Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Suzanne Lacy: We Are Here (November 14, 2019 5:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65669 65669-16629878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 5:10pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Los Angeles-based artist Suzanne Lacy is internationally renowned as a pioneer in the field of socially engaged and public art. Her work incorporates the visions and voices of scores of people, in a practice that recognizes the essential collaborations involved in creativity. Her installations, videos, and performances have dealt with issues of sexual violence, rural and urban poverty, incarceration, gender identity, labor, and aging. Working collaboratively within traditions of fine art performance and community organizing, Lacy has realized large-scale projects in London, Brooklyn, Medellin, Los Angeles, Quito, Northwest England, Madrid, and, most recently, along the Irish border exploring local reactions to Brexit. She has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Whitney Museum, the New Museum, and MoMA PS1 in New York, the Bilbao Museum in Spain, and most recently at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in a two-museum career retrospective.

Supported by the Institute for Humanities, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:18:06 -0400 2019-11-14T17:10:00-05:00 2019-11-14T18:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
From the Segway to Medical Devices: Inventing People-Centered Solutions (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66039 66039-16684587@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Engineer and inventor Dean Kamen, who is known for inventing the Segway and other types of appropriate technology, will give a talk titled "From the Segway to Medical Devices: Inventing People-Centered Solutions" as part of the 2019 Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:40:55 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T13:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Dean Kamen
PFAS in MICHIGAN: the state of Michigan's investigations and response (November 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69370 69370-17310321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Dr. Wasilevich will address the public health response efforts and how the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has, and will continue to, investigate PFAS exposures and outcomes around the state.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:51:27 -0500 2019-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T13:00:00-05:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Nov 19 PFAS in Michigan
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #10 – Reduced Inequalities (November 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69392 69392-17316498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design micro-charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of November, we will address Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Three award-winning Ross faculty members will share their research in an informal setting and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.

Faculty and subjects of research include:

Jun Li: New Research Looks At Ways to Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination

A. Yeşim Orhun: Why poor families are paying more for everyday items like toilet paper

Chris Rider: Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms

Due to high interest in these workshops, we must cap attendance at 25. We aim to keep the numbers of participants at a size that can accommodate the space capacity of the +Impact Studio and provide meaningful group discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:38:48 -0500 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Reduced Inequalities
Detroit resident opinion survey meeting (December 5, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69830 69830-17433858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Detroit Metro Area Communities Study regularly surveys a broad, representative group of Detroit residents about their communities.

Topics covered by the survey range from crime and policing to blight, economic opportunity, access to transportation, health, and who benefits most from investments in Downtown and Midtown Detroit.

At this meeting, the DMACS team will review how to access and use DMACS survey data for policy and programmatic decisions.

Free parking and refreshments will be provided. RSVP to economicmobilitydetroit@umich.edu

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Meeting Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:36:48 -0500 2019-12-05T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Meeting DMACS survey results
Biosciences Initiative Second Annual Community Celebration and Symposium with President Schlissel (December 16, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69140 69140-17252904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

Celebrating progress of the second year and introducing our 2019 Scientific Initiatives and Exploratory awardees.

The Biosciences Initiative is hosting its second annual community celebration, recognizing the progress of the second year and introducing its most recently awarded projects and groups.

Don't miss your opportunity to learn about these exciting proposals and connect with President Schlissel and fellow members of the biosciences community.

The Biosciences Initiative focuses on funding cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, expert faculty hires, and postgraduate education across the biological sciences at U-M.

Reception with free food and beverages will follow. RSVP to attend: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVAaOMh-bXpKiIfeMx5PQFEtjADiogJwEHlGkhVcfiiQGZ9w/viewform?usp=sf_link.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:30:00 -0500 2019-12-16T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-16T18:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Biosciences Initiative Conference / Symposium bacteria and people graphic
Poverty Simulation (January 11, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70415 70415-17594465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 11, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

What choices would you make if you had little time and little money to spare?

A poverty simulation presented by Washtenaw County's Friends In Deed and the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice aims to help participants better understand some of the tough choices that people with few resources must make on a daily basis. The three-hour experiential learning workshop is a non-partisan, secular event.

Space is limited, so advance registration is required. You can register online, by calling Friends In Deed's Circles office at 734-340-9042 or by emailing suzanne@friendsindeedmi.org.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m., and the event runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend, and a suggested donation of $35 can be paid at the door to help defray the cost of holding the event.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:05:16 -0500 2020-01-11T09:00:00-05:00 2020-01-11T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Workshop / Seminar
+Impact Studio Winter Open House (January 17, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70006 70006-17491350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 17, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

The +Impact Studio space is a campus hub for design and impact, located on the second floor of the Executive Learning & Conference Center.  It is designed to be a collaboration area, and it will serve an educational community passionate about design for impact.   Drop by and see the new space, enjoy some food, and invite your friends!  Any time between 2 and 4 pm.

Information about the space will be provided via video screens and printed materials, and the event will feature interactive activities.

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Reception / Open House Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:26:09 -0500 2020-01-17T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-17T16:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Reception / Open House The +Impact Studio at Michigan Ross
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (January 28, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-17946488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-01-28T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T11:00:00-05:00 Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium
Volunteer Abroad to Empower Communities and Reduce Inequalities: AIESEC x CEW+ (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69999 69999-17491344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

Join AIESEC, the largest youth-led non-profit partnered with the UN, on January 28th at CEW+ to find out more about opportunities to volunteer abroad over the summer, working towards reducing inequalities! Opportunities are available in countries such as Costa Rica, Brazil, and more!

In this session, we will give you all the information you need about the experience and application process, we will have a former participant, and we will be helping interested students apply to these opportunities.

Come to learn more about how you can contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal #10 Reducing Inequalities!

RSVP requested for lunch: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/volunteer-abroad-to-empower-communities-and-reduce-inequalities-aiesec-x-cew

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Presentation Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:33:21 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Presentation Flyer
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #3 - Good Health and Well-Being (January 28, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70002 70002-17491347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design micro-charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of January, we will address Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being.  Several award-winning Ross faculty members (to be announced) will share their research in an informal setting, and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.

This limited-size two-hour workshop will feature:

Faculty presentations on key research insights.
Discussion
Design micro-charrette using specific design tools for problem identification

Due to high interest in these workshops, we must cap attendance at 25. We aim to keep the numbers of participants at a size that can accommodate the space capacity of the +Impact Studio and provide meaningful group discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:46:53 -0500 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Designing Business Models for Carbon Capture and Utilization Technologies (February 5, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71978 71978-17905486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

The +Impact Studio at Michigan Ross in partnership with the U-M Global CO2 Initiative and the Erb Institute is excited to offer an innovative workshop in which students will use design thinking methodologies to create business models for carbon capture and utilization technologies. Award-winning U-M faculty will share their research on these technologies in an informal setting, and participating students will have the opportunity to learn and apply the business model canvas to them. This process will result in ideas for sustainable businesses that work to meaningfully combat climate change, and further ways to get involved and potentially pursue these business ideas will be shared.

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/MKnvLLPYMyTr2mg86

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:59:23 -0500 2020-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:00:00-05:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Global CO2 Initiative
Financial Inclusion: A Conversation with Adrienne Harris (February 12, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69973 69973-17491318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Join the +Impact Studio at Ross and MBA Finance Club for a discussion on financial inclusion with U-M Ford School Professor and Gate Foundation Senior Research Fellow, Adrienne Harris. Adrienne also advises fintech companies, incumbent financial institutions, and large venture capital firms. Most recently, she was the Chief Business Officer and General Counsel at a San Francisco-based inter-tech start-up for which is is now an advisor.

As part of the school’s Business+Impact initiative, the +Impact Studio brings together students from Ross and other disciplines in applying design principles to translate insights from faculty research into practical solutions to societal challenges. Studio faculty Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Jerry Davis will be on hand to engage Ms. Harris in a lively discussion about her work in governmental and corporate strategy around financial inclusion and fintech availability to the underserved.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/financial-inclusion-in-the-age-of-fintech-tickets-92064733095

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:07:58 -0500 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T19:00:00-05:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Adrienne Harris
No Defense: The U.S. Government's War on Water (February 19, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72213 72213-17957434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

In conjunction with the Feb 20 symposium, "From PBB to PFAS: Research and Action to Address Michigan’s Large-Scale Chemical Contaminations" this FREE event is sponsored by the National Wildlife Foundation and the Michigan League of Conservation Voters.

"No Defense" is a documentary that tells the story of the Americans who are fighting against one of the largest-known polluters in the country — the United States government. Since the 1990s, it’s been documented that a category of chemicals known as perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) are harmful to life, yet the government continues to mandate its use at hundreds of sites across the country, contaminating surface water and drinking water, with no plan in place to clean it up. This film highlights the people who are suffering, who are blowing the whistle, and who are fighting the United States military’s war on water.

The film focuses on the PFAS contamination problem in Oscoda, Michigan, as a case study into how the U.S. military has failed to protect human health and the environment around the nation and the world. The PFAS contamination in Oscoda was discovered nearly 10 years ago, making it the first PFAS site in Michigan and the first PFAS military site in the world. The film's director, Sara Ganim, is a former CNN correspondent who won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State; she also has done extensive reporting on water issues in other communities in the U.S, including Flint.

Documentary. 270 min. Including Filmmaker Q&A. NR.

No Defense is directed by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Sara Ganim. Produced by Emmy-award winning journalist Lennart Bourin. Executive Producer Robert P. Ufer.

Film will be followed by a Filmmaker Q&A.

*Admission is free, but you're encouraged to reserve tickets at this link: https://bit.ly/2RUYYWU

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Film Screening Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:29:58 -0500 2020-02-19T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-19T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Film Screening No Defense: The US Government's War on Water (PFAS documentary)
From PBB to PFAS: Research and Action to Address Michigan’s Large Scale Chemical Contaminations (February 20, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68807 68807-17153411@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 20, 2020 9:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

The PBB to PFAS Symposium will provide a unique venue for fostering collaboration between researchers and community members with:

• Keynote address by Dr. Linda Birnbaum (Director NIEHS, retired);

• Presentations by community residents and academic researchers working on PBB and PFAS health impacts;

• Breakout groups focused on strategies for building effective community-academic collaborations;

• Organized by UM's Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD), Central Michigan University's Dept of History, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Emory University’s HERCULES Exposome Research Center;

• ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS: Michele Marcus, PhD, Emory University’s Michigan PBB Registry; Jane Keon, Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force; Francis Spaniola, former Michigan State Representative; Tony Spaniola, JD, creator Michigan Cancer Registry; Courtney Carignan, PhD, Michigan State University; Monica Lewis-Patrick, President & CEO, River Network and We The People of Detroit

• COMMUNITY PANELISTS: Sandy Wynn-Stelt, Rockford; Theresa Landrum, Detroit; Lawrence Reynolds, Flint; Donele Wilkins, Detroit; Tim Neyer, Mt. Pleasant

• MORE SPEAKERS AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED

• Keynote address by Dr. Birnbaum will be livestreamed.

• Registration (free) is required.

• Register for the IN-PERSON Event in Ann Arbor: http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_FromPBBtoPFAS_Register.php?Attendance=InPerson
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• Register for the Keynote LIVESTREAM: http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_FromPBBtoPFAS_Register.php?Attendance=LiveStream

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:21:01 -0500 2020-02-20T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-20T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Conference / Symposium PBB to PFAS symposium Feb 20 2020
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (March 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-16744953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (March 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-16744954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-03-06T10:00:00-05:00 2020-03-06T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
Forum on "Climate Change and Health: Readiness and Resilience" (March 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72763 72763-18070598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

*Please register by going to http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_Climate_Change_and_Health_2020.php*

Our climate is our planet’s life support system. Climate change influences human health and disease in numerous ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted by food, water, and disease carriers such as mosquitoes and ticks. As described in the Lancet Countdown report, some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Not everyone is equally at risk, and children are especially at risk. Preventive and adaptive actions are needed.

The keynote speaker is an emergency medicine physician who co-authored the U.S. portion of the Lancet Countdown report and Health and Care Delivery in the New England Journal of Medicine. A panel of experts will present solutions from a variety of other universities who are reducing their carbon footprint in response to the urgent public health need.

Welcome: Joseph C. Kolars, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives, UM Medical School

Keynote: "Climate Action: Children’s Health Drives Need for Urgent Action" Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS, Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School and emergency medicine physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

Schedule
11:00-11:45 am | Registration outside of Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center for Continuing Medical Education, Michigan Medicine
11:00-11:45 am | Lunch in Towsley Center Dining Room for registered guests
12:00-1:30 pm | Program in Dow Auditorium, Towsley Center (also will be live streamed)
1:30-2:00 pm | Reception in Towsley Center Dining Room

*Please register by going to http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_Climate_Change_and_Health_2020.php*

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:52:24 -0500 2020-03-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T13:30:00-04:00 Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Conference / Symposium Climate Change and Health: Readiness and Resilience
Local Businesses, Global Entrepreneurship: A Journey to Build Impact (March 12, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72926 72926-18094770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Juan Carlos Thomas, Director of Entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization focused on harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty, will be the next WDI Global Impact Speaker.


Thomas’s talk, “Local Businesses, Global Entrepreneurship: A Journey to Build Impact,” will explore effective ways to support entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses around the world. It is scheduled for 5-6 p.m., March 12 in Room B1560 (Blau Building) at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Thomas leads the development and deployment of best practices in the support of entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses in the organization’s projects. Before assuming his current role, he served as TechnoServe’s Chile Country Director. Among his accomplishments in that role, he led the first inclusive business development program in Chile; the first small business accelerator program in Patagonia; several economic development programs in communities surrounding energy and mining projects; and the design of business development methodologies now being used in Latin America and Africa.

Before opening the TechnoServe office in Chile in 2008, Juan Carlos worked in the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets division at Bank Boston Chile. He has lectured on finance, entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship at various universities. Thomas holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:35:59 -0500 2020-03-12T17:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T18:00:00-04:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion A restaurant in Colina, Chile. Image courtesy of TechnoServe.
Virtual Info Session for Fall 2020 +Impact Studio Course (BA 670) (March 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73362 73362-18208325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Come to Ross’ +Impact Studio to learn more about the course that is actually taught there. Faculty and staff will gather at the +Impact Studio to discuss next Fall’s 4.5-credit +Impact Studio: course (BA 670 - https://michiganross.umich.edu/courses/impact-studio-translating-research-practice-11862), a design thinking course that teaches practical work skills in ethnography, ecosystem mapping, ideation, prototyping, and business model design. Instructor Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Business+Impact staff will help. Students from all grad programs across campus are welcome to sign on to virtual session at https://bluejeans.com/370086699

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Other Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:30:26 -0400 2020-03-18T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-18T13:00:00-04:00 Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Other Impact Studio class
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Jenny Zhang, Fiction Reading (March 19, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70551 70551-17604944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 19, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Jenny Zhang’s story collection, Sour Heart (Lenny, 2017), centers on immigrants who have traded their endangered lives as artists in China and Taiwan for the constant struggle of life at the poverty line in 1990s New York City. It examines the many ways that family and history can weigh us down and also lift us up. From the young woman coming to terms with her grandmother’s role in the Cultural Revolution to the daughter struggling to understand where her family ends and she begins, to the girl discovering the power of her body to inspire and destroy, these seven stories illuminate the complex and messy inner lives of girls struggling to define themselves.

Zhang is also the author of the poetry collection Dear Jenny, We Are All Find. Her second collection of poetry, My Baby First Birthday, is forthcoming from Tin House. She is the recipient of the Pen/Bingham Award for Debut Fiction and the LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction.   

This event is free and open to the public. Onsite book sales will be provided by Literati Bookstore.

UMMA is pleased to be the site for the  Zell Visiting Writers Series, which brings outstanding writers each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from U-M alumna Helen Zell (AB ’64, LLDHon ’13). For more information, please visit the Zell Visiting Writers Series webpage.

For any questions about the event or to share accommodation needs, please email asbates@umich.edu-- we are eager to help ensure that this event is inclusive to you. The building, event space, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Diaper changing tables are available in nearby restrooms. Gender-inclusive restrooms are available on the second floor of the Museum, accessible via the stairs, or in nearby Hatcher Graduate Library (Floors 3, 4, 5, and 6). The Hatcher Library also offers a reflection room (4th Floor South Stacks), and a lactation room (Room 13W, an anteroom to the basement women's staff restroom, or Room 108B, an anteroom of the first floor women's restroom). ASL interpreters and CART services are available upon request; please email asbates@umich.edu at least two weeks prior to the event. 
 
U-M employees with a U-M parking permit may use the Church Street Parking Structure (525 Church St., Ann Arbor) or the Thompson Parking Structure (500 Thompson St., Ann Arbor). There is limited metered street parking on State Street and South University Avenue. The Forest Avenue Public Parking Structure (650 South Forest Ave., Ann Arbor) is five blocks away, and the parking rate is $1.20 per hour. All of these options include parking spots for individuals with disabilities.

 
 

 

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Presentation Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:17:06 -0400 2020-03-19T17:30:00-04:00 2020-03-19T18:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Presentation Museum of Art
CANCELED: CID Inaugural Lecture: Thomas Piketty, Capital and Ideology (March 27, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73082 73082-18140496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) in 2019 as a partnership between ISR, the Institute’s Survey Research Center, and the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The center pursues cutting-edge research and innovative teaching on one of the central societal challenges of our time: social inequality.

Join us for our inaugural lecture as we talk to Thomas Piketty about his new book, Capital and Ideology. In this book, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, presents a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and outlines a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.

We will have a panel discussion with Elizabeth Anderson, John Dewey Distinguished University Professor, and Fabian Pfeffer, Director of the Center for Inequality Dynamics, with a reception to follow where Mr. Piketty will be signing books.

Please RSVP for this event: https://www.inequalitydynamics.umich.edu/piketty-rsvp/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:22:34 -0400 2020-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 2020-03-27T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Truth in Sentencing Townhall (March 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73586 73586-18267633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Learn about and discuss ways to bring back a sentencing credit system in Michigan prisons with state legislators.

Featured panelists: Senator Jeff Irwin, Senator Sylvia Santana, and more!

Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/2IlshO3

Questions? Email ashrenbu@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:48:43 -0500 2020-03-28T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-28T15:15:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Truth in Sentencing Townhall
Motor City at a Standstill: Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Detroit (June 3, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74752 74752-18962487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
11:00am EST
Zoom: https://bit.ly/2Afy5YH

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit has emerged as an epicenter of the crisis. To date, more than 1300 Detroiters have died from a coronavirus infection and 43 percent of city residents have lost their jobs. In this ISR Insights talk, Jeffrey Morenoff (Professor, Sociology and Public Policy; Director, Population Studies Center) and Lydia Wileden (PhD Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy; Population Studies Center trainee) will discuss efforts by the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study -- a panel study of more than 1100 Detroiters -- to capture the real-time experiences of Detroiters and share insights from two survey waves on the dramatic financial precarity facing many Detroit households and the behavioral and economic changes residents are making to get by.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 May 2020 21:12:24 -0400 2020-06-03T11:00:00-04:00 2020-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835185@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-11T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-11T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-16T14:00:00-04:00 Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
Wealth and the Persistence of Racial Inequality (June 17, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74898 74898-19065440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
11am EST
https://umich.zoom.us/j/98604209689

As the country grapples with its persistent problem of racial injustice, this ISR Insights talk will focus on one aspect of long-standing racial inequality — gaps in family wealth. Featuring new findings on the depth and persistence of racial wealth gaps, Fabian Pfeffer (Associate Professor, Sociology; Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, ISR) will also clarify why rising levels of wealth inequality present a major challenge to the economic prosperity and opportunity of most families in this country.

This webinar is the third in a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR.  If there is a topic you would like to see featured or have an idea for a future presentation, please email abeattie@umich.edu.  This talk is being recorded and will be shared widely.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:35:19 -0400 2020-06-17T11:00:00-04:00 2020-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion flyer
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-18T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 23, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835184@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-23T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective (June 25, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73249 73249-18835187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

The Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network is bringing together journalists and academic researchers from across the nation, with a focus on Midwest, for this virtual conference to promote in-depth, impactful, and solutions-oriented media coverage of poverty-related issues. The conference will consist of a series of six interactive webinars held throughout June.

While academic research contributes to a deeper understanding of poverty-related issues, the media is uniquely positioned to share those findings and shape how policymakers, community leaders, and the general public think about poverty.

The Poverty Narrative: A Midwest Perspective conference is open to anyone interested in improving the narrative around poverty in the U.S. – from exploring new storytelling strategies to translating complex research for deeper public engagement.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 May 2020 16:46:33 -0400 2020-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 2020-06-25T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual The Poverty Narrative
Combating poverty and inequality amidst a pandemic (July 15, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74921 74921-19079192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

The current public health crisis has further exposed deep inequities in the United States, leaving millions unemployed and straining social services. While many Americans have seen an abrupt drop in income, those already living in poverty are facing additional hardships. Luke Shaefer, Ford School associate dean and director of Poverty Solutions, Alford A. Young Jr, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Sociology and a professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Michael S. Barr, dean of the Ford School, will discuss some of the ways that policymakers and communities are attempting to combat poverty during this crisis. How can existing federal, state, and local programs expand to meet rapidly increasing needs? What policy approaches can effectively help those most in need? How can we learn from these extraordinary circumstances in order to more effectively alleviate poverty moving forward?

For more information and to register to attend please visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/combating-poverty-and-inequality-amidst-pandemic

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:08:42 -0400 2020-07-15T14:00:00-04:00 2020-07-16T03:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion
Policing and Protest 2020 (July 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75046 75046-19183194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Note: The webinar has a Q&A format. We welcome your questions before via email (eihswebinar@umich.edu) and during the webinar via Zoom Q&A. This event will be recorded and available for future viewing online.

***Please register in advance here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qVR5E3VGRG2x_xJ4AK47AA

The killing of George Floyd, in the wake of the horrific and obscene history of the killings of unarmed black people by the police, has focused attention like never before on the systemic anti-black racism of the criminal-legal system in the United States. To be sure, the massive expansion and militarization of policing and incarceration are in some ways of comparatively recent origin. Yet they also have a much deeper origin in, and are inextricably connected to, a longer history of the judicial and extra-judicial violence against black people in the continent. The racist inequities of the criminal-legal system, indeed, are not a bug, but a feature.

Our panel of experts, scholars of the United States at the University of Michigan, will help us explore, beyond the headlines, the reach of the long arm of the carceral state in society as well as the challenges and opportunities that have been thrown up by the contemporary protests against the systemic violence of the state. The stakes for understanding the working of the carceral state are documented by the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project of the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project. However, the momentous protests against anti-Black racism as well as the broad public support they have received both within the United States and across the world—the clamor heard round the world—have also created a novel opportunity for implementing and imagining futures beyond a blatantly rigged carceral framework.

Panelists:
• Melissa Burch, Anthropology, University of Michigan
• Matthew Countryman, Afroamerican and African History, American Culture, History, University of Michigan
• Matthew Lassiter, History, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
• William D. Lopez, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan

Moderator:
• Mrinalini Sinha, History, University of Michigan

This event is part of the Thursday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:07:31 -0400 2020-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Daniel Lobo, "Brionna Taylor" (public domain)
Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (July 29, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75118 75118-19269552@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Please join us as we celebrate the 2020 Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program students, each of whom helped a Detroit community organization full time with important research needs this summer while learning about the city, non-profits, social justice, and themselves.

Use this link to register for the Virtual showcase via Zoom: http://myumi.ch/R5mel

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:47:45 -0400 2020-07-29T17:30:00-04:00 2020-07-29T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual Love Respect Hope
The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series presents Jacqueline Novogratz (September 8, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76246 76246-19679544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Now is a time to reimagine and rebuild systems that are better and fairer. How can we redefine success from its focus on hegemonic norms like money and power, to prioritize humanity and the sustainability of the earth? Join Dean Scott DeRue, Tuesday, Sept. 8 for a discussion with New York Times best-selling author Jacqueline Novogratz on how we all can make the change using innovative entrepreneurial models.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:09:11 -0400 2020-09-08T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-08T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series presents Jacqueline Novogratz
Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit (September 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76869 76869-19772602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

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

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

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

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:24:16 -0400 2020-09-10T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-10T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit
Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit (September 11, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76870 76870-19772604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

With our power, resources, and knowledge - what can we do about water injustice as a school? All discussions and ideas are welcome - whether it be proposing new field placements that focus on water and environmental justice, integrating more course content on how water injustice is tied to systemic and historic discrimination, or current advocacy efforts demanding access to safe, clean, water is a human right.

Attending this session provides field credits. Please document your attendance and contact your field faculty supervisor for information. RSVP at the link to the right to receive Zoom link.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:23:06 -0400 2020-09-11T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Water Warriors from Flint to Detroit
The Questions We Don’t Know to Ask: Studying Poverty in 21st Century America (September 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75645 75645-19552865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Our speaker, Professor H. Luke Shaefer will present on the work of Poverty Solutions, a University of Michigan presidential initiative that partners scholars with communities to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty, stressing the initiative’s systems-level approach to addressing poverty.

H. Luke Shaefer is the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, Professor of Public Policy and Social Work, and Director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan.

This is the second of a six-lecture series. The subject of the series is: Poverty, Inequity and Disparity. The next lecture will be September 24, 2020. The title is: Access and Equity in US School Systems.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:57:29 -0400 2020-09-17T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Thursday Lectures
Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out (September 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75524 75524-19515168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you’ve ever wondered why people in poverty can’t seem to break out of its grip, sometimes even for generations, then this class is for you. Together we will explore the dynamics of poverty—looking at what keeps people in it, what’s needed to break out of it, and how we can all play a role in building community to end poverty. Class includes hands-on simulations, thoughtful discussion, and personal stories of struggle and transformation. The final class focuses on solutions and will feature dynamic programs making a real difference right here in Washtenaw County.

Instructor Suzanne Van Dam will lead the study group on Tuesdays from September 22 through October 6. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”

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Class / Instruction Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:46:52 -0400 2020-09-22T10:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN DETROIT AND BEYOND: A LOOK AT INTERVENTIONS (September 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75664 75664-19558811@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Although there are many programs and policies aimed at alleviating poverty, too often there are gaps between people’s needs and programs’ offers. This workshop explores U-M Poverty Solution’s work on The Detroit Housing Guide, the Flint Provider Empowerment Program and other interventions designed to fill in these gaps.

Study Group leaders Kelly Christopherson and Trevor Bechtel will lead the one time study group session.

Kelly Chistopherson is completing her MPP at the Ford School at the University of Michigan focusing on public policy analysis methods. She has worked with Poverty Solutions since December of 2019 engaging the Flint Provider Empowerment Program and the Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility.

Trevor Bechtel joined Poverty Solutions in 2018 after a twenty-year career teaching ethics and religion throughout the Great Lakes Region. He manages all aspects of student engagement for Poverty Solutions.

Poverty Solutions is a University of Michigan initiative that aims to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research. https://poverty.umich.edu/

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:47:45 -0400 2020-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Groups
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (September 25, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76454 76454-19717150@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:55:55 -0400 2020-09-25T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-25T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
Bringing Early Education to Young Refugee Children in Countries Affected by Humanitarian Crisis (September 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77009 77009-19788467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Please join the Education Policy Initiative in welcoming Hirokazu Yoshikawa, the Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at NYU Steinhardt and a University Professor at NYU, and Co-Director (with J. Lawrence Aber) of the Global TIES for Children center at NYU, for a virtual education policy talk. Professor Yoshikawa is a core faculty member of the Psychology of Social Intervention and Human Development and Social Intervention programs at Steinhardt. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He will discuss Global TIES for Children's research on young children's development in humanitarian settings, including young children affected by the Rohingya and Syrian crises.

About the Sesame Workshop / International Rescue Committee and BRAC Refugee Response project (Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Bangladesh):

In two historic partnerships aimed at changing how education is valued and delivered in humanitarian crises, Sesame Workshop, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and BRAC have launched the largest early-childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response with groundbreaking grants from the MacArthur Foundation and LEGO Foundation. In homes, centers, and other settings, Sesame Workshop, the IRC and BRAC are bringing playful lessons and nurturing care to thousands of displaced children in Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon, with millions more reached through television and mobile devices. Additionally, Sesame is partnering with BRAC to support children affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis, bringing early education grounded in the power of play to hundreds of thousands of children in and around the massive refugee settlement at Cox’s Bazar. Learn more about the historic Global TIES partnerships and Sesame Workshop intervention work.

This event is sponsored by the Education Policy Initiative and co-sponsored by the Ford School, the School of Education, and Equity in Early Learning Lab. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required.

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Presentation Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:48:23 -0400 2020-09-29T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Education Policy Initiative Presentation Yoshikawa
America’s Mayors on Crisis and Change (September 30, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76948 76948-19780538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

This year has tested mayoral leadership like no other. Join us to learn from four leading mayors how they respond tactically to emergent crises while sustaining progress toward long-term goals.

The epidemiological and economic crises associated with the coronavirus pandemic have posed new challenges and opportunities for mayoral leadership. So has the movement for racial justice, which has intensified pressure on mayors from within and beyond their cities. Meanwhile, municipal leadership is key for long-term change on issues such as climate change, social equity, transportation, and economic opportunity.

Jointly hosted by the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning and Poverty Solutions, the forum engages our campus-wide Democracy & Debate Theme Semester by addressing some of the most salient issues in this intense and high-stakes election season. This panel brings together U.S. mayors from across the country for a conversation that explores the agency of mayors in matters of national significance.

Participants:
Jacob Frey (Minneapolis, MN)
Lori Lightfoot (Chicago, IL)
Libby Schaaf (Oakland, CA)
Michael Tubbs (Stockton, CA)

Moderated by Taubman College Dean Jonathan Massey, with a special welcome by University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel.

Livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7gKcJ9bkW0

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:21:20 -0400 2020-09-30T11:30:00-04:00 2020-09-30T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Mayor panel graphic green and blue
How Social Workers Can Support Parents and Children During Covid-19 (September 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77551 77551-19883823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

During Covid-19, parents face new challenges managing family, work and economic demands. In this first session of the Parenting in Context webinar series Shawna J. Lee, U-M SSW associate professor and director of Parenting in Context Research Lab, will present research on parenting, mental health, and coping during the pandemic.

One free social work CE is available to those who participate in the live webinar.

This webinar is recommended for both research and practice audiences and will address:
--What research says about parents' mental health during Covid-19
--How parents are supporting their children's educational needs
--Parents’ coping strategies and activities with their children
--The impact of social distancing on parenting

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Presentation Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:28:50 -0400 2020-09-30T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Presentation Shawna Lee
Investing In Us: Detroit residents’ visions for economic mobility (September 30, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77553 77553-19883825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

What’s needed to drive economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit? A team of researchers from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan catalogued the numerous ways Detroiters have answered this question over the past decade. Their new report, “Investing in Us: Resident Priorities for Economic Mobility in Detroit,” summarizes themes and recommends ways resident input can guide future investments in the city.

Join lead authors as they discuss the findings and take questions.
Panelists:
- Afton Branche-Wilson, lead researcher for Investing in Us and strategic projects manager for Poverty Solutions' Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility
- Branden Snyder, Investing in Us co-author and executive director of Detroit Action
- Mark Covington, president / director of Georgia Street Community Collective

Moderator: Kristin Seefeldt, associate faculty director of Poverty Solutions at U-M and associate professor of social work and public policy at U-M

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:26:09 -0400 2020-09-30T15:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Investing in Us title page
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 2, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76455 76455-19717151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Frederick Wherry on The Weight of Debt, the Dignity of Debtors

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:59:39 -0400 2020-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76457 76457-19717152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:58:39 -0400 2020-10-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77495 77495-19877766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:04:16 -0400 2020-10-16T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
Lecture: Kate Orff (October 21, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78388 78388-20020766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

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

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:04:46 -0400 2020-10-21T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion Kate Orff, SCAPE
Employer Resource Networks: Improving employment retention and building career opportunities for low-wage workers (October 22, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78604 78604-20070073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Employer Resource Networks (ERNs) are a new way to address dual problems — unstable labor-market attachment among lower-income workers and the consequential employee churn. ERNs enhance employee productivity and increase retention and advancement.

Join AEI as H. Luke Shaefer discusses his recent report reviewing the ERN model, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Brent Orrell with Dr. Shaefer and James M. Vander Hulst of ERN USA.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:34:27 -0400 2020-10-22T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Employer Resource Networks
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 23, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76460 76460-19717153@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:57:49 -0400 2020-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-23T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
NEW DATE! CEW+ Advocacy Symposium Kick-off Event: Creating Change through Introspection, Dialogue, and Action (October 23, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75672 75672-19560794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Join CEW+ for its annual fall Symposium themed Creating Change through Introspection, Dialogue, and Action. The 2020 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars and community practitioners who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year’s Symposium will be a virtual event that includes a series of presentations and workshops that will take place over the course of the academic year.

At the kickoff event on October 23, Dr. Martha Jones will discuss the role of Black women in the civil rights and voting rights movements and the ongoing struggle for voting rights for different populations. The kickoff will also highlight 2020 CEW+ Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change awardees who will present lightning talks about their work as a precursor to a full-length workshop that will happen later in the academic year as a component of the Symposium. The learning opportunities throughout the year-long Symposium will supplement Democracy and Debate Theme Semester coursework and activities.

This Symposium is free and open to all activists, advocates, and allies from all U-M campuses (students, staff, faculty) as well as the local community.

The CEW+ Advocacy Symposium is organized in partnership with IRWG and Clements Library with funding from CEW+’s Frances & Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

RSVP here for the Zoom link: cew.umich.edu/events/2020-cew-advocacy-symposium

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:42:10 -0400 2020-10-23T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Conference / Symposium 2020 Symposium Logo
Trends in Absolute Income Mobility in North America and Europe (October 26, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77315 77315-19838096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details

We compute rates of absolute upward income mobility for the 1960-1987 birth cohorts in eight countries in North America and Europe. Rates and trends in absolute mobility varied dramatically across countries during this period: the US and Canada saw upward mobility rates near 50% for recent cohorts, while countries like Norway and Finland saw sustained rates above 70%. Decomposition analysis suggests that differences in the marginal income distributions, especially the amount of cross-cohort income inequality, were the primary driver of differing mobility rates across countries. We also demonstrate that absolute mobility rates can be accurately estimated without linked parent-child data.


BIO:

Robert Manduca is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan. His research focuses on the consequences of economic inequality for society, and on the determinants of urban and regional economic development. He received his PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University and his Master's in City Planning from MIT.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:29:52 -0400 2020-10-26T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (October 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76461 76461-19717155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:57:02 -0400 2020-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
DCERP Information Session (November 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20107389@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

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

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

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

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2020-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions (November 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77494 77494-19875792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces the key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. The series explores interdisciplinary, real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives and encourages the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.

The series features different guest speakers each Friday at noon beginning September 18, 2020. Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives.

Lectures are free and open to the public, and students can enroll in a course to receive one credit for attending the speaker series.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:52:12 -0400 2020-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Poverty Solutions Livestream / Virtual Speaker Series graphic
City on the Edge: Ypsilanti, African Americans and the World of Work (November 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71756 71756-20178449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Join us as Dr. Alford A. Young, Jr. explores the themes of his research captured in his latest book, From the Edge of the Ghetto: African Americans and the World of Work. His extensive interviews with the low-income African American community in Ypsilanti bring new insights about perceptions of and preparation for the future of work outside of the major cities and middle to upper-class society.

This event will include a brief interview with Dr. Young conducted by Dr. Earl Lewis (University of Michigan), and a panel discussion with Dr. H. Luke Shaefer (University of Michigan) and Derrick Jackson (Director of Community Engagement, Washtenaw County), moderated by Dr. Carla O'Connor (University of Michigan).

Dr. Young is the Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology, Afroamerican and African Studies, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy [by courtesy] at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies and Public Policy & Director of the Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan.

Dr. Shaefer is the the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and Director of Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan.

Derrick Jackson, MSW, is the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Director of Community Engagement.

Dr. O'Connor is the Arthur F Thurnau Professor of Education, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and Director, Wolverine Pathways.

We encourage you to purchase a copy of the book if interested through Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Solutions, the Department of Sociology, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the National Center for Institutional Diversity, and the Ann Arbor YMCA.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:07:53 -0500 2020-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion City on the Edge: Ypsilanti, African Americans, and the World of Work. Featuring Dr. Alford A. Young, Jr.
DCERP Information Session (November 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78702 78702-20107390@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

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

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

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

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:43:12 -0500 2020-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Livestream / Virtual DCERP