Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium: Hidden Figures: Bringing Math, Physics, History, and Race to Hollywood (January 15, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47715 47715-11002093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2018 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Abstract:
In January 2017, the movie Hidden Figures was released by 20th Century Fox studios. This movie tells the story of three African-American women mathematicians and engineers (Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan) who would play a pivotal role towards the successful mission of John Glenn’s spacecraft orbit around the Earth and the NASA missions to the moon.

For this talk, we give a brief review of the space race going on at the time between the United States of America and the former Soviet Union. We will discuss the lives and contributions that NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and the NASA engineers Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan made to the space race. In particular, their work as concerns John Glenn’s orbit around the Earth in 1962 and to the moon missions. Also, we will talk about the experiences of being a mathematical consultant for this film. (This talk was designed and originally to be presented by Professor Rudy Horne, who passed away in December 2017. Professor Washington kindly agreed to present in his stead.)

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:08:05 -0500 2018-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-15T17:00:00-05:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Lecture / Discussion Taraji P. Henson & Rudy Horne
CSAAW MEETING WITH PATRICK GRIM (January 22, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48996 48996-11342283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 22, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

The goal of CSAAW is to support graduate students interested in complex systems research. Through our regular meetings, students discuss their own work and receive feedback from other students, faculty, and researchers. For some meetings, students present "tutorials" on various complex systems related topics or methodology. Other meetings consist of talks by and discussions with invited speakers who are active in complex systems research.

Professor Patrick Grim has taught for Complex Systems for several years, and organizes many research groups with students - a great mentor to our Complex Systems flock. Professor Grim is a retired Emeritus Philosophy Professor from SUNY at Stoneybrook.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:22:05 -0500 2018-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Patrick Grim headshot
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 28, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 28, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 29, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Null models for cultural and social evolution (January 30, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49243 49243-11397819@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Analogies between biological and cultural evolution date back to Darwin, yet the analogies have remained loose. Neutral evolution, known to be important in biology, has been proposed as a null model for cultural change, but has not been developed into tests for selection on cultural features. Using inference in time series of alternative word forms and grammatical constructions, I demonstrate a cultural analog of natural selection on a background of neutral evolution. Social evolution, on the other hand, implies selection in a social environment and therefore cannot be described with a neutral model. I propose a model of pure frequency-dependent selection as a generic null model for social evolution, and use inference under the model to illustrate diverse effects of social selection. I show complex forms of frequency dependent selection---including positive and negative frequency-dependent selection at different frequencies---in the copying of baby names, the fashions of dog breeds, and the use of rare languages.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:23:19 -0500 2018-01-30T11:30:00-05:00 2018-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Mitchell Newberry CSCS talk flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 30, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 31, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-31T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 1, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 1, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-01T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Gershom Scholem's Negative Aesthetics: Mathematics and the Origins of Critical Theory (February 2, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49280 49280-11406224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Germanic Languages & Literatures

Friday February 2, 2018
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Room 3308 Modern Languages Building
812 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, 48109-1275

This presentation is part of the Winter Colloquium of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
A pre-circulated paper in English is available upon request.


Matthew Handelman will share new work on Gershom Scholem, preeminent scholar of Jewish mysticism with widespread impact on twentieth-century Zionism, culture, and thought. Handelman will highlight the importance of mathematical concepts for understanding Scholem's ideas of aesthetics and negativity and their relationship to critical theorists such as Franz Rosenzweig and Siegfried Kracauer.

Matthew Handelman is an Assistant Professor of German and a member of the Core Faculty in the Digital Humanities at Michigan State University. His research interests include German-Jewish literature and philosophy in the early twentieth century, the intersections of science, mathematics and culture in German-speaking countries, as well as the digital humanities and the history of technology. Matthew has published on these topics in international journals such as The Germanic Review, Scientia Poetica and The Leo Baeck Yearbook. He is currently finishing a manuscript called Negative Mathematics: German Jewish Intellectuals and the Origins of Critical Theory. It explores the underdeveloped possibilities of mathematics in critical theory, focusing on Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Siegfried Kracauer. A second book project, which explores the relationship between necessity and narration in scientific and aesthetic thought after 1800, is also in the works.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event,
please contact Germanic Languages & Literatures at 734-764-8018 or germandept@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:35:46 -0500 2018-02-02T14:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T16:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Winter Colloquium
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 2, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Info Session | Alibaba Group (February 2, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48464 48464-11479097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: Chinese Students and Scholars Association [Archive]

Alibaba recently announced that it will invest US$15 billion in research and development over the next three years. This investment will include the creation of DAMO Academy to attract world-class talent, build partnerships and open research laboratories in seven cities around the globe.

Alibaba is looking for exceptional students to join the team and work with world-class scientists and engineers. As a Research Scientist or Engineer, you will have the opportunity to solve real-world challenging problems that impact the lives of billions of people.

Target Audience:
- Graduation Time: (Full-Time) Fresh Graduates in 2017 or 2018; (Internship) graduating in 2019 or after.
- Field of Study: Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Design or related field.
- Open Positions: Research Scientist, Research Intern, Algorithm Engineer, Software Engineer, UED Designer, Product Manager, etc.
- Research Area: Machine Learning, Algorithms, Computer Vision and Graphics, NLP, Speech Interaction, Operations Research and Optimization, Knowledge Graph, Large Scale Data Processing, Robotics, HPC, Distributed Systems, Computer Architecture, Real-Time Machine Learning Platform, FPGA, Software Performance, Databases and Storage, Containers and Cluster Management, JVM, Networking, Servers , Network Security, HCI, IoT and more.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:29:14 -0500 2018-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T21:00:00-05:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Chinese Students and Scholars Association [Archive] Careers / Jobs Alibaba
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 3, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 4, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
How to Count Like an Egyptian (February 5, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/47676 47676-10973752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

All cultures, past and present, have used mathematics to make sense of their lives. In this course we will explore some of the ways that different cultures have used mathematics for counting, trading, measuring, keeping track of time, scheduling religious practices,
recreation, passing on cultural traditions, and design.

This course for those 50 and over requires no expertise in mathematics but should interest those who are curious about other cultures and how they lived their lives. The course will be fun and lively with lots of hands on activities.

Joan Cohen Jones is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at EMU, where she taught mathematics for teachers. She is interested in the history of mathematics, especially how different cultures have used mathematical ideas throughout history, both formally and informally.

This course will meet for two hours on Mondays from February 5 through February 19.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:24:21 -0500 2018-02-05T10:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 5, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Deformed exponential families in Statistical Physics and beyond (February 6, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49180 49180-11386616@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Two recent developments are discussed from the point of view, expressed by Jaynes in 1957, that Statistical Physics is statistics applied to physics. 1. Information geometry aims to replace the maximum likelihood method of statistics by a geometric approach. Many of the techniques involved sound familiar to physicists because they are used in classical mechanics, relativity, or thermodynamics. 2. The study of deformed exponential families started with the non-extensive statistical physics of Tsallis. New classes of statistical models will hopefully find application in many areas of research. A short presentation is given of the formalism of phi-deformed exponential families and their dual rho-tau geometries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:17:23 -0500 2018-02-06T11:30:00-05:00 2018-02-06T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Jan Naudts Seminar Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 6, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 7, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 8, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 9, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 10, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 10, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 11, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 11, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-11T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 12, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 13, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 14, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 15, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 15, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-15T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-15T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 17, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 18, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 18, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-18T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-18T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 19, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-19T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 20, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-20T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 21, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 22, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386668@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 28, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (March 1, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: South Quad
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 South Quad Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering South Quad
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: Mosher-Jordan Hall
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 Mosher-Jordan Hall Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering Mosher-Jordan Hall
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: Bursley Hall
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 Bursley Hall Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering Bursley Hall
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering East Quadrangle
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: Mary Markley Hall
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Mary Markley Hall Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering Mary Markley Hall
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11710019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00am
Location: Oxford Housing
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T07:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T20:00:00-04:00 Oxford Housing Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering
Pi Day (March 14, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50310 50310-11733281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:00am
Location: Martha Cook Residence
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Wednesday, March 14th is Pi Day. All Dining Halls ]will all be serving a wide variety of round foods all day (including pie for dessert!). Meal plan, Blue Bucks, or individual meal purchase required.

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:59:38 -0500 2018-03-14T11:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 Martha Cook Residence Michigan Dining Social / Informal Gathering Martha Cook Residence
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 15, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-15T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-16T09:30:00-04:00 2018-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
2017 Ralph B. Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Science Lecture (March 16, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50974 50974-11930607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

he Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering cordially welcomes all to the 2017 Ralph Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Science Lecture on Friday, March 16 in the SRB Auditorium, room 2246, Space Research Building. Our guest lecturer will be 2018 Ralph Baldwin Prize recipient and Climate & Space alumna, Dr. Lois Keller Sarno-Smith.

3-4 p.m. - Student Q & A
4-5 p.m. - Ralph Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Science Lecture
5-6:30 p.m. - Reception in SRB second floor lounge.
Please join us!

The Ralph B. Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Sciences is an award sponsored by a generous gift to the University of Michigan by Dr. Ralph B. Baldwin. Applicants must show original and significant contributions to their field as measured in their scholarly publications.

The prize is awarded annually to a student who has received a University of Michigan Ph.D. during the previous year. A faculty committee comprised of representatives from the appropriate departments judges the packages submitted on the basis of the excellence of their research activities revealed in the student's thesis and publications during their career.

Lecture Title: "From Low Energy Plasma to Super Bowl Ads and Outlook Email - A Non-Linear Path"

Abstract: It's rare that we follow an intended path, but it doesn't mean the lessons learned and skills developed won't apply to the next step. This talk will cover what I'm legally allowed to talk about the research projects I've completed since my defense in September 2016. These projects range from predicting ad success on prime time shows using machine learning to how I'm currently part of a team that is changing how Microsoft Outlook develops new features in their email. While it's hardly rocket science, life in data science is changing, dynamic, and quite a bit of fun right now.

Biography: Lois Keller Sarno-Smith received her PhD from the University of Michigan CLaSP department in 2016 under Professor Mike Liemohn's guidance. She now works at Microsoft as part of a Data Engineer/Science team in Outlook Universal Email. She's doesn't have kids or any of the other things people usually put here, but she does ride her bike(s) quite a bit, wears hair bows, and sings in the shower.

Reception to follow in SRB second floor lounge.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:49:42 -0400 2018-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Lecture / Discussion
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 17, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 17, 2018 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-17T09:30:00-04:00 2018-03-17T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Rainich Lecture Series: Arithmetic and locally symmetric spaces (March 20, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50243 50243-11690341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 4:10pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Langlands proposed an extraordinary correspondence between representations of Galois groups and automorphic forms, which has deep, and completely unexpected, implications for the study of both objects. The simplest special case is Gauss' law of quadratic reciprocity. In the so called `regular, self-dual' case much progress has been made in the roughly 40 years since Langlands made these conjectures. In these talks I will discuss recent progress in regular, but non-self-dual case. In this case the automorphic forms in question can be realized as cohomology classes for arithmetic locally symmetric spaces, i.e., quotients of symmetric spaces by discrete groups. Thus instead of the Langlands correspondence being a relationship between algebra and analysis, it can be thought of as a relationship between algebra and topology. This realization of the Langlands correspondence is in many ways more concrete. It also admits to generalizations not envisioned by Langlands, for instance relating mod p Galois representations with mod p cohomology classes.

In these talks I will describe the expected Langlands correspondence in the special cases of modular curves (an example of the `self-dual' case) and arithmetic hyperbolic 3-manifolds (an example of the `non-self-dual' case). I will try both to present the general picture and to give numerical examples. I will also describe various recent theorems in the latter case due to Lan, Harris, Thorne and myself; to Peter Scholze; and to Allen, Calegari, Caraiani, Gee, Helm, Le Hung, Newton, Scholze, Thorne and myself.

Reception for the Speaker will follow at 5:00PM in the Upper Atrium, East Hall on March 20, 2018

Sponsored by the Rainich Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:10:20 -0500 2018-03-20T16:10:00-04:00 2018-03-20T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Rainich Lecture Series: Galois theory and locally symmetric spaces (March 21, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50244 50244-11690342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Langlands proposed an extraordinary correspondence between representations of Galois groups and automorphic forms, which has deep, and completely unexpected, implications for the study of both objects. The simplest special case is Gauss' law of quadratic reciprocity. In the so called `regular, self-dual' case much progress has been made in the roughly 40 years since Langlands made these conjectures. In these talks I will discuss recent progress in regular, but non-self-dual case. In this case the automorphic forms in question can be realized as cohomology classes for arithmetic locally symmetric spaces, i.e., quotients of symmetric spaces by discrete groups. Thus instead of the Langlands correspondence being a relationship between algebra and analysis, it can be thought of as a relationship between algebra and topology. This realization of the Langlands correspondence is in many ways more concrete. It also admits to generalizations not envisioned by Langlands, for instance relating mod p Galois representations with mod p cohomology classes.

In these talks I will describe the expected Langlands correspondence in the special cases of modular curves (an example of the `self-dual' case) and arithmetic hyperbolic 3-manifolds (an example of the `non-self-dual' case). I will try both to present the general picture and to give numerical examples. I will also describe various recent theorems in the latter case due to Lan, Harris, Thorne and myself; to Peter Scholze; and to Allen, Calegari, Caraiani, Gee, Helm, Le Hung, Newton, Scholze, Thorne and myself.

Sponsored by the Rainich Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:09:43 -0500 2018-03-21T13:00:00-04:00 2018-03-21T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar
The 2018 MICDE Annual Symposium (March 22, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48890 48890-11320067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

The symposium will highlight how computational science is advancing research from the molecular to the atmospheric scale.
We welcome back Cleve Moler, original author of Matlab ®, and co-founder of MathWorks, as a keynote speaker.
He will be joined by: Gurudurth Banavar — co-founder and CTO, Viome; Cyhthia Chestek — Biomedical Engineering & EECS, U-M; Alison Marsden — Pediatrics and Bioengineering, Stanford University; Raju Namburu — Chief Scientist, Army Research Lab; Stephen Smith — Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U-M; Beth Wingate — Professor of Mathematics, University of Exeter.

As always, the symposium will also feature a poster competition highlighting notable computational work from U-M postdocs and students. The posters have proved highly popular in previous years, and we look forward to this year’s submissions.

Please RSVP at micde.umich.edu/symposium18

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:28:06 -0400 2018-03-22T08:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Conference / Symposium Symposium Image
Rainich Lecture Series: Modularity lifting theorems in the setting of locally symmetric spaces (March 22, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50245 50245-11690343@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:10pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Calegari and Geraghty described an approach to modularity lifting theorems in the setting of locally symmetric spaces, where the basic numerology of the Taylor-Wiles method seemed to break down. A group of 10 mathematicians (Allen, Calegari, Caraiani, Gee, Helm, Le Hung, Newton, Scholze, Thorne and myself) were recently able to get this approach to work, the key ingredient being to systematically work in a derived framework. As applications we were able to prove the meromorphic continuation and functional equation of the L-series of elliptic curves over CM fields and to prove the Ramanujan conjecture for the action of Hecke operators on the cohomology of arithmetic hyperbolic three manifolds. I will describe these results and give an outline of the proof.

Sponsored by the Rainich Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:09:02 -0500 2018-03-22T16:10:00-04:00 2018-03-22T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Raytheon Tech Talk (March 22, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50850 50850-11885002@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 22, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Michigan Applied Robotics Group

The Michigan Applied Robotics Group will be hosting Raytheon to speak on Geometric Control in Guidance Design. The target audience will be engineers, but anyone is welcome to attend. Food will be provided and resumes will be collected.

Please RSVP here so we know how much food to provide:
https://goo.gl/forms/8MGkiH7Pn5tr6YZ22

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:00:49 -0500 2018-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-22T20:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Michigan Applied Robotics Group Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
University of Michigan - Santa Fe Institute Symposium. "Modeling Human Behavior and Social Dynamics" (March 29, 2018 9:10am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50955 50955-11930589@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:10am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

A one day symposium.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
You may attend any and all talks.
(Lunch Registration is now closed)

Also supported by LSA Computational Social Science Initiative.

REGISTRATION LINKS FOUND BELOW. To see the complete agenda and the registration link, click REGISTRATION SITE LINK. For direct link to registration form - click "Direct Link to Registration Form"

This year's event includes:

Maximilian Schich, UT Dallas, School of Arts and Technology
"Towards a Morphology of Durations"

Mirta Galesic, Santa Fe Institute
“Wisdom of small, slow, and local groups”

Cris Moore, Santa Fe Institute
“Interdependence between network layers”

Ceren Budak, UM School of Information
"Examining Social Movements through the Lens of Social Media"

Mark Newman, University of Michigan, Physics, Complex Systems
“Competition, geography, and attractiveness in online dating"

Filippo Menczer, Indiana University, Computer Science and Informatics
"The spread of misinformation in social media"

Jessica Flack, Santa Fe Institute
"Collective Computation & Information Aggregation in Nature & Society"

Michael Mauskapf, Columbia University, Columbia School of Business
"The Social Foundations of Creativity: Evidence from Popular Music, 1955-2000"

EVENT ORGANIZERS:
ELIZABETH BRUCH
MARK NEWMAN
DANIEL ROMERO
LYNETTE SHAW

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 10 May 2018 16:07:07 -0400 2018-03-29T09:10:00-04:00 2018-03-29T17:10:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium um-sfi info poster
Third Annual RNA Symposium "Advancing Basic RNA Biosciences into Therapeutics” (March 30, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49703 49703-11498722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 30, 2018 8:30am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

MORNING WELCOME & INTRODUCTION:
Martin Philbert, PhD
Dean, School of Public Health, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Toxicology

• Jonathan Weissman, PhD
HHMI Investigator
Professor • Cellular and Molecular Medicine • University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

• Eric Fearon, MD, PhD
Emanuel N. Maisel Professor of Oncology
Director • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor • Departments of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Pathology • University of Michigan

• Melissa Moore, PhD
Eleanor Eustis Farrington Chair in Cancer Research
Professor • RNA Therapeutics Institute and Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology • University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chief Scientific Officer • Moderna mRNA Research Platform

AFTERNOON WELCOME &INTRODUCTION :
Bishr Omary, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer of Michigan Medicine, Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, H Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastroenterology Professor, Internal Medicine

• Roy Parker, PhD
Cech-Leinwand Endowed Chair of Biochemistry
Professor • University of Colorado Boulder

• Anastasia Khvorova, PhD
Professor • RNA Therapeutics Institute and Program in Molecular Medicine • University of Massachusetts Medical School

PANEL DISCUSSION moderated by:
Bradley Martin, PhD, Fast Forward Medical Innovation

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:50:31 -0400 2018-03-30T08:30:00-04:00 2018-03-30T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Conference / Symposium Flyer
Mathematics for optimal contract theory (April 3, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50371 50371-11724562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 4:10pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Contract theory plays a major role in modern economic modeling and has genuine application in real life, and many potential applications in connection with new technologies. The main concern is to design a management delegation contract between a Principal and an Agent which sets the basis of a satisfactory collaboration so as to put the best incentive for the Agent to fulfill the objective of the Principal. The problem is naturally formulated as a (Stackelberg) differential game. A general solution approach is provided by using recent representation results from backward stochastic differential equations.

Reception for the Speaker will follow at 5:00 PM in the Upper Atrium in East Hall on April 3, 2018

Sponsored by the Van Eenam Lectures Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:38:47 -0500 2018-04-03T16:10:00-04:00 2018-04-03T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Math finance seminar 1: New developments in second order backward SDEs (April 4, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50373 50373-11724557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

​Backward stochastic​ ​differential​ ​equations extend the martingale representation theorem​ ​to the nonlinear setting. This can be seen as path-dependent counterpart of the extension​ ​from the heat equation to fully nonlinear parabolic equations in the Markov setting. This​ ​paper extends such a nonlinear representation to the context where the random variable​ ​of interest is measurable with respect to the information at a finite stopping time. We​ ​provide a complete wellposedness theory which covers the semilinear case (backward SDE),​ ​the semilinear case with obstacle (reflected backward SDE), and the fully nonlinear case​ ​(second order backward SDE).

Sponsored by the Van Eenam Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:42:36 -0500 2018-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
​Math finance seminar 2: Branching particles representation for nonlinear Cauchy problems (April 5, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50374 50374-11724559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 3:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

​​We provide a probabilistic representations of the solution of some semi linear hyperbolic and high-order PDEs based on branching diffusion. This is a direct extension of our previous work in the context of semi linear parabolic PDEs based on the classical Mc Kean representation for KPP equations. These representations pave the way for a Monte-Carlo approximation of the solution, thus bypassing the curse of dimensionality. We illustrate the numerical implications in the context of some popular PDEs in physics such as nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation, a simplified scalar version of the Yang-Mills equation, a fourth-order nonlinear beam equation and the Gross- Pitaevskii PDE as an example of nonlinear Schr ̈odinger equations.

Sponsored by the Van Eenam Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:59:07 -0500 2018-04-05T15:00:00-04:00 2018-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Harry Potter's Cloak via Transformation Optics (April 10, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50378 50378-11724596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 4:10pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Can we make objects invisible? This has been a subject of human fascination for millennia in Greek mythology, movies, science fiction, etc. including the legend of Perseus versus Medusa and the more recent Star Trek and Harry Potter. In the last decade or so there have been several scientific proposals to achieve invisibility. We will introduce some of these in a non-technical fashion concentrating on the so-called "transformation optics" that has received the most attention in the scientific literature.

Reception for the Speaker to Follow in the Upper Atrium of East Hall on Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Sponsored by the Ziwet Lecture Series

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:23:15 -0500 2018-04-10T16:10:00-04:00 2018-04-10T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Journey to the Center of the Earth (April 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50379 50379-11724597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

We will consider the inverse problem of determining the sound speed or index of refraction of a medium by measuring the travel times of waves going through the medium. This problem arises in global seismology in an attempt to determine the inner structure of the Earth by measuring travel times of earthquakes. It has also several applications in optics and medical imaging among others.

The problem can be recast as a geometric problem: Can one determine the Riemannian metric of a Riemannian manifold with boundary by measuring the distance function between boundary points? This is the boundary rigidity problem. We will also consider the problem of determining the metric from the scattering relation, the so-called lens rigidity problem. The linearization of these problems involve the integration of a tensor along geodesics, similar to the X-ray transform.

We will also describe some recent results, join with Plamen Stefanov and Andras Vasy, on the partial data case, where you are making measurements on a subset of the boundary. No previous knowledge of Riemannian geometry will be assumed.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:26:00 -0500 2018-04-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-11T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
Seeing Through Space and Time (April 12, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50380 50380-11724598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 12, 2018 5:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

We consider inverse problems for the Einstein equation with a time-depending metric on a 4-dimensional globally hyperbolic Lorentzian manifold. We formulate the concept of active measurements for relativistic models. We do this by coupling Einstein equations with equations for scalar fields.

The inverse problem we study is the question of whether the observations of the solutions of the coupled system in an open subset of the space-time with the sources supported in this set determines the properties of the metric in a larger domain. To study this problem we define the concept of light observation sets and show that knowledge of these sets determine the conformal class of the metric. This corresponds to passive observations from a distant area of space which is filled by light sources.

We will start by considering inverse problems for scalar non-linear hyperbolic equations to explain our method. No previous knowledge of Lorentzian geometry or general relativity will be assumed. This is joint work with P. Hinz, Y. Kurylev, M. Lasss and Y. Wang.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:28:31 -0500 2018-04-12T17:00:00-04:00 2018-04-12T18:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Workshop / Seminar East Hall
NextProf Science Workshop (April 30, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49452 49452-11462126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 30, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

About 50 advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with an interest in diversity will meet to network and get tips on how to take the next step to a faculty position. Hosted by College of LSA Natural Science Division and coordinated by the Advance Program at UM.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:27:09 -0500 2018-04-30T17:00:00-04:00 2018-04-30T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar collage of scientists
NextProf Science Workshop (May 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49452 49452-11462127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

About 50 advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with an interest in diversity will meet to network and get tips on how to take the next step to a faculty position. Hosted by College of LSA Natural Science Division and coordinated by the Advance Program at UM.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:27:09 -0500 2018-05-01T08:00:00-04:00 2018-05-01T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar collage of scientists
NextProf Science Workshop (May 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49452 49452-11462128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

About 50 advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with an interest in diversity will meet to network and get tips on how to take the next step to a faculty position. Hosted by College of LSA Natural Science Division and coordinated by the Advance Program at UM.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:27:09 -0500 2018-05-02T08:00:00-04:00 2018-05-02T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar collage of scientists
NextProf Science Workshop (May 3, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49452 49452-11462129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 3, 2018 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

About 50 advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with an interest in diversity will meet to network and get tips on how to take the next step to a faculty position. Hosted by College of LSA Natural Science Division and coordinated by the Advance Program at UM.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:27:09 -0500 2018-05-03T08:00:00-04:00 2018-05-03T14:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar collage of scientists
WISE Sundaes on Tuesday (September 11, 2018 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54279 54279-13563515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:30pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program

Welcome to the University of Michigan from the UM Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program!

Please join WISE for ice-cream sundaes and the inside scoop on how seasoned UM students in sciences, engineering, mathematics, and related concentrations survived their freshman year and beyond!

Find out from our panel of seasoned undergraduate women in science and engineering how they managed it all! Learn about resource centers on campus that are used by science, math, and engineering students. Bring your questions.

This is targeted to incoming first year and transfer students but is open to any interested student!

Please register for this event using this link:
http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/sundaes-on-tuesday-welcome-for-um-women-interested-in-science-and-engineering-2/

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:49:47 -0400 2018-09-11T18:30:00-04:00 2018-09-11T20:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program Workshop / Seminar Chemistry Dow Lab
"Solving Easy Sudoku Puzzles" (September 17, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53311 53311-13340962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 17, 2018 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you like puzzles and want to learn the basics of solving Sudoku, this is a good place to start. We will cover several basic patterns that should enable you to solve easy puzzles and most medium-level puzzles.
Instructor Jerry Janusz is a retired mathematician who loves working Sudoku puzzles.
This Study Group for those 50 and over will meet Mondays September 17 - October 1 at 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 05 Aug 2018 13:30:54 -0400 2018-09-17T10:00:00-04:00 2018-09-17T23:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Raytheon Corporate Information Session (September 18, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54648 54648-13627526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: Society of Women Engineers

Description:Positions: Full-time, Intern
Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Math/Physics
Degrees: Undergraduate, Masters
Citizenship: US Citizenship
Resumes: Yes

Technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cyber security solutions

*Food will be provided!
Contact: Society of Women Engineers (swe.cis-ind.publicity@umich.edu)

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:30:23 -0400 2018-09-18T18:00:00-04:00 2018-09-18T19:30:00-04:00 Cooley Building Society of Women Engineers Careers / Jobs Cooley Building
The Enigmatic KIME: Time Complexity in Data Science (September 21, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54407 54407-13581110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 21, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: We will provide a constructive definition of “Big Biomedical/Health Data” and provide examples of the challenges, algorithms, processes, and tools necessary to manage, aggregate, harmonize, process, and interpret such data. In data science, time complexity frequently manifests as sampling incongruency, heterogeneous scales, and intricate dependencies. We will present the concept of 2D complex-time (kime) and illustrate how the kime-order (time) and kime-direction (phase) affect advanced predictive analytics and scientific inference based on Big Biomedical Data. Kime-representation solves the unidirectional arrows of time problems, e.g., psychological arrow of time reflects the irrevocable past to future flow and thermodynamic arrow of time reflecting the relentless growth of entropy. Albeit kime-phase angles may not always be directly observable, we will illustrate how they can be estimated and used to improve the resulting space-kime modeling, trend forecasting, and predictive data analytics. Simulated data, clinical observations (e.g., neurodegenerative disorders), and multisource census-like datasets (e.g., UK Biobank) will be used to demonstrate time-complexity and inferential-uncertainty.

Bio: Ivo D. Dinov is a professor of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan. He directs the Statistics Online Computational Resource, the Integrative Biostatistics and Informatics Core of the Michigan Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, and the Udall Parkinson’s Disease Biostatistics and Data Management Core. He co-directs the Center for Complexity and Self-management of Chronic Disease (CSCD Center) and the multi-institutional Probability Distributome Project. Dr. Dinov is an Associate Director for Education and Training of the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS). He is a member of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as well as an Elected Member of the Institutional Statistical Institute (ISI).

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:51:17 -0400 2018-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-21T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Ivo D. Dinov, Phd
The Ross Effect (September 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55018 55018-13665226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ross One Year Graduate Programs

Employers look for the skills you’re developing in your undergraduate degree, like the ability to understand complex concepts and deliver creative solutions. But, connecting with companies and highlighting these skills is not always easy. Join us at "The Ross Effect" to learn how three outstanding Ross graduate programs, the Master of Accounting, the Master of Management and the Master of Supply Chain Management, will leverage your undergraduate training for a smooth and successful transition into the workforce.

This event is being held exclusively for non-Ross University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students. The event is being held on the 5th floor of the Blau/Kresge side of the Ross Building, in the Blau Colloquium.

Questions? Email TheRossEffect@umich.edu

Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ross-effect-how-a-ross-graduate-degree-amplifies-your-toolkit-registration-48421327494

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Presentation Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:53:32 -0400 2018-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-27T17:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ross One Year Graduate Programs Presentation Michigan Ross Logo
Statistical Models for Analyzing Dynamic Social Network Data (September 28, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54423 54423-13583297@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 28, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Due in part to the ubiquity of online social networks these days, interest in analyzing social network data has spread beyond its traditional home in the social sciences to many other disciplines including physics, computer science, statistics, and engineering. A topic of significant importance in social network analysis is the creation of statistical models for social network data. Many social network data involve relations between people observed at multiple points in time and are thus dynamic network data. In this talk, I introduce several statistical models for analyzing two types of dynamic network data. Discrete-time network data, also known as network panel data, represent the structure of the social network at regular time intervals, e.g. over each week or each month.Continuous-time network data, also known as timestamped network or relational event data, are collected with finer granularity on the time and at irregular time intervals. I demonstrate how these models can be used to infer network structures and how they evolve over time on several dynamic social network data sets, including a network of physical proximities between people at a university and a network of wall posts between users on Facebook.

Bio: Kevin S. Xu received the B.A.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2007 and the M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering: Systems from the University of Michigan in 2009 and 2012, respectively. He was a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Master’s and Doctorate Scholarships. He is currently an assistant professor in the EECS Department at the University of Toledo and has previously held industry research positions at Technicolor and 3M. His main research interests are in machine learning and statistical signal processing with applications to network science and human dynamics.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:52:23 -0400 2018-09-28T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-28T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Kevin Xu
Donuts & Cider in the Duderstadt Connector (October 1, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56050 56050-13823410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 1, 2018 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Multidisciplinary Design Program

Stop by the Duderstadt Connector for Apple Cider & Washtenaw Dairy Donuts between 10 am and 2pm on Monday, October 1st.

Pick up a 2019 MDP Program Booklet, get tips for how to apply, and prepare for one of the major MDP recruitment events on 10/2 or 10/3.

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Exhibition Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:10:22 -0400 2018-10-01T11:00:00-04:00 2018-10-01T14:00:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Multidisciplinary Design Program Exhibition Cider and Donuts
Van Eenam Lectures (October 2, 2018 5:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55377 55377-13722940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:10pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

October 2 - The Amazing Power of Dimensional Analysis in Finance: Market Impact and the Intraday Trading Invariance Hypothesis NEW TIME: 5:10 p.m.
October 3 - Cover's Universal Portfolio, Stochastic Portfolio Theory and the Numeraire Portfolio
October 4 - A Trajectorial Intrepretation of Doob's Martingale Inequalities

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:44:32 -0400 2018-10-02T17:10:00-04:00 2018-10-02T18:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Lecture / Discussion Van Eenam poster
CGIS Study Abroad Fair (October 3, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44037 44037-9877694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Advisors, CGIS Alumni, and program representatives from around campus and the world will answer your questions about UM study abroad opportunities. Learn about UM faculty-led programs and meet with staff from the Office of Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarship Office. Enjoy performances from global student orgs, maize-n-blue giveaways, and free candy from around the world!

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Fair / Festival Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:01:54 -0400 2018-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Study Abroad!
Van Eenam Lectures (October 3, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55377 55377-13722941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

October 2 - The Amazing Power of Dimensional Analysis in Finance: Market Impact and the Intraday Trading Invariance Hypothesis NEW TIME: 5:10 p.m.
October 3 - Cover's Universal Portfolio, Stochastic Portfolio Theory and the Numeraire Portfolio
October 4 - A Trajectorial Intrepretation of Doob's Martingale Inequalities

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:44:32 -0400 2018-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Lecture / Discussion Van Eenam poster
Van Eenam Lectures (October 4, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55377 55377-13722942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 4, 2018 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

October 2 - The Amazing Power of Dimensional Analysis in Finance: Market Impact and the Intraday Trading Invariance Hypothesis NEW TIME: 5:10 p.m.
October 3 - Cover's Universal Portfolio, Stochastic Portfolio Theory and the Numeraire Portfolio
October 4 - A Trajectorial Intrepretation of Doob's Martingale Inequalities

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:44:32 -0400 2018-10-04T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Lecture / Discussion Van Eenam poster
Pavel Bochev: Compatible Mesh-Free Methods (October 5, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55826 55826-13779926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 5, 2018 3:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

Particle and mesh-free methods offer significant computational advantages in settings where quality mesh generation required for many compatible PDE discretizations may be expensive or even intractable. At the same time, the lack of underlying geometric grid structure makes it more difficult to construct mesh-free methods mirroring the discrete vector calculus properties of mesh-based compatible and mimetic discretization methods. In this talk we survey ongoing efforts at Sandia National Laboratories to develop new classes of locally and globally compatible meshfree methods that attempt to recover some of the key properties of mimetic discretization methods.

We will present two examples of recently developed “mimetic”-like meshfree methods. The first one is motivated by classical staggered discretization methods. We use the local connectivity graph of a discretization particle to define locally compatible discrete operators. In particular, the edge-to-vertex connectivity matrix of the local graph provides a topological gradient, whereas a generalized moving least-squares (GMLS) reconstruction from the edge midpoints defines a divergence operator. The second method can be viewed as a meshfree analogue of a finite volume type scheme. In this method, the metric information that would be normally provided by the mesh, such as cell volumes and face areas, is reconstructed algebraically, without a mesh. This reconstruction process effectively creates virtual cells having virtual faces and ensures a local conservation property matching that of mesh-based finite volumes. In contrast to similar recent efforts our approach does not involve a solution of a global optimization problem to find the virtual cell volumes and faces areas. Instead, we determine the necessary metric information by solving a graph Laplacian problem that can be effectively preconditioned by algebraic multigrid.

Several numerical examples will illustrate the mimetic properties of the new meshfree schemes. The talk will also review some of the ongoing work to build a modern software toolkit for mesh-free and particle discretizations that leverages Sandia’s Trillinos library and performance tools such as Kokkos.

Pavel Bochev is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque where he works in the Center for Computing Research. He joined Sandia in 2000 after six years of teaching and research at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 30 Sep 2018 15:08:29 -0400 2018-10-05T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-05T16:00:00-04:00 East Hall Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar East Hall
New Methods for Detecting Natural Selection in Large Samples of Genetic Data (October 5, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56321 56321-13878530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 5, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Understanding how humans evolved and adapted to their environment is one of the most important and interesting questions in science. The recent emergence of large, publicly available genetic data sets places the answers to these questions closer within reach than ever before. New statistical methods are needed to take full advantage of these resources.

In this talk Dr. Terhorst will discuss some recent progress towards detecting signals of recent natural selection in genetic data from tens of thousands of individuals. On the computational side, he will describe new memory- and compute-efficient inference algorithms that allow us to analyze thousands of genomes in parallel using GPUs. On the theoretical side, he will describe a new test for neutrality based on combinatorial properties of Kingman’s coalescent. The test turns out to have interesting connections to a classic problem in theoretical statistics which has been studied by LeCam, Moran, Hall, and other luminaries. Some of this work is joint with Dan Erdmann-Pham, Kamm, Pier Palamara, Alkes Price and Yun Song.

Bio: Jonathan Terhorst joined the University of Michigan in the fall of 2017 as an assistant professor in the statistics department. Before that, he was a PhD student in statistics at UC Berkeley under the supervision of Prof. Yun Song. He is broadly interested in applications of statistics and machine learning to problems in biology, with a particular emphasis on statistical and population genetics.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:06:12 -0400 2018-10-05T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-05T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Jonathan Terhorst, PhD
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 8, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710204@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 8, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-08T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 9, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
STEM Info Session (October 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56404 56404-13896800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Interested in science, technology, engineering, and math?

Join Senior Intercultural Program Advisor Sarah Pauling and Intercultural Program Advisor, Cristina Zamarron for an information session for current students interested in the following study abroad programs:

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
• Wildlife Management Studies in Tanzania

THE AMERICAS
•Environment and Sustainable Development in San Jose, Costa Rica

ASIA-PACIFIC
•EcoQuest Field Studies in Whakatiwai, New Zealand
•Frontiers Abroad- Geology, and Earth Systems Science

EUROPE
•Budapest Semester in Mathematics
•DIS Stockholm/Copenhagen
•STEM Summer Research Program
•University Study in the UK— London School of Economics (Summer)

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Meeting Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:50:57 -0400 2018-10-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-10-11T17:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Center for Global and Intercultural Study Meeting PHOTO
Determine the Number of States in Hidden Markov Models VIA Marginal Likelihood (October 12, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56322 56322-13878531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 12, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Hidden Markov models (HMM) have been widely adopted by scientists from various fields to model stochastic systems: the underlying process is a discrete Markov chain and the observations are noisy realizations of the underlying process. Determining the number of hidden states for an HMM is a model selection problem, which has yet to be satisfactorily solved, especially for the popular Gaussian HMM with heterogeneous covariance. In this paper, we propose a consistent method for determining the number of hidden states of HMM based on the marginal likelihood. We give a rigorous proof of the consistency of the proposed marginal likelihood method and provide simulation studies to compare the proposed method with the currently mostly adopted method, the Bayesian information criterion (BIC), demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed marginal likelihood method. The proposed method is applied to single-molecule data and yields interesting scientific insights.

Bio: Yang Chen received her Ph.D. (2017) in Statistics from Harvard University and joined the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Research Assistant Professor at the Michigan Institute of Data Science (MIDAS). She received her B.A. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China. Research interests include computational algorithms in statistical inference and applied statistics in the field of biology and astronomy.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:11:57 -0400 2018-10-12T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-12T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Yang Chen, PhD
Beyond numerical integration: studying nonlinear dynamics with polynomial optimization (October 23, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56379 56379-13894480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Systems characterized by complex nonlinear dynamics lie at the heart of 21st century technology. Examples are turbulent flows in the transport and aviation industries, smart energy networks, and models of cell dynamics used in synthetic biology. Quantitative analysis of such systems using direct numerical simulations sometimes requires prohibitively large computational resources even when one is interested only in some average properties, such as mean power consumption, because all time and length scales across which the system evolves must be resolved. In addition, while numerical simulations offer detailed information starting from a specific initial state, they cannot provide safety-critical performance or stability guarantees that hold for all possible initial states. In this talk, I will describe an alternative approach to studying nonlinear systems with polynomial dynamics, which combines ideas from Lyapunov's stability theory with recent numerical tools for polynomial optimization. In particular, I will present a range of examples that demonstrate how this optimization-based method enables the efficient algorithmic construction of stability certificates and the computation of rigorous bounds on performance-related system properties. Other applications, including optimal control and disturbance amplification analysis, will be discussed along with open problems and future research directions.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:23:28 -0400 2018-10-23T11:30:00-04:00 2018-10-23T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Fantuzzi photo
2020 Census: Citizenship, Science, Politics, and Privacy (October 31, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56065 56065-13823433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Preparations for the 2020 Census are underway, amidst conversations, controversy, and lawsuits over the possible addition of a citizenship question to the decennial survey. Join us as we bring together Census officials, stakeholders and scholars to discuss what's at stake in 2020. 

Event will also be live streamed: http://bit.ly/ISRCensusStream

Speakers:

Keynote: Al Fontenot, Associate Director, Decennial Census Program, U.S. Census Bureau

Panel 1: Citizenship and Politics

Opening remarks by U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Michigan

Barbara Anderson, former chair of the U.S. Census Scientific Advisory Committee, Ronald A. Freedman Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Population Studies, University of Michigan

James House, Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Survey Research, Public Policy, and Sociology, University of Michigan

Angela Ocampo, LSA Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Kurt Metzger, Mayor, City of Pleasant Ridge, MI | Founder and Director Emeritus,
Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Panel 2: Data Privacy and Science

John Eltinge, Assistant Director for Research and Methodology, U.S. Census Bureau

David Johnson, Director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Research Professor, Survey Research Center at ISR

Joelle Abramowitz, Director of the Michigan Research Data Center, ISR

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:17:31 -0400 2018-10-31T08:30:00-04:00 2018-10-31T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium Census event flyer
22nd Annual Mathematics Career & Graduate Program Conference (November 2, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56946 56946-14032743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 2, 2018 1:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

All Students Welcome! Speak with U-M Mathematics Alumni and representatives from business, industry, education and financial and actuarial occupations, as well as U-M graduate programs. Faculty advisors will also be on hand to discuss declaring a major or minor in Mathematics! Refreshments Provided!

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:08:05 -0400 2018-11-02T13:00:00-04:00 2018-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Careers / Jobs Career Fair
Two-Step Estimation and Inference with Possibly Many Included Covariates (November 2, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56594 56594-13951424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 2, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: We study the implications of including many covariates in a first-step estimate entering a two-step estimation procedure. We find that a first order bias emerges when the number of included covariates is “large” relative to the square-root of sample size, rendering standard inference procedures invalid. We show that the jackknife is able to estimate this “many covariates” bias consistently, thereby delivering a new automatic bias-corrected two-step point estimator. The jackknife also consistently estimates the standard error of the original two-step point estimator. For inference, we develop a valid post-bias-correction bootstrap approximation that accounts for the additional variability introduced by the jackknife biascorrection. We find that the jackknife bias-corrected point estimator and the bootstrap postbias-correction inference perform excellent in simulations, offering important improvements over conventional two-step point estimators and inference procedures, which are not robust to including many covariates. We apply our results to an array of distinct treatment effect, policy evaluation, and other applied microeconomics settings. In particular, we discuss production function and marginal treatment effect estimation in detail.

Bio: Matias D. Cattaneo is a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Statistics at the University of Michigan. He joined Michigan’s faculty in 2008, after receiving a Ph.D. in Economics and an M.A. in Statistics from the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to coming to the U.S., he completed an M.A. in Economics at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and a B.A. in Economics at Universidad of Buenos Aires. His research interests include mathematical statistics, econometric theory, and applied econometrics, with emphasis on applied microeconomics and program evaluation. Most of his recent work is related to the development of new, improved semiparametric and nonparametric inference procedures exhibiting demonstrable robustness properties with respect to tuning parameter and other implementation choices. Most of this work is motivated by concrete empirical problems in social sciences and several other disciplines, and covers a wide array of topics related to treatment effects and policy evaluation, average derivatives and structural response functions, applied finance and applied microeconomics, among others. He current serves as Associate Editor at the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Operations Research, Econometric Theory, the Econometrics Journal, and the Journal of Causal Inference.

For more information on MIDAS or the Seminar Series, please contact midas-contact@umich.edu. MIDAS gratefully acknowledges Wacker Chemie AG for its generous support of the MIDAS Seminar Series.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:20:21 -0400 2018-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 2018-11-02T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Matias Cattaneo
Automated Scalable Bayesian Inference via Data Summarization (November 9, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57307 57307-14148804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 9, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Bayesian methods are attractive for analyzing large-scale data due to in part to their coherent uncertainty quantification, ability to model complex phenomena, and ease of incorporating expert information. Many standard Bayesian inference algorithms are often computationally expensive, however, so their direct application to large datasets can be difficult or infeasible. Other standard algorithms sacrifice accuracy in the pursuit of scalability. We take a new approach. Namely, we leverage the insight that data often exhibit approximate redundancies to instead obtain a weighted subset of the data (called a “coreset”) that is much smaller than the original dataset. We can then use this small coreset as input to existing Bayesian inference algorithms without modification. We provide theoretical guarantees on the size and approximation quality of the coreset. In particular, we show that our method provides geometric decay in posterior approximation error as a function of coreset size. We validate on both synthetic and real datasets, demonstrating that our method reduces posterior approximation error by orders of magnitude relative to uniform random subsampling.



Bio: Tamara Broderick is the ITT Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. She is a member of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center, and the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). She completed her Ph.D. in Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley in 2014. Previously, she received an AB in Mathematics from Princeton University (2007), a Master of Advanced Study for completion of Part III of the Mathematical Tripos from the University of Cambridge (2008), an MPhil by research in Physics from the University of Cambridge (2009), and an MS in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley (2013). Her recent research has focused on developing and analyzing models for scalable Bayesian machine learning. She has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award (2018), a Sloan Research Fellowship (2018), an Army Research Office Young Investigator Program award (2017), Google Faculty Research Awards, the ISBA Lifetime Members Junior Researcher Award, the Savage Award (for an outstanding doctoral dissertation in Bayesian theory and methods), the Evelyn Fix Memorial Medal and Citation (for the Ph.D. student on the Berkeley campus showing the greatest promise in statistical research), the Berkeley Fellowship, an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, a Marshall Scholarship, and the Phi Beta Kappa Prize (for the graduating Princeton senior with the highest academic average).

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:48:47 -0400 2018-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-09T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Tamara Broderick, PhD
Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP) Info Session (November 14, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56719 56719-13969935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP)

Next Summer: Earn Money, Get Credits. Kick-start your Career.

Thinking about what you will do with your summer? Want to be PAID, get course credit and learn how to be an impressive young professional? The award-winning Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP) provides you with a 12-week engaging summer experience comprised of a meaningful work project in philanthropy, academic coursework, and valuable professional development experiences. Through these 3 components, you will build a professional network of colleagues and establish lasting friendships with a cohort of interns hailing from a variety of schools and colleges on the U-M campuses. The application deadline is Sunday, January 13, 2019

Learn more about the program at our information session:

Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 PM in Room D of the Michigan League

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:47:41 -0400 2018-11-14T19:00:00-05:00 2018-11-14T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Development Summer Internship Program (D-SIP) Careers / Jobs D-SIP photo
Reliable Evidence from Health Care Data: Lessons from the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Collaborative (November 16, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57308 57308-14148805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 16, 2018 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: Concerns over reproducibility in science extend to research using existing healthcare data; many observational studies investigating the same topic produce conflicting results, even when using the same data. To address this problem, we propose a paradigm shift. The current paradigm centers on generating one estimate at a time using a unique study design with unknown reliability and publishing (or not) one estimate at a time. The new paradigm advocates for high-throughput observational studies using consistent and standardized methods, allowing evaluation, calibration, and unbiased dissemination to generate a more reliable and complete evidence base. We demonstrate this new paradigm by comparing all depression treatments for a set of outcomes, producing 17,718 hazard ratios, each using methodology on par with state-of-the-art studies. We furthermore include control hypotheses to evaluate and calibrate our evidence generation process. Results show good transitivity and consistency between databases, and agree with four out of the five findings from clinical trials. The distribution of effect size estimates reported in literature reveals an absence of small or null effects, with a sharp cutoff at p = 0.05. No such phenomena were observed in our results, suggesting more complete and more reliable evidence.



Bio: Marc A. Suchard is a Professor in the Departments of Biostatistics, of Biomathematics and of Human Genetics in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He earned his Ph.D. in biomathematics from UCLA in 2002 and continued for a M.D. degree which he received in 2004. Dr. Suchard is a leading Bayesian statistician who focuses on inference of stochastic processes in molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases. His training in both medicine and applied probability help to bridge the gap of understanding between statistical theory and clinical practicality. Dr. Suchard has been awarded several prestigious statistical awards such as the 2003 Savage Award, the 2006 and 2011 Mitchell Prizes, as well as a 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in computational and molecular evolutionary biology, and a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship to further computational statistics. Finally, he received the 2011 Raymond J. Carroll Young Investigator Award and the 2013 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Presidents’ Award for outstanding contributions to the statistics profession by a person aged 40 or under.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:54:59 -0400 2018-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Marc A. Suchard, PhD
How to Count like an Egyptian (November 28, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53827 53827-13463716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

PLEASE NOTE: This event was originally scheduled to begin on October 31, 2018, but has been moved to begin on November 28. The time and place remain unchanged.

All cultures, past and present, have used mathematics to make sense of their lives. In this course we will explore some of the ways that different cultures have used mathematics for counting, trading, measuring, keeping track of time, scheduling religious practices, recreation, passing on cultural traditions, and design. This course requires no expertise in mathematics but should interest those who are curious about other cultures and how they lived their lives. The course will be fun and lively with lots of hands-on activities.

Lecturer Joan Cohen Jones is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at EMU, where she taught mathematics for teachers. She is interested in the history of mathematics, especially how different cultures have used mathematical ideas throughout history, both formally and informally.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet on Wednesdays, 1-3, from November 28 through December 12.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:06:47 -0500 2018-11-28T13:00:00-05:00 2018-11-28T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group