Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. The Psychology of Pathogen Avoidance: How Does It Work and How Relevant Is It for Understanding Pandemic Behavior? (October 15, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78467 78467-20050321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 15, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science

Infectious diseases have been some of humanity's biggest killers. Fortunately, we possess an evolved psychology of pathogen avoidance - a system of mental mechanisms that help us identify, track, and respond to such dangers, thereby reducing risks of infection. Unfortunately, this system is imperfect - we mistake which information is diagnostic, leading to faulty assumptions, pernicious attitudes, and bad decisions. I will review recent work in our lab focusing on how we conceptualize pathogen threats and consequences of this process. Additionally, I will discuss when our understanding of pathogen avoidance psychology can inform explanations of pandemic behavior, and more importantly, why it might not.

Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96257205534
Meeting ID: 962 5720 5534
Password: cogsci

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:22:13 -0400 2020-10-15T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-15T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science Lecture / Discussion csc logo
Flint First Day of Action: Literature Drop Campaign (October 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78496 78496-20079924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 17, 2020 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: Students of Michigan (CSG)

Event Sponsors: ACLU, UM Flint, Latinx Technology Center

A day of action is a city-wide literature drop campaign to inform Flint residents on their voting rights for the 2020 general election. Organized volunteers will be spread throughout the community to address historic voter suppression and intimidation tactics. Due to Flint’s historically low voter turnout rate, it is important that we are active in encouraging ALL people to exercise their constitutional responsibility and vote.

Saturday, October 17th
10 am to 2 pm

We have four sites volunteers will be assigned to:
Latinx Technology and Community Center ​- *2101 Lewis St. Flint, MI 48506*
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint - *​3701 N Averill Ave, Flint, MI 48506*
Flint Development Center - ​ ​*4121 Martin Luther King Ave, Flint, MI 48505*
Sylvester Broom Empowerment Village - ​*4119 N. Saginaw Flint, MI 48505*

The Flint First Initiative ​was created to extend a strong student leadership presence in the community beyond The University of Michigan-Flint campus. The goal of the Initiative is to register and inform a historically disenfranchised community affected by voter suppression and systemic racism.

For our second phase of the initiative, we are mobilizing 300 volunteers to participate in a door-to-door literature drop campaign to inform residents of their voting rights, on ​Saturday, October 17, 2020.​ The target goal for this day is 21,000 households. There will be guest speakers who are elected officials from local, state and federal governments.

Make sure to register at bit.ly/flintfirst

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Community Service Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:50:20 -0400 2020-10-17T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-17T14:00:00-04:00 Students of Michigan (CSG) Community Service Event flyer - Event occurs on October 17, 2020 and will feature Gary Peters, Dan Kildee, and Sheldon Neeley (whose pictures are included)
Race, Gender, and Rights: Histories of the Practice of Democratic Citizenship (October 19, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77555 77555-19883827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

A panel discussion presented in partnership with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? The Constitution does not define who gets to be a citizen, or what citizenship means. Rather, citizenship has been defined over time, often through struggle and activism by people who were denied the full rights of citizenship. The Clements Library at the University of Michigan in partnership with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences will host a virtual panel discussion featuring Derrick Spires of Cornell University (author of *The Practice of Citizenship: Black Politics and Print Culture in the Early United States*) and Martha Jones of Johns Hopkins University (author of *Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America* and *Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All*). The conversation will be moderated by Ben Vinson III, Provost of Case Western Reserve University.

In anticipation of the discussion, Clements Library Director Paul Erickson highlights recent work by Spires, Jones and AAA&S in this blog post: myumi.ch/2DlAZ

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:30:16 -0400 2020-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-19T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Burning the Mortgage of the Phyllis Wheatley Home, Detroit, 1915. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-1887/wcl001978
U.S.-China relations during COVID-19: Finding a path forward (October 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76231 76231-19679532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join the conversation: #policytalks.

Panelists:

Ken Lieberthal, senior fellow emeritus in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings

Mary Gallagher, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, and faculty associate at the Center for Comparative Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan

Ann Lin, Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

Moderator:

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law

For more information visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/us-china-relations-during-covid-19-finding-path-forward

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:27:53 -0400 2020-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Ann Lin, Ken Lieberthal, and Mary Gallagher
A Conversation with Trevor Noah (October 20, 2020 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78552 78552-20060211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The Daily Show star Trevor Noah will join the U-M community for a casual and interactive conversation on this pivotal moment that reflects both adversity and possibility.

In this virtual event, Trevor Noah reflects on the state of our nation and discusses how the U-M community can, in spite of isolation, come together around the arts, pursue racial justice, and rise to the challenge of this moment.

The free event is open to the University of Michigan community, as well as UMS and Ford School supporters and event attendees. You must register for this event in advance; the link for the livestream will be sent out on Tuesday, October 20.

Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show, is widely known for his social commentary touching upon issues of racism, immigration, incarceration, and the protest movement. Born in South Africa to a Black South African mother and a white European father during apartheid, Noah knows what it means to live in a divided nation, and he brings a unique perspective in his incisive social and political criticism of the larger issues at play in the U.S. and in the world today. In 2019, he launched a podcast series “On Second Thought: The Trevor Noah Podcast” in which he challenges himself, and his listeners, to explore unfamiliar angles, embrace differing viewpoints, and celebrate the contradictions that make our modern world both bewildering and exciting.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:57:53 -0400 2020-10-20T20:30:00-04:00 2020-10-20T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Livestream / Virtual Trevor Noah
U.S. health policy directions: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood (October 21, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76236 76236-19679533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

From the speaker's bio:

Len M. Nichols has been the Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE) and a Professor of Health Policy at George Mason University since March 2010. He has been intimately involved in health reform debates, policy development, and communication with the media and policy makers for 25+ years, after he was Senior Advisor for Health Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Clinton Administration. Since that time he has testified frequently before Congress and state legislatures, published extensively and spoken to a wide range of health care and insurance organizations and associations, boards of directors, and health policy leadership forums around the country.

After OMB, Len was a Principal Research Associate at the Urban Institute, Vice President of the Center for Studying Health System Change, and Director of the Health Policy Program atthe New America Foundation. In addition to his positions at GMU Len is on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for Quality Assurance and in 2015 was appointed by the Comptroller General to serve on the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which advises the Secretary of HHS on Medicare payment policies. Len was an Innovation Advisor to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at CMS in 2012, and recently been the Principal Investigator on PCMH evaluation studies as well as in more general studies of how to use payment and delivery reform to achieve triple aim and health equity goals. Recently he has helped develop an economic model to incentivize sustainable investments in upstream social determinants of health, and is actively engaged in teaching that model and attendant processes to communities around the country. Len received a B.A. from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife Nora Super of the Milken Institute.

For more information visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/us-health-policy-directions-two-roads-diverged-yellow-wood

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:19:43 -0400 2020-10-21T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-21T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Len Nichols
CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series (October 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78174 78174-19989054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series returns virtually this October with Trevor Pawl!

On July 2nd, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer formally announced the launch of the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) with Trevor Pawl named as Chief Mobility Officer. Trevor will provide insight into the creation of OFME, its vision, and its use as a tool for all key mobility stakeholders in Michigan. This webinar will include a Q&A session.
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About the speaker: Trevor Pawl is the Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan, and leads Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. In this position, Pawl is responsible for working across state government, academia and private industry to grow Michigan’s mobility ecosystem through strategic policy recommendations and new support services for companies focused on the future of transportation. Prior to this position, Pawl served as the Senior Vice President of Business Innovation at the MEDC, where he led the official state programs for mobility (PlanetM), supply chain assistance (Pure Michigan Business Connect), export assistance (Michigan International Trade program) and entrepreneurial assistance (Michigan Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program). Before joining the MEDC, Pawl brought with him experience in supply chain matchmaking, having led the creation of the economic development program, Connection Point, at the Detroit Regional Chamber, which later became Pure Michigan Business Connect. Trevor has been named Crain’s Detroit Business’s “40 Under 40” and “50 Names to Know in Government”. He’s also been named Development Counsellors International’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of Economic Development” and the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council’s “Government Advocate of the Year”. Pawl holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Marketing from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:35:03 -0400 2020-10-21T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Lecture / Discussion Decorative Image
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
Election Integrity: A WeListen Staff Discussion (October 22, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78175 78175-19987076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and the Zoom link will be shared once you've RSVP'd!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLOctober20

We will discuss Election Integrity as the 2020 Presidential Election approaches amidst conversation around mail-in voting, the counting of absentee ballots and access to the polls across the country.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute, LSA Psychology and Michigan Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:03:47 -0400 2020-10-22T11:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location WeListen Staff Lecture / Discussion WeListen October 2020
Perspectives on the 2020 Presidential Election (October 22, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76324 76324-19687517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Join faculty members from the Center for Political Studies on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 4 PM Eastern for a panel discussion of the issues shaping the 2020 Presidential Election. Panelists include Jenna Bednar, Vincent Hutchings, and Angela Ocampo. This event is part of the ISR Insights Speaker Series.

Please register for this event at http://myumi.ch/7ZA9g
The event will be live-streamed at http://myumi.ch/YyjAE

Jenna Bednar is professor of political science and public policy at the University of Michigan, a member of the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, and the Edie N. Goldenberg Endowed Director of Michigan in Washington. Her research focuses on how collective action builds social goods and the role that government plays in that collaboration. Current work includes: robust system design, especially of federalism; states as innovators in federal systems; out of district campaign contributions; how culture affects the way people respond to laws and norms; transboundary water system governance; and governance to support human flourishing. Her book The Robust Federation: Principles of Design was awarded the APSA Martha Derthick Best Book Award in recognition of its enduring contribution to the study of federalism. In 2020, she was named APSA Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar.

Vincent Hutchings is a Research Professor in the Center for Political Studies and Professor in the Department of Political Science. Professor Hutchings’ general interests include public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics. He is also interested in the ways that campaign communications can “prime” various group identities and subsequently affect candidate evaluations.

Angela Ocampo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her research examines the political incorporation of racial, ethnic and religious minorities both as every-day participants and as political leaders within American institutions. Her current book project investigates the concept of perceived belonging to U.S. society and its influence on political interest and political engagement among Latinas/os/xs.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:13:04 -0400 2020-10-22T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer for Perspectives on the 2020 Presidential Election
Bridging the Gap Series: Women in State Government Panel (October 22, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78591 78591-20068100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leading Women of Tomorrow

Leading Women of Tomorrow at the University of Michigan is hosting the first event in its new Bridging the Gap Series on Thursday, October 22nd from 7-8:30pm!

The first event will be a Women in State Government Panel featuring Michigan State Representatives Christine Greig, Kristy Pagan, and Padma Kuppa. Each representative will introduce themselves followed by an open Q&A.

Please follow the Zoom link to participate. We hope to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:20:21 -0500 2020-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Leading Women of Tomorrow Lecture / Discussion LWT - Women in State Gov Panel
Seminar 2 on Measuring the Liberal Arts (October 23, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78330 78330-20010768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 23, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

The Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is an exploratory project to develop and implement a state-of-the-art measurement project to improve our understanding of the value of undergraduate educational experiences, and promote evidence-based models of undergraduate student success. The research team will present the project framework and design, as well as preliminary findings about students’ academic achievement, academic engagement, mental health, and new challenges and responsibilities in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers

Richard Arum
Dean; Professor of Sociology and Education
University of California, Irvine


Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Distinguished Professor of Education
University of California, Irvine


Luise von Keyserlingk
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Irvine


Timothy McKay (Moderator)
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education;
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics, Astronomy, Education
University of Michigan

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:40:35 -0400 2020-10-23T14:00:00-04:00 2020-10-23T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Education Policy Initiative Workshop / Seminar LS&A picture
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
More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You...and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise (October 26, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76126 76126-19893779@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join us for a discussion with Cecilia Muñoz about her new book, More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You . . . and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise, moderated by Ford School professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes.

From the speaker's bio:
Cecilia Muñoz (AB '84) is Vice President for Public Interest Technology and Local Initiatives at New America. Prior to joining New America in 2017, she served for eight years on President Obama’s senior staff, first as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs followed by five years as Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Before working in government, she was Senior Vice President at the National Council of La Raza (now UNIDOS US), the nation’s largest Hispanic policy and advocacy organization, where she served for 20 years. Muñoz is also a Senior Fellow at Results for America, a nonprofit that advances the use of data and evidence in policy making. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2000 for her work on immigration and civil rights, and serves on the Boards of the Open Society, MacArthur and Kresge Foundations, as well as the nonprofit Protect Democracy Project. She is the author of More than Ready: Be Strong and Be you....and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise.

For more information visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/more-ready

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:14:19 -0400 2020-10-26T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Livestream / Virtual Cecilia Muñoz
Bioethics Discussion: Dia de los Muertos (October 27, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58830 58830-14563721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on the celebration of the living and the dead.

REMOTE: https://bluejeans.com/7569798571

A few readings to consider are
––Dead Bodies: The Deadly Display of Mexican Border Politics
––Primum Non Nocere Mortuis: Bioethics and the Lives of the Dead
––Cultures of Death: Media, Religion, Bioethics
––The Day of the Dead, Halloween, and the Quest for Mexican National Identity

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/049-dia-de-los-muertos/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Celebrations of life and ruminations on death can be found at the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:20:29 -0400 2020-10-27T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T18:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Dia de los Muertos
Bioethics Discussion: Dia de los Muertos (October 27, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58830 58830-20162611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on the celebration of the living and the dead.

REMOTE: https://bluejeans.com/7569798571

A few readings to consider are
––Dead Bodies: The Deadly Display of Mexican Border Politics
––Primum Non Nocere Mortuis: Bioethics and the Lives of the Dead
––Cultures of Death: Media, Religion, Bioethics
––The Day of the Dead, Halloween, and the Quest for Mexican National Identity

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/049-dia-de-los-muertos/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Celebrations of life and ruminations on death can be found at the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:20:29 -0400 2020-10-27T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T18:30:00-04:00 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Dia de los Muertos
MESA Social Connectivity & Community Series Presents: Civic Engagement & Voting (October 28, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78749 78749-20117229@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

The MESA Social Connectivity and Community Series invites campus community from different backgrounds and social identities to come together to discuss various topics and current issues from the lens of race and ethnicity that will assist with the further understanding of intersectional identities within contexts of history, culture, and society. Each session is peer-led and aims to provide an informal and supportive environment for mutual learning through active listening, inquiring and deep reflection.

This session we will specifically discuss civic engagement and voting. Register by visiting: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/4653

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:57:51 -0400 2020-10-28T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-28T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Social Connectivity & Community Series
Now More Than Ever: The Increasing Public Value of Social Science Research (October 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76325 76325-19687518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

Please join the Center for Political Studies (CPS) on Thursday, October 29, 2020 for an event celebrating 50 years of excellence in social science research at CPS. Arthur Lupia will give the keynote address, “Now More Than Ever: The Increasing Public Value of Social Science Research.”

Our families, our communities, and our nation face historic challenges. At the same time, we have incredible opportunities to improve quality of life, particularly for vulnerable populations. Dr Lupia will discuss these challenges and opportunities, offering examples of social science research's increasing public value. He will also detail how more of us can serve others more effectively in the years ahead.

October 29, 2020 | 4:00-5:30 PM EDT
Event will be live-streamed at http://myumi.ch/O4DRK

About the Speaker:
Dr. Arthur Lupia is Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation and serves as head of the National Science Foundation’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate. At the University of Michigan, he is the Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor and a Research Professor at its Institute for Social Research. He also co-chairs the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Open Science. Dr. Lupia’s research examines factors that guide decision-making, trust, and learning in complex or adverse circumstances. His work is used to improve communication and quality of life in contexts around the world. Dr. Lupia has been a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, a Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and is a recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rochester and a social science PhD at the California Institute of Technology.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:30:45 -0400 2020-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer for CPS anniversary lecture
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series (October 29, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78648 78648-20085803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

With Election Day quickly approaching, Trotter Multicultural Center is beyond excited to present Civic Engagement & the Power of Speechwriting: Reflections from Former Presidential Speechwriters, a continuation of our beloved Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series, on October 29th (Thursday) from 5:30-7:00 PM. Hear from speechwriters, Sarah Hurwitz and John McConnell, as they discuss their experiences speechwriting for the Bush and Obama administration, as well as the role of speechwriting within civic engagement. The event will be moderated by Aaron Kall, U-M Director of Debate.

Want to learn more about our speakers? Check out their bios down below!

About Sarah Hurwitz
Sarah Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, serving as as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and as well as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Before working at the White House, Sarah was chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential primary campaign as well as a deputy chief speechwriter for Senator John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. Hurwitz is also the author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life -- in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There).

About John McConnell
John McConnell served as a senior speechwriter for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney—part of the three-person team responsible for all of the 43rd President’s major addresses. He served all eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration, and held the unique position of both Deputy Assistant to the President and Assistant to the Vice President.

Please note this event will be recorded.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:05:19 -0400 2020-10-29T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Livestream / Virtual Image of event flyer
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (October 30, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-10-30T09:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Policing reform or revolution? (October 30, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78594 78594-20068102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join us for a panel discussion on police reform and mass incarceration. Featured panelists include Lisa Daugaard, Director of the Public Defender Association in Seattle, and Broderick Johnson, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School and chair of President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Task Force. Professor Christian Davenport will moderate the conversation.

Visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2020/policing-reform-or-revolution for more information and viewing details.

From the speakers' bios:

Lisa Daugaard is Director of the Public Defender Association in Seattle. PDA works to develop
and implement alternatives to the criminal legal system that advance public safety, racial equity,
community health and reconciliation, and provides technical support to other communities
seeking similar solutions nationally and internationally. Previously, Lisa served as Interim
Deputy Director at the King County Department of Public Defense, and was Deputy Director
and Misdemeanor Supervisor at the Defender Association. She is a 2019 recipient of the
MacArthur Fellowship.

Broderick Johnson is a Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School and a partner in the Washington office of Bryan Cave. With over three decades of leadership at the highest levels of government, he served most recently as assistant to the president and cabinet secretary under President Obama. There, Johnson also was appointed chair of the White House's My Brother's Keeper Task Force. Earlier, he was deputy assistant for legislative affairs in the Clinton White House and previously held senior positions on Capitol Hill, during which time he drafted landmark legislation including the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:45:37 -0400 2020-10-30T15:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Lisa Daugaard and Broderick Johnson
DANCE FOR DEMOCRACY (November 2, 2020 9:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78507 78507-20052329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 2, 2020 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

The night before the 2020 General Election, let’s gather for a virtual dance party with music, PSAs and special guest appearances to celebrate democratic engagement across the partisan divide. Featuring performances by local favorite Sabbatical Bob, Kektus, Nova Zaii with Kultur Grenade, and the legendary Detroit-based techno-wizards Inner City.

For those that voted early and for those headed to the polls on November 3rd -- push your furniture aside, keep socially-distanced, and remember we’re all Wolverines on the virtual dance floor.

Sponsors include Democracy & Debate Theme Semester, the Residential College, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, UMMA, the Ginsberg Center, and MUSIC Matters.

This event is free and open to all members of the U-M community and the general public. Check out myumi.ch/O4DVE for the band schedule a week before the show and for the YouTube Live event stream on November 2, 9:00pm to midnight.

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Performance Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:10:00 -0400 2020-11-02T21:00:00-05:00 2020-11-02T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Performance Dance for Democracy
The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Photographs (November 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76976 76976-19782538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Since the nation’s founding, Americans have used images to define political power and gender roles. Popular pictures praised male political leaders, while cartoons mocked women who sought rights. In the mid-nineteenth century, women’s rights activists like Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony challenged these powerful norms by distributing engraved and photographic portraits that represented women as political leaders. Over time, suffragists developed a national visual campaign to win voting rights. Their photographs captured their public protests and demonstrated their dedication to their cause for mass audiences. Allison Lange’s talk is based on her book, "Picturing Political Power: Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement," published in May 2020 by the University of Chicago Press. The book focuses on the ways that women’s rights activists and their opponents used images to define gender and power during the suffrage movement.

Presented in partnership with the Michigan Photographic Historical Society.

Allison K. Lange is an assistant professor of history at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in history from Brandeis University. Various institutions have supported her work, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Library of Congress, and American Antiquarian Society. Her writing has appeared in Imprint, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post. Lange also engages in public history. She has worked with the National Women’s History Museum and curated exhibitions for the Boston Public Library’s Leventhal Map Center. In preparation for the 2020 centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, she is curator of exhibitions at the Massachusetts Historical Society and Harvard’s Schlesinger Library.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:40:40 -0400 2020-11-07T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-07T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual "Suffrage Paraders"
Veterans Week: Stories from the front lines of a disaster; a military healthcare perspective (November 9, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78739 78739-20115261@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 9, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

As COVID-19 continues to challenge our school, our nation, and our world, it is important to consider the strength and support that can come from our community members sharing their diverse personal and professional experiences. Join us as University of Michigan School of Nursing military alumni discuss ways in which we can continue to move forward and overcome the pandemic. Representatives from the Navy, Air Force, and Army bring forward a broad range of stories, from Clinical Nurse Specialists currently on the front lines, to tales from a Baghdad deployment faced with tremendous adversity. Now more than ever, we are in this together, and few understand this concept of unity better than the members of our Armed Forces.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:38:42 -0400 2020-11-09T18:30:00-05:00 2020-11-09T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Biomedical engineer develops blood filtering treatment
The Testing Paradox for COVID-19 (November 10, 2020 10:10am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79203 79203-20231444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:10am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Reported case-counts for coronavirus are wrinkled with data errors, namely misclassification of the tests and selection bias associated with who got tested. The number of covert or unascertained infections is large across the world. How can one determine optimal testing strategies with such imperfect data? In this talk, we propose an optimization algorithm for allocating diagnostic/surveillance tests when your objective is estimating the true population prevalence or detecting an outbreak. Infectious disease models and survey sampling techniques are used jointly to come up with these strategies

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Presentation Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:29:08 -0500 2020-11-10T10:10:00-05:00 2020-11-10T10:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Presentation Professor Bhramar Muherjee
Bioethics Discussion: Democracy (November 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58831 58831-14563723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion we will choose to have.

A few readings to consider on the matter:
––Bioethics and Democracy
––Bioethics and Populism: How Should Our Field Respond?
––Crowdsourcing in medical research: concepts and applications
––How Democracy Can Inform Consent: Cases of the Internet and Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/050-democracy/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Together, we can read the blog (and probably do much more than that): https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:24:01 -0500 2020-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Image 050. Democracy
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
All in the Family: How Colonial Policies Attempted to Make Indigenous Kinship into American Family (November 11, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79349 79349-20280660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Out In Public FSPP

Out in Public welcomes DeLesslin George-Warren (he/they) for an incredibly short survey of how colonial governments have attempted to restructure systems of kinship in Indigenous communities through the creation and enforcement of binary gender, enforcement of gendered property inheritance, and punishment of family structures that lie outside the 'Atomic American Family'. Most importantly we will discuss how Indigenous communities have resisted and continue to resist these policies.

Register here: https://forms.gle/PYqkUFcjLDAjywze6

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:54:56 -0500 2020-11-11T14:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Out In Public FSPP Livestream / Virtual All in the Family: How colonial policies attempted to make Indigenous kinship into American Family. November 17 from 6 to 7 pm. DeLesslin George-Warren discusses how colonial governments used the gender binary to restructure systems of kinship in Indigenous communities and most importantly how communities resist these policies. A photo of DeLesslin, a white-passing, late 20s man
MESA Social Connectivity & Community Series Presents: Post Election Conversations (November 11, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78750 78750-20117230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

The MESA Social Connectivity and Community Series invites the campus community from different backgrounds and social identities to come together to discuss various topics and current issues through the lens of race and ethnicity that will assist with the further understanding of intersectional identities within contexts of history, culture, and society. Each session is peer-led and aims to provide an informal and supportive environment for mutual learning through active listening, inquiring and deep reflection.

Register by visiting: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/4653

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:06:08 -0400 2020-11-11T17:30:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Social Connectivity & Community Series
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich (November 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79057 79057-20184339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross

Business Impact in a Changing World:
A Conversation with Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich
Date: November 10, 2020
Time: 6 - 6:45 p.m. ET

Join Dean Scott DeRue and Deloitte Consulting CEO Dan Helfrich on Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. ET, for a thought-provoking and interactive conversation. DeRue and Helfrich will discuss the state of the industry, preparing for a thriving career, diversity and inclusion in business, leading a virtual workforce, and building meaningful client relationships. You won’t want to miss this event, guided by real-time polling and moderated by Jazmyn Becker, MBA ‘21.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-11T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Business Impact in a Changing World: A Conversation with Deloitte Consulting CEO, Dan Helfrich
Military-Connected Family Student Panel (November 12, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78643 78643-20077964@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

While there is general support for those serving in the military and military veterans the 2.8 million family members who support them are often overlooked.

We have over 600 students studying at U-M Ann Arbor whose parents or spouses are serving or have served in the US military. Learn how they overcame obstacles, supported their family members, and their experiences of frequent moves, living on a military bases and traveling across the US and the globe.

They are a resilient and determined addition to our military-connected student family and they bring a lot to our campus! Come and hear their stories!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:34:52 -0400 2020-11-12T10:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Army Family
"Weight of Honor" Film Discussion and Panel (November 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78642 78642-20077958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

“The Weight of Honor” is the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the lives of families caring for their
catastrophically wounded returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the course of five years, the film follows the arc of what
happens when some of America's best and strongest volunteer to protect our nation, but return home physically and emotionally
broken and disillusioned. What happens when they return is not only a personal journey but also that of their family caregivers who
have no training other than the love for their wounded. Our military does not prepare families for the return of a wounded warrior.
“The Weight of Honor” tells their stories of strength, exhaustion, conflict, and even humor as they chart a course through the
unknown

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 08 Nov 2020 17:27:11 -0500 2020-11-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion Weight of Honor Movie Poster
Reflections on Learning to Improve: Foundational Ideas, Observations from Practice, and Building a Field (November 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78908 78908-20152763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

While the LHS Collaboratory is typically focused on learning health, learning systems actually have very broad applicability. Moreover, there has been a strong interest in the Collaboratory from the education community which is also focused on learning systems.

A thought leader in this area, Anthony S. Bryk, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, will be speaking about a set of critical observations acquired in the course of his own efforts to improve how large complex educational systems work.

Discussants:

Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean,
George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Education,
and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor School of Education
Faculty Associate in the Institute for Social Research; Latino/a
Studies; and the Joint Program in English & Education
University of Michigan

Caren M. Stalburg, MD, MA
Collaborative Lead for Education
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of HILS Online Masters
University of Michigan

Moderator:

Donald J. Peurach, PhD
Professor
University of Michigan School of Education
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:41:04 -0400 2020-11-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion Collaboratory logo
Bridging the Gap Series: Women in Political Campaigns Panel (November 12, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79322 79322-20272780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leading Women of Tomorrow

We are hosting the second event in our Bridging the Gap Series this Thursday, November 12th from 7-8:30pm!

The second event will be a Women in Political Campaigns Panel featuring Laura Marsh, Michigan Fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Kellie Lounds, Political Director for Debbie Dingell; and Carina Teoh, Multimedia Content Producer for Representative Elissa Slotkin and former Senior Videographer/Photographer on Mayor Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign.

Each panelist will introduce themselves and answer a few prepared questions, followed by an open Q&A.

Please follow the Zoom link to participate. We hope to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:22:46 -0500 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Leading Women of Tomorrow Lecture / Discussion LWT - Women in Political Campaigns Panel
Seminar 3 on Measuring the Liberal Arts Measuring Liberal Arts: Creating an Index for Higher Education (November 13, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79094 79094-20207875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Join us for College and Beyond II: Liberal Arts and Life, a year-long public colloquium series exploring the values, dimensions, and outcomes of liberal arts education, and how they might be measured. In panel discussions throughout the year, academic leaders, researchers, and national experts will gather to consider issues long central to liberal arts education, as well as its status in the current climate. Seminars focused on “Measuring the Liberal Arts” will feature path-breaking projects seeking to develop and refine measures of undergraduate education, and especially its liberal arts components, and to determine its impact on the present and future lives of students. Stay in touch with the series and continue the conversation via social using #collegeandbeyondii.

We're concluding the fall portion of our series on November 13 with a third seminar focused on “Measuring the Liberal Arts." The seminars feature path-breaking projects seeking to develop and refine measures of undergraduate education, and especially its liberal arts components, and to determine its impact on the present and future lives of students. The colloquium series will resume in Winter 2021, and events will be announced soon on the College and Beyond II: Liberal Arts and Life website.

Colloquium series sponsors: University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA); Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR); College of Engineering; Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Education Policy Initiative (EPI); School of Education Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE); National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)

The College and Beyond II project is supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:39:56 -0500 2020-11-13T14:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Education Policy Initiative Livestream / Virtual Liberal Arts
Veterans Week: Sexual Harassment in the Military #I AM VANESSA (November 13, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79012 79012-20170608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Please view the 20/20 episode I am Vanessa at (https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2020-09/11-i-am-vanessa) (TW: violence and sexual violence) about sexual misconduct in the military and then join us for a discussion of the military's response to sexual harassment and assault.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:22:50 -0400 2020-11-13T14:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Lecture / Discussion I Am Vanessa!
The Functioning of Democracy across the Urban-Rural Spectrum (November 16, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78986 78986-20164583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)

Free and open to the public – this is a virtual webinar on Zoom
Please register at https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VFRI4TtESPGTnsQ-jnBUvQ

The Functioning of Democracy across the Urban-Rural Spectrum
There is much talk, especially in recent years, about the urban-rural divide: the idea that people from urban and rural places think fundamentally differently about a whole range of policy issues, and about governance itself. This semester, Ford School students have been analyzing data from previous iterations of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a survey of Michigan local government officials conducted annually since 2008 by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), to identify where there are and—importantly—are not differences along the urban-rural continuum.

In this virtual event, these student researchers will share their research on the similarities and differences across the continuum with respect to:
• The state of civic discourse (Kyron Smith)
• Public participation in decision-making (Karley Thurston)
• Citizen engagement (Christian Hunter)
• Internet connectivity and access to information (Julie Rubin)
• Privatization of local government services (Kristina Curtiss)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:00:39 -0500 2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) Lecture / Discussion Functioning of Democracy across the Urban-Rural Spectrum
The Impact of Access to Clean Water on Cognitive and Physical Development: Evidence from Mexico's Programa de Agua Limpia. (November 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77316 77316-19838098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Dr. Brown will discuss The Impact of Access to Clean Water on Cognitive and Physical Development: Evidence from Mexico's Programa de Agua Limpia.


BIO:
Ryan Brown's research interests span multiple fields of applied microeconomics including development economics, labor economics, health economics, economic demography, and political economy.

Ryan's work has primarily focused on applying econometric techniques to population representative data in both developed and developing country settings, to examine how changes in the social, physical, and/or economic environment can have a persistent impact on health, preferences, and human capital accumulation. Recently, I have also begun to explore the relationship between the success of women competing for positions in entry-level positions and its subsequent impact on the gender gap at the top of the career ladder.

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 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:22:41 -0400 2020-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
RNA Seminar featuring: Michelle Hastings, Professor, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (November 16, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75868 75868-19615934@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VWX5SY6lSiaNyh5Weh8cHw

Michelle L. Hastings, PhD
Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Director, Center for Genetic Diseases
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

ABSTRACT: Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have proven to be an effective therapeutic platform for the treatment of disease. These short, single-stranded, modified nucleotides function by base-pairing with the complementary sequence of an RNA and modulating gene expression in a manner that is dependent on the ASO design and targeting site. We have used ASOs to normalize aberrant gene expression associated with a number of diseases of the nervous system including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and Usher syndrome. One of our approaches is under development for the treatment of CLN3 Batten disease, a fatal, pediatric lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in a gene encoding the lysosomal membrane protein CLN3. The most common mutation associated with CLN3 Batten is a deletion of exons 7 and 8 (CLN3Δex78), which disrupts the mRNA open reading frame by creating a premature termination codon that results in the production of a truncated protein. We devised a therapeutic strategy for treating CLN3 Batten Disease using an ASO that basepairs to CLN3 pre-mRNA and alters splicing to correct the open reading frame of the mutated transcript. Treatment of CLN3Δex78 neonatal mice by intracerebroventricular injection of the ASO resulted in the desired splicing effect throughout the central nervous system, improved motor deficits associated with the disease in mice, reduced histopathological features of the disease in the brain and extended life in a severe mouse model of the disease. Our results demonstrate that ASO-mediated reading frame correction is a promising therapeutic approach for CLN3 Batten disease.

KEYWORDS: pre-mRNA splicing, Antisense oligonucleotides, Usher syndrome, Batten Disease, lysosomal storage diseases

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:31:00 -0400 2020-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion photo
The Evolving Role of the U.S. in the Gulf Region (November 16, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78884 78884-20133219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

This event is open to the public.

Join us for a virtual conversation co-hosted by the Gulf International Forum featuring Dr. Dania Thafer, Executive Director of the Gulf International Forum (GIF), Abbas Khadim, Director of Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council and General Anthony C. Zinni, former United States Marine Corps general in conversation with Ambassador Patrick Theros.

About the speakers:
Dr. Abbas Kadhim leads the Atlantic Council Iraq Initiative. He is an Iraq expert and author of Reclaiming Iraq: The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State. Most recently, he was a senior foreign policy fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He was formerly an assistant professor of national security affairs and Middle East studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and a visiting assistant professor at Stanford University. He also previously held a senior government affairs position at the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC. His books include Governance in the Middle East and North Africa and The Hawza Under Siege: Studies in the Ba’th Party Archive. He earned a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Dania Thafer is a political scientist with a focus on political economy and international relations. Her current research explores the effect of state-business relations on economic development for the existing youth-bulges in rentier economies with an emphasis on the Arab Gulf states. She has been widely published on matters concerning the Arab Gulf region including several articles, a monograph, and a co-edited book entitled The Arms Trade, Military Services and the Security Market in the Gulf States: Trends and Implications. Dania is the founding Executive Director of Gulf International Forum, an institute focused on the Gulf region. Previously, she worked at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Ms. Thafer has a master’s degree in Political Economy from New York University. She will be graduating this semester with a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from American University in Washington, DC. Her dissertation is titled “Obstacles for Innovation in Rentier Economies: States, Elites, and the Squandering of the Demographic Dividend.” Dania is a visiting researcher at CCAS for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Ambassador Patrick Nickolas Theros has served as president and executive director of the U.S.-Qatar Business Council for nearly 20 years. Throughout his 35-year Foreign Service career, Ambassador Theros held many honorable positions, including ambassador to the State of Qatar, advisor to the commander in chief, central command; deputy chief of mission and political officer in Amman; charge d’affaires and deputy chief of mission in Abu Dhabi; economic and commercial counselor in Damascus; and deputy coordinator for Counter-Terrorism. In 1990, he was accorded the personal rank of minister counselor. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1998. Ambassador Theros was awarded the President’s Meritorious Service Award for career officials and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service. He earned four Superior Honor Awards. The Emir of Qatar awarded him the Qatar Order of Merit in 1998. In 1999, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem inducted Ambassador Theros into the Order of the Holy Sepulcher. He serves on the board of several businesses and charitable and educational institutions, including Qatar Foundation International.

General Anthony C. Zinni is a retired, highly decorated United States Marine Corps general. Throughout his career, General Zinni has served as the U.S. special envoy to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, in addition to posts in Somalia, Pakistan, Eritrea and Ethiopia. General Zinni retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after a 39-year career that included travel to 70 countries. He ended his career as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 15 Nov 2020 15:51:05 -0500 2020-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Diplomacy Center Lecture / Discussion Gulf International Forum panel
LSA Honors DeRoy Open Lecture "In the Time of Pandemics: 2020 and Beyond" (November 17, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78827 78827-20131187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Honors Program

In this talk, Dr. El-Sayed will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of America’s other epidemics: the pandemic of systemic racism and the epidemic of insecurity. He will dig into America’s broken healthcare system as a lynchpin in the etiology of each of these three pandemics—and how we need to take them on.

The LSA Honors DeRoy Open Lecture is a biannual event made possible by the Helen L. DeRoy Visiting Professorship endowment. This fall, Dr. El-Sayed has led "Wellbeing + Public Policy" (HONORS 493). He's the author of "Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of our Political Epidemic" (Abrams Press) and forthcoming book "Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide" (Oxford Press, 2021). For more on Dr. El-Sayed, please visit abdulelsayed.com.

See "Related Links" on the right for links to U-M Participant Registration and the Guest Livestream.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:52:03 -0400 2020-11-17T15:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Honors Program Lecture / Discussion Headshot Abdul El-Sayed
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future (GWSPP) conference is a multi-day virtual meeting that brings together academics and activists to explore the critical history of women’s suffrage and political power, and the future possibilities for expanding gender equity in political participation and representation in the United States and across the globe. This conference intends to have a particular focus on womxn of color and will conceptualize suffrage broadly as encompassing civic participation and political power within and outside of electoral politics, and will include a critical perspective on the role of white supremacy in the suffrage movement. There will also be a portion of the conference dedicated to women’s power in higher education, with a view to drawing links between the exclusion of diverse women’s voices in the academy, and women’s broader political power.

Registration is free and open to the public.

Schedule At-A-Glance
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00PM - 1:00PM Keynote with President Elizabeth Bradley of Vassar College
4:30PM - 5:00PM Keynote with Erin Vilardi, Founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead
5:00PM - 6:00PM Featured Workshop: Vote Run Lead’s 90-Day Challenge

Thursday, November 19, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: The Politics of Women’s Power
10:45AM - 12:15PM Discussion: Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Transnational Feminisms, Women, & Conflict
3:00PM - 4:15PM Book Talk: Jewish Women and Power
4:30PM - 6:00PM Panel: Women’s Suffrage & Political Participation: Historical Examinations
6:15PM - 6:30PM Keynote with Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the State of Michigan

Friday, November 20, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Discussion: Women Empowering Women
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Sexual Politics
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Jewish Women, Citizenship, Suffrage, and Sexuality
2:45PM - 4:15PM Panel: Asian Immigrant, Asian American Women, and the TransPacific Afterlives of World War II
4:30PM - 6:00PM Roundtable: Ways to Lead a Political Life
6:15PM - 7:30PM Cocktails & Networking Discussions

Saturday, November 21, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: Political Organizing & Activism
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Future Directions of Work & Radicalism
1:00PM - 2:30PM Discussion: Womxn of Color Identity: Implications for Solidarity

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Hosted by:
Michigan State University's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen)
Michigan State University's Department of History
University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)

Sponsors:
The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel James Madison College at Michigan State University
Michigan State University College of Law
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan University of Michigan's History Department
Michigan State University Asian Studies Center
Michigan State University African Studies Center
Michigan State University Muslim Studies Center
Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Michigan Women's Commission
Vote Run Lead
Michigan Women Forward

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Managing presidential campaigns: Lessons learned in 2020 (November 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78547 78547-20060207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

For more information and viewing details, visit the event page: https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2020/managing-presidential-campaigns-lessons-learned-2020

Join us for a discussion on election campaigns, both in 2020 and beyond. The discussion will include Katie Packer Beeson, former deputy campaign manager for the Romney/Ryan campaign in 2012 and founding partner of Burning Glass Consulting, and Greg Schultz, general election strategist and senior advisor for the 2020 Biden campaign. Broderick Johnson, current Towsley Policymaker in Residence and former assistant to the President and cabinet secretary during the Obama Administration, will moderate the discussion.

Katie Packer Beeson is founding partner of Burning Glass Consulting, a political consulting and issue management firm based in Washington, D.C. She has managed campaigns at every level from state legislative to presidential and was deputy campaign manager of the Romney/Ryan 2012 campaign. Katie is an adjunct professor at George Washington University, a 2016 Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and is an MSNBC Contributor.

Greg Schultz is the General Election Strategist and Senior Advisor for the Biden campaign and served as the Campaign Manager during the 2020 Democratic Primary. In his current role he oversees the campaign’s engagement with the DNC and national coordinated campaign efforts. Before working on Biden's presidential campaign, he served as executive director of Biden's American Possibilities PAC. Schultz is a veteran of the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns in Ohio, serving as State Director on the re-elect. Schultz worked as the senior advisor to Vice President Joe Biden and a special assistant to President Obama in the White House during the second term.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:57:44 -0400 2020-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 19, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future (GWSPP) conference is a multi-day virtual meeting that brings together academics and activists to explore the critical history of women’s suffrage and political power, and the future possibilities for expanding gender equity in political participation and representation in the United States and across the globe. This conference intends to have a particular focus on womxn of color and will conceptualize suffrage broadly as encompassing civic participation and political power within and outside of electoral politics, and will include a critical perspective on the role of white supremacy in the suffrage movement. There will also be a portion of the conference dedicated to women’s power in higher education, with a view to drawing links between the exclusion of diverse women’s voices in the academy, and women’s broader political power.

Registration is free and open to the public.

Schedule At-A-Glance
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00PM - 1:00PM Keynote with President Elizabeth Bradley of Vassar College
4:30PM - 5:00PM Keynote with Erin Vilardi, Founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead
5:00PM - 6:00PM Featured Workshop: Vote Run Lead’s 90-Day Challenge

Thursday, November 19, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: The Politics of Women’s Power
10:45AM - 12:15PM Discussion: Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Transnational Feminisms, Women, & Conflict
3:00PM - 4:15PM Book Talk: Jewish Women and Power
4:30PM - 6:00PM Panel: Women’s Suffrage & Political Participation: Historical Examinations
6:15PM - 6:30PM Keynote with Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the State of Michigan

Friday, November 20, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Discussion: Women Empowering Women
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Sexual Politics
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Jewish Women, Citizenship, Suffrage, and Sexuality
2:45PM - 4:15PM Panel: Asian Immigrant, Asian American Women, and the TransPacific Afterlives of World War II
4:30PM - 6:00PM Roundtable: Ways to Lead a Political Life
6:15PM - 7:30PM Cocktails & Networking Discussions

Saturday, November 21, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: Political Organizing & Activism
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Future Directions of Work & Radicalism
1:00PM - 2:30PM Discussion: Womxn of Color Identity: Implications for Solidarity

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Hosted by:
Michigan State University's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen)
Michigan State University's Department of History
University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)

Sponsors:
The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel James Madison College at Michigan State University
Michigan State University College of Law
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan University of Michigan's History Department
Michigan State University Asian Studies Center
Michigan State University African Studies Center
Michigan State University Muslim Studies Center
Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Michigan Women's Commission
Vote Run Lead
Michigan Women Forward

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-19T09:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Bringing the Actual Science of Reading to Policy and Practice (November 19, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78944 78944-20160619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Free and open to the public

The Science of Reading has recently been a hot topic in education policy and practice. What does it mean for students and teachers in classrooms? What can it mean for moving the needle on literacy instruction nationwide? Come learn from four stakeholders renowned for their experience and expertise in improving children's literacy; two professors of education, an education reporter, and the head of one of Michigan's school administrator associations.

About the Panelists:

Karin Chenoweth
Karin Chenoweth is writer-in-residence at The Education Trust, a national education advocacy organization that works to improve the academic achievement of all children, particularly children of color and children who live in poverty. She is the author of several books published by Harvard Education Press, including the forthcoming Districts that Succeed: Breaking the correlation between race, poverty, and achievement (spring, 2021). She is also the creator of the ExtraOrdinary Districts podcast and its pandemic spinoff, ExtraOrdinary Districts in Extraordinary Times. A long-time education writer, she wrote a weekly column on schools and education for The Washington Post for five years.

Nell Duke
Nell K. Duke, Ed.D., is a professor in literacy, language, and culture and also in the combined program in education and psychology at the University of Michigan. Duke’s work focuses on early literacy development, particularly among children living in economic poverty. In 2018 Duke received the International Literacy Association's William S. Gray Citation of Merit for outstanding contributions to research, theory, practice, and policy. Among other roles, she currently serves as advisor for the Public Broadcasting Service/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ready to Learn initiative and an advisor to the Council of Chief State School Officers Early Literacy Networked Improvement Community. Her Twitter handle is @nellkduke.

Paul Liabenow
Paul Liabenow has spent 38 years in education, serving Michigan’s youth. With degrees from Michigan State University and Central Michigan University, Paul first worked in Cadillac Area Public Schools where he started as a teacher and went on to become a building leader, principal and district superintendent. Today, Paul serves as the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals (MEMSPA) - building a community of educators who advocate, lead, and learn together. He also serves as Treasurer of Michigan Association of After School Partnerships, President of The Center for Education Improvement, and Board Member of the Michigan Assessment Consortium. Paul is co-author of Visioning Onward providing guidance for school leaders on the visioning process.

Pamela Mason
Pamela A. Mason is director of the Language and Literacy Master's program and the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab and a senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her professional and research interests encompass the interaction of text complexity and background knowledge, the interaction of literacy learning, culture, and multilingualism, and school-wide literacy program implementation and evaluation, using qualitative and quantitative measures. She has extensive experience as a reading/language arts curriculum coordinator for several local school districts and as an elementary school principal.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:20:43 -0500 2020-11-19T14:30:00-05:00 2020-11-19T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Education Policy Initiative Conference / Symposium Small Group Instruction
Empowering Women and Communities and Global Health Equity (November 19, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79254 79254-20241308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Please join us for the next seminar in the Center for Global Health's series: Empowering Women and Communities and Global Health Equity.
Panelists include:
Cheryl Moyer, Medicine
Laura Rozek, School of Public Health
Jodi Lori, Nursing
Elizabeth King, School of Public Health
Bridgette Carr, Law

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:09:26 -0500 2020-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 20, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future (GWSPP) conference is a multi-day virtual meeting that brings together academics and activists to explore the critical history of women’s suffrage and political power, and the future possibilities for expanding gender equity in political participation and representation in the United States and across the globe. This conference intends to have a particular focus on womxn of color and will conceptualize suffrage broadly as encompassing civic participation and political power within and outside of electoral politics, and will include a critical perspective on the role of white supremacy in the suffrage movement. There will also be a portion of the conference dedicated to women’s power in higher education, with a view to drawing links between the exclusion of diverse women’s voices in the academy, and women’s broader political power.

Registration is free and open to the public.

Schedule At-A-Glance
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00PM - 1:00PM Keynote with President Elizabeth Bradley of Vassar College
4:30PM - 5:00PM Keynote with Erin Vilardi, Founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead
5:00PM - 6:00PM Featured Workshop: Vote Run Lead’s 90-Day Challenge

Thursday, November 19, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: The Politics of Women’s Power
10:45AM - 12:15PM Discussion: Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Transnational Feminisms, Women, & Conflict
3:00PM - 4:15PM Book Talk: Jewish Women and Power
4:30PM - 6:00PM Panel: Women’s Suffrage & Political Participation: Historical Examinations
6:15PM - 6:30PM Keynote with Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the State of Michigan

Friday, November 20, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Discussion: Women Empowering Women
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Sexual Politics
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Jewish Women, Citizenship, Suffrage, and Sexuality
2:45PM - 4:15PM Panel: Asian Immigrant, Asian American Women, and the TransPacific Afterlives of World War II
4:30PM - 6:00PM Roundtable: Ways to Lead a Political Life
6:15PM - 7:30PM Cocktails & Networking Discussions

Saturday, November 21, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: Political Organizing & Activism
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Future Directions of Work & Radicalism
1:00PM - 2:30PM Discussion: Womxn of Color Identity: Implications for Solidarity

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Hosted by:
Michigan State University's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen)
Michigan State University's Department of History
University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)

Sponsors:
The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel James Madison College at Michigan State University
Michigan State University College of Law
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan University of Michigan's History Department
Michigan State University Asian Studies Center
Michigan State University African Studies Center
Michigan State University Muslim Studies Center
Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Michigan Women's Commission
Vote Run Lead
Michigan Women Forward

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-20T09:00:00-05:00 2020-11-20T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 21, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 21, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future (GWSPP) conference is a multi-day virtual meeting that brings together academics and activists to explore the critical history of women’s suffrage and political power, and the future possibilities for expanding gender equity in political participation and representation in the United States and across the globe. This conference intends to have a particular focus on womxn of color and will conceptualize suffrage broadly as encompassing civic participation and political power within and outside of electoral politics, and will include a critical perspective on the role of white supremacy in the suffrage movement. There will also be a portion of the conference dedicated to women’s power in higher education, with a view to drawing links between the exclusion of diverse women’s voices in the academy, and women’s broader political power.

Registration is free and open to the public.

Schedule At-A-Glance
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00PM - 1:00PM Keynote with President Elizabeth Bradley of Vassar College
4:30PM - 5:00PM Keynote with Erin Vilardi, Founder and CEO of Vote Run Lead
5:00PM - 6:00PM Featured Workshop: Vote Run Lead’s 90-Day Challenge

Thursday, November 19, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: The Politics of Women’s Power
10:45AM - 12:15PM Discussion: Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Transnational Feminisms, Women, & Conflict
3:00PM - 4:15PM Book Talk: Jewish Women and Power
4:30PM - 6:00PM Panel: Women’s Suffrage & Political Participation: Historical Examinations
6:15PM - 6:30PM Keynote with Governor Gretchen Whitmer of the State of Michigan

Friday, November 20, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Discussion: Women Empowering Women
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Sexual Politics
1:00PM - 2:30PM Panel: Jewish Women, Citizenship, Suffrage, and Sexuality
2:45PM - 4:15PM Panel: Asian Immigrant, Asian American Women, and the TransPacific Afterlives of World War II
4:30PM - 6:00PM Roundtable: Ways to Lead a Political Life
6:15PM - 7:30PM Cocktails & Networking Discussions

Saturday, November 21, 2020
9:00AM - 10:30AM Panel: Political Organizing & Activism
10:45AM - 12:15PM Panel: Future Directions of Work & Radicalism
1:00PM - 2:30PM Discussion: Womxn of Color Identity: Implications for Solidarity

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Hosted by:
Michigan State University's Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen)
Michigan State University's Department of History
University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)

Sponsors:
The Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel James Madison College at Michigan State University
Michigan State University College of Law
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan University of Michigan's History Department
Michigan State University Asian Studies Center
Michigan State University African Studies Center
Michigan State University Muslim Studies Center
Michigan State University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Michigan Women's Commission
Vote Run Lead
Michigan Women Forward

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-21T09:00:00-05:00 2020-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Impact of COVID-19 on Service Workers: Work Experiences & Concerns of food retail, food services, and hospitality workers (November 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79384 79384-20288598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Marie-Anne Rosemberg is an assistant professor in UM's School of Nursing.
ABSTRACT
Objectives: COVID-19 presents a unique burden specifically for workers in service industries not only because they are disproportionately at risk for contracting the virus but also because of their work-related burdens. We aimed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on these workers.
Methods: This was a mixed-method study with a congruent triangulation design. Participants were recruited through social media. Each interview lasted up to 20 minutes. The survey data included demographic questions along with items from the CAGE and PC-PTSD questionnaires.
Results: Twenty-seven individuals completed audio-recorded phone interviews and 28 completed the survey. Participants were mostly women with an age range between 19 and 65. Participants worked in food retail (n=23), restaurant (n=25), and hospitality (n=7) industries. Length of time on the job ranged from two months to 25 years and 60% of the participants worked full time. Participants reported experiencing symptoms of depression and maladaptive coping. Job insecurity, change of job tasks, and work hours were the most common ways that COVID-19 affected the workers. Themes that emerged about participant’s concerns included being infected and/or unknowingly infecting others, the unknown, isolation, and work and customer demands. Constant changes relating to communication and protection measures were a major source of stress. There was discordance in the perceived level of threat of COVID-19. Most participants reported that their workplace complied with their state’s mandates for protection measures. While others reported lacking basic supplies such as soap, hand sanitizer, and masks.
Conclusions: In addition to their work experiences, COVID-19 has affected service workers at the financial, physical and mental levels. This study has implications of employers, occupational health and safety professionals and policy stakeholders.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:33:42 -0500 2020-11-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-24T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on Service Workers
Bioethics Discussion: The Coming Administration (November 24, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58832 58832-14563724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our (new?) government.

A few readings to consider:
––Three Ways to Politicize Bioethics
––Affording Obamacare
––Confronting Deep Moral Disagreement: The President’s Council on Bioethics, Moral Status, and Human Embryos
––The role of party politics in medical malpractice tort reforms

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/051-the-coming-administration/.

Please also swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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[OUR FIRST PLANNED REMOTE DISCUSSION]
While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:13:08 -0400 2020-11-24T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-24T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion The Coming Administration
Bioethics Discussion: The Coming Administration (November 24, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58832 58832-20382972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our (new?) government.

A few readings to consider:
––Three Ways to Politicize Bioethics
––Affording Obamacare
––Confronting Deep Moral Disagreement: The President’s Council on Bioethics, Moral Status, and Human Embryos
––The role of party politics in medical malpractice tort reforms

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/051-the-coming-administration/.

Please also swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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[OUR FIRST PLANNED REMOTE DISCUSSION]
While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:13:08 -0400 2020-11-24T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-24T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion The Coming Administration
The Effects of a Large-Scale Prenatal Care Intervention (November 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77317 77317-19838099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

One out of every 13 births in the United States is to an undocumented immigrant. Despite this large share of births, undocumented immigrants are ineligible for public health insurance coverage of routine prenatal care in the majority of states. In this paper, we examine the effects of a landmark policy in the state of California to expand eligibility for its Medicaid program to pregnant undocumented immigrants. Using state hospital discharge data, we estimate that nearly 20 percent of births to foreign-born women in the state gained Medicaid coverage under this policy change. We evaluate whether this large expansion in public coverage changed health care utilization during pregnancy for the women who benefited, and whether it improved birth outcomes. We use a novel dataset that links California birth records to the decennial Census and American Community Survey. Using these linked data, we are able to identify siblings of foreign-born mothers born before and after the coverage expansions to compare changes in outcomes associated with exposure to the policy. By comparing outcomes for children born to the same mother, we are able to estimate changes in outcomes resulting from the policy change, rather than from large changes in immigration and the composition of immigrants that occurred during the study period. Our analysis uses siblings of foreign-born mothers who are born entirely during the pre-period or during the post-period as additional comparison groups, as well as the children of U.S. born women, allowing us to net out differences in outcomes due to birth order or any secular trends. Using this approach, we document improved prenatal care utilization and an increase in hospital delivery among pregnant immigrant women under the coverage expansion, as well as increased likelihood of delivery by a physician. We also find significant increases in average gestation length and birth weight among the children who benefited from the policy change while in utero.

Bio: Laura Wherry's primary area of research focuses on the changing role of the Medicaid program and its impact on access to health care and health. Recent work examines the early effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions, as well as the longer-term effects of several large expansions in Medicaid targeting low-income pregnant women and children in the 1980s and 1990s. Prior to joining NYU, she was an assistant professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at the University of Michigan.

Laura received her Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago's Harris School and her B.A. from the College of William and Mary.

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Population Studies Center (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, 17 Nov 2020 11:52:59 -0500 2020-11-30T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-30T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Research Universities and the Public Good in the Time of COVID-19 (December 2, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79506 79506-20345431@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR.

Jason Owen-Smith (Executive Director, Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS); Executive Director, Research Analytics; Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan; Research Professor, Institute for Social Research)

Wednesday, December 2 at 2pm EST: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91211224326

America's most research intensive universities represent about 3% of higher education institutions, but they conduct 90% of the nation's academic research. Drawing on his recent book, Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future and the work of ISR's Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), which he directs, Jason Owen-Smith will explain how these unique and essential organizations serve as an important form of "social insurance" in the face of an uncertain future. Universities like U of M are uniquely able to address "unknown unknowns," problems and opportunities we do not know we have yet. No other sector or type of organization accomplishes is equipped to serve this purpose in our society. COVID-19 puts special pressures on the academic research mission that come after more than a decade of declining public support. The pandemic and its effects jeopardize the US Academic Research Enterprise (US-ARE) and with it the future health, wealth, and well-being of our nation and the world. Drawing on unique data science resources developed at IRIS, and 20 years of work on the economic and social value of research and innovation, Owen-Smith highlights the challenges and explains how they might be addressed by federal and state policy-makers, the leaders and faculty of institutions like ours.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:17:21 -0500 2020-12-02T14:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual flyer
Near Term to Net Zero: A New Approach to Setting Carbon Prices (December 2, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78892 78892-20139089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Citizens Climate Lobby

Join Citizens' Climate Lobby for a presentation on a new method for determining the carbon price needed to achieve net zero CO2 emissions.

Economists widely agree that putting a price on fossil fuels is the most effective tool for reducing carbon emissions. But what level of carbon price is needed to reduce carbon emissions fast enough to prevent catastrophic climate change?

Prof. Alexander R. Barron will present a new method he and colleagues have developed to calculate the necessary carbon price. Their work was recently published in the paper "A near-term to net zero alternative to the social cost of carbon for setting carbon prices," N. Kaufman, A. Barron, W. Krawczyk, P. Marsters and H. McJeon, Nature Climate Change. As the authors have written,

"This approach enables policymakers to use both climate science and economics to chart an effective, efficient pathway to net-zero emissions."

Dr. Barron is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at Smith College. Before joining Smith, he worked in Congress to design comprehensive climate legislation (including the American Clean Energy and Security Act), and covered international climate negotiations. He also worked in the Office of Policy at the EPA, where he advised senior EPA leadership and worked on standards to reduce carbon pollution (e.g., the Clean Power Plan), cross-state air pollution, and mercury and other toxics. He also helped guide EPA’s work on environmental economics and climate adaptation.

The presentation will be followed by time for discussion.

Please register using the Eventbrite Registration link. Zoom connection instructions will be sent via email prior to the event.

Sponsored by the Ann Arbor and University of Michigan chapters of Citizens' Climate Lobby.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:36:49 -0400 2020-12-02T20:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Citizens Climate Lobby Lecture / Discussion Photo of smoke stacks and inset photo of Dr. Alex Barron with text "Near Term to Net Zero: A New Approach to Setting Carbon Prices. Dr. Alexander Barron, Smith College"
Public Diplomacy: A Vision for 2021 and Beyond (December 7, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78732 78732-20113302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Diplomacy Center

Inaugural event of the Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy Talk Series.

Free and open to the public.

Please join us for a virtual event co-hosted by the Weiser Diplomacy Center, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, in collaboration with the Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy. This event will feature Dr. Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, in conversation with Professor John Ciorciari, Director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the University of Michigan, with a welcome address by Rejaul Karim Laskar, representing the Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy.  

Vivian S. Walker is the Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Following a 26-year career with the State Department, she retired with the senior rank of Minister Counselor and became a teacher, writer and researcher. Currently a Faculty Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD), she has served as the editor of the CPD Perspective series, an Adjunct Professor at the Central European University’s (CEU) School of Public Policy and a Research Fellow at the CEU Center for Media, Data and Society.  She has also been a Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College in Washington, DC and the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Walker has published and lectured extensively on the practice of public diplomacy in complex information environments.  She graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and earned her doctorate in English language and literature from the University of Chicago. 

John D. Ciorciari is Associate Professor and Director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan. He is the author or editor of several books on international law and politics, including Sovereignty Sharing in Fragile States (forthcoming with Stanford University Press) and The Courteous Power: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era (forthcoming with the University of Michigan Press). He has been an Andrew Carnegie Fellow and holds an AB and JD from Harvard and MPhil and DPhil from Oxford.

Welcome Address by Rejaul Karim Laskar, Admin, Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy.  

The Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy is a group of eminent scholars belonging to some of the leading universities of the world and distinguished diplomats of some of the major nations of the world. This global group has been established to facilitate interactions among diplomats of major nations of the world and scholars of Diplomacy belonging to leading universities of the world so as to promote more robust integration between theory and practice of Diplomacy. While the scholars of diplomacy can learn from the valuable experiences and perspectives of practicing diplomats, the latter can benefit from the former's findings, analyses and theoretical insights.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:10:54 -0400 2020-12-07T11:30:00-05:00 2020-12-07T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Diplomacy Center Lecture / Discussion GFSPD
STS Speaker. Enclosure and Permeation (December 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77489 77489-19875785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

The Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (STeMS) Speaker Series features scholars doing research across the range of STS subject matter. This term:

Are we humans cooperative or warlike, rational or delusional, fixed or flexible? These questions have philosophical bite and political stakes. Indeed, they always have. But recent work in a range of disciplines asks us to go deeper. What if “we humans” are more fiction than fact? If we can’t assume the stability of the human across time and place, what happens to debates about human nature? Humanistic approaches, including actor-network theory, posthuman criticism, and multispecies ethnographies, challenge the idea of an autonomous human nature, while scientific studies of organ development, neuroendocrinology, and the microbiome are revealing how much nature there is inside of us. We explore these questions through a braided history of the human and environmental sciences.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:01:58 -0500 2020-12-07T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-07T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion LFSRoberts graphic
RNA Seminar featuring: John Mattick, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (December 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75816 75816-19608031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fCIiMkveTdq3D9-PKFLm6Q

ABSTRACT: The genomic programming of the development of complex organisms appears to have been misunderstood. The human genome contains just ~20,000 protein-coding genes, similar in number and with largely orthologous functions as those in other animals, including simple nematodes with only 1,000 somatic cells. By contrast, the extent of non-protein-coding DNA increases with increasing developmental complexity, reaching 98.8% in humans. Moreover, it is now clear that the majority of the genome is not junk but is differentially and dynamically transcribed to produce not only mRNAs but also tens if not hundreds of thousands of short and long non-protein-coding RNAs that show specific expression patterns and subcellular locations. Many of these noncoding RNAs have evolved rapidly under positive selection for adaptive radiation, and many have been shown to have important roles in development, brain function, cancer and other diseases. They function at many different levels of gene expression and cell biology, including translational control, formation of subcellular (phase-separated) domains, and guidance of the epigenetic processes and chromatin dynamics that underpin development, brain function and physiological adaptation, with plasticity enabled by RNA editing, RNA modification and retrotransposon mobilization. These discoveries mean that the assumption that combinatorial control by transcription factors and other regulatory proteins is sufficient to account for human ontogeny is incorrect, as are the circular assumptions about the neutral evolution of the genome. The challenge now is to determine the structure-function relationships of these RNAs and their mechanisms of action, as well as their place in the decisional hierarchies that control human development, physiology, learning and susceptibility to disorders.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:51:46 -0500 2020-12-07T17:00:00-05:00 2020-12-07T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion photo
Residential College Social Theory & Practice Senior Thesis Presentations (December 8, 2020 4:10pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79590 79590-20428439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 4:10pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

You're invited to join our senior Social Theory & Practice (STP) majors as they present their thesis research on topics ranging from sustainable food in MDining to dialectical steps toward non-capitalism, Tuesday December 8 from 4:10 - 5:30pm at https://umich.zoom.us/j/97960464467.

The Residential College STP major supports students in developing the analytical and practical skills necessary for active engagement in the world and for building careers that promote equality and responsible citizenship. Students learn theories, methods, and strategies that enable them to understand and critique social structures and processes, and choose a focus of study that can encompass sociology, political science, history, anthropology, economics, education, environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, geography, and psychology to approach current issues in U.S. society and the global environment. Like our students, no two STP major plans are alike.

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Presentation Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:04:00 -0500 2020-12-08T16:10:00-05:00 2020-12-08T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Presentation Photos of all presenters and their topics
Bioethics Discussion: Annihilation (December 8, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58833 58833-14563725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our obliteration.

[Video-conference link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94651294615]

A few readings to consider before oblivion:
–– Bioethics and the Metaphysics of Death
––The Ontological Representation of Death: A Scale to Measure the Idea of Annihilation Versus Passage
––The Nonidentity Problem and Bioethics: A Natural Law Perspective
––Controversies in the Determination of Death: A White Paper of the President’s Council on Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/052-annihilation/.

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When the server hosting this blog is turned off, where does the website go: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:46:52 -0500 2020-12-08T19:00:00-05:00 2020-12-08T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Annihilation
Whither American Climate Policy? Lessons from the Trump Presidency and State Policy Engagement (December 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79296 79296-20264798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public.

Join us for a conversation between Professor Barry Rabe and Dr. Joshua Basseches about Rabe's newest book, Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism, as well as Basseches' ongoing research on the politics of U.S. state-level climate and energy policy. Rabe and Basseches will discuss a wide range of topics, including reflections on what to expect going forward, based on the results of the November U.S. election.

This event is part of the North American Colloquium and is hosted by the Ford School and the International Policy Center.

The 2020-21 North American Colloquium is organized by Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and co-sponsored by the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto and the Center for Research on North American at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. The objective of the Colloquium is to provide a forum that strengthens a wider North American conversation and more fruitful trilateral cooperation between Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:45:14 -0500 2020-12-09T12:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism
COVID-19: A WeListen Staff Discussion (December 9, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79500 79500-20343472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and the Zoom link for this event will be shared once you've RSVP'd.

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLDecember20

We will discuss COVID-19 as the global pandemic impacts the lives and livelihood of people across the world. Our discussion will focus on policy, both implemented and proposed, at the federal and state level and small-group time will be dedicated to a deep dive into the day-to-day implications of COVID-19.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute, LSA Psychology and Michigan Medicine.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:34:22 -0500 2020-12-09T13:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar WeListen December 2020
Ethics and Equity in the State and Michigan Medicine during the COVID Pandemic (December 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79400 79400-20296433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Medicine

This discussion will include managing COVID-19 at Michigan Medicine and at the State policy level. Participants will develop a greater understanding of, and will be able to routinely consider, ethical and policy issues to maximize positive outcomes for patients with COVID-19 or at risk of getting COVID-19.

featuring:

Joneigh S. Khaldun, M.D., MPH, FACEP, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health and Human Services; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Susan Dorr Goold, M.D., MHSA, MA, FACP, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management Policy, University of Michigan

Andrew Shuman, M.D., FACS, Co-Chief, Clinical Ethics Service Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan

panel moderator:

Sandro Cinti, M.D., Professor of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan & Ann Arbor VA

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:50:26 -0500 2020-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Medicine Lecture / Discussion Waggoner Lecture speakers
Post 2020 Election: A Nonpartisan Discussion ft. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (December 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79758 79758-20486018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Join us for a nonpartisan discussion featuring Dr. Abdul El-Sayed!

We'll look back on the 2020 election, and discuss what may lie ahead for both major political parties. This event will be hosted on Zoom, and you can visit this link to register: http://myumi.ch/yKmM3

This virtual event is co-sponsored by the UM-Dearborn Office of Student Life, the Ginsberg Center at UM-Ann Arbor and UM-Flint Office of Engaged Learning.

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Other Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:14:03 -0500 2020-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2020-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Other Post Election 2020
U-M Center for Global Health Equity: Climate, Vulnerability and Health Seminar (December 16, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79775 79775-20491895@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Nancy Love (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Joseph Eisenberg (School of Public Health) will lead a multi-disciplinary panel on navigating data gaps towards creating impact in low income countries. Professors Love and Eisenberg lead a climate-focused Challenge Group through the new UM Center for Global Health Equity, which seeks to bring experts from across the University together in multi-disciplinary collaborations that can positively impact some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Panelists include:
Pamela Jagger, School of Environment and Sustainability
Marie O'Neill, School of Public Health
Dirgha Ghimire, Population Studies Center
Branko Kerkez, Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:54:15 -0500 2020-12-16T17:00:00-05:00 2020-12-16T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Workshop / Seminar Flyer
Mass Incarceration: A WeListen Staff Discussion (January 12, 2021 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79520 79520-20349388@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members, and is part of the 'Just Community: A Reading and Action Program' series within LSA DEI.

All voices and views are welcome and the Zoom link for this event will be shared once you've RSVP'd.

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLJanuary21

We will discuss Mass Incarceration in the United States-it's history and present day impact. Participants will receive a content presentation to review in advance of the virtual session, and the majority of our time will be spent in small group discussion.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute, LSA Psychology and Michigan Medicine, and the LSA DEI Office.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:11:04 -0500 2021-01-12T15:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar WeListen January 2021
Public Monuments and Our Histories: Reframing the Memories of Our Nation (January 18, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80435 80435-20721730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Public monuments, public spaces, and museums shape the shared understanding of our nation’s history. From the removal of Jim Crow-era statues of Confederate leaders in cities across the country to the opening of the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL, a dramatic shift in our perceptions and ideas about the complex heritage of our monuments and museums has occurred over the last five years. More recently, the country has considered the role of monuments and the narratives they perpetuate with much greater focus and intensity in light of the protest movements for social justice and against systemic racism that swept the nation in summer of 2020. In honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., join us for an important discussion with four national experts on the power that monuments and public spaces assert in creating our nation’s stories. Mitch Landrieu, former Mayor of New Orleans; Earl Lewis, founding director of University of Michigan’s Center for Social Solutions; and Kristin Hass, Associate Professor of American Culture, will discuss the crucial role practice and policy play today in shaping our nation’s legacies, in a conversation moderated by Christina Olsen, director of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:58:19 -0500 2021-01-18T13:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T14:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Monument with graffiti
Public Monuments and Our Histories: Reframing the Memories of Our Nation (January 18, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80466 80466-20724373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

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Public monuments, public spaces, and museums shape the shared understanding of our nation’s history. From the removal of Jim Crow-era statues of Confederate leaders in cities across the country to the opening of the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL, a dramatic shift in our perceptions and ideas about the complex heritage of our monuments and museums has occurred over the last five years. More recently, the country has considered the role of monuments and the narratives they perpetuate with much greater focus and intensity in light of the protest movements for social justice and against systemic racism that swept the nation in the summer of 2020. In honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, join us for an important discussion with four national experts on the power that monuments and public spaces assert in creating our nation’s stories. Mitch Landrieu, former Mayor of New Orleans; Earl Lewis, founding director of University of Michigan’s Center for Social Solutions; and Kristin Hass, Associate Professor of American Culture, will discuss the crucial role practice and policy play today in shaping our nation’s legacies, in a conversation moderated by Christina Olsen, director of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art.

From the speakers' bios:

Kristin Ann Hass is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Culture and the Faculty Coordinator of the Humanities Collaboratory at the University of Michigan. She has written two books, Sacrificing Soldiers on the National Mall, a study of militarism, race, war memorials and U.S. nationalism and Carried to the Wall: American Memory and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, an exploration of public memorial practices and the legacies of the Vietnam War. She is at work on her next book, Blunt Instruments: A short field guide to a long history of everyday racist infrastructure in the United States. She lectures, teaches, and writes about nationalism, memory, publics, memorialization, militarization, visual culture and material culture studies. She holds a Ph.D. in American studies and has worked in a number of historical museums, including the National Museum of American History. She was also the co-founder and Associate Director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, a national consortium of educators and activists dedicated to campus-community collaborations.

Mitch Landrieu was the 61st Mayor of New Orleans (2010-2018). When he took office, the city was still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and in the midst of the BP Oil Spill.  Under Landrieu's leadership, New Orleans is widely recognized as one of the nation’s great comeback stories.

In 2015, Landrieu was named “Public Official of the Year” by Governing, and in 2016 was voted “America’s top turnaround mayor” in a Politico survey of mayors. He gained national prominence for his powerful decision to take down four Confederate monuments in New Orleans, which also earned him the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. In his New York Times best-selling book, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, Landrieu recounts his personal journey confronting racism, and tackles the broader history of slavery, race relations, and institutional inequalities that still plague America.

He recently launched the E Pluribus Unum Fund, which will work to bring people together across the South around the issues of race, equity, economic opportunity and violence. Prior to serving as Mayor, Landrieu served two terms as lieutenant governor and 16 years in the state legislature. He also served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Noted social historian, award-winning author, and educational leader, Earl Lewis, is the founding director of the University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions. Also the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and public policy, Lewis is president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2013-18), one of the premier philanthropies supporting the arts, humanities, and higher education. At Michigan, Lewis and colleagues in the center are addressing four core areas of social concern: diversity and race, slavery and its aftermath, water and security, and the dignity of labor in an automated world. Prior to returning to Michigan and before leading the Mellon Foundation, he served as the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Emory University as well as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of History and African American Studies (2004-2012). Lewis was previously on the faculty at the University of Michigan (1989-2004) and the University of California at Berkeley (1984-1989). In addition to professorial roles and titles (Robin D.G. Kelley and Elsa Barkley Brown Collegiate Professor), he served Michigan as Vice Provost and Dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies (1998-2004).

As a scholar and leader in higher education and philanthropy, he has examined and addressed critical questions for our society including the role of race in American history, diversity, equity and inclusion, graduate education, humanities scholarship, and universities and their larger communities. A frequent lecturer, he has authored or edited nine books, scores of essays, articles and comments, and along with Robin D.G. Kelley served as general editor of the eleven-volume Young Oxford History of African Americans. He currently partners with Nancy Cantor in editing the Our Compelling Interests book series. That effort, published in partnership with Princeton University Press, investigates how diversity pairs with democracy to enhance the likelihood of shared prosperity. A member of numerous boards of directors or trustees, he was an Obama administration appointee to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, and is outgoing chair of the board of regents at Concordia College-Moorhead, vice chair of the board of the Educational Testing Service, and a past president of the Organization of American Historians.

Christina Olsen is the director of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art and co-director of the University of Michigan Arts Initiative. Before coming to Michigan she served as the Class of 1956 Director at the Williams College Museum of Art. Olsen has more than 25 years of leadership experience in museums and foundations, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum and Getty Foundation, and the Portland Art Museum. She is a national leader in debates about the changing role of campus art museums and their relationships with the public and campus, and has lectured frequently on the topic. Olsen has curated and produced many exhibitions and programs, including most recently Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s, at the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art. Olsen is on the board of the Association of Art Museum Directors and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Williams College. She received a BA in history of art, with honors, from the University of Chicago, and an MA and PhD in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.  

This event is a collaboration of UMMA, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the Democracy & Debate Theme Semester.

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Other Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:15:44 -0500 2021-01-18T13:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T14:20:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
What is Politics? (January 18, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79865 79865-20509633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In everyday conversations we frequently hear such comments as “That is just politics,” and “Two things I do not discuss are religion and politics.” Political scientists, philosophers and historians have attempted to define politics from many different viewpoints. In addition, many types of politics, such as electoral politics, office politics, and partisan politics, are often analyzed.

The study group will aim to engage participants in defining politics, discussing public attitudes toward politics, and assessing why politics is such an important part of the human condition.

Study group leader Craig Ramsay taught political science at the college level for almost forty years.

This study group will meet Mondays for six weeks beginning on January 18. 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 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:50:32 -0500 2021-01-18T13:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Youth Activism: Lessons from Flint and Beyond (January 18, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79927 79927-20515559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Presents:

Youth Activism: Lessons from Flint and Beyond
January 18, 2021
2-3pm EST
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93313003054

Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny, also known as Little Miss Flint, is a youth activist from Flint, Michigan. She is best known for raising awareness about Flint's ongoing water crisis and fundraising to support underprivileged children in her community and across the country. Mari is currently 13 years old. At the age of 8 she wrote a letter to President Barack Obama challenging him to visit Flint to see the crisis firsthand. The letter was published in the Los Angeles Times and confronted the entire country with the reality faced by victims of state negligence.

https://www.maricopeny.com/

Event Contact Info
Anna Massey
7347639989
abeattie@umich.edu
http://isr.umich.edu

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:12:02 -0500 2021-01-18T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual event flyer
Great Decisions (January 19, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79844 79844-20507648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Great Decisions is the largest program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Foreign Policy Association's briefing book provided for each member, watching a DVD, and meeting in a group to discuss the most critical issues facing America today.

The eight topics are: The role of international organizations in a Global Pandemic, Global supply chains and national security, China and Africa, Korean Peninsula, Persian Gulf Security, Brexit and the European Union, The fight over the melting Arctic, and The End of Globalization?

Instructors Barbara Comai & Leo Shedden will lead the group.

This study group will meet Tuesday January 19, February 2, February 16, March 6, March 20, May 4 and May 18.
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 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:05:35 -0500 2021-01-19T13:00:00-05:00 2021-01-19T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Staff/Faculty/Community Member Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 19, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79817 79817-20501759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Planet Blue Ambassador

Designed for staff, faculty, and community members, this event (the second of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards staff, faculty, and community members. It will be hosted by the Planet Blue Ambassador program. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:00:03 -0500 2021-01-19T16:00:00-05:00 2021-01-19T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Planet Blue Ambassador Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832767@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
Student Conversation on Carbon Neutrality and the PCCN (January 20, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79819 79819-20501764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

Designed for students, this event (the second of two identical sessions) will be a chance for participants from Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint to have an honest and open discussion about the draft PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) recommendations. Feedback will be collected by volunteer facilitators and passed onto the Commission. We aim to hear from as many campus community members as possible, so please register to attend only one of the scheduled sessions.

Again, this discussion is geared towards students. It will be hosted by the Student Sustainability Coalition. No experience is necessary to attend and provide your perspective!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Jan 2021 11:49:09 -0500 2021-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2021-01-20T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Lecture / Discussion Community Conversations on Carbon Neutrality event graphic
LHS Collaboratory (January 21, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80293 80293-20688136@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The LHS Collaboratory presents Rachel Richesson, PhD, MPH, MS, FACMI, Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan in a virtual event on 1/21/2021 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm ET.

Professor Richesson's talk, "Data Standards and Learning Health Systems –Challenges and Opportunities," will be followed by an audience Q&A. Questions are also encouraged prior to the event.

Please send questions to LHSCollaboratory-info@umich.edu.

Registration in advance at: https://umich-health.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HytRsYwITc6oOGRj0F_MOA

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Livestream / Virtual Sat, 02 Jan 2021 10:24:08 -0500 2021-01-21T11:30:00-05:00 2021-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Livestream / Virtual LHS Collaboratory logo
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline-Feb. 15th (January 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81007 81007-20832768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 21, 2021 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for Fall 2021 and early admission Winter 2022. The application is available on M-Compass. Deadline is February 15th at midnight.

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Meeting Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:06:38 -0500 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-21T12:00:00-05:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting