Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Challenges and Opportunities in the Packaging and Integration of Next Generation Electronic Devices (April 19, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63102 63102-15576707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Integrative Systems + Design

Abstract
The Nanoscale Design and Manufacturing Laboratory (NDML) at the University of Texas at Austin focuses on the design and development of novel processes and equipment for the manufacturing of micro and nanoscale devices and structures. The first half of this talk will focus on a new microscale additive manufacturing process, known as microscale selective laser sintering (μ-SLS), that has been developed in the NDML for the fabrication of 3D electronic interconnect structures with micron scale resolutions. In this process, a thin layer of nanoparticle ink is first spread onto the substrate. The substrate is then positioned under an optical subsystem using a custom built nanopositioning device. A laser that has been focused off a micromirror array is then used to sinter the nanoparticles together in a desired pattern with micrometer resolution. Another layer is then coated onto the substrate and the process is repeated to build up the 3D structure. Finally, the unsintered nanoparticles are washed away to reveal the final 3D part. This talk will present the materials science, mechatronic systems, optics designs, and process modeling used to make this additive manufacturing process capable of achieving micrometer resolution with high throughput (~63 mm3/h) over large areas (~ 50 mm x 50 mm).

The second half of this presentation will focus on two projects related to the manufacturing of high quality, flexible electronics: (1) A new roll-to-roll metrology framework for the manufacturing of flexible electronics devices and (2) A new method to precisely exfoliate thin sheets of silicon from bulk silicon wafers. These two projects represent two different approaches to solving the challenge of producing flexible electronics that can compete on performance with conventionally manufactured electronics. The roll-to-roll metrology project tackles the problems currently present in the patterning of repeatable and uniform nanoscale structures on flexible substrates by enabling process control feedback in the roll-to-roll nanopatterning process. This is done by integrating compact, MEMS-based, single chip atomic force microscopes (sc-AFMs) with high scanning speeds directly into a new roll-to-roll metrology framework that greatly increases the throughput and modularity of direct, nanometer-scale measurement on flexible substrates. The exfoliation project takes the opposite approach by taking electronic structures that have been fabricated on conventional silicon substrates and making them flexible by making the silicon layer extremely thin (<5μm). This processes uses a compressive nickel film to create a stress concentration below the top surface of the wafer and polymer film with controlled tension to propagate a crack along this stress concentration. The advantage of this process is that it allows us to cheaply take electronics that have been fabricated using traditional manufacturing processes on bulk silicon wafers and turn them into flexible electronics using just one additional processing step. The presentation will conclude with some thoughts on the future directions of next generation of electronic devices from a manufacturing prospective.
Bio
Dr. Cullinan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Cullinan’s research focuses on the development of novel nanomanufacturing systems and on finding ways to exploit nanoscale physical phenomena in order to improve existing macroscale devices and to create novel micro- and nanoscale devices for energy and sensing applications. His research interests include the design and development of nanomanufacturing processes and equipment, metrology of micro and nanomanufacturing, the application of nanoscale science in engineering, the engineering of thin films, nanotubes and nanowires, the manufacturing and assembly of nanostructured materials, and the design of micro/nanoscale machine elements for mechanical sensors and energy systems. Dr. Cullinan has received many awards for his research and teaching including the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (2016), the Rising Star Award from the Sensors Expo and conference (2017), multiple Best Poster Awards form the American Society for Precision Engineering (2017, 2018), and the Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (2017). Dr. Cullinan is also an associate editor for both Precision Engineering and the ASME Journal of Micro and Nanomanufacturing. In addition, he is the co-chair of the Micro and Nanotechnology Technical Leadership Committee for the American Society for Precision Engineering. Overall, Dr. Cullinan has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, patents, and technical reports.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:48:18 -0400 2019-04-19T11:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Integrative Systems + Design Workshop / Seminar Michael Cullinan
Quantitative Biology Seminar | Lineage tracing in cellular reprogramming reveals selective dynamics (April 19, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63147 63147-15578798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Cellular reprogramming is a phenomenon where mature, specialized cells can be reprogrammed to immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body. Do cells individual cells differ in their ability to reprogram? We address this using cellular barcoding based lineage tracing, and demonstrate that reprogramming dynamics in large "interacting" populations are dominated by “elite” clones [1]. This work highlights the importance of cellular interactions and/or epigenetic heterogeneity in fate programming outcomes. In contrast, tissue regeneration in animals exhibit neutral dynamics between the underlying population of stem cells [2]. Taken together, we show that looking at cell fate transition from the lens of eco-evolutionary lens shed light on underlying biology.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:15:32 -0400 2019-04-19T11:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Michael Sobel, Professor, Department of Statistics, Columbia University (April 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60719 60719-14946094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Neuroscientists often use functional magnetic resonance imag- ing (fMRI) to infer effects of treatments on neural activity in brain regions. In a typical fMRI experiment, each subject is observed at several hundred time points. At each point, the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) response is measured at 100,000 or more locations (voxels). Typically, these responses are modeled treating each voxel separately, and no rationale for interpreting associations as effects is given. Building on Sobel and Lindquist (2014), who used potential outcomes to define unit and average effects at each voxel and time point, we define and estimate both “point” and “cumu- lated” effects for brain regions. Second, we construct a multi-subject multi-voxel multi-run whole brain causal model with explicit param- eters for regions. We justify estimation using BOLD responses av- eraged over voxels within regions, making feasible estimation for all regions simultaneously, and facilitating inference about association between effects in different regions. We apply the model to a study of pain, finding effects in standard pain regions; we also observe more cerebellar activity than observed in previous studies using prevailing methods. We visualize results using whole-brain maps of effects and spatio-temporal correlation plots that illustrate temporally lagged re- lationships between brain regions.
By Michael E. Sobel†,‡, and Martin A. Lindquist†,§ Columbia University‡ and Johns Hopkins University§

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:45:50 -0400 2019-04-19T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-19T12:30:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Michael Sobel
CSAAW Talk by Bre Eder (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63157 63157-15578816@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Abstract: Irregular changes in menstrual cycles and sex hormones signal a woman’s transition into menopause. Common health outcomes associated with this time period include: vasomotor symptoms, osteoarthritis, decreased bone mineral density, and increased cardiovascular risks. Current research examines the biological mechanisms that regulate this transition. However, further research is needed to determine the best methods for characterizing cyclic patterns of hormones in reproductive physiology.

Fitted representation of these hormones will contribute vital knowledge to the field of women’s health and wellness. This presentation will outline ongoing epidemiological analysis and elicit feedback on potential mechanisms, dynamic modeling, and parameterization of estradiol and follicle stimulating hormone across the menopause transition.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:14:28 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar CSAAW Social Media Logo
EIHS Workshop: Comedy and Power (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57336 57336-14157745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

This panel will deal with the close connection between power and comedy throughout European history from the high Roman Empire to the early nineteenth century. How can power be expressed through comedy and how can it be undermined by it? What are the relations between humor and such categories as gender, class, and the very notion of categorization? The panelists will trace new ways of incorporating humor into serious historical research. Featuring:

Alexander Clayton (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
John Finkelberg (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Alex Tarbet (Graduate Student, Classics, University of Michigan)
Haley Bowen (chair, Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Jaime Kreiner (respondent, Associate Professor, History, University of Georgia)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:23:11 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T14:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Workshop / Seminar spotlight and mic
MCDB Seminar: Single-cell RNA sequencing to dissect Drosophila Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor pathway (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61084 61084-15027226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Laura Buttitta

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:29:13 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar dots of color of different cell times
Roundtable: New Directions in the Study of Transnational Literatures (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61415 61415-15099328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

This roundtable will address “New Directions in the Study of Transnational Literatures.” Faculty will participate in a conversation about methods and advances in Transnational literary studies, drawing on their own expertise to discuss recent innovations in the field.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:26:57 -0500 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar
Economics at Work (April 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58723 58723-14544828@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Greg is a Managing Director and Head of the Food & Consumer Group for BMO Capital Markets. He is a veteran investment banker, with 30 years of extensive deal experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as well as equity and fixed income underwriting. Greg was previously a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and spent 12 years at Salomon Brothers / Citigroup.

Greg has covered the consumer space most of his career, working on a variety of M&A transactions, equity and debt financings and corporate finance assignments. He has worked with large and small companies across the consumer sector. At BMO, Greg has raised capital for or advised public and private companies, including KeHE, Darling, Shearers Foods, Columbus Foods, JR Watkins, Pilgrim’s Pride, Aryzta, Green Plains, DCI Cheese, Church & Dwight, Treehouse Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, Wells Enterprises, Waggin’ Train, Flagstone Foods, Aurora Dairy and many more.

More Information about Economics@Work:

In Economics@Work, undergraduates are offered a regular opportunity to network and interact with alumni from the Department of Economics. Economics@Work is intended for students who are interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Freshmen and sophomores may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Juniors and seniors who are economics majors will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

Interested in hearing from more alumni in Economics@Work? Consider registering for Econ 208 in the Fall 2019 semester!!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:33:52 -0400 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Labor Economics: Inequalities in U.S. Criminal Justice and Economic Outcomes (April 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62926 62926-15517950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:18:02 -0400 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T14:20:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
4th Second Language Acquisition Instruction & Research Workshop (April 19, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62630 62630-15414525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 2:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Cristina Sanz (Georgetown University)
Monday, April 8, 2435 North Quad (2:30 pm - 4:00 pm)
Research presentation: Context and the Individual in Bilingual Development.
Public talk

Tuesday, April 9, 1500 North Quad (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm)
Teaching roundtable: Language program coordination and direction in the 21st-century United States
**RSVP required for this roundtable. Please see the link below under "Web and Social" to RSVP.

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Isabelle Darcy (Indiana University)
Thursday, April 18, 2435 North Quad (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Research presentation: Learning to forget: phonological updates in the bilingual mental lexicon.
Public talk

Friday, April 19, 1500 North Quad (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
Teaching presentation: Pronunciation teaching: what we know and what we’d like to know.
Public talk


This workshop was organized by the Language Resource Center, Speech Production Lab, and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Co-sponsors include the Departments of Linguistics, Afroamerican and African Studies, Native American Studies, Middle East Studies, English Language Institute, Germanic Studies, Psychology, and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.

For more information, please contact Professor Lorenzo García-Amaya at (lgarciaa@umich.edu).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:24:36 -0400 2019-04-19T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T15:30:00-04:00 North Quad Judaic Studies Workshop / Seminar Event Poster
How to Design & Deliver a Scientific Talk (April 19, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63028 63028-15536923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Industrial and Operations Engineering Building
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

You have worked hard on your research, but do you now have the right skills to present your work?
Please join Sam Osheroff (Music, Theatre & Dance) and David Sept (BME) for a workshop on the best practices for giving a presentation. They will cover aspects of slide design (content, formatting) as well as the technical tools for effective communication (articulation, cadence, vocal variety). This seminar is open to all BME members.
Please register at: bit.ly/GiveATalk

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:19:28 -0400 2019-04-19T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T15:30:00-04:00 Industrial and Operations Engineering Building Biomedical Engineering Workshop / Seminar Biomedical Engineering
Economic Theory: The Wisdom of a Confused Crowd: Model Based Inference (April 19, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58628 58628-14520010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
“Crowds” are often regarded as “wiser” than individuals, and pre-diction markets are often regarded as effective methods for harnessing this wisdom. If the agents in prediction markets are Bayesians who share a common model and prior belief, then the no-trade theorem implies that we should see no trade in the market. But if the agents in the market are not Bayesians who share a common model and prior belief, then it is no longer obvious that the market outcome aggre-gates or conveys information. In this paper, we examine a stylized prediction market comprised of Bayesian agents whose inferences are based on different models of the underlying environment. We explore a basic tension—the differences in models that give rise to the possi-bility of trade generally preclude the possibility of perfect information aggregation.

Joint with Larry Samuelson

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:44:53 -0400 2019-04-19T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-19T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Water risks in agriculture supply chains: Material impacts and mitigation strategies from the food and beverage industry (April 19, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62565 62565-15405803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 3:30pm
Location: BBB
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

In the face of mounting stresses on global water supplies, food and beverage companies are increasingly exposed to financial risks associated with their reliance on water-intensive agricultural commodities. Droughts, floods, eutrophication, and poor manure management not only undermine the security of our food system, but they also pose physical, regulatory, and reputational threats to the financial performance of the food industry. While many of these companies -- and their investors -- have demonstrated growing awareness of water stewardship as a business imperative, others have stagnated, failing to assess their exposure to water risks or set goals to source their commodities more sustainably. I examine how water risks have already had substantial financial impacts on the industry and highlight the efforts of institutional investors to motivate companies to address these risks. Through an analysis of past and forthcoming editions of Feeding Ourselves Thirsty -- a benchmarking of the water risk management efforts of over 40 food and beverage companies -- I review the strategies used by leading companies to enhance the resilience of their agricultural supply chains.

Jacob London is an Associate at Ceres, a Boston-based non-profit organization advocating for sustainable investment, business practices, and public policy. As part of the Water & Agriculture program, his work aims to mobilize food and beverage companies to address water risks in their agricultural supply chains. In this role he conducts research to improve investors' understanding of the financial risks associated with global water stress, and supports shareholder engagements focused on water and agriculture. He is the co-author of the forthcoming edition of Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: How the Food Sector is Managing Global Water Risks, due for release in September 2019.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:57:01 -0400 2019-04-19T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-19T16:30:00-04:00 BBB Civil and Environmental Engineering Workshop / Seminar EWRE Seminar
TBA (April 19, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62971 62971-15526387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

Conventional macromolecular crystallographic refinement relies on stereochemistry restraints and a rudimentary energy functional to ensure the correct geometry of the model of the macromolecule, along with any bound ligand(s), within the experimental, X-ray density. Traditionally, these highly approximate methods lack explicit, rigorous terms for electrostatics, polarization, dispersion, hydrogen bonds, and other interactions, and they often rely on pre-determined parameters to capture the a priori understanding of the structure. In order to address this deficiency and capture a more complete understanding of the structure, we have developed a fully automated approach for macromolecular refinement based on a two layer, QM/MM (ONIOM) scheme implemented within our DivCon Suite which has been "plugged in" to two mainstream crystallographic packages: PHENIX[1] and BUSTER. This implementation consists of one or more "region layer(s)" characterized using linear-scaling, semi-empirical quantum mechanics, coupled with a "system layer" encompassing the rest of the protein described with a molecular mechanics functional[2].
Armed with a more accurate tool, we not only gain a better understanding of overall protein:ligand structure, but we can also use X-ray data to correctly determine active site tautomer/protomer states[3] and water site locations.
In this talk, we will discuss these methods and explore their impact in the context of binding affinity prediction and structure-based drug discovery.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:51:59 -0400 2019-04-19T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T17:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab LSA Biophysics Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): STEM Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work (April 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58703 58703-14544807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:04:10 -0400 2019-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T13:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE), Public Finance: College Aid and the Marginal Cost of a College Degree: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. (April 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59898 59898-14797332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Social, Behavioral, and Experimental Economics (SBEE)

Abstract

A large privately-funded scholarship program randomized 'full-freight' financial aid awards to entering students at Nebraska's public colleges and universities. Scholarship awards increased four-year college attendance among recipients but had little effect on two-year or overall attendance. Awards granted to students targeting four-year colleges boosted six-year graduation rates by 8.5 percentage points, with gains unevenly distributed, ranging from a high of 15 - 20 points among minority program applicants and those with low ACT scores, to zero for well-prepared program applicants. Roughly 92% of the scholarship aid went to students who would have graduated without scholarship aid. Average scholarship costs were $43,000 per additional college year completed and $425,000 per additional four-year degree obtained, but this falls to $230,000 for nonwhite students. Costs were high in part because scholarship awards lengthened time to degree among recipients. Nevertheless, the bulk of scholarship expenditures reflect transfers from scholarship sponsors to scholarship recipients rather than incremental expenditures on post-secondary education.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:34:34 -0400 2019-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T13:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Social, Behavioral, and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Workshop / Seminar Economics
What to Expect After Graduate School: Tools for Success (April 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63172 63172-15585189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Not sure what to expect post-graduation? Join GradSWE and MESWN for an informative and exciting conversation about what's next after grad school! A panel comprised of postdocs, senior PhD students, young professionals, and junior faculty will share their experiences with choosing a career path (e.g. academia vs industry), navigating the job market, and preparing for life post-graduation. Lunch will be provided! RSVP is required.

Contact: Kanchan Swaroop at kanchan@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:03:46 -0400 2019-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T13:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Engineering Office of Student Affairs Workshop / Seminar Duderstadt Center
ISR Hackerspace with CPS faculty Yuki Shiraito (April 22, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60822 60822-14970687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Shiraito is excited to host a weekly Monday evening hackerspace from January 21 until April 22. On April 22 only, hackers will meet at 2 pm.

Dr. Shiraito is available to assist with a variety of topics that include Bayesian statistics, parallel computing in R, OpenMP and Rcpp, web scraping using Python, working with high performance computing clusters (Flux, Beta, Hadoop, Cavium), and other computational methods. He hopes that participants will actively help each other where able. His goal is to create a productive and inclusive community for hackers to share expertise, assist each other in data-intensive projects, and enjoy peer-programming opportunities. Dr. Shiraito looks forward to hacking with you.

The goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive hacking environment in which attendees can benefit from each other’s expertise. To participate, hackers need to bring their own laptops and, ideally, have a chunk of code they are planning to work on unless they plan to assist and join others in their coding endeavors.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:24:06 -0400 2019-04-22T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T16:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Hackerspace at ISR
HEP-Astro Seminar | Picosecond Timing: extending the physics potential of the High Luminosity LHC with the CMS MIP timing detector (April 22, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63020 63020-15536914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) is an upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, which will extend the accelerator's potential for new discoveries in physics. This upgrade will increase the rate of collisions by a factor of five beyond the original design value and the total collisions created by a factor ten. To meet the challenging conditions of the HL-LHC, the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector is undergoing an extensive Phase 2 Upgrade program. In particular, a new precision timing detector with hermetic coverage up to a pseudo-rapidity of |η|=3 will measure minimum ionizing particles (MIPs) with a time resolution of 30-40 ps. This measurement of the time coordinate will reduce the effects of the high levels of pile-up expected at the HL-LHC and bring new capabilities to the CMS detector. In this seminar, I will discuss the impact on the HL-LHC physics program as well as the design and technology of this new detector.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:25 -0400 2019-04-22T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): STEM Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work (April 23, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63110 63110-15576718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:03:22 -0400 2019-04-23T08:30:00-04:00 2019-04-23T10:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
Instant Knowledge: Detroit (April 23, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63285 63285-15612037@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:00am
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: History of Art

This workshop will focus on data-objects, or historical, data-based research and mapping projects related to Detroit, from the 1930s to the 1980s. Students and invited guests will reflect about these objects in the context of the Cold War and the global dimension or urbanization processes, and in relationship to the Mapping Detroit project, currently prepared at Taubman College.

9:00 - 10:45AM: Detroit Cold War
Tim Barney
University of Richmond

Presentations from:
Jessica Puff
Anjelica Hope Perez
Bader AlBader & Christine Hwang

10:50 - 1:00PM: Detroit Global

Presentations:
Amit Ittyerah
Weican Zuo

Discussants:
Robert Fishman
Manuel Shvartzberg Carrio
Anya Sirota
Lukasz Stanek
Kathy Velikov
Claire Zimmerman

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:29:39 -0400 2019-04-23T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T14:00:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building History of Art Workshop / Seminar poster
MCDB Seminar: Unraveling the first step in SNARE-mediated vesicle fusion (April 23, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62800 62800-15468798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Yanzhuang Wang

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:02:05 -0400 2019-04-23T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T10:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar bicycles in front of bsb
ISR Hackerspace with CPS faculty Christopher Fariss (April 23, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60825 60825-14970706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Dr. Fariss is excited to host a weekly Tuesday morning hackerspace from February 12 until April 23. Dr. Fariss uses computational methods and the statistical program R to study why governments around the world torture, maim, and kill individuals within their jurisdiction, and the processes monitors use to observe and document these abuses. Other research projects cover a broad array of themes but share a focus on computationally intensive methods, research design, and the analysis of data at a massive scale.

This weekly meeting with Dr. Fariss is for those with an interest in the R statistical programming language. Both beginners and experienced users are invited to attend. Dr. Fariss plans to introduce mostly introductory material during these sessions but will also cover Bayesian modeling in R and STAN.

The goal is to foster a diverse and inclusive hacking environment in which attendees can benefit from each other’s expertise. To participate, hackers need to bring their own laptops and, ideally, have a chunk of code they are planning to work on unless they plan to assist and join others in their coding endeavors.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:47:04 -0500 2019-04-23T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Hackerspace at ISR
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (April 23, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-15636674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 11:30am
Location: Herbert H. Dow 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 2019-04-23T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-23T13:00:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Not your father's ecological theory: how trait clusters change our view of limiting similarity (April 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57422 57422-14191310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

Abstract
Niche partitioning is a primary mechanism thought to ameliorate competitive interactions and promote coexistence. As such, understanding how competitive interactions and niches interact is potentially invaluable for understanding the formation and maintenance of biodiversity -- a primary goal in ecology. Recent upheavals in ecological theory suggest that competitive interactions should produce a clustered distribution of traits in biological communities, for traits relevant to coexistence. Our lab has recently demonstrated evidence for the existence of these trait clusters in a neotropical forest community. For maximum tree height, the cluster boundaries align surprisingly well with previous models of how light rays and forest canopy architecture interact to produce regions of maximum light availability. This seminar will propose ways to further our understanding of niche processes by illustrating how investigating the scale over which clustering emerges in different traits can be linked to the scale over which those traits might impact competing organisms. Recent collaborative work involving the chemical trait makeup of neotropical plants illustrates how chemical trait space might represent a novel niche axis to test predictions of trait patterning. Finally, a flexible modeling framework for asking how phylogenetic models of trait evolution impact ecological theory is presented as a tool for helping to bridge expectations across community ecology and phylogenetics.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:23:39 -0400 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar trait clusters
Special Life After Graduate School Seminar | Applied Physics Applied (April 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63256 63256-15603734@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Catalin Florea (Applied Physics PhD, 2002) will share notes on his (non-academic) early and mid-career path – from landing the first job deep into Midwest, to working now in R&D for a Fortune 100 company. Achievements and setbacks will be discussed, and an informal Q & A session will provide an opportunity to connect with the speaker.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:26 -0400 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Tech Talk Tuesday (April 23, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58905 58905-15188667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Join us for our regular series of workshops designed to help you discover new tech and make the most of the tech you already have.

Each week, we have a new demo or tutorial - including Q&A and personal consulting - on hardware, software, apps, and products that might just change your world. Check out upcoming topics at computershowcase.umich.edu/tech-talks/.

We encourage advance registration, but drop-ins are welcome too! Bring your own device if you want, but that’s not required either; we can provide 1:1 tech consults or helpful how-to resources so you can DIY with confidence.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:12:48 -0500 2019-04-23T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T15:00:00-04:00 Shapiro Library Information and Technology Services (ITS) Workshop / Seminar Computer Showcase Tech Talk Tuesday
Economic History (April 23, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58613 58613-14517947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Postponed from April 16, 2019

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:08:14 -0400 2019-04-23T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-23T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
CM-AMO Seminar | The precision frontier: hunting for new short-range forces with AMO-based sensors (April 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63282 63282-15611985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

We normally think of large accelerators and massive detectors when we consider the frontiers of elementary particle physics, pushing to understand the universe at higher and higher energy scales. However, several tabletop low-energy experiments are positioned to discover a wide range of new physics beyond the Standard model, where feeble interactions require precision measurements rather than high energies. In high vacuum, optically-levitated dielectric nanospheres achieve excellent decoupling from their environment, making force sensing at the zeptonewton level (10^{-21} N) achievable. In this talk I will describe our progress towards using these sensors for tests of the Newtonian gravitational inverse square law at micron length scales. Optically levitated dielectric objects show promise for a variety of other applications, including searches for gravitational waves. Finally, I will discuss the Axion Resonant InterAction Detection Experiment (ARIADNE), a precision magnetometry experiment using laser-polarized 3-He gas to search for a notable dark-matter candidate: the QCD axion. ​

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:26 -0400 2019-04-23T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Grad School and Beyond (April 24, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62886 62886-15486006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

When is the right time to look for a job?
What are resources for looking for a job?
How should you work with your committee in the job search process?
How should you handle your applications and reference letters?

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:49:04 -0400 2019-04-24T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-24T13:30:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar Job Market
Department Colloquium | Axion Dark Matter and Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay: New Techniques for New Physics (April 24, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60195 60195-14849034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Two of the biggest open questions in the Standard Model of Particle Physics are: is the neutrino its own antiparticle, a Majorana particle, and is Peccei-Quinn Symmetry with the resulting axion the solution to the strong CP problem. The answer to these questions is a portal to new physics and the answer to the even bigger questions of the generation of the matter-antimatter asymmetry and the nature of dark matter. My group works to address these questions with searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay and ultra-light axions. In this talk, I will review the physics that connects these two efforts, the current status of the fields, and our R&D efforts towards the next-generation experiments.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:15:23 -0400 2019-04-24T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-24T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
International Economics (April 25, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59156 59156-14692571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:56:06 -0500 2019-04-25T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-25T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | The quest for the Axion (April 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63185 63185-15587259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

Axions and axion-like particles are excellent dark matter candidates, spanning a vast range of mass scales from the milli- and micro-eV for the QCD axion, to 1E-22 eV for ultralight axions in string theory. In some scenarios, inhomogeneities in the axion density lead to the formation of compact structures known as axion “miniclusters” and axion stars. I will first discuss astrophysical and cosmological constraints on axions at either end of this spectrum, using data from the cosmic microwave background anisotropies and the effects of miniclusters on the gravitational microlensing and on direct detection. I will then assess the formation and the evolution of axion stars in various astrophysical regimes.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:24 -0400 2019-04-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
ACTIVITIES THAT MATTER: MAKING THE MOST OF THE AMCAS WORK/ACTIVITIES SECTION (April 25, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62337 62337-15353050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Designed for pre-med students applying this June, this workshop will discuss the activities section of the AMCAS application. Newnan pre-health advisors will review how to pick activities and write successful descriptions. We will review examples from successful applicants and also discuss strategies for the most meaningful activities section. Students should attend only one of the following workshops, to be held in G243 Angell Hall:

Wednesday, April 10, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 15, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 25, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:11:37 -0400 2019-04-25T13:30:00-04:00 2019-04-25T15:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar
CM Theory Seminar | Towards exciton optomechanics in suspended 2D semiconductors (April 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62425 62425-15364107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Excitons, made of electron-hole pairs bound by Coulomb interaction, provide compelling opportunities for applications in optoelectronics, information storage, non-volatile logic. However, the small binding energy of exciton in conventional semiconductors jeopardizes its integration and potentials in modern optoelectronics schemes. In the past decade, a new type of two-dimensional semiconductors, mainly transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), attract tremendous interests with much larger exciton binding energy. Thus, stable excitonic effects up to room temperature can give rise to extremely strong light-matter interaction. Together with their ultra-lightweight and other emerging properties, such strong excitonic interaction in 2D TMD opens up the possibility to optically control properties of monolayer semiconductors over the suspended structure.

In this talk, I will first review this new type of 2D semiconductors and interesting device physics by employing the structure of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Then I’ll present our study of exciton-induced nonlinearities in suspended TMD monolayers, where we achieved a robust optical bistability near the exciton resonance. Our results also demonstrate a helicity-dependent optical switching that enables control of light not only by light intensity but also by its polarization using monolayer materials. Additionally, I will discuss our recent results on dynamically manipulating the mechanical motion of a suspended 2D semiconductor through its exciton resonance, without an optical cavity structure.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:24 -0400 2019-04-25T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
MUSE Workshop: Discussion: ethics, big data, and our response to climate change (April 25, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60222 60222-14849124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The MUSE workshop is a Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop that brings together sustainability researchers from across the university to discuss ideas and promote interdisciplinary connections and collaborations.
The workshops are informal gatherings with a facilitator who leads an often wide-ranging discussion.
Workshops occur at least biweekly (with special workshops arising for hot topics). Check out the line up of further speakers

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:31:20 -0500 2019-04-25T17:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
Applied Microeconomics/IO Seminar: "Fiduciary Duty and the Market for Financial Advice." (April 26, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58713 58713-14544818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Recent regulatory debate in the financial advice industry has focused on expanding fiduciary duties to broker-dealers. Proponents of this reform argue that it would improve the advice given to clients and limit losses from agency problems, while detractors counter that such regulation would increase compliance costs without directly improving consumer outcomes. This paper evaluates these questions empirically, using a transactions-level dataset for annuity sales from a major financial services provider and exploiting state-level variation in common law fiduciary duty. We find that fiduciary duty shifts the set of products chosen by consumers, away from variable annuities and towards fixed indexed annuities. Within variable annuities, fiduciary duty induces a shift towards lower-fee, higher-return annuities with a wider array of investment options. Finally, fiduciary duty induces exit of firms directly influenced by the regulation. We find almost no spillover effects—either on entry or on advice provided—onto advisers who are not directly impacted by the regulation. We develop a model that leverages the distributional changes in product sold in the market to argue that fiduciary duty operates through the intended mechanism of directly influencing advice.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:15:26 -0400 2019-04-26T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T11:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
ASP Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop: Armenian Studies and Material Objects (April 26, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57979 57979-14383890@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 10:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

Full workshop details are here: https://ii.umich.edu/asp/news-events/all-events/workshops/april-2019--armenian-studies-and-material-objects.html

Inspired by the interdisciplinary possibilities and the innovative scholarly avenues that the study of materiality can open in the field of Armenian Studies, the 2019 International Graduate Student Workshop focuses on the theme of material objects. The exploration of society, arts, culture, and politics through material objects will provide opportunities to discover the ordinary or the everyday practices and experiences of Armenian communities across space and time.

This workshop is sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Armenian Studies Program and funded by the Alex Manoogian Foundation.

Cosponsored by the Multidisciplinary Workshop for Armenia Studies and the Society for Armenian Studies

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:30:04 -0400 2019-04-26T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Workshop / Seminar ASP Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop: Armenian Studies and Material Objects
CSAAW Workshop Special Guest Speaker will talk on paper crumpling dynamics (April 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63178 63178-15585198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

When describing the dynamics of a sheet of paper being crumpled one may be tempted to only take the elastic response of the thin sheet into account and consider only those deformations which minimize the elastic energy of the crumpled sheet. However, most materials yield and deform plastically, leaving permanent scars in the thin sheet. Indeed, the simple process of crumpling a sheet of paper with our hands results in a complex network of interconnected permanent creases of many sizes and orientations, along which the sheet preferentially bends. Thereby, history dependence is introduced into the system. I will present an experimental study of the dynamics of crumpling. Specifically, we investigate how a crease network evolves when a thin elastoplastic sheet is repeatedly crumpled, opened up and then re-crumpled. Is there a maximally crumpled state after which the sheet can be crumpled without further plastic deformations, or do creases and defects keep accumulating forever? Surprisingly, we find that much of the complex dynamics of the crease patterns can be captured using one simple global measure, which is independent of the crumpling history.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 16 Apr 2019 11:04:37 -0400 2019-04-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar CSAAW logo
Successfully Navigating the Faculty Contract Negotiation Process (April 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63112 63112-15576720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Most job-seekers believe that salary and contract negotiation starts once they have an offer
in hand, but nothing could be further from the truth! Sponsored by the Bouchet Honor
Society at Rackham, this workshop will provide guidance and information in an interactive
and practical way that will enable you to negotiate wisely. Lunch will be served.

Registration: myumi.ch/6571E

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:43:15 -0400 2019-04-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Engineering Office of Student Affairs Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Successfully Navigating the Faculty Negotiation Process (April 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63022 63022-15536916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Most job-seekers believe that salary negotiation starts once they have an offer in hand, but nothing could be further from the truth! Sponsored by the Bouchet Honor Society at Rackham, this workshop will provide guidance and information in an interactive and practical way that will enable you to negotiate wisely. Lunch will be served.
Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/6571E.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:15:48 -0400 2019-04-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T13:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Labor Economics: Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago (April 26, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62927 62927-15517951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:27:20 -0400 2019-04-26T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T14:20:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
ASP Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop: Armenian Studies and Material Objects (April 27, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/57979 57979-14544811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

Full workshop details are here: https://ii.umich.edu/asp/news-events/all-events/workshops/april-2019--armenian-studies-and-material-objects.html

Inspired by the interdisciplinary possibilities and the innovative scholarly avenues that the study of materiality can open in the field of Armenian Studies, the 2019 International Graduate Student Workshop focuses on the theme of material objects. The exploration of society, arts, culture, and politics through material objects will provide opportunities to discover the ordinary or the everyday practices and experiences of Armenian communities across space and time.

This workshop is sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Armenian Studies Program and funded by the Alex Manoogian Foundation.

Cosponsored by the Multidisciplinary Workshop for Armenia Studies and the Society for Armenian Studies

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:30:04 -0400 2019-04-27T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Workshop / Seminar ASP Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop: Armenian Studies and Material Objects
Family Art Studio: Painting with Paper (April 27, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59550 59550-14750209@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Join us for a close up look at the collage art of contemporary artist, Mark Bradford. Using paper, interesting materials, and surprising techniques we will create abstract landscapes or cityscapes. The workshop begins with a tour of UMMA's gallery of Modern and Contemporary art, followed by a hands-on workshop with local artist, and UMMA community Docent, Susan Clinthorne. Designed for families with children of ages six and above. Parents must be present during the workshop.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:33 -0400 2019-04-27T11:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T13:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Dye Workshop (April 27, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59364 59364-14734934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Have you ever wondered how fabrics are dyed with natural materials? Come join Kelsey Museum docent Dottie Sims to learn how she makes and uses natural dyes. You'll go home with a new appreciation for the ancient craft of fabric dying, as well as a dye kit so you can try it out yourself!

This event has reached full capacity and registration is now closed. There will be no drop-ins for this program. For more information, please email Cathy Person at cperson@umich.edu.

View the online exhibition: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/ancient-color/

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:43:43 -0500 2019-04-27T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T14:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Workshop / Seminar dyed yarn
Family Art Studio: Painting with Paper (April 27, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59551 59551-14750210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Join us for a close up look at the collage art of contemporary artist, Mark Bradford. Using paper, interesting materials, and surprising techniques we will create abstract landscapes or cityscapes. The workshop begins with a tour of UMMA's gallery of Modern and Contemporary art, followed by a hands-on workshop with local artist, and UMMA community Docent, Susan Clinthorne. Designed for families with children of ages six and above. Parents must be present during the workshop.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:15:57 -0400 2019-04-27T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Imprint: The World to Come A youth response to the exhibition at UMMA (April 27, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63095 63095-15555873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA is working with the Neutral Zone to bring young minds, talents, and interpretations to the table in response to UMMA's exhibition of The World to Come: Art In the Age of the Anthropocene (April 27 - July 28, 2019). High school students, working with Neutral Zone resident artist, Sajeev Visweswaran, will create multicolored serigraphy poster images in response to this exhibition. Students working in different media such as music, video, and poetry are also invited to create work. Themes from the exhibition that will prompt the student's work will include environmental devastation, justice, and action.  All works created as a result of this partnership will be on display at the 37th Potential Exhibition, opening at the Neutral Zone on April 27 and on view through May 1, 2019.

 

The 37th Potential Exhibition, Washtenaw County Juried Teen Art Competition, opens at the Neutral Zone on Saturday, April 27, 5:30 - 7 p.m., awards Ceremony at 6 p.m. This year's exhibition juried by Jennifer Friess, UMMA's Assistant Curator of Photography. Gallery hours: 4/29 - 5/1, 12 - 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. The Neutral Zone is located at 310 E. Washington St. in Ann Arbor. Please contact Mary Thiefels (thiefels@neutral-zone.org), Neutral Zone Visual & Media Arts Manager, for more information.

The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene is organized by the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and curated by Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Museum of Art Curator of Contemporary Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UF Office of the Provost, National Endowment for the Arts, C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, Ken and Laura Berns, Daniel and Kathleen Hayman, Ken and Linda  McGurn, Susan Milbrath, an anonymous foundation, UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF Office of Research and Robert and Carolyn Thoburn, with additional support from a group of environmentally-minded supporters, the Robert C. and Nancy Magoon Contemporary Exhibition and Publication Endowment, Harn Program Endowment, and the Harn Annual Fund.

Lead support for the local presentation of this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, Tom Porter in honor of the Michigan Climate Action Network, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and School for Environment and Sustainability. 

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:15:33 -0400 2019-04-27T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Informal HEP-Astro Seminar | Paleo Detectors - Digging for Dark Matter (April 29, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63406 63406-15671658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Direct detection experiments have delivered impressive limits on the interaction strength of dark matter with nuclei. A large experimental program is underway to extend the sensitivity of direct detection experiments, however, such experiments are becoming increasingly difficult and costly. Recently, we proposed paleo-detectors as analternative approach to the direct detection of dark matter: Instead of searching for dark matter induced nuclear recoils in a real-time laboratory experiment, we propose to search for the traces of dark matter interactions recorded in ancient minerals over geological time-scales. In this talk I will discuss this proposal, including ways to mitigate backgrounds and methods to read out tracks from ancient minerals. I will also briefly discuss some preliminary results for applications of paleo-detectors beyond dark matter, e.g. for searching for neutrinos from core collapse supernovae.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:15:17 -0400 2019-04-29T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-29T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
CIES Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program (April 30, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58843 58843-14567878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the U.S. State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in about 125 countries to over 500 U.S. scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields. These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.

Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provide comprehensive information, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition. Information sessions are offered monthly and no registration is required.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:45:15 -0500 2019-04-30T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-30T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
Economic History (April 30, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61096 61096-15033962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Postponed from April 23, 2019

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:46:03 -0400 2019-04-30T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-30T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Finding String Theory from the Large N Bootstrap (May 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63423 63423-15692041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

Professor Perlmutter will discuss some recent methods for computing nonplanar CFT correlators, dual to one-loop amplitudes in AdS. This will include two applications to string theory: first, the development of a novel approach to computing perturbative string amplitudes; and second, a rigorous way to count the number of "large'' extra dimensions in the gravity dual of a strongly coupled, large N CFT.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:38:34 -0400 2019-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
MCDB Pathways Defense: A Non-Biased FFT Based Cellular Dynamics Software: Array Detection in Arabidopsis (May 2, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63421 63421-15692039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Nielsen Lab

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:09:07 -0400 2019-05-02T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-02T14:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar graphic showing results of applying software to plant image to highlight structural data
Scientist in the Forum (May 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-04T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist Spotlight (May 5, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62768 62768-15460133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in engaging, hands-on activities to learn about their cutting-edge research! These researchers are Science Communication Fellows with the U-M Museum of Natural History's Portal to the Public program and represent various scientific fields. Suitable for upper elementary through adult audiences.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:02:12 -0400 2019-05-05T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 5, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-05T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
MCDB Connell Symposium (May 6, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52571 52571-12853110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Celebrating the new BSB featuring distinguished biologists in the tradition of the Connell Lectureship

Rackham Amphitheatre
9:00 – 9:10 am Introductions
9:10 – 10:00 Keynote – Randy Schekman, UC Berkeley
10:00 – 10:25 Faculty talk – Ursula Jakob, MCDB
10:25 – 10:40 Student talk – Taylor Nye, MCDB
10:40 – 11:10 Break (Rackham Assembly Hall)
11:10 – 11:25 Student talk – Shyama Nandakumar
11:25 – 11:55 Alumnus talk – Robert Raguso, Cornell University
11:55 – 12:45 Keynote – Joanne Chory, Salk Institute
12:45 – 2:30 pm Lunch on your own
2:30 – 2:35 pm MCDB Photo Contest winners announced
2:35 – 3:25 pm Keynote – Jeannie Lee, Harvard
3:25 – 3:50 pm Faculty talk – Robert Denver, MCDB
3:50 – 4:00 pm Closing – Robert Denver
Then stroll over to the Biological Sciences Building West Atrium
4:30 – 6:00 pm Poster session

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 06 May 2019 05:07:52 -0400 2019-05-06T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar graphic announcement-connell symposium with microscopic tissue image
Water@Michigan: Urban Water (May 6, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62417 62417-15364099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 9:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Researchers from across the University of Michigan will join with community members, practitioners, decision-makers and funders from the region, for a day of exploring new collaborations addressing urban water issues. The fourth annual Water@Michigan event will be held on Monday, May 6 at Palmer Commons (UM, Ann Arbor campus).

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:26:05 -0400 2019-05-06T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T18:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Graham Sustainability Institute Workshop / Seminar
Build Interactive Maps with ArcGIS Online (May 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62862 62862-15485940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

ArcGIS Online is a simple, yet powerful interactive mapping tool to which everyone at the University of Michigan has access. Use ArcGIS Online to visualize data, analyze spatial patterns, and present materials in a professional-looking app. In this hands-on workshop, we will learn how to easily turn a spreadsheet into a map using ArcGIS Online, all on the web. We will explore how to work with symbols and pop-ups on the map, and discover and add data from authoritative sources, including Esri’s Living Atlas. Exercises are based on Esri’s tutorial: “Get Started with ArcGIS Online”.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:11:09 -0400 2019-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T14:50:00-04:00 Shapiro Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Shapiro Library
Lightning and Thunder Talks – Growth and Engagement (May 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62799 62799-15468797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This series of short (“lightning”) talks will discuss techniques and technologies used in assessment and study in courses throughout the University of Michigan. After the talks, the individual presenters will move to tables scattered around the room for informal breakout sessions (“thunder”) to discuss their experiences with attendees and answer questions.

Includes two Ginsberg Center lightning talks:

Preparing Students to Enter, Engage and Exit Communities
Neeraja Aravamudan, Associate Director for Teaching & Research, Ginsberg Center
Ginsberg Center staff will highlight key elements that faculty & staff should consider to effectively prepare students for community-engaged learning through courses, programs, student-led efforts, and other contexts. Community engagement is framed as working with communities to work towards shared goals, and includes experiences like direct service, volunteering, consulting, community-based research, social entrepreneurship, and more. We will share resources that can support faculty and staff in these efforts during the talk.

Connecting Michigan: A Community Engagement Infrastructure
Dave Waterhouse, Associate Director of the Ginsberg Center
In September 2018, Connecting Michigan launched to explore the feasibility of a coordinated, broadly accessible, technology-enabled infrastructure for community and civic engagement to advance the University of Michigan’s mission and amplify its contributions to the public good. The effort has been led by the Ginsberg Center, in partnership with the Office of Government Relations and the Office of the Provost. This Lightning Talk will share the history of the Connecting Michigan initiative, key findings of Phase 1 feasibility, and plans for Phase 2 and 3 expansion and implementation.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:04:23 -0400 2019-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T14:50:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Enriching Scholarship Logo
Video-rate AFM Workshop for Dynamic Imaging (May 7, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62944 62944-15520071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

This two-day workshop (May 7-8) and demo will present topics on fast atomic force microscopy (AFM) for dynamic cellular/biomolecular imaging and biophysical measurements, followed by a demo period for user-provided samples. See the attached flyer for additional information.

This event is sponsored by the Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center [http://singlemolecule.lsa.umich.edu/], a University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative Research Core [https://cores.research.umich.edu/core/single-molecule-analysis-in-real-time-smart-center/] of the Center for RNA Biomedicine [https://www.umichrna.org/]; and Oxford Instruments.
PDF Flyer: https://www.umichrna.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/University-of-Michigan-AFM-Workshop.pdf

Register:
http://afm.oxinst.com/UMichiganAFM

Contact:
Drew Griffin, drew.griffin@oxinst.com
Damon Hoff, hoffj@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:50:13 -0400 2019-05-07T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T15:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for RNA Biomedicine Workshop / Seminar flyer
How We Used Virtual Reality to Encourage Critical Thinking, and Experiential Learning (May 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62864 62864-15485941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Join us for a recap of a pilot experience, AMCULT 358: Virtual Reality and Empathy. This mini-course provided approximately 20 students with an opportunity to experience a new technology – virtual reality – from several perspectives, including critical thinking, experiential learning, and as a “maker” of creative content in the form of a final project. After introducing the highlights of how the course was structured, we will discuss lessons learned from the instructor’s point of view as well as from a technical support perspective.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:10:31 -0400 2019-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T11:50:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Modern Languages Building
The Technology of Community Engagement: Starting From Community (May 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62796 62796-15468794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Ginsberg Center connects university faculty, staff and students with community partners to engage in equitable partnerships in service to positive social change. In this interactive session, discover how Ginsberg staff use Salesforce to curate community-defined priorities we have gathered from a wide range of community partners in the nonprofit, education and civic sectors. We will share numerous examples of how these priorities can connect meaningfully with teaching, research and service. Participants will have the opportunity to apply examples of community-defined priorities to their own work.

This session is part of the Public Engagement theme during Enriching Scholarship 2019: a series of workshops and discussions intentionally and collaboratively crafted by units all over campus to foster engaged learning and scholarship in service of public impact.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:36:21 -0400 2019-05-07T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T11:50:00-04:00 Shapiro Library Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Engaging Scholarship Logo
Harness The Power Of Maps To Tell Your Story With Esri Story Maps (May 7, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62866 62866-15485947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Story Maps enable you to combine interactive maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content. They provide a powerful, engaging, and inspiring alternative for educational activities and assessments, as well as instructional delivery, as compared to traditional presentation or paper-writing methods. In this workshop we will share examples of how instructors are using Story Maps within their courses, discuss best practices for using the Story Map application, and create a Cascade Story Map. Workshop exercises will be based on Esri’s tutorial “Getting Started with Story Maps”.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:16:42 -0400 2019-05-07T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T14:50:00-04:00 Shapiro Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Shapiro Library
Working With Student Teams: Overcoming the Limits of Group Work (May 7, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62865 62865-15485942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Interested in leveraging a team-based model to increase student engagement? Learn how investing in the team model at the start of the semester exponentially increases the value of group work. Drawing on the instructor’s work in the Honors Program, this presentation includes tips on structuring and sequencing grading of team work, using platforms to facilitate team formation and interaction, calibrating the right amount of competition between teams, and how to tweak Canvas to work with the team format.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:14:19 -0400 2019-05-07T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T14:50:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Hatcher Graduate Library
Community Engagement and DEI: Applying Principles to Practice (May 7, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62797 62797-15468795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 3:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Community-engaged teaching has important implications for the development of cross-cultural awareness and positively impacts campus climate as students, faculty and community members collaborate across differences. Developing truly mutually beneficial campus-community partnerships requires taking a critical look at how power and privilege are embedded in these relationships and preparing our students effectively for this work. Purposeful course design, student preparation and ethical partnering are all crucial for moving toward positive community impact while promoting student learning.
In this session co-facilitated by experts from LSA’s Community-Engaged Academic Learning (CEAL) and the Edward Ginsberg Center, we will discuss key principles and promising practices to promote student learning *and* mutually beneficial campus-community partnerships when developing effective community-engaged courses. Participants will begin applying these ideas to their own courses, so please bring a course idea or description. This session is designed for faculty, staff or graduate student instructors planning to teach or currently teaching a community-engaged course.

This session is part of the Public Engagement theme during Enriching Scholarship 2019: a series of workshops and discussions intentionally and collaboratively crafted by units all over campus to foster engaged learning and scholarship in service of public impact.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:35:06 -0400 2019-05-07T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T16:50:00-04:00 North Quad Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Enriching Scholarship Logo
Conversation with BlueCorps: Insights into U-M Student Approaches to Research, Information Evaluation, and More (May 7, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62871 62871-15485948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

This session will be a candid talk with a small panel of BlueCorps students who will provide insights into how students conduct research in the modern digital age, how they locate and evaluate information sources, how they think about the democratization of information, and generally how they go about being students. This is a wonderful opportunity to get honest answers from thoughtful students.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:19:35 -0400 2019-05-07T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T16:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Summer Kickoff Event (May 8, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63420 63420-15692038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:50:07 -0400 2019-05-08T12:30:00-04:00 2019-05-08T14:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
BlueJeans Videoconferencing For Teaching (May 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62872 62872-15485949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

This workshop will highlight the ways in which the videoconferencing is being used in U-M classrooms and engage participants in pedagogical discussion and hands on with new features such as the presenter whiteboard and screen share annotation.

If you’re interested in learning more about using BlueJeans for large-scale meetings, please be sure to register for An Introduction to Videoconferencing with BlueJeans Meetings.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:22:46 -0400 2019-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T14:50:00-04:00 North Quad LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Design Web-Based Surveys With Survey123 For ArcGIS (May 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62873 62873-15485950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Survey123 is a simple, form-centric data collection app, that allows users to design surveys, share, and analyze data all within the ArcGIS Online platform. Survey123 differs from other form-centric data collection apps in that collection of geographic data is a key element. It seamlessly integrates with Collector for ArcGIS, an interactive mobile mapping application, and surveys can be downloaded to work offline. One can design a simple survey using the intuitive web-based form builder, and implement it within minutes.

In this workshop we will look at the basic workflows for creating and administering a survey using the Survey123 for ArcGIS mobile app. We will also discuss best practices for survey design for the mobile environment.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:24:37 -0400 2019-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T14:50:00-04:00 Shapiro Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Shapiro Library
Enriching Scholarship Sessions: Predict-Observe-Explain pedagogy in any classroom: a case study using the AVIDA-ED digital laboratory (May 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63352 63352-15653095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The Predict-Observe-Explain strategy is not specific to evolution and is very powerful when teaching about the natural sciences. Anyone teaching about evolutionary concepts may be interested in this workshop, as the AVIDA-ED platform is best suited to teaching about evolution. “Evolution” can be broadly construed, including applications in computer science and cancer cell research.

AVIDA-ED (the platform): AVIDA is a research platform that is used by professional scientists to study evolution. The AVIDA-ED platform (http://avida-ed.msu.edu/) is the same as AVIDA, but the platform is simplified to make it accessible to undergraduates. The platform is used in many undergraduate laboratories and lectures (including UM Dearborn), as a way of doing inquiry-based instruction about evolution. It provides an instance of evolution, not a simulation. This is extremely powerful. Moreover, the evolution takes place quickly enough to be observed in a lecture period.

Please REGISTER at the link below.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:27:13 -0400 2019-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T14:50:00-04:00 Shapiro Library Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Shapiro Library
Interactive Lecture: Engaging Students with Team Based Activities in Any Size Course (May 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62874 62874-15485951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Lecturing works! Educators have been using lecture for hundreds of years, and it is particularly effective early in a course with students who have limited content knowledge. And research has shown that lecture can be improved by integrating active and team based learning strategies into the lesson—even in classes with 300 or more students!

This session will briefly discuss the research that supports interactive lectures and explore ten engaging group activities that can help students meet course outcomes. A clear description of each activity will be provided, along with relevant, real-life examples that can be integrated into any size course.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:27:05 -0400 2019-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T14:50:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Hatcher Graduate Library
An Introduction to Videoconferencing with BlueJeans Meetings (May 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62875 62875-15485952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

This hands-on workshop provides a quick-start introduction to the Blue Jeans Network service for live two-way audio-visual connections with up to 150 locations. You will learn how to create and run BlueJeans meetings, including use of all of the available settings, use of all app features, and how to obtain support. You will leave with the skills needed to connect speakers or participants into your meetings, connect remotely when you are on the road, and create audio, video, and slide recordings with the touch of a button. You’ll work directly with the BlueJeans app and your BlueJeans account at your own or a lab computer.

If you’re interested in teaching with this tool, please register for the session, BlueJeans Videoconferencing For Teaching.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:29:00 -0400 2019-05-08T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T16:50:00-04:00 North Quad LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Leveraging an Online Course to Prepare for Effective Community Engagement: Local and Global (May 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62798 62798-15468796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

In fall 2018, an interdisciplinary team of U-M faculty and community engagement professionals worked with the Office of Academic Innovation to launch a massive open online course (MOOC) called Collaborating for Change. The course covers foundational principles, concepts, and skills for anyone — from novices to experienced practitioners — who wants to work more effectively with community members and organizations. The team intentionally designed this course to be flexible, including modules and activities that can be mixed and matched, taken all together or in chunks, and completed independently or in tandem with facilitated coursework, pre-departure training, etc.

This workshop will introduce participants to the course content and cover a wide range of ways to leverage it in different contexts, including but not limited to: in-person courses, community-academic partnerships, client projects, education and work abroad, research projects, internships, public scholarship, and student organizations. The workshop will begin with a brief overview of the course and its development, including ways U-M faculty, staff, and students have used it, followed by an activity in which participants will design a plan for using it in their own contexts. Presenters will also share some new companion materials designed specifically for instructors and facilitators.

This session is part of the Public Engagement theme during Enriching Scholarship 2019: a series of workshops and discussions intentionally and collaboratively crafted by units all over campus to foster engaged learning and scholarship in service of public impact. To see all sessions in this track, click on the public engagement tag below.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:05:19 -0400 2019-05-08T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T16:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Enriching Scholarship Logo
Circle Singing & Harmony Workshop with Shelley Graff (May 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62939 62939-15520066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Gifts of Art

Have you heard others break off from a main melody with an enchanting descant and wished to try it yourself? This fun workshop will give you the tools to be that singer who helps to weave stronger connections through musical harmony. Workshop presenter and facilitator Shelley Graff is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, healer and educator. She teaches short, repetitive songs and chants from a wide variety of traditions. While singing in a circle, participants often experience a sense of empowerment and peace as well as group connection. Regardless of singing experience, participants are invited to share their voices in a noncompetitive, relaxed and safe space as part of Grief Awareness Month.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:43:09 -0400 2019-05-09T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Gifts of Art Workshop / Seminar Photograph of Shelley Graff. High resolution version available upon request. http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/performances.htm#graff
Engaging the World from Your Classroom (May 9, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62879 62879-15485956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 1:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Join us for discussion on approaches to global videoconferencing in teaching and learning, ranging from co-taught courses with international partner institutions to guest speaker scenarios. Invited U-M faculty will share their experiences teaching international courses. We will also cover planning and logistics and considerations in the realms of instruction, technology, and administration. We hope to generate more ideas for providing global experiences for students within the context of everyday courses.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:52:57 -0400 2019-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T14:50:00-04:00 North Quad LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar North Quad
Lowering Barriers to Learning: Increase Access to Course Materials with UDOIT (May 9, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63284 63284-15612036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

This hands-on workshop introduces UDOIT, a Canvas-based tool that can be used to check course materials in Canvas for common accessibility issues. UDOIT scans materials and reports the results to the instructor, along with recommendations for how to fix issues. Many issues can be fixed from inside the report page itself! If you’re not sure how to increase the accessibility of your materials, this is an excellent tool to start with. To get the most out of this session, you will need access to a Canvas course with some content or files in it for the hands-on portion.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:20:28 -0400 2019-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T14:50:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar Modern Languages Building
Teaching in a Team-based Learning Classroom: An Overview (May 9, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62876 62876-15485955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

Are you interested in learning more about teaching in a Team-based Learning (TBL) classroom? Join us for an in-depth discussion about the potential of these spaces for increasing student engagement.

Topics will include:

- feedback from previous instructors about their experiences
- examples of the types of changes instructors made to their course, both prior to starting and during the term
- the impact of those changes on the larger instructional team and other components of the course, such as discussion or lab sections
- the methods, if any, instructors used to prepare students to learn in the space.
- instructors’ reflections on the student experience in general
- methods for creating and managing groups
- a Gallery Walk of sample activities.

The location for this session is dependent on Registrar scheduling, and will be updated (including an email to registrants) as soon as we’ve determined exactly which room we will be meeting in — well in advance of the actual session.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:49:51 -0400 2019-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Workshop / Seminar
Special CM Theory Seminar | Study of the Dirac material candidates in high magnetic fields (May 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63456 63456-15710550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

In this talk, I will focus on two series of Dirac candidates, (V,Nb,Ta)Al3 and CeSb(Se,Te). VAl_3 families are predicted as the type II Dirac semimetals where the Dirac bands are strongly tilted; therefore violate Lorentz-symmetry and have no analogue in high energy physics. CeSbTe were reported with multi Dirac/Weyl bands which can be tuned by magnetic fields.

By measuring de Hass-van Alphen effect using torque magnetomery in VAl_3 families. It revealed the existence of tilted Dirac cones with Dirac type-II nodes located at 100, 230 and 250 meV away from the Fermi level of VAl_3, NbAl_3, and TaAl_3, respectively. These results are consistent with earlier band structure calculations, which also predict a non-trivial electronic topology. However, for all three compounds we find that the cyclotron orbits on the Fermi surfaces, including an orbit nearly enclosing the Dirac type-II node, yield trivial Berry phases. We will show that in order to determine the Berry phases, the overall understanding of the topology of the Fermi surfaces and the g-factors are required.

CeSbSe shows magnetization plateaus between the antiferromagnetic states (M = 0) and the magnetization saturated states M_{sat}. The fractional plateau values of M/M_{sat} are equal to 1/6, 1/3, 5/12, 1/2, and 3/4. I will discuss a possible explanation between the magnetization plateaus and the magnetic structures of CeSbSe from the single crystal neutron diffraction data.

References:

[1] K.-W. Chen (1,2), X. Lian (1,2), Y. Lai (1,2), N. Aryal (1,2), Y.-C. Chiu (1,2), W. Lan (1,2), D. Graf (1), E. Manousakis (1,2), R. E. Baumbach (1,2), and L. Balicas (1,2), Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 206401(2018).

[2] K.-W. Chen (1,2), Y. Lai (1,2), Y.-C. Chiu (1,2), S. Steven (3), T. Besara (1), D. Graf (1), T. Siegrist (1,4), T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt (3), L. Balicas (1,2), and R. E. Baumbach (1,2), Phys. Rev. B 96, 014421 (2017).


1 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Florida, USA
2 Department of Physics, Florida State University, Florida, USA
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
4 Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA


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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:18 -0400 2019-05-09T16:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T17:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Post45 Graduate Symposium (May 10, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59506 59506-14745958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 10, 2019 9:30am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Fourth Annual Post45 Graduate Symposium
Co-hosted with Michigan State University

Discussion of graduate student works-in-progress related to post45 literature and culture. Please see link to the symposium schedule.

Keynotes by Professors Sara Blair and Justus Nieland
Additional Faculty Participation by Zarena Aslami, Sarah Ensor, Yomaira Figueroa, and Aida Levy-Hussen

Please contact Hayley O'Malley (hayleyom@umich.edu) or Kyle Frisina (kfrisina@umich.edu) to receive a link to the pre-circulated papers.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 May 2019 08:43:09 -0400 2019-05-10T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-10T18:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar
MORE Mentoring Plan Workshop (May 10, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61062 61062-15027189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 10, 2019 10:30am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. During the workshop, students and faculty will have the opportunity to develop a Mentoring Plan, a two-way agreement about goals, needs, and expectations; it is co-written by the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. It is an excellent way to establish and support mentor-mentee relationships.
Because this program aims to enhance the mentoring relationship, mentors and students are expected to attend the workshop together. If a faculty member has attended a MORE workshop for faculty in the past, and is familiar with the MORE mentoring plan template, they may choose to attend the last portion of the workshop only (plan to arrive at 11:50 a.m.). Lunch is provided. This workshop has an optional informal meeting time to finish working on the mentoring plan from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Pre-registration is required of both the faculty and student at myumi.ch/a0MbZ.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:17:01 -0500 2019-05-10T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-10T12:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Post45 Graduate Symposium (May 11, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59506 59506-14745959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:30am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Fourth Annual Post45 Graduate Symposium
Co-hosted with Michigan State University

Discussion of graduate student works-in-progress related to post45 literature and culture. Please see link to the symposium schedule.

Keynotes by Professors Sara Blair and Justus Nieland
Additional Faculty Participation by Zarena Aslami, Sarah Ensor, Yomaira Figueroa, and Aida Levy-Hussen

Please contact Hayley O'Malley (hayleyom@umich.edu) or Kyle Frisina (kfrisina@umich.edu) to receive a link to the pre-circulated papers.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 May 2019 08:43:09 -0400 2019-05-11T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T17:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Workshop / Seminar
Scientist in the Forum (May 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 12, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-12T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | Searching for Dark Matter from the Lowest to the Highest Energies (May 13, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63481 63481-15726893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 1:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Dark Matter (DM) is a long standing puzzle in fundamental physics and goal of a diverse research program. In underground experiments such as LZ we search for DM directly using lowest possible energy thresholds, at the LHC we seek to produce dark matter at the very highest energies, and using telescopes we look for telltale signatures in the cosmos. All these detection methods probe different parts of the possible parameters space with complementary strengths. I will present current DM searches, their connection and how an interdisciplinary program bridging different experimental frontiers can achieve optimal sensitivity. Finally, I will highlight recent theoretical and experimental developments and the near term discovery prospects in upcoming experiments.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 May 2019 15:06:58 -0400 2019-05-13T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T14:30:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Special HET Seminar | UV Cancellations in Gravity Loop Integrands (May 13, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63571 63571-15784206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 May 2019 16:01:54 -0400 2019-05-13T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T16:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
CIES Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program (May 14, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58843 58843-14567879@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Institute

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the U.S. State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in about 125 countries to over 500 U.S. scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields. These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.

Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provide comprehensive information, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition. Information sessions are offered monthly and no registration is required.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:45:15 -0500 2019-05-14T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-14T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Institute Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
MORE Mentoring Plan Workshop (May 14, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61063 61063-15027190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

This workshop helps to enhance the mentoring relationship between the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. During the workshop, students and faculty will have the opportunity to develop a Mentoring Plan, a two-way agreement about goals, needs, and expectations; it is co-written by the student and research faculty mentor/advisor. It is an excellent way to establish and support mentor-mentee relationships.
Because this program aims to enhance the mentoring relationship, mentors and students are expected to attend the workshop together. If a faculty member has attended a MORE workshop for faculty in the past, and is familiar with the MORE mentoring plan template, they may choose to attend the last portion of the workshop only (plan to arrive at 11:50 a.m.). Lunch is provided. This workshop has an optional informal meeting time to finish working on the mentoring plan from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Pre-registration is required of both the faculty and student at myumi.ch/LB5xQ.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:17:01 -0500 2019-05-14T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Foundations of Modern Physics Workshop (May 14, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63498 63498-15757453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 11:30am
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

11:30 AM: AJ Kuhr, "On the explanatory (in?)adequacy of lattice QCD"
12:20 PM: Lunch (catered)
01:10 PM: Dave Baker, "On symmetries"
02:15 PM: Anthony Della Pella, "Partition functions in Stat Mech and Comp Sci"
03:05 PM: Coffee break
03:25 PM: Gabriele Carcassi, "On the role of math in scientific theories"
04:15 PM: Josh Hunt, "Modern methods for scattering amplitudes"

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 May 2019 13:31:26 -0400 2019-05-14T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-14T17:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Department of Philosophy Workshop / Seminar Mason Hall
Special Data Visualization Workshop (May 14, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63524 63524-15775923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Physics Workshops & Conferences

Scientific research can be a slow and laborious process. The absolute final step in the process is to then communicate your exciting scientific findings to other scientists both in and outside of your field. Yet it is sometimes at this final step where the least amount of time is spent. In this interactive 90-min workshop, I will give a basic introduction to making scientific figures using Adobe Illustrator and Blender3D. I will go over the basics of these software, how they treat objects, and the useful hotkeys for speeding up workflow. In the first hour, I will introduce Illustrator and cover topics like workflow; importing external plots/figures; creating patterns (i.e. schematic atomic lattices); and creating 3D structures. In the last half-hour I will give a brief introduction to Blender, a powerful (and free) open-source software for rendering 3D objects. I will go over the basics of how Blender treats objects/structures, lighting, and rendering a scene.

**All are welcome, but it is strongly recommended that participants bring laptops with Adobe Illustrator CC (or at least CS6) and Blender3D pre-installed so that you can follow along with the demos.**

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 May 2019 15:57:54 -0400 2019-05-14T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-14T16:30:00-04:00 West Hall Physics Workshops & Conferences Workshop / Seminar An introduction to making scientific figures with Illustrator & Blender
Active Zones as Substrates for the Homeostatic Control of Local and Global Synaptic Function (May 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63477 63477-15718797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Hosted by Catherine Collins, MCDB and Bing Ye, LSI

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 May 2019 16:50:56 -0400 2019-05-15T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar portrait of Dion Dickman, with lab background
Symposium Workshop: Applying an Innovation Framework to Improve Health in Rural Populations (May 16, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63597 63597-15808595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

This 2-day state-of-the-science workshop is focused on identifying the most pressing gaps in the health of rural Michigan populations and generating novel solutions for improving those gaps.

Confirmed workshop attendees include federal and state officials, faculty from U-M nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and public health, as well as rural health experts.

This research is sponsored by the Biosciences Initiative exploratory funding support for "Applying an Innovation Framework to Improve Health in Rural Populations" project. Learn more about this research at: biosciences.umich.edu/scientific-initiatives/exploratory-funding-opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 May 2019 11:35:20 -0400 2019-05-16T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biosciences Initiative Workshop / Seminar U-M Biosciences Initiative Logo
Rackham North: Project Management for STEM Graduate Students: Strategies for Staying on Track (May 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63380 63380-15663387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Graduate school is full of projects, whether it is your research, classwork, or professional development. Project management provides valuable methods and tools that can help you organize, manage, and successfully complete projects to better serve you and your teammates. In this workshop, you will get an overview of project management strategies and learn techniques for effectively managing collaborative projects from beginning to end.
Pre-registration is required at https://myumi.ch/JY5YZ.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:27 -0400 2019-05-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-16T17:00:00-04:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
Symposium Workshop: Applying an Innovation Framework to Improve Health in Rural Populations (May 17, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63597 63597-15808596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 17, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

This 2-day state-of-the-science workshop is focused on identifying the most pressing gaps in the health of rural Michigan populations and generating novel solutions for improving those gaps.

Confirmed workshop attendees include federal and state officials, faculty from U-M nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and public health, as well as rural health experts.

This research is sponsored by the Biosciences Initiative exploratory funding support for "Applying an Innovation Framework to Improve Health in Rural Populations" project. Learn more about this research at: biosciences.umich.edu/scientific-initiatives/exploratory-funding-opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 May 2019 11:35:20 -0400 2019-05-17T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-17T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biosciences Initiative Workshop / Seminar U-M Biosciences Initiative Logo
Scientist Spotlight (May 17, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62769 62769-15460135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 17, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in engaging, hands-on activities to learn about their cutting-edge research! These researchers are Science Communication Fellows with the U-M Museum of Natural History's Portal to the Public program and represent various scientific fields. Suitable for upper elementary through adult audiences.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:03:40 -0400 2019-05-17T19:00:00-04:00 2019-05-17T21:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 18, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-18T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-18T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-19T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Special Astronomy/Physics Seminar | Tidal Stellar Streams as Probes of Dark Matter: Detection and Dynamical Analysis (May 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63696 63696-15824935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department Colloquia

Tidal stellar streams have gained a lot of popularity in the field of astrophysics. These orbit-like structures, that are formed by the tidal disruption of a globular cluster or a satellite galaxy by the potential of the host galaxy, serve as “fossils” that encode information regarding the accretion history of our Galaxy. Recently, it has also been realized that analysis of the morphology and dynamics of star streams provide powerful means to constrain the Milky Way’s gravitational potential and its dark matter distribution, and can also be useful in probing the very nature of the dark matter particle itself.

The talk is intended to provide a short introduction on “stellar stream” systems and their importance in various scientific studies. The other highlight of the talk would be the STREAMFINDER algorithm (an algorithm designed to detect stellar streams in the astrophysical catalogues) and the new panoramic sky map of the stellar streams of the Milky Way halo that we obtained by analyzing ESA/Gaia DR2. Towards the end, I will also mention some of the recent studies that I have been involved in which also employ stellar streams.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 16:28:20 -0400 2019-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-20T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department Colloquia Workshop / Seminar West Hall
CESSET Workshop (May 21, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63611 63611-15814660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 8:00am
Location: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The proposed National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center, CESSET: Comprehensive Energy Storage Solutions in Electrified Transportation is a first-of-its-kind partnership between battery, electric grid and system researchers and policy and economic experts at five leading universities. The goal is to optimize combined mobility and the electric utility system by linking models, sensing, data analytics, power electronics, controls, materials chemistry, economics, and life cycle analysis all under one roof.

This is a private, invite-only event to discuss the project and prepare a proposal for NSF. For more information, please email Susan Fancy at sfancy@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 May 2019 11:02:52 -0400 2019-05-21T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-21T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project University of Michigan Energy Institute Workshop / Seminar CESSET Logo
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 22, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1:00am
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-22T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-22T23:59:00-04:00 Undergraduate Science Building UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
CESSET Workshop (May 22, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63611 63611-15814661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:30am
Location: Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The proposed National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center, CESSET: Comprehensive Energy Storage Solutions in Electrified Transportation is a first-of-its-kind partnership between battery, electric grid and system researchers and policy and economic experts at five leading universities. The goal is to optimize combined mobility and the electric utility system by linking models, sensing, data analytics, power electronics, controls, materials chemistry, economics, and life cycle analysis all under one roof.

This is a private, invite-only event to discuss the project and prepare a proposal for NSF. For more information, please email Susan Fancy at sfancy@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 May 2019 11:02:52 -0400 2019-05-22T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-22T15:30:00-04:00 Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project University of Michigan Energy Institute Workshop / Seminar CESSET Logo
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) (May 22, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63407 63407-15692025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:21:23 -0400 2019-05-22T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-22T13:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
Finding Your Center: Staying Grounded While Navigating Decisions (May 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63078 63078-15553743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

Presenters:
Morgan Hull, LLMSW, Program Coordinator & Doreen Murasky, LMSW, ACSW Student Program Manager, Senior

Every day, whether big or small, hard or easy, you make decisions; from the kind of breakfast you will eat to changing jobs or returning to school. These choices, although a part of life, can be stressful. This interactive workshop is created to dedicate a space for you to hit ‘pause’ and find your center. You will leave equipped with tools and resources to help reduce stress by staying grounded while navigating the many decisions of life.

This workshop is free and open to the public. RSVP on our website: cew.umich.edu

The workshop will take place from 1:00pm-2:30pm, followed by 30 minutes of optional networking.

Map, directions, and accessibility info available here: cew.umich.edu/contact

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 15:32:48 -0400 2019-05-22T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-22T14:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Photo of a woman standing in a grassy field
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 23, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 23, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-23T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-23T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Physics Graduate Student Symposium (PGSS) | Status on the Search for the Rare Kaon Decay, K_L→ π^0νν (May 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63737 63737-15841200@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department Colloquia

The KOTO experiment at the J-PARC research facility in Tokai, Japan aims to observe and measure the rare decay of the neutral kaon, K_L→π^0νν. This decay has a very small Standard Model predicted branching ratio of 3 x 10^{-11} which is why it has never been experimentally observed. While this decay is extremely rare, it is one of the best decays for studying charge-parity violation, which can tell us about the matter and antimatter asymmetry that we see in the universe today. In this talk, I will explain the details of how KOTO searches for this rare decay and present new results from the collaboration published in January 2019 as well as preliminary results from the current analysis.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 17 May 2019 14:59:05 -0400 2019-05-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-23T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department Colloquia Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 24, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873586@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 24, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-24T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-24T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 25, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-25T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-25T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Scientist in the Forum (May 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-25T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 26, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873588@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-26T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-26T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Scientist in the Forum (May 26, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-26T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-26T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 27, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 27, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-27T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-27T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 28, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-28T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-28T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | Super Tau Charm Factory(STCF): A Precision Frontier for Particle Physics (May 28, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63638 63638-15824835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:30am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

A e^+e^-collider that covers the center of mass energy of 2-7 GeV and has a luminosity of 10^{35} cm^{-2} s^{-1} could produce billions of charmonia, charmed baryon pairs and tau lepton pairs right at their production thresholds, which could be the unique data for systematically study physics with Charm quark and tau lepton, in particular the study of the hadron structure, search for exotic hadrons like glueball, hybrid and multi-quark-states, as well as new physics that is beyond the Standard Model through high precision measurements. This presentation will briefly introduce the STCF, mainly its physics motivation, the conception design of the machine and detector, as well as its current status of the project promotion in the world.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 May 2019 18:15:23 -0400 2019-05-28T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-28T11:30:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 29, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-29T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
MCDB Seminar: How to start a procentriole (May 29, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63530 63530-15782020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Centrioles are crucial cellular organelles that form cores of centrosomes and cilia. Centrioles must replicate once every cell cycle producing exactly one daughter centriole. Errors in replication mechanism can cause disease, such as microcephaly and cancer. I will present our theoretical model of the centriole initiation process. We postulate that a small module comprising a kinase PLK4 and its activator-substrate STIL/Ana2/SAS-5 is the core of the protein network responsible for the initiation of a procentriole. Our model recapitulates symmetry-breaking transition in the spatial localization of PLK4 from a symmetric ring surrounding mother centriole to a single spot marking the position of nascent procentriole. Importantly, our model predicts that induction of a single procentriole is not just an advantageous happenstance but the result of winner-takes-all competition between multiple centriolar loci for the PLK4-STIL complexes. Weakening of competition by overexpression of PLK4 and STIL causes progressive addition of supernumerary procentrioles, as has been observed experimentally.
 
Andrew Goryachev
 Andrew’s computational cell biology lab studies biophysical mechanisms of intracellular morphogenesis and pattern formation by means of computational modeling (see http://goryachev.bio.ed.ac.uk/). With a background in physics and theoretical chemistry, Andrew is known for his work on cell polarity, excitability, and the pattern-forming role of small GTPases.

Host: Ann Miller

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 May 2019 10:46:04 -0400 2019-05-29T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar cartoon of a procentriole
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 30, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873592@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-30T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
What’s Next? Career Paths for Ph.D.s in STEM (May 30, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62920 62920-15496705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham is sponsoring a two-day workshop for doctoral candidates in the sciences to engage in skill and career exploration, gain insight into a variety of career paths, identify their transferable knowledge and skills, and practice communicating these to others. This event is reserved for University of Michigan and Wayne State Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. Programming will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, with a VIP networking reception starting at 5:30 p.m. on Day 2. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided both days; the Day 2 evening reception will include hors d’oeuvres.
This year’s program will be facilitated by the leaders of SciPhD, which specializes in preparing scientists for professional careers. During this two-day experiential learning boot camp titled “Get Your First Job,” they will help participants identify specific business and social skills needed, how to reframe past experiences to demonstrate mastery of those skills, and how to gain missing skills before starting the job search. Modules include:

The Business of Science
Communications for Scientists
Networking for Success
Project Management for Scientists
Negotiating as a Scientist
Behavioral Based Interviews

Pre-registration is required at http://myumi.ch/aXjMb.
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 13. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, and registration is only considered complete upon payment of the registration fee. Participants will be asked to pay a non-refundable $15 fee, which helps Rackham defray the cost of workshop materials and meals.
If you are a student from Wayne State, please request a friend account and then complete your registration. Find help for creating your friend account through U-M ITS.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:15:49 -0400 2019-05-30T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-30T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
MCDB Seminar: Cortical contraction drives morphogenesis of apical protrusions (May 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63633 63633-15822806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Postdoc in Andrew Goryachev’s Lab (see seminar on May 29)
Host: Ann Miller

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 11:21:35 -0400 2019-05-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar biological sciences building
Brown Bag: "The Folly and Madness of War" (May 30, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63621 63621-15816695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this talk, Dr. Sarah Swedberg will discuss her current research at the Clements Library as recipient of the Howard H. Peckham Fellowship on Revolutionary America. Her project, "The Folly and Madness of War, 1775-1783" focuses on the ways the United States founding generation worried about irrationality as they worked to build a rational state.

Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch and eat during the presentation.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 May 2019 10:59:18 -0400 2019-05-30T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T13:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Workshop / Seminar Sarah Swedberg, PhD
Incoming Freshman UROP Fall 2019-Winter 2020 Application (May 31, 2019 1:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63774 63774-15873593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:00am
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Our "Traditional UROP Program" has been our longest running program over the past 30 years. This Academic Year program, in which students participate for both Fall and Winter Terms, is designed for University of Michigan first and second year undergraduate students enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus who are seeking a first time research experience. Student research assistants work alongside a faculty member, research scientist or professional practitioner on an ongoing or new research project. The priority deadline for incoming U-M freshman to apply to participate in the UROP program is May 31st at 11:59pm.
https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/students/fall-winter-programs/traditional-urop.html

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 May 2019 13:02:41 -0400 2019-05-31T01:00:00-04:00 2019-05-31T23:59:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Workshop / Seminar 19F-20W App
What’s Next? Career Paths for Ph.D.s in STEM (May 31, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62921 62921-15496706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham is sponsoring a two-day workshop for doctoral candidates in the sciences to engage in skill and career exploration, gain insight into a variety of career paths, identify their transferable knowledge and skills, and practice communicating these to others.This event is reserved for University of Michigan and Wayne State Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. Programming will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, with a VIP networking reception starting at 5:30 p.m. on Day 2. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided both days; the Day 2 evening reception will include hors d’oeuvres.
This year’s program will be facilitated by the leaders of SciPhD, which specializes in preparing scientists for professional careers. During this two-day experiential learning boot camp titled “Get Your First Job,” they will help participants identify specific business and social skills needed, how to reframe past experiences to demonstrate mastery of those skills, and how to gain missing skills before starting the job search. Modules include:

The Business of Science
Communications for Scientists
Networking for Success
Project Management for Scientists
Negotiating as a Scientist
Behavioral Based Interviews

Pre-registration is required at http://myumi.ch/aXjMb
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 13. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, and registration is only considered complete upon payment of the registration fee. Participants will be asked to pay a non-refundable $15 fee, which helps Rackham defray the cost of workshop materials and meals.
If you are a student from Wayne State, please request a friend account and then complete your registration. Find help for creating your friend account through U-M ITS.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:16:06 -0400 2019-05-31T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-31T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
What’s Next? Career Paths for Ph.D.s in STEM (May 31, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63023 63023-15536917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham is sponsoring a two-day workshop for doctoral candidates in the sciences to engage in skill and career exploration, gain insight into a variety of career paths, identify their transferable knowledge and skills, and practice communicating these to others. This event is reserved for University of Michigan and Wayne State Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows. Programming will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, with a VIP networking reception starting at 5:30 p.m. on Day 2. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided both days; the Day 2 evening reception will include hors d’oeuvres.
This year’s program will be facilitated by the leaders of SciPhD, which specializes in preparing scientists for professional careers. During this two-day experiential learning boot camp titled “Get Your First Job,” they will help participants identify specific business and social skills needed, how to reframe past experiences to demonstrate mastery of those skills, and how to gain missing skills before starting the job search. Modules include:

The Business of Science
Communications for Scientists
Networking for Success
Project Management for Scientists
Negotiating as a Scientist
Behavioral Based Interviews

Pre-registration is required at http://myumi.ch/aXjMb.
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 13. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, and registration is only considered complete upon payment of the registration fee. Participants will be asked to pay a non-refundable $15 fee, which helps Rackham defray the cost of workshop materials and meals.
If you are a student from Wayne State, please request a friend account and then complete your registration. Find help for creating your friend account through U-M ITS.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 May 2019 18:15:25 -0400 2019-05-31T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-31T18:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Scientist in the Forum (June 1, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-01T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-01T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (June 2, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-02T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-02T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Network Analysis: Overview and Applications To Population Science (June 4, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63726 63726-15833061@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Please join instructors Ceren Budak and Daniel Romero (both from U of M School of Information and formerly Microsoft Research) for a half-day workshop geared toward population researchers and data scientists of all experience levels. The workshop features 2 hours of lecture (covering fundamental principles and theory of network analysis) followed by 2 hours of lab (simulation-based information diffusion within networks and optimal seed node selection), while exploring the connections between network analysis and social research.

Topics include:
- Basic concepts of networks and network data
- Measuring network properties such as centrality and node/edge importance
- Various models of information diffusion and cascade effects
- Network-based classification methods (including Random Walk and K-nearest neighbors)
- Network simulation using Python
- Impact of seed node selection on network properties.


Ceren Budak interests lie in the area of computational social science. She is particularly interested in the use of large scale data sets and computational techniques to study problems with policy, social and political implications.

Daniel Romero's main research interest is the empirical and theoretical analysis of Social and Information Networks. He is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms involved in network evolution, information diffusion, and user interactions on the Web.

https://pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops/

The Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) provides resources and services that support innovative approaches to data collection and analysis and the development of early-career population scientists, as well as research on significant and emergent issues in population dynamics and health.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 May 2019 14:27:52 -0400 2019-06-04T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-04T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Network Analysis poster image
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): Income Changes and Achievement Gaps (June 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63408 63408-15692026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:23:57 -0400 2019-06-05T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-05T13:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (June 5, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-15987729@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow 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 2019-06-05T12:00:00-04:00 2019-06-05T13:30:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
"Am I Good Enough?" Yes, You Are! (June 5, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63500 63500-15759484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

It's not unusual to find yourself in a situation where you doubt your own ability to succeed, even when those around you view you as capable. Research finds that you are not alone in coping with this feeling that brings discomfort. Come to this interactive workshop to learn more about impostor syndrome and ways to manage it.

Free and open to the public. RSVP on our website: cew.umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 15:35:50 -0400 2019-06-05T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-05T14:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar woman holding coffee mug that says "Like a Boss"
Speaking American English: A Communication Workshop for English Language Learners (June 6, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63562 63562-15784184@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:30pm
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 June 6 to August 15, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 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, 10 May 2019 12:43:57 -0400 2019-06-06T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-06T16:30:00-04:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Event Image: A photo of a group of students smiling.
Institute for Community-Driven Practice (June 10, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63320 63320-15642806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 10, 2019 8:30am
Location:
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Institute for Community-Driven Practice (CDP) is a training program, offered by the Ginsberg Center, designed for faculty and staff who support community-engaged practice and scholarship. This two-day program will provide an intensive exploration of the principles of community engagement, and opportunities to begin integrating community engagement into their own curriculum and training.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:39:40 -0400 2019-06-10T08:30:00-04:00 2019-06-10T15:30:00-04:00 Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Logo for Institute for Community-Driven Practice
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (June 10, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61353 61353-15090341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 10, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

The Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The HRS Summer Workshop features morning lectures on basic survey content, sample design, weighting, and restricted data files. Hands-on data workshops are held every afternoon in which participants learn to work with the data (including the user-friendly RAND version of the HRS data) under the guidance of HRS staff. Staff of the Gateway to Global Aging project (G2Aging.org), which harmonizes data across HRS international sister studies, conduct an afternoon training. At the end of the week, students have the opportunity to present their research ideas to the class and HRS research faculty and obtain feedback. Topics include (but are not limited to) in depth information on HRS data about health insurance and medical care; biomarkers, physical measures, and genetic data; cognition; health and physical functioning; linkage to Medicare; employment, retirement, and pensions and linkage toe Social Security records; psychosocial and well-being; family data; and international comparison data. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with SAS or STATA.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:28 -0500 2019-06-10T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-10T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Multi-Item Scale Development and Testing (June 10, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61402 61402-15099298@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 10, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Standardized multi-item scales are more common in some disciplines than others. This 2-day course is designed to inspire participants from all disciplines that it is possible to develop your own high quality multi-item scales (or correctly adapt existing multi-item scales) and offers an introduction on how to do this. It covers the psychometric principles of question development while adding in principles of general questionnaire design. Focusing first on Classical Measurement Theory, participants design their own multi-item scales. This is followed by a group discussion of existing multi-item scales. The course then introduces some basic statistical tools for assessing the reliability and dimensionality of multi-item scales and participants get to practice evaluating some existing scales in a computer lab session. The course finishes with an introduction to Item Response Theory.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite, but a little knowledge about questionnaire design, multi-item scales and SPSS would be of value.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:11:55 -0500 2019-06-10T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-10T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Institute for Community-Driven Practice (June 11, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63320 63320-15642807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 8:30am
Location:
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Institute for Community-Driven Practice (CDP) is a training program, offered by the Ginsberg Center, designed for faculty and staff who support community-engaged practice and scholarship. This two-day program will provide an intensive exploration of the principles of community engagement, and opportunities to begin integrating community engagement into their own curriculum and training.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:39:40 -0400 2019-06-11T08:30:00-04:00 2019-06-11T15:30:00-04:00 Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Logo for Institute for Community-Driven Practice
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (June 11, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61353 61353-15090342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

The Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The HRS Summer Workshop features morning lectures on basic survey content, sample design, weighting, and restricted data files. Hands-on data workshops are held every afternoon in which participants learn to work with the data (including the user-friendly RAND version of the HRS data) under the guidance of HRS staff. Staff of the Gateway to Global Aging project (G2Aging.org), which harmonizes data across HRS international sister studies, conduct an afternoon training. At the end of the week, students have the opportunity to present their research ideas to the class and HRS research faculty and obtain feedback. Topics include (but are not limited to) in depth information on HRS data about health insurance and medical care; biomarkers, physical measures, and genetic data; cognition; health and physical functioning; linkage to Medicare; employment, retirement, and pensions and linkage toe Social Security records; psychosocial and well-being; family data; and international comparison data. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with SAS or STATA.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:28 -0500 2019-06-11T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-11T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Multi-Item Scale Development and Testing (June 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61402 61402-15099299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Standardized multi-item scales are more common in some disciplines than others. This 2-day course is designed to inspire participants from all disciplines that it is possible to develop your own high quality multi-item scales (or correctly adapt existing multi-item scales) and offers an introduction on how to do this. It covers the psychometric principles of question development while adding in principles of general questionnaire design. Focusing first on Classical Measurement Theory, participants design their own multi-item scales. This is followed by a group discussion of existing multi-item scales. The course then introduces some basic statistical tools for assessing the reliability and dimensionality of multi-item scales and participants get to practice evaluating some existing scales in a computer lab session. The course finishes with an introduction to Item Response Theory.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite, but a little knowledge about questionnaire design, multi-item scales and SPSS would be of value.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:11:55 -0500 2019-06-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-11T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Know Your Audience (June 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63811 63811-15890349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

In this workshop, we will use improv to develop several skills to help you engage in meaningful science advocacy.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:03:48 -0400 2019-06-11T16:00:00-04:00 2019-06-11T18:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (June 12, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61353 61353-15090343@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

The Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The HRS Summer Workshop features morning lectures on basic survey content, sample design, weighting, and restricted data files. Hands-on data workshops are held every afternoon in which participants learn to work with the data (including the user-friendly RAND version of the HRS data) under the guidance of HRS staff. Staff of the Gateway to Global Aging project (G2Aging.org), which harmonizes data across HRS international sister studies, conduct an afternoon training. At the end of the week, students have the opportunity to present their research ideas to the class and HRS research faculty and obtain feedback. Topics include (but are not limited to) in depth information on HRS data about health insurance and medical care; biomarkers, physical measures, and genetic data; cognition; health and physical functioning; linkage to Medicare; employment, retirement, and pensions and linkage toe Social Security records; psychosocial and well-being; family data; and international comparison data. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with SAS or STATA.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:28 -0500 2019-06-12T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-12T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): How are Students Selected into and Affected by Late Entry into Kindergarten? Looking Beyond the LATE. (June 12, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63409 63409-15692027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Abstract:
Social, policy, academic, and media venues are alight with controversy over when children should enter kindergarten. Delaying entry (also called late entry or “academic redshirting”) is especially contentious because privileged parents may delay their children in an attempt to give them a competitive edge. Redshirted students do outperform their peers on average, but if there is enough positive selection, the causal effect of late entry could be small. Assuming a homogenous treatment effect, one could compare OLS estimates of the gains from older entry to IV estimates obtained using the cutoff instrument. Doing this would suggest that positive selection into late entry accounts for 23% of the OLS-estimated gains. Assuming treatment effect homogeneity, however, makes observed entry behavior rationalizable only by preferences. By allowing for treatment effect heterogeneity, I make two new findings: (1) students actually select negatively into late kindergarten entry (had they entered on time they would have performed worse in third grade than other on time entrants), and (2) older entry boosts the average late entrant’s third grade math scores by at least 0.42 SD (the gain to late entrants is at least double the gain to on time entrants). These findings suggest that, on average, parental redshirting decisions improve their child’s performance—at least in the short term. They also help resolve the puzzle of motivations for late entry: privileged families are more able to pay the cost but only do so if they think their child may not be “ready” for kindergarten.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:09:26 -0400 2019-06-12T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-12T13:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
Sandwiches and Science: Training (for) Better Presentations Graduate Speaker Series (June 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59651 59651-16105211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow 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 2019-06-12T12:00:00-04:00 2019-06-12T13:30:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Tau Beta Pi Workshop / Seminar TBP Speaker Series
Multi-Item Scale Development and Testing (June 12, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61402 61402-15099300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Standardized multi-item scales are more common in some disciplines than others. This 2-day course is designed to inspire participants from all disciplines that it is possible to develop your own high quality multi-item scales (or correctly adapt existing multi-item scales) and offers an introduction on how to do this. It covers the psychometric principles of question development while adding in principles of general questionnaire design. Focusing first on Classical Measurement Theory, participants design their own multi-item scales. This is followed by a group discussion of existing multi-item scales. The course then introduces some basic statistical tools for assessing the reliability and dimensionality of multi-item scales and participants get to practice evaluating some existing scales in a computer lab session. The course finishes with an introduction to Item Response Theory.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite, but a little knowledge about questionnaire design, multi-item scales and SPSS would be of value.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:11:55 -0500 2019-06-12T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-12T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (June 13, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61353 61353-15090344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 13, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

The Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The HRS Summer Workshop features morning lectures on basic survey content, sample design, weighting, and restricted data files. Hands-on data workshops are held every afternoon in which participants learn to work with the data (including the user-friendly RAND version of the HRS data) under the guidance of HRS staff. Staff of the Gateway to Global Aging project (G2Aging.org), which harmonizes data across HRS international sister studies, conduct an afternoon training. At the end of the week, students have the opportunity to present their research ideas to the class and HRS research faculty and obtain feedback. Topics include (but are not limited to) in depth information on HRS data about health insurance and medical care; biomarkers, physical measures, and genetic data; cognition; health and physical functioning; linkage to Medicare; employment, retirement, and pensions and linkage toe Social Security records; psychosocial and well-being; family data; and international comparison data. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with SAS or STATA.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:28 -0500 2019-06-13T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-13T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Multi-Item Scale Development and Testing (June 13, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61402 61402-15099301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 13, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Standardized multi-item scales are more common in some disciplines than others. This 2-day course is designed to inspire participants from all disciplines that it is possible to develop your own high quality multi-item scales (or correctly adapt existing multi-item scales) and offers an introduction on how to do this. It covers the psychometric principles of question development while adding in principles of general questionnaire design. Focusing first on Classical Measurement Theory, participants design their own multi-item scales. This is followed by a group discussion of existing multi-item scales. The course then introduces some basic statistical tools for assessing the reliability and dimensionality of multi-item scales and participants get to practice evaluating some existing scales in a computer lab session. The course finishes with an introduction to Item Response Theory.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite, but a little knowledge about questionnaire design, multi-item scales and SPSS would be of value.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:11:55 -0500 2019-06-13T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-13T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Special Astronomy Talk | The Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5) (June 13, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63945 63945-16033412@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 13, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Astronomy Colloquia

Recently, more than a dozen new stellar streams in the Milky Way were discovered in the southern hemisphere with the Dark Energy Survey (DES). In this talk, I will present an ongoing spectroscopic program S5, which maps these southern streams with the 2df/AAOmega spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. S5 is the first systematic program pursuing a complete census of known streams in the southern hemisphere. The radial velocities and stellar metallicities from S5, together with the proper motions from Gaia DR2, provide a unique sample to understand the Milky Way halo populations, the progenitors and formation of the streams, the mass and shape of the Milky Way potential, and to test the characteristics of dark matter. So far, the S5 program has obtained the 6D+1 (metallicity) phase space information for 10 streams in the DES footprint, all of which are the first-time measurements for these southern streams, and we are expanding our program beyond the DES footprint to cover more southern streams. I will give an overview of the S5 program, including target selection, observation, and data analysis, and I will end with a discussion of the implications of the preliminary results from S5.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:37:53 -0400 2019-06-13T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-13T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall Astronomy Colloquia Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Speaking American English: A Communication Workshop for English Language Learners (June 13, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63562 63562-15784185@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 13, 2019 3:30pm
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 June 6 to August 15, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 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, 10 May 2019 12:43:57 -0400 2019-06-13T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-13T16:30:00-04:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Event Image: A photo of a group of students smiling.
Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop (June 14, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61353 61353-15090345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 14, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

The Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow. The HRS Summer Workshop features morning lectures on basic survey content, sample design, weighting, and restricted data files. Hands-on data workshops are held every afternoon in which participants learn to work with the data (including the user-friendly RAND version of the HRS data) under the guidance of HRS staff. Staff of the Gateway to Global Aging project (G2Aging.org), which harmonizes data across HRS international sister studies, conduct an afternoon training. At the end of the week, students have the opportunity to present their research ideas to the class and HRS research faculty and obtain feedback. Topics include (but are not limited to) in depth information on HRS data about health insurance and medical care; biomarkers, physical measures, and genetic data; cognition; health and physical functioning; linkage to Medicare; employment, retirement, and pensions and linkage toe Social Security records; psychosocial and well-being; family data; and international comparison data. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with SAS or STATA.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:28 -0500 2019-06-14T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-14T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Multi-Item Scale Development and Testing (June 14, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61402 61402-15099302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 14, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Standardized multi-item scales are more common in some disciplines than others. This 2-day course is designed to inspire participants from all disciplines that it is possible to develop your own high quality multi-item scales (or correctly adapt existing multi-item scales) and offers an introduction on how to do this. It covers the psychometric principles of question development while adding in principles of general questionnaire design. Focusing first on Classical Measurement Theory, participants design their own multi-item scales. This is followed by a group discussion of existing multi-item scales. The course then introduces some basic statistical tools for assessing the reliability and dimensionality of multi-item scales and participants get to practice evaluating some existing scales in a computer lab session. The course finishes with an introduction to Item Response Theory.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite, but a little knowledge about questionnaire design, multi-item scales and SPSS would be of value.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:11:55 -0500 2019-06-14T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-14T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Scientist in the Forum (June 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-16T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Basic Concepts and Theoretical Background (one-day workshop) (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62720 62720-15434148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course will provide participants with an overview of the primary concepts underlying RSD. This will include discussion of the uncertainty in survey design, the role of paradata, or data describing the data collection process, in informing decisions, and potential RSD interventions. These interventions include timing and sequence of modes, techniques for efficiently deploying incentives, and combining two-phase sampling with other design changes. Interventions appropriate for face-to-face, telephone, web, mail and mixed-mode surveys will be discussed. Using the Total Survey Error (TSE) framework, the main concepts behind these designs will be explained with a focus on how these principles are designed to simultaneously control survey errors and survey costs. Examples of RSD in both large and small studies will be provided as motivation. Small group exercises will help participants to think through some of the common questions that need to be answered when employing RSD

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:20:58 -0400 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Basic Concepts and Theoretical Background (one-day workshop) (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61411 61411-15099319@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.

This course will provide participants with an overview of the primary concepts underlying RSD. This will include discussion of the uncertainty in survey design, the role of paradata, or data describing the data collection process, in informing decisions, and potential RSD interventions. These interventions include timing and sequence of modes, techniques for efficiently deploying incentives, and combining two-phase sampling with other design changes. Interventions appropriate for face-to-face, telephone, web, mail and mixed-mode surveys will be discussed. Using the Total Survey Error (TSE) framework, the main concepts behind these designs will be explained with a focus on how these principles are designed to simultaneously control survey errors and survey costs. Examples of RSD in both large and small studies will be provided as motivation. Small group exercises will help participants to think through some of the common questions that need to be answered when employing RSD.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:51:36 -0400 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Applied Questionnaire Design (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61357 61357-15090353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course provides students with practice applying principles of question design. Students leave the course with tools to use in diagnosing problems in survey questions and writing their own survey questions. The lecture provides guidelines for writing and revising survey questions and using troubled questions from surveys as examples for revision. Each day's session combines lecture with group discussion and analysis. For some class activities, students work in small groups to apply lecture material to identify problems in the survey questions and propose solutions. Assignments require that students write new questions or revise problematic questions and administer them to fellow students. Sessions consider both questions about events and behaviors and questions about subjective phenomena (such as attitudes, evaluations, and internal states).

20 Ways to Test Your Survey Questions is a course that complements well with this class.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:59:43 -0500 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Survey Research Techniques (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61359 61359-15090363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Surveys continue to play an important role in addressing many kinds of problems about many kinds of populations stand alone or as part of an integrated information system. Application of the scientific principles underlying surveys depends on good understanding of theories and empirical research from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, statistics and computer science. A set of principles and empirical research will be introduced through the Total Surevy Error (TSE) framework. The principles include problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, pretesting, modes of data collection and data cleaning, management, and analysis. Students will be trained to determine major steps in data collection design and implementation and to refer to literature to justify the steps. The course will also discuss team and project management in the content of survey research, identifying skillsets and technical language required. The course will also provide training in an important subset of skills needed to conduct a survey form beginning to end.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:17:17 -0500 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Survey Methodology for Health Science Researchers/Linking Adaptive Interventions and RSD (one-day workshop) (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61410 61410-15099318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.

Topics covered: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are an important tool for tests of internal validity of causal claims in both health and social sciences. In practice, however, inattention to crucial details of data collection methodology can compromise the internal validity test. One crucial example is recruitment and retention of participants – though randomized to treatment, unequal reluctance to participate or unequal attrition from the RCT jeopardize the internal validity of comparisons within the RCT design. Another crucial example is the interaction of treatment and measurement – if the measures themselves change in response to the RCT treatment, then observed treatment and control differences may reflect these measurement differences rather than treatment differences. In both cases, specific tools from survey methodology can be used to maximize the internal validity test in the RCT design. This course will focus on the survey methodology topics most important for maintaining the internal validity of RCT studies and feature specific examples of applications to RCTs. One set of tools will focus on maximizing participation and minimizing attrition of participants. Core survey methodology tools for encouraging participation in both pre-treatment measurement and the treatment itself as well as tools for minimizing the loss of participants to follow-up measures will be featured. These tools include incentives, tailoring refusal conversion, switching modes, and tracking strategies. Links to RSD will also be made. A second set of tools will focus on measurement construction to reduce chances of interaction with treatment. These tools include mode options, questionnaire design issues, and special instruments (such as life history calendars) to minimize reporting error. Each portion of the course will feature examples applying each specific tool to RCT studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:50:39 -0400 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Survey Methodology for Health Science Researchers/Linking Adaptive Interventions and RSD (one-day workshop) (June 17, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62718 62718-15434143@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 17, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are an important tool for tests of internal validity of causal claims in both health and social sciences. In practice, however, inattention to crucial details of data collection methodology can compromise the internal validity test. One crucial example is recruitment and retention of participants – though randomized to treatment, unequal reluctance to participate or unequal attrition from the RCT jeopardize the internal validity of comparisons within the RCT design. Another crucial example is the interaction of treatment and measurement – if the measures themselves change in response to the RCT treatment, then observed treatment and control differences may reflect these measurement differences rather than treatment differences. In both cases, specific tools from survey methodology can be used to maximize the internal validity test in the RCT design. This course will focus on the survey methodology topics most important for maintaining the internal validity of RCT studies and feature specific examples of applications to RCTs. One set of tools will focus on maximizing participation and minimizing attrition of participants. Core survey methodology tools for encouraging participation in both pre-treatment measurement and the treatment itself as well as tools for minimizing the loss of participants to follow-up measures will be featured. These tools include incentives, tailoring refusal conversion, switching modes, and tracking strategies. Links to RSD will also be made. A second set of tools will focus on measurement construction to reduce chances of interaction with treatment. These tools include mode options, questionnaire design issues, and special instruments (such as life history calendars) to minimize reporting error. Each portion of the course will feature examples applying each specific tool to RCT studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:12:20 -0400 2019-06-17T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-17T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Basic Concepts and Theoretical Background (one-day workshop) (June 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62723 62723-15434151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course will provide participants with an overview of the primary concepts underlying RSD. This will include discussion of the uncertainty in survey design, the role of paradata, or data describing the data collection process, in informing decisions, and potential RSD interventions. These interventions include timing and sequence of modes, techniques for efficiently deploying incentives, and combining two-phase sampling with other design changes. Interventions appropriate for face-to-face, telephone, web, mail and mixed-mode surveys will be discussed. Using the Total Survey Error (TSE) framework, the main concepts behind these designs will be explained with a focus on how these principles are designed to simultaneously control survey errors and survey costs. Examples of RSD in both large and small studies will be provided as motivation. Small group exercises will help participants to think through some of the common questions that need to be answered when employing RSD

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:52:34 -0400 2019-06-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Case Studies in Responsive Design Research (one-day workshop) (June 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62721 62721-15434149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course will explore several well-developed examples of RSD. Dr. West will serve as a moderator of the course, and also introduce a case study from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). The instructors will then provide independent examples of the implementation of RSD in different international surveys. All case studies will be supplemented with discussions of issues regarding the development and implementation of RSD. Case studies will include the NSFG, the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life (RDSL) survey, the University of Michigan Campus Climate (UMCC) Survey, and the Netherlands Survey of Consumer Satisfaction, among others. This variety of case studies will reflect a diversity of survey conditions. The NSFG (West) is a cross-sectional survey that is run on a continuous basis with in-person interviewing. The RDSL (Axinn) is a panel survey that employed a mixed-mode approach to collecting weekly journal data from a panel of young women. The UMCC survey is a web survey of students at UM that employed multiple modes of contact across the phases of the design. The Netherlands Survey of Consumer Satisfaction (Schouten) is a mixed-mode survey combining web and mail survey data collection with telephone interviewing. The focus of the course will be on practical tools for implementing RSD in a variety of conditions, including small-scale surveys.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:52:09 -0400 2019-06-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Case Studies in Responsive Design Research (one-day workshop) (June 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61419 61419-15099331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.

This course will explore several well-developed examples of RSD. Dr. West will serve as a moderator of the course, and also introduce a case study from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). The instructors will then provide independent examples of the implementation of RSD in different international surveys. All case studies will be supplemented with discussions of issues regarding the development and implementation of RSD. Case studies will include the NSFG, the Relationship Dynamics and Social Life (RDSL) survey, the University of Michigan Campus Climate (UMCC) Survey, and the Netherlands Survey of Consumer Satisfaction, among others. This variety of case studies will reflect a diversity of survey conditions. The NSFG (West) is a cross-sectional survey that is run on a continuous basis with in-person interviewing. The RDSL (Axinn) is a panel survey that employed a mixed-mode approach to collecting weekly journal data from a panel of young women. The UMCC survey is a web survey of students at UM that employed multiple modes of contact across the phases of the design. The Netherlands Survey of Consumer Satisfaction (Schouten) is a mixed-mode survey combining web and mail survey data collection with telephone interviewing. The focus of the course will be on practical tools for implementing RSD in a variety of conditions, including small-scale surveys.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:53:03 -0400 2019-06-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Applied Questionnaire Design (June 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61357 61357-15090354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course provides students with practice applying principles of question design. Students leave the course with tools to use in diagnosing problems in survey questions and writing their own survey questions. The lecture provides guidelines for writing and revising survey questions and using troubled questions from surveys as examples for revision. Each day's session combines lecture with group discussion and analysis. For some class activities, students work in small groups to apply lecture material to identify problems in the survey questions and propose solutions. Assignments require that students write new questions or revise problematic questions and administer them to fellow students. Sessions consider both questions about events and behaviors and questions about subjective phenomena (such as attitudes, evaluations, and internal states).

20 Ways to Test Your Survey Questions is a course that complements well with this class.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:59:43 -0500 2019-06-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Survey Research Techniques (June 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61359 61359-15090364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Surveys continue to play an important role in addressing many kinds of problems about many kinds of populations stand alone or as part of an integrated information system. Application of the scientific principles underlying surveys depends on good understanding of theories and empirical research from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, statistics and computer science. A set of principles and empirical research will be introduced through the Total Surevy Error (TSE) framework. The principles include problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, pretesting, modes of data collection and data cleaning, management, and analysis. Students will be trained to determine major steps in data collection design and implementation and to refer to literature to justify the steps. The course will also discuss team and project management in the content of survey research, identifying skillsets and technical language required. The course will also provide training in an important subset of skills needed to conduct a survey form beginning to end.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:17:17 -0500 2019-06-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
A Management Model for Responsive Survey Design (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61425 61425-15099338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.

This course will cover issues associated with implementation of RSD to manage field work. Instructors will provide concrete instruction on active monitoring of key indicators across a variety of environments – small-scale surveys, large-scale surveys, and web, telephone, face-to-face and mixed-mode surveys. Methods for implementing RSD interventions in a diversity of production environments will be discussed. RSD will be presented within the framework of the principles of project management, with a particular focus on risk management. A checklist of steps for implementing RSD will be discussed in detail. This course will draw upon a semester-long graduate course in survey management, which includes sections on RSD.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:57:20 -0500 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
A Management Model for Responsive Survey Design (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62761 62761-15460079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course will cover issues associated with implementation of RSD to manage field work. Instructors will provide concrete instruction on active monitoring of key indicators across a variety of environments – small-scale surveys, large-scale surveys, and web, telephone, face-to-face and mixed-mode surveys. Methods for implementing RSD interventions in a diversity of production environments will be discussed. RSD will be presented within the framework of the principles of project management, with a particular focus on risk management. A checklist of steps for implementing RSD will be discussed in detail. This course will draw upon a semester-long graduate course in survey management, which includes sections on RSD.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:55:39 -0400 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Alternative Indicators Designed to Maximize Data Quality (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62759 62759-15460077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: The response rate has been shown to be a poor indicator for data quality with respect to nonresponse bias. Several alternatives have been proposed – the fraction of missing information (FMI), R-Indicators, subgroup response rates, etc. This course will explore the use of these indicators as guides for data collection when working within an RSD framework. We also explore optimization techniques that may be useful when designing a survey to maximize these alternative indicators. The consequences of optimizing a survey to other indicators will be explored. We will also consider how the response rate fits into this approach. We will end with a brief discussion of methods for post data collection evaluation of data quality.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:55:08 -0400 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Applied Questionnaire Design (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61357 61357-15090355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course provides students with practice applying principles of question design. Students leave the course with tools to use in diagnosing problems in survey questions and writing their own survey questions. The lecture provides guidelines for writing and revising survey questions and using troubled questions from surveys as examples for revision. Each day's session combines lecture with group discussion and analysis. For some class activities, students work in small groups to apply lecture material to identify problems in the survey questions and propose solutions. Assignments require that students write new questions or revise problematic questions and administer them to fellow students. Sessions consider both questions about events and behaviors and questions about subjective phenomena (such as attitudes, evaluations, and internal states).

20 Ways to Test Your Survey Questions is a course that complements well with this class.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:59:43 -0500 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Survey Research Techniques (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61359 61359-15090365@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Surveys continue to play an important role in addressing many kinds of problems about many kinds of populations stand alone or as part of an integrated information system. Application of the scientific principles underlying surveys depends on good understanding of theories and empirical research from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, statistics and computer science. A set of principles and empirical research will be introduced through the Total Surevy Error (TSE) framework. The principles include problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, pretesting, modes of data collection and data cleaning, management, and analysis. Students will be trained to determine major steps in data collection design and implementation and to refer to literature to justify the steps. The course will also discuss team and project management in the content of survey research, identifying skillsets and technical language required. The course will also provide training in an important subset of skills needed to conduct a survey form beginning to end.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:17:17 -0500 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Responsive Survey Design for Web Surveys (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61420 61420-15099332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.


Topics covered: Web surveys can be an inexpensive method for collecting data. This is especially true for designs that repeat measurement over several time periods. However, these relatively low-cost data collections may result in reduced data quality if the problem of nonresponse is ignored. This course will examine methods for using RSD to effectively deploy scarce resources in order to minimize the risk of nonresponse bias. Recent experience with the University of Michigan Campus Climate Survey and the National Survey of College Graduates is used to illustrate this point. These surveys are defined by phased designs and multiple modes of contact. This approach produced relatively high response rates and used alternative contact methods in later phases to recruit sample members from subgroups that were less likely to respond in earlier phases. In the case of the UM-CCS all of this was accomplished on a very small budget and with a small management team. Lessons from these experiences can be directly applied in many similar settings.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:53:34 -0400 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Responsive Survey Design for Web Surveys (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62722 62722-15434150@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: Web surveys can be an inexpensive method for collecting data. This is especially true for designs that repeat measurement over several time periods. However, these relatively low-cost data collections may result in reduced data quality if the problem of nonresponse is ignored. This course will examine methods for using RSD to effectively deploy scarce resources in order to minimize the risk of nonresponse bias. Recent experience with the University of Michigan Campus Climate Survey and the National Survey of College Graduates is used to illustrate this point. These surveys are defined by phased designs and multiple modes of contact. This approach produced relatively high response rates and used alternative contact methods in later phases to recruit sample members from subgroups that were less likely to respond in earlier phases. In the case of the UM-CCS all of this was accomplished on a very small budget and with a small management team. Lessons from these experiences can be directly applied in many similar settings.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:34:10 -0400 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Using SMART Design in Responsive Survey Design (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61426 61426-15099339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.


Topics covered: The effective treatment and management of a wide variety of health disorders often requires individualized, sequential decision making whereby treatment is adapted over time based on the changing disease state or specific circumstances of the patient. Adaptive interventions (also known as dynamic treatment regimens) operationalize this type of individualized treatment decision making using a sequence of decision rules that specify whether, how, for whom, or when to alter the intensity, type, or delivery of pharmacological, behavioral, and/or psychosocial treatments. There has been a huge surge of scientific interest in constructing adaptive interventions via the sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design. SMART is a type of multi-stage randomized trial design, developed specifically for the purpose of collecting high-quality data for building optimal adaptive interventions. SMARTs are still new to the great majority of behavioral and social science investigators. In this course, we will introduce adaptive interventions, SMART (including simple design principle, cutting-edge analytic methods (e.g., Q-Learning) for SMART data, and discuss how these ideas can guide responsive and adaptive survey designs.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:02:59 -0500 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Using SMART Design in Responsive Survey Design (one-day workshop) (June 19, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62762 62762-15460080@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: The effective treatment and management of a wide variety of health disorders often requires individualized, sequential decision making whereby treatment is adapted over time based on the changing disease state or specific circumstances of the patient. Adaptive interventions (also known as dynamic treatment regimens) operationalize this type of individualized treatment decision making using a sequence of decision rules that specify whether, how, for whom, or when to alter the intensity, type, or delivery of pharmacological, behavioral, and/or psychosocial treatments. There has been a huge surge of scientific interest in constructing adaptive interventions via the sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design. SMART is a type of multi-stage randomized trial design, developed specifically for the purpose of collecting high-quality data for building optimal adaptive interventions. SMARTs are still new to the great majority of behavioral and social science investigators. In this course, we will introduce adaptive interventions, SMART (including simple design principle, cutting-edge analytic methods (e.g., Q-Learning) for SMART data, and discuss how these ideas can guide responsive and adaptive survey designs.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:56:05 -0400 2019-06-19T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): Student mobility in Detroit: an exploratory analysis of the extent and factors associated with voluntary school moves (June 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63410 63410-15692028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Details to come.

Light refreshments will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:36:30 -0400 2019-06-19T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-19T12:50:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) Workshop / Seminar Economics
An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Supercharge your career in academia, industry or startups (June 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63906 63906-15985741@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Lunch provided!

An Entrepreneurial Mindset has been shown to be critical for career resilience whether you are in academia, industry, or even government.  Research indicates that there are six behavioral components:  Opportunity Identification, Being Technologically Savvy, Willing to Experiment, Managing Risk, Building Relationships, and Persevering.  Come learn about each of these and how they might apply in your career.  Also learn about opportunities to learn more through the classes and programming offered by the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering.

Registration is required by 6/13, at: https://forms.gle/po3V2hinu7B3JGuQ9. Questions may be directed to ajrose@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Jun 2019 07:53:39 -0400 2019-06-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T13:30:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Engineering Office of Student Affairs Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Entering, Engaging & Exiting Communities (June 19, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58813 58813-15816691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning
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.


This workshop is open to all students, including ones in small classes of less than 8 students, or student organizations.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:14:33 -0400 2019-06-19T16:30:00-04:00 2019-06-19T18:00:00-04:00 Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Logo for Learning in Community (buildings on top of C)
Facts Aren't Enough (June 19, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63809 63809-15890346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

This workshop focuses on navigating controversial topics without shutting conversations down, using several techniques from the Know Us Project. Originally crafted for the LGBT+ community, Know Us Project conversations are intended to influence public opinion one conversation at a time.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:04:19 -0400 2019-06-19T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Data Visualization for Active Monitoring (one-day workshop) (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61421 61421-15099333@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.


Topics covered: This course will cover basic concepts for the design and use of “dashboards” for monitoring survey data collection. We will begin with a detailed discussion of how to design dashboards from an RSD perspective. This will include concrete discussions of how relevant data may be collected and summarized across a variety of production environments. We will also discuss how these dashboards can be used to implement RSD interventions on an ongoing basis. We will demonstrate these points using examples from actual dashboards. We will briefly explore methods for modeling incoming paradata in order to detect outliers. On the second day, we will consider practical issues associated with the development of dashboards, including software alternatives. Finally, we will demonstrate how to update dashboards using data reflecting the results of ongoing fieldwork. Students will be provided with template spreadsheet dashboards as discussed earlier.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:31:32 -0500 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Data Visualization for Active Monitoring (one-day workshop) (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62754 62754-15460050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: This course will cover basic concepts for the design and use of “dashboards” for monitoring survey data collection. We will begin with a detailed discussion of how to design dashboards from an RSD perspective. This will include concrete discussions of how relevant data may be collected and summarized across a variety of production environments. We will also discuss how these dashboards can be used to implement RSD interventions on an ongoing basis. We will demonstrate these points using examples from actual dashboards. We will briefly explore methods for modeling incoming paradata in order to detect outliers. On the second day, we will consider practical issues associated with the development of dashboards, including software alternatives. Finally, we will demonstrate how to update dashboards using data reflecting the results of ongoing fieldwork. Students will be provided with template spreadsheet dashboards as discussed earlier.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:54:28 -0400 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Implementation of Responsive Survey Design in Federal Statistical Systems (one-day workshop) (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62765 62765-15460098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: This course will provide an overview of challenges and successes experienced in the development of adaptive survey design at the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Agricultural Statistics Service, including illustrations from the National Survey of College Graduates, the National Health Interview Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The presentation will include a brief history of the evolution of adaptive design capabilities at these agencies. We also discuss the development of a protocol for adaptive survey design that guides implementation and transparent documentation. The case studies covered will show applications of AD in surveys with different designs (cross-section vs. longitudinal, single vs. multi-mode) and different cost/quality objectives. We discuss successes and failures in these applications and factors that will shape future uses of adaptive design.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:57:40 -0400 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Implementation of Responsive Survey Design in Federal Statistical Systems (one-day workshop) (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61429 61429-15099342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.


Topics covered: This course will provide an overview of challenges and successes experienced in the development of adaptive survey design at the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Agricultural Statistics Service, including illustrations from the National Survey of College Graduates, the National Health Interview Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The presentation will include a brief history of the evolution of adaptive design capabilities at these agencies. We also discuss the development of a protocol for adaptive survey design that guides implementation and transparent documentation. The case studies covered will show applications of AD in surveys with different designs (cross-section vs. longitudinal, single vs. multi-mode) and different cost/quality objectives. We discuss successes and failures in these applications and factors that will shape future uses of adaptive design.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:16:30 -0500 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Applied Questionnaire Design (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61357 61357-15090356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course provides students with practice applying principles of question design. Students leave the course with tools to use in diagnosing problems in survey questions and writing their own survey questions. The lecture provides guidelines for writing and revising survey questions and using troubled questions from surveys as examples for revision. Each day's session combines lecture with group discussion and analysis. For some class activities, students work in small groups to apply lecture material to identify problems in the survey questions and propose solutions. Assignments require that students write new questions or revise problematic questions and administer them to fellow students. Sessions consider both questions about events and behaviors and questions about subjective phenomena (such as attitudes, evaluations, and internal states).

20 Ways to Test Your Survey Questions is a course that complements well with this class.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:59:43 -0500 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Survey Research Techniques (June 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61359 61359-15090366@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Surveys continue to play an important role in addressing many kinds of problems about many kinds of populations stand alone or as part of an integrated information system. Application of the scientific principles underlying surveys depends on good understanding of theories and empirical research from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, statistics and computer science. A set of principles and empirical research will be introduced through the Total Surevy Error (TSE) framework. The principles include problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, pretesting, modes of data collection and data cleaning, management, and analysis. Students will be trained to determine major steps in data collection design and implementation and to refer to literature to justify the steps. The course will also discuss team and project management in the content of survey research, identifying skillsets and technical language required. The course will also provide training in an important subset of skills needed to conduct a survey form beginning to end.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:17:17 -0500 2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Family Art Studio: The Six Senses of Buddhism (June 20, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61556 61556-15128242@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

The Six Senses of Buddhism is an exhibition of works from UMMA’s collection associated with different types of Japanese Buddhism. Local artist and long-time UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne will lead families on an exploration of the exhibition followed by a hands-on workshop. Designed for families with children ages 6 and up to experience art together. 

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

Lead support for The Six Senses of Buddhism is provided by the Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation and the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies.

This program is offered in partnership with Ann Arbor Japan Week, a week of Japan-related programming for youth and families Sunday, June 16 - Saturday June 22, organized  by the U-M Center for Japanese Studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 May 2019 18:15:25 -0400 2019-06-20T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T13:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Family Art Studio: The Six Senses of Buddhism (June 20, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61557 61557-15128243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

The Six Senses of Buddhism is an exhibition of works from UMMA’s collection associated with different types of Japanese Buddhism. Local artist and long-time UMMA docent Susan Clinthorne will lead families on an exploration of the exhibition followed by a hands-on workshop. Designed for families with children ages 6 and up to experience art together.   

This program is offered in partnership with Ann Arbor Japan Week, a week of Japan-related programming for youth and families Sunday, June 16 - Saturday June 22, organized by the U-M Center for Japanese Studies.

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

Lead support for The Six Senses of Buddhism is provided by the Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation and the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 24 May 2019 12:15:31 -0400 2019-06-20T14:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Rackham North: The Science of Negotiating—Exploring What to Do Before, During, and After Your Job Offer (June 20, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63381 63381-15663388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Long before you are on the job market, it is important to prepare for the offer. Negotiating an academic position should never be an afterthought. In fact, wise negotiating requires education, planning, and practice. This interactive seminar will provide you with strategies to determine what to ask for and how to ask for what you need and want. You will also leave with recommendations concerning what you should do before, during, and after the job offer.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/LzQ3w.
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, 05 Jun 2019 18:15:26 -0400 2019-06-20T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 Pierpont Commons Rackham Graduate School Workshop / Seminar Pierpont Commons
Speaking American English: A Communication Workshop for English Language Learners (June 20, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63562 63562-15784186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 3:30pm
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 June 6 to August 15, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 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, 10 May 2019 12:43:57 -0400 2019-06-20T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-20T16:30:00-04:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Event Image: A photo of a group of students smiling.
Implementing, Managing, and Analyzing Interventions in a Responsive Survey Design Framework (one-day workshop) (June 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62763 62763-15460093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Topics covered: This course will discuss a variety of potential RSD interventions. Many of these have been implemented experimentally, and the course will include evaluations of those experiments. The importance of experimental evaluations in early phases of RSD will be discussed. Methods for implementing interventions will also be discussed, including implementation of experiments aimed at evaluating new interventions. Strategies for implementing these interventions with both interviewer-mediated and self-administered (e.g., web and mail) surveys will be discussed. Methods for the evaluation of the results of the interventions (experimental and otherwise) will be considered. These evaluations will include measures of both costs and errors.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:56:28 -0400 2019-06-21T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-21T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Implementing, Managing, and Analyzing Interventions in a Responsive Survey Design Framework (one-day workshop) (June 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61428 61428-15099341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

For more information on this program, please visit the RSD Program web site: https://rsdprogram.si.isr.umich.edu/

Not for academic credit workshop (*Remote participation option available)

RSD has financial support available to those who qualify

Responsive survey design (RSD) refers to a method for designing surveys that has been demonstrated to increase the quality and efficiency of survey data collection. RSD uses evidence from early phases of data collection to make design decisions for later phases. Beginning in the 2018 Summer Institute, we will offer a series of eleven one-day short courses in RSD techniques.

*Remote participation option: It is not necessary to be physically in Ann Arbor to participate in these workshops. Students who cannot be in Ann Arbor can enroll and join sessions via BlueJeans (https://www.bluejeans.com/). Once enrollment is confirmed via email, indicate if course attendance will be in person, in Ann Arbor or via BlueJeans. Survey Methodology for Randomized Controlled Trails does not have the remote participation option.

Topics covered: This course will discuss a variety of potential RSD interventions. Many of these have been implemented experimentally, and the course will include evaluations of those experiments. The importance of experimental evaluations in early phases of RSD will be discussed. Methods for implementing interventions will also be discussed, including implementation of experiments aimed at evaluating new interventions. Strategies for implementing these interventions with both interviewer-mediated and self-administered (e.g., web and mail) surveys will be discussed. Methods for the evaluation of the results of the interventions (experimental and otherwise) will be considered. These evaluations will include measures of both costs and errors.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:11:31 -0500 2019-06-21T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-21T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Applied Questionnaire Design (June 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61357 61357-15090357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course provides students with practice applying principles of question design. Students leave the course with tools to use in diagnosing problems in survey questions and writing their own survey questions. The lecture provides guidelines for writing and revising survey questions and using troubled questions from surveys as examples for revision. Each day's session combines lecture with group discussion and analysis. For some class activities, students work in small groups to apply lecture material to identify problems in the survey questions and propose solutions. Assignments require that students write new questions or revise problematic questions and administer them to fellow students. Sessions consider both questions about events and behaviors and questions about subjective phenomena (such as attitudes, evaluations, and internal states).

20 Ways to Test Your Survey Questions is a course that complements well with this class.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:59:43 -0500 2019-06-21T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-21T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Survey Research Techniques (June 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61359 61359-15090367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Surveys continue to play an important role in addressing many kinds of problems about many kinds of populations stand alone or as part of an integrated information system. Application of the scientific principles underlying surveys depends on good understanding of theories and empirical research from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, statistics and computer science. A set of principles and empirical research will be introduced through the Total Surevy Error (TSE) framework. The principles include problem and hypothesis formulation, study design, sampling, questionnaire design, interviewing techniques, pretesting, modes of data collection and data cleaning, management, and analysis. Students will be trained to determine major steps in data collection design and implementation and to refer to literature to justify the steps. The course will also discuss team and project management in the content of survey research, identifying skillsets and technical language required. The course will also provide training in an important subset of skills needed to conduct a survey form beginning to end.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:17:17 -0500 2019-06-21T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-21T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Dye Workshop (June 22, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63632 63632-15822805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 22, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

** This event has reached full capacity and registration is now closed. There will be no drop-ins for this program. For more information, please email Cathy Person at cperson@umich.edu. **

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Have you ever wondered how fabrics are dyed with natural materials? Come join Kelsey Museum docent Dottie Sims to learn how she makes and uses natural dyes. You'll go home with a new appreciation for the ancient craft of fabric dying, as well as a dye kit so you can try it out yourself!

View the online exhibition: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/ancient-color/

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:33:30 -0400 2019-06-22T14:00:00-04:00 2019-06-22T15:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Workshop / Seminar natural dye
Scientist in the Forum (June 23, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-23T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-23T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Introduction to Focus Group Interviewing Research Methods (June 24, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61356 61356-15090350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course introduces the skills needed to conduct focus group interviews. Students will learn about the critical components of successful focus group research. They will develop a plan for a focus group study and then practice key skills. Attention will be placed on moderating, recruiting, developing questions, and analysis of focus groups. This course will be particularly applicable for those conducting focus group research in academic, non-profit, and government settings.

Course Topics:

The course will cover these skills:

Planning—When to use focus groups and designing a study
Recruiting—Identifying information-rich participants and getting them to show up
Hosting—Creating a permissive and nonthreatening environment
Moderating—The crucial first few minutes and moderating techniques
Developing questions—Characteristics of good focus group questions
Analyzing—Options for analysis
Reporting—Options for sharing what was learned

Course Format

The course format includes daily lectures along with opportunities to practice critical skills in small groups.

Why Take This Course?

Focus groups are used to understand issues, pilot test ideas, and evaluate programs. They also provide great insight when used in combination with surveys. Focus groups have been used to help design surveys, to pilot test surveys, and to understand survey findings. Take this course if you want to learn more about how focus groups might add to your research toolbox.

Prerequisite: An introductory course in research methods or equivalent experience.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:49:10 -0500 2019-06-24T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-24T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Introduction to Focus Group Interviewing Research Methods (June 25, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61356 61356-15090351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This course introduces the skills needed to conduct focus group interviews. Students will learn about the critical components of successful focus group research. They will develop a plan for a focus group study and then practice key skills. Attention will be placed on moderating, recruiting, developing questions, and analysis of focus groups. This course will be particularly applicable for those conducting focus group research in academic, non-profit, and government settings.

Course Topics:

The course will cover these skills:

Planning—When to use focus groups and designing a study
Recruiting—Identifying information-rich participants and getting them to show up
Hosting—Creating a permissive and nonthreatening environment
Moderating—The crucial first few minutes and moderating techniques
Developing questions—Characteristics of good focus group questions
Analyzing—Options for analysis
Reporting—Options for sharing what was learned

Course Format

The course format includes daily lectures along with opportunities to practice critical skills in small groups.

Why Take This Course?

Focus groups are used to understand issues, pilot test ideas, and evaluate programs. They also provide great insight when used in combination with surveys. Focus groups have been used to help design surveys, to pilot test surveys, and to understand survey findings. Take this course if you want to learn more about how focus groups might add to your research toolbox.

Prerequisite: An introductory course in research methods or equivalent experience.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:49:10 -0500 2019-06-25T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-25T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Mixed Methods Research Design and Data Collection and Analysis (June 26, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61400 61400-15097074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This intensive course reviews mixed method research design principles, data collection strategies for combining multiple methods within a single research project, and strategies for analyzing data from multiple sources in a single study. We summarize the mixed method research process from the development of the research question to analysis and presentation of results. The methods examined include unstructured or in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, survey interviews, observation, geographic information systems, archival research, social media and big/organic data analysis, and hybrid methods. Emphasis will be placed on the specific contribution of each method, as well as the integration of multiple alternative methods to advance specific research questions. This course is designed for those with a specific research question in mind – participants will be asked to design multi-method approaches to address a research question of their choice. By the end of this course, participants will have an overview of multi-method research that will enable them to design, understand, and evaluate multi-method approaches within a single project.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:59:36 -0500 2019-06-26T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-26T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Understanding Nutrition and Community Health: A Journey from Service to Research to Advocacy (June 26, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62249 62249-15718781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

Presenter: Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health

During this workshop, attendees will follow Dr. Cindy Leung’s trajectory in public health. Exploring her early work in local food banks with food-insecure populations and her scientific research on the effectiveness of our federal food programs, attendees will then discuss her present-day qualitative research to better understand the lived experiences of food-insecure individuals. Participants will learn about populations affected by food insecurity, including low-income families and college students.

To wrap up the session, attendees will learn how all of this information is being used to design programs and affect future policies to benefit food-insecure populations. A hands-on wellness activity will be presented by the CEW+ Inspire team to complement this workshop.

The discussion will be followed by a networking reception.

Free and open to the public. RSVP on our website: cew.umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 15:33:12 -0400 2019-06-26T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-26T14:30:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Cindy Leung
Ann Arbor Charging Forward Workshop (June 27, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63975 63975-16051357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

Ann Arbor businesses— including property owners and managers, retailers and office buildings, government and universities— are invited to join us on Thursday, June 27 at Ann Arbor SPARK to learn more about installing electric vehicle charging stations at their business.

During this workshop:
- You will learn about the value of having electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at your businesses
- DTE Energy Inc. will share more information about their new Charging Forward program which is designed to help expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Michigan.
- EV charging station technology providers will describe what it takes to have charging stations on business sites

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:45:25 -0400 2019-06-27T08:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Workshop / Seminar Electric car plugged in
Mixed Methods Research Design and Data Collection and Analysis (June 27, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61400 61400-15097075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This intensive course reviews mixed method research design principles, data collection strategies for combining multiple methods within a single research project, and strategies for analyzing data from multiple sources in a single study. We summarize the mixed method research process from the development of the research question to analysis and presentation of results. The methods examined include unstructured or in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, survey interviews, observation, geographic information systems, archival research, social media and big/organic data analysis, and hybrid methods. Emphasis will be placed on the specific contribution of each method, as well as the integration of multiple alternative methods to advance specific research questions. This course is designed for those with a specific research question in mind – participants will be asked to design multi-method approaches to address a research question of their choice. By the end of this course, participants will have an overview of multi-method research that will enable them to design, understand, and evaluate multi-method approaches within a single project.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:59:36 -0500 2019-06-27T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar
Speaking American English: A Communication Workshop for English Language Learners (June 27, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63562 63562-15784187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:30pm
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 June 6 to August 15, 2019. Participants will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 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, 10 May 2019 12:43:57 -0400 2019-06-27T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-27T16:30:00-04:00 V. Vaughan University Center for Language and Literacy Workshop / Seminar Event Image: A photo of a group of students smiling.
Story of Self (June 27, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63810 63810-15890347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

In this workshop, you will learn the importance of personal narratives to make compelling arguments to non-scientists. These skills are essential for advocating for science and science policy when speaking with policymakers and the public. Story of Self is adapted from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:04:37 -0400 2019-06-27T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Objects in the Round: Public Art Project with Mary Mattingly (June 27, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61619 61619-15154684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival welcome artist Mary Mattingly to Ann Arbor for a 3-day residency, June 27 - June 30. Mattingly, whose photograph Life of Objects is featured in UMMA’s exhibition The World to Come, is deeply concerned with our relationships to objects—where they come from, where they go, their implications for humans, and their impact on the environment.​

Mattingly will lead a large-scale collaborative public art project over three evenings. Come build a miniature landscape with Mattingly and other festival goers and explore your own relationship to objects, built landscapes, and habits of consumption. Bring a household item or object you are willing to part with to contribute to the project. Objects in the Round is an exclusive opportunity for every generation to engage with arts and ecology.

Objects in the Round schedule Thursday, June 27 - Opening 7-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29 - Workshops and Construction 5-10 p.m. Sunday, June 30 - Deconstruction/Gathering 5-8 p.m.

Additional programs: Thursday, June 27, 5:30 p.m. Long Table Discussion: Art / Environment / Sustainability Annex tent at Top of the Park on Ingalls Mall at 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor

Sunday, June 30, 3-4:30 p.m. In Conversation: Life and Afterlife of Objects with Mary Mattingly and curators Jennifer M. Friess and Amanda Krugliak University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State Street, Ann Arbor Please register to attend.  

   

Mary Mattingly’s residency is presented in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Festival Footprint Initiative established with generous support from  Toyota.

 


The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene is organized by the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and curated by Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Museum of Art Curator of Contemporary Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UF Office of the Provost, National Endowment for the Arts, C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, Ken and Laura Berns, Daniel and Kathleen Hayman, Ken and Linda  McGurn, Susan Milbrath, an anonymous foundation, UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF Office of Research and Robert and Carolyn Thoburn, with additional support from a group of environmentally-minded supporters, the Robert C. and Nancy Magoon Contemporary Exhibition and Publication Endowment, Harn Program Endowment, and the Harn Annual Fund.

Lead support for the local presentation of this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, Tom Porter in honor of the Michigan Climate Action Network, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and School for Environment and Sustainability. 

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:15:32 -0400 2019-06-27T19:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Objects in the Round: Public Art Project with Mary Mattingly (June 28, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61620 61620-15154685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 28, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival welcome artist Mary Mattingly to Ann Arbor for a 3-day residency, June 27 - June 30. Mattingly, whose photograph Life of Objects is featured in UMMA’s exhibition The World to Come, is deeply concerned with our relationships to objects—where they come from, where they go, their implications for humans, and their impact on the environment.​

Mattingly will lead a large-scale collaborative public art project over three evenings. Come build a miniature landscape with Mattingly and other festival goers and explore your own relationship to objects, built landscapes, and habits of consumption. Bring a household item or object you are willing to part with to contribute to the project. Objects in the Round is an exclusive opportunity for every generation to engage with arts and ecology.

Objects in the Round schedule Thursday, June 27 - Opening 7-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29 - Workshops and Construction 5-10 p.m. Sunday, June 30 - Deconstruction/Gathering 5-8 p.m.

Additional programs: Thursday, June 27, 5:30 p.m. Long Table Discussion: Art / Environment / Sustainability Annex tent at Top of the Park on Ingalls Mall at 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor

Sunday, June 30, 3-4:30 p.m. In Conversation: Life and Afterlife of Objects with Mary Mattingly and curators Jennifer M. Friess and Amanda Krugliak University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State Street, Ann Arbor Please register to attend.

Mary Mattingly’s residency is presented in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Festival Footprint Initiative established with generous support from  Toyota.

The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene is organized by the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and curated by Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Museum of Art Curator of Contemporary Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UF Office of the Provost, National Endowment for the Arts, C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, Ken and Laura Berns, Daniel and Kathleen Hayman, Ken and Linda  McGurn, Susan Milbrath, an anonymous foundation, UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF Office of Research and Robert and Carolyn Thoburn, with additional support from a group of environmentally-minded supporters, the Robert C. and Nancy Magoon Contemporary Exhibition and Publication Endowment, Harn Program Endowment, and the Harn Annual Fund.

Lead support for the local presentation of this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, Tom Porter in honor of the Michigan Climate Action Network, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and School for Environment and Sustainability. 

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:15:33 -0400 2019-06-28T17:00:00-04:00 2019-06-28T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Objects in the Round: Public Art Project with Mary Mattingly (June 29, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61621 61621-15154686@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 29, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival welcome artist Mary Mattingly to Ann Arbor for a 3-day residency, June 27 - June 30. Mattingly, whose photograph Life of Objects is featured in UMMA’s exhibition The World to Come, is deeply concerned with our relationships to objects—where they come from, where they go, their implications for humans, and their impact on the environment.​

Mattingly will lead a large-scale collaborative public art project over three evenings. Come build a miniature landscape with Mattingly and other festival goers and explore your own relationship to objects, built landscapes, and habits of consumption. Bring a household item or object you are willing to part with to contribute to the project. Objects in the Round is an exclusive opportunity for every generation to engage with arts and ecology.

Objects in the Round schedule Thursday, June 27 - Opening 7-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29 - Workshops and Construction 5-10 p.m. Sunday, June 30 - Deconstruction/Gathering 5-8 p.m.

Additional programs: Thursday, June 27, 5:30 p.m. Long Table Discussion: Art / Environment / Sustainability Annex tent at Top of the Park on Ingalls Mall at 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor

Sunday, June 30, 3-4:30 p.m. In Conversation: Life and Afterlife of Objects with Mary Mattingly and curators Jennifer M. Friess and Amanda Krugliak University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State Street, Ann Arbor Please register to attend.

The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene is organized by the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and curated by Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Museum of Art Curator of Contemporary Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UF Office of the Provost, National Endowment for the Arts, C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, Ken and Laura Berns, Daniel and Kathleen Hayman, Ken and Linda  McGurn, Susan Milbrath, an anonymous foundation, UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF Office of Research and Robert and Carolyn Thoburn, with additional support from a group of environmentally-minded supporters, the Robert C. and Nancy Magoon Contemporary Exhibition and Publication Endowment, Harn Program Endowment, and the Harn Annual Fund.

Lead support for the local presentation of this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, Tom Porter in honor of the Michigan Climate Action Network, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and School for Environment and Sustainability. 

Mary Mattingly’s residency is presented in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Festival Footprint Initiative established with generous support from Toyota.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:15:33 -0400 2019-06-29T17:00:00-04:00 2019-06-29T22:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Scientist in the Forum (June 30, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-30T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-30T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Objects in the Round: Public Art Project with Mary Mattingly - Closing/Deconstruction/Gathering (June 30, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61623 61623-15154688@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 30, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

UMMA and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival welcome artist Mary Mattingly to Ann Arbor for a 3-day residency, June 27 - June 30. Mattingly, whose photograph Life of Objects is featured in UMMA’s exhibition The World to Come, is deeply concerned with our relationships to objects—where they come from, where they go, their implications for humans, and their impact on the environment.​

Mattingly will lead Objects in the Round, a large-scale collaborative public art project over three evenings in which Mattingly and other festival goers and build and explore together. On Sunday, June 30, participants are invited to deconstruct the installation. Following the deconstruction, join the artist in the Grove for a gathering. 

Objects in the Round schedule Thursday, June 27 - Opening 7-10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29 - Workshops and Construction 5-10 p.m. Sunday, June 30 - Deconstruction/Gathering 5-8 p.m.

Additional programs: Thursday, June 27, 5:30 p.m. Long Table Discussion: Art / Environment / Sustainability Annex tent at Top of the Park on Ingalls Mall at 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor

Sunday, June 30, 3-4:30 p.m. In Conversation: Life and Afterlife of Objects with Mary Mattingly and curators Jennifer M. Friess and Amanda Krugliak University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State Street, Ann Arbor Please register to attend.  

Mary Mattingly’s residency is presented in partnership with the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Festival Footprint Initiative established with generous support from Toyota.

 
 


The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene is organized by the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and curated by Kerry Oliver-Smith, Harn Museum of Art Curator of Contemporary Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, UF Office of the Provost, National Endowment for the Arts, C. Frederick and Aase B. Thompson Foundation, Ken and Laura Berns, Daniel and Kathleen Hayman, Ken and Linda McGurn, Susan Milbrath, an anonymous foundation, UF Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF Office of Research and Robert and Carolyn Thoburn, with additional support from a group of environmentally-minded supporters, the Robert C. and Nancy Magoon Contemporary Exhibition and Publication Endowment, Harn Program Endowment, and the Harn Annual Fund.

Lead support for the local presentation of this exhibition is provided by Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, Tom Porter in honor of the Michigan Climate Action Network, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design and School for Environment and Sustainability. 

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:15:30 -0400 2019-06-30T17:00:00-04:00 2019-06-30T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Workshop / Seminar Museum of Art
Introduction to Survey Methodology (July 1, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61358 61358-15090358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 1, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

This 2-day course will introduce participants to the basic principles of survey design, presented within the Total Survey Error framework. The course provides an introduction to the skills and resources needed to design and conduct a survey, covering topics such as sampling frames and designs, mode of data collection and their impact on survey estimates, cognitive processes involved in answering survey questions, best questionnaire design practices, and pretesting methods.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:07:33 -0500 2019-07-01T09:00:00-04:00 2019-07-01T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Workshop / Seminar