Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy (March 22, 2017 9:20am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39676 39676-8235033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 9:20am
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: U-M Department of Family Medicine

Dr. page joins the Department of Family Medicine for this talk during their Grand Rounds.

All are welcome to attend.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:50:30 -0400 2017-03-22T09:20:00-04:00 2017-03-22T10:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals U-M Department of Family Medicine Lecture / Discussion Scott E. Page Headshot
Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury (March 22, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38659 38659-7326430@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Discussants :
-ANNA KIRKLAND, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Political Science; Associate Director, IRWG
-SHOBITA PARTHASARATHY, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies; Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
-PETER D. JACOBSON, Professor of Health Law and Policy, Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Health

This panel of U-M faculty members will discuss the recent book, "Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury" (NYU Press, December 2016) by Anna Kirkland.

The so-called vaccine court is a small special court in the United States Court of Federal Claims that handles controversial claims that a vaccine has harmed someone. While vaccines in general are extremely safe and effective, some people still suffer severe vaccine reactions and bring their claims to vaccine court. In this court, lawyers, activists, judges, doctors, and scientists come together, sometimes arguing bitterly, trying to figure out whether a vaccine really caused a person’s medical problem.

In "Vaccine Court", Kirkland draws on the trials of the vaccine court to explore how legal institutions resolve complex scientific questions. What are vaccine injuries, and how do we come to recognize them? What does it mean to transform these questions into a legal problem and funnel them through a special national vaccine court, as we do in the U.S.? What does justice require for vaccine injury claims, and how can we deliver it? These are highly contested questions, and the terms in which they have been debated over the last forty years are highly revealing of deeper fissures in our society over motherhood, community, health, harm, and trust in authority. While many scholars argue that it’s foolish to let judges and lawyers decide medical claims about vaccines, Kirkland argues that our political and legal response to vaccine injury claims shows how well legal institutions can handle specialized scientific matters. Vaccine Court is an accessible and thorough account of what the vaccine court is, why we have it, and what it does.

This event is part of IRWG's Gender: New Works, New Questions series.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Feb 2017 12:13:32 -0500 2017-03-22T15:00:00-04:00 2017-03-22T16:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion book cover "Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury"
Organizational Studies Information Night (March 23, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38301 38301-7070213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2017 5:30pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Join us to learn more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. Enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network.

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Meeting Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:28:24 -0500 2017-03-23T17:30:00-04:00 2017-03-23T19:00:00-04:00 1100 North University Building Organizational Studies Program (OS) Meeting Info Night
Symposium on Violent Interactions between Law Enforcement and Black Americans (March 23, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39763 39763-8290326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Michigan Medicine

Last summer, Dallas trauma surgeon Brian H. Williams, M.D., FACS, found himself thrust into the middle of a national crisis. A peaceful protest about police treatment of African Americans had ended in bloodshed, with 12 officers shot by a lone gunman. Williams led the team that worked to save their lives – and emerged with a new drive to confront violence and racism.
On March 23, he’ll share his story with leaders, scholars and community members from U-M and southeastern Michigan, at a special symposium on violent interactions between law enforcement and black Americans.
The event will take a look at the public health impacts of such interactions -- as well as the historical and current factors that play into it. It’s designed to bring people from many fields together to work toward solutions by joining action teams that will continue their work after the event is over.
RSVPs are now being accepted for the symposium, which will run from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Auditorium of the School of Public Health II building at 1420 Washington Heights. Light refreshments will be served.
The event was organized by Washtenaw County’s Public Health and Sheriff’s departments; U-M’s Department of Internal Medicine, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Public Health, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and Students of Color of Rackham; as well as Eastern Michigan University and My Brother’s Keeper-Washtenaw County.
In addition to Williams, the event will feature a panel of speakers that includes the Washtenaw County sheriff, a former state representative, and a U-M professor and postdoctoral fellow – with a Wayne State University leader acting as moderator.
The event will explore how individuals can advocate for social justice, anti-bias reforms, and community building, how community mobilization be used as a strategy to promote social cohesion and community-level advocacy for safer environments for all, and potential strategies to address the upstream and downstream factors resulting in violent interactions between law enforcement and blacks.
The event is free and open to the public. Community members, students, public policy and health professionals, social scientists, legislators, and law enforcement are especially encouraged to attend.
RSVP at http://bit.ly/SymposiumRSVP

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:32:09 -0400 2017-03-23T18:00:00-04:00 2017-03-23T21:00:00-04:00 Public Health II Michigan Medicine Conference / Symposium Brian Williams, M.D., FACS
Zombie Apocalypse (March 25, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38388 38388-7146830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

Imagine this scenario – University of Michigan students and residents of the surrounding towns have been exposed to virulent pathogen, m. puckavivens. Investigators have announced that the outbreak is in a state of emergency! Exposed individuals can become infectious and will eventually TURN INTO ZOMBIES!

What can YOU do? The University of Michigan health professions schools, in partnership with the Center for Interprofessional Education, Washtenaw County Public Health, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, are holding a hands-on public health exercise centered around containing the outbreak of the pretend m. puckavivens. Come learn how to manage a public health crisis alongside public health practitioners and students from the University of Michigan Schools of Public Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Take on different roles as you triage patients, distribute 'medication' and supplies, and defend the clinic against zombies! If you’re ready for a Zombie Apocalypse, then you’re ready for any emergency.

How to register: http://tinyurl.com/UMZombies2017
Note: Participants must be age 18 or older.

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Other Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:44:06 -0500 2017-03-25T10:00:00-04:00 2017-03-25T15:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Interprofessional Education Other School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Health Equity at Industrial Scale: the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act under the Trump Administration (March 28, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39679 39679-8241166@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Environmental Practice Workshop, with reception to follow.
The Trump Administration will be setting precedents for the new Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (amended Toxic Substances Control Act). This law was the first major environmental statute to be updated in over 20 years and passed with bipartisan support. The new law promises to change how chemicals are evaluated for environmental health hazards. Chemicals from consumer products and industrial processes find their way into our bodies as well as our water, soil, and air. National leaders will discuss implications for research, children's health, equity and policy.

The free event is open to the public and it will be live-streamed and recorded for future viewing. Please Register for this free event to help us plan for the refreshments: https://goo.gl/lS2EBf

Speakers include Dr. Gina Solomon, Deputy Secretary Cal EPA and Dr. Tracey Woodruff, UCSF Program for Reproductive Health and the Environment. You may have heard Dr. Woodruff on NPR or To the Point or read her piece in the BNA. US EPA's Dr. Tala Henry is the division director responsible for risk assessment for the Lautenberg TSCA implementation. Nick Schroeck, J.D., from Wayne State's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic will provide an overview of the new law.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:29:36 -0400 2017-03-28T12:00:00-04:00 2017-03-28T14:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for Midlife Science Workshop / Seminar Workshop Speakers
With or Without US? International Climate Agreements in Uncertain Times (March 29, 2017 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38949 38949-7512864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 4:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: ClimateBlue

Our spring symposium will bring together students and community members to discuss the outcome of recent United Nations climate negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco. Join us in hearing perspectives from University of Michigan student delegates who were there as observers. Stay to learn some takeaways from a panel of experts and policymakers on what’s next for climate policy, globally and locally. After the delegate talks and the expert panel we invite you to speak to student and community groups at our Organization Fair. Additionally, the call for the COP 23 U of M delegation will be announced at this event, opening the spring application period.
Please join us for the Delegate Talks and stay for Pizza Dinner at 6pm! RSVP required for dinner: http://bit.ly/WithOrWithoutUS

Schedule:
Delegate Talks: 4:30 pm - 6 pm, pizza dinner to follow
Expert Panel: 6:20 pm - 7 pm
Organization Fair: 7 pm - 7:30 pm

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 10 Mar 2017 16:19:29 -0500 2017-03-29T16:30:00-04:00 2017-03-29T19:30:00-04:00 North Quad ClimateBlue Conference / Symposium web flyer
The Future of Obamacare (March 30, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40130 40130-8474723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 30, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Public Health

Understand the facets of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how the different options for its future will impact the U.S. healthcare landscape.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:40:34 -0400 2017-03-30T15:00:00-04:00 2017-03-30T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Future of Obamacare Panel
Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems MS & PhD Program - Virtual Open House (April 3, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40040 40040-8457479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS & PhD program is hosting a virtual open house on Monday, April 3, 2017, from 3:00PM - 4:00PM EST.

HILS is a unique, interdisciplinary MS and PhD program which aims to improve the health of individuals and populations by developing researchers who design, implement and evaluate innovative change and continuous improvement in health systems.

HILS is housed in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS), a first-of-its-kind basic science department focused on learning at all levels of scale, from individuals to systems spanning states and nations.

A brand new program, HILS matriculated its first students in the fall of 2016. MS applications may be submitted through May 31, 2017 to start the program in the fall of 2017. PhD applications are due December 1, 2017 to begin in the fall of 2018.

For more information, please send an email to: HILS-PHD-MS@umich.edu.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:45:37 -0400 2017-04-03T15:00:00-04:00 2017-04-03T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Reception / Open House HILS Program Banner
Interprofessional Exchange IP-X Research Stimulus Online Info Meeting (April 3, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40037 40037-8457474@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

U-M faculty/health researchers are invited to an April 3 online information meeting for the IP-X Research Stimulus. Grants will support team-based research focused on the health outcomes and value of interprofessional exchange (IP-X) in education, policy, research, care and service. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) areas such as: opioid abuse, hypertension, diabetes, hospital readmissions, vaccination programs, tele-health, poverty, diversity, and precision medicine. Interested faculty researchers should RSVP via this page: http://myumi.ch/a0YPY - grant submission guidelines are there too.

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Presentation Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:12:15 -0400 2017-04-03T15:30:00-04:00 2017-04-03T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Presentation RSVP for online meeting re IP-X Research Stimulus
Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems MS & PhD Program - Open House (April 6, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40041 40041-8457481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2017 6:00pm
Location: V. Vaughan
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS & PhD program is hosting an open house on Thursday, April 6, 2017, from 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST. The open house will take place in room 204 of the Victor Vaughn Building, 1111 E. Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2054.

HILS is a unique, interdisciplinary MS and PhD program which aims to improve the health of individuals and populations by developing researchers who design, implement and evaluate innovative change and continuous improvement in health systems.

HILS is housed in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS), a first-of-its-kind basic science department focused on learning at all levels of scale, from individuals to systems spanning states and nations.

A brand new program, HILS matriculated its first students in the fall of 2016. MS applications may be submitted through May 31, 2017 to start the program in the fall of 2017. PhD applications are due December 1, 2017 to begin in the fall of 2018.

For more information, please send an email to: HILS-PHD-MS@umich.edu.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:08:20 -0400 2017-04-06T18:00:00-04:00 2017-04-06T20:00:00-04:00 V. Vaughan Department of Learning Health Sciences Reception / Open House HILS Program Banner
A Feast of Ideas. A Hospital of Our Own: The Origins and Early History of the U-M Hospital (April 6, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40189 40189-8516415@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 6, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

Part of an intellectual sampler of U-M's academic excellence, with faculty from diverse disciplines presenting 20-minute talks at Ann Arbor shops, restaurants and galleries. Free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:00:01 -0400 2017-04-06T19:00:00-04:00 2017-04-06T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion
Pandemic! Contagious Crises from AIDS to Zika (April 7, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39902 39902-8405599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 7, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

The Center for the History of Medicine, with co-sponsorship from the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and the U-M School of Public Health, and with support from the Michigan Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and the U-M Office of the Bicentennial, is pleased to announce our upcoming conference, “Pandemic! Contagious Crises from AIDS to Zika.”

The conference will feature keynote lectures by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Paul Farmer of Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Partners in Health. There will also be a panel discussion of prominent federal, state, and local public health leaders and journalists moderated by CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Opening remarks to be made by Dr. Mark Schlissel, President of the University of Michigan.

This one-day event will take place from 1:00 pm – 5:45 pm on Friday, April 7, 2017 in the Kahn Auditorium of the Biomedical Science Research Building on the campus of the University of Michigan. A light reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

If you cannot attend, the event will be live-streamed at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/zw91022

Agenda

1:00 – 1:15 pm Welcoming Remarks by University President Dr. Mark Schlissel

1:15 – 1:20 pm Introduction of keynote speaker by Dr. Howard Markel

1:20 – 2:35 pm The 16th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities, by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID, National Institutes of Health

2:35 – 2:45 pm Break

2:45 – 2:50 pm Introduction of panel discussion by Dr. Matthew Boulton, University of Michigan School of Public Health

2:50 – 4:10 pm Panel discussion: The Federal, State, Local, and Media Roles in Pandemic Preparedness and Pandemic Response. Moderator: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN. Panelists: Dr. Martin Cetron, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Eden Wells, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, former Director of the Detroit Health Department; Mr. Donald McNeil, New York Times

4:10 – 4:25 pm Break

4:25 – 4:30 pm Introduction of keynote speaker by Dr. John Ayanian

4:30 – 5:45 pm The Robert Fekety Lecture, by Dr. Paul Farmer, Harvard University and Partners in Health

5:45 – 6:30 pm Reception

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:34:18 -0400 2017-04-07T13:00:00-04:00 2017-04-07T17:45:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for the History of Medicine Conference / Symposium Pandemic Conference banner
Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems MS & PhD Program - Virtual Open House (April 12, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40043 40043-8457483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS & PhD program is hosting a virtual open house on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, from 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST.

HILS is a unique, interdisciplinary MS and PhD program which aims to improve the health of individuals and populations by developing researchers who design, implement and evaluate innovative change and continuous improvement in health systems.

HILS is housed in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS), a first-of-its-kind basic science department focused on learning at all levels of scale, from individuals to systems spanning states and nations.

A brand new program, HILS matriculated its first students in the fall of 2016. MS applications may be submitted through May 31, 2017 to start the program in the fall of 2017. PhD applications are due December 1, 2017 to begin in the fall of 2018.

For more information, please send an email to: HILS-PHD-MS@umich.edu.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:16:17 -0400 2017-04-12T11:00:00-04:00 2017-04-12T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Reception / Open House HILS Program Banner
Health Professions Education (HPE) Day 2017 (April 13, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/37239 37239-6476724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2017 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

This annual event aims to spark interprofessional collaboration, networking, and inspiration for future research and practice for educational efforts across the health professions schools at University of Michigan.

This program will include poster and panel sessions, as well as a discussion of best practices in the implementation of interprofessional education.

Keynote Speaker:

Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, MACP
Former Executive Vice President and Provost
Oregon Health & Science University

The Challenge of Tradition
As Dr. Mladenovic explains: "As health care professionals, we have our own tradition, whether in our educational structures, our patient care domains, or how we work. On occasion, it is important to challenge ourselves to ponder these in the context of today's environment."

Thursday, April 13, 2017
8:00am – 1:00pm
Michigan League Ballroom
Lunch will be provided – 2017 HPE Day Registration Required

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.: Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.: Poster, demonstration and display session

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Keynote speaker presentation: Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA, MACP, Former Executive Vice President and Provost, Oregon Health & Science University

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Fellows and student panel

12:00 - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch and networking

12:45 - 1:00 p.m.: Closing remarks

For more information: http://dlhs-umi.ch/hpe-day
Contact us: hpe-day-organizers@umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:38:41 -0400 2017-04-13T08:00:00-04:00 2017-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Learning Health Sciences Conference / Symposium HPE Day Logo
2017 MaryFran Sowers Memorial Lecture: Australian Women's Healthy Aging Project 1990 to 2020 (April 13, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39297 39297-7918420@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2017 12:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Abstract:
The Australian Women's Healthy Aging Project (WHAP) cohort was established to examine women’s health from midlife (45-55 years) before the menopausal transition and into aging. In 1990/91, 2001 women living in the Melbourne metropolitan area were randomly selected, and 779 met the entry criteria for the longitudinal follow-up (aged 45–55 years, menstruating, having a uterus and at least one ovary and not taking hormone therapy). Of these, 438 agreed to be seen annually across the menopausal transition from 1992 to 1999. Longitudinal prospective follow-up since 2000 has continued intermittently (2002/03, 2004/05, 2012/13, 2014/15). Data collection has included fasting biomarkers, clinical assessment, lifestyle and quality of life data, physical measures and validated questionnaire data. Participants have consented to data linkage and, to date, mammogram and BioGrid data have been accessed. Biobank storage including serum, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) storage and PAXgene tubes are maintained. The WHAP has contributed to over 200 publications in a variety of areas, including: health and wellbeing; mental and cognitive health; bone health; lifestyle, vascular risk and prevention; women’s health and hormonal transition; and cross-cultural research. With all participants now aged over 70 years, the cohort is ideally placed to answer key questions of healthy aging in women. Ongoing follow-up into older ages for this long-running cohort will enable the association between mid to late-life factors and healthy aging to be determined. This is particularly valuable for the examination of chronic diseases which have a 20–30 year prodrome and to provide knowledge on multiple morbidities.

Brief Bio:
Associate Professor Cassandra is currently the Director of the Healthy Aging Program, Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and Professor at Institute for Health and Aging, Australian Catholic University. She led the research program in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mental Disorders and Brain Health at the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industry Organization (CSIRO) and helped establish and served on the steering committees of several major Australian collaborative studies (ASPREE, START and AIBL), sat on the executive scientific board of the Australian Imaging Biomarker and Lifestyle study of aging (AIBL) from 2008 to 2014, and was Inaugural Chair of the Vascular Stream. She served on the board of executive directors for the Western Health Service Network, employed by the Victorian Minister for Health. In this role, she was Chair of both the Quality and Safety and the Education and Research Board sub-committees. Dr. Szoeke is a practicing physician in internal medicine with sub-specialization in neurology. In addition to her medical qualifications she has an honors degree in Genetics and Pharmacology, and completed her PhD thesis in Epidemiology with postdoctoral training conducted between Stanford University and Duke University focused on Public Health and Policy. She has been the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her research work.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:40:42 -0500 2017-04-13T12:00:00-04:00 2017-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Cassandra Szoeke
The Future of Obamacare (April 13, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40130 40130-8474722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Understand the facets of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how the different options for its future will impact the U.S. healthcare landscape.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:40:34 -0400 2017-04-13T14:30:00-04:00 2017-04-13T16:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Future of Obamacare Panel
Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems MS & PhD Program - Virtual Open House (April 14, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40046 40046-8457485@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 14, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS & PhD program is hosting a virtual open house on Friday, April 14, 2017, from 8:00AM - 9:00AM EST.

HILS is a unique, interdisciplinary MS and PhD program which aims to improve the health of individuals and populations by developing researchers who design, implement and evaluate innovative change and continuous improvement in health systems.

HILS is housed in the University of Michigan Medical School’s Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS), a first-of-its-kind basic science department focused on learning at all levels of scale, from individuals to systems spanning states and nations.

A brand new program, HILS matriculated its first students in the fall of 2016. MS applications may be submitted through May 31, 2017 to start the program in the fall of 2017. PhD applications are due December 1, 2017 to begin in the fall of 2018.

For more information, please send an email to: HILS-PHD-MS@umich.edu.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:20:15 -0400 2017-04-14T08:00:00-04:00 2017-04-14T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Reception / Open House HILS Program Banner
A New Era of Data-Enabled Computational Science: The MICDE Annual Symposium (April 18, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40409 40409-8544225@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

This year's MICDE symposium will focus on data-enabled computational science, and will feature:
* Jacqueline Chen, Sandia National Laboratories
* J. Tinsley Oden, University of Texas
* Frederica Darema, Air Force Office of Research
* Karen Willcox, MIT
* George Karniadakis, Brown University
* Laura Balzano, U-M CoE
* Emanuel Gull, U-M Physics
* Krishna Garikipati, MICDE

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:42:59 -0400 2017-04-18T08:00:00-04:00 2017-04-18T16:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering Workshop / Seminar Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Climate Change and Its Effect on Health (April 18, 2017 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/36803 36803-5897164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 7:30pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum

We observe differences in the environment as our climate is changing, but what outcomes can we anticipate with respect to our health? For an opportunity to think through the issues, join us and Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers Robbi Duda and Larry Junck as they lead us through a discussion of the jeopardy that we face as our climate heats up. Presented by Sierra Club Huron Valley.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:55:21 -0500 2017-04-18T19:30:00-04:00 2017-04-18T21:00:00-04:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum Lecture / Discussion
Toward a Civic Technoscience: Public Tools for Environmental Health Research (April 19, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40475 40475-8575953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program

Talk Abstract: Human experience is the frontline of emerging environmental health problems. This talk discusses how we can more successfully build a research infrastructure for this frontline of experience, through reducing the cost of research tools, developing open source collaborative software for research such as publiclab.org (link is external) and creating community-academic partnerships. Through analyzing a community based project using photographic paper to map hydrogen sulfide, a neurotoxic gas, associated with natural gas and oil extraction, this talk explores how we can collaboratively redesign our research and advocacy to support the systematic grassroots study of industrial infrastructure.

Speaker Bio: Sara Wylie (link is external) seeks to develop new modes of studying and intervening in large-scale social issues such endocrine disrupting chemicals through a fusion of social scientific, scientific and art/design practices. Dr. Wylie is director of Toxics and Health Research for Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, and has a joint appointment between health sciences and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology as part of Northeastern’s Social Science and Environmental Health Research Institute. She completed her PhD in MIT’s History, Anthropology, Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) Program in 2011. Her dissertation, entitled “Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds: an STS analysis of the American Natural Gas Industry,” involved ethnographic study with The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-profit founded by Theo Colborn, lead author of Our Stolen Future, whose independent research on chemicals used in natural gas extraction influenced national discussions of hydraulic fracturing. Ethnographic study with this organization and communities experiencing natural gas extraction led her to develop web-based tools to help communities and experts across the country study and hold extractive industries accountable for their social and environmental impacts. This project called ExtrAct was developed in collaboration with artist and technologist Chris Csikszentmihalyi, in MIT’s Center for Civic Media. Following her interest in digital media, Wylie taught classes on practicing social science critique of science and technology through art and design and co-lead a research group with Jeff Warren on Environmental Justice in Rhode Island School of Design’s (RISD), Digital+Media Department. In 2011 Wylie co-founded a non-profit dedicated to developing open source, Do-It-Yourself tools for community based environmental health research, Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (PLOTS-publiclaboratory.org). PLOTS won a Knight Foundation’s News Challenge Grant in the summer of 2011.

Co-sponsors: Environmental Health Sciences and Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture & Health (CRECH) (link is external)


https://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2017/toward-civic-technoscience

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:08:14 -0400 2017-04-19T16:00:00-04:00 2017-04-19T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program Lecture / Discussion event poster
Capturing and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Circuits (April 20, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40493 40493-8578222@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Duke University School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:22:43 -0400 2017-04-20T12:00:00-04:00 2017-04-20T13:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion Fan Wang, Ph.D.
Emergent Research: Investing in Healthy Minds (April 24, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40490 40490-8578219@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 24, 2017 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: University Library

Daniel Eisenberg, professor at the U-M School of Public Health, provides an overview of research in the Healthy Minds Network, a growing national initiative to collect and disseminate data and evidence related to college student mental health. He will address questions such as: Are mental health concerns increasing in college populations? What are the greatest needs in this area? What are the best opportunities to improve student mental health?

Eisenberg is a health economist and professor at U-M. His goal is to improve understanding of how to invest effectively in the mental health of young people, particularly college age populations. He directs the Healthy Minds Network, which conducts a national survey of student mental health and develops digital media interventions.

Emergent Research events are aimed at better understanding the various types of research undertaken across campus, particularly as they relate to library services and support, opportunities for collaboration, data management and preservation, and beyond.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:18:32 -0400 2017-04-24T10:00:00-04:00 2017-04-24T11:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library University Library Lecture / Discussion Emergent Research image
2017 Senior Living Week Expo (May 13, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38176 38176-6987122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 13, 2017 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Community Health Services at Michigan Medicine

Bringing together the people who provide senior living, housing and support services with those who need them!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:40:59 -0500 2017-05-13T08:30:00-04:00 2017-05-13T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Community Health Services at Michigan Medicine Workshop / Seminar Senior Living Week 2017 save the date
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America (May 16, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40785 40785-8750087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Perspectives presents H. Luke Shaefer – award-winning author, poverty and social welfare policy scholar, associate professor, and the head of U-M’s new poverty initiative – as the next speaker in the ‘Getting to Know ISR’ series.

Shaefer will discuss the research behind his and Kathryn Edin’s landmark 2016 book $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.

Shaefer has presented his extraordinary work on innovative strategies to alleviate poverty at the White House, before the Senate Finance Committee, to social service providers, and to federal agencies.

In $2 a Day Shaefer and Edin examine the rise of deep poverty in the U.S., describe how impoverished families survive day to day, and provide new evidence and ideas “that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States” (New York Times Book Review).

$2 a Day won the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism and was a NYT Notable Book of the Year.

H. Luke Shaefer is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work and the Ford School of Public Policy, a Faculty Associate at PSC and SRC, and Director of U-M’s Poverty Solutions.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 11 May 2017 11:52:23 -0400 2017-05-16T15:00:00-04:00 2017-05-16T16:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Shaefer Poster
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (May 30, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-05-30T08:00:00-04:00 2017-05-30T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (May 31, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-05-31T08:00:00-04:00 2017-05-31T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (June 1, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 1, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-06-01T08:00:00-04:00 2017-06-01T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
STEM-Africa Biennial Conferences. Africa-US Frontiers in Science (June 2, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41097 41097-8975508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 2, 2017 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: African Studies Center

The fourth conference of the STEM-Africa Initiative of the African Studies Center (ASC) builds upon our alliances and past conferences to bring together faculty, scholars, students, and thought leaders in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM) from the University of Michigan and partnering universities, governments, and communities of African countries.

An objective of this fourth conference is to explore ways to continue to build sustainable partnerships in STEM education and research that will enable discovery of new knowledge, increase educational capacity and quality, and facilitate knowledge transfer for addressing global, regional and community issues. This fourth STEM conference identifies some priority topics to be addressed in keynote, plenary and working sessions.

Co-organizers: African Center of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC), University of Yaoundé I; Local Materials Promotion Authority (MIPROMALO)

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 30 May 2017 13:27:36 -0400 2017-06-02T08:00:00-04:00 2017-06-02T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location African Studies Center Conference / Symposium stem-header
Pathways to Worldwide Health (June 8, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41163 41163-8989850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:00am
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Faculty and students from the University of Michigan and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have been conducting research and exchange internships together for several years. This unique forum on June 8 featuring Israeli and American scholars showcases the world-changing ways these collaborations are improving health around the world.
Each of these exciting research partnerships pursues in some way the health and vitality of diverse populations, from health care delivery in resource-limited settings to disease prevention in children to transboundary contaminant control. Presenters work in the fields epidemiology, environmental health sciences, genetics, medicine, health management and policy, and many more.
If you are interested in refugee and migrant health, water sanitation and air quality, public health policy, health-worker safety, health management systems, or chronic disease including cancer, join us on Thursday, June 8 at the U-M School of Public Health.

See the full program at sph.umich.edu/events.

Catered lunch will be provided.
RSVP online by Monday, June 5 at 5pm—myumi.ch/6vjOo.

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Presentation Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:14:20 -0400 2017-06-08T09:00:00-04:00 2017-06-08T14:30:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Presentation UM SPH Delegation to Israel
Deadline for Faculty to Apply for Interprofessional Exchange (IP-X) Grants (June 14, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40942 40942-8861296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

This new U-M research stimulus has more than $1.5 million of funding available over a three-year period. The emphasis is on health outcomes and value. The program is open to faculty on all three U-M campuses. It was initiated by the health science school deans and is administered by the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education.
Proposals are due at 5 p.m. June 14, 2017, and must be research projects that study interprofessional care and services, policy, or education.
Check out info on RFAs and FAQs at myumi.ch/a0YPY .
Notification of awards will be provided in fall.

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Other Tue, 16 May 2017 13:42:06 -0400 2017-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 2017-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Other IP-X flier
Big Data for Transportation and Mobility (June 22, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41004 41004-8883917@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please join us at the “Big Data for Transportation and Mobility” symposium on June 22 and 23.
Sponsored by the NSF-supported Midwest Big Data Hub (MBDH), the symposium will feature a keynote address from the Smart Cities team from Columbus, Ohio; presentations from research groups at MBDH partner institutions; a panel with representatives of Midwest transportation industries; tutorials; focused breakout-sessions; and a poster session.

Speakers at the symposium include:
* Sam Orth, CIO, City of Columbus, and Christopher Stewart, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University, who are working together on the Smart Columbus initiative
* Fen Zhao, NSF Program Lead for the Big Data Hubs and Spokes Program
* Shauna Hallmark, Director, Iowa State University Institute for Transportation
* Huei Peng, Director, Mcity, University of Michigan
* Brian Athey, Director, Michigan Institute for Data Science
* Anuj Sharma, Research Scientist, Iowa State University Institute for Transportation
* Pascal Van Hentenryck, Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
* Carol Flannagan, Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Erman Gungor, Ph.D Candidate, Illinois Transportation Center

General topics for breakout sessions include:
* New sources of transportation data from mobile devices and other resources
* New analytic tools for designing and managing transportation systems
* Data for improving transportation safety
* New mobility options for small and midsize cities in the Midwest
* Automated and connected vehicles

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 19 May 2017 16:26:04 -0400 2017-06-22T09:00:00-04:00 2017-06-22T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium MBDH logl
Big Data for Transportation and Mobility (June 23, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41004 41004-8883918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 23, 2017 8:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Please join us at the “Big Data for Transportation and Mobility” symposium on June 22 and 23.
Sponsored by the NSF-supported Midwest Big Data Hub (MBDH), the symposium will feature a keynote address from the Smart Cities team from Columbus, Ohio; presentations from research groups at MBDH partner institutions; a panel with representatives of Midwest transportation industries; tutorials; focused breakout-sessions; and a poster session.

Speakers at the symposium include:
* Sam Orth, CIO, City of Columbus, and Christopher Stewart, associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Ohio State University, who are working together on the Smart Columbus initiative
* Fen Zhao, NSF Program Lead for the Big Data Hubs and Spokes Program
* Shauna Hallmark, Director, Iowa State University Institute for Transportation
* Huei Peng, Director, Mcity, University of Michigan
* Brian Athey, Director, Michigan Institute for Data Science
* Anuj Sharma, Research Scientist, Iowa State University Institute for Transportation
* Pascal Van Hentenryck, Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
* Carol Flannagan, Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Erman Gungor, Ph.D Candidate, Illinois Transportation Center

General topics for breakout sessions include:
* New sources of transportation data from mobile devices and other resources
* New analytic tools for designing and managing transportation systems
* Data for improving transportation safety
* New mobility options for small and midsize cities in the Midwest
* Automated and connected vehicles

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 19 May 2017 16:26:04 -0400 2017-06-23T08:00:00-04:00 2017-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium MBDH logl
Michigan Public Health Photo Contest (June 23, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41199 41199-9000135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 23, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Public Health

Attention photographers! Win prizes for your photos and share your creativity with the UM community.

Michigan Public Health strives for vibrancy and authenticity in its visual materials in order to convey the engaged, vital learning and research that happens at the School of Public Health (SPH) and around the University of Michigan. To build our photo collection, we are holding a photo contest this summer, and you are invited to participate.



Any UM student in any school, college, or degree program can submit photos and win prizes—this includes anyone who graduated during the 2016-17 academic year.



In addition to the prizes you can win for your submissions, winning photos will be displayed in the main SPH lobby this summer and fall. And your submissions might also become part of Michigan Public Health's new branding.

Learn more and submit photos online at sph.umich.edu/photocontest

Deadline is Friday, June 23 at 4pm.

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Other Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:53:13 -0400 2017-06-23T16:00:00-04:00 2017-06-23T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Public Health Other Public Health Students
LACS Teacher Training Workshop (June 29, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40938 40938-8853104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:30am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Zika outbreak in Latin America, Indigenous healing practices in Mexico, public health in Cuba, and more.

This workshop will introduce teachers to the diverse communities of Latin America and some of their strategies and traditions for promoting health and wellbeing. We will explore the concepts of population, demography, public health, colonialism, worldview, Indigenous medicine, and biomedicine.

The second half of the workshop will focus on strategies for teaching and reinforcing these concepts using visual art. All participants will be eligible to receive/ apply for:

• 6 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)

• A curriculum development grant of up to $200 for books and materials. Applications for these grants will be made available to participants after the workshop.

This program is designed for middle and high school social studies, art, and health teachers, but all are welcome!

To register online: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ii-signup/

For questions, contact Laura M. Herbert at lmhmich@umich.edu

This event is funded in part by a Title VI Federal Grant from the US Department of Education. Cosponsored by the International Institute.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 May 2017 15:21:45 -0400 2017-06-29T08:30:00-04:00 2017-06-29T16:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Workshop / Seminar LACS workshop flier
Alfred S. Evans Memorial Lecture (July 12, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41505 41505-9310288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Evidence-Based Medicine: Past, Present, and Future

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:03:56 -0400 2017-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 2017-07-12T18:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Public Health II
Philip S. Brachman Inaugural Memorial Lecture (July 19, 2017 5:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41524 41524-9326535@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:15pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Field Epidemiology: A Legacy of Philip S. Brachman, MD

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:52:13 -0400 2017-07-19T17:15:00-04:00 2017-07-19T18:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Flyer
Dissertation defense: Uncovering the mechanisms governing childhood infectious disease dynamics (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40770 40770-8748017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kevin Bakker defends his dissertation

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:18:13 -0400 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T12:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Child overlay on map of U.S. and chickenpox incidence graphs, illustration by John Megahan
David Schottenfeld Lecture (July 26, 2017 5:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41555 41555-9358901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 5:15pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: School of Public Health

Diet and Health: On the Path to Insight

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:40:44 -0400 2017-07-26T17:15:00-04:00 2017-07-26T18:00:00-04:00 Public Health II School of Public Health Lecture / Discussion Flyer
M-Sci student poster session (August 3, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41912 41912-9489360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 8:30am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Incoming freshman present the group research projects they worked on as part of their science gateway course​.

Image: Andrea Cruz

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Exhibition Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:34:37 -0400 2017-08-03T08:30:00-04:00 2017-08-03T10:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Exhibition Students doing field work.
EEB Special Seminar: Mitochondrial DNA mutation and disease: young and old (August 4, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41799 41799-9479019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Professor Gu is a yeast evolutionary genomicist, but this seminar focuses on humans.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:51:58 -0400 2017-08-04T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-04T15:30:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar diagram
Express Advising with CGIS & Newnan (September 6, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43507 43507-9798395@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Join us for an express open advising event that will be held at CGIS, where advisors will be accepting walk-ins. Come in and speak to advisors about programs, the application process, scholarship and financial aid, and more! Popcorn & punch will be provided and make sure to check in at the front desk when you arrive. An additional First Step will take place at 3pm in Weiser 307.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:41:52 -0400 2017-09-06T13:00:00-04:00 2017-09-06T16:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Workshop / Seminar Sarah Pauling, Senior Intercultural Program Advisor
Robocalypse Now?: Technology and the Future of Work (September 11, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41582 41582-9367005@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 11, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program

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

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

This event is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-11T20:00:00-04:00 2017-09-11T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Public Health Major Info Sessions (September 12, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 4:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-09-12T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-12T17:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
Bioethics Discussion: First, do no harm (September 12, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43713 43713-9832696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the basis of medical care.

Essays to consider:
"The Hippocratic Oath"
"The nocebo effect of informed consent"
"The doctor-patient relationship in different cultures"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:14:08 -0400 2017-09-12T19:00:00-04:00 2017-09-12T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion First do not harm
Prison Birth Project Mass Meeting (September 14, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44186 44186-9891998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: Prison Birth Project

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Meeting Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:07:51 -0400 2017-09-15T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-15T19:00:00-04:00 Mason Hall Prison Birth Project Meeting Cookie Flyer
Climate Blue Interest Meeting (September 19, 2017 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43074 43074-9723562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 6:30pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: ClimateBlue

The meeting will be on Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30pm room 1040 of the Dana building. Eat some pizza with us and learn about how you can get involved in continuing the climate story at the University of Michigan!
*Pizza will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.*

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Meeting Sun, 03 Sep 2017 23:59:02 -0400 2017-09-19T18:30:00-04:00 2017-09-19T19:30:00-04:00 Dana Natural Resources Building ClimateBlue Meeting It doesn't end with the Paris Agreement. Become part of the climate story.
Health Professionals Talk Stigma and Psychological Health (September 20, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43932 43932-9855170@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: U-M College of Pharmacy

Brought to you by American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacist APhA-ASP.

This panel is to inform students about how health professionals educate their patients and community about stigmas associated with psychological health, and the role that students can play in changing the stigma in the future. For more information about the event, contact sahagian@umich.edu or co-chair Pooja Kumar (kumarpoo@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:48:56 -0400 2017-09-20T17:30:00-04:00 2017-09-20T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan League U-M College of Pharmacy Lecture / Discussion
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Newborn Screening (September 25, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43249 43249-9748036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 25, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Advances in prenatal screening and genetic manipulation have the potential to all but eliminate birth defects and genetic disorders. For example, prenatal genetic testing in Iceland has almost completely erased incidents of down’s syndrome in newborns. This has led to growing concerns over creating designer babies, hyperbole about the potential for a new era of eugenics, and broader questions about whether science is outstripping societal or ethical norms in regards to human genetic diversity.

Join Joselin Linder, author of “The Family Gene”, and Jodyn Platt, assistant professor in the U-M Medical School in a panel discussion about the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics and newborn screening. The conversation will be moderated by Kayte Spector-Bagdady, assistant professor in the U-M Medical School and chief of the research ethics service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:18:18 -0400 2017-09-25T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-25T19:15:00-04:00 Michigan League Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Newborn Screening
Summer 2018 Study Abroad Information Session (September 26, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44655 44655-9943095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: HSSP

Learn about summer programs for Pre-Health
Students and anyone interested in study abroad
opportunities
Representatives from the Center for Global and
International Studies Program (CGIS) will tell you
everything you need to know about study abroad
opportunities
Hear from HSSPers as they share their summer
abroad experiences

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Rally / Mass Meeting Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:51:13 -0400 2017-09-26T18:00:00-04:00 2017-09-26T19:30:00-04:00 Couzens Hall HSSP Rally / Mass Meeting Study abroad flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Organ and Body Donations (September 26, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43714 43714-9832699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the give and take of our very selves.

Essays to consider:
"The survival lottery"
"The case for allowing kidney sales"
"Organ donation and retrieval: whose body is it anyway?"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:17:36 -0400 2017-09-26T19:00:00-04:00 2017-09-26T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Organ and body donations
Mental health: Personal and policy perspectives (September 27, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43613 43613-9821484@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

This event will be live webstreamed. Check the event page just before the event for viewing details.

Join the conversation: #policytalks

This event is made possible in part through the generous support of the Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund.



About the event:

In complement to the University Musical Society's performance of "Every Brilliant Thing," the Ford School will host a panel of university and local mental health policy experts moderated by Paula Lantz, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor of Public Policy.

Please join us as we connect discussions of personal/family experiences to community and policy responses/issues.

Panelists:

Michelle Riba, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Associate Director, University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center
Shervin Assari, MD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Nancy Baum, PhD, Health Policy Director, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation
Trish Cortes, RN, MS, Executive Director, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health

"Every Brilliant Thing" is an interactive play about living in a family with depression. Seven performances of this play will be held on north campus at the Arthur Miller Theatre September 12 -17. The student ticket price is $20. For more information, please visit https://ums.org/performance/every-brilliant-thing/. This play is also available on HBO via "On Demand" service.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:41:08 -0400 2017-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2017-09-27T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion
NIH Loan Repayment (LRP) Informational Session (October 2, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44729 44729-9969030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2017 1:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Heatlh

The NIH LRP repays up to $35,000 annually of a researchers' qualified educational debt. Attend the information session on 10/2/17 to learn more

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:26:53 -0400 2017-10-02T13:00:00-04:00 2017-10-02T15:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Heatlh Workshop / Seminar School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Translational Research Symposium (October 4, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39751 39751-8284183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 8:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)

Learn from translational research experts at the University of Michigan and beyond.

This event is sponsored by the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), the U-M Office of Research, and the Medical School Office of Research.

Register or learn more here: https://umtranslationalresearchsymposium2017.splashthat.com/

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:29:01 -0400 2017-10-04T08:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) Conference / Symposium North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Primary Health Care Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities (October 4, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44877 44877-10000726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

The WDI Global Impact Speaker Series kicks off for the academic year by exploring the role that good supply chains play in ensuring health products reach their intended recipients in Africa and India, how technology is making a difference and why having a motivated and dedicated staff is critical. The Oct. 4 talk featuring David Sarley, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also will highlight how graduating students can make a difference in global public health.

Sarley’s talk, “Primary Health Care Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities,” will be held at 5 p.m. in Room R2220 at the Ross School of Business. It is free and open to the public.

The WDI Global Impact Speaker Series features thought leaders and practitioners who do innovative work in low- and middle-income countries. They share their experience, provoke thought, and stimulate discussion around the opportunities and challenges of international development.

Over the last five years at the Gates Foundation, Sarley has created and managed investments across multiple delivery teams tasked with strengthening supply chains, and recently joined the Innovation and Strategy team in Vaccine Delivery.

“David has a deep understanding of the needs, opportunities and challenges that many countries face ensuring that their citizens have access to a reliable supply of lifesaving health commodities,” said Michael Krautmann, senior research associate with WDI’s Healthcare Initiative, who has worked with Sarley on Gates-funded projects. “Through his work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, David is at the forefront of technological and organizational solutions to these challenges, and his talk will be insightful for students, faculty and all those who are interested in improving global access to medicines.”

WDI has collaborated with the Gates Foundation on several projects, and Sarley served as program officer on a large healthcare project, “Developing a Common Vision of Effective and Efficient Global Health Supply Chains,” that had a number of sub-components.

One element of the large project was creating executive communications materials to increase global donors’ investment in supply chain, and convey key supply chain challenges and opportunities in global health. Another part of the project resulted in a WDI report, “Designing Global Health Supply Chains for the Future,” that proposed a series of initiatives that governments, global development agencies, and those in the private sector should undertake immediately in order to build supply chain capacity to anticipate these increasing demands in the coming decades.

WDI’s engagement with Gates also studied facilitating data-driven supply chain policy decisions by developing a model that incorporates performance tradeoffs and stakeholder priorities into formal cost effectiveness analysis. And, designing and initializing a supply chain resource center in West Africa that provides direct strategy support to governments to help transform their healthcare.

Sarley has nearly 35 years experience in investment and development in emerging markets. He has worked for 15 years in public health supply chain management, including 10 years with USAID grantee John Snow Inc. (JSI) and five at the Gates Foundation. Prior to JSI, he worked in economics consultancy for 16 years in trade, transport, finance and health economics.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:12:50 -0400 2017-10-04T17:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T18:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Health Supply Chain
7TH Annual Thomas D. Gelehrter, MD Lecture in Medical Genetics (October 5, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43689 43689-9832604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Department of Human Genetics

This annual lectureship honors Dr. Thomas D. Gelehrter, a leader within the human genetics community and internationally recognized as an expert in human genetics. Dr. Gelehrter served as chair of the Department of Human Genetics for 17 years, from 1987 to 2004. He is currently an active Professor Emeritus in the department. The Lectureship builds upon Dr. Gelehrter's career dedicated to promoting excellence in research, education, and care in medical genetics and will be an enduring legacy that continues to raise awareness about the importance of medical genetics and improve this vital field.

Jim Evans, MD, PhD, is the Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He directs Adult and Cancer Genetics Services and is clinically active in Medical Genetics and General Internal Medicine. He is Editor in Chief of Genetics in Medicine, the preeminent clinically focused Medical Genetics Journal and the official journal of The American College of Genetics and Genomics. Dr. Evans's research focus primarily on clinical applications of emerging genomic analytic technologies and how genetic information is used and perceived by patients, the public and medical professionals.

He has been involved in policy issues both nationally and internationally. He was an advisor to the US Secretary of Health and Human Services on the subject of “Genetics, Health and Society” from 2004-2010 and has been actively involved in the education of high court judges about Genetics and Science, as described in the New York Times in July of 2008.

Link to the live web stream on Adobe Connect for this event at: https://connect.umms.med.umich.edu/dhg/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 13 Sep 2017 09:21:25 -0400 2017-10-05T14:00:00-04:00 2017-10-05T17:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Department of Human Genetics Lecture / Discussion James P. Evans, MD, PhD
The Catastrophe in Puerto Rico: An Indictment of Capitalism (October 5, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45426 45426-10175519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 5, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

More than 1.5 million people without potable water. Ninety percent of homes damaged. Eighty percent of crops destroyed. Broken sewer and electrical power systems. Food, fuel and medical supplies dwindling rapidly. Two weeks after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, the US territory is facing a social crisis of unprecedented proportions.

The leaders of both the Democratic and Republican Parties in the US have spent the last quarter century mobilizing trillions of dollars in manpower and equipment across the globe to pursue wars of aggression and global domination. However, in the face of the devastating destruction of Puerto Rico, the political establishment is incapable and unwilling to mobilize emergency aid to the territorial island of 3 million desperately vulnerable people.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to save the lives of those at risk of death and disease and to rebuild and modernize infrastructure. Such efforts cannot be accomplished under capitalism. We proceed not from what the financial aristocracy says is affordable for disaster relief and rebuilding, but from what is necessary for the working class to secure its rights to the necessities of life.

The International Youth and Students for Social Equality fights for international socialism through the conscious, independent political mobilization of the working class. We encourage all students, youth, and workers to attend our meeting.

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Meeting Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:25:15 -0400 2017-10-05T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-05T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union International Youth and Students for Social Equality Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico shortly after Hurricane Maria
SLE at Friends of the Campus Farm Workday (October 6, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38406 38406-9969026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 6, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join other Oxford and SLE residents for farmwork in the Greenhouse with Friends of the Campus Farm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Meet new people, get your hands dirty, and feel the warmth in the greenhouse during these winter days! Friday, 4-6pm, meet in front of Oxford Houses for pickup.

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Community Service Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:45:02 -0500 2017-10-06T16:00:00-04:00 2017-10-06T18:00:00-04:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Health Care in the United States (October 10, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42434 42434-9601978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This five-session course examines our health care system throughout history and the interplay among care professions (especially physicians), facilities (especially hospitals),
and payment mechanisms (private and public).

The topics include 1. Checkup: how does our health care fare when compared to others?; 2. Bloodletting to brain surgery: health care professions; 3. Almshouses to health care systems: health care facilities; 4. Chickens and corn to Obamacare and TrumpCare: paying for health care; and 5. What’s next?

Instructor Thomas Bice has experience in research and graduate teaching in public policy. He has also worked for a national health insurance company.

This study group for those 50 and above will meet for 90 minutes each Tuesday from October 10 through November 7.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:18:32 -0400 2017-10-10T15:30:00-04:00 2017-10-10T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Bioethics Discussion: Human Experimentation (October 10, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43715 43715-9832702@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion testing the limits of testing ourselves.

Essays to consider:
"The Belmont Report"
"The patient and the public good"
"Scientific research is a moral duty"
"We're trying to help our sickest people, not exploit them"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:21:54 -0400 2017-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-10T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Human Experimentation
Detroiters Speak: Reclaiming the Commons (October 10, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45568 45568-10231724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Semester in Detroit

Co-curated this semester by Diana Copeland, Will Copeland and Craig Regester, this interactive public course will focus in the first three sessions on the interconnected crises facing everyday Detroiters around water shutoffs, home foreclosures, public schooling, labor and gentrification.

In the last five sessions, however, we'll turn to an exploration and further creative development of the many grassroots community responses happening in Detroit that are pushing back against efforts to privatize practically everything in the City.

More info on speakers to come soon!

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:59:26 -0400 2017-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-10T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Semester in Detroit Lecture / Discussion Reclaiming the Commons Flyer
Professional Autobiography (October 10, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45346 45346-10164198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Couzens Hall
Organized By: HSSP

Join our talented GSIs, Madeline Farron and Allison Seeley, as they talk about their journey to where they are today.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:18:31 -0400 2017-10-10T19:00:00-04:00 2017-10-10T20:00:00-04:00 Couzens Hall HSSP Lecture / Discussion PAb Flyer
Genomics & Antibiotic Resistance: a new paradigm (October 20, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45039 45039-10072850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 9:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: MAC-EPID

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a threat to modern medical practice. Antibiotics save us from life-threatening infections, and are used extensively to prevent or heal infections stemming from medical interventions, including surgery, chemotherapy and organ transplantation. While it is fairly straightforward to identify bacteria resistant to therapy, until the availability of genomics it was extremely difficult to trace the emergence and spread of specific mechanisms of resistance. At the October 20, 2017 MAC-EPID symposium we will learn how genomics has transformed our understanding of the spread of antibiotic resistance and the spatial spread of pathogens.

This FREE partial-day symposium includes lunch so PLEASE REGISTER.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:43:29 -0400 2017-10-20T09:00:00-04:00 2017-10-20T15:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower MAC-EPID Conference / Symposium Flyer
"Beating Multiple Sclerosis: A Story of B-cells, from Bench to Bedside and Back Again" (October 20, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45782 45782-10276755@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2017 10:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute

The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute’s 2017 symposium will feature the presentation of the $100,000 Taubman Prize to University of California-San Francisco physician-scientist Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., in recognition of his decades of research which led to the first-ever drug therapy for patients with advanced multiple sclerosis.
Hauser will deliver his keynote talk, “Beating Multiple Sclerosis: A Story of B-cells, From Bench to Bedside and Back Again,” at the symposium, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 20.
The symposium will also feature a commemoration of the Taubman Institute’s 10th anniversary since its founding by late philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman.
Light refreshments, networking and a poster session will be held from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. in the BSRB lobby. The lecture and Taubman tribute will be held from 10 a.m. – noon in the Kahn Auditorium of BSRB.
All Michigan Medicine community members are welcome to attend and no registration is required.
The Taubman Institute looks forward to seeing you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:57:58 -0400 2017-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Lecture / Discussion
Athena Award Presentation and Alumnae Council Fall Meeting (October 21, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45721 45721-10265460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 21, 2017 10:00am
Location: Alumni Center
Organized By: Alumnae Council

The University of Michigan Alumnae Council will present its Athena award to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a University of Michigan graduate who helped expose the Flint water crisis and its effects on the children of that city. The Athena award is bestowed on outstanding alumnae who have distinguished themselves in professional and humanitarian endeavors. Dr. Cathleen Connell, Interim Dean, School of Public Health will give the keynote address.

The Alumnae Council meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. with the award program and presentation scheduled for 11:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow.

For more information and to RSVP: alumnaecouncil@umich.edu.

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Other Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:07:11 -0400 2017-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 2017-10-21T13:00:00-04:00 Alumni Center Alumnae Council Other Alumni Center
English Minor Info & Networking Event (October 23, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45446 45446-10183925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Department of English Language and Literature

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

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Other Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:23:44 -0400 2017-10-23T16:00:00-04:00 2017-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Department of English Language and Literature Other
Interprofessional Student Town Hall (October 26, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44414 44414-9911845@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 26, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

U-M students in health-related fields are invited to join leaders from across the health professions and schools for this annual event. Learn what's happening with interprofessional education (IPE) and opportunities, and student groups @ U-M. Share your ideas to shape the future. Meet new people and network! Free food, not pizza....

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Reception / Open House Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:06:53 -0400 2017-10-26T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-26T20:00:00-04:00 Munger Graduate Residences Center for Interprofessional Education Reception / Open House Munger Graduate Residences
Clean Heat & Energy Justice: assessing equitable transitions to clean air in NYC (Environmental Research Seminar) (October 31, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46163 46163-10407019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 12:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Environmental Research Seminar Series sponsored by the Integrated Health Sciences Core of M-LEEaD (Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:59:39 -0400 2017-10-31T12:00:00-04:00 2017-10-31T13:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Workshop / Seminar Oct 31 Seminar D.Hernandez
22nd Annual U-M Department of Psychiatry Waggoner Lecture on Ethics & Values in Medicine (November 1, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44774 44774-9977680@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 4:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

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

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

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

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

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

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



For further information, please contact:

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

or

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

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:50:18 -0400 2017-11-01T16:00:00-04:00 2017-11-01T17:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals Eisenberg Family Depression Center Lecture / Discussion Headshot of Bridgette Carr
Alumni Connections: Bill Muir (Change Healthcare) (November 3, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46390 46390-10475470@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2017 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Bill Muir, a UM Alum, is currently the Senior Vice President for Change Healthcare - a healthcare technology solutions company that seeks to create a stronger, more collaborative, and efficient health system by improving patient interactions with their healthcare provider. Bill is an enthusiastic Wolverine who regularly visits Michigan to recruit new talent.

Join him this Friday, November 3rd to learn insider tips on for interacting with employers at on-campus career fairs.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:28:56 -0400 2017-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 2017-11-03T13:00:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Careers / Jobs LSA Building
SLE at Friends of the Campus Farm Workday (November 3, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38406 38406-9969027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join other Oxford and SLE residents for farmwork in the Greenhouse with Friends of the Campus Farm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Meet new people, get your hands dirty, and feel the warmth in the greenhouse during these winter days! Friday, 4-6pm, meet in front of Oxford Houses for pickup.

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Community Service Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:45:02 -0500 2017-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 2017-11-03T18:00:00-04:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
Bioethics Discussion: Universal Healthcare (November 7, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43718 43718-9832707@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the (inevitable?) end of medicine.

Essays to consider:
"Bubbles under the wallpaper"
"Uncertainty and welfare economics of medical care"
"Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:29:09 -0400 2017-11-07T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-07T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Universal healthcare
Impact on Inequality (November 9, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/35924 35924-5374860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 10:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UMich200

The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial symposium will highlight these contributions by focusing on the work of distinguished social scientists who were trained at the University of Michigan. An illustrious group of Michigan graduates from fields such as economics, education, political science, psychology, public policy, social work, sociology, and women’s studies will discuss past, present, and future research on issues related to gender, race, poverty, inequality, and economic mobility.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:52:56 -0400 2017-11-09T10:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UMich200 Conference / Symposium ISR Bicentennial Image
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 9, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934438@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-09T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T20:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 10, 2017 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934439@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 7:30am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-10T07:30:00-05:00 2017-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Impact on Inequality (November 10, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/35924 35924-5374861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2017 9:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UMich200

The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social inequality. This bicentennial symposium will highlight these contributions by focusing on the work of distinguished social scientists who were trained at the University of Michigan. An illustrious group of Michigan graduates from fields such as economics, education, political science, psychology, public policy, social work, sociology, and women’s studies will discuss past, present, and future research on issues related to gender, race, poverty, inequality, and economic mobility.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:52:56 -0400 2017-11-10T09:00:00-05:00 2017-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UMich200 Conference / Symposium ISR Bicentennial Image
Be a Hero at the Big House (November 12, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46101 46101-10392841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 12, 2017 8:00am
Location: Michigan Stadium
Organized By: Wolverines for Life

Be a Hero at the Big House is the largest single-day campus blood drive in the University of Michigan's history. The event kicks off the Blood Battle against Ohio State University, while simultaneously encouraging individuals to join the organ donor registry and bone marrow registry.

This event is hosted at Michigan Stadium in the Jack Roth Stadium Club. Stop by to take a photo with one of our special guests, or take a selfie from the 4th floor with the football field as a backdrop! We will have snacks, t-shirts, games for the kids, giveaways, and more!

Make your appointment for the blood drive ahead of time! Click the following link
(http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSponsor=goblue&range=10&zipFormat=false&sd=11%2F12%2F2017&ed=11%2F12%2F2017&dt=WB%3ADR%3APL&&_requestid=204330#) or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "goblue."

Wolverines for Life is a partnership between the University of Michigan community, Michigan Medicine, the American Red Cross of Southeast Michigan, Be The Match, Gift of Life Michigan, and Eversight Michigan. We advocate for blood, bone marrow, organ, and tissue donation.

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Reception / Open House Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:15:58 -0400 2017-11-12T08:00:00-05:00 2017-11-12T17:00:00-05:00 Michigan Stadium Wolverines for Life Reception / Open House Be a Hero Social Media Poster
Social Justice and Tobacco Control: Impact on Underserved Populations (November 14, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46156 46156-10407013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: MHealthy

A panel of experts in the field of tobacco treatment, policy, and control will discuss tobacco industry practices that target underserved populations, such as minority groups, the LGBTQ community, low income communities, and others. The discussion will also focus on tobacco-related health disparities and what can be done to help reduce these inequities.

Attend this panel discussion if you are a professional or student interested in healthcare, addiction, and social justice, or if you are simply interested in learning more about how the tobacco industry targets marginalized populations.

Panelists include:
• Lincoln Mondy, Progressive Communication Strategist, and Creator, Black Lives/Black Lungs
• Cliff Douglas, Vice President for Tobacco Control, American Cancer Society (ACS); Director, ACS Tobacco Control Center; Director, U-M Tobacco Research Network; and Adjunct Professor, U-M School of Public Health
• Kate Donaldson, Health Educator/Public Information Officer, District Heath Department #10
• Lilianna Reyes, Program Services Director, Affirmations

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:53:42 -0500 2017-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-14T20:00:00-05:00 Public Health II MHealthy Lecture / Discussion Social Justice and Tobacco Control: Impact on Underserved Populations Panel Discussion
Ethical Legal & Social Implications of Learning Health Systems (ELSI-LHS) Symposium (November 15, 2017 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44206 44206-9897585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: School of Public Health

The University of Michigan is a leader in the national charge to configure a health system that can continuously learn from the knowledge it generates. This year's symposium focuses on responsible data and knowledge sharing, with presentations from Peter Embi, Kenneth Goodman, Warren Kibbe, Debra Mathews, Elizabeth Pike, Peter Singleton, John Wilbanks, Joon-Ho Yu and more. Register at elsilhs.org.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:39:17 -0400 2017-11-15T08:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons School of Public Health Conference / Symposium The ELSI-LHS Symposium will be Nov. 15 from 8 to 4 at Palmer Commons.
Global Course Connections (GCCs) Open Advising! (November 15, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46521 46521-10524135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Join CGIS for an open advising event where students can come speak to Intercultural Program Advisors about all of our 2018 GCC offerings in Brazil, China, Italy, India, Israel/Palestine, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand!

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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 04 Nov 2017 12:51:37 -0400 2017-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Social / Informal Gathering GCC
Public Health Major Info Sessions (November 15, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 3:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
WDI Global Impact Speaker Series (November 15, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46158 46158-10407014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 5:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

WDI welcomes Maria Cavalcanti, president and CEO of Pro Mujer – a nonprofit finance organization that has disbursed more than $3 billion in loans to mainly women-owned enterprises in Latin America – to its Global Impact Speaker Series at the University of Michigan next month.

Cavalcanti will discuss Pro Mujer’s business model, which is centered on gender equity, and take questions from attendees beginning at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 15 in room 1560 of Blau Hall at the Ross School of Business. The event is free and open to the public.

Pro Mujer was founded by Lynne Patterson and Carmen Velasco in Bolivia in 1990 to use microloans to support women-owned businesses. Today, the organization works with entrepreneurs in that country as well as Argentina, México, Nicaragua and Peru. In 2015 alone, Pro Mujer reported providing $330 million in loans to more than 250,000 clients. Operating mainly in urban areas and regions just outside major cities, Pro Mujer also provides direct and indirect health care services through a series of centers and clinics. Services include non-communicable disease detection, dental care and ultrasound diagnostics.

Cavalcanti In early 2016, Cavalcanti was named president and CEO of Pro Mujer. She has ambitious plans to expand the organization.

“As we look ahead, we are focused on amplifying our services and expanding our footprint,” Cavalcanti said in an interview with NextBillion.net, WDI’s affiliated media site focused on business solutions in low- and middle-income economies. “By leveraging partnerships and technology, we are building Pro Mujer as a platform capable of serving millions at a time; a one-stop shop for empowerment for women in the region.”

Cavalcanti holds an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin, a master of science in Information Science from Columbia University in New York, and a bachelor of arts from Universidade Federal do Ceará in Brazil. She is based in New York City, where Pro Mujer is headquartered.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:05:07 -0400 2017-11-15T17:30:00-05:00 2017-11-15T18:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Pro Mujer
INFORMATION SESSION: DESIGN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM- 11/15, 6-7PM (November 15, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46513 46513-10512731@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 6:00pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Center for Socially Engaged Design

Come learn about the Global Health Design Initiative's Design for Global Health Academic Program! Applications are currently open on MCompass. This program consists of a summer fieldwork experience in Michigan, Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya to inform a novel design project to be completed during Fall 2018. Participants will gain extensive design experience and exposure to health care practices in low-resource settings. This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with senior standing by Fall 2018.

The information session will be held on Wednesday, November 15 from 6-7pm in 3360 GG Brown.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:22:43 -0400 2017-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-15T19:00:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Center for Socially Engaged Design Careers / Jobs GG Brown Laboratory
Bioethics Discussion: Family in Medicine (November 21, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43720 43720-9832708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on love, blood, and responsibility.

Essays to consider:
"The abnormal child"
"Life past reason"
"Treatment decisions regarding infants, children and adolescents"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:19:34 -0500 2017-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 2017-11-21T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Family in medicine
Application Deadline for Interprofessional Leadership Fellows (November 22, 2017 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/46557 46557-10547326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Interprofessional Education

The 3rd cohort of this faculty development program in the Health Sciences is open to applications from faculty across the U-M health sciences.

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Other Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:03:52 -0500 2017-11-22T00:00:00-05:00 2017-11-22T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Interprofessional Education Other IPL Fellows at Train the Trainer national workshop.
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Symposium (November 27, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46867 46867-10658850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 27, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Center
Organized By: Office of the Executive VP of Medical Affairs

The 2017 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Symposium, co-hosted by the National Academy of Medicine and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will focus on how challenges associated with managing acute and chronic pain have led to an explosion in the abuse of prescription pain medications and a nationwide epidemic. Panelists will consider how to inform health care policies that impact the opioid epidemic by asking:

• How can we use the wealth of epidemiological, clinical, and basic science information about the biology of pain and addiction to stem the opioid epidemic?
• What can be done now?
• What should be done in the longer term?

Pioneering pain researcher, Dr. Allan Basbaum, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the National Academy of Medicine, will describe the current understanding of the neurobiology of pain and discuss opportunities to translate knowledge about basic research into treatments for various types of pain, as the country continues to confront real life challenges.

The plenary lecture will be followed by a panel of University of Michigan faculty who will address various facets of the opioid epidemic across a wide range of disciplines.

• Dr. John Traynor, Edward F Domino Research Professor; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan
• Dr. Shelly B. Flagel, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Research Associate Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
• Dr. Chad M. Brummett, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology; Director, Clinical Anesthesia Research; Co-Director, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN); University of Michigan
• Dr. Richard Miech, Research Professor; Principal Investigator, Monitoring the Future, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:03:10 -0500 2017-11-27T15:00:00-05:00 2017-11-27T17:30:00-05:00 Taubman Center Office of the Executive VP of Medical Affairs Lecture / Discussion
INFORMATION SESSION: DESIGN FOR GLOBAL HEALTH ACADEMIC PROGRAM- 11/28, 6-7PM (November 28, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46516 46516-10512735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Center for Socially Engaged Design

Come learn about the Global Health Design Initiative's Design for Global Health Academic Program! Applications are currently open on MCompass. This program consists of a summer fieldwork experience in Michigan, Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya to inform a novel design project to be completed during Fall 2018. Participants will gain extensive design experience and exposure to health care practices in low-resource settings. This opportunity is open to engineering and non-engineering students with senior standing by Fall 2018.

The information session will be held on Tuesday, November 28 from 6-7pm in the Shapiro Design Lab (1st floor UGLi).

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:21:45 -0400 2017-11-28T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-28T19:00:00-05:00 Shapiro Library Center for Socially Engaged Design Careers / Jobs Shapiro Library
A Nobel Symposium (November 30, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46388 46388-10475471@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Six U-M scholars discuss the work, impact, and personality of one of this year's 6 Nobel laureates. U-M English professor Peter Ho Davies on the novels of Kazuo Ishiguro (literature); U-M-Dearborn biological chemistry professor Michael Cianfrocco on Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, & Richard Henderson (chemistry); U-M information professor Erin Krupka on Richard Thaler (economic sciences); U-M mathematics professor Daniel Forger on Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, & Michael Young (physiology or medicine); U-M political science professor Barbara Koremenos on the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (peace); and U-M physics professor Keith Riles on Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, & Kip Thorne (physics).

This event will be held on the 10th floor of the newly renovated Weiser Hall.


Come for one or come for all. Here is the Schedule:


1:10PM WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS - Charlie Doering
1:15PM LITERATURE Peter Ho Davies, English Language and Literature
2:00PM CHEMISTRY Michael Cianfrocco, Life Sciences, BioChem, Med School
2:45PM ECONOMIC SCIENCES Erin Krupka, School of Information
3:30PM MEDICINE & PHYSIOLOGY Daniel Forger, Mathematics, Med & Bioinformatics
4:15PM PEACE Barbara Koremenos, Political Science
5:00PM PHYSICS Keith Riles, Physics

This event is free and open to the public.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:45:41 -0500 2017-11-30T13:00:00-05:00 2017-11-30T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium Poster for Nobel Symposium
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (November 30, 2017 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2017 5:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-11-30T17:00:00-05:00 2017-11-30T20:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Ross Business+Impact Vision Session (December 1, 2017 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44618 44618-9934441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2017 7:30am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Center for Social Impact

During the 2017-18 academic year, there will be a series of engaging, participatory events with the goal of answering this question: How can the Michigan Ross community—students, faculty, alumni, and partners—become the most progressive source of business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges?

This event is by invitation only.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:44:20 -0500 2017-12-01T07:30:00-05:00 2017-12-01T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Center for Social Impact Conference / Symposium Business+Impact Visioning Session
Michigan Cannabis Leaders Summit (December 3, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46924 46924-10700260@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 3, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Come join Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Green Wolverine as we host the movers and shakers of the cannabis industry! Informative discussions will be held on the intersections of medical cannabis, business, law and policy.

Confirmed Speakers include:
- State Rep. Yousef Rabhi
- Jeff Irwin, former State Rep. and political director of Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
- Mark Passerini, owner of Om of Medicine
- Stephen Goldner, attorney and toxicologist
- Dennis Hayes, attorney
- Ben Rosman, CEO of PSI Labs
- Nicholas Tennant, founding partner of Precision Extraction Solutions
- Nick Zettell, assistant campaign manager for MI Legalize
- Kevin Boehnke, Ph.D. candidate in University of Michigan School of Public Health
- Dr. Lev Spivak-Birndorf, MS, PhD.: co-founder of PSI Labs; recipient of NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
- Danny Victor, JD: member of Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation; CEO at Gulfstream Gardens
- Tom Lavigne, JD.: Partner at Cannabis Counsel, PLC; cannabis attorney; member of Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation

Event will include food and refreshments, giveaways, interactive seminars and discussions, and networking opportunities. This is an event you will not want to miss!

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:14:34 -0500 2017-12-03T15:00:00-05:00 2017-12-03T18:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Students for Sensible Drug Policy Conference / Symposium Summit Banner
RNA in Neuroscience (December 4, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47180 47180-10810944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 4, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

David Turner, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor & Associate Professor
Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute & Dept. of Biological Chemistry

“microRNAs, microRNA targets, and neuron formation during mammalian retinal development”

and

Robert Thompson, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Research Associate Professor, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute

“Regulation of the astrocyte transcriptome”

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:27:47 -0500 2017-12-04T15:00:00-05:00 2017-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Death (December 5, 2017 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43721 43721-9832709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our ends.

All are encouraged to come, though in time all will be met.

For more information, please contact belmont@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:09 -0500 2017-12-05T19:00:00-05:00 2017-12-05T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Death
SLE at Friends of the Campus Farm Workday (December 8, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38406 38406-9969028@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 8, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Join other Oxford and SLE residents for farmwork in the Greenhouse with Friends of the Campus Farm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Meet new people, get your hands dirty, and feel the warmth in the greenhouse during these winter days! Friday, 4-6pm, meet in front of Oxford Houses for pickup.

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Community Service Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:45:02 -0500 2017-12-08T16:00:00-05:00 2017-12-08T18:00:00-05:00 Matthaei Botanical Gardens Sustainable Living Experience Community Service
STS Speaker. Dissonant Infrastructures: Tensions between Science and Public Health Embedded in Sickle Cell Disease in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (December 11, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/42861 42861-9672385@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 11, 2017 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

Epistemic authority for knowledge production about sickle cell disease (SCD) in Brazil lay mostly at the feet of elite scientists associated with established institutions. These gatekeepers often focus on the biological and medical processes that take place within the body. SCD activists embedded in the public health infrastructure in Salvador, discursively deem the interest from scientists to be based in a paradigm that treats the person living with SCD as a commodity to clinical science. What occurs when social infrastructures that “emphasize the durability and permanence of social systems within which biomedical knowledge production and labor occur,” (Dent, 2016) are at odds with each other? What takes place when the social milieu of place erodes these infrastructures? This presentation will explore the ways in which activists in the municipal public health department for Salvador circumvent modes of elite knowledge production and reconfigure how SCD is defined by situating the discourse from “inside the body” to “outside” and from biological to cultural.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:10:11 -0400 2017-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2017-12-11T17:30:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Melissa Creary
A Global Leader in Data Access, Stewardship and Training: ICPSR (December 12, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47395 47395-10888278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Linda Detterman will discuss why ICPSR matters to you:

• How is ICPSR assisting scientists from over and research projects from over 40 disciplines to demonstrate research impact?

• Why do over 51,700 unique data users download over 2.5 million datasets from among the 76,000 datasets available (8,200 studies) available from ICPSR in a typical year?

• Why do nearly 1,000 participate in ICPSR’s Summer Program each year?

• Why are 763 institutions members of ICPSR paying an annual fee?

• Why do over 20 agencies, foundations, journals, and research projects utilize ICPSR’s infrastructure to share their on-demand and restricted-use data?

ANSWER:
Data Curation – ICPSR’s data are organized, described, cleaned, enhanced, and preserved by ICPSR Staff for future use by scientists today and years from today. Curated data are monitored, tracked, and linked to research works inspired by those data. This session will introduce how it’s done and provide additional answers to the questions above.

Refreshments provided!

BIO:
Linda Detterman, ICPSR’s Marketing and Membership Director. In this role, she plans and manages outreach and product development activities of the ICPSR with the goal of increasing membership value and use of ICPSR data. Linda came to ICPSR from MORPACE International, a market research and consulting firm located in Farmington Hills, MI, where she was a Vice President of Planning and Research. She has also held marketing and strategic planning positions at Doner Advertising and The Los Angeles Times. She received her MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and BA from Alma College.

All Welcome. Hosted by the ISR DACD Perspectives Committee.

If you need accommodations to participate in this event or have any questions, please contact abeattie@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:19:14 -0500 2017-12-12T14:00:00-05:00 2017-12-13T03:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event poster
Public Health Major Info Sessions (December 13, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41583 41583-9367008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: School of Public Health

Learn more about the public health major and requirements for admission. Why should you study public health at Michigan?

What public health degrees does Michigan offer and what careers can you find after graduation?

These 30-minute interactive presentations are followed by time for questions and discussion. Register online at sph.umich.edu/undergrad.

Public health refers to all organized measures—both public and private—that promote health, prevent illness and disease, and prolong the quality and years of life for the population as a whole. Public health creates conditions under which people can live a healthy lifestyle and, when treatment is necessary, it ensures equitable access to safe and effective health care.

At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, we offer engaged learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education with top faculty, access to innovative laboratory and field settings, and community-based and entrepreneurial training. We provide Michigan students with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed as leaders in the field of public health

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Presentation Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:56:58 -0400 2017-12-13T14:00:00-05:00 2017-12-13T15:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall School of Public Health Presentation Public health students researching, planning, serving
First Step Sessions (December 14, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47537 47537-10942726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer. Additional sessions will be held the first two weeks of school from 12-12:30pm in Suite 255, Weiser Hall.

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Meeting Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:49:11 -0500 2017-12-14T12:00:00-05:00 2017-12-14T12:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Meeting FirstStep
Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan (December 14, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44932 44932-10012462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

Dr. Shaefer has been working to asist poverty-stricken families since his student days at Oberlin College. He called landlords and utility companies, trying to keep people in their homes with working electricity. His impassioned interest led to a master's and doctorate in social service administration. Now, he is serving as the director of the new multidisciplinary University initiative called Poverty Solutions.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:42:59 -0400 2017-12-14T14:00:00-05:00 2017-12-14T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion
LHS Collaboratory Seminar Series (December 15, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46688 46688-10581044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 15, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The U-M Department of Learning Health System, the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and Office of Research welcome participants from across the university to the LHS Collaboratory: a hub for advancing interdisciplinary research and development of learning health systems at U-M.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/december-15-2017-lhs-collaboratory-seminar-series-tickets-37317515694

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Presentation Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:51:11 -0500 2017-12-15T12:00:00-05:00 2017-12-15T13:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Department of Learning Health Sciences Presentation
Bioethics Discussion: Abortion (January 9, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43722 43722-9832710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion "going there" respectfully.

Essays to consider:
"Abortion and health care ethics"
"Abortion and infanticide"
"A defense of abortion"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:22:57 -0500 2018-01-09T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-09T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Abortion
Science as Art Contest Submission Deadline (January 19, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48786 48786-11308870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 19, 2018 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan, ArtsEngine and the Science Learning Center invite you to submit artwork to the 2020 Science as Art exhibition. University of Michigan undergraduate students are invited to submit artwork expressing a scientific principle(s), concept(s), idea(s), process(es), and/or structure(s). The artwork may be visual, literary, musical, video, or performance based. A juried panel using criteria based on both scientific and artistic considerations will choose winning submissions.

Deadline for submissions is Wednesday February 5th!

A number of submissions will be selected for prizes, some of which will be on display and/or performed during the Awards Ceremony and/or displayed in an online Contest Gallery. The entry selected for “Best Overall” will be awarded a cash prize, with smaller cash awards in other categories.

For full information, visit: tinyurl.com/scienceasart2020

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Exhibition Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:47:29 -0500 2018-01-19T08:00:00-05:00 2018-01-19T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Arts at Michigan Exhibition Science as Art logo
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Assisted Reproduction (January 23, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43723 43723-9832711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion for the bravest in the new world.

A few essays to consider:
"The ethics of uterus transplantation"
"Assisted reproduction in same sex couples"
"Multiple gestation and damaged babies"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:23:41 -0500 2018-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2018-01-23T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Assisted reproduction
Quantifying the Self: Three Lectures on Human Instruments (January 24, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49030 49030-11364401@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A series of three lectures on the methods and consequences of measuring our biomedical conditions.

Topics include:
Jan 24 – "For the heart, life is simple" – Cardiovascular dynamics as measured by pressures, volumes, and flows

Feb 7 – "I sing the body electric" – Electrophysiology of the brain, the heart, the muscles, the eyes, and the gut

Mar 14 – "Health lies in action" – Next generation physiological monitoring: wearables, therables, and capturing physiology when and where it happens.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:16:20 -0500 2018-01-24T13:30:00-05:00 2018-01-24T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Quantifying the Self
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Global Health Design Internship Information Session (January 24, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/47969 47969-11159793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 6:00pm
Location: Shapiro Library
Organized By: Global Health Design Initiative

Join the Global Health Design Initiative at an information session to learn more about the Design for Global Health Internship! The Design for Global Health Internship is a full-time, 4-month paid summer internship. Interns apply design ethnography techniques to define global health challenges and conceptualize, prototype, and evaluate design solutions. Interns divide their time between the Laboratory for Global Health Technology (LIGHT) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and at a resource constrained clinical or community setting in Michigan, Ethiopia, Ghana, or Kenya.

This internship is open to University of Michigan students from all departments who currently have sophomore, junior, senior, or Master's level standing or recent graduates who received their Bachelor's degree within the last 3 years.

Please feel free to visit https://globalhealthdesign.engin.umich.edu/ or contact globalhealthdesign@umich.edu for more information.

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:11:55 -0500 2018-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T19:00:00-05:00 Shapiro Library Global Health Design Initiative Careers / Jobs GHDI logo
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Trans Health Activism in Detroit: Moving Forward Together (January 26, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46759 46759-10622861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Detroit transgender and gender nonconforming communities are leading a movement to demand safety, opportunity, and access to health and wellness services. This panel will discuss the work being done as part of that movement at the Ruth Ellis Center, a youth social services agency that serves LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness and residential instability. Speakers will include leaders from the Ruth Ellis community, as well as members of the medical and behavioral health teams. This event is part of the University's annual MLK Symposium.

Panelists:
Amara Marley
Brandi Smith
Lance Hicks, MSW
Tyffanie Walton, EIS

​Maureen Connolly, MD (Moderator)
Department of Pediatrics
Henry Ford Health System

Venue Accessibility:
Accessible entrance with power doors at South side, near the circle drive. Take elevator to 2nd floor. A gender neutral restroom is located on the 3rd floor, room #343T.

Questions? Contact irwg@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:11:50 -0500 2018-01-26T14:00:00-05:00 2018-01-26T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion Satrise Tillman, a leader in transgender health activism in Detroit, at the Ruth Ellis Health and Wellness Center.” (courtesy of the Ruth Ellis Health and Wellness Center)
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-26T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
RIME Hacks Information Session (January 26, 2018 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48936 48936-11331182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 26, 2018 8:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Engineering Office of Student Affairs

Interested in helping organize a Fall 2018 Hackathon?
Come to our Mass Meeting!
RIME is recruiting students interested in helping organize the University of Michigan's premiere Biomedical Innovation Hackathon.

Interested but can't make the mass meeting? Contact us at rime-eboard@umich.edu

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Meeting Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:36:35 -0500 2018-01-26T20:00:00-05:00 2018-01-26T21:00:00-05:00 North Quad Engineering Office of Student Affairs Meeting North Quad
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386638@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 28, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 28, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-28T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
When Elephants Fight (January 29, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48595 48595-11254300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 4:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Directed by Michael Ramsdell and narrated by Robin Wright. This film explores the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is minerally rich, and yet these very minerals, necessary to sustain today's technology, contribute to ongoing strife and conflict-related gender based violence in the DRC.

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Film Screening Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:04:08 -0500 2018-01-29T16:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Film Screening When Elephants Fight
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 29, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-29T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Metal Exposure in Mine Workers and Their Families in the Democratic Republic of Congo (January 30, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48600 48600-11254307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

In this seminar, examples will be shown of how artisanal mining of strategic commodities such as cobalt, gold or coltan is done in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how this may lead to high uptakes of potentially toxic trace metals not only among mine workers, but also among their families and populations living close to mines.

Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:12:00 -0500 2018-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T13:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Metal exposure to mine workers in Congo
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 30, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-30T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (January 31, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 2018-01-31T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 1, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 1, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-01T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-01T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Possible Health Impacts of Metal Mining & Processing in Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (February 2, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48602 48602-11254308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 1:00pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The extraction and processing of minerals containing copper, cobalt and other metals in southern Katanga have been demonstrated to cause substantial exposure to potentially toxic metals not only among mine workers, but also among their families and the general population. The public health impact of such pollution is difficult to assess but evidence of adverse health effects is emerging. (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/NIOSH, UM Center for Occupational Health & Safety Engineering/COHSE, Education & Research Center/ERC).

Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:40:38 -0500 2018-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T14:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Center for Midlife Science Lecture / Discussion Dr. Nemory NIOSH ERC seminar
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 2, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-02T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 3, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-03T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 4, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-04T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
A Bioethical Lunch on Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49416 49416-11453756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:20:47 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion Life-preserving technologies
Life-Preserving Technologies (February 5, 2018 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49031 49031-11364404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 11:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion with Scott VanEpps, M.D., Ph.D., on the ethical implications of our ever greater capacity to preserve life. Sponsored by the Biointerfaces Research Group (BIRG).

Come for free food, profound thoughts, open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:25:27 -0500 2018-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Life-Preserving Technologies
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 5, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-05T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
LRCCS Tuesday Lecture Series | Who is the 'Common' in the 'Common Good'? Public Health, Global Health, and the Bifurcation of Service and Governance in Urban China (February 6, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48425 48425-11233235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In this talk, Dr. Mason will examine the reinvention of the Chinese public health system that took place following the SARS epidemic of 2003, and the implications of this transformation both for the health of China's population and for global health and public health systems more broadly.

Katherine A. Mason is a medical anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in China and the U.S. Her research addresses issues in medical anthropology, population health, global health, bioethics, China studies, reproductive health, and mental health. Her first book, "Infectious Change: Reinventing Chinese Public Health after an Epidemic," based on fieldwork she conducted in southeastern China on the professionalization and ethics of public health in China following the 2003 SARS epidemic, was published by Stanford University Press in 2016. She is currently working on a multi-sited ethnographic field project that examines family experiences of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in the U.S. and China. She is also a core consultant on the AmeRicans’ Conceptions of Health Equity Study (ARCHES), funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Mason is affiliated with Brown's Population Studies and Training Center, and the Program in Science and Technology Studies, and she has served as an adviser in the Engaged Scholars Program. Her research has been funded by the Social Science Research Council, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Fulbright program, and Association for Asian Studies. She has previously held positions as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar (2013-2015) and a Lecturer in the Health and Societies program at the University of Pennsylvania (2011-2013). She received her PhD in Social Anthropology from Harvard University in 2011.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:05:44 -0500 2018-02-06T11:30:00-05:00 2018-02-06T12:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Katherine Mason, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Brown University
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 6, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-06T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Prenatal Screening (February 6, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43724 43724-9832712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on early looks and tough decisions.

A few essays to consider:
"Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion"
"Genetics and reproductive risk"
"Sex selection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis"

For more information and to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:24:20 -0500 2018-02-06T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-06T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Prenatal screening
Quantifying the Self: Three Lectures on Human Instruments (February 7, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49030 49030-11364402@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A series of three lectures on the methods and consequences of measuring our biomedical conditions.

Topics include:
Jan 24 – "For the heart, life is simple" – Cardiovascular dynamics as measured by pressures, volumes, and flows

Feb 7 – "I sing the body electric" – Electrophysiology of the brain, the heart, the muscles, the eyes, and the gut

Mar 14 – "Health lies in action" – Next generation physiological monitoring: wearables, therables, and capturing physiology when and where it happens.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:16:20 -0500 2018-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 2018-02-07T15:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Quantifying the Self
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 7, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 8, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 9, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 10, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 10, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-10T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 11, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 11, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-11T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 12, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 12, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
LRCCS Tuesday Lecture Series | Between Blood and Sex: The Contradictory Impact of Transnational AIDS Institutions on State Repression in China, 1989-2013 (February 13, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48657 48657-11265183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Do external interventions matter? Existing research has focused on the extent to which transnational efforts compel recalcitrant governments to reduce levels of domestic repression, but few have considered how such interventions might also provoke new forms of repression. Using a longitudinal study of repression against AIDS activism in China between 1989 and 2013, Professor Long will propose that transnational institutions’ provision of material resources and reshaping of organizational rules can transform a domestic repressive apparatus in specific policy areas. The intervention of transnational AIDS institutions in China not only constrained traditional violent coercion, but also generated new forms of “diplomatic repression” that inadvertently contributed to expanded mobilization for urban gay men but demobilization for others. She will conclude by discussing the implications of these findings for understanding authoritarian innovation and sustainability.

Yan Long is an Assistant Professor of International Studies and Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a cultural and organizational sociologist interested in the evolution of technocratic governance as a transnational institutional model and its impact on existing forms of domination and resistance. Yan’s current book project, "Side Effects: The Transnational Doing and Undoing of AIDS Politics in China" (under contract, Oxford Studies in Culture and Politics), concerns the transformation of China’s infectious disease control driven by the conflict between transnational AIDS institutions, the state, and local activist groups. This book stems from her dissertation that won the 2014 ASA Dissertation Award. Yan was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society after obtaining her PhD in Sociology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:06:10 -0500 2018-02-13T11:30:00-05:00 2018-02-13T12:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Yan Long, Assistant Professor of International Studies and Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 13, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 14, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-14T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-14T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 15, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 15, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-15T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-15T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

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

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

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

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

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

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-16T09:30:00-05:00 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America (February 17, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48424 48424-11233231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:00am
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: University of Michigan Law School

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

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

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

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

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

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:43:28 -0500 2018-02-17T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T14:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School Conference / Symposium Hutchins Hall
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 17, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-17T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 18, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 18, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-18T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-18T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
CSAAW Group Meeting (February 19, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49865 49865-11555025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

In this study, we investigate the role of network structure for voluntary cooperation on networks. Numerous public goods experiments have shown that many people contribute more to the public good than pure self-interest can easily explain. Correspondingly, there exists a large body of experimental evidence and behavioral explanations. As a natural extension, we deploy the standard linear public goods game in a network setting, where only connected neighbors on the network can contribute to and benefit from the same collection of public goods. In the proposed experiment, we utilize a series of locally tree-like regular graphs to examine if the network structure will affect learning and other-regarding preferences (social preferences). Building upon the various network structures in the experiment, we would like to employ structural models that characterize the patterns of local interactions and calibrate the empirical population distribution of such characteristics. Lastly, the experimental evidence will support the construction of ”Empirical agent-based models,” which we plan to use for ”out of sample prediction.” Based on our understanding of local interactions, we are now ready to explore the provision of public goods in networks with other typologies — be it of larger size or different characteristics.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:18:58 -0500 2018-02-19T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Linfeng Li headshot
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 19, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 19, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-19T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-19T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
LHS Collaboratory (February 20, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49578 49578-11476287@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

The U-M Department of Learning Health Sciences, the Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation and Office of Research welcome participants from across the university to the LHS Collaboratory: a hub for advancing interdisciplinary research and development of learning health systems at U-M.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-20-lhs-collaboratory-seminar-series-tickets-38768129519

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:56:14 -0500 2018-02-20T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T13:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 20, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-20T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Biomedical Research (February 21, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49924 49924-11577480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 10:30am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: U-M School of Dentistry

Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, is the Principal Deputy Director of NIH and the Deputy Ethics Counselor of the agency. He will lead a policy discussion on "Opportunities in Biomedical Research: A View from NIH" in the Forum Hall at Palmer Commons from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. From 1 p.m.-2 p.m., in Kellogg Auditorium at the School of Dentistry, Tabak will be the Research Day keynote speaker on the topic, "Why the World is Sugar-Coated."

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:07:13 -0500 2018-02-21T10:30:00-05:00 2018-02-21T11:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons U-M School of Dentistry Lecture / Discussion Dr. Lawrence Tabak
Structural Racism and the Broken Academic Pipeline (February 21, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50101 50101-11642055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Award-winning investigative reporter, Nikole Hannah-Jones will be speaking on structural racism, educational segregation, and racial inequities in educational opportunities in the US. Her keynote will be followed by a conversation and moderated discussion with both Nikole Hannah-Jones and Tabbye Chavous, Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity and Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. This event is generously sponsored by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center and organized by RacismLab.

Please email our organizing committee at racismlab@umich.edu with any questions.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:45:37 -0500 2018-02-21T13:30:00-05:00 2018-02-21T16:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
War, Medicine, and Cultural Diplomacy (February 21, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48390 48390-11230554@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Simone P. Kropf (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/Fiocruz, Brazil)
Joel D. Howell (University of Michigan)

The United States and Brazil became close allies in World War II, not only in political, economic and military issues, but also in social and cultural ones, including science. Inter-American cultural diplomacy aimed to promote “hemispheric solidarity” against Nazism created channels through which scientific ideas and technologies could circulate. This talk is about one of those flows, between the University of Michigan Medical School and Brazilian physicians engaged in the study and treatment of heart disease. Frank Wilson was a pioneer in electrocardiography who trained many Latin Americans in his laboratory at the University of Michigan. In 1942, he made an extended wartime visit to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sponsored by the US Department of State as part of Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy. The visit brought Wilson together with a group of physicians engaged in constructing the specialty of cardiology in Brazil. This initiative strengthened an academic network that would benefit both sides. While affiliation with the “Wilson school” advanced the cause of Brazilian cardiologists who sought to establish themselves as specialists, cooperation with those “neighbors from the South” and the identity as a scientific ambassador to Latin America benefited Wilson in his pursuit of international recognition for his ECG innovations. Wilson’s relationship to Brazilian cardiology illustrates close relations between science, technology and politics in a context of wartime cultural diplomacy, as well as the dynamics of the transnational circulation of scientific knowledge and practices.

This research was supported by the UM Brazil Initiative at the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) (website: https://www.ii.umich.edu/lacs/brazil-initiative.html), the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz, Brazil).

Simone P. Kropf holds a PhD in History from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Brazil, and is a professor in the Graduate Program of the History of Sciences and Health in Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro. She is currently pursuing a postdoctoral research visit at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS). She has written about the history of biomedical sciences in Brazil in the 20th century. She is currently doing research on the cultural and educational exchanges between the University of Michigan and Latin American countries between 1938 and 1945, in the context of the Pan-Americanism movement and the Good Neighbor Policy.

Joel D. Howell, MD, PhD is a faculty member in the Department of History and Internal Medicine, and is the Victor C. Vaughan Professor of History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. His primary research interest is in the use of medical technology in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:34:40 -0500 2018-02-21T16:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T17:30:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Lecture / Discussion Tisch Hall
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 21, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Film Screening | Before the Flood (February 21, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49441 49441-11456557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Central Student Government Sustainability Commission

The CSG Sustainability Commission will be hosting a screening of the 2016 documentary Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio. The documentary explores issues surrounding climate change through conversations with scientists, activists, and world leaders. A brief panel discussion will follow the screening. Coffee and vegan desserts from the Cupcake Station will be provided!

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Film Screening Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:42:03 -0500 2018-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 2018-02-21T21:00:00-05:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Central Student Government Sustainability Commission Film Screening Before the Flood movie poster
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 22, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 22, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-22T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 23, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 23, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-23T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 24, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 24, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-24T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 25, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 26, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386668@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 26, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-26T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 27, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-27T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-27T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Mixed Methods Research and Intervention Designs Workshop (February 28, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48924 48924-11331167@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: U-M Department of Family Medicine

Are you interested in...
How mixed methods is used to develop interventions?
How mixed methods can identify the outcomes of interventions that are most meaningful to your patients, clients, students, and customers?
How mixed methods is used to evaluate interventions to both look at outcomes and hear the voices of your participants?

We will explore these topics and help you design your mixed methods grant, proposal, or study with direct feedback from MMP faculty including: John W. Creswell, PhD, Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, Melissa DeJonckheere, PhD, Jane H. Forman, ScD, MHS & Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The workshop targets researchers, faculty, staff, and students motivated to design or working on a mixed methods research project using intervention design.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Work on your mixed methods proposal, research study, or manuscript
Improve your project with rigorous methodology using an interactive format
Refine your project through group consultation with leading methodologists and group feedback

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:58:48 -0500 2018-02-28T08:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 U-M Department of Family Medicine Workshop / Seminar North Campus Research Complex Building 18
ITiMS application due, March 1! (February 28, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-02-28T17:00:00-05:00 2018-02-28T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Mixed Methods Research and Intervention Designs Workshop (March 1, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48924 48924-11331168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: U-M Department of Family Medicine

Are you interested in...
How mixed methods is used to develop interventions?
How mixed methods can identify the outcomes of interventions that are most meaningful to your patients, clients, students, and customers?
How mixed methods is used to evaluate interventions to both look at outcomes and hear the voices of your participants?

We will explore these topics and help you design your mixed methods grant, proposal, or study with direct feedback from MMP faculty including: John W. Creswell, PhD, Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, Melissa DeJonckheere, PhD, Jane H. Forman, ScD, MHS & Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The workshop targets researchers, faculty, staff, and students motivated to design or working on a mixed methods research project using intervention design.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Work on your mixed methods proposal, research study, or manuscript
Improve your project with rigorous methodology using an interactive format
Refine your project through group consultation with leading methodologists and group feedback

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:58:48 -0500 2018-03-01T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 U-M Department of Family Medicine Workshop / Seminar North Campus Research Complex Building 18
ITiMS application due, March 1! (March 1, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49197 49197-11386671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 1, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS)

* Funding for dissertation research, trainings and travel.
* Support equivalent to a GSRA (tuition, stipend, & insurance) for up to 2 years.

ITiMS mission is to train outstanding interdisciplinary researchers who will discover the principles underlying the structure and functions of microbial communities and apply these principles to understand and alleviate important problems affecting human health and the environment.

Requirements:
1) Two mentors (one with laboratory and the other with population-based or mathematical modeling expertise)
2) Completion of individualized interdisciplinary training program including didactic and practical training in population studies; laboratory techniques; statistics/bioinformatics; and mathematical modeling
3) Dissertation research incorporates laboratory and population approaches
4) Completion of full PhD requirements in home department

Students can self-nominate or faculty can nominate incoming or current graduate students for ITiMS support.
Proposed mentors - one with expertise in the laboratory sciences, the other with expertise in population studies or mathematical modeling - must write a letter of support agreeing to mentor the applicant should funding be awarded.

Directors: Betsy Foxman (bfoxman@umich.edu); Thomas Schmidt (schmidti@umich.edu)
Visit our website for more on How to Apply!

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Other Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:20:06 -0500 2018-03-01T17:00:00-05:00 2018-03-01T18:00:00-05:00 Public Health II Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) Other Flyer
Mixed Methods Research and Intervention Designs Workshop (March 2, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48924 48924-11331169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: U-M Department of Family Medicine

Are you interested in...
How mixed methods is used to develop interventions?
How mixed methods can identify the outcomes of interventions that are most meaningful to your patients, clients, students, and customers?
How mixed methods is used to evaluate interventions to both look at outcomes and hear the voices of your participants?

We will explore these topics and help you design your mixed methods grant, proposal, or study with direct feedback from MMP faculty including: John W. Creswell, PhD, Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD, Melissa DeJonckheere, PhD, Jane H. Forman, ScD, MHS & Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The workshop targets researchers, faculty, staff, and students motivated to design or working on a mixed methods research project using intervention design.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
Work on your mixed methods proposal, research study, or manuscript
Improve your project with rigorous methodology using an interactive format
Refine your project through group consultation with leading methodologists and group feedback

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:58:48 -0500 2018-03-02T08:00:00-05:00 2018-03-02T17:00:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 U-M Department of Family Medicine Workshop / Seminar North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Bioethics Discussion: LGBTQ Health (March 6, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43726 43726-9832714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL)
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion including inclusion and finding ourselves.

A few essays to consider:
"Growing pains: problems with puberty suppression in treating gender dysphoria"
"The duty to warn and clinical ethics: legal and ethical aspect of confidentiality and HIV/AIDS"
"Obergefell v. Hodges Decision"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the essays, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:25:36 -0500 2018-03-06T19:00:00-05:00 2018-03-06T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering (formerly ATL) The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion LGBTQ health
A Systems Approach to Tackling Cardiovascular Non-Communicable Diseases in Western Kenya (March 7, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50357 50357-11721663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Nursing
Organized By: School of Nursing

Dr. Bloomfield's research interests are in the epidemiology of heart failure and cardiovascular risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. He has led studies of heart failure epidemiology, cardiovascular effects of indoor air pollution, genetic associations with cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors among HIV+ patients at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Center of Excellence at Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:13:27 -0500 2018-03-07T12:00:00-05:00 2018-03-07T13:00:00-05:00 School of Nursing School of Nursing Lecture / Discussion School of Nursing
Compassionate Healthcare and Leadership with Intelligent Kindness: Raising Awareness of Mental Health in Global Settings (March 7, 2018 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50420 50420-11736253@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 2:30pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Office of Global Public Health

Join us for a free screening of multi-award winning feature film BRIDGE and panel discussion with filmmaker, Dr. Amit Biswas.

March 7th, Room 1690 SPH I
2:30 pm Introduction of filmmaker and screening of film excerpt
3:30 pm A discussion with Dr. Amit Biswas
4:00 pm Q&A with Dr. Amit Biswas

March 8th, Room 1755 SPH I
5:30 pm Introduction of filmmaker and full screening of BRIDGE
7:20 pm Q&A with Dr. Amit Biswas
*free popcorn with film screening*

BRIDGE (NR, 125 min), is the life-affirming story of the chance meeting of two suicidal strangers on a bridge over the Ganges, both experiencing immense emotional distress. Their meeting initially brings great challenges but eventually, 'healing' and wholeness to both lives.

Dr. Amit Biswas, a UK-based neuro-psychiatrist who specializes in mental health issues in South Asia, has been working to raise awareness about mental health related diseases globally. Amit is also a filmmaker, and has recently made BRIDGE, an award-winning film that deals with these issues. Dr. Biswas hopes to foster dialogue for mental health research and awareness, compassionate healthcare, leadership, and the importance of intelligent kindness in dealing with such issues.

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Film Screening Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:23:55 -0500 2018-03-07T14:30:00-05:00 2018-03-07T17:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Office of Global Public Health Film Screening BRIDGE film
The Opiod Epidemic (March 8, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44935 44935-10012467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

The opiod epidemic has received much publicity in the past year. Ms. Waller has been intimately involved with this epidemic on the local, state and national level. She will speak about the past, present and future and what is being done to curb and control this epidemic.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:58:12 -0400 2018-03-08T14:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion
Canceled - Early Life Adversity, Biological Adaptation, and Human Capital (March 8, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49983 49983-11611144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Economic Development Seminar

This Economic Development Seminar is CANCELED.

Please stay tuned for more information about next week's seminar featuring PAUL NIEHAUS from UC San Diego.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:16:01 -0500 2018-03-08T16:00:00-05:00 2018-03-08T17:30:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Economic Development Seminar Workshop / Seminar
Compassionate Healthcare and Leadership with Intelligent Kindness: Raising Awareness of Mental Health in Global Settings (March 8, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50420 50420-11736254@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 8, 2018 5:30pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: Office of Global Public Health

Join us for a free screening of multi-award winning feature film BRIDGE and panel discussion with filmmaker, Dr. Amit Biswas.

March 7th, Room 1690 SPH I
2:30 pm Introduction of filmmaker and screening of film excerpt
3:30 pm A discussion with Dr. Amit Biswas
4:00 pm Q&A with Dr. Amit Biswas

March 8th, Room 1755 SPH I
5:30 pm Introduction of filmmaker and full screening of BRIDGE
7:20 pm Q&A with Dr. Amit Biswas
*free popcorn with film screening*

BRIDGE (NR, 125 min), is the life-affirming story of the chance meeting of two suicidal strangers on a bridge over the Ganges, both experiencing immense emotional distress. Their meeting initially brings great challenges but eventually, 'healing' and wholeness to both lives.

Dr. Amit Biswas, a UK-based neuro-psychiatrist who specializes in mental health issues in South Asia, has been working to raise awareness about mental health related diseases globally. Amit is also a filmmaker, and has recently made BRIDGE, an award-winning film that deals with these issues. Dr. Biswas hopes to foster dialogue for mental health research and awareness, compassionate healthcare, leadership, and the importance of intelligent kindness in dealing with such issues.

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Film Screening Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:23:55 -0500 2018-03-08T17:30:00-05:00 2018-03-08T20:00:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower Office of Global Public Health Film Screening BRIDGE film
Microbiome & Population Health: challenges & opportunities (March 9, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49192 49192-11386629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 9, 2018 9:00am
Location: Public Health I (Vaughan Building)
Organized By: MAC-EPID

Please register for MAC-EPID's winter symposium! This will be a partial-day symposium which includes lunch.

Guest speakers:
Melinda Pettigrew (Yale University)
Andrew Moeller (UC Berkeley)
Ashley Shade (Michigan State)

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For more information and registration for this FREE event:
www.MAC-EPID.org
Anna Cronenwett, weaverd@umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:00:19 -0500 2018-03-09T09:00:00-05:00 2018-03-09T15:00:00-05:00 Public Health I (Vaughan Building) MAC-EPID Conference / Symposium Flyer
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 12, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-12T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series
VegWeek 2018 at the University of Michigan (March 12, 2018 6:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50525 50525-11791013@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 6:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

VegWeek is a week dedicated to animals, the environment, and health. From March 12-16, the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), in partnership with Michigan Dining, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP), the Campus Farm at the University of Michigan, and Planet Blue Student Leaders, will be hosting a 5-day series of events surrounding the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Monday-Friday (Mar 12-16): MDining will be showcasing veg offerings throughout dining halls!

Tuesday (Mar 13 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): Dr. Joel Kahn - America's Healthy Heart Doc - an MD alum from the U of M and cardiologist, will be lecturing on the health benefits of plant-based diets. The talk will be accompanied by delicious, heart-healthy samples.

Wednesday (Mar 14 - 7-9pm Dana 1040): MARS will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES with UMSFP. The film will be accompanied by a catered dinner from Jerusalem Garden and a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film.

Thursday (Mar 15 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): MARS will be hosting a panel of UM professors that have adopted a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They will be presenting on topics of public health, environmental sustainability, and ethics. The lineup of professors includes Debra Levantrosser (Engineering), Dr. James Gramprie (Medicine), Dr. Mark Hunter (Ecology), Luis Sfeir-Younis (Sociology), and Fern Macdougal (Sustainable Food Systems). The talks will be accompanied by free chili and cookies from Debra Levantrosser's vegan food truck, Shimmy Shack!

Friday: (Mar 16 - 5-7:30pm Dana 1040): Eating for World Peace: VegWeek Finale at the U of M: The final day of VegWeek will showcase a buffet put on by MDining, Planet Blue Student Leaders, UMSFP, FCF, and MARS. In order to highlight sustainable eating, the menu will be entirely plant-based, incorporate Campus Farm produce, and some dishes will highlight the problem of food waste. Before the dinner, Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Daniel McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will discuss the environmental and ethical benefits of a plant-centric diet.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:03:40 -0400 2018-03-12T06:00:00-04:00 2018-03-12T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
Clinical Trials (March 12, 2018 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50800 50800-11870497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:30pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A lunchtime discussion with Professors Cynthia Chestek and James Weiland, on the ethical implications of experimental medical trials, on the responsibilities of the caregivers to their patients (current and future), and how we actually know what we're doing is both true and useful. Sponsored by the Biointerfaces Research Group (BIRG).

Come for free food, profound thoughts, open discussion.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:48:58 -0500 2018-03-12T12:30:00-04:00 2018-03-12T13:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Clinical trials
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 13, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series
Depression on College Campuses Conference Opening Keynote Address: How Can Digital Technologies Help Us? (March 13, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50290 50290-11701597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Please join the U-M Depression Center on Tuesday, March 13 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. for the Depression on College Campuses conference opening keynote lecture. This lecture will coincide with the annual John F. Greden Scholar in Residence Lecture which honors Dr. John Greden, the former chair of the U-M Department of Psychiatry and the current executive director of the U-M Depression Center. This talk will be given by Dr. Tom Insel, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Insel is now co-Founder and president of Mindstrong Health, which was founded to solve a hard and meaningful problem: how to measure neurocognitive function unobtrusively, continuously, and remotely to help cure neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Insel’s talk is titled, “How Can Digital Technologies Help Us?”

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:14:34 -0500 2018-03-13T13:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Eisenberg Family Depression Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
The 17th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities presents... (March 13, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50842 50842-11881901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

Pandemics pose a significant risk to security, economic stability, and development, costing the global economy an estimated $60 billion per year. Despite the certainty and magnitude of the threat, the global community has significantly underestimated and underinvested in preparing for pandemic threats. In his lecture, Prof. Gostin will make the case for fundamental reform of the international system to safeguard global health security.

Light refreshment to follow the lecture
FREE and Open to the public

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:06:31 -0500 2018-03-13T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Hutchins Hall Center for the History of Medicine Lecture / Discussion Hutchins Hall
VegWeek 2018 at the University of Michigan (March 13, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50525 50525-11791010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

VegWeek is a week dedicated to animals, the environment, and health. From March 12-16, the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), in partnership with Michigan Dining, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP), the Campus Farm at the University of Michigan, and Planet Blue Student Leaders, will be hosting a 5-day series of events surrounding the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Monday-Friday (Mar 12-16): MDining will be showcasing veg offerings throughout dining halls!

Tuesday (Mar 13 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): Dr. Joel Kahn - America's Healthy Heart Doc - an MD alum from the U of M and cardiologist, will be lecturing on the health benefits of plant-based diets. The talk will be accompanied by delicious, heart-healthy samples.

Wednesday (Mar 14 - 7-9pm Dana 1040): MARS will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES with UMSFP. The film will be accompanied by a catered dinner from Jerusalem Garden and a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film.

Thursday (Mar 15 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): MARS will be hosting a panel of UM professors that have adopted a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They will be presenting on topics of public health, environmental sustainability, and ethics. The lineup of professors includes Debra Levantrosser (Engineering), Dr. James Gramprie (Medicine), Dr. Mark Hunter (Ecology), Luis Sfeir-Younis (Sociology), and Fern Macdougal (Sustainable Food Systems). The talks will be accompanied by free chili and cookies from Debra Levantrosser's vegan food truck, Shimmy Shack!

Friday: (Mar 16 - 5-7:30pm Dana 1040): Eating for World Peace: VegWeek Finale at the U of M: The final day of VegWeek will showcase a buffet put on by MDining, Planet Blue Student Leaders, UMSFP, FCF, and MARS. In order to highlight sustainable eating, the menu will be entirely plant-based, incorporate Campus Farm produce, and some dishes will highlight the problem of food waste. Before the dinner, Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Daniel McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will discuss the environmental and ethical benefits of a plant-centric diet.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:03:40 -0400 2018-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-13T20:30:00-04:00 Dana Natural Resources Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 14, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484672@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series
Quantifying the Self: Three Lectures on Human Instruments (March 14, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49030 49030-11364403@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A series of three lectures on the methods and consequences of measuring our biomedical conditions.

Topics include:
Jan 24 – "For the heart, life is simple" – Cardiovascular dynamics as measured by pressures, volumes, and flows

Feb 7 – "I sing the body electric" – Electrophysiology of the brain, the heart, the muscles, the eyes, and the gut

Mar 14 – "Health lies in action" – Next generation physiological monitoring: wearables, therables, and capturing physiology when and where it happens.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:16:20 -0500 2018-03-14T13:30:00-04:00 2018-03-14T15:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Quantifying the Self
The Google of Healthcare: Making Big Data Work for—As Opposed to Against—Our Patients’ Best Interest (March 14, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49456 49456-11462133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Emergent Research Group

Our data are collected at every turn: where we drive, who we email, what we google, what we buy. Perhaps a last bastion of expected privacy protections surrounds our health data—but while some systems (like healthcare providers) have stringent governance, others (like wellness apps) do not. Ready access and linkage of medical information can help us provide better care to our patients, but it can also serve to harm, alienate, and erode trust. This talk will explore how health data are currently being collected and by who, as well as ways we can both serve and protect our patients in the future.

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBE, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Service Chief of the Research Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM). She is a former drug and device attorney and Associate Director of President Obama’s Presidential Commission for the study of Bioethical Issues.

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Presentation Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:37:05 -0500 2018-03-14T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T15:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Emergent Research Group Presentation Hatcher Graduate Library
Depression on College Campuses Conference Closing Keynote Address: Strategic Engagements: UCLA Depression Grand Challenge & Resilience Peer Network (March 14, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50344 50344-11713030@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Eisenberg Family Depression Center

In the past decade, UCLA has developed a network of services to support student wellness across an array of domains extending far beyond health and mental health. Despite these efforts, the steady rise in mental health service demands has continued to exert pressure on CAPS services leading to reduced appointment availability and lengthy wait-times for students needing less than crisis or emergent care. The UCLA Depression Grand Challenge is partnered with Campus & Student Resilience to train and engage students in a Resilience Peer Network to support the delivery of a robust evidence based internet cognitive behavioral therapy to students screened for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. This talk provides a preliminary overview of our findings, and describes our successes in bringing a scalable screening, early intervention, treatment, and resilience-building program embedded in research to our students.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:38:39 -0500 2018-03-14T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T16:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Eisenberg Family Depression Center Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
VegWeek (Mar 14): Forks Over Knives Movie Screening & Q&A with Marc Ramirez (March 14, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50551 50551-11796692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

This event is part of VegWeek, a series of talks on the health, environmental, and ethical benefit of a plant-based diet. This screening is in partnership with UM Sustainable Food Program's Movie Series, which highlights an array of sustainable food topics.

The event will be accompanied with catering from Jerusalem garden!

Forks Over Knives empowers people to live healthier lives by changing the way the world understands nutrition. As science has shown, chronic conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes can be prevented, halted, and often reversed by making one change that requires no prescription and is accessible to all: leaving animal-based and highly refined foods off the plate and adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet instead.

The documentary will be accompanied by a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film. Through the power of food, Marc reversed his type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, psoriasis, frequent heartburn, and lost 70 pounds.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:06:02 -0400 2018-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
VegWeek 2018 at the University of Michigan (March 14, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50525 50525-11791012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

VegWeek is a week dedicated to animals, the environment, and health. From March 12-16, the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), in partnership with Michigan Dining, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP), the Campus Farm at the University of Michigan, and Planet Blue Student Leaders, will be hosting a 5-day series of events surrounding the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Monday-Friday (Mar 12-16): MDining will be showcasing veg offerings throughout dining halls!

Tuesday (Mar 13 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): Dr. Joel Kahn - America's Healthy Heart Doc - an MD alum from the U of M and cardiologist, will be lecturing on the health benefits of plant-based diets. The talk will be accompanied by delicious, heart-healthy samples.

Wednesday (Mar 14 - 7-9pm Dana 1040): MARS will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES with UMSFP. The film will be accompanied by a catered dinner from Jerusalem Garden and a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film.

Thursday (Mar 15 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): MARS will be hosting a panel of UM professors that have adopted a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They will be presenting on topics of public health, environmental sustainability, and ethics. The lineup of professors includes Debra Levantrosser (Engineering), Dr. James Gramprie (Medicine), Dr. Mark Hunter (Ecology), Luis Sfeir-Younis (Sociology), and Fern Macdougal (Sustainable Food Systems). The talks will be accompanied by free chili and cookies from Debra Levantrosser's vegan food truck, Shimmy Shack!

Friday: (Mar 16 - 5-7:30pm Dana 1040): Eating for World Peace: VegWeek Finale at the U of M: The final day of VegWeek will showcase a buffet put on by MDining, Planet Blue Student Leaders, UMSFP, FCF, and MARS. In order to highlight sustainable eating, the menu will be entirely plant-based, incorporate Campus Farm produce, and some dishes will highlight the problem of food waste. Before the dinner, Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Daniel McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will discuss the environmental and ethical benefits of a plant-centric diet.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:03:40 -0400 2018-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-14T21:00:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 15, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 15, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-15T14:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Brazil Initiative Lecture. Dr. Celina Turchi on the Zika Crisis in Brazil: A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Approaches to Public Health (March 15, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50249 50249-11690345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

In 2015, a mysterious increase in the incidence of microcephaly in northeast Brazil alarmed health authorities, physicians, scientists, and the public. The spike in the number of mothers who gave birth to babies with this profound neonatal malformation was mostly concentrated in the poorest areas of the country. Responding to a request from the Ministry of Health, Celina Turchi, a physician and epidemiologist at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the leading institution of biomedical sciences and public health in Brazil, immediately organized a collaborative network of epidemiologists, infectious diseases specialists, clinicians, reproductive healthcare practitioners, pediatricians, neurologists and biologists to identify the causes of the epidemic. These studies established the connections between microcephaly and infection by the Zika virus, a virus transmitted by the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti, and passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus. In 2016, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus to be the cause of a global public health emergency.

The response Turchi led to the Zika crisis offers a model of how collaborative groups of scientists and interdisciplinary research can meet the needs of the population, especially the most vulnerable, in societies stratified by social and economic inequality. Her leadership has been internationally recognized. In 2016, she was considered by Nature International Weekly Journal of Science as one of the ten most important scientists in the world; and in 2017, Time magazine listed Turchi a pioneer in her field and one of the world's 100 Most Influential People.

In her talk at the University of Michigan, Turchi will discuss her experience in addressing the Zika crisis, including her ongoing work with the interdisciplinary Microcephaly Epidemics Research Group.

For more information or to contact Dr. Turchi, please email Elizabeth (Bebete) Martins at bmartins@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:51:29 -0500 2018-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture / Discussion celina_image
Economic Development Seminar: Authentication and Targeted Transfers: Experimental Evidence from India. (March 15, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50481 50481-11779664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Department of Economics

In developing countries, the state often has limited capacity to effectively target transfers. We examine the effects of enhanced authentication technology on the de facto performance of India’s largest targeted transfer scheme, the Public Distribution System. We conduct an experiment at scale with the state government of Jharkhand, randomizing the rollout of biometric authentication in large units and within a representative sample. In contrast with press coverage, we find that this reform did not significantly or substantially reduce legitimate beneficiaries access’ to benefits on average, though it did raise transaction costs slightly. In (instructive) contrast with our own work elsewhere, however, we also find little evidence that better authentication reduced leakage.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:31:36 -0500 2018-03-15T16:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
VegWeek 2018 at the University of Michigan (March 15, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50525 50525-11791014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

VegWeek is a week dedicated to animals, the environment, and health. From March 12-16, the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), in partnership with Michigan Dining, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP), the Campus Farm at the University of Michigan, and Planet Blue Student Leaders, will be hosting a 5-day series of events surrounding the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Monday-Friday (Mar 12-16): MDining will be showcasing veg offerings throughout dining halls!

Tuesday (Mar 13 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): Dr. Joel Kahn - America's Healthy Heart Doc - an MD alum from the U of M and cardiologist, will be lecturing on the health benefits of plant-based diets. The talk will be accompanied by delicious, heart-healthy samples.

Wednesday (Mar 14 - 7-9pm Dana 1040): MARS will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES with UMSFP. The film will be accompanied by a catered dinner from Jerusalem Garden and a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film.

Thursday (Mar 15 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): MARS will be hosting a panel of UM professors that have adopted a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They will be presenting on topics of public health, environmental sustainability, and ethics. The lineup of professors includes Debra Levantrosser (Engineering), Dr. James Gramprie (Medicine), Dr. Mark Hunter (Ecology), Luis Sfeir-Younis (Sociology), and Fern Macdougal (Sustainable Food Systems). The talks will be accompanied by free chili and cookies from Debra Levantrosser's vegan food truck, Shimmy Shack!

Friday: (Mar 16 - 5-7:30pm Dana 1040): Eating for World Peace: VegWeek Finale at the U of M: The final day of VegWeek will showcase a buffet put on by MDining, Planet Blue Student Leaders, UMSFP, FCF, and MARS. In order to highlight sustainable eating, the menu will be entirely plant-based, incorporate Campus Farm produce, and some dishes will highlight the problem of food waste. Before the dinner, Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Daniel McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will discuss the environmental and ethical benefits of a plant-centric diet.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:03:40 -0400 2018-03-15T19:00:00-04:00 2018-03-15T20:30:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 16, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series
Michigan India Conference (March 16, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/49512 49512-11490348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Michigan Ross Global Initiatives

Michigan India Conference helps to highlight Indian success in business, healthcare, consulting, and many other fields, and where there growth will lead them in the future!

https://www.umichindiausinitiative.com/

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:08:29 -0500 2018-03-16T09:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Michigan Ross Global Initiatives Conference / Symposium Michigan India Conference 2018 Flyer
ASC 10th Anniversary Symposium. ASC: The First Decade and Beyond (March 16, 2018 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/48668 48668-11265197@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: African Studies Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of Michigan African Studies Center (ASC). Since its founding in 2008, ASC has successfully deepened, and brought higher visibility to, longstanding U-M/Africa institutional partnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and supported new collaborations with universities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few).

Our major commemorative event will be a three-day symposium entitled, “ASC: The First Decade and Beyond.” The symposium will provide a glimpse into an environment rich in collaborations, research, and engagement in and about Africa, highlighting projects that have truly transformed our engagement with Africa over the last ten years, and setting a foundation as we envision our way forward.

Featured events include:
» Panels of faculty and African partners representing ASC’s initiatives—African Heritage and Humanities Initiative, African Social Research Initiative, STEM-Africa, Ethiopia-Michigan Collaborative Consortium, and the U-M African Presidential Scholars program;

» Poster presentations by current students;
» Roundtable featuring U-M alumni living and working in Africa

» Presidential Panel with Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan (current); Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan (2002-2014); Emmet Dennis, University of Liberia (2008-2017); James Duderstadt, University of Michigan (1988-1996); Uphie Chinje Melo, University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (current); Ophelia Weeks, University of Liberia (current)

ASC’s 10th-year anniversary symposium is made possible with the generous support of our cosponsors and donors: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, International Institute, Institute for Social Research, LSA Opportunity Hub, Office of the Provost, Rackham Graduate School, and Researching Fresh Solutions to the Energy/Water/Food Challenge in Resource Constrained Environments (REFRESCH)

All events are free and open to the public. Registration requested at: bit.ly/asc10-register

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:30:45 -0400 2018-03-16T09:30:00-04:00 2018-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) African Studies Center Conference / Symposium asc10-image
Building Capacity for Women’s Health: Peer Reviewer Training (March 16, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49683 49683-11495913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

- Registration for this training is now closed -

Are you a U-M graduate student in a health-related field? Do you want to support faculty and researchers in low-income countries who work in women’s health?

Apply to become a peer reviewer for Dr. Ella August’s “Building Capacity for Women’s Health” program. You’ll receive training on how to be an effective peer reviewer for manuscripts targeted for scientific journals. After your training, you’ll provide follow-up writing support to faculty and researchers in low-income countries who have undergone initial training on scientific writing and publishing.

Requirements to participate in the training:
- You must be a doctoral level student or MPH student in public health or other related discipline
- You must have some scientific writing experience

Requirements to become a peer reviewer for Building Capacity for Women’s Health:
- You must attend a short orientation and a separate one-day training session
- You must agree to review at least one scientific manuscript after you complete training
- You must agree to protect confidentiality of the material that you review

2-Day Training Session:
Friday, March 16 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Friday, March 23 10:00am - 3:00pm

Apply online at tinyurl.com/umich-qualtrics

Graduate student peer reviewers will be paid a small stipend for participating. Lunch provided on 3/23. For more information, contact Ella August at eaugust@umich.edu.

Workshop Instructor:
Ella August, PhD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. August has nearly two decades of experience in research, and has been teaching scientific writing for over a decade. She specializes in helping STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) faculty, scientists and students to effectively and persuasively communicate scientific ideas. Her teaching approach encourages writers to reflect on the connection between their discipline’s values and modes of communication, and to consider how these forces shape writing in their field. She teaches publication, writing and critical thinking courses and workshops internationally and domestically.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:55:48 -0400 2018-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T16:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Workshop / Seminar globe with abstract medical symbols
VegWeek (Mar 16): Eating for World Peace + Free Sustainable Dinner (Dr. Will Tuttle) (March 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50566 50566-11802358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

This is the Finale of VegWeek at the University of Michigan! VegWeek is a series of talks on the health, environmental, and ethical benefit of a plant-based diet.

Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Dan McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will be speaking about the environmental and ethical implications of diet.

There will also be a buffet dinner to those who attend that is being put together by Michigan Dining, Planet Blue, Friends of the Campus Farm, the UM Sustainable Food Program, and the Michigan Animal Respect Society. Chefs at the University will be preparing a feast with a portion of the produce sourced from the Campus Farm and "food waste" to highlight different components of sustainable eating.

Admission is FREE so come and enjoy two incredible talks and one incredible dinner! Dinner will be available on a first come first serve basis!

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Well-being Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:02:55 -0500 2018-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T19:30:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
VegWeek 2018 at the University of Michigan (March 16, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50525 50525-11791015@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Dana Building
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

VegWeek is a week dedicated to animals, the environment, and health. From March 12-16, the Michigan Animal Respect Society (MARS), in partnership with Michigan Dining, the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP), the Campus Farm at the University of Michigan, and Planet Blue Student Leaders, will be hosting a 5-day series of events surrounding the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Monday-Friday (Mar 12-16): MDining will be showcasing veg offerings throughout dining halls!

Tuesday (Mar 13 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): Dr. Joel Kahn - America's Healthy Heart Doc - an MD alum from the U of M and cardiologist, will be lecturing on the health benefits of plant-based diets. The talk will be accompanied by delicious, heart-healthy samples.

Wednesday (Mar 14 - 7-9pm Dana 1040): MARS will be co-hosting a screening of the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES with UMSFP. The film will be accompanied by a catered dinner from Jerusalem Garden and a Q&A with Marc Ramirez, a former UM Football Player whose life was drastically changed after watching the film.

Thursday (Mar 15 - 7-8:30pm Dana 1040): MARS will be hosting a panel of UM professors that have adopted a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. They will be presenting on topics of public health, environmental sustainability, and ethics. The lineup of professors includes Debra Levantrosser (Engineering), Dr. James Gramprie (Medicine), Dr. Mark Hunter (Ecology), Luis Sfeir-Younis (Sociology), and Fern Macdougal (Sustainable Food Systems). The talks will be accompanied by free chili and cookies from Debra Levantrosser's vegan food truck, Shimmy Shack!

Friday: (Mar 16 - 5-7:30pm Dana 1040): Eating for World Peace: VegWeek Finale at the U of M: The final day of VegWeek will showcase a buffet put on by MDining, Planet Blue Student Leaders, UMSFP, FCF, and MARS. In order to highlight sustainable eating, the menu will be entirely plant-based, incorporate Campus Farm produce, and some dishes will highlight the problem of food waste. Before the dinner, Dr. Will Tuttle (author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World Peace Diet) and Daniel McKernan (Founder & Executive Director of Barn Sanctuary) will discuss the environmental and ethical benefits of a plant-centric diet.

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Well-being Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:03:40 -0400 2018-03-16T17:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T19:30:00-04:00 Dana Building University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Well-being VegWeek 2018
Teach Out Series: Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies (March 17, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45202 45202-11484675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 17, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Sleep deprivation is a silent epidemic. Since the invention of the light bulb, we have obtained less sleep than our ancestors, prioritizing work, school, socializing, sports, screen time – just about everything – over sleep. Sleep is viewed as compressible, something that can be made up at any time, but rarely is. Most believe this poses little risk. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong.

The truth is, an adequate amount of good-quality sleep is critical to good health. Lack of sleep leads to deadly crashes, reduces productivity, and harms quality of life. Insufficient or disordered sleep can increase risk for ADHD, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early death.

This Teach-Out can be your first step in doing something about sleep deprivation. Learn how sleep works, why it is important, and what bad sleep habits are. Hear solutions you can start tonight to sleep better for the rest of your life. Understand strategies to help family and friends improve their sleep. Learn to advocate for the sleep health of your community. This Teach-Out is intended to connect learners worldwide to the University of Michigan in conversation around sleep deprivation.

A Teach-Out is:

-an event – it takes place over a fixed, short period of time

-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world

-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals

-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people

The University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society.

Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come, join the conversation!

Find new opportunities at teach-out.org.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:25:15 -0500 2018-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 2018-03-17T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion Teach Out Series