Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Thesis Defense: "Development of Methods for Introducing Fluorine Groups to Small Molecules" (April 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62960 62960-15522187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Devin Ferguson (Advisor: Prof. Melanie Sanford)

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Other Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:15:19 -0400 2019-04-19T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T11:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Quantitative Biology Seminar | Lineage tracing in cellular reprogramming reveals selective dynamics (April 19, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63147 63147-15578798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:00am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Cellular reprogramming is a phenomenon where mature, specialized cells can be reprogrammed to immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body. Do cells individual cells differ in their ability to reprogram? We address this using cellular barcoding based lineage tracing, and demonstrate that reprogramming dynamics in large "interacting" populations are dominated by “elite” clones [1]. This work highlights the importance of cellular interactions and/or epigenetic heterogeneity in fate programming outcomes. In contrast, tissue regeneration in animals exhibit neutral dynamics between the underlying population of stem cells [2]. Taken together, we show that looking at cell fate transition from the lens of eco-evolutionary lens shed light on underlying biology.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:15:32 -0400 2019-04-19T11:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
CRITICAL x DESIGN: Apparatuses of recognition: Google, Project Maven and targeted killing (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62315 62315-15346476@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

In June of 2018, following a campaign initiated by activist employees within the company, Google announced its intention not to renew a US Defense Department contract for Project Maven, an initiative to automate the identification of military targets based on drone video footage. Defendants of the program argued that that it would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of US drone operations, not least by enabling more accurate recognition of those who are the program’s legitimate targets and, by implication, sparing the lives of noncombatants. But this promise begs a more fundamental question: What relations of reciprocal familiarity does recognition presuppose? And in the absence of those relations, what schemas of categorization inform our readings of the Other?

The focus of a growing body of scholarship, this question haunts not only US military operations but an expanding array of technologies of social sorting. Understood as apparatuses of recognition (Barad 2007: 171), Project Maven and the US program of targeted killing are implicated in perpetuating the very architectures of enmity that they take as their necessitating conditions. I close with some thoughts on how we might interrupt the workings of these apparatuses, in the service of wider movements for social justice.

About the Speaker
Lucy Suchman is Professor of Anthropology of Science and Technology at Lancaster University in the UK. Her research interests within the field of feminist science and technology studies are focused on technological imaginaries and material practices of technology design, particularly developments at the interface of bodies and machines. Dr. Suchman’s current research extends her longstanding critical engagement with the field of human-computer interaction to contemporary warfighting, including the figurations that inform immersive simulations, and problems of "situational awareness" in remotely-controlled weapon systems. Dr. Suchman is concerned with the question of whose bodies are incorporated into these systems, how and with what consequences for social justice and the possibility for a less violent world.

This lecture is also part of the ETHICS AND POLITICS OF AI series. Both series are generously supported by the School of Information; the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research; and the Science, Technology and Society program and the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:58:58 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 North Quad School of Information Lecture / Discussion Lucy Suchman
Materials Chemistry Students 3rd Year Research Seminars (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62976 62976-15528487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry






Nathaniel Hardin, Jessi Wilson

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Other Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:15:19 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
MCDB Seminar: Single-cell RNA sequencing to dissect Drosophila Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor pathway (April 19, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61084 61084-15027226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Laura Buttitta

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:29:13 -0400 2019-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar dots of color of different cell times
Thesis Defense: "“Development of the Silicon Photonic Microring Resonator Platform with Applications for the Detection of Nucleic Acids and Other Biopolymers” (April 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62062 62062-15284705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Maria Cardenosa Rubio (Thesis Advisor: Prof. Ryan C. Bailey)

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Other Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:15:19 -0400 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T14:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Drugs that delay somatic and reproductive aging in C. elegans (April 19, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63085 63085-15553768@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Cell & Developmental Biology

2019 Cell & Developmental Biology and Gerontology Special Seminar

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:45:48 -0400 2019-04-19T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T16:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture / Discussion
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (April 20, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61887 61887-15230362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table,
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 10:30 a.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:56:48 -0500 2019-04-20T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 20, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-20T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 20, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-20T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 20, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-20T13:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 20, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-20T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 20, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603742@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-20T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (April 20, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61890 61890-15230370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 20, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.
Expedition Reef
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 3:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:02:43 -0500 2019-04-20T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-20T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (April 21, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61887 61887-15230364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table,
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 10:30 a.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:56:48 -0500 2019-04-21T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 21, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-21T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 21, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-21T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 21, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-21T13:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 21, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-21T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 21, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-21T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (April 21, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61890 61890-15230372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.
Expedition Reef
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 3:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:02:43 -0500 2019-04-21T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-21T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
STEM Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work (April 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63166 63166-15581084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Big Data in Population Science - Mini-Series (3 of 4)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) jobs are a key contributor to eco- nomic growth and national competitiveness. Yet STEM workers are perceived to be in short supply. This paper shows that the "STEM shortage" phenomenon is explained by technological change, which introduces new job skills and makes old ones obsolete. We find that the initially high economic return to applied STEM degrees declines by more than 50 percent in the first decade of working life. This coincides with a rapid exit of college graduates from STEM occupations. Using detailed job vacancy data, we show that STEM jobs changed especially quickly over the last decade, leading to flatter age-earnings profiles as the skills of older cohorts became obsolete. Our findings highlight the importance of technology-specific skills in explaining life-cycle returns to education, and show that STEM jobs are the leading edge of technology diffusion in the labor market.

BIO:
David Deming is a Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Director of the Harvard Inequality and Social Policy Program, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses broadly on the economics of skill development, education and labor markets. He is currently serving as a coeditor at the AEJ: Applied, and is a Principal Investigator (along with Raj Chetty and John Friedman) at the CLIMB Initiative, an organization that seeks to study and improve the role of higher education in social mobility. He recently won the David N. Kershaw Prize, which is awarded biannually to scholars who have made distinguished contributions to the field of public policy and management under the age of 40.

Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC) Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 19 Apr 2019 14:18:07 -0400 2019-04-22T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion David Deming
HEP-Astro Seminar | Picosecond Timing: extending the physics potential of the High Luminosity LHC with the CMS MIP timing detector (April 22, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63020 63020-15536914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) is an upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, which will extend the accelerator's potential for new discoveries in physics. This upgrade will increase the rate of collisions by a factor of five beyond the original design value and the total collisions created by a factor ten. To meet the challenging conditions of the HL-LHC, the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector is undergoing an extensive Phase 2 Upgrade program. In particular, a new precision timing detector with hermetic coverage up to a pseudo-rapidity of |η|=3 will measure minimum ionizing particles (MIPs) with a time resolution of 30-40 ps. This measurement of the time coordinate will reduce the effects of the high levels of pile-up expected at the HL-LHC and bring new capabilities to the CMS detector. In this seminar, I will discuss the impact on the HL-LHC physics program as well as the design and technology of this new detector.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:25 -0400 2019-04-22T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
New methods and strategies in the synthesis of natural products (April 22, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61881 61881-15225983@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

New methods and strategies in the synthesis of terpenoid and polyketide natural products will be discussed.




Sergey Pronin (UC Irvine)

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Other Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:12 -0400 2019-04-22T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-22T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
MCDB Seminar: Unraveling the first step in SNARE-mediated vesicle fusion (April 23, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62800 62800-15468798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Host: Yanzhuang Wang

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:02:05 -0400 2019-04-23T09:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T10:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar bicycles in front of bsb
MCDB Doctoral Defense: The Neuromuscular System: Postsynaptic Regulation (April 23, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61880 61880-15223804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Mentor: Mohammed Akaaboune

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Other Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:34:24 -0400 2019-04-23T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Other BSB Building
EEB Tuesday Lunch Seminar: Not your father's ecological theory: how trait clusters change our view of limiting similarity (April 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57422 57422-14191310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Join us for our weekly brown bag lunch seminar.

Abstract
Niche partitioning is a primary mechanism thought to ameliorate competitive interactions and promote coexistence. As such, understanding how competitive interactions and niches interact is potentially invaluable for understanding the formation and maintenance of biodiversity -- a primary goal in ecology. Recent upheavals in ecological theory suggest that competitive interactions should produce a clustered distribution of traits in biological communities, for traits relevant to coexistence. Our lab has recently demonstrated evidence for the existence of these trait clusters in a neotropical forest community. For maximum tree height, the cluster boundaries align surprisingly well with previous models of how light rays and forest canopy architecture interact to produce regions of maximum light availability. This seminar will propose ways to further our understanding of niche processes by illustrating how investigating the scale over which clustering emerges in different traits can be linked to the scale over which those traits might impact competing organisms. Recent collaborative work involving the chemical trait makeup of neotropical plants illustrates how chemical trait space might represent a novel niche axis to test predictions of trait patterning. Finally, a flexible modeling framework for asking how phylogenetic models of trait evolution impact ecological theory is presented as a tool for helping to bridge expectations across community ecology and phylogenetics.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:23:39 -0400 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar trait clusters
Special Life After Graduate School Seminar | Applied Physics Applied (April 23, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63256 63256-15603734@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 12:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Catalin Florea (Applied Physics PhD, 2002) will share notes on his (non-academic) early and mid-career path – from landing the first job deep into Midwest, to working now in R&D for a Fortune 100 company. Achievements and setbacks will be discussed, and an informal Q & A session will provide an opportunity to connect with the speaker.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:26 -0400 2019-04-23T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T13:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
EEB dissertation defense: Drivers of epidemic timing and size in a natural aquatic system (April 23, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62169 62169-15308869@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Clara presents her dissertation defense

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Presentation Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:24:21 -0400 2019-04-23T14:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Daphnia
Chemical Regulation of Functional RNAs (April 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55268 55268-13711531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

We study the mechanisms of specificity and regulation of enzymes that act on RNA. We identified the molecular basis for how a small molecule, heme, affects microRNA processing enzyme Drosha. We show that heme acts as a signaling factor to switch on processing of a subset of microRNAs. Other chemicals such as S-adenosylmethioinine, and transfer of its methyl group to RNA, can also have a big role in RNA-mediated gene regulation. We show the mechanistic details of how RNA methylation is accomplished, using crystal structures and biochemical studies.








Yunsun Nam (UT Southwestern Medical Center)

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Other Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:14 -0400 2019-04-23T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
CM-AMO Seminar | The precision frontier: hunting for new short-range forces with AMO-based sensors (April 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63282 63282-15611985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

We normally think of large accelerators and massive detectors when we consider the frontiers of elementary particle physics, pushing to understand the universe at higher and higher energy scales. However, several tabletop low-energy experiments are positioned to discover a wide range of new physics beyond the Standard model, where feeble interactions require precision measurements rather than high energies. In high vacuum, optically-levitated dielectric nanospheres achieve excellent decoupling from their environment, making force sensing at the zeptonewton level (10^{-21} N) achievable. In this talk I will describe our progress towards using these sensors for tests of the Newtonian gravitational inverse square law at micron length scales. Optically levitated dielectric objects show promise for a variety of other applications, including searches for gravitational waves. Finally, I will discuss the Axion Resonant InterAction Detection Experiment (ARIADNE), a precision magnetometry experiment using laser-polarized 3-He gas to search for a notable dark-matter candidate: the QCD axion. ​

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:15:26 -0400 2019-04-23T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Fgf8a and Tgfb3 converge on Notch signaling to inhibit retina regeneration in zebrafish (April 24, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61431 61431-15099348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:30am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Cell & Developmental Biology

2019 Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Hosted by:
Kristen Verhey, Ph.D.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:59:58 -0500 2019-04-24T09:30:00-04:00 2019-04-24T10:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture / Discussion Daniel Goldman
HET Brown Bag | Finding String Theory from the Large N Bootstrap (April 24, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76370 76370-19711135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics

I will discuss some recent methods for computing nonplanar CFT correlators, dual to one-loop amplitudes in AdS. This will include two applications to string theory: first, the development of a novel approach to computing perturbative string amplitudes; and second, a rigorous way to count the number of "large'' extra dimensions in the gravity dual of a strongly coupled, large N CFT.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:13:04 -0400 2019-04-24T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-24T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Lecture / Discussion Randall Laboratory
Materials Chemistry Students 3rd Year Research Seminars (April 24, 2019 1:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62993 62993-15530603@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 1:15pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




William Dean, Matthew Hannigan, Quintin Cheek, Samuel Michaud, Jinhee Kim

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Other Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:15:12 -0400 2019-04-24T13:15:00-04:00 2019-04-24T16:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Department Colloquium | Axion Dark Matter and Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay: New Techniques for New Physics (April 24, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60195 60195-14849034@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Two of the biggest open questions in the Standard Model of Particle Physics are: is the neutrino its own antiparticle, a Majorana particle, and is Peccei-Quinn Symmetry with the resulting axion the solution to the strong CP problem. The answer to these questions is a portal to new physics and the answer to the even bigger questions of the generation of the matter-antimatter asymmetry and the nature of dark matter. My group works to address these questions with searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay and ultra-light axions. In this talk, I will review the physics that connects these two efforts, the current status of the fields, and our R&D efforts towards the next-generation experiments.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:15:23 -0400 2019-04-24T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-24T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | The quest for the Axion (April 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63185 63185-15587259@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

Axions and axion-like particles are excellent dark matter candidates, spanning a vast range of mass scales from the milli- and micro-eV for the QCD axion, to 1E-22 eV for ultralight axions in string theory. In some scenarios, inhomogeneities in the axion density lead to the formation of compact structures known as axion “miniclusters” and axion stars. I will first discuss astrophysical and cosmological constraints on axions at either end of this spectrum, using data from the cosmic microwave background anisotropies and the effects of miniclusters on the gravitational microlensing and on direct detection. I will then assess the formation and the evolution of axion stars in various astrophysical regimes.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:24 -0400 2019-04-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
The Riddler: Exploring the Structure-Function-Stability Relationship in Organic Electronic Materials (April 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62251 62251-15337487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Coming soon ....








Jeanne Pemberton (University of Arizona)

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Other Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:12 -0400 2019-04-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T14:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Thesis Defense: “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Ferric Heme-Thiolate Complexes and their Reactivity with NO as Models for Cytochrome P450 Nitric Oxide Reductase” (April 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63050 63050-15539038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Andrew P. Hunt (Advisor: Prof. Nicolai Lehnert)

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Other Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:12 -0400 2019-04-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T14:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
CM Theory Seminar | Towards exciton optomechanics in suspended 2D semiconductors (April 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62425 62425-15364107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Excitons, made of electron-hole pairs bound by Coulomb interaction, provide compelling opportunities for applications in optoelectronics, information storage, non-volatile logic. However, the small binding energy of exciton in conventional semiconductors jeopardizes its integration and potentials in modern optoelectronics schemes. In the past decade, a new type of two-dimensional semiconductors, mainly transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), attract tremendous interests with much larger exciton binding energy. Thus, stable excitonic effects up to room temperature can give rise to extremely strong light-matter interaction. Together with their ultra-lightweight and other emerging properties, such strong excitonic interaction in 2D TMD opens up the possibility to optically control properties of monolayer semiconductors over the suspended structure.

In this talk, I will first review this new type of 2D semiconductors and interesting device physics by employing the structure of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Then I’ll present our study of exciton-induced nonlinearities in suspended TMD monolayers, where we achieved a robust optical bistability near the exciton resonance. Our results also demonstrate a helicity-dependent optical switching that enables control of light not only by light intensity but also by its polarization using monolayer materials. Additionally, I will discuss our recent results on dynamically manipulating the mechanical motion of a suspended 2D semiconductor through its exciton resonance, without an optical cavity structure.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 25 Apr 2019 18:15:24 -0400 2019-04-25T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
TBA (April 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59508 59508-14748067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry














Aniruddha Ray (University of Toledo)

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Other Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:15:39 -0400 2019-04-25T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 25, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-25T17:30:00-04:00 2019-04-25T18:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 25, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-25T18:30:00-04:00 2019-04-25T19:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Thesis Defense: "New Reactivity Modes between Carbonyls and Olefins: Catalytic Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis and Oxygen Atom Transfer" (April 26, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62962 62962-15522189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Rebecca Watson (Advisor: Prof. Corinna Schindler)

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Other Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:15:13 -0400 2019-04-26T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T13:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
EEB dissertation defense: Natural variations in social behaviors: phenotypic consequences and genetic differentiation in paper wasps (April 26, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62167 62167-15308866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Christian presents his dissertation defense.

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Presentation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:29:04 -0400 2019-04-26T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T14:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation paper wasp face
Thesis Defense: "Automated Reaction Discovery to Understand Chemical Reactivity" (April 26, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62961 62961-15522188@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 26, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Amanda Dewyer (Advisor: Prof. Paul Zimmerman)

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Other Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:15:12 -0400 2019-04-26T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-26T16:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (April 27, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61887 61887-15230363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table,
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 10:30 a.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:56:48 -0500 2019-04-27T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 27, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-27T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 27, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-27T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 27, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-27T13:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 27, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-27T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (April 27, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15603743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-04-27T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (April 27, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61890 61890-15230371@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.
Expedition Reef
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 3:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:02:43 -0500 2019-04-27T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-27T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table (April 28, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61887 61887-15230365@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 10:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Cosmic Recipe: Setting the Periodic Table,
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 10:30 a.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:56:48 -0500 2019-04-28T10:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 28, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-28T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 28, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-28T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T13:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 28, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-28T13:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky (April 28, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61885 61885-15230360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.

The Sky Tonight: The Current Night Sky
Thursdays (starting April 18) - 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:53:24 -0500 2019-04-28T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Expedition Reef (April 28, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61890 61890-15230373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 28, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

New planetarium shows and live Star Talks will take visitors beyond space to explore the oceans' reefs, Earth’s geology, weather, and more, all with surround sound and in new, comfortable seats! The Dome has comfortable seating for 57 visitors and space for up to 9 wheelchairs, easy-access seats, and a limited number of hearing assistance devices. Tickets $8.
Expedition Reef
Saturday and Sunday (starting April 20) - 3:30 p.m.

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Presentation Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:02:43 -0500 2019-04-28T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-28T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Biological Sciences Building
Informal HEP-Astro Seminar | Paleo Detectors - Digging for Dark Matter (April 29, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63406 63406-15671658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

Direct detection experiments have delivered impressive limits on the interaction strength of dark matter with nuclei. A large experimental program is underway to extend the sensitivity of direct detection experiments, however, such experiments are becoming increasingly difficult and costly. Recently, we proposed paleo-detectors as analternative approach to the direct detection of dark matter: Instead of searching for dark matter induced nuclear recoils in a real-time laboratory experiment, we propose to search for the traces of dark matter interactions recorded in ancient minerals over geological time-scales. In this talk I will discuss this proposal, including ways to mitigate backgrounds and methods to read out tracks from ancient minerals. I will also briefly discuss some preliminary results for applications of paleo-detectors beyond dark matter, e.g. for searching for neutrinos from core collapse supernovae.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:15:17 -0400 2019-04-29T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-29T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Philicities, Fugalities, and Equilibrium Constants: (April 29, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52990 52990-13170378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Our understanding of polar organic reactivity is based on relationships between rate and equilibrium constants. Thus, strong bases are generally considered to be good nucleophiles as well as poor nucleofuges. Though exceptions from this general rule have long been known, a systematic analysis has been problematic, because rate constants for the reactions of nucleophiles with C-centered electrophiles have often been correlated with Brønsted basicities (i. e., affinities towards the proton). For that reason, the origin of deviations from Brønsted correlations could often not unambiguously be assigned.



In the last two decades, we have created comprehensive nucleophilicity,1 nucleofugality,2 and Lewis basicity scales3 by using differently substituted benzhydrylium ions with widely variable reactivity but equal steric demand as reference electrophiles,1 electrofuges,2 and Lewis acids.3 Relationships between these kinetic and thermodynamic parameters will be discussed with emphasis on examples where the commonly assumed proportionalities break down.4
I will discuss the origin of several counterintuitive phenomena, e.g. why strong nucleophiles can also be good nucleofuges, and why weak nucleophiles sometimes substitute strong nucleophiles in SN2 reactions. It will be shown that solvolysis rate constants of alkyl bromides and chlorides, but not of carboxylates provide accurate information about thermodynamic stabilities (more precise: Lewis acidities) of carbocations. Eventually it will be discussed why carbocations, which are formed slowly in SN1 reactions are not always good electrophiles.5 The role of intrinsic barriers for controlling organic reactivity will be analyzed.

1. (a) H. Mayr, A. R. Ofial, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2008, 21, 584
(b) Data base: http://www.cup.uni-muenchen.de/oc/mayr/DBintro.html.
2. Streidl, N.; Denegri, B.; Kronja, O.; Mayr, H.; Acc. Chem. Res. 2010, 43, 1537-1549.
3. Mayr, H.; Ammer, J.; Baidya, M.; Maji, B.; Nigst, T. A.; Ofial, A. R.; Singer, T.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2580-2599.
4. Mayr, H.; Ofial, A. R.; Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 952-965.
5. Byrne, P.A.; Kobayashi, S.; Würthwein, E.-U.; Ammer, J.; Mayr H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1499-1511.









Herbert Mayr (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen)

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Other Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:15:08 -0400 2019-04-29T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-29T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
EEB thesis defense: Predator cues and ontogeny drive variation in anti-predator displays of South American Calico snakes (Oxyrhopus) (April 30, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63276 63276-15609925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Briana presents her thesis defense
Image: Gregory Pandelis

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Presentation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:11:42 -0400 2019-04-30T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-30T14:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Red and black striped snake. Image credit: Gregory Pandelis.
Chemical Approaches to Interrogating the Transcriptome (April 30, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61059 61059-15027186@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry


Although once regarded as a transient messenger of genetic information, novel and exciting roles played by RNA inside cells continue to be revealed. Nevertheless, as the list of cataloged RNAs expands there is a parallel lag in our understanding of the mechanistic basis of many RNA functions. This is in many ways due to a dearth of precise biochemical methods to understand RNA expression, structure, and function. Within this seminar I will detail our lab’s efforts to bring the power of chemistry to bare on these challenges, with particular focus on developing novel chemical reactions to measure RNA structure and chemical genetic approaches to assay RNA expression in a cell-specific manner.











Robert Spitale (University of California Irvine)

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Other Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:15:07 -0400 2019-04-30T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-30T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-01T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Thesis Defense: “New Strategies for Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis” (May 1, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62812 62812-15470942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Jacob Ludwig (Advisor: Prof. Corinna Schindler)

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Other Wed, 01 May 2019 18:15:14 -0400 2019-05-01T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
EEB dissertation defense: The genetic architecture of speciation in a primate hybrid zone (May 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62947 62947-15520074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Marcella presents her dissertation defense.

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Presentation Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:12:31 -0400 2019-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
HET Brown Bag Seminar | Finding String Theory from the Large N Bootstrap (May 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63423 63423-15692041@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

Professor Perlmutter will discuss some recent methods for computing nonplanar CFT correlators, dual to one-loop amplitudes in AdS. This will include two applications to string theory: first, the development of a novel approach to computing perturbative string amplitudes; and second, a rigorous way to count the number of "large'' extra dimensions in the gravity dual of a strongly coupled, large N CFT.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:38:34 -0400 2019-05-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T13:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Robotics Seminar - Fast computations of multi-contact behaviors: models and learning (May 1, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63303 63303-15634621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Michigan Robotics

Ludovic Righetti leads the Machines in Motion Laboratory, where his research focuses on the planning and control of movements for autonomous robots, with a special emphasis on legged locomotion and manipulation. He is more broadly interested in questions at the intersection of decision making, automatic control, optimization, applied dynamical systems and machine learning and their application to physical systems.

Righetti studied at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland) where he received an engineering diploma in Computer Science (eq. M.Sc.) in 2004 and a Doctorate in Science in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Auke Ijspeert. Between March 2009 and August 2012, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab with Professor Stefan Schaal (University of Southern California). In September 2012 he started the Movement Generation and Control Group at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen, Germany where he became a W2 Independent Research Group Leader in September 2015. He moved to New York University in September 2017.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Apr 2019 09:05:21 -0400 2019-05-01T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Michigan Robotics Lecture / Discussion bipedal robot
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15710556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Other
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15710561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T15:30:00-04:00 Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction
Thesis Defense: Mechanistic studies on phosphoric acid-catalyzed acetalizations and development of acetal-containing ligands for transition metal catalysis" (May 2, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63019 63019-15536913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 2, 2019 10:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Alonso J. Arguelles (Advisors: Pavel Nagorny & Paul Zimmerman)

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Other Thu, 02 May 2019 18:15:08 -0400 2019-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-02T11:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
MCDB Pathways Defense: A Non-Biased FFT Based Cellular Dynamics Software: Array Detection in Arabidopsis (May 2, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63421 63421-15692039@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Nielsen Lab

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:09:07 -0400 2019-05-02T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-02T14:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar graphic showing results of applying software to plant image to highlight structural data
T‐Cell Immunity Symposium (May 3, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61866 61866-15223790@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 3, 2019 9:00am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Cell & Developmental Biology

9:00 “Thymic Selection of Soldiers and Peacekeepers”; 10:30 “Normal and Pathogenic Regulatory Circuits in Human Lymphoid Cells”

Hosted by:
T‐cell Development Club

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:04:01 -0500 2019-05-03T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-03T11:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture / Discussion T Cell Symposium
EEB thesis defense: Testing mechanisms for increased production on artificial reefs using an agent-based model (May 3, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63306 63306-15634625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 3, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Kenzo presents his thesis defense

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Presentation Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:57:00 -0400 2019-05-03T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-03T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation artificial reef underwater, fish swimming around
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 4, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-04T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 4, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460089@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-04T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-04T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-04T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 4, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-04T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-04T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 4, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 4, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-04T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-04T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 5, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702319@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-05T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-05T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-05T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 5, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-05T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 5, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-05T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-05T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 5, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460129@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 5, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-05T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-05T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Thesis Defense: “The Development of Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis and Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions” (May 6, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62813 62813-15470943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 10:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Haley Albright (Advisor: Prof. Corinna Schindler)

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Other Mon, 06 May 2019 18:15:08 -0400 2019-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T11:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Celgene Lecture Symposium (May 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61858 61858-15223782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Oxidation and reduction reactions are among the most important and frequently executed processes in organic synthesis. However, our ability to manipulate the oxidation states of functional groups in complex settings with high efficiency, precision, and minimal waste remains in a largely nascent stage. Owing to its many distinct characteristics, electrochemistry represents an attractive approach to meet the prevailing trends in organic synthesis. In particular, electrocatalysis—a process that integrates electrochemistry and small-molecule catalysis—has the potential to substantially improve the scope of synthetic electrochemistry and provide a wide range of useful transformations. Despite its attractive attributes and extensive applications in energy-related fields, electrocatalysis has been used only sparingly in synthetic organic chemistry. Toward this end, we developed a new catalytic approach that combines electrochemistry and redox-metal catalysis for the oxidative difunctionalization of alkenes to access a diverse array of vicinally functionalized structures. This presentation will detail our design principle underpinning the development of electrocatalytic alkene diazidation, dichlorination, halotrifluoromethylation, haloalkylation, and cyanophosphonylation.


Larry Hamann(Celgene) , Donna Huryn(University of Pittsburgh) , Song Lin(Cornell University)

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Other Mon, 06 May 2019 18:15:07 -0400 2019-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Video-rate AFM Workshop for Dynamic Imaging (May 7, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62944 62944-15520071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

This two-day workshop (May 7-8) and demo will present topics on fast atomic force microscopy (AFM) for dynamic cellular/biomolecular imaging and biophysical measurements, followed by a demo period for user-provided samples. See the attached flyer for additional information.

This event is sponsored by the Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center [http://singlemolecule.lsa.umich.edu/], a University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative Research Core [https://cores.research.umich.edu/core/single-molecule-analysis-in-real-time-smart-center/] of the Center for RNA Biomedicine [https://www.umichrna.org/]; and Oxford Instruments.
PDF Flyer: https://www.umichrna.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/University-of-Michigan-AFM-Workshop.pdf

Register:
http://afm.oxinst.com/UMichiganAFM

Contact:
Drew Griffin, drew.griffin@oxinst.com
Damon Hoff, hoffj@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:50:13 -0400 2019-05-07T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T15:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Center for RNA Biomedicine Workshop / Seminar flyer
"Elucidating RNA structure and the molecular recognition properties of multi-domain enzymes: nucleic acid binding interactions at the chromatin interface" (May 7, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55269 55269-13711532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry
















Nick Reiter (Marquette University)

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Other Tue, 07 May 2019 18:15:08 -0400 2019-05-07T16:00:00-04:00 2019-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Regulation of cytokinesis and cell-cell junction dynamics in epithelial tissues (May 8, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61549 61549-15126029@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:30am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Cell & Developmental Biology

2019 Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Hosted by: Puck Ohi, Ph.D.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:39:06 -0500 2019-05-08T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-08T10:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture / Discussion Ann Miller
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460121@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-08T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Thesis Defense: "Methods and Informatics to Analyze Intact Protein Sequence and Structure by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (May 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62963 62963-15522190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Daniel Polasky (Advisor: Brandon Ruotolo)

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Auditions Wed, 08 May 2019 18:15:08 -0400 2019-05-08T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T13:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Auditions Chemistry Dow Lab
LSI Seminar Series: Mitchell Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (May 9, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63300 63300-15634617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Life Sciences Institute (LSI)

Abstract:
Autophagy and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis are fundamental pathways that eliminate unwanted or potentially damaging proteins during normal eukaryotic cell development and in various disease states. In this seminar, Mitchell Weiss will describe two examples in which these protein quality control mechanisms facilitate red blood cell development:

1. In beta thalassemia, HBB gene mutations cause loss of the beta globin subunit of hemoglobin with resultant buildup of the alpha globin subunit. Free alpha globin forms toxic precipitates that destroy erythroid precursors and shorten the half-life of mature red blood cells. Weiss shows that erythroid precursors eliminate free alpha globin by autophagy through a pathway that requires the ULK1 kinase but is independent of the canonical autophagy protein ATG5. mTORC1 inhibits ULK1 and rapamycin inhibition of mTORC1 stimulates ULK1-mediated autophagy of free alpha globin in beta thalassemic erythroblasts, illustrating a “druggable” pathway for potential therapies.

2. Weiss's group identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase FBXO11 in a CRISPR screen for proteins that facilitate red blood cell development. He shows that FBXO11 degrades BAHD1, a heterochromatin associated repressor protein bound to the promoters of erythroid genes. Elimination of BAHD1 at these genes “opens” local chromatin, thereby enabling binding of GATA1, a master regulator transcription factor that activates gene expression. These findings show how the developmentally timed activity of a single ubiquitin ligase controls cell fate by coordinately activating hundreds of lineage-specific genes.


About the Speaker:
Mitchell Weiss became chair of the Hematology Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2014. Before that, he was the associate director for The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Weiss sees pediatric patients with non-malignant blood disorders in the hospital and studies these diseases in the laboratory. His research interests are to better understand the mechanisms of normal red blood cell development and use this information to treat common blood disorders, including sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia. Weiss previously served as the director of the Pediatric Physician-Scientist Development Program at CHOP and associate director of the Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Program at Penn. His career has been dedicated to pediatric hematology research and training the next generation of physician-scientists in the field.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:11:08 -0400 2019-05-09T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Life Sciences Institute (LSI) Lecture / Discussion LSI Seminar Series
Thesis Defense: “Microfluidic Technologies for Bioanalytical Chemistry: Advancing Epigenetic Profiling via Chromatin Immunoprecipitation in Droplets” (May 9, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63207 63207-15589332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Steven R. Doonan (Advisor: Prof. Ryan C. Bailey)

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Other Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:10 -0400 2019-05-09T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T15:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Improving Efficiency Through Catalytic and Multicatalytic Reactions (May 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58954 58954-14623975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry














Mark Lautens (U Toronto)

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Other Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:10 -0400 2019-05-09T16:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Special CM Theory Seminar | Study of the Dirac material candidates in high magnetic fields (May 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63456 63456-15710550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: Department of Physics

In this talk, I will focus on two series of Dirac candidates, (V,Nb,Ta)Al3 and CeSb(Se,Te). VAl_3 families are predicted as the type II Dirac semimetals where the Dirac bands are strongly tilted; therefore violate Lorentz-symmetry and have no analogue in high energy physics. CeSbTe were reported with multi Dirac/Weyl bands which can be tuned by magnetic fields.

By measuring de Hass-van Alphen effect using torque magnetomery in VAl_3 families. It revealed the existence of tilted Dirac cones with Dirac type-II nodes located at 100, 230 and 250 meV away from the Fermi level of VAl_3, NbAl_3, and TaAl_3, respectively. These results are consistent with earlier band structure calculations, which also predict a non-trivial electronic topology. However, for all three compounds we find that the cyclotron orbits on the Fermi surfaces, including an orbit nearly enclosing the Dirac type-II node, yield trivial Berry phases. We will show that in order to determine the Berry phases, the overall understanding of the topology of the Fermi surfaces and the g-factors are required.

CeSbSe shows magnetization plateaus between the antiferromagnetic states (M = 0) and the magnetization saturated states M_{sat}. The fractional plateau values of M/M_{sat} are equal to 1/6, 1/3, 5/12, 1/2, and 3/4. I will discuss a possible explanation between the magnetization plateaus and the magnetic structures of CeSbSe from the single crystal neutron diffraction data.

References:

[1] K.-W. Chen (1,2), X. Lian (1,2), Y. Lai (1,2), N. Aryal (1,2), Y.-C. Chiu (1,2), W. Lan (1,2), D. Graf (1), E. Manousakis (1,2), R. E. Baumbach (1,2), and L. Balicas (1,2), Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 206401(2018).

[2] K.-W. Chen (1,2), Y. Lai (1,2), Y.-C. Chiu (1,2), S. Steven (3), T. Besara (1), D. Graf (1), T. Siegrist (1,4), T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt (3), L. Balicas (1,2), and R. E. Baumbach (1,2), Phys. Rev. B 96, 014421 (2017).


1 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Florida, USA
2 Department of Physics, Florida State University, Florida, USA
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
4 Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA


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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:18 -0400 2019-05-09T16:00:00-04:00 2019-05-09T17:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Thesis Defense: "Photo- and Electrochemical Methods for Biomass Valorization" (May 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63367 63367-15661293@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




Gabriel Magallanes (Thesis Advisor: Prof. Corey Stephenson)

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Other Fri, 10 May 2019 18:15:11 -0400 2019-05-10T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-10T11:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
BioBlitz (May 11, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62919 62919-15494571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Students and faculty from U-M will collaborate with the Detroit Black Food Security Network at D-Town Farm on this wonderful science outreach activity. BioBlitzes are rapid biodiversity inventories of local community green spaces. We use this framework to explore local biodiversity and engage K-12 students in scientific exploration.

The day consists of documenting the biodiversity of the urban farm and rotating through several science stations alongside community members.

We need volunteers to lead groups of kids, run stations and help with logistics. If you are interested, please sign up at the RSVP link before April 19.

Feel free to share this announcement with anyone that might be interested

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Community Service Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:00:30 -0400 2019-05-11T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Community Service Volunteer and children looking at something in their hands in awe
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 11, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-11T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 11, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-11T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 11, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-11T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-11T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 11, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-11T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-11T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 12, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-12T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 12, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-12T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 12, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-12T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 12, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-12T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-12T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 12, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460130@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-12T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-12T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Special HET Seminar | UV Cancellations in Gravity Loop Integrands (May 13, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63571 63571-15784206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Randall Laboratory
Organized By: HET Seminars

TBD

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 May 2019 16:01:54 -0400 2019-05-13T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T16:00:00-04:00 Randall Laboratory HET Seminars Workshop / Seminar Randall Laboratory
Deep Imaging to Probe Genome Architecture (May 15, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61865 61865-15223789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 9:30am
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Cell & Developmental Biology

2019 Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Hosted by:
Carole Parent, Ph.D.
Yukiko Yamashita, Ph.D.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:43:43 -0500 2019-05-15T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-15T10:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture / Discussion Tom Misteli
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 15, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-15T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Cayman Symposium (May 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63616 63616-15816687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry




















Daniel Nomura(UC Berkeley) , Dustin Maly(U. Washington)

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Other Thu, 16 May 2019 18:15:14 -0400 2019-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-16T16:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Scientific publishing from the inside out (May 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63182 63182-15587256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

For over 130 years, Science Magazine has presented a weekly selection of the finest research across the full spectrum of scientific disciplines. Our goal remains to keep scientists well-informed about important developments within and also beyond their own fields of research, and to encourage collaborative thinking. This talk will discuss how the staff at Science engages the research community all over the world to determine which papers to publish, and also how we envision maintaining and enhancing our value to the community in the rapidly evolving publication landscape.









Jake Yeston (Science)

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Other Fri, 17 May 2019 18:15:10 -0400 2019-05-17T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-17T13:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 18, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702312@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-18T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-18T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 18, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460091@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-18T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-18T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 18, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-18T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-18T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 18, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-18T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-18T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 18, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460127@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-18T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-18T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
One Last Look: A Celebration and Temporary Farewell to the Detroit Observatory (May 18, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63486 63486-15751183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

Celebrate and learn about the planned addition to U-M’s historic Detroit Observatory, the 2nd oldest building on campus and the birthplace of U-M as a research university.
We welcome you to join us to learn about the Observatory’s past and its place in history, as well as see plans for the addition and the Observatory’s future. Speakers will present a brief history of the U-M Detroit Observatory as well as an overview of plans for the visitor/education-center addition, followed by the keynote address by Thomas Levenson of MIT, author of Levenson is the author of The Hunt for Vulcan…And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe. Following the program, guests will be invited to visit the Detroit Observatory and, weather permitting, to stargaze using the historic 1857 Fitz 12" refracting telescope.

Reception 7:30 pm, Program 8:00 pm, Visit Detroit Observatory 9:30 pm.

The event is free and open to the public. We are strongly encouraging advance registration at https://is.gd/eDNkfd or by calling 734.763.3639

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 May 2019 13:12:00 -0400 2019-05-18T19:30:00-04:00 2019-05-18T21:30:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Bentley Historical Library Lecture / Discussion Architecht's rendering of the Detroit Observatory and planned addition, from the southeast
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 19, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-19T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-19T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 19, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-19T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-19T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 19, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-19T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-19T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 19, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460131@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 19, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-19T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-19T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
19th Annual James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics (May 21, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63339 63339-15644918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building
Organized By: Department of Human Genetics

The James V. Neel Lecture will take place Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm in BSRB Kahn Auditorium. The speaker is Dr. James Lupski, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. The Lecture honors James V. Neel, former Chair of the Department of Human Genetics for over 25 years, and a pioneer in the field of genetics.

Dr. Lupski is The Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair in Molecular and Human Genetics and Professor of Pediatrics. He received his initial scientific training at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory as an Undergraduate Research Participant (URP). At New York University, he received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and biology (1979) and earned a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology, and an M.D. in 1985. In 1986, he moved to Houston, Texas for clinical training in pediatrics (1986-1989) and medical genetics (1989-1992) and then established his own laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine where he remains, and as of 1995, as the Cullen Professor.

Dr. Lupski's research focuses on understanding mutational mechanisms and linking specific mutations and genes to human disease. Dr. Lupski started his laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine in 1989, where he still resides. His most significant contributions to genomics are centered around conceptualizing and understanding the mechanisms underlying genomic disorders. This is seen through his studies of Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMT) disease - specifically, duplication of the CMT1A gene. In 1991, Dr. Lupski showed that CMT1A copy number variation (CNV) and gene dosage are causes of CMT-related peripheral nerve dysfunction. In 2014, he and his colleagues found that the presence of three copies of CMT1A on one chromosome 17, a phenomenon known as triplication, causes a more severe form of CMT. His group was also the first to describe non-allelic homologous recombination as a mechanism for CNV formation and chromosomal aberrations. These discoveries, with parallels and potential applications to other genomic disorders, furthered scientific understanding of the relationships between genetic variants and disease outcomes, helped define the field of genomic medicine, and are paving the way for precision medicine.

In 2018, Dr. Lupski was named as the recipient of the Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award from the American Society of Human Genetics. This award recognizes individuals whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of human genetics as well as its assimilation into the broader context of science, medicine, and health.

Following the lecture, there will be a poster session/reception. For more information, contact the Department of Human Genetics, 734-647-3149.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:52:13 -0400 2019-05-21T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-21T17:00:00-04:00 Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Department of Human Genetics Lecture / Discussion
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 22, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-22T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-22T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
#UMTweetCon2019 (May 23, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61765 61765-15179575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research

#UMTweetCon2019 will connect U-M scholars across a diverse set of disciplines in an interdisciplinary exchange about common challenges and lessons learned. We further seek to facilitate new connections to help U-M scholars create opportunities for future joint research, collaborative grant writing, training and other activities. Conference attendance will be open to anyone interested in learning about the wide array of Twitter data applications in current research at the University.

The conference is sponsored by the Social Science and Social Media Collaborative, the Michigan Institute for Data Science, the #Parenting Rackham Interdisciplinary Group, and coordinated by the Center for Political Studies and the Institute for Social Research.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 14 May 2019 12:05:49 -0400 2019-05-23T08:30:00-04:00 2019-05-23T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Center for Political Studies - Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium TweetCon2019
Summer Omics Learning Seminar Series - Co-Sponsored by M-LEEaD Omics, Bioinformatics Core, and DCMB (May 23, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63533 63533-15782021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Transcriptomics

"Learning mechanism of action from LINCS perturbation signatures"

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 May 2019 11:46:41 -0400 2019-05-23T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-23T12:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Engaging Esters, Aldehydes, and Alcohols in Ni-Catalyzed Couplings: A High Throughput Approach to Reaction Discovery (May 24, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62063 62063-15284706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 24, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Catalytic cross-coupling reactions that unite simple organic building blocks continue to increase in scope, utility, and frequency of use. Progress in this field stems from improved mechanistic understanding, development of new catalysts, and identification of new functional groups that can be activated and engaged in cross-couplings and related transformations. In this seminar, strategies to incorporate esters, aldehydes, and alcohols into Ni-catalyzed C-C and C-N forming reactions will be discussed. The discovery process will also be detailed, including how a rational, mechanism-guided approach can act in synergy with high throughput experimentation techniques.




Stephen Newman (University of Ottawa)

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Other Thu, 09 May 2019 06:15:08 -0400 2019-05-24T12:00:00-04:00 2019-05-24T13:00:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 25, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702313@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-25T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-25T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 25, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-25T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-25T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15460103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-25T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-25T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-25T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-25T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-25T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (May 26, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702322@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-05-26T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-26T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (May 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15460097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-05-26T11:30:00-04:00 2019-05-26T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (May 26, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-05-26T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-26T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (May 26, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-05-26T15:00:00-04:00 2019-05-26T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 26, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, May 26, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-26T15:30:00-04:00 2019-05-26T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Special HEP-Astro Seminar | Super Tau Charm Factory(STCF): A Precision Frontier for Particle Physics (May 28, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63638 63638-15824835@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:30am
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Physics

A e^+e^-collider that covers the center of mass energy of 2-7 GeV and has a luminosity of 10^{35} cm^{-2} s^{-1} could produce billions of charmonia, charmed baryon pairs and tau lepton pairs right at their production thresholds, which could be the unique data for systematically study physics with Charm quark and tau lepton, in particular the study of the hadron structure, search for exotic hadrons like glueball, hybrid and multi-quark-states, as well as new physics that is beyond the Standard Model through high precision measurements. This presentation will briefly introduce the STCF, mainly its physics motivation, the conception design of the machine and detector, as well as its current status of the project promotion in the world.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 May 2019 18:15:23 -0400 2019-05-28T10:30:00-04:00 2019-05-28T11:30:00-04:00 West Hall Department of Physics Workshop / Seminar West Hall
Biodiversity Lab Chat (May 29, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15460124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-05-29T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
MCDB Seminar: How to start a procentriole (May 29, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63530 63530-15782020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Centrioles are crucial cellular organelles that form cores of centrosomes and cilia. Centrioles must replicate once every cell cycle producing exactly one daughter centriole. Errors in replication mechanism can cause disease, such as microcephaly and cancer. I will present our theoretical model of the centriole initiation process. We postulate that a small module comprising a kinase PLK4 and its activator-substrate STIL/Ana2/SAS-5 is the core of the protein network responsible for the initiation of a procentriole. Our model recapitulates symmetry-breaking transition in the spatial localization of PLK4 from a symmetric ring surrounding mother centriole to a single spot marking the position of nascent procentriole. Importantly, our model predicts that induction of a single procentriole is not just an advantageous happenstance but the result of winner-takes-all competition between multiple centriolar loci for the PLK4-STIL complexes. Weakening of competition by overexpression of PLK4 and STIL causes progressive addition of supernumerary procentrioles, as has been observed experimentally.
 
Andrew Goryachev
 Andrew’s computational cell biology lab studies biophysical mechanisms of intracellular morphogenesis and pattern formation by means of computational modeling (see http://goryachev.bio.ed.ac.uk/). With a background in physics and theoretical chemistry, Andrew is known for his work on cell polarity, excitability, and the pattern-forming role of small GTPases.

Host: Ann Miller

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 May 2019 10:46:04 -0400 2019-05-29T11:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar cartoon of a procentriole
Faculty candidate seminar - Department of Human Genetics and Center for RNA Biomedicine (May 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63798 63798-15881710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Buhl Res Cen for Human Genetics
Organized By: Center for RNA Biomedicine

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

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 May 2019 13:43:58 -0400 2019-05-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T11:00:00-04:00 Buhl Res Cen for Human Genetics Center for RNA Biomedicine Lecture / Discussion flyer
MCDB Seminar: Cortical contraction drives morphogenesis of apical protrusions (May 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63633 63633-15822806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Postdoc in Andrew Goryachev’s Lab (see seminar on May 29)
Host: Ann Miller

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 May 2019 11:21:35 -0400 2019-05-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Workshop / Seminar biological sciences building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 1, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702314@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-01T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-01T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 1, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-01T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-01T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (June 1, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-01T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-01T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 1, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-01T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-01T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 1, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702366@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 1, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-01T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-01T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 2, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702323@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-02T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-02T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 2, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-02T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-02T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (June 2, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-02T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-02T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 2, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702341@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-02T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-02T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 2, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702371@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 2, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-02T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-02T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 5, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-05T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-05T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Physics Graduate Student Symposium (PGSS) | Nonlinear Optical Effects in Weyl Semimetals (June 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63879 63879-15977780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department Colloquia

Weyl semimetals lie at the intersection of strongly correlated materials and materials with nontrivial spin-orbit coupling. These topological materials have attracted a lot of interest in the last several years because of their wide variety of novel properties and resulting potential applications. In this talk, I will begin by presenting a brief overview of the unique band structure and topology of these materials. Then I will go on to examine a couple of their nonlinear optical properties and highlight past and proposed experiments to further explore this novel state of matter.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:30:43 -0400 2019-06-06T12:00:00-04:00 2019-06-06T13:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department Colloquia Conference / Symposium East Hall
Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics Seminar (June 6, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63849 63849-15939550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Protein synthesis is an indispensable process which accounts for a large proportion of the energetic resources of any living cells. Therefore, translational regulation must be tightly controlled. Such regulation is critical for protein biogenesis, folding, trafficking and degradation under stable and changing conditions. I will focus on the importance of hidden evolutionary signatures within the coding region of proteins that govern translational efficiency and dominate proteostasis in health and disease. I will discuss the notion of tRNA adaptation index (tAI) as an indirect measure for translation elongation efficiency. Specifically, I will show that proteins which must be localized to specific sites and organelles in cells evolved to support their optimal translation elongation rate. A link between an evolutionary signature within mRNAs and efficient management of protein production will be illustrated for the case of synaptic proteins and their family members. Neuronal communication is governed by the coordinated action of the synapse. In all organisms having a nerve system, the synapses are signified by the abundance of ion channels, cytoskeletal elements, ligand binding receptors, and secreted proteins. As such, the proteins composition is a showcase for an extreme demand of translational control. In the last part of the talk, I will extend the concept of translation regulation by illustrating the robustness of the translational machinery in view of post-translational regulation of miRNA in cells. I will present COMICS as a simulator that predict the global cell response to miRNA alterations, and illustrate the immunity of the translation apparatus to miRNA fluctuations. In summary, I will show that evolutionarily conserved design principles while often hidden are a strong determinant in the cell homeostasis in health and disease.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 May 2019 13:40:25 -0400 2019-06-06T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-06T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 8, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702315@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-08T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-08T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 8, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 8, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-08T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-08T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 8, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702333@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-08T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-08T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 8, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 8, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-08T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-08T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 9, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702324@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-09T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-09T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 9, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702362@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-09T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-09T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
UMMA Pop Up: Emma Aboukasm & Alex Anest (June 9, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63440 63440-15696245@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Emma Lee Aboukasm is an award-winning, Detroit-based recording artist, vocalist, pianist, and composer. Educated in classical and jazz music at the University of Michigan, she is now performing in a variety of venues, ranging from intimate venues like the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe to the Detroit Jazz Festival. Emma Lee is on the vanguard of contemporary music in the heart of metro-Detroit. 

Aboukasm won the Youth Vocal Jazz Competition in Detroit in 2014. In 2015, she made the top five finalists out of 2,000 applications worldwide in the International Sarah Vaughan Vocal Jazz Competition. There, she performed for a panel of judges including Christian McBride and Cyrille Aimée and played tracks from her CD on WBGO radio in Newark, NJ. 

Currently, Emma Lee Aboukasm resides in Southeast Michigan as she completes her bachelor degrees in Jazz Studies and Science in Information Analysis at the University of Michigan. She continues to write and arrange music for a new project to be announced soon. 

Alex Anest has been teaching, performing, and recording music professionally in the Southeast Michigan area since 1996. He founded and leads the Ann Arbor Guitar Trio and is also currently playing with the Alex Anest Trio, the Bluewater Kings, Kat Steih, and Klezmephonic. Alex studied guitar with Miles Okazaki and Chris Buzzelli. He holds a Masters of Music in Improvisation from University of Michigan, where he studied with Benny Green, Mark Kirschenmann, and Ellen Rowe. Alex was a founding member of the electric jazz group Giraffe, the Jericho Guitar Trio, Never Nebula, Secret 7, and Delta 88. He has toured Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy with songwriter Kevin Meisel and has played on stages throughout the Midwest and New England. Alex has also appeared on over 30 albums, mostly recorded in Michigan.

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Performance Tue, 21 May 2019 12:15:33 -0400 2019-06-09T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-09T14:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Emma
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 9, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-09T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-09T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 9, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-09T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-09T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Know Your Audience (June 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63811 63811-15890349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

In this workshop, we will use improv to develop several skills to help you engage in meaningful science advocacy.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:03:48 -0400 2019-06-11T16:00:00-04:00 2019-06-11T18:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 12, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-12T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-12T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
TBA (June 14, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62814 62814-15470944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 14, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry

Due to the highly active radical intermediate, the organic transformation via radical pathway have been extensively studied. However, the selective control of radical intermediate is extremely challenging, which significantly retards the success of highly selective radical reaction, specially for the enantioselective version. Recently, Our group recently reveals that the stereoselective control of radical could be achieved by using copper catalyst, and a series of enantioselective difunctionalization of alkenes have been explored by using bisoxazoline (Box)/Cu(I) catalytic system. In these studies, a benzylic radical intermediate was involved in the catalytic cycles, which can be enantioselectively traped by (Box)/CuII intermediate to produce enantiomerically enriched products. In this talk, I'd like to introduced our recent progress in the asymmetric oxidative functionalization of C-H bonds, including benzylic and allylic C-H bonds, wherein copper catalyst plays important roles on the both site- and enantioselectivity.












Chaozhong Li(Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry) , Guosheng Liu(Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry)

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Other Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:15:14 -0400 2019-06-14T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-14T15:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Angell Hall Open House (June 14, 2019 10:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63328 63328-15644850@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 14, 2019 10:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Student Astronomical Society

The Student Astronomical Society offers free tours of the 0.4 m Angell Hall observing telescope and planetarium. Shows begin at 10:00, 10:40, and 11:20 pm and have a maximum capacity of approximately 20 people. The observatory is accessible via the 5th floor of Angell Hall and the planetarium is located on the 3rd floor of Angell Hall. For more details and observing updates, visit umichsas.com

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Other Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:59:09 -0400 2019-06-14T22:00:00-04:00 2019-06-14T23:59:00-04:00 Angell Hall Student Astronomical Society Other angell hall
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 15, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-15T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-15T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 15, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 15, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-15T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-15T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702334@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-15T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-15T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 15, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 15, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-15T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-15T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 16, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-16T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-16T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 16, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-16T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (June 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-16T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702343@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-16T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 16, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 16, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-16T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-16T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Summer Omics Learning Seminar Series - Co-Sponsored by the M-LEEaD Omics, Bioinformatics Core, and Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics (June 18, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63536 63536-15782024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:00am
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Metabolomics

"Analyzing Metabolomics Data: Current Tools and Future Challenges"

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 May 2019 11:52:05 -0400 2019-06-18T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 19, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702378@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-19T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Facts Aren't Enough (June 19, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63809 63809-15890346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

This workshop focuses on navigating controversial topics without shutting conversations down, using several techniques from the Know Us Project. Originally crafted for the LGBT+ community, Know Us Project conversations are intended to influence public opinion one conversation at a time.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:04:19 -0400 2019-06-19T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-19T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Physics Graduate Student Symposium (PGSS) | Information Scrambling in Quantum Phases (June 20, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64033 64033-16089305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Department Colloquia

Out-of-time-order correlators (OTOCs) have become a widely-appreciated tool to measure the correlation build-up in space and time, and hence quantitatively characterize information scrambling in interacting many-body systems. Started off as a theoretical tool to understand quantum information in a black hole its impact quickly expanded to a wide variety of subjects including quantum chaos, many-body localization, quantum integrability and recently symmetry-breaking quantum phase transitions. After giving a short introduction to information scrambling and out-of-time-order correlators, I will talk about the emergent relation between symmetry breaking quantum phase transitions and the information scrambling. I will introduce a new theoretical tool to study the physics encoded in an OTOC: dynamical decomposition method. I will show how this tool lets us analytically see the reasons and the mechanism of dynamical detection of symmetry-broken quantum phases via OTOCs. Based on the studies in literature and our numerical results in XXZ-model, our method seems to be universal in explaining the reasoning behind the relation between scrambling and the quantum criticality. If time permits, I will talk about an interesting numerical observation that led us to find a relation between the topological order (in 1D superconductor) at zero temperature and the OTOCs at infinite temperature.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 17 Jun 2019 08:37:14 -0400 2019-06-20T12:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T13:00:00-04:00 East Hall Department Colloquia Conference / Symposium East Hall
EEB dissertation defense: Colorful courtship: how behavior and morphology coevolve in Drosophila (June 20, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62171 62171-15308870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 20, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Jonathan presents his dissertation defense

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Presentation Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:48:43 -0400 2019-06-20T14:00:00-04:00 2019-06-20T15:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Presentation 2 fruit flies facing each other
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 22, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 22, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-22T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-22T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 22, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 22, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-22T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 22, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702335@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 22, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-22T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-22T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 22, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702369@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 22, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-22T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-22T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 23, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-23T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-23T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 23, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-23T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Scientist in the Forum (June 23, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62757 62757-15702353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join a University of Michigan researcher in the Science Forum for a special peek into cutting-edge research. Interactive presentations last about 15 minutes, with time for conversation afterwards. Presentations are appropriate for ages 5 and up.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:51:19 -0400 2019-06-23T13:00:00-04:00 2019-06-23T13:15:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 23, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-23T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-23T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 23, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702374@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 23, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-23T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-23T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Book club- Becoming by Michelle Obama Part I: Becoming me (Chap 1-8) (June 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63964 63964-16041377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location:
Organized By: MUSES

This summer MUSES is having a book club featuring "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. Becoming was the #1 best-selling book in 2018 totaling 3.4 million copies. Come join us as we discuss the journey of the first African American first lady of the United States.

The book club will be divided into 3 parts:

Becoming me (Chap 1-8): June 25th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D
Becoming us (Chap 9-18): July 30th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D
Become more (Chap 19-24): Aug 27th, Duderstadt 1120D Conf Rm D

Food will be provided, Please RSVP here for June 25th, so we can have enough food
If you need a book or have any other question, please contact us at umichmuses@gmail.com

Best,
MUSES Committee

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Meeting Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:09:36 -0400 2019-06-25T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-25T19:30:00-04:00 MUSES Meeting
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 26, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-26T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-26T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
"Purification and surface chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals and nanowires " (June 27, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63769 63769-15873579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Department of Chemistry






Andrew Greytak

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Other Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:15:14 -0400 2019-06-27T16:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T17:30:00-04:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Department of Chemistry Other Chemistry Dow Lab
Story of Self (June 27, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63810 63810-15890347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Taubman Library
Organized By: Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy

In this workshop, you will learn the importance of personal narratives to make compelling arguments to non-scientists. These skills are essential for advocating for science and science policy when speaking with policymakers and the public. Story of Self is adapted from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:04:37 -0400 2019-06-27T18:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T20:00:00-04:00 Taubman Library Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 29, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-29T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building
Paleo Prep Lab Chat (June 29, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/62760 62760-15702360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:30am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the Welcome Desk for times.

Stop by and chat with an educator in front of the Paleo Prep Lab near the mastodons and learn about the tools and skills needed to prepare and cast fossils for research and display.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:43:18 -0400 2019-06-29T11:30:00-04:00 2019-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Class / Instruction Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Cow’s Eye Dissection (June 29, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63449 63449-15702336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 29, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:26:46 -0400 2019-06-29T15:00:00-04:00 2019-06-29T15:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion UMMNH Science Forum
Biodiversity Lab Chat (June 29, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62767 62767-15702370@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 29, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us at the visible labs in the atriums for a discussion about the science happening inside. All ages welcome. Please check the website or Welcome Desk for times.

Join an educator in front of the Biodiversity Genomics Lab on the second floor, near the giant pterosaur, to learn about how and why scientists process DNA samples from plants and animals around the world. All ages welcome.

Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Saturdays and Sundays, 3:30 pm.

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Other Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:46:09 -0400 2019-06-29T15:30:00-04:00 2019-06-29T16:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Other Biological Sciences Building
Science Forum Demo: Fantastic Fluids (June 30, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63448 63448-15702327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world around you in a whole new way. Demonstrations are appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above.

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what a “fluid” is, and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do fluids mix? Can you ever un-mix them? This demo is filled to the brim with experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:44:40 -0400 2019-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2019-06-30T11:30:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Biological Sciences Building