading the reimagining of the only Doctor of Midwifery program in the country. Her current research focuses on the observed increase in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in the United States and on clinical guideline development for survivors of SMM. Her broader interests include maternal health systems and midwifery workforce development\, systems to support physiologic birth\, global trends in cesarean birth\, and reproductive justice. She has been a midwife since 2014\, working in hospitals\, homes\, and a freestanding birth center.* UID:153158-21915198@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153158 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Gender And Health LOCATION:Lane Hall - 2239 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162105 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:UMSI Academic Success Midterm Wellness Event DESCRIPTION:UMSI Academic Success Midterm Wellness Event UID:153166-21915205@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153166 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Leinweber 3520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162105 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SEAS Community Conversation: Bracing for Impact: Caring for Yourself and Others During Election Season DESCRIPTION:We all know that elections have consequences. Bracing ourselves for the impact of any outcome can be incredibly difficult when so much is at stake. During our October Community Conversation\, you will engage with fellow SEAS & PitE community members and discover ways you can protect your own peace of mind in the lead up and outcome of the upcoming 2026 midterm election. We will also make time for an optional Nature Walk to follow! UID:153489-21915913@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153489 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Dana 4th Floor Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260922T103914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan DESCRIPTION:“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan explores how campus and community debated the issues that tore the country apart\, how students and alums joined the fight\, and how the University’s public mission began to conflict with its elite aspirations. Based on collections at the Bentley Historical Library.\n\nDeveloped by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory and featuring the work of its student docents\, “Fill the Ranks” includes historic artifacts\, digital animations\, and interactive elements spanning two floors.\n\nOn display September 25\, 2026-July 2\, 2027 at the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, 1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109.\n\nView the exhibit during the Observatory’s open hours: Thursdays 12-5 pm\, Fridays 12-11 pm\, Saturdays 12-5 pm.\n\n“Fill the Ranks”: The Civil War and the University of Michigan is supported in part by the Inclusive History Project. To learn more\, please visit inclusivehistory.umich.edu. Additional support provided by the University of Michigan’s U.S. at 250 initiative. UID:152626-21914241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,American History,American Politics,archives,bentley historical library,bentley library,civil rights,Civil War,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Humanities,Museum,museums,Politics,Social Sciences,Storytelling,Student Life,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T131259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Who Counts? A History of Voting in America” DESCRIPTION:Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted\, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth\, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes\, campaign pins and ribbons\, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets\, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.\n\nAs you look at the items in this exhibit\, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting\, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And\, most of all\, who counted as a voter\, and who did the counting?\n\nOn view September 11-December 22\, weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:152024-21912670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152024 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Event,Exhibit,Exhibition,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Tour,William L Clements LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T181717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Lenhart\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Adam Lenhart performs on the Charles Baird Carillon\, an instrument of 53 bronze bells located inside the Burton Memorial Tower. The largest bell\, which strikes the hour\, weighs 12 tons\, while the smallest bell\, 4½ octaves above\, weighs just 15 pounds.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Charles Baird Carillon at noon every weekday that classes are in session\, followed by visitor Q&A with the carillonist. The bell chamber may be accessed via a combination of elevator and stairs. Take the elevator to the highest floor possible (floor 8)\, and then climb two flights of stairs (39 steps) to the bell chamber (floor 10). Hearing protection earmuffs are provided for visitors. Be prepared to walk on ice and snow in the bell chamber during winter. Built in 1936\, the Charles Baird Carillon is not ADA accessible. Visitors with mobility concerns are invited to visit the Lurie Carillon. UID:153647-21916138@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153647 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T153217 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Batik Day @ The Diag DESCRIPTION:Try on selected batik pieces from Indonesia\, and take a photo at our photo frame! Learn more about the history of batik textile\, artisan techniques\, and the different patterns of batik across Indonesia. Free snacks if you come! \n\nNational Batik Day is an Indonesian cultural day for celebrating batik\, the traditional cloth of Indonesia. It is celebrated on October 2 and marks the anniversary of when the UNESCO inscribed batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2009. UID:153618-21916110@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153618 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,International,MESA,Multicultural,Southeast Asia LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T092046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS International Internship Programs: Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Internship Manager Rachel Reuter to learn more about CGIS's international internship programs available for Spring/Summer 2027. These 8-week\, unpaid international internship programs offer opportunities across a wide range of locations\, academic interests\, and career fields\, and students can earn up to 6 academic credits. In this session\, students will learn more about each internship program\, including locations\, the application process\, potential placements\, academic requirements\, eligibility requirements\, and other key details.CGIS: Summer International Internships with IES AbroadCGIS: Summer International Internships with CIEECGIS: Summer International Internships with Sage CorpsCGIS: Summer International Internships with OmprakashDATES:Thursday\, October 22\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Thursday\, December 10\, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 15\, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Info Session)Friday\, January 29\, 12:00pm - 2:00pm (Drop-in Group Advising) UID:153305-21915589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153305 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Australia,Career,global,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,intercultural,international,Internship,internships,Sessions,study abroad,Summer,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,Travel,Undergraduate,Abroad,Africa,Applications,Asia,Asia-pacific LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T121524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cosmo Whyte: Under the Quiet\, Beyond the Eye DESCRIPTION:\n\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra\n\nStamps Gallery kicks off the fall 2026 semester with an ambitious mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte. Born and raised in Jamaica\, Whyte completed a BFA from Bennington College and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan. He is currently a faculty member at the School of the Arts and Architecture\, UCLA.\n\nThis exhibition brings together two central concerns that animate Whyte’s artistic practice: the archive\, both personal and public\, as a site of disturbance\; and migration as a lived experience of refuge\, refusal\, and reinvention. In Whyte’s work\, the archive is never static or neutral. Rather\, it is a contested space where official histories encounter memory\, inheritance\, and the fragments of stories carried across generations. His practice moves within this charged interstitial terrain\, between what has been recorded and what has been remembered\, between institutional knowledge and embodied experience. Whyte invites the viewer to consider the fluidity of geographic borders and layered cultural identities that have persisted despite societal unrest caused by racial and socio-economic hierarchies across generations. In an era of intensified border politics and renewed debates over national identity\, Whyte’s work offers a timely meditation on memory\, movement\, and belonging.\n\nPresented with support from the U-M Institute for Humanities\, the U-M LSA Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, and the U-M Library. UID:149541-21906623@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T105357 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DCMB Tools and Technology Seminar by Abhirath Anand (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics) DESCRIPTION:Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Abhirath Anand from the Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools.\n\n\"hospitraceR: An R Package for WGS-Based Genomic Epidemiological Analysis of Healthcare-Associated Infections”\n\n- Tool Link: https://github.com/theabhirath/hospitraceR\n\nAbstract\n\nGenomic epidemiology\, which combines whole-genome sequencing (WGS) with patient data is becoming increasingly common to detect the transmission of hospital-acquired infections\, especially multi-drug resistant organisms. As high-throughput WGS becomes more affordable\, software that facilitates the analysis of this genomic data along with patient metadata becomes crucial to generate timely insights. Prior studies have shown that there can be many different approaches to detect transmission clusters with genomic epidemiology data\, and oftentimes these approaches will have tradeoffs more or less suitable for a certain dataset. We present hospitraceR\, an R package designed to facilitate such analyses. hospitraceR includes functions for detecting transmission clusters with two different methods\, the standard SNV threshold approach and a threshold-free approach. It also includes functions that can use patient movement information through the facility to suggest potential transmission explanations for the clusters. hospitraceR seeks to enable users to use multiple methods of transmission cluster detection and compare them easily using cluster comparison metrics. Metrics like the adjusted Rand Index (ARI) and adjusted mutual information (AMI) have been included for this purpose\, as has fraction of converts with shared source (FSS)\, a custom metric designed specifically for comparing transmission clusters. A companion package\, hospitraceRvisualize\, also includes opinionated plotting functions for certain commonplace visualizations that aid in epidemiological interpretations. We apply hospitraceR to a dataset consisting of 4 long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) from Chicago sampled for different periods of time as part of an intervention study and evaluate the two different approaches for cluster detection. We find distinct patterns exhibited by the transmission clusters in different locations and also compare the different clusters obtained with different SNV thresholds and linkage criterion for hierarchical clustering. The hospitraceR package proves to be helpful in facilitating such comparisons and makes it easy to use WGS data to aid epidemiological investigation. UID:152812-21914560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152812 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bioinformatics,Biology,Biosciences,Genome,Life Science,Precision Health LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 4B700 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260717T094712 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Deaf Professionals and Communication Access in the Workplace DESCRIPTION:This presentation explores the vital role of Deaf professionals and the importance of communication access in the workplace. It will examine the growing presence of Deaf individuals in professional fields\, particularly as accessibility\, legal protections\, and educational opportunities have expanded over time. Participants will also consider challenges Deaf professionals may encounter\, including communication barriers\, workplace accessibility gaps\, and common misconceptions about Deafness. \n\nIn addition\, the presentation will highlight how American Sign Language (ASL) has evolved as Deaf professionals have entered new and specialized fields. As careers in medicine\, science\, business\, technology\, and other areas have become more accessible\, ASL has continued to grow—developing new vocabulary and concepts that reflect the contributions and expertise of Deaf professionals. Overall\, this presentation emphasizes the importance of inclusive communication\, equitable workplace practices\, and the continued advancement of Deaf professionals across diverse career fields.\n\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning services will be provided. If you need additional accommodations to participate in this webinar\, please email the ADA Coordinator at ADAcoordinator@umich.edu. UID:149435-21906415@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149435 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Communication,Culture,Deaf,Disability,Inclusion,Ndeam,Virtual,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T111212 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T131500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS\, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building DESCRIPTION:Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build\, style\, and scale high-quality courses - making learning engaging and accessible.\n\nIn this workshop\, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You'll also learn how to use templates and the Multi-Tool to streamline course development\, helping you create engaging\, consistent\, and well-organized Canvas courses more efficiently.\n\nOutline:\n\n-Organizing and Presenting Course Content with Interactive Elements\n--Creating a module list with quick links\n--Using Accordions\, Expanders\, and Tabs to organize content\n--Adding Tooltips\, Popovers\, and Dialog Boxes for additional information\n\n-Creating Active Learning Experiences with Interactive ExercisesExploring the DesignPLUS Interactive Resources Gallery\n--Using interactive exercises for practice\, review\, and self-check\n--Creating Fill-in-the-Blank\, Quick Check\, and Flashcard activities\n--Accessing Interactive Data\n\n-Building Courses Efficiently with Multi-ToolEnabling Multi-Tool in a Canvas course\n--Creating reusable course templates with Template Builder\n--Using Module Builder to scaffold modules and course content\n--Managing course dates with Due Date Modifier\n\nWrap-up\, Resources\, and Q&A UID:150189-21915714@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150189 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Canvas,Designplus,Instructional Design LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T115803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:GCC Denmark: Inequality & Social Change Info Session DESCRIPTION:Learn more about GCC Denmark: Inequality & Social Change at this info session with Senior Study Abroad Advisor Callie Rouse and Program Instructor Rebecca Christensen! \n\nProgram Description: Denmark is consistently ranked among the happiest countries in the world and is known for its universal healthcare system\, tuition-free education from kindergarten through graduate school\, and open prison system. In this course\, we will use a sociological lens to compare and contrast the education\, public health\, and criminal legal systems in the United States and Denmark.\n\nDuring our three weeks abroad\, we will examine the causes and consequences of racism\, socioeconomic disparities\, and other social inequalities within the Copenhagen community. By immersing yourself in Danish culture\, you will learn about the country's unique norms\, values\, and policies\, and how they differ from American ways of living. Through visits to community organizations\, conversations with guest speakers\, and cultural excursions\, you will gain firsthand insight into Danish society.\n\nBy engaging in ongoing reflection and active learning\, you will develop a greater awareness of your social identities within a global context\, deepen your understanding of your own worldview\, and consider your role as an agent of social change. Together\, we will explore both the possibilities and challenges of applying Danish models of social welfare to create a more just and equitable society in the United States.\n\nStudents must enroll in SOC 225 Project Community: Sociology in Action in Winter 2027 as well to be eligible for this program. UID:153044-21914977@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153044 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Advising,Sessions,Sociology,Study Abroad LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T120446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GCC South Africa: Energy Landscape Info Session DESCRIPTION:Join Professor August Evrard and CGIS Advisor\, Joy Richardson\, to learn more about the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in Cape Town\, South Africa - Energy Landscape program. This GCC program offers the unique opportunity to pair your on-campus winter studies with an exciting hands-on 3-week global experience taught by August Evrard in the summer.Across the world\, a large-scale energy transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources is underway. In South Africa\, students will experience this transition up close by examining how social\, political\, financial\, and environmental factors interact to drive hopeful progress (e.g.\, in solar\, wind\, grid transmission and carbon credits) within the country's massively coal-driven economy.  \nYou can view the GCC South Africa application here. UID:153045-21914978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153045 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Africa,Environment,International Education,Physics,Sessions,South Africa,Study Abroad LOCATION:Virtual CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T155327 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Students from the U-M School of Music\, Theatre & Dance DESCRIPTION:The U-M School of Music\, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country. For this concert\, students will present classical music performed on a range of instruments from different programs. Learn more about SMTD online at https://smtd.umich.edu/. UID:152403-21913683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152403 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Live Music,Michigan Arts Festival,Musical Performance LOCATION:University Hospitals - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260619T112122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Interviewing for Jobs and Internships (for Graduate Students) DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles\, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It also meets the needs of those applying to internships\, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The workshop will focus on preparing graduate students to navigate the interview process\, and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills. We will also discuss a framework for answering behavioral interview questions. This event is intended to be interactive\, therefore a recording will not be available. This workshop is designed for master's students\, doctoral students\, and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff\, please contact rackhamdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance. \nBrought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.\n UID:149021-21905328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149021 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T123134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T133000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Interviewing for Jobs and Internships (for Graduate Students) DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles\, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It also meets the needs of those applying to internships\, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The workshop will focus on preparing graduate students to navigate the interview process\, and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills. We will also discuss a framework for answering behavioral interview questions. This event is intended to be interactive\, therefore a recording willnot be available. This workshop is designed for master's students\, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff\, please contact rackhamdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance. Brought to you by the University Career Center\, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School. Register on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/110430 #UCC UID:149041-21905348@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149041 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T130414 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:NCKS Colloquium Series | Koreatown\, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person and virtually on Zoom. If you would like to attend via Zoom\, registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at: https://myumi.ch/8JNPb\n\nSynopsis:\nIn the past decade\, Korean entertainment has gained global recognition\, with Korean movies and TV shows winning Oscars and Emmys\, and K-Pop groups becoming wildly popular. In Manhattan\, Koreatown has become a popular destination for both locals and tourists\, drawing them in with its bars\, restaurants\, and day spas. Jinwon Kim argues that Manhattan’s Koreatown has become a new type of ethnic enclave\, what she dubs a “transclave.” This commercialized ethnic space exists solely for consumption\, leisure\, and entertainment\, and has been shaped by South Korea’s nation-branding strategy\, new economic and cultural strategies\, patterns in Korean migration\, and shifts in tourism and urban policies in New York City. Kim posits that for many consumers in Koreatown\, especially those who are not of Korean descent\, the space has become a commercialized place where transnational culture meets the diverse racial and ethnic mosaic of New York City. Kim emphasizes how the space functions to “brand Korea” as a space to “consume ethnicity\,” reflecting the landscape of South Korea’s consumer culture through the physical appearance of buildings and stores and the inclusion of franchise brands. In this talk\, Kim explores the recent popularity of Korean food in New York City by focusing on both transnational and domestic factors\, leading to the new trend of commercialization of ethnic food\, emphasis on authenticity\, and rise of the omnivore society\, by delivering the voices of ordinary people. While Koreatown’s authenticity has been largely defined by commercialized ethnic cuisine by local entrepreneurs\, the Korean government\, and franchises\, Kim argues that Koreatown’s authenticity has represented the collective imaginations and narratives of various consumer groups–Korean nationals\, Korean Americans\, and non-Koreans.\n\nSpeaker Bio:\nJinwon Kim is assistant professor of sociology at Smith College. An urban sociologist and Asian Americanist\, her research and teaching focus on race and ethnicity\, transnational sociology\, immigration\, consumption\, and qualitative research methods. Prior to her appointment at Smith College\, she was a tenure-track assistant professor at the New York City College of Technology/CUNY (2019–2024). Her peer-reviewed scholarship has appeared in journals such as *City & Community* and *The International Journal of Cultural Policy*\, and she is the co-editor of the volume *Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics\, Politics\, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formations* (2020). Kim is currently working on two book-length projects that investigate transnational culture and urban transformation. The first\, *New Trends\, Old Conflicts: New Black-Korean Relations in an Era of Global Racism and Global Media*\, draws on 280 international interviews to examine anti-Blackness and interracial dynamics within the Korean entertainment industry\, situating these conflicts within East Asian geopolitics. Her second project\, *The Asian Times Square: Gentrification\, Displacement\, and New Ethnic Placemaking in Flushing\, NY*\, examines how waterfront megaprojects\, transnational investments\, and gentrification drive the physical and symbolic displacement of working-class East Asian immigrant families and small businesses. It also explores how these processes reshape inter/intraethnic relations among four East Asian groups—Koreans\, Korean Chinese\, Chinese\, and Taiwanese—in Flushing\, New York City.\n\n*If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at namhy@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.* UID:153261-21915545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153261 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asian Languages And Cultures,Korea,Korean Studies,Sociology,urban LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 555 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261009T122829 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Other:ONSF Program Overview Information Session DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships invites you to learn about internal and external opportunities for resources that can contribute to research\, internships\, and graduate education. ONSF is the home of resources to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship\, Ellison Scholars\, Truman Scholarship\, Wallenberg Fellowship\, and more! While many of these opportunities are for Juniors and Seniors\, we welcome all students of all levels to learn about these opportunities: the sooner you know\, the better! UID:153008-21914909@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153008 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Central Campus,Engaged Learning Office,Umsi LOCATION:UMSI Central - 200 Engagement Center (Great Room) UMSI-C CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T132638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Perspectives on the 2026 Midterm Elections DESCRIPTION:Join our experts for a panel discussion of the issues shaping the 2026 Midterm Elections. UID:149278-21906185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149278 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Elections,Insights Speaker Series,Open Inquiry LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T152518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235900 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SMART CENTER Symposium DESCRIPTION:November 10 - 11\, 2026\n\nConnect with pioneers and shape the future of single-molecule biology together. The SMBio Single-molecule\nBiology Symposium brings together scientists interested in single-molecule approaches from all over the world to\nshare their research\, connect\, and exchange ideas and experiences.\n\nJoin us at Kahn Auditorium in the Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (109 Zina Pitcher Place).\nPlease see https://www.lumicks.com/event/symposium/smbio-2026-midwest# for the agenda. UID:153165-21915232@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Molecular,Research,Symposium LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260924T145150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Social Theory Workshop DESCRIPTION:Title: \"Exclusionary Articulation: The Kuomintang’s Failure to Articulate Salt Workers\, 1937–1949\" UID:152844-21914593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152844 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Social Sciences,Sociology LOCATION:LSA Building - 4147 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260919T160749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Other:U-M Farm Stand DESCRIPTION:Join the U-M Sustainable Food Program (SL Sustainability) and the Campus Farm (Matthaei Botanical Gardens) every Thursday from 12-3pm to get produce grown by students for students\, and learn more about student-powered food systems while you're there.\n\nAs always\, students get a 30% discount and revenue from the Farm Stand will support the Student Food Empowerment Fund\, which offers grants to students and student organizations to pursue student-powered sustainable food projects on and off-campus. UID:152469-21913786@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:agriculture,Climate Week,Community,Food,Food Justice,Health & Wellness,Sustainability,sustainable food systems,vegetables LOCATION:Ingalls Mall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260803T091325 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Unbreakable: How to AI-Proof Your Job Search\, Career\, and Future DESCRIPTION:Remember when “learn to code” was the answer to every career question? Now\, AI can code better than most humans. And computer science grads face higher unemployment than philosophy majors.\n\nBut here’s the truth nobody’s telling you: This wave isn’t about AI replacing you. It’s about AI changing what the world needs from you.\n\nJoin former LinkedIn and Khan Academy executive Jeremy Schifeling\, MBA ’12\, to discover exactly how to become the professional that AI makes more valuable\, not less.\n\nYou will master:\n\nThe SURF Framework: The four human and AI skills that make you unstoppable\, no matter what comes next\nThe 20X Playbook: The key human techniques that give you a 2\,000% advantage over other job seekers\, even in the toughest hiring markets\nThe Portfolio Career: The essential strategies that keep your career sustainable — both today and tomorrow\nThe wave is almost here. Grab your board. Let’s ride.\n\nThis event is offered in partnership with the University Career Center\, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, and the School of Kinesiology. UID:149744-21907050@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149744 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Career,Free,Virtual LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T121637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T124500 SUMMARY:Performance:Division Street Pipes DESCRIPTION:Featuring virtuosic organ solos by University Organist & Associate Professor Nicole Keller and soaring arias sung by mezzo soprano Delaney Finn\, Bach's sacred cantata \"Gott soll allein mein Herze haben\" BWV 169\, will be performed by SMTD's Baroque Chamber Orchestra\, led by Associate Professor Joseph Gascho.\n\nDivision Street Pipes concerts feature talented students and faculty of the U-M Organ Department on Thursdays at 12:15pm on the Richards-Fowkes organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. These 30-minute performances are free and open to the public\, and audience members are invited to enjoy their lunch while listening. The series is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Organ Department and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in an effort to bring organ music to local audiences while connecting U-M organ students with the wider community. Concerts offer attendees the opportunity to hear the versatility of the pipe organ beyond a worship setting.\n\n*There is no recital on November 26.* UID:151388-21911478@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T143000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21914749@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T153435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Creative Reuse at the Lab Swap Shop DESCRIPTION:In association with the Michigan Arts Festival hosted by the Arts Initiative\, the Lab Swap Shop will be holding creative reuse workshops during regular Thursday hours from October 1 to October 29. These events use surplus lab supplies for art activities\, demonstrating the different ways that items can be reused. Workshop activities are as follows:\n--- 10/1: Block Printing Lab Coats **During Climate Week 2026**\n--- 10/8: Flask Potion Making\n--- 10/15: Flask Vase Painting\n--- 10/22: Serological Pipette Pointillism Painting\n--- 10/29: Spooky Swap Shop - Any and all crafts!\n\nJoin us for these events and get free supplies for your lab while you are there! You can also check out the Door-to-Door Lab Reuse Catalog for additional free lab supplies looking to find a home. Reach out to sustainable-labs@umich.edu with any questions! UID:150567-21909624@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150567 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Arts Initiative,Circular Economy,Climate Week 2026,Creative Reuse,Sustainability LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 5004 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T070145 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T142000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fixed Effects in the Tails (with Raffaella Giacomini\, Annalisa Loviglio\, and Yulong Wang) DESCRIPTION:Many economic decisions target units at the extremes\, such as the most effective teachers\, the worst-performing schools\, or the most productive firms. These decisions often rely on fixed-effect estimates\, but in short panels extreme estimates may reflect unusually large estimation error rather than extreme latent effects. We develop a semiparametric framework for identification and inference on the tails of latent group effects in short panels\, where estimation error need not vanish. We show that within-group differences remove the group effect and provide observable information about the tail of the estimation error in group averages. This yields a conservative one-sided test of whether latent effects have a heavier tail than estimation error. Under regular variation and this tail dominance condition\, tail estimators based on noisy group averages are asymptotically equivalent to infeasible estimators based on the latent effects. We use this oracle-equivalence result to derive frequentist inference for the Pareto exponent\, extreme quantiles\, and tail conditional expectations\, and to establish consistent rankings of a fixed number of extreme units. We apply the method to administrative data on Italian middle schools to quantify the gains from replacing schools in the lower tail with average-quality schools. UID:151820-21912226@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151820 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Metrics,seminar LOCATION:North Quad - 4300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260930T163122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:HFES x INFORMS Coffee Chat DESCRIPTION:Come join us in the IOE Community Suite for some coffee and networking! UID:153139-21915141@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153139 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Graduate,Industrial And Operations Engineering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Industrial and Operations Engineering Building - Community Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T094132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Stripe LSA Takeover DESCRIPTION:Join Stripe recruiters and engineers at the University of Michigan’s LSA Hub on October 22\, 2026\, for a casual networking event. Stop by to learn about engineering at Stripe\, hear directly from employees about their experiences\, and ask questions about roles\, teams\, and life at Stripe. Whether you’re actively exploring opportunities or simply curious about what Stripe engineers work on\, we’d love to meet you. Stripe swag will also be available while supplies last! UID:153606-21916094@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Employer Event,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA Hub Space, First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T181744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lon Mitchell\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Lon Mitchell performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:151968-21912517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261020T135613 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:ChE SEMINAR: Ryan Hayward\, *University of Colorado* DESCRIPTION:A reception with light refreshments will be held in the B10 lobby before each seminar from 1-1:30 p.m.\n\n*Abstract:*\nOur group has recently studied heterojunctions between oppositely charged ‘ionoelastomers’\, i.e.\, low glass-transition polyelectrolyte networks\, for applications including inherently stretchable and transparent logic elements\, low-voltage electroadhesives\, and electromechanical transducers. We have studied several classes of networks containing different polymer backbone\, pendent group\, and crosslinker structure and sought to better understand how chemical and structural parameters of the networks influence their device performance. In one example\, we have introduced high mobility silicone backbones that lower the glass transition temperature and therefore improve conductivity of the materials. Remarkably\, heterojunctions at the interface of polyanionic and polycationic layers of such networks exhibit strongly temperature-dependent rectification\, providing insight into the critical role of interfacial polymer dynamics in the operation of these devices. In another example\, we have introduced a modular route to prepare polyanionic networks that relies on Sulfur (VI) fluoride exchange (SuFEx) ‘click’ chemistry\, enabling a systematic study of how ionic conductivity depends on the length of short perfluorinated pendent groups. A non-monotonic dependence is identified due to the competing effects of ion association and aggregation. Finally\, we have studied a variety of different crosslinking species as a route to tune conductivity\, stiffness\, and toughness of these materials. \n\n*Bio:*\nRyan Hayward is the Department Chair and Hudson Moore Endowed Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received degrees in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University (B.S.E\, 1999) and the University of California\, Santa Barbara (Ph.D.\, 2004)\, and was a post-doctoral fellow in Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University from 2004-2005 prior to joining the faculty of Polymer Science and Engineering at UMass Amherst in 2006\, where he remained until relocating to the University of Colorado in 2020. His group’s work is focused on responsive materials and self-assembly\, including the development of new approaches to optically- and electrically addressable polymers. Ryan received the APS John H. Dillon Medal (2014)\, the Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award (2013)\, the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry Unilever Award (2011) and was elected a Fellow of the APS in 2018. He was an Associate Editor for ACS Macro Letters from 2013 – 2022 and served in the chair line of the Division of Polymer Physics of the APS from 2021-2025. UID:152583-21913954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152583 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chemical engineering,Free,graduate students,seminar LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 32 - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fall 2026 - Empowering Your Teaching: Tech\, Accessibility\, and AI in the Classroom DESCRIPTION:Ready to enhance your courses and simplify your teaching workflow? This comprehensive workshop series equips U-M faculty with the practical tech skills needed for the modern semester. Across this track\, you will dive into interactive classroom tools (Poll Everywhere\, Ed Discussions)\, advanced grading and lab platforms (PrairieLearn\, Vocareum)\, and critical digital accessibility strategies (Grackle\, Siteimprove).Additionally\, a dedicated GenAI pathway will guide you from AI basics to advanced prompt engineering using U-M’s custom tools\, including U-M GPT\, Maizey\, and NotebookLM. Join us for individual sessions or the entire series to build a more engaging\, inclusive\, and tech-forward classroom. UID:149156-21905850@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149156 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Leadership in Technology: Distinguished Lecture Series - October 22\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:Securing What Comes Next: Cybersecurity Leadership in the Age of AIA fireside chat with Nikesh Arora\, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks\nRegister today to attend the latest Leadership in Technology: Distinguished Lecture Series as we welcome Nikesh Arora\, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks\, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in AI and cybersecurity serving enterprises and governments worldwide. Arora will join Ravi Pendse\, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at U-M\, for a candid\, forward-looking conversation about cybersecurity leadership in the age of AI.Thursday\, October 22\, 2026 • 2–3 p.m. (Check-In begins: 1 p.m.)Rackham Auditorium\, University of Michigan Central Campus915 E. Washington St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109   UID:152909-21914771@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152909 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Auditorium - 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162106 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RAAC Communications Virtual Networking Sessions DESCRIPTION:The Research Administration Advisory Council (RAAC) Communications Subcommittee conducts periodic Virtual Networking Sessions\, which are geared toward anyone who works\, or is interested\, in research administration at U-M. Many of the sessions have a specific topic with guests and subject matter experts\, and some sessions are meant to serve as open networking opportunities. UID:129331-21915887@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129331 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T103202 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Securing What Comes Next: Cybersecurity Leadership in the Age of AI DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Leadership in Technology: Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes Nikesh Arora\, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks\, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in AI and cybersecurity serving enterprises and governments worldwide. Arora will join Ravi Pendse\, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at U-M\, for a candid\, forward-looking conversation about cybersecurity leadership in the age of AI.\n\nAI is reshaping both sides of cybersecurity. It is giving adversaries powerful new ways to move faster\, operate at scale\, and target increasingly complex systems. At the same time\, AI is becoming essential to identifying threats\, strengthening defenses\, and helping security teams respond with greater speed and precision. As cyber conflict begins to move at machine speed\, how can organizations keep pace?\n\nDrawing on his leadership at Palo Alto Networks and previous senior roles at Google and SoftBank\, Arora will share his perspective on the evolving threat landscape\, emerging trends\, and AI’s rapidly expanding role in cybersecurity. The conversation will explore where cyber risks are headed\, how defenders can prepare\, and why technology alone is never the complete answer.\n\nAttend in person at Rackham Auditorium for this timely conversation about how innovation\, strategy\, and human judgment must work together to secure what comes next. \nThe program will be followed by a brief audience question-and-answer period. The event is open to U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and retirees. RSVP is required to attend. \n\nThursday\, October 22\, 2026 • 2–3 p.m. (Check-in: 1 p.m.)\nRackham Auditorium\, University of Michigan Central Campus\n915 E. Washington St.\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\n\nSponsored by Information and Technology Services and the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.\n\nRSVP: https://myumi.ch/P3G9b\nEvent Website: https://its.umich.edu/events/leadership-in-technology UID:153070-21915037@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153070 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Academic Technology At Michigan,Ai Literacy,Artificial Intelligence,big data,Big Tech,Business,CAEN,Chatgpt,computer science,computers,Corporate,cyber security,Cybersecurity,Data,Data Science,databases,digital,Digital Accessibility,Digital Culture,Digital Studies,Digital Studies Institute,digital technology,Discussion,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Ethics,Faculty,Free,Genai,Generative Ai,Graduate,In Person,information,information and technology,information law,information policy,information science,information technology,internet security,it,Its,Law,Leadership,Michigan Engineering,michigan it,Programming,Rackham,Social Justice,Social Media,social science research,Sociology,technology,technology and information,U-m Gpt,Umsi,Undergraduate,Women In Computing LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260913T221408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T153000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:ClariTEA: Informal Undergraduate Advising Event DESCRIPTION:ClariTEA is a weekly informal\, drop-in advising event where Robotics and Interested Undergraduate students meet with Robotics Undergraduate Academic Advisors. Refreshments and TEA are offered at each meeting.\n\nJoin us in having a conversation with the Robotics Undergraduate community. UID:152068-21912790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152068 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Michigan Robotics,Robotics,Undergraduate LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T043502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Biomedical Engineering (BME 500) Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:When Nanoparticles Talk to Proteins: Learning the Rules of Nanoscale Recognition\n\nAbstract:\nWhether a nanoparticle becomes a therapeutic\, a diagnostic\, or a toxin is decided at the moment it contacts a biomolecule. Our group has spent years developing molecular-scale descriptions of how nanoparticles form\, what chemical identities they acquire\, and how those identities govern their behavior in various environments. Yet predicting where and how a given contact occurs remains slow and largely empirical: experiments are costly\, atomistic simulations are computationally prohibitive\, and existing computational models are built around protein-specific features that do not transfer to engineered nanomaterials.\n\nI will first show what this molecular-scale view makes possible by examining one system in detail. Bacterial biofilms resist both antibiotics and mechanical disruption\, in part because their extracellular matrix is reinforced by amyloid fibers assembled from phenol-soluble modulin peptides. Combining simulation with experiment\, we found that graphene quantum dots form supramolecular complexes with these peptides\, docking near the peptide N-terminus\, shifting the peptide's secondary structure away from the alpha-helix\, and preventing fibrillation\, thereby dispersing mature Staphylococcus aureus biofilms without killing the individual bacteria.\n\nIdentifying such interactions one simulation at a time\, however\, does not scale. I will then describe NeCLAS\, a machine learning framework that predicts partner-specific nanoscale interactions across chemical domains. By combining a coarse-grained structural representation with features that encode the physicochemical neighborhood at multiple scales\, NeCLAS predicts protein-nanoparticle contacts more accurately than existing methods\, remains competitive with protein-specific models for protein-protein interactions\, and extends to nanoparticle self-assembly. Together\, these efforts point toward rational\, predictive design of nanomaterials for biological targets\, and our ongoing work pursues both directions: deeper mechanistic understanding of nanoparticle interactions with bacterial communities\, and broader predictive models that make such interactions findable by design.\n \nBio:\nAngela Violi is the Dennis Assanis Collegiate Professor and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan\, where she serves as Associate Chair for Research in Mechanical Engineering. She holds appointments in Mechanical Engineering\, Chemical Engineering\, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, Applied Physics\, and the Biophysics Program. Her research sits at the intersection of nanoscience\, molecular simulation\, and biology\, using computational methods (from quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics to machine learning) to understand how molecular-scale processes determine the formation\, transformation\, and function of nanomaterials\, and what happens when those materials encounter living systems.\n\nVioli received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Naples \"Federico II\" in Italy. Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2006\, she held research appointments at the University of Utah and at a Department of Energy ASCI center for science-based simulation of accidental fires and explosions. Her early work made foundational contributions to computational nanoscience\, including multiscale models of carbonaceous nanoparticle inception and growth\, as well as studies of the health effects of combustion-generated particles. In 2019\, she led a U-M BlueSky Initiative that brought together engineering\, medicine\, microbiology\, chemistry\, and computational science to pursue nanoparticle design for health applications\, the direction that anchors her current work.\n\nHer many honors include the U-M College of Engineering Research Excellence Award\, selection as Michigan's nominee for the Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year competition\, the ASME George Westinghouse Silver Medal\, the NSF CAREER Award\, and election as a Fellow of the Combustion Institute. UID:153672-21916164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153672 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Basic Science,Biointerfaces,Biology,biomedical,biomedical engineering,Bioninterfaces,Biosciences,Biotechnology,bme,engineer,engineering,Medicine,Michigan Engineering,Research,seminar LOCATION:Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) - 1130 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T170020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Well-being:First Aid Kit Making Event DESCRIPTION:Stop by Room 1174 of the LSA Building anytime between 3-7pm on Thursday\, 10/22 to customize your own first aid kit! All materials (first aid pouches\, bandages\, antiseptic wipes\, scissors\, thermometers and much more) are provided and FREE. No sign-up required\, tell your friends\, and come grab what you need for your basic first aid kit! This event is organized by the LSA Student Government Health Subcommittee in collaboration with the UofM Red Cross Club. UID:153422-21915842@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:LSA Building - 1174 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260929T163522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Georgetown Law School Webinar for UM Students only DESCRIPTION:Georgetown Law\, located in the heart of where the law is made\, offers an unparalleled education in which theory and practice uniquely intersect. We invite you to learn more about Georgetown Law and the admissions process\, and meet a member of the Admissions team\, during a virtual information session.\n\nThis session is exclusively for University of Michigan Students. \n\nRegister to receive the Zoom link: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/DHCNAlbwTxGgvK1rPpZcRQ#/registration UID:153072-21915040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153072 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Law,Law School,Law School Application Preparation,Lsa,Lsa Newnan Academic Advising Center,Pre Law,Pre-Law,Pre-professional LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T151354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Grants office hours: Get support applying for one of SSC's Sustainability Grants! DESCRIPTION:Drop in to our weekly open office hours to learn and get support applying to our Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund (PBSIF) or Social and Environmental Sustainability Grant (SES). UID:138848-21913645@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location - https://umich.zoom.us/my/meetingjunem CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T134907 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Hopwood Tea DESCRIPTION:Enjoy coffee\, tea\, and refreshments in a beautiful\, book-filled space. Check out a book from the Hopwood library or engage with other readers and writers. All are welcome. UID:148903-21905160@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148903 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Books,Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Food,Free,Graduate Students,Hopwood Program,Literary Arts,Literature,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Writing LOCATION:Angell Hall - 1176 (Hopwood Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261017T082154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Career Mentoring: Job Application Drop-In Workshop/Office Hours DESCRIPTION:The English department welcomes graduate students to a Job Application Drop-in Workshop/Office Hours event this Thursday 10/22 from 3:30–5:00pm in 3222 Angell Hall\, led by Career Mentors Cathy Sanok and Jason Fitzgerald. This is an open opportunity for you to bring any questions related to the job market and/or to bring application materials to workshop with us and your peers. Although you can stop by anytime\, please RSVP by Wednesday 10/21 if you plan to visit\, so we can confirm interest and have a sense of numbers. UID:153799-21916352@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153799 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career LOCATION:Angell Hall - Robert Hayden Room (3222 Angell Hall) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T123727 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T163000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series - Nuclear Energy’s Next Act: Innovation\, Federal Support and the Role of Modeling and Simulation DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nThe U.S. nuclear industry is entering a new chapter\, driven by rising energy demand\, renewed public interest\, and unprecedented federal support. This talk will explore the forces behind today’s nuclear momentum\, including efforts to deploy advanced reactors\, strengthen domestic nuclear capabilities\, and sustain the performance of the existing reactor fleet. It will also highlight the growing role of modeling and simulation in this evolving landscape. As innovative reactor concepts move from idea to deployment\, predictive tools are increasingly essential for understanding system behavior\, guiding design and licensing\, and evaluating technologies for which experimental data remain limited. Together\, public investment\, industry innovation\, and advanced computational tools are helping shape nuclear energy’s next act.\n\nBiography:\nDr. Emily Shemon is a nuclear engineer at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. She serves on the extended leadership team of the DOE’s Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) Program where she manages development\, validation\, and deployment of multiphysics tools for nuclear reactor analysis. She currently leads technical teams that develop high fidelity meshing software as well as fast reactor technology modeling capabilities. She co-leads the National Reactor Innovation Center’s Virtual Test Bed efforts\, which supports industry adoption of advanced modeling and simulation through the open sharing of models. Dr. Shemon also has a background in high-performance computing and is on staff at Argonne’s Leadership Computing Facility. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences where she received a Ph.D. in 2011.\n\n\nFor the most up to date information on the location\, please check the related link the week of this event UID:147947-21902582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147947 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:CAEN,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Energy,Engineering,Environment,Free,Industrial and Operations Engineering,Interdisciplinary,Law,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,North Campus,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Research,Science,seminar,Social Sciences,Sustainability LOCATION:Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building - FXB1012 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261019T110825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Multiplicity: from binary to planetary formation DESCRIPTION:Most stars in our galaxy form in systems\, whose architecture and composition are fossil records of\ntheir formation and evolution. Particularly for brown dwarfs and exoplanets\, belonging to a system is\na key advantage for their characterization and the calibration of evolutionary and atmospheric\nmodels. In this talk\, I will provide a status update on the multiplicity statistics within the 20pc\ncensus\, and lay out multiple ongoing efforts to characterize benchmark systems and confirm\ncandidate ones with Gaia-Hipparcos accelerations\, double-PSF fitting\, and spectral binary fitting\nprior to the upcoming Gaia DR4. These benchmark systems are also our best atmospheric\nlaboratories to disentangle confounding parameters and their effect on spectroscopy. Together\, these\nstudies bridge separate populations that look alike in their fundamental and atmospheric properties\nbut differ in origin\, leveraging that contrast to trace their stellar or planetary formation histories. UID:153821-21916396@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153821 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,Astronomy,astrophysics,Colloquium,Colloquium Series,In Person,Lecture,Physics LOCATION:West Hall - 411 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Away Games v.s. Dayton DESCRIPTION:2 away games at Dayton\, first game starting at 11:25 PM\, the second at 9:00 PM UID:152091-21912980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Kettering Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T165147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Biscuits\, Cornbread\, Tortillas\, Naan: Making Sense of the American South through Baking DESCRIPTION:Biscuits\, cornbread\, hot rolls\, mile-high cakes\, steaming cobblers — southern baking holds a towering place in the realm of American cookery. Founded on Native American\, English\, and African traditions\, and raised in a hot\, humid climate\, southern baking developed in distinctive ways. We'll talk about how southerners over four centuries have shaped their baking around corn and flour and made it their own. \n\nWe are delighted to welcome the first speaker to give a Longone Lecture — a biennial lecture series exploring the history of food and drink in the United States. Rebecca Sharpless\, Professor of History at Texas Christian University\, writes on the intersections of food\, women\, and work in the American South. \n\nJoin us in person (Hatcher Gallery) or via Zoom (https://umich.zoom.us/j/93172475387). Light refreshments will be served\, and copies of Professor Sharpless' recent books\, \"Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South\" and \"People of the Wheat: Culture and Cultivation in North Texas\" will be available for purchase. UID:150286-21908586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150286 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culinary History,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery, 1st Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261017T205653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:DE Seminar: The Guderley Problem: Existence of Self-Similar Shock Solutions DESCRIPTION:Dating back to Guderley’s pioneering work in 1942\, the Guderley problem is a classical problem in compressible fluid dynamics describing the implosion and subsequent reflection of a strong spherical shock wave. An initially converging shock propagates toward the origin\, strengthens as it collapses\, and eventually develops a singularity. After the collapse\, an outgoing shock emerges and propagates outward.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present our rigorous construction of self-similar converging and diverging shock solutions for the adiabatic exponent $\gamma\in(1\,3]$. These solutions are analytic away from the shock interfaces and the blow-up point. The proof relies on continuity arguments\, nonlinear invariances\, and barrier functions. UID:138590-21883422@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138590 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260908T120339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:EEB Thursday Seminar Series - The old field rules: the quest to develop generalizable principles about how ecosystems function DESCRIPTION:Seminar Summary - The presentation will chronicle a journey of long-term research devoted to discovering fundamental principles—rules of life—that explain how animal species’ adaptive evolutionary ecological interactions determine how they control ecosystem functioning. I will discuss how this research journey led to systematic resolution of generalizable principles that explain how ecosystems function. The fundamental lesson is that dedication to long-term theory-informed field research can lead to a coherent predictive understanding of how ecosystems function. UID:151708-21912005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecosystems,eeb,Environment,environmental,evolutionary biology,seminar,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Biological Sciences Building - 1060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261009T104649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T171500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Imaging Beyond the Electrode to Bridge Molecular and Macroscopic Scales using 2D IR Microscopy DESCRIPTION:Electrochemical cells rely on redox reactions at electrode–electrolyte interfaces\, where electrode composition strongly influences reaction pathways and stability. Copper is widely used as a current collector\, yet its interfacial redox dynamics in ionic liquid electrolytes remain poorly understood on ultrafast timescales. Traditional electrochemical techniques provide macroscopic insight but lack the temporal resolution to capture these dynamics. Here\, we combine two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) imaging with theory to bridge molecular-scale dynamics and macroscopic electrochemical measurements.Using time-dependent 2D IR imaging\, we probe ultrafast vibrational dynamics and chemical equilibria in an ionic liquid containing dicyanamide (DCA⁻). Although copper(I) is typically unstable in solution\, DCA⁻ stabilizes this oxidation state\, enabling the formation of both copper(I) and copper(II) DCA complexes under applied potential. Cross-peak analysis reveals dynamic equilibrium and migration of these species near the oxidizing electrode\, permitting direct observation of reaction pathways during device operation. These results provide molecular-level insight into copper redox chemistry in ionic liquid electrolytes and demonstrate the capability of 2D IR imaging for studying operating electrochemical systems. Finally\, we present a promising approach based on a spectral generalized master equation framework that dramatically reduces image acquisition time. UID:151931-21912477@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151931 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry,Physical Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - CHEM 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T123219 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Internship Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here:https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/2025793Are you ready to start searching for a great internship? Do you have a few ideas\, but you’re not sure where to get started? Let's talk about search strategy!! Get real-time\, personalized support by checking out Internship Lab. You’ll be guided by one of our Career Coaches who has designed thisexperience to provide you strategies\, tools\, and motivation to get on the right track with searching for internships. Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake\, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) and to learn about other tools you can use to build a great job/internship search strategy. **If you're not sure what you're interested in\, consider making an \"Career Exploration and Planning\" appointment to get started clarifying your interests with a career coach in a 1-on-1 setting. Recent Grads: If you are an alumni\, you will not be able to access the link due the University’s policy of discontinuing alumni Zoom accounts 30 days after graduation. Please contact careercenter@umich.edu with the subject line “Recent Grad Help” to be set up with a 1:1. Include the name of the workshop/event in your email.We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event\, please indicate your accommodation requirements via the link below\, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program to ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs\, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos at jmgaydos@umich.edu. Accessibility accommodation form: https://forms.gle/FmFn35ZLxJ8kvPfSA  #UCC UID:152556-21913911@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152556 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T153958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T171500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:LSA Transfer Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join the LSA Transfer Recruitment Team for our virtual sessions where we will discuss LSA requirements\, transfer credit\, pre-transfer academic advising\, LSA opportunities and other transfer tidbits.\n\nRegistration is required. Register using link to the right UID:141040-21914922@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Transfer Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:North Quad (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150256-21914189@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150256 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:NQ 6th Floor Center Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T181715 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Preprint Algebraic Geometry seminar: Trim resolutions\, stringy and Mather classes\, and IC characteristic cycles\, after Aluffi DESCRIPTION:TBA UID:151944-21912493@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151944 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Stockwell (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150491-21913541@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150491 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Rosa Parks Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261009T094546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A Shared Sacred Story for the Human Family: A Scholarly-Practitioner Panel DESCRIPTION:Join U-M's Religious\, Secular and Spiritual Life and Fetzer Institute for an evening examining the power of sacred narratives to address some of the biggest questions of our day. A panel of scholar-practioners will explore the \"Our Shared Sacred Story\" project (Orbis Books\, 2025) examining the possibilities\, challenges\, and limitations of collaboratively retelling diverse religious narratives and writing a “polyphonic” shared sacred story to address global issues\, promote dialogue\, engage pluralism\, and strengthen both civic and academic understanding.\n\nJoin at 4:30pm for a reception and music\; panel to follow at 5:30pm. \nWhile the event is free\, registration is requested. UID:152570-21913943@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152570 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ArtsRx,Discussion,Food,Free,Global Citizen,In Person,Leadership,Music,Peace Leadership,Public Policy,Religious,Social Justice,Spirituality,Storytelling,Student Affairs,Well-being LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T173000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Markley (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150757-21916073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Markley Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T140948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T183000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Civic Zine Making at Oxford DESCRIPTION:Join the Oxford Diversity Peer Educator and the UMICH Votes Fellows for a fun night folding crafty ‘zines on a variety of voting-related topics! Explore voting in and out of state\, voter education\, ballot knowledge resources\, and fun voting-themed games! UID:153585-21916037@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Building,Community Engagement,Crafts LOCATION:Oxford Housing - Mahatma Gandhi Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:FYRST Workshops 2026 - 2027 DESCRIPTION:If you are only seeing one workshop\, please SIGN-IN and refresh the Sessions page! If still having issues\, click this link. \nFirst-Year Relationship and Sexuality Talk (FYRST) is a required\, in-person\, and peer-facilitated workshop that came directly from feedback and listening sessions with current University of Michigan students. Our goal is to create an accessible\, supportive space for student-driven conversations where all identities and experiences are welcomed and in which students can build skills and tools around identifying goals and values and then communicate effectively about those. Workshops will be offered at multiple locations and times throughout the fall semester\, so please sign up for the workshop that works for you!! First-Year Relationship Sexuality Talk (FYRST) FAQ:\n“How many workshops do I have to sign up for?”\nYou only need to sign up for 1 workshop. Attending 1 workshop will fulfill the requirement for the training. \n“I see that there is more than one session\, does it matter which one I sign up for?”\nIt generally does not matter which workshop you sign up for. There will be a few that are designated for specific groups such as transfer students or for students looking for accommodations. If you do not fit these groups please try to save these workshops for those that do and you are free to choose among any of the other workshops. \n“Is this workshop required?”\nThis workshop is required for all transfer and first-year students at the University of Michigan.\n“I’ve experienced harm around relationships or sexual experiences in the past and I am worried that attending this workshop may be harmful for me.” \nOur team is aware that students who are coming into the university that have experienced harm in the past. Our workshop is specifically designed to respect and validate the experiences of survivors and has been carefully constructed to avoid any specific descriptions of violence and focus instead on themes of empowerment\, communication\, and boundary setting. However\, if you still have concerns about programming and would like to request alternative programming\, please feel free to reach out at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“What if I struggle to learn in a presentation setting? I’m an active learner.”\nOur workshop is built to meet a variety of learning styles\, including time for self-reflection\, small group sharing\, and resources to take with you to work through on your own time! This workshop is meant to be interactive and inclusive. \n“Can I request accommodations?”\nWe considered accessibility in creating this workshop and selecting the locations in which the workshops are help. However\, we recognize many places at the University are inaccessible and we've set an * next to workshops that are on the first floor and lack stairs. These workshops also will have a presentation (other workshops we do not) and are a good fit for those who might need a large font. Please sign up for those if you feel that accommodations would assist you and reach out to SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu if you are concerned or have questions. \n“I missed my workshop\, what should I do ?”\nOur team tracks attendance at each workshop by having participants swipe in with their MCard. If you are not able to attend the workshop you signed up for\, our team will continue to send reminder emails until you have completed a workshop. In this case\, please sign up for another workshop as soon as you can as the workshop is required and may fill up especially near the end of the semester. No need to contact SAPAC unless you are not able to reschedule. \n“I have had gender-based violence training before\, can I get this requirement waived?”\nAs this workshop was designed with University of Michigan student feedback in mind\, our workshop is unique to the UM community. Our curriculum focuses on individualized reflection and because of its interactive nature\, each workshop will be unique to the people attending. Although we are excited you already have familiarity with the subject\, this workshop is required for every first year and transfer student. \n“I’m a commuter/non-traditional student\, do I still have to attend?\"\nYes\, this workshop is required for every first-year and transfer student - not only do we want every student to benefit from having this time to connect with peers\, but we also want to make sure your peers benefit from what you bring to our community. If you have any concerns or questions about being able to participate\, please contact SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu.\n“I still have questions! Who should I contact?\"\nPlease contact us at SAPAC-FYRST@umich.edu. UID:149176-21906062@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149176 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Boulevard Room (Pierpont, 1st Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21914750@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260828T154226 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Make Space DESCRIPTION:Life moves fast. Make Space is an invitation to slow down\, reconnect\, and spend time outside. Each week brings a different experience centered on creativity\, nature\, restoration\, and community. Try nature journaling\, art\, mindful movement\, or another hands-on outdoor activity while making room to pause and recharge. No previous experience required. UID:151137-21910957@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151137 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Adventure Leadership,Community,Mindfulness,Nature,Nature Rx,Outdoors,Well-being LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building - Adventure Leadership Outpost CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Markley (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150757-21914952@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Hadley Recreation Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261014T091234 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Minor in Writing Info Session DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in learning more about the Sweetland Minor in Writing from current students and faculty\, or have questions about the application process\, you can attend a Minor in Writing Virtual Information Session hosted on Zoom.\n\nThe deadline to apply for the Winter 2027 cohort is Monday\, October 26th at noon.\n\nThe Sweetland Minor in Writing is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in developing their disciplinary and professional writing abilities while pursuing their majors. It gives you the freedom to write about what matters to you while helping you develop as a writer and thinker.\n\nZoom link on our Minor in Writing page if you are accessing this outside of the Happening@Michigan pages. UID:152001-21912596@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:minor,Minors,Undergraduate,Writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T143946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:October WISE Nights In DESCRIPTION:Our goal at WISE is to see students succeed in pursuit of their STEM degrees and careers. One of the biggest ways to positively impact student success is through community! Join us for dinner\, crafts\, and a chance to make new friends\, expand you U-M network\, and build STEM community\, hosted by our student mentors. (Choose the event below that best suits your schedule! We run the same event two nights in a row to give more students the opportunity to participate.) \n\n\nSTEM equity for everyone needs everyone! WISE programming is open to all students regardless of sex\, gender\, or gender identity.\n UID:151899-21912387@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151899 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Food,Free,Graduate Student,Sessions,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:WISE Office, 3236 Undergraduate Science Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Paint and Sip DESCRIPTION:Take a break from midterms and join us for a fun and relaxing Paint & Sip event! Paint your own canvas or tote bags (while supplies last) and enjoy refreshing drinks and light snacks while connecting with grad students fellow students. No experience needed. \nJust come\, paint\, sip\, and have fun! UID:153738-21916260@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153738 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Blue Lounge (GG Brown) GGBL 1280/1280A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T162108 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SACNAS Social DESCRIPTION: UID:135605-21916383@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Med Sci II, West Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T163848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UUWeekly: Fall Midterms Survivors DESCRIPTION:De-stress and recharge at UUWeekly: Fall Midterms Survivors! Drop into the Vandenberg Room at the Michigan League to celebrate making it through midterms and treat yourself to well-deserved study goodies and freebies from CCI and Wolverine Wellness. Grab a cup of coffee and fresh cookies courtesy of M-Catering\, and stay tuned for a tentative special guest visit from Nico of DPSS Therapaws! UID:152637-21914325@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152637 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Free Food,Midterms,Relax,Study Break LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260821T154223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Holly Herndon DESCRIPTION:\n\nBerlin-based artist Holly Herndon is known for her pioneering work in music\, machine learning\, and protocol development. Her practice creates precedent-setting projects where technical systems are artworks unto themselves.\n\nHerndon co-runs a studio in Berlin with her partner Mathew Dryhurst. Their major exhibitions include The Call at Serpentine Gallery in London\, Starmirror at Kunstwerke Berlin and K21 in Duesseldorf\, xhairymutantx in the 2024 Whitney Biennial\, and Strange Rules at Palazzo Diedo in Venice. They released the book All Media is Training Data in 2024 through Buchhandlung Walther König. In 2022\, Herndon co-founded Spawning\, an organization building an open consent-and-compliance protocol for AI data\, creating tools for artists such as haveibeentrained.com and the Do Not Train protocol covering 2 billion+ works.\n\nHerndon’s critically acclaimed musical works include Platform (RVNG-4AD/2015) and PROTO (4AD/2019). Awards include the 2022 Ars Electronica STARTS prize\, Austria’s first Digital Human Rights Award (2024)\, the Kairos Prize (2025)\, and the Deutschen KI Prize (2025). \n\nHerndon holds a doctorate in Computer Music from Stanford University.\n\nWith support from Mary Ellen Coe and Elizabeth Laraki.\n\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public.\n UID:150482-21909505@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150482 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Electronic Music,Machine Learning,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T121152 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reading\, Q&A\, and Book Signing with Tisa Byrant DESCRIPTION:Login here (no pre-registration needed): https://myumi.ch/ZellWriters26\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\nTisa Bryant’s writing explores Black women’s subjectivity by remixing rhetorical\, literary\, cinematic and visual arts techniques into original modes of narrative and storytelling. Her latest book\, *Residual*\, is an assemblage of the interiors of grief\, the home as archive\, and the mystery of mothers\, published by Nightboat Books in 2026. Her first book\, *Unexplained Presence*\, on the mythologies of Black presences in the arts\, was reissued by Wave Books in 2024. In her afterword to *Unexplained Presence*\, renowned critic Margo Jefferson hailed Tisa as a “literary and film auteur\, an auteur of performance on the page\, stage and screen or canvas.” \n\nA Boston native\, Tisa was a member of the Dark Room Collective\, an African-diasporic writing group that hosted a celebrated reading series in Cambridge and Boston. She is co-editor of the three-volume\, cross-referenced literary journal\, *The Encyclopedia Project*\, and collaborated from 2015-2018 with critic and writer Ernest Hardy on *The Black Book*\, an original talk and film series presented at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Tisa is editor of *Deep West Assembly*\, a monograph of recent works by the award-winning visual artist Cauleen Smith\, forthcoming in 2026 from Astrup Fearnley Museet and Kestner Gesellschaft. She lives in Iowa City\, where she is Associate Professor of English in the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa\, and is currently at work on a novel.\n\nFor any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs\, please email zvwseries@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 zvwseries@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).\n\nFor Public Parking: The Maynard Street Public Parking Structure (324 Maynard St.\, Ann Arbor) or The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave.\, Ann Arbor). All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities. UID:150942-21910479@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150942 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,book discussion,book event,Books,Contemporary Literature,Creative Writing,Culture,Department Of English Language And Literature,Free,Graduate,Lecture,literary,Literary Arts,Literature,Mfa Program In Creative Writing,Rackham,Talk,The Helen Zell Writers' Program,UMMA,Undergraduate,Writing,zell visiting writers series LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T135455 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:What is a Classic? DESCRIPTION:I revisit the perennial question\, \"What is a Classic?\" to consider the emotions and contemporary investments attached to professional classical studies and its popular counterparts. The success of the recent cinematic adaptation of The Odyssey demonstrates the ability of Greek myth and literature to still hold cultural value. But why? What is it about the classical that still compels? In the lecture\, I depart from ideas of intrinsic value or heritage to understand what might be at the foundation of our cultural infatuation. I grapple with value as economic and emotional to understand what the classics are\, where else we might find them across society\, and why it is important to relocate value outside of the academic field of professional classical studies.\n\nThis lecture will be presented by Patrice D. Rankine\, Professor of Classics\, Committee on Theater and Performance Studies\, University of Chicago.\n\nA reception with light appetizers will begin at 5:00 pm\, before the lecture at 5:30 pm. UID:152943-21914823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Classical Studies,Free,Lecture LOCATION:Michigan League - Hussey Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T133427 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Enchanted Expressions at Markley DESCRIPTION:Join Residential Advisors Cassandra\, Madison\, and your Diversity Peer Educators for a night of face-painting and fun! Food will be provided. UID:153579-21916032@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153579 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement LOCATION:Mary Markley Hall - Angela Davis Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261012T131917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Halloween Cookie Decorating Movie Night at East Quad DESCRIPTION:Come decorate some cookies\, enjoy a sweet treat\, and watch a scary movie in the Abeng Multicultural Lounge to celebrate Halloween! UID:153577-21916030@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153577 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cookie Decorating,Free,Movie Night LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T124349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:International Stuttering Awareness Day Celebration DESCRIPTION:You're invited! Join us Thursday\, October 22nd for a fun-filled evening that celebrates International Stuttering Awareness Day and highlights the amazing members of our local stuttering community. This is a great way to connect with other individuals who stutter as well as their allies\, friends\, and family.\n\nThis event is free and open to all. Members of the student group A2STAR and the U-M Speech Neurophysiology Lab will host a fair-like event with interactive activity tables and resources for all ages. Come browse the tables\, make art with us\, hear stories from stuttering community members\, chat with a speech-language pathologist\, and learn more about stuttering research. Dinner will be provided and attendees will be entered to win cool raffle prizes!\n\nThis event is open to everyone\, including those who don't stutter\, so we encourage you to share this with friends\, family\, and any stuttering or disability allies who might be interested in joining the celebration. \n\nPlease RSVP to let us know if you plan to attend. We appreciate it—this helps us make sure we have enough food and supplies for everyone! UID:152955-21914841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152955 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Disability,Discussion,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Education,Faculty,Family,Festival,Food,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,Health,Health & Wellness,In Person,Inclusion,Meal,Networking,Neuroscience,Pre Med,Pre-Health,Psychiatry,Psychology,Public Health,Research,Social,Staff,Storytelling,Student Org,Stuttering,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Well-being,Wellness LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton (2nd Floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T175738 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Paint & Pumpkins DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively gathering with women-centered student organizations where you can paint and personalize your very own mini pumpkin. While you craft\, enjoy delicious fall treats\, mingle with student leaders\, and discover amazing organizations on campus! UID:153458-21915881@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153458 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Clubs,Fall,Food,Paint,Painting,Pumpkins,Treats,Women LOCATION:Michigan Union - IdeaHub CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260916T103442 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Science Café: Fangs & Venom DESCRIPTION:What do tarantulas and rattlesnakes have in common? Fangs\, venom\, and a notoriously bad reputation. This spooky season\, join us for a closer look at two of the animal kingdom’s most misunderstood creatures.\nResearchers Dr. Matt Holding from the U-M Life Sciences Institute and Dr. Cara Shillington from Eastern Michigan University’s Arachnid Lab will take us into the world of these two underappreciated animals. From the science of venom and predator–prey interactions to the surprising ways these animals live\, move\, and interact with their environments\, we’ll explore what happens when scientists look beyond the myths and fear surrounding these remarkable creatures.\nCome curious\, leave with a new appreciation for fangs and venom\, just in time for Halloween.\nThe program begins at 6 p.m. Seating is limited\, so please come early. UID:150600-21909695@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Science,Zoology LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120324 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Science on Tap DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to learn about cool science happening in your community? If so\, please attend Science on Tap\, a science communication event hosted by Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy (ESPA). \nIs there a topic you find incredibly interesting and want to share? Consider signing up to present using this form.  UID:153036-21914970@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153036 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:734 Brewing Company CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261013T114027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T193000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Specialized Master's + Deferred MBA Fair DESCRIPTION:Not sure what comes after college? Business school may offer more options than you think.\n\nWhether you’re studying engineering\, economics\, the humanities\, social sciences\, STEM\, or business\, graduate business programs can open doors to careers across industries and functions—and you don’t need to have your career mapped out to start exploring.\n\nJoin admissions representatives from Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business\, Columbia Business School\, Duke Fuqua School of Business\, MIT Sloan School of Management\, UCLA Anderson School of Management\, University of Chicago Booth School of Business\, University of Michigan Ross School of Business\, University of Virginia Darden School of Business\, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce\, and Yale School of Management for one of two upcoming events at the University of Michigan. Choose the session that works best for your schedule to learn about MBA and specialized master’s programs designed for college students and early-career candidates\, explore the career paths they can lead to\, and get advice on what you can do now to keep your options open. UID:153612-21916099@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Business,Graduate School,Lsa Opportunity Hub LOCATION:Mason Hall - 1427 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261015T083127 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T193000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Specialized Master's + Deferred MBA Fair DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business\, Columbia Business School\, Duke Fuqua School of Business\, MIT Sloan School of Management\, UCLA Anderson School of Management\, University of Chicago Booth School of Business\, University of Michigan Ross School of Business\, University of Virginia Darden School of Business\, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce\, and Yale School of Management invite undergraduate students and recent graduates to explore graduate business education opportunities.\n\nLearn about specialized master's degrees in areas such as finance\, analytics\, and other STEM-focused fields\, as well as options that allow students to secure a future MBA admission before gaining full-time work experience. Admissions representatives from each school will be available to discuss their programs\, explain the admissions process\, and help you determine which pathway may be the best fit for your academic background and career goals.\n\nThis is a casual\, drop-in event\, so feel free to stop by at any point during the event and stay for as long as your schedule allows. Casual or professional attire is welcome—come as you are!\n\nThis is an in-person event only. There will be no recording or virtual format. \n\nThis event is open to all. Everyone is welcome to register. UID:153720-21916234@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153720 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:business,Graduate and Professional Students,Graduate Students,In Person LOCATION:Mason Hall - 1427 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T124949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Best of FAMU DESCRIPTION:The program of short films offers a representative cross-section of works created at Prague’s film school throughout its eighty-year history. The eight selected films vividly illustrate the diversity of student filmmaking\, encompassing fiction\, documentary\, and animation\, as well as both lesser-known works and internationally acclaimed titles (including a Student Academy Award winner). Together\, they span a wide range of styles and genres\, from pantomime slapstick and historical drama to mockumentary and animated fantasy. The selection includes early works by filmmakers such as Jan Němec and Jan Svěrák\, who went on to become major figures in Czech cinema\, alongside outstanding talents from younger generations\, including Daria Kashcheeva\, Bára Anna Stejskalová\, and Marie-Magdalena Kochová. \n\nList of films: \n• Encounter \n• The Loaf of Bread \n• Oil Gobblers \n• Closed Due to the Family Mourning \n• Pripyat Piano \n• Daughter \n• Love Is Just a Death Away \n• 3 MWh \n\n\nFilm Synopsis: \n\n• Encounter (Vladimír Svitáček\, 1953\, 5 min.) \nVladimír Svitáček\, later renowned as a co-creator of the multimedia theatre Laterna Magika and the world’s first interactive movie Kinoautomat\, depicts a crowded Prague tram in this pantomime-inspired comic sketch\, featuring outstanding performances by the young Miloš Kopecký and Jiří Sovák. The film also includes rare archival footage of the area surrounding Prague’s Main Railway Station. \nDirector: Vladimír Svitáček \nScreenwriter: Vladimír Svitáček \nDirector of Photography: Jerzy Kotowski \nOriginal Score: Jaroslav Ježek \nCast: Miloš Kopecký\, Jiří Sovák\, Jana Werichová-Kvapilová\, Káťa Kopecká etc. \n\n• The Loaf of Bread (Jan Němec\, 1960\, 11 min.) \nThis early student film by Jan Němec\, one of the leading figures of the Czech New Wave\, can be regarded as a thematic precursor to his masterpiece Diamonds of the Night. In the final days of the Second World War\, a train carrying concentration camp prisoners stands at a railway station. Three exhausted inmates contemplate how to reach a nearby freight car loaded with bread\, hoping to regain enough strength before attempting their escape. \nDirector: Jan Němec \nScreenwriter: Jan Němec\, Eva Límanová \nDirector of Photography: Jiří Šámal \nCast: Ivan Renč\, Jan Bartůšek\, Oldřich Bláha \n\n• Oil Gobblers (Jan Svěrák\, 1988\, 20 min.) \nJan Svěrák’s Oil Gobblers was made in 1988 as his graduation film at the Department of Documentary Film. This mockumentary follows a fictional scientific expedition in search of an unknown creature known as the “oil gobbler\,” whose very existence defies all the principles of life in a healthy natural environment. The film turns a serious ecological issue completely on its head\, presenting its story with such convincing realism that the hoax is almost flawless. In June 1989\, the film received the Student Academy Award presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. \nDirector\, Screenwriter: Jan Svěrák \nDirector of Photography: Ladislav Štěpán \nOriginal Score: Vendula Kašpárková \nCast: Lubomír Beneš\, Jiří Němec\, Ivo Kašpar\, Jan Rokyta\, Emil Nedbal etc. \n\n• Closed Due to the Family Mourning (Saša Gedeon\, 1991\, 9 min.) \nThis short film by screenwriter and director Saša Gedeon is based on Alberto Moravia’s short story Fire. A bittersweet vignette\, it portrays a single day in a small Italian barbershop on the eve of the Second World War. Rather than relying on an intricate plot\, the film derives its power from its understated emotional tension and evocative atmosphere. Made during Gedeon’s second year at FAMU\, the film received an award at the FFICS – International Festival of Film School Students in Tokyo in 1992. The prize money enabled the director to make his feature-film debut Indian Summer. \nDirector\, Screenwriter: Saša Gedeon \nDirector of Photography: Miloš Kabyl \nCast: Barbora Hrzánová\, David Vávra\, Jakub Špalek\, Renata Beccerová \n\n• Pripyat Piano (Eliška Cílková\, 2019\, 18 min.) \nMany of the original inhabitants of Pripyat have never come to terms with the Chernobyl disaster. Some of them began composing their own songs and poems and returning to their apartments within the forbidden radioactive zone. This documentary concert\, reflecting on the presence of a unique space\, calls for the return of humankind as both creator and performer. In the poems and songs recited by the former residents of Pripyat themselves\, a powerful connection between people and home can still be heard to endure. The film has been screened at major documentary film festivals and has received numerous awards. \nDirector\, Editor\, Original Score\, Sound Design: Eliška Cílková \nDirector of Photography: Tomáš Frkal \n\n• Daughter (Daria Kashcheeva\, 2019\, 14 min.) This puppet animation by Daria Kashcheeva tells the story of a father and daughter who\, despite mutual misunderstanding\, eventually find their way back to each other. The film’s emotional intensity and unsettling atmosphere are enhanced by an unusually dynamic camera – rare in animation – and by close-up shots of the puppets’ faces\, whose expressions feel remarkably lifelike. The film won the prestigious Student Academy Award (in the category of international animation) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. \nDirector\, Screenwriter\, Director of Photography: Daria Kashcheeva \nOriginal Score: Petr Vrba \nEditor: Alexander Kashcheev \n\n• Love Is Just a Death Away (Bára Anna Stejskalová\, 2020\, 10 min.) \nA dead dog\, a landfill\, and beautiful moths high in the sky – this is the world of Steve\, a parasite desperately searching for a kindred soul. Yet every attempt at connection ends in disappointment. A small bird he saves from another dog dies. A rat that touches him dies. Cockroaches\, under the guise of friendship\, strip him down to the bone. Completely defenseless inside the skeleton of his former host\, he nearly loses his life under the wheels of a machine that crushes waste. The film has screened at numerous festivals and received the award for Best Student Animated Short Film as well as the Audience Award for Best Animated Short Film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. \nDirector\, Editor\, Original Score\, Sound Design: Bára Anna Stejskalová \nDirector of Photography: Tomáš Frkal \n\n• 3 MWh (Marie-Magdalena Kochová\, 2024\, 13 min.) \nAn employee at a nuclear power plant\, obsessed with counting\, sets himself a limit on how much electricity he wants to consume for the rest of his life. In this dark yet masterful cinematic poem shot on 35mm film\, Marie-Magdalena Kochová presents the story of a man whose life is moving toward transformation. It is a tender acceptance of the idea that we are not only our bodies\, but also energy. The film has been screened at numerous international festivals and Czech Film Critics Award. \nDirector: Marie-Magdalena Kochová \nScreenwriter: Josef Kokta \nDirector of Photography: Kristina Kůlová \nOriginal Score: Haštal Hapka \nCast: Jaroslav Pížl UID:153212-21915428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153212 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,art,artists,central europe,cinema,Contemporary,Creees,Crees,Culture,Czech,Czech Republic,eastern europe,europe,European,European Studies,film,Food,Free,Global And Transnational,Humanities,In Person,Presentation,Reception,Slavic,Slavic Featured,Slavic Studies,Slovakia,Storytelling,Weiser Center For Europe And Eurasia LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 170 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T150208 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Paris is Burning DESCRIPTION:Where does voguing come from\, and what\, exactly\, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years\, *Paris Is Burning *offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses\,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia and transphobia\, racism\, AIDS\, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers\, drag queens\, and trans women—including Willi Ninja\, Pepper LaBeija\, Dorian Corey\, and Venus Xtravaganza—*Paris Is Burning *brings it\, celebrating the joy of movement\, the force of eloquence\, and the draw of community.\n\nDigitally remastered by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in conjunction with Sundance Institute and Outfest UCLA Legacy Project. Preservation funded by Sundance Institute\, Outfest\, and the Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation. UID:149768-21907165@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Film Series,Humanities,Lgbtq LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T181711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:3rd Spaceout International Ambisonics Festival DESCRIPTION:A spatial audio festival presented by the Department of Performing Arts Technology.\n\nJoin us to celebrate and experience ambisonics\, an immersive audio technology that surrounds you with sound from all directions. This year’s festival will feature fixed-media works\, live performances and interactive works and virtual reality (VR) experiences designed with Inviso.\n\nAll events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis.\n\nPROGRAM\nConcert 1: October 22 at 7:00 pm\nConcert 2: October 23 at 12:30 pm\nConcert 3: October 23 at 4:30 pm\nInviso session: October 23\, 12:00–6:00 pm @ the Edit Rooms and Music Technology Library (MTL) UID:153039-21914973@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153039 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Brehm Technology Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T120045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:\"Ninpo is the essence of goshinjutsu (self-protection).\"\n \nDuring the Fall 2026 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Thursdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. Beginners welcome\; we train with people across all levels of experience!\n \n- Learn self defense and physical coordination through Bujinkan taijiutsu (unarmed combat)\;\n- Training at the Michigan Bujinkan Dojo is supportive and non-competitive\, emphasizing relaxed but spirited and disciplined practice\;\n- Receive mentoring through the senpai/kohai (senior/junior) relationships fostered in the dojo.\n \nWhat to bring: comfortable workout clothes\, socks\, and a water bottle!\n-----\nFor more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website (www.michiganbujinkan.com)\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:149829-21907236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149829 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260813T101439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T203000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Movie Nights at The Connector DESCRIPTION:Wanna watch a movie and eat free popcorn? Join the Connector Community Assistants and watch a new movie or a classic while meeting new or familiar faces! Settle-in for a cozy night with us every Thursday as we enter into comfy Fall weather. \n\nThe Connector is located in West Quad. UID:150143-21908230@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Building,Community Engagement,Community Gathering,Free,Housing,Welcome Week,Welcome Week Event,Welcome26 LOCATION:The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261008T213237 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Open Mic Night DESCRIPTION:Join NERDS and RCP sponsored by the Spectrum Center on Thursday\, October 22nd at 7:00pm in the Keene Theater in East Quad for Open Mic Night! Come perform a song\, a dance\, playing an instrument\, reading a poem\, yoyo tricks\, fanfiction\, or anything at all that interests you! Or just come hang out and enjoy a fun night of performances to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History month! All are welcome! UID:153308-21915602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153308 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Exhibition,Free,In Person,LGBT,live performance,Music,performance,Poetry,Social,Student Org LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261005T135414 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:RC Players / Spectrum Center / NERDS - Open Mic Night DESCRIPTION:Come join the RC Players\, Spectrum Center\, and NERDS for an open mic night! Whether you'd like to sing\, dance\, read poetry\, or simply sit in the audience to watch\, we'd love to have you in attendance! This event has optional audience participation and is free and open to the public. UID:153307-21915601@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,artists,arts,arts at michigan,Community,Dance,Drama,Free,Improv,In Person,Inclusion,LGBT,live performance,performance,Poetry,Singing,Social,Student Org,Students,Theater,Theater Performance,theatre,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261021T061527 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Soccer vs Maryland DESCRIPTION:Women's Soccer vs Maryland UID:148573-21904461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148573 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Soccer LOCATION:U-M Soccer Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR