Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Early Atlantic Workshop. Crowded Places: Slavery, Science, and the Roots of Fresh Air in the Atlantic World (September 21, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55250 55250-13707122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 21, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

In the late-eighteenth century, European chemists Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Priestley, and Carl Wilhelm Scheele all individually claimed that they had first discovered the element oxygen. While the debate escalated among British, German, and French scientists, British physicians proved the existence of oxygen by turning to the international slave trade. They showed how lack of oxygen among enslaved Africans crammed in the bottom of ships, which traveled from Africa to the Caribbean, led to high mortality rates. The international slave trade, in turn, made a scientific theory legible. Oxygen later emerged as a key element in the periodic table but how the international slave trade gave it scientific validity has been forgotten.

This paper grows out of Prof. Downs' book project, "The Laboring Dead: From Subjugation to Science in Global History."

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:31:56 -0400 2018-09-21T14:00:00-04:00 2018-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Lecture / Discussion Tisch Hall
Great Lakes Adaptation Forum (September 24, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55196 55196-13698261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 24, 2018 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University of Michigan Climate Center

Join climate adaptation scholars and practitioners from across the Great Lakes region to learn about the latest trends, innovations, and best practices in the field.

Join us Monday for a career panel with adaptation leadership working in environmental justice, urban resilience, public health, applied climate science and more!

On Tuesday Jonathan Overpeck and Keynote Speaker Dr. Daniel Wildcat will lead the Opening Plenary speaking about the role of indigenous knowledge and the need for equitable and effective climate adaptation action now!

The conference agenda features leaders on Finance and Innovation: Cam Davis, former Great Lakes Czar under the Obama Administration, Joyce Coffee finance innovation guru, and Branko Kerkez smart technology inventor and leader;
Landscapes and forest management: Chris Swanston, Director of the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and Kim Hall, The Nature Conservancy's resilience manager for the Great Lakes region; Data Visualization and Decision Making and Much More!

You don't want to miss the biennial convening of climate adaptation thought leaders and actors!

We'll see you in Ann Arbor September 24 - 26

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:43:34 -0400 2018-09-24T10:00:00-04:00 2018-09-24T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University of Michigan Climate Center Conference / Symposium Great Lakes Forum Banner
Reimagining Healthcare (September 24, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55155 55155-13691646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 24, 2018 5:30pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: NextGen Med

Monday, September 24th, 2018
5:30-7:00 PM
Ford Auditorium, University Hospital

Please join us as our panelists share their perspectives on the future of healthcare in the United States focusing on how the government, payers, and providers can interact to alleviate some of the key issues facing healthcare today.

This event is free, and we welcome all members of the University of Michigan community including students, faculty, and staff. Food will be served following the panel while supplies last.

Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/GbazVh

Please direct any additional questions to MedECGUMMS@gmail.com or NextGenMed@umich.edu or visit medecg.org/reimagining-healthcare for more information.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:00:47 -0400 2018-09-24T17:30:00-04:00 2018-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals NextGen Med Lecture / Discussion
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Soft Gravitons and Hawking Radiation (September 26, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55886 55886-13802781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

We study the effect of the factorization of infrared dynamics on the process of particle creation near a black hole horizon. We show that the emission of soft particles factors out of the S-matrix in the fixed-background approximation and to leading order in the soft limit. The factorization is implemented by dressing the incoming and outgoing asymptotic states with clouds of soft photons and soft gravitons. We find that while the soft photon cloud has no effect, the soft graviton cloud induces a phase shift in the Bogolyubov coefficients relating the incoming and outgoing modes. However, the flux of outgoing particles, given by the absolute value of the Bogolyubov coefficient, is insensitive to this phase.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:44:29 -0400 2018-09-26T12:00:00-04:00 2018-09-26T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
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
HET Seminar | Black Holes, Nuggets, & Blobs. Oh my! (September 28, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55888 55888-13802783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 28, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

The past few years have seen a growing interest to explore dark matter candidates that are outside of the standard WIMP / axion paradigms. A resurgence of macroscopic dark matter candidates have brought with it a mix of whimsical names — primordial black holes, asymmetric dark matter nuggets, and dark blobs — to name a few. In general the difficulty with macro dark matter is not the observational constraints, which are typically quite sparse and weak, but rather the challenge is finding a well-motivated mechanism for producing gram-sized dark matter objects. In this talk, I will argue that “dark quark nuggets” are a generic prediction of confining, hidden-sector gauge theories. I will discuss the phenomenology of these theories, the cosmological production of dark quark nuggets, and their observational probes.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:49:56 -0400 2018-09-28T15:00:00-04:00 2018-09-28T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Green Wolverine Science Symposium (September 29, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54954 54954-13656393@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 29, 2018 10:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Green Wolverine

Through collaboration with the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and School of Nursing, Green Wolverine is hosting speakers from across the country for a CANNABIS SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM This is the first student-organized science symposium of its kind at the university.

Green Wolverine was founded with the goal of promoting education and public awareness of the importance of evidence-based discourse, in terms of deciding the future of cannabis in medicine, research, and industry.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 06 Sep 2018 20:38:22 -0400 2018-09-29T10:00:00-04:00 2018-09-29T16:20:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Green Wolverine Conference / Symposium World-class researchers, scientists, and physicians gather in Ann Arbor to illuminate the future of cannabis medicine, research, and industry.
The Great Roast (September 29, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52740 52740-12986894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 29, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

The start of the school year means that the annual student-organized Great Roast is around the corner - and alumni and students alike are invited to join! This year, the Great Roast will be September 29th at 6:00 pm at the Great Roast House (521 N. Main St, Ann Arbor).

As always, tickets will be $15 at the door and include a wide spread of roasted pig, lots of vegetarian dishes, roasted veggies, desserts, and tasty libations, plus the added bonus of enjoying a fun evening while supporting a local charity (selected by attendees the day of the Roast)! Don't miss this unique opportunity to mingle with other alumni and students.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:12:12 -0400 2018-09-29T18:00:00-04:00 2018-09-29T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School for Environment and Sustainability Social / Informal Gathering Great Roast
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Detecting Dark Matter from Supernovae (October 3, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56206 56206-13867054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

The central region of Supernovae are one of the hottest and densest regions in the Universe. Due to the high temperatures, particles with sub-GeV masses can be copiously produced if they have non-negligible couplings to the Standard Model. If dark matter has sub-GeV mass it will be produced in the hot Supernovae core and it will have sufficiently large momenta to be detectable in direct detection experiments. In this talk I discuss the sensitivity of current and future Xenon based direct detection experiments to a simplified model of dark matter which interacts with the Standard Model via the dark photon portal.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 08:47:35 -0400 2018-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
2018 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | Topological Quantum Matter, Entanglement, and a "Second Quantum Revolution" (October 3, 2018 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53581 53581-13410079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 4:10pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Physics

While the laws of quantum mechanics have remained unchanged and have passed all tests for the last eighty-five years, new discoveries about the exotic states that they allow, “entanglement”, and ideas from quantum information theory, have greatly changed our perspective, and some believe that a “second quantum revolution” is currently underway. The discovery of unexpected “topological states of matter”, and their possible use for “topologically-protected quantum information processing” is one of the important themes of these developments, and will be described.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:03:27 -0400 2018-10-03T16:10:00-04:00 2018-10-03T17:10:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Physics Lecture / Discussion Chemistry Dow Lab
Life In Graduate School Seminar | Going Off-Site for Research - How To Balance with Grad School and Life (October 5, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56209 56209-13867058@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 5, 2018 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Life After Grad School Seminars

Going Off-Site for Research - How To Balance with Grad School and Life (Student Panel)

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Oct 2018 08:57:05 -0400 2018-10-05T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-05T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Life After Grad School Seminars Workshop / Seminar West 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
Saturday Morning Physics | Gravitational Waves with LIGO: Beyond the Big Chirp (October 6, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54060 54060-13521826@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 6, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Collecting a zoo of black holes. Hunting for elusive signals from spinning neutron stars. Grappling with terabytes of data. On occasion, imitating thirsty ravens. These are just a few of the things that LIGO scientists are busy with, as the field of gravitational wave physics takes off from its historic first detection. This talk will provide a view of LIGO from the ground: key concepts, recent results, a taste of challenges large and small, and a particular focus on the work done here at University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:45:22 -0400 2018-10-06T10:30:00-04:00 2018-10-06T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Masses of Dead Stars LIGO
PitE Info Session (October 9, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56402 56402-13896799@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Join CGIS Intercultural Program Advisor Cristina Zamarron for an information session on study abroad programs that focus on environmental studies such as:

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
• Wildlife Management Studies in Tanzania

THE AMERICAS
• Environment and Sustainable Development in San Jose, Costa Rica
• GIEU Peru- Healthy Kitchens and Agriculture
• Marine Resource Studies in the Turks and Caicos Islands

ASIA-PACIFIC
•Biodiversity & Development of the Amazon
•Conservation & Development Studies in Cambodia
•EcoQuest Field Studies in Whakatiwai, New Zealand
•Development and Globalization in Khon Kaen, Thailand
•Frontiers Abroad in New Zealand •Sustainable Food Systems in Thailand

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Meeting Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:39:59 -0400 2018-10-09T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-09T18:30:00-04:00 Dana Building Center for Global and Intercultural Study Meeting Photo
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Lessons from the Landscape (October 10, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56486 56486-13930952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 12:00am
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

I will discuss how the string landscape might inform how we think about low energy effective field theories coupled to gravity. By studying the largest-to-date ensembles of geometries for string compactifications, we find several striking generic features: large hidden gauge sectors, regions of strong coupling, and large numbers of light axions. Understanding these ensembles, and the landscape as whole, requires a new set of tools, both formal and computational, including new mathematics and tools from data science, the development of which I will discuss.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:39:12 -0400 2018-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 2018-10-10T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
October Science Café (October 17, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53989 53989-13510881@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Have you ever helped with research by doing a Christmas bird count, helping to identify photos for an online project, or participating in local water testing? Join us as we explore the potential roles of citizen and community science projects in scientific research and public policy. We’ll highlight some U-M projects, with opportunities for involvement.

Speakers will include:
-Nyeema Harris of the U-M Applied Wildlife Ecology Lab;
-Marty Kaufman of the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment (U-M Flint);
-Natalie Sampson of the Department of Health & Human Services (U-M Dearborn); and
-Justin Schell of the U-M Shapiro Design Lab.

Science Cafés provide an opportunity for audiences to discuss current science topics with experts in an informal setting. All Science Cafés take place at Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 318 South Main Street, Ann Arbor. Hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 PM; program 6:00-7:30 PM.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:31:15 -0400 2018-10-17T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-17T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion
Symposium on Complexity in Transportation Science: Connectivity, Data & Automation. (October 18, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52695 52695-12938041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 18, 2018 8:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

SCHEDULE

08:30-9:00 Coffee & light breakfast

09:00-10:00 Benjamin Seibold, Temple University
"Traffic Waves, Autonomous Vehicles, and the Future of Traffic Modeling"

10:00-11:00 Soyoung Ahn, University of Wisconsin
"A stochastic modeling of traffic breakdown for freeway merge bottlenecks"

11:00-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-12:15 Xuegang (Jeff) Ban, University of Washington
"Transportation Big Data: Promises and Issues in the Era of Connectivity, Automation, and Sharing"

12:15-1:30 Lunch

01:30-02:30 Robert Hampshire, University of Michigan
"Smart Cities: Data and Decision science for parking management"

02:30-03:30 Marta González, University of California, Berkeley
"Data Science to tackle Urban Challenges"

03:30-03:45 Coffee break

03:45-04:45 Rainald Löhner, George Mason University
"Crowd Management Via Multisensory Input, Fast Computing, Data Bases and Deep Learning"

04:45 Closing Remarks

For abstracts and biosketches please click the "ABSTRACTS AND BIOSKETCHES" link below.

ORGANIZERS

Tierra S Bills, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Charles Doering, Complex Systems, Mathematics, Physics
Gabor Orosz, Mechanical Engineering

See below to register for nametag (until noon Oct. 17, 2018). Lunch registration is closed.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:03:31 -0500 2018-10-18T08:30:00-04:00 2018-10-18T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium event poster
HET Seminars | Complexity of Vacua and Near-Vacua (October 19, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56748 56748-13994902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 19, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

In this talk I will study the computational complexity of vacua and near-vacua in field theory and string theory. From analogy to protein folding, it is natural to expect that finding stable vacua is computationally hard, in the sense of complexity theory. However, I will demonstrate that this is the case even for metastable vacua. The problem is exacerbated in string theory, since setting up the hard problem of finding string vacua requires actually computing the scalar potential in a controlled regime. Such computations involve solving instances of computationally hard problems. Cosmological implications will be discussed in light of a recently proposed measure that utilizes computational complexity.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:39:38 -0400 2018-10-19T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-19T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Bringing the Stars Down to Earth with the Most Powerful Particle Accelerator in the World (October 20, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54063 54063-13521828@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 20, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

We also celebrate the James Robert Walker Memorial Lecture on this date.

The elements we see around us are all forged in the glowing fires of stars. Nuclear energy and nuclear reactions are driving these fires, and the only way to ever understand how they work is by producing the relevant nuclei here on Earth and studying their properties. For this reason, among others, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, FRIB, is currently under construction in the heart of Michigan. When built, FRIB will finally give us unique access to those nuclei that are responsible for building the whole Universe.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:47:46 -0400 2018-10-20T10:30:00-04:00 2018-10-20T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Stars Explosion with Chart of Nuclei
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
Scientist Spotlight (October 23, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54561 54561-13598658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in activities to learn about their cutting-edge research! U-M scientists from many fields will participate in the Ypsilanti Community Schools' STEAM into Fall event, bringing engaging, hands-on activities to the community. These researchers are Science Communication Fellows with the U-M Museum of Natural History's Portal to the Public program.

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Other Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:12:09 -0400 2018-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-23T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other Scientist Spotlight
HET Brown Bag Seminars | Neutrino-dark matter interactions (October 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54071 54071-13521837@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

I will describe scenarios where the dark matter couples to neutrinos. This possibility has important implications for structure formation. I will describe novel probes of this possibility at the LHC and intensity frontier facilities. Additionally, the possibility of detecting neutrinos from dark matter decays at future experiments looking for the cosmic neutrino background such as PTOLEMY will be discussed.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:34:29 -0400 2018-10-24T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-24T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Lecture / Discussion Randall Laboratory
EEB student evalution seminar: Intelligent insects: the evolution of social cognition in simple neural environments (October 24, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57016 57016-14066098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Meagan presents her prelim talk.

Image: Michael Sheehan.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:53:01 -0400 2018-10-24T13:00:00-04:00 2018-10-24T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar wasp
HET Seminars | Hunting for Heavy Winos (October 26, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56969 56969-14057147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 26, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

I will discuss recent progress in calculating a precision photon spectrum for heavy wino annihilation to photons, along with implications for indirect detection experiments. I will review arguments that the 3 TeV mass wino is one of the simplest WIMP dark matter candidates. Then I will discuss how the large separation of scales from 3 TeV to the weak scale leads to a breakdown of perturbation theory. I will demonstrate how one can rely on modern effective field theory techniques to restore the convergence of the perturbative expansion, and will discuss our precision prediction for the wino annihilation spectrum. I will review the status of searching for these photons using a ground based air Cherenkov telescope array (the H.E.S.S. experiment), along with the impact of our calculation on the interpretation of these limits.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:41:14 -0400 2018-10-26T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-26T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Living in the Anthropocene: Toward a Resilient Human Society (October 27, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54064 54064-13521829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 27, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Today's Anthropocene time marks humanity's domination of Earth's changing environment. Societal resilience to the impacts of change requires preparation and adaptation, and, increasingly, mitigative action.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:50:18 -0400 2018-10-27T10:30:00-04:00 2018-10-27T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Earths Future
HET Brown Bag Seminars | Dark Matter and Fusion: Signals and Constraints from the Dark and the Light (October 31, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54073 54073-13521839@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

Over the past several years, non-WIMP dark matter candidates have attracted a surge of interest in the particle physics community. In this two-part talk, I will summarize the underlying physics motivation for (and observable consequences of) two such candidates, which share the feature that they are bound states of more familiar constituents. The first part of the talk will examine the astrophysical implications of a dark fermion that can form two-body bound states. The second part of the talk will examine new constraints on the "dibaryon", a hypothetical QCD bound state of six light quarks. The common thread of the talk will be the unique signals of fusion within or into a dark matter sector.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:36:02 -0400 2018-10-31T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-31T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
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
HET Seminars | The Status of the String Landscape (November 2, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57129 57129-14119705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 2, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

Whether string theory admits a multiverse of de Sitter solutions that look approximately like our universe is a hotly debated current topic. I will overview the basics of landscape constructions and explain my view on this question.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Oct 2018 08:41:40 -0400 2018-11-02T15:00:00-04:00 2018-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Particle Physics Buffet (November 3, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54067 54067-13521832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 3, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Recent news, eternal questions, and current conundrums in particle physics.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:51:37 -0400 2018-11-03T10:30:00-04:00 2018-11-03T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Particle Physics Buffet
HET Brown Bag Seminars | Holographic Entanglement and BMS blocks in three dimensional flat space (November 7, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57371 57371-14182266@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

I will discuss the holographic construction of entanglement entropy and blocks in three-dimensional flat space-times. I will present a prescription based on world-line methods in the probe limit, inspired by recent analog calculations in AdS/CFT. Building on this construction, a full extrapolate dictionary will be proposed, and used to compute holographic correlators and blocks away from the probe limit. Blocks involving heavy operators will be shown to involve probe particles propagating in flat space cosmologies.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:31:32 -0500 2018-11-07T12:00:00-05:00 2018-11-07T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Seminars | Deep Sets for Particle Jets (November 9, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57372 57372-14182267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 9, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

One of most basic facts about quantum mechanics is that identical particles are indistinguishable. One of most basic facts about quantum field theory is that only infrared-and-collinear-safe observables can be calculated in a fixed-order expansion. In this talk, I show how to incorporate both of these facts into a novel machine learning architecture called Energy Flow Networks (EFNs). EFNs are a special case of a more general architecture called Deep Sets, with the nice feature that one can "open the box" of an EFN to gain insight into what the network has learned. Using the example of quark/gluon jet tagging at the LHC, I highlight the excellent performance of EFNs and their intuitive visualization.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:37:55 -0500 2018-11-09T15:00:00-05:00 2018-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | The Proton Radius Puzzle (November 10, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54068 54068-13521833@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 10, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Until recently, we thought we knew exactly how big the proton is. Now we are not so sure anymore. What has happened and how are we going to solve the puzzle?

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:52:47 -0400 2018-11-10T10:30:00-05:00 2018-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Proton
Scientist Spotlight (November 10, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56305 56305-13878497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 10, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Other Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:19:38 -0400 2018-11-10T13:00:00-05:00 2018-11-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other Scientist Spotlight
RNA Innovation Seminar (November 14, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55320 55320-14261244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Mark Painter
PhD candidate from the Kathleen Collins research group
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Ashley Kalinski, PhD
Postdoctoral research fellow from the Giger Lab

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:23:43 -0500 2018-11-14T08:00:00-05:00 2018-11-14T09:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion logo
HET Brown Bag | Higgs Parity, Strong CP Problem and Unification (November 14, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57623 57623-14243985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

The quartic coupling of the Standard Model Higgs nearly vanishes at a high energy scale. We show that this is explained by the parity symmetry and its spontaneous break down by the condensation of the parity partner of the Higgs. The parity can solve the strong CP problem. The theory is embedded into SO(10) unification and the precise gauge coupling unification is achieved.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:30:20 -0500 2018-11-14T12:00:00-05:00 2018-11-14T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Distinguished University Professor Lecture, Presented by Dr. Gordon L. Amidon (November 14, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57490 57490-14202428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Does the much-maligned carbon dioxide, a driving force behind global warming, deserve its bad rap?

In his upcoming Distinguished University Professor lecture, Gordon L. Amidon, PhD’71, will explore carbon dioxide from many angles, “the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”

The talk will take place at 4 p.m. on November 14 in the Rackham Amphitheatre. The lecture and reception that follows are free and open to the public.

Prof. Gordon L. Amidon is the William I. Higuchi Distinguished University Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His research aims to understand the gastrointestinal factors that control drug absorption from an oral drug product.

“I will present a modest attempt to resurrect the image of carbon dioxide,” explains Amidon. “While global warming and the role that atmospheric gases play in the ‘green house’ effect has received considerable attention in the scientific and public press, I will point to the more positive role of carbon dioxide in evolution and in biology.”

Distinguished University Professorships recognize exceptional scholarly and/or creative achievements, national and international reputation, superior teaching and mentoring, and an impressive record of service. Each Professor delivers a lecture of their choosing during this event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:22:34 -0500 2018-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-14T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
November Science Café (November 14, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53990 53990-13510882@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

You've probably heard of the harmful "algal" blooms in Lake Erie. These are caused by cyanobacteria (the organisms formerly known as blue-green algae), which grow in nutrient-rich water, often overpopulating due to fertilizer run-off. But did you know that cyanobacteria also absorb CO2 and that researchers are studying whether they might affect, or even mitigate, global warming? Learn about water quality and the carbon cycle, and discuss the possible policy implications. Join Vincent Denef of the University of Michigan's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Anthony Vecchiarelli of the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.

Science Cafés provide an opportunity for audiences to discuss current science topics with experts in an informal setting. All Science Cafés take place at Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 318 South Main Street, Ann Arbor. Hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 PM; program 6:00-7:30 PM.

Sponsored by Sigma Xi - The scientific research society

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:57:02 -0400 2018-11-14T17:30:00-05:00 2018-11-14T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion
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
Saturday Morning Physics | Wrinkles, Crumples, and Origami: The Physics and Geometry of Thin Elastic Sheets (November 17, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54069 54069-13521834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 17, 2018 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

On this date we celebrate the Van Loo Family SMP Lecture.

The world is full of pattern forming thin elastic sheets, from organic ones like leaves and flowers to inorganic membranes manufactured in the lab. What are the limits of such biologically-inspired design?

Photo courtesy of Joseph Paulsen and Yousra Timounay.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:56:42 -0500 2018-11-17T10:30:00-05:00 2018-11-17T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Lecture / Discussion Paulsen Hexagon
RNA Innovation Seminar (November 19, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55320 55320-13716056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 19, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Mark Painter
PhD candidate from the Kathleen Collins research group
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Ashley Kalinski, PhD
Postdoctoral research fellow from the Giger Lab

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:23:43 -0500 2018-11-19T15:00:00-05:00 2018-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion logo
HET Brown Bag | M-theory and String Theory S-matrix From CFT (November 21, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57765 57765-14303997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

SPECIAL SEMINAR

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:29:27 -0500 2018-11-21T12:00:00-05:00 2018-11-21T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Brown Bag | Path Integrals, Finite Temperature, and Lattices (November 28, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57851 57851-14363800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

Surprisingly, partition functions for some model systems in statistical mechanics are invariant under formally reflecting the sign of temperature, T: +T -> -T. We call this T-reflection invariance. Clearly, partition functions for generic statistical systems cannot be invariant under T-reflection. However, in this talk we focus on finite-temperature path integrals and give a general picture for why finite-temperature path integrals in quantum field theory *should* behave well under T-reflection. We probe this general picture in the context of the harmonic oscillators (in one-dimension) and in conformal field theories on the two-torus (in two-dimensions) and in the mathematics of modular forms. We find that the relevant path integrals are often invariant only up to overall T-independent phases, which could be naturally interpreted as new anomalies under large coordinate transforms.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:37:33 -0500 2018-11-28T12:00:00-05:00 2018-11-28T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Department Colloquia | Keith Riles Collegiate Professorship Lecture (November 28, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52542 52542-12848850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

A century ago Albert Einstein realized that his newly created General Theory of Relativity implied that gravity propagates like light. These gravitational waves are minute disturbances of space itself, which can arise from distant and massive but compact bodies, such as black holes and neutron stars. Now that these ghostly waves have been detected by the LIGO and Virgo interferometers, physicists and astronomers are confirming Einstein's predictions (as usual), while probing some of the most exotic objects in the Universe. Insights from discoveries made so far will be presented, along with the potential for new discoveries that will make gravitational waves critical to the the next century of astronomy and cosmology.

The lecture will be in the Rackham Amphitheatre on the 4th floor.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:41:31 -0500 2018-11-28T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-28T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Physicist Keith Riles
EEB Friday Museums Seminar - A life on the move: Unraveling the mysterious evolution of fish migration (November 30, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57721 57721-14272047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 30, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Research Museums Center
Organized By: Herbarium

Migration is a widespread phenomenon among animals and has a profound influence on the evolution of species traits. Diadromous fishes are an extreme example of migration, moving between marine and freshwaters, often traveling thousands of kilometers for feeding and reproduction. Diadromous fishes include iconic species such as salmon, eels, shad, lamprey and sturgeon, yet the origins and evolutionary consequences of diadromy remain elusive. In this talk I will explore the evolution of diadromy spanning population to phylogenetic scales. I will evaluate a widely accepted hypothesis that links the origins of diadromy with productivity by integrating phylogenetic, biogeographic and global productivity data. Using phylogenetic comparative methods I will investigate the adaptive landscape of diadromous fishes to determine whether intraspecific variation predicts macroevolutionary phenotypic patterns in migratory fishes. Finally, using more than 100 years of natural history collections, I will trace the origin and evolutionary ecology of alewives introduced in the Great Lakes and compare these populations to native migratory populations from the East Coast of North America.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:36:36 -0500 2018-11-30T14:00:00-05:00 2018-11-30T15:00:00-05:00 Research Museums Center Herbarium Lecture / Discussion Image of seminar announcement.
HET Seminars | Particle Physics Beyond Colliders (November 30, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57852 57852-14363801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 30, 2018 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

Recently there have been several proposals of low-energy precision experiments that can search for new particles, new forces, and the Dark Matter of the Universe in a way that is complementary to collider searches. In this talk, I will present some examples involving atomic clocks, nuclear magnetic resonance, molecules, and astrophysical black holes accessible to LIGO.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:42:07 -0500 2018-11-30T15:00:00-05:00 2018-11-30T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Going, Going, Gone (November 30, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57779 57779-14306134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 30, 2018 4:30pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

John Megahan is the senior scientific illustrator at the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan since 1996. He holds a Master in Biology and eventually discovered the profession of biological illustration. He committed to freelance biological illustration for several years before joining the Museum of Zoology. While John enjoys the challenge of doing illustrations for others, he finds that as he matures, expressing his own artistic vision is becoming important to him. He is now looking forward to creating art that reflects his own interpretations of nature, life and the environment.

This exhibit gives a peek at the kinds of topics he hopes to pursue. He painted species that are threatened, endangered or have disappeared from Michigan and also of the flying squirrel, species that is being carefully watched by biologists as its distribution is changing and they are not sure why. He invites the viewer to see the show and find out about some interesting theories.

Going, Going, Gone runs from November through January.

Visit the website: www.seas.umich.edu/gallery For more information contact: Sara Adlerstein adlerste@umich.edu

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Exhibition Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:55:01 -0500 2018-11-30T16:30:00-05:00 2018-11-30T17:30:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building School for Environment and Sustainability Exhibition Artic Grayling
HET Brown Bag | Cosmology with Sub-MeV Thermal Relics (December 5, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58101 58101-14424582@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

The nature of dark matter (DM) is unknown, with a vast array of possibilities able to account for the missing mass of the universe. A predictive subset of DM models has DM in thermal equilibrium with Standard Model particles in the early universe. A well-known example of this is the Weakly-Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) with an electroweak-scale mass. However, as direct searches for WIMP-nucleus interactions set stronger and stronger limits, attention has turned to less well-explored DM candidates. Sub-MeV thermal relics, in particular, have received little attention, in part due to the apparently stringent bounds from astrophysics and cosmology. For example, such particles contribute to the energy density of the universe at the time of nucleosynthesis and recombination. The resulting constraints on extra degrees of freedom typically exclude even the simplest of such dark sectors. I will describe the physics that leads to these bounds and show that if a sub-MeV dark sector entered equilibrium with the Standard Model after neutrino-photon decoupling, these constraints are alleviated. This scenario naturally arises in theories of neutrino mass generation through the spontaneous breaking of lepton number. Dark matter relic abundance in these models independently motivates the MeV scale. This scenario will be decisively tested by future measurements of the cosmic microwave background and large scale structure of the universe.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:38:19 -0500 2018-12-05T12:00:00-05:00 2018-12-05T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
A Nobel Symposium. Learn about the 2018 Nobel Prizes (December 6, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57643 57643-14246156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Five U-M scholars discuss the work, impact, and personality of the Laureates of this year's five Nobel Prizes. (There will be snacks and coffee throughout the afternoon)

1PM PHYSICS - Ted Norris - Electrical Engineering & Computer Science will discuss the Physics prize shared by UM Emeritus Gérard Mourou and his then protegee Donna Strickland; and Arthur Ashkin. They are all recognized for their work on 'Tools made of light'.

1:45PM CHEMISTRY - James Bardwell - Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, will discuss the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners which include Frances H Arnold - for her work on the 'directed evolution of enzymes'; and George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for 'the phage display of peptide and antibodies'.

2:30PM MEDICINE - Weiping Zou - Pathology, Immunology, Biology & Surgery, will discuss the prize being awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo 'for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation'.

3:15PM ECONOMICS - Ellen Hughes-Cromwick - UM Energy Institute, will discuss the work of Prize recipients William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer - for 'integrating climate change' (the former) and for 'integrating technological innovations' (the latter) 'into long-run macroeconomic analysis'.

4PM PEACE - Ragnhild Nordaas, Political Science - will talk about the work of Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, who both focus on 'courageously combating war crimes and seeking justice for victims'.

Each presentation will be 45 minutes (30 minutes presentation, with approx. 15 minutes questions and discussion).

Illustrations of Nobel Peace Prize Winners reprinted with permission of the illustration artist Niklas Elmehed. Copyright Nobel Media.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:36:37 -0500 2018-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 2018-12-06T16:45:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium Nobel Peace Prize winners Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Ill. Niklas Elmehed - reprinted with permission
Scientist Spotlight (December 9, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57237 57237-14137617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 9, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Other Wed, 31 Oct 2018 09:39:44 -0400 2018-12-09T13:00:00-05:00 2018-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other Scientist Spotlight
Community-Academic Collaboration on Drinking Water Contamination by Fluorinated Compounds: in the Cape Fear (NC) River Basin (December 11, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57880 57880-14366050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Seminar and Webinar - Dr. Hoppin and Mr. Burdette will share their experiences and provide background information on the collaboration processes, the experience with blood testing and other biomonitoring as part of community engagement, and describe the GenX Exposure Study. Discussion topics include the importance of credibility in exposure research and lessons learned in the collaborative process.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:04:29 -0500 2018-12-11T12:00:00-05:00 2018-12-11T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Workshop / Seminar Flyer CEC+IHSC 12-11-2018
Complex Systems 270 Agent-Based Modeling Poster Competition (December 14, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58578 58578-14511764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 14, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

There will be six poster presented on the 7th Floor of Weiser Hall. There will be pizza for everyone. This is a great opportunity to help mentor these undergraduate students and give them the opportunity practice their presentation skills. Give a few minutes of your time to this worthy event.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:17:10 -0500 2018-12-14T16:00:00-05:00 2018-12-14T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Contest Flyer
Monarch Butterfly Migration (January 9, 2019 6:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58253 58253-14450643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 6:45pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum

André Green, a U-M Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, talks about how classical behavioral and physiological analyses are being combined with modern molecular, genetics and genomics tools to reveal hidden details of monarch migration biology. Presented by Wild Ones Ann Arbor.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:00:13 -0500 2019-01-09T18:45:00-05:00 2019-01-09T20:30:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum Lecture / Discussion
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Detroit Public Library:Wilder Branch (January 14, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58254 58254-14450646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 14, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places - Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 1: Extreme Temperatures
Dive deep into the ocean to get a closer look at thermal vents and cross the tundras to our polar regions to explore life in the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:04:40 -0500 2019-01-14T17:00:00-05:00 2019-01-14T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
HET Brown Bag | CWoLa Hunting -- Machine Learning for Model-Agnostic Bump Hunts (January 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59652 59652-14777839@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

New physics at the LHC would typically manifest as an anomalous overdensity of events in some phase space region of the high-dimensional feature space of LHC data. The traditional way to search for new physics is to make some theory-motivated guess as to what it will look like, and then make a phase space selection which is optimized using simulated data and then look in that region for an excess in the real LHC data. Higher sensitivity is often achieved at the expense of introducing stronger assumptions about the underlying signal model, which are used to make more optimised multivariate cuts using more event features. I will discuss a case study of an alternate paradigm, in which sensitive multivariate selections can be be found while maintaining few signal-model assumptions and without the need for potentially unreliable signal simulations. The key ingredient is a machine learning algorithm which searches for event over-densities on an otherwise smooth background, as is often the case in bump hunts for particle resonances. In this 'CWoLa-hunting' (Classification Without Labels) strategy, the selection cuts are not determined in advance but are rather dictated by the distribution of the actual measured LHC data. I will also provide a summary of some of the other ideas for using machine learning for model-agnostic searches that have been proposed in 2018.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:38:46 -0500 2019-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-16T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Lyon District Library (January 17, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58259 58259-14450649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 17, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 1: Extreme Temperatures
Dive deep into the ocean to get a closer look at thermal vents and cross the tundras to our polar regions to explore life in the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:07:16 -0500 2019-01-17T18:00:00-05:00 2019-01-17T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
HET Seminars | An Attractor Mechanism for nAdS(2)/nCFT(1) (January 18, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59653 59653-14777840@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 18, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:32:18 -0500 2019-01-18T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-18T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Saline District Library (January 19, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58260 58260-14450651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 19, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 1: Extreme Temperatures

Dive deep into the ocean to get a closer look at thermal vents and cross the tundras to our polar regions to explore life in the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:09:28 -0500 2019-01-19T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-19T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
RNA Innovation Seminar, Theme: Microbiology (January 21, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59712 59712-14780097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 21, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

1.) Adam Lauring, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology
Title of talk: “RNA virus mutation rates, new approaches to some old problems”
Keywords: Viral genetics, evolution, RNA dependent RNA polymerase, poliovirus, influenza virus

2.) Janet Price, Ph.D. candidate
from Matthew Chapman lab
Title of talk: “Seq-ing to Find Population Development During Biofilm Formation”

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:34:41 -0500 2019-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Understanding Social Communication Systems with Homology Theory (January 22, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59209 59209-14717513@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Current theoretical explorations of social communication systems rely on dyadic network-based representations of knowledge sharing. Real-world systems, however, frequently involve larger groups inter-communicating simultaneously. While some of these larger group interactions can be well approximated dyadically, others are left without a natural mathematical description for study. This talk will present some initial work tailoring concepts of simplicial sets from homology theory to address some of these questions and will demonstrate some simulation-based results with direct implication for communication systems. We will conclude with some discussion of how these perspectives might let us design efficient social groups to best accomplish different types of communication.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:21:09 -0500 2019-01-22T11:30:00-05:00 2019-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar FeffermanSeminarFlyer
Better Assemblies Through Geometric Frustration (January 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60291 60291-14857788@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

In hard materials, geometric frustration (GF) is most often associated with the disruption of long-range order in the bulk and proliferation of defects in the ground state. Soft and self-assembled materials, on the other hand, are composed of intrinsically flexible building blocks held together deformable and non-covalent forces. As such, soft assemblies systems are able to tolerate some measure of local misfit due to frustration, allowing imperfect order to extend over at least some
finite range.

This talk will overview an emerging paradigm for self-organized soft materials, geometrically-frustrated assemblies (GFAs), where interactions between self-assembling elements (e.g. particles, macromolecules, proteins) favor local packing motifs that are incompatible with uniform global order in the assembly. This classification applies to a broad range of material assemblies including self-twisting
protein filament bundles, amyloid fibers, chiral smectics and membranes, particle-coated droplets, curved protein shells and phase-separated lipid vesicles. In assemblies, GF leads to a host of anomalous structural and thermodynamic
properties, including heterogeneous and internally-stressed equilibrium structures, self-limiting assembly and topological defects in the equilibrium assembly structures.

I will highlight the some of the basic principles and common outcomes of GF in soft matter assemblies, as well as, outstanding questions not yet addressed about the unique properties and behaviors of this broad class of systems. Finally, I will describe opportunities and challenges to exploit the scale-dependent thermodynamics of GFA to engineer new classes of intentionally ill-fitting assemblies that target equilibrium architectures with well-defined dimensions on length scales that extend far beyond the size of the building blocks or their interactions.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:44:48 -0500 2019-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar GG Brown Laboratory
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Detroit Public Library: Main Branch (January 26, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58261 58261-14450691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 1: Extreme Temperatures
Dive deep into the ocean to get a closer look at thermal vents and cross the tundras to our polar regions to explore life in the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:14:58 -0500 2019-01-26T15:00:00-05:00 2019-01-26T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Ypsilanti District Library:Whittaker (January 27, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58270 58270-14450692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 1: Extreme Temperatures
Dive deep into the ocean to get a closer look at thermal vents and cross the tundras to our polar regions to explore life in the hottest and coldest places on Earth.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:17:33 -0500 2019-01-27T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-27T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
ELPP Lecture Series: Opportunity and Action in Federal Environmental Policy (January 28, 2019 11:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60186 60186-14846879@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 28, 2019 11:50am
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

The Trump administration has drastically changed how federal environmental policy is shaped and implemented. Beyond this obvious headline, there are much bigger trends that will influence the environment and economy in the years ahead. Mr. Parker will discuss where the real action and opportunity will be in this space in the coming years.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Doug Parker is a recognized leader in environmental risk and compliance who advises clients on environmental policy, public sector strategies, enforcement actions and crisis management.

At E&W Strategies, he serves clients by providing strategic direction in the areas of corporate and individual risk, crisis mitigation and environmental compliance. He brings a unique perspective to his role as the former Director of EPA's Criminal Investigation Division where he oversaw matters ranging from the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal.

Mr. Parker counsels clients on navigating environmental, health and safety compliance challenges across multiple industries, including the automotive, energy, chemical, utility and manufacturing sectors. He also provides guidance to law firms, consulting firms, and financial entities that are managing compliance matters or are engaged in due diligence with environmental risk implications. Additionally, Mr. Parker serves as a subject matter expert for those seeking to understand and navigate the environmental and natural resource policy space or who may be advocating at the federal level on critical policy and enforcement issues.

Mr. Parker speaks regularly to industry groups on strategies for navigating environmental risk and has shared his insights on CNN, National Public Radio, as well as in The New York Times and numerous other media outlets.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:36:56 -0500 2019-01-28T11:50:00-05:00 2019-01-28T12:50:00-05:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion
HET Brown Bag Seminars | Testing Models of Dark Matter and Modifications to Gravity using Local Milky Way Observables (January 30, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60479 60479-14899147@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

Galactic rotation curves are often considered the first robust evidence for the existence of dark matter. However, even in the presence of a dark matter halo, other galactic-scale observations, such as the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation and the Radial Acceleration Relation, remain challenging to explain. This has motivated various models of dark matter as well as long-distance, infrared (IR) modifications to gravity as an alternative to the dark matter hypothesis. We present a framework to test a general class of such models using local Milky Way observables, including the vertical acceleration field, the rotation curve, the baryonic surface density, and the stellar disk profile. In this talk I will focus on models that predict scalar amplifications of gravity, i.e., models that increase the magnitude but do not change the direction of the gravitational acceleration. MOdified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) as well as superfluid dark matter are examples. We find that models of this type are in tension with observations of the Milky Way scale radius and bulge mass and that cold non-interacting dark matter provides a better fit to the data. We conclude that models that result in a MOND-like force struggle to simultaneously explain both the rotational velocity and vertical motion of nearby stars in the Milky Way. A future publication will extend this analysis to include other models such as Strongly Interacting Dark Matter (SIDM).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:02:39 -0500 2019-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2019-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Seminars | From Seiberg-Witten Theory to Adjoint QCD (February 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60482 60482-14899149@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:07:52 -0500 2019-02-01T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-01T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Measuring self-similarity: power-laws and discrete scaling in blood vessels, earthquakes and fractals (February 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60276 60276-14857777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Wealth, earthquakes, blood vessels, turbulence and many other phenomena follow power-law probabilities with "black swan" behavior: extreme values such as billionaires or the 1906 San Francisco earthquake occur far more often than we would expect from seeing typical cases. The exponent of the power law determines the frequency of rare events and its measurement has been a challenge across fields. Power-law distributions arise from a symmetry, scale invariance, which is related to self-similarity. I introduce a new kind of power-law probability distribution that only assumes invariance to discrete scale transformations and thereby describes a wider variety of self-similar objects. I show how accounting for discreteness can resolve some of the difficulty of measuring power law exponents: popular maximum-likelihood inference methods are unstable in common empirical contexts and a discrete estimator rescues the method. This results in a 10% correction to measurements of the Gutenberg-Richter earthquake scaling constant and a new method for measuring scaling relationships in fractal objects like circulatory systems and Romanesco broccoli.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:29:48 -0500 2019-02-05T11:30:00-05:00 2019-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Mitchell Newberry Photo
HET Brown Bag | Hamiltonian Truncation and the S^3 Partition Function (February 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60738 60738-14961638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

In this talk I discuss Hamiltonian truncation, a toolkit to construct quantum field theories. Hamiltonian truncation is in many ways orthogonal to the more familiar lattice regularization, and it can be used to systematically compute QFT observables with little computational effort. In the first part of this talk I will review the basic ideas behind this method, as well as some examples from the literature in d=2 and d>2 dimensions. In the second part I will discuss recent work involving strongly-coupled scalar theories on the three-dimensional sphere. Based on hep-th/1811.00528.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:21:07 -0500 2019-02-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-06T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
MUSE Workshop: What can environmental literary studies teach us about infrastructure? (February 7, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60212 60212-14917075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 7, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:55:48 -0500 2019-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
HET Seminars | The Search for Axion Dark Matter (February 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60740 60740-14961641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

Dark matter is the dominant source of matter in our Universe. However, while dark matter dictates the evolution of large-scale astrophysical systems through its gravitational effects, the particle nature of dark matter is unknown. This is despite the significant effort that has gone into the search for particle dark matter over the past decades. In this talk I will review the current status of the search for particle dark matter. I will focus specifically on a dark matter particle candidate called the axion, which is both well-motivated theoretically and also relatively unexplored experimentally. I will outline the near-term program for searching for axion dark matter and show that if this theory is correct, then we will probably know soon.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:20:37 -0500 2019-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-08T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Constructing an Earth: Just Add Water (February 9, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59475 59475-14745541@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 9, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

In this talk we will explore how a life-bearing world such as our own originates by following the necessary materials from their origins in space.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:40:02 -0500 2019-02-09T10:30:00-05:00 2019-02-09T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar NASA image of Earth viewed from space
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch (February 10, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60507 60507-14901385@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 10, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.
Workshop 2: Life Without Light
Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:51:41 -0500 2019-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2019-02-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Detroit Public Library: Wilder branch (February 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60509 60509-14901386@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 2: Life Without Light
Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:54:13 -0500 2019-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-11T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
HET Brown Bag | Learning New Physics from a Machine (February 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61034 61034-15024920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

I will discuss how to use neural networks to detect data departures from a given reference model, with no prior bias on the nature of the new physics responsible for the discrepancy. The algorithm that I will describe returns a global p-value that quantifies the tension between the data and the reference model. It also allows to compare directly what the network has learned with the data, giving a fully transparent account of the nature of possible signals. The potential applications are broad, from LHC physics searches to cosmology and beyond.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:28:05 -0500 2019-02-13T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-13T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Seminars | Building Bulk Observables in AdS/CFT (February 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61036 61036-15024922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The AdS/CFT correspondence relates a theory of gravity in anti-de Sitter space to a CFT on the boundary. A natural question is how local fields in AdS can be expressed in terms of the CFT. In the 1/N expansion this can be done by (i) identifying suitable building blocks - free bulk fields - in the CFT, (ii) assembling the building blocks to make interacting bulk fields. I'll present an approach where the first step is carried out using modular flow in the CFT and the second step is driven by requiring bulk causality.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:28:30 -0500 2019-02-15T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-15T16:00:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Are Concussions the Downfall of Football? (February 16, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59479 59479-14745550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 16, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

With the potential for long term effects, the media has placed significant attention on concussions in football. But is all of it accurate?

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:41:04 -0500 2019-02-16T10:30:00-05:00 2019-02-16T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Ohio-Michigan Helmet Impact
Dinosaur Camp! (February 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60516 60516-14901392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in learning more about dinosaurs and complete cool prehistoric activities at Dinosaur Camp! For grades K-5.

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Other Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:27:18 -0500 2019-02-16T13:00:00-05:00 2019-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Saline District Library (February 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60510 60510-14901387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 2: Life Without Light
Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:56:16 -0500 2019-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-16T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
The 2nd Annual Data for Public Good Symposium (February 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60915 60915-14988672@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Do you have experience in working alongside community partners in data analysis or program evaluation? Do you want to connect with others who are using their skills for public good? National efforts from organizations such as DataKind, Data Science for Social Good, and Statistics without Borders have been expanding in recent years as more individuals recognize their potential to impact social change. Great things can happen when individuals are empowered to dedicate time, resources, and knowledge to the pursuit of public good. Whether we work in the foreground or the background, we can all contribute to improving the lives of those around us.

Statistics in the Community (STATCOM), in collaboration with the Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER) and the Community Technical Assistance Collaborative (CTAC), invite you to attend the 2nd Annual Data for Public Good Symposium hosted by the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS). The symposium showcase the many research efforts and community-based partnerships at U-M that focus on improving humanity by using data for public good. If you are interested in attending, please register in the link below.

Presenters:
- Partners for Preschool: The Added Value of Learning Activities at Home During the Preschool Year, Amanda Ketner, School of Education
- University-Community Partnership to Support Ambitious STEM Teaching: Leveraging University of Michigan expertise in education, research, and evaluation to support innovative, interactive teaching across the S.E. Michigan region and beyond, C. S. Hearn, Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER)
- Open Data Flint, Stage II, Kaneesha Wallace, MICHR
- Research-Practice Partnerships at the Youth Policy Lab, A Foster, ISR Youth Policy Lab and School of Education
- The LOOP Estimator: Adjusting for Covariates in Randomized Experiments, Edward Wu, Statistics
- Barrier Busters: Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Strategy to Promote Economic Self-Sufficiency, Elise Gahan, School of Public Health
- Implementing Trauma-Informed Care at University Libraries, Monte-Angel Richardson, School of Social Work
- Why did the global crude oil price start to rise again after 2016?, Shin Heuk Kang, Economics
Poverty and economic hardship in Michigan communities: Data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), Natalie Fitzpatrick, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy
Understanding Networks of Influence on U.S. Congressional Members’ Public Personae on Twitter, Angela Schopke, Chris Bredernitz, Caroline Hodge, School of Information

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:52:27 -0500 2019-02-19T10:00:00-05:00 2019-02-19T16:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium 2nd Annual Data for
Quantifying human behavior in epidemiology (February 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60413 60413-14875273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Emergent epidemics present major challenges to both global health and international politics. The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa alone took over ten thousand lives despite international aid nearing $5 billion from 70 countries. In retrospect, the declaration of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern came late, over 4 months after the first international transmission event. These apparent systemic failures likely reflect the fact that emergent epidemics are incredibly difficult to predict. The last decade saw Ebola emerge in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2012, as well as Uganda in 2007, but these previous outbreaks never exceeded a few hundred cases, compared to nearly 30,000 cases in the West African epidemic.

A key problem is that the dynamics of emergent epidemics are shaped in large part by societal and behavioral factors, which are all highly variable. We will discuss these behavioral factors using stories from local communities, contact tracing, genomic data, and reports from the most extensive social mobilization effort to date. All of these distinct data sources influence how we use and interpret models from epidemiology, network theory and collective behavior. Slowly but surely, this synergy data sources and modeling approaches should pave the way for a new approach to epidemiology.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:54:32 -0500 2019-02-19T11:30:00-05:00 2019-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Headshot
HET Brown Bag | Energy Condition, Modular Flow, and AdS/CFT (February 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61328 61328-15088049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

In recent years, substantial progresses has been made in understanding and proving a number of energy conditions in quantum field theories (QFTs), which played very important roles for constraining quantum corrections to black hole dynamics in general relativity. In this talk, I will discuss proof of the quantum null energy condition (QNEC), both in holographic CFTs based on AdS/CFT, and in generic CFTs using techniques related to the entanglement structure. Furthermore, I will discuss the connection between the two approaches, and in doing this, deep relations between boundary modular flow and bulk RT surface dynamics will be revealed.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:39:43 -0500 2019-02-20T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-20T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Seminars | *To Be Confirmed* (February 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61331 61331-15088051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

*To Be Confirmed*

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:39:40 -0500 2019-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T13:00:00-05:00 West Hall HET Seminars Lecture / Discussion West Hall
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Lyon District Library (February 21, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60511 60511-14901388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 2: Life Without Light
Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:58:49 -0500 2019-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Saturday Morning Physics | Searching for Dark Matter with Antimatter (February 23, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59484 59484-14745555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 23, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Antimatter cosmic ray measurements can advance our understanding of high-energy astrophysical phenomena in our own Galaxy. Over the last years, satellite experiments as the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on board the International Space Station measure antimatter cosmic ray fluxes, including positrons (the antiparticles of electrons), antiprotons (the antiparticles of protons) and recently antimatter nuclei. These measurements provide a novel probe to search for new physics including annihilations of dark matter in the Milky Way, which I will present.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:42:13 -0500 2019-02-23T10:30:00-05:00 2019-02-23T11:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Dark Matter and Antimatter Collage
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Detroit Public Library (February 23, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60512 60512-14901390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 23, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 2: Life Without Light
Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:02:47 -0500 2019-02-23T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Book Talk and Signing - Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future... And What We Can Do About It (February 25, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61074 61074-15027213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

The Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center (M-LEEaD) presents a book talk by Dr. Leo Trasande who will be speaking about his recent publication Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future... and What We Can Do About It in conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of the 2018 book What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:32:02 -0500 2019-02-25T16:30:00-05:00 2019-02-25T18:30:00-05:00 Public Health II Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Book Talk Flyer
Dissonance Event Series: Genetics & Medical Apps: Ethics, Privacy, Law and Policy (February 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60952 60952-14990967@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information Assurance

Each new genetic test or medical app generates or collects more and more detailed health data, but may also raise serious issues for medicine, public health. Under what circumstances should a test be used, and how should it be implemented? Should people be allowed to choose or refuse a test, or should it be mandatory, as newborn screening is in some states? How should the data from these tests be used, and should individuals control access to the results of their tests? If test results are released to third parties, such as employers or insurers, what protections should be in place to protect individuals from unfair treatment based on test results, data collected, or genotype?

This Dissonance series event will take a multi-disciplinary look at these issues from a variety of theoretical and applied perspectives.

Panelists will include:
- Lori Andrews, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Science, Law and, Technology at Chicago Kent Law School

- Jodyn Platt, Assistant Professor, U-M Medical School

- Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Assistant Professor, U-M Medical School, Chief of the Research Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

- Denise Anthony, Professor, U-M School of Public Health

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:08:57 -0500 2019-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 2019-02-25T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information Assurance Lecture / Discussion Genetics & Medical Apps Panel Discussion
Informing economic complexity with ecological complexity: Studying sustainable fisheries with complex food webs (February 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61123 61123-15036279@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

The FAO has warned that fishing rates have reached ecologically unsustainable levels. The risk posed by high fishing rates will increase as economic demand and per-capita fish consumption continue to rise. Considering both these ecological and economic realities is essential to developing long-term sustainable fishing strategies. By incorporating the dynamics of fishing effort into complex, realistic network models of fishery ecosystems, our research can more concretely ask: 1) How does food web structure drive the effect of fisheries on food webs and 2) How do different economic models affect the sustainability of fisheries?

While we find that the initial direct effects on the biomass of the extracted species correlates with the level of fishing effort, the longer term effects on overall food-web structure and community biomass depend upon the identity and connectivity of the species harvested. Intuitively, the structural properties of the food-web itself feed back into the effects of different extraction rates. The additional complexity of variable fishing effort through different economic strategies makes clear the need to consider how to measure sustainability in transient oscillating systems when many traditional economic models concentrate on dynamic equilibrium.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:55:32 -0500 2019-02-26T11:30:00-05:00 2019-02-26T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Paul Glaum
Forum on Climate Change & Health -- What the Science Says & What We Can Do (February 26, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59580 59580-14754546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The program includes: a keynote discussion (3:30-5:00 pm) in Forum Hall followed by a reception concluding the event (5:00-6:00 pm). The keynote panel will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing.
Register (free) here: https://goo.gl/forms/3uK2Qj8SztrhzK4o2
Keynote Panel Live Stream: https://youtu.be/s9zCthg0G8M
This event is organized by the UM Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD), NIEHS grant P30ES017885 and is co-sponsored by the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), and UM SPH Department of Environmental Health Sciences.
More information is available here:http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_Climate_Change_and_Health_2019.php

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:29:18 -0500 2019-02-26T15:30:00-05:00 2019-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Center for Midlife Science Workshop / Seminar Climate Change & Health
HET Brown Bag | Searching for Flavour Symmetries: Old Data New Tricks (February 27, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61584 61584-15150258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

The observed pattern of mixing in the neutrino sector may be explained by the presence of a non-Abelian, discrete flavour symmetry broken into residual subgroups at low energies. These flavour models require the presence of Standard Model singlet scalars, namely flavons, which decay to charged leptons in a flavour-conserving or violating manner. In this talk, I will present the constraints on the model parameters of an A4 leptonic flavour model using a synergy of g-2, charged lepton flavour conversion and collider data. The most powerful constraints derive from the MEG collaboration's result and the reinterpretation of an 8 TeV ATLAS search for anomalous productions of multi-leptonic final states.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:40:12 -0500 2019-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-27T13:00:00-05:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
RNA Innovation Seminar || Co-sponsored with the UM Chromatin Club (February 27, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59779 59779-14786530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Samie Jaffrey, MD, PhD, Greenberg-Starr Professor, Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:26:15 -0500 2019-02-27T15:00:00-05:00 2019-02-27T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion speaker photo
Biosciences Initiative RNA Faculty Candidate Seminar (March 7, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61952 61952-15241362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 7, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

“Spatiotemporal regulation of mRNA function in health and neurological disease”

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:04:44 -0500 2019-03-07T16:00:00-05:00 2019-03-07T17:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Scientist Spotlight (March 10, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58896 58896-14576207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 10, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Other Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:03:07 -0500 2019-03-10T13:00:00-04:00 2019-03-10T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other Scientist Spotlight
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch (March 10, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60808 60808-14970663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 10, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier
Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:10:03 -0500 2019-03-10T14:00:00-04:00 2019-03-10T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch (March 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60809 60809-14970664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier
Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM -Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
Thursday March 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:08:12 -0500 2019-03-11T17:00:00-04:00 2019-03-11T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Towards a neural and mathematical understanding of how we generate and keep a musical beat (March 12, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59963 59963-14806083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

While many people say they have no rhythm, most humans when listening to music can easily discern and move to a beat. On the other hand, many of us are not so adept at actually generating and maintaining a constant beat over a period of time. Demonstrating a beat is a very complicated task. Among other things, it involves the ability of our brains to estimate time intervals and to make physical movements, for example hitting a drum, in coordination with the time estimates that we make. How the complex system comprised of our brain and body solves this problem is an open and active area of research. In this talk, I will introduce a neuromechanistic model of a beat generator, which is defined here as a group of neurons that can learn to keep a constant beat across a range of frequencies relevant to music. The model is a biophysical manifestation of two different types of models: error/correction and neural entrainment models, both of which will be reviewed. The goal of the talk is not just to introduce a new way of thinking of beat generation, but also to raise a series of questions about the nature of time and the role of perception in our ability to make decisions.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:16:51 -0500 2019-03-12T11:30:00-04:00 2019-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Amitabha Bose Photo
HET Brown Bag | Inflation and Supersymmetry Breaking in an M-theory Framework (March 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62006 62006-15273938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

**Please note this talk will be on Tuesday at noon in 3481 Randall**

Compactifying M-theory on a manifold of G2 holonomy gives a UV complete 4D theory. It is supersymmetric, with soft supersymmetry breaking via gaugino condensation that simultaneously stabilizes all moduli and generates a hierarchy between the Planck and the Fermi scale. It has gauge matter, chiral fermions, and several other important features of our world, including a De Sitter vacuum. Here we show that the theory also contains a successful inflaton, which is essentially the overall volume modulus of the compactified manifold. We will discuss the cosmological and experimental implications of this theory.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:48:46 -0400 2019-03-12T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
HET Brown Bag | Asymptotic Symmetries and the Soft Photon Theorem in Arbitrary Dimensions (March 13, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62007 62007-15273940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

We show that Weinberg's leading soft photon theorem in massless quantum electrodynamics (QED) implies the existence of an infinite-dimensional large gauge symmetry, which acts non-trivially on the null boundaries of (d+2)-dimensional Minkowski spacetime. These symmetries are parameterized by an arbitrary function of the d-dimensional celestial sphere living at null infinity. This extends the equivalence between Weinberg’s leading soft photon theorem and the large gauge symmetries of QED from even dimensions higher or equal to four to all dimensions.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:53:25 -0400 2019-03-13T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-13T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Biosciences Initiative RNA Faculty Candidate Seminar (March 13, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61951 61951-15241354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

“Uncovering post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying human diseases Through CRISPR-based screening strategies”

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:58:32 -0500 2019-03-13T16:00:00-04:00 2019-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
The Lysosome in Nutrient Sensing and Cellular Growth Control (March 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60872 60872-14979684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Haoxing Xu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:47:33 -0500 2019-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar microscope photo
HET Seminars | New Directions in Self-Interacting Dark Matter, From Astrophysics to the Lattice (March 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62008 62008-15273941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

Dark matter may have its own dark forces and interactions that are distinct from the Standard Model and unrelated the weak scale. To test this idea, galaxies and clusters of galaxies serve as cosmic colliders for measuring self-scattering among dark matter particles. Present constraints imply that if self-interactions are to solve the infamous core-cusp problem in dwarf galaxies, the scattering cross section must fall with energy/velocity to avoid cluster limits. To test this velocity dependence, I present new constraints on dark matter self-interactions at an intermediate scale with groups of galaxies. I also describe using mock observations from N-body simulations of self-interacting dark matter with baryons as a test of our methods. Lastly, I describe some recent work toward strongly-coupled theories of self-interacting dark matter, using tools borrowed from lattice QCD to compute its properties nonperturbatively.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:00:46 -0400 2019-03-15T15:00:00-04:00 2019-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Rare Events in the Short Happy Lives of Muons and Kaons (March 16, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59599 59599-14754552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 16, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

As our understanding of the building blocks of matter and how they interact has increased, particle physicists have turned their attention to finding processes not known in the Standard Model. We will talk about two searches for rare processes involving the decays of muons and kaons.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:42:36 -0500 2019-03-16T10:30:00-04:00 2019-03-16T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Full Detector
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Saline District Library (March 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60810 60810-14970665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier
Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM -Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
Thursday March 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:14:16 -0500 2019-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-03-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
Scientist Spotlight at Young Scientists Expo (March 17, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60807 60807-14970662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 17, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Visit over 100 middle school student projects! Meet University of Michigan scientists and participate in engaging, hands-on activities to learn about their cutting-edge research! The scientists are Science Communication Fellows with the U-M Museum of Natural History's Portal to the Public program and represent various scientific fields. Suitable for upper elementary through adult audiences.

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Other Tue, 05 Feb 2019 08:07:30 -0500 2019-03-17T13:00:00-04:00 2019-03-17T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Other Scientist Spotlight
Rackham/Sweetland Workshops: Writing Literature Reviews in the Natural Sciences (March 18, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60373 60373-14866474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 18, 2019 12:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

A literature review is a foundational component of the dissertation that provides important context for one's research and writing. It is also a challenging organizational project. In this workshop, we will explore the purpose and conventions of literature reviews in the natural sciences. The workshop will include a discussion of the genre of literature reviews, why they are important, and how they can be organized. Our ultimate goal will be to equip graduate students with both an understanding of different approaches to literature reviews as well as strategies for summarizing the literature and organizing content.

Register at https://lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/graduates/sweetland-rackham-workshops.html

Rackham / Sweetland Workshops, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 24 Jan 2019 15:35:47 -0500 2019-03-18T12:30:00-04:00 2019-03-18T14:00:00-04:00 North Quad Sweetland Center for Writing Workshop / Seminar North Quad
HET Brown Bag | Pulsar Timing as a Probe of Primordial Black Holes and Subhalos (March 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62229 62229-15335273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

Pulsars act as accurate clocks, sensitive to gravitational redshift and acceleration induced by transiting clumps of matter. In this talk, I study the sensitivity of pulsar timing arrays (PTA) to transiting compact dark matter objects, focusing on primordial black holes and subhalos. Such dark matter clumps can result in different classes of signals observable in pulsar timing experiments depending on the mass of the object. I will classify the types of signals, where they are most important, and the different search strategies resulting in possible constraints over a huge mass range, 10^−12 to 100 solar masses. Crucially, PTAs offer the opportunity to probe much less dense objects than lensing experiments due to the large effective radius over which such objects can be observed with a single pulsar. We project the reach possible with current and future pulsar timing experiments, with sensitivity to a dark matter sub-component reaching the sub-percent level over significant parts of this range with future detectors.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:58:44 -0400 2019-03-20T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-20T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Dissertation defense: Developments for the next generation of evolutionary paleobiology (March 21, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60942 60942-14990933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2019 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Caroline presents her dissertation defense.

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Presentation Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:22:12 -0500 2019-03-21T09:00:00-04:00 2019-03-21T10:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation phylogenies showing human ancestors
MUSE Workshop: People don't "get used to" wind turbines: understanding public acceptance (March 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60218 60218-14849120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:19:57 -0500 2019-03-21T17:00:00-04:00 2019-03-21T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Lyon District Library (March 21, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60811 60811-14970666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier
Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM -Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
Thursday March 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:45:45 -0500 2019-03-21T18:00:00-04:00 2019-03-21T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
The Short and the Long of Telomeres: Structures, Mechanisms and Disease Implication (March 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60875 60875-14981916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: JK Nandakumar

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:34:07 -0500 2019-03-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-22T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar telomere drawing
Saturday Morning Physics | From Tiny to Huge and Something in Between: Exploring the Universe of Neutrinos, Magnets and Galaxies (March 23, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59602 59602-14754555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 23, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

The Elusive Neutrino
Rory Fitzpatrick, Graduate Student Research Assistant (U-M Physics)
The neutrino is simultaneously one of the most abundant and evasive particles in our universe; it is particularly difficult to detect, but holds the key to understanding fundamental questions about the world in which we live. How do we photograph rare neutrino interactions? And what can we learn from those images once we capture them?

Magnetic Microscopy: New Techniques to Measure Magnetism
Lu Chen, Graduate Student Research Assistant (U-M Physics)
The quartz tuning fork has been used as a time standard in the wrist watch for over 50 years. We use it to develop a high-resolution magnetometry, which could be used to measure the magnetism in many novel materials.

Galaxies Galore! Precision Cosmology with Large Scale Structure
Noah Weaverdyck, Ph.D. Candidate (U-M Physics)
What is the universe made of? How does it behave on the largest scales? I will discuss how cosmologists are attempting to answer these questions and more using state-of-the-art telescopes that map millions of galaxies across the cosmos.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:43:05 -0500 2019-03-23T10:30:00-04:00 2019-03-23T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Observation
"Comprehensive Discovery of Bacterial Ribozymes and Riboswitches" (March 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61949 61949-15241352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Henry Ford II Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Professor, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:33:18 -0400 2019-03-25T11:00:00-04:00 2019-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Confined curved shells and their elaborate conformations (March 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61796 61796-15186441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Curved shells, when confined, can deform to a broad assortment of large scale shapes and smaller scale wrinkling and folding patterns quite unlike those produced by their flat counterparts. The intrinsic, natural curvature of an elastic shell is the central element that allows for this rich and very interesting morphological landscape. It is also the source of the geometric nonlinearities that render a direct analytic treatment of non-Euclidean shells difficult, even under small forces or applied loads. In this talk we examine some snapshots of this morphological landscape. Inspired by the natural folding and unfolding of pollen grains, we use theory, simulations and experiments to explore the large scale deformation of a confined thin spherical shell with an opening. We then proceed to investigate the surface topography of shallow doubly curved shells resting on a fluid substrate. The frustration due to the competing flat geometry of the substrate and the curved one of the shell produces a wealth of highly reproducible and ordered wrinkling patterns, in conjunction with other random and disordered patterns as well. These examples illustrate that Gaussian curvature can be a powerful tool for the creation of complex patterns

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:13:24 -0500 2019-03-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-03-26T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Eleni Katifori
HET Brown Bag | Sphere Packing and Quantum Gravity (March 27, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62522 62522-15397099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

The sphere packing problem asks to find the densest possible packing of identical spheres in d dimensions. The problem was recently solved analytically in 8 and 24 dimensions by Viazovska et al., building on linear programming bounds of Cohn+Elkies. I will show that there is a close connection between these results on sphere packing and the modular bootstrap in two-dimensional conformal field theories. In particular, I will explain that Viazovska's solution was essentially rediscovered in the conformal bootstrap literature in the guise of "analytic extremal functionals". It corresponds to saturation of the modular bootstrap bounds by known 2D CFTs. Sphere packing in a large number of dimensions maps to the modular bootstrap at large central charge, which can be used to constrain quantum gravity in large AdS_3. I will use the new analytic techniques to improve significantly on the best asymptotic upper bound on the mass of the lightest state in such theories.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Mar 2019 08:55:03 -0400 2019-03-27T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-27T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places at Ann Arbor District Library (March 27, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60812 60812-14970667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier
Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM -Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
Thursday March 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:44:44 -0500 2019-03-27T14:00:00-04:00 2019-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar
2019 Ford Distinguished Lecture in Physics | General Relativity: Creator and Killer of Galaxies (March 27, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60963 60963-14997736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Department Colloquia

The story of galaxy life cycles is becoming clear. Professor and Astronomer Emerita Sandra Faber will take us through the earliest moments of galaxy birth during inflation, the inception of star formation, the gradual emergence of shape and structure, and finally death at the hands of black holes. Explaining the origin of galaxies is emerging as one of the great triumphs of modern physics.

Dr. Sandra Faber is a Professor Emerita at the University of California Santa Cruz and an Astronomer Emerita at the University of California Observatories.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:23:42 -0500 2019-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2019-03-27T17:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Sandra Faber, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (UCSC)
Placental-Maternal-Fetal Communication Vesicles, and Pregnancy Health (March 28, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62129 62129-15299880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 28, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

The trophoblast at the feto-maternal interface fulfills functions that are critical for embryonic development, including gas exchange, supply of nutrients, removal of waste products, endocrine regulation, and immunological defense. In his lab, Dr. Sadovsky utilizes molecular and cellular approaches to decipher mechanisms underlying placental development, differentiation, and response to injury. Using cultured primary human placental cells, genetically-altered mice, and placental samples from human pregnancies, his lab examines molecular mechanisms underlying trophoblast response to diverse stressors that adversely influence the homeostatic balance between cell injury and adaptation. Dr. Sadovsky’s research assesses how these stressors contribute to placental dysfunction and fetal growth restriction (FGR), which predispose to childhood neurodevelopmental dysfunction and adult metabolic syndrome.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:45:29 -0400 2019-03-28T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-28T13:00:00-04:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar Sadovsky Seminar
MUSE Workshop: The Effects of Expanded Refrigeration on Food System Sustainability (March 28, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60219 60219-14849121@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 28, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:22:22 -0500 2019-03-28T17:00:00-04:00 2019-03-28T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
4th Annual RNA Symposium (March 29, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59721 59721-14780105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Rachel Green, Johns Hopkins
Howard Chang, Stanford
Alice Telesnitsky, Michigan
Kristen Lynch, Pennsylvania
David Bartel, MIT

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:36:50 -0400 2019-03-29T08:00:00-04:00 2019-03-29T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion photos
HET Seminars | Dark Matter In and Out of Equilibrium (March 29, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62524 62524-15397101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 29, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

One generic scenario for the dark matter of our universe is that it resides in a hidden sector: it talks to other dark fields more strongly than it talks to the Standard Model. I'll discuss some simple, WIMP-y models of this kind of hidden sector dark matter, paying particular attention to what we can learn from the cosmic history of the dark sector. In particular, the need to populate the dark sector in the early universe can control the observability of dark matter today. Some results of interest include new cosmological lower bounds on direct detection cross-sections and simple models of dark matter with parametrically novel behavior.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:06:43 -0400 2019-03-29T15:00:00-04:00 2019-03-29T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Update on Physics from the LHC (March 30, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59603 59603-14754556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

The quest to understand fundamental particles and forces in our Universe with the world's largest particle accelerator.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:43:29 -0500 2019-03-30T10:30:00-04:00 2019-03-30T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar LHC Tunnel
Directional Entropic Forces from Lattice Dimers (April 2, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62340 62340-15353056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Recent investigations show that minimal interactions of particles can give rise to complex emergent structures. In particular, complex crystalline structures can be assembled from anisotropic colloids exclusively via entropic excluded-volume interaction. These emergent interactions can be quantified and explained via directional entropic forces (DEFs). Here we study the emergent arrangement in a much simpler system of finite density lattice dimers. We propose a new computational paradigm based on tensor network contraction that does not rely on Monte Carlo sampling. Computing DEFs for the dimers with this method poses new types of questions in study of lattice models in statistical physics. We indicate the ways in which tensor networks can serve as a new graphic language to discuss rigorous computations in statistical physics.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:10:29 -0400 2019-04-02T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-02T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Andrei Klishin
The Unlikely Friendship of Math and Science (April 3, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62432 62432-15364114@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:30pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department of Mathematics

Abstract: On the one hand, there's science: the clear-eyed, hard-nosed, the pragmatic empiricist. On the other hand, there's math: the poet, the dreamer, the hunter of wild abstractions. How do these two intellectual traditions regard one another? And why is it that the most useless-sounding math - from knot theory to meta-logic to non-Euclidean geometry - often turns out to be the most useful? Prerequisites: basic human curiosity; tolerance for bad drawings; the willingness to participate in a silly debate. In short: all are welcome!

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:15:46 -0400 2019-04-03T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-03T18:30:00-04:00 East Hall Department of Mathematics Lecture / Discussion Ben Orlin Public Lecture
HET Seminars | Cosmic Censorship Violation and Black Hole Collisions in Higher Dimensions (April 5, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62737 62737-15457904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 5, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Seminars

The cosmic censorship conjecture raises the question of whether classical gravitational dynamics can drive a low-energy configuration into an accessible regime of quantum gravity, with Planck-scale curvatures and energy densities visible by distant observers. I will present evidence that cosmic censorship is violated in the quintessential phenomenon of General Relativity: the collision and merger of two black holes. It only requires a sufficient total angular momentum in a collision in high enough number of dimensions.
Nevertheless, I will argue that even if cosmic censorship is violated in this and in some other know instances, its spirit remains unchallenged: classical relativity describes the physics seen by observers outside the black holes accurately, with only minimal quantum input that does not entail macroscopic disruptions.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:01:59 -0400 2019-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-05T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Saturday Morning Physics | On the Shore of the Cosmic Ocean (April 6, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59605 59605-14754557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 6, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we've learned most of what we know. Recently, we've waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting.” Carl Sagan visualized our perspective on Earth as looking out to a vast ocean, and with an international fleet of space-based and ground observatories now and soon to come, we are poised more than ever to jump into the larger universe. The upcoming Solar Orbiter mission gives us a perfect example of how far we can go when we work together across traditional boundaries and realize that nothing in science is done in isolation. Understanding our own star leads to an increased awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s place in our solar system, as well as the Sun’s influence on planets near and far, all the way out to the boundary of our solar system. And our vision doesn’t stop there; using our star as a template informs our view of other star systems and their worlds. What we learn now, sitting on that shore, will enrich our journey out into the endless cosmic sea.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:10:15 -0500 2019-04-06T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-06T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Explore Science
HET Brown Bag | Gravity Amplitudes from the Ultraviolet (April 10, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62928 62928-15517952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

Scattering amplitudes in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills can be described in terms a geometrical object, the Amplituhedron. Special properties of loop integrands seem to indicate that this picture persists beyond the planar limit. My talk will describe a first step, and several challenges, in finding similar structures in gravity amplitudes.
I will explain how their ultraviolet behaviour, usually considered problematic, might hold the key to this problem.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:36:01 -0400 2019-04-10T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-10T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Helmut W. Baer Lecture | The Neutron Lifetime Puzzle (April 10, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60984 60984-15000011@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department Colloquia

Neutrons make up half of all matter but become unstable when freed from the nucleus. The precise value of the neutron lifetime plays an important role in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology. Professor Liu will describe the latest measurement, which traps neutrons by levitating neutrons with a large array of permanent magnets. The lifetime measured this way appears different than that measured with a beam of neutrons leading some to conjecture their disappearance into an undetectable state.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:43:05 -0500 2019-04-10T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-10T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Chen-Yu Liu
The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity (April 10, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61894 61894-15230394@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

In conjunction with the U-M Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Noted author and biologist Dr. Sean B. Carroll will discuss the discovery of the "The Serengeti Rules," the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place, and how they are being applied to restore some of the greatest wildernesses on the planet.

Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer, educator, and film producer. He is Vice President for Science Education of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the largest private supporter of science education activities in the U.S., and Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:30:44 -0400 2019-04-10T19:00:00-04:00 2019-04-10T20:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Sean b. Carroll
Exploring the Computational Universe: Discoveries and Implications (April 11, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62332 62332-15353055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 11, 2019 11:30am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Abstract: This talk will discuss my current views about the basic science and the practical applications of phenomena in the computational universe of simple programs. I'll talk about my current ideas about modeling, abstraction, and mining the computational universe for technology. I'll also talk about implications for AI, SETI, and basic questions about the role of humans in the computational universe.

About: Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. In recognition of his early work in physics and computing, Wolfram became in 1981 the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Following his scientific work on complex systems research, in 1986 Wolfram founded the first journal in the field: Complex Systems.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:59:25 -0400 2019-04-11T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-11T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Stephen Wolfram
Michigan Quantum Science and Technology Workshop (April 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62495 62495-15372993@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Physics Workshops & Conferences

One of the near term objectives of the Working Group is to develop a complete picture of the Michigan footprint in quantum science and technology and work to shape the image so that it can be understood in the context of the quantum initiative that is shaping up in the different funding agencies. To help in this process, a workshop is being held in April where speakers from other institutions and organizations will give their perspective on the future in this area. In addition, there will be approximately 5 internal speakers. Each of the internal speakers are working to prepare a description of the focus and impact of an area of research that includes the work of several faculty including themselves. Between the internal speakers, we expect to be able to include almost all the research areas of people who has responded to the invitation to submit their work for inclusion.

Confirmed external speakers include:
Sophia Economou (Virginia Tech)
Dan Gauthier (Ohio State)
Chris Greene (Purdue)
Tony Heinz (Stanford)
Peter Littlewood (U. Chicago)
Igor Markov (Adjunction Prof. Umich))
Johannes Pollanen (Michigan State)
Mike Raymer (U. Oregon)

Any questions? Please contact:
Duncan Steel, Robert J. Hiller Professor
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Professor of Physics
dst@umich.edu
(734) 764-4469

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:46:51 -0400 2019-04-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-11T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Physics Workshops & Conferences Workshop / Seminar Spectroscopy
MUSE Workshop: Challenges in Developing Sustainable and Resilient Livestock Interventions to Reduce Childhood Undernutrition (April 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60221 60221-14849122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:26:56 -0500 2019-04-11T17:00:00-04:00 2019-04-11T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
Michigan Quantum Science and Technology Workshop (April 12, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62495 62495-15372992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 12, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Physics Workshops & Conferences

One of the near term objectives of the Working Group is to develop a complete picture of the Michigan footprint in quantum science and technology and work to shape the image so that it can be understood in the context of the quantum initiative that is shaping up in the different funding agencies. To help in this process, a workshop is being held in April where speakers from other institutions and organizations will give their perspective on the future in this area. In addition, there will be approximately 5 internal speakers. Each of the internal speakers are working to prepare a description of the focus and impact of an area of research that includes the work of several faculty including themselves. Between the internal speakers, we expect to be able to include almost all the research areas of people who has responded to the invitation to submit their work for inclusion.

Confirmed external speakers include:
Sophia Economou (Virginia Tech)
Dan Gauthier (Ohio State)
Chris Greene (Purdue)
Tony Heinz (Stanford)
Peter Littlewood (U. Chicago)
Igor Markov (Adjunction Prof. Umich))
Johannes Pollanen (Michigan State)
Mike Raymer (U. Oregon)

Any questions? Please contact:
Duncan Steel, Robert J. Hiller Professor
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Professor of Physics
dst@umich.edu
(734) 764-4469

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:46:51 -0400 2019-04-12T08:00:00-04:00 2019-04-12T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Physics Workshops & Conferences Workshop / Seminar Spectroscopy
HET Seminars | Cosmology and Astrophysics of the Twin Higgs (April 12, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62929 62929-15517953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 12, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: HET Seminars

The Twin Higgs model is an attractive solution to the little Hierarchy problem with top partners that are neutral under SM gauge charges. The framework is consistent with the null result of LHC colored top partner searches while offering many alternative discovery channels. Depending on model details, the phenomenology looks very different: either spectacular long-lived particle signals at colliders, or a plethora of unusual cosmological and astrophysical signatures via the existence of a predictive hidden sector. I will examine the latter possibility, and describe how the asymmetrically reheated Mirror Twin Higgs provides a predictive framework for a highly motivated and highly non-trivial interacting dark sector, with correlated signals in the CMB, Large Scale Structure, and direct detection searches, as well as higgs precision measurements at colliders. This provides a vivid example of the collider-cosmology complementarity, and motivates a variety of new astrophysical searches, including the search for X-ray point sources from Mirror Stars, that are motivated by the hierarchy problem.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:39:58 -0400 2019-04-12T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-12T16:00:00-04:00 West Hall HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Saturday Morning Physics | Why Physicists in Search of Dark Matter are Building the Most Sensitive Radios Ever Made (April 13, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59609 59609-14754563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 13, 2019 10:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Saturday Morning Physics

Most of the "stuff" in our own Galaxy and the Universe as a whole is known to be in a form of a mysterious substance called dark matter. One idea for what this stuff is, that has been quickly gaining traction in recent years, is a hypothetical particle called the axion. Professor Safdi will explain why this model appears promising, and he will describe how researchers are trying to confirm this theory using ultra-sensitive radios.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:44:38 -0500 2019-04-13T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-13T11:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Saturday Morning Physics Workshop / Seminar Abra 10cm
U-M Museum of Natural History Grand Opening (April 14, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60871 60871-14979683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Favorite displays and specimens mix with new exhibits in a state-of-the-art learning facility that combines billions of years of natural history with cutting-edge scientific research. Visitors will be greeted by the museum’s iconic mastodon couple, walk through 4 billion years of the history of life on Earth, explore the Universe from the smallest things to the very largest in a gesture-activated display, and be transported out of this world in the new Planetarium & Dome Theater (Tickets required). The museum is free and open to the public, but donations support public programs and changing exhibits.

Ribbon Cutting: 8:45 a.m.

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Other Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:47:37 -0500 2019-04-14T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-14T20:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
HET Brown Bag | Relic Neutrino Decoupling in Standard and Non-Standard Scenarios (April 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63101 63101-15576709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Brown Bag Series

When the Universe was from about 1 second to 1 minute old, many interesting processes took place. On the one hand, weak interactions became inefficient and relic neutrinos decoupled from the cosmic plasma. And, at the far end, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis kicked off and the first light nuclei were formed. In between, electrons and positrons annihilated into photons, effectively reheating them with respect to the already decoupled neutrinos. The outcome of all these processes can affect the evolution of the Universe from that time until what we know today. In this talk I will focus on the decoupling process of relic neutrinos, starting with the standard scenario in which we properly accounted for flavour oscillations. Then I will explain how the effective number of relativistic species, also known as effective number of neutrinos (Neff) is modified assuming some non-standard scenarios. In this way, comparing the standard value of Neff with present and future observations we can get some insight about physics beyond the Standard Model, from the presence of non-standard interactions in the neutrino sector to the possibility of having an extra (sterile) neutrino species.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:51:00 -0400 2019-04-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-17T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Brown Bag Series Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Winter 2020 Walk-in Advising! (April 17, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63011 63011-15534811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Don’t wait until the September 15th deadline, join CGIS & Newnan Advising Center for a walk-in advising event to discuss Winter 2020 CGIS applications.

Before you leave for the summer, come and find out how studying abroad can fit into your degree plan, learn about scholarships and financial aid, and more!

Popcorn & punch will be provided!

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Meeting Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:21:24 -0400 2019-04-17T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Meeting PHOTO
Museum Highlights Tour (April 20, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63155 63155-15578806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

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Other Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:51:10 -0400 2019-04-20T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-20T10:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Wonderful World of Whales Tour (April 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63156 63156-15578810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.
Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:33:06 -0400 2019-04-20T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-20T12:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 20, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603742@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-20T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Museum Highlights Tour (April 21, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63155 63155-15578808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

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Other Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:51:10 -0400 2019-04-21T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-21T10:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Wonderful World of Whales Tour (April 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63156 63156-15578812@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.
Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:33:06 -0400 2019-04-21T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-21T12:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 21, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-21T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
MUSE Workshop: Discussion: ethics, big data, and our response to climate change (April 25, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60222 60222-14849124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:31:20 -0500 2019-04-25T17:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
Night at the Museum (April 26, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61895 61895-15230395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Take a study break and visit the new Museum of Natural History! See the night sky in our new Planetarium & Dome Theater, explore the exhibits and participate in a museum-themed scavenger hunt or science trivia competition for a chance to win some prizes! Must present a valid Mcard for entry.

Sponsored by University of Michigan Credit Union.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:01:52 -0400 2019-04-26T20:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T23:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Social / Informal Gathering Biological Sciences Building
Museum Highlights Tour (April 27, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63155 63155-15578807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

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Other Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:51:10 -0400 2019-04-27T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T17:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Wonderful World of Whales Tour (April 27, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63156 63156-15578811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.
Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:33:06 -0400 2019-04-27T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T17:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 27, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-27T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Museum Highlights Tour (April 28, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63155 63155-15578809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.

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Other Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:51:10 -0400 2019-04-28T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-28T17:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Wonderful World of Whales Tour (April 28, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63156 63156-15578813@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of all ages are welcome. Times subject to change.

Check at Welcome Desk for availability.
Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:33:06 -0400 2019-04-28T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-28T17:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
EEB thesis defense: Predator cues and ontogeny drive variation in anti-predator displays of South American Calico snakes (Oxyrhopus) (April 30, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63276 63276-15609925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Briana presents her thesis defense
Image: Gregory Pandelis

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Presentation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:11:42 -0400 2019-04-30T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-30T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Red and black striped snake. Image credit: Gregory Pandelis.
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-01T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Finding String Theory from the Large N Bootstrap (May 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63423 63423-15692041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

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

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:38:34 -0400 2019-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15710556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Other
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15710561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T15:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 4, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-04T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-04T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-04T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 4, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-04T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 4, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-04T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-04T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Scientist Spotlight (May 5, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62768 62768-15460133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:02:12 -0400 2019-05-05T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-05T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-05T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 5, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-05T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 5, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-05T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 5, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-05T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-05T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
MCDB Connell Symposium (May 6, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52571 52571-12853110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

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

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

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 06 May 2019 05:07:52 -0400 2019-05-06T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar graphic announcement-connell symposium with microscopic tissue image
Video-rate AFM Workshop for Dynamic Imaging (May 7, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62944 62944-15520071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

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

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

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

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

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:50:13 -0400 2019-05-07T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T15:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for RNA Biomedicine Workshop / Seminar flyer
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460121@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-08T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Reckless Ideas in Ecological Networks (May 9, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63099 63099-15570542@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 8:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

This event is free and open to the public.
Registration will be required for lunch.

CLICK LINK AT BOTTOM TO REGISTER

SCHEDULE:

8:30A Light breakfast at Weiser Hall

9:00 Intro: Fernanda Valdovinos

9:05 Phillip Staniczenko, City University of New York - Brooklyn College "What is a reckless idea?"

9:30 Mark Novak, Oregon State University "Removing Species Interactions from Ecological Networks to Understand Community Dynamics"

10:00 Luis Zaman, University of Michigan "A Dynamics First Approach to the Evolution of Ecological Networks"

10:30 Lauren Ponisio, University of California - Riverside "How does network position relate to species' fitness?"

11:00 BREAK (30)

11:30 Paul CaraDonna, Chicago Botanic Garden | Northwestern University "Interaction rewiring & network flexibility"

12:00 David Hembry, Cornell University "How do networks evolve across space and time?"

12:30 LUNCH (60)

1:30 Benjamin Baiser, University of Florida "The Macroecology and Biogeography of Ecological Networks"

2:00 Allison Barner, University of California Berkeley "Why multilayer networks?"

2:30 Fernanda Valdovinos, University of Michigan "Addressing environmental problems with Ecological Networks"

3:00 BREAK (15)

3:20 Panel

4:00 End of Program

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 07 May 2019 10:37:09 -0400 2019-05-09T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-09T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium RECKLESS POSTER
The Sky Tonight (May 9, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-09T17:30:00-04:00 2019-05-09T18:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 9, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-09T18:30:00-04:00 2019-05-09T19:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (May 11, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63495 63495-15757420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 14 May 2019 10:39:59 -0400 2019-05-11T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T11:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 11, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-11T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 11, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-11T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T12:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 11, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-11T12:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 11, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-11T13:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T14:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 11, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-11T14:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T15:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 11, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-11T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 11, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-11T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (May 11, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63496 63496-15757436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:17:51 -0400 2019-05-11T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T16:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (May 12, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63495 63495-15757428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 14 May 2019 10:39:59 -0400 2019-05-12T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T11:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 12, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-12T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 12, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-12T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T12:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 12, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757396@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-12T12:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 12, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-12T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 12, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-12T13:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T14:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 12, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757412@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-12T14:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T15:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 12, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-12T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 12, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460130@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-12T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (May 12, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63496 63496-15757444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:17:51 -0400 2019-05-12T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T16:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | Searching for Dark Matter from the Lowest to the Highest Energies (May 13, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63481 63481-15726893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 1:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

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

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

TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 May 2019 16:01:54 -0400 2019-05-13T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T16:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Special Data Visualization Workshop (May 14, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63524 63524-15775923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 3:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Physics Workshops & Conferences

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

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 May 2019 15:57:54 -0400 2019-05-14T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-14T16:30:00-04:00 West Hall Physics Workshops & Conferences Workshop / Seminar An introduction to making scientific figures with Illustrator & Blender
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 15, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-15T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Active Zones as Substrates for the Homeostatic Control of Local and Global Synaptic Function (May 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63477 63477-15718797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Hosted by Catherine Collins, MCDB and Bing Ye, LSI

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 May 2019 16:50:56 -0400 2019-05-15T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar portrait of Dion Dickman, with lab background
Physics Graduate Student Symposium (PGSS) | Quantum Oscillations in Electrical Resistivity in Kondo Insulators (May 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63620 63620-15816694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

In metals, orbital motions of conduction electrons on the Fermi surface are quantized in magnetic fields, which is manifested by quantum oscillations in electrical resistivity. This Landau quantization is generally absent in insulators. Here we report a notable exception in an insulator — ytterbium dodecaboride (YbB12). The resistivity of YbB12exhibits distinct quantum oscillations despite having a much larger magnitude than in metals [1]. This unconventional oscillation is shown to arise from the insulating bulk, even though the temperature dependence of the oscillation amplitude follows the conventional Fermi liquid theory of metals. The large effective masses indicate the presence of a Fermi surface consisting of strongly correlated electrons. Quantum oscillations are also observed in the magnetization of YbB12 [1]. Our result reveals a mysterious dual nature of the ground state in YbB12: it is both a charge insulator and a strongly correlated metal.

[1] Z. xiang et al., Science 362, 65 (2018).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 May 2019 15:03:22 -0400 2019-05-16T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-16T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Lecture / Discussion West Hall
The Sky Tonight (May 16, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-16T17:30:00-04:00 2019-05-16T18:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight (May 16, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63494 63494-15757349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 07 May 2019 09:13:37 -0400 2019-05-16T18:30:00-04:00 2019-05-16T19:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Scientist Spotlight (May 17, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62769 62769-15460135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 17, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

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

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:03:40 -0400 2019-05-17T19:00:00-04:00 2019-05-17T21:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (May 18, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63495 63495-15757421@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8. Available one hour before show in the Museum Store.

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Presentation Tue, 14 May 2019 10:39:59 -0400 2019-05-18T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-18T11:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 18, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-18T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-18T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building