Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Family Art Studio: Imaginary Places (January 25, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68752 68752-17147140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop. Take a tour of abstract paintings in UMMA's Collection Ensemble installation, as well as work by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, followed by a hands-on workshop where you will create an abstract painting of your own! Led by local artist and UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne.

Please note:  Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:17:17 -0500 2020-01-25T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Peer-Led Anti-Racism Teach-In (January 25, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71878 71878-17896711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably. This peer-led teach-in will engage analytically framework for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunities for actions, and how our resources can be distributed, which all of these are closely relevant to the work, legacy, and dream of Dr. King. (Light refreshments will be provided)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:46:39 -0500 2020-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2020-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Michigan Union
Family Art Studio: Imaginary Places (January 25, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68753 68753-17147141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

DescriptionFamilies with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop. Take a tour of abstract paintings in UMMA's Collection Ensemble installation, as well as work by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, followed by a hands-on workshop where you will create an abstract painting of your own! Led by local artist and UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne.

Please note:  Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:17:17 -0500 2020-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
*CANCELED* Don Chisholm Jazz Vocal Masterclass with Sunny Wilkinson (January 26, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69950 69950-17485126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Stearns Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

**In accordance with the Unversity-wide measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this performance has been canceled.**

Vocal students from the Departments of Jazz and Musical Theatre perform for guest clinician Sunny Wilkinson.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:15:36 -0400 2020-01-26T15:00:00-05:00 Stearns Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Sunny Wilkinson
The Premodern Colloquium. Producing the composite: stylistic pluralism in Antwerp art, c. 1510-1568. (January 26, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71568 71568-17842673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 26, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)

The Premodern Colloquium is a faculty and graduate-student discussion group, now in its forty-first year of continuous activity. We meet four times each term on Sunday afternoons to discuss work in progress presented by local and visiting scholars, usually book chapters, articles and dissertation chapters.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:28:39 -0500 2020-01-26T15:30:00-05:00 2020-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Workshop / Seminar
Designing Learning Goals: Targeting Concepts Behind A Formula (January 27, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71357 71357-17819245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 10:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

What can we do to move our students beyond a “plug and chug” numerical competency to a deeper, conceptual understanding of formulae? In this session, instructors will learn about backwards design and the value of “beginning with the end in mind.” Instructors will then practice writing learning goals to target a common student misconceptions in their field, guided by research about discipline-specific bottlenecks.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:19:25 -0500 2020-01-27T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T11:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
"Killing the Chickens, Scaring the Monkeys? Demonstration Effects from PRC Coercion and Its Limits" (January 27, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71816 71816-17888057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: International Policy Center

Ja Ian Chong will host a talk at the Ford School discussing his research on how China uses economic punishment to elicit desired behavior from other states. A common claim about PRC economic statecraft is that it aims to discourage states from engaging in behavior Beijing finds undesirable by visibly punishing third parties. However, there is limited evidence about how such third party punishment works, particularly when states are more or less sensitive to such indirect demonstration effects. This paper seeks to address this question by examining the cases of the United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, and Taiwan. We argue that states with experience of direct punishment tend to be more resistant to demonstrations of punishment toward third parties

About the Speaker:

Ja Ian Chong is an Associate Professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2008 and previously taught at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research covers the intersection of international and domestic politics, with a focus on the externalities of major power competition, nationalism, regional order and security, contentious politics, and state formation. He works on US-China relations, security and order in Northeast and Southeast Asia, cross-strait relations, and Taiwan politics.

To read more visit: https://harvard-yenching.org/scholars/chong-ja-ian

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:23:37 -0500 2020-01-27T11:30:00-05:00 2020-01-27T12:50:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) International Policy Center Workshop / Seminar Photo of Ja Ian Chong
DANG! Meeting (January 27, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68540 68540-17785640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Data Analysis Networking Group

The Data Analysis Networking Group (DANG!) is a forum for post-docs, grad students, and other researchers at the University of Michigan to discuss how to analyze, present, and visualize their data. Monthly meetings cover requested topics or specific problems & solutions that we have encountered. Don’t know how to visualize your results? Come to DANG!, and hopefully as a group we can come up with a method. Did you recently discover an amazing R package or script? Come to DANG!, and share with us how you accomplished that. Our hope is that these meetings & discussions will foster new ideas within our respective fields.

https://um-dang.github.io/

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:04:03 -0400 2020-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Data Analysis Networking Group Workshop / Seminar DANG!
HEP-Astro Seminar | New Result on K+→π+vv^- from the NA62 Experiment (January 27, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71101 71101-17777061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The decay K+→π+vv^-, with a very precisely predicted branching ratio of less than 10exp(-10), is one of the best candidates to reveal indirect effects of new physics at the highest mass scales. The NA62 experiment at the CERN SPS is designed to measure the branching ratio of the K+ → π+vv^- with a decay-in-flight technique. NA62 took data so far in 2016-2018. Statistics collected in 2016 allowed NA62 to reach the Standard Model sensitivity for K+→π+vv^- entering the domain of 10exp(-10) single event sensitivity and showing the proof of principle of the experiment. Thanks to the statistics collected in 2017, NA62 surpasses the present best sensitivity. The analysis strategy is reviewed and the preliminary result from the 2017 data set is presented.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:17:00 -0500 2020-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Hub Studio: Career Fair Prep (January 27, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70363 70363-17586190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 4:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Career fairs are great to attend for two reasons: it’s a one-stop destination to discovering new organizations, industry trends, and career opportunities out there and it provides direct access to industry professionals eager to recruit emerging young professionals like yourself. If you’re planning to attend a career fair this winter semester, first make a pitstop at the Hub’s Career Fair Prep studio between 4-6 p.m on Monday, January 27; this is self-directed, open work time for preparing a game plan ahead of the fair.

You should attend this studio if you are:
- A liberal arts and sciences student
- Looking to build or broaden your professional network
- Interested in developing professional skills that will make you career-ready
- Exploring post-grad opportunities and are planning to apply for jobs

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Research and develop a priority list of participating organizations
- Craft a brief elevator pitch that best communicates your story to potential employers
- Get guidance on tailoring your resume to a specific position, organization, or industry
- Hear tips from Hub coaches on standby to answer your questions
- Gain access to resources on building resumes, elevator pitches, LinkedIn profiles, and more

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:58:36 -0500 2020-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Student and staff member talking
Resume Lab (January 27, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70408 70408-17594455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Get real time, personalized support by with the Resume Lab. It's designed as a drop-in hour, so come when you can during this time. It's a place for you to learn the basics to get your resume started, and get feedback to take your resume from good to great!

Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at, we can help!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:14:00 -0500 2020-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Workshop / Seminar Hatcher Graduate Library
CoderSpace with Paul Schulz and Chen Chen (January 28, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71672 71672-17853482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Paul Schulz is a senior consulting statistician and data scientist for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in statistical methods and computing, including hypothesis testing, data analysis and modeling, sampling (including weight creation and adjustment, and power calculation), as well as the use of secure computing enclaves (SRCVDI, Likert cluster, and Flux/Great Lakes). Paul writes code in Stata and SAS for general-purpose desktop computing, and R and Python for selected applications, such as data visualization and web scraping/automation, among other uses.

Chen Chen is a data scientist, programmer, and consultant for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in survey methods (with a particular focus on survey statistics, sampling, and weighting), data management, and statistical computing, including large scale simulations of complex samples and statistical modeling using complex and longitudinal survey datasets. Chen is a high-level programmer who specializes in R, Python, and Stata, with a focus on computing in a Linux environment.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:01 -0500 2020-01-28T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Investigating Protein Degradation at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology (January 28, 2020 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70908 70908-17735213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:45am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Candidate
Host: U. Jakob

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:28:03 -0500 2020-01-28T11:45:00-05:00 2020-01-28T12:45:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials on blue background
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: The complete tree species of Panama (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69211 69211-17269216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:07:42 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar View of trees and water in Panama
Ph.D. Pathways: Converting CVs to Resumes (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70729 70729-17621669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you having a hard time synthesizing your academic experiences in hopes of landing a job beyond the professoriate? The process of crafting a strong resume can often be difficult for graduate students. This workshop is a hands-on opportunity for graduate students to learn how to effectively develop a resume using the foundation that they have laid with information from their CV.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/2DQZG.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | When Stars Go Nonlinear: Large Amplitude Tides and Stellar Oscillations (January 28, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71215 71215-17787739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 2:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Tides significantly impact the structure, evolution, and fate of many types of close binary systems, including short-period exoplanets, stellar binaries, and coalescing binary neutron stars. In many of these systems, the tide’s amplitude is so large that it cannot be treated as a small, linear perturbation to the background star. In this talk, I will show that nonlinear effects can greatly enhance the rate of tidal dissipation and thus the rate of binary evolution. As examples, I will describe how nonlinear tides influence the orbital decay of hot Jupiters and the gravitational-wave signal of coalescing binary neutron stars and white dwarfs. I will also discuss the nonlinearity of oscillation-modes in solar-like stars, which are excited by turbulent motions within the convective envelope. The rich oscillation spectra observed by space missions such as Kepler and TESS has revolutionized the field of asteroseismology and yielded a wealth of information about the internal and global properties of thousands of stars.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:16:58 -0500 2020-01-28T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T15:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Cognitive Diversity and Collective Intelligence (January 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72096 72096-17937823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

In 2019 Dr. Page was named John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management. He also is the Williamson Family Professor of Business Administration and professor of management and organizations in the Ross School, and a professor of political science, complex systems and economics in LSA.

Dr. Page will be one of three recipients to receive their awards and give their talks at this time. The other two speakers are: John M. Carethers, whose presentation is titled “Human Conditions from Defective DNA Mismatch Repair” and Anna Suk-Fong Lok, whose presentation is titled “Elimination of Viral Hepatitis: A Tale of Two Viruses.” See link below for Record article about the three recipients.

A reception will follow the talks.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:29:20 -0500 2020-01-28T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Scott E. Page
All things Michigan Bridge (January 28, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71574 71574-17842681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 4:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

This presentation will include innovations and policy updates in the areas of bridge design and construction for MDOT bridges, along with updates on complex bridge projects MDOT has completed over the past few years such as accelerated bridge construction projects, non-redundant bridge strengthening, segmental bridge strengthening and rehabilitation, structural moves, carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) bridge elements, and the Gordie Howe International Bridge. This presentation will also include information on how bridge projects are funded, and how bridges are inspected, and maintained upon entering service. We will also have a discussion on the findings of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse, and related recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Matthew J. Chynoweth is the Chief Bridge Engineer of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as well as Director of the MDOT Bureau of Bridges and Structures. Matthew holds a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Structural Engineering from Wayne State University. He has 16 years of experience with MDOT and four years of experience in consulting
prior to joining MDOT. He is an Adjunct Faculty at Lawrence Technological University where he teaches structural engineering. Matthew is also an Executive Committee Member of the AASHTO Committee on Bridges and Structures, Chair of Technical Subcommittee T-6, Executive Committee Member of the American Segmental Bridge Institute, Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Bridge Engineering at the University of Buffalo.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 09:52:50 -0500 2020-01-28T16:30:00-05:00 2020-01-28T17:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Structural Seminar Series
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #3 - Good Health and Well-Being (January 28, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70002 70002-17491347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design micro-charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of January, we will address Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being.  Several award-winning Ross faculty members (to be announced) will share their research in an informal setting, and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.

This limited-size two-hour workshop will feature:

Faculty presentations on key research insights.
Discussion
Design micro-charrette using specific design tools for problem identification

Due to high interest in these workshops, we must cap attendance at 25. We aim to keep the numbers of participants at a size that can accommodate the space capacity of the +Impact Studio and provide meaningful group discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:46:53 -0500 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Hub MasterClass: Understanding Finance Valuations (January 28, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70684 70684-17619560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Valuation is an essential skill for any career in corporate finance, accounting, investment banking, and many other industries. During this skill-building workshop, you’ll learn directly from a field expert on what a financial valuation is, its application in a business-world setting, the steps to complete a valuation, and the opportunity to practice with real-time feedback.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts or sciences student
- Familiar with basic accounting knowledge — this is a prerequisite to participating
- Pursuing a career in Accounting, Finance or related fields after graduation

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Discover the main valuation methods used by industry practitioners today
- Try your hand at assessing a company’s value and get real-time feedback from a field expert
- Have the opportunity to practice finance valuations until it is a learned skill
- Determine if this is a potential career pathway for you

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:59:05 -0500 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Staff member facilitating workshop discussion
CoderSpace with Armand Burks and Erin Ware (January 29, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71673 71673-17853496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Burks is a Research Data Scientist in Advanced Research Computing Technology Services (ARC-TS) and the School of Information. He specializes in evolutionary computation (genetic programming), and has professional experience in software development and writing cloud analytics. Dr. Burks is available to assist in general programming using C++, Java, and Python, bash commands/scripting, automation of tasks such as data parsing, transformation/conversion, workflow automation, etc., HPC job creation/submission, version control in git, and other related topics.

Dr. Ware is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR, a self-taught HPC user, and an occasional instructor in the School of Information. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on GreatLakes, MBNI, and other personal servers), and batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling), introductory statistics using R, and math methods for data scientists. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:45 -0500 2020-01-29T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Emerging Drinking Water Contaminants Panel (January 29, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71811 71811-17888047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Environmental Policy Association

Join the Environmental Policy Association next week on Wednesday, 1/29 at 11:30 to 1 in 1110 Weill Hall for an Emerging Drinking Water Contaminants Panel. Panelist will discuss the challenges of emerging contaminants such as PFAS. The panel will feature UM professors from Public Health and SEAS as well as representatives from the State of Michigan and the Michigan Environmental Council. Lunch will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:45:32 -0500 2020-01-29T11:30:00-05:00 2020-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Environmental Policy Association Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Carbon Mineralization in Fractured Basalt (January 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70027 70027-17497483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

The need to meet rising energy demands while mitigating climate change driven by associated CO2 emissions has motivated the development of geologic carbon storage systems. Until recently, most research focused on sedimentary reservoirs that rely primarily on short-term solubility and physical trapping mechanisms, where CO2 can migrate if structural security is compromised. This inherent leakage risk could be eliminated by leveraging the natural reactivity of basalt reservoirs, which are abundant in silicate minerals that dissolve rapidly under acidic conditions and can ultimately trap dissolved CO2 as solid carbonate minerals. However, our fundamental understanding of the conditions under which CO2 mineralization occurs and its viability as a permanent carbon sequestration pathway remain limited. This talk will highlight series of high-pressure core flooding experiments and complementary reactive transport modeling designed to evaluate the effects of temperature, fluid chemistry, and transport regimes on basalt dissolution and carbonate precipitation. Results indicate that basalts can effectively mineralize CO2 at representative subsurface stress conditions, but predominantly within buffered diffusion-limited zones (e.g. dead-end fractures) where reaction fronts developed from competing geochemical gradients. Carbonate precipitation was highly localized on reactive silicate minerals contributing key divalent cations and was significantly enhanced by elevated temperature and alkalinity. In combination, this work reveals how complex interactions between reservoir geochemistry and transport conditions drive the extent and spatial distribution of carbon mineralization reactions in basalt fractures, which will inform selection of storage sites and injection.

Anne Menefee in a PhD candidate in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Anne received her B.S.E. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Viginia. Her reserach is focused on improving our knowledge of fluid transport and geochemical controls for enhancing CO2 mineral carbonation in fractured basalt reservoirs.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:44:27 -0500 2020-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar EWRE Seminar
Pharmacology Seminar Series (January 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71201 71201-17785639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Michigan Pharmacology

Eric Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center

“Transcriptional regulation of fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis”

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:55:46 -0500 2020-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 Taubman Library Michigan Pharmacology Workshop / Seminar Small talk
Restorative Practices and Graduate Well-Being (January 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71457 71457-17827809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Framed around the values of student centeredness and care and using the model of wellness, this session aims to engage students in reflection around the eight key dimensions of personal well-being. Using Restorative Practices and the power of the circle process, students will share stories of well-being to inform the commitment to a culture of well-being in the U-M community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/7ZkzX.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:00 -0500 2020-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
AEM Training for LSA Web Content Managers (January 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69395 69395-17318553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Virtual workshop that introduces LSA Department personnel to the Adobe Experience Manager content management system.

Use the website link to navigate to the AEM Training registration form.

Training required to gain website author permission.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:01:41 -0400 2020-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T15:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Adobe Experience Manager
Preparing for the University Career Center's Winter Job and Internship Fair (January 29, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70257 70257-17556176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 3:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Wondering whether or not you should attend the upcoming Job and Internship Fair? Not sure how to prepare? The Job and Internship Fair starts early in the semester, but it is an important opportunity to connect with professionals- both to explore different career fields and to engage with prospective organizations. Talk with a coach from the University Career Center about making the most of your time at the Job and Internship Fair and why you should attend, even if you aren’t currently looking for a job or internship. This session will go over how to talk with employers, how to highlight the skills you bring as a transfer student, and what to put on your resume.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:29:50 -0500 2020-01-29T15:30:00-05:00 2020-01-29T16:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
Department Colloquium | New Ideas in Dark Matter Detection (January 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71102 71102-17777062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The nature of the dark matter remains one of the most compelling outstanding questions in physics. Theoretical and experimental focus has been directed in the last several decades on New Physics at the weak scale, including the search for dark matter as a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP). We are now looking beyond the WIMP window towards light hidden sectors, and new ideas to search for dark matter must be found. I describe some of these new ideas, including collective excitations in polar materials and superfluid helium, as well as low-gap targets like Dirac semimetals.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:17:10 -0500 2020-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
GISC Event. Islamic Studies Reading Group: Hacking Islamic Law (January 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70265 70265-17556186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Join us for an Islamic Studies reading group!

We'll be reading selections from *Sharia Compliant: A User's Guide to Hacking Islamic Law* by Rumee Ahmed and *Islamic Legal Studies: A Critical Historiography* by Ayesha S. Chaudhry.

For details, and to receive the readings, please contact IslamicStudies@umich.edu

Wed, January 29, 4:00 PM, 455 Weiser Hall

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If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at islamicstudies@umich.edu, we'd be happy to help. As you may know, some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange, so please let us know as soon as you can.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:59:52 -0500 2020-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Global Islamic Studies Center Workshop / Seminar sharia-image
Honors Medical School application workshop (January 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71046 71046-17768658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Are you planning on applying to medical school this summer and want help in this process? If so, we invite you to attend this Honors Program workshop led by Stephanie Chervin, LSA Honors Program Pre-Med Advisor, to help you:

• Understand the timeline of the process from application to interview

• Choose target medical programs

• Get acquainted with the application service AMCAS

Bring your questions! This session is for current LSA Honors Program students only.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:11:50 -0500 2020-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T17:15:00-05:00 Mason Hall LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar Model organ
Make It Stick - Research-Based Learning Strategies You Need to Know (January 29, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70899 70899-17735192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

The study and learning strategies students often bring to college are often insufficient to help them succeed at the university level. Particularly in challenging STEM courses, students can't simply memorize or cram their way to a good grade. This workshop will focus on the popular learning strategies to avoid, as well as the top three strategies you don't know but are shown by research to be the most effective for long-term learning.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:18:11 -0500 2020-01-29T17:30:00-05:00 2020-01-29T19:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar make it stick by Brown, Roediger III, and McDaniel
Coffee Chat: Bath & Body Works (January 30, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71974 71974-17905482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join professionals from Bath & Body Works to learn more about how careers in data analytics and marketing drive the world of retail.

You should attend this coffee chat if you are:
- An LSA junior interested in gaining a better understanding of a career in analytics OR marketing
- Want to know more about working for a leading retailer like Bath & Body Works
- Actively pursuing an internship opportunity for the summer of 2020 or are interested in pursuing a full-time career with Bath & Body Works

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Valuable connections with a leading retailer
- Experience promoting yourself and articulating the value of your LSA degree

How to apply:
- Submit your résumé by Tuesday, January 28

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:41:53 -0500 2020-01-30T09:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Chat
Complex Systems Seminar | "Using a wetland community-ecosystem model to explore ecosystem interactions and dynamics from a perspective of complex adaptive systems" (January 30, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71625 71625-17846977@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

The Seminar is presented as part of UM "Earth Day at 50" and the LSA "Great Lakes Theme Semester".

Abstract: In the complexity research community, ecosystems are often considered to be examples of complex adaptive systems. However, complexity researchers often focus on species interactions in a community but exclude phenomena that ecosystem scientists view as central, such as carbon balance, water flows, and nutrient cycling. Ecosystem process models can provide a bridge between these fields. These models capture and represent our scientific understanding of ecosystem processes and their complex interactions and responses to external drivers. Some of these models also include the dynamics of individual species. In this seminar the Mondrian model will be examined, a community-ecosystem model of Great Lakes coastal wetlands developed by Currie and others here at Michigan. Model results and behavior will be examined from a perspective of complex adaptive systems. Mondrian is a complex, individual-based model that simulates thousands of individual plants of four species and their spatially-explicit competition, while strongly coupling the plant species functionality and competition to balanced ecosystem-level fluxes of carbon and nitrogen as well as water flows through a wetland. The model will be used to examine emergence and in nutrient cycling and community dynamics and to test hypotheses related to attractor behaviors in these variables on a range of time scales. The seminar will also touch on applied questions that the Mondrian model is used to address in coastal wetlands including nutrient retention, carbon storage, biodiversity and invasive plant species.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:05:00 -0500 2020-01-30T11:30:00-05:00 2020-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar William S. Currie
Global Insights into Brain Diversity, Development, and Lineage at Single-Cell Resolution (January 30, 2020 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70909 70909-17735214@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 11:45am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Candidate
Host: C. Duan

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:26:23 -0500 2020-01-30T11:45:00-05:00 2020-01-30T12:45:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and yellow microscope on blue background
Writing the Teaching Statement (January 30, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71253 71253-17794046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

In this hands-on workshop, we will focus on a very important element in most academic job applications: the teaching statement. We will consider the criteria that review committees use in evaluating these statements, and we will assess examples of successful submissions in order to consider what makes for effective content, structure, and language. The workshop will include time for writing and revising an initial draft. Refreshments will be provided.

Register on the Sweetland website after January 15th.
https://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduates/sweetland-rackham-workshops.html

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:49:45 -0500 2020-01-30T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T15:30:00-05:00 North Quad Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar Rackham / Sweetland Workshop
A Cooperative Driving Framework for Urban Arterials under Mixed Traffic Conditions (January 30, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70039 70039-17499532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

A cooperative driving framework is proposed to optimize the traffic signals and vehicle trajectories in a mixed traffic condition with regular vehicles (RVs), connected vehicles (CVs), and CAVsin an arterial corridor.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:46:50 -0500 2020-01-30T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Transportation Seminar
Rackham North: Future Faculty—Cover Letter Writing for Faculty Positions (January 30, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70980 70980-17762329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will address writing cover letters for faculty positions. The session is designed to serve students across Rackham’s many disciplines, and will emphasize the structural, formal, aesthetic, and rhetorical characteristics of a strong letter of application. All participants will have an opportunity to work on—and potentially workshop—their own cover letters, so please bring your own materials with you.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/4p2Go.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:17:01 -0500 2020-01-30T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar
EEB Thursday Seminar: River capture promotes evolutionary diversification in continental freshwaters (January 30, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69040 69040-17220021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Neotropical freshwaters house one of the greatest concentration of species and phenotypes on Earth, with more than 8,000 fish species representing approximately 10% of all living vertebrates combined, compressed into a tiny volume of aquatic habitat. The diversity of Neotropical freshwater fishes long predates the geological formation of the modern Amazon and Orinoco river basins, and the unparalleled diversity we observe today arose from an excess of speciation over extinction rates operating over a lengthy time period of tens of millions of years. In this paper we summarize the major phylogenetic and biogeographic dimensions of the Neotropical ichthyofauna, and review recent advances in understanding the roles of paleogeography, river capture, and other landscape evolution processes contributing to the formation of this singular fauna.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/1Qsk76-KDDk

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:02:04 -0400 2020-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Dr. James Albert map of distribution
CoderSpace with Yuki Shiraito and Jule Krüger (January 30, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71674 71674-17853510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Shiraito is a Research Faculty with the Center for Political Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. He is available to assist with a variety of topics that include Bayesian statistics, parallel computing in R, OpenMP and Rcpp, web scraping using Python, working with the University’s high performance computing clusters (Great Lakes and Cavium), and other computational methods.

Dr. Krüger is the ISR Program Manager for Big Data and Data Science, based within the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research. She has more than 10 years of experience in processing, analyzing and interpreting data for social science research, and automating workflows for scalable, auditable and reproducible analysis. Dr. Krüger can assist with R, Python, Markdown, Make, bash, LaTeX programming, and version control in git.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:43:44 -0500 2020-01-30T16:30:00-05:00 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Making Conversation with Powerful People (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70425 70425-17594477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: English Language Institute

Making conversation can be one of the most challenging types of speaking to master in a second language. This can be particularly true with people in a position of authority, such as one’s research advisor, work supervisor, or future employer. In this workshop, we will explore conversation topics, turn-taking strategies, active listening, and sources for sample conversations. We will consider different types of conversations, such as seeming friendly and confident at a job interview or competent and insightful in a research group meeting.

Come ready to practice with one another and to identify effective ways to practice on your own.

Sign up here: https://myumi.ch/51jpp

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:46:35 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar
Trivia Night at the TSC! (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72086 72086-17937814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Transfer Student Alliance is a new student organization just for transfer students. We are hosting a Trivia Night. Come hang out with us to meet new people, have fun, and learn more about our organization!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:26:19 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Dylan Small, Professor, Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (January 31, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69915 69915-17483046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Gun violence is a problem in America. There are many unresolved questions about what policies would reduce gun violence. I will discuss two attempts at causal inference about gun violence prevention policies that I have worked on, and highlight some ideas about causal inference I have sought to use in this work.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:13:43 -0500 2020-01-31T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Dylan Small
Declare ECE! (January 31, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71415 71415-17825624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Seeking to declare your CoE major? Attend Declare ECE! and learn more about the exciting and innovative field of electrical engineering and computer engineering and how you can pursue an ECE degree!

Electrical and computer engineering is at the heart of modern technology and innovation, including computers, cars, robotics, energy and more. ECE will provide the skills you need to CHANGE THE WORLD and GET A JOB!!!

Pizza will be provided!

Visit our website to RSVP for the event.

Scheduled Activities at Event:

– Opening presentation from Professor P.C. Ku, Associate Chair of ECE Undergraduate Affairs

– Presentation on available events and activities for ECE students

– Panel of current ECE students

– Learn about Fall 2020’s EECS 200 that offers hands-on design, build, and test opportunities

– Learn about Major Design Experience (MDE) options

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 08:43:41 -0500 2020-01-31T11:30:00-05:00 2020-01-31T12:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Electrical and Computer Engineering Workshop / Seminar Declare ECE! Photo
EIHS Graduate Student Workshop: Scaling Time and Space (January 31, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63603 63603-15808601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

How do fluctuations in scale impact the way we look at the past? Ruth Mostern’s research spans millennia and examines how local practices and political agendas influenced the ecology of the Yellow River. This panel will explore the ways in which spaces are created, managed, and contested over time. Shifting between scales, speakers will discuss the interconnections and conflicts between the local and the universal, with case studies ranging from the localized spaces of the workroom and kitchen to the expanses of empire and imagined nationhood.

Featuring:

Erin Johnson (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Shohei Kawamata (Graduate Student, International and Regional Studies, University of Michigan)
Fusheng Luo (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Jian Zhang (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Alexander Clayton (chair; Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Ruth Mostern (respondent; Associate Professor, History, University of Pittsburgh)

This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 07:35:04 -0500 2020-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Workshop / Seminar Tisch Hall
Hub Studio: Internship Search (January 31, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70365 70365-17586191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

This studio is self-directed, open work time to work towards launching or improving your internship search process. Use this focused time to identify what opportunities connect with your interests, discover the in-person and virtual internship opportunities available through the Hub’s Internship Program, and uncover other sources of internship opportunities.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- Currently enrolled LSA undergraduates who will return in the fall semester following the internship
- Eager to land a valuable summer internship or research opportunity

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Develop a personalized approach to locating, considering and identifying internships from within the Hub’s Internship Program and those sourced outside of the Hub.
- Get helpful resources including worksheets to help you explore your interests, tips & tricks for a productive internship search, as well as docs to help you prepare your application materials.
- See the Hub internship positions that are currently open for applications on the Opportunity Network
- Hear tips from Hub coaches on standby to answer your questions

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:51:15 -0500 2020-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Student and staff member collaborating on computer
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Mark Daskin and Jon Lee, U-M IOE (January 31, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71482 71482-17834194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

This event is open to all IOE PhD students, faculty, and staff. Lunch will be provided. In order to get an accurate count for food, please RSVP by Thursday, January 30, 2020.

Title:
Publishing 101

Abstract:
Publishing is at the heart of the advancement of scientific and engineering knowledge. It also plays a critical role in the lives of academics – students and faculty alike. For example, it plays a pivotal role in promotion and tenure decisions and also impacts student completion times and, in some cases, admission decisions.

In this seminar we will focus on several topics, including:
How to pick a journal for your work
How the review process works
The responsibilities of different roles (e.g. EiC, Department Editor, Associate Editor, Reviewers)
Advice on responding to reviewers

Bio:
Jon Lee is the G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering and a Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at UM. He was the founding Managing Editor of the journal Discrete Optimization. Jon was Chair of the INFORMS Optimization Society for 2010-2012, he was awarded the ICS (INFORMS Computing Society) Prize in 2010, and he was elected as a Fellow of INFORMS in 2013. Jon is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Mathematical Programming (Series A), Editorial Board Member of the journal Optimization and Engineering, and Editorial Board Member of the journal Discrete Applied Mathematics.

Mark S. Daskin is the immediate past Department Chair of the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. He holds the Clyde W. Johnson Collegiate Professorship. Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan in 2010, Daskin was on the faculty at Northwestern University (for 30 years) and the University of Texas (for a year and a half). He is the author of over 80 refereed papers and of two books: Network and Discrete Location: Models, Algorithms and Applications (John Wiley, 1995; second edition, 2013) and Service Science (John Wiley, 2010. He is a past editor-in-chief of both IIE Transaction and Transportation Science. He served as the chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University from 1995-2001.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:36:32 -0500 2020-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Mark Daskin and Jon Lee
ASCE Seminar Series (January 31, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71334 71334-17817107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Since 1953, Klein & Hoffman have worked with building owners, campus and facility managers, condominium association boards and architectural firms, putting their client’s best interests at the forefront. Pragmatic and practical, Klein & Hoffman push the envelope while being mindful of budgets, consistently delivering superior results in high-rise buildings, campus environments, condo buildings and famous landmarks, including the Shedd Aquarium, O’Hare International Airport, and Loyola University.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:01:01 -0500 2020-01-31T12:30:00-05:00 2020-01-31T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Seminar Series
Economics at Work (January 31, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70946 70946-17758141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:58:56 -0500 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:10:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Searching for Scholarships for Transfer Students (January 31, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70259 70259-17556178@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Are you looking for a scholarship to use for the 2020-2021 Academic year? Come hear Paul Barrow from the UM Library present the different tools available to you to aid in your search. Paul will demonstrate ways to do a search on one of the databases the UM supports, but also show you other resources to use.

Please bring a laptop, if possible.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:11:31 -0500 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
ConEco Seminar: Understanding the Potential of Wild Populations to Adapt to Climate Change: Lessons from Color Molting Mammals (January 31, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72010 72010-17914144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Please join us for the School for Environment and Sustainability's Conservation Ecology Seminar Series. Questions can be directed to Karen Alofs (kmalofs@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:52:22 -0500 2020-01-31T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building School for Environment and Sustainability Workshop / Seminar Seminar Poster
Financing Law School Workshop (January 31, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71231 71231-17791933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Lindsey Stetson, UM Law School’s Director of Financial Aid, presents information on financing your legal education with a focus on minimizing your debt.

Pizza will be served.

Registration requested: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/21932

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:35:07 -0500 2020-01-31T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T16:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre-Law Image
NERS Colloquium: Medical Imaging Advances: Do All Bell-and-Whistle Options Impact Patient Care? (January 31, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70139 70139-17540914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Learn about the development of Computed Tomography from its inception in the early 1970s to the present; the medical applications of CT (e.g., diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and interventional CBCT); and the current state of how CT improvements are driven. The theme of the discussion will be to highlight the key technological advances that increased the value of CT in medicine. Examples of advancements with unquestionable benefit to patient care and other “advancements” with motivation rooted in unwarranted fear over radiation dose will be covered. This discussion will be presented in a manner suitable for the non-medical imaging expert to convey the larger themes related to technology advancement in the space of medical imaging.


Speaker: Timothy Szczykutowicz, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical Physics

Dr. Szczykutowicz is an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Departments of Radiology, Medical Physics, and Biomedical Engineering. He received his Bachelors of Science in Physics from the SUNY University at Buffalo in 2008. He was active in medical physics at Buffalo in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Rudin with the Toshiba Stroke Research Center, working on vessel sizing and detector performance characterization. After his undergraduate studies, Dr. Szczykutowicz came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he earned his Masters and PhD in Medical Physics, receiving mentorship from Doctors Charles 'Chuck' Mistretta and Guang-Hong Chen. His dissertation was on fluence field modulated CT, a promising x-ray imaging technique that allows for imaging dose to be tailored to individuals. After his dissertation work, Dr. Szczykutowicz spent a year as a doctrinal fellow and imaging physics resident with the Department of Medical Physics at the UW before being appointed as a clinical health sciences Assistant Professor. The clinical and research activities of Dr. Szczykutowicz include: optimizing CT scan protocols, monitoring patient dose, developing new metrics to define image quality in the clinical setting, developing protocol management methodologies, fluence field modulated CT, dual energy CT, and assisting in various projects related to cone beam CT.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:45:32 -0500 2020-01-31T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar Speaker: Timothy Szczykutowicz
CANCELLED: Prison Creative Arts Project @ UM X Soundsmith Studios (February 1, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73795 73795-18320175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 1, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Weekly community workshops

Free & all ages

Music, writing, and visual art workshops hosted by University of Michigan students

No registration required.

Contact: vitalis@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:54:43 -0400 2020-02-01T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-01T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Soundsmith Studios
PICS Professional Development Workshop. Don't Sell Yourself Short: Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Strategies that Lead to Interviews (February 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71609 71609-17844813@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS CAN DROP IN ANYTIME DURING THE 2-HOUR TIME BLOCK!

Drop in to have your resume, cover letter, and/or LinkedIn reviewed. This is a great opportunity to have these materials reviewed and updated prior to the career fair! If you have class or other commitments, you do not need to stay the entire time.

Cover letters and resumes tell your professional story. They are your first impression when seeking an employment opportunity. This session will help students create impact-centered resumes and cover letters. Resume basics, resume formatting and resume content will be discussed using examples from the resumes of the session participants. Students should bring PRINTED copies of their most up-to-date resumes as they will receive feedback from all the session participants as well as the instructor. Please RSVP at the following link to attend: http://myumi.ch/gj9xP.

This session will also teach participants how to use LinkedIn to research, network, and apply for jobs. Having a LinkedIn profile already created is highly encouraged and students must bring computers to this session.

Klementina (Tina) Sula teaches Network Your Way to an International Internship and Career to students in the Program in International and Comparative Studies. She also offers seminars and workshops for students on various professional development topics. Tina is currently the Chief Development Officer at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, where she is responsible for all of the hospital’s fundraising efforts. Previously, Tina served as the Director of International Giving and Engagement at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, spearheading the College’s fundraising efforts outside of the United States. Tina has also worked for the US Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the Club de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and for the State Department (Main State) in Washington, D.C.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at is-michigan@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:21:18 -0500 2020-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T14:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Program in International and Comparative Studies Workshop / Seminar PICS Professional Development Workshop. Don't Sell Yourself Short: Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Strategies that Lead to Interviews
The Art of Uniting Through Story (February 3, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71834 71834-17890221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Facilitated by The Diatribe, a non profit organization that uses performing arts to empower people to share their stories, raise awareness of social issues, and be active members in their communities, this workshop will help attendees to peel back the layers they have built to expose the raw, beautiful, and impactful pieces of their story that many fail to see as relatable. Attendees will get familiar with these two artists through listening to their story and soaking in their craft. Those attending will work on crafting their own stories through creative expression.
“The Art of Uniting Through Story” will be facilitated by Diatribe teaching artists Marcel “Fable” Price, and Ericka “Kyd Kane” Thompson.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/E3p8b.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Diversity Café (February 3, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69750 69750-17415376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Boyer Building
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Diversity Café offers open, hosted conversations where we explore DEI-related questions that matter. It’s an opportunity to find common ground and strengthen our DEI communication skills. Our focusing question: “What does it take to shift one’s perception of a group of people, especially given long-held stereotypes?”

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:46:36 -0500 2020-02-03T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T14:00:00-05:00 Boyer Building Information and Technology Services (ITS) Workshop / Seminar image of people talking
HEP-Astro Seminar | Ultra-Low Energy Calibration of the LUX and LZ Dark Matter Detectors (February 3, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71241 71241-17794028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment is a 250 kg active mass dual-phase time-projection chamber (TPC) operating at the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, SD. Various sources, including ^{127}Xe, D-D neutrons, ^{83}mKr, Tritium, and AmBe neutrons are used to perform calibrations of detector responses to electron recoils (ER) and nuclear recoils (NR). I will present an ultra-low energy calibration of ER using an intrinsic ^{127}Xe source and of NR using a short pulsed D-D neutron generator. Radioactive isotope ^{127}Xe is formed in the LUX LXe volume due to cosmogenic activation before the detector was moved one mile underground. A measurement in the early stage of the LUX WS2013 science run unveils ~0.9 million ^{127}Xe atoms in the LUX LXe volume, which provides an ideal source for low energy calibrations. ^{127}Xe decay is a form of electron capture in which a high energy gamma (> 200 keV) is emitted, followed by an associated low energy X-ray cascade over the energy range of 190 eV to 33.2 keV. The relatively long mean free path (mfp) of the gamma-ray (> 0.9 cm) allows the EC decay to produce clearly identified 2-vertex events in the LUX detector. We observe the K (33.2 keV), L (5.2 keV), M (1.1 keV), and N (190 eV) shell cascade events and verify the relative ratio of observed events for each shell. We extract the means and sigmas of the charge signal yields associated with the K, L, M, and N shell events. The N shell cascade analysis includes single extracted electron (SE) events and represents the lowest-energy electronic recoil in situ measurements that have been explored in liquid xenon. A short pulsed D-D neutron NR calibration was performed in situ in the LUX detector in June 2016 after the completion of the LUX WS2013-16 science run. The calibration incorporates a pulsing technique with narrow pulses (20 us / 250 Hz). We have measured, with low systematics, the absolute rates of NR events with ionization signals down to 2 extracted electrons and zero, one or greater detected scintillation photons. A calibration measurement with absolute event rates of charge-only S2 events for the first time in a Xe TPC provides an important probe for ultra-low energy measurements of LXe Qy. This technique provides direct measurements of scintillation and charge yields down to (Ly) 0.45 keVnr and (Qy) 0.27 keVnr, respectively. New calibration results on ultra-low energy nuclear recoil yields are crucial to determine physics search sensitivities for large mass LXe TPCs (LZ experiment) for low mass WIMPs (< 10 GeV) and for coherent neutrino scattering (e.g. ^8B solar neutrino).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:16:42 -0500 2020-02-03T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Guest Master Class: Thomas Hampson, baritone (February 3, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70008 70008-17493390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Perhaps the pre-eminent exponent of American art song, internationally-acclaimed baritone and recitalist Thomas Hampson will present a master class.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:15:33 -0500 2020-02-03T19:00:00-05:00 Walgreen Drama Center School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Walgreen Drama Center
CoderSpace with Paul Schulz and Chen Chen (February 4, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71672 71672-17853483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Paul Schulz is a senior consulting statistician and data scientist for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in statistical methods and computing, including hypothesis testing, data analysis and modeling, sampling (including weight creation and adjustment, and power calculation), as well as the use of secure computing enclaves (SRCVDI, Likert cluster, and Flux/Great Lakes). Paul writes code in Stata and SAS for general-purpose desktop computing, and R and Python for selected applications, such as data visualization and web scraping/automation, among other uses.

Chen Chen is a data scientist, programmer, and consultant for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in survey methods (with a particular focus on survey statistics, sampling, and weighting), data management, and statistical computing, including large scale simulations of complex samples and statistical modeling using complex and longitudinal survey datasets. Chen is a high-level programmer who specializes in R, Python, and Stata, with a focus on computing in a Linux environment.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:01 -0500 2020-02-04T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Complex Systems Seminar | "Human and Ecological System Characteristics Influence Gains from Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management" (February 4, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71748 71748-17877266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

The Seminar is presented as part of UM "Earth Day at 50"

Ecosystem-based fisheries management has emerged as a new approach to fisheries management, broadening the scope beyond the traditional single-fishery management paradigm. A broader scope, however, necessitates additional information on system components and new methodologies to design management approaches that consider ecological, human, and human-ecological connections. Although there have been calls for increased consideration of system linkages and ecological and socioeconomic components and outcomes, relatively little work has been done to-date. In this paper we develop a dynamic, integrated, human-ecological model. It incorporates ecological connectivity between species in the form of a foodweb, a human system comprised of fishers who choose among multiple fisheries to fish in subject to management program design, and fisher harvest linking the ecological and human components. We identify the human and ecological conditions under which gains from management approaches that account for the system connectivity relative to traditional single-fishery management policies are greatest, providing insight into when the returns to using more complex models to design fisheries management policies will be greatest.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:37:14 -0500 2020-02-04T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Kailin Kroetz
MCDB Remembering the past and rewiring the future: A protein-based inheritance paradigm (February 4, 2020 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70910 70910-17735215@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:45am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Candidate
Host: R. Stockbridge

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:31:02 -0500 2020-02-04T11:45:00-05:00 2020-02-04T12:45:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and yellow microscope on blue background
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar/student evaluation: Using long-term enrichment experiments and existing nutrient gradients to determine the nutrient controls on carbon storage in an understudied seagrass ecosystem (February 4, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69212 69212-17269217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:26:48 -0500 2020-02-04T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar underwater cinder block reef and seagrass
RNA Regulation at the Single Molecule Level: From Nuclear Organizations to Molecular Activity- Biological Chemistry Seminar (February 4, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71322 71322-17817082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Fangyuan Ding, Postdoctoral Fellow at CalTech in the Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, will be presenting the Department of Biological Chemistry seminar on Tuesday February 4th, 2020 at 12pm in North Lecture Hall, MS II.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:11:30 -0500 2020-02-04T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar Ding Flyer
Personal Finance: Stock Market Strategy: Equity Derivatives (February 4, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71847 71847-17894522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

This workshop will demonstrate how equity derivatives (options) can be used to accomplish ALL of the following in a single setup:

• Create *and collect* profits when stocks go up.
• Create *and collect* profits even when stocks aren’t moving.
• Create and collect *profits*…during and after a market crash.
• Requires as little as 2 hours per week of direct attention.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 08:45:37 -0500 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T14:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Office of Student Affairs Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Pre-Law Personal Statement Workshop (February 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71227 71227-17791928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics of the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

January 15th, 4PM - 5PM - G243 Angell Hall (Newnan Advising Conference Room)

February 4th, 4PM - 5PM - G243 Angell Hall (Newnan Advising Conference Room)

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:46:01 -0500 2020-02-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre-Law Image
Enhancing the Design and Performance of Highway Bridges using Ultra-High Performance Concrete (February 4, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71935 71935-17903256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 4:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is an advanced cement-based, fiber-reinforced composite material that is emerging as a popular solution to many challenges related to highway bridge performance and durability. UHPC-class materials exhibit mechanical and durability properties that far exceed those of both conventional and high-performance concretes. The Structural Concrete Group at FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) has been conducting research on UHPC-class materials for more than 15 years, and has played a significant role in the growing popularity of this innovative class of materials in the US bridge market.
The objective of this presentation is to introduce the state-of-practice for UHPC in US highway bridge market, and discuss how this material is innovating the way we design and construct highway bridges. The presentation will include: a review of the basic properties of UHPC-class materials; a discussion of the current deployments in the US bridge market; and a discussion of recent research conducted at TFHRC. Research topics to be discussed will include: prefabricated bridge element connections using UHPC; UHPC for bridge repair and rehabilitation; and recent research focused on understanding the fundamental material properties and structural response of UHPC-class materials.

Dr. Zach Haber is a research structural engineer on FHWA’s Bridge Engineering Research Team at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Virginia, USA. Dr. Haber’s research areas include prefabricated bridge systems and applications of innovative materials in bridge engineering. He provides technical assistance and outreach to bridge owners, designers, and consultants interested in developing or deploying innovative bridge engineering solutions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:08:01 -0500 2020-02-04T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-04T17:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Structural Seminar Series
Hub Studio: Resumes (February 4, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71952 71952-17905456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 5:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Don’t underestimate the power of an effective resume — it has the ability to open doors to new internship opportunities and full-time roles. The misconception is that limited experience is the biggest barrier to success, but a poorly written resume is often the culprit. Stop by the Hub during this self-directed, open work time to draft a strong resume with the support of Hub coaches.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Unfamiliar with resume building and don’t have one
- Finished drafting up your resume and just need a second opinion
- Looking to secure an internship or research opportunity for the summer
- Exploring post-grad opportunities and planning to apply for jobs

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Determine the common elements that make an effective resume by assessing sample resumes
- Draft an effective resume with the support of Hub coaches
- Get real-time feedback from your peers by comparing resumes and exchanging insights
- Walk away with helpful resources like the Resume Checklist and Resume Blueprint

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:32:27 -0500 2020-02-04T17:30:00-05:00 2020-02-04T19:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Brainstorming over resume
CoderSpace with Armand Burks and Erin Ware (February 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71673 71673-17853497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Burks is a Research Data Scientist in Advanced Research Computing Technology Services (ARC-TS) and the School of Information. He specializes in evolutionary computation (genetic programming), and has professional experience in software development and writing cloud analytics. Dr. Burks is available to assist in general programming using C++, Java, and Python, bash commands/scripting, automation of tasks such as data parsing, transformation/conversion, workflow automation, etc., HPC job creation/submission, version control in git, and other related topics.

Dr. Ware is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR, a self-taught HPC user, and an occasional instructor in the School of Information. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on GreatLakes, MBNI, and other personal servers), and batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling), introductory statistics using R, and math methods for data scientists. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:45 -0500 2020-02-05T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Healthcare: A WeListen Staff Discussion (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71610 71610-17844814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLFebruary

We will discuss Healthcare by learning about policies put forth by the Democratic and Republican parties, and examining systems in other countries. We'll also consider the impact of lobbyists on prescription drug costs, and discuss plans and terminology being used by 2020 presidential candidates.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute and LSA Psychology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:44:16 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad WeListen Staff Workshop / Seminar Healthcare Flyer
Meet your Student Government Transfer Reps (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72319 72319-17974671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Join your transfer reps from Central Student Government and LSA Student Government to discuss life as a transfer student at Michigan. Free donuts and hot chocolate will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:17:42 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
"Experimental and Clinical Findings of Potential EDC Exposure" (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71095 71095-17777068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Kenneth S. Korach is a Scientist Emeritus at the NIH. He received his Ph.D. in Endocrinology from the Medical College of Georgia where he characterized biochemical properties of estrogen receptors in the pituitary and hypothalamus. He did post doctorial training at Harvard Medical School with Prof. Lewis Engel on a Ford Fellowship. His research is concerned with the mechanisms of estrogen hormone action, effects of endocrine disruptors, hormonal carcinogenesis; reproductive biology; coupling of receptor signal. He aims to form a basis towards comparison to different disease states of the tissue(s) regarding toxicity, carcinogenesis and/or functional phenotypic alterations and susceptibilities to disease.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:24:17 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar Health Researcher
Change It Up! (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71835 71835-17890222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

“Change It Up!” brings bystander intervention skills to the University of Michigan community for the purpose of building inclusive, respectful, and safe communities. It is based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model that helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations, and the campus community.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qA3m.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:17:15 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Lateral circulation and its role in disrupting the classical pattern of intra-tidal stratification in estuaries (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70028 70028-17499522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

The tidal cycle variability of stratification in an estuary is controlled by the interaction between tidal flows, bathymetry, and the estuary's longitudinal salt gradient. Two-dimensional analysis (in the vertical-longitudinal plane) of a straight, estuarine channel yields the classical theory of periodic stratification from tidal straining, and this mechanism typically works to enhance stratification on ebb tides and break it down through active mixing on flood tides. Ecological implications of mixing relative to tidal phase include whether sediment can reach perimeter habitats high in the tidal prism, whether phytoplankton reach sunlight, and whether hypoxia at depth persists longer than biology can tolerate. This pattern of stratification can be disrupted by density-driven exchange with shallow regions lining the channel: differential advection over channel-shoal bathymetry sets up lateral gradients in velocity, straining the salinity field and driving an input of fresher water at the surface of the channel during flood tides. Here, we present analytical scaling groups to weigh the contributions of longitudinal and lateral tidal straining and explore the conditions which lead to flood-tide stratification through this lateral exchange mechanism. Idealized, fully three-dimensional model results from the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) are used to explore the parameter space described by the scaling groups.

Lissa MacVean is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research is focused on the physics of water in lakes, estuaries, and marine coastal environments.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:47:33 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar EWRE Seminar
Synapse instability and degeneration: Mechanisms (February 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72328 72328-17974681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Cathy Collins
Yogesh Wairkar is a collaborator with her group.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:01:48 -0500 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and microscope
Hub Pathways & Prep: Effective Digital Communication (February 5, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71957 71957-17905458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Ubiquitous email use and video conferencing are increasingly common across a wide range of jobs and industries, especially when working remotely. We’ll share the Do's and Don’ts of verbal and written communications. Ultimately, students will learn the art of communicating effectively (and professionally) through digital platforms.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Looking to sharpen your communication skills and get tips on professionalism in the workplace
- Preparing for a virtual interview, virtual internship or full-time remote position

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Understand how impactful digital communication is in internship and career opportunities
- Develop strategies for effective digital communication in the workplace.

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:49:12 -0500 2020-02-05T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Searching
POSTPONED: Speaking American English (February 5, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71150 71150-17783448@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 3:30pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: University Center for Language and Literacy

ALL UCLL EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Are you looking to increase confidence in your use of American English? The University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) at U-M offers a special workshop designed for non-native English speakers who want to expand their communication skills. Our program provides the perfect environment for you to reach your personal goals and we’re registering now!

Our certified Speech and Language Pathologists use techniques technically known as accent reduction to help non-native speakers feel more at home in their communications — whether that’s giving a presentation or taking notes in a class with a native speaker with a fast cadence. The goal of the program is certainly not to eliminate the accents of our clients, but to enhance communication skills for greater confidence in all settings. Participants will set their own individual objectives at the start of the workshop and will work to reach those goals using a combination of small group activities and one-on-one interaction, facilitated by a Speech and Language Pathologist.
The workshop will run from February 5 to April 15, 2020. Participants meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. There will be no meeting on March 4.
If you have questions, need assistance, or want more information, please call (734) 764-8440 or visit https://mari.umich.edu/ucll

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:36:39 -0400 2020-02-05T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-05T16:30:00-05:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Speaking American English Graphic
Department Colloquium | Approaches to Fully-3D Dedicated Molecular Breast Imaging (February 5, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71066 71066-17770769@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The Multi-Modality Imaging Lab at Duke has developed and characterized several dedicated (human) breast imaging devices which offer no compression (no pain!), fast scans, low dose imaging with ionizing radiation for the patient, and fully-3D, isotropic, high resolution quantitative in vivo image information for physicians. The first is a “one-stop” dedicated breast imaging system for utilizing in vivo molecular imaging with Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) using a 4x5 array of 4x4cm^2 pixelated CZT modules combined with low dose x-ray Computed Tomography (CT) utilizing a 40x30cm^2 CsI(Tl) flat-panel detector coupled to a TFT array. The subsystems were developed individually, then hybridized onto a single platform, allowing fully-3D motions of each subsystem. The 3D acquisitions facilitate overcoming sampling insufficiency issues associated with cone-beam CT imaging in the pendant breast frame. Novel x-ray filtering leading to quasi-monochromatic spectra have enabled low dose CT imaging comparable with standard mammography, providing quantitative accuracy within a few percent of NIST values, while optimizing dose efficiency for image quality. Next is a clinically available cardiac SPECT imaging system utilizing 19 compact (8x8cm^2) CZT cameras with pinhole collimators reconfigured for uncompressed, pendant breast and chest wall imaging. The third system utilizes LGSO scintillation crystals coupled to compact position-sensitive photodetectors in two opposed 15x20cm^2 flat panels enabling fully-3D acquisition for dedicated breast Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging; this open system can be combined with dedicated CT. The most current system design is for dual PET-MRI breast imaging using an ultra-high sensitivity configuration of PET detector modules to image both breasts simultaneously, and is evaluated by Monte Carlo techniques. These systems can be used to detect occult disease not otherwise seen in contemporary x-ray mammography or tomosynthesis, improve the specificity of cancer diagnosis, and monitor therapeutic response in patients, without causing additional pain (or fear) for the patient.

SHORT BIO: Martin Tornai is an Associate Professor of Radiology (tenured) and Biomedical Engineering, and a faculty member of the Medical Physics Graduate Program at Duke University. He has an undergraduate degree in physics from Cornell and a PhD in biomedical physics from UCLA. Upon completing his doctoral research on intraoperative nuclear imaging devices in 1997, he was recruited to the Duke faculty where he has engaged in numerous activities locally, nationally and internationally. He is a founding faculty member of Duke’s Medical Physics Graduate Program which will celebrate it’s 15th anniversary, and is active on many administrative committees, teaching, and student research committees, helping guide students in their research efforts. His research interests include dedicated nuclear (SPECT & PET) and x-ray based (CT) breast imaging devices, with which several dozen women have been clinically scanned. Along with his numerous MS, PhD and post-doctoral students and various colleagues, he has published over 150 original papers, proceedings articles, and book chapters. His newer interests include dosimetry for nuclear medicine theranostic applications.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:17:08 -0500 2020-02-05T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Minding the Gap: Gap Year Experiences for Science Students (February 5, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71516 71516-17836327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Have you considered taking a year after graduation to pursue a passion or opportunity before starting your career or graduate/professional school? So many exciting opportunities exist to develop your skills, travel, volunteer, and to learn more about yourself as well as those from backgrounds different from your own. Come check out some of the options that could have you choosing a gap year for yourself.

RSVP here: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/minding-the-gap-gap-year-experiences-for-science-students-2/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:12:36 -0500 2020-02-05T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T17:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar
Coffee Chat: Capital One (February 5, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72392 72392-17998237@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join professionals from Capital One to learn more about finance through the lens of one of the world's leading financial corporations.

You should attend this coffee chat if you are:
- Interested in gaining a better understanding of a career in finance
- Looking to learn more about working for a leading financial institution
- Actively pursuing a Business Analyst internship opportunity for the summer of 2020

What you'll gain by attending:
- A better understanding of the Business Analyst role
- Learn how to promote yourself and articulate the value of your LSA degree

How to apply:
- Complete this remainder of the form by Monday, 2/3 at 11:59p



***At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for undergraduate campus roles.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:54:18 -0500 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Talks
Designing Business Models for Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies (February 5, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71978 71978-17905486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

The +Impact Studio at Michigan Ross in partnership with the U-M Global CO2 Initiative and the Erb Institute is excited to offer an innovative workshop in which students will use design thinking methodologies to create business models for carbon capture and utilization technologies. Award-winning U-M faculty will share their research on these technologies in an informal setting, and participating students will have the opportunity to learn and apply the business model canvas to them. This process will result in ideas for sustainable businesses that work to meaningfully combat climate change, and further ways to get involved and potentially pursue these business ideas will be shared.

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/MKnvLLPYMyTr2mg86

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:59:23 -0500 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:00:00-05:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Global CO2 Initiative
WOLV TV On-Air Workshop (February 5, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72435 72435-18007176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Communication and Media

WOLV TV presents on-air reporting workshop with MDIV Local 4 reporter Kim Degiulio!

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOg_CL8F8kbGruPOB-Sya3ZDPGxfmIGkcVeFAwrEzaiQKe_g/viewform

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:13:10 -0500 2020-02-05T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:00:00-05:00 North Quad Communication and Media Workshop / Seminar Flyer
Temporal Regulation of the Blood-Brain Barrier (February 6, 2020 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70911 70911-17735216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:45am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Candidate
Host: G. Csankovszki & Wilinski

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:28:56 -0500 2020-02-06T11:45:00-05:00 2020-02-06T12:45:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and yellow microscope on blue background
Tips for Filling out a Budget Sheet (February 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71421 71421-17825629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: International Center
Organized By: International Center

It is part of Applying for Funding to Support your International Internship Workshop Series.

The budget sheet is a critical component of most campus funding applications. Come to this lunchtime event to hear tips for completing budget sheets -- including what NOT to do. We’ll provide pizza!

Space is limited, so please RSVP to let us know if you’ll be joining us!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:27:24 -0500 2020-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T13:00:00-05:00 International Center International Center Workshop / Seminar Funding
A Data-Driven Optimization Approach For the Dynamic Shuttle Dispatching Problem (February 6, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70040 70040-17499534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

The problem of dispatching shuttles to serve trip requests can be mathematically formulated as a dial-a-ride problem (DARP). With on-demand mobility services gaining more popularity in recent years, the real-time application of DARP is attracting ever more interest. However, the fact that size of DARP grows exponentially with number of requests renders the current solution methodologies inadequate for online applications. In order to tackle this issue, we propose a general framework that shifts much of the computational burden of the optimization problems that need to be solved into an offline setting, thereby addressing on-demand requests with fast and high-quality solutions in real time. Furthermore, in order to improve the utilization rate of vehicles, we seek to dispatch our shuttle proactively, and not wait for the demand to be realized first. Using various numerical experiments, we demonstrate the benefits of the proposed method. Furthermore, we present a sensitivity analysis to show the performance of our methodology under different parameter settings.

Amir is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is working under the supervision of Dr. Neda Masoud.

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:54:53 -0500 2020-02-06T14:30:00-05:00 2020-02-06T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Transportation Seminar
Rackham North: Establishing a Positive Relationship with Your Research Advisor (February 6, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70536 70536-17604929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

The advisor/advisee relationship is critical to graduate student success. Participants in this workshop will reflect on the roles that their advisor plays in their graduate education, as well as the importance of establishing a broader network of support. We will also discuss a process for developing and agreeing upon shared expectations with your advisor so that you set yourself up for a positive working relationship.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/jx21d.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:01 -0500 2020-02-06T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
Surfing the Secretory Pathway (February 6, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72331 72331-17974682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Scientist working on Golgi membrane trafficking
This is an event from the Protein Folding Diseases Initiative

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:01:11 -0500 2020-02-06T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T16:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar
EEB Thursday Seminar: Variable immunity and its consequences for parasite dynamics (February 6, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69041 69041-17220022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Infectious disease results from interactions between parasites and susceptible hosts in the environment. For many populations, we have a limited understanding of the mechanisms that shape host susceptibility and how those mechanisms interact with ecological factors to regulate the spread of disease. Focusing on a simple one-host one-parasite system with environmental transmission, I use theoretical and empirical methods to explore the causes and consequences of variable host immunity. I demonstrate how integrating immune defenses into host-parasite interactions can improve our understanding of disease spread in natural systems.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/g2rVoE-lFwM

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:02:51 -0400 2020-02-06T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Daphnia specimen depicted.
The Job Market Workshop Series (Zoom Meeting) (February 6, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72610 72610-18026884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of Psychology

The Job Market Series consists of 10 monthly workshops designed for psychology graduate students and postdocs who will soon enter the job market. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend.

The series focuses primarily on the preparation of the application package for academic jobs, including workshops targeted to each section of the application (e.g. cover letters, research statements, etc.).

Two annual workshops dedicated to the non-academic job market are also included. The timing of the workshops was selected to match an ideal timeline for students who will enter the academic job market in the fall of each year.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:25:51 -0400 2020-02-06T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 Department of Psychology Workshop / Seminar The Job Market Workshop Series Title Image
CoderSpace with Yuki Shiraito and Jule Krüger (February 6, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71674 71674-17853511@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Shiraito is a Research Faculty with the Center for Political Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. He is available to assist with a variety of topics that include Bayesian statistics, parallel computing in R, OpenMP and Rcpp, web scraping using Python, working with the University’s high performance computing clusters (Great Lakes and Cavium), and other computational methods.

Dr. Krüger is the ISR Program Manager for Big Data and Data Science, based within the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research. She has more than 10 years of experience in processing, analyzing and interpreting data for social science research, and automating workflows for scalable, auditable and reproducible analysis. Dr. Krüger can assist with R, Python, Markdown, Make, bash, LaTeX programming, and version control in git.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:43:44 -0500 2020-02-06T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Finding Your Voice: Confidence and Clarity for Public Speaking (February 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71800 71800-17885887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: English Language Institute

When you give a presentation, does your voice express confidence? Is it loud enough? Do your listeners easily understand you? Is your audience engaged? Come to this workshop to explore voice and pronunciation techniques to make your presentations shine. You will receive hands-on practice presenting for one minute on a topic of your choice such as a self-introduction, an overview of your broad area of research, a new development in your field, or a quick story of something interesting you’ve experienced.

Bring a script or outline with you to explore together.

Registration is required, please sign up here: https://myumi.ch/88kqK

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:41:28 -0500 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
Searching for Scholarships for Transfer Students (February 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70259 70259-17556179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Are you looking for a scholarship to use for the 2020-2021 Academic year? Come hear Paul Barrow from the UM Library present the different tools available to you to aid in your search. Paul will demonstrate ways to do a search on one of the databases the UM supports, but also show you other resources to use.

Please bring a laptop, if possible.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:11:31 -0500 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T19:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises Workshop (February 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71982 71982-17905521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (or TRE) is a simple yet innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma. Created by Dr. David Berceli, PhD, TRE safely activates a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system. When this muscular shaking/vibrating mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is encouraged to return back to a state of balance. We have some yoga mats available, please bring your own if possible.

Lovella Calica is certified by TRE Global Certification Training Program and has liability insurance through Hands-On-Trade.

She started her practice in April of 2014 and finished my training in August of 2015. She has been providing TRE sessions to veterans, civilians, children, women, artists and various other people since that time. Practicing TRE drastically and rapidly improved her life tenfold. She felt that she jumped ahead in therapy about 5 years, without all the talking! As a survivor of childhood trauma she had been weighed down with guilt, anger and anxiety for much of her life. After doing TRE every other day for just one month, she felt great relief from these symptoms, which was even noticeable to peers. She had a new and healthier relationship with her body and felt that the space anxiety was taking in her body had been physically removed.

If you want more information on TRE, visit www.traumaprevention.com

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:40:13 -0500 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Tension & Trauma Release Exercises Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 6th from 6-7:30pm in the School of Social Work's EEC room. It is suggested to wear comfortable clothes to the event.
Sculptor Capital Management Presents: How Operations makes a finance firm tick (February 7, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71946 71946-17903303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 9:00am
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Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Investment bankers, hedge fund managers, and sales professionals generate revenue, but operations professionals are who ensure the success of the firm. If you are interested in helping firms more efficiently operate, shaping the talent of the organization, or ensuring that work complies with legal standards then join Sculptor for a crash course on the work.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- An LSA junior interested in learning about how firms run from people to processes
- Interested in pursuing a career in Manhattan
- Focused on a career in Operations, Human Capital, Legal, Compliance, IT, or Tax

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Valuable connections with a leading hedge firm interested in talented LSA students
- A better understanding of the variety of operations roles within a finance firm
- Hands on experience with a case study led by professionals who do the work

How to apply:
- Submit your résumé and write a few (brief) statements by Thursday, Feb 6th at 11:59p

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:21:20 -0500 2020-02-07T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Employer collaborating with students
Statistics Department Seminar Series: David Blei, Professor, Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Columbia University (February 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69917 69917-17483049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Abstract: Causal inference from observational data is a vital problem, but it comes with strong assumptions. Most methods require that we observe all confounders, variables that affect both the causal variables and the outcome variables. But whether we have observed all confounders is a famously untestable assumption. We describe the deconfounder, a way to do causal inference with weaker assumptions than the classical methods require.

How does the deconfounder work? While traditional causal methods measure the effect of a single cause on an outcome, many modern scientific studies involve multiple causes, different variables whose effects are simultaneously of interest. The deconfounder uses the correlation among multiple causes as evidence for unobserved confounders, combining unsupervised machine learning and predictive model checking to perform causal inference. We demonstrate the deconfounder on real-world data and simulation studies, and describe the theoretical requirements for the deconfounder to provide unbiased causal estimates.

This is joint work with Yixin Wang. [*] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01621459.2019.1686987

Biography: David Blei is a Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at Columbia University, and a member of the Columbia Data Science Institute. He studies probabilistic machine learning, including its theory, algorithms, and application. David has received several awards for his research, including a Sloan Fellowship (2010), Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2011), Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011), Blavatnik Faculty Award (2013), ACM-Infosys Foundation Award (2013), a Guggenheim fellowship (2017), and a Simons Investigator Award (2019). He is the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Machine Learning Research. He is a fellow of the ACM and the IMS.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:19:09 -0500 2020-02-07T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar David Blei
MFG Research-Smart Manufacturing Seminar - Human-Robot Collaboration: Current Status and Future Trends (February 7, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72189 72189-17955062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Abstract
Human-robot collaboration has attracted increasing attention, both in academia and in industry. For example, in human-robot collaborative assembly, robots are often required to dynamically change their pre-planned tasks to collaborate with human operators in a shared workspace. However, the robots used today are controlled by pre-generated rigid codes that cannot support effective human-robot collaboration. In response to this need, multi-modal yet symbiotic communication and control methods have been developed. These methods include voice processing, gesture recognition, haptic interaction, and brainwave perception. Deep learning is used for classification, recognition and context awareness identification. Within this context, this seminar provides an overview of the current status of human-robot collaboration including its classification, definition and characteristics. At the end of the seminar, remaining challenges and future research directions will be highlighted.

Speaker Bio
Lihui Wang is a Chair Professor of Sustainable Manufacturing at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research interests are focused on cyber-physical systems, human-robot collaboration, real-time monitoring and control, predictive maintenance, adaptive and sustainable manufacturing systems. Professor Wang is actively engaged in various professional activities. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Manufacturing Research, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manufacturing Systems. He has published 9 books and authored in excess of 500 scientific publications. Professor Wang is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, CIRP, SME and ASME, the President-Elect of North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, and the Chairman of Swedish Production Academy.

Co-organized by:
Judy Jin (Program Director, ISD Manufacturing; Professor IOE)
Chinedum Okwudire (Associate Chair, ISD; Associate Professor, ME)

Contact: Kathy Bishar (kbishar@umich.edu)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:17:52 -0500 2020-02-07T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar Lihui Wang
Alumni Connections: Julie Schneider (February 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71945 71945-17905472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Julie Schneider, a pediatrician and faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine, will share how to achieve life balance as a woman and practicing physician, her journey from psychology major to med school, and advice on the med school experience. Julie will lead an in-person session for a limited group of 10 students (RSVP early!).

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- Interested in the hearing about the experience of women in medicine
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Interested in learning more about practicing medicine and/or education

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Opportunity to connect with an LSA graduate
- A better understanding of the Med School experience
- Advice on balancing life and practicing medicine

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:50:42 -0500 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Julie Schneider Headshot
Pre-Law Practice LSAT (February 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72239 72239-17963878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Participate in a proctored LSAT practice exam. Registration required: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/21975

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:09:57 -0500 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre-Law Image
ASCE Seminar Series (February 7, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71575 71575-17842682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Jeffers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan. Her research focuses on analysis of structures subjected to extreme load events (e.g., fire, blasts, earthquakes), numerical analysis of complex systems, advanced finite element methods, structural dynamics, structural stability. Also interested in various topics within engineering education.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:04:47 -0500 2020-02-07T12:30:00-05:00 2020-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Economics at Work (February 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70947 70947-17760216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:59:24 -0500 2020-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T14:10:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Statement of Purpose Peer Review Workshop (February 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71422 71422-17825630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: International Center
Organized By: International Center

It is part of Applying for Funding to Support your International Internship Workshop Series.

The Statement of Purpose is the heart and soul of a campus funding application and can make or break your application. Come to this interactive workshop for an opportunity to get feedback on your personal statement through a guided peer review session. We’ll provide cookies and coffee.

Space is limited, so please RSVP to let us know if you’ll be joining us!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:29:49 -0500 2020-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 International Center International Center Workshop / Seminar Funding
AE 285 Undergraduate Seminar: Culture and Careers Panel Discussion (February 7, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72478 72478-18009388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:30pm
Location: BBB
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Ellen Chang -- Co-Founder, LightSpeed Innovations
Trudy Kortes -- Chief of Human Exploration & Space Operations, NASA Glenn
Kevin Michaels -- Managing Director, AeroDynamic Advisory
Tia Sutton -- Regulatory Engineer, Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association
Anthony Waas -- Chair, U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering

This panel discussion signals the completion of the “Introduction to the Aerospace Enterprise” component of Aero 285, and ushers in the Cultures and Careers components. Please join us for an enlightening panel discussion featuring a diverse group of speakers from academia, industry, government, consulting, and financial sectors. Each panelist will spend a few minutes providing insights into their individual career paths, and then also talk about what constitutes a culture of excellence in any entity within the Aerospace Enterprise. There will also be plenty of time for questions – both pre-submitted and from the audience.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:54:55 -0500 2020-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 2020-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 BBB Aerospace Engineering Workshop / Seminar Top row: Ellen Chang, Trudy Kortes, Kevin Michaels; Bottom row: Tia Sutton, Anthony Waas
Alumni Connections: Stephanie Steinberg (February 7, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72091 72091-17937822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Hear from Stephanie Steinberg, CEO and Co-founder of the Detroit Writing Room, an event and co-working space in downtown Detroit that offers professional coaching for any writing need. Earlier in her career as a journalist, Stephanie discovered a passion for entrepreneurship through her reporting on other entrepreneurs. While majoring in Communication and Media studies, Stephanie held the role of editor-in-chief of The Michigan Daily student newspaper. She went on to graduate from the Lloyd Hall Scholars Program.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Interested in hearing about pursuing a career in journalism
- Interested in learning more about starting a small business in a city like Detroit

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Opportunity to connect with an LSA graduate
- A better understanding of the challenges and success of being an entrepreneur
- Advice on the skills and competencies needed for a successful career in journalism

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 09:37:59 -0500 2020-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 2020-02-07T14:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Stephanie Steinberg Headshot
Preparing a Strong CEW+ Scholarship Application (February 7, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69669 69669-17376522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

Join the CEW+ Scholarship team for an overview of CEW+ Scholarship application components, tips on crafting a strong application, and answers to your questions about eligibility, the review process, award types, and more.

The CEW+ Scholarship Application will be available on January 15th and the application process closes on April 1, 2020, for funding available during the 2020-21 academic year.

RSVP here to attend: cew.umich.edu/events/preparing-a-strong-cew-scholarship-application

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:15:23 -0500 2020-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 2020-02-07T14:30:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar fingers typing on a laptop
ConEco Seminar: The Importance of Coastal Wetlands in Generating Unique Biodiversity and Conservation Opportunities (February 7, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72011 72011-17914147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Please join us for the School for Environment and Sustainability's Conservation Ecology Seminar Series. Questions can be directed to Karen Alofs (kmalofs@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 07:42:05 -0500 2020-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building School for Environment and Sustainability Workshop / Seminar Seminar Poster
NERS Colloquium: How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation (February 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70140 70140-17540913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Solar energy’s path to widespread adoption provides a successful model that can be applied to other technologies we will need to address climate change.

Solar photovoltaics (PV) has become a substantial global industry—a truly disruptive technology that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of electric utility regulation rooted in the 1930s. But,

How did solar become inexpensive? And why did it take so long?
As a 2017 Andrew Carnegie Fellow I had the opportunity to dive deeply into these questions, drawing on new data sets, analyses, and interviewing 75 individuals in 18 countries. The concept of National Innovation Systems provides a theoretical structure for this assessment and helps explain that PV’s success has been the result of distinct contributions mainly by the US, Japan, Germany, Australia, and China—in that sequence. Flows of knowledge from one country to another—often embodied in equipment, and also as tacit knowledge in the heads of internationally mobile individuals—have been central to solar’s progress. One payoff from understanding the reasons for solar’s success is that it can serve as a model for other low-carbon technologies. I focus on direct air carbon capture and small nuclear reactors. However other technologies would have to progress much faster than PV to be helpful for climate change. Possible approaches for accelerating innovation include: dynamic R&D foci, codification of knowledge, public procurement, robust markets, enhancing knowledge mobility, and addressing political economy considerations.

Speaker: Professor Gregory F. Nemet, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gregory Nemet is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the La Follette School of Public Affairs. He teaches courses in policy analysis, energy systems, and international environmental policy. Nemet's research focuses on understanding the process of technological change and the ways in which public policy can affect it. He received his doctorate in energy and resources from the University of California, Berkeley. His A.B. is in geography and economics from Dartmouth College. He received an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship in 2017 and used it to write a book on how solar PV provides lessons for the development of other low-carbon technologies: “How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation” (Routledge 2019). He was awarded the inaugural World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance by APPAM in 2019. He is currently a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th Assessment Report.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:56:16 -0500 2020-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar Professor Gregory F. Nemet
Activist Love Letters (February 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71056 71056-17770759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Activist Love Letters is a participatory performance & workshop with artist Syrus Marcus Ware that invites participants to think about their role in sustaining a movement and supporting their communities. If you could reach out to one person who moves you by what they do, who would it be? What would you say?

This event is presented in partnership with the U-M Trotter Multicultural Center and the Spectrum Center LGBTQ Health & Wellness Week. Activist Love Letters will be held in the Sankofa Lounge. Refreshments will be served.

Syrus Marcus Ware is a Vanier Scholar, visual artist, community activist, researcher, youth-advocate and educator. For 12 years, he was the Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario Youth Program. Syrus is currently a facilitator/designer for the Cultural Leaders Lab (Toronto Arts Council & The Banff Centre) and is the inaugural artist-in-residence for Daniels Spectrum (2016/2017). He is a core-team member of Black Lives Matter Toronto.

As a visual artist, Syrus works within the mediums of painting, installation and performance to challenge systemic oppression. Syrus’ work explores the spaces between and around identities; acting as provocations to our understandings of gender, sexuality and race. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Art Gallery of York University (AGYU), Gladstone Hotel, ASpace Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, SPIN Gallery and other galleries across Canada. Syrus holds degrees in Art History, Visual Studies and a Masters in Sociology and Equity Studies, University of Toronto. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.

Image: Syrus Marcus Ware, installation view of Activist Love Letters, 2012 - ongoing. Courtesy the artist.

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-love-letters-tickets-86153949783

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:49:49 -0500 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Workshop / Seminar https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/activist-love-letters.jpeg
Foreign Policy Simulation (February 8, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72024 72024-17914211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 10:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

Are you interested in international affairs or foreign policy? Do you enjoy debate and public speaking? Join blueMUN, U-M’s competitive Model UN Team for an immersive exercise in foreign policy. In a condensed version of a Model United Nations Conference, you will represent a country’s position to debate and propose a solution to an international issue. We will cover "Reducing the Global Energy Gap" through formal debate, negotiations, and resolution proposals. Lunch will be provided! Contact bluemun.exec@umich.edu to sign up.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to ecsm@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:29:21 -0500 2020-02-08T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Workshop / Seminar blueMUN conference
Saturday Morning Physics | The Universe Caught Speeding: Dark Energy, Two Decades After (February 8, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70879 70879-17726703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

In the late 1990s cosmologists discovered that the expansion of the universe is speeding up, not slowing down as expected. This discovery, honored with the Physics Nobel Prize in 2011, has generated waves in the field of cosmology and presents us with a grand mystery: what is the origin and nature of dark energy, the stuff that causes the accelerated expansion? Professor Huterer will review the exciting new developments in this field, including hints for new physics lurking in the data, and the upcoming ground and space telescopes dedicated to solve the dark energy mystery.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:43:26 -0500 2020-02-08T10:30:00-05:00 2020-02-08T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Dark matter density (left) transitioning to gas density (right). Credit: Illustris Simulations
Family Art Studio: Printing the World Around Us (February 8, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68758 68758-17147146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop inspired by UMMA's second exhibition of Inuit Art, Reflections: An Ordinary Day. Guided by local artist Sajeev Vadakoottu, participants will make a drawing of an image from their own imagination directly on a screen, essentially creating a stencil, and use that stencil to make prints on paper, bags or t-shirts. (Please bring your own canvas bags or t-shirts!) 

Please note: Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive more than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:17:23 -0500 2020-02-08T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
CANCELLED: Prison Creative Arts Project @ UM X Soundsmith Studios (February 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73795 73795-18320176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Weekly community workshops

Free & all ages

Music, writing, and visual art workshops hosted by University of Michigan students

No registration required.

Contact: vitalis@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:54:43 -0400 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Soundsmith Studios
Family Art Studio: Printing the World Around Us (February 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68759 68759-17147147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Families with children ages six and up are invited to look, learn, and create together in this hands-on workshop inspired by UMMA's second exhibition of Inuit Art, Reflections: An Ordinary Day. Guided by local artist Sajeev Vadakoottu, participants will make a drawing of an image from their own imagination directly on a screen, essentially creating a stencil, and use that stencil to make prints on paper, bags or t-shirts. (Please bring your own canvas bags or t-shirts!)

Please note: Adults must accompany children. We cannot guarantee your spot if you arrive mroe than 15 minutes late.

Please also note: there will be video recording at this event. If you do not wish to participate, talk with an UMMA staff member on-site.

This exhibition is made possible by the Power Family Program for Inuit Art, established in 2018 through the generosity of Philip and Kathy Power.

Family Art Studio is generously supported by the University of Michigan Credit Union Arts Adventures Program, UMMA's Lead Sponsor for Student and Family Engagement.  

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:16:58 -0500 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Write-Together (February 10, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72613 72613-18029054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 9:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Write-Together sessions provide structure, space, and time for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. Write-Together sessions bring graduate writers into a common quiet space to work. We will periodically offer helpful handouts on a range of writing and work productivity topics, and a Sweetland representative will also be on-site to answer any brief writing questions you may have. Breakfast refreshments will be provided.
Co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School and the Sweetland Center for Writing.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:17:30 -0500 2020-02-10T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 North Quad Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Guest Master Class: Valentina Igoshina, piano (February 10, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69957 69957-17485143@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 10:30am
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Prizewinner in the 2003 Queen Elizabeth and Jose Inturbi International Piano Competitions, Valentina Igoshina enjoys an international career as a soloist and concerto performer with many of the world’s major symphony orchestras.

Sponsored by the Daniel C. and Marilyn J. Glore Charitable Foundations for the Arts.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:15:37 -0500 2020-02-10T10:30:00-05:00 Earl V. Moore Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Earl V. Moore Building
Demonstrating a Commitment to Diversity (February 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71836 71836-17890223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude is now highly valued by many employers, both within and beyond academe. This interactive workshop will 1) show how employers are evaluating DEI in job interviews, 2) provide opportunities for reflection on how you demonstrate your commitment to DEI, and 3) provide time for students to practice answering common interview questions related to DEI. This workshop is designed primarily for graduate students seeking non-academic jobs.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/yKOMW.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:17:18 -0500 2020-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Lunch & Learn: Citi (February 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72407 72407-18000390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join Citi Managing Director and LSA Alum, Stephen Edelman, for a lunch and learn on Monday, February 10 from 12-1p.

You should attend this coffee chat if you are:
- Interested in gaining a better understanding of a career in finance
- Looking to learn more about working for a leading financial institution

What you'll gain by attending:
- Learn how to promote yourself and articulate the value of your LSA degree
- An opportunity to connect with and learn from a leading finance professional and LSA alum

How to apply:
- Complete this remainder of the form by Wednesday, 2/5 at 11:59p
https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oiG45xRkekwfI1


Target Audience: Students graduating after December 2021

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:42:40 -0500 2020-02-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T13:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar listen up yall
Structure, Content, and Argument (February 10, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72136 72136-17942182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 1:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

What kinds of arguments can you make with your scholarly writing, and how can you deploy previous work to shape and inform the writing work of your dissertation? This presentation assists graduate students in framing and positioning their writing relative to their fields, and addresses the kinds of structural and argumentative opportunities (and challenges!) the dissertation process offers, both in its discrete components and its cumulative effect. Refreshments will be provided.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/qgAkV.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:17:13 -0500 2020-02-10T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T14:30:00-05:00 North Quad Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Structure, Content, and Argument (February 10, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71255 71255-17794048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 1:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

What kinds of arguments can you make with your scholarly writing, and how can you deploy previous work to shape and inform the writing work of your dissertation? This presentation assists graduate students in framing and positioning their writing relative to their fields, and addresses the kinds of structural and argumentative opportunities (and challenges!) the dissertation process offers, both in its discrete components and its cumulative effect. Refreshments will be provided.

Register on the Sweetland website after January 27th.
https://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduates/sweetland-rackham-workshops.html

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:49:14 -0500 2020-02-10T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T14:30:00-05:00 North Quad Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar Rackham / Sweetland Workshop
Coffee Chat: Citi (February 10, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72391 72391-17998236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join professionals on Monday, Feb. 10 from 1:30-3:30p, from Citi to learn more about finance through the lens of one of the world's leading finance firms

You should attend this coffee chat if you are:
- Interested in gaining a better understanding of a career in finance
- Looking to learn more about working for a leading financial institution

What you'll gain by attending:
- Learn how to promote yourself and articulate the value of your LSA degree
- An opportunity to connect with and learn from a leading finance professional and LSA alum

How to apply:
- Complete this remainder of the form by Wednesday, 2/5 at 11:59p

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:54:59 -0500 2020-02-10T13:30:00-05:00 2020-02-10T15:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Talks
It’s Time for Action: Generating an Active Learning Plan (February 10, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71358 71358-17819247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

Creating a plan to engage students in active learning can be challenging. In this workshop, you will learn about a variety of active learning techniques then begin to formulate a plan for implementing active learning in your own course.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:21:04 -0500 2020-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Special CM-AMO Seminar | Coherent Control of Quantum Pathway Interferences in Spinor Rubidium Condensates (February 10, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72526 72526-18011608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

Ultracold atoms are amongst the excellent test beds to study coherent quantum chemistry due to capabilities of controlling quantum states of the atoms with precision. In my talk, I will discuss how to control quantum pathway interferences in an ultracold molecule formation that is induced by a laser light, a process known as photoassociation (PA). We utilize a Rb-87 Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) apparatus where all-optically-trapped condensates are prepared in superposition of different spin states in the F=1 hyperfine level. By controlling the cumulative phase of the reactants taking different scattering channels, we interferometrically control the normalized PA rate with perfect visibility. To control the relative phase between the two quantum pathways (scattering channels of spin 0 pairs and spin +1/-1 pairs), we exploit the inherent quadratic energy shift at low magnetic bias field strengths and a free evolution time after a spin population transfer with an RF pulse. Our method also serves as a robust measurement technique to determine quadratic Zeeman energy splitting.

Short bio:
Dr. Hasan Esat Kondakci received his Ph.D. in 2015 from CREOL, the College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida, where he studied photon statistics in disordered lattices under the supervision of Prof. Bahaa Saleh (primary) and Prof. Ayman Abouraddy. Following his Ph.D., he worked on diffraction-free space-time light sheets and coherence phenomena in Prof. Ayman Abouraddy's lab at CREOL. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Yong Chen's lab at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University. His current research interests include spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensates, photo-association of ultracold atoms, and deterministic state rotations in d-dimensional Hilbert space.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:48 -0500 2020-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T15:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HEP-Astro Seminar | Low-energy Nuclear Recoils for Fun and Profit (February 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71764 71764-17879416@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

I will discuss the rapidly-changing panorama of experiments seeking to measure the faint signals produced by keV and sub-keV nuclear recoils in radiation detectors. The initial interest in this area originated from searches for dark matter WIMPs, but has expanded with the demonstration of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering. I will elaborate on the difficulties involved in understanding the response of detecting materials to this type of interaction, including some recent developments. I will also emphasize the opportunities for nuclear recoil detectors in areas beyond dark matter detection.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:48 -0500 2020-02-10T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Hub Workshop: Crafting a Compelling Cover Letter (February 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71973 71973-17905481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

A cover letter isn’t a laundry list of your accomplishments — it’s an opportunity to make a strong argument in a few paragraphs for why you are the right candidate for the job. Come work alongside peers and Hub coaches to learn and practice a step-by-step process for writing compelling cover letters. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have the tools to skillfully write your own cover letter. Participants are encouraged to identify a job description of interest before the workshop and are invited to bring copies of drafted cover letters if you have them.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Unfamiliar with cover letters and why they matter
- Finished drafting up your cover letter and want tips for revision
- Looking to secure an internship or research opportunity for the summer
- Exploring post-grad opportunities and planning to apply for jobs

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Learn about the elements that compose a cover letter
- Evaluate cover letter samples and identify what makes it effective
- Practice tailoring a cover letter to a specific job description
- Get real-time feedback from your peers by comparing practice cover letters and exchanging insights

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:37:36 -0500 2020-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T18:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Hub staff working with student
CANCELLED: COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS (February 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72691 72691-18059633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS with PCAP-The Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan

VISUAL ART-CREATIVE WRITING-THEATER-MUSIC:

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

BUSES 32, 32A, 32B, 32C

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:52:20 -0400 2020-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Community Workshops in Creative Arts
Coffee Chat: Point72 Academy (February 11, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72375 72375-17998153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 9:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join members of the Point72 Academy team for coffee chats on February 11 and 12 to learn about opportunities as early as your freshman year to launch your investing career.

Point72 is a global asset management firm led by Steve Cohen that uses Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies to invest in ten offices globally. We're looking for inquisitive minds who want to build a professional relationship and a career in investing.

If you are interested in attending, please complete the following form by Wednesday, February 5 at 11:59pm.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:52:17 -0500 2020-02-11T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Talks
CoderSpace with Paul Schulz and Chen Chen (February 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71672 71672-17853484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Paul Schulz is a senior consulting statistician and data scientist for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in statistical methods and computing, including hypothesis testing, data analysis and modeling, sampling (including weight creation and adjustment, and power calculation), as well as the use of secure computing enclaves (SRCVDI, Likert cluster, and Flux/Great Lakes). Paul writes code in Stata and SAS for general-purpose desktop computing, and R and Python for selected applications, such as data visualization and web scraping/automation, among other uses.

Chen Chen is a data scientist, programmer, and consultant for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in survey methods (with a particular focus on survey statistics, sampling, and weighting), data management, and statistical computing, including large scale simulations of complex samples and statistical modeling using complex and longitudinal survey datasets. Chen is a high-level programmer who specializes in R, Python, and Stata, with a focus on computing in a Linux environment.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:01 -0500 2020-02-11T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Guest Master Class: Jerry Wong, piano (February 11, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69958 69958-17485144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:30am
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Associate professor of piano at the Melbourne (Australia) Conservatorium, American pianist Jerry Wong has concertized and taught around the world, for many years at Kent State University in Ohio.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:15:37 -0500 2020-02-11T10:30:00-05:00 Earl V. Moore Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Earl V. Moore Building
Coffee Chat: BP (February 11, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72377 72377-17998155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join professionals on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from BP to learn more about finance through the lens of one of the world's leading energy and commodity trading firms

You should attend this coffee chat if you are:
- Interested in gaining a better understanding of a career in finance
- Looking to learn more about how finance connects to a leading energy company

What you'll gain by attending:
- Learn how to promote yourself and articulate the value of your LSA degree
- An opportunity to connect with and learn from a BP employees and LSA alumni

How to apply:
- Complete this remainder of the form by Sunday, 2/9 at 11:59p

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:57:23 -0500 2020-02-11T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T15:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Talks
Drop-in Academic Advising for Transfer Students (February 11, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72651 72651-18035595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Academic advisors from the LSA Newnan Academic Advising Center will be on hand to answer all your questions. Get a jump start on planning your courses for next semester. No appointment necessary.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:37:21 -0500 2020-02-11T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Living in community: microbial eco-evolutionary dynamics (February 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69215 69215-17269220@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:01:59 -0500 2020-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar magnified view of microbes
Mechanobiology of Nuclear Envelope Junctions- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar (February 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72692 72692-18059647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Megan King, Associate Professor of Cell Biology at Yale School of Medicine, will be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biological Chemistry on Tuesday February 11th, 2020 at 12noon in North Lecture Hall, MS II

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:05:16 -0500 2020-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar King
Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment: Feb. 2020 Precision Health Seminar (February 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65113 65113-16517528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Precision Health

Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment: A Look at PHOEBE Laboratory Research

The mission of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory is to gain an improved understanding of how our built environments--or rather the man-made places and spaces of our neighborhoods and communities, such as buildings, parks, and transportation systems--can impact the health and well-being of individuals of all ages. This presentation will describe some of the research that has been conducted within the PHOEBE Laboratory, including the BEAP (Built Environment and Active Play), PEAT (Physical Environment and Active Transportation), and PLIGHT (Purple Line Impact on Neighborhood, Health and Transit) Studies. Highlights and findings from the BEAP and PEAT Studies on youth physical activity, sedentary behavior, and active transportation will be discussed. In addition, an introductory overview of the PLIGHT Study, a natural experiment examining the health impacts of the forthcoming Purple Line light rail line in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, will be presented.

Lunch will be provided for those who register by February 7.

Bio:
Jennifer D. Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory. Her research interests focus on the relationship between the built environment and physical activity in addition to its impact on obesity and other public health outcomes. More specifically, much of her research has explored the dynamic relationship between environmental, social and cultural determinants of physical activity and using empirical evidence of this relationship to infer complex health outcome patterns and disparities among adults and children.

PHOEBE Laboratory research, such as the Built Environment and Active Play (BEAP) and Physical Environment and Active Transportation (PEAT) Studies, have incorporated state of the art techniques including spatial analysis and geographic information system modeling in order to objectively capture the role and relationship of physical activity determinants. While relying heavily on mixed methodology, crosscutting health issues, along with exposure (e.g., transit deserts) and outcome (e.g., obesity) disparities, have also been addressed in her physical activity and public health research program. Dr. Roberts currently leads the Purple Line Light Rail Impact on Neighborhood, Health and Transit (PLIGHT) Study, to investigate changes in light rail use, active transportation, overall physical activity, obesity, and obesity-related cardiovascular risks among Prince George’s County, Maryland, adults. The PLIGHT Study will also explore how contextual effects (e.g., built environment; “sense of community”) moderate these health outcome changes with the intended 2022 introduction of this new 16.2-mile light rail line.

Dr. Roberts was awarded a JPB Environmental Health Fellowship by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This three-year fellowship will support her forthcoming research, Gauging Effects of Neighborhood Trends and Sickness (GENTS) Study: Examining the Perception of Transit-Induced Gentrification in Prince George’s County. GENTS will examine the risk of transit-induced gentrification and the associated health effects (e.g., anxiety) as related to the aforementioned Purple Line light rail. While the introduction of light rail in communities often encourages physical activity by way of active transportation, gentrification is often an unintended consequence and socioeconomic by-product of transit-oriented development.

Dr. Roberts received her Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree from Brown University. She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and earned her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.



The U-M Precision Health Seminar Series invites expert speakers to share meaningful, relevant, and late-breaking research on varied aspects of precision health. The interdisciplinary educational series, which takes place monthly during the academic year, features topics ranging from genetics to big data to health implementation (and much more) and is open to students, faculty, practitioners, staff, trainees, and the general public. Our goal is to increase understanding of precision health data, tools, and applications, to engage the academic community to enhance precision health research, and to support the implementation of precision health to health systems.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:32:03 -0500 2020-02-11T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T13:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Precision Health Workshop / Seminar Jennifer D. Roberts
Are You Looking to Do an Honors Thesis? (February 11, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70260 70260-17556180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 3:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

An Honors thesis is one of many ways to enrich your undergraduate education. Come to this session to hear from a Honors advisor about the benefits of and challenges to completing a thesis, the application process and deadlines, and the many values of completing a Honors thesis

This session is for all Transfer students, whether you have been thinking about doing a Honors thesis or this is the first time you have heard of such an opportunity.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:34:26 -0500 2020-02-11T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T16:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
Career Convos: What is Finance? (February 11, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70015 70015-17905474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

At ‘Career Convos: What is Finance?’ students will explore the industry with professionals from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citi, BP and more. Come ready to explore questions like: What is [investment banking, risk, etc.]? What does it mean to work for a bulge bracket firm vs. a hedge fund? What do I need to do to break into the field? Representatives from these organizations will be there to help students explore the field and better understand whether a career in finance is potentially a good fit.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- An LSA student with an interest in pursuing a career in finance, no experience is required
- Have a desire to connect with and learn from leading firms in the industry
Graduating in December 2021 or later

What you’ll gain by attending:
- A better understanding of which career path in finance best fits your interests
- Learn how to connect your LSA experience to the finance field
- Valuable connections with leading finance firms interested in talented LSA students

How to Apply:
Submit your résumé and answers to the short prompts as one document by Feb. 9th @ 11:59p

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:11:04 -0500 2020-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Table discussion
Board Fellows Forum: Building a Relationship of Trust between the Board Chair and Executive Director (February 11, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70654 70654-17611241@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

What does it take to have a great relationship between a Board Chair and an Executive Director? How much should the two work hand-in-hand to lead the organization, set goals and priorities, and drive outcomes?

All nonprofit organizations strive for a high-functioning relationship between the Board Chair and Executive Director, but some fall short due to a disconnect in expectations of the roles.

Join the U-M Board Fellowship Program for a public forum discussing the Board Chair and Executive Director relationship. Panelists for the forum include:

Jamie Buhr, Board Chair, Michigan Theater
Russ Collins, Executive Director & CEO, Michigan Theater
Lori Bennet, Board Chair, Neutral Zone
Lori Roddy, Executive Director, Neutral Zone
Food will be provided, please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/board-fellowship-forum-tickets-76025172337

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:01:04 -0500 2020-02-11T17:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T19:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Board Fellows Forum
Pizza with LSA Transfer Student Ambassadors (February 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72696 72696-18059652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Come to the LSA Transfer Student Center and have pizza with LSA Transfer Student Ambassadors. Hang out, ask questions, and get to know the space!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:30:53 -0500 2020-02-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T20:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
Entering, Engaging & Exiting Communities in Detroit (February 11, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64820 64820-16452976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This interactive workshop introduces principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways--with an emphasis on working with communities in Detroit.

This workshop is open to all students, including ones in small classes or student organizations with less than 10 students.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:36:59 -0400 2020-02-11T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T20:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Learning in Community logo
Coffee Chat: Point72 Academy (February 12, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72375 72375-17998154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join members of the Point72 Academy team for coffee chats on February 11 and 12 to learn about opportunities as early as your freshman year to launch your investing career.

Point72 is a global asset management firm led by Steve Cohen that uses Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies to invest in ten offices globally. We're looking for inquisitive minds who want to build a professional relationship and a career in investing.

If you are interested in attending, please complete the following form by Wednesday, February 5 at 11:59pm.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:52:17 -0500 2020-02-12T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Coffee Talks
Getting Started with ArcGIS Online Workshop (February 12, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72656 72656-18035604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:30am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

ArcGIS Online can be used to visualize data, analyze spatial patterns, and present materials in a professional-looking web application. We'll cover the basics of creating beautiful web maps, and how to share content to facilitate collaboration.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:30:06 -0500 2020-02-12T09:30:00-05:00 2020-02-12T11:20:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Example ArcGIS Online Map Showing US Population by County
CoderSpace with Armand Burks and Erin Ware (February 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71673 71673-17853498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Burks is a Research Data Scientist in Advanced Research Computing Technology Services (ARC-TS) and the School of Information. He specializes in evolutionary computation (genetic programming), and has professional experience in software development and writing cloud analytics. Dr. Burks is available to assist in general programming using C++, Java, and Python, bash commands/scripting, automation of tasks such as data parsing, transformation/conversion, workflow automation, etc., HPC job creation/submission, version control in git, and other related topics.

Dr. Ware is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR, a self-taught HPC user, and an occasional instructor in the School of Information. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on GreatLakes, MBNI, and other personal servers), and batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling), introductory statistics using R, and math methods for data scientists. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:45 -0500 2020-02-12T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Cookie Decorating Competition for Transfer Students (February 12, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72697 72697-18059654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Come join your transfer student representatives from LSA Student Government and Central Student Government. Stop by to decorate a FREE cookie and grab some FREE candy anytime between 11-2 PM, and talk to your student representatives about any problems you may be facing on campus! Throughout the event we will be taking pictures of people's creations, and at the end we will vote on the best cookie!!! THE WINNER WILL GET A $30 AMAZON GIFT CARD!!!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:35:37 -0500 2020-02-12T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar Sugar cookies to spread the love .
Rethinking America’s Urban Water Infrastructure: Resource Efficiency, Access, and Public Health (February 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70029 70029-17499523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Water infrastructure renewal is receiving significant attention today as many of our systems are meeting (or exceeding) design life. Cities in countries with well developed economies like the U.S. enjoy economic prosperity in part due to the development of heavily centralized water systems that create high levels of water quality and public health, on average. While centralized water infrastructure has served us well, I argue that we should not be constrained to applying 20th century thinking as we plan for the future. The current revolution in information technologies (IT: software, hardware and devices) has the potential to transform urban water infrastructure by creating more resilient and flexible hybrid systems comprised of an interacting collection of centralized and decentralized physical IT systems. I contend that the development of IT-enabled “smart” hybrid water system solutions has the potential to: improve the efficiency with which we use resources (e.g., water, power,
nutrients); enhance equitable access to water services; change consumer and provider behavior around water; and ensure that we sustain a high level of public health, even as more people live in close proximity to each other. In this talk and through the use of case studies from across different regions around the globe, I will explore these scenarios and the changing ways in which people live. As an example, one case study will include the development of “smart” distributed nutrient recovery systems that have been deployed and are being tested at the University of Michigan.

Nancy Love is the Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. Nancy research focuses are on assessing and advancing public and environmental health using chemical, biological and analytical approaches applied to water systems using both physical experiments and computational models.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:48:22 -0500 2020-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T13:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar EWRE Seminar
Establishing and Protecting the Integrity of the Nuclear Compartment- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar (February 12, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72693 72693-18059648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:30pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Patrick Lusk, Associate Professor of Cell Biology at Yale School of Medicine, will be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biological Chemistry on Wednesday February 12th, 2020 at 12:30pm in North Lecture Hall, MS II

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:07:59 -0500 2020-02-12T12:30:00-05:00 2020-02-12T13:30:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar Lusk
AEM Training for LSA Web Content Managers (February 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69395 69395-17318554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Virtual workshop that introduces LSA Department personnel to the Adobe Experience Manager content management system.

Use the website link to navigate to the AEM Training registration form.

Training required to gain website author permission.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:01:41 -0400 2020-02-12T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T15:00:00-05:00 Haven Hall LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Adobe Experience Manager
Lunch & Learn: Point72 (February 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72405 72405-18000389@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Point72 is training the next generation of investors.

Point72 Academy Director & Head of Investment Professional Development and Michigan alum, Jaimi Goodfriend, will be on campus February 12. Join Jaimi for a teach-in on “How to Pitch a Stock” and hear how the Point72 Academy is training the next generation of Point72 investors.

Point72 is a global asset management firm led by Steve Cohen that uses Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies to invest in ten offices globally. We're looking for inquisitive minds who want to build a professional relationship and a career in investing.

Target Audience: Students graduating after December 2021

If you are interested in attending, please complete the following form by Wednesday, February 5 at 11:59pm. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0fzftLVREjHmQJf

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:39:07 -0500 2020-02-12T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T15:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar listen up yall
POSTPONED: Speaking American English (February 12, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71150 71150-17783449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:30pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: University Center for Language and Literacy

ALL UCLL EVENTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Are you looking to increase confidence in your use of American English? The University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) at U-M offers a special workshop designed for non-native English speakers who want to expand their communication skills. Our program provides the perfect environment for you to reach your personal goals and we’re registering now!

Our certified Speech and Language Pathologists use techniques technically known as accent reduction to help non-native speakers feel more at home in their communications — whether that’s giving a presentation or taking notes in a class with a native speaker with a fast cadence. The goal of the program is certainly not to eliminate the accents of our clients, but to enhance communication skills for greater confidence in all settings. Participants will set their own individual objectives at the start of the workshop and will work to reach those goals using a combination of small group activities and one-on-one interaction, facilitated by a Speech and Language Pathologist.
The workshop will run from February 5 to April 15, 2020. Participants meet weekly on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. There will be no meeting on March 4.
If you have questions, need assistance, or want more information, please call (734) 764-8440 or visit https://mari.umich.edu/ucll

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:36:39 -0400 2020-02-12T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-12T16:30:00-05:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Speaking American English Graphic
2020 Ford Distinguished Lecture in Physics | Tracking the Motion Inside Molecules with X-Ray Lasers (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70890 70890-17732907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

The last decade marked the development of a new kind of powerful research laser that can deliver a trillion 1-Angstrom x-rays in a femtosecond or even less. This x-ray free-electron laser is revolutionizing the way scientists observe dynamics on the quantum scale in the laboratory. We are beginning to learn how to track the relative motion of atoms inside molecules. Professor Bucksbaum will discuss the current efforts and future opportunities to employ these sources for molecular movies.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:51:38 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Workshop / Seminar electrons streaming
Hub Workshop: Ace the Interview (February 12, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71975 71975-17905483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Interviews can often feel like a risky endeavor. How can you feel confident? Interview success is determined by preparation, so practice, practice, and practice again. By the end of this workshop, you will learn what to expect from a professional interview and how to effectively prepare for one.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts and/or sciences student
- Inexperienced with interviews
- Experienced but need additional training because you repeatedly aren’t advancing past the interview stage
- Looking to secure an internship or research opportunity for the summer
- Exploring post-grad opportunities and planning to apply for jobs

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Understand what interviewers are trying to assess in candidates to anticipate what questions will be asked
- Learn the STAR method for developing effective interview responses
- Practice common interview questions and conduct mock interviews with your peers while getting real-time feedback
- Create a game plan for navigating various interview types and formats such as virtual, technical, panel, and more
- Develop sound strategies for managing the unexpected

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:44:02 -0500 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Student and staff member talking
Time Management (February 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72469 72469-18009375@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

How do you manage your time? Time is a form of currency: you want to spend it well in order to grow and achieve your goals! Bring your schedule and learn how to effectively manage your academics to be successful inside and outside the classroom!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:19:46 -0500 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T19:00:00-05:00 Couzens Hall First Year Experience Programs Workshop / Seminar Time Management Flyer
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (February 13, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70079 70079-17507833@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 8:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

Join the Center for Positive Organizations and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute to learn powerful emotional intelligence skills for high performance and well-being. The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program, developed at Google and based on neuroscience research, teaches attention and mindfulness techniques that build the core skills for effective leadership.

The SIY program was designed to help people intensify their focus, manage stress, harness creativity, and improve resilience. Participants gain greater self-awareness, communication, and leadership skills so they can thrive in their personal and professional life.

Learn more here: https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/siy-2020/

About the Program:
The month-long SIY program begins with a highly interactive two day in-person course, followed by four weeks of individual and peer-to-peer practices, and concludes with a webinar. The program curriculum brings together mindfulness, neuroscience, leadership training, and emotional intelligence.

The program includes the following core components:
- Overview of the neuroscience of emotion, perception, and behavior change
- Definition of emotional intelligence and its personal and professional benefits
- Attention training to enable greater emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-mastery, motivation, and connection with self and others
- Principles and practices for developing healthy mental habits that accelerate well-being, including effective listening, generosity, empathy, communication, and social skills
- Mindfulness and reflection practices that support happiness, thriving, and overall well-being
- Exercises include attention training practice, dyad conversations, writing, walking, and group conversations

The program uses highly practical and scientifically verified methods that improve emotional intelligence, resilience, creativity, communication, productivity, and personal and organizational leadership.

Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for both individuals and organizations who wish to build greater emotional intelligence and leadership capabilities. We welcome individuals, groups, teams, and organizations from both the public and private sectors.

Coaching Credit:
Search Inside Yourself is now approved by the International Coaching Federation. Coaches receive 13.5 Continuing Coaching Education credits when attending the SIY program.

Outcomes:
Through the SIY program, participants will learn foundational skills to:
- Enhance focus and creativity
- Develop agile and adaptive mindsets
- Reduce stress responses and increase resilience
- Develop greater self-awareness and emotional regulation
- Improve communication and decision-making skills
- Develop greater emotional intelligence

Learn more here: https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/siy-2020/

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:53:06 -0500 2020-02-13T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Workshop / Seminar Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute
Revealing Principles of Subcellular RNA Localization (February 13, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70912 70912-17735217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Faculty Candidate
Host: A. Wierzbicki and the Life Sciences Institute

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:22:53 -0500 2020-02-13T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar MCDB initials and yellow microscope on blue background
Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on Parking (February 13, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70244 70244-17556160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to improve mobility, safety, and parking accessibility. It is estimated that AVs will be available on the market in the next decade. As car-parks are closed environments, they are among the first locations to expect influenced by AVs. AVs can be stacked in multiple rows like valet parking due to their self-parking capability. To release blocked vehicles, car-park operators relocate certain vehicles in driverless mode to create a clear pathway for cars that need to leave the facility. The problem of finding the optimal car-park layout design is investigated that minimizes relocations to fit a given number of vehicles. Results show that AV parking facilities can decrease the need for parking space by an average of 62%. The operation of AV parking facilities is also investigated, and policies for choosing a parking spot for each vehicle are proposed based on the arrival and departure time information. AVs will not only change the car-park facilities, but also where travelers park. AV users can exit from their vehicles and send their vehicles to park in a strategic location. AVs can park farther from destination in cheaper parking lots or cruise for the whole activity time. Results show that while the same parking price across all the locations would exacerbate the congestion by motivating more AVs to cruise, a toll for zero- occupant AVs would decrease the congestion.

Sina Bahrami is a Postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan. He received a B.S. and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, and a Ph.D. from University of Toronto. Sina’s research is focused on the parking policy in the era of Avs.

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:36:39 -0500 2020-02-13T14:30:00-05:00 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Transportation Seminar
Rackham North: Active Attacker Preparedness Training (February 13, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70537 70537-17604930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

An active attacker situation can cause panic and disbelief. Knowing what to do in advance increases your chances of surviving and your reaction matters. While you may have received ALICE active attacker training during your previous educational experiences, the university’s training is very different. The university—unlike primary education settings—is an open environment in the middle of a city. In addition, the training you receive in this session will apply to how you respond to an active attacker in other contexts—at a place of worship, at a movie theater, etc. A representative from the Division of Public Safety and Security will be on hand to conduct training in the event of an active attacker and to field questions from graduate students.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/mnd7z.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:41:01 -0500 2020-02-13T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
AE585 Graduate Seminar: Distributed Control and Scalable Optimization for Large-scale Autonomy (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72595 72595-18024698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Yang Zheng
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Modern cyber-physical systems, such as drone formation, robot swarms, and transportation systems, can be of large scale and have sparse and distributed control logic due to limited information exchange. Many control and computational problems of practical interest remain unsolved due to the issues of non-convexity and complexity. The first part of this talk focuses on how to recover convexity for distributed control problems. I will present a new distributed control framework centered on the notion of sparsity invariance, which allows deriving convex approximation/reformulation of the largest known class of distributed control problems with sparsity constraints. I will show that the notion of sparsity invariance goes beyond the well-known notion of quadratic invariance. The second part of this talk focuses on the scalability of solving large-scale convex optimization problems. In particular, I will consider the class of semidefinite optimization problems. By exploiting the properties of chordal graphs and sparse positive semidefinite matrices, I will present a decomposition method that can scale sparse semidefinite optimization to large-scale instances, achieving massive scalability. The resulting algorithms have been implemented in the open-source solver: CDCS (Cone Decomposition Conic Solver). Extensions to a class of polynomial optimization, i.e., sparse sum-of-squares optimization, will be briefly discussed.

About the speaker:

Yang Zheng received the DPhil (Ph.D.) degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, UK, in 2019. He received the B.E. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, China, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the SEAS and CGBC at Harvard University. His research interests lie in the interface of learning, optimization, and control of network systems, and their applications to cyber-physical systems, especially autonomous vehicles and traffic systems. His work was acknowledged by several awards, including the Best Student Paper Award Finalist at the 2019 European Control Conference, the Best Student Paper Award at the 17th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and the Best Paper Award at the 14th Intelligent Transportation Systems Asia-Pacific Forum. He is the recipient of the National Scholarship, Outstanding Graduate in Tsinghua University, and the Clarendon Scholarship at the University of Oxford. In 2018, he received the ABTA Doctoral Research Award in Engineering Science, and in 2019, he received the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:35:07 -0500 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:30:00-05:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Workshop / Seminar Distributed Control and Autonomy - Yang Zheng
EEB Thursday Seminar: Ecosystem entanglement and spooky ecological actions (instability) at a distance (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69042 69042-17220023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The world is experiencing unprecedented transformation of nutrient flows through human action, with impacts accelerating including fisheries collapse, hypoxic dead zones, and polluted drinking water. Clearly, nutrient application produces a series of entangled and unintended consequences that suggests a fundamental imbalance in how we manage the planet. Interestingly, awareness that things are not what they might seem with nutrients appeared 50 years ago in the pages of Science, with Michael Rosenzweig’s seminal paper on the “Paradox of Enrichment “. Here, pushed by recent empirical findings of ecosystem imbalance occurring on the landscape we revisit Rosenzweig’s paradox of enrichment results from a more wholistic food web perspective and a large spatial perspective (meta-ecosystems). While many have argued against any empirical evidence for Rosenzweig’s paradox of enrichment in nature, when we broaden his work to include multiple types of instability in space we find that spatial food web theory suggests we expect to find ecosystem imbalances often at great distances from the local source of nutrient enrichment given natures vast transport systems (e.g., stream, rivers, oceanic currents, wind, mass migration events). The results also suggest an analog to network food web theory that stabilization of these large spatially distant ecosystem imbalances can occur by muting key spatial pathways of nutrient transport in meta-ecosystems.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/5JPKQndjmjY

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:03:41 -0400 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Ecosystems entaglement - McCann
Honors Medical School application workshop (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71048 71048-17768660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

Are you planning on applying to medical school this summer and want help in this process? If so, we invite you to attend this Honors Program workshop led by Stephanie Chervin, LSA Honors Program Pre-Med Advisor, to help you:

• Understand the timeline of the process from application to interview

• Choose target medical programs

• Get acquainted with the application service AMCAS

Bring your questions! This session is for current LSA Honors Program students only.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:15:07 -0500 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:15:00-05:00 Mason Hall LSA Honors Program Workshop / Seminar Doctor with a stethoscope
Internship Lab (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70502 70502-17602784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Get real time, personalized support by checking out the Internship Lab. It's designed as a drop-in hour, so come when you can during this time. It's a place for you to search for and find a great internship experience!

Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN), and other tools you can use to build a great job or internship search strategy.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:01:10 -0500 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Workshop / Seminar Hatcher Graduate Library
Internship Lab (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71382 71382-17819315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Get real time, personalized support by checking out the Internship Lab. It's designed as a drop-in hour, so come when you can during this time. It's a place for you to search for and find a great internship experience!

Chat with folks from the University Career Center to explore Handshake, the University Career Alumni Network (UCAN), and other tools you can use to build a great job or internship search strategy.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:28:49 -0500 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Workshop / Seminar Hatcher Graduate Library
The Michigan Difference: Get It in Writing! (February 13, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72698 72698-18059655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Join three Sweetland faculty to talk about Sweetland services and programs, as well as talk about some key attributes of the different reading and writing demands many transfer students notice when they come to U-M.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:37:31 -0500 2020-02-13T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
CoderSpace with Yuki Shiraito and Jule Krüger (February 13, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71674 71674-17853512@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Dr. Shiraito is a Research Faculty with the Center for Political Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. He is available to assist with a variety of topics that include Bayesian statistics, parallel computing in R, OpenMP and Rcpp, web scraping using Python, working with the University’s high performance computing clusters (Great Lakes and Cavium), and other computational methods.

Dr. Krüger is the ISR Program Manager for Big Data and Data Science, based within the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research. She has more than 10 years of experience in processing, analyzing and interpreting data for social science research, and automating workflows for scalable, auditable and reproducible analysis. Dr. Krüger can assist with R, Python, Markdown, Make, bash, LaTeX programming, and version control in git.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:43:44 -0500 2020-02-13T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Ace Your Courses: Metacognition is Key! (February 13, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70903 70903-17735208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Have you ever found yourself putting forth a great deal of effort into your courses, but not feeling like you are actually learning or are left unsatisfied with your grade? This workshop, based on the work of Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire, will enable you to analyze your current learning strategies, understand exactly what changes you need to implement to earn an A in your courses, identify concrete strategies to use during the remainder of your semester, and become a more efficient learner.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:19:28 -0500 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T18:30:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar Teach Yourself How to Learn by Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire
ASP Workshop | Afterlives of Catastrophes: “Western Armenia” in Comparative Perspective (February 13, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68928 68928-17197026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

For complete workshop details, please see: https://ii.umich.edu/asp/news-events/all-events/workshops/february-2020--afterlives-of-western-armenia.html

As a geography and a concept, Western Armenia is a contested category. The same territory is at once imagined and claimed by disparate yet overlapping groups in often mutually exclusive ways as Western Armenia, Eastern Turkey, and Northern Kurdistan. This geography has been home to many peoples over centuries, including Armenians until the 1915 Catastrophe decimated the Ottoman Armenian community and scattered its survivors across the world, where they founded new homes in the diaspora.

As a result of the rupture of 1915, the Armenian Diaspora came into intimate contact with other communities across the globe. At the same time, on the ancestral lands of the exiled Western Armenians, the material and immaterial remnants of their community live on, animated by the memories and narratives recounted by the muslim Kurds, Turks, and Arabs who continue to live there. Taken together, these constitute two asymmetrically mirroring spaces in which afterlives of Western Armenia continue to develop in dynamic relationships with contemporary political and social processes. What are the afterlives of these histories, communities, and trajectories bound up in the notion of Western Armenia? What are the ongoing effects of the 1915 Genocide of Ottoman Armenians, both in the geography where the mass killing and expropriation took place a century ago and in the diasporic communities where Armenians continue to live today? How are histories of violence and exile inscribed both on the landscape through ruins and in the memories of local communities? And how are they reinterpreted and expressed through literature, art, and language?

Cosponsors: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Departments of Anthropology, Comparative Literature, and History; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; Global Islamic Studies Center; Global Theories of Critique; and Institute for the Humanities.

Image: “Cooling Towers,” 2006, oil on canvas, 6’x6’ by Hrayr Anmahouni Eulmessekian. Courtesy of the artist.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:33:57 -0500 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T20:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Armenian Studies Workshop / Seminar “Cooling Towers,” 2006, oil on canvas, 6’x6’ by Hrayr Anmahouni Eulmessekian. Courtesy of the artist.
Funds of Knowledge (February 13, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71386 71386-17819321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:00pm
Location: South Quad
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

Using a strengths-based approach, we explore what knowledge and skills you bring from your homes, families, and/or communities to U-M. See how these strengths, knowledge, and skills can be used at U-M as you pursue and achieve your goals!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:44:52 -0500 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T19:30:00-05:00 South Quad First Year Experience Programs Workshop / Seminar Funds of Knowledge Flyer
Say What You Mean: Choosing the Right Words in English (February 13, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71801 71801-17885889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: English Language Institute

When you are writing or are in the middle of a conversation in English, do you ever find it challenging to find the right words to communicate exactly what you want to say? Do you ever wonder if your wording “sounds right” when you are writing an important paper? If your answer is “yes” to either question, then this workshop is for you. We’ll look at free, powerful websites where you can investigate useful word patterns and explore how certain words and phrases are most commonly used in academic language. We will also try out alternative word choices to help you expand your flexibility speaking and writing English.

Please bring: 1. A laptop if you can; 2. An idea for a speaking situation you might find challenging; and 3. Something you’ve written that you’d like to review for wording options.

Registration required, please sign up here: https://myumi.ch/88kqK

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:41:49 -0500 2020-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T20:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall English Language Institute Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
The Job Market Workshop Series (Zoom Meeting) (February 13, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72610 72610-18026882@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:30pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

The Job Market Series consists of 10 monthly workshops designed for psychology graduate students and postdocs who will soon enter the job market. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend.

The series focuses primarily on the preparation of the application package for academic jobs, including workshops targeted to each section of the application (e.g. cover letters, research statements, etc.).

Two annual workshops dedicated to the non-academic job market are also included. The timing of the workshops was selected to match an ideal timeline for students who will enter the academic job market in the fall of each year.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:25:51 -0400 2020-02-13T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-13T19:30:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Workshop / Seminar The Job Market Workshop Series Title Image
The Sally Fleming Guest Masterclass Series: Chamber Music Forum with HUB New Music (February 13, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72284 72284-17968245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Hub New Music will provide our students a unique look into how collaborations occur between groups and composers. Hub will coach chamber ensembles during the Chamber Music Forum, providing feedback from a variety of perspectives. As they are a young and up-and -coming group, their guidance will be timely for all of the students involved who wish to pursue long term careers in Chamber Music.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:15:27 -0500 2020-02-13T19:00:00-05:00 Earl V. Moore Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Earl V. Moore Building
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (February 14, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70079 70079-17507834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 8:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

Join the Center for Positive Organizations and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute to learn powerful emotional intelligence skills for high performance and well-being. The Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program, developed at Google and based on neuroscience research, teaches attention and mindfulness techniques that build the core skills for effective leadership.

The SIY program was designed to help people intensify their focus, manage stress, harness creativity, and improve resilience. Participants gain greater self-awareness, communication, and leadership skills so they can thrive in their personal and professional life.

Learn more here: https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/siy-2020/

About the Program:
The month-long SIY program begins with a highly interactive two day in-person course, followed by four weeks of individual and peer-to-peer practices, and concludes with a webinar. The program curriculum brings together mindfulness, neuroscience, leadership training, and emotional intelligence.

The program includes the following core components:
- Overview of the neuroscience of emotion, perception, and behavior change
- Definition of emotional intelligence and its personal and professional benefits
- Attention training to enable greater emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-mastery, motivation, and connection with self and others
- Principles and practices for developing healthy mental habits that accelerate well-being, including effective listening, generosity, empathy, communication, and social skills
- Mindfulness and reflection practices that support happiness, thriving, and overall well-being
- Exercises include attention training practice, dyad conversations, writing, walking, and group conversations

The program uses highly practical and scientifically verified methods that improve emotional intelligence, resilience, creativity, communication, productivity, and personal and organizational leadership.

Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for both individuals and organizations who wish to build greater emotional intelligence and leadership capabilities. We welcome individuals, groups, teams, and organizations from both the public and private sectors.

Coaching Credit:
Search Inside Yourself is now approved by the International Coaching Federation. Coaches receive 13.5 Continuing Coaching Education credits when attending the SIY program.

Outcomes:
Through the SIY program, participants will learn foundational skills to:
- Enhance focus and creativity
- Develop agile and adaptive mindsets
- Reduce stress responses and increase resilience
- Develop greater self-awareness and emotional regulation
- Improve communication and decision-making skills
- Develop greater emotional intelligence

Learn more here: https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/siy-2020/

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:53:06 -0500 2020-02-14T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Workshop / Seminar Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute
ASP Workshop | Afterlives of Catastrophes: “Western Armenia” in Comparative Perspective (February 14, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68929 68929-17197027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 10:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

For complete workshop details, please see: https://ii.umich.edu/asp/news-events/all-events/workshops/february-2020--afterlives-of-western-armenia.html

As a geography and a concept, Western Armenia is a contested category. The same territory is at once imagined and claimed by disparate yet overlapping groups in often mutually exclusive ways as Western Armenia, Eastern Turkey, and Northern Kurdistan. This geography has been home to many peoples over centuries, including Armenians until the 1915 Catastrophe decimated the Ottoman Armenian community and scattered its survivors across the world, where they founded new homes in the diaspora.

As a result of the rupture of 1915, the Armenian Diaspora came into intimate contact with other communities across the globe. At the same time, on the ancestral lands of the exiled Western Armenians, the material and immaterial remnants of their community live on, animated by the memories and narratives recounted by the muslim Kurds, Turks, and Arabs who continue to live there. Taken together, these constitute two asymmetrically mirroring spaces in which afterlives of Western Armenia continue to develop in dynamic relationships with contemporary political and social processes. What are the afterlives of these histories, communities, and trajectories bound up in the notion of Western Armenia? What are the ongoing effects of the 1915 Genocide of Ottoman Armenians, both in the geography where the mass killing and expropriation took place a century ago and in the diasporic communities where Armenians continue to live today? How are histories of violence and exile inscribed both on the landscape through ruins and in the memories of local communities? And how are they reinterpreted and expressed through literature, art, and language?

Cosponsors: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Departments of Anthropology, Comparative Literature, and History; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; Global Islamic Studies Center; Global Theories of Critique; and Institute for the Humanities.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:34:36 -0500 2020-02-14T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Workshop / Seminar ASP Workshop | Afterlives of Western Armenia
Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series: Earl Lawrence, Statistical Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory (February 14, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69918 69918-17483050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Abstract:
Inference with computationally expensive physics models is a big part of statistics at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The first part of that talk will cover some well-known background on the statistical approach computer experiments. This will take place in the context of ongoing work for ChemCam, an instrument on the Mars rover Curiosity whose goal is to determine whether Mars ever had conditions that could have supported microbial life. ChemCam uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy to analyze the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks. Our goal is to use the resulting spectra and a LANL-developed predictive model to estimate the elemental abundances from surface samples. The second part of the talk will cover new work to address computer experiments from exascale supercomputers. The next generation of supercomputers are expected to have I/O limitations relative to their computing ability: they will simulate more than they can save. This requires changes to our usual post-hoc analysis scheme. To address this, we are developing approaches to in situ statistical inference, statistical modeling that gets done inside simulations as they are running. Our early work considers modeling extremes for climate and space weather.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:37:54 -0500 2020-02-14T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Earl Lawrence
Drop-in Academic Advising for Transfer Students (February 14, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72651 72651-18035596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

Academic advisors from the LSA Newnan Academic Advising Center will be on hand to answer all your questions. Get a jump start on planning your courses for next semester. No appointment necessary.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:37:21 -0500 2020-02-14T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Margret Bjarndóttir, University of Maryland (February 14, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72197 72197-17955070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

This event is open to all IOE PhD students, faculty, and staff. Lunch will be provided. In order to get an accurate count for food, please RSVP by Thursday, February 13, 2020.

Title:
People Analytics & Closing the Gender Pay Gap

Abstract:
In this talk we briefly introduce the fast growing field of people analytics before turning our attention to demographic pay gaps. The gender pay gap is receiving increasing internal attention across organizations. However, managers tasked with addressing this gap (or any demographic gap, for that matter) have limited quantitative tools available to help them. Even if it were possible for them to analyze the gap, they would still need to determine what salary adjustments to make and for which employees in order to create a more equitable pay structure. We address this deficit in tools and knowledge by developing a methodological solution that analyzes the company's pay gap and suggests salary adjustments in order to close it. To create this solution, we introduce a fairness driven optimization formulation that can account for multiple operational constraints. As a side step we show the unintended consequences of applying a cost minimization to this challenge, which can leave organizations in worse off. Finally, we answer the question of how to determine whether the gap is closed, applying equivalence testing in this new context.

Bio:
Dr. Bjarndóttir is an Assistant Professor of Management Science and Statistics at Robert H. Smith School of Business. Dr. Bjarnadóttir’s research focuses on data-driven decision-making, combining traditional operations research approaches with data analytics and machine learning. In addition to the main focus of her work, which is health care, she has applied analytical models to contexts in finance and sports and, most recently, to people analytics, where her work has been covered by outlets such as HBR, Forbes, BBC, HR magazine and others. She teaches quantitative modeling and data analytics at the graduate level both in the traditional classroom format as well as online, and has received multiple awards including the Krowe Teaching Award. Her work has been published in Operations Research, POM and Org Science. Dr. Bjarnadóttir holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Iceland (2001) and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2008).

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:59:10 -0500 2020-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Margret Bjarndóttir
ASCE Seminar Series (February 14, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71576 71576-17842683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

HNTB Spark is part of who they are and what they do. The orange square in HNTB's logo represents the spark of innovation and imagination that they bring to all that they do. HNTB's commitment is to the communities they live and work in. And to their diverse and inclusive culture. A culture that is defined by integrity and technical excellence resulting in delivering quality work for more than a century.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:13:29 -0500 2020-02-14T12:30:00-05:00 2020-02-14T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Douglass Day Celebration (February 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70001 70001-17491346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Douglass Day started as a celebration of Frederick Douglass’s writings and activism, but this year the celebration is reframing the celebration as black activism, with a focus on Black women’s activism.

The event will include a viewing of Douglass works from Special Collections, valentine button-making to Black women activists, a transcribe-a-thon of Anna Julia Cooper, a book drive for the Black Women’s Free Library, and a panel discussion with experts of Black women’s activism, including University of Michigan researchers Lydia Kelow-Bennett and SaraEllen Strongman, and Katelyn Rivas, a local poet and community organizer who directs the Free Black Women’s Library — Detroit.

Event schedule:
Welcoming Remarks and a reading from Anna Julia Cooper's A Voice From the South, 1:00-1:30 pm, Hatcher Gallery

When & Where I Enter: the labor, struggle, and joy of Black women's activism panel, 1:30-2:15 pm, Hatcher Gallery

Birthday cake, hot chocolate. and button making, 2:30 pm, Hatcher Gallery

Transcribe-a-thon of Anna Julia Cooper's Papers and viewing of Frederick Douglass Materials from the Special Collections Research Center, 2:30 pm-4:00 pm, Hatcher Gallery Lab

In keeping with the theme, the event will feature a birthday cake from a black woman and U-M alum-owned Detroit bakery, Good Cakes and Bakes.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:07:44 -0500 2020-02-14T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T16:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Workshop / Seminar Frederick Douglass & Anna Julia Cooper
Teaching Contemporary Narratives of Migration (February 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71293 71293-17796183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Please join the Critical Contemporary Studies Workshop for our second panel discussion in a winter semester series on teaching contemporary art and culture.

The broad goal of this session is to think collectively about the possibilities, challenges, and pleasures of teaching contemporary narratives of migration in undergraduate and graduate classrooms. To that end, each panelist will briefly discuss an object, activity, strategy, or syllabus they have already or want to use in their teaching. These presentations will then be followed by conversation with the audience. We hope you can join us!

Additional support generously provided by the Teaching & Learning RIW

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:10:46 -0500 2020-02-14T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T14:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar Schedule of Sessions for Teaching Contemporary Art & Culture
ConEco Seminar: Managing Landscapes for Change: Conservation Challenges for the Next Century (February 14, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72012 72012-18026874@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Please join us for the School for Environment and Sustainability's Conservation Ecology Seminar Series. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Global Change Biology.

Questions can be directed to Karen Alofs (kmalofs@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:30:20 -0500 2020-02-14T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building School for Environment and Sustainability Workshop / Seminar Seminar Poster
SEAS - Managing Landscapes for Change: Conservation Challenges for the Next Century (February 14, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70410 70410-17594459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Conservation Ecology seminar series with Robert Scheller, North Carolina State University.

Dr. Robert Scheller Website: https://sites.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/dynamic-ecosystems-landscape-lab/people/robert-scheller

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:15:01 -0500 2020-02-14T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Workshop / Seminar Dana Natural Resources Building
NERS Colloquium: Nuclear Communities and Consent in Nuclear Waste Siting (February 14, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70141 70141-17540912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

In searching for solutions for nuclear waste, it has become evident that the social and political aspects of siting these facilities present unique challenges beyond the technical aspects of siting. Consent-based siting has emerged as a way to overcome some of these challenges. Yet consent itself is a complex concept. How do we define consent? Who has the right to consent? How does geographic context shape the way consent gets negotiated? These are questions I seek to explore in this discussion, drawing from qualitative fieldwork conducted in two communities in Southern Ontario that volunteered to be part of Canada’s search for a willing host for a spent fuel repository. I intend to demonstrate how particular socio-political and economic nuclear landscapes shape how consent is understood, the importance of recognizing and incorporating various voices in the process, and why thresholds for consent might paradoxically need to be higher in existing nuclear communities.


Speaker: Marissa Bell, Department of Geography at SUNY University at Buffalo
Marissa Bell is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at SUNY University at Buffalo and a research fellow at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University. Interested in energy justice, environmental governance, and political economy of risk, her dissertation work examines how geographic context and socio-political dynamics shape the implementation, community engagement, and perceived legitimacy of consent-based policies for siting high level nuclear waste in Canada. She contends with the need for nuclear waste storage, on the one hand, with the need for more equitable, fair and just methods of siting through community engagement, geographic context, and attention to process. Born in London, UK, but having grown up across European and American cultures, she has always been interested in how space and place influence decision-making and identity formation. Prior to embarking on a PhD, Marissa completed a BA at King’s College London, with a focus on European geopolitical identity, followed by an MA at the University at Buffalo, focusing on the risk tradeoff between climate change and nuclear risks post-Fukushima. In other research, Marissa has examined localized opposition to wind turbine installation in upstate New York, reflecting her broader underlying interest in energy justice and sustainable energy transitions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:09:47 -0500 2020-02-14T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar Speaker: Marissa Bell
Saturday Morning Physics | Ocean Modeling: Big Computers, Big Science (February 15, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71160 71160-17783477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 15, 2020 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

In this talk, Professor Arbic will describe how ocean circulation models work and how they predict physical motions in the ocean, including currents, eddies, and tides. He will discuss the many applications of ocean models, including short-term ocean forecasting, national security applications, longer-term global change predictions, and preparing for satellite ocean monitoring missions. The talk will focus on the work done in our group here at University of Michigan, with a focus on oceanic eddies and tides.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:14 -0500 2020-02-15T10:30:00-05:00 2020-02-15T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar The Pleiades Supercomputer which some of the models Professor Arbic uses runs on. (NASA)
CANCELLED: Prison Creative Arts Project @ UM X Soundsmith Studios (February 15, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73795 73795-18320177@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 15, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Weekly community workshops

Free & all ages

Music, writing, and visual art workshops hosted by University of Michigan students

No registration required.

Contact: vitalis@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:54:43 -0400 2020-02-15T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-15T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Soundsmith Studios
"Determinants of Giving and Taking Bribes in Eastern Europe: Norms, Personal Affluence, and Security of Corrupt Transactions" (February 17, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72149 72149-17946489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

Please join the Weiser Diplomacy Center, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, and the Center for Rusia, East European, and Eurasian Studies for a talk with Dr. Aram Simonyan, a visiting Fulbright Fellow.

Short Abstract:
Curbing corruption in Armenia was one of the main goals of the new Armenian government before the velvet revolution in 2018. According to Transparency International, Armenian Corruption Perception Index has increased by 7 points and the rank has improved by 28 positions in 2019 compared to 2018. What were the social and economic factors keeping the high level of corruption in the country? Recent empirical studies have predominantly looked at antecedents of corruption from a macro level. Based on the analysis of three datasets comprising of individual-level surveys taken over a three-year period in Armenia, the study argues that social norms, personal wealth, and the high reliability of corrupt transactions impact an individual’s decision to be involved in corruption.

Lunch will be served.

About the Speaker:
Aram Simonyan is Associate Professor of Economics at the International Scientific Educational Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, where he has been working in the capacity of Associate Chair of Economics and Management Department. His main research focuses on anti-corruption strategies in European countries from a socio-economic perspective. Advanced in eight languages, he held visiting positions at multiple European Universities. Now he is getting his second PhD in Sociology at the University of Kiel.
Dr. Simonyan was a Weiser Professional Fellow at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan in 2018, and is a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in 2019-2020.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:44:29 -0500 2020-02-17T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-17T12:50:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Weiser Diplomacy Center Workshop / Seminar Photo of Aram Simonyan
Diversity at Work: Google Shares Inclusive Practices (February 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72137 72137-17942183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity at Work is an ongoing series of workshops hosted by Rackham’s Professional Development DEI Certificate Program where participants can hear from real employees and employers about how they are incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice efforts in their organizations.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude continues to be a highly sought out asset among employers, both within and outside of academe. This workshop will feature Google, with representative Michael Gardner. He will discuss how Google integrates DEI within their organization and will facilitate the discussion.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Space is limited. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/3qAkE.
We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time (one week preferred) to arrange for your requested accommodation(s) or an effective alternative.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:17:13 -0500 2020-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
The cell biology of lipid homeostasis: From lipid droplets to lipotoxicity (February 17, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72190 72190-17955063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker:

James Olzmann, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:45:44 -0500 2020-02-17T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar LSI Cancer Genetics Seminar, Feb. 17
MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series (February 17, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71948 71948-17903306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 3:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC)

“Innovation Fundamentals & Opportunities in Critical Care Biomarker Discovery”

Frederick Korley MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Korley's research activities involve translation of novel diagnostics to inform clinically rational, timely, and cost-effective diagnosis of cardiac and brain injury in the emergency department. The goal of his traumatic brain injury work is to improve the acute care diagnosis, risk-stratification and treatment of TBI by identifying distinct molecular subtypes of TBI that will allow for targeted treatment and improved outcomes.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://bit.ly/FrederickKorley

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:02:33 -0500 2020-02-17T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) Workshop / Seminar MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series with Dr. Frederick K. Korley Flyer
HEP-Astro Seminar | Better Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay through Biochemistry (February 17, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72039 72039-17916368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The goal of future neutrinoless double beta decay experiments is to establish whether neutrino is its own antiparticle, by searching for an ultra-rare decay process with a half life that may be more than 10^27 years. Such a discovery would have major implications for cosmology and particle physics, but requires ton-scale detectors with backgrounds below 1 count per ton per year. This is a formidable technological challenge that has prompted consideration of unconventional solutions. I will discuss an approach being developed within the NEXT collaboration: high pressure xenon gas time projection chambers augmented with single molecule fluorescent imaging-based barium tagging. This combines techniques from the fields of biochemistry, super-resolution microscopy, organic synthesis and nuclear physics, possibly enabling the first effectively background-free, ton-scale neutrinoless double beta decay technology.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:16:52 -0500 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Hub Studio: Internship Search (February 17, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70365 70365-17905484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

This studio is self-directed, open work time to work towards launching or improving your internship search process. Use this focused time to identify what opportunities connect with your interests, discover the in-person and virtual internship opportunities available through the Hub’s Internship Program, and uncover other sources of internship opportunities.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- Currently enrolled LSA undergraduates who will return in the fall semester following the internship
- Eager to land a valuable summer internship or research opportunity

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Develop a personalized approach to locating, considering and identifying internships from within the Hub’s Internship Program and those sourced outside of the Hub.
- Get helpful resources including worksheets to help you explore your interests, tips & tricks for a productive internship search, as well as docs to help you prepare your application materials.
- See the Hub internship positions that are currently open for applications on the Opportunity Network
- Hear tips from Hub coaches on standby to answer your questions

RSVP now to save your spot.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:51:15 -0500 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T17:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Student and staff member collaborating on computer
Pre-Law 101 for Transfer Students (February 17, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70261 70261-17556181@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Transfer Student Center

This session will provide you with the first steps in exploring a career in law. The pre-law advisors from the Newnan Advising Center will review the law school admission process and provide tips on how to submit a strong application. This session is designed to address the unique circumstances of transfer students and will allow for time at the end of the presentation for questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:35:11 -0500 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Transfer Student Center Workshop / Seminar LSA Transfer Student Center
GRIN Speed Mentoring (February 17, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72905 72905-18090327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

GRIN is organizing a speed mentoring workshop where mentees go around and meet different mentors from various backgrounds within a stipulated time. This format provides an opportunity for the mentors and the mentees to discuss and network with multiple people. Snacks will be available!
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/Axn1W.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:17:34 -0500 2020-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T19:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
CANCELLED: COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS (February 17, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72691 72691-18059634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS IN THE CREATIVE ARTS with PCAP-The Prison Creative Arts Project at the University of Michigan

VISUAL ART-CREATIVE WRITING-THEATER-MUSIC:

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?

BUSES 32, 32A, 32B, 32C

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:52:20 -0400 2020-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Community Workshops in Creative Arts
CoderSpace with Paul Schulz and Chen Chen (February 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71672 71672-17853485@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Do you write code for research or class? Do you sometimes get stuck? Are you just starting to learn how to code? Or, do you seek a social environment shared with fellow programmers? Writing code, or “programming,” can be a fun but also challenging and lonely enterprise. Hosted by members of the U-M community, our CoderSpaces are there for you to meet other coders, so you can connect and learn from your coder peers. Participation is open to anyone interested in writing code for computational social science, data science, statistics, social science method, engineering, etc., be they students, staff, or faculty. In our CoderSpaces, we seek to build a casual, productive and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome regardless of their skill or level of expertise, to share experiences and knowledge, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. We hope that participants will actively help each other as able. To participate, bring a laptop and some coding work, or just come and hang out, socialize, and assist others. Our hosts look forward to hacking with you!

Paul Schulz is a senior consulting statistician and data scientist for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in statistical methods and computing, including hypothesis testing, data analysis and modeling, sampling (including weight creation and adjustment, and power calculation), as well as the use of secure computing enclaves (SRCVDI, Likert cluster, and Flux/Great Lakes). Paul writes code in Stata and SAS for general-purpose desktop computing, and R and Python for selected applications, such as data visualization and web scraping/automation, among other uses.

Chen Chen is a data scientist, programmer, and consultant for ISR's Population Dynamics and Health Program. He specializes in survey methods (with a particular focus on survey statistics, sampling, and weighting), data management, and statistical computing, including large scale simulations of complex samples and statistical modeling using complex and longitudinal survey datasets. Chen is a high-level programmer who specializes in R, Python, and Stata, with a focus on computing in a Linux environment.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:45:01 -0500 2020-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Winter 2020 CoderSpaces
Copyright and Coffee: Copyright Myths and Facts (February 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70755 70755-17642226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Have you heard about the so-called “10% rule”? Does copyright exist to reward the hard-work of creators? Does UK law matter to you as a US scholar? If you want to distinguish copyright myth from facts, this is the workshop for you. Sip some coffee as we discuss copyright law. This 90-minute workshop from Yuanxiao Xu of the U-M Library Copyright Office will cover copyright concepts from the public domain to fair use.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:56:56 -0500 2020-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Workshop / Seminar copyright symbol
The Science of Learning (February 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71359 71359-17819248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

In this workshop, we will summarize key findings on how people learn, and connect them to practical implications for teaching. Through interactive activities based on the science of learning, you will investigate teaching strategies you can use to optimize learning for all of your students.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:22:30 -0500 2020-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Guest Master Class: Hie-Yon Choi, piano (February 18, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70384 70384-17594428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:30am
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

A frequent guest at the University of Michigan, pianist Hie-Yon Choi is one of the most sought after Korean pianists in the world today, with a performing and teaching career that spans Europe, the United States, and Asia.

Sponsored by the Sally Fleming Masterclass Fund.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:30:16 -0500 2020-02-18T10:30:00-05:00 Earl V. Moore Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Hie-Yon Choi
Complex Systems Seminar | A Minimal Mathematical Model for Free Market Competition Through Advertising (February 18, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72638 72638-18035585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Firms in the U.S. spend over 200 billion dollars a year advertising their products to consumers, around 1 percent of the country's gross domestic product. It is of great interest to understand how that aggregate expenditure affects prices, market efficiency, and overall welfare.

Here, we present a mathematical model for the dynamics of competition through advertising and find a surprising prediction: when advertising is relatively cheap compared to the maximum benefit of advertising, rational firms split into two groups, one with significantly less advertising (a "generic'' group) and one with significantly more advertising (a "name-brand'' group).

We use consumer data to compare predictions from the model with real world pricing and advertising data and find qualitative agreement. We also show that having products be differentiated by advertising is not always best for total profit or total welfare in an industry.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:28:43 -0500 2020-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 2020-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Joseph Johnson
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Phylogenetic systematics and evolution of the gaudy grasshopper family Pyrgomorphidae (Insecta: Orthoptera) (February 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69217 69217-17269221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:48:00 -0500 2020-02-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar grasshopper with striped body (bluish green and gold stripes over black with red appendanges and orange and black flecked wings) sitting outside with grass in background
The Role of Citrullination in Rheumatoid Arthritis- Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar (February 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72694 72694-18059649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Ronak Tilvawala, Postdoctoral Associate at U-Mass Medical School, will be presenting a seminar in the Department of Biological Chemistry on Tuesday February 18th, 2020 at 12noon in North Lecture Hall, MS II

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:14:08 -0500 2020-02-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T13:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar
Designing Your Research Trip (February 18, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72734 72734-18068370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

This session will offer general guidance for students and scholars who are planning a research trip to archives, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. The session will provide information about conducting research in specific countries and/or regions, and will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest, gathering required documents and permissions for access, making contacts with local experts and institutions, and technology planning. Followed by Q&A.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:05:25 -0500 2020-02-18T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T15:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Using a laptop while traveling.
Seminar: Dissecting mechanisms that govern cellular plasticity (February 18, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72743 72743-18070547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Speaker:

Bruno Di Stefano, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:48:43 -0500 2020-02-18T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T15:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Workshop / Seminar Life Sciences Institute logo
Michigan Neuroimaging Initiative: Functional Connectivity Workshop 1 (February 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72854 72854-18085927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Psychology

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:58:57 -0500 2020-02-18T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T17:30:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Psychology Workshop / Seminar East Hall
UROP - Keeping a Laboratory Notebook Workshop (February 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67697 67697-18070553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

This workshop is for current UROP and MRADS students only.
Registration is required: https://myumi.ch/QARMq

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:47:33 -0400 2020-02-18T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T17:30:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar UROP Lab Notebook QR Registration Code
UROP - SPSS Workshop (February 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67927 67927-18070551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

This workshop introduces UROP students to SPSS in 90 minutes. Specifically, this workshop briefly covers each of the following:
- Managing and importing your data (i.e., loading your data into SPSS)
- Compute new variables (e.g., compute mean scores across multiple variables, recode and label categorical variables)
- Visualize data (e.g., boxplots, scatterplots, histograms)
- Compute summary statistics (e.g., means, standard deviations, medians) and correlations
- Compare means with t-tests
-Analyze relationships among multiple variables with linear regression (i.e., like Y = mx + b but fancier)

Importantly, you'll leave with materials to review these skills on your own.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/erv9m

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:41:34 -0500 2020-02-18T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T17:30:00-05:00 Shapiro Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar SPSS Workshop Registration Code
Blast and Impact Resistant Protective Design (February 18, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72187 72187-17955061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 4:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

The design of structures to protect occupants and operations in response to man-made extraordinary events requires attention to critical failure mechanisms and component behavior. Since the intensity and likelihood of these events are not well defined, performance based design approaches include the management of inelastic response and local failure. Design techniques that were developed for the ‘cold war’ are now adapted for Government and commercial construction. Applying these techniques to ‘design excellence’ architecture is a major challenge and the least impactful protective measures that achieve the required performance contribute to a project’s success. In many projects, the protective design engineer helps identify the risks associated with different design options and helps the owners to decide whether to mitigate or accept these risks.

Robert Smilowitz is a Senior Principal at Thornton Tomasetti

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:41:14 -0500 2020-02-18T16:30:00-05:00 2020-02-18T17:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar oslo, minimalism, architecture