Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 7, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Safe Medication Disposal Event (April 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73145 73145-18147050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Drop off your expired, old, or unused medications to be disposed of in an environmentally safe way! The University of Michigan Pharmacy students will operate two collection locations simultaneously, outside of Rackham Gradual School and the Brighton Center for Specialty Care.
*Drive Up + Drop Off Available*

Accepted Items: Prescription & OTC medications, medication samples, vitamins, ointments & lotions, inhalers, antibiotics, steroids, veterinary medicine, and
controlled medications. We now accept sharps and sharps containers!

For questions please contact the U-M College of Pharmacy at (734) 764-7312

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Community Service Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:28:44 -0500 2020-04-07T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) U-M College of Pharmacy Community Service Safe Medication Disposal Event
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 8, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188450@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-08T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 9, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 9, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
[FREE- NOW ONLINE!]Great Lakes Theme Semester Presents: #LakeEffects Film Series (April 9, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73624 73624-18272034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 9, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Great Lakes Theme Semester

Hosted by Michigan Sea Grant and co-sponsored by Great Lakes Now, this completely free series will have a different theme each night: Journeys, Shipwrecks, Invaders, Hazards, Detroit Public TV Night.

Join us every Thursday for the next five weeks now on Zoom! Join us virtually for an hour and a half screening followed by a brief Q&A with filmmakers, participants, and local experts. We hope to see you there!
https://zoom.us/j/380790681

March 12: Journeys
The Big Five Dive
Crossing Lake Huron

March 19: Shipwrecks
Project Shiphunt
November Requiem

March 26: Invaders
Making Waves

April 2: Hazards
Great Lakes, Bad Lines
The Forever Chemicals

April 9: Detroit Public TV Night
Selections from Great Lakes Now

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:33:59 -0500 2020-04-09T18:30:00-04:00 2020-04-09T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Great Lakes Theme Semester Livestream / Virtual U-M LSA Great Lakes Theme Semester, Lake Effects, with topographical map of Michigan
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 10, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188452@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Focus Group on Sustainability in Residence Halls (April 10, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74181 74181-18559838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Students are invited to join Planet Blue Student Leaders to give feedback on recommendations for peer sustainability programs in residence halls. This a great chance to make sure that sustainability is a part of the first year experience and expand some of the experiences you've had to a broader audience on campus! Please arrive no earlier than 12:15 as this is the same Zoom Room where Planet Blue Student Leaders will be meeting beforehand.

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Other Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:26:38 -0400 2020-04-10T12:15:00-04:00 2020-04-10T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Other
Nuclear Energy Grand Challenge Pitch Competition (April 10, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72087 72087-17937815@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Nuclear power is an essential tool in the fight against climate change—producing massive amounts of energy without any greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, deploying nuclear power at scale worldwide represents the most efficient path to deep decarbonization. Despite this potential, the nuclear power industry is hindered by social, political, and economic challenges in many parts of the world. The Nuclear Energy Grand Challenge represents a series of prize competitions organized by the Energy Impact Center to spur a new approach to nuclear power deployment on a time frame that can make a difference.

The first prize competition, Reimagining Nuclear Waste, is taking place over the Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 semesters in partnership with the University of Michigan. It was designed to advance the clean energy economy by engaging collegiate innovators and entrepreneurs to tackle one of the most unique challenges facing the nuclear energy industry—the perception of nuclear waste.

The nuclear industry has historically responded to calls against its “waste” by offering solutions around concentrating, storing indefinitely, and separating it from humans, which only further—albeit counterintuitively—deepens the public’s distrust, misunderstanding, and wariness of the energy source at large. This prize competition represents the first of several efforts to flip the script on the byproducts of nuclear energy generation, by identifying new commercial opportunities to transform nuclear “waste” from a liability into an asset.

Interdisciplinary student teams were challenged to create technical business plan proposals to productize nuclear waste and incentivize the creation of new markets/uses that re-imagine how spent nuclear fuel can be utilized. At this public event, the teams will present their proposals to a panel of judges.

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Presentation Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:45:06 -0400 2020-04-10T13:30:00-04:00 2020-04-10T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Presentation Pitch Competition
Rooting for Change: Tiny Talks about Food Justice (April 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74098 74098-18529210@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

The University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program is excited to present the virtual form of our event. Rooting for Change will feature five minute talks recorded by both graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of schools such as SEAS, Public Health, and Stamps, that will highlight their work, research, experience, and/or creative expression surrounding local, regional, and global approaches to food justice.

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Presentation Sat, 04 Apr 2020 21:45:54 -0400 2020-04-10T17:00:00-04:00 2020-04-10T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Presentation RFC Graphic
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 11, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 11, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-11T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (April 11, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 11, 2020 2:00pm
Location: 1027 E. Huron Building
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-04-11T14:00:00-04:00 2020-04-11T15:00:00-04:00 1027 E. Huron Building Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188454@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 12, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 13, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 13, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 14, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 15, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-16T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 17, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 17, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-17T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 18, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 18, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-18T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
CANCELED: Environmental Awareness and Compassionate Action (April 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73358 73358-18208323@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

With the existential crisis of our time, climate change, bearing down upon us, there is a need to develop constructive and sustainable solutions. Great strides have been made in generating awareness about climate change, overpopulation, mass extinction of species and other stressors on the environment. In 2019, the City of Ann Arbor declared a Climate Emergency. But how can we as individuals make a difference? Buddhism has always emphasized the interdependence of all living beings and the benefit of interacting compassionately.

The inaugural Jewel Heart Annual Earth Day Forum will present a dialogue between Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher, Demo Rinpoche, and eminent scientists and activists. The Forum will address the human and spiritual dimension of sustaining life on this planet.

Participants:

Demo Rinpoche – Jewel Heart Tibetan Buddhist Center
Mark Hunter – UM Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Anthony King – UM Department of Psychiatry
MaryCarol Hunter - UM School for Environment and Sustainability
Avik Basu - UM School for Environment and Sustainability
Rebecca Hardin - UM School for Environment and Sustainability
Isabelle Osawamick - Native American Anishinaabemowin Language Specialist
Jonathan Rose – The Garrison Institute

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:50:50 -0400 2020-04-18T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Lecture / Discussion Event ad with background image of mountains, grassy hills and water, photo of Demo Rimpoche
SLE Year End Celebration (April 18, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74180 74180-18559837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

The SLE community is invited to come together on Zoom on Saturday, April 18th from 5-6pm to reflect on the year, share memories and recognize accomplishments. This is a great chance to catch up with friends and say goodbye for the summer.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:23:20 -0400 2020-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 2020-04-18T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 19, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 19, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-19T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 20, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 20, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-20T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-20T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 21, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-21T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Webinar: Restoring Native Oysters on North America's West Coast (April 21, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73838 73838-18339519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Conservation and restoration of coastal foundation species has become a global priority, to protect and enhance the habitats and services they provide. The oyster native to the west coast of North America between Baja California and British Columbia is Ostrea lurida, the Olympia oyster, a species quite unfamiliar to many people, even those that live in the region. Unlike oysters in other regions, this one is quite small, and does not form high profile reefs. Nevertheless, it is a vital part of bays and estuaries along the Pacific coast, providing food for humans and other species and enriching diversity. Recently, a community of practice has formed to rebuild populations of Olympia oysters to maintain their legacy for future generations.

The Native Olympia Oyster Collaborative (NOOC) was supported in the past year by funding from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System’s Science Collaborative. NOOC created a website (https://olympiaoysternet.ucdavis.edu) to serve as a portal for resources about native oyster science, restoration, and education. NOOC also compiled the first comprehensive archive of Olympia oyster restoration projects, creating an ARC GIS Story Map (https://projects.trnerr.org/oystermap/) to highlight them, and conducting a synthesis of approaches and lessons learned.

This webinar introduces the unique ecology of the Olympia oyster, the challenges it faces, and approaches taken to restoration. NOOC’s accomplishments to date will be highlighted, including the development of the web portal and story map. Finally, presenters will share lessons learned from the synthesis of twenty years of restoration projects conducted along over 2000 km of coast line. These lessons apply to restoration of any coastal foundation species anywhere: the importance of a structured decision-framework to match goals to approaches, the opportunities for community engagement, the need to consider ecosystem processes, and the value of a regional network for strategic planning.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:52:57 -0400 2020-04-21T15:00:00-04:00 2020-04-21T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Lecture / Discussion
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 22, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
UROP Spring Research Symposium - CANCELED (April 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72418 72418-18000490@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

The UROP Spring Research Symposium has been canceled.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:58:42 -0400 2020-04-22T10:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium UROP Symposium Canceled
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 23, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-23T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-23T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
CANCELLED - CREES 60th Anniversary Keynote Lecture. The Great Chernobyl Acceleration: A Humanist’s Encounter with the Science of Disasters (April 23, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69819 69819-17431808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 23, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and sent upwards of 50 million curies into the surrounding environment. Working through archives, Brown encountered many contradictory accounts of the disaster and its effects. Realizing that though people and archives lie, trees probably don’t. She turned to scientists—biologists, foresters, physicians and physicists—to help her understand the ecology of the greater Chernobyl territories and the health effects that ensured. She learned working in the swampy territory around the blown plant that radioactive contaminants saturated local eco-systems long before the Chernobyl accident and continued after the 1986 event. Brown argues that to call Chernobyl an “accident” is to sweep aside the continuum of radiation exposure that saturated environments in the northern hemisphere in the second half of the 20th century. Instead of a one-off accident, Brown argues that Chernobyl was a point of acceleration on a timeline of radioactive contamination that continues to this day.

Kate Brown is professor of history in the Department of Science, Technology and Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of the prize-winning histories *Plutopia: Nuclear Families in Atomic Cities and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters* (Oxford 2013) and *A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland* (Harvard 2004). Brown was a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow. Her work has also been supported by the Carnegie Foundation, the NEH, ACLS, IREX, and the American Academy of Berlin, among others. Her latest book, *Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future*, will be published by Norton (US), Penguin Lane (UK), and Czarne (Poland) in spring 2019, and by Actes Sud (France) in October 2019.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to weisercenter@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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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:54:16 -0400 2020-04-23T17:30:00-04:00 2020-04-23T19:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Kate Brown
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 24, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-24T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 25, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 25, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-25T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-25T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 26, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-26T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Project Management Certification (April 26, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-26T11:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 27, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 27, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-27T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-27T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 28, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-28T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-28T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 29, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-29T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-29T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (April 30, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 30, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-04-30T00:00:00-04:00 2020-04-30T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (May 1, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-05-01T00:00:00-04:00 2020-05-01T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out (May 2, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73274 73274-18188474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 2, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this Teach-Out, you will explore the origins of Earth Day 1970 with student activists from Environmental Action for Survival (ENACT), an environmental student group from the University of Michigan, whose efforts led to a massive “Teach-In on the Environment” which drew tens of thousands of people. This was just one of many teach-in events that took place in 1970 and kicked-off Earth Day as we know it.

50 years later, you are invited to this “Teach-Out” to engage in an intergenerational and interdisciplinary conversion about what sustainability means across different sectors, disciplines, and lived experiences. You will explore themes including global sustainability efforts, climate change, environmental justice, and more, to inspire you to take action on Earth Day and beyond. Together, we will collectively develop visions for a sustainable, just, and peaceful world.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:52:57 -0500 2020-05-02T00:00:00-04:00 2020-05-02T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Class / Instruction
VIRTUAL EVENT: Confronting our Climate Grief in the time of COVID-19 (May 7, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68154 68154-17018328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

This workshop will be held via Zoom (link to follow via email prior to the event). For safety and privacy, you must be registered to receive the link.

In 2017, the American Psychological Association, Climate for Health, and ecoAmerica published, “Mental Health and our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance.” In October 2018, the U.N. released a report warning that without “unprecedented” political actions, we will likely see catastrophic conditions by 2040. Globally, most communities are already experiencing effects of climate change, and the poorest members of society remain most vulnerable. In this uncertain context, climate grief is real, particularly as the crisis is largely beyond any individual’s ability to control. As a scholar studying climate change, Sampson has sought emerging evidence-based strategies in hopes of coping and building resiliency. In this workshop, together we will: 1) confront our sometimes silent, biggest fears related to climate change, 2) identify ways our community or current professional work may be climate-affected, and 3) create a personal climate resiliency plan that may include household or community action or policy advocacy strategies.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:22:57 -0400 2020-05-07T14:00:00-04:00 2020-05-07T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Natalie Sampson
Local Leadership and Personal Action (May 8, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70743 70743-17627842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 8, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

THIS LECTURE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AND IS NOW AVAILABLE FREE TO ALL. Please access the OLLI website for detailed information.

Our two speakers, Mike Shriberg (Great Lakes Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation) and Oday Salim (Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School and Staff Attorney of the National Wildlife Federation) will discuss what local governments and individuals can do to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Dr. Shriberg will describe what Ann Arbor has done and can do, as well as ways that he and others have addressed the issue at the scale of the family and individual.

Professor Salim will evaluate the opportunities and obstacles to addressing climate change that the law creates for local governments here and around the world.

Dr. Mike Shriberg has served as Education Director at the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute as well as Policy Director at Ecology Center, Director of Environment Michigan and Environmental Studies Director and Assistant Professor at Chatham University.

Oday Salim is an attorney at the National Wildlife Federation as well as director of the University of Michigan Law School’s Environmental Law & Sustainability Clinic. Issues on which he has worked include: storm water management, water quality permitting, water rights, environmental justice, land use and zoning, utility regulation, mineral rights, and renewable energy.

This is the final lecture in the five-part series "Facing the Future: The Challenge of Climate Change" which explores how climate change is impacting every corner of our earth, and every aspect of our lives.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:11:48 -0400 2020-05-08T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Climate Change Lectures
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (May 9, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 9, 2020 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-05-09T14:00:00-04:00 2020-05-09T15:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Virtual Climate Crisis Education Series (May 10, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74545 74545-18793318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 10, 2020 8:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

“COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our societies to global shocks, such as disease or the climate crisis. As we recover, we must build a better future for all. Together, we can protect our planet, improve health, reduce inequality & re-energize struggling economies.” ---UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

In the spirit of working together to solve these global crises, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Washtenaw Climate Reality invite you to join us for this series of presentations:

Sunday, May 10, 8pm: “COVID-19, Health & Climate Change,” Dr. Larry Junck, University of Michigan (Here is a link to the recording of "COVID-19, Health & Climate Change": http://tiny.cc/ClimateCrisisMay10)

Sunday, May 17, 8pm: “Climate Change in the Great Lakes- Challenges & Opportunities,” Kris Olsson, Washtenaw Climate Reality

Sunday, May 31, 8pm: “Climate Strategies- What Actions Will Keep Us at 1.5-2ºC?” Clark McCall & Kunal Joshi, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 7, 8pm: “Pollution Pricing as a Climate Justice Tool,” Ann Ellingson, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 14, 8pm: Climate Trivia Night-- Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes! After you sign up for this, you will receive instructions for how to enter your team members.

The presentations will be held as Zoom webinars. Information for connecting to Zoom will be sent to registrants before each talk. Register for as many or as few talks in the series as you like.

Free and open to the public

Link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-crisis-education-series-tickets-104484473874

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 29 May 2020 14:52:44 -0400 2020-05-10T20:00:00-04:00 2020-05-10T21:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual Photo of wildfire, hurricane and drought
Virtual Climate Crisis Education Series (May 17, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74545 74545-18793319@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 17, 2020 8:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

“COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our societies to global shocks, such as disease or the climate crisis. As we recover, we must build a better future for all. Together, we can protect our planet, improve health, reduce inequality & re-energize struggling economies.” ---UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

In the spirit of working together to solve these global crises, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Washtenaw Climate Reality invite you to join us for this series of presentations:

Sunday, May 10, 8pm: “COVID-19, Health & Climate Change,” Dr. Larry Junck, University of Michigan (Here is a link to the recording of "COVID-19, Health & Climate Change": http://tiny.cc/ClimateCrisisMay10)

Sunday, May 17, 8pm: “Climate Change in the Great Lakes- Challenges & Opportunities,” Kris Olsson, Washtenaw Climate Reality

Sunday, May 31, 8pm: “Climate Strategies- What Actions Will Keep Us at 1.5-2ºC?” Clark McCall & Kunal Joshi, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 7, 8pm: “Pollution Pricing as a Climate Justice Tool,” Ann Ellingson, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 14, 8pm: Climate Trivia Night-- Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes! After you sign up for this, you will receive instructions for how to enter your team members.

The presentations will be held as Zoom webinars. Information for connecting to Zoom will be sent to registrants before each talk. Register for as many or as few talks in the series as you like.

Free and open to the public

Link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-crisis-education-series-tickets-104484473874

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 29 May 2020 14:52:44 -0400 2020-05-17T20:00:00-04:00 2020-05-17T21:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual Photo of wildfire, hurricane and drought
A2Zero: A Path Towards a Just Transition to Community-wide Carbon Neutrality in Ann Arbor (May 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74625 74625-18882945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Dr. Missy Stults is the Sustainability and Innovations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. In this role, she works with all city operations, residents, businesses, the University of Michigan, nonprofits, and others to make Ann Arbor one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America. Prior to joining the City, Missy worked with cities and tribal communities around the nation to advance their climate and sustainability goals, including during her time as the Climate Director at ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and as a consultant to philanthropic organizations.

Missy has a PhD in urban resilience from the University of Michigan, a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Science from the University of New England.

Link to Dr. Stults’s talk: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98136605956
Phone: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923
Webinar ID: 98136605956

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Class / Instruction Mon, 18 May 2020 16:17:18 -0400 2020-05-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-21T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Online Lectures
Webinar: Collaborative Science in a Virtual World: Recognizing Limits and Leveraging Opportunities (May 28, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74603 74603-18851152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 28, 2020 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Collaborative science involves working closely with partners and users at every stage - from conceptualizing a new project to conducting the research to refining tools to best meet a management need. As a result, it’s challenging to envision how the practice of collaborative science will adapt to our new, socially-distanced reality.

This panel discussion will explore some of the many implications of planning and conducting collaborative science virtually. Our three panelists have expertise in collaborative processes, stakeholder engagement, and virtual meeting design, and like all of us, they are learning more about the challenges and opportunities of virtual engagement.

The discussion will build on the needs and strategies identified by participants and initiate an ongoing dialogue about virtual engagement for collaborative science. While no one has all the answers, we are eager to learn together. Therefore please complete the additional questions in the registration form and submit ideas and questions during the webinar. A summary of responses will be shared during and after the webinar, including techniques, tools and resources that others are finding valuable.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 14 May 2020 13:40:56 -0400 2020-05-28T15:00:00-04:00 2020-05-28T16:00:00-04:00 Graham Sustainability Institute Livestream / Virtual
Virtual Climate Crisis Education Series (May 31, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74545 74545-18793320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

“COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our societies to global shocks, such as disease or the climate crisis. As we recover, we must build a better future for all. Together, we can protect our planet, improve health, reduce inequality & re-energize struggling economies.” ---UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

In the spirit of working together to solve these global crises, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Washtenaw Climate Reality invite you to join us for this series of presentations:

Sunday, May 10, 8pm: “COVID-19, Health & Climate Change,” Dr. Larry Junck, University of Michigan (Here is a link to the recording of "COVID-19, Health & Climate Change": http://tiny.cc/ClimateCrisisMay10)

Sunday, May 17, 8pm: “Climate Change in the Great Lakes- Challenges & Opportunities,” Kris Olsson, Washtenaw Climate Reality

Sunday, May 31, 8pm: “Climate Strategies- What Actions Will Keep Us at 1.5-2ºC?” Clark McCall & Kunal Joshi, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 7, 8pm: “Pollution Pricing as a Climate Justice Tool,” Ann Ellingson, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 14, 8pm: Climate Trivia Night-- Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes! After you sign up for this, you will receive instructions for how to enter your team members.

The presentations will be held as Zoom webinars. Information for connecting to Zoom will be sent to registrants before each talk. Register for as many or as few talks in the series as you like.

Free and open to the public

Link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-crisis-education-series-tickets-104484473874

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 29 May 2020 14:52:44 -0400 2020-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 2020-05-31T21:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual Photo of wildfire, hurricane and drought
Virtual Climate Crisis Education Series (June 7, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74545 74545-18793321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 7, 2020 8:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

“COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our societies to global shocks, such as disease or the climate crisis. As we recover, we must build a better future for all. Together, we can protect our planet, improve health, reduce inequality & re-energize struggling economies.” ---UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

In the spirit of working together to solve these global crises, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Washtenaw Climate Reality invite you to join us for this series of presentations:

Sunday, May 10, 8pm: “COVID-19, Health & Climate Change,” Dr. Larry Junck, University of Michigan (Here is a link to the recording of "COVID-19, Health & Climate Change": http://tiny.cc/ClimateCrisisMay10)

Sunday, May 17, 8pm: “Climate Change in the Great Lakes- Challenges & Opportunities,” Kris Olsson, Washtenaw Climate Reality

Sunday, May 31, 8pm: “Climate Strategies- What Actions Will Keep Us at 1.5-2ºC?” Clark McCall & Kunal Joshi, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 7, 8pm: “Pollution Pricing as a Climate Justice Tool,” Ann Ellingson, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 14, 8pm: Climate Trivia Night-- Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes! After you sign up for this, you will receive instructions for how to enter your team members.

The presentations will be held as Zoom webinars. Information for connecting to Zoom will be sent to registrants before each talk. Register for as many or as few talks in the series as you like.

Free and open to the public

Link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-crisis-education-series-tickets-104484473874

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 29 May 2020 14:52:44 -0400 2020-06-07T20:00:00-04:00 2020-06-07T21:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual Photo of wildfire, hurricane and drought
Alum Connections: Matt Raeburn (June 11, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74757 74757-18968447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 11, 2020 7:00pm
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Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

New Zealand Ministry for the Environment’s Senior Policy Analyst, Matt Raeburn
As the senior policy analyst for New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment, Matt Raeburn advises the government on its climate change strategy and sustainability goals. This history and psychology alum has more than a decade of experience in environmental law and consulting, with stints at organizations in Washington, D.C., Portland, Oregon, and his current home, Wellington, New Zealand. Highlights include representing clients in multi-billion dollar lawsuits against BP after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010, about BP’s failure to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act, and collaborating with American, Canadian, and indigenous peoples’ representatives on the Columbia River Treaty’s policies governing the regional hydroelectric system.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
Interested in environmental conservation, via careers in law, policy, or consulting
Looking to explore a career abroad, specifically in New Zealand
Considering law school

What you will gain from attending this workshop:
Gain insights into careers in environmental law, consulting, and policy making, and what it takes to break into and thrive in these areas
Find out what it takes to build a life abroad, specifically in New Zealand
Understand the pros and cons of law school for those seeking to work in environmental conservation.

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.

Please be advised that this virtual event will be recorded and may be published later at future date through LSA Opportunity Hub’s media channels. If you'd prefer not to be recorded, please make sure to mute your video at the start of the event. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us at lsa-opphub@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:01:31 -0400 2020-06-11T19:00:00-04:00 2020-06-11T20:00:00-04:00 LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Matt Raeburn Photo
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 12, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120403@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 12, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-12T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 13, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 13, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-13T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (June 13, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 13, 2020 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-06-13T14:00:00-04:00 2020-06-13T15:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 14, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120405@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 14, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Climate Change Trivia Night! (June 14, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74866 74866-19036012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 14, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia over Zoom! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes!

You must register your team in advance (deadline: Sat, June 13, 6pm ET) using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD4Oh3aeUcvn67_TUa0swlpwI8MCtvKDOuQql3U8PvAtYDMA/viewform

Here's how it will work:
For each question
- The emcee will present the question
- Teams will be sent to individual breakout rooms to discuss.
- Teams will then submit their answer via a Google form. The link to this form will be provided during the quiz.
- The announcer will then present the answer, and move on to the next question

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Livestream / Virtual Sat, 06 Jun 2020 20:56:15 -0400 2020-06-14T20:00:00-04:00 2020-06-14T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual stylized image of Earth and thermometer with words "climate change trivia night"
Virtual Climate Crisis Education Series (June 14, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74545 74545-18970456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 14, 2020 8:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

“COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our societies to global shocks, such as disease or the climate crisis. As we recover, we must build a better future for all. Together, we can protect our planet, improve health, reduce inequality & re-energize struggling economies.” ---UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

In the spirit of working together to solve these global crises, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Washtenaw Climate Reality invite you to join us for this series of presentations:

Sunday, May 10, 8pm: “COVID-19, Health & Climate Change,” Dr. Larry Junck, University of Michigan (Here is a link to the recording of "COVID-19, Health & Climate Change": http://tiny.cc/ClimateCrisisMay10)

Sunday, May 17, 8pm: “Climate Change in the Great Lakes- Challenges & Opportunities,” Kris Olsson, Washtenaw Climate Reality

Sunday, May 31, 8pm: “Climate Strategies- What Actions Will Keep Us at 1.5-2ºC?” Clark McCall & Kunal Joshi, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 7, 8pm: “Pollution Pricing as a Climate Justice Tool,” Ann Ellingson, Ann Arbor Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Sunday, June 14, 8pm: Climate Trivia Night-- Join us for a fun evening of climate trivia! Show off your climate knowledge! Organize a team of friends, or play on your own. Prizes! After you sign up for this, you will receive instructions for how to enter your team members.

The presentations will be held as Zoom webinars. Information for connecting to Zoom will be sent to registrants before each talk. Register for as many or as few talks in the series as you like.

Free and open to the public

Link to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-crisis-education-series-tickets-104484473874

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 29 May 2020 14:52:44 -0400 2020-06-14T20:00:00-04:00 2020-06-14T21:00:00-04:00 Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual Photo of wildfire, hurricane and drought
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 15, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 15, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 16, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 17, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120408@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-17T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Webinar: Credit for Going Green: Using an Expert Panel Process to Quantify the Benefits of Buffers (June 17, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74604 74604-18851153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Creating vegetated buffers along rivers and bays is a widely recognized strategy to protect water quality while providing other services that benefit ecosystems and communities. However, until recently there was no way to quantify the ability of restored or constructed buffers to reduce pollution, or for communities to receive credit for using buffers under regulatory permits in New England.

Through an expert panel process first modeled in Chesapeake Bay, the Credit for Going Green project team worked with experts to generate science-based recommendations to calculate the pollutant removal rate of buffers in development, redevelopment, restoration, or other land use change projects. Communities can use this information to receive pollutant removal credits for restored or constructed buffers under permits issued by stormwater permit programs. The project has provided municipal staff and boards with the information and tools to better promote buffers as a way to protect water quality, while also enhancing habitat and protecting communities from flooding. Decision makers in New Hampshire are planning to apply the expert panel process to other stormwater BMPs in 2021.

In this webinar, members of the project team will share technical findings and lessons learned that could help others apply their methods to generate science-based recommendations for other policy questions.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 14 May 2020 13:47:23 -0400 2020-06-17T15:00:00-04:00 2020-06-17T16:00:00-04:00 Graham Sustainability Institute Livestream / Virtual
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 18, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-18T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-18T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
PFAS in the Huron River Watershed (June 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74823 74823-19002286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

This talk will cover common sources of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals to the environment, the associated health risks of exposure, and their status in the Huron River watershed. The recent history of how major sources of PFAS were discovered in the river and its fish, along with what is being done to prevent human exposure, will be discussed.

Speaker Daniel Brown is a Watershed Planner with the Huron River Watershed Council. His work focuses on emerging contaminants, dam removal, the coordination of the Huron River Water Trail, and addressing the effects of climate change. His background is in climatology, and before working with HRWC, he helped institutions and governments across the U.S. and Canada find solutions to environmental challenges.

Link to Daniel Brown's lecture:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92477979810
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 924 7797 9810

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:14:55 -0400 2020-06-18T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-18T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 19, 2020 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 19, 2020 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-19T00:00:00-04:00 2020-06-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Ay Mariposa Film Screening & Live Q&A (June 19, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74980 74980-19120399@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 19, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases

Galaxy 2020, our annual sustainability learning exchange -- this year in a virtual format -- will take place on Friday, June 19th from 7:00-8:30 PM EDT with a brief keynote & awards, followed by a live Q&A with Ay Mariposa filmmakers, main characters, and local immigrant rights organizations.

Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/

Join our community of makers and users of open access learning tools on learngala.com, innovating with digital media, multilingual modules, and interactive engaged learning through 2 simple steps:

1) Rent Ay Mariposa to screen on your own time here: https://www.michtheater.org/screenings/ay-mariposa/ and

2) Register for the June 19 Zoom conversation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-yqrjotGtVucAFS6m8nB3wPBgt6TNdf.

Ticket proceeds will support local organizations: the Washtenaw Interfaith Council for Immigrant Rights, the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and the Michigan Theater Foundation.

We meet each year around this date, as it sits at an important confluence: Juneteenth (June 19), World Refugee Day (June 20), and the Summer Solstice (June 21). Recent protests and planned political rallies have embedded even more meaning this year. Our work together creates an open, inspiring, and nourishing community of learning that helps us chart our respective next steps in the struggle for a just, sustainable future. Please share this invitation widely with your partners, allies & friends in those struggles.

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Film Screening Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:53:32 -0400 2020-06-19T19:00:00-04:00 2020-06-19T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gala/Michigan Sustainability Cases Film Screening Ay Mariposa is a compelling, visually lush documentary film depicting two women and a rare community of butterflies on the front lines in a battle against the US-Mexico border wall. https://www.aymariposafilm.com/
Cultures of Ice (June 23, 2020 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74966 74966-19112546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

This experimental art film weaves stories of Michigan kite skiers, ice fishers, and international scientists studying the Russian Arctic, exploring the hidden bridges between people and places.

Join us for a showing of this 15-minute film and a discussion panel to hear tales from the field, and a Q&A with Arctic scientists and connoisseurs of Michigan ice!

Brought to you by the University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology on Tap - Lansing.

An @TTphilos production

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Film Screening Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:22:21 -0400 2020-06-23T19:30:00-04:00 2020-06-23T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Civil and Environmental Engineering Film Screening Kite skier
Michigan Water Quality Update -- A Panel Discussion (June 25, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74826 74826-19002289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 25, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

Our panel:

Brian Steglitz is the Manager of Water Treatment Services for the City of Ann Arbor and is responsible for operation of the City’s 50 MGD Water Treatment Plant that serves approximately 125,000 people in the City of Ann Arbor and environs. Mr. Steglitz is a former Vice President of the American Water Works Association, and is currently on the Board of Directors for The Water Research Foundation. Mr. Steglitz has a BA in Economics from Yale University and a MS in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

Curt Wolf serves as Managing Director of the University of Michigan’s Urban Collaboratory. Established in 2016, the Urban Collaboratory connects faculty and students from a variety of fields to work in partnership with city stakeholders to accelerate community progress toward improved health, sustainability, and equity through collaborative research that translates innovation to practice. Mr. Wolf has served in a number of senior management positions for large multinational consulting firms, directing a wide variety of technical disciplines, and providing consulting services to governments, corporations, foundations, institutions and non-profit corporations. Mr. Wolf is a Professional Engineer licensed in several states, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.

Sara Talpos is an independent science journalist and senior editor at Undark magazine, a science magazine affiliated with MIT. In 2019, she published a feature in Science magazine about how local citizens uncovered PFAS contamination in west Michigan. More recently, she reporter for Undark on a new legal strategy known as “toxic battery” being tested in PFAS cases across the country.

Link to June 25 panel discussion:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/92477979810
US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 924 7797 9810

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Class / Instruction Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:25:14 -0400 2020-06-25T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-25T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (July 11, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745553@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 11, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-07-11T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Integrating Research and K-12 Education to Advance Estuary Stewardship (July 28, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75000 75000-19136102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Engaging youth and K-12 teachers can expand the broader impact of research and advance coastal stewardship goals. But what are the best strategies for effectively reaching this unique audience and what innovative techniques are being tested?

This panel discussion webinar will feature four panelists with experience leading innovative projects that connect K-12 teachers and students with the important research and stewardship activities happening in and around National Estuarine Research Reserves. After providing a brief glimpse into their recent projects, panelists will discuss lessons learned and ideas for next steps. Sarah Nuss, an experienced reserve educator, will moderate a lively discussion about timely topics, including the partnerships and creative process that spark new projects, broader impacts observed, adaptations to support social distancing, and ideas for research about student and teacher learning.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:48:31 -0400 2020-07-28T15:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Livestream / Virtual
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (August 8, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-08-08T13:00:00-04:00 2020-08-08T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 25, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-25T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-25T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 26, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-26T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-26T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-27T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-27T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-28T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-28T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
SLE Shared Summer Reading Discussion (August 28, 2020 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75682 75682-19566686@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 28, 2020 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join SLE for a discussion of the shared summer reading book Braiding Sweetgrass. Esha Biswas, graduate student in the School for Environment and Sustainability and Student Affairs Coordinator with the Residential College, will be a special guest facilitator. Students can participate remotely via Zoom or in person in the Oxford Courtyard.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:20:46 -0400 2020-08-28T19:30:00-04:00 2020-08-28T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Lecture / Discussion
Adopt-a-Park with GIVE365 (August 29, 2020 9:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75686 75686-19566690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:50am
Location:
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

This year SLE is adopting South University Park! Meet in Oxford Courtyard to head to South University Park to remove plant overgrowth. Future events with South University Park will involve park design and maintenance as well as native plantings.

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:30:51 -0400 2020-08-29T09:50:00-04:00 2020-08-29T12:00:00-04:00 Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 29, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 29, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-29T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-29T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Virtual Festifall 2020 (August 30, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76251 76251-19679565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 30, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Festifall Details

Festifall Day 1 | August 30, 2020 | 10:00a.m - 2:00p.m EDT
Maize Session Student Org Categories:
- Activism, Environmental, Governance, Graduate/Professional Students, Service/Service Learning

Blue Session Student Org Categories:
- Academic/Honor Societies, Engineering/Science/Technology, Entrepreneurship,

Festifall Day 2 | September 4, 2020 | 2:00p.m - 6:00 p.m EDT
Maize Session Student Org Categories:
- Creative/Performing Arts, Health & Wellness, Sports Clubs and Recreation

Blue Session Student Org Categories:
- Cultural/Ethnic, Gender/Sexuality, Media/Journalism/Creative Writing, Religious/Spiritual, Social Fraternity/Sorority

Accessing Festifall
Festifall is a virtual experience, which you can participate in from wherever you are. Attending Festfall is as easy as 1-2-3:

Step 1. Go to the Career Fair Plus website (https://app.careerfairplus.com/um_mi)
Step 2. Enter the “fair” at any point during Festifall times.
Step 3. Visit virtual booths to meet student organizations!

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Fair / Festival Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:28:03 -0400 2020-08-30T10:00:00-04:00 2020-08-30T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Fair / Festival PitE Festifall
Craftivism: Upcycled DIY Activity (August 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75680 75680-19566684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

SLE will be making face coverings to donate to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Ann Arbor. Designs and instructions will be available online for students to make remotely, and materials will be available for students in Noble House. No sewing necessary! Completed masks can be left along with the materials available in Noble, or email sustainableliving-info@umich.edu to coordinate drop off.

How to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-Z-GVp0AU (or use another method that you prefer)

Materials: t-shirt or other material, scissors

ReStore information: https://www.h4h.org/restore

Make an upcycled notebook:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-notebooks/

or https://www.brit.co/how-to-make-a-diy-notebook/

Materials: paper, wallpaper samples or thicker paper, thread, needle, ruler, possible scissors or an X-acto knife

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Community Service Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:08:57 -0400 2020-08-30T18:00:00-04:00 2020-08-30T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
SLE Community Nights (September 2, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-09-02T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-02T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Virtual Festifall 2020 (September 4, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76251 76251-19679566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 4, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Festifall Details

Festifall Day 1 | August 30, 2020 | 10:00a.m - 2:00p.m EDT
Maize Session Student Org Categories:
- Activism, Environmental, Governance, Graduate/Professional Students, Service/Service Learning

Blue Session Student Org Categories:
- Academic/Honor Societies, Engineering/Science/Technology, Entrepreneurship,

Festifall Day 2 | September 4, 2020 | 2:00p.m - 6:00 p.m EDT
Maize Session Student Org Categories:
- Creative/Performing Arts, Health & Wellness, Sports Clubs and Recreation

Blue Session Student Org Categories:
- Cultural/Ethnic, Gender/Sexuality, Media/Journalism/Creative Writing, Religious/Spiritual, Social Fraternity/Sorority

Accessing Festifall
Festifall is a virtual experience, which you can participate in from wherever you are. Attending Festfall is as easy as 1-2-3:

Step 1. Go to the Career Fair Plus website (https://app.careerfairplus.com/um_mi)
Step 2. Enter the “fair” at any point during Festifall times.
Step 3. Visit virtual booths to meet student organizations!

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Fair / Festival Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:28:03 -0400 2020-09-04T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-04T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Fair / Festival PitE Festifall
MIDAS Faculty Research Pitch (September 9, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75915 75915-19623831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please join us for the very first MIDAS faculty research pitch session. Find out about exciting data science research that is happening at U-M, explore collaboration opportunities and student research opportunities. Faculty members will each give a 3-minute lightning talk, and there will be a 30-minute networking session. All U-M faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.

Faculty Presenters:

Peter Adriaens, Professor, Civil & Environmental Eng/Business/SeAS
Syagnik Banerjee, Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, School of Management, University of Michigan Flint
Shan Bao, Associate Professor, UMTRI; UM-Dearborn
Albert Berahas, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Lei Chen, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering at UM-Dearborn
Keyvn Collins-Thompson, Associate Professor, School of Information
Paramveer Dhillon, Assistant Professor, School of Information
Ivo Dinov, Professor, Nursing/Medicine
Salar Fattahi, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Fred Feng, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Jaerock Kwan, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, EECS
Robert Manduca, Assistant Professor, Sociology, LSA
Murali Mani, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Michigan, Flint
Charles Mayo, Professor, Radiation Oncology
Mark Van Oyen, Professor, IOE, College of Engineering
Atul Prakash, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Greg Rybarczyk, Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Flint
Perry Samson, Professor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Engineering
Yulia Sevryugina, Senior Associate Librarian, Library

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:38:16 -0400 2020-09-09T13:30:00-04:00 2020-09-09T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Lecture / Discussion MIDAS Faculty Research Pitch
SLE Community Nights (September 9, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-09-09T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-09T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit (September 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76869 76869-19772602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

Join the ENGAGE team for a discussion featuring prominent water justice activists Monica Lewis Patrick and Bryce Detroit to discuss their work, how water injustice is tied to historic and systemic discrimination, and how lack of access to clean, safe water has exacerbated our current public health crises

Monica Lewis Patrick is Chief Executive Officer of We the People Detroit and a long-time water justice advocate.

Bryce Detroit is CEO and Founder of Detroit Recordings LLC and a long-time water justice advocate.

Attending this session provides field credits. Please document your attendance and contact your field faculty supervisor for information.

This session is approved for CE Contact Hours. RSVP at the link to the right to receive Zoom link.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:24:16 -0400 2020-09-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-10T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit
Identifying Emergency Funds and How to Advocate for Making Room in Your Financial Aid Package (September 11, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75507 75507-19513173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Advance registration is required; look for the Zoom link at the bottom of your confirmation email after registering.

This session will provide information about how you can seek emergency funds should you experience an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. Information about the types of situations that qualify for emergency funds and where to seek funding will be covered during this presentation.

RSVP HERE: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/identifying-emergency-funds-and-how-to-advocate-for-making-room-in-your-financial-aid-package

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:02:34 -0400 2020-09-11T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual A jar of spilled change
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (September 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-09-12T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Fuller Park Outdoor Workday (September 12, 2020 1:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75893 75893-19621849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 12, 2020 1:15pm
Location:
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Meet in the Oxford Courtyard at 1:15pm EST to travel to Fuller Park. Students can choose to walk, bike, take a scooter or other transportation to meet in the Fuller Park parking lot, or travel together on the UM Campus Bus (Campus Connector) to Mitchell Field, a 7 minute walking distance from the Fuller Park parking lot. Plan to arrive at the Fuller Park parking lot by 2pm. There we will work socially distanced and wearing face coverings with Natural Area Preservation to remove invasive species and maintain the health and beauty of Fuller Park! We will depart at 4pm.

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Community Service Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:39:14 -0400 2020-09-12T13:15:00-04:00 2020-09-12T16:30:00-04:00 Sustainable Living Experience Community Service Fuller Park sign
Earthfest (September 14, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75782 75782-19606032@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 14, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Office of Campus Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, in partnership with departments across campus, brings you our annual celebration of sustainability at U-M: Earthfest!

This year, the event will be entirely virtual. Participate in a scavenger hunt, meet and greets with student and community organizations, a President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality panel, a chef demo, and more! See ocs.umich.edu/earthfest for the line-up. Most events/activities are drop-in, while a few require registration.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:41:38 -0400 2020-09-14T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-14T20:00:00-04:00 Office of Campus Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Earthfest September 14-18, 2020
Earthfest (September 15, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75782 75782-19606033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Office of Campus Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, in partnership with departments across campus, brings you our annual celebration of sustainability at U-M: Earthfest!

This year, the event will be entirely virtual. Participate in a scavenger hunt, meet and greets with student and community organizations, a President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality panel, a chef demo, and more! See ocs.umich.edu/earthfest for the line-up. Most events/activities are drop-in, while a few require registration.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:41:38 -0400 2020-09-15T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T20:00:00-04:00 Office of Campus Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Earthfest September 14-18, 2020
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Earthfest (September 16, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75782 75782-19606034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Office of Campus Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, in partnership with departments across campus, brings you our annual celebration of sustainability at U-M: Earthfest!

This year, the event will be entirely virtual. Participate in a scavenger hunt, meet and greets with student and community organizations, a President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality panel, a chef demo, and more! See ocs.umich.edu/earthfest for the line-up. Most events/activities are drop-in, while a few require registration.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:41:38 -0400 2020-09-16T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-16T20:00:00-04:00 Office of Campus Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Earthfest September 14-18, 2020
SLE Community Nights (September 16, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-09-16T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-16T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Earthfest (September 17, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75782 75782-19606035@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Office of Campus Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, in partnership with departments across campus, brings you our annual celebration of sustainability at U-M: Earthfest!

This year, the event will be entirely virtual. Participate in a scavenger hunt, meet and greets with student and community organizations, a President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality panel, a chef demo, and more! See ocs.umich.edu/earthfest for the line-up. Most events/activities are drop-in, while a few require registration.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:41:38 -0400 2020-09-17T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T20:00:00-04:00 Office of Campus Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Earthfest September 14-18, 2020
Earthfest (September 18, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75782 75782-19606036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Office of Campus Sustainability

The Office of Campus Sustainability, in partnership with departments across campus, brings you our annual celebration of sustainability at U-M: Earthfest!

This year, the event will be entirely virtual. Participate in a scavenger hunt, meet and greets with student and community organizations, a President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality panel, a chef demo, and more! See ocs.umich.edu/earthfest for the line-up. Most events/activities are drop-in, while a few require registration.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:41:38 -0400 2020-09-18T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-18T20:00:00-04:00 Office of Campus Sustainability Livestream / Virtual Earthfest September 14-18, 2020
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Meet the SLE Faculty Fellow (September 23, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76579 76579-19727089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Each year a faculty member who works in sustainability on campus serves as the SLE Faculty Fellow--a resource for SLE students. This year Professor Joshua Newell, faculty in the School for Environment and Sustainability, is looking forward to meeting you! You can learn more about Josh and his research here: http://css.umich.edu/person/joshua-p-newell

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:15:02 -0400 2020-09-23T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T09:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Livestream / Virtual
SLE Community Nights (September 23, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-09-23T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Webinar: Dam and Sediment in the Hudson (September 24, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77388 77388-19846076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Hundreds of dams built on tributaries of the Hudson River estuary have outlived their usefulness. Removing these relic dams is a priority for the state of New York in order to improve aquatic habitat connectivity, restore fish spawning grounds, and reduce the risk of dam failure. To better understand how sediment released by dam removals in the Lower Hudson River watershed will affect the 240 km-long estuary, including the potential for dam-derived sediments to help build tidal wetland resilience in the face of sea level rise, the Dams and Sediment in the Hudson (DaSH) project brought together a collaborative team of scientists and stakeholders to research key questions and provide practical tools to regulators and practitioners.

In this webinar, project team members will highlight how their multidisciplinary approach - which combined field observations with analyses of sediment transport, and integrated feedback from a broad coalition of stakeholders - allowed them to answer questions about how dam removal will impact conditions in the estuary. They will share key findings about marsh accretion and introduce a tool they developed that allows engineers and regulators to estimate the amount of sediment stored behind a dam and assess preliminary impacts of sediment release following dam removal. To learn about their findings and tools visit the DasH project page.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:52:52 -0400 2020-09-24T15:30:00-04:00 2020-09-24T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Workshop / Seminar
Tour of Sandy Acres Farm (September 26, 2020 11:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76581 76581-19727091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 26, 2020 11:15am
Location: Oxford Housing
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Professor Joe Trumpey built his strawbale home with his family in Grass Lake, Michigan. Tour the outdoor areas of the farm, and learn about green building, heritage breed animals and their solar power setup. Contingent on safety and approval, bus transportation and pre-packaged lunch will be provided. Please contact emcanosa@umich.edu with any accessibility needs.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:20:31 -0400 2020-09-26T11:15:00-04:00 2020-09-26T15:00:00-04:00 Oxford Housing Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (September 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
Vehicle to Pavement Sensing for Lateral Lane Position Research Review (September 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76507 76507-19719168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

While autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer significant safety benefits for drivers, to gain widespread approval from the public and road agencies, redundant vehicle to infrastructure capabilities are necessary. This is especially true in areas with adverse weather conditions such as snow and ice.

Existing AV technology is able to send safety messages to roadside units (RSUs) and other vehicles (V2V), but communication with concrete and asphalt requires embedded sensors. This research proposes a passive sensing approach that detects local changes in the pavement’s electromagnetic signature so that vehicles can determine their lateral lane position. This free webinar will include a Q&A session. We hope that you can join us!

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:41:30 -0400 2020-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Livestream / Virtual Decorative Image
Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium 2020 (September 29, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72207 72207-19655364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

The 2020 Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium will explore innovative and creative research already taking place using unique model systems, and consider all we have yet to learn from the innumerable unexplored model systems — many of which are disappearing at alarming rates as a result of global climate change.

Schedule: Tuesday, September 29

2:00 p.m. | Welcome

Talk Session 1: Human Adaptation and Evolution
2:10 p.m. | Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecture — Genomic evolution and adaptation in Africa: Implications for health and disease
Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.
David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, Departments of Genetics and Biology; Director, Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity, Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Talk Session 2: Social Biomimicry
3:10 p.m. | Towards living robots: Using biology to make better machines (full lecture)
Barry A. Trimmer, Ph.D.
Henry Bromfield Pearson Professor of Natural Sciences; Director, Neuromechanics and Biomimetic Devices Laboratory, Tufts University

4:05 p.m. | How the physics of slithering can teach multilegged robots to walk (short talk)
Shai Revzen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

4:25 p.m. | What wasps can teach us about the evolution of animal minds (full lecture)
Elizabeth Tibbetts, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Chair for Research Facilities, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

5:20 p.m. | Day 1 Closing Remarks


Schedule: Wednesday, September 30

9:00 a.m. | Welcome

Talk Session 3: Biological Control of Disease Vectors
9:05 a.m. | Breaking up Anopheles-Plasmodium interactions for malaria control (full lecture)
Flaminia Catteruccia, Ph.D.
Professor, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard University

10:00 a.m. | Cryopreservation of multicellular animals: Lessons from extreme insects (short talk)
Nicholas Teets, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky

10:20 a.m. | Break

10:35 a.m. | Transgenic fungi for mosquito control (full lecture)
Raymond St. Leger, Ph.D.
Professor, Entomology, University of Maryland

11:30 a.m. | Recombination versus mutation as the fuel for rapid evolution across the fungal tree of life (short talk)
Timothy James, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Lewis E. Wehmeyer and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Professor in the Taxonomy of Fungi, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

11:50 a.m. | Building a moving wall: Maintaining cell wall polarity during tip growth (short talk)
Cora MacAlister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan

12:10 p.m. | Closing remarks

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:23:00 -0400 2020-09-29T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Conference / Symposium Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium: Biodiversity in Biological Research
Center for Global Health Equity Introductory Seminar (September 29, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77700 77700-19901736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the Introductory Seminar for the Center for Global Health Equity, where we will discuss:
What is the purpose of the Center?
What has been our journey to date?
Where are we going?

Speakers Include:
Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
Nancy Love, PhD
Joseph Kolars, MD
John Ayanian, MD, MPP
Laura Rozek, PhD
Andries Coetzee, PhD

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:32:00 -0400 2020-09-29T17:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Speakers
Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium 2020 (September 30, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/72207 72207-17957294@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

The 2020 Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium will explore innovative and creative research already taking place using unique model systems, and consider all we have yet to learn from the innumerable unexplored model systems — many of which are disappearing at alarming rates as a result of global climate change.

Schedule: Tuesday, September 29

2:00 p.m. | Welcome

Talk Session 1: Human Adaptation and Evolution
2:10 p.m. | Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecture — Genomic evolution and adaptation in Africa: Implications for health and disease
Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.
David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, Departments of Genetics and Biology; Director, Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity, Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Talk Session 2: Social Biomimicry
3:10 p.m. | Towards living robots: Using biology to make better machines (full lecture)
Barry A. Trimmer, Ph.D.
Henry Bromfield Pearson Professor of Natural Sciences; Director, Neuromechanics and Biomimetic Devices Laboratory, Tufts University

4:05 p.m. | How the physics of slithering can teach multilegged robots to walk (short talk)
Shai Revzen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

4:25 p.m. | What wasps can teach us about the evolution of animal minds (full lecture)
Elizabeth Tibbetts, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Chair for Research Facilities, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

5:20 p.m. | Day 1 Closing Remarks


Schedule: Wednesday, September 30

9:00 a.m. | Welcome

Talk Session 3: Biological Control of Disease Vectors
9:05 a.m. | Breaking up Anopheles-Plasmodium interactions for malaria control (full lecture)
Flaminia Catteruccia, Ph.D.
Professor, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard University

10:00 a.m. | Cryopreservation of multicellular animals: Lessons from extreme insects (short talk)
Nicholas Teets, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky

10:20 a.m. | Break

10:35 a.m. | Transgenic fungi for mosquito control (full lecture)
Raymond St. Leger, Ph.D.
Professor, Entomology, University of Maryland

11:30 a.m. | Recombination versus mutation as the fuel for rapid evolution across the fungal tree of life (short talk)
Timothy James, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Lewis E. Wehmeyer and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Professor in the Taxonomy of Fungi, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

11:50 a.m. | Building a moving wall: Maintaining cell wall polarity during tip growth (short talk)
Cora MacAlister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan

12:10 p.m. | Closing remarks

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:23:00 -0400 2020-09-30T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T12:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Conference / Symposium Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium: Biodiversity in Biological Research
CFE's Virtual Innovation Challenge (September 30, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76382 76382-19711149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

Our signature event will look a little different this year! The Innovation Challenge will be an entrepreneurial game that challenges participants to develop a solution to a current societal problem such as sustainability or big data. Even better, teams will have a chance to pitch their idea to a panel expert judges. Students will get a chance to learn more about how to further your entrepreneurial career through our CFE Fellowship Programs (ELP, TechLab at Mcity, and TechLab Climate Change).

We can’t promise it’ll be easy, but it’ll be one of the most fun recruitment events of the season!

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:25:46 -0400 2020-09-30T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-30T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Social / Informal Gathering Innovation Challenge
SLE Community Nights (September 30, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-09-30T20:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
NERS Colloquia: Communicating, Changing Public Policy, and Social Justice Aspects of Nuclear Energy (October 2, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75531 75531-19519131@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

Details forthcoming.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:15:27 -0400 2020-10-02T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Fastest Path to Zero Virtual Series (October 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75526 75526-19519125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

As the 2020 election approaches, climate change will be top-of-mind for many voters. To capitalize on this opportunity, it’s imperative for climate and clean energy experts across disciplines to band together and center climate policies on people and communities beyond just the coasts — ensuring that our nation’s path forward on climate change will be effective, inclusive, equitable, and enduring.

Join the University of Michigan and Third Way, a public policy think tank based in Washington, DC, for the second annual Fastest Path to Zero Summit. This year, to protect the health of all those involved, the summit will be a virtual series. The summit will bring together leading climate advocates, philanthropists, labor leaders, elected officials, academics, and media from across the Midwest and the nation.

Tuesday, September 15: What’s at Stake
with Keynote Remarks delivered by Stacey Abrams, Former Georgia House Democratic Leader and Founder of the Southern Economic Advancement Project

Tuesday, September 22: Innovation

Tuesday, September 29: Climate, Clean Energy and Jobs

Tuesday, October 6: What does the 2020 campaign tell us about the future of climate action?

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:51:28 -0400 2020-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Conference / Symposium Fastest Path to Zero
MDP Project Preview Night (October 6, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78172 78172-19989036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multidisciplinary Design Program

Join us for a virtual project recruitment event, using the Career Fair Plus software.

- Talk to corporate sponsors and faculty PI’s about their projects
- Register ahead of time for interview slots similar to the engineering career fair
- Upload your resume and be prepared to ask questions
- Read the project descriptions on the MDP website before attending

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Reception / Open House Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:18:57 -0400 2020-10-06T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multidisciplinary Design Program Reception / Open House A Sponsor Mentor from the Human Rights First - Multidisciplinary Design Program project speaks with a prospective applicant at the Project Preview Night event in 2019.
PitE Alumni Speaker Series (October 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77784 77784-19933620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

This year, we are bringing you a series of one-hour chats with PitE alumni who are working in various sectors related to the environment. Each event will feature info on the alumni's journey through undergrad, first jobs, starting businesses, graduate school, and beyond. An open Q&A will follow a more structured discussion format.

Note:
1. We will be recording each of these Zoom chats for those who are unable to attend. We will post them later so that all can access them.
2. You must be logged into your UMICH.EDU acct to join the Zoom link found here: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98279348964

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:22:22 -0400 2020-10-06T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Livestream / Virtual PitE Alumni - Mike Rockwell
MDP Project Fair (October 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78176 78176-19989039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multidisciplinary Design Program

Join us for a virtual project recruitment event, using the Career Fair Plus software.

- Talk to corporate sponsors and faculty PI’s about their projects
- Register ahead of time for interview slots similar to the engineering career fair
- Upload your resume and be prepared to ask questions
- Read the project descriptions on the MDP website before attending

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Reception / Open House Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:18:54 -0400 2020-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multidisciplinary Design Program Reception / Open House A Sponsor Mentor and a Faculty Mentor from the Northrop Grumman Solar Truss - Multidisciplinary Design Program project speak with a prospective applicant at the Project Preview Night event in 2019.
A Virtual Event: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Exposure, Toxicity, and Policy (October 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77430 77430-19854020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

This M-LEEaD Virtual Symposium will focus on issues related to exposure, toxicity, and policy in the unfolding PFAS contamination across Michigan and globally. Speakers will each focus on one of these topics related to their expertise.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:36:19 -0400 2020-10-07T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Livestream / Virtual 10.7.20 Poster
Accelerated Master's Degree Info Session (October 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78013 78013-19955534@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

The Accelerated Master’s Degree (AMD) program through PitE and SEAS is a Master’s program for qualified Environment majors. Students applying for the AMD may pursue their master’s in areas like Behavior, Education and Communication, Environmental Policy and Planning, Environmental Informatics, Sustainable Systems, Conservation Ecology, and Environmental Justice.

Join us for an info session about how to apply and what financial aid will be available. This will take place via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/6565975185

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Meeting Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:51:30 -0400 2020-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Meeting AMD Info Session Flyer
SLE Community Nights (October 7, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-10-07T20:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
The TE3 2020 Conference (October 8, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75458 75458-19497314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

This year UMEI will host its Transportation, Energy, Economics and the Environment (TE3) conference online as a two-part webinar on Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, 2020. Topics will include grid integration for electric vehicles and behavioral factors in the vehicle market. See the TE3 website for program details and to register.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:04:32 -0400 2020-10-08T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 University of Michigan Energy Institute Conference / Symposium Electric Car sign
CGIS Virtual Study Abroad Fair (October 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77893 77893-19943564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Study abroad is not just for juniors. It's not just for language and international studies majors. It's not just for students from certain communities or socioeconomic backgrounds. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re studying, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.

Whether you want to develop the skills you’ll need to compete in a global economy, cultivate your language competencies, or build meaningful connections with people from around the world, this is the best time in your life for a global experience.

Studying abroad often proves to be a pivotal experience, but deciding which program is the best fit can be daunting as you consider questions such as: How will this enhance my course of study? When should I go? For how long? Where? Can I afford it? How do I prepare? Will my credits transfer? The CGIS Study Abroad Virtual Fair is the best time to get all of your questions answered!

During the day of the virtual fair, you'll have instant access to academic advisors, education abroad advisors, Office of Financial Aid & LSA Scholarship Office representatives, and program representatives as well as scheduled events throughout the fair!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:20:17 -0400 2020-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Image300
CFE TechLab Programs Info Session (October 8, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77446 77446-19854031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

This is your opportunity to ask TechLab staff and instructors anything and everything! During this info session, we’ll go deeper into program specifics and have you leave with a better understanding of how TechLab Climate Change and TechLab at Mcity can help you with your entrepreneurial career goals.

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Presentation Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:31:58 -0400 2020-10-08T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation Students visiting IA Ventures in D.C.
The TE3 2020 Conference (October 9, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75458 75458-19497315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 11:00am
Location: 1027 E. Huron Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

This year UMEI will host its Transportation, Energy, Economics and the Environment (TE3) conference online as a two-part webinar on Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, 2020. Topics will include grid integration for electric vehicles and behavioral factors in the vehicle market. See the TE3 website for program details and to register.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:04:32 -0400 2020-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 1027 E. Huron Building University of Michigan Energy Institute Conference / Symposium Electric Car sign
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Social Science Methodology (I3SM) Free Livestream / Virtual (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78236 78236-19996943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Political Science

ABSTRACT: What sparks environmental policy leadership? Traditional explanations emphasize the importance of domestic interest groups and institutions but often overlook transnational actors that advocate for the adoption and spread of environmental policies. In this paper, I provide a new dataset on the adoption of environmental policies and develop a new definition of environmental policy leadership. I then show how transnational environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) use their advocacy to stimulate countries' policy innovation and amplify their influence. I find that countries adopt new environmental policies at a 46% higher rate when more transnational ENGOs are present and countries that share more transnational ENGOs are 24% more likely to form leader-follower policymaking relationships. Transnational ENGOs appear to play an important role in catalyzing increases in national environmental policy leadership.

The primary function of this workshop is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for students and faculty to present their current projects and to receive feedback on either the methodological component of their project or a methodology under development. Presenters can also present new research questions and ideas and receive ideas about which methodologies would work best to tackle such questions. We define methodology broadly as the approaches to which data is collected and/or organized to give empirical content to social science research. It includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

To join the meeting via Zoom, email skuzushi@umich.edu for the meeting link.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:24:13 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Political Science Livestream / Virtual Lerner
Hands-on Workshop: Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software (October 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76684 76684-19735053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

The goal of this hands-on workshop is to introduce the Simple Run-Time Infrastructure software toolkit (SRTI) to the participants, and provide a template project consisting of multiple simulators, each with a specialized purpose, relating to a natural-disaster scenario. It will take place after the feature talks.

The SRTI is a free, open-source solution developed at the University of Michigan, and enables researchers to connect computer programs and simulators written in different languages, to share data during execution, and to design hybrid systems using disparate simulator modules, with a primary goal of being user friendly. This hands-on workshop will explain what the SRTI is, and provide an example on how to use it.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is required to run the SRTI. Please install it prior to the workshop. Refer to icor.engin.umich.edu for more information on supported operating systems and languages. Participants will need to use their own computer systems at home to take part. Basic coding skills in any programming language are required.

Open to the general public. Please register if you wish to participate.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:10:17 -0400 2020-10-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Creating a Hybrid Simulation System Using the Simple Run Time Infrastructure Software
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (October 10, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-10-10T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-10T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
South University Park Workday (October 11, 2020 1:50pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76582 76582-19727092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 11, 2020 1:50pm
Location: Oxford Housing
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

The Sustainable Living Experience is adopting South University Park! We will return again to remove invasive shrubs and spread wood chips. Please wear a face covering.

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Community Service Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:24:18 -0400 2020-10-11T13:50:00-04:00 2020-10-11T16:00:00-04:00 Oxford Housing Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
STS Speaker. Timescapes of Behavior: Resilience and Long-Term Ecological Research (October 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77484 77484-19875779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

The Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (STeMS) Speaker Series features scholars doing research across the range of STS subject matter. This term:

Are we humans cooperative or warlike, rational or delusional, fixed or flexible? These questions have philosophical bite and political stakes. Indeed, they always have. But recent work in a range of disciplines asks us to go deeper. What if “we humans” are more fiction than fact? If we can’t assume the stability of the human across time and place, what happens to debates about human nature? Humanistic approaches, including actor-network theory, posthuman criticism, and multispecies ethnographies, challenge the idea of an autonomous human nature, while scientific studies of organ development, neuroendocrinology, and the microbiome are revealing how much nature there is inside of us. We explore these questions through a braided history of the human and environmental sciences.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:22:28 -0400 2020-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-12T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion
SLE Community Nights (October 14, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-10-14T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Mini Symposium Series: Climate Change, the Environment & Health (October 15, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77387 77387-19846079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies

It is impossible to ignore the evidence of the past decade - wildfires have made air on the west coast incredibly hazardous and children have been poisoned by drinking water at crucial ages of development. The environment we have created for ourselves is a serious threat to our health.

Eva Feldman, MD, PhD, Director of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies, will moderate the 30-minute mini symposium that discusses both global and local impacts that the environment has on our health. Along with Dr. Feldman, presentations will be made by Jonathan Overpeck, PhD, Dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, who will address climate change and environmental justice; Stuart Batterman, PhD, a professor from the U-M School of Public Health, who will discuss how contaminants in the air affect your health; and Stephen Goutman, MD, MS, director of the Pranger ALS Clinic, who will talk about the association between environmental pollution and ALS.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:26:08 -0400 2020-10-15T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Conference / Symposium Climate Change, the Environment & Health Mini Symposium
Political Theory Workshop (PTW) (October 16, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78445 78445-20044410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Political Theory Workshop (PTW)

ABSTRACT
This paper examines how colonial and post-colonial expropriation of Maasai lands for conservation represent a form of primitive accumulation. Unlike current theorizations of primitive accumulation that prioritize explicit expropriation for capitalist production, my account
centers on the role of temporality in the Maasai political struggle to illustrate how the material and symbolic dimensions of primitive accumulation interlock. I show how states and conservationist groups justify and naturalize colonial and capitalist organizations of space by
drawing temporal distinctions between nature and civilization and between non-capitalist and capitalist systems. This study locates temporality as a key dimension of analysis and political struggle. It analyzes how efforts to mitigate the harms of capitalism often reproduce its temporality to the detriment of colonized peoples, and it provokes engagement with Indigenous conceptions of time that generate critical approaches to human and environmental relations.

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The Political Theory Workshop provides a venue for political theory-oriented scholarship broadly construed. Participants include theoretically-inclined members of social science and humanities departments across the University of Michigan, as well as institutions throughout southwest Michigan.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:16:09 -0400 2020-10-16T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Political Theory Workshop (PTW) Livestream / Virtual Suell
Accelerated Master's Degree Info Session (October 19, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78014 78014-19955535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

The Accelerated Master’s Degree (AMD) program through PitE and SEAS is a Master’s program for qualified Environment majors. Students applying for the AMD may pursue their master’s in areas like Behavior, Education and Communication, Environmental Policy and Planning, Environmental Informatics, Sustainable Systems, Conservation Ecology, and Environmental Justice.

Join us for an info session about how to apply and what financial aid will be available. This will take place via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/6565975185

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Meeting Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:50:56 -0400 2020-10-19T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-19T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Meeting AMD Info Session Flyer
Webinar: Decision Support for Siting of Shellfish Aquaculture within a National Estuarine Research Reserve (October 20, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77390 77390-19846078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

North Carolina’s shellfish aquaculture industry has been small but stable for over 30 years. The southern portion of the North Carolina coast has consistently provided more than 50 percent of the wild harvest in the state, which has been driving interest in creating new oyster farms throughout the region. Simultaneously, increased interest in shellfish aquaculture has placed pressure on resource managers making siting decisions. New farms provide an opportunity to assess conditions after farm installation, making North Carolina estuaries an ideal place to explore the ecosystem services of shellfish farming. This project aimed to link small-scale changes around oyster farms with larger-scale ecosystem-level alterations, and provide local assessment of ecosystem services to be considered by decision-makers.

In this webinar, project team members will describe how two years of intensive sampling in and adjacent to oyster farms and ongoing collaboration with oyster farms and the policy community has resulted in the production of visualization tools and models that will allow resource managers, shellfish growers, and other end users to make better decisions when determining the locations and scales of shellfish farming operations. The team found that environmental impacts of these farms were minimal, but that policy decisions were more complex. This finding led to an additional project examining the extent of shellfish aquaculture within the nationwide Reserve system.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:59:30 -0400 2020-10-20T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Workshop / Seminar
Lecture: Kate Orff (October 21, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78388 78388-20020766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Join Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning for a lecture by Kate Orff, Founding Principal of SCAPE Studio, followed by presentations of some ongoing projects from SCAPE designers.

Kate Orff, RLA, FASLA, is the Founding Principal of SCAPE. She focuses on retooling the practice of landscape architecture relative to the uncertainty of climate change and creating spaces to foster social life, which she has explored through publications, activism, research, and projects. She is known for leading complex, creative, and collaborative work processes that advance broad environmental and social prerogatives. In 2019, Kate was elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Fellows—one of the highest honored bestowed on landscape architects practicing in the U.S.

Kate was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2017, the first given in the field of landscape architecture. In 2019, she accepted a National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, on behalf of SCAPE, and was named a Hero of the Harbor by the Waterfront Alliance. She was a 2012 United States Artist Fellow, dubbed an Elle Magazine “Planet Fixer,” and has been profiled and interviewed extensively for publications including The New York Times, The Economist, National Geographic, and more.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:04:46 -0400 2020-10-21T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion Kate Orff, SCAPE
SLE Community Nights (October 21, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-10-21T20:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Rackham/Sweetland Workshops on Writing (October 22, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78490 78490-20052309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

This workshop offers students tips and ideas for writing more competitive fellowship proposalsin STEM disciplines. The workshop will include an overview of the types of criteria that reviewers use in evaluating proposals as well as ideas for what to include in your proposal and how to structure content.

Presented by Larissa Sano, Sweetland Center for Writing

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:36:06 -0400 2020-10-22T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T10:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar
Framing and Debating Climate Change and the Environment in Key African States (October 22, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78329 78329-20010767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

Part of the Seminar Series on Global Perspectives on Debate and Democracy, organized by the Weiser Diplomacy Center and co-sponsored by the African Studies Center, DAAS, PitE, and International Institute for UM's "Democracy and Debate" theme semester.

Open to all University of Michigan students.

Please join us for a virtual seminar with Dr. Babajide Ololajulo, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Dr. Patrick Cobbinah, Urban Planning Academic in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, in conversation with Justine M. Davis, LSA Collegiate Fellow in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) at the University of Michigan.

About the Speakers:

Dr. Babajide Ololajulo is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a development anthropologist with research interests ranging over oil and environmental politics in Nigeria, identity politics, and heritage and memory. He has published widely on these themes. Dr Ololajulo is an alumnus of the University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars program (UMAPS), a presidential fellow at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, and a 2014 fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS-AHP). Same year, he won the Leventis fellowship at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has also at different times received travel grants from UK ESRC and SEPHIS to attend workshops in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Peru. His recent book, Unshared Identity published by the African Humanities Program employs the practice of posthumous paternity to explore African endogenous ways of being and meaning-making.

Dr. Patrick Cobbinah is an urban planning academic in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne. His background is in human geography with broad experience in urban and regional planning gained through teaching and research conducted at universities in Ghana and Australia. Patrick was with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana in 2016 and Charles Sturt University in 2011, and worked in the areas of urban planning and management, urban resilience, environmental management, regional planning, natural resource management, climate change and development of research packages to guide urbanization and sustainable environmental development in Africa focusing on Ghana. He has published widely. He serves as the Managing Editor (Africa Region) for the Journal of Urban Affairs. Patrick is an alumnus of the University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars program (UMAPS).

About the Moderator:

Justine M. Davis is an LSA Collegiate Fellow in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) at the University of Michigan. She will be an Assistant Professor in DAAS and Political Science beginning in 2022. Davis’ research examines challenges to democratization efforts in post-conflict and weakly institutionalized contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her current book project explores how civil war affects the ability of local civil society organizations to contribute to post-conflict democratization. Through a multi-methods research design, she leverages geographic variation in rebel takeover in Côte d’Ivoire to examine how war shapes local civil society and citizens.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:24:33 -0400 2020-10-22T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-22T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Diplomacy Center Workshop / Seminar
Brave Blue World (October 23, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78497 78497-20052316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Narrated by Liam Neeson, the documentary Brave Blue World challenges some of the commonly held myths and assumptions about water, and introduces the pioneers and innovators at the front-line addressing global water and sanitation challenges in new and creative ways. The film includes interviews with leading water activists and researchers, including Matt Damon and Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Glen Daigger.

After the screening, a panel of experts on water and policy will answer questions and discuss their vision for the future of water in Michigan and beyond.

PANEL
-Eleanor Allen: CEO, Water For People
-Glen Daigger: Professor, University of Michigan Civil and Environmental Engineering
-Debbie Dingell: U.S. Congresswoman (MI-12)
-Rebecca Esselman: Executive Director, Huron River Watershed Council
-Paul O’Callaghan: CEO, BlueTech Research; Producer, Brave Blue World
-Jen Read (Moderator): Water Center Director, Graham Sustainability Institute

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Film Screening Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:49:23 -0400 2020-10-23T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-23T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Civil and Environmental Engineering Film Screening Lighthouse
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 26, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-26T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 27, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-27T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Indigenous Environmental Justice with Dr. Kyle Whyte (October 27, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78752 78752-20119186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Dr. Kyle Whyte is Professor of Environment and Sustainability and George Willis Pack Professor at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, serving as a faculty member of the environmental justice specialization.

Kyle’s research addresses moral and political issues concerning climate policy and Indigenous peoples, the ethics of cooperative relationships between Indigenous peoples and science organizations, and problems of Indigenous justice in public and academic discussions of food sovereignty, environmental justice, and the anthropocene. He is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Kyle has partnered with numerous Tribes, First Nations and inter-Indigenous organizations in the Great Lakes region and beyond on climate change planning, education and policy. He is involved in a number of projects and organizations that advance Indigenous research methodologies, including the Climate and Traditional Knowledges Workgroup, Sustainable Development Institute of the College of Menominee Nation, Tribal Climate Camp, and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. He has served as an author on reports by the U.S. Global Change Research Program and is a former member of the U.S. Federal Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science and the Michigan Environmental Justice Work Group.

Register for this event: https://myumi.ch/E3nkX

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:30:15 -0400 2020-10-27T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Dr. Kyle Whyte
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 28, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-28T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Ziibimijwang Farm and Indigenous Food Sovereignty (October 28, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78753 78753-20119187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Join us to hear from Ziibimijwang Farm and their amazing work with Indigenous Food Sovereignty right here in the mitten! Ziibimijwang (ZEE-Ba mige-waang) is owned by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. The purpose of the 100 acre farm will enhance LTBB food sovereignty by providing a reliable food source for the community independent of the larger food system, encouraging a healthy lifestyle for our people and enhancing people’s knowledge and ability to do farming/gardening and subsistence activities for themselves. Ziibimijwang is located in the “Tip of the Mitt” only 10 miles south of Mackinaw City, Michigan. Proud to grow high quality, nutritionally dense, seasonal vegetables using sustainable farming practices that will follow Organic standards that care for the soil, groundwater, and adjacent natural areas. No synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides on the farm.

Register Here: https://myumi.ch/yK10n

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:34:00 -0400 2020-10-28T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Ziibimijwang Farm
SLE Community Nights (October 28, 2020 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-10-28T21:00:00-04:00 2020-10-28T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (October 29, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
PICS Career Event. Careers in International Organizations, Development, Nonprofits, and Journalism (October 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77219 77219-19822164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in International and Comparative Studies

Laura Bullon-Cassis' career in environmental and international affairs spans three continents and several fields, including nonprofits, research, journalism, and international organizations. In this session, she will share some lessons learned and best practices gathered through her own career and impart advice to students on how to navigate a career in international affairs/development -- be it in think tanks, journalism, or NGOs. She will share advice on how students can prepare themselves for an international career while in college, how to figure out what sort of job/organization would suit them in this broad field, and what skills and aptitudes are required. Laura will address how to get started with a career in international organizations, including the various paths to entry that are available to young people, and the challenges the field is facing in the current geopolitical context.

Please note: This session will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to students, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.

Register at: http://myumi.ch/er4Rm

Laura Bullon-Cassis' career in environmental and international affairs spans three continents and several fields, including nonprofits, research, journalism, and international organizations. She has held roles at the United Nations University in Tokyo, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in New York City, as well as several nonprofits. She has written on global governance and social movements for media outlets such as Open Democracy and The Global Journal and, as a writer for the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Reporting Services, she attends and reports on environmental summits and negotiations worldwide, including the UN Climate Action Summit, the High-level Political Forums on Sustainable Development, the Circular Economy Forums, and the United Nations Environment Assemblies. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and a PhD Candidate in the Department of Media, Culture and Communications at New York University, where she is working on a thesis on youth activism in United Nations climate change summits. She holds an MSc in Global Politics and a BSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. 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 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:41:53 -0400 2020-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Program in International and Comparative Studies Livestream / Virtual Laura Bullon-Cassis, Visiting Fellow, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; PhD Candidate, Department of Media, Culture and Communications, New York University
Distinct Analyses, One Sustainable Direction: Students and Faculty Share Insights from U-M’s Carbon Neutrality Push (October 29, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78539 78539-20060198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality

This event is free and open to the public. Register for the event here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CC1y8Qp2SduEZBjeEsGoYg

Tasked with identifying opportunities for U-M to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality brings together students, staff, and faculty from across the university to develop and recommend bold, transferrable, and sustainable solutions. Join student researchers from the commission’s various analysis teams, as well as co-chair, Jennifer Haverkamp, for a panel discussion on what it means for U-M to pursue carbon neutrality. Students will share their distinct expertise on buildings, commuting, campus culture, food, and mobility electrification, and answer questions from the U-M community. Attendees will learn how they can contribute ideas and get involved.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:40:14 -0400 2020-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality Lecture / Discussion PCCN Logo
SLE Community Nights (November 4, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-11-04T20:00:00-05:00 2020-11-04T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
DCERP Information Session (November 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20107389@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2020-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 10, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-10T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Bioethics Discussion: Democracy (November 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58831 58831-14563723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion we will choose to have.

A few readings to consider on the matter:
––Bioethics and Democracy
––Bioethics and Populism: How Should Our Field Respond?
––Crowdsourcing in medical research: concepts and applications
––How Democracy Can Inform Consent: Cases of the Internet and Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/050-democracy/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Together, we can read the blog (and probably do much more than that): https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:24:01 -0500 2020-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Image 050. Democracy
Accelerated Master's Degree Info Session (November 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78016 78016-19955536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

The Accelerated Master’s Degree (AMD) program through PitE and SEAS is a Master’s program for qualified Environment majors. Students applying for the AMD may pursue their master’s in areas like Behavior, Education and Communication, Environmental Policy and Planning, Environmental Informatics, Sustainable Systems, Conservation Ecology, and Environmental Justice.

Join us for an info session about how to apply and what financial aid will be available. This will take place via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/6565975185

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Meeting Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:54:29 -0400 2020-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Program in the Environment (PitE) Meeting AMD Info Session Flyer
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 11, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-11T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
Decoding the Environment of Most Energetic Sources in the Universe (November 11, 2020 10:20am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79215 79215-20231456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 10:20am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Astrophysics has always been at the forefront of data analysis. It has led to advancements in image processing and numerical simulations. The coming decade is bringing qualitatively new and larger datasets than ever before. The next generation of observational facilities will produce an explosion in the quantity and quality of data for the most distant sources, such as the first galaxies and first quasars. Quasars are the most energetic objects in the universe, reaching luminosity up to 10^14 that of the Sun. Their emission is powered by giant black holes that convert matter into energy according to the famous Einstein’s equation E = mc^2. The largest progress will occur in quasar spectroscopy. Detailed measurements of spectrum of quasar light, as it is being emitted near the central black hole and partially absorbed by clouds of gas on the way to the observer on Earth, allows for a particularly powerful probe of quasar environment. Because spectra of different chemical elements are unique, spectroscopy allows to study not only the overall properties of matter such as density and temperature, but also the detailed chemical composition of the intervening matter. However, the interpretation of these spectra is made very challenging by the many sources contributing to the absorption of light. In order to take a full advantage of this new window into the nature of supermassive black holes we need detailed theoretical understanding of the origin of quasar spectral features. In a MIDAS PODS project we are applying machine learning to model and extract such features. We are training the models using data from the state-of-the-art numerical simulations of the early universe. This approach is fundamentally different from traditional astronomical data analysis. We have only started learning what information can be extracted and still looking for a new framework to interpret these data.

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Performance Thu, 05 Nov 2020 10:31:24 -0500 2020-11-11T10:20:00-05:00 2020-11-11T10:40:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Performance Oleg Gnedin
BLI Capstone Experience Info Session (November 11, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79179 79179-20225558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

What would you do with an idea and $10,000?

The Capstone Experience at the Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) supports undergraduate students in designing and implementing evidence-based, collaborative projects that seek to bring about small (and big) wins for the complex, ambiguous problems that exist in our deeply interconnected world.

Join the BLI to learn more about Capstone Experience and meet like-minded students with ideas and skills to collaborate with. Teams, individuals, or those just interested in learning more are all welcome — you do not have to be a current BLI member to participate in this info session.

Whether your project is still an idea or an existing project that has approached a hurdle or is considering growth, the BLI Capstone Experience will provide teams with the funding — a minimum of $10,000 — and mentorship necessary to make your vision a reality.

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Presentation Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:03:01 -0500 2020-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Barger Leadership Institute Presentation BLI Capstone
SLE Community Nights (November 11, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-11-11T20:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Finland-MI Energy Circle Webinars (November 12, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78372 78372-20018712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Energy Institute

The State of Michigan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland recently expressed their official interest to collaborate on clean technologies. Experts include U-M faculty Anna Stefanopoulou, Jason Siegel, David Kwabi, Tulga Ersal, Neil Dasgupta, Jeff Sakamoto, Bart Bartlett, and Wei Lu, who will present in a series of webinars on October 26-29 and November 10-12. Registration is free and open to the public. Topics include battery degradation and recycling, flow batteries, and fuel cells. Registration is free.

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Presentation Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:18:46 -0400 2020-11-12T08:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Energy Institute Presentation Finland-Michigan Energy Circle
DCERP Information Session (November 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20107390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2020-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (November 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-11-14T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-14T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
SLE Community Nights (November 18, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-11-18T20:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Empowering Women and Communities and Global Health Equity (November 19, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79254 79254-20241308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar in the Center for Global Health's series: Empowering Women and Communities and Global Health Equity.
Panelists include:
Cheryl Moyer, Medicine
Laura Rozek, School of Public Health
Jodi Lori, Nursing
Elizabeth King, School of Public Health
Bridgette Carr, Law

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:09:26 -0500 2020-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
DCERP Information Session (November 20, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20107392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2020-11-20T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-20T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Sustainability Movie Night (November 20, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78152 78152-19985102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Engineering Student Government

Come watch "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" and listen to Professor Bryan Goldsmith talk with us about sustainability! Cowspiracy is a great documentary film on how humans are creating environmental disasters in ways most people might not know about. And Professor Goldsmith is performing cutting-edge research to promote sustainability through advanced materials and computational modeling. This event is put on by the sustainability committee of the Engineering Student Government and we believe that with education, we can learn to become more sustainable together.

RSVP here to get a GrubHub food voucher for the event:
https://forms.gle/UqoPKGzYcKY2MRXr8

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Film Screening Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:35:08 -0400 2020-11-20T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-20T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Engineering Student Government Film Screening Cowspiracy
Udall Scholarships (December 1, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78020 78020-19955546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF)

REGISTER: https://myumi.ch/bvnN2

The Udall Foundation awards $5,000 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors and the opportunity to attend a 4-day orientation in Tucson, AZ and to gain access to the Udall Alumni Network.

The Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship provides support for approximately 125 full-time undergraduate students per year studying in NOAA mission fields. Scholarship recipients receive two years of academic support (up to $9,500/year) and a 10-week paid summer internship at a NOAA partner facility.

Learn more: https://lsa.umich.edu/onsf/scholarships/united-states/udall-scholarship.html

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:23:59 -0400 2020-12-01T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONSF) Livestream / Virtual Van driving through Arizona
Near Term to Net Zero: A New Approach to Setting Carbon Prices (December 2, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78892 78892-20139089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Join Citizens' Climate Lobby for a presentation on a new method for determining the carbon price needed to achieve net zero CO2 emissions.

Economists widely agree that putting a price on fossil fuels is the most effective tool for reducing carbon emissions. But what level of carbon price is needed to reduce carbon emissions fast enough to prevent catastrophic climate change?

Prof. Alexander R. Barron will present a new method he and colleagues have developed to calculate the necessary carbon price. Their work was recently published in the paper "A near-term to net zero alternative to the social cost of carbon for setting carbon prices," N. Kaufman, A. Barron, W. Krawczyk, P. Marsters and H. McJeon, Nature Climate Change. As the authors have written,

"This approach enables policymakers to use both climate science and economics to chart an effective, efficient pathway to net-zero emissions."

Dr. Barron is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at Smith College. Before joining Smith, he worked in Congress to design comprehensive climate legislation (including the American Clean Energy and Security Act), and covered international climate negotiations. He also worked in the Office of Policy at the EPA, where he advised senior EPA leadership and worked on standards to reduce carbon pollution (e.g., the Clean Power Plan), cross-state air pollution, and mercury and other toxics. He also helped guide EPA’s work on environmental economics and climate adaptation.

The presentation will be followed by time for discussion.

Please register using the Eventbrite Registration link. Zoom connection instructions will be sent via email prior to the event.

Sponsored by the Ann Arbor and University of Michigan chapters of Citizens' Climate Lobby.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:36:49 -0400 2020-12-02T20:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Lecture / Discussion Photo of smoke stacks and inset photo of Dr. Alex Barron with text "Near Term to Net Zero: A New Approach to Setting Carbon Prices. Dr. Alexander Barron, Smith College"
SLE Community Nights (December 2, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-19566706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2020-12-02T20:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Residential College Social Theory & Practice Senior Thesis Presentations (December 8, 2020 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79590 79590-20428439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:10pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

You're invited to join our senior Social Theory & Practice (STP) majors as they present their thesis research on topics ranging from sustainable food in MDining to dialectical steps toward non-capitalism, Tuesday December 8 from 4:10 - 5:30pm at https://umich.zoom.us/j/97960464467.

The Residential College STP major supports students in developing the analytical and practical skills necessary for active engagement in the world and for building careers that promote equality and responsible citizenship. Students learn theories, methods, and strategies that enable them to understand and critique social structures and processes, and choose a focus of study that can encompass sociology, political science, history, anthropology, economics, education, environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, geography, and psychology to approach current issues in U.S. society and the global environment. Like our students, no two STP major plans are alike.

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Presentation Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:04:00 -0500 2020-12-08T16:10:00-05:00 2020-12-08T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Presentation Photos of all presenters and their topics
Bioethics Discussion: Annihilation (December 8, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58833 58833-14563725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our obliteration.

[Video-conference link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94651294615]

A few readings to consider before oblivion:
–– Bioethics and the Metaphysics of Death
––The Ontological Representation of Death: A Scale to Measure the Idea of Annihilation Versus Passage
––The Nonidentity Problem and Bioethics: A Natural Law Perspective
––Controversies in the Determination of Death: A White Paper of the President’s Council on Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/052-annihilation/.

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When the server hosting this blog is turned off, where does the website go: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:46:52 -0500 2020-12-08T19:00:00-05:00 2020-12-08T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Annihilation
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Weekly Wednesday Seminar (December 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79756 79756-20484062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Learning objectives:

1. Discuss the conceptual distinction and clinical utility of self-reported race/ethnicity and genetic ancestry in childhood asthma.
2. Discuss the role of genetic ancestry and socio-environmental exposures in childhood asthma.
3. Discuss ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores, precision medicine and childhood asthma disparities.

Short bio: Dr. Mersha is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Asthma Research and leads the Population Genetics, Ancestry, and Bioinformatics (pGAB) Laboratory (https://research.cchmc.org/mershalab/Home.php).
Dr. Mersha’s research combines quantitative, ancestry and statistical genomics to unravel genetic and non-genetic contributions to complex diseases and racial disparities in human populations, particularly asthma and asthma-related allergic disorders. Much of his research is at the interface of genetic ancestry, statistics, bioinformatics, and functional genomics, and he is interested in cross-line disciplines to unravel the interplay between genome and envirome underlying asthma risk. His long-term research goal is to understand and dissect how biologic predisposition and environmental exposures interact to shape racial disparities in complex disorders.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:27:42 -0500 2020-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Tesfaye ("Tes") Mersha, PhD (Associate Professor, Division of Asthma Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting (December 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60527 60527-17745558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our meetings will take place virtually until further notice, using the Zoom platform. Contact annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org for connection information.

Worried about climate change? Wondering how you can make a real difference? Come to the monthly meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a national, grassroots organization working to enact federal legislation to put a price on CO2. It is the most focused and influential organization working on national climate policy. We are working to build support for the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org). This comprehensive, bipartisan legislation is projected to reduce our carbon emissions by at least 40% in 12 years. Our meetings consist of dialing in to a national conference call (featuring different guest speakers each month), followed by local discussion of actions. Newcomers are welcome to come at 12:30 for a brief overview.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 May 2020 09:47:51 -0400 2020-12-12T13:00:00-05:00 2020-12-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Livestream / Virtual CCL Logo
Webinar: Putting 2020 in the Rear View: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Collaborative Research (December 16, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79680 79680-20448276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

What a year 2020 has been! COVID-19 has reshaped how we understand and practice collaborative research, not to mention nearly every other aspect of how we live and work. By year’s end, all of us are now on a similar journey to take stock of what we have learned through these challenges.

This webinar brings together the perspectives of five funders working across North America that sponsor collaborative research on environmental topics. Earlier this fall, each of them polled their grantees about how COVID-19 has affected their active projects and asked them to make sense of the benefits and constraints of doing collaborative research virtually. In this webinar, panelists representing the organizations involved in the study will share and discuss preliminary findings and their implications for future programs. Participating funders will include: California Strategic Growth Council, NERRS Science Collaborative, NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessment, Lenfest Ocean Program at the Pew Charitable Trust, and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:38:15 -0500 2020-12-16T14:00:00-05:00 2020-12-16T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Workshop / Seminar
U-M Center for Global Health Equity: Climate, Vulnerability and Health Seminar (December 16, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79775 79775-20491895@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Nancy Love (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Joseph Eisenberg (School of Public Health) will lead a multi-disciplinary panel on navigating data gaps towards creating impact in low income countries. Professors Love and Eisenberg lead a climate-focused Challenge Group through the new UM Center for Global Health Equity, which seeks to bring experts from across the University together in multi-disciplinary collaborations that can positively impact some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Panelists include:
Pamela Jagger, School of Environment and Sustainability
Marie O'Neill, School of Public Health
Dirgha Ghimire, Population Studies Center
Branko Kerkez, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:54:15 -0500 2020-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 2020-12-16T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Flyer
DCERP Information Session (January 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-06T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-06T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
DCERP Information Session (January 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-07T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-07T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
DCERP Information Session (January 8, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 8, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-08T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-08T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
DCERP Information Session (January 11, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 11, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-11T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Nineteenth Century Forum (NCF) Reading Group (January 11, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80268 80268-20666617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 11, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Nineteenth Century Forum

We will discuss Chapter 3: "Clare's Commonable Plants." Kindly RSVP to Sarah Van Cleve (srvc@umich.edu) to receive the pre-circulated reading materials.

Theresa Kelley's Clandestine Marriage delves into Romantic representations of botanizing culture, exploring in particular the role botany played in larger Romantic-era debates about life and the ability to know, categorize, and depict its various forms. The chapter we will read focuses on the unsettling perspective brought by John Clare's plant poetry; often considered a poet of place and of enclosure, Clare's refusal to use Linnaean plant names is characterized by Kelley as a small act of poetic and quasi-scientific rebellion. Kelley thus links what she calls "Clare's Commonable Plants" and his resistance toward what he saw as the authoritarian Linnaean system to a retroactive resistance to the similarly authoritarian system of enclosure and the damage it wrought on rural communities.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:31:38 -0500 2021-01-11T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nineteenth Century Forum Lecture / Discussion Clandestine Marriage book cover
DCERP Information Session (January 12, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-12T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Carbon Neutrality Trivia Night (January 12, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80088 80088-20556864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Planet Blue Ambassador

Join the Planet Blue Student Leaders on January 12 from 6-7pm for an evening of trivia! You’ll have the opportunity to meet other U-M community members and test your group’s knowledge about carbon neutrality against other teams.

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Recreational / Games Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:10:53 -0500 2021-01-12T18:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Planet Blue Ambassador Recreational / Games
Bioethics Discussion: The Madness of Crowds (January 12, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58834 58834-14563726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on popular delusions.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings from the madding crowd:
––The Liverpool Cholera Epidemic of 1 and Anatomical Dissection—Medical Mistrust and Civil Unrest
––The Wisdom of Crowds, the Madness of Crowds: Rethinking Peer Review in the Web Era
––The Hippocratic Thorn in Bioethics’ Hide: Cults, Sects, and Strangeness
––The Importance of Complying with Vaccination Protocols in Developed Countries: “Anti-Vax” Hysteria and the Spread of Severe Preventable Diseases

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/053-the-madness-of-crowds/.

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It would be shear madness if you did not crowd the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:42:27 -0500 2021-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion The Madness of Crowds
DCERP Information Session (January 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Staff/Faculty/Community Member Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79814 79814-20501756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Planet Blue Ambassador

Designed for staff, faculty, and community members, this event (the first of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards staff, faculty, and community members. It will be hosted by the Planet Blue Ambassador program. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:57:17 -0500 2021-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Planet Blue Ambassador Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
DCERP Information Session (January 14, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483937@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-14T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-14T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Student Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 14, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79816 79816-20501758@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

Designed for students, this event (the first of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards students. It will be hosted by the Student Sustainability Coalition. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:48:41 -0500 2021-01-14T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-14T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
DCERP Information Session (January 15, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20483938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 15, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Register at http://myumi.ch/kx9r8 to speak live with the DCERP Director and DCERP Alumni.

"Open House" Info Sessions will be held January 6th - January 15th. Weekdays at noon, via Zoom.

Learn about the 2021 Summer Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program. This program includes:
- Working for a nonprofit on the environment, food security, health equity, neighborhood revitalization and more!
-Receive a stipend ($2,500 or more) and housing in Detroit (tentative)
- Be part of a fun learning community that will get to know about Detroit, social justice and each other! For the nine weeks of the fellowship and beyond.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2021-01-15T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-15T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Staff/Faculty/Community Member Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 19, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79817 79817-20501759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Planet Blue Ambassador

Designed for staff, faculty, and community members, this event (the second of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards staff, faculty, and community members. It will be hosted by the Planet Blue Ambassador program. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:00:03 -0500 2021-01-19T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-19T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Planet Blue Ambassador Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Student Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 20, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79819 79819-20501764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

Designed for students, this event (the second of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards students. It will be hosted by the Student Sustainability Coalition. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:49:09 -0500 2021-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
SLE Community Nights (January 20, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-20816999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2021-01-20T20:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
PCCN Draft Recommendations Informational Session (January 21, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80763 80763-20785436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality

The U-M President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality (PCCN) invites the university community to join the PCCN co-chairs at a virtual information session on its draft recommendations. This session, intended for those who haven't been closely following carbon neutrality efforts at U-M, will provide attendees with a high-level overview of the topic, the PCCN, its process, and its draft recommendations. Registrants are invited to submit questions in advance through the registration link, or during the webinar. The Commission encourages all U-M community members to review the PCCN's draft recommendations and share their feedback through a public comment portal through January 26, 2021. Register for the event here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O3oBjsozQ3uCBc1Q_ksxyA

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:32:28 -0500 2021-01-21T11:30:00-05:00 2021-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality Livestream / Virtual PCCN Logo
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Perspectives on Water: Land Rights, Accessibility, and Histories (January 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80980 80980-20826873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Stamps Gallery Director Srimoyee Mitra will moderate Perspectives on Water: Land Rights, Accessibility & Histories on January 21, 2021 at noon EST. This free, virtual panel discussion is part of the Alternate Assembly: Environmental Impact in the Era of Pandemic, organized by EXPO CHICAGO.

Panelists include Oscar Tuazon, Carolina Caycedo, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta.

This panel invites artists who have initiated further investigations into the histories of water in terms of land rights and clean water accessibility in lakes, rivers, and oceans, to explore the cultural ways in which water bridges communities both locally and globally. Highlighting the often-unseen political history that water and its major infrastructures has, this discussion will question how different sociopolitical backgrounds affect one’s relationship to sustainability. The conversation, moderated by past Curatorial Forum participant Srimoyee Mitra, will address the long lineage art has played within narratives surrounding environmental activism.

Dialogues | Perspectives on Water: Land Rights, Accessibility, and Histories | program.expochicago.com

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://program.expochicago.com/perspectives-on-water-land-rights-accessibility-and-histories/

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:15:08 -0500 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Livestream / Virtual https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/AltAssembly.png
Webinar: Collaborative Science in a Virtual World (Part 2): What Did We Learn in 2020? (January 21, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80505 80505-20730285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Graham Sustainability Institute

Collaborative science involves working closely with partners at every stage - from conceptualizing a new project, to conducting the research, to refining tools to best meet a management need. In May 2020, hoping to start a dialogue around virtual engagement for collaborative science, we held a webinar to reflect on the ways in which collaborative science practices have been impacted by COVID-19.

Now, as we look ahead to 2021, we’re pausing a moment to reflect on what we learned over the course of 2020 and how our practices have changed in response to the pandemic. This webinar will feature preliminary findings from a 2020 survey of collaborative research grantees, first-hand commentary on how collaborative practices have evolved, and speculation about what these lessons mean for the future of collaborative work. The discussion will build on panelists’ comments to further tease out the implications of these new practices for future collaborative science work, and how these lessons can be applied to coastal science within and beyond the NERRS.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:40:18 -0500 2021-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Graham Sustainability Institute Livestream / Virtual
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 22, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832769@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 22, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Winter 2021 Colloquia Series (January 22, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80817 80817-20793335@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 22, 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 2021-01-22T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-22T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 23, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 23, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-23T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832771@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Environmental Health Priorities in Southeast Michigan (January 26, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80220 80220-20601996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

The Integrated Health Sciences Core (IHSC) of M-LEEaD kicks off the first in a series on community engaged research with a presentation by the Community Engagement Core (CEC) and its Stakeholder Advocacy Board (SAB). Members of the CEC and SAB will share an overview of environmental health priorities in Southeast Michigan, ongoing efforts to address them, and new opportunities for M-LEEaD affiliated researchers. This "Meet and Learn" will focus on the purpose and objective of the CEC and how these relate to the NIEHS core objectives. Please join us!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:12:52 -0500 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Jan 26 Environmental Priorities in SE Michigan
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 26, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 27, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Seminar (January 27, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80722 80722-20777538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract: Massively parallel single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing (sc/snRNA-seq) has opened the way to systematic tissue atlases in health and disease, but as the scale of data generation is growing, so is the need for computational pipelines for scaled analysis. We developed Cumulus, the first comprehensive cloud-based framework, to address the big data challenge arising from sc/snRNA-seq analysis. Cumulus combines the power of cloud computing with improvements in algorithm and implementation to achieve high scalability, low cost, user-friendliness and integrated support for a comprehensive set of features. We benchmark Cumulus on the Human Cell Atlas Census of Immune Cells dataset of bone marrow cells and show that it substantially improves efficiency over conventional frameworks, while maintaining or improving the quality of results, enabling large-scale studies.

In recent years, biologists have found that sc/snRNA-seq alone is not enough to reveal the full picture of how cells function and coordinate with each other in a complex tissue. They begin to couple sc/snRNA-seq with other common data modalities, such as single-cell ATAC-seq (scATAC-seq), single-cell Immune Repertoire sequencing (scIR-seq), spatial transcriptomics and mass cytometry. This data coupling is called single-cell multimodal omics. As it is becoming a new common practice, new analysis needs emerge along with two major computational challenges: big data challenge and integration challenge. The big data challenge requires us to develop scalable computational infrastructure and algorithms to deal with the ever-growing large datasets produced from the community. The integration challenge requires us to design new algorithms to enable holistic integration of heterogeneous data from different modalities. In the last part of my talk, I will discuss my team’s efforts and plans to develop Cumulus as an integrated data analysis framework for scaled single-cell multimodal omics.

Single-cell multimodal omics has the potential to provide a more comprehensive characterization of complex multicellular systems than the sum of its parts. As the datasets produced from the community keep growing substantially, the enhanced Cumulus will continue playing an important role in the effort to build atlases of complex tissues and organs at higher cellular resolution, and in leveraging them to understand the human body in health and disease.

Short bio: Dr. Bo Li is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, the director of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at Center for Immunology Inflammatory Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, and an associate member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. His research focuses on large-scale single-cell and single-nucleus genomics data analysis. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from UW-Madison and completed two postdoctoral trainings with Dr. Lior Pachter at UC Berkeley and Dr. Aviv Regev at Broad Institute. He is best known for developing RSEM, an impactful RNA-seq transcript quantification software. RSEM is cited 9,384 times (Google Scholar) and adopted by several big consortia such as TCGA, ENCODE, GTEx and TOPMed.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:32:34 -0500 2021-01-27T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual Bo Li, PhD (Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA)
SLE Community Nights (January 27, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75689 75689-20817000@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join the SLE for weekly virtual activities such as social gatherings, wellness activities, and discussions of current events. Check for details each week in the SLE Newsletter.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:07:40 -0500 2021-01-27T20:00:00-05:00 2021-01-27T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 28, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:00pm
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Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 29, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 29, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Winter 2021 Colloquia Series (January 29, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80817 80817-20793336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 29, 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 2021-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Workshop / Seminar NERS Colloquia
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 30, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 30, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting