Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Rackham North: Online Career Exploration Tools for STEM—MyIDP, Versatile Ph.D., Handshake, and Engineering Careers, by Symplicity (November 14, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65526 65526-16607711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you a STEM Ph.D. student or postdoctoral fellow wanting to learn more about tools to help you explore career options beyond the professoriate? Come join this workshop to learn more about dynamic online tools like myIDP, Versatile Ph.D., and Handshake.
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/Nxx9N.
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, 05 Nov 2019 12:16:21 -0500 2019-11-14T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
EEB Thursday Seminar: The evolution of X-linked hybrid male sterility in Drosophila (November 14, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67829 67829-16958325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

During speciation, sex chromosomes accumulate interspecific genetic incompatibilities faster than the rest of the genome. As a consequence, X-linked hybrid sterility is often an early stage in the evolution of reproductive isolation. To understand why the X chromosome is a hotspot for the accumulation of hybrid sterility, we have undertaken genetic and population genomic analysis of X-linked hybrid male sterility between two fruit fly sister species, Drosophila mauritiana and D. simulans. We have identified multiple X-linked regions that are sufficient to cause male sterility when introgressed from D. mauritiana into a D. simulans genome. Spermatogenesis in sterile genotypes proceeds through meiosis but does not complete spermatid individualization. Most X-linked sterility results from incompatibly interactions with autosomal alleles, but both genetic and cytological results indicate that one factor causes sterility through interactions with the heterospecific Y chromosome. Previous theory suggests that X-linked sterilizing incompatibilities may arise through the evolution of sex chromosome meiotic drive elements. We find evidence that both supports and rejects this theory, as a known X-linked drive element recently migrated between these species and caused a strong reduction in local sequence divergence. Gene flow can therefore mediate the effects of selfish genetic elements during speciation.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/F0jiOjEsqa4

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:56:26 -0400 2019-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Chromosomes and flies
ASCE Seminar Series: Austin Commercial (November 14, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69199 69199-17267158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:22:26 -0500 2019-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T18:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Webinar: SEAS Graduate Programs Information Session (November 14, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69412 69412-17318574@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

A SEAS Admission Coach will host a Graduate Programs Information Session. They will provide an overview of all SEAS graduate programs and answer questions live.

To attend this webinar, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePYU-lzxJ5XtfV9b7xLlGPVq7v1gVhVj_yT9Z5zcoBnh8clA/viewform

Contact person:
SEAS Admissions: SEAS-admissions@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:04:13 -0500 2019-11-14T17:30:00-05:00 2019-11-14T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Workshop / Seminar
Healing Justice As Building Cultural Resilience (November 14, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68173 68173-17020457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Semester in Detroit

Our Healing Justice as Building Cultural Resistance workshop series is back! Last fall, SiD faculty member Diana Seales coordinated 5 workshops for students and community members to learn about, discuss, and practice healing justice. This time, the series is back with some updates and an additional workshop.

All workshops are free and open to the public and include a light dinner.

If you are coming from Ann Arbor as a registered student or someone who wants to drop in for one or more workshops, please email Craig Regester (regester@umich.edu) to confirm your transportation.

SERIES INFORMATION:

Cultural organizing places culture at the center of an organizing strategy. It can be done to unite people through the humanity of culture and the democracy of participation. This series explores the ways in which healing justice, creativity and arts enhance cultural organizing through a series of unique workshops led by Detroiters that are at the forefront of this movement. This type of creative organizing empowers communities to come together in celebration of culture while developing valuable skills that challenge power and oppression.

Healing Justice is woven through each of the workshops. Dr. Page of the Kindred Healing Justice Collective (often attributed with coining the phrase) describes Healing Justice as identifying how we can holistically respond to and intervene on generational trauma and violence, and to bring collective practices that can impact and transform the consequences of oppression on our bodies, hearts and minds.”

Additionally, this series is led entirely by indigenous community members and activists. The practice of ritual, which is deeply tied to healing justice and cultural organizing, often comes at the risk of cultural appropriation. As we try to create cross-cultural community healing spaces, it is vital to understand Anishinaabe culture as we stand on their land. This series will struggle with that idea, with the challenge of ritual in the modern era, and will encourage people not familiar with healing justice to get outside their comfort zones and confront the ways in which the destruction of indigenous healing practices and colonization are deeply interconnected.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

October 3rd: Dreams as Empowerment - using dreams for self-healing, transformation, and intuition
Workshop by Zoë Villegas of Gemineye Tarot

October 10th: How to Build Community Through Active Story Sharing and Movement - Dress comfortably and be ready to move: this workshop will include aspects of traditional as well as modern interpretations of Great Lakes Indigenous Dances
Workshop by Christy Giizigad of Aadizookaan

October 17: Herbs & Ceremony - how ritual can be used for personal and activist self-care
Workshop by Adela Nieves Martinez of Healing by Choice!

November 7th: Using Tarot and Folk Magic as Defense Against Colonialized Structures and Oppression
Workshop by Zoë and Alejandra Villegas of Gemineye Tarot

November 14th: Understanding Anishinaabe Healing Practice to Create Cross-Cultural Community Healing Spaces
Workshop by Chantel Henry of American Indian Health and Family Services

November 21st: Beat back the oppressors! Electronic recordings, learning, and sharing. Learn the basics of beat making and ‘chop’ while discussing music and art as a form of resistance.
Workshop by Sacramento Knoxx of Aadizookaan

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:28:30 -0400 2019-11-14T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Semester in Detroit Workshop / Seminar Healing justice poster with dates and workshop titles
MIDAS Annual Symposium (November 15, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60625 60625-14928167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please register to attend the 2019 U-M Data Science Symposium, with main events on Nov. 14 and 15:

Three external speakers;
18 U-M research talks;
90 posters by U-M research teams, and students and postdocs from >20 universities;
Three Panels: Political Science; Industry Data Science; Data Science for Music;
Student poster competition; Industry-sponsored Data Challenge.
Connect with other attendees by downloading 10Times in the App store and find "MIDAS Annual Symposium".

MIDAS Data Science Annual Symposium livestream.

Day 1
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0b4a5ccba66b4ad1bd059d2b4a0718e31d

Day 2
https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/0881f9d6005a4cc0ac01e7e8ba7cde981d

midas.umich.edu/2019-symposium/

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:35:59 -0500 2019-11-15T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar MIDAS annual symposium
Write-Together (November 15, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66352 66352-16729990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:54:11 -0400 2019-11-15T09:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 North Quad Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Cosmic Realism (November 15, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69111 69111-17244701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 10:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

This writing workshop will feature a pre-circulated article in-progress by Professor Kate Marshall (ND). Abstract below:

“Cosmic Realism”

In this chapter, I focus on how scale and perspective interact with materialist fantasies in contemporary realist fiction and in the larger cultural debates surrounding it. By attending to forms of diffuse narrative sentience moving through the novel, I discuss two kinds of narrative reach for radical exteriority, exemplified in texts by Marilynne Robinson and Teju Cole. These frustrated attempts at nonhuman narration either attempt to locate consciousness in wildly distant objects and materials, or are eliminative, trying to imagine a world or narrative outside of consciousness or human knowledge. I situate both attempts in a history of realist theory that has had much more room for nonhuman narrative than our most recent engagements with it have remembered.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:54 -0500 2019-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T11:30:00-05:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar simply books.
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Ben Hansen, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan (November 15, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63889 63889-15977791@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

To estimate intervention effects without the benefit of random assignment, an often useful beginning is to pair intervention group members to ostensibly similar counterparts receiving a control condition. In practice exact matches are rare, particularly if there are many measured covariates. Instead, matches may be made within calipers (Althauser & Rubin, 1970) of a unidimensional index. Modern indices arise by modeling specific aspects of the data. The most widely used matching indices are propensity scores (Rosenbaum & Rubin, 1983), followed by risk or prognostic scores (Miettinen, 1976; Hansen, 2008).

Adjudicating how close is close enough for matching is the murkiest aspect of the undertaking. Heuristics in wide use today pre-date the use of model-based matching indices, fail to adapt to the size of the model and sample, and lack theoretical support. In some cases these heuristics allow pairings of demonstrably dissimilar subjects; in others they declare wide swaths of the sample to be unmatchable, needlessly wasting data.

This talk presents a new way to determine calipers. Compatible with common index model specifications, its widths diminish as n increases, toward an asymptote of 0. If the index model is consistently estimated, then matched contrast-based impact estimates will be consistent as well, provided matches are made within these diminishing calipers. This result assumes no hidden bias, an untestable condition, alongside of additional conditions that can be enforced. In particular, it restricts growth of the index parameter's dimension relative to n, to a rate intermediate to those required for ordinary M-estimates to be consistent or root-n consistent (He & Shao, 2000).

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:37:06 -0500 2019-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Hansen,Ben
EEB Museums Friday Seminar - Deer Impacts on Plant Communities in Ann Arbor Natural Areas (November 15, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69174 69174-17261052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 11:00am
Location: Research Museums Center
Organized By: Herbarium

How are deer affecting plants and community processes in Ann Arbor? Jacqueline will present an overview of key findings from three different studies focused on oak seedlings, trilliums, and other wildflower species over the past three years. She will review findings from additional projects covering a range of other species, and will also present preliminary data on how deer may indirectly affect pollinators and other wildlife through reducing available resources (such as flowers and seeds).

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:14:52 -0500 2019-11-15T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 Research Museums Center Herbarium Workshop / Seminar Deer lurking near hydrastis
Biophysics Talk Title: TBD (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64282 64282-16274493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

Abstracts: TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:29:18 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Human Performance Seminar (836): Leia Stirling, PhD, U-M IOE (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67032 67032-16796459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

The Human Performance Seminar Series (836) from the Center for Ergonomics is open to all U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
Considerations in Exoskeleton Human Factors

Abstract:
Exoskeletons have the potential to augment, assist, and rehabilitate motor function. To achieve these goals, the system must fit the operator statically, dynamically, and cognitively. This seminar discusses the characteristics of fit and the challenges in creating exoskeletons that support motor function in operational environments.

Bio:
Leia Stirling is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research quantifies human performance and human-machine fluency to assess performance augmentation, advance exoskeleton control algorithms, mitigate injury risk, and provide relevant feedback to subject matter experts across domains. She received her B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2005) in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and her Ph.D. (2008) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (2008-2009), on the Advanced Technology Team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering (2009-2012), then an Assistant Professor at MIT (2013 – 2019). She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2019.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:56:46 -0500 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T12:50:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar "Human Performance Seminar" text
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Gian-Gabriel Garcia, U-M IOE (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68546 68546-17096942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 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, November 14, 2019.

Title:
Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Concussion Management Decisions

Abstract:
Concussion, the most common type of traumatic brain injury, has been identified as a public health issue. Recent research has exposed a troubling relationship between concussion and long-term health consequences to brain health, such as cognitive impairment, depression, and neurodegenerative disease. Appropriate concussion management is thought to play a critical role in improving long and short-term health outcomes for those with concussion. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and post-injury management of concussion remains challenging for many reasons, including: the lack of a gold standard diagnostic marker, the potential for strategic symptom reporting, and the need for guidelines built on rigorous analysis of large, observational clinical datasets. In this research, we develop two frameworks to address these issues. In the first framework, we formulate the two-threshold problem (TTP) as a stochastic programming model to determine which patients should be diagnosed as positive, negative, or deferred due to a lack of conclusive evidence. We characterize the optimal solution to TTP and develop data-driven methodologies to solve and calibrate TTP. In the second framework, we formulate a multi-agent Partially Observable Markov Decision Process (mPOMDP) to model both the patient’s and doctor’s perspectives in sequential treatment decision problems. We analyze the role strategic symptom-reporting on the optimal timing of return-to-play from sports-related concussion. While classical results for POMDPs do not hold for the mPOMDP, we derive conditions which ensure that the doctor’s optimal policy follows a threshold-type structure. For both frameworks, we conduct numerical studies using multi-center data from the CARE Consortium – the largest available dataset on sports-related concussion. We show that our frameworks outperform existing methods commonly used in practice and use our findings to generate concussion clinical management insights. The models developed in this research provide technical contributions to data-driven decision-making that can be applied broadly to other areas within and beyond healthcare.

Bio:
Gian-Gabriel Garcia is a PhD Candidate in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. In his research, Gian is interested in developing data-driven frameworks for predictive and prescriptive analytics as motivated by high-impact problems in healthcare. His current research focuses on (1) using large clinical datasets to gain patient-specific insights on disease progression and (2) combining these insights with stakeholders’ perspectives to improve diagnosis and treatment decisions. His research has been applied to concussion, glaucoma, and cardiovascular disease. It has been recognized by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, the INFORMS Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services, the Rackham Merit Fellowship, the SMDM Lee B. Lusted Prize in Quantitative Methods and Theoretical Developments, and first prize at the INFORMS Minority Issues Forum Poster Competition.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:14:19 -0500 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Gian-Gabriel Garcia, U-M IOE
Life After Graduate School Seminar | Double Feature (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69153 69153-17254948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Life After Grad School Seminar

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:16:35 -0500 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
MCDB Seminar: Maps and Neural Codes in Whisker Somatosensory Cortex (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67361 67361-16839927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Sam Kwon

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:45:08 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar collage: rat whisker, micrograph, signals
Spirituality and Healthcare: Lessons from Fred (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68542 68542-17096949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion

The Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality and Religion and the Department of Internal Medicine present Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD, Acting Director, Senior Research Scholar, Andre Hellegers Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Georgetown Univeristy

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:47:19 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 The University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion Workshop / Seminar
ASCE Seminar Series: Burns & McDonnell (November 15, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66246 66246-16719621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Burns & McDonnell are a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Their staff of 7,000 includes engineers, architects, construction professionals, planners, estimators, economists, technicians and scientists, representing virtually all design disciplines. Burns & McDonnell plan, design, permit, construct and manage facilities all over the world.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:47:28 -0400 2019-11-15T12:30:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Economics at Work (November 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68599 68599-17105356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 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 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:22:32 -0400 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Labor Economics (November 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68422 68422-17080055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:16:17 -0400 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Alumni Connections: CEO and Founder of F-Factor Tanya Zuckerbrot MS, RD (November 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68253 68253-17035299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Tanya Zuckerbrot MS, RD is a global leader in the health and wellness space. She is a two time best-selling author, a regular media contributor, and the CEO of one of the fastest growing weight-loss brands in the country.

Hear firsthand how Tanya is revolutionizing the weight loss industry and how her time at the University of Michigan set her up for success. Learn how her LSA education helped accelerate her growth as an entrepreneur and gave her the necessary communication skills to educate and inspire countless people.

This event is intended for undergraduate LSA students.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:58:17 -0400 2019-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar tz
Alumni Connections: Senior Director Todd Krieger (November 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68785 68785-17147191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

As the major instrument of Jewish philanthropy and engagement in the Metropolitan Detroit area, Federation is a community-driven organization committed to taking care of the needs of the Jewish people and building a vibrant Jewish future, in Metropolitan Detroit, in Israel and around the world. Hear from Senior Director of Planning and Agency Relations, Todd Krieger about leadership in the non-profit space. This workshop is intended for LSA undergraduate students.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:40:21 -0400 2019-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar TK
Irene Beyerlein: A composite of superior properties with nanostructured composite materials (November 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69187 69187-17261062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: Many future engineering systems will rely on high-performance metallic materials that are several times stronger and tougher than those in use today. In many situations, these superior properties will be desired in harsh environments, such as elevated temperatures, at high rates, and under irradiation. Nanolaminates, built from stacks of crystalline layers, each with nanoscale individual thicknesses, are proving to exhibit a composite of many of these target properties. Examples span from nanotwinned materials to biphase nanolaminates, comprised of alternating nano-thick layers that differ in orientation, chemistry and crystal structure. Studies on these materials report exceptional properties far beyond a volume average value of their constituents, such as strengths that are over five to ten times higher, hardness values that are several orders of magnitude higher, and unprecedented microstructural stability in harsh environments, such as irradiation, sudden impact, or elevated temperatures. While the combination of properties is clearly attractive, one roadblock to applying the nanolaminate concept to any general composite material system is their complex, highly anisotropic deformation behavior, making them less reliable than coarsely structured materials. Critical to designing the material nanostructure to achieve uniformity and reliability is understanding and predicting the strength properties of nanostructure materials based on known conditions and measurable variables, such as basic nanostructure size scales and chemical composition. Multiscale models for conventional coarse-grained materials have been in development for several decades, but analogous versions for nanostructured materials require extensions to explicitly account for the overriding dominance of internal boundaries on these microstructure/property relationships. The computational materials challenge lies in how to represent the discrete and statistical dislocation glide processes in nanostructured materials so that the profound influence of the fine nanoscale crystals can be properly replicated in simulation. In this talk, we will present recent examples of computational techniques and some unanticipated couplings between nanostructural size effects and microstructural evolution and strength that arise from their application.

Bio: Irene J. Beyerlein is a Professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Departments. She currently holds the Robert Mehrabian Interdisciplinary Endowed Chair in the College of Engineering.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:22:07 -0500 2019-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar I. Beyerlein
Saturday Morning Physics | Supermassive Black Holes and You (November 16, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66283 66283-16725803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 16, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

A supermassive black hole may have played a more important role in your existence than you might have thought. You might want to sit down for this.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:23:35 -0400 2019-11-16T10:30:00-05:00 2019-11-16T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Hubble Space Telescope photos of two very active central galaxies in two different clusters of galaxies
Workshop: Orchid Doctor - Bring in Plants with Concerns (November 17, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64783 64783-16444941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 17, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum

Gary Meyer conducts a workshop for attendees who bring in their own orchids for evaluation and assessment.

Presented by Ann Arbor Orchid Society

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:01:49 -0400 2019-11-17T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-17T16:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum Workshop / Seminar
Diversity 101 (November 18, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65121 65121-16539432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:
Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:00:51 -0400 2019-11-18T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T13:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Desperate and Displaced: Ensuring NGOs Do Their Best to Help Those in Humanitarian Crises (November 18, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68677 68677-17136736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

We invite the Ford School students to a seminar with Ambassador Klosson from Save the Children.
The session will focus on the expanding number of people caught up in humanitarian crises around the world for increasingly protracted periods, and the role of International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) in responding to these needs. What principles should guide how INGOs go about these responses? The session will provide for an interactive discussion of challenges and dilemmas NGOs must navigate, drawing on several short hypotheticals or case studies and Save the Children’s experience.

Ambassador Michael Klosson joined Save the Children in January 2007 after a career in international affairs and serves as the Vice President for Policy and Humanitarian Responses. He oversees the agency's public policy and advocacy work with the U.S. and foreign governments as well as its global emergency response work.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/1VhvDhvhf59msADS9

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:50:33 -0400 2019-11-18T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-18T13:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Weiser Diplomacy Center Workshop / Seminar Save the Children Organization Logo
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Using micro-randomized trials to study processes underlying response to mobile health interventions (November 18, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68615 68615-17105376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 11:45am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Micro-randomized trials (MRTs) are a new experimental design for optimizing just-in-time adaptive interventions. In addition to informing intervention design, however, MRTs can also provide insights into the underlying psychosocial processes that mediate intervention response. In this talk, I will describe some of the recent findings from the HeartSteps project which show that mHealth interventions provided in the exact same way (in our case, as push notifications suggesting to individuals how they can be active in their current context) can have different dynamics, suggesting that the response to them is mediated by different underlying processes. I suggest that, in addition to supporting intervention design, MRTs can be a powerful tool for studying human behavior in a granular way in the midst of messiness of day-to-day life.

Bio

Predrag "Pedja" Klasnja is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He works at the intersection of human-computer interaction and behavioral science, and he studies how mobile technologies can help individuals make and sustain health-protective lifestyle changes. He is particularly interested in the design and evaluation of just-in-time adaptive interventions, technologies that continuously adapt their functioning to provide optimal support to individuals as their needs and circumstances change.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:31:01 -0500 2019-11-18T11:45:00-05:00 2019-11-18T12:45:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Creating Messy Things (November 18, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69068 69068-17222106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Making work that depicts the intricacies of queer life can be very messy. Award winning cartoonist and publisher Carta Monir is here to show you how to make work that captures your individual messy queerness without compromise. All skill levels and talents are welcome!

Event navigation details: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:02:29 -0400 2019-11-18T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T16:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Transgender Awareness Week runs from November 18th to the 22nd in 2019. The week will include Transgender Day of Remembrance observance, a keynote speech by Kavi Ade, workshops, a community dinner, and more. A close-up of a rose can be seen in the background of the image.
Developing a Societally-Relevant Career Trajectory at the University of Michigan (November 18, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69350 69350-17310297@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

This event is co-sponsored by Rackham Graduate School

Are you interested in the link between science and society? Curious about pathways that allow you to broaden your research? Do you want to learn how to bridge the gap between improved scientific understanding and societally relevant solutions to problems in space and climate science?

This workshop will address these questions, with the goal to consider and develop plans to broaden dissertations that venture beyond basic science research and start to bridge gaps between physical science and societally relevant solutions, including mitigation, adaptation, building resilience, and policy changes. This workshop is the first of three in a series this academic year. It is targeted towards Ph.D. students, although we also encourage interested undergraduates, MS and MEng students to attend.

The workshop will include (1) a panel discussion of four former students who are currently working in applied science, policy, or science communications positions outside of academia to discuss how they charted their path at UM and describe their current positions, and (2) round-table discussions to allow for small-group interactions with these alumni.

PANELISTS:
:: Samantha Basile - Climatologist, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA)
:: Jared Ferguson - Legislative Aide for Assemblymember Muratsuchi, California State Assembly
:: Amanda Graor - Chief Innovation Officer, Mid-America Regional Council
:: Lizz Ultee - Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

FREE registration here: http://myumi.ch/2D4o3

See you there!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:25:08 -0500 2019-11-18T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Workshop / Seminar generic event image
DANG! Meeting (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68540 68540-17096934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 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 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Data Analysis Networking Group Workshop / Seminar DANG!
HEP-Astro Seminar | Forward Modelling the Universe: Application to Cosmic Shear (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67017 67017-16796444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Observational cosmology is going through a golden age. In particular, we are in the midst of an influx of data from on-going experiments, such as the Dark Energy Survey (DES). In the coming five years, the volume and quality of data will rapidly increase as Stage IV surveys, Euclid, LSST and WFIRST, come online. Processing this data will require new algorithms and methods to maximise our science reach and to control for systematic errors. In this talk, I will present a method that we have developed called Monte-Carlo-Control-Loops that relies heavily on forward modelling the observed data by simulating all the processes from cosmology theory to images. Given the complexities of the late-time Universe, these forward models need to capture the important properties of galaxy populations and key features imprinted on the data from the experiments themselves. By bringing together all these elements with advanced statistical methods and new machine learning algorithms, we can build a process for extracting maximal information from the new data, which will allow us to extensively test the physics of the dark sector.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:16:20 -0500 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Public Finance: Audits as Evidence: Experiments, Ensembles, and Enforcement (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67504 67504-16866610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

We develop tools for utilizing correspondence experiments to detect illegal discrimination by individual employers. Employers violate US employment law if their propensity to contact applicants depends on protected characteristics such as race or sex. We establish identification of higher moments of the causal effects of protected characteristics on callback rates as a function of the number of fictitious applications sent to each job ad. These moments are used to bound the fraction of jobs that illegally discriminate. Applying our results to three experimental datasets, we find evidence of significant employer heterogeneity in discriminatory behavior, with the standard deviation of gaps in job-specific callback probabilities across protected groups averaging roughly twice the mean gap. In a recent experiment manipulating racially distinctive names, we estimate that at least 85% of jobs that contact both of two white applications and neither of two black applications are engaged in illegal discrimination. To assess more carefully the tradeoff between type I and II errors presented by these behavioral patterns, we consider the performance of a series of decision rules for investigating suspicious callback behavior under a simple two-type model that rationalizes the experimental data. Though, in our preferred specification, only 17% of employers are estimated to discriminate on the basis of race, we find that an experiment sending 10 applications to each job would enable accurate detection of 7-10% of discriminators while falsely accusing fewer than 0.2% of non-discriminators. A minimax decision rule acknowledging partial identification of the joint distribution of callback rates yields higher error rates but more investigations than our baseline two-type model. Our results suggest illegal labor market discrimination can be reliably monitored with relatively small modifications to existing audit designs. (joint with Patrick Kline)

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:22:15 -0400 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Legacy Lab (November 18, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64731 64731-16436929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 5:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

This series of two workshops for any U-M student is designed to help you unlock your personal capabilities and increase your influence. The workshops will be filled with reflective activities, powerful stories, and meaningful engagement with your peers. You will craft your life purpose and vision, clarify your values, and experiment with new ways of acting and leading. Ultimately, you’ll emerge as a stronger leader poised to create a lasting legacy.

To register, please go to our website. Registration fills quickly. Dinner is provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:17:55 -0400 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:00:00-05:00 Sanger Leadership Center Workshop / Seminar Students reflecting and writing on paper
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (November 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277405@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
Tissue Barriers Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop (November 19, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68518 68518-17094819@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:30am
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

For questions, please contact Ann Miller: annlm@umich.edu

This workshop will feature talks, presentations, a poster-session, panel discussions, and opportunities for community building.

At this workshop attendees can present a poster and discuss super-resolution microscopy. Everyone presenting a poster will be entered to win a prize!

Registration is required for ALL attendees. Registration is FREE, but space is limited, so please register early. Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf604Y6JmsmbVfUPG4ez0QYTwTFYOTWUD9qRdNGXNYxOBepzA/viewform

An outline of the schedule is provided below. More detailed program information will be available soon on our website.

Workshop Day 1 – Tuesday, November 19, 9:30-4:30 – Kellogg Eye Center

Session 1: The super-resolution microscopy revolution – what is possible?
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)

Session 2: Super-resolution microscopy at Michigan – where we’re at, and where we want to go
-Dave Antonetti (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Molecular and Integrative Physiology)
-Ann Miller (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
-Anuska Andjelkovic-Zochowska (Pathology; Neurosurgery)

Poster Session and Reception

Workshop Day 2 – Wednesday, November 20, 9:00-5:00 – Biological Sciences Building

Session 3: Key super-resolution microscopy techniques – strengths and limitations
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Microscopy Core Facility)
-Damon Hoff (Manager, Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center)
-Gregg Sobocinski (Manager, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Shared Imaging Labs)

Panel Discussion: “Which super-resolution technology is for me?”

Session 4: Practical considerations as you prepare to do super-resolution microscopy
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Imaging Core Facility)
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)

Panel Discussion: “Overcoming Barriers to Super-Resolution Microscopy: what are the challenges, gaps, and needs for the Michigan Barriers Biology community?”

Open House at Core Facilities - Office Hours with Alexa Mattheyses and Xufeng Wu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:01:56 -0400 2019-11-19T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T16:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Biosciences Initiative Workshop / Seminar Biosciences Initiative Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop
ISR CoderSpace with Paul Schulz (November 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67427 67427-16849195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

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 modelling, 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:55 -0400 2019-11-19T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
Health, History, Demography & Development (H2D2) (November 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68835 68835-17161715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:24:46 -0400 2019-11-19T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T12:50:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Active Attacker Preparedness Training (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65527 65527-16607712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
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 information you receive in this training 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 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/3qqxm.
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, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Change it Up! (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67967 67967-16977573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Change it Up! Empowers faculty and staff to safely and successfully intervene in situations that negative impact in the University of Michigan campus community. Help us build an inclusive, respectful, and safe community while expanding your skills and confidence!

Register for a session: 10/17, 10/30, 11/19

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:03:25 -0400 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T14:00:00-05:00 Michigan Engineering Workshop / Seminar Change it up, DEI Engineered
Change it Up! (Staff and Faculty) (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68297 68297-17043865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Change it Up! Empowers faculty and staff to safely and successfully intervene in situations that negative impact in the University of Michigan campus community. Help us build an inclusive, respectful, and safe community while expanding your skills and confidence!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:04:12 -0400 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T14:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Michigan Engineering Workshop / Seminar Change it up, DEI Engineered
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Fantastic biology instructors and where to find them (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65005 65005-16501306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

Abstract
This Tuesday lunch seminar will cover results from multiple biology education research projects conducted at the University of Michigan. To better understand how the background of a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) impacts student outcomes, we surveyed both GSIs and their undergraduate students in Introduction to Biology Lab. To assess the undergraduate Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity (EEB) major, we surveyed 42 seniors and found a discrepancy between general climate and inclusive practices. The seminar will conclude with suggested low-cost and meaningful changes we can make to improve inclusion in our EEB classes.

Image: Dale Austin

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:21:46 -0500 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar A graduate student instructor working with students measuring mammal specimens in BIO 173 lab
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-16900775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T13:30:00-05:00 Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
Economic History: Marriage and the Intergenerational Mobility of Women: Evidence from Marriage Certificates 1850-1910 (November 19, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69013 69013-17213805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

The literature finds a high degree of economic mobility for men in the 19th century in comparison to today. However, due to data limitations, changes in female economic mobility over time are not well understood. Using a set of marriage certificates from Massachusetts over the period of 1850-1910, we link men and women to their childhood and adult census records to obtain a measure of occupational standing across two generations. Intergenerational mobility for women is higher than for men during 1850-1880. Between 1880-1910, men’s mobility increases to converge with that of women. We also find evidence of assortative mating based on the correlation in occupational income score and real estate wealth between the husband’s and wife’s fathers.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:33:10 -0500 2019-11-19T14:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
From land to sea: Microplastics and running the estuarine gauntlet (November 19, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69314 69314-17301843@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 3:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

A particle tracking model simulating particles that sink, float, or remain neutral is used to understand how microplastic pollution is transported in the Bay and either retained or exported to the coastal ocean.

Dr. Rusty Hollerman is a researcher at the University of California Davis for Watershed Sciences.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:37:36 -0500 2019-11-19T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Ocean
Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop (November 19, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69414 69414-17318580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 4:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Discussion of third year paper.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:26:40 -0500 2019-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T17:30:00-05:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Navigating: How Social Identity Impacts the Exploration, Application, and Interview Process (November 19, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66116 66116-16686740@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

From creating a resume to negotiating salary, the third part of the Navigating Workshop Series will focus explicitly on how our social identities impact our experience in exploring industries and positions we hope to pursue, our job application materials, and the interview and negotiation process. Together we will explore multiple scenarios on these topics to build skills to approach professional development with considerations to my identities. You are welcome to attend any or all workshops in the series as you see fit. This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:43:46 -0400 2019-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T18:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar team
Tissue Barriers Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop (November 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68518 68518-17094820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

For questions, please contact Ann Miller: annlm@umich.edu

This workshop will feature talks, presentations, a poster-session, panel discussions, and opportunities for community building.

At this workshop attendees can present a poster and discuss super-resolution microscopy. Everyone presenting a poster will be entered to win a prize!

Registration is required for ALL attendees. Registration is FREE, but space is limited, so please register early. Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf604Y6JmsmbVfUPG4ez0QYTwTFYOTWUD9qRdNGXNYxOBepzA/viewform

An outline of the schedule is provided below. More detailed program information will be available soon on our website.

Workshop Day 1 – Tuesday, November 19, 9:30-4:30 – Kellogg Eye Center

Session 1: The super-resolution microscopy revolution – what is possible?
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)

Session 2: Super-resolution microscopy at Michigan – where we’re at, and where we want to go
-Dave Antonetti (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Molecular and Integrative Physiology)
-Ann Miller (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
-Anuska Andjelkovic-Zochowska (Pathology; Neurosurgery)

Poster Session and Reception

Workshop Day 2 – Wednesday, November 20, 9:00-5:00 – Biological Sciences Building

Session 3: Key super-resolution microscopy techniques – strengths and limitations
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Microscopy Core Facility)
-Damon Hoff (Manager, Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center)
-Gregg Sobocinski (Manager, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Shared Imaging Labs)

Panel Discussion: “Which super-resolution technology is for me?”

Session 4: Practical considerations as you prepare to do super-resolution microscopy
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Imaging Core Facility)
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)

Panel Discussion: “Overcoming Barriers to Super-Resolution Microscopy: what are the challenges, gaps, and needs for the Michigan Barriers Biology community?”

Open House at Core Facilities - Office Hours with Alexa Mattheyses and Xufeng Wu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:01:56 -0400 2019-11-20T09:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Biosciences Initiative Workshop / Seminar Biosciences Initiative Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop
ISR CoderSpace with Erin Ware (November 20, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67429 67429-16849209@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 9:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Ware is a self-taught HPC user and excited to host a weekly CoderSpace again! She is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on FLUX, MBNI, and other personal servers), batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling) and introductory statistics using R. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background. This fall semester, she is also teaching SIADS502: math methods for data science for the online master’s of data science degree program through the School of Information.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:37 -0400 2019-11-20T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-20T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
Ph.D. Pathways: Maximize Online Tools for Your Career Exploration—Versatile Ph.D., ImaginePh.D., and Handshake (November 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65598 65598-16621792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Are you a Humanities or Social Sciences Ph.D. student wanting to learn more about tools to help you explore career options beyond the professoriate? Come join this workshop to learn more about dynamic online tools like Versatile Ph.D., ImaginePh.D., and Handshake.
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/9ooQe.
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, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-20T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Construction Seminar (November 20, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66416 66416-16734215@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 1:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:24:51 -0400 2019-11-20T13:30:00-05:00 2019-11-20T14:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar CEM Seminar
Speaking American English (November 20, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66521 66521-16744965@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 2:00pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: University Center for Language and Literacy

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 October 16 to December 18, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Wednesdays. The time is TBD. There will be no meeting on November 27. The program cost is $275.00, plus the purchase of Mastering the American Accent by Lisa Mojsin.

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 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:17:48 -0400 2019-11-20T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T15:30:00-05:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Photo of students smiling
Department Colloquium | The Joys and Challenges in Changing to the Scale Up Paradigm (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65285 65285-16565504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Even before Purdue opened its Active Learning Center, I staked my claim to a room designed according to the SCALE UP model. Having stuck out my neck, I then had to jump in with both feet. I will share my experience in converting the introductory mechanics course– one of the major gateways required of all first-year engineering majors.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:16:33 -0500 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Department Colloquium | The Joys and Challenges in Changing to the Scale Up Paradigm (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69172 69172-17259021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Undergrad Physics Events

Even before Purdue opened its Active Learning Center, I staked my claim to a room designed according to the SCALE UP model. Having stuck out my neck, I then had to jump in with both feet. I will share my experience in converting the introductory mechanics course– one of the major gateways required of all first-year engineering majors.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:39:29 -0500 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Undergrad Physics Events Workshop / Seminar West Hall
International Economics, Macroeconomics (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68260 68260-17037414@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:40:33 -0400 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Writing the Other: A Hopwood Teaching Roundtable Special Event (November 20, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69427 69427-17318594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Writing across identity difference is always a fraught endeavor. Yet many of us want to encourage our students to try it with thoughtfulness and care. In this workshop we'll share our classroom experiences with setting up guidelines and expectations. Our goal is to emerge from the workshop with a few models for introducing young writers to the seriousness of writing from the perspective of someone different from themselves. Please come with your anecdotes, ideas, and questions!

Rachel Ann Girty, Zell Fellow, served on the English Department Diversity Committee while she earned her MFA and co-created the Graduate Diversity Allies Initiatives. This year she works as Student Leadership Coordinator for the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts and mentors undergraduates through the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives.

Hopwood Teaching Roundtable events are primarily intended to support new teachers of undergraduate creative writing, but all are welcome to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:54:36 -0500 2019-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Hopwood Awards Program Workshop / Seminar Flyer with pencils in multiple colors
Marketing Basics (November 20, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69496 69496-17327234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Come learn about some of the student organization funding opportunities and resources around campus! Come to Room D (3rd Floor) of the Michigan League to see how your org's activity or event can get funded!

Students must register ahead of time by clicking the link on this page.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:12:30 -0500 2019-11-20T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T19:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Campus Involvement Workshop / Seminar Basics Advertisement
Mentoring Workshop: Keep Calm and Study On (November 20, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69053 69053-17222093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Graduate Rackham International’s mentor panel will discuss time management, tips for de-stressing, surviving deadlines, fighting imposter syndrome, and more.
Registration is required at myumi.ch/9o3MR.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:16:32 -0400 2019-11-20T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
BME 500 Seminar: Alexander Opitz (November 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69388 69388-17316494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Alexander Opitz, University of Minnesota.
Details TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:33:21 -0500 2019-11-21T09:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 Chrysler Center Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar BME Event
Complex Systems Seminar | The competitive exclusion principle in stochastic environments (November 21, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69158 69158-17254953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Abstract: The competitive exclusion principle states that a number of species competing for a smaller number of resources cannot coexist. Even though this is a fundamental principle in ecology, it has been observed empirically that in some settings it will fail. One example is Hutchinson's `paradox of the plankton'. This is an instance where a large number of phytoplankton species coexist while competing for a very limited number of resources. Both experimental and theoretical studies have shown that in some instances (deterministic) temporal fluctuations of the environment can facilitate coexistence for competing species. Hutchinson conjectured that one can get coexistence because non-equilibrium conditions would make it possible for different species to be favored by the environment at different times. In this talk I will look at how environmental noise interacts with competitive exclusion. I will show that, contrary to Hutchinson's explanation, one can switch between two environments in which the same species is favored and still get coexistence.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:09:33 -0500 2019-11-21T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Alex Hening
Anti-Racism Workshop (November 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65599 65599-16621793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop will center on the conceptualization and application of anti-racism work. Anti-racism work is defined and constructed differently across time and space within and without the academy. How does the way we think about anti-racism impact the approaches to dismantling racism? What are some emerging approaches in the higher education context? Explore what they mean for you and your path in DEI work.
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 required at https://myumi.ch/lxxw7.
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, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Special Cosmology Seminar | The Robustness of Slow Contraction to Initial Conditions, and Other Perks of Bouncing (November 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69531 69531-17357969@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department Colloquia

In this talk, I will discuss how a slowly-contracting primordial epoch generically smooths and flattens the universe, using the full power of numerical general relativity. In addition, I will review recent progress on studying the generation of primordial perturbations as well as constructing smooth cosmological bounces.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:32:10 -0500 2019-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory Department Colloquia Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HIRED-IN (Hiring Involvement in Recruiting for Equity, Diversity and INclusion) (November 21, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64626 64626-16660109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will:

Increase awareness of how implicit bias can show up during the hiring process
Gain an awareness of the importance of consistent guidelines, evaluation and candidate experience
Discuss equitable hiring conventions
Increase knowledge regarding affirmative action goals
Learn about resources that exist in LSA and on campus

Audience:
This course is required for all staff who are involved in the staff recruiting and selection process for LSA.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:03:05 -0400 2019-11-21T12:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Writing and Drawing Trans Women in Comics (November 21, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69069 69069-17222107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

We all want to see good representation in media, but how do we make sure the representation we make is, well, good? Join a local award-winning comic artist Emma Jayne - who just so happens to be trans - in learning about the do's and don't's of writing and drawing trans women! These tips will be about comics, but much of this artist's advice can be applied across a variety of mediums. Check out her work in advance at http://emma-jayne-comics.com!

Event navigation details: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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, 07 Nov 2019 13:11:01 -0500 2019-11-21T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Transgender Awareness Week runs from November 18th to the 22nd in 2019. The week will include Transgender Day of Remembrance observance, a keynote speech by Kavi Ade, workshops, a community dinner, and more. A close-up of a rose can be seen in the background of the image.
ISR CoderSpace with Jule Krüger (November 21, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67432 67432-16849224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Krüger is the ISR program manager for big data and data science, based within the Center for Political Studies. She has more than 10 years of experience in processing, analyzing and interpreting data for social science research. An expert on data generating processes, triangulating multiple databases, and expanding methodology for researching difficult to observe populations, Dr. Krüger has proficient knowledge in computer programming, statistical analysis and scientific methodology. Using a combination of R, Python, Markdown, Make, bash, LaTeX and version control, she is experienced in automating research workflows for scalable, auditable and reproducible analysis. In this CoderSpace, the primary focus is on the Python programming language, but coders working in other languages are equally welcome to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:46:34 -0500 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T16:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
New Results of Facility Location involving Competition, Prioritization, or Ambiguous Decision-dependent Uncertainty (November 21, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69548 69548-17360107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Abstract: Facility location models are ubiquitously involved in modern
transportation and logistics problems. We present new results of three
sequential facility-location models that involve (i) competition and
probabilistic customer choice, (ii) location prioritization given uncertain
budget, and (iii) location-dependent uncertain demand with ambiguously known distribution. For (i), we utilize submodularity and outer approximation to derive valid inequalities used as cuts to efficiently solve an exact mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) reformulation of the bilevel Stackelberg game. For (ii) and (iii), we derive multi-stage mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) and MINLP formulations based on moment ambiguity sets of unknown distribution of the stochastic demand. We employ the Stochastic Dual Dynamic integer Programming (SDDiP) for solving the multi-stage MILP/MINLP formulations using scenario-tree representations of the uncertainty. Via numerical studies, we show the computational efficacy of our approach as well as managerial insights of the new facility location models.

Bio: Siqian Shen is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and also serves as an Associate Director in the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:24:10 -0500 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Transportation Seminar
2019 Wilbert Steffy Distinguished Lecture: Ramayya Krishnan, Carnegie Mellon University (November 21, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66539 66539-16744990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

The Wilbert Steffy Lectureship was established in 2003 to honor one of U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering's early distinguished faculty members, Wilbert Steffy, who retired in 1976, after 29 years of service within the College of Engineering.

This seminar is open to all. U-M IOE graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
Network Problems and Model Interpretability in Social Cyber Physical Systems

Bio:
A faculty member at CMU since 1988, Krishnan was appointed Dean when the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management became the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy in 2008. He was reappointed upon the completion of his first term as Dean in 2014.

Krishnan was educated at the Indian Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s degree in industrial engineering and operations research, and a PhD in management science and information systems. Krishnan’s research interests focus on consumer and social behavior in digitally instrumented environments. His work has addressed technical, policy, and business problems that arise in these contexts and he has published extensively on these topics. He has served as Department Editor for Information Systems at Management Science, the premier journal of the Operations Research and Management Science Community. Krishnan is current (2019) President of INFORMS and an INFORMS Fellow, and was formerly a member of the Global Agenda Council on Data Driven Development of the World Economic Forum, and president of the INFORMS Information Systems Society as well as the INFORMS Computing Society. He is the recipient of the prestigious Y. Nayuduamma award in 2015 for his contributions to telecommunications management and business technology, the Distinguished Alumnus award from the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), the Distinguished PhD Alumnus award from the University of Texas, and the Bright Internet Award (Jae Kyu Lee Award) from the Korea Society of Management Information Systems.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:31:46 -0500 2019-11-21T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Photo of Ramayya Krishnan
Rackham North: Exploring Alternative Methods of Translating Research (November 21, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65600 65600-16621794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School


Workshop: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., East Room, Pierpont Commons
Research Remix: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Gallery, Duderstadt Center (Exhibit: Ripple Effect)

Communication and dissemination of research often comes in the form of a paper, poster, or presentation. In this workshop, we will explore alternative methods of displaying research and arts research through media such as installations, performance, and other creative options. Dorsey Kauffmann, artist and scientist from the University of Arizona, will discuss her project Ripple Effect on display November 11 to December 3 in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. Following the workshop, ArtsEngine invites you to attend Research Remix for an opportunity to meet and mingle with grad students from the North Campus schools and colleges in the Duderstadt Center Gallery, experience Dorsey’s installation, and hear short presentations from students who have explored alternate methods of translating their projects and research.
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/erryn.
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, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:25 -0400 2019-11-21T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T18:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
EEB Thursday Seminar: Do we need biodiversity for ecosystem services? (November 21, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67830 67830-16958326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The importance of biodiversity to ecosystem functions such as biomass production and carbon storage is a key question in basic ecology, where it has been investigated largely through small-scale experiments and theory. It is also a key assumption in the conservation world that maintaining ecosystem services requires maintaining biodiversity. The role of biodiversity in ecosystem service provision in real-world landscapes is far from clear scientifically, however, in part because new conceptual approaches are required to even frame the question at these larger scales. In this talk I will discuss how my research program is tackling this problem.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/ortGYFbEWpo

Sponsored by the U-M Museum of Zoology Theodore H. Hubbell Memorial Lectureship

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:57:39 -0400 2019-11-21T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Blueberry Habropoda image
Law and Economics (November 21, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68325 68325-17046002@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:23:35 -0400 2019-11-21T16:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T18:30:00-05:00 Jeffries Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #10 – Reduced Inequalities (November 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69392 69392-17316498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 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 November, we will address Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Three award-winning Ross faculty members 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.

Faculty and subjects of research include:

Jun Li: New Research Looks At Ways to Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination

A. Yeşim Orhun: Why poor families are paying more for everyday items like toilet paper

Chris Rider: Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms

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 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:38:48 -0500 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Reduced Inequalities
Webinar: How to Apply to SEAS Graduate Programs (November 21, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69421 69421-17318585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

A SEAS Admission Coach will host an Application Information Session. They will provide an overview of how to apply to SEAS and answer questions live.

To attend this webinar, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmNYvk3n1kA85NPbwIcHCXjEUucfIFRVzvEiVu96wapGt8ew/viewform

Contact person:
SEAS Admissions: SEAS-admissions@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:43:59 -0500 2019-11-21T17:30:00-05:00 2019-11-21T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Workshop / Seminar
Healing Justice As Building Cultural Resilience (November 21, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68174 68174-17020458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Semester in Detroit

Our Healing Justice as Building Cultural Resistance workshop series is back! Last fall, SiD faculty member Diana Seales coordinated 5 workshops for students and community members to learn about, discuss, and practice healing justice. This time, the series is back with some updates and an additional workshop.

All workshops are free and open to the public and include a light dinner.

If you are coming from Ann Arbor as a registered student or someone who wants to drop in for one or more workshops, please email Craig Regester (regester@umich.edu) to confirm your transportation.

SERIES INFORMATION:

Cultural organizing places culture at the center of an organizing strategy. It can be done to unite people through the humanity of culture and the democracy of participation. This series explores the ways in which healing justice, creativity and arts enhance cultural organizing through a series of unique workshops led by Detroiters that are at the forefront of this movement. This type of creative organizing empowers communities to come together in celebration of culture while developing valuable skills that challenge power and oppression.

Healing Justice is woven through each of the workshops. Dr. Page of the Kindred Healing Justice Collective (often attributed with coining the phrase) describes Healing Justice as identifying how we can holistically respond to and intervene on generational trauma and violence, and to bring collective practices that can impact and transform the consequences of oppression on our bodies, hearts and minds.”

Additionally, this series is led entirely by indigenous community members and activists. The practice of ritual, which is deeply tied to healing justice and cultural organizing, often comes at the risk of cultural appropriation. As we try to create cross-cultural community healing spaces, it is vital to understand Anishinaabe culture as we stand on their land. This series will struggle with that idea, with the challenge of ritual in the modern era, and will encourage people not familiar with healing justice to get outside their comfort zones and confront the ways in which the destruction of indigenous healing practices and colonization are deeply interconnected.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

October 3rd: Dreams as Empowerment - using dreams for self-healing, transformation, and intuition
Workshop by Zoë Villegas of Gemineye Tarot

October 10th: How to Build Community Through Active Story Sharing and Movement - Dress comfortably and be ready to move: this workshop will include aspects of traditional as well as modern interpretations of Great Lakes Indigenous Dances
Workshop by Christy Giizigad of Aadizookaan

October 17: Herbs & Ceremony - how ritual can be used for personal and activist self-care
Workshop by Adela Nieves Martinez of Healing by Choice!

November 7th: Using Tarot and Folk Magic as Defense Against Colonialized Structures and Oppression
Workshop by Zoë and Alejandra Villegas of Gemineye Tarot

November 14th: Understanding Anishinaabe Healing Practice to Create Cross-Cultural Community Healing Spaces
Workshop by Chantel Henry of American Indian Health and Family Services

November 21st: Beat back the oppressors! Electronic recordings, learning, and sharing. Learn the basics of beat making and ‘chop’ while discussing music and art as a form of resistance.
Workshop by Sacramento Knoxx of Aadizookaan

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:33:19 -0400 2019-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Semester in Detroit Workshop / Seminar Healing justice poster with dates and workshop titles
Write-Together (November 22, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66995 66995-16792098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:54:11 -0400 2019-11-22T09:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 North Quad Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Applied Microeconomics/IO Seminar: Network Formation and Bargaining in Vertical Markets: The Case of Narrow Networks in Health Insurance (November 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68280 68280-17037507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

“Network Adequacy Regulations” intend to help consumers by forcing “narrow-network” insurance plans to include more hospitals. But they can also give hospitals excessive bargaining leverage, leading to increased reimbursement rates and premiums. To study this, I develop and estimate a model of network formation and bargaining between hospitals and insurers. Crucially, my bargaining formulation allows insurers to threaten to replace an in-network hospital with an out-of-network one. Applied to a health insurance market in Massachusetts, my model predicts that regulations mandating large minimum network sizes can raise prices substantially. Also, surprisingly, network adequacy regulations can cause “broad-network” plans to downsize.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:31:13 -0500 2019-11-22T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T11:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Sebastien Roch, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (November 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63890 63890-15977792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Phylogenomics, the estimation of species phylogenies from genome-scale datasets, is a common step in many biological studies. This estimation is complicated by the fact that genes can evolve under processes, including incomplete lineage sorting (ILS), gene duplication and loss (GDL) and horizontal gene transfer (HGT), that make their trees conflict with the species history. I will survey recent progress on some statistical questions that arise in this context. Specifically, the identifiability of standard probabilistic models of phylogenomic data will be discussed, as well as the large-sample properties of computationally efficient methods for species tree estimation.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:57:30 -0500 2019-11-22T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Roch
MiTSO Tour of Oakland County Traffic Operations Center (November 22, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69560 69560-17360120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 11:30am
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO)

Have you ever wondered how traffic lights respond in real-time and coordinate to relieve congestion? Have you ever seen highway information boards with travel time estimates and wanted to know where they came from? Or maybe you’ve wondered how emergency responders coordinate to respond to traffic accidents on the highway?

This Friday, 11/22, the Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) will be offering a tour of the Oakland County Traffic Operations Center (TOC). The TOC is responsible for monitoring all county intersections in real-time, adjusting traffic lights and coordinating them as necessary to reduce congestion. Additionally, they coordinate with emergency response and law enforcement in order to respond to and clear accidents that block the roads.

The tour will be at 1pm and transportation will be provided. We will be leaving GG Brown at 11:30am and will return by 5pm. More details will be provided closer to the event.

If you are interested in attending, please fill out the google form (https://forms.gle/qakMZ8u2DBotAnj56) by noon on Wednesday (11/20) if you are interested so that we can organize transportation!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:06:11 -0500 2019-11-22T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-22T17:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) Workshop / Seminar Real-time traffic monitoring at the Oakland TOC
Biophysics Talk Title: TBD (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64275 64275-16274485@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

Abstract: TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:39:35 -0400 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Friday 11/22: Oakland Traffic Operations Center Tour (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69562 69562-17362151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Oakland County Traffic Operation Center
Organized By: Maize Pages Student Organizations

Have you ever wondered how traffic lights respond in real-time and coordinate to relieve congestion? Have you ever seen highway information boards with travel time estimates and wanted to know where they came from? Or maybe you’ve wondered how emergency responders coordinate to respond to traffic accidents on the highway?  Well you’re in luck! This Friday, 11/22, MiTSO will be offering a tour of the Oakland County Traffic Operations Center (TOC). The TOC is responsible for monitoring all county intersections in real-time, adjusting traffic lights and coordinating them as necessary to reduce congestion. Additionally, they coordinate with emergency response and law enforcement in order to respond to and clear accidents that further block the roads. The tour is scheduled for 1pm-4pm. We will be leaving from north campus around 11:30am and will be back to campus before 5pm. Transportation will be provided. Please fill out the google form (https://forms.gle/qakMZ8u2DBotAnj56) by noon on Wednesday (11/20) if you are interested so that we can organize transportation! 

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:00:12 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T17:00:00-05:00 Oakland County Traffic Operation Center Maize Pages Student Organizations Workshop / Seminar
Human Performance Seminar (836): Don Chaffin, PhD, Nadine Sarter, PhD, U-M IOE (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67033 67033-16796461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

The Human Performance Seminar Series (836) from the Center for Ergonomics is open to all. U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
Back to the Future—The C4E Story

Abstract:
From 1960 to 2000, several major social and economic conditions in the US created the need and opportunity for multiple disciplines to combine in an effort to improve a variety of environments for people of all ages. This seminar will discuss how these conditions led faculty members from IOE, Environmental and Occupational Health, Statistics, Psychology, Pediatrics, Anthropology, and the Transportation Research Institute to collaborate and then form the Center for Ergonomics in 1980. Early problems addressed by these faculty members and their students led to methods and solutions related to improving: Apollo EVA/IVA tasks, Child Product Safety Requirements, OSHA Fall Protection Requirements, Occupational Weight Lifting Requirements, Aircraft Baggage Handling Limitations, Disney Resort Manual Activity Requirements, Automobile Egress and Ingress Designs, to name a few. More recently, the emphasis in workplace and product design has broadened and shifted from supporting primarily physical task requirements to addressing the perceptual and cognitive demands imposed by increasingly automated and (semi)autonomous technologies. The second part of this talk will highlight recent C4E research and accomplishments, and discuss future opportunities in the areas of human-machine teaming and human-robot interaction.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:02:40 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T12:50:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar "Human Performance Seminar" text
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Emily Tucker, U-M IOE (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68548 68548-17096944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 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, November 21, 2019.

Title:
Incentivizing Supply Chain Resiliency to Prevent Drug Shortages

Abstract:
Drug shortages continue to be a public health crisis in the United States. There are hundreds of active shortages each year, and they persist for an average of fourteen months. Shortages are often caused by supply chain disruptions. In this work, I present a multi-stage stochastic program that optimizes a pharmaceutical company’s supply chain design under uncertainty in component availability. Components include suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs),
manufacturing plants, and lines. It is one of the first models to consider the effects of disruption and recovery over time and for facilities at multiple echelons. I introduce a replenishment rule to enforce the nonanticipativity constraints implicitly and solve a thirteen stage program. I study the effects of policies that have been proposed to reduce shortages on supply chains of example oncology drugs.

Bio:
Emily L. Tucker is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. She received her MSE in IOE from Michigan and her BS in Industrial Engineering from NC State. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a Research Health Economist for RTI International. She is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and was a finalist for the 2017 Bonder Scholarship for Applied OR in Health Services. She has served as President of the Student Leadership Board in IOE and an editor of OR/MS Tomorrow, the INFORMS student magazine. Her research interests include the application of operations research to healthcare policy, operations, and supply chain resiliency.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:58:00 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Emily Tucker, U-M IOE
MCDB: Probing Golgi Apparatus Organization a Rab at a Time (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67362 67362-16839928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Yanzhuang Wang

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:31:00 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar micrograph of golgi apparatus
ASCE Seminar Series: ROWE Engineering (November 22, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69203 69203-17267162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

TBA

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:13:12 -0500 2019-11-22T12:30:00-05:00 2019-11-22T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Labor Economics: Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools (November 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68423 68423-17080056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

We investigate whether individuals who are made aware of their stereotypes change their behavior, studying teacher bias in Italian schools. Teachers give lower grades to immigrant students compared to natives with the same performance in standardized tests. Differences in grading are bigger for teachers with stronger stereotypes, elicited through an Implicit Associa-tion Test (IAT). We reveal teachers their own IAT score, randomizing the timing of disclosure. Teachers informed before grading increase grades assigned to immigrants. This result is driven by teachers who do not report explicit views against immigrants and who receive a more precise signal of their implicit bias.

Alberto Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara, Paolo Pinotti

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:34:37 -0400 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Entering, Engaging & Exiting Communities in Washtenaw County (November 22, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64821 64821-16452978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 3:00pm
Location: North Quad
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 Washtenaw County.

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 10:37:29 -0400 2019-11-22T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T16:30:00-05:00 North Quad Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Learning in Community logo
Hub Studio - Internship Search (November 22, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66117 66117-16686741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Stop by the Internship Search Studio anytime between 3 and 4:30pm at the Hub to begin your search, continue it, or gain tips on how to improve your process. Hub coaches will be on hand to work with you to identify what opportunities connect with your interests, share places to search for internships, and/or support you as you work on internship application materials (resume, cover letter). If an internship is on your mind for next summer, stop by the Hub to develop next steps to meet that goal! This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:47:04 -0400 2019-11-22T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T16:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar search
IEEE GRSS Workshop on Microwave Sensing (November 23, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69385 69385-17312393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 23, 2019 9:00am
Location: Climate and Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

The Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering department will host the upcoming IEEE GRSS Workshop on Microwave Sensing on Saturday, November 23, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM in the CSRB Auditorium, room 2246.

SPEAKERS:

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi - "Polarimetric Radar Calibration"
Prof. Leung Tsang - "Electromagnetic Wave Modeling"
Prof. Chris Ruf - "Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)"
Dr. Roger De Roo - "Wideband Autocorrelation Radiometry (WiBAR)"
Dr. Darren McKague - "Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)"

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Joel Johnson Ultra - "Wideband Microwave Radiometry"
Dr. Andrew O'Brien - "Next Generation GNSS Bistatic Radar Receiver"

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Steve Reising - "Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems-Demonstration (TEMPEST-D)"

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Prof. James Garrison - "Remote Sensing with Signals of Opportunity"

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Ruzbeh Akbar - "In-Situ Sensor Networks for Satellite Soil Moisture
Cal/Val"

Free registration - OnlineAccess - Open to Public - Please join us!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2JZeQER

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:28:00 -0500 2019-11-23T09:00:00-05:00 2019-11-23T18:00:00-05:00 Climate and Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Workshop / Seminar generic event image
Saturday Morning Physics | Scientific Publishing: How Wrong is it to Publish in the Right Journals? (November 23, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66289 66289-16725807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 23, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Scholars need to communicate their research in order to advance science and to promote the understanding of the human experience. The future of scientific publishing may very well rest on our ability to flip the current model that serves the interests of a few for-profit publishers to a model that has incentives to serve the interests of humanity. This talk will introduce a number of strategies that might be employed to create a more just and sustaining scientific publishing system.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:26:46 -0400 2019-11-23T10:30:00-05:00 2019-11-23T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar UMich Law Library
Webinar: SEAS Information Session for International Students (November 25, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69472 69472-17327208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

A SEAS Admission Coach will host an International Applicant Information Session. They will provide an overview of how to apply to SEAS and answer questions live.

To attend this webinar, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxteU8pTqY_wcpFI0pp8M3N5uI5HFDSpmABvnHMwH3nAKL1g/viewform

Contact person:
SEAS Admissions: SEAS-admissions@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:15:56 -0500 2019-11-25T08:30:00-05:00 2019-11-25T09:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Workshop / Seminar
The Transition to Graduate Writing (November 25, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67399 67399-16848818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 11:30am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

Writing in graduate school calls on students to work in a variety of new genres and challenges writers to expand on their skills as communicators. This workshop will help early graduate student writers identify critical practices and strategies to enhance their writing and build an effective approach to graduate writing. We’ll talk about becoming more strategic readers and examine patterns of inquiry across disciplines moving from the practice of asking good questions to the importance of topic construction. We will also talk about the variety of communication forms graduate writing can take. The workshop will conclude by examining our writing routines and finding ways to expand our own writing process to succeed in graduate school. Lunch will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Nov 2019 09:14:49 -0500 2019-11-25T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-25T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar flyer
Hub Studio - Resume (November 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66207 66207-16719588@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Have you wanted to update your resume, but can't find the time? Stop by the Hub Studio anytime between 12pm-2pm for open work time to draft a resume from scratch, strengthen your current resume or tailor your resume for a specific position. Hub coaches will be available to work with you on developing a resume that best represents your accomplishments, skills, and unique strengths. As you apply to opportunities, develop your professional identity, and reflect on your experiences thus far, the Hub can help you develop next steps in your process! This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:30:08 -0400 2019-11-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Typewriter
Inclusive Leadership (November 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69130 69130-17252893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

There is a lot of talk about “Inclusive Leadership” but many are left asking: What is it? Why is it important? How can I do it? This workshop will address these questions by presenting research on the specific traits, elements, and styles of inclusive leaders. Participants will be able to reflect on and share their own experiences and times that they have witnessed others modeling inclusive leadership. We will discuss the benefits of inclusive leadership at the individual and organizational level. The presenter will also share resources and best practices on inclusive leadership frameworks. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Deborah S. Willis.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/NxBmK.
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, 05 Nov 2019 12:16:22 -0500 2019-11-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
HEP-Astro Seminar | The Degree of Fine-Tuning in our Universe -- and Possibly Others (November 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67018 67018-16796445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The fundamental constants of nature must fall within a range of values in order for the universe to develop structure and ultimately support life. This talk considers the current constraints on these quantities and assesses the degree of fine-tuning required for the universe to be viable. The first step is to determine what parameters are allowed to vary. In the realm of particle physics, we must specify the strengths of the fundamental forces and the particle masses. The relevant cosmological parameters include the density of the universe, the cosmological constant, the abundance of ordinary matter, the dark matter contribution, and the amplitude of primordial density fluctuations. These quantities are constrained by the requirements that the universe lives for a sufficiently long time, emerges from its early epochs with an acceptable chemical composition, and can successfully produce galaxies. On smaller scales, stars and planets must be able to form and function. The stars must have sufficiently long lifetimes and hot surface temperatures. The planets must be large enough to maintain atmospheres, small enough to remain non-degenerate, and contain enough particles to support a biosphere. We also consider specific fine-tuning issues in stars, including the triple alpha reaction that produces carbon, the case of unstable deuterium, and the possibility of stable diprotons. For all of these issues, the goal of this enterprise is to delineate the range of parameter space for which universes can remain habitable.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:16:09 -0500 2019-11-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Public Finance: Optimal Noise in Second Best (November 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67505 67505-16866611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Noise can be efficiently introduced by a decision-maker into data to protect identity (differential privacy) or to reduce gaming between a decision-maker and an agent who can the manipulate data. We present a new benefit of noise: to efficiently reduce distortions in a second-best setting. We derive a condition---which quickly converges to standard DARA preferences in the number of agents---where the introduction of noise in the private provision of public goods is Pareto improving. Despite producing a risk cost, noise reduces free-riding, which is more valuable under our condition. The effect is large: total Nash giving, while still less than first best, now diverges in the number of donors instead of converges (the standard result). A second application relates to tax.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:30:08 -0500 2019-11-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (November 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-11-25T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
ISR CoderSpace with Paul Schulz (November 26, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67427 67427-16849196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

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 modelling, 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:55 -0400 2019-11-26T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
Drop-in Backpacking, Registration, and Degree Audit Checks (November 26, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69502 69502-17333391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

LSA advisors will help you select courses and backpack for the winter semester. The advisors can also show you how to run an unofficial audit check to see what you might still be missing towards your degree requirements.

Please bring a laptop, if possible.

These sessions will be taking place on the following dates:

Tuesday, November 26 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Wednesday, November 27 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Monday, December 2 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:35:21 -0500 2019-11-26T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T13:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar
Health, History, Demography & Development (H2D2) (November 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68834 68834-17161714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:22:54 -0400 2019-11-26T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-26T12:50:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Pollinators, predators and parasitoids: the amazingly diverse world of Hymenoptera (November 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65009 65009-16501307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

Abstract
Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, and ants) are some of the most numerous and diverse animals on the planet. The group includes pollinators, predators, parasitoids, herbivores and practically everything in-between. They can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat around the world (as well as a few aquatic ones) and many are essential in keeping food on our tables and pest populations under control, while others are pests themselves or are species of medical concern. Despite this insect group’s importance, and how integral it is in shaping the world we see today, there are still many fundamental unanswered questions about the taxa in this amazing group. This seminar will focus on Hymenoptera biodiversity and what the E. M. Tucker lab at the U-M Museum of Zoology is doing to explore unanswered questions about these extraordinary creatures.

Image courtesy of Sam Droege, USGS.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:03:07 -0500 2019-11-26T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Colorful images of 9 flies, wasps and ants showing diversity. Image courtesy of Sam Droege, USGS
UROP - Endnote Workshop (November 26, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68083 68083-17009754@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Endnote workshop for UROP and MRADS students requires registration.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 07 Oct 2019 07:59:34 -0400 2019-11-26T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T17:30:00-05:00 Shapiro Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar Endnote QR Code
UROP - SPSS Workshop (November 26, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67927 67927-16966916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 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 2019-11-26T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T17:30:00-05:00 Shapiro Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar SPSS Workshop Registration Code
UROP Finding and Understanding Data Workshop (November 26, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67831 67831-16958328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Registration required: https://myumi.ch/XeGn0
Workshop for UROP and MRADS students only

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:02:26 -0400 2019-11-26T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T17:30:00-05:00 Mason Hall UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar Finding and Understanding Data Registration QR Code
UROP Intro to GIS Workshop (November 26, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66514 66514-16744949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of visualising geographic information and creating your own maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Open source and proprietary mapping and GIS software and online tool options will be described, and exercises will be done in ArcGIS Pro, a desktop GIS program available through a campus license. Students will leave with a roadmap for learning more beyond this short, basic GIS intro workshop.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:55:24 -0400 2019-11-26T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T17:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar UROP GIS Workshop Registration QR Code
Take Time Before You Sign (Your Lease) (November 26, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69726 69726-17392894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

Know your housing options for next school year? If not, no worries! Whether you want to live on campus or off campus, we can provide helpful information regarding key details regarding your housing options!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:55:06 -0500 2019-11-26T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-26T18:00:00-05:00 Couzens Hall First Year Experience Programs Workshop / Seminar Take Time Before You Sign
ISR CoderSpace with Erin Ware (November 27, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67429 67429-16849210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 9:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Ware is a self-taught HPC user and excited to host a weekly CoderSpace again! She is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on FLUX, MBNI, and other personal servers), batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling) and introductory statistics using R. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background. This fall semester, she is also teaching SIADS502: math methods for data science for the online master’s of data science degree program through the School of Information.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:37 -0400 2019-11-27T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-27T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
Drop-in Backpacking, Registration, and Degree Audit Checks (November 27, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69502 69502-17333392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

LSA advisors will help you select courses and backpack for the winter semester. The advisors can also show you how to run an unofficial audit check to see what you might still be missing towards your degree requirements.

Please bring a laptop, if possible.

These sessions will be taking place on the following dates:

Tuesday, November 26 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Wednesday, November 27 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Monday, December 2 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:35:21 -0500 2019-11-27T11:00:00-05:00 2019-11-27T13:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar
Drop-in Backpacking, Registration, and Degree Audit Checks (December 2, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69502 69502-17333393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

LSA advisors will help you select courses and backpack for the winter semester. The advisors can also show you how to run an unofficial audit check to see what you might still be missing towards your degree requirements.

Please bring a laptop, if possible.

These sessions will be taking place on the following dates:

Tuesday, November 26 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Wednesday, November 27 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH
Monday, December 2 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in G243 AH

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:35:21 -0500 2019-12-02T11:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T13:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar
Seeking Justice for Syrian Victims of War Crimes: Possibilities and Limitations of Universal Jurisdiction (December 2, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68598 68598-17105359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:30am
Location:
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

This event is open to Ford School students only.

Since 2011, Syrians have witnessed widespread atrocities with an estimated 500,000 killed, tens of thousands disappeared and 12 million displaced from their homes. The International Criminal Court cannot prosecute Syrian war criminals, and international mechanisms created by the UN have no jurisdiction to prosecute. Into this void, European prosecutors in Special War Crimes units have invoked Universal Jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute those suspected of war crimes in Syria. Roger Lu Phillips, Legal Director at the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, will discuss SJAC's work supporting Universal Jurisdiction prosecutions in Europe as well as its work ascertaining the fate of Syrian victims who have been detained or gone missing during the conflict.

Roger Lu Phillips is a human rights lawyer at the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC). He leads SJAC's coordination with special war crimes units in Europe that have undertaken the prosecution of atrocity crimes committed during the Syrian conflict through the exercise of Universal Jurisdiction. Prior to joining SJAC, Mr. Phillips served for ten years as a United Nations lawyer at two international criminal tribunals in Cambodia and for Rwanda.

This event is open to Ford School students only. A light lunch will be provided.
Please sign up here: https://forms.gle/KGRFqZTVTvaXdZ4H9

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:51:54 -0400 2019-12-02T11:30:00-05:00 2019-12-02T12:50:00-05:00 Weiser Diplomacy Center Workshop / Seminar Photo of Roger Lu Phillips
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Primate patience: from foraging to cooperation (December 2, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68616 68616-17105377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:45am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Intertemporal choices involving tradeoffs between benefits and time costs are ubiquitous in both human and animal lives. Several proposals argue that nonhumans are stuck in the ‘now’, whereas future-orienting cognition allows humans to think ahead and make adaptive decisions. What is the ultimate function of high levels of patience, and why do such abilities emerge? I will argue that a suite of decision-making capacities including inter-temporal choice and future planning evolved in the context of foraging behaviors, and vary with ecological complexity across species. Then, I will examine how these capacities for self-control can be generalized from foraging contexts to solve new but evolutionarily-important problems, like cooking food. Finally, I will present work testing the hypothesis that low levels of self-control constrain cooperation in primates, and therefore may explain human-unique forms of ultra-sociality.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:00:09 -0400 2019-12-02T11:45:00-05:00 2019-12-02T12:45:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
HEP-Astro Seminar | Dark Matter Searches in LZ and Beyond (December 2, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69733 69733-17392933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 1:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HEP - Astro Seminars

LZ will be the world's most sensitive dark matter direct detection experiment, starting to take data in Spring 2020. The experiment is located 1 mi underground in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD. LZ consists of a central time projection chamber (TPC) containing 7 tonnes of liquid xenon as dark matter target surrounded by an outer detector (OD) with 17 tonnes of gadolinium doped liquid scintillator to veto neutrons. I will highlight my group's research contributions to TPC assembly as well as to design and manufacturing of the OD. I will demonstrate how the equipment we built, combined with my analysis and phenomenological experience, will lead to most the sensitive searches including novel signatures. The use of active veto detectors has been adopted by all upcoming direct dark matter experiments and are indispensable to the future of the field. I will present status of my program to develop novel scintillating detectors including the first concepts for future veto detectors for the next generation of dark matter experiments.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:41:07 -0500 2019-12-02T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T14:00:00-05:00 West Hall HEP - Astro Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Implicit Bias (December 2, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65129 65129-17088486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will learn to:

-Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
-Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
-Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
-Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
-Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

-Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
-Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
-Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
-Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:39:31 -0400 2019-12-02T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-02T15:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
HEP-Astro Seminar | SUSY Searches with ATLAS and Potential Improvements from Track Triggers (December 2, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66923 66923-16787709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The lack of evidence for SUSY at the LHC motivates new search strategies such as looking for scenarios with small mass differences between SUSY particles. However, this can bring challenges because of lower momentum visible decay products. SUSY searches with two leptons offer the possibility to use unique shapes in the invariant mass spectrum as an additional discriminant. In this talk, I will go through the details of ATLAS SUSY searches with two leptons, and show some highlights of recent SUSY results. Additionally, I will discuss how track triggers can enhance the discovery reach of these searches, focusing on the ATLAS Fast TracKer as an example along with its Phase-II counterpart.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:16:24 -0500 2019-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Public Finance: Anti Insurance: The Perverse Targeting of Health Insurance (December 2, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67506 67506-16866612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Health insurance typically covers not only the small probability, large loss events emphasized by theory but also routine services like regular checkups. Usage of such services responds to liquidity shocks; people cut back when times are tight, such as during an unemployment spell. As a result, coverage of such services is least valuable in the states of the world in which marginal utility is greatest---an anti-insurance effect. Whether the net effect of health insurance is to improve or worsen risk exposure depends on the insured's relative exposure to health versus non-health risks. I find that for many U.S. households, health insurance worsens risk exposure; on average it targets states of the world in which marginal utility is relatively low. This highlights an important cost of the many policies that subsidize health insurance or health care.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:14:43 -0400 2019-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Heating up for the Press: An Exchange of Research and Writing (December 2, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69841 69841-17472591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 5:30pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Department of Middle East Studies

Heating up for the Press: An Exchange of Research and Writing

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:58:29 -0500 2019-12-02T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-02T19:00:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Department of Middle East Studies Workshop / Seminar 202 S. Thayer
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 2, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-02T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
ISR CoderSpace with Paul Schulz (December 3, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67427 67427-16849197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

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 modelling, 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:55 -0400 2019-12-03T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Understanding the potential of wild populations to adapt to climate change: lessons from color molting mammals (December 3, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65010 65010-16501308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 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, 02 Dec 2019 14:57:03 -0500 2019-12-03T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar A white rabbit amid grasses and plants
Understanding DEI Through the Framework of Global Citizenship (December 3, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69074 69074-17224171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

In a globalized world, each person will interact with cultures beyond their own. As the leaders and best, our students go all over the world and work with people from across the globe, and to better enable them to succeed, cultural competency is a necessity. Someone with one plus cultures can adapt and be receptive of other cultures and identities. Context matters, and critical lenses about other cultures impact how we view them. This workshop will focus on critical thinking with intercultural awareness and communication.
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/K4MnE.
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, 01 Nov 2019 18:16:44 -0400 2019-12-03T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
CM-AMO Seminar | Double Feature - Observation of a Ferro-Rotational Order Coupled with Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Fields & Information Scrambling in Quantum Phases (December 3, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66974 66974-16789923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Elizabeth Drueke
U-M Physics

Observation of a Ferro-rotational Order Coupled with Second-order Nonlinear Optical Fields

In this talk, I will discuss our recent discovery of ferrorotational order in RbFe(MoO4)2. Classified by an order parameter which is an axial vector invariant under both time-reversal and spatial-inversion operations, this order is closely related to a number of phenomena such as polar vortices, giant magnetoelectric coupling and spin-helicity-driven ferroelectricity, but it has received little attention so far. Here, using high-sensitivity rotational-anisotropy second-harmonic generation, we have exploited the electric quadrupole contribution to the second harmonic generation to directly couple to this centrosymmetric ferro-rotational order in an archetype of type-II multiferroics, RbFe(MoO4)2. We found that two domain states with opposite ferro-rotational vectors emerge with distinct populations at the critical temperature Tc ≈ 195 K and gradually evolve to reach an even ratio at lower temperatures. Moreover, we have identified the ferro-rotational order phase transition as weakly first order and have revealed its coupling field as a unique combination of the induced electric quadrupole second-harmonic generation and the incident fundamental electric fields.


Ceren Dag
U-M Physics

Information Scrambling in Quantum Phases

Out-of-time-order correlators (OTOCs) are well-established tools for studying quantum chaos in quantum many-body systems as well as information properties of black holes. They characterize the information scrambling which is a dynamical phenomenon where both spatial and temporal correlations spread across a many-body system. Recently an unexpected relation between symmetry-breaking quantum phase transitions and information scrambling has been numerically observed. We introduce a new theoretical tool to understand the reasons and the mechanism of this relation, which makes the dynamical detection of long-range ordered quantum phases via OTOCs intuitive. Based on the studies in literature and our numerical results in the XXZ model, our method renders the relation between information scrambling and quantum phase transitions universal.

Speaker Information: Ceren B. Dag is a graduate student in the Physics Department at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. She works towards her PhD thesis with Kai Sun and Luming Duan.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:38:15 -0500 2019-12-03T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-03T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Business Etiquette Dinner with GRIN (December 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69510 69510-17335452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

How should I introduce myself at a formal dinner? What direction should I pass the bread in? How should I use my fork? Where do I place my napkin? When and how should I raise a toast? What conversation topics are unacceptable? Have you ever wondered about some of these questions?
Whether at a corporate conference, a gala, or a professional meeting, how we conduct business and dine at the same time can be a tricky act. Learn how to entertain guests, how to conduct business formally while still enjoying your meal with hands-on training in this workshop by Mr. Keith Soster, Director of Student Engagement for Michigan Dining. We are subsidizing a delicious three-course meal at a low student price. Come join GRIN at this savory event!
Cost: $15/person (three-course meal)
Registration is required at myumi.ch/v27bo.
IMPORTANT: Payment of $15 must be received by November 28th (Thursday). We have limited space for 30 people. A spot is secured only when payment is received. You can pay through the Venmo app by sending the $15 to Siyin Zheng @Siyin-Zheng. Please mention that it’s for the business dinner etiquette and your affiliation. Email Maria or Siyin with any questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:16:23 -0500 2019-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T20:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar
Hub Workshop - Negotiations (December 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66119 66119-16686742@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join the Hub to learn how to approach negotiation with confidence! Learn how to prepare for negotiations before they even begin by examining common elements to negotiate for (not just salary), identify ways to determine the monetary worth of your work, and explore components to include in a strong counter offer. This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:52:25 -0400 2019-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T19:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar negotiate
Webinar: How to Apply to SEAS Graduate Programs (December 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69474 69474-17327209@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

A SEAS Admission Coach will host an Application Information Session. They will provide an overview of how to apply to SEAS and answer questions live.

To attend this webinar, please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3HukAsr8zuYS9H7QOsy7njMgynV8Xs-KJTzOLfD4gVHGzSA/viewform

Contact person:
SEAS Admissions: SEAS-admissions@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:17:52 -0500 2019-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Workshop / Seminar
IISS Book Workshop Series. Book Workshop with Professor Alexander Knysh (December 3, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68386 68386-17071657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

IISS is pleased to announce our first book workshop of the semester with Prof. Alexander Knysh on his most recent book Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism. Prof. Knysh's new monograph explores the history and intellectual vicissitudes of Islamic mystical and philosophical thought in historical perspective. The distinctive aspect of the New History is a comparative element, which is present in almost all of its six chapters: Muslim approaches to Sufism are compared with Orientalist ones, while Sufi discourses are contrasted with Neoplatonic, Jewish and Christian traditions. This groundbreaking monograph is critical not only for understanding the complex phenomenon that is Sufism, but also for gaining insight into the significant methodological issues of modern historiography.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:21:55 -0500 2019-12-03T18:30:00-05:00 2019-12-03T20:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Global Islamic Studies Center Workshop / Seminar event-image
ISR CoderSpace with Erin Ware (December 4, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67429 67429-16849211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 9:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Ware is a self-taught HPC user and excited to host a weekly CoderSpace again! She is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Population, Neurodevelopment, and Genetics group at ISR. Her training has been in genetic epidemiology, public health, and statistics using SAS (local), R (server), Linux (on FLUX, MBNI, and other personal servers), batch scripting (SGE, PBS, Slurm). Dr. Ware has taught SAS (data management and statistical modeling) and introductory statistics using R. She is experienced in teaching high performance computing to individuals with limited programming background. This fall semester, she is also teaching SIADS502: math methods for data science for the online master’s of data science degree program through the School of Information.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:37 -0400 2019-12-04T09:30:00-05:00 2019-12-04T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
Medieval Lunch. Architectural Representations in Late Medieval Donor Portraits (December 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68089 68089-17009818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)

Votive images of donors holding an architectural model appear in a variety of media spanning the entire Middle Ages. Although related to western European examples (examined by E. S. Klinkenberg in Compressed Meanings 2009, among others), the church models in late medieval votive paintings in the Byzantine-Slavic cultural spheres offer new insights into the multiplicity of meanings and functions of such architectural representations.

This talk focuses on several case studies from regions of the Balkans and the Carpathians that reveal the varied systems of signification of church models as they appear in votive murals, usually located in the naos of churches. These images show facets of the actual structures and the processes of decoration of the edifices. For example, in the Moldavian context, the church model is never shown with the rich exterior mural cycles that cover entirely the exterior of the churches. Instead, the focus is on select architectural features and the symbolic functions of the edifice in its representational form.

In examining the iconographic details of these image types, and in considering the multitude of their meanings and functions in their specific contexts of display, I argue that such architectural representations were carefully calibrated to give visual expression to local concerns related to patronage, salvation, and memory, as well as, on a larger scale, to the formation of new sacred landscapes in Eastern Europe for which Orthodox Christianity with its rich spatial and visual manifestations served as a defining force in the later medieval period.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:52:12 -0500 2019-12-04T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T13:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Workshop / Seminar Donor portait: Moldovita Monestary
Restorative Practices and Graduate Well-Being (December 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69439 69439-17320657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Our most basic task is helping students get the most out of their experiences. We pride ourselves in being student-centered and in holding a high level of care in working with students. Framing around these values 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.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/88Z2W.
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 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:16:49 -0500 2019-12-04T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Construction Seminar (December 4, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66417 66417-16734216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 1:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Andy Brown is a Project Manager for Kimley-Horn in Houston, Texas.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:26:53 -0400 2019-12-04T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-04T14:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar CEM Seminar
Speaking American English (December 4, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66521 66521-16744967@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 2:00pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: University Center for Language and Literacy

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 October 16 to December 18, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Wednesdays. The time is TBD. There will be no meeting on November 27. The program cost is $275.00, plus the purchase of Mastering the American Accent by Lisa Mojsin.

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 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:17:48 -0400 2019-12-04T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T15:30:00-05:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Photo of students smiling
Department Colloquium | Controlling Dissipation in Superconductors: the Oxymoron that Leads to New Superconducting Phases and Transitions (December 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65286 65286-16565505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Superconductors are exciting materials for basic physics and applications because they conventionally exhibit zero-resistance and zero-dissipation (i.e., no energy loss). However, unconventional superconductors—including high-temperature superconductors and hybrid superconductor-normal (S-N) systems relevant to quantum computation—combine superconductivity with dissipative normal metal-like states. Yet dissipation has been difficult to control and parametrize. In this talk, I will discuss electrical transport experiments on hybrid superconductor-normal metal systems where the dissipation is controlled, leading to new understanding of superconducting states and transitions. In particular, I will show how superconductivity is established in granular S-N systems, how metallic states appear in arrays of S-N systems as the normal metal fraction is increased, and how magnetic fields can be used to control a variety of dissipative phase transitions. The results are relevant to understanding the role of dissipation in superconducting systems, and in correlated materials in general.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:16:23 -0500 2019-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Department Colloquium | Controlling Dissipation in Superconductors: the Oxymoron that Leads to New Superconducting Phases and Transitions (December 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67181 67181-16805264@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Undergrad Physics Events

Superconductors are exciting materials for basic physics and applications because they conventionally exhibit zero-resistance and zero-dissipation (i.e., no energy loss). However, unconventional superconductors—including high-temperature superconductors and hybrid superconductor-normal (S-N) systems relevant to quantum computation—combine superconductivity with dissipative normal metal-like states. Yet dissipation has been difficult to control and parametrize. In this talk, I will discuss electrical transport experiments on hybrid superconductor-normal metal systems where the dissipation is controlled, leading to new understanding of superconducting states and transitions. In particular, I will show how superconductivity is established in granular S-N systems, how metallic states appear in arrays of S-N systems as the normal metal fraction is increased, and how magnetic fields can be used to control a variety of dissipative phase transitions. The results are relevant to understanding the role of dissipation in superconducting systems, and in correlated materials in general.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:09:38 -0500 2019-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Undergrad Physics Events Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Macroeconomics (December 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68261 68261-17037417@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:11:51 -0400 2019-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Complex adaptive systems and human-wildlife coexistence (December 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69716 69716-17390846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

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In landscapes around the world, humans and wildlife are mutually adapting to each other, creating dynamic feedbacks that, if overlooked, limit the effectiveness of conservation policies. Mechanistic social-ecological systems (SES) modeling has a high potential to overcome this limitation. To illustrate the utility of mechanistic SES modeling to wildlife conservation, I present findings from two interrelated agent-based models of human-wildlife interactions. The first model investigates the effects of human disturbance (prey depletion, road infrastructure) on the globally endangered tiger (Panthera tigris) in an isolated protected area in Nepal. The second model investigates human-wildlife conflict, such as crop raiding and livestock depredation, along a simulated interface of wild and agricultural lands. Unanticipated model outcomes provide crucial insights on ways to improve conservation strategies in shared landscapes. By simulating both ecological processes and human decision making, multi-model approaches foster transferability of gained insights to other contexts and case studies that prevail in the Anthropocene.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:04:46 -0500 2019-12-05T11:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Neil Carter, SEAS
International Economics (December 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68612 68612-17105372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:54:09 -0400 2019-12-05T11:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T13:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
The Sally Fleming Guest Masterclass Series: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, cello (December 5, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69584 69584-17368298@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt is one of the most preeminent cellists of his generation. Early on during his studies with David Geringas and Aldo Parisot, he made his mark at international competitions including the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris and the Prize for Contemporary Music at the Rostropovich Competition. He then went on to win the German Music Competition in Bonn and the International Australian Cello Competition in New Zealand. He is a prize winner of the esteemed International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and International Leonard Rose Cello Competition in the U.S. Schmidt has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, Russia, and the U.S. with renowned ensembles such as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Radiophilharmonie des NDR, Sinfonia Varsovia, Baltimore and Houston Symphony Orchestras, and the Philharmonia Prague.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Dec 2019 18:15:27 -0500 2019-12-05T12:30:00-05:00 Walgreen Drama Center School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
Energy Rebound Effect of Connected & Automated Vehicles (December 5, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69558 69558-17360118@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

How may travel behavior change and induced travel demand to offset the energy-saving benefits from efficiency improvement enabled by vehicle automation?

Ming Xu is an Associate Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability and in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research focuses on the broad fields of sustainable engineering and industrial ecology.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:49:44 -0500 2019-12-05T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar Transportation Seminar
ISR CoderSpace with Jule Krüger (December 5, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67432 67432-16849226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Krüger is the ISR program manager for big data and data science, based within the Center for Political Studies. She has more than 10 years of experience in processing, analyzing and interpreting data for social science research. An expert on data generating processes, triangulating multiple databases, and expanding methodology for researching difficult to observe populations, Dr. Krüger has proficient knowledge in computer programming, statistical analysis and scientific methodology. Using a combination of R, Python, Markdown, Make, bash, LaTeX and version control, she is experienced in automating research workflows for scalable, auditable and reproducible analysis. In this CoderSpace, the primary focus is on the Python programming language, but coders working in other languages are equally welcome to attend.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:46:34 -0500 2019-12-05T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T16:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
The Sally Fleming Guest Masterclass Series: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, cello (December 5, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69585 69585-17368299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt is one of the most preeminent cellists of his generation. Early on during his studies with David Geringas and Aldo Parisot, he made his mark at international competitions including the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris and the Prize for Contemporary Music at the Rostropovich Competition. He then went on to win the German Music Competition in Bonn and the International Australian Cello Competition in New Zealand. He is a prize winner of the esteemed International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and International Leonard Rose Cello Competition in the U.S. Schmidt has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, Russia, and the U.S. with renowned ensembles such as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Radiophilharmonie des NDR, Sinfonia Varsovia, Baltimore and Houston Symphony Orchestras, and the Philharmonia Prague.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:15:24 -0500 2019-12-05T14:30:00-05:00 Earl V. Moore Building School of Music, Theatre & Dance Workshop / Seminar Earl V. Moore Building
Establishing a Positive Relationship with Your Research Advisor (December 5, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65601 65601-16621795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 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

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:17:26 -0400 2019-12-05T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T17:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
EEB Thursday Seminar: Phenotypic plasticity, gene expression, and the biological response to climate change (December 5, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68351 68351-17069160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The climate of the earth is becoming hotter and less predictable, and the fitness of organisms is increasingly linked to traits important for performance in a changing climate. Understanding the relative roles of phenotypic plasticity and evolutionary adaptation as responses to climate change is crucial, as phenotypic plasticity is more rapid than evolutionary adaptation, and can either facilitate or constrain evolutionary adaptation. Crucially, for certain taxa like tropical forest lizards, previous long-term climate stability of the tropics may have eroded both genetic variation and capacity for phenotypic plasticity necessary for survival under rapid environmental change. We are testing how denizens of tropical forests can respond to climate change by 1) studying physiological and phenotypic plasticity of a thermoconforming forest lizard, and 2) transplanting these lizards onto islands in the Panama Canal. These islands are hotter and more variable than the mainland rainforests of the source populations. On experimental islands, we are measuring selection (viability and fecundity) on thermal physiological traits, measuring plasticity and gene expression in response to thermal change, and identifying genomic regions that are important for thermal adaptation. Ultimately, our research can help parse the relative roles of phenotypic plasticity, genomic adaptation, and their interaction during the biological response to climate change.

View YouTube video of seminar: https://youtu.be/axBZDqu68EM

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:58:25 -0400 2019-12-05T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T17:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Christian Cox, biological response to climate change
Law and Economics: Tort Liability and Unawareness (December 5, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68326 68326-17046003@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:25:13 -0400 2019-12-05T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T18:30:00-05:00 Jeffries Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Life of a Doctor (but not that kind!) (December 5, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64444 64444-16349029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 5:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Psychology Undergraduates

Learn about what types of career paths are available for those with a PhD in Psychology. Free pizza! RSVP at https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4361

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:35:55 -0400 2019-12-05T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T18:30:00-05:00 East Hall Psychology Undergraduates Workshop / Seminar Event flyer
Forum on Defense and Diplomacy in Afghanistan (December 6, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69715 69715-17390844@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

This forum will engage policymakers, military officials, academic experts, diplomats and other thought leaders to examine challenges and opportunities at the intersection of defense and diplomacy during this crucial transitional period in Afghanistan. It will feature three public panels and a pair of keynote sessions, as well as a smaller, closed-door academic workshop in the afternoon. The conversation will be wide- ranging but will focus on a few major themes:

● Recalibrating in defense and diplomacy. How should the roles and responsibilities of U.S. allied military forces and resident diplomats evolve to reflect the changing political conditions in Afghanistan?

● Keeping the peace. What types of diplomatic arrangements will be necessary to help maintain any cease-fire between the Afghan government and the Taliban and help promote a lasting peace? What form of U.S. and/or international military engagement will be appropriate in that context?

● Promoting democracy, development and the rule of law. What priorities should the international community set for domestic developments in Afghanistan looking forward? How might a political transition in Afghanistan challenge democratic governance, inclusive development, human rights and the rule of law? What tools are available to meet these challenges and seize opportunities?

For the event agenda please visit: https://umich.box.com/s/e637svug67s6ewxu4v9eunm3jp8cm3s6

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:46:19 -0500 2019-12-06T08:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Diplomacy Center Workshop / Seminar Event Invitation
Write-Together (December 6, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66996 66996-16792099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 15 Sep 2019 00:17:00 -0400 2019-12-06T09:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 North Quad Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Applied Microeconomics/IO Seminar: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Provision in Education Markets: Evidence from a Public School Expansion Policy (December 6, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68281 68281-17037508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

In a variety of markets with private options, the optimal level of public provision may require balancing a tradeoff between reducing private options’ market power with the possibility of crowding out potentially high-quality products. These considerations are particularly relevant in many developing countries’ education systems where private schools capture high market shares while public schools are overcrowded. We study the equilibrium effects of public provision in the context of a large expansion of public schools in the Dominican Republic. Over a five-year period, the government aimed to increase the number of public school classrooms by 78%. Using an event study framework, we estimate the effect of a new public school on neighborhood outcomes and competing private schools, where we instrument for how quickly the public school construction project finished with whether the procurement lottery randomly assigned the project to a firm or an unaffiliated individual. We find that a new public increased neighborhood students’ test scores, both in the public and private sectors. As public enrollment increased, a large number of private schools closed while the surviving schools lowered prices and increased investment in school quality. To study how the provision of high quality schools varies with the level of public provision, and to compare the effects to the alternative policy of public financing, we specify an empirical model of demand (students choosing schools) and supply (schools choosing whether to stay open, how much to invest in quality, and what price to charge).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:15:37 -0500 2019-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T11:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Yuqi Gu, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan (December 6, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69647 69647-17376499@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 10:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

In modern psychological and biomedical research with diagnostic purposes, scientists often formulate the key task as inferring the fine-grained latent information under structural constraints. These structural constraints usually come from the domain experts’ prior knowledge or insight. The emerging family of Structured Latent Attribute Models (SLAMs) accommodate these modeling needs and have received substantial attention in psychology, education, and epidemiology. SLAMs bring exciting opportunities and unique challenges. In particular, with high-dimensional discrete latent attributes and structural constraints encoded by a design matrix, one needs to balance the gain in the model’s explanatory power and interpretability, against the difficulty of understanding and handling the complex model structure.

In the first part of this talk, I present identifiability results that advance the theoretical knowledge of how the design matrix influences the estimability of SLAMs. The new identifiability conditions guide real-world practices of designing cognitive diagnostic tests and also lay the foundation for drawing valid statistical conclusions. In the second part, I introduce a statistically consistent penalized likelihood approach to selecting significant latent patterns in the population. I also propose a scalable computational method. These developments explore an exponentially large model space involving many discrete latent variables, and they address the estimation and computation challenges of high-dimensional SLAMs arising in large-scale scientific measurements. The application of the proposed methodology to the data from an international educational assessment reveals meaningful knowledge structures and latent subgroups of the student populations.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:22:35 -0500 2019-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T11:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Yuqi Gu
EIHS Graduate Student Workshop: Colonized Geographies (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63602 63602-15808600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

How do history and agency alter geographies and landscapes? Samia Khatun’s research has explored the spaces and scars left behind by colonization, arguing that “histories remain inscribed on the land itself.” This panel explores the concept of colonized geographies and will examine how the borders of colonized spaces are enforced, negotiated, and blurred. Speakers will approach this theme from comparative literature, political science, and history, providing new perspectives on the creation of colonized space, as well as how history operates both within and outside of its boundaries.

Featuring:

Jamie Clegg, Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
Arighna Gupta, Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan
Jaideep Pandey, Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
David Suell, Graduate Student, Political Science, University of Michigan
Sarah Wheat, Graduate Student, History of Art, University of Michigan
Samia Khatun (respondent), Senior Lecturer, Centre for Gender Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Farida Begum (chair), Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan

Presented in partnership with the Center for South Asian Studies. 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.

Image: Adam Isacson, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:11:11 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Workshop / Seminar Border fence, Nogales, Arizona
Human Performance Seminar (836): Chris Wickens, PhD, Colorado State University (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67034 67034-16796462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

The Human Performance Seminar Series (836) from the Center for Ergonomics is open to all. U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
“The Lumberjack Model of Human-Automation Interaction: The Higher the Tree, the Harder It Falls”

Abstract:
The lumberjack model proposes a relation between the degree of automation and 4 human performance measures: Performance when automation works as intended, performance when automation fails, workload, and situation awareness. The degree of automation refers jointly to what stage of human information processing automation supports: selective attention, diagnosis, decision making and action execution, and to the level of automation within a stage. Accordingly, with a higher degree of automation, routine performance is improved and workload reduced, but performance when automation fails is degraded, a degradation that is caused by a progressively greater loss of situation awareness with a higher degree of automation.

Professor Wickens will describe the results of a meta-analysis and two experiments that support, to varying degrees, the 4 trends underlying the lumberjack model. In the first experiment, participants (Wolverines!!) perform a robotics task, that is assisted by either a low or high degree of imperfect automation. In the second experiment, air traffic controllers employ an imperfect automated decision aid. The second experiment also shows how the costs of automation failure can be cushioned by building transparency into automation operations.

Bio:
Chris Wickens received his PhD in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1974, after serving 3 years in the US Navy. He was a Professor in Psychology at University of Illinois from 1974-2005. From 1984-2005 he was also jointly appointed with the Department of Industrial Engineering, and the Institute of Aviation, where he was Associate Director and Head of the Aviation Human Factors Division.

He has published two textbooks in human factors and engineering psychology, and 6 other professional books, and has co-authored over 250 articles in refereed publications or book chapters. His research interests are in the human factors of transportation systems, the study of human attention and its relevance to display design, and human-automation interaction. He is an avid mountain climber.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:17:29 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T12:50:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar "Human Performance Seminar" text
IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Elnaz Kabir, U-M IOE (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68549 68549-17096945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 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, December 5, 2019.

Title:
Predictive and Risk Analytics for Weather-Induced Power Outage Management

Abstract:
A wide variety of weather conditions, from windstorms to prolonged heat events, can have substantial impacts on power systems, posing many risks and inconveniences due to power outages. Being able to accurately estimate the probability distribution of the number of customers without power by using data about the power utility system, environmental and weather conditions has the potential to help utilities restore power more quickly and efficiently. In this research, we develop two frameworks to address these issues. In the first framework, we propose an adaptive two-stage algorithm based on Bayesian model averaging in order to form an ensemble model predicting daily distributions of customer outages. In this algorithm, weights of the base learners depend on the features and they get updated as new data is observed. In the second framework, we focus on the zero inflation issue of power outage data in resolutions smaller than county level. To overcome the challenges caused by zero-inflation, e.g., bias and inaccuracy, we propose a novel approach integrating mixture models with cost-sensitive learning. For both frameworks, we conduct numerical studies using large, real datasets of power outages. We show that our approaches offer more accurate point and probabilistic predictions than traditional approaches, better supporting utility restoration planning.

Bio:
Elnaz Kabir is a PhD Candidate in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Her research is grounded in predictive analytics, data-driven decision making, and risk analysis. In her research, Elnaz is interested to use statistical learning theories, and optimization techniques to better understand and solve important problems related to power outages caused by weather events. The results of her studies are used by practitioners of the utility companies in order to make better decisions to reduce the risk of weather-events to the power system.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:38:00 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Image of Elnaz kabir
Life After Graduate School Seminar | From Natural Laws to Writing Laws: A Physicist Turned Policymaker (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67593 67593-16900781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The US federal government touches all aspects of our lives through its ~$4.5 trillion annual budget (although less than 4% is for research and development), laws, regulations, rules, and policies. Dr. Anna Quider will discuss her experience as a physicist-turned-policymaker working within the federal government at the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Department of State, and external to the federal government as a higher education and science advocate. Attendees will learn about career paths into federal policymaking and how input from physicists and the public inform the federal policymaking process. Dr. Quider is presently the Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations for Northern Illinois University and the past-president of The Science Coalition, a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing US federal funding for fundamental scientific research. She was a 2011 APS Congressional Science Fellow and 2012 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow.


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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:16:18 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
MCDB Seminar: In Toto Imaging in Zebrafish Shows How Cells 'Build' Patterns (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67363 67363-16839929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Cunming Duan

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:08:59 -0400 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar digital image fish embryo
Racial Microaggressions (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69194 69194-17263097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Racial microaggressions can be uniquely harmful to their targets, and yet we often times find ourselves skirting around this subset of microaggressions due to discomfort in openly discussing race, racism, and white supremacy. In this workshop we hope to foster an intellectually humble environment within which to unpack racial microaggressions, address common barriers to intervening when a racial microaggression is inflicted, and provide tools for successfully intervening in the future.
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/pdrVW.
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 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:16:27 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-17483058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

**Fall 2019 KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 23RD**

Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations marks the third run of the professional development event hosted by Tau Beta Pi aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills. The series will be co-hosted/sponsored by TBP and the graduate societies of MSE, ECE, ChE, and MACRO and also sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs! As "learning-by-practice" event, it aims to help students learn how to effectively convey the "big picture" value of their research to a diverse audience, while also engaging a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering. The event is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take their candidacy exam, but anyone is welcome to participate! We will host 7-10 events each term, and event dates/times will be announced on a rolling basis.

Each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience), highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.

If you would like to participate as a speaker/audience, please fill out the links below. We will follow-up with you with scheduling details. NOTE: The event is open to ALL CoE students, regardless of TBP membership status.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:20:21 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
Undergraduate Internship Opportunities at National Laboratories (December 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69965 69965-17489269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Professor Sara Pozzi with the University of Michigan department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences invites you to participate in a discussion and luncheon to learn how you can benefit from an internship experience at a national labs such as Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nevada National Security Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Savannah River National Laboratory, and Y-12 National Security Complex.

Hear from previous undergraduate and graduate students who participated in internships at the national laboratories.

Contact Dr. Shaun Clarke for more details about these internship opportunities at clarkesd@umich.edu

Consortium for Monitoring, Technology, and Verification: MTV.engin.umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:30:48 -0500 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar Interns at National Labs
ASCE Seminar Series: Silman (December 6, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66247 66247-16719622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Silman has grown to a staff of more than 160 among its three offices in New York, Washington DC, and Boston, of whom over 50 have professional registrations and more than 20 are LEED Accredited Professionals or Green Associates. To provide the highest quality structural engineering services possible, the principals have fostered an approach centered on constant collaboration among owners, architects, and other consultants. Silman's engineers are trained to be effective listeners, creative problem solvers, and knowledgeable about all facets of the construction process. After participating in more than 21,000 projects, Silman has earned recognition as one of the leading firms in the country for its innovative spirit in the design of new architectural works and the sensitive modification of existing structures.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:11:05 -0500 2019-12-06T12:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar ASCE Speaker Series
Economics at Work (December 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68600 68600-17105360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 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 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:24:40 -0400 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Labor Economics: What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output (December 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68424 68424-17080057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Is a school’s impact on high-stakes test scores a good measure of its overall impact on students? Do parents value school impacts on tests, longer-run outcomes, or both? To answer the first question, we exploit quasi-random school assignments and data from Trinidad and Tobago. We construct exogenous instruments for each individual school and estimate the causal impacts of individual schools on several short- and longer-run outcomes. Schools’ impacts on high-stakes tests are weakly related to impacts on low-stakes tests, dropout, crime, teen motherhood, and formal labor market participation. To answer the second question, we link estimated school
impacts to parents’ ranked lists of schools. We propose a modified mulitnomial logit model that allows one to infer preferences for school attributes even in some settings where choices are strategic. Parents of higher-achieving students value schools that improve high-stakes test scores conditional on average outcomes, proximity, and even peer quality. Parents also value schools that reduce crime and increase formal labor market participation. Most parents’ preferences for school impacts on labor-market and crime outcomes are, as strong, or stronger than those for test scores. These results provide a potential explanation for recent findings that parent preferences are not strongly related to test-score impacts. They also suggest that evaluations based solely on test scores may be very misleading about the welfare effects of school choice.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:09:43 -0500 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
That's an Interesting Idea: Data Driven Models, Compressed Sensing, and Other Outré Tools for Nuclear Applications (December 6, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69829 69829-17433857@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Ryan will cover a variety of research topics being investigated in his group at Notre Dame, including using data-driven models to estimate the time-dependent behavior of fission experiments, the use of compressed sensing to estimate Monte Carlo solutions, and the application of machine learning to improve nuclear data. This talk will highlight how knowledge from statistics, applied mathematics, and computer science can be used to increase the impact of research in nuclear engineering applications. The talk will conclude with future research opportunities in these areas.

Ryan McClarren is a graduate of the University of Michigan NERS program with BSE, MSE, and PhD degrees. Currently he serves as Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. McClarren joined the Notre Dame faculty in August 2017. His research interests include the application of machine learning and compressed sensing to numerical simulation, numerical methods for X-ray radiative transfer and particle transport and uncertainty quantification. He received the 2019 Young Member’s Research Award by the Mathematics and Computations Division (MCD) of the American Nuclear Society (ANS).

He is the author of two textbooks: the recently published Uncertainty Quantification and Predictive Computational Science, a textbook focused on senior undergraduate and early-career graduate students in engineering and the physical sciences, and Computational Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science Using Python, a textbook for undergraduate engineering students that uses the Python programming language to present more easily accessible numerical methods for nuclear energy, radiation protection and homeland security applications.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:49:06 -0500 2019-12-06T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Cooley Building Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar Ryan McClarren
“Lessons Learned for Developing an “Exposome” for Children’s Cohort Studies: Challenges and Successes in Applying new Methods for Assessment, Integration, and Analytics” (December 6, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69734 69734-17392934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 2:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Dr. Elaine Faustman is a toxicologist and Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences. She is also Adjunct Professor in the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. One key aim of her research is to understand molecular pathways that control normal brain cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Faustman’s group is working to understand the biochemical, molecular, and exposure mechanisms that define children’s susceptibility to environmental chemicals. A focus of her research has been on pesticides and to assess pesticide risks to normal childhood development and learning.M-LEEaD Center Winter Seminar Series

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:34:41 -0500 2019-12-06T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T15:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar Faustman Profile
Economic Theory: Stability in Repeated Matching Markets (December 6, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69031 69031-17220012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

I develop a framework for studying repeated matching markets, where in every period, a new generation of short-lived agents on one side of the market is matched to a fixed set of long-lived institutions on the other. Within this framework, I characterize self-enforcing arrangements for two types of environments. When wages are rigid, as in the matching market for hospitals and medical residents, players can be partitioned into two sets: regardless of patience level, some players can be assigned only according to a static stable matching; when institutions are patient, the other players can be assigned in ways that are unstable in one-shot interactions. I discuss these results’ implications for allocating residents to rural hospitals. When wages can be flexibly adjusted, I show that with flexible wages, repeated interaction resolves well-known non-existence issues: while static stable matchings may fail to exist with complementarities and/or peer effects, self-enforcing matching processes always exist if institutions are sufficiently patient.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:34:45 -0500 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Anna Vainchtein: Strictly supersonic solitary waves in lattices (December 6, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69225 69225-17269229@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 3:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract:We consider a nonlinear mass-spring chain with first and second-neighbor interactions and show that there is a parameter range where solitary waves in this system are strictly supersonic. In these regimes standard quasicontinuum theories, targeting long-wave limits of lattice models, are not adequate since even weak strictly supersonic solitary waves are of envelope type and crucially involve a microscopic scale in addition to the mesoscopic scale of the envelope. To capture this effect in a continuum setting it is necessary to employ unconventional, higher-order quasicontinuum approximations carrying more than one length scale. This talk is based on recent joint work with Lev Truskinovsky (ESPCI).

Bio: Anna Vainchtein is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is generally interested in mathematical modeling and analysis of nonlinear phenomena in materials science, physics and biology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:06:09 -0500 2019-12-06T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 East Hall Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar A. Vainchtein
Planet Blue Ambassador (PBA) Community Gathering (December 6, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69505 69505-17333395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Join your fellow Planet Blue Ambassadors for snacks and conversation about Green Teams on Friday, December 6th from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm at the Hatcher Gallery. Have you been thinking about forming a Green Team for your office or student organization? Are you part of a Green Team, but are wondering about ways it could be more effective? We’ll have representatives from Green Teams around campus present to share their tips, resources, strategies, and advice.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:41:51 -0500 2019-12-06T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T17:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Graham Sustainability Institute Workshop / Seminar Green Teams Workshop
Saturday Morning Physics | Black Holes: Facts, Myths and Mysteries (December 7, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66291 66291-16725808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 7, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

This talk will be a journey through the concept of astrophysical black holes: from Einstein's theory to the discovery of the first stellar mass black hole in our Galaxy, all the way to the four- million-solar-mass black hole that is hiding at its center.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:31:07 -0400 2019-12-07T10:30:00-05:00 2019-12-07T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Black Hole from Event Horizon Telescope
The Premodern Colloquium. Guillaume Postel's De la Republique des Turcs (1560): An Encounter with the Other (December 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66893 66893-16785534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 8, 2019 3:00pm
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 operation. 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.

For more information, please email willette@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:45:01 -0400 2019-12-08T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-08T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Workshop / Seminar
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt (December 9, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68617 68617-17105383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 11:45am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Does automatic enrollment into a retirement plan increase borrowing outside the plan? We study a natural experiment created when the U.S. Army began automatically enrolling newly hired civilian employees into the Thrift Savings Plan. Four years after hire, automatic enrollment causes no significant change in credit scores (point estimate 0.001 standard deviations) or debt balances excluding auto loans and first mortgages (point estimate -0.6% of annual salary). We also find no significant increase in auto loan and first mortgage balances in our main regression specification, although the estimated increases in these categories are economically and statistically significant in alternative specifications.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:31:30 -0500 2019-12-09T11:45:00-05:00 2019-12-09T12:45:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
"Getting to Zero: Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers for Eliminating HIV/AIDS" (December 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69288 69288-17299771@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: The University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion

The Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality and Religion present A. Oveta Fuller, PhD., Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:48:12 -0500 2019-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:00:00-05:00 Taubman Library The University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion Workshop / Seminar
Quantitative Biology Seminar | Morphogen Dynamics Control Patterning in a Stem Cell Model of the Human Embryo (December 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68969 68969-17205310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

During embryonic development, diffusible signaling molecules called morphogens are thought to determine cell fates in a concentration-dependent manner, and protocols for directed stem cell differentiation are based on this picture. However, in the mammalian embryo, morphogen concentrations change rapidly compared to the time for making cell fate decisions. It is unknown how changing ligand levels are interpreted, and whether the precise timecourse of ligand exposure plays a role in cell fate decisions. In this talk I will discuss our work to address this question using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), focusing on the dynamics of two morphogens that are crucial for vertebrate gastrulation: Nodal and BMP4. We showed that the response of hESCs to BMP4 signaling is indeed is determined by the ligand concentration, but that unexpectedly, the expression of many mesodermal targets of Nodal depends on the rate of concentration increase. In addition, we showed that a stem cell model for the human embryo generates a wave of Nodal signaling with cells experiencing rapidly increasing Nodal specifically in the region of mesendoderm differentiation. The BMP4 and Nodal pathways share the signal transducer Smad4. Using live imaging of hESCs with GFP integrated at the endogenous SMAD4 locus combined with Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP), we demonstrated that response to rate of Activin change is due to adaptive signaling, which relies on sequestration of SMAD4. We also demonstrated that pulsatile stimulation with Activin induces repeated strong signaling and enhances mesoderm differentiation. Our results break with the paradigm of concentration-dependent differentiation and demonstrate an important role for morphogen dynamics in the cell fate decisions associated with mammalian gastrulation. They suggest a highly dynamic picture of embryonic patterning where some cell fates depend on rapid concentration increase rather than on absolute levels, and point to ligand dynamics as a new dimension to optimize protocols for directed stem cell differentiation.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:16:12 -0500 2019-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Writing a Diversity Statement (December 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68714 68714-17140901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a “diversity statement” as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for writing diversity statements, examine sample statements, and work through activities designed to help participants start writing their own statement.
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/1pM43.
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, 22 Oct 2019 18:17:12 -0400 2019-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MiTSO Speaker Series (December 9, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70044 70044-17499553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 12:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO)

MiTSO will be hosting a speaker from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Mr. Michael Townley is MDOT's Research Project Administration Manager and will be giving an overview of the structure of national and local DOT organizations and how their research is conducted, as well as presenting on the award-winning research projects happening currently at MDOT, including:

-Wireless Data Collection Retrievals of Bridge Inspection/Management Information
-Meeting the Transportation Needs of Michigan’s Aging Population
-Development of Secondary Route Bridge Design Plan Guide Drawings
-Effect of Pile-Driving Induced Vibrations on Nearby Structures

Food will be provided!

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:46:04 -0500 2019-12-09T12:30:00-05:00 2019-12-09T13:20:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) Workshop / Seminar Flyer with info
Bo Zhu: Super-Resolution Structural Simulation and Optimization (December 9, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69570 69570-17366249@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Abstract: Complex physical systems exhibiting mixed-dimensional geometry and multi-scale mechanics are ubiquitous. Examples include biological structures, such as insect wing exoskeletons, fluid phenomena, such as bubbles and jets, and human-made objects, such as microrobots. The beauty and complexity of these systems attract efforts from scientists, engineers, and artists in various fields. However, a computational investigation of these systems on the level of super-resolution –with millions to billions of computational elements — is still challenging, due to the non-manifold geometric structures, non-linear governing physics, and the tight coupling between them.

My work tackles these challenges by rethinking of the computation pipeline—from a perspective that aims to blur the line between discrete geometry and continuous physics. My guiding principle is to study the hidden low-dimensional topological and structural characteristics underpinning these complex systems and to create the most natural geometric analogs in a discrete setting for efficient simulation and optimization. In this talk, I will present two examples to demonstrate this methodology, including a super-resolution topology optimization algorithm based on sparse grids to emerge biomimetic structures and a numerical simulation approach based on simplicial complexes to model codimensional fluids. These computational tools enable the investigation, discovery, and development of a broad range of complex physical systems that are multi-scale and mixed-dimensional, with applications in computer graphics, computational physics, and additive manufacturing.

Bio: Bo Zhu is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral associate at MIT CSAIL. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in 2015.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:47:42 -0500 2019-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar B. Zhu
DANG! Meeting (December 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68540 68540-17096936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
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 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 Taubman Library Data Analysis Networking Group Workshop / Seminar DANG!
Public Finance: “Does eviction cause poverty? Quasi-experimental evidence from Cook County, IL” (joint with John Eric Humphries, Nick Mader, and Daniel Tannenbaum) (December 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66603 66603-16767943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

Each year, more than two million U.S. households have an eviction case filed against them. Many cities have recently implemented policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, motivated by research showing strong associations between being evicted and subsequent adverse economic outcomes. Yet it is difficult to determine to what extent those associations represent causal relationships, because eviction itself is likely to be a consequence of adverse life events. This paper addresses that challenge and offers new causal evidence on how eviction affects financial distress, residential mobility, and neighborhood quality. We collect the near-universe of Cook County court records over a period of seventeen years, and link these records to credit bureau and payday loans data. Using this data, we characterize the trajectory of financial strain in the run-up and aftermath of eviction court for both evicted and non-evicted households, finding high levels and striking increases in financial strain in the years before an eviction case is filed. Guided by this descriptive evidence, we employ two approaches to draw causal inference on the effect of eviction. The first takes advantage of the panel data through a difference-in-differences design. The second is an instrumental variables strategy, relying on the fact that court cases are randomly assigned to judges of varying leniency. We find that eviction negatively impacts credit access and durable consumption for several years. However, the effects are small relative to the financial strain experienced by both evicted and non-evicted tenants in the run-up to an eviction filing.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:14:28 -0500 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Hub Workshop - Professionalizing Your Semester Success (December 9, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66120 66120-16686743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 4:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

You’ve juggled multiple classes, projects, extracurriculars and more this past semester, and your hard work deserves to be acknowledged! Perhaps you led a team, resolved a conflict or piloted a research project. Come to this workshop and learn how you can translate your achievements and successes onto your resume and to talk about your semester professionally. This event is intended for undergraduate LSA Students.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:51:57 -0500 2019-12-09T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-09T17:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar computer and phone
Medical School Inside Story (December 9, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65982 65982-16678385@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 5:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Do you have questions about medical school admissions? Get your answers straight from the inside! U-M Medical School Admissions Director Carol Teener will demystify medical school applications, expectations, and reviews in her presentation.

Please submit your questions via the following link: https://forms.gle/49SpHo8WZLLfuUuR8 by Monday, December 2 and Director Teener will answer as many commonly-asked questions as possible in the allotted hour.

This session will take place in the University of Michigan Hospital's Ford Auditorium.
We recommend that you leave yourself extra time to find the auditorium if you have not been there before!

Registration Link: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/medical-school-inside-story-2/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:41:30 -0400 2019-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T18:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 9, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277408@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-09T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
ISR CoderSpace with Paul Schulz (December 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67427 67427-16849198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

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 modelling, 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.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:06:55 -0400 2019-12-10T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T11:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar CoderSpaces at ISR
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Sensory evolution in the transition from land to sea: how do sea snakes sense their underwater world? (December 10, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65011 65011-16501309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Please join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

Abstract
The senses are our interface with our surrounding world and attuned to specific qualities of prominent signals within the environment. Studying the ways in which senses have changed during evolution can be a marker of how organisms respond to major ecological shifts. Snakes have invaded aquatic habitats multiple times, but, with over 60 fully-aquatic and ecologically diverse species, few groups have been so successful as sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae). I will explore the sensory evolution of sea snakes, with emphasis on two senses that are mediated by the skin: mechanoreception (touch) and tail phototaxis (skin photoreception). Tiny mechanoreceptors on the scales of sea snakes have undergone substantial changes during evolution, I will discuss whether these morphological changes are likely to confer a 'hydrodynamic' function (analogous to the lateral line system of fishes) in sea snakes. Light sensitivity of the paddle-tail in sea snakes (tail phototaxis) is a rare trait among vertebrates and convergent with other elongate, aquatic species (hagfish, lamprey, aquatic salamanders). I explore the evolutionary origins, genetic mechanisms and ecological factors underlying this fascinating sense in sea snakes.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:42:20 -0500 2019-12-10T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar sea snake swimming underwater
Strategies Transcription Factors Use to Target "Inaccessible" DNA -Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar (December 10, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69812 69812-17431797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Michael Poirier, Professor of Physics at Ohio State University, will present the Department of Biological Chemistry seminar on Tuesday December 10th at 12pm in North Lecture Hall, MS II.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:29:14 -0500 2019-12-10T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T13:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar Michael Poirier
MiTSO QLine Tour (December 10, 2019 12:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70046 70046-17499555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:45pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO)

Join MiTSO for a tour of the QLine streetcar in downtown Detroit! Completed in 2017, the QLine is one of Michigan's most recent transit projects and its only light rail line. We will be going for a ride on the streetcar, as well as getting a tour of the operations center. We will also be learning about the planning process and the impact the streetcar is having on city!

Transportation to and from the tour will be provided. We will be leaving from GG Brown around 12:45pm on Tuesday and returning before 5pm. Please sign up by Sunday using the google form if you are interested.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:01:28 -0500 2019-12-10T12:45:00-05:00 2019-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Michigan Transportation Student Organization (MiTSO) Workshop / Seminar Flyer with info
Economic History (December 10, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68318 68318-17045994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:51:33 -0400 2019-12-10T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Zheng Gao, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan (December 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69697 69697-17382665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

We shall revisit some phase transitions in high-dimensional multiple testing problems under sparsity assumptions, and then proceed to characterize some new ones that we recently discovered. In particular, I will describe the signal sizes necessary and sufficient for statistical procedures to simultaneously control false discovery (in terms of family-wise error rate or false discovery rate) and missed detection (in terms of family-wise non-discovery rate or false non-discovery rate) in the simple but ubiquitous signal-plus-noise model

x(i) = \mu(i) + \epsilon(i), \quad i=1,2,\ldots,p

Several well-known procedures are shown to attain said boundaries. Remarkably, these phase transition phenomena continue to hold under a much wider class of models, and under extremely weak dependence assumptions. We provide point-wise, rather than minimax, results, wherever we can. Important practical implications, along with an interesting manifestation of the phase transitions in genome-wide association studies (GWAS), will be discussed.

Behind the statistical results is a probabilistic phenomenon known as relative stability. Much like how the law of large numbers describes the concentration of averages, relative stability --- or the "law of large dimensions" --- describes the concentration of maxima. We provide a complete characterization of the relative stability phenomenon for Gaussian triangular arrays in terms of their correlation structure. Its proof uses classic Sudakov-Fernique and Slepian lemma arguments along with a curious application of Ramsey's coloring theorem.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:09:11 -0500 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Zheng Gao
UROP Intro to Spreadsheet Workshop (December 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66508 66508-16744944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

This workshop is intended to support UROP students in addressing skills needed in Excel and Google Sheets to meet the needs of their UROP Project.

Students must register as space is limited

In this introductory workshop, we'll use Microsoft Excel 2016 to explore the basic functionality of spreadsheets. Topics covered will include navigation & terminology, formatting, basic formulas and functions, sorting, filtering, and basic data visualization.

In this introductory workshop, we'll use Google Sheets to explore the basic functionality of spreadsheets. Topics covered will include navigation & terminology, formatting, basic formulas and functions, sorting, filtering, and basic data visualization.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:44:27 -0400 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T17:30:00-05:00 Shapiro Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar UROP Excel Registration QR Code
UROP Intro to Zotero Workshop (December 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66540 66540-16744992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Need help organizing and managing your research citations and PDFs? We’ll cover the basics of creating and managing a personal bibliographic database using Zotero, including importing citations from online resources and generating formatted bibliographies. In addition, we'll learn how Zotero integrates with Microsoft Word and learn about using the collaborative features in Zotero too.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:27:15 -0400 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T17:30:00-05:00 Shapiro Library UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar UROP Zotero Workshop Registration QR Code
UROP Matlab Workshop (December 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66528 66528-16744975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP students learn the basics of Matlab to support their UROP mentor's project requirements.

Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop to the workshop.

Students can download the Matlab program for free:
https://www.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/university-of-michigan-820543.html

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:35:38 -0400 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T17:30:00-05:00 Public Health II UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar UROP Matlab Registration QR Code
Construction Seminar (December 11, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69559 69559-17360119@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 1:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:32:00 -0500 2019-12-11T13:30:00-05:00 2019-12-11T14:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar CEM Seminar
Speaking American English (December 11, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66521 66521-16744968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:00pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: University Center for Language and Literacy

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 October 16 to December 18, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Wednesdays. The time is TBD. There will be no meeting on November 27. The program cost is $275.00, plus the purchase of Mastering the American Accent by Lisa Mojsin.

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 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:17:48 -0400 2019-12-11T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T15:30:00-05:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Photo of students smiling
Webinar: Resources for Gerontological and Social Science Researchers from NACDA (December 11, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69706 69706-17384713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR will host a webinar Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM EST discussing the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) and our resources available to the social science and gerontological research communities.

NACDA, funded by the National Institute on Aging and part of ICPSR, acquires and preserves data relevant to gerontological research, processing as needed to promote effective research use, disseminates them to researchers, and facilitates their use. By preserving and making available the largest library of electronic data on aging in the United States, NACDA offers opportunities for secondary analysis on major issues of scientific and policy relevance. This free webinar provides an overview of the data we have archived within NACDA and will guide users on how to navigate our site, as well as highlight the potential of our longitudinal collections.

As a webinar participant, you will:
- Become familiar with NACDA resources
- Learn how to access the data, deposit data, and about the restricted data application process
- Gain insights into our efforts to enhance access to longitudinal data
- Have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions

This webinar is free and open to the public.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:41:10 -0500 2019-12-11T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Workshop / Seminar Webinar announcement for Resources for Gerontological and Social Science Researchers from ICPSR featuring a woman eating ice cream at the beach
Macroeconomics - CANCELLED (December 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68262 68262-17037418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

*Please note that this seminar is cancelled!!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 07:55:50 -0500 2019-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Air Quality Monitoring Workshop (December 12, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69713 69713-17388800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Emerging Sensor Technologies and Data Analytics for Air Quality Monitoring: A Workshop

Today, poor air quality is linked to over 3 million deaths per year, mostly in large urban areas. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates that by 2050, poor air quality may become the largest cause of premature mortality in the world. This workshop will explore current research and practice in order to identify the gaps and limitations, and to prioritize future activities needed to address this challenge of growing global concern.

The workshop features outstanding individuals from industry; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; University of Cambridge; and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Sponsored by the Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSensing & Systems and the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:12:36 -0500 2019-12-12T08:00:00-05:00 2019-12-12T17:15:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Electrical and Computer Engineering Workshop / Seminar Workshop flyer
Women in Aerospace Seminar (December 12, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70216 70216-17549976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 12, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

Hear from female faculty and engineers about joining the aerospace community.

Food and drinks served at a pre-reception from 5:30 to 6pm.

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/RSVPwia

Presented by Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:36:02 -0500 2019-12-12T17:30:00-05:00 2019-12-12T19:30:00-05:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Michigan Robotics Workshop / Seminar flyer
*CANCELED* IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo, U-M IOE (December 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68550 68550-17096946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Title:
Understanding age effects and adaptation of sensory and motor rehabilitation procedures for stroke patients

Abstract:
Physical rehabilitation after stroke is critical to promote recovery, improve patient’s independence, and reduce the cost of outpatient costs. However, traditional and current therapy approaches have ignored intrinsic hemispheric asymmetries and rarely differentiate the specific sensory and/or motor deficits after stroke. their precise identification is necessary to adapt rehabilitation procedures facilitating recovery and return to work. This presentation will describe recent studies to assess the functioning of the sensory and motor components of each upper limb/hemisphere system of stroke patients in order to determine the primary source of impairment.

Bio:
Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo is PhD Candidate in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include physical ergonomics, biomechanics, sensorimotor systems, rehabilitation engineering, musculoskeletal disorders, human-automation interaction, human performance and engineering education. Her current research focuses on quantifying sensory and/or motor differences in the upper extremity following a hemispheric stroke to develop and adapt rehabilitation procedures to facilitate/accelerate recovery.

Yadrianna received her M.S.E. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. She has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. She is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Student Research Fellowship.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:35:54 -0500 2019-12-13T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T13:30:00-05:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar IOE Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: Yadrianna Acosta-Sojo, U-M IOE
Poetry & Ethnography: Expanding the Narrative (December 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70194 70194-17547062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

December 13, 2019
Writing Workshop 12 - 2 pm
111 West Hall
Public Lecture 4 - 5:30 pm
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery

Please join us for the second event of the
Anthropology & Poetry Speaker and Workshop Series. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

The generative writing workshop will be held in 111 West Hall from 12 - 2:00 pm. Participants are invited to bring their own materials (field notes, interview transcriptions, photos, etc.) to work with during the writing workshop, although this is not required. No prior experience with poetry is necessary. Lunch will be provided.

The public lecture will be held in the Hatcher Gallery from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Refreshments will be provided.

Kenzie Allen is a descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. She is currently a lecturer at York University, and an R1-Advanced Opportunity Program Fellow and PhD Candidate in English & Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. Her research centers on documentary and visual poetics, literary cartography, and the enactment of Indigenous sovereignties through creative works. Kenzie’s most recent project is a multimodal book of poetry which incorporates intergenerational histories and diasporic movements, Haudenosaunee traditions, and archival materials of the Carlisle Indian Boarding School. She received her MFA in Poetry from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, and her BA in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. Her poems can be found in Boston Review, Narrative Magazine, Best New Poets, and other venues, and she is the founder and managing editor of the Anthropoid collective.

Thank you to our sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Rackham Graduate School, Department of English Language and Literature, Department of American Culture, Native American Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies Interest Group, Institute for the Humanities, LSA, Poetry & Poetics Workshop, Latina/o Studies, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:45:59 -0500 2019-12-13T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T14:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Anthropology Workshop / Seminar Oneida Big Apple Fest
Poetry & Ethnography: Expanding the Narrative (December 13, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70194 70194-17547063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

December 13, 2019
Writing Workshop 12 - 2 pm
111 West Hall
Public Lecture 4 - 5:30 pm
Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery

Please join us for the second event of the
Anthropology & Poetry Speaker and Workshop Series. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.

The generative writing workshop will be held in 111 West Hall from 12 - 2:00 pm. Participants are invited to bring their own materials (field notes, interview transcriptions, photos, etc.) to work with during the writing workshop, although this is not required. No prior experience with poetry is necessary. Lunch will be provided.

The public lecture will be held in the Hatcher Gallery from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Refreshments will be provided.

Kenzie Allen is a descendant of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. She is currently a lecturer at York University, and an R1-Advanced Opportunity Program Fellow and PhD Candidate in English & Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. Her research centers on documentary and visual poetics, literary cartography, and the enactment of Indigenous sovereignties through creative works. Kenzie’s most recent project is a multimodal book of poetry which incorporates intergenerational histories and diasporic movements, Haudenosaunee traditions, and archival materials of the Carlisle Indian Boarding School. She received her MFA in Poetry from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, and her BA in Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. Her poems can be found in Boston Review, Narrative Magazine, Best New Poets, and other venues, and she is the founder and managing editor of the Anthropoid collective.

Thank you to our sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Rackham Graduate School, Department of English Language and Literature, Department of American Culture, Native American Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies Interest Group, Institute for the Humanities, LSA, Poetry & Poetics Workshop, Latina/o Studies, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:45:59 -0500 2019-12-13T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T17:30:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Department of Anthropology Workshop / Seminar Oneida Big Apple Fest
Saturday Morning Physics | Climate Change Opportunities and Challenges for Michigan (December 14, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66293 66293-16725810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 14, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Climate change is already impacting the planet in dramatic ways, including in the U.S. and in the Great Lakes region. The impacts in Michigan, although not negligible, are modest compared to much of the country, and thus our state could become a go-to destination for many businesses and people fleeing more severe climate change impacts in other parts of the country. However, if climate change is not curbed, Michigan also runs the risk of becoming a sacrifice zone; thus quick action on climate change could be a win-win for our state.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:38:06 -0400 2019-12-14T10:30:00-05:00 2019-12-14T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Flooding in Dearborn Spring 2019
Study and Scribble (December 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69891 69891-17482929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

​With the Lloyd Hall Scholars, dig through a pile of magazines, scissors and glue and work  through a step-by-ez-step, fast paced, collaborative collage making process. By the end, you will have made new friends and a new piece of art.  

Student programming at UMMA 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 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:16:28 -0500 2019-12-15T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-15T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Study and Scroll (December 15, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69893 69893-17482931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 15, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Take your mind off exams and relax while you use your hands to make something to take home. Create a simple accordion folded book with pockets and tarot card covers to keep or give as a gift to a friend.

Student programming at UMMA 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, 06 Dec 2019 18:16:40 -0500 2019-12-15T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-15T16:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
iClicker Cloud Training for LSA Faculty and Staff (December 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69913 69913-17483045@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

iClicker Cloud is the latest version of the iClicker software that is currently offered to all LSA faculty and students at no cost. It maintains the same functionality iClicker Classic provides in addition to other features, such as new question formats that can enhance the learning experience—including targets/hot spots and short answer responses. iClicker Cloud allows students to participate using their own devices (phone, tablet, or laptop).

LSA faculty and staff can attend this one hour training session and start using iClicker Cloud Winter semester. Plan to bring your laptop to the training.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:36:13 -0500 2019-12-16T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-16T11:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Modern Languages Building
iClicker Cloud Training for LSA Faculty and Staff (December 16, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69964 69964-17489272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

iClicker Cloud is the latest version of the iClicker software that is currently offered to all LSA faculty and students at no cost. It maintains the same functionality iClicker Classic provides in addition to other features, such as new question formats that can enhance the learning experience—including targets/hot spots and short answer responses. iClicker Cloud allows students to participate using their own devices (phone, tablet, or laptop).



LSA faculty and staff can attend this one hour training session and start using iClicker Cloud Winter semester. Plan to bring your laptop to the training.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:45:54 -0500 2019-12-16T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-16T15:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar cell phone displaying iClicker app
Special Colloquium: Small Modular Reactors: What is New? (December 16, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70102 70102-17530520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Abstract
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are currently attracting attention because of the many advantages they offer, particularly in providing emission-free power and/or heat. Close to 100 designs have been reported, offering inherent and passive safety features, some of which are quite novel. This seminar will discuss some of these design features and their role in ensuring a level of defence-in-depth that allows SMRs to be in installed in proximity to users. Some suggested research and development topics related to the licensing of these reactors will be presented. An overview of efforts in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan (a non-nuclear but a uranium-rich jurisdiction) in support of the prospect of adopting SMRs, will be summarized.

Biography
Esam Hussein earned degrees in nuclear engineering from Alexandria University (BScE and MScE) and McMaster University (PhD). He is currently the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Regina, Canada (on research leave to the end of the year) and was an engineering professor at the University of New Brunswick, and a nuclear design engineer with Ontario Hydro. His research has focused on the application of atomic/nuclear radiation in nondestructive testing and imaging, but he has turned his attention lately to the technology of small modular reactors.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:44:53 -0500 2019-12-16T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar headshot of speaker
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 16, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-16T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-16T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone