Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Faculty Speaker #1 - Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia discussions (February 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61333 61333-15088053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

Dr. Rick Hill, Assistant Dean for Research and External Initiatives in the College of Engineering & Science at the University of Detroit Mercy, will be joining us for a discussion about his career path as part of our "Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia" series, which is sponsored by a CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

Anyone considering a career path in academia or with an interest in teaching should consider attending - whether you're just trying to decide if that's the path you want to take, or whether you're already applying to positions. Dr. Hill will be speaking about his experience, as well as talking about the differences between working at Detroit Mercy and what we see here at UM. While anyone is welcome, the discussion will be of most interest to graduate students and postdocs.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:45:22 -0500 2019-02-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion GG Brown Laboratory
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
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
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (February 28, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-02-28T08:30:00-05:00 2019-02-28T10:00:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
MUSE Workshop: Climate Assessments: What are the metrics for success? (February 28, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60216 60216-14849117@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 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 15:12:45 -0500 2019-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-28T19:00:00-05:00 Dana Building Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Workshop / Seminar MUSE workshop
RNA Innovation Seminar, Theme: Transcriptome analysis (March 4, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59718 59718-14780100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 4, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

1.) "RAS-AGO2 interaction-What’s the RISC?"
Sunita Shankar, Ph.D. Research Investigator from Arul Chinnaiyan lab
2.)  "A Urine RNA-based NGS Assay for Prostate Cancer Early Detection"
Andi Cani, Ph.D. candidate from Scott Tomlins lab

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:34:09 -0500 2019-03-04T15:00:00-05:00 2019-03-04T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
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
RNA Innovation Seminar, Guest Speaker (March 11, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59720 59720-14780103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 11, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

“A novel mode of RNA maturation in viruses…and beyond?”

Abstract:
RNA is a very functionally diverse macromolecule, performing a large variety of tasks in the cell. Viruses also use RNA to manipulate the cellular machinery in unexpected ways, and the remarkable variety of RNA-based strategies used by viruses thus gives a window into the RNA world and its capabilities. How is RNA able to perform so many different tasks? The answer
lies, in part, in the ability of RNA elements to fold into complex and unexpected three-dimensional conformations that then interact with their cellular targets and alter the target’s function. By combining structural biology, virology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and biophysics, we seek to understand the three-dimensional folds of these RNA elements, their conformational dynamics, how they manipulate the cellular machinery, and how this relates to viral infection. In this presentation, I will present discoveries from my lab regarding RNA elements that have the ability to
specifically block the ability of exonucleases to degrade RNA, leading to the production of pathogenic viral non-coding RNAs. I will reveal the structural basis for this ability, and also how we are finding these RNAs in diverse places, how we are using them to engineer novel research tools, and how we believe we have discovered a general mode of RNA maturation that may exist beyond the viral RNA world, in cellular RNAs.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:40:36 -0500 2019-03-11T15:00:00-04:00 2019-03-11T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion speaker photo
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
Introduction to Qualitative Methods for EER (March 18, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61654 61654-15167889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 18, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

Do you hear about engineering education research (EER) or the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), and wonder what it's about? Dr. Jessica Swenson, an EER postdoc, will be providing an introduction (no prior knowledge needed!) for us.

In this workshop, Dr. Swenson will be providing an overview of qualitative methods as applied to engineering education research. She will discuss the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods, what the different types of qualitative methods are, and when each is appropriate for answering which kind of research questions. Then, you will have a chance to experience what it is like to be a qualitative researcher with a guided analysis of real data!

Bring your own lunch and we'll provide a sweet treat! Please RSVP here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEvn-4KtNcFrA3HZX3JxOjyNzpiPPIPdFyRPSKqYPxA80rKQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:48:57 -0500 2019-03-18T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-18T13:00:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Workshop / Seminar Herbert H. Dow Building
Film Screening & Moderated Discussion: The Bleeding Edge (March 18, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61841 61841-15215056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 18, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: UMMS Office of Regulatory Affairs

In THE BLEEDING EDGE, Academy Award nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (THE INVISIBLE WAR, THE HUNTING GROUND) turn their sights on the $400 billion medical device industry, examining lax regulations, corporate cover-ups, and profit driven incentives that put patients at risk daily. Weaving emotionally powerful stories of people whose lives have been irrevocably harmed, the film asks: what life-saving technologies may actually be killing us?

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Moderator: Raymond De Vries, PhD

Panelists:
Barry Belmont, Biomedical Engineering
Jeanne Wright, MICHR
Laura Cabrera, Center for Ethics & Humanities in the Life Sciences, MSU

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Film Screening Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:59:06 -0500 2019-03-18T19:00:00-04:00 2019-03-18T21:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons UMMS Office of Regulatory Affairs Film Screening The Bleeding Edge Event Poster
Biosciences Initiative RNA Faculty Candidate Seminar (March 20, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62054 62054-15282560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

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

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:33:02 -0400 2019-03-20T10:00:00-04:00 2019-03-20T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (March 21, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-03-21T08:30:00-04:00 2019-03-21T10:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
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
"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
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (March 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-03-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-03-26T13:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
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
Evolving Perspectives on Microbial Systems (March 29, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60504 60504-14901380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 29, 2019 9:30am
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: MAC-EPID

"Microbial dynamics in space and time: the motion picture"
Edward F. DeLong, PhD (Professor of Oceanography and Co-Director SCOPE. Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, University of Hawaii, Manoa)

"Dynamic Viral Symbioses in Microbial Populations"
Rachel Whitaker, PhD ( Professor of Microbiology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Illinois)

"Toward Designer Microbiomes"
Dr. Jo Handelsman (Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Please register for this free symposium since lunch will be provided. Thank you!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:18:33 -0500 2019-03-29T09:30:00-04:00 2019-03-29T15:00:00-04:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) MAC-EPID Conference / Symposium Flyer
Over the Hill: Lessons Learned from Science Advocates (April 2, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62055 62055-15282563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Life Sciences Institute
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

Please join ESPA in a roundtable panel discussion! Four trainees who have advocated at the state and national level will discuss how to advocate for science, share helpful resources, and answer audience questions.

Julia Gerson: Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology, Society for Neuroscience Early Career Policy Ambassador

Lucca Henrion: PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, External Affairs Officer for Rackham Student Goverment

Nocona Sanders: PhD Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, Rackham Student Government Division II Representative

Seth Wiley: PhD Candidate, Chemical Biology, AAAS CASE Workshop

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:07:03 -0400 2019-04-02T18:00:00-04:00 2019-04-02T19:00:00-04:00 Life Sciences Institute Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
Faculty Speaker #2 - Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia discussions (April 3, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62629 62629-15414521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

Dr. Steven Yalisove will be joining us for a discussion about his career path and his experiences with active learning in his classes as part of our "Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia" series, which is sponsored by a CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

While anyone is welcome, the discussion will be of most interest to graduate students and postdocs. Please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/amCYM7wOMGrpUS3g1

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:49:02 -0400 2019-04-03T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-03T16:00:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Herbert H. Dow Building
RNA Innovation Seminar || Co-sponsored with the Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology (April 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59780 59780-14786531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Anthony Leung, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:57:50 -0500 2019-04-08T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-08T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion
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
Engineering Education Research Community-Led Research Discussions (April 18, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60777 60777-14963957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 18, 2019 8:30am
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

This series of discussions is open to all who are interested in learning about engineering education and engineering education research (EER) These sessions include both:
* Work-in-Progress Presentations - a member of the EER community will present their own EER work in progress, and then participants will provide feedback to help develop the project. *Guided Discussions: a member of the EER community will overview research on a particular topic, after which participants will engage in discussion about this topic with other attendees.

Please RSVP for all events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EYcU-gXjzpeTB7was-bJbCRrQpAQ42oUv4HeQNvEhvYGeQ/viewform

These events are put on by the EER program in cooperation with ASEE as part of ASEE's Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:00:36 -0500 2019-04-18T08:30:00-04:00 2019-04-18T10:00:00-04:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Lecture / Discussion Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 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
RNA Innovation Seminar, Theme: Cell Biology (April 29, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59775 59775-14786526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

“A NOVA1-PTBP1-PTBP2 Axis in Telomerase Alternative Splicing”
Mohammed Sayed, Ph.D.
postdoctoral fellow from the Andrew Ludlow Integrative Molecular Genetics Laboratory
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“Epigenetic hijacking of developmental HOX programs promotes Ewing sarcoma tumorigenesis”
April Apfelbaum
Ph.D. candidate from the Beth Lawlor lab

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:53:40 -0400 2019-04-29T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-29T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
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
RNA Innovation Seminar, Theme: Genetics (May 20, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59776 59776-14786527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 20, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Andrew Liu, Ph.D. candidate
Hyun Kang lab
"Meta-prediction of gene expression levels from genotypes across multiple tissues and datasets"

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Marissa Cloutier, Ph.D.,
postdoctoral fellow
Sundeep Kalantry Lab
"Maternal Control of Paternal X-inactivation"

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 May 2019 12:18:48 -0400 2019-05-20T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-20T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Faculty candidate seminar - Department of Human Genetics and Center for RNA Biomedicine (May 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63798 63798-15881710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Buhl Res Cen for Human Genetics
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

"Spatiotemporal regulation of mRNA function in health and neurological disease"

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 May 2019 13:43:58 -0400 2019-05-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T11:00:00-04:00 Buhl Res Cen for Human Genetics Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
RNA Innovation Seminar, Theme: Biochemistry (June 3, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59777 59777-14786528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 3, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

"Investigating the Coactivator Med25 - Activator Recognition Features" Nick Foster, Ph.D. candidate
Anna Mapp lab

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"Local-to-global signal transduction at the core of the Mn2+ sensingriboswitch" Shiba Dandpat, Ph.D. candidate
Nils Walter lab

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 May 2019 09:41:34 -0400 2019-06-03T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-03T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
RNA Innovation Seminar (June 10, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59778 59778-14786529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 10, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

1.) "The Center for Structural Biology: Now and in the Future plus a sneak peek at ZAP"
Jeanne Stuckey Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Life Sciences Institute

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2.) "Matrin 3 toxicity and regulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia models"
Ahmed Malik, MSTP fellow
Sami Barmada lab

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:16:40 -0400 2019-06-10T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-10T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Scientific Session and Memorandum of Understanding Signing with Thailand (June 12, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63507 63507-15765578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:00am
Location: School of Nursing
Organized By: School of Nursing

Celebration of a five-year NIH/FIC/NINR funded initiative with collaboration between the
Ministry of Public Health of Thailand and the University of Michigan School of Nursing

There will be a presentation of trainee research projects.

We will also sign a Memorandum of Understanding for another five years of
collaboration and capacity building in non-communicable disease research.

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Presentation Wed, 08 May 2019 09:05:02 -0400 2019-06-12T09:00:00-04:00 2019-06-12T23:30:00-04:00 School of Nursing School of Nursing Presentation School of Nursing
Future Faculty Writing Series - Research Statement Workshop (August 13, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65032 65032-16507302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 11:30am
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

The event will feature a panel of faculty members who have served on search committees talking about what makes an effective research statement. We have also compiled successful research statements from recently hired faculty, as well as tips for the faculty search process. (Please note: Workshop materials will NOT be provided to anyone who does not attend the workshop).

Panelists: Professor Mark Kushner - ECE, Professor Annalisa Manera - NERS, Professor Benjamin Kuipers - CSE, Professor Seymour Spence - CEE, Professor Jianping Fu - ME, and more TBA!

RSVP is required. Space is limited. Lunch will be provided.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTwBYRki1m5WSbXIm1igCAQmVLD6WQerwL7kUEfnz71ClAFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

There will also be a writing-accountability group the following Tuesday, August 20th from 9:00-11:00 am in NCRC B10-ACR1, for folks interested in sitting together and incorporating what they learned at the workshop into their own Research Statements (or any other writing they need to work on!). Breakfast will be served.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:40:30 -0400 2019-08-13T11:30:00-04:00 2019-08-13T13:30:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Workshop / Seminar Working together to craft research statements
Future Faculty Writing Series - Research Statement Workshop (August 20, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65032 65032-16507303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 9:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

The event will feature a panel of faculty members who have served on search committees talking about what makes an effective research statement. We have also compiled successful research statements from recently hired faculty, as well as tips for the faculty search process. (Please note: Workshop materials will NOT be provided to anyone who does not attend the workshop).

Panelists: Professor Mark Kushner - ECE, Professor Annalisa Manera - NERS, Professor Benjamin Kuipers - CSE, Professor Seymour Spence - CEE, Professor Jianping Fu - ME, and more TBA!

RSVP is required. Space is limited. Lunch will be provided.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTwBYRki1m5WSbXIm1igCAQmVLD6WQerwL7kUEfnz71ClAFQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

There will also be a writing-accountability group the following Tuesday, August 20th from 9:00-11:00 am in NCRC B10-ACR1, for folks interested in sitting together and incorporating what they learned at the workshop into their own Research Statements (or any other writing they need to work on!). Breakfast will be served.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:40:30 -0400 2019-08-20T09:00:00-04:00 2019-08-20T11:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Workshop / Seminar Working together to craft research statements
RNA innovation Seminar (September 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65134 65134-16539445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Abstract: RNA regulation permeates neurobiology. Nociceptors are sensory neurons tasked with the detection of pain producing stimuli. Persistent changes in their activity, termed plasticity, benefit survival through injury avoidance. Nociceptors rely on cap-dependent translation to rapidly increase protein synthesis in response to pro-inflammatory signals. Comparatively little is known regarding the role of the regulatory factors bound to the 3' end of mRNA in nociceptor sensitization. Poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) stimulates translation initiation by bridging the Poly(A) tail to the eukaryotic initiation factor 4F complex associated with the mRNA cap. We have developed an RNA-based competitive inhibitor of PABP that attenuates behavioral responses to pain in mice. To identify the Poly(A) mRNAs subject to privileged translation in response to noxious cues, we have applied ribosome profiling to primary sensory neurons and tissues. A small number of transcripts are selectively translated in response to plasticity mediators. Among them is the capsid forming protein Arc. Arc has been implicated in synaptic plasticity and learning in the brain. We demonstrate that the ribosomal S6 kinase 1 is responsible for Arc production in nociceptors and describe a new role for local translation of Arc in afferent fibers. Collectively, our findings uncover mechanisms and targets of RNA control in sensory neurons that can be exploited to disrupt pain signaling.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:48:42 -0400 2019-09-09T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-09T17:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
PSC Brownbag: Postdoc Introductions (September 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66766 66766-16776777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Keeping with tradition, we will welcome our new Postdoctoral Fellows: Dr. Arianna Gard, Dr. Heejung Jang, Dr. Sarah Patterson. Each will give a brief description of their professional paths, present a summary of their doctoral work, overview of postdoctoral project and additional research interests, etc.

Please bring your lunch.

Monday, 9/16/2019, 12:00pm

Location: 6050 ISR Thompson St

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:01:57 -0400 2019-09-16T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion
Cognitive Science Seminar Series (September 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66684 66684-16770199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

An introductory planning meeting for the Cognitive Science Seminar Series will take place on Monday, September 16, to establish the speakers and topics for the fall semester. The biweekly seminar series features informal presentations of work-in-progress by graduate students, post-docs, and faculty; networking and meeting other cognitive scientists and students on campus; reading groups that involve pairs of papers on the same topic from different disciplines; practice talks (especially talks that are interdisciplinary in nature or might be presented to an interdisciplinary audience); conference reports from cognitive science conferences; and occasional invited speakers of interest to the group.

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Meeting Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:49:08 -0400 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Meeting Weiser Hall
Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology Seminar Series (September 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66679 66679-16770194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Improving Data Quality for Web Surveys in Real Time through Predictive Modeling Using Paradata

Paradata are a rich source of data that are collected through little additional effort by researchers. However, paradata are often underutilized. This study suggests a novel approach to use paradata to alter the survey itself in real time in order to improve data quality.

Through a predictive model, paradata about the responses will be utilized to alter the presentation of the survey questions themselves. First, if respondents straight-line through a grid section of the survey, following grids could be changed to single item questions in order to discourage straight-lining. Second, if respondents display multiple indicators of poor data quality, key questions could be moved forward in the survey to present earlier. This second option reduces survey length, lowers cognitive burden for respondents that are taking short cuts, and prevents drop-offs. Both of these techniques could help to improve data quality.

Though programming a survey to adapt in real time may involve a large effort in the beginning, once employed it could be used across projects for little additional cost. Improving data quality should be a goal of everyone in the survey research community. As web surveys continue to increase in frequency of implementation, the focus on data quality of this mode should be a priority.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:22:32 -0400 2019-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Workshop / Seminar Seminar flyer
"RNA Therapeutics: The Future of Human Medicine" (September 30, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65135 65135-16539446@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 30, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

Please join us immediately after Anastasia's talk for a welcome reception in Palmer Commons Atrium (4th floor).


ABSTRACT: With the first drugs approved, oligonucleotides are rising to become a new, major class of therapeutic modalities on par with small molecules and biologics.
RNAi enables simple and specific modulation of gene expression when the chemical architecture supporting efficient delivery in vivo is defined. Currently, in liver, a single subcutaneous administration supports a year of clinical efficacy, changing our vision of how medicine will be practiced in the future.
The unprecedented duration of effect relies on oligonucleotide endocytosis and entrapment within endosomal/lysosomal compartments. These naturally formed, intracellular deposits provide a continuous release of compounds for RISC loading and productive silencing, supporting multi-month efficacy. Of course, this approach is dependent on extensive and complex chemical stabilization that ensures the survival of the oligonucleotides in highly aggressive biological environments.
In the context of fully stabilized compounds, we have used diverse chemical engineering to define the rules driving oligonucleotide distribution, efficacy, and toxicity. At this point, efficient modulation of gene expression in multiple extrahepatic tissues is possible (muscle, heart, fat, placenta, etc). One of our engineering efforts resulted in the identification of a di-branched chemical scaffold that enables potent and durable gene silencing in the brain and spinal cord. Using huntingtin – the causative gene in Huntington disease – as a model, we demonstrate that CNS-active RNAi induces potent protein silencing (~ 90%) in all brain regions tested in both rodents and non-human primates. Silencing persists for at least six months, with the degree of gene modulation correlating to the level of the guide strand tissue accumulation.
Demonstration of extrahepatic activity, in particular the development of a CNS-active RNAi scaffold, is opening other tissues and the brain for RNAi-based modulation of gene expression and establishing a path toward the development of new cures for genetically-defined neurodegenerative disorders.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:47:57 -0400 2019-09-30T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-30T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion speaker photo
Writing a Competitive Research Grant Proposal (October 2, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66542 66542-16744994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: OVPR Office of Research Development

This workshop discusses writing grant proposals for various sponsors, including federal agencies (e.g., NIH, NSF) and foundation funders.
Topics include:
-Resources at U-M to help you find funding opportunities and develop proposals
-Self-assessment
-Analyzing sponsors
-How the review process works
-How to write various proposals sections
-General writing tips

Email Jill Jividen at jjgoff@umich.edu with questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:52:54 -0400 2019-10-02T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research OVPR Office of Research Development Workshop / Seminar
Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology Seminar Series (October 2, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66680 66680-16770195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Switching away from web surveys: what can we learn from JavaScript "OnBlur" functions about response behavior?

The increase in web surveys allows researchers to collect a variety of paradata alongside traditional survey responses. Some paradata, such as response times, enjoy a long tradition in survey research, but others, such as window/tab switching, are only rarely used in survey research. In this talk, I focus on the usefulness and usability of JavaScript "OnBlur" functions informing about how often and for how long respondents switch away from web surveys. For this purpose, I present the results of two empirical studies: the first study explores the impact of on-device multitasking, such as switching away to check social media notifications, on response behavior. The second study, in contrast, focuses on the consequences of looking up answers online for measuring political knowledge. The talk ends with a discussion of further fields of application for JavaScript "OnBlur" functions in survey research.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:29:55 -0400 2019-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Workshop / Seminar Seminar flyer
Writing a Competitive Research Grant Proposal (October 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66545 66545-16744999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: OVPR Office of Research Development

This workshop discusses writing grant proposals for various sponsors, including federal agencies (e.g., NIH, NSF) and foundation funders.
Topics include:
-Resources at U-M to help you find funding opportunities and develop proposals
-Self-assessment
-Analyzing sponsors
-How the review process works
-How to write various proposals sections
-General writing tips

Email Jill Jividen at jjgoff@umich.edu with questions.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:55:34 -0400 2019-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research OVPR Office of Research Development Workshop / Seminar
Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology Seminar Series (October 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68015 68015-16983970@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Institute for Social Research - Room 1070

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:57:45 -0400 2019-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Workshop / Seminar Trent Buskirk
Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology Seminar Series (October 30, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68016 68016-16983972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Institute for Social Research
Room 1070

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:08:22 -0400 2019-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Workshop / Seminar Youjin Lee
2019 Ta-You Wu Lecture in Physics | Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses (October 30, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64676 64676-16426883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department Colloquia

With the invention of lasers, the intensity of a light wave was increased by orders of magnitude over what had been achieved with a light bulb or sunlight. This much higher intensity led to new phenomena being observed, such as violet light coming out when red light went into the material. After Gérard Mourou and I developed chirped pulse amplification, also known as CPA, the intensity again increased by more than a factor of 1,000 and it once again made new types of interactions possible between light and matter. We developed a laser that could deliver short pulses of light that knocked the electrons off their atoms. This new understanding of laser-matter interactions, led to the development of new machining techniques that are used in laser eye surgery or micromachining of glass used in cell phones.

You may find more details: lsa.umich.edu/physics/special-lecture

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:38:46 -0400 2019-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department Colloquia Lecture / Discussion Donna Strickland, Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo and 2018 Nobel Laureate
Brown Bag: "Henry Clinton and British Strategy in the American Revolutionary War" (November 14, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68504 68504-17090629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

In this Brown Bag lunch talk, Huw Davies will discuss his current research at the Clements Library as recipient of the Howard H. Peckham Fellowship. His research focuses on re-evaluating the history of the British Army in Colonial and Revolutionary America, India, and Europe, 1750-1850.

In the space of seven decades between 1740 and 1810, the British Army fought wars on four continents, producing a unique accumulation of knowledge, experience and ideas about tactics, operations and strategy. Henry Clinton was at the centre of this knowledge network, and had vociferous opinions about how Britain should use its military power.

Davies will present a paper, using research conducted at the Clements Library, to illustrate Clinton’s thinking on war and how he influenced the direction of the British Army. Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch and eat during the presentation.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:33:31 -0400 2019-11-14T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T13:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Battle of Monmouth, 28th June 1778, with notations by Henry Clinton.
Cognitive Science Seminar Series (November 18, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67489 67489-16864388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Graduate student Stella Hao (Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience) will give a talk on "Bounded Rationality of Moral Cognition."

ABSTRACT

My work investigates moral cognition (i.e., moral decisions, moral judgments, and moral inferences, Yu, Siegel, \& Crockett, 2011) in the framework of bounded rationality. Moral cognition is not only a reflection of personal values and a gateway for explaining human behaviors, but also a field of work that provides insights relevant to the dynamics of human society and the development of artificial intelligence. Thus, it is extremely important to bridge the gap between morality and human rationality while taking into account the ecology of the environment and the agent. Bounded rationality provides a way to approach decision making research by taking into account how rationality is constrained by the characteristics of the environment and the cognitive limitation of the mind. In this talk, I will provide an overview of the current research on bounded moral cognition and present some empirical results of finding context effects in ethical decision making. Finally, I will present some research goals of my dissertation work.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:25:02 -0500 2019-11-18T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T16:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
Faculty Speaker #1- Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia Discussions 2019 (November 19, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67931 67931-16969019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter

Dr. Danny Caballero, Associate Professor of Physics Education at Michigan State University, and Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Center for Computing in Science Education at the University of Oslo, will be joining us for a discussion about his career path as part of our "Exploring the Teaching Side of Academia" series, which is sponsored by a CoE Graduate Student Community Grant.

Anyone considering a career path in academia or with an interest in teaching should consider attending - whether you're just trying to decide if that's the path you want to take, or whether you're already applying to positions. While anyone is welcome, the discussion will be of most interest to graduate students and postdocs.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:39:43 -0400 2019-11-19T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T15:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory American Society for Engineering Education Student Chapter Careers / Jobs GG Brown Laboratory
Cognitive Science Seminar: Task sets serve as boundaries for the congruency sequence effect (December 2, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67488 67488-16864387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Psychology PhD student Lauren Grant will present "Task sets serve as boundaries for the congruency sequence effect."

ABSTRACT

Cognitive control processes that enable purposeful behavior are often context-specific. A teenager, for example, may inhibit the tendency to daydream at work but not in the classroom. However, the nature of contextual boundaries for cognitive control processes remains unclear. We therefore revisited an ongoing controversy over whether such boundaries reflect (1) an attentional reset that occurs whenever a context-defining (e.g., sensory) feature changes or (2) a disruption of episodic memory retrieval that occurs only when the updated context-defining feature is linked to a different task set. To distinguish between these hypotheses, we employed a cross-modal distractor-interference task to determine precisely when changing a salient context-defining feature – the sensory modality in which task stimuli appear – bounds control processes underlying the congruency sequence effect (CSE). Consistent with the task set hypothesis, but not with the attentional reset hypothesis, Experiments 1 and 2 revealed that changing the sensory modality in which task stimuli appear eliminates the CSE only when the task structure enables participants to form modality-specific task sets. Experiment 3 further revealed that such “modality-specific” CSEs are associated with orienting attention to the sensory modality in which task stimuli appear, which may facilitate the formation of a modality-specific task set. These findings support the view that task sets serve as boundaries for the CSE.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:22:47 -0500 2019-12-02T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T16:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
Cognitive Science Seminar Series (December 9, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67490 67490-16864389@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

The biweekly Cognitive Science Seminar Series features informal presentations of work-in-progress by graduate students, post-docs, and faculty; networking and meeting other cognitive scientists and students on campus; reading groups that involve pairs of papers on the same topic from different disciplines; practice talks (especially talks that are interdisciplinary in nature or might be presented to an interdisciplinary audience); conference reports from cognitive science conferences; and occasional invited speakers of interest to the group.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:41:52 -0400 2019-12-09T15:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T16:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion Weiser Hall
Career and Professional Development Open House (January 10, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70945 70945-17758140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 10, 2020 9:30am
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: UMMS Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

University of Michigan Medical School graduate students and postdocs are invited to attend the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Career and Professional Development Open House.

You'll be able to learn about upcoming events, set some goals, reconnect with the OGPS team, and enjoy some breakfast!

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:51:38 -0500 2020-01-10T09:30:00-05:00 2020-01-10T11:00:00-05:00 Taubman Library UMMS Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Careers / Jobs
Designing Learning Goals: Targeting Concepts Behind A Formula (January 27, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71357 71357-17819245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 10:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

What can we do to move our students beyond a “plug and chug” numerical competency to a deeper, conceptual understanding of formulae? In this session, instructors will learn about backwards design and the value of “beginning with the end in mind.” Instructors will then practice writing learning goals to target a common student misconceptions in their field, guided by research about discipline-specific bottlenecks.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:19:25 -0500 2020-01-27T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T11:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
It’s Time for Action: Generating an Active Learning Plan (February 10, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71358 71358-17819247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 10, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

Creating a plan to engage students in active learning can be challenging. In this workshop, you will learn about a variety of active learning techniques then begin to formulate a plan for implementing active learning in your own course.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:21:04 -0500 2020-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-10T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series (February 17, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71948 71948-17903306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 17, 2020 3:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC)

“Innovation Fundamentals & Opportunities in Critical Care Biomarker Discovery”

Frederick Korley MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Korley's research activities involve translation of novel diagnostics to inform clinically rational, timely, and cost-effective diagnosis of cardiac and brain injury in the emergency department. The goal of his traumatic brain injury work is to improve the acute care diagnosis, risk-stratification and treatment of TBI by identifying distinct molecular subtypes of TBI that will allow for targeted treatment and improved outcomes.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
http://bit.ly/FrederickKorley

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:02:33 -0500 2020-02-17T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC) Workshop / Seminar MCIRCC Re-Imagining Critical Care Seminar Series with Dr. Frederick K. Korley Flyer
The Science of Learning (February 18, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71359 71359-17819248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: CRLT-Engin

In this workshop, we will summarize key findings on how people learn, and connect them to practical implications for teaching. Through interactive activities based on the science of learning, you will investigate teaching strategies you can use to optimize learning for all of your students.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:22:30 -0500 2020-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr CRLT-Engin Workshop / Seminar Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Genetics Training Program / CMB Short Course (630) (February 18, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72320 72320-17974673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Medical Science Unit II
Organized By: Department of Human Genetics

Welcome to the Exciting World of Tandem and Interspersed DNA Repeat Elements
Presented By Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of Michigan Medical School
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
3:00 p.m.
West Lecture Hall, Med Sci II

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:25:19 -0500 2020-02-18T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-18T16:00:00-05:00 Medical Science Unit II Department of Human Genetics Lecture / Discussion Nandakumar GTP / CMB Short Course Flyer
Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference 2020 (February 20, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68682 68682-17136739@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE)

The 4th MUSE Conference will be held February 20-22, 2020 at the UM Rackham building in Ann Arbor.

The purpose of the conference is to foster connections and new collaborations across the broad suite of sustainability and environment-related research at the University of Michigan. We welcome participation from those advancing knowledge through work in the humanities and the social, physical, natural, and engineering sciences.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:54:45 -0400 2020-02-20T08:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment Initiative (MUSE) Conference / Symposium MUSE 2020 logo