Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. CoderSpaces (Thursdays) (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80412 80412-20719728@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Are you grappling with a piece of code, trying to compute on a cluster, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.

All members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces in the Winter 2021 term to get research support and connect with others.

The virtual sessions are designed to assist faculty, staff, and students with research methodology, statistics, data science applications, and computational programming for research.

Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise. They come to you from a variety of departments and disciplines and are looking forward to serving the U-M community in their research endeavors.

CoderSpaces provide a casual, productive and inclusive environment. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level.

Thursdays 3-5PM
Join via Zoom* (https://umich.zoom.us/j/92183172919)
*Users will have to sign in with their UMICH (Level-1) credentials.

with Erin Ware (SRC/ISR), Saki Kuzushima (LSA Political Science), Shelly Johnson (ARC-TS), Yuki Shiraito (LSA Political Science/CPS)

Expertise: Bash, Bayesian statistics, git, HPC, Linux, natural language processing, OpenMP, PBS, Python, R, Rcpp, SAS, shell, Slurm, statistical modeling, web scraping

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Meeting Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:52:08 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Meeting Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise, coming to you from a variety of U-M departments and disciplines.
Consulting Career Opportunity (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82889 82889-21211372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comprehensive Studies Program

Introduction to the Consulting Industry and the opportunities for a Career. All majors welcome especially non business.

CSP is excited to be hosting Deloitte Consulting for our first Power Hour session! During this session, students will be able to learn about Deloitte, the day in the life as a consultant, and hear about the different career opportunities the firm offers to undergraduate students. Please tune in for this session and come ready with any questions you have for these Wolverines who’ve transitioned into Consulting! All are welcome!

RSVP Here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/3560

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:15:01 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comprehensive Studies Program Workshop / Seminar Careers Intern Info All Majors
EEB Virtual Seminar: Socio-eco-evo dynamics: Exploring how society shapes the biology of cities (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80094 80094-20556871@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Urban ecosystems are intrinsically heterogenous, characterized by dynamic biotic and abiotic interactions that are not witnessed in non-urban environments. Urban flora and fauna experience a suite of novel disturbances and stressors that have led to remarkable phenotypic strategies and adaptations to cope with urban living. Despite recent groundbreaking discoveries and innovation in the fields of urban ecology and evolution, the drivers of urban heterogeneity that induce biological change are seldom articulated. The spatiotemporal distributions of urban organisms are directly affected by the uneven distribution of resources (e.g., refugia, food, water) across cities, all of which are connected to societal function and governance. Hence, to build a comprehensive understanding of urban systems and wildlife adaptation, we must integrate and reconcile how structural inequality – especially racism and classism – shape urban environmental mosaics. In this seminar talk, Dr. Chris Schell will discuss how structural and systemic inequalities, especially economic and racial inequality, shape ecological and evolutionary outcomes of wildlife. In doing so, he will discuss how leading with an environmental justice and activism framework in the natural sciences can promote conversation, sustainability, and resilience in a human-dominated world.
Join us on Zoom

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:25:47 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Livestream / Virtual Chris Schell field work
Listening Circles (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81411 81411-20893775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Health Service

Listening Circles are new and free for U-M undergraduates and graduate students!

In this time of COVID-19, many students feel isolated and yearn for deeper connections.

Listening Circles can help create space for students to share experiences and feelings, create connections, and look to the future.

The goal of a listening circle is to create space for shared emotional connection about the impact of pressing issues, such as racism and the pandemic. We aim to support individuals and communities to explore these collective experiences together. Listening circles provide a space for students to connect, share their experiences and look to the future.

Consider joining an upcoming Listening Circle on Thursdays from 3:00 to 4:15 PM on:
February 11, 2021: Well-being and Race
February 25: Loneliness and Connection
March 11: Overwhelm and Stressors of a Remote Year

Please sign-up on Sessions!
https://myumi.ch/kxyOb

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:45:41 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Health Service Workshop / Seminar Basset Hound
LSA Technology Services Research Support Office Hours (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77718 77718-20270789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

The Research Team within LSA Technology Services is excited to announce virtual office hours for research computing support. These are regularly scheduled times when we will have subject matter experts in geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming available for drop-in support. Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions pertaining to any of these areas can stop by to ask questions, get help working through a problem, or inquire about a new project—no appointment necessary!

Not sure what we can do to help? Read on for more details about the services provided by each of these teams.

*Digital Scholarship*
Our digital scholarship team specializes in humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary digital project methods and can provide assistance with:
* Conceptualizing, planning, and finding resources for a digital project
* How to version, archive, and preserve a project
* Sustainability, preservation, accessibility, privacy, consent, or grant requirements
New to digital projects? We can also talk about how to demonstrate the scholarly rigor of your digital project, accurately credit the labor required of the project at every stage, and how to provide evidence and metrics for promotion and job dossiers.

*Geographic Information Systems (GIS)*

Our GIS specialists can help with your geographic data needs, including the following:
* Making maps for use in a class, grant proposal, or publication
* Geospatial analysis: identifying spatial patterns and trends in your data
* Georeferencing: assigning geographic coordinates to a historic paper map or a hand-drawn sketch for digital use as a basemap or combined display with other data
* Geocoding: convert a spreadsheet with addresses into latitude-longitude so you can plot your data on a map
* StoryMaps: harness the power of maps to tell your story
* Integrating smartphones or tablets and GIS in your field courses or researchSetting up workshops for a class or group interested in learning to use GIS in the context of your discipline
* Assistance with ESRI's ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, or other geospatial software
* Developing your own custom GIS web application or mobile application

*High Performance Computing (HPC)*

Our HPC team can help with:
* Accessing U-M’s new Great Lakes HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster
* Moving your computational work from your laptop or workstation to the cluster, freeing up your machines for other tasks
* Compiling, installing, or configuring a wide range of computational software
* Setting up automated workflows to save time
* Debugging your programs to see why they are crashing
* Evaluating the benefits of parallel computing, more memory or system resources for your code
We regularly support Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Julia, Go, and many other applications.

*Research Support Programming*

Our computer programming team can help with any of the following:

* Debugging, repair, and improvements or upgrades to your existing code
* References to training and coding resources to assist in your project
* Design and development of custom software to support your research
* Incorporation of lab-specific hardware into custom software applications.
* Writing funding for any of the above into your grant proposals
We're experienced in MATLAB, Python, R, LabVIEW, JavaScript, MedPC, iOS development, and more.

Who can join the office hours?
LSA Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions on geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming

When and where is it?
Our virtual office hours use Zoom:
Mondays, 2:00–3:00 P.M.
Tuesdays, 10:00–11:00 A.M.
Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 P.M.

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Other Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:01:55 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Other Research Office Hours
Residential College Zoom Chats for Prospective Students (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82001 82001-21004767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

Chat with current RC students in a casual setting and learn more about the RC student experience!

>> Friday, 2/26/2021, 4-5pm ET

>> Thursday, 3/11/2021, 3-4pm ET

>> Monday, 4/5/2021, 6-7pm ET

Register via email at visittherc@gmail.com

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:35:11 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Social / Informal Gathering RC Zoom Chats flier
SEMINAR: "Importance Sampling with Stochastic Computer Models: From Theory to Practice" — Eunshin Byon (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82612 82612-21145764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

The Departmental Seminar Series is open to all. U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to attend.

Title:
Importance Sampling with Stochastic Computer Models: From Theory to Practice

Abstract:
Importance sampling has been widely used to improve the efficiency of deterministic computer simulations where the simulation output is uniquely determined, given a fixed input. To represent complex system behavior more realistically, however, stochastic computer models are gaining popularity. Unlike deterministic computer simulations, stochastic simulations produce different outputs even at the same input. This extra degree of stochasticity presents a challenge in analyzing engineering system performance. Our study tackles this challenge by addressing two problems. First, we derive the optimal importance sampling density and allocation procedure that minimize the variance of an estimator. Second, we present a non-parametric approach to approximate the optimal importance sampling density with a multivariate input vector when each factor’s contribution is different. The application of our method to a computationally intensive, aeroelastic wind turbine simulator demonstrates the benefits of the proposed approaches.

Bio:
Eunshin Byon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. She received her Ph.D. degree in the Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Texas A&M University, College Station, USA in 2010. Dr. Byon’s research interests include data analytics, quality and reliability engineering, system informatics and uncertainty quantification. She has received several Best Paper Awards including the Best Applications Paper Award from IISE Transactions on Quality& Reliability Engineering. Dr. Byon has served the Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (QSR) subdivision of INFORMS as a chair-elect and chair in 2019-2020. She is a member of IIE, INFORMS and IEEE.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:53:05 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Eunshin Byon
Student-Athletes Abroad (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80557 80557-20738217@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

For many student-athletes, the dream of experiencing study abroad seems unattainable. There seems to be a plethora of obstacles to prevent them from engaging in this wonderful experience. This brief debunks that narrative by illustrating the creative ways that programs can make studying abroad work for athletes, and things that athletes can do proactively as well to make this dream a reality. We'll be joined by special guest CGIS Intercultural Advisor Nyanatee Bailey.

RSVP Today: https://myumi.ch/ovPvX

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:48:18 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Lecture / Discussion athletes
The Humanities at Work (March 11, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81799 81799-20959295@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Today: Peggy McCracken, Director of the Institute for the Humanities, talks to Cassie Miller, Senior Research Analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project.

The Humanities at Work is a new series from the Institute for the Humanities that features the variety of careers pursued by Humanities PhDs. Organized as a series of conversations, these one-hour sessions will include a 30-minute informational interview in which the invited guest traces their trajectory, describes the extent to which graduate education prepared them for their current work, identifies things they wish they'd known or explored as a graduate student, and explains the qualifications their organization would seek in an applicant. We'll also ask our guests to describe how the humanities matter in the work they do. The second half of the hour will be devoted to questions from the audience.

About Cassie Miller:
Cassie Miller is a Senior Research Analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project (www.splcenter.org/intelligence-report), where she arrived in 2016 as a Mellon Foundation/American Council for Learned Societies Public Fellow. She is an expert on the white power movement and political violence. Her work is published on the SPLC’s Hatewatch publication and she regularly speaks on far-right extremism to academic audiences, community groups, religious organizations, and government officials. Miller is frequently cited as an expert in the media and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, both in the United States and abroad. She holds a PhD in History from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:24:21 -0500 2021-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for the Humanities Livestream / Virtual Cassie Miller
2021 Nelson W. Spencer Lecture: Dr. Jack Kaye (March 11, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80426 80426-20719761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

The Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering department is very pleased to welcome Dr. Jack Kaye of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as our 2021 Spencer Lecturer.

Dr. Kaye is Associate Director for Research of the Earth Science Division (ESD) in NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD).

"From Alphabet Soup to Gourmet Cuisine - My 30+ Years of Interagency and International Coordination in Earth System Science"

The Earth is a complicated system that is driven by a mix of naturally-occurring and human-induced forcings, and its study requires a variety of integrated approaches addressing multiple Earth system components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, lithosphere) and the processes that couple them, now combined into the overall subject of Earth System Science. Besides being simply an object of scientific study, Earth is also our collective home, and its response to natural and human change affects the lives of today’s and tomorrow’s global citizens, making Earth System Science a rich subject for both scientific research and for the application of the results of that research to policy and decision making. The scope and breadth of the topic makes the topic too big to be addressed fully by any one organization, so coordination across organizations, both domestically and internationally, becomes a key consideration in our respective efforts. The resulting coordination affects all aspects, including observations (from space, air, and surface), modeling, process research, assessment, and applications. In the US, this has meant interagency coordination, both bilateral and multilateral, while internationally, the coordination has also involved bilateral and multilateral relationships, the latter including those that are both government-driven and community-driven. In this talk, my experience in interagency and international coordination will be reviewed, along with some highlights, lessons learned, and thoughts about the future. Interagency examples will include the US Global Change Research Program and its National Climate Assessment, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology and the National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System, while international examples will include the World Climate Research Program, the World Meteorological Organization, and bilateral cooperation with several international partners on Space Shuttle and Satellite programs.

Please join us!

Contact: Laura Hopkins, lhopkins@umich.edu

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:21:07 -0500 2021-03-11T15:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Livestream / Virtual 2021 Spencer Lecture 3
Anna Redgrave (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) and Agnit Mukhopadhyay (Climate & Space Sciences & Engineering) (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82557 82557-21116106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

ANNA REDGRAVE: Anna Redgrave began her science career as an undergrad, master’s student, and lab technician studying developmental biology in zebrafish. She became fascinated by how complicated developmental systems are, and joined the Wittkopp lab at U-M for her PhD to investigate one mechanism of complicating developmental systems: gene duplication.

"REGULATORY DIVERGENCE OF DUPLICATED GENES": Gene duplication has long been studied as a mechanism of evolution at the genetic level. Duplicated genes introduce redundant protein-coding sequence, allowing duplicates to acquire novel functions while preserving existing functions. Gene duplication, however, also provides a substrate for non-protein coding, regulatory sequence evolution. Genes are duplicated with varying levels of their native regulatory sequence intact. This prompts the question: how does the degree to which duplication preserves native regulatory sequence affect future evolutionary paths? Here, I investigate this question by comparing the expression profiles of duplicate genes across many environments in two diverging species of yeast.

AGNIT MUKHOPADHYAY: Agnit is a NASA Earth & Space Sciences Fellow at the Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering department at the University of Michigan, with a background in Aerospace Engineering. He is co-advised by Drs. Michael Liemohn and Daniel Welling to quantify the nonlinear coupling between the Earth’s atmosphere and it’s near-plasma environment. He loves working with numerical models to assess and predict the impact of extreme natural events on life and technology.

"QUANTIFYING THE IMPACT OF THE AURORA ON SPACE WEATHER": Conjuring a captivating vista of a colourful nightsky, the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) and australis (Southern Lights) are a byproduct of upper atmospheric ionization by charged particles (plasma) of solar origin. The near-constant drizzling of auroral plasma particles from outer space are excellent drivers of space weather activity caused by solar disruptions like flares and coronal mass ejections that can adversely affect man-made technology like GPS satellites, electrical power grids and oil pipelines. Using a combination of physics-based models, data regression tools, in-situ satellite and ground-based telemetry, we figure out what forms and drives the aurora, how these drivers modify the aurora’s electro-chemical atmospheric modification, and how this system could be predicted during extreme natural events.

Register to receive the Zoom information for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlceutrDIuEtLOgDS3ETaDjFmeDUT9hNU6

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:53:09 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Anna Redgrave and Agnit Mukhopadhyay
BME 500 Seminar: George Christ (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81389 81389-20889819@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Despite the well-documented capability of skeletal muscle to repair, regenerate, and remodel following injury, there remain a multitude of diseases, disorders, and traumatic injuries that result in irrecoverable loss of muscle structure and function. For example, volumetric muscle loss (VML) injuries are characterized by a degree of composite muscle tissue loss so severe, that it exceeds the native ability of the muscle to repair, thereby resulting in permanent cosmetic and functional deficits to the limbs, neck, or face. These injuries significantly impact both the civilian and military populations. Current treatment for VML injury involves surgical muscle transfer, although these procedures are often associated with both poor engraftment and donor site morbidity, as well as incomplete cosmesis and functional recovery. Not surprisingly, this unmet medical need has stimulated research efforts to develop new technologies for treatment of VML injuries. Recent attention has focused on development of tissue engineering (TE)/regenerative medicine (RM) technologies to provide more effective treatment options for large scale muscle injuries. A variety of preclinical approaches have been tried that include implantation of synthetic and/or natural extracellular matrices/scaffolds/constructs at the site of VML injury, both with and without a cellular component. Extant data indicate that the inclusion of a cellular component generally leads to a greater degree of functional improvement. Consistent with these preclinical results, recent clinical studies for treatment of VML injury, solely with implanted decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds, have provided evidence for modest functional recovery but with little de novo muscle tissue regeneration at the injury site. More recently, bio-printed tissue engineered constructs and their potential applications to treatment of VML injury have been reported in the literature. While these initial clinical and preclinical observations are encouraging for the TE/RM paradigm, full structural and functional recovery has yet to be achieved, and thus, there remains significant room for therapeutic advancement. To this end, I will describe our highly collaborative efforts to boost development and evaluation of a range of implantable regenerative therapeutics (biomaterials and tissue engineered constructs) in biologically relevant animal models. The overall goal is to increase the efficiency of clinical translation of TE/RM technologies capable of more complete functional recovery following repair of VML injury.

ZOOM LINK: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94405051853

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:13:19 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Logo
Chair's Distinguished Lecture: Ultralight Coilable Structures for the Space Solar Power Project (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82796 82796-21179584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Sergio Pellegrino
Professor of Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
Co-Director, Space-Based Solar Power Project
California Institute of Technology

In 1968, Peter Glaser envisaged kilometer-scale space systems comprising solar collectors and transmitting antennas that would beam power to the earth from geostationary orbit, but for many years that dream remained elusive. In this talk, I will discuss the Caltech Space Solar Power Project’s pursuit to conceive, design, and demonstrate a scalable vision for a constellation of ultralight, modular spacecraft that collect sunlight, transform it into electrical power, and wirelessly beam electricity to the earth. The basic module of these future solar power systems is a scalable plate-like square spacecraft that can be tightly coiled for launch and reliably deployed in space. Its structural concept combines origami packaging techniques and coilable shell structures built from ultrathin composite laminates that support photovoltaic and antenna elements. I will present our research on the packaging, deployment and stability of these structures of unprecedented lightness. I will conclude by showing proof-of-concept physical models for an upcoming demonstration in space.

About the speaker...

Sergio Pellegrino is the Joyce and Kent Kresa Professor of Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the California Institute of Technology, JPL Senior Research Scientist and Co-Director of the Space Solar Power Project. Pellegrino’s general area of research is the mechanics of lightweight structures, focusing on packaging, deployment, shape control and stability. He has authored over 300 technical publications on these topics, including the recently published book Forms and Concepts for Lightweight Structures, co-authored with Koryo Miura. Pellegrino is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of AIAA and a Chartered Structural Engineer. He is currently President of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures and Chairman of the Aerospace Historical Society.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:35:47 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Sergio Pellegrino
Communication and Media Speaker Series (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82880 82880-21209384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Communication and Media

In this talk, UM grad Dr. Amanda Cote will discuss the formation and work of the University of Oregon Esports and Games Research (EGR) Lab, an interdisciplinary, multimethodological research group she co-leads with Dr. Maxwell Foxman. The EGR lab focuses on the study of collegiate esports, a rising force on college campuses that affects student experiences, athletics, university communities, branding, and more. Cote will address how the lab developed, how its nine members bring their varied interests to bear on the shared question of collegiate esports, and some of the group’s initial findings. She will also discuss the opportunities and challenges inherent in running a lab as a qualitative researcher and as a pre-tenure faculty member. This talk will straddle both research and professional development concerns, presenting lessons learned as an early career scholar alongside game studies findings.



Bio: Dr. Amanda Cote (acote@uoregon.edu) is Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. She explores the industry and culture of video games, with an emphasis on gender, identity, labor, and representation. Her first book, Gaming Sexism: Gender and Identity in the Era of Casual Video Games, was published by New York University Press in 2020. Cote has published further work in venues such as Journal of Communication, Convergence, Feminist Media Studies, and edited book collections.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:43:06 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Communication and Media Lecture / Discussion
Economic Development Seminar (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81974 81974-20998843@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

*To join the seminar, please contact at fspp-ipc-questions@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:55:00 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
International Economics and Macroeconomics (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82403 82403-21092286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

To join the seminar, please email to dbartelm@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:20:28 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Minor in Writing Virtual Info Session (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81727 81727-20949378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

The Sweetland Minor in Writing is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in developing their disciplinary and professional writing abilities while pursuing their majors. It gives you the freedom to write about what matters to you while helping you develop as a writer and thinker.

Students currently in the Minor program come from all over the university bringing a wealth of diverse interests to the classroom. You might find a screenwriter sitting between a scientist and a musician or Kinesiology, Business, and Communications majors giving each other feedback on their writing.

With a Sweetland Minor in Writing you will earn a credential that certifies your writing expertise to prospective employers and graduate programs. You will also pick up new media skills designing and creating content for your electronic writing portfolios.

If you are interested in learning more about the Sweetland Minor in Writing from current students and faculty, or have questions about the application process, you can attend a Minor in Writing Virtual Information Session hosted on Zoom.

RSVP here https://forms.gle/h19vxzqNVTYKd8BD6

The deadline to apply for Fall 2021 is Monday, March 15th at noon.

More info at http://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/undergraduates/minor-in-writing/application-process.html

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:29:04 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Social / Informal Gathering
Quantitative Data Visualization for Academic Partners (March 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81643 81643-20935529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Sharing and translating data with community partners and community members is critically important to support equitable partnerships. Join us for an introductory virtual workshop on quantitative data visualization. Our focus is on how to interpret and display evidence based data in a visually pleasing and accessible way while also touching on the importance of understanding and working within basic data ethics.

This session is designed for faculty and academic program staff.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:34:45 -0500 2021-03-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Livestream / Virtual Academic Partnership logo
Yoga Flow (March 11, 2021 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80437 80437-20721804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength. You’ll build muscle and flexibility by using your breath to anchor each movement as you flow from one pose to the next. Modifications are offered to accommodate all skill levels. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:46 -0500 2021-03-11T16:15:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:05:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength.
Global Connections: Community Ensembles and Music Learning in Europe (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81378 81378-20889802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Amateur community ensembles are a pillar of European culture. Profs. John Pasquale and Richard Frey talk to Christoph Breithack (conductor of the Musikverein Freiburg, St. Georgen in Freiburg, Germany), Dr. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (Executive Director of the World Youth and Adult Wind Orchestras in Schladming, Austria), and Dr. Ulrich Nachbauer (President of the Berner Kammerchor in Bern, Switzerland) about the role, significance, and identity of community music making in Europe.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:05 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Symposium: Disruption. Action. Change (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82777 82777-21175585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Presented by EXCEL in partnership with The Eastman School of Music’s Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation & Research.

The three-part online series features in-depth conversations with five performing arts change-makers who will explore the role of disruption as an essential force in the pursuit of a more just and equitable arts ecosystem. 

Each speaker will write an article to be released in advance of their session to spark ideas and questions for their conversations, which will take place on Thursdays, March 11, 18, and 25  from 4:30-6 p.m. EST via Zoom. The free symposium is open to all, and is especially relevant for the next generation of arts leaders, including students and young professionals.

To learn more about Disruption. Action. Change. and to register for the symposium, visit iml.esm.rochester.edu/DAC

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:15:07 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81374 81374-20887849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie.

The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these boys found there would instead leave lasting scars and dozens of unexplained deaths.Deadly Secrets follows the work of forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida, who has made it her personal mission to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths and disappearances. With unprecedented access to family members, photography and old records, Dr. Kimmerle and reporter Ben Montgomery expose the truth behind Dozier's missing boys, providing closure to families that have been haunted by this nightmare for decades.

DISCUSSANTS
Susan Waltz (Ford School of Public Policy) & Sioban Harlow (School of public health); moderated by Leigh Pearce (School of Public Health).

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiMutdkDRjG81-ZW85-5Og

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:31:54 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening March 11 Dozier School for Boys (FL, U.S.)
CogSci Community Speaker Series (March 11, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82908 82908-21217311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

This Thursday, Professor of Psychology Stephanie Preston will be presenting for our speaker event. Topics include behavioral neuroscience, neural substrates of decision making, and intrinsic effects of emotion on decision making.

We will release further details within the next day or so watch out for your inbox.

In the meantime, you can check out her research lab Ecological Neuroscience Laboratory and publications page.

Hope to see you there!


Thursday (03/11) 5pm (EST)
Speaker: Stephanie Preston
Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92296396266
Meeting ID: 922 9639 6266
Who we are
The Cognitive Science Community is an inclusive undergraduate organization that aims to further interest in cognitive science and related fields.

We meet biweekly Thursdays 5pm (ET) mostly for professor talks, alumni Q&A, paper seminars, or social events. Attendence isn't mandatory, so feel free to join whatever interests you.

At the end of the Winter Semester we hold a Colloquium where students can showcase their research and members can listen to hosted panelists. Undergraduate students are prioritized. Check out previous Colloquiums.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:15:22 -0500 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion csc logo
FinTech Transforming Customer Engagement (March 11, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81953 81953-20996853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Scott Hamerink leads strategy and consultation as an Associate Partner in IBM’s Enterprise Strategy (ES&iX) group. He leads advisory for business, digital transformation, and Fintech investments across Global Financial Services clients in this role. Before IBM, Scott led enterprise transformation efforts at Comerica Bank. A seasoned executive and entrepreneur, he has over 20 years of experience working across large organizations and startups. He founded Social Patient, a mobile health platform and connected devices. His prior leadership roles include Blue Cross and Trinity Health.

Scott has also served on several boards and committees, including Henry Ford Health System Hospital & Health Network Board Trustee, Detroit Historical Society, University of Detroit Jesuit High School Board, and Detroit Athletic Club –Community Outreach and Strategic Planning. Scott received his MBA from The University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He also holds a B.S: International Business and M.S. in Information Systems from The University of Detroit.

This is a free virtual event. If you would like to sign up for future announcements about the lecture series, get links to past recordings, and/or make suggestions about the topics for future lectures, please sign up on the Interest Form (link to the right.)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:52:30 -0500 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Scott Hamerink: Finance Lecture Series March 2021
Reading and Q&A with Mat Johnson (March 11, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79476 79476-20335630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Zell Visiting Writers Series

Login here (no pre-registration needed): https://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters

Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire, historical fiction, and graphic novels. Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an Irish-American father, Johnson offers readers and audiences a nuanced, challenging view on what it means to be a person of color in America throughout history and today.

Since the publication of his first novel, *Drop*, in 2000, Johnson has established a reputation as a forward-thinking writer with a unique, imaginative perspective on American social norms, which he explores through characters that toe the line between outlandish and instantly recognizable. His follow-up novel, the gentrification satire *Hunting In Harlem*, was highly acclaimed and received the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Novel of the Year.

Johnson’s satirical novel,* Pym*, a brilliant reimagining of a famously enigmatic Edgar Allen Poe story, was named one of the best books of the year by *The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Seattle Times, the Houston Chronicle*, and more. *Loving Day*, his 2016 novel, is a hilarious yet moving story about race, family, and opposites bound in love. Hailed as “Exceptional…To say that *Loving Day* is a book about race is like saying Moby-Dick is a book about whales,” by *the Los Angeles Times*, *Loving Day* was a *New York Times* Notable Book and named one of the best books of the year by *the San Francisco Chronicle*, NPR, *Men’s Journal*, and more. Both *Pym* and *Loving Day* (one of *The New York Times’* 100 Notable Books of 2015) are popular choices for common reading experiences across campuses nationwide. Johnson has also brought his sensibility to comics and graphic novels, most notably in *Incognegro*, which combines graphic storytelling, noir mystery, and meticulously-researched history to explore issues of passing in a segregated society and America’s history of lynching.

In lectures that explore race, identity, and the writing process, Johnson unravels the themes that run through his work with humor, scholarship, and insight. He has received the Dos Passos Prize for Literature and was the first person to be named a James Baldwin Fellow. Johnson is a professor at University of Oregon’s Creative Writing Program and English Department.


The Zell Visiting Writers Series brings outstanding writers to campus each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from U-M alumna Helen Zell (BA ’64, LLDHon ’13). For more information, please visit the Zell Visiting Writers Program webpage: https://lsa.umich.edu/writers

For any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs, please email asbates@umich.edu-- we are eager to help ensure that this event is inclusive to you. Copies of the readings and live, high quality auto-captions/transcriptions will be provided at all events.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:55:41 -0500 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Zell Visiting Writers Series Lecture / Discussion Mat Johnson
Social Gathering Event for Women's History Month Hosted by ME DEI (March 11, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82854 82854-21203298@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

March 11th from 5 - 6:30 pm

Online:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqywdsQlNGpmeRh1TLvvSpWa98hFzD_tfKxXl8I5PY7Iht8Q/viewform?gxids=7628

Come to mingle and play games at a relaxing Gather.town social event hosted by the ME DEI committee for Women's History Month. The event will also host multiple organizations including AWIS and GradSWE. The first *20* people who sign up will receive a Grubhub voucher.

Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfqywdsQlNGpmeRh1TLvvSpWa98hFzD_tfKxXl8I5PY7Iht8Q/viewform?gxids=7628 The Gather.town link is here: https://gather.town/app/G7Cqh2k2BGQmLYF8/MEDEi.

Women and allies are welcome to the event! For more information, email sclancy@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:27:12 -0500 2021-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Office of Student Affairs Social / Informal Gathering
Total Body Strength (March 11, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80453 80453-20722295@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Experience strength training like never before! Take this class if you want to strengthen every muscle in one workout. We’ll offer you instruction on how to use free weights effectively and safely. Whether you are an experienced lifter or have never lifted before, this class is right for you! EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held)

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:02:52 -0500 2021-03-11T17:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Experience strength training like never before!
Zumba (March 11, 2021 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80443 80443-20721989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Ditch the traditional workout and join the party! This Latin-inspired, dance-and-fitness class offers an exciting, exhilarating and effective workout. You’ll develop your stamina and your body tone with easy to follow dance moves, set to the fast and slow rhythms of cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso and salsaton. No dance experience required.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:23:47 -0500 2021-03-11T17:45:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:35:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Ditch the traditional workout and join the party!
Detroit, Motown, and the Civil Rights Movement (March 11, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82790 82790-21179559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

Join us for a lecture and discussion with distinguished acoustic bassist, Marion Hayden on Thursday, March 11th at 6 pm EST!

The city of Detroit's rich musical history has forever shaped popular music in the United States. The migration of jazz musicians to Detroit in the 1920s and 1930s caused the area to develop its own thriving music scene. By the 1960s, the area became known for the first black owned record label, Motown. Today, the name "Motown" is synonymous with funk and soul music.

Detroit was home to some of the most important events of the 1960s and 1970s Civil Rights Movement. Consequently, jazz musicians in Detroit have witnessed music's role in shaping race relations within the city and across the United States.

Join us for this lecture and discussion, where Marion Hayden will tell of her experiences as a bassist in Detroit. With her deep knowledge of the city's musical history, learn how Motown and jazz were musical vanguards in altering to the social landscape of Detroit, Michigan, and the United States.


>> About Marion

Born in Detroit, MI, a crucible of jazz, Marion Hayden is one of the nation’s finest proponents of the acoustic bass. Mentored by master trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, Hayden began performing jazz at the age of 15. She has performed with such diverse luminaries as Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen, Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Lester Bowie, David Allen Grier, James Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Joe Williams, Lionel Hampton, Frank Morgan, Jon Hendricks, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Willis, Vanessa Rubin, Sheila Jordan, Mulgrew Miller, Annie Ross and many others. She is a co-founder of the touring jazz ensemble Straight Ahead- the first all woman jazz ensemble signed to Atlantic Records. She is a member of the Detroit International Jazz Festival All-Star Ambassadors touring ensemble.

Widely recognized as a standard bearer of culture and artistic history, Hayden received a 2019 Art X Grant and a Creators of Culture Grant for original musical works. She was Artistic Director for a 2018 Knight Arts Foundation Grant encouraging young women in jazz. In 2016 Hayden was honored for her work as a performer and educator with the prestigious Kresge Artist Fellowship- a 1 year fellowship and grant award given an elite group of creative artists. She was the recipient of a 2016 Jazz Hero Award.- a national award given by the Jazz Journalists Association- recognizing people who have made a significant contribution through their artistry and community engagement.

As an arts advocate, Hayden has served as Grant Panelist for the Detroit Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, Art-Ops and the Highland Park Cultural Commission. She also serves as panelist or consultant for South Arts, Detroit Sound Conservancy, Charles Wright Museum of African American History, the Kresge Foundation, Jazz Education Network and Society of the Culturally Concerned.

A passionate advocate for youth music education, Hayden teaches for Michigan State Univ. Community Music School Detroit and is an educator in residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival. As well, she conducts the Next Gen Ensemble- a performing group of some of the areas best young musicians. Hayden holds faculty positions in the Jazz Studies Departments at University of Michigan and Oakland University. Hayden is the Bass instructor for the Geri Allen Jazz Camp, Newark, NJ. , and in 2021 will join the faculty at Centrum Jazz, Port Townsend, WA.

“It has been a privilege and a gift to learn and experience music in Detroit. The informal music education here is both thorough and rigorous and includes arranging, composing and production. The mentoring I received from the men and women in this music community was critical to my development as a creative artist. It instilled in me a sense of deep reverence and respect for music traditions, but also a fearlessness and openness about bringing those traditions forward in an original and authentic way. I express this creative openness through the projects and collaborations I engage in.”

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:08:09 -0500 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Lecture / Discussion Flier with Hayden photo
Program in Biology and Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Majors Panel (March 11, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82819 82819-21179587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in Biology

Come meet representatives from the Program in Biology and Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience. You will be able to hear about the various majors available and ask any questions that you may have!

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:39:06 -0500 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in Biology Livestream / Virtual PiB and UPIN Major Panel Information
Reflection on Leadership: Wellbeing and Personal Leadership Development (March 11, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82868 82868-21203455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Trotter Multicultural Center is excited to announce a continuation of our Inclusive Student Leadership Program -- Reflection on Leadership: Wellbeing and Personal Leadership Development. This two-part series invites students to explore leadership development and well-being in your roles as student leaders. Come join us next Thursday (3/11, 6-7pm) for an exploration of leadership identities and a discussion on identifying strategies for both personal and organizational well-being. Can’t wait to see you there! Register here: http://myumi.ch/AxKwW

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Well-being Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:53:00 -0500 2021-03-11T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Well-being Image of event flyer
Strength & Sculpt (March 11, 2021 6:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80454 80454-20722332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Let the music move you in Strength & Sculpt. This beats-driven class combines cardio intervals and body weight training to provide you with a workout experience designed to fit your goals and desires. From squats and burpees to planks and push-ups, Strength & Sculpt syncs music and movement to target major muscle groups. You will leave sweating and stronger!

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:09:07 -0500 2021-03-11T18:45:00-05:00 2021-03-11T19:35:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Let the music move you in Strength & Sculpt.
CJS Lecture Series | 3.11—Ten Years Later: Addressing Gender Disparity in Japan’s Disaster Response (March 11, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79859 79859-20509624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note that this lecture will begin at 7pm, and all posted event times are in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.

(日本語版はこちら)https://myumi.ch/v2y3Q
Delivered in Japanese with English translation.

Disasters have been known to exacerbate pre-disaster inequalities, with greater impact on vulnerable populations. In 2011, the “3.11 Great East Japan Disaster” — a cascade of a M9.0 earthquake, massive tsunamis, and a nuclear accident — struck Japan, which at that time ranked just 98th of the 135 countries on the Gender Gap Index (121th of the 153 countries in 2020). Now 10 years after 3.11, panelists will discuss the disaster’s effects on women through their own experience and grassroots activism, illuminating ways in which structures and norms of Japanese society contributed to women’s increased vulnerability in this time of crisis. They will provide invaluable first-hand accounts of how women in Japan organized and exposed post-disaster gender-based violence, advocated for more gender-informed disaster policies and response, shattered societal indifference and denial, and created change.

Teruko Karikome
Ms. Teruko Karikome is a founder and former Executive Director (2007~2019) of NPO Women’s Space Fukushima, Inc. (formerly Association for Women’s Independence). Following the Great East Japan Disaster, her organization managed “Women’s Space” in the biggest evacuation shelter in Fukushima, and continues to operate programs such as telephone counseling, support groups, and workshops on gender-based violence, while advocating for policy attention to women in Fukushima.

Reiko Masai
Ms. Reiko Masai is a founder and Executive Director of NPO Women’s Net Kobe, Inc., the first group in Japan to call attention to disaster-related gender-based violence. For over thirty years, Ms. Masai has worked to promote women’s rights and gender equality in Japan. In 2007, she launched Disaster & Gender Information Network, the first initiative of its kind in Japan, and co-founded Women's Network for East Japan Disaster in 2011, also the first of its kind, advocating for more inclusive disaster response.

Etsuko Yahata
Ms. Etsuko Yahata, founder and Executive Director of NPO Hearty Sendai Inc., spearheaded grassroots initiatives to assist women affected by the Great East Japan Disaster, on top of running a domestic violence shelter and many assistance programs. Originally trained as a midwife, she has since worked over 30 years in advocating against gender-based violence, promoting reproductive health and justice, human rights and nonviolence; also serving as board of director for Sendai Gender Equal Opportunity Foundation, Child Line Miyagi and many others.

Mieko Yoshihama
As a professor at the U-M School of Social Work, her teaching and research focus on promoting the wellbeing of marginalized communities. In Japan, she co-founded the Domestic Violence Research & Action Group in 1990 and conducted the nation’s first study of domestic violence; she also co-founded Women's Network for East Japan Disaster in 2011 and conducted a study of gender-based violence following the disaster, the first of its kind in Japan, as well as PhotoVoice Project (see below).

PhotoVoice Exhibit
Established in 2011, the PhotoVoice Project works with women affected by the Great East Japan Disaster, documenting their experiences through their own photography and written messages (“voices”), which serve to inform more inclusive disaster prevention and reconstruction efforts. This online PhotoVoice exhibition opens March 11, 2021.
https://photovoiceprojectjapan.zenfolio.com/exhibition


Registration for this Zoom event is required: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9hmDZTMnS5GkogTc2H0x4w

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 01 Mar 2021 12:05:05 -0500 2021-03-11T19:00:00-05:00 2021-03-11T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Livestream / Virtual Addressing Gender Disparity in Japan’s Disaster Response
Yoga Core (March 11, 2021 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80455 80455-20722344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format, with concentrated focus on your breath. Awaken your core and become strong both on and off your mat.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:14:09 -0500 2021-03-11T19:15:00-05:00 2021-03-11T20:05:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format.
Cardio Kickboxing (March 11, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80441 80441-20721915@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Come punch and kick to the beat of great music! In this quick-paced cardio class, your body will stay in motion as you build strength, endurance, and confidence. People of all fitness levels will get results at this fun and challenging class.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:16:51 -0500 2021-03-11T19:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T20:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 12, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82983 82983-21233244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

This virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage, the first recorded journey around the world (1519-1522). https://myumi.ch/XerZy

Curated by Professor Marlon James Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology).

Virtual exhibits are available indefinitely, beyond the listed end date.

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Exhibition Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:34:03 -0500 2021-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Library Exhibition Philippine book titles in Spanish
Become a UROP Summer Research Mentor (March 12, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82262 82262-21060601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Submit a Research Project: https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school.

Summer research mentors will collaborate with UROP students participating in 10-week full time Summer Fellowships.

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Other Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:43:33 -0400 2021-03-12T07:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Other Become a UROP Mentor
Become a UROP Spring Symposium Judge (March 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82064 82064-21014696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Provide your expertise during the 2021 Virtual Spring Research Symposium on April 22nd. UROP is looking for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff who are interested in awarding undergraduate researchers with a blue ribbon honors for their UROP presentation during symposium.

Become a UROP Symposium judge at: https://myumi.ch/ovPb9

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:32:12 -0400 2021-03-12T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Spring Symposium Judge - Blue Ribbon Award
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: *Stray* (March 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82750 82750-21171589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘Stray'”

About the film:
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life — and their own canine culture.

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them.

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:44:29 -0500 2021-03-12T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: You Will Die at Twenty (March 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82514 82514-21114085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘You Will Die at Twenty'”

About the movie:
NYTimes Critics Pick! Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:11:33 -0500 2021-03-12T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening You Will Die at Twenty image
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (March 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-03-12T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (March 12, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-03-12T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Labor Economics: Automation and Gender: Implications for Occupational Segregation and the Gender Skill Gap (joint with Patricia Cortes and Nicolas Guida-Johnson) (March 12, 2021 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81201 81201-20872027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: Occupational segregation by gender, although still sizable, has decreased significantly over the last few decades. Women have also made marked gains in education relative to men, with the gender gap in college education reversing in favor of women since the early 1990s. In this paper, we examine the contribution of automation to both these phenomena. Specifically, we analyze the effects of automation on the occupational structure of men and women and overall occupational segregation as well as gender differences in skill investments. We start by documenting two facts: (1) in 1980, women were much more likely than men to be in occupations with a high risk of automation, and (2) the cross-occupational relationship between risk of automation in 1980 and the change in worker share between 1980 and 2017, though negative for both genders, is much steeper for women. Taken together, these two facts suggest that women were more likely to be displaced by automation.

* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:44:32 -0500 2021-03-12T08:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T09:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Graduate English Welcome Week for MFA Prospective Students (March 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81081 81081-20846541@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Welcome Week Events for MFA Prospective Students

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:38:43 -0500 2021-03-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of English Language and Literature Livestream / Virtual
MFA Welcome Weekend (March 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78769 78769-20121166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

MFA Virtual Welcome Weekend for Prospective Students.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:34:24 -0400 2021-03-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of English Language and Literature Reception / Open House
Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest (March 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77488 77488-21034701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Seminar coordinator: Marlon James Sales (U-M Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Translation Studies)

Although Filipino migration has historically converged in other places across the US, it is in the Midwest, particularly at the University of Michigan, where some of the most extensive archival sources on this Southeast Asian nation can be found. These sources are generally used to examine US imperialism in Asia-Pacific, often glossing over the fact that the American period in the Philippines also led to the flourishing of Filipino literature in Spanish as a nationalist response. In this second installment of our Mellon-funded Sawyer Seminars, we shall analyze the archive as a site of translation and historical memory as a multilingual construct, focusing specifically on Hispanofilipino texts in the libraries of the University of Michigan and the broader Midwest. Translation here means two things. Since Spanish has never been spoken widely in the Philippines despite three centuries of colonial rule, translation may refer to the rendering of texts in another language supposedly understood by a majority of local readers. But given the limitations in how archival data is stored in the Philippines, translation may also refer to the movement of the archival sources themselves, whether physically or digitally, thus reclaiming them as objects of cultural memory. How has translation contributed to a monolingualized commemoration of multilingual pasts? What are the stakes of reconstructing a nation’s history through texts written in colonial languages? In which ways can translation help in recuperating a peripheral literary tradition in Spanish?

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:44:47 -0500 2021-03-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation and Memory: Hispanofilipino Literature and the Archive in the US Midwest
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization: Private Monopoly and Restricted Entry – Evidence from the Notary Profession (by Frank Verboven and Biliana Yontcheva) (March 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81743 81743-20949399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

ABSTRACT:

This paper studies entry and price restrictions in a private monopoly: the Latin notary system. Under this widespread system, the State appoints notaries and grants them exclusive rights to certify important economic transactions, including real estate, business registrations, and marriage and inheritance contracts. We develop an empirical framework to uncover the current policy goals behind the entry and price restrictions. We estimate a spatial demand model to infer the extent of market expansion versus business stealing from entry; a multi-output production model to infer the size of scale economies and markups; and an entry model to infer the State’s objective function (conditional on the regulated prices). We subsequently perform policy counterfactuals with welfare-maximizing and free entry. We show how policy reform would generate considerable efficiency increases, and decrease the cost of the services to consumers.

* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:03:19 -0500 2021-03-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Craft Lecture: Race, Identity, and the Creative Process (March 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79477 79477-20335631@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Zell Visiting Writers Series

Login here (no pre-registration needed): https://tinyurl.com/ZellWriters

Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire, historical fiction, and graphic novels. Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an Irish-American father, Johnson offers readers and audiences a nuanced, challenging view on what it means to be a person of color in America throughout history and today.

Since the publication of his first novel, *Drop*, in 2000, Johnson has established a reputation as a forward-thinking writer with a unique, imaginative perspective on American social norms, which he explores through characters that toe the line between outlandish and instantly recognizable. His follow-up novel, the gentrification satire *Hunting In Harlem*, was highly acclaimed and received the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Novel of the Year.

Johnson’s satirical novel,* Pym*, a brilliant reimagining of a famously enigmatic Edgar Allen Poe story, was named one of the best books of the year by *The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Seattle Times, the Houston Chronicle*, and more. *Loving Day*, his 2016 novel, is a hilarious yet moving story about race, family, and opposites bound in love. Hailed as “Exceptional…To say that *Loving Day* is a book about race is like saying Moby-Dick is a book about whales,” by *the Los Angeles Times*, *Loving Day* was a *New York Times* Notable Book and named one of the best books of the year by *the San Francisco Chronicle*, NPR, *Men’s Journal*, and more. Both *Pym* and *Loving Day* (one of *The New York Times’* 100 Notable Books of 2015) are popular choices for common reading experiences across campuses nationwide. Johnson has also brought his sensibility to comics and graphic novels, most notably in *Incognegro*, which combines graphic storytelling, noir mystery, and meticulously-researched history to explore issues of passing in a segregated society and America’s history of lynching.

In lectures that explore race, identity, and the writing process, Johnson unravels the themes that run through his work with humor, scholarship, and insight. He has received the Dos Passos Prize for Literature and was the first person to be named a James Baldwin Fellow. Johnson is a professor at University of Oregon’s Creative Writing Program and English Department.


The Zell Visiting Writers Series brings outstanding writers to campus each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from U-M alumna Helen Zell (BA ’64, LLDHon ’13). For more information, please visit the Zell Visiting Writers Program webpage: https://lsa.umich.edu/writers

For any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs, please email asbates@umich.edu-- we are eager to help ensure that this event is inclusive to you. Copies of the readings and live, high quality auto-captions/transcriptions will be provided at all events.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:59:38 -0500 2021-03-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Zell Visiting Writers Series Lecture / Discussion Mat Johnson
Statistics Department Seminar Series: Jonathan Terhorst, Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan (March 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80567 80567-20740180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Statistics

Abstract: In this talk, I will outline some current research challenges in statistical genetics, and describe recent progress my group has made towards solving them. First, I will introduce the sequentially Markov coalescent (SMC), which is an important class of methods for approximating the likelihood of DNA sequence data under realistic models of evolution. Examples of the types of questions we can address using SMC include: When did humans migrate out of Africa? How did polar bears fare during the last global warming event? Why did Neanderthals disappear? We derive new Bayesian and frequentist inference procedures for SMC that are faster and have less bias than existing methods. The key new insight is to establish connections between SMC and certain well-studied models in changepoint detection. In the second portion of the talk, I will discuss a new, model-based procedure we have developed for detecting signatures of natural selection in genetic data. Our estimator is adept at discovering instances of directional and balancing selection in the human genome, and has a concrete interpretation in terms of gene tree imbalance. Finally, time permitting, I will share some early results on using these and other methods to study SARS-CoV-2 biology and the ongoing global pandemic.

This seminar will be livestreamed via Zoom https://umich.zoom.us/j/94350208889 There will be a virtual reception to follow

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jonth/

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:18:23 -0500 2021-03-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Statistics Workshop / Seminar Jonathan Terhorst
U-M Structure Seminar: "Starch Recognition and Degradation by the Human Gut Symbiont Bacteroides ovatus" (March 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76185 76185-19671617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Structural Biology

Haley Brown
Graduate Student
Koropatkin Lab
University of Michigan

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:03:25 -0500 2021-03-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location U-M Structural Biology Livestream / Virtual UM Structure Seminars
Semester in Detroit Winter 2021 Office Hours (March 12, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81914 81914-20990890@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Semester in Detroit

Got questions about your application? Want to talk to a SiD alum about their experience in the program? Looking for more information on SiD in Covid? Stop by our office hours to chat with Prospective Students Coordinator Natalie Suh! Office hours are weekly from 10:30-11:30am. If you cannot make it during that time, email Natalie at nhsuh@umich.edu to set up another time to talk.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:27:48 -0500 2021-03-12T10:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Semester in Detroit Reception / Open House Background picture with miscellaneous office items including a keyboard, plant, phone and cup of coffee with the words "come to Semester in Detroit's office hours!" over it
Alum Connections: Nancy Xiao (March 12, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82544 82544-21116093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Alum Connection: Nancy Xiao, President at Mason

There are many misconceptions about the tech industry, one being that you need a specialized education in order to find a meaningful career in tech. Join the LSA Opportunity Hub on Friday, March 12th for a special Alum Connections session with Nancy Xiao (English ‘14). Nancy will unravel myths and misconceptions about the industry, share her journey from LSA to President of hardware and software company Mason, and talk about her experiences working at Duo Security and Facebook. In addition, Nancy will share the myriad of roles that exist in the tech industry and tips on how to set yourself apart during interviews.

About Nancy:
Nancy is currently the President at Mason, a YCombinator graduate with $25M in Series A funding. She was previously at Facebook for 5+ years working in product management and product marketing within the Oculus and Parse teams. She received a dual degree from LSA and Ross studying English with a minor in Chinese and Business. Her experience spans virtual reality, gaming, advertising, mobile technology, and hardware. She loves a good read from Literati paired with a Zingerman's brownie!

You should attend this session if you are:
A UM undergraduate LSA student
Interested in pursuing a career in tech
Curious about how your LSA degree can translate into a career in tech

What you’ll gain by attending:
Take advantage of a special opportunity to network with an established tech professional
Get an understanding of projects and experiences you can create while an undergrad to set yourself apart in the interview process
Gain a first-hand perspective on the power of the UM network and how you can leverage alums to gain valuable advice

Posting Disclaimer:
RSVP now to reserve your spot. By signing up, you will receive an email with details on how to join this virtual workshop the morning of the session.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. If you require accommodations to participate in this event please contact the Hub at lsa-opphub@umich.edu so we can make arrangements. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us at lsa-opphub@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:10:20 -0500 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Livestream / Virtual Nancy Xiao Photo
Russian Conversation Club (March 12, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81285 81285-20879930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Slavic Languages & Literatures

Do you study Russian and want more opportunities to develop your speaking skills in a welcoming and low-stakes environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to socialize with your peers and bond over the difficulties of learning a foreign language? Would you like to learn more about the culture of one of the most politically important and fascinating regions of the world with the coolest undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan?

If the answer to any or all of the above questions is "yes", then you should check out the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures weekly Russian conversation club (called КРЯ - Клуб Русского Языка)! Every Friday at 11:00, we convene for lighthearted discussion of ourselves, our language studies, and of course, the culture of the Russophone world. Regular attendance is not mandatory - you can drop in and out as you wish, and club participants are always willing to help each other out with questions about the language during our discussions. We meet in two groups, the first aimed at first-year students or any who are beginning their language study, and the second targeted towards students who have studied the language for at least a year. Participants are also encouraged to join our discord server, where we post weekly meeting announcements and other Russian-language related content.

Introductory Group Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94164643618

Advanced Group Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99310708629

Link to join our discord: https://discord.gg/FHguFGY

We hope to see you there!

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:51:27 -0500 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Slavic Languages & Literatures Livestream / Virtual Клуб Русского Языка
Yoga Core (March 12, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80455 80455-20722356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format, with concentrated focus on your breath. Awaken your core and become strong both on and off your mat.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:14:09 -0500 2021-03-12T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T11:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format.
Biophysics Seminar Series (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82542 82542-21116092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Biophysics

The Biophysics Seminar Series Presents:

Dr. Pratyush Tiwary - Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Institute for Physical Science & Technology, University of Maryland

*“Can artificial intelligence help understand and predict biomolecular dynamics?”*

ABSTRACT: The ability to rapidly learn from high-dimensional data to make reliable predictions about the future of a given system is crucial in many contexts. This could be a fly avoiding predators, or the retina processing terabytes of data almost instantaneously to guide complex human actions. In this talk we draw parallels between such tasks, and the efficient sampling of complex molecules with hundreds of thousands of atoms. Such sampling is critical for predictive computer simulations in condensed matter physics and biophysics, including but not limited to problems such as crystal nucleation, protein loop movement and drug unbinding. For this we use the Predictive Information Bottleneck (PIB) and long short-term memory (LSTM) frameworks from artificial intelligence (AI), and re-formulate them for the sampling of biomolecular structure and dynamics, especially when plagued with rare events. We demonstrate the methods on different test-pieces, where we calculate the dissociation pathway and timescales much longer than milliseconds. These include ligand dissociation from the protein lysozyme, protein kinases and and from flexible RNA. We will also discuss some generic challenges and proposed solutions regarding reliability, interpretability and extrapolative powers of AI when used in molecular simulations, drawing mutually beneficial connections between the at first glance disconnected fields of theoretical chemistry and AI.

*Join us on zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92734220731*

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:10:27 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Biophysics Livestream / Virtual Dr. Pratyush Tiwary
CSEAS Lecture Series. Making Property Out of Air: Experiments in Urban Form in Phnom Penh (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80820 80820-20793350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Free and open to the public; register at http://bit.ly/3qqzVLl

Runaway land prices, market euphoria, and an open economy together generated effects that continue to reverberate throughout Phnom Penh today. Beginning in the 2000s, Asian capitalists gave new buoyancy to Phnom Penh’s built environment when land once again became an object of intense speculation. But unlike earlier booms, the relationship between land and space was fundamentally reworked by foreign developers proposing large construction projects theretofore unseen in Cambodia’s otherwise low-slung capital. These projects would not only physically transform the city but required the fabrication of new things. Over the last decade, condominiums have become the most explosive part of Phnom Penh’s real estate market evidenced in the swell of units across the city. In this talk, I highlight the making of Phnom Penh’s first condominiums to argue how the condominium as a go-to urban form was never self-evident nor guaranteed despite its proliferation. The condominium — recognizable in cities across the globe from Singapore to New York — is a tenure category even though it is often treated as a residential type, usually in high-rise buildings. I track the real estate strategies and logics to argue how formatting urban space is born out of social and technical experiments that are part of the messiness in making markets and building experiments that are constitutive of Phnom Penh’s speculative urbanism. The built environment not only indexes the volatilities and vibrancies of the market, it is the mundane terrain through which ambitions, values, and forms are negotiated and made material. I situate the condominium as a property form born out of experiments to fabricate property able to capture values.

Sylvia Nam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with research interests in cities, markets, and expertise. Her work brings together anthropological engagements with value alongside geographical theories on the production of space as the cutting edge of accumulation.

She is currently working on a book project, Phnom Penh, City of Speculation, which is an ethnographic examination of speculative practices of real estate in Cambodia’s capital, the role of Asian investment in radically reshaping the city’s landscape, and the regulatory regimes that enable speculation and investment.

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Contact - jessmhil@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:34:25 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion CSEAS Lecture Series speaker: Sylvia Nam
LEAD: Racial Equity and Community Engagement (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82473 82473-21108087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

LEAD, Leading Equity And Diversity, is a series of conversations where attendees have the opportunity to hear from a diverse group of guests who lead and/or support DEI and social justice initiatives. This month our focus is on higher education institutions and their impact and responsibility to the communities they serve. “The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world.” This quote comes directly from the mission statement from the Office of U-M President. Many universities have missions that discuss giving back to local communities, yet they continue to remain separate and exploit the communities that they purport to serve. Often, it is marginalized communities who suffer as a result of collegiate negligence—walls built to keep the school isolated or a lack of property taxes that underfund neighborhoods and districts. This webinar will discuss higher education’s responsibility for its impact on the surrounding communities, and how to respectfully and responsibly enter communities and empower community leaders and denizens. Featured guests Daphne Watkins and John M. Wallace have done this well and will share their experiences and strategies.
Access Real-Time Translation (CART) captioning services will be available.
Speakers
John M. Wallace
John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D. is the Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Development, holds the David E. Epperson Endowed Chair and is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh with appointments at the School of Social Work, the Katz Graduate School of Business, and the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences (Sociology). Wallace is also the senior pastor of Bible Center Church, located in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Over the past 30 years his work has focused on the well-being of African American children, youth, and communities. He is the principal investigator on the University of Pittsburgh Center on Race and Social Problems’ Comm-Univer-City of Pittsburgh Project, an integrated program of research, teaching, and service designed to investigate and ameliorate social problems that disproportionately impact economically disadvantaged children, families, and communities. Wallace is also the co-principal investigator on the Pitt Assisted Communities and Schools (PACS) project—a research and demonstration project that mobilizes the resources of the University of Pittsburgh to implement and evaluate a set of two-generation (i.e., parent and child) interventions for students and their parents who live, learn, play, and work in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Wallace is the co-founder and board president of Homewood Children’s Village, board president of Homewood’s leading community organizing entity, Operation Better Block, and the founder of The Oasis Project—the community and economic development division of Bible Center Church. Wallace earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan.
Daphne C. Watkins
Daphne C. Watkins, Ph.D. is a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, Professor of Social Work, and a Faculty Associate at the Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. She studies (1) behavioral interventions for historically marginalized groups; (2) mixed methods approaches to research in context; and (3) leadership development and organizational structures. Watkins’ research aims to maximize human potential, elevate social experiences, and provide equitable impact in communities and organizations. She is a community-practitioner interested in developing efficient tools and systems that activate positive, strengths-based outcomes for those most in need. Ultimately, she is committed to conducting and mobilizing cutting-edge, use-inspired research to address important social concerns. In addition to directing the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training, Professor Watkins is the founding director of the Gender and Health Research (GendHR) Lab, the Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research, and the award-winning Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Project, which leverages technology to provide mental health education and social support for young Black men. She teaches graduate-level courses on research methods, social equity and equality, and community-based interventions. She also serves on committees and advisory boards aimed at improving men’s health equity both domestically and globally. Watkins earned her Ph.D. in health education from Texas A&M University.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/dOG7n.
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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:15:51 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
LUNCH & LEARN: "Healthcare Engineering & COVID-19: Tales from the Trenches" — Amy Cohn (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82182 82182-21050549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

This event is open to all including U-M students, faculty, and staff.

Title:
Healthcare Engineering & COVID-19: Tales from the Trenches

Abstract:
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our healthcare system had to adjust to new circumstances quickly. The virus disrupted nearly every area of the health system and meant industrial engineers had the opportunity to use their unique skillset to address the many obstacles the pandemic introduced. In this talk, I will share several real-world instances of University of Michigan engineers working directly with Michigan Medicine to have an immediate impact during this difficult time. These efforts included N-95 mask reprocessing, virus aerosolization concerns, the search for personal protective equipment (PPE), addressing postponed and backlogged elective surgeries, campus COVID testing, and vaccine distribution. In addition to projects we could begin to address immediately, I’ll discuss the opportunities for industrial engineering research to help us be more prepared for future disruptions in the healthcare system.

Bio:
Amy Ellen Mainville Cohn is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, where she also holds an appointment in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Public Health. Dr. Cohn is the Faculty Director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS). She holds an A.B. in applied mathematics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and a PhD in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her primary research interests are in applications of combinatorial optimization, particularly to healthcare and aviation, and to the challenges of optimization problems with multiple objective criteria. She values teaching, mentoring, having a positive impact on society through her work, and helping to foster a vibrant, diverse, nurturing community. She and her husband Jonathan are the proud parents of two sons, Tommy and Peter.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:10:33 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Amy Cohn
Methods Hour: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI): A discussion on understanding and analyzing white matter tracts (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80377 80377-20711703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Abstract: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a structural imaging technique that measures the orientation and direction of white matter fiber tracts in the brain. DTI is a useful tool to study white matter microstructure as it pertains to topics such as brain maturation, behavioral outcomes, and cognitive functioning. However, DTI has unique methodological challenges and a complex workflow. This presentation will provide a big picture overview of DTI, its research and clinical applications, and a walk-through of best practices for experimental analysis. Discussion topics will include quality control issues and troubleshooting, as well as the pros and cons of various DTI processing tools.

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Presentation Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:15:54 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Presentation Methods Hours
Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81092 81092-20846553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Discussants:
- Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Michigan
- Lydia Kelow-Bennett, Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
- Supriya M. Nair, Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Michigan

Black women living in the French empire played a key role in the decolonial movements of the mid-twentieth century. As thinkers and activists, these women lived lives of commitment and risk that landed them in war zones and concentration camps and saw them declared enemies of the state.

Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel mines published writings and untapped archives to reveal the anticolonialist endeavors of seven women. Though often overlooked today, Suzanne Césaire, Paulette Nardal, Eugénie Éboué-Tell, Jane Vialle, Andrée Blouin, Aoua Kéita, and Eslanda Robeson took part in a forceful transnational movement. Their activism and thought challenged France's imperial system by shaping forms of citizenship that encouraged multiple cultural and racial identities. Expanding the possibilities of belonging beyond national and even Francophone borders, these women imagined new pan-African and pan-Caribbean identities informed by black feminist intellectual frameworks and practices. The visions they articulated also shifted the idea of citizenship itself, replacing a single form of collective identity and political participation with an expansive plurality of forms of belonging.

This event is part of IRWG's Gender: New Works, New Questions series, which spotlights recent publications by U-M faculty members and allows for deeper discussion by an interdisciplinary panel.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:13:45 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual Reimagining Liberation
The ins and outs of bacterial organelles (March 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82374 82374-21084382@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Abstract: Open any biology textbook and you are likely to learn that, in contrast to eukaryotes, bacteria do not contain organelles to compartmentalize and facilitate cellular functions. However, numerous protein- and lipid-bounded organelles are known to exist within a diverse array of bacterial species. In my group, we aim to understand the process of compartmentalization at a molecular level in order to understand the origins and functions of bacterial organelles and exploit them for future applications. I will discuss our work on the biogenesis and subcellular organization of the magnetic magnetosome organelles of magnetotactic bacteria and our recent discovery of ferrosomes, iron-accumulating compartments that define a novel class of bacterial organelles

Host: Anthony Vecchiarelli

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:43:04 -0500 2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar Magnetosome chains
AIG (the American Institutions Group) (March 12, 2021 12:05pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80635 80635-20769606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:05pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: American Institutions Group (AIG)

Anne Joseph O’Connell is a lawyer and social scientist (with graduate training in economics and political science) whose research and teaching focuses on administrative law and the federal bureaucracy.

AIG is a group of graduate students and faculty who meet to discuss American institutions. For the first half of our meetings, we talk about our research, happenings in the field, and politics, and for the second, we discuss a recently published article or working paper.

To join the meeting via Zoom, email Jared Cory and Benjamin Lempert (blempert@umich.edu) for the meeting link.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:01:07 -0500 2021-03-12T12:05:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location American Institutions Group (AIG) Livestream / Virtual Anne Joseph O'Connell
Leadership Consulting Drop In Hours (March 12, 2021 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81842 81842-20980964@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

New for Winter 2021: Leadership Consulting Drop-In Hours!

Are you a student organization member looking for advice, best practices or a third-party to listen and give feedback on your student org ideas? Join CCI's Leadership Consultants, a team of peer-educators with a passion for student org leadership, for open drop-in hours!

No preparation necessary! Drop-in for as long as you need (within our 1-hour windows, see below!) to discuss your student org questions, challenges and if a leadership consultation is right for you! Our drop-in hours this week are:

Monday: 1:30 - 2:30 pm EST

Tuesday: 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST

Wednesday: 5:00 - 6:00 pm EST

Thursday: 12:30 - 1:30 am EST (this session is designed for accessibility for students studying remotely from international locations)

Friday: 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST

Ready to meet? Join us here: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92292352473! 

The Zoom link for Leadership Consulting Drop-In Hours is the same for each occurrence. You will be first placed in a waiting room and then admitted in the order that you arrive if more than one person is waiting. Drop-In Hours will be offered biweekly for Winter 2021!

Can't make it to drop-in hours but still want to meet with us? Visit https://campusinvolvement.umich.edu/ideahub/leadership-consulting to learn how to schedule a standard leadership consulting appointment!

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Meeting Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:38:11 -0400 2021-03-12T12:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Meeting Leadership Consultation Drop-Ins
34th Annual Minority Health Equity Conference (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82518 82518-21114097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Public Health Students of African Descent

Registration is now open for the Public Health Students of African Descent's Annual Minority Health Equity Conference.

Title: Disrupt to Reconstruct: Mass Incarceration to Prison Abolition

Keynote: Our keynote address will be delivered by Ericka Huggins, a human rights activist, educator, former political prisoner & leader in the Black Panther Party.

Date/Time:

Friday, March 12, 2021 [1:00PM-5:00PM EST]
Saturday, March 13, 2021 [11:00AM- 1:45PM EST]

Join the Public Health Students of African Descent for the 34th annual Minority Health Equity Conference. While the prison abolition movement is not new, police violence during the summer of 2020 and the treatment of incarcerated people throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have brought abolitionist demands to the forefront of political thought and popular culture.

The theme for this year’s conference is Disrupt to Reconstruct: Mass Incarceration to Prison Abolition. Attendees will learn why prison abolition is necessary for achieving health equity, how incarceration exacerbates disability, and how to bring abolitionist practice to your public health work.

This conference is offered by the Public Health Students of African Descent (PHSAD) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health with support from the Region V Public Health Training Center and the Office for Student Engagement and Practice. For questions and further information please contact umsphphsad@gmail.com or visit the PHSAD Website.


We look forward to seeing you there!

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:13:04 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Public Health Students of African Descent Conference / Symposium The Public Health Students of African Descent logo includes a brown tree with green leaves on a white background, along with the text "Public Health Students of African Descent"
Chinese in the Kitchen (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82827 82827-21179593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian Languages and Cultures

Amy Qian Liu and Miranda Brown are preparing a proposal for a co-taught class, "Chinese in the Kitchen." This class is intended to provide students with an immersive learning experience both inside of the traditional classroom and in the kitchen. Class content will focus on linguistic as well as cultural proficiency, with the goal of enabling students to develop the vocabulary necessary not only for cooking, but also describing regional cuisines and conducting themselves in business, family, and social settings -- in Chinese. Topics will range from the structure of the Chinese meal; the history of various staples (wheat, millet, rice); regional differences in cuisine; religious diversity within China; the role of food connoisseurship in Chinese culture.

During the colloquium, Amy and Miranda will introduce the design and aims of the course, and open a dialogue with faculty about the challenges. They also hope to solicit feedback and suggestions from the faculty.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:49:13 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Asian Languages and Cultures Livestream / Virtual
Early Career Scientists Symposium: Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81359 81359-20887834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

A virtual symposium held on five consecutive Fridays beginning March 5, 2021.

REGISTRATION required for Zoom entry. Registrants will receive the Zoom link and passcode via email. See links this page to register and for more information.

Session II (Moderator: Taylor West)

1 pm Jocelyn Colella

1:30 pm Kelly Speer

2 pm Panel discussion: Jocelyn Colella and Kelly Speer

Jocelyn Colella
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences Department, Hubbard Genome Sciences Center, University of New Hampshire

Talk title: Connecting next-generation museum collections to public health

Abstract
Natural history collections are recognized repositories of molecular data, critical for measuring change through time. Historically, technology has had limited access the molecular secrets of aged specimens; however, high-throughput short-read sequencing has recently enhanced our ability to interrogate historical archives. Although specimen-derived DNA is not often amenable to long-read sequencing, creative reduced-representation genomic approaches that circumvent issues of DNA quality (e.g., RADsequ, exome capture) have catalyzed the field of museomics. New linked-read sequencing approaches (e.g., 10X Genomics) further enhance our ability to generate quality de novo genome assemblies from degraded specimens. These methods geographically connect short-reads in genome-space, creating assemblies with greater completeness and contiguity relative to shot-gun only assemblies. New technologies and the expanding availability quality reference assemblies from across the tree of life, increasingly enable comparative and population genomic studies that leverage the temporal depth and geographic breadth of museum archives. We use population-level genomic sampling across multiple species of Peromyscus (deer mice), a well-represented taxon in natural history collections, to identify genetic mechanisms of dehydration-tolerance. Desert-adapted deer mice may never drink water or urinate during their lifetime, yet they remain behaviorally and cognitively intact under extreme dehydration. In contrast, there are millions of dehydration-related deaths in humans each year. Identification of the genes and regulatory regions involved in desert adaptation in other mammals will help identify candidate loci for potential gene therapies in humans. A strong link between museums and public-health will bolster funding for these critical repositories and expand molecular applications. As the primary consumers of cryogenic tissue resources, it is the responsibility of the molecular biology community to contribute to the growth and maintenance of collections through the active contribution of biological resources via fieldwork or the incorporation of long-term specimen preservation costs into grant applications.

Kelly Speer
Biodiversity Genomics and George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genomics, Smithsonian Institute of Conservation Biology, National Zoological Park and Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History

Talk title: Determining drivers of symbiont evolution in a multi-tier hierarchical system

Abstract
The use of natural history specimens is continually reimagined beyond the original intent with which they were collected. Recently, natural history specimens have been used to examine change in host-associated microbial communities through time in response to environmental change. Leveraging the inherent nestedness of host-parasite-microbiome assemblages to minimize sources of variation, I examine how the microbiomes of insect parasites change across space, time and environments, and assess the implications of these changes for pathogen prevalence. I focus on the bacterial microbiome of bat flies (Streblidae and Nycteribiidae), which are obligate, blood-feeding ectoparasites of bats, that vector pathogens to their hosts. I find that bat fly microbiomes are extremely specific to the species of fly they occupy regardless of abiotic factors. However, habitat fragmentation, time and geographic space also contribute to variation in the microbiome of bat flies. This variation is not correlated with prevalence of two arthropod-vectored pathogens of bats, but possibly strain-level occurrence. As greater interaction between humans and wildlife leads to increased zoonotic disease events, it is imperative to explore natural history collections as untapped sources of information about the progression of pathogen spread and corresponding wildlife microbiome change.

Read more, including about the speakers and their talks, on the ECSS website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ecss/

REGISTER: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ecss/home/register/

Illustration: John Megahan. Image credits: Eric LoPresti, John Megahan, Timothy James, Linda Garcia

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:08:39 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Livestream / Virtual Illustration of museum drawers opened and boxes on top containing the following: shell, plant, grasshopper, mushroom, snake, skull and owl.
Let’s Rewrite the United States Constitution (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79841 79841-20507646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We have recently experienced one of our nation's most divisive presidential elections. Our people are politically polarized; charges of racism, sexism, and others abound, as do proposed remedies. Health care, global climate change await resolution.
This study group will fix all our problems by rewriting our nation's Constitution. Participants will rewrite a Constitution that will serve as the supreme law of our land.
Tom Bice will play two roles: giving direction at the outset and maintaining order thereafter, and keeping notes. The study group leader taught public policy for a quarter century and was an elected politician and an officer in a major national corporation.
This study group will meet Fridays for five weeks beginning March 12.
Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:02:49 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
MEMS Faculty Showcase. Early Islamic World 1: Orientalism and the Erasure of Arab Women Poets (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81553 81553-20925407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)

Orientalism and the Erasure of Arab Women Poets: Reinscribing Gender in Medieval Adab Culture

Arabic manuscripts in world archives transmit the speeches and poetry of women from pre-Islamic times to the modern era, citing at least 400 named women. Gendered eloquence (Balāghāt al-Nisāʾ) was a widely recognized category of verbal art in adab-humanities, from the ninth century onward. Thousands of texts document a Shahrazadian (logo-centric) counter-culture resistant to ossified patriarchal authority in pre-Islamic and medieval Arabo-Islamic societies. Over the past five centuries, though, oriental studies has taken little notice of the phenomenon and modern print sources have hardly done justice to the legacy of women’s verbal art. Western scholarship has in effect muted Arab women poets for centuries, with the attendant risks of permanent extinction of an intangible world heritage. How and why did this erasure happen? This talk shifts frame between the contemporary and the premodern, between the ghosts of orientalist scholarship and the legacy of premodern Arab women demanding to be heard and remembered once again.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:00:39 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS) Livestream / Virtual Bayad-oud-wine
Psych/BCN Prospective Transfer Student Drop In Advising (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80765 80765-20785454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Staff advisors will be available virtually on Fridays 3/12/21, 3/26/21, and 4/23/21 from 1-2pm ET to answer your drop-in questions about the Psych and BCN majors, transfer credit, research opportunities, and more. To get virtual advising, join our Zoom waiting room: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93198785108
Students will be seen 1 at a time, first come, first served. Please download and test Zoom beforehand.

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Other Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:36:04 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Other I heart transfers
Shaping Resource Flows | Buildings: A Climate Solution with Bruce King (March 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82478 82478-21108091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Buildings: A Climate Solution tells the emerging story of architecture that heals the climate by storing more carbon than ever emitted: Building to cool the planet. Around the world, the theory and the practice of making “carbon smart” buildings is being developed by a rapidly expanding network of experts and innovators. Here we will explore the time value of carbon, low-carbon concrete and the new family of low-carbon building codes, and plant-based, carbon-storing materials, mapping an ambitious but practical pathway toward a built environment that has net zero operating emissions but also acts as a massive carbon sponge.

Bruce King is the author of “The New Carbon Architecture,” and has been a structural engineer for 40 years, designing buildings of every size and type all over the world. He is also author of the ASTM standard for earthen construction, the Marin County Low-Carbon Concrete code, and the books “Buildings of Earth and Straw,” “Making Better Concrete,” and “Design of Straw Bale Buildings.” Mr. King is also the Founder and Director of the Ecological Building Network (EBNet), a non-profit information resource that sponsors the BuildWell Source, an online library of low-carbon and carbon storing materials.

Panelists:

Lucca Henrion, Research Fellow, Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan

Lionel Lemay, Executive Vice President/Division Head, Structures and Sustainability, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)

Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Manager, City of Ann Arbor

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:08:06 -0500 2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Civil and Environmental Engineering Livestream / Virtual Bruce King
AE200 Seminar Series, Impact of Engineering Ethics - Boeing 737 Max (March 12, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82879 82879-21209382@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

George Halow
Professor of Practice
Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan

Among the most critical traits of effective leaders is ethics. Ethics are a fundamental requirement for leading people, engendering the trust and confidence of your customers, co-workers, and the community at large, and for delivering the best and most reliable products and services. Furthermore, they embody the “right things to do”. It has been said, “it takes years to build a reputation for strong ethics, and just one single lapse to risk destroying it for years to come.” This is especially true in business.

This seminar examines a high-profile breach in ethics – what happened, the immediate impacts, and the lasting legacies it left.

About the speaker...

George Halow is Professor of Practice in Aerospace Engineering, a position he has held since May 1, 2019. Prior to this, George served 31 years at Ford Motor Company in multiple capacities, including Chief Program Engineer for multiple vehicle lines, including Expedition, Navigator, Ranger, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car, where he had lead responsibility for both the business and technical elements of running a vehicle program, Chief Functional Engineer, responsible for product design for interior and exterior vehicle components and systems, globally, and many other positions in engineering, manufacturing, and busines strategy.

George’s educational background includes an MBA from INSEAD in France, a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Throughout his career, George has been very active in support of universities – he was Ford’s Executive Champion for the University of Michigan Student Vehicle Teams, Ford’s representative on the Georgia Tech Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Executive Advisory Board, and gave lectures to students on Ethics & Integrity, Innovation, Leadership, Sustainability, and Career Building. He has published teaching materials on business ethics through the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, marketed by both Michigan and Harvard, and used by over 30 universities worldwide.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:34:32 -0500 2021-03-12T13:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction George Halow
Alum Connections: Erica Taylor (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81928 81928-20990910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Alum Connection: Erica Taylor, Executive Director of Marketing, COVID-19 at Gilead Sciences, Inc.

LSA alum Erica Taylor (Biochemistry, '00) is no stranger to navigating critical academic and career decisions. If you’re looking for first-hand advice on navigating time-sensitive decisions related to life changes, job uncertainty, grad school, career pivots, and more, join the Hub on Friday, March 12th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST to hear directly from Erica and ask your pressing questions.

About Erica:
Erica Taylor currently serves as Executive Director of Marketing, COVID-19 at Gilead Sciences. Prior to her role at Gilead, Erica spent ten years at Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche. Within their oncology therapeutics portfolio, she worked in multiple capacities such as analytics, sales, and marketing. Erica was born and raised in Detroit, MI and earned her BS in biochemistry with honors. During her time at Michigan, she participated in UROP and was later an RA for the WISE Residency Program. Erica went on to earn her PhD in Immunology from Stanford University.

You should attend this session if you are:
A UM undergraduate LSA student
Interested in pursuing a science related career
Looking to solidify your next steps and considering grad school

What you’ll gain by attending:
Get a first hand perspective on how to navigate various professional and personal challenges
Pose questions to an experienced scientist and immunology professional that are related to working in the biopharmaceutical space, including COVID-19 treatments
Gain an opportunity to expand your active network with LSA alums

RSVP now to be part of the conversation. The link to join this Alum Connection will be emailed to you after you RSVP.

Posting Disclaimer:
RSVP now to reserve your spot. By signing up, you will receive an email with details on how to join this virtual workshop the morning of the session.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. If you require accommodations to participate in this event please contact the Hub at lsa-opphub@umich.edu so we can make arrangements. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us at lsa-opphub@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:11:45 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Livestream / Virtual Erica Taylor Photo
CCN Forum: Cognition without language: The primate roots of human thought (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80746 80746-20783438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Abstract:
Many domains of human thought—from social cognition to logical
reasoning—may draw on or be influenced by language. Given that, how do non-linguistic animals think? Comparative research examining the minds of our closest primate relatives is uniquely positioned to provide new insights into the cognitive consequences of language. I will synthesize research on social attention, metacognition, and decision-making across different primate species to address shared versus unique components of the human mind.

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Presentation Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:00:26 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Presentation Alexandra Rosati
Community Meet Up: Parks & Outdoors Appreciaters (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81326 81326-20885834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

This session will provide space to share about how we can use outdoor spaces to relax, reflect, and promote our overall wellbeing. We will share about our favorite outdoor spaces and learn about a few new Ann Arbor outdoor spaces for walking or meeting up safely with friends. Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8010

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:50:15 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location First Year Experience Programs Social / Informal Gathering Green square with blue text that reads: Community Meet Up's: shared interests, new connections. Surrounding the text are images related to hobbies including a person doing yoga, a park, a book, movie ticket stubs, and a mixing bowl and whisk.
German Studies Departmental Colloquium (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81366 81366-20887841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Discussion: Susan Neiman, Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019); Michael Rothberg, Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization (Stanford, 2009) and The Implicated Subject: Beyond Victims and Perpetrators (Stanford, 2019) - excerpts.

Open to all members of the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:33:14 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion
Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79893 79893-20511616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

If you have a quick question or have a time sensitive matter, attend the Rackham’s Resolution Office’s open office hours weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. In the interest of providing students as much privacy as possible, you may spend a brief time in a waiting room if the resolution officer is engaged with another student. They will be with you as quickly as possible.
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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:15:29 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
SynSem Discussion Group (March 12, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81351 81351-20887822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

The syntax-semantics group provides a forum within which Linguistics students and faculty at UM, and from neighboring universities (thus far including EMU, MSU, Oakland University, Wayne State and UM-Flint) can informally present or just discuss and share their ongoing research in these domains. The group is frequently used by students to practice conference presentations and receive constructive feedback from familiar faces.

Please note, the zoom link is passcode protected. The passcode will be provided in SynSem email communications. If you are not on the SynSem email list and would like to attend a meeting, please contact Lucy (lucyyc@umich.edu) or Yourdanis (sedarous@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:32:27 -0500 2021-03-12T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion
Economic Theory (March 12, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81733 81733-20949387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

To join the seminar, please contact at econ.theory-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:01:10 -0500 2021-03-12T14:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T15:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
SEAS Ecosystem Science and Management Seminars Winter 2021 (March 12, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82610 82610-21145761@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Topic: Conservation in a time of radical change

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:49:50 -0500 2021-03-12T14:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion Con Eco
"Archaeologies of African Diasporan Reparations" (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81667 81667-20941454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

The Museum of Anthropological Archaeology and The Department of Anthropology present:

The "From the 'New Archaeology' to Equitable Archaeologies: Global Lessons from Black Scholars" Series

"Archaeologies of African Diasporan Reparations"

Terrance Weik, Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of South Carolina

Friday, March 12, 2021

3:00 PM

Zoom webinar: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91766825227

This talk will be recorded.

Live transcript will be provided.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:16:55 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Anthropology Livestream / Virtual Flyer for talk. Text is available in event description.
Community Meet Up: Horror Movie Lovers (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81327 81327-20885835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: First Year Experience Programs

At this meet up, participants will get to meet other students also interested in scary movies (psychological thrillers, halloween-themed, straight-up horror, etc.). We will use our time together to discuss our favorite spooky movies, play movie trivia, and hopefully give/hear some recommendations for movies to watch! We may even plan a future Netflix party viewing for those who want to watch a fun scary movie with others. Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/8010

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:53:12 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location First Year Experience Programs Social / Informal Gathering Green square with blue text that reads: Community Meet Up's: shared interests, new connections. Surrounding the text are images related to hobbies including a person doing yoga, a park, a book, movie ticket stubs, and a mixing bowl and whisk.
Friday Virtual Group Study Hours (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82392 82392-21090307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join the MLCA Tess for a weekly studying session together every Friday from 3-5 pm!

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:14:35 -0400 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering Flyer sharing information about the study session program.
HET Seminar | How to constrain your favo(u)rite theory (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82343 82343-21068625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

Seminar Link: http://myumi.ch/O4P7E

LHC searches typically publish limits on not only specific models, but specific scenarios within a model. For a theorist to confront a different model or scenario to the latest limits therefore requires a whole chain of tools and calculations to map from Lagrangian parameters to data. With the immense range of possible models now under consideration this begs for automation and genericity. Along with an overview of the state of the art of this toolchain, I will review my recent work, in particular on generic unitarity calculations in the context of the SARAH package; and on recasting both prompt and long-lived LHC searches for electroweakinos so that they can be applied to any model.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:20:59 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Lecture / Discussion
SoConDi Discussion Group (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81349 81349-20887815@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

The SoConDi group is both a discussion platform and a study group for students and faculty members who are interested in sociolinguistics, language contact, discourse analysis and related disciplines including linguistic anthropology. Members of the SoConDi group present their work in progress from time to time, and discuss current issues in the disciplines, or study selected readings together.

Please note, the zoom link is password protected. The password will be provided in SoConDi email communications. If you are not on the SoConDi email list and would like to attend a meeting, please contact Alex Kramer (arkram@umich.edu) or Lauretta Cheng (lspcheng@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:54:36 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion
Translation/Transnation: Translation as a Critical Practice for Writing a Nation in Transit (March 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82095 82095-21034702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

In the afternoon, the public is invited to a book talk between Harold Augenbraum, editor, translator, and former executive director of the National Book Foundation, and award-winning author Gina Apostol. The conversation will revolve around Augenbraum’s translations of the novels Noli me tángere and El filibusterismo by Philippine national hero José Rizal, and Apostol’s The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata, which won the 2010 Philippine National Book Award and has recently been republished in the US. Apostol is also the author of Insurrecto, which has been included in the list of the ten best books for 2018 by the magazine Publishers Weekly.

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L50hQhumR_GoQ45jVwQPtA

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:41:02 -0500 2021-03-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation/Transnation: Translation as a Critical Practice for Writing a Nation in Transit
Smith Lecture: Precious vapors: Are vapors viable ore fluids in the context of porphyry ore formation? (March 12, 2021 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77685 77685-19901718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Zoom Webinar ID #915 4332 9064
Porphyry Cu-Au and Cu-Mo deposits constitute the largest source of Cu and Mo ore worldwide and contain significant resources of Au, W and Ag. They typically form in oceanic and continental arcs above subduction zones where magmas are produced as a result of dehydration of the subducting slab. Ore formation in porphyry systems is controlled by the exsolution of these NaCl-bearing fluids and the formation of magmatic-hydrothermal plumes. Metals such as Cu, Mo and Au partition from the melt into the aqueous saline fluids and are transported to the site of ore deposition. Ore shells form partially overlapping elongated or mushroom-shaped zones surrounded by extensive alteration halos. The high-temperature potassic alteration is preserved in the deeper parts closer to the intrusion and is overprinted by intermediate temperature phyllic alteration upwards and propylitic alteration outwards. Argillic and vuggy silica alteration represent the low-temperature alteration overprint at very shallow levels. Fluid inclusion studies provide evidence for a complex environment of changing fluid phases as a result of pressure fluctuations. The fluid evolution pathways vary in different porphyry systems depending on the depth and timing of fluid exsolution, the composition and volume of the fluids (i.e., salinity, CO2 contents etc.), and the permeability of the host rocks. Ongoing debates revolve around the roles of high-density brines, low-density vapors and single phase fluids for metal transport and precipitation. In this lecture, we will look at examples from natural analogues and new experimental studies to evaluate the importance of low- and intermediate-density fluids for ore formation. The controlling factors of metal enrichment are investigated using numerical simulations to predict metal solubility in magmatic-hydrothermal plumes with pressure fluctuations and transient phase states.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:22:54 -0500 2021-03-12T15:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Earth and Environmental Sciences Lecture / Discussion
A Congressional Update from U.S. Senator Peters and U.S. Senator Stabenow of Michigan (March 12, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82656 82656-21155670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Central Student Government

Join us the afternoon of March 12 at 4:00 PM for two congressional updates and Q&A sessions with U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.

During this virtual event, Senator Peters will provide an update on his priorities for Michigan, including his work to address this pandemic and his role as the Chairman of Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. Following Senator Peters’ update, students will have an opportunity to ask questions to Senator Peters.

Afterward, Senator Stabenow will offer a legislative update in her work as U.S. Senator and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Later, students will have an opportunity to ask questions to Senator Stabenow.

Registration required to attend the virtual event. Please register at https://linktr.ee/umichcsg.

Speaker Bio: U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters
Senator Gary Peters has been honored to represent the State of Michigan in the U.S. Senate since 2015. He has focused on uniting our communities by fighting for the things we all agree on — a stronger economy, good-paying jobs, affordable health care, a secure retirement, and an opportunity for everyone to succeed. In the 117th Congress, Gary is the Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Department of Homeland Security and is the Senate’s top oversight committee. He also serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Speaker Bio: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow made history in 2000 when she became the first woman from Michigan elected to the United States Senate. She is known for her ability to build coalitions to get things done for Michigan and our nation. As Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Budget Committee, and a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, she has a powerful and unique role to play in shaping our nation’s health care, manufacturing, infrastructure, environment, and agriculture policies. Senator Stabenow is laser-focused on standing up for Michigan families, expanding affordable health care and lowering the costs of prescription drugs, helping Michigan businesses create good jobs here at home, and protecting our Great Lakes and outdoor heritage. She is a true champion for Michigan.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:10:02 -0500 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Central Student Government Livestream / Virtual Senator Event
Translation, Memory and the Archive: The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 12, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82097 82097-21034705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Immediately after the book talk, join us for the launch of the virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish. This virtual exhibit, curated by Professor Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology) coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:52:33 -0500 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T16:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar Translation, Memory and the Archive: The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines
Winter 2021 Colloquia Series (March 12, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80817 80817-20793342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Zoom login info is below. Non-U-M Community members can email brownsu@umich.edu to request access.

Jan 22: Jake DeWitte, Oklo Inc.
Oklo Microreactor Development

Jan 29: Rui Qiu, Tsinghua University
Multi-scale Radiation Dosimetry with Computational Human Phantoms

Feb 5: Kate Turner, MIT Media Lab
Towards Intersectional Equity in Complex Sociotechnical Systems

Feb 12: Raluca Scarlat, UC Berkeley
The Relevance of Chemical Studies in Molten Fluoride Salts to Development of Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Feb 19: Tomi Akindele, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Reactor Antineutrinos for Nuclear Safeguards

Feb 26: Scott Baalrud, U-M Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Is This Even a Plasma? Physics of Strongly Coupled Plasmas

Mar 5: Ronnie Shepard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Exploring Energy Transport at Stellar Inner Conditions Utilizing Ultrashort Pulse Lasers

Mar 12: Peter Yarsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
A Nuclear Engineer’s Approach to Modeling the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 19: Dawn Montgomery, Clemson University
An Integrative Approach to Environmental Radiation Protection: Plant Influence on Radionuclide Transport, Plant Uptake, and Non-Human Biota Dosimetry

Mar 26: Dr. Heather J. Maclean Chichester, Idaho National Laboratory
Challenges and Solutions for Examining Irradiated Fuels and Materials in a Harsh Environment

Apr 2: Lara Pierpoint, Actuate
Electric Utility Innovation

Apr 9: Denia Djokić, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative
Reflections on Risk and Trust: Commemorating Fukushima and Chernobyl During Covid-19

Apr 16: John Jackson, Idaho National Laboratory
DOE Microreactor Program: Technology to Enable Microreactor Development, Deployment and Commercialization

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:45:38 -0400 2021-03-12T16:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Tabata (March 12, 2021 4:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80452 80452-20722259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Looking for an intense, time-efficient full-body workout? Tabata is the most result-driven form of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). In this class you will push yourself to the max and achieve full body fitness by completing a variety drills at specific work-rest ratios.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:57:00 -0500 2021-03-12T16:15:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:05:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
CSAS Lecture Series | The Price of Acceptability: On South Asian Inclusion and Exclusion in the US (March 12, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76261 76261-19679593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for South Asian Studies

Bald will draw upon his past and ongoing historical research to trace out the ways that, for more than a century, South Asians have been simultaneously celebrated and vilified in U.S. popular culture and accepted only within narrowly and purposefully drawn limits as immigrants and citizens. He will examine a series of moments in South Asian American history - the "India Craze" at the turn of the 20th century; the shifting immigration laws of 1917 and 1965; the 1923 Supreme Court case of Bhagat Singh Thind; the 2016 presidential election - assessing how the "model minority" idea functions not simply as a myth, but as part of structures and processes of state discipline.

Vivek Bald is a scholar, filmmaker, and digital media producer whose work focuses on histories of migration and diaspora, particularly from the South Asian subcontinent. He is the author of *Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America* (Harvard University Press, 2013), and co-editor, with Miabi Chatterji, Sujani Reddy, and Manu Vimalassery of* The Sun Never Sets: South Asian Migrants in an Age of U.S. Power *(NYU Press, 2013). Bald's articles and essays have appeared in *Souls, Dissent, South Asian Popular Culture*, and the collections *Black Routes to Islam, Asian Americans in Dixie, and With Stones in Our Hands: Writings on Muslims, Racism, and Empire*. His documentary films include *Taxi-vala/Auto-biography* (1994) and *Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music* (2003). Bald is currently working on a second book, *The Rise and Fall of "Prince" Ranji Smile: Fantasies of India at the Dawn of the American Century*, as well as the transmedia "Bengali Harlem/Lost Histories Project" which includes a feature-length documentary film, "*In Search of Bengali Harlem*", slated for broadcast on PBS in 2012, and an accompanying web-based community history platform. He is Associate Professor in Comparative Media Studies and Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of MIT's Open Documentary Lab.

Registration for this Zoom lecture is required: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrc-qorDkuE9VBv2d12jFx7naYiR9Vowtb

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

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:30:13 -0500 2021-03-12T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for South Asian Studies Livestream / Virtual Vivek Bald, Comparative Media Studies, MIT
Zumba (March 12, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80443 80443-20722001@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Ditch the traditional workout and join the party! This Latin-inspired, dance-and-fitness class offers an exciting, exhilarating and effective workout. You’ll develop your stamina and your body tone with easy to follow dance moves, set to the fast and slow rhythms of cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso and salsaton. No dance experience required.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:23:47 -0500 2021-03-12T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T17:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Ditch the traditional workout and join the party!
Nike Training Club (March 12, 2021 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80456 80456-20722392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 5:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Nike Training Club (NTC) is your ultimate training class that challenges you with strength, endurance and mobility drills. Each week changes with a mix of exercises, varying from bodyweight to full equipment. Get ready to work together, incorporating team/partner drills. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Loop resistance band and some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:16:14 -0500 2021-03-12T17:45:00-05:00 2021-03-12T18:35:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
TBP Virtual Jeopardy! Tournament (March 12, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81719 81719-20945437@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tau Beta Pi

TBP Virtual Jeopardy! Tournament:
Hello, all! Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society, is hosting a virtual Jeopardy! tournament on Friday, Mar. 12, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM! If you’re interested in attending, please fill out the form below! We hope to see you there!

Signup link: https://tbpmi.ga/jeopardy

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:15:40 -0500 2021-03-12T18:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Tau Beta Pi Social / Informal Gathering
Cardio Hip Hop (March 12, 2021 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80451 80451-20722234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Cardio Hip Hop is a high-intensity dance workout that uses choreographed movements set to Hip Hop and Top 40 music. This non-stop dance party is very similar to Zumba and other dance-aerobic workouts. No dance experience required! EQUIPMENT NEEDED: None.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:51:58 -0500 2021-03-12T18:30:00-05:00 2021-03-12T19:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
Total Body Strength (March 12, 2021 6:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80453 80453-20722307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 6:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Experience strength training like never before! Take this class if you want to strengthen every muscle in one workout. We’ll offer you instruction on how to use free weights effectively and safely. Whether you are an experienced lifter or have never lifted before, this class is right for you! EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held)

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:02:52 -0500 2021-03-12T18:45:00-05:00 2021-03-12T19:35:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Experience strength training like never before!
Chitra Ganesh: On Utopia and Dissent (March 12, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80902 80902-20818978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Chitra Ganesh is an artist living and working in Brooklyn. For the past 20 years, Ganesh's drawing-based practice has shed light on narrative representations of femininity, sexuality, and power typically absent from canons of literature and art. Ganesh’s installations, comics, animation, sculpture, and mixed media works on paper often take historical and mythic texts as inspiration and points of departure to complicate received ideas of iconic female forms. Her studies in literature, semiotics, and social theory have been critical to a steady engagement with narrative and deconstruction that animates her work. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Asia, with solo exhibitions at MoMA P.S.1, The Warhol Museum, Göteborgs Konsthall, Brooklyn Museum, Rubin Museum, Kitchen, and most recently, A city will share her secrets if you know how to ask, the 4th Annual QUEERPOWER Facade Commission at the Leslie Lohman Museum in New York City. (currently on view through October 2021).

Her work Sultana’s Dream was recently acquired by the University of Michigan Museum of Art and will be featured in the upcoming exhibition "Oh, honey… A queer reading of the collection" in fall 2021. Learn more about Sultana’s Dream in UMMA’s online presentation of the exhibition.

Ganesh's works are held in prominent public collections including The Museum of Modern Art, The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Berkeley Museum of Art, San Jose Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum, among others. She has received numerous awards, including the New York Foundation for the Arts; Art Matters Foundation; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; the Joan Mitchell Foundation; and the Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, Pollock Krasner Foundation, and most recently the Anonymous was a Woman Award in 2020. She received her B.A. from Brown University and her M.F.A. from Columbia University.

This presentation is UMMA’s 2021 Doris Sloan Memorial Program. Established through the generosity of Dr. Herbert Sloan, the annual Doris Sloan Memorial Program honors one of the Museum’s most ardent friends and supporters, Doris Sloan, a long-time UMMA docent. Lead support for "Oh, honey…A queer reading of the collection" is provided by Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost. Our 2020-2021 Series is brought to you with the support of our streaming partners, Detroit Public Television and PBS Books.

How to WatchAll events will be webcast on Fridays at 8pm (ET) at http://pennystampsevents.org and https://dptv.org/pennystamps. Join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:05:38 -0500 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Livestream / Virtual https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/lectures/Ganesh-Chitra.jpg
Symphony Band - Livestream (March 12, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82523 82523-21116074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Michael Haithcock, conductor

Andre Gabrielli, Aria del Bagatallia
Donal Michalsky, Fanfare after Seventeenth Century Dances 
David Biedenbender, Schism
Paul Dooley, Point Blank
Edgar Varese, Integrales
Kurt Weill, ThreePenny Opera Suite

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:15:05 -0500 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Symphony Band - Livestream (March 12, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81784 81784-20959272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Michael Haithcock, conductor

PROGRAM
Gabrielli - Aria de Bagatallia
Michalsky - Fanfare after Seventeenth Century Dances
Varese - Integrales
Bidenbender - Schism
Dooley - Point Blank
Weill - Three Penny Opera Suite

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:15:04 -0500 2021-03-12T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
SAS Virtual Open House (March 12, 2021 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81380 81380-20889809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Astronomical Society

SAS Open houses are free, inclusive opportunities for anyone to learn more about astronomy and experience the universe through an interactive virtual experience. At each open house, members of SAS will offer educational mini-lectures and tours of the night sky through Stellarium (a virtual planetarium program).

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Presentation Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:04:53 -0500 2021-03-12T21:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Astronomical Society Presentation SAS Virtual Open House Flier
String Into Spring with UMix (March 12, 2021 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80300 80300-20703775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 12, 2021 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

There will be three different string art kits to choose from (a pineapple, a clover, and a flower) all of which will come fully equipped with everything you need to finish the design. These will be available on a first come first serve basis and can be picked up from the ground floor of the Michigan Union (in front of Barnes and Noble) from 5:30-6:30 PM on the day of the event by signing up for a time slot below.

**PLEASE NOTE** This event does have a participant limit so sign up as soon as possible to claim your craft!


If you attend the event on the evening of March 12th you will be entered into a raffle to win some art supplies!

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Well-being Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:52:32 -0500 2021-03-12T21:00:00-05:00 2021-03-12T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Well-being String Into Spring with UMix
The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 13, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82983 82983-21233245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

This virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage, the first recorded journey around the world (1519-1522). https://myumi.ch/XerZy

Curated by Professor Marlon James Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology).

Virtual exhibits are available indefinitely, beyond the listed end date.

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Exhibition Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:34:03 -0500 2021-03-13T00:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Library Exhibition Philippine book titles in Spanish
Become a UROP Summer Research Mentor (March 13, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82262 82262-21060602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Submit a Research Project: https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school.

Summer research mentors will collaborate with UROP students participating in 10-week full time Summer Fellowships.

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Other Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:43:33 -0400 2021-03-13T07:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Other Become a UROP Mentor
Become a UROP Spring Symposium Judge (March 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82064 82064-21014697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Provide your expertise during the 2021 Virtual Spring Research Symposium on April 22nd. UROP is looking for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff who are interested in awarding undergraduate researchers with a blue ribbon honors for their UROP presentation during symposium.

Become a UROP Symposium judge at: https://myumi.ch/ovPb9

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:32:12 -0400 2021-03-13T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Spring Symposium Judge - Blue Ribbon Award
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: *Stray* (March 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82750 82750-21171590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘Stray'”

About the film:
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life — and their own canine culture.

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them.

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:44:29 -0500 2021-03-13T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: You Will Die at Twenty (March 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82514 82514-21114086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘You Will Die at Twenty'”

About the movie:
NYTimes Critics Pick! Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:11:33 -0500 2021-03-13T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening You Will Die at Twenty image
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (March 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-03-13T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (March 13, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203333@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-03-13T08:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Group Therapy - Winter 2021 (March 13, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78346 78346-20783460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Psychological Clinic

The University Psychological Clinic is offering a Saturday session of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) group.

Join the Psych Clinic for an eight-week MBCT group starting on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. The MBCT group serves as treatment for people with depression as well as other mental health conditions. While the chemical and physical aspects of depression and other mental health disorders are far more complex than just feeling down, current research supports a cognitive approach as a way to change patterns of brain functioning and build resilience in people struggling with chronic depression.

This program uses a combination of cognitive therapy and mindfulness to help participants form new, healthier modes of thought. MBCT initiates a cognitive change that helps clients move past events that have the potential to trigger relapse. Participants learn how to view their thoughts without judgment.

If you are interested in attending or referring a potential group participant, please contact the Psychological Clinic to begin the process. Call (734) 764-3471 to schedule a screening. Alternately, you can contact the clinic through the website form, found here: https://mari.umich.edu/psych-clinic/contact-us.

If you missed the start of this session or are interested in a group at a different time or on a different day, please contact us! We have ongoing groups and can organize new sessions based on demand.

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Well-being Tue, 31 May 2022 14:43:31 -0400 2021-03-13T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Psychological Clinic Well-being MBCT: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Well Being
Total Body Strength (March 13, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80453 80453-20722319@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Experience strength training like never before! Take this class if you want to strengthen every muscle in one workout. We’ll offer you instruction on how to use free weights effectively and safely. Whether you are an experienced lifter or have never lifted before, this class is right for you! EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held)

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:02:52 -0500 2021-03-13T10:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T10:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Experience strength training like never before!
34th Annual Minority Health Equity Conference (March 13, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82518 82518-21114099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Public Health Students of African Descent

Registration is now open for the Public Health Students of African Descent's Annual Minority Health Equity Conference.

Title: Disrupt to Reconstruct: Mass Incarceration to Prison Abolition

Keynote: Our keynote address will be delivered by Ericka Huggins, a human rights activist, educator, former political prisoner & leader in the Black Panther Party.

Date/Time:

Friday, March 12, 2021 [1:00PM-5:00PM EST]
Saturday, March 13, 2021 [11:00AM- 1:45PM EST]

Join the Public Health Students of African Descent for the 34th annual Minority Health Equity Conference. While the prison abolition movement is not new, police violence during the summer of 2020 and the treatment of incarcerated people throughout the COVID-19 pandemic have brought abolitionist demands to the forefront of political thought and popular culture.

The theme for this year’s conference is Disrupt to Reconstruct: Mass Incarceration to Prison Abolition. Attendees will learn why prison abolition is necessary for achieving health equity, how incarceration exacerbates disability, and how to bring abolitionist practice to your public health work.

This conference is offered by the Public Health Students of African Descent (PHSAD) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health with support from the Region V Public Health Training Center and the Office for Student Engagement and Practice. For questions and further information please contact umsphphsad@gmail.com or visit the PHSAD Website.


We look forward to seeing you there!

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:13:04 -0500 2021-03-13T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T13:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Public Health Students of African Descent Conference / Symposium The Public Health Students of African Descent logo includes a brown tree with green leaves on a white background, along with the text "Public Health Students of African Descent"
PiYo (March 13, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80457 80457-20722404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Virtual PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga. We also crank up the speed to deliver a true fat-burning, low-impact workout that leaves your body feeling strong and invigorated. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:18:45 -0500 2021-03-13T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T11:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Virtual PiYo combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility advantages of yoga.
Genes in Diseases and Symptoms Careers in Health Speaker Series (March 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82457 82457-21102176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Genes in Diseases and Symptoms

Our GIDAS Careers in Health speaker series continues with Dr. Carl Koschmann from 12-1pm EST on Saturday, March 13th. If you’re interested, fill out this quick form and we will send the Zoom link.

Link: https://forms.gle/X7DdRsodaNsUtLoF8

Dr. Koschmann focuses on the care of children and young adults with brain tumors. He specializes in the research and treatment of children with high-risk brain tumors such as high-grade glioma and DIPG. His talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:46:12 -0500 2021-03-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Genes in Diseases and Symptoms Lecture / Discussion Dr. Carl Koschmann Speaker Series Poster
Yoga Flow (March 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80437 80437-20721817@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength. You’ll build muscle and flexibility by using your breath to anchor each movement as you flow from one pose to the next. Modifications are offered to accommodate all skill levels. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:46 -0500 2021-03-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-13T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength.
Senior Recital: Natalie Myers, horn (March 13, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82918 82918-21221268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PROGRAM: Glière - Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, op. 91; Gomez - La Calavera; Ries - Introduction and Rondo, op. 113, no. 2; Gillie - Horn Quartet no. 1.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:15:06 -0500 2021-03-13T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
Faculty Recital: Matthew Bengtson, piano (March 13, 2021 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81766 81766-20953358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

PROGRAM: Iberia, Book 1 and 2 Isaac Albeniz
12 Estudios ritmicos y sonoros (world premiere) Roberto Sierra

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Performance Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:15:05 -0500 2021-03-13T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance
The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 14, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82983 82983-21233246@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

This virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage, the first recorded journey around the world (1519-1522). https://myumi.ch/XerZy

Curated by Professor Marlon James Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology).

Virtual exhibits are available indefinitely, beyond the listed end date.

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Exhibition Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:34:03 -0500 2021-03-14T00:00:00-05:00 2021-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Library Exhibition Philippine book titles in Spanish
Become a UROP Summer Research Mentor (March 14, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82262 82262-21060603@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Submit a Research Project: https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school.

Summer research mentors will collaborate with UROP students participating in 10-week full time Summer Fellowships.

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Other Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:43:33 -0400 2021-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Other Become a UROP Mentor
Become a UROP Spring Symposium Judge (March 14, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82064 82064-21014698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Provide your expertise during the 2021 Virtual Spring Research Symposium on April 22nd. UROP is looking for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff who are interested in awarding undergraduate researchers with a blue ribbon honors for their UROP presentation during symposium.

Become a UROP Symposium judge at: https://myumi.ch/ovPb9

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:32:12 -0400 2021-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Spring Symposium Judge - Blue Ribbon Award
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: *Stray* (March 14, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82750 82750-21171591@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘Stray'”

About the film:
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life — and their own canine culture.

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them.

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:44:29 -0500 2021-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: You Will Die at Twenty (March 14, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82514 82514-21114087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘You Will Die at Twenty'”

About the movie:
NYTimes Critics Pick! Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:11:33 -0500 2021-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening You Will Die at Twenty image
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (March 14, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (March 14, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203334@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-03-14T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Yoga Core (March 14, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80455 80455-20722380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format, with concentrated focus on your breath. Awaken your core and become strong both on and off your mat.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:14:09 -0500 2021-03-14T11:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T11:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Yoga Core offers core-strengthening exercises in a flowing format.
Live Chat with a Lloyd Scholar (March 14, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81563 81563-21036709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts

Find out what it means to be a Lloyd Scholar!
Meet our Student Leaders!
Ask questions!

Email us at LSWA@umich.edu to receive the Zoom link.

Current LSWA students will present an overview of our program during the following scheduled Zoom information sessions:
FEBRUARY:
Thursday, 2/18 - 6:00 pm
Saturday, 2/20 - 11:00 am
Sunday, 2/21 - 12:00 Noon & 3:00 pm
Monday, 2/22 - 7:00 pm
Saturday, 2/27 - 3:00 pm

MARCH:
Sunday, 3/7 - 12:00 Noon
Sunday, 3/14 - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, 3/17 - 6:00 pm
Friday, 3/19 - 6:00 pm
Sunday, 3/21 - 4:00 pm
Sunday, 3/28 - 4:00 pm

APRIL:
Saturday, 4/10 - 11:00 am
Saturday, 4/17 - 11:00 am
Thursday, 4/22 - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 4/28 - 6:00 pm

MAY:
Sunday, 5/2 - 1:00 pm

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:29:10 -0400 2021-03-14T15:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts Livestream / Virtual Live Chat with a Lloyd Scholar
Tabata (March 14, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80452 80452-20722271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Looking for an intense, time-efficient full-body workout? Tabata is the most result-driven form of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). In this class you will push yourself to the max and achieve full body fitness by completing a variety drills at specific work-rest ratios.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:57:00 -0500 2021-03-14T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T16:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
Zumba (March 14, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80443 80443-20722013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Ditch the traditional workout and join the party! This Latin-inspired, dance-and-fitness class offers an exciting, exhilarating and effective workout. You’ll develop your stamina and your body tone with easy to follow dance moves, set to the fast and slow rhythms of cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso and salsaton. No dance experience required.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:23:47 -0500 2021-03-14T16:30:00-04:00 2021-03-14T17:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Ditch the traditional workout and join the party!
Yoga Flow (March 14, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80437 80437-20721829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength. You’ll build muscle and flexibility by using your breath to anchor each movement as you flow from one pose to the next. Modifications are offered to accommodate all skill levels. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:46 -0500 2021-03-14T17:30:00-04:00 2021-03-14T18:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength.
Self Care Sundays (March 14, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81874 81874-21090289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Join the MLCAs every Sunday from 7 PM - 8 PM for an opportunity to step away from studying and take part in a guided meditation program that also includes a weekly intention setting activity!

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:17:07 -0400 2021-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 2021-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering Flyer sharing information about the self care Sunday program.
Concert Band (March 14, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82456 82456-21102175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 14, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

University of Michigan Concert Band Chamber Winds
Courtney Snyder, conductor
Richard Frey and John Pasquale, guest conductors

Join the Concert Band for a evening of music for chamber winds from Renaissance through modern day. A Gabrieli canzon performed by consorts of brass, double reeds, and saxophones. Ravel's Mother Goose Suite transcribed for chamber winds by UM faculty Richard Frey. Gounod’s icon symphony for flute and harmonie ensemble. Krenek’s three parody marches from the early 1900s and a brand new piece for winds and fixed media inspired by the debacle of a presidential debate this past fall and composed for the UM Concert band by UM student composer Stephen Mitton.

Program: Gabrieli - Canzon Noni Toni a 12; Gounod - Petite Symphonie; Ravel - Mother Goose Suite; Mitton - Talking Points; Krenek - Drei Lustige Marche.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:15:05 -0500 2021-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 15, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82983 82983-21233247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

This virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage, the first recorded journey around the world (1519-1522). https://myumi.ch/XerZy

Curated by Professor Marlon James Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology).

Virtual exhibits are available indefinitely, beyond the listed end date.

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Exhibition Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:34:03 -0500 2021-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Library Exhibition Philippine book titles in Spanish
Become a UROP Summer Research Mentor (March 15, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82262 82262-21060604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Submit a Research Project: https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school.

Summer research mentors will collaborate with UROP students participating in 10-week full time Summer Fellowships.

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Other Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:43:33 -0400 2021-03-15T07:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Other Become a UROP Mentor
Yoga Flow (March 15, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80437 80437-20721753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength. You’ll build muscle and flexibility by using your breath to anchor each movement as you flow from one pose to the next. Modifications are offered to accommodate all skill levels. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:46 -0500 2021-03-15T07:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T07:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength.
Become a UROP Spring Symposium Judge (March 15, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82064 82064-21014699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Provide your expertise during the 2021 Virtual Spring Research Symposium on April 22nd. UROP is looking for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff who are interested in awarding undergraduate researchers with a blue ribbon honors for their UROP presentation during symposium.

Become a UROP Symposium judge at: https://myumi.ch/ovPb9

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:32:12 -0400 2021-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Spring Symposium Judge - Blue Ribbon Award
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: *Stray* (March 15, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82750 82750-21171592@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘Stray'”

About the film:
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life — and their own canine culture.

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them.

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:44:29 -0500 2021-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: You Will Die at Twenty (March 15, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82514 82514-21114088@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘You Will Die at Twenty'”

About the movie:
NYTimes Critics Pick! Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:11:33 -0500 2021-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening You Will Die at Twenty image
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (March 15, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014868@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (March 15, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203335@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-03-15T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Career Chats for CoE First Year Students Event (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81999 81999-21004764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Career Resource Center

Sign up for a quick 15 minute Career Chat with an ECRC advisor or Peer Career Advisor to ask ANY career related questions including how to conduct an internship search, ways to build up your resume, and how to explore different career options. To sign-up, login to your Engineering Careers, by Symplicity account and click on “Career Advising Appointments” on the left side of the screen, then “Request New Appointment”, then select “Career Chats for CoE First Year Students Event” as your appointment type and find a time that will work best for you.

Appointments will be released Tuesday, March 9th at 12pm ET.

Please let us know how we can ensure that this event is inclusive to you. What accommodations or access needs can we help facilitate? Email the ECRC at ecrc-info@umich.edu to let us know what accommodations you may need.

This is a College of Engineering event.

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:09:27 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Career Resource Center Careers / Jobs
Clinical Brown Bag: Qualitative Evaluation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82846 82846-21201317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Abstract: "The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), based on the DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder, is the most commonly used measure of food addiction world wide. The YFAS has been quantitatively validated in numerous populations and consistently demonstrates strong psychometric properties including convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity across studies. However, the YFAS has never been examined qualitatively to determine if the scale accurately captures the lived experience of food addiction. The goals of the current study were threefold: 1.) To determine if the subjective understanding of individual items on the YFAS are being interpreted in a manner consistent with the clinical conceptualization of substance use disorder, 2.) To identify important aspects of the lived experience of food addiction that are NOT being captured by the YFAS, and 3.) To determine if items on the YFAS do not accurately reflect or are irrelevant to the lived experience of food addiction. Seventeen individuals who self-identified as addicted to food and met criteria for food addiction on the YFAS completed in-depth, qualitative interviews concerning their lived experience of food addiction as well as their experience completing the YFAS. Thematic analysis was used to identify prominent themes across interviews."

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Presentation Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:17:49 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T09:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Presentation Emma Schiestl
Dismantling White Supremacy (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81773 81773-20955330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Culture reflects a set of agreed-upon expectations and norms in a social community. Culture includes values, beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors learned from one’s group. In the United States, white supremacy culture pervades the communities and organizations that we all inhabit. In this interactive session, we will discuss a brief article (required as pre-reading before the workshop) written by anti-racism scholars and activists on white supremacy culture. We will identify ways that we can dismantle white supremacy culture in our own communities.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/ovP17.
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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:15:55 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Hidden Figures (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81791 81791-20998839@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join the Center for Campus Involvement (CCI), and The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) Social Connectivity & Community Engagement for a free virtual screening of "HIDDEN FIGURES" and dialogue on Activism, Advocacy and Allyship. Screening access is on 3/15/21 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3/16/21 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. A zoom discussion will conclude the screening access time on 3/16/21 at 5:30 p.m. A zoom link for the discussion and film access link will be sent after registration in a separate email. Access only available for U-M students, staff, and faculty.

DISCUSSION:
College of Engineering, MESA, and CCI will host a panel afterwards with influential faculty or alumni who have helped pave a path for women and other gender minorities in STEAM fields, moderated by U-M students. To register for the discussion please use the link within this listing. Panelists include Dr. Aeriel Murphy-Leonard, Professor Rada Mihalcea, Lydia Lavigne and moderated by Catherine Philpott, U-M student.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
**Lydia Lavigne’s broad background and experience spans across a variety of industries and projects ranging from large-scale U.S. military system development projects to intelligence analysis and space systems acquisition. Her work in project and program management, technical development and process modeling also includes training and consulting. Her work often integrates complex technical tasks involving multiple technical disciplines including product design, development, manufacturing, and technical analysis.

Lydia currently works for Ball Aerospace in its National Defense business unit as an Advanced Systems Manager, where she develops strategies for pursuing business opportunities in technologies for national defense, including space systems technologies, cyber physical systems, space protection, data analysis, and other adjacent technologies. Capture activities include analyzing customer roadmaps, trade study developments, writing white papers, proposals, and coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders.

Prior to her current role, Lydia worked in several other positions including Ball’s Systems Engineering Solutions group, where she was a program manager responsible for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance on several projects and programs. Other positions include work as a management consultant and in space systems acquisition for the US Government.

Lydia has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Lydia currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.

**Dr. Aeriel D.M. Leonard is an Assistant Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama in 2012. After completing her Bachelor’s degree, Dr. Leonard worked in the Corrosion Research Group at Alstom Inc. for a year. In 2013, she began her PhD journey at the University of Michigan in Materials Science and Engineering where she earned her PhD in 2018. Dr. Leonard’s PhD work investigated real-time microstructural and deformation evolution in magnesium alloys using advanced characterization techniques such high energy diffraction microscopy and electron back scatter diffraction. During her time at Michigan she led and worked on many teams aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in engineering including developing and implementing a leadership camp for female engineering students in Monrovia, Liberia. Dr. Leonard was awarded an NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC where she worked for two years. During this time, she used advanced characterization techniques such as x-ray computed tomography and high energy diffraction microscopy to understand damage and texture evolution during in-situ loading in additive manufactured materials. She also runs a lifestyle blog titled AerielViews aimed at young graduate and professional students.

**Rada Mihalcea is the Janice M. Jenkins Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in computational linguistics, with a focus on lexical semantics, multilingual natural language processing, and computational social sciences. She serves or has served on the editorial boards of the Journals of Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluations, Natural Language Engineering, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, and Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics. She was a program co-chair for EMNLP 2009 and ACL 2011, and a general chair for NAACL 2015 and *SEM 2019. She currently serves as ACL President. She is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009), an ACM Fellow (2019) and a AAAI Fellow (2021). In 2013, she was made an honorary citizen of her hometown of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

**Catherine Philpott (student moderator) is the President of Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Michigan. She is a senior studying aerospace engineering and minoring in computer science. Catherine is also the 2021 recipient of the Arlen R. Hellward award from the University of Michigan for her valuable contributions to the College of Engineering. Catherine has interned at Analytical Graphics, Inc and a private spaceflight company.

ABOUT THE FILM SERIES:

“Activism is inherently a creative endeavor. It takes a radical imagination to be an activist, to envision a world that is not there. It takes imagination and that’s not far from art.” - Ava DuVernay

The MESA’s social connectivity and community engagement and CCI hope to generate thought provoking discussion, engagement around advocacy, activism and allyship this semester by presenting a series of films huddled around these topics, areas that we believe require critical and intentional reflection year round. Each film presentation will conclude with a discussion from students, professionals, and artists familiar with the themes presented throughout the series and in the film. Each film and discussion will be available virtually and will take place the third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available through MUTO for each film. (2/16 - Just Mercy, 3/16 - Hidden Figures, 4/20 - One Thousand Journeys: The Arab-Americans).

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Film Screening Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:06:35 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Film Screening Hidden Figures screening and film discussion on 3/16/21. Register for access!
Sweetland Write-Together (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81655 81655-20939472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Write-Together sessions provide structure, accountability, and support for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. For each of these remote sessions, participants access a shared Google document that will serve as a communal virtual space. Students will be invited to post pre-writing goals and post-writing reflections in the document. Writers can also schedule a 10-minute Zoom meeting with Sweetland faculty during each session to discuss writing questions. We will also provide weekly writing strategies to habituate students to best writing practices.
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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:15:54 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
Write-Togethers (March 15, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75828 75828-20562766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

Write-Together sessions provide structure, accountability, and support for graduate writers working on writing at any stage, from papers to theses to journal articles to dissertations and more. For each of these remote sessions, participants access a shared Google document that will serve as a communal virtual space. Students will be invited to post pre-writing goals and post-writing reflections in the document. Writers can also schedule a 10-minute Zoom meeting with Sweetland faculty during each session to discuss writing questions. We will also provide weekly writing strategies to habituate students to best writing practices.

Supported by the Rackham Graduate School and the Sweetland Center for Writing.

More information available at
https://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduates/write-together-sessions.html

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Other Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:05:27 -0500 2021-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Other
The Physics of Modern Technology (March 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79963 79963-20519525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In this study group, we’ll learn about some of the physical and mathematical concepts behind various aspects of modern technology. In this six-session study group, we’ll cover topics such as the sensors that make autonomous vehicles possible, fusion power, encryption, hydrogen fuel cells and other renewable energy sources, LEDs and digital cameras, and digital memory.

The style will be primarily online lecture, with some online demonstrations and discussions. There will not be any assumed knowledge of math or physics, the only pre-requisite is to be curious (and a device with which to use Zoom). Questions? Contact Instructor Brian Worthmann at brianworthmann@gmail.com.

The study group will meet Mondays on March 15 and 29, April 12 and 26, and May 10 and 24. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:04:39 -0500 2021-03-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
CoderSpaces (Mondays) (March 15, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80409 80409-20719680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Are you grappling with a piece of code, trying to compute on a cluster, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.

All members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces in the Winter 2021 term to get research support and connect with others.

The virtual sessions are designed to assist faculty, staff, and students with research methodology, statistics, data science applications, and computational programming for research.

Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise. They come to you from a variety of departments and disciplines and are looking forward to serving the U-M community in their research endeavors.

CoderSpaces provide a casual, productive and inclusive environment. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level.

Mondays 10:30AM-12PM (drop in)
Join via Zoom* (https://umich.zoom.us/j/97155787515)
*Users will have to sign in with their UMICH (Level-1) credentials.

with Andrew Hlynka (CSCAR), Charles Antonelli (LSA Tech), Jonathan Golob (Michigan Medicine)

Expertise: 3D graphical applications, C, C++, C#, CMake/GNU Make, Fortran, Git, HPC, Java, JavaScript, Julia, Matlab, mobile app development, MPI, OpenMP, parallelization, performance analysis, PBS, Python, R, reproducible workflows (nextflow), shell, Slurm, SQL, statistical modeling

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Meeting Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:50:41 -0500 2021-03-15T10:30:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Meeting Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise, coming to you from a variety of U-M departments and disciplines.
Cardio Core (March 15, 2021 10:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80439 80439-20721842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 10:45am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Come to this fifty-minute class filled with the perfect balance of cardiovascular training and core conditioning. Our cardio drills will get your heart rate up while core exercises strengthen a variety of your muscle sets. Build your endurance and strength with this challenging and fun class. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:08:28 -0500 2021-03-15T10:45:00-04:00 2021-03-15T23:35:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
Aerospace Student Town Hall (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82787 82787-21177572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Please join us virtually Monday March 15th from 12-1PM EST for a student town hall organized by the Undergraduate DEI Committee, GSAC DEI Committee, BSA, WAA, and SGT. This event is intended for Aerospace Engineering undergraduate students, graduate students and post doctoral fellows.

We want to hear your concerns with the department and/or ideas about how the department could improve. The organizing student groups will anonymously keep track of your input and use this to guide our efforts to promote a more equitable, inclusive and diverse department.

Please RSVP in advance with the linked form. Let us know what topics are of primary interest to you and include any questions/comments or concerns.

We look forward to seeing you all.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:50:53 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Livestream / Virtual Townhall Flyer
Developmental Brown Bag: Neurobiology of Fear Inhibition and Trauma Exposure during Development: Role of Caregivers (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82311 82311-21066619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Abstract:
Trauma exposure is pervasive, with over 70% of people globally exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes and an average of >3 trauma exposures per person. These exposures have wide-ranging effects and are linked to neural, behavioral, epigenetic, physiological, and mental health effects in trauma-exposed individuals. The timing of trauma exposure is associated with long term risk, such that childhood trauma has particularly pervasive effects on neurobiology and health outcomes. A growing body of evidence now indicates the importance of caregivers trauma may also have intergenerational effects, such that parents’ trauma exposure can impact their offspring. Although a substantial body of evidence
suggests a link between parental trauma exposure and adverse child outcomes, the relevant mechanisms of transmission are still unclear. This presentation will describe neurobiological correlates of trauma exposure in children, focusing on fear circuitry and behavioral and psychophysiological measures of fear inhibition. The talk will include data from children’s direct exposure to violence, as well as the intergenerational impact of caregiver trauma. Potential buffering effects of caregivers will also be discussed.

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Presentation Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:04:08 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Presentation Dr. Tanja Jovanovic
Helping Newborns Survive and Thrive in Low Resource Settings (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80207 80207-20596109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

During this presentation Dr. Kavita Singh will discuss her work focused on evaluating quality improvement maternal and newborn child projects in Ghana and Ethiopia. These projects employed a quality improvement approach whereby health workers and staff at the local level formed quality improvement teams. Using quality improvement methods, these teams first identified barriers to providing high quality maternal and newborn care and then proposed simple, low-cost solutions to address these barriers. Dr. Singh’s external evaluation team employed a mixed methods approach to understand whether and how this intervention improved maternal and child health outcomes. The evaluation methods included quantitative impact analyses, team assessments, quality assessments and cost-effectiveness analyses.


BIO:
Kavita Singh (Ongechi), PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at UNC and also a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center. She served as the Senior Technical Advisor for Maternal and Child Health for the MEASURE Evaluation project, and now serves in that role for the Data for Impact Project (D4I). Dr. Singh has been the lead PI for the evaluation of several quality improvement projects focused on maternal and child health in Ghana and Ethiopia. She was also an evaluator for the Safe Motherhood Initiative in Malawi and has been researching the effect of postnatal care and essential newborn care on neonatal survival. Much of Dr. Singh’s current work is focused on methodologies to obtain data on hard to measure outcomes such as maternal mortality and techniques to improve the quality and use of health facility data. She used indirect estimation techniques to understand the effect of forced migration on refugee and host populations in Northern Uganda and South Sudan. She has also used venue-based methodologies to understand localities most in need of HIV prevention messages and services. Dr. Singh is keenly interested in translating pilot phase evaluation findings to inform the implementation of scale-up phases and adapting methodologies to get better data on maternal, child and newborn health outcomes.

Population Studies Center (PSC) Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.


NOTE: The last 15 minutes of this session are reserved for a professional development conversation between the presenter and PSC trainees.


Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:09:00 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Parenting Through Separation and Divorce Workshop (Monthly) (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78354 78354-20783444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Mary A. Rackham Institute

The University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) is now offering a free, virtual Parenting Through Separation and Divorce Workshop. Participants will receive a link to access the virtual workshop after registration. It is scheduled for 12 p.m. (noon, EST), the third Monday of each month.

*The program is an approved alternative to the SMILE Program by the Washtenaw County Friend of the Court.*

Parenting Through Separation and Divorce virtual workshops offer practical, actionable advice for couples going through a temporary or permanent split. UCCF staff create a caring and collaborative environment for attendees in order to help parents understand their children’s needs during what can be a tumultuous time of change and uncertainty.

This workshop offers suggestions for creating the most beneficial post-divorce parenting relationships. While it is free, workshop participants must register via the link.

*Workshop Details*
**When:** 12 - 1 p.m. (NOON) Monday, Feb. 15, March 15, April 19, or May 17, 2021
**Where:** Online via Zoom (register for the link).
**Cost:** Free, but registration is required.
**How to Register:** Click the "Ticket" link to go to the Eventbrite registration. Or see https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parenting-through-separation-and-divorce-virtual-workshop-spring-2021-registration-126094689611

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:43:55 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Mary A. Rackham Institute Workshop / Seminar Parenting Through Separation and Divorce Workshop
Training Program in Organogenesis Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships - Request for Applications (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82789 82789-21179550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design

We are pleased to announce a competition for Pre-doctoral and Non-traditional postdoctoral Fellowships in Organogenesis as part of a NIH T32 Training Grant (Training Program in Organogenesis). The goal of the fellowship awards are to provide up to two years of support for outstanding scholars who wish to undertake a research project in the field of organogenesis.

Criteria used to evaluate all applications include the strength of the mentor and strength of the trainee (as evaluated by letters and CVs), the quality of the research project, and the degree to which the project fits the goals of the Training Program, and the Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design (CPOD).

The call for applications are for the following:

NIH T32 Predoctoral Fellowship (applicants must have achieved candidacy by the time of appointment to the training grant)
Dean’s Non-Traditional Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organogenesis (Non-Federally Funded)
The non-traditional postdoctoral fellowships are open to non-citizen and non-permanent residents, and provide partial funding for one (1) year.

Materials Due: Monday, May 17, 2021 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

Submit to Tamika Mohr at: organogenesis@umich.edu

Instructions and Application templates are attached and are available online at : https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/cpod/training-program

Faculty Mentors: If you are NOT a member of the Organogenesis faculty, but wish for a trainee in your lab to apply, you may submit a concurrent application for CPOD membership.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:00:32 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design Careers / Jobs
Weekly Wander: Signs of Spring (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82515 82515-21114091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Spring is on its way! This week take a look around for some signals that spring is coming. You can even put a Saint Patrick's day spin on it by looking for green or gold in nature - a gold bud or flower, green leaves or sprouting grass, perhaps?

Wander prompts are released on GooseChase at noon on Mondays, but can be completed anytime throughout the semester.

Participants can join in the game by following these simple steps:
1) Download the GooseChase iOS or Android app from https://www.goosechase.com/download/
2) Choose to play as a guest, or register for a personal account with a username & password.
3) Search by game name (Weekly Wanders) or game code (5DQ4X4) to join the game.
4) Follow the prompts to create an individual player profile. Use uniqname as participant name.

Currently enrolled U of M students can participate in 8 wanders throughout the semester and be entered to win exciting prizes!

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Well-being Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:53:29 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Well-being Maybe take a St. Patrick's Day wander and find some green or gold?
Yoga Flow (March 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80437 80437-20721765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength. You’ll build muscle and flexibility by using your breath to anchor each movement as you flow from one pose to the next. Modifications are offered to accommodate all skill levels. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Open space with soft flooring (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:00:46 -0500 2021-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness This class focuses on clarity and well-being by helping you connect with your inner strength.
LSA Technology Services Research Support Office Hours (March 15, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77718 77718-20270696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

The Research Team within LSA Technology Services is excited to announce virtual office hours for research computing support. These are regularly scheduled times when we will have subject matter experts in geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming available for drop-in support. Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions pertaining to any of these areas can stop by to ask questions, get help working through a problem, or inquire about a new project—no appointment necessary!

Not sure what we can do to help? Read on for more details about the services provided by each of these teams.

*Digital Scholarship*
Our digital scholarship team specializes in humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary digital project methods and can provide assistance with:
* Conceptualizing, planning, and finding resources for a digital project
* How to version, archive, and preserve a project
* Sustainability, preservation, accessibility, privacy, consent, or grant requirements
New to digital projects? We can also talk about how to demonstrate the scholarly rigor of your digital project, accurately credit the labor required of the project at every stage, and how to provide evidence and metrics for promotion and job dossiers.

*Geographic Information Systems (GIS)*

Our GIS specialists can help with your geographic data needs, including the following:
* Making maps for use in a class, grant proposal, or publication
* Geospatial analysis: identifying spatial patterns and trends in your data
* Georeferencing: assigning geographic coordinates to a historic paper map or a hand-drawn sketch for digital use as a basemap or combined display with other data
* Geocoding: convert a spreadsheet with addresses into latitude-longitude so you can plot your data on a map
* StoryMaps: harness the power of maps to tell your story
* Integrating smartphones or tablets and GIS in your field courses or researchSetting up workshops for a class or group interested in learning to use GIS in the context of your discipline
* Assistance with ESRI's ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, or other geospatial software
* Developing your own custom GIS web application or mobile application

*High Performance Computing (HPC)*

Our HPC team can help with:
* Accessing U-M’s new Great Lakes HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster
* Moving your computational work from your laptop or workstation to the cluster, freeing up your machines for other tasks
* Compiling, installing, or configuring a wide range of computational software
* Setting up automated workflows to save time
* Debugging your programs to see why they are crashing
* Evaluating the benefits of parallel computing, more memory or system resources for your code
We regularly support Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Julia, Go, and many other applications.

*Research Support Programming*

Our computer programming team can help with any of the following:

* Debugging, repair, and improvements or upgrades to your existing code
* References to training and coding resources to assist in your project
* Design and development of custom software to support your research
* Incorporation of lab-specific hardware into custom software applications.
* Writing funding for any of the above into your grant proposals
We're experienced in MATLAB, Python, R, LabVIEW, JavaScript, MedPC, iOS development, and more.

Who can join the office hours?
LSA Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions on geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming

When and where is it?
Our virtual office hours use Zoom:
Mondays, 2:00–3:00 P.M.
Tuesdays, 10:00–11:00 A.M.
Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 P.M.

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Other Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:01:55 -0500 2021-03-15T14:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Other Research Office Hours
Cognitive Science Seminar Series: "What shared decision strategies are used in economic and moral decisions?" (March 15, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81511 81511-20903722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Psychology graduate student Stella Hao will give a talk titled "What shared decision strategies are used in economic and moral decisions?"

Please visit the Seminar Series website for Zoom access information.

ABSTRACT
This work aims to understand the strategies people use in making moral decisions and how such strategies are compatible with the characteristics of the environment and the cognitive limitation of the mind. To do this, we investigate what general decision strategies in moral decisions are, and ask whether they are adapted to the environment in the same way that non-moral decisions are. In this talk, I will first introduce a process-tracing method — the MouseLab paradigm (E. Johnson et al., 1989) — that helps identify strategies in decision making. Then, I will propose a series of studies investigating strategies in moral decisions in a given bounded environment. The environmental bounds that we explore are time constraints, numbers of choice alternatives, and numbers of attributes. We will then compare the strategies used in our moral decision tasks with those identified in non-moral decisions in the literature, as well as those identified in our non-moral decision tasks.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:36:51 -0500 2021-03-15T14:30:00-04:00 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion
A Coffee Experience with Steve Mangigian (March 15, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80080 80080-20556857@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Perk up with an afternoon coffee tasting experience with Steve Mangigian, including a discussion about the history of coffee, “cupping” and how to brew a great cup and how to select a new favorite coffee. Participants may purchase a coffee sampler directly from Zingerman’s Coffee for pop in and pick up.

Steve Mangigian is the Managing Partner at Zingerman’s Coffee Company and Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory. After growing up in Philadelphia, Steve has spent most of his adult life in Ann Arbor.

He has held a number of positions in a variety of industries before coming to ZIngerman’s. He would never have guessed that he would end up being a business owner in the coffee industry – when he had his first cup of coffee at age 19, he disliked it so much that he couldn’t swallow it. Steve found his way to the Zingerman’s Coffee Company in 2006 where his passion, knowledge and love for coffee grew. Steve is involved in every aspect of the coffee business from sourcing to roasting to building the wholesale base of customers.

Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the event will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event. Once you register, you will receive details about purchasing and pick up before the event.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:57:56 -0500 2021-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI at Home
Networking and Collaborative Leadership Working Group (March 15, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81630 81630-20935507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

UM Sustainable Food Program working groups serve as a creative, free-thinking space where the needs and wishes directly from students can be realized, by students. There are three “themed” working groups: Campus Farm Stand, DEI, and Campus Collaboration. These themes serve as spaces where students are able to meet and collaborate with other people from different majors, interests, and backgrounds to brainstorm about what sustainable food justice and practices should look like at the university and surrounding communities. Working Group meeting times vary by semester. NetLead, the Campus Collaboration and Networking working group, meets bi-weekly on Mondays from 3-4pm. Questions? Email andersmo@umich.edu.

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Meeting Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:42:54 -0500 2021-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Meeting Kale to the Victors
Lower Body Sculpt (March 15, 2021 3:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80440 80440-20721866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 3:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Looking to strengthen and shape your lower body? Exercises will focus on your glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:12:11 -0500 2021-03-15T15:45:00-04:00 2021-03-15T16:35:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Exercises will focus on your glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves.
Aerospace Engineering Department Seminar: Engaging Undergraduate Students in the Productive Beginnings of Professional Engineering Practices (March 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83006 83006-21235296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Aaron Johnson
Instructor
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado-Boulder

In 200- and 300-level engineering science courses, students are traditionally asked to use mathematical models to solve well-defined textbook homework problems. While these problems are important for practicing mathematical problem-solving, they lack the complexity of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering projects in the real world. In my current research I seek to bridge this gap between the engineering classroom and workplace by understanding how students engage in the productive beginnings of professional practices and how instructors can support these productive beginnings.

This seminar will focus on my research in one particular practice, engineering judgment, which is the use of mathematical models in design and analysis. I will discuss my development of a new innovative type of assignment in which students model a real-world system by making and justifying their own assumptions. The quantitative and qualitative results showcase students’ affective response to the problems, the ways in which students exhibit the productive beginnings of engineering judgment, and the influence of the assignment scaffolding on students’ work. I will conclude by outlining my future work on professional practices, including students’ development of macroethical reasoning, and formative assessment strategies instructors can use to engage students in the productive beginnings of professional practices.

About the speaker...

Aaron W. Johnson is an Instructor in Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. He believes in a strong connection between engineering education research and practice, and his research leverages his experience teaching engineering science courses to bridge the gap between theoretical, well-defined coursework and ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. His current work seeks to develop an understanding of how students engage in the productive beginnings of professional practices and how instructors’ pedagogy and assignments can support these productive beginnings. Aaron holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to CU Boulder, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach and the University of Michigan Engineering Education Research Program. Aaron is a two-time recipient of the U-M Aerospace Department Silver Shaft Award for Undergraduate Teaching and was recently awarded the 2020 American Society for Engineering Education Apprentice Faculty Grant for promising engineering education scholars.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:35:38 -0500 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Aerospace Engineering Class / Instruction Aaron Johnson
HEP-Astro Seminar | The milliQan Experiment: Search for Millicharged Particles at the LHC (March 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82793 82793-21179561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Physics

Please contact Beth Demkowski, demkowsk@umich.edu for Zoom link.

Arising in hidden sector models of dark matter, millicharged particles may be produced copiously at the LHC. However, due to their very small energy depositions, general purpose detectors are blind to such particles. In order to provide sensitivity, the milliQan experiment consists of several layers of long scintillator bars pointing towards the CMS interaction point, paired with high-gain, low-noise photomultiplier tubes capable of measuring a single scintillation photon. In 2017, a 1% scale "demonstrator" was installed at the planned site in order to study the feasibility and develop understanding of the experiment. The demonstrator ran very successfully, allowing a search to be undertaken that set competitive constraints and providing critical insights for future detectors. In this talk I will discuss the general concept of the experiment, the results from the demonstrator, and the plan for future detectors at the LHC and beyond.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:15:36 -0400 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar
MIDAS Seminar Series Presents: Patricia Murrieta-Flores, Lancaster University (March 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82623 82623-21147749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

The field of Digital Humanities, and particularly the increasing accessibility of digital resources, has opened a significant number of opportunities for the study of sources that can be highly relevant to history and archaeology. These opportunities include the use of methodologies from the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Linguistics and the application of a diversity of techniques and methods for the large-scale analysis and exploration of collections of historical documents.

In the case of the early colonial history of Mexico, there is an enormous variety of historical documents related to the economic, social and political life at that time. An example of this is the sixteenth-century Relaciones Geográficas de Nueva España (the Geographic Reports of New Spain). Created from the responses to a questionnaire ordered by Philip II’s and obtained between 1577 and 1585, the Geographic Reports sought to compile all the information available on the American territories under Spanish rule. Due to its essential content, these reports have been the object of study by a large number of researchers, and are frequently used in the analysis of the political, social, territorial and economic situation at the time. Although numerous studies seek to understand the shifting territorial situation in New Spain, two enormous challenges have remained. The first one is the considerable size or volume of information to be analysed and compared. The second has been the precise identification of the places mentioned in these reports, especially on a large scale.

In this presentation, I will introduce the project sponsored by the Transatlantic Platform for the Humanities and Social Sciences (T-AP) called “Digging into Early Colonial Mexico: a large-scale computational analysis of historical documents”, and some of its results. Taking as a basis the historical corpus of the Geographic Reports of New Spain, the project main objectives have been: 1) to adapt and develop techniques from Artificial Intelligence, including aspects of Natural Language Processing, Text Mining and Geographic Information Systems for the extraction and analysis of historical information from this source, and 2) to design computational methodologies for the identification of possible large-scale historical patterns. This research is allowing us to clarify some of the essential geographic questions related to the period and the colonial situation in this territory. I will also present a methodology termed Geographical Text Analysis and some of the most critical outputs from this project. These include software developed to carry out this type of analysis, the first sixteenth-century digital gazetteer of Mexico and Guatemala, and the first experiments using Natural Language Processing to automatically annotate the Relaciones corpus.

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Presentation Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:19:07 -0500 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Patricia Murrieta-Flores
RNA Seminar featuring: James Nuñez, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow, University of California, San Francisco (March 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81286 81286-20881887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f8wC8rrJQzuhYzTEXoW69Q


ABSTRACT
General approaches for heritably altering gene expression would enable many discovery and therapeutic efforts. I will present CRISPRoff— a programmable epigenetic memory writer consisting of a single dead Cas9 fusion protein that establishes DNA methylation and repressive histone modifications to turn off transcription. Transient CRISPRoff expression initiates highly specific DNA methylation and gene repression that is maintained through cell division and differentiation of stem cells to neurons. Pairing CRISPRoff with genome-wide screens and analysis of chromatin marks enabled us to explore the rules for heritable silencing. We identify sgRNAs capable of silencing the large majority of genes including those lacking canonical CpG islands (CGIs) and reveal a wide targeting window extending beyond annotated CGIs. Our finding that targeted DNA methylation outside of CGIs leads to memorized gene silencing expands the canonical model of methylation-based silencing and broadly enables diverse applications including genome-wide screens, multiplexed cell engineering, enhancer silencing, and mechanistic exploration of epigenetic inheritance.

KEYWORDS: CRISPR, transcription, epigenetics
Flyer in PDF: https://rna.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Seminar-Flyer-03152021-Nunez.pdf

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:21:31 -0500 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion James Nunez, Ph.D. UCSF
STS Speaker. The Specter of Irreversible Change (March 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80668 80668-20769662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

In 1950, the United States had 299 nuclear weapons in its stockpile. By 1960, it had 18,638. And by 1965, it had 31,139. As the United States and Russia massively increased both the power and the range of their nuclear weaponry, it became possible to conceive of a catastrophic, global-scale war, and the Atomic Energy Commission funded studies to investigate the economic and environmental consequences of such a war. Along with military planners, sociologists, and even science fiction writers, ecologists were tasked by the U.S. government with envisioning the immense destructive potential of nuclear weaponry. In so doing, ecologists did not picture the outcome of World War III as the total annihilation of life on earth; there would have been no point to such an exercise. Instead, ecologists anticipated a period of environmental and economic recovery after World War III and considered how the government could hasten that recovery – how they could pursue ecological restoration. Ecologists and military strategists revisited studies of past ecological disasters, including the American Dust Bowl, in their attempt to plan for apocalypse. Their Doomsday imaginings drew on ecological succession theory, expanding the category of “environmental disturbance” beyond windstorms, fires, and floods to include nuclear bombs – and, ultimately, any human action. Meanwhile, in order to simulate the effects of nuclear war, ecologists began to destroy ecological communities intentionally. They irradiated forests and fumigated islands, trying to measure how intentionally stressed communities responded. These ecosystem destruction studies reveal the key contributions that the Cold War arms race made to the theory and practice of ecological restoration.

Laura J. Martin is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Williams College. Her research and teaching lie at the intersection of environmental history, history of biology, and conservation biology. She is currently finishing a book on the history of ecological restoration as an idea, a practice, and a scientific discipline.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:39:44 -0500 2021-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof. Laura Martin
Cardio Kickboxing (March 15, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80441 80441-20721878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Come punch and kick to the beat of great music! In this quick-paced cardio class, your body will stay in motion as you build strength, endurance, and confidence. People of all fitness levels will get results at this fun and challenging class.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:16:51 -0500 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T17:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
Innovations in Global Maternal Healthcare Delivery (March 15, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82932 82932-21225228@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

Hi UMMS!

NextGen Med and the Society for the History and Philosophy of Medicine are excited to co-host an educational discussion on Monday, March 15th from 5-6PM via Zoom! Please join us for a talk and Q&A, "How Philanthropy Can Catalyze Innovation in Global Public Health: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Focuses in the Gates Foundation," with Program Officer Mrs. Anisha Gururaj.

Anisha Gururaj is a Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in the Maternal Newborn Child Health, Discovery & Tools team, where she develops strategy and manages an investment portfolio focused on developing and delivering novel technologies, like digital health, AI, and connected diagnostics, to transform maternal and newborn health across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Previously, she has worked for a wide variety of technology and public health-focused organizations, ranging from the Baltimore city health department to med device startups and large manufacturing companies. She has a B.S. in Chemical-Biological Engineering from MIT and a dual MSc in Global Governance & Diplomacy and Women's Health Sciences from the University of Oxford where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Zoom link here: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93942689324
Meeting ID: 939 4268 9324

Hope to see you there!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:50:14 -0500 2021-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T18:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for the History of Medicine Livestream / Virtual
Metabolic Circuit (March 15, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80444 80444-20722026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Do you want an intense workout? How about an environment that offers the support and encouragement you need to reach your peak performance? Then this class is for you! Metabolic Circuit is based on fun strength and cardio drills. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Some kind of resistance equipment (e.g. dumbbells, barbell, resistance bands, backpack filled with books, milk jugs filled with water, canned goods, or any other weighted items that can be held).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:27:47 -0500 2021-03-15T17:30:00-04:00 2021-03-15T18:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Metabolic Circuit is based on fun strength and cardio drills.
Zumba (March 15, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80443 80443-20721927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Ditch the traditional workout and join the party! This Latin-inspired, dance-and-fitness class offers an exciting, exhilarating and effective workout. You’ll develop your stamina and your body tone with easy to follow dance moves, set to the fast and slow rhythms of cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso and salsaton. No dance experience required.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:23:47 -0500 2021-03-15T17:30:00-04:00 2021-03-15T18:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Ditch the traditional workout and join the party!
Pilates (March 15, 2021 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80445 80445-20722051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:45pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the entire body. It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, and developing a strong core often called the “powerhouse” in Pilates. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Loop resistance band and small blue ball (other options can be a small pillow or mini foam roller).

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:31:35 -0500 2021-03-15T17:45:00-04:00 2021-03-15T18:35:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the entire body.
Arab Heritage Month 2021: Opening Ceremony (March 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83020 83020-21251097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Arab Heritage Month 2021 is just around the corner! Join us on Monday, March 15th at 6 PM for the Opening Ceremony! We are excited to kick-off our month long celebration and hope to see you there! The event will include a keynote and calendar & logo reveal! Register via the following link: https://myumi.ch/mnVGY

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Livestream / Virtual Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:23:31 -0400 2021-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Arab Heritage Month 2021 Opening Ceremony Flyer
Community Creative Arts Workshop (March 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79782 79782-20493902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

December 2020 through May 2021

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:20:48 -0500 2021-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Photo credit: "Freddy Gray's Neighborhood" (a community in Baltimore) Photos by: Mary Heinen, PCAP Staff
Live Q&A with the Michigan Learning Communities (March 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82440 82440-21098223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Join the College of LSA and the Michigan Learning Communities (MLCs) in an hour-long virtual event to learn more about them and get the answers to your questions!

**NEW TIME: 6:00 - 7:00PM**

Featuring:
Honors Program (exclusive to LSA students)
Residential College (exclusive to LSA students)
Health Sciences Scholars Program
Living ArtsEngine
Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts
Michigan Community Scholars Program
Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars
Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:12:57 -0500 2021-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Livestream / Virtual Loyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts (LSWA) Faculty teaching class
T4SG Anti-Capitalist Computing talk with Nel Escher (March 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82930 82930-21225227@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tech for Social Good

Come to Tech for Social Good’s upcoming conversation with Nel Escher, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science & engineering at the university of Michigan, whose research is under Computational Law and STS (Science, Technology, and Society).

We will be discussing anti-capitalist computing- how technology could dismantle harmful systems of exploitation and imagine ways to empower those who have been abused by them. Join the event (with dinner) on Monday Mar 15th, 6 pm EST. Please RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/t4sg-computing-rsvp. We’re serving food for the first 20 people that sign up!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:51:00 -0500 2021-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tech for Social Good Livestream / Virtual The image is the poster for the event which includes the date: Monday, March 15th at 6 PM, the form to rsvp and to ask questions http://tinyurl.com/t4sg-computing-rsvp. the zoom link can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/t4sg-computing-nel
STRONG Nation (March 15, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80447 80447-20722111@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 15, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

STRONG Nation® is a HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) class that syncs every move to a beat! This class combines bodyweight, cardio, muscle conditioning, and plyometric training moves synced to original music that has been specifically designed to match every single move. Every squat, every lunge, every burpee is driven by the music, helping you make it to that last rep, and maybe even five more. EQUIPMENT NEEDED (optional): Open space with soft flooring for push-ups, planks, etc. (e.g. yoga mat, towel, carpet)

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:39:06 -0500 2021-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 2021-03-15T19:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness STRONG Nation® is a HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) class that syncs every move to a beat!
25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners (March 16, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82486 82486-21108105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is one of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in the country. Each year, faculty, staff and students from the University of Michigan travel to correctional facilities across Michigan and select work for the exhibition while providing feedback and critique that strengthens artist’s work and builds community around art making inside prisons.

The pandemic halted the 25th Annual Exhibition days before it was scheduled to open in March 2020. PCAP is excited to bring you the 2020 show in a new digital gallery. Visit https://myumi.ch/kxZ1D for a link to the exhibit and a full calendar of online events.

Artwork sales appointments will be available March 17–March 31, 2021. Visitors can book sales appointments on the exhibit website. Sales will be made by phone, and all artwork will be shipped to customers. Artists set their own prices and receive 100% of net sales revenue.

This exhibit and events are presented with support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Om of Medicine, and hundreds of individual donors. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

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Exhibition Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:30:32 -0400 2021-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition 25 and Counting (Self-Portrait) by Moses Whitepig
The Literary Worlds of the Spanish Philippines (March 16, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82983 82983-21233248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Library

This virtual exhibit about the history of translation in Filipino literature in Spanish coincides with the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage, the first recorded journey around the world (1519-1522). https://myumi.ch/XerZy

Curated by Professor Marlon James Sales with assistance from Barbara Alvarez and Fe Susan Go of the U-M Library, Charlotte Fater (U-M Library Scholar), Júlia Irion Martins (U-M Comparative Literature), and Colin Garon (U-M Anthropology).

Virtual exhibits are available indefinitely, beyond the listed end date.

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Exhibition Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:34:03 -0500 2021-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Library Exhibition Philippine book titles in Spanish
Become a UROP Summer Research Mentor (March 16, 2021 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82262 82262-21060605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 7:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Submit a Research Project: https://lsa.umich.edu/urop/research-mentors.html

UROP Research Mentors are faculty and post-doc researchers who provide undergraduate student researchers an opportunity to engage in research activities that help them learn about the pursuit of knowledge within an academic discipline. This early exposure to research fosters a valuable academic experience for students. Through this collaboration, students gain research skills and mentorship that lead to academic retention, a more positive undergraduate experience and paths to graduate school.

Summer research mentors will collaborate with UROP students participating in 10-week full time Summer Fellowships.

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Other Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:43:33 -0400 2021-03-16T07:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Other Become a UROP Mentor
Become a UROP Spring Symposium Judge (March 16, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82064 82064-21014700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Provide your expertise during the 2021 Virtual Spring Research Symposium on April 22nd. UROP is looking for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff who are interested in awarding undergraduate researchers with a blue ribbon honors for their UROP presentation during symposium.

Become a UROP Symposium judge at: https://myumi.ch/ovPb9

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:32:12 -0400 2021-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Spring Symposium Judge - Blue Ribbon Award
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: *Stray* (March 16, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82750 82750-21171593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘Stray'”

About the film:
Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow us an unvarnished portrait of human life — and their own canine culture.

Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on solitary adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds refuge with the security guards who care for her. The disparate lives of Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians who share the streets with them.

Whether they lead us into bustling streets or decrepit ruins, the gaze of these strays act as windows into the overlooked corners of society: women in loveless marriages, protesters without arms, refugees without sanctuary. The film is a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:44:29 -0500 2021-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening
CMENAS Virtual Viewing: You Will Die at Twenty (March 16, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82514 82514-21114089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies

For a limited time, we are sponsoring free access to this film's virtual viewing. For instructions, please email cmenas@umich.edu with the subject “Request to watch ‘You Will Die at Twenty'”

About the movie:
NYTimes Critics Pick! Winner of the Lion of the Future Award for best Debut Feature at the Venice Film Festival, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is visually sumptuous “coming-of-death” fable. During her son’s naming ceremony, a Sheikh predicts that Sakina’s child will die at the age of 20. Haunted by this prophecy, Sakina becomes overly protective of her son Muzamil, who grows up knowing about his fate. As Muzamil escapes Sakina’s ever-watchful eye, he encounters friends, ideas and challenges that make him question his destiny. Sudan’s first Oscar submission, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and a moving meditation on what it means to live in the present.

Co-sponsor: Michigan Theatre

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Film Screening Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:11:33 -0500 2021-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Film Screening You Will Die at Twenty image
UROP Research Scholars Application now open (March 16, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82067 82067-21014869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Apply at: https://myumi.ch/uroprs

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:28:28 -0400 2021-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs Apply for Research Scholars
UROP Rising Sophomore Applications Open (March 16, 2021 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80546 80546-21203336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:19 -0400 2021-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Careers / Jobs UROP Sophomore Application
Business in the Time of COVID: Current Challenges and Future Perspective (March 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80040 80040-20548984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Although some businesses and organizations have thrived and flourished during Covid-19, many more have suffered financially with their owners and employees being impacted both psychologically and personally. The panel will bring to light the challenges and pressures faced by small businesses in our community -- and the country as a whole -- and what the future may hold.
Presenter Paula Gardner joined Bridge Magazine as its first business editor in April 2020. Her career includes several years at MLive. com, where she was editor of The Ann Arbor News, statewide business reporter and part of an award-winning environmental coverage team that helped uncover and dig into Michigan’s PFAS crisis.
Among her honors is an award naming her Michigan’s Journalist of the Year in 2019 from the Michigan Press Association. Ms. Gardner’s experience includes leading the news team at AnnArbor.com, a digital news startup launched in 2009 that generated company-leading audience growth. Before that, she worked at the Michigan Business Review, Detroit Free Press and the Ypsilanti Press.
Presenter Mike Gustafson is the co-owner of Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor. Literati, which opened in 2013, is a full-service, general interest bookstore. In 2019, Literati was honored as the 2019 Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year. Mike is also on the board of the Independent Booksellers Consortium, an information-sharing cooperative made up of top independent bookstores from around the country, and the Library of Michigan Foundation. Mike is also the co-editor of the 2019 Michigan Notable Book, “Notes from a Public Typewriter”.

Presenter Grace Singleton has been a managing partner of Zingerman’s Delicatessen since 2002. She serves as the Board President of Kerrytown District Association, a non-profit organization promoting the businesses in the Kerrytown area. Previously, she served as a Board Member and Board President of the non-profit domestic violence support organization Safehouse Center. She has an AAS culinary degree from Paul Smith’s College in upper New York State. She has over 30 years of experience working with food, which includes working as a chef, wine buyer, dining room manager, general manager, and specialty food buyer.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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Class / Instruction Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:49:33 -0500 2021-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Urgent and Critical Lectures
LSA Technology Services Research Support Office Hours (March 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77718 77718-20270743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Technology Services

The Research Team within LSA Technology Services is excited to announce virtual office hours for research computing support. These are regularly scheduled times when we will have subject matter experts in geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming available for drop-in support. Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions pertaining to any of these areas can stop by to ask questions, get help working through a problem, or inquire about a new project—no appointment necessary!

Not sure what we can do to help? Read on for more details about the services provided by each of these teams.

*Digital Scholarship*
Our digital scholarship team specializes in humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary digital project methods and can provide assistance with:
* Conceptualizing, planning, and finding resources for a digital project
* How to version, archive, and preserve a project
* Sustainability, preservation, accessibility, privacy, consent, or grant requirements
New to digital projects? We can also talk about how to demonstrate the scholarly rigor of your digital project, accurately credit the labor required of the project at every stage, and how to provide evidence and metrics for promotion and job dossiers.

*Geographic Information Systems (GIS)*

Our GIS specialists can help with your geographic data needs, including the following:
* Making maps for use in a class, grant proposal, or publication
* Geospatial analysis: identifying spatial patterns and trends in your data
* Georeferencing: assigning geographic coordinates to a historic paper map or a hand-drawn sketch for digital use as a basemap or combined display with other data
* Geocoding: convert a spreadsheet with addresses into latitude-longitude so you can plot your data on a map
* StoryMaps: harness the power of maps to tell your story
* Integrating smartphones or tablets and GIS in your field courses or researchSetting up workshops for a class or group interested in learning to use GIS in the context of your discipline
* Assistance with ESRI's ArcGIS platform, including ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, or other geospatial software
* Developing your own custom GIS web application or mobile application

*High Performance Computing (HPC)*

Our HPC team can help with:
* Accessing U-M’s new Great Lakes HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster
* Moving your computational work from your laptop or workstation to the cluster, freeing up your machines for other tasks
* Compiling, installing, or configuring a wide range of computational software
* Setting up automated workflows to save time
* Debugging your programs to see why they are crashing
* Evaluating the benefits of parallel computing, more memory or system resources for your code
We regularly support Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Julia, Go, and many other applications.

*Research Support Programming*

Our computer programming team can help with any of the following:

* Debugging, repair, and improvements or upgrades to your existing code
* References to training and coding resources to assist in your project
* Design and development of custom software to support your research
* Incorporation of lab-specific hardware into custom software applications.
* Writing funding for any of the above into your grant proposals
We're experienced in MATLAB, Python, R, LabVIEW, JavaScript, MedPC, iOS development, and more.

Who can join the office hours?
LSA Faculty, staff, and students with research-related questions on geographic information systems, high performance computing, digital scholarship, and computer programming

When and where is it?
Our virtual office hours use Zoom:
Mondays, 2:00–3:00 P.M.
Tuesdays, 10:00–11:00 A.M.
Thursdays, 3:00–4:00 P.M.

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Other Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:01:55 -0500 2021-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Technology Services Other Research Office Hours
TBA (March 16, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79936 79936-20517522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Organic
Mariola Tortosa (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

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Other Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:15:08 -0400 2021-03-16T11:30:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Chemistry Other
Beyond the Ferritin Superfamily: New Chemistry and New Scaffolds for Dimetal Oxygenases-Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80654 80654-20769632@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Biological Chemistry

Dr. Amie Boal, Penn State University, will present a virtual seminar on Tuesday March 16th, 2021 at 12:00pm

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:11:28 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Biological Chemistry Workshop / Seminar Boal
Biopsychology Colloquium: Dissertation Defense - Limbic Generators of Incentive Motivation and Aversive Motivation (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82904 82904-21211387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Psychology

Striatal-level structures such as the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and central amygdala (CeA) are capable of generating intense incentive and aversive motivated behaviors (Baumgartner et al. 2020; Warlow et al. 2020). NAc may have two modes for motivation, as inhibition and excitation of NAc can both produce motivated behaviors. For example, NAc medial shell inhibition through AMPA receptor antagonist (DNQX) microinjections can produce both intense eating and defensive behaviors (Baumgartner et al., 2020). Chapter 2 of this dissertation investigates the inhibition hypothesis of accumbens motivation generation by testing whether local pairing of optogenetic excitation can disrupt ‘desire’ and ‘dread’ behaviors generated by DNQX microinjections.

Incentive and aversive motivation generated by NAc and other limbic structures are flexible and able to respond to external stressors. Chapter 3 therefore investigates a previously untested neuronal population in NAc that expresses corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), a stress-related peptide heavily implicated in aversive motivation and distressing drug-withdrawal states in CeA and bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST). Like NAc, the CeA is also capable of producing intense positive and negative motivated behaviors and we investigate the flexibility of incentive or aversive motivation in CRF neurons using new Crh-Cre+ rats to optogenetically stimulate NAc, CeA, or BNST CRF-containing neurons. This work finds that excitation of CRF-expressing neurons is capable of biasing and amplifying motivation for sucrose rewards in both NAc shell and lateral CeA (Baumgartner et al. 2021). Conversely, it also demonstrates that optogenetic excitation of pallidal-like bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BNST) CRF-containing neurons produces only negative affect and aversive motivation, filling the traditional role that CRF has been hypothesized to play in aversive withdrawal and affect (Koob 2013).

Following the demonstrated positive role of NAc and CeA CRF-containing neurons for sucrose rewards, Chapter 4 of this dissertation examines whether this influence on incentive motivation also applies to drug rewards. CRF in CeA and BNST is posited to underlie aversive withdrawal states, causing negative distress that leads to addictive relapse through attempts at hedonic self-medication to relieve this state (Koob 2013). Chapter 4 therefore tests whether optogenetic excitation of CRF neurons in NAc, CeA, and BNST are capable of biasing and amplifying motivation for self-administered intravenous cocaine infusions. Understanding whether CRF-mediated incentive motivation also can drive drug motivation is therefore integral. We find that NAc and CeA CRF-expressing neurons are indeed capable of biasing motivation for cocaine infusions, while rats given the option between BNST CRF-containing neuron-paired cocaine and cocaine alone show no drug escalation or preferences between cocaine options.

Altogether this dissertation demonstrates the limbic generation of intense motivation in structures such as NAc and CeA, and how both incentive and aversive motivation can be modulated by stress and brain CRF systems. The neural mechanisms underlying these different motivational valences provide important insight into cases where motivation can become pathological, such as in addiction, schizophrenia, and other psychological disorders.

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Presentation Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:10:20 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Psychology Presentation Hannah Baumgartner
Cardio Kickboxing (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80441 80441-20721891@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Come punch and kick to the beat of great music! In this quick-paced cardio class, your body will stay in motion as you build strength, endurance, and confidence. People of all fitness levels will get results at this fun and challenging class.

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Exercise / Fitness Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:16:51 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Exercise / Fitness
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Global Medicine in Chinese East Asia, 1937-1970 (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80188 80188-20594129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

This presentation makes the case for a new concept of “global medicine" to highlight the multivalent and multidirectional flows of medical practices and ideas circulating around the world in the 20th century through the examination of two case studies on how the Chinese diaspora came to shape biomedicine in China and Taiwan from 1937 to 1970. First, the presentation examines how Chinese American women medical personnel came to establish the first Chinese blood bank in New York and Kunming, China. Second, this talk reveals how Singapore-born and Edinburgh-educated Dr. Robert Lim successfully relocated the National Defense Medical Center from China to Taiwan in 1948 despite the longstanding challenges posed by the Chinese Civil War. This presentation highlights the essential intersections of scientific expertise, political freedoms, and diasporic power in shaping global medicine in China and Taiwan through a critical examination of these two medical encounters between the diaspora and the local Chinese and Taiwanese.

Wayne Soon (PhD Princeton) is an Assistant Professor of History at Vassar College. His book, "Global Medicine in China: A Diasporic History" (Stanford University Press, 2020), tells the global medical histories of Chinese East Asia through the lens of diasporic Chinese medical personnel, who were central in introducing new practices of military medicine, blood banking, mobile medicine, and mass medical training to China and Taiwan. Universal care, practical medical education, and mobile medicine are all lasting legacies of this effort on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. Dr. Soon’s published and forthcoming articles can be found in "Twentieth Century China," "Bulletin of the History of Medicine," "American Journal of Chinese Studies," and "East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal."

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

Zoom webinar; attendance requires registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zruicPE8SpOGti5PJxsvAA

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:32:00 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Livestream / Virtual Wayne Soon, Assistant Professor of History, Vassar
Rackham North: Demonstrating a Commitment to Diversity (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81948 81948-20994862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) aptitude is now highly valued by many employers, both within and beyond academe. This interactive workshop will 1) show how employers are evaluating DEI in job interviews, 2) provide opportunities for reflection on how you demonstrate your commitment to DEI, and 3) provide time for students to practice answering common interview questions related to DEI. This workshop is designed primarily for graduate students seeking non-academic jobs beyond the professoriate.
This workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/7ZwV2.
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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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:15:57 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
U-M Injury Prevention Center 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit (March 16, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79634 79634-20436381@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Injury Prevention Center

The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center has organized a unique event to share the latest evidence-based suicide prevention research, facilitate new collaborations, and explore new ideas for suicide prevention.

Please visit this url for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-suicide-prevention-tickets-128890714597

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:14:38 -0500 2021-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M Injury Prevention Center Conference / Symposium Suicide_Prevention_Summit
Virtual Lunch with the Deans (March 16, 2021 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82589 82589-21126011@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Rackham Graduate School

Rackham Student Government is hosting a virtual lunch with the Rackham deans. This will be a chance for graduate students to talk directly with the deans and to provide thoughts on planning for the 2021–22 academic year, among other topics. Students can submit questions ahead of time when they register.
Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/lx9n2.
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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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:15:51 -0500 2021-03-16T12:15:00-04:00 2021-03-16T13:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Rackham Graduate School Livestream / Virtual
DEI Workshop: The Microaggression Session (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79161 79161-20217720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

*This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.*


Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:

- Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
- Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
- Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
- Validate experiences with microaggressions
- Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:21:59 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual University of Michigan Law Library.
Gather at the Table - A book discussion (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79943 79943-20517549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Sharon Leslie Morgan, the descendant of slaves, and Thomas Norman DeWolf descendant of slaveholder, work through their own prejudices and pain in search of reconciliation and find friendship. We will discuss their story, “Gather at the Table” in the first two sessions, and Morgan and DeWolf will join us for the final session. Please read the book before the first class.

The study group will be led by Instructor Annette Fisch.

The study group will meet Tuesdays from March 16 through March 30. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:04:30 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Hidden Figures (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81791 81791-20998840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)

Join the Center for Campus Involvement (CCI), and The Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) Social Connectivity & Community Engagement for a free virtual screening of "HIDDEN FIGURES" and dialogue on Activism, Advocacy and Allyship. Screening access is on 3/15/21 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3/16/21 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. A zoom discussion will conclude the screening access time on 3/16/21 at 5:30 p.m. A zoom link for the discussion and film access link will be sent after registration in a separate email. Access only available for U-M students, staff, and faculty.

DISCUSSION:
College of Engineering, MESA, and CCI will host a panel afterwards with influential faculty or alumni who have helped pave a path for women and other gender minorities in STEAM fields, moderated by U-M students. To register for the discussion please use the link within this listing. Panelists include Dr. Aeriel Murphy-Leonard, Professor Rada Mihalcea, Lydia Lavigne and moderated by Catherine Philpott, U-M student.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
**Lydia Lavigne’s broad background and experience spans across a variety of industries and projects ranging from large-scale U.S. military system development projects to intelligence analysis and space systems acquisition. Her work in project and program management, technical development and process modeling also includes training and consulting. Her work often integrates complex technical tasks involving multiple technical disciplines including product design, development, manufacturing, and technical analysis.

Lydia currently works for Ball Aerospace in its National Defense business unit as an Advanced Systems Manager, where she develops strategies for pursuing business opportunities in technologies for national defense, including space systems technologies, cyber physical systems, space protection, data analysis, and other adjacent technologies. Capture activities include analyzing customer roadmaps, trade study developments, writing white papers, proposals, and coordinating with both internal and external stakeholders.

Prior to her current role, Lydia worked in several other positions including Ball’s Systems Engineering Solutions group, where she was a program manager responsible for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance on several projects and programs. Other positions include work as a management consultant and in space systems acquisition for the US Government.

Lydia has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Lydia currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.

**Dr. Aeriel D.M. Leonard is an Assistant Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama in 2012. After completing her Bachelor’s degree, Dr. Leonard worked in the Corrosion Research Group at Alstom Inc. for a year. In 2013, she began her PhD journey at the University of Michigan in Materials Science and Engineering where she earned her PhD in 2018. Dr. Leonard’s PhD work investigated real-time microstructural and deformation evolution in magnesium alloys using advanced characterization techniques such high energy diffraction microscopy and electron back scatter diffraction. During her time at Michigan she led and worked on many teams aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in engineering including developing and implementing a leadership camp for female engineering students in Monrovia, Liberia. Dr. Leonard was awarded an NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC where she worked for two years. During this time, she used advanced characterization techniques such as x-ray computed tomography and high energy diffraction microscopy to understand damage and texture evolution during in-situ loading in additive manufactured materials. She also runs a lifestyle blog titled AerielViews aimed at young graduate and professional students.

**Rada Mihalcea is the Janice M. Jenkins Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Michigan Artificial Intelligence Lab. Her research interests are in computational linguistics, with a focus on lexical semantics, multilingual natural language processing, and computational social sciences. She serves or has served on the editorial boards of the Journals of Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluations, Natural Language Engineering, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, and Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics. She was a program co-chair for EMNLP 2009 and ACL 2011, and a general chair for NAACL 2015 and *SEM 2019. She currently serves as ACL President. She is the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers awarded by President Obama (2009), an ACM Fellow (2019) and a AAAI Fellow (2021). In 2013, she was made an honorary citizen of her hometown of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

**Catherine Philpott (student moderator) is the President of Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Michigan. She is a senior studying aerospace engineering and minoring in computer science. Catherine is also the 2021 recipient of the Arlen R. Hellward award from the University of Michigan for her valuable contributions to the College of Engineering. Catherine has interned at Analytical Graphics, Inc and a private spaceflight company.

ABOUT THE FILM SERIES:

“Activism is inherently a creative endeavor. It takes a radical imagination to be an activist, to envision a world that is not there. It takes imagination and that’s not far from art.” - Ava DuVernay

The MESA’s social connectivity and community engagement and CCI hope to generate thought provoking discussion, engagement around advocacy, activism and allyship this semester by presenting a series of films huddled around these topics, areas that we believe require critical and intentional reflection year round. Each film presentation will conclude with a discussion from students, professionals, and artists familiar with the themes presented throughout the series and in the film. Each film and discussion will be available virtually and will take place the third Tuesday each month at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available through MUTO for each film. (2/16 - Just Mercy, 3/16 - Hidden Figures, 4/20 - One Thousand Journeys: The Arab-Americans).

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Film Screening Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:06:35 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO) Film Screening Hidden Figures screening and film discussion on 3/16/21. Register for access!
IISS Lecture. The “Talisman of the World”: Mawlāna Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī and the Mongols in 13th-Century Seljuk Anatolia (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80967 80967-20824898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Free and open to the public; please register at https://myumi.ch/K4nNo

Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 1274), the Sufi shaykh and poet celebrated for his mystical Mathnawi, rose to prominence during a particularly turbulent period as Mongol rule was imposed upon Seljuk Anatolia. While partisan arguments abound in modern Turkish historiography whether he was a collaborator with the Mongol invaders or not, Mawlana’s social and political role in Mongol-dominated Seljuk Konya remains obscure. By drawing on a variety of thirteenth and fourteenth century sources of a hagiographical, religious and historical nature, Mawlānā’s historical role and socio-political context are reevaluated: How did Mawlānā view the Mongol regime? What was his relationship with the Seljuk political elite and, in particular, with the Parwāna, the Seljuk official and Mongol collaborator who usurped the Seljuk sultan’s power? Finally, how are we to understand Mawlānā’s moral-religious charisma and spiritual capital as the protector of Konya and Rūm from the Mongols-- the great talisman of the world, as his hagiographer Aflākī portrays him?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:02:58 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion event_image
Medical Applications of CRISPR (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79960 79960-20519522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Calling all non-biologists interested in learning about the science, potential medical treatments, and social implications of gene editing. Understand genetic mutations, the inheritance of several genetic disorders and their potential medical treatments using CRISPR. Consider the concerns, ethics and legal implications.

Topics include designer babies, the fight against SARS-CoV-2, genetic testing, and the current medical research on CRISPR. The course includes online video, articles, and TED talks which the participants view prior to class, followed by a Zoom conference to discuss controversial topics.

Instructor Bryan Mckersie has 40 years’ experience in leading plant biotechnology research programs in university and commercial organizations.

The study group will meet Tuesdays from March 16 through April 20. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:52:44 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Sociogenomics & Polygenic Scores (March 16, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82258 82258-21060576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

PDHP begins our 2021 workshop series on March 16th, with a workshop entitled Sociogenomics & Polygenic Scores, co-presented by Ben Domingue of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education and Erin Ware of the University of Michigan Population Neurodevelopment & Genetics Group. This half-day workshop is geared toward data analysts interested in combining social science and genetic analysis, and will provide information on the recent history of sociogenomics and a novel approach for examining gene-by-environment interactions, as well as hands-on practice with state-of-art techniques in the field (including creating polygenic scores from simulated plink data using a high-performance computing environment).

Topics include:

• Recent history of sociogenomics
• A novel approach for examining gene-by-environment interactions
• Hands-on introduction to high-performance computing and genetic data types
• Computation of polygenic scores using PRSice2 software

Registration Required

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:27:58 -0500 2021-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Poster for Sociogenomics & Polygenic Scores
Coder Spaces (Tuesdays) (March 16, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80410 80410-20719696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Are you grappling with a piece of code, trying to compute on a cluster, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.

All members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces in the Winter 2021 term to get research support and connect with others.

The virtual sessions are designed to assist faculty, staff, and students with research methodology, statistics, data science applications, and computational programming for research.

Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise. They come to you from a variety of departments and disciplines and are looking forward to serving the U-M community in their research endeavors.

CoderSpaces provide a casual, productive and inclusive environment. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level.

Tuesdays 2-3:30PM
Join via Zoom* (https://umich.zoom.us/j/99832397131)
*Users will have to sign in with their UMICH (Level-1) credentials.

with Alexander Gaenko (CSCAR), Chen Chen (PDHP/ISR), Lingxi Li (PDHP/ISR), Paul Schulz (PDHP/ISR), and Chris Fariss (ISR)

Expertise: C/C++, CMake/GNU Make, data management, Fortran, Git, HPC, Julia, Mplus, parallelization, performance analysis, Perl, Python, R, SAS, secure computing enclaves, shell, SQL, Stata, statistical computing, survey methods (hypothesis testing, imputation, modeling, statistics, sampling, questionnaire design, weighting), web scraping

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Meeting Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:53:54 -0500 2021-03-16T14:00:00-04:00 2021-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Meeting Our hosts have a wide set of methodological and technological expertise, coming to you from a variety of U-M departments and disciplines.
SEAS Ecosystem Science and Management Seminars Winter 2021 (March 16, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83094 83094-21266976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

Topic: Soil Microbial Structure and Function Underlying Sustainable Agroecosystems

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:24:51 -0400 2021-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 2021-03-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School for Environment and Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Con Eco