Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Free Practice LSAT (August 18, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41816 41816-9479049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 18, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Participate in a proctored LSAT practice exam.

Registration for 8/18 session: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/4579

Registration for 11/2 session: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/4599

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:08:25 -0400 2017-08-18T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-18T16:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre Law Image
Personal Statement Workshop (September 11, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42073 42073-9536053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics off the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:07:26 -0400 2017-09-11T14:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T15:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar image of scales of justice logo
Robocalypse Now?: Technology and the Future of Work (September 11, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41582 41582-9367005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program

Talk summary: The process of technological displacement of workers began in the automobile industry in the 1960’s, and with the rise of connectivity and AI it is accelerating rapidly. For example, it may be no surprise, given what’s happened in the automobile industry, that the world’s first farm that is completely run by robots has just opened in Japan; or that a new robot is available for the construction industry that can lay bricks three times faster than a human. This kind of displacement of manual labor happened in previous industrial revolutions as well. More surprising, however, is the breadth of jobs that can be replaced by intelligent automation; it isn’t just manual labor that’s being replaced: even writers, for instance, are being displaced by computer software. In January, 2016, “the Associated Press (AP) revealed that [a software program called] Wordsmith has been rolling out content since July 2014 without any human intervention.” This Wordsmith software has been generating 1000 stories per month, which is “14 times more than the previous manual output of AP's reporters and editors.” In terms of sheer productivity, human writers cannot keep up with computers and robots. So what can we do as a society to compensate for technological unemployment, and to prevent the poverty, dislocation, and even violence that might follow, as it has in past industrial revolutions? My talk will present both the problems and possible short and longterm solutions to them.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur is Professor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), specializing in technology and culture. He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology, an international think tank, and a co-founder of the NY Posthuman Research Group and of the Visual Pathways Technology Consortium (for researching tech apps for the blind). Dr. LaGrandeur has written many articles and conference presentations on digital culture; on Artificial Intelligence and ethics; and on literature and science. His publications have appeared in journals such as Computers & Texts, Computers and the Humanities, and Science Fiction Studies; in books such as Eloquent Images: Word and Image in the Age of New Media and Beyond Artificial Intelligence: The Disappearing Human-Machine Divide, which contains his essay, ‘Emotion, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics.’ He has also published on Artificial Intelligence, society, and ethics in popular publications such as USA Today and United Press International (UPI). His book Artificial Slaves (Routledge, 2013), about the premodern cultural history of Artificial Intelligence and its foreshadowing of today’s technology, was Awarded a 2014 Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Prize. In April, 2017, his latest book, co-edited with James Hughes, was published. About the future of AI’s displacement of human workers and how to meet this challenge, it is titled Surviving the Machine Age: Intelligent Technology and the Transformation of Human Work.

This event is free and open to the public.

Co-sponsors: Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Ford School of Public Policy, School of Information (UMSI), and Michigan Robotics

Questions? email Caroline Walsh (walshce@umich.edu)

http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/robocalypse-now-technology-and-future-work

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:03:08 -0400 2017-09-11T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program Lecture / Discussion headshot
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 11, 2017 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9892000@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

]]>
Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-11T20:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Environmental Law & Policy Program: EPA General Counsels (September 13, 2017 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/43678 43678-9829823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:45am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

The Environmental Law and Policy Program will begin its 2017-18 Lecture Series with a first-ever event: a panel discussion featuring the EPA General Counsels from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Administrations. Please join us as we welcome Jonathan Cannon (Clinton), Roger Martella (Bush), and Avi Garbow (Obama) to talk about their tenures as the top attorney at EPA and to address the major environmental challenges of the last 25 years and the fate of environmental protection efforts in the Trump administration. Moderated by Professor David M. Uhlmann.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:25:55 -0400 2017-09-13T11:45:00-04:00 2017-09-13T13:10:00-04:00 South Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion South Hall
When Courts Call Out Political Actors (September 14, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43187 43187-9737075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Linda Greenhouse, the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, writes a biweekly column about the Supreme Court and the law in The New York Times. She reported on the Supreme Court for The New York Times from 1978 to 2008. She teaches at Yale Law School and is the author of The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction, as well as a biography of Justice Harry A. Blackmun,
Becoming Justice Blackmun. She also co-authored Before Roe v. Wade: Voices That Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court’s Ruling.

Introduction by Richard D. Friedman, Alene and Allan F. Smith Professor of Law

This event is free and open to the public.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:39:08 -0400 2017-09-14T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-14T17:30:00-04:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion Constitution Day poster
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 14, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9891998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

]]>
Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-14T19:00:00-04:00 2017-09-14T20:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 15, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9891999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 15, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

The Prison Birth Project will be hosting mass meetings for those who are interested in becoming involved. We are a group of students that support pregnant moms who are in prison. If you are interested in our project, we would love to talk to you. There will be many leadership opportunities opening soon, including director positions for the following teams:

Fundraising, Grant Writing, Community Outreach & Activism, Doula Support, Event Planning, and Social Networking & Multimedia

If you or somebody you know might be interested, please stop by! If you are unable to make our mass meeting times, you can email us at prisonbirthproject@umich.edu for more information.

]]>
Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-15T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-15T19:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Keeping the Dream Alive Part I: DACA and the Law (September 18, 2017 11:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44682 44682-9966081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 18, 2017 11:50am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Professors Margo Schlanger and David Thronson will discuss the legal aspects and implications of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Co-sponsored by the Latino Law Students Association, the Michigan Immigration and Labor Law Assocation, and the Law School Educational Environment Committee.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:36:02 -0400 2017-09-18T11:50:00-04:00 2017-09-18T12:50:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion Hutchins Hall
PreLaw Reading Group (September 20, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42839 42839-9664423@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Our group will be reading and discussing a selection of short works related to civil rights in the United States. Specifically, we will be reading Volume 3 of the graphic novel March by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. We will also be examining short synopsis of 2 related Supreme Court cases. All those interested in reflecting on the Civil Rights Movement and social justice advocacy, in general, are welcome to attend. This reading group is organized in anticipation of Congressman Lewis' visit. More details about his visit and related events happening on campus can be found here: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/marchingforward/

Registration for this event is required: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/4660

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:05:17 -0400 2017-09-20T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-20T18:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Lecture / Discussion image of scales of justice logo
Harvard Law School J.D. Admissions Information Session (September 21, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/43769 43769-9841060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:00am
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Visiting admissions officers from Harvard Law School will host an admissions information session for all University of Michigan students and alumni interested in applying to Harvard Law. The session will include a short presentation and Q&A/discussion about Harvard’s new programs, such as the acceptance of the GRE and the expansion of the Junior Deferral Program (JDP).

Registration Requested: https://jdadmissions.law.harvard.edu/register/hls-at-umich-2017

]]>
Presentation Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:28:36 -0400 2017-09-21T10:00:00-04:00 2017-09-21T11:00:00-04:00 East Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Presentation image of scales of justice logo
CGIS Open House! (September 21, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43512 43512-9798613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

CGIS would like to invite you to our open house that will take place in our new office in Weiser Hall! Come by and check out student submitted photos, meet our advisors, and most importantly EAT! There will be plenty of food, free t-shirts, and opportunities to learn about studying abroad!

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:12:09 -0400 2017-09-21T14:00:00-04:00 2017-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Workshop / Seminar Weiser Hall
International Perspectives on Privacy and Free Expression: Concepts, Conflicts, Consequences (September 22, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/43217 43217-9739767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:30am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

This conference will consider the varying, and to some extent conflicting, international perspectives on privacy and its points of tension with freedom of expression. We will begin with foundational concerns of legal theory: How is privacy conceived of and defined in various legal systems? To what extent does (and should) privacy serve as a limiting principle on freedom of expression? We will then move to more pragmatic questions about how these issue play out on the ground. Do heads of state have privacy rights that limit what can be said about them by the media and citizens? How do individuals with privacy concerns navigate the varying protections offered by different legal regimes? What challenges are posed to media and online entities that must determine how to comply with differing standards?

]]>
Conference / Symposium Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:02:55 -0400 2017-09-22T08:30:00-04:00 2017-09-22T16:00:00-04:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium South Hall
Pre-Law 101 Information Session (September 27, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42069 42069-9536047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students beginning to explore the possibility of attending law school and those committed to applying in the future are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Presentation Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:36:38 -0400 2017-09-27T14:00:00-04:00 2017-09-27T15:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Presentation Pre-Law Image
Law Day (September 29, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42070 42070-9536050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 29, 2017 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Sponsored by the University of Michigan Career Center, the Law Day fair provides attendees the opportunity to meet representatives from law schools across the country, and gain more information about prospective schools.

]]>
Conference / Symposium Tue, 08 Aug 2017 08:59:07 -0400 2017-09-29T10:00:00-04:00 2017-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Conference / Symposium Pre-Law Image
Personal Statement Workshop (October 3, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42073 42073-9536054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics off the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:07:26 -0400 2017-10-03T11:00:00-04:00 2017-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar image of scales of justice logo
Pre-Law 101 Information Session (October 4, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42069 42069-9536048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students beginning to explore the possibility of attending law school and those committed to applying in the future are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Presentation Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:36:38 -0400 2017-10-04T16:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Presentation Pre-Law Image
Keeping the Dream Alive Part II: DACA and our Community (October 6, 2017 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45126 45126-10092996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 6, 2017 11:45am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Who are DACA recipients and what effect does lack of immigration status have on individuals, families, communities? What role can law students and attorneys play? Professor William Lopez from the UM National Center for Institutional Diversity and Michigan Law alumnus George Barchini, '15, will discuss the social context for DACA and what law students and lawyers can do.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:04:21 -0400 2017-10-06T11:45:00-04:00 2017-10-06T12:50:00-04:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion South Hall
English Minor Info & Networking Event (October 23, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45446 45446-10183925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

Learn more information about the NEW English minor! There will be a brief presentation followed by networking with English student groups. English advisors will also be available to declare anyone who has already taken English 298. Food will be served.

]]>
Other Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:23:44 -0400 2017-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 2017-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Other
Pre-Law 101 Information Session (October 24, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42069 42069-9536049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 10:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students beginning to explore the possibility of attending law school and those committed to applying in the future are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Presentation Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:36:38 -0400 2017-10-24T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-24T11:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Presentation Pre-Law Image
22nd Annual U-M Department of Psychiatry Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine (November 1, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44774 44774-9977680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Bridgette Ann Carr, J.D., B.A. will give the U-M Department of Psychiatry’s 22nd Annual Raymond W. Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine. Carr will give a talk focused on human trafficking victims and the advancement of comprehensive domestic and international anti-trafficking policies. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. at Ford Auditorium in University Hospital.

Professor Carr’s work focuses on driving paradigm shifts in the way human trafficking victimization is perceived and addressed, and helping reintegrate victims by developing legal solutions that address the complex issues of coercion and victimization around compelled service and its aftermath.

As the founding director of the U-M Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic (the first clinical law program solely devoted to addressing this issue comprehensively), Professor Carr, her colleagues, and a new generation of trainees have provided free legal services to victims since 2009, supporting the wide-ranging needs of men, women, and children, both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, who have been victimized by a range of trafficking crimes.

Using the U-M clinic as a model, Professor Carr is working with university partners around the world to develop similar programs to combat human trafficking and train law students, and has helped establish university law clinics in Mexico, Ethiopia, and Brazil to broaden the network of legal experts who can address the issues of compelled service that transcend international borders. She is the lead author of the first casebook on human trafficking law and policy, which examines the cross-section of criminal justice, civil and human rights, immigration, and international law that frames these issues.

The University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry established the Raymond W. Waggoner Lectureship on Ethics and Values in Medicine in 1996. This lectureship was created in honor of the late Dr. Waggoner, emeritus professor and past chairman of the department of psychiatry, who throughout his career and to all who knew him, has exemplified the highest standards of integrity and ethics.

The esteemed lectureship is an annual event to recognize Dr. Waggoner’s enormous contributions to the University of Michigan medical center and to the profession, and to promulgate his interest in medical ethics.



For further information, please contact:

Debra Pinals, M.D.
734-232-0352
dpinals@med.umich.edu

or

Sandra Glover
Administrative Assistant Senior
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry
734-232-0352
sandig@med.umich.edu

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:50:18 -0400 2017-11-01T16:00:00-04:00 2017-11-01T17:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Eisenberg Family Depression Center Lecture / Discussion Headshot of Bridgette Carr
How to Dismantle an Environmental Agenda— and Will It Stick? (November 2, 2017 11:50am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46199 46199-10418360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:50am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Janet McCabe is a senior law fellow at the Environmental Law & Policy Center, where she works to advance policies that better protect the environment, including those that support healthy, clean air and safe drinking water. McCabe previously served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, where she played a key role in framing, shaping, and implementing the Clean Air Act, including the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:45:04 -0400 2017-11-02T11:50:00-04:00 2017-11-02T12:50:00-04:00 South Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion McCabe poster
Free Practice LSAT (November 2, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41816 41816-9536064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Participate in a proctored LSAT practice exam.

Registration for 8/18 session: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/4579

Registration for 11/2 session: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/4599

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:08:25 -0400 2017-11-02T17:00:00-04:00 2017-11-02T20:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre Law Image
Personal Statement Workshop (November 8, 2017 3:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42073 42073-9536055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 3:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics off the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:07:26 -0400 2017-11-08T03:00:00-05:00 2017-11-08T16:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar image of scales of justice logo
FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach (November 16, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46646 46646-10569822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2017 8:30am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

This two-day event will bring together a wide range of researchers, policymakers, students, and
practitioners from various disciplines.

Financial technology, or FinTech, can be traced back to the introduction of the telegraph in the 1860s. Between then and the 1980s, most FinTech advancements were record-keeping and data systems found in the back offices of financial institutions, out of sight of the public. As internet technology became more available, however, FinTech evolved rapidly. Financial firms digitized their processes, and companies began introducing consumer-facing products such as online banking and PayPal.

Today, FinTech continues to disrupt and to evolve, not only in how financial products and services are delivered, but who delivers them. Regulators and market participants face challenges in
understanding and balancing the benefits of FinTech against potential risks. Innovation helps catalyze growth and new opportunities while generating new risks. Regulatory structures in place could fail to accommodate changes in the financial marketplace. Regulators may overreact to new technologies, stifling innovation and locking in old forms of doing business. At the same time, regulatory complacency can have disastrous results, permitting the buildup of systemic risk or widespread consumer harms.

This conference will explore methodologies that the private sector, researchers, and policymakers
can use harness the upside potential of financial innovation while reducing the downside risks.

]]>
Conference / Symposium Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:50:05 -0500 2017-11-16T08:30:00-05:00 2017-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Financing Law School Workshop (November 16, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42071 42071-9536063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Lindsey Stetson, UM Law School’s Director of Financial Aid, presents information on financing your legal education with a focus on minimizing your debt.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:02:42 -0400 2017-11-16T13:00:00-05:00 2017-11-16T14:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar image of scales of justice logo
FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach (November 17, 2017 8:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46646 46646-10569823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2017 8:45am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

This two-day event will bring together a wide range of researchers, policymakers, students, and
practitioners from various disciplines.

Financial technology, or FinTech, can be traced back to the introduction of the telegraph in the 1860s. Between then and the 1980s, most FinTech advancements were record-keeping and data systems found in the back offices of financial institutions, out of sight of the public. As internet technology became more available, however, FinTech evolved rapidly. Financial firms digitized their processes, and companies began introducing consumer-facing products such as online banking and PayPal.

Today, FinTech continues to disrupt and to evolve, not only in how financial products and services are delivered, but who delivers them. Regulators and market participants face challenges in
understanding and balancing the benefits of FinTech against potential risks. Innovation helps catalyze growth and new opportunities while generating new risks. Regulatory structures in place could fail to accommodate changes in the financial marketplace. Regulators may overreact to new technologies, stifling innovation and locking in old forms of doing business. At the same time, regulatory complacency can have disastrous results, permitting the buildup of systemic risk or widespread consumer harms.

This conference will explore methodologies that the private sector, researchers, and policymakers
can use harness the upside potential of financial innovation while reducing the downside risks.

]]>
Conference / Symposium Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:50:05 -0500 2017-11-17T08:45:00-05:00 2017-11-17T15:15:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Personal Statement Workshop (January 10, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48143 48143-11180773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics of the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:33:57 -0500 2018-01-10T11:00:00-05:00 2018-01-10T12:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar pre-law-newnan-logo
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture- Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America (January 15, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47119 47119-10799202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2018 4:00pm
Location: South Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Please join Michigan Law as we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a lecture by Professor James Forman of Yale Law School. Professor Forman will discuss his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, which explores how decisions made by black leaders, often with the best of intentions, contributed to disproportionately incarcerating black and brown people.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

James Forman Jr. is one of the nation’s leading authorities on race, education, and the criminal justice system, and a tireless advocate for young people who others have written off. Professor Forman attended Yale Law School, and after he graduated, worked as a law clerk for Judge William Norris of the 9 th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court. After clerking, he took a job at the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C., where for six years he represented juveniles and adults in felony and misdemeanor cases.

Professor Forman loved being a public defender, but he quickly became frustrated with the lack of education and job training opportunities for his clients. So in 1997, along with David Domenici, he started the Maya Angelou Public Charter School, an alternative school for dropouts and youth who had previously been arrested. The Maya Angelou school has been open for almost twenty years, and in that time has helped hundreds of vulnerable young people find a second chance, begin to believe in themselves, graduate, get jobs, and attend college.

At Yale Law School, where has taught since 2011, Professor Forman teaches Constitutional Law and a course called Race, Class, and Punishment. Last year he took his teaching behind prison walls, offering a seminar called Inside-Out Prison Exchange: Issues in Criminal Justice, which brought together, in the same classroom, 10 Yale Law students and 10 men incarcerated in a CT prison.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:10:54 -0500 2018-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-15T17:30:00-05:00 South Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion South Hall
Pre-Law 101 Information Session (January 30, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48146 48146-11180775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students beginning to explore the possibility of attending law school and those committed to applying in the future are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:47:01 -0500 2018-01-30T11:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar pre-law-newnan-logo
A Bioethical Lunch on Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49416 49416-11453756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

Please stop by for free food, open discussion, and profound thoughts on the methods and consequences of life-preserving technologies. We will be joined by emergency medicine physician Scott VanEpps M.D., Ph.D who will help lead us in this discussion.

Though not required, please RSVP here so that we order enough food: https://umich.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c64208f3635399f1f8fa6df2c&id=3aeb74e9f7&e=1a21bb9afa

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:20:47 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Life-preserving technologies
Exxon: The Road Not Taken (February 7, 2018 11:55am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49152 49152-11383818@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 11:55am
Location: South Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Please join the University of Michigan Law School's Environmental Law and Policy Program for the latest installment of our Lecture Series. Neela Banerjee, a Washington-based reporter for Inside Climate News, will speak about her investigation into Exxon's early climate research, which was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service reporting.

The event is free and open to the public.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:45:05 -0500 2018-02-07T11:55:00-05:00 2018-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 South Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion South Hall
Personal Statement Workshop (February 12, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48143 48143-11180774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students in the midst of working on law school personal statements and application essays, or those simply wishing to better understand the mechanics of the law school personal statement are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:33:57 -0500 2018-02-12T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar pre-law-newnan-logo
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Presented by the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, "A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America" is a symposium happening on February 16 and 17 at the University of Michigan Law School.

Over two days, we will examine five archetypal spaces in America: homes and neighborhoods, schools, courthouses, prisons, and borders. The symposium endeavors to consider the ways in which these spaces have become increasingly racialized, diagnose how that racialization impedes their basic functioning, and reimagine these spaces at their best, and our world as a more human dwelling place. James Baldwin gave us this name, embedded in his imperative “to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through vast forests, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.”

The symposium will bring together individuals working to better these spaces, hailing from many disciplines, including law, history, sociology, journalism, literature, architecture, urban planning, and visual art. Together, we hope to conceptualize forgotten or not yet dreamed of alternatives. Through discussions of projects already realized and ideas not yet concrete, we will collectively inch toward the world we wish to inhabit.

The symposium is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Please register to attend at https://madeleine-jennings.squarespace.com/register/.

]]>
Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-16T09:30:00-05:00 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
Alumni Connections: Daniel Rosenberg, General Counsel for Chanel (February 16, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49864 49864-11555024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Daniel Rosenberg (B.A. 1990) has worked at Chanel, Inc. for over 20 years in a variety of legal roles. Among other practice areas, he has experience counseling all Chanel business units on a wide range of legal and business matters; negotiating and drafting commercial agreements; managing litigation; handling employment-related legal issues; data security and privacy; and assorted compliance matters. Daniel received his J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in 1993, where he was an editor of the Boston University Law Review.

Join the political science grad on Friday, February 16 at 3 p.m. for an Alumni Connections session where he will talk about the variety of law settings and functional areas, including the differences between working for a firm, for a company, and in house. He will also give advice on how to utilize the Michigan network of law alumni to learn more about the legal professions.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:48:34 -0500 2018-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Lecture / Discussion Photo via Daniel Rosenberg
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 17, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Presented by the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, "A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America" is a symposium happening on February 16 and 17 at the University of Michigan Law School.

Over two days, we will examine five archetypal spaces in America: homes and neighborhoods, schools, courthouses, prisons, and borders. The symposium endeavors to consider the ways in which these spaces have become increasingly racialized, diagnose how that racialization impedes their basic functioning, and reimagine these spaces at their best, and our world as a more human dwelling place. James Baldwin gave us this name, embedded in his imperative “to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through vast forests, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.”

The symposium will bring together individuals working to better these spaces, hailing from many disciplines, including law, history, sociology, journalism, literature, architecture, urban planning, and visual art. Together, we hope to conceptualize forgotten or not yet dreamed of alternatives. Through discussions of projects already realized and ideas not yet concrete, we will collectively inch toward the world we wish to inhabit.

The symposium is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Please register to attend at https://madeleine-jennings.squarespace.com/register/.

]]>
Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-17T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T14:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
New York Times Columnist Bret Stephens (February 20, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49117 49117-11375506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens calls disagreement "the most vital ingredient of any decent society" and argues that shutting down disagreeable speech does more to inperil our principals than uphold them. Join him for a provocative discussion on the role of social and personal discomfort in education and its necessity for a functional democracy.

Free and open to the public.

A U-M 2018 series event "Speech and Inclusion: Recognizing Conflict and Building Tools for Engagement"

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:42:14 -0500 2018-02-20T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T17:30:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion New York Times Columnist, Bret Stephens
Free Practice LSAT (February 22, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49946 49946-11608278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Participate in a proctored LSAT practice exam. Registration required: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/6546

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:41:43 -0500 2018-02-22T17:30:00-05:00 2018-02-22T20:30:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar Pre-Law Event Image
Pre-Law 101 Information Session (March 8, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48146 48146-11180776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 10:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

Students beginning to explore the possibility of attending law school and those committed to applying in the future are encouraged to attend.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:47:01 -0500 2018-03-08T10:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T11:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar pre-law-newnan-logo
Navigating the Legal Career Climate (March 9, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48148 48148-11180778@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center

What can you do with a law degree? How secure is the legal job market? Join us for a Q&A session with Assistant Dean for Career Planning at UM Law, Ramji Kaul, as he talks us through the current legal job landscape and emerging fields within the industry.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:54:35 -0500 2018-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center Workshop / Seminar pre-law image
Justice Albie Sachs: Getting to Know Nelson Mandela (March 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51087 51087-11961987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

Please join us for the 2018 William W. Bishop Lecture in International Law: Getting to Know Nelson Mandela, to be presented by Justice Albie Sachs, formerly of the South African Constitutional Court.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Justice Albie Sachs has devoted his life to the defense of human rights, both in his home country of South Africa and throughout the world. As a young attorney, Justice Sachs defended people charged under the racist statutes and repressive security laws of apartheid. Forced into exile in 1966, he worked with the African National Congress from abroad, where his criticism of apartheid made him the victim of a car bombing in Mozambique in 1988. Justice Sachs lost an arm and the sight of one eye in the attack, but recovered and returned to South Africa as a member of the Constitutional Committee to assist South Africa’s transition into a constitutional democracy. He was later appointed by President Nelson Mandela to serve on the South African Constitutional Court.

The Bishop Lecture was established by the friends and family of Professor Bishop following his death in 1987.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:01:28 -0400 2018-03-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-27T17:30:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Lecture / Discussion Bishop lecture Poster
Voter Registration Week! (April 2, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 2, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-02T11:00:00-04:00 2018-04-02T13:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 3, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-03T10:30:00-04:00 2018-04-03T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 3, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112469@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-03T15:00:00-04:00 2018-04-03T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 4, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 11:00am
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-04T11:00:00-04:00 2018-04-04T16:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Elections in the Digital Age - Security, Policy, and the Law (April 4, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51179 51179-12010134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Information Assurance

Join Cindy Cohn, LAW '89, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Alex Halderman, U-M Professor of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, for a discussion touching on some of the most cutting-edge issues in law, technology, and policy. With their expertise in how changes in technology affect privacy, speech, security, intellectual property, and surveillance, Cohn and Halderman will chat about their work, future challenges, and the role of technologists and lawyers in achieving technology policy goals that preserve individual rights and the public interest. Michigan Law Clinical Fellow Gautam Hans, LAW '12, SI '12, will moderate.

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:24:15 -0400 2018-04-04T17:30:00-04:00 2018-04-04T18:30:00-04:00 Michigan Union Information Assurance Lecture / Discussion Dissonance Event April 4, 2018
Voter Registration Week! (April 5, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:30am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-05T10:30:00-04:00 2018-04-05T12:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 5, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12170482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-05T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-05T17:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 6, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12112472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-06T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-06T14:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
Voter Registration Week! (April 6, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51449 51449-12170483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 2:30pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter registration and turnout rates.

We will be registering students in-person the week of April 2-6. You can get the registration process started anytime online at umich.turbovote.org

]]>
Other Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400 2018-04-06T14:30:00-04:00 2018-04-06T17:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Ginsberg Center Other Big Ten Voting Challenge
What female economists learned bringing research to White House policy making (April 11, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51484 51484-12121101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Three influential female economists discuss bringing research to bear on policymaking at the White House. Featuring an all-star panel who have helped to shape policy through the use of evidence. Professor Susan Dynarski will lead a panel discussion with Sandra Black and Betsey Stevenson, who each served on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.

About our panelists:

Sandra E. Black holds the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs and is a professor of economics at the University of Texas, Austin. She received her B.A. from UC Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Since that time, she worked as an Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and an Assistant, Associate, and ultimately Professor in the Department of Economics at UCLA before arriving at the University of Texas, Austin in 2010. She is currently a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Affiliate at IZA, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution. She served as a Member of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from August 2015-January 2017. Her research focuses on the role of early life experiences on the long-run outcomes of children, as well as issues of gender and discrimination.

Betsey Stevenson is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Economics. She is also a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, a fellow of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, and serves on the board of directors of the American Law and Economics Association. Stevenson recently completed a two-year term as an appointed member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and served as the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011. Stevenson is a labor economist whose research focuses on the impact of public policies on the labor market. Her research explores women's labor market experiences, the economic forces shaping the modern family, and the potential value of subjective well-being data for public policy.

Susan Dynarski is professor of economics, education and public policy at the University of Michigan, co-director of the Education Policy Initiative, faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and president at the Association for Education Finance and Policy. Prior visiting fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Princeton University, she currently serves on the American Economic Journal/Economic Policy Board of Editors is a past editor of Education Finance and Policy, Journal of Labor Economics, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Dynarski’s research focuses on financial aid, postsecondary schooling and labor market outcomes and the effectiveness of school reform on academic achievement. She has consulted broadly on student aid reform, at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, White House, Treasury and Department of Education. She has testified to the US Senate HELP and Finance Committees, US House Ways and Means Committee and President's Commission on Tax Reform.

]]>
Workshop / Seminar Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:25:27 -0400 2018-04-11T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-11T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Education Policy Initiative Workshop / Seminar April 11 2018
Human Trafficking Symposium (April 25, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/51892 51892-12283033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Division of Public Safety and Security DPSS

Attendees will gain an overview of what human trafficking is and how they can help victims that they may encounter in their field of practice, with a particular emphasis on healthcare settings. We will explore the root causes of human trafficking and our role in perpetuating and combating the underlying causes. We will take a critical perspective on what it means to help a victim of trafficking and well-meaning interventions, which may unwittingly cause the individual’s arrest or deportation. Further, we will examine guiding principles for successful engagement with this population, including trauma-informed care, cultural awareness, and harm reduction. Finally, we will hear about local resources that providers can use if they suspect a client is a victim of human trafficking.

Speakers and panelist include:
- Elizabeth Campbell, JD; University of Michigan Law School, Human Trafficking Clinic
- Nicole McGee, PhD; Victim Assistance Program, FBI
- Wendi-Jo Wendt, MD; Michigan Medicine, Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine
- Carmen Uresti, LMSW; Michigan Medicine, Care Management, Social Work
- Kaitlin Deslatte, University of Michigan Police Department, Special Victims Unit

Please register in advance. We ask participants to arrive at 11:30 for sign-in.

Social Work and Nursing continuing education credits will be offered. Please contact emattila@umich.edu if you have any questions.

We hope to see you there!

]]>
Conference / Symposium Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:12:05 -0400 2018-04-25T11:30:00-04:00 2018-04-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Division of Public Safety and Security DPSS Conference / Symposium Stop Human Trafficking FBI
The Role of Direct-to-Consumer Genetics in Patient Health (June 19, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52407 52407-12704154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: NextGen Med

NextGen Med presents "The Role of Direct-to-Consumer Genetics in Patient Health" with Robert Gentleman, PhD, Vice President of Computational Biology at 23andMe, and David Ginsburg, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Michigan.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
2901 Taubman Health Sciences Library

Please join us for a discussion on direct-to-consumer genetic products, their impact on patient health, and the role 23andMe plays in the collection and use of genomic data.

This event is free, and we welcome all members of the University of Michigan community including students, faculty and staff. Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/oSJr2h

NextGen Med is a group of medical students committed to inviting local and global leaders to discuss current challenges in medicine with the UMMS community. We aim to expose future leaders in health care to today’s most pressing questions and tomorrow’s greatest innovations. We would like to thank the Leadership Curriculum within the medical school for their support. Additional Questions? Contact NextGenMed@umich.edu

]]>
Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 May 2018 13:34:07 -0400 2018-06-19T17:30:00-04:00 2018-06-19T19:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library NextGen Med Lecture / Discussion