Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Department New GSI Orientation (August 30, 2018 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54072 54072-13521836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Required for all new GSIs (departmental and external hires) who have not taught before in the Department of Sociology. Lunch provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:26:39 -0400 2018-08-30T10:00:00-04:00 2018-08-30T13:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Not For Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete (September 6, 2018 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54027 54027-13513140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 6, 2018 5:45pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Drawing on personal experience as a former professional football player and
interviews with over 120 current and former NFL players, Robert Turner gets behind
the bravado to reveal what it means to be an athlete in the NFL and why so many
players struggle with life after football. With compassion and objectivity, Dr. Turner
reveals the life and mind of high school, college, and NFL athletes, shedding light on
what might best help players transition successfully out of the sport.

Robert W. Turner II earned his Ph.D. in sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University. Dr. Turner played football professionally in the now defunct United States Football League, the Canadian Football League, and briefly in the National Football League.

Dinner provided - RSVP Required! Please RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/a801K

More information on Not For Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete (book) can be found here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/not-for-long-9780199892907?cc=us&lang=en&

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:37:51 -0400 2018-09-06T17:45:00-04:00 2018-09-06T19:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Book Cover
Values at the End of Life: Toward a Sociology of Economization (September 7, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54827 54827-13645291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 7, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Over the past forty years, “the end of life” has become the center of extensive economic, policy, ethical, and medical discussions. Health economists measure and evaluate its cost; ethicists debate the morality of various approaches to “end-of-life care”; policymakers ponder alternative “end of life”-related policies; and clinicians apply a specialized approach (hospice and palliative care) to treat patients whom they diagnose as being at “the end of life.” This talk analyzes the proliferation of conversations on “the end of life” as emblematic of a peculiar moment in human history. Ours is a period where modern growth stagnates and the main challenge developed societies face becomes delineating the limits of human agency and governing populations within these limits. Drawing on a combination of historical and ethnographic analysis of the work of palliative care clinicians in three California hospitals, I analyze how the limits of what can be done, medically and financially, to prolong life are communicated to severely ill patients and families. I use this empirical case to flesh out different dimensions in the concept of economization, which has recently attracted much theoretical attention in economic sociology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:25:33 -0400 2018-09-07T13:30:00-04:00 2018-09-07T15:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
Detroit’s African American History Tour (September 10, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53410 53410-13364432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 10, 2018 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join OLLI on October 16th for a day filled with rich history and current issues. We’ll begin the morning by having a bus tour of the old Hastings Street neighborhood, Lafayette Park, Black Bottom, and Paradise Valley, emphasizing insights into neighborhood decline, racial challenges, and impact of expressways for urban renewal.

Next, a docent-led tour of the Motown Museum, filled with fun, music, and history. Enjoy a soul-food buffet lunch at Bert’s Market Place with a brief presentation and Q&A about the era of jazz, Motown, and civil rights. We will also have time to view the historical murals located inside Bert’s jazz club.

For the afternoon, you can choose between a visit to either (1) the Charles H. Wright African-American Museum, where there will be a docent-led tour of its main permanent exhibit entitled “And Still We Rise: Our Journey through African-American History and Culture.” Visitors will travel over time and across geographic boundaries, or (2) the Detroit Historical Museum to view the exhibit “Detroit 67: Perspectives. Looking Back to Look Forward,” which covers a period of 150 years. Those who select this exhibit will be better able to understand the events leading up to July 1967 (often referred to as the riots, uprising, or rebellion), where we are today, and connect to efforts that are moving Detroit forward.

When you register, please select choice of afternoon museum. This day includes some walking, standing, and a few steps. Boarding begins at 8:00 a.m. to ensure prompt departure at 8:30 a.m.

No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 04 Aug 2018 07:13:49 -0400 2018-09-10T08:30:00-04:00 2018-09-10T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Out of Town
The strength of dynamic ties: Dynamics promote cooperation, even in static ties (September 18, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53774 53774-13459410@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

One mechanism that promotes the evolution of cooperation is network dynamics, where ties can be shed and new ties formed. Yet past research has only compared networks where all ties can potentially be severed to those where none can, confounding the benefits of fully dynamic networks with the presence of dynamic ties within the network. This work accounts for the complexity of real-world networks, where some ties are more susceptible to change than others, by considering whether the presence of dynamic ties in networks promotes cooperation even among static ties. Results reveal that, in networks with both tie types, the higher rate of cooperation in dynamic ties “spills over” to those relations that are more difficult to alter, promoting cooperation even among static ties. Thus, findings demonstrate the critical role that dynamic ties play in promoting cooperation by altering behavioral outcomes even in non-dynamic relations.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:41:53 -0400 2018-09-18T11:30:00-04:00 2018-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Photo of Ashley Harrell
Unheard Voices of the #MeToo Movement: Telling the Stories of America’s Most Vulnerable Workers (September 18, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53192 53192-13278547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wallace House Center for Journalists

Bernice Yeung, award-winning journalist and 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow, will discuss the sexual harassment and assault that farmworkers, night-shift janitors and other low-wage and immigrant workers routinely face on the job and examine what these workers have done to fight back and seek justice.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:48:10 -0400 2018-09-18T17:00:00-04:00 2018-09-18T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wallace House Center for Journalists Lecture / Discussion Bernice Yeung, 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow
Ross Leaders Academy (September 19, 2018 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/54560 54560-13598659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

Make leadership development a primary focus during your final years at U-M!

You are invited to apply for the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA), powered by the Sanger Leadership Center, an exclusive group of students who want to develop the mindset and skills needed to be influential at U-M and beyond. As a participant, you will learn from a diverse set of peers, receive team executive coaching, and engage with 30+ years of powerful research and ideas advanced by Michigan Ross.

RLA graduates emerge more confident, more insightful, and with a vision to fuel their emerging careers.

Applications are now open for the 2018-19 academic year, which will kick off on October 26. Apply on our website.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Enhance your self-awareness
- Advance your self-development
- Work with diverse individuals
- Build strong networks

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
- Juniors, seniors, and graduate students at any U­-M school
- Ability to attend all sessions (view schedule »)
- Deep interest in leadership development, personal growth, and lifelong learning

QUESTIONS?
Contact us at rossleaders@umich.edu or attend our Information Session on September 12 from 4-5 PM in the Blau Colloquium at Michigan Ross.

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Careers / Jobs Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:22:41 -0400 2018-09-19T00:00:00-04:00 2018-09-19T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Sanger Leadership Center Careers / Jobs Ross Leaders Academy
Reimagining Healthcare (September 24, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55155 55155-13691646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 24, 2018 5:30pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: NextGen Med

Monday, September 24th, 2018
5:30-7:00 PM
Ford Auditorium, University Hospital

Please join us as our panelists share their perspectives on the future of healthcare in the United States focusing on how the government, payers, and providers can interact to alleviate some of the key issues facing healthcare today.

This event is free, and we welcome all members of the University of Michigan community including students, faculty, and staff. Food will be served following the panel while supplies last.

Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/GbazVh

Please direct any additional questions to MedECGUMMS@gmail.com or NextGenMed@umich.edu or visit medecg.org/reimagining-healthcare for more information.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:00:47 -0400 2018-09-24T17:30:00-04:00 2018-09-24T19:00:00-04:00 University Hospitals NextGen Med Lecture / Discussion
The Ross Effect (September 27, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55018 55018-13665226@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ross One Year Graduate Programs

Employers look for the skills you’re developing in your undergraduate degree, like the ability to understand complex concepts and deliver creative solutions. But, connecting with companies and highlighting these skills is not always easy. Join us at "The Ross Effect" to learn how three outstanding Ross graduate programs, the Master of Accounting, the Master of Management and the Master of Supply Chain Management, will leverage your undergraduate training for a smooth and successful transition into the workforce.

This event is being held exclusively for non-Ross University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students. The event is being held on the 5th floor of the Blau/Kresge side of the Ross Building, in the Blau Colloquium.

Questions? Email TheRossEffect@umich.edu

Register at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ross-effect-how-a-ross-graduate-degree-amplifies-your-toolkit-registration-48421327494

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Presentation Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:53:32 -0400 2018-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2018-09-27T17:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ross One Year Graduate Programs Presentation Michigan Ross Logo
Inaugural Lecture as the Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professor of Emerging Democracies. Democracies Emerging and Submerging (September 27, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52006 52006-12793954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Does it still make sense to study emerging democracies in a historical moment when democracies seem mostly to be submerging? In his inaugural address as WCED Director, Dan Slater discusses how research on authoritarianism and democratic dysfunctions might ironically shed light on enduring questions of democratic emergence—especially when it builds on concepts transcending disciplinary boundaries.

Dan Slater specializes in the politics and history of enduring dictatorships and emerging democracies, with a regional focus on Southeast Asia. He comes to Michigan after twelve years on the faculty at the University of Chicago, where he served as director of the Center for International Social Science Research (CISSR), associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and associate member in the Department of Sociology. His book manuscript examining how divergent historical patterns of contentious politics have shaped variation in state power and authoritarian durability in seven Southeast Asian countries, entitled "Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia," was published in the Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics series in 2010.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:47:40 -0400 2018-09-27T19:00:00-04:00 2018-09-27T21:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lecture / Discussion Dan Slater
Sociology Honors Program Information Session (October 1, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55711 55711-13775078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 1, 2018 5:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

The Honors Program in Sociology combines one of the best features of a liberal arts college with those of a major research university by offering students the opportunity to do independent research with the guidance of faculty mentors. The research culminates in a written report, a thesis. Completion of an honors thesis demonstrates a student’s discipline and motivation as well as strong writing and analytical skills—assets for which prospective employers and graduate school admissions committees will be looking.

The department hosts an information meeting about the Honors Program in Sociology in early October each year. Attendees can meet the faculty honors director, hear from current honors students, and get all of their questions about the program and your application answered.

Dinner is provided! Please RSVP at: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/1419

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Meeting Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:39:29 -0400 2018-10-01T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-01T19:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Meeting Event Flyer
CGIS Study Abroad Fair (October 3, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/44037 44037-9877694@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Advisors, CGIS Alumni, and program representatives from around campus and the world will answer your questions about UM study abroad opportunities. Learn about UM faculty-led programs and meet with staff from the Office of Financial Aid and the LSA Scholarship Office. Enjoy performances from global student orgs, maize-n-blue giveaways, and free candy from around the world!

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Fair / Festival Sun, 02 Sep 2018 11:01:54 -0400 2018-10-03T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Study Abroad!
Lost in Translation: The Architecture and/of Chinese Edition (October 3, 2018 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55224 55224-13700533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 5:00pm
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: Graduate Rackham International

Have you ever wondered how architecture sounds in Chinese? Or questioned if the language of architecture would sound any more esoteric if it were in Chinese? Does linguistic difference matter? What is lost and what is gained when designspeak traverses the Chinese-English divide? How does the medium of design discourse affect its content? Is graphic communication the great equalizer? Is architecture sinicizable? Do you doubt that these are answerable questions? Find out on October 3rd, 5–7pm, at the Taubman College Commons.

In 1922, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein declared that “the limits of my language mean the limits of my world." With the globally-connected community at the University of Michigan in mind, we invite you to an exploration of the cross-cultural academic expressive production that accompanies thinking and writing from a non-English background. Taking the University of Michigan as a case study, we hope to engage questions of scholarship and public expression incubated in the globalized environment that is the contemporary American university. Rather than focusing on the mechanics of English as a Second Language or as a lingua franca, we seek a discussion around scholarly expression in a multicultural, globalized academia.

Panelists:
FU Liangyu, Communications & Media Studies
WANG Jieqiong, Architecture & Urban Studies
William THOMSON, Anthropology & Architecture
ZHANG Fang, Fine Arts, Design, & Economics

Hors d'oeuvres to be served.
All are welcome!
No registration is required but please RSVP so we can provide enough food for everyone.

This event is organized by GRIN with generous support from Rackham and in partnership with Taubman College DEI.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:00:55 -0400 2018-10-03T17:00:00-04:00 2018-10-03T19:00:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building Graduate Rackham International Lecture / Discussion Flyer
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 8, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710204@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 8, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-08T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-08T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
2018 MIDAS Annual Symposium (October 9, 2018 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/45230 45230-11710205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:00am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Featured speakers:

“Big Data in Manufacturing Systems with Internet-of-Things Connectivity”
Dawn Tilbury, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan.

“Big (Network) Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Science”
Patrick Wolfe, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science, Purdue University.

“The Data Science Expert in the Room”
Katherine Ensor, Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), Rice University.

“The Elements of Translational Data Science”
Raghu Machiraju, Interim Director, Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State University

The symposium will also include:

Research talks from U-M investigators
A poster session and student poster competition
Industry perspectives on data science and social good.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:01:31 -0400 2018-10-09T08:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Statistics Wars: Empirical Research and Affirmative Action (October 9, 2018 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55792 55792-13777625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 5:45pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Richard Lempert is the Eric Stein Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Law & Sociology (University of Michigan). He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Michigan Law School and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Michigan. From June 2008 until July 2011, he served as chief scientist in the Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division of the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security and prior to that, served as the division director for the Social and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation. His research focuses on the problem of applying social science research to legal issues, ranging from juries and capital punishment, to the use of statistical and social science evidence by courts. Professor Lempert wrote an influential amicus brief in the Fisher vs. University of Texas affirmative action case.

Dinner Provided - RSVP Required: https://myumi.ch/Lqewy

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:33:36 -0400 2018-10-09T17:45:00-04:00 2018-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Alternative Medicine (October 9, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49423 49423-11453765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion at the boundaries of the medical sciences.

Readings to consider:
"The placebo effect in alternative medicine"
"The use of complementary and alternative medicine in pediatrics"
"Efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine therapies in relieving cancer pain: a systematic review"
"Trends in the use of complementary health approaches among adults: United States, 2002-2012"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/018-alternative-medicine/.

Be mindful at the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:54:30 -0400 2018-10-09T19:00:00-04:00 2018-10-09T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Alternative medicine
Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. Islamophobia and the Struggle for Recognition (October 11, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/54178 54178-13537258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for European Studies

Until recently, the concept of islamophobia was located in the field of religious tolerance and pluralism. Professor Modood pioneered an alternative understanding of the phenomenon, defining islamophobia instead as anti-Muslim racism in the context of multicultural citizenship. That alternative definition is now emerging as the dominant interpretation, accepted by UNESCO and gaining traction in social sciences and public discourse alike. Professor Modood will outline the public career of the concept of Islamophobia and discuss his misgivings about the direction that some Islamophobia/Muslim studies are taking.

Tariq Modood is professor of sociology, politics, and public policy and the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. He is also the co-founder of the international journal Ethnicities. He has held over 40 grants and consultancies, has over 35 (co-)authored and (co-)edited books and reports, as well as over 200 articles and chapters. He was a Robert Schuman Fellow at the European University Institute for part of 2013-15, and a “Thinker in Residence” at the Royal Academy of Flanders, Brussels in 2017. His latest books include "Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea" (2nd ed., 2013); "Multiculturalism Rethought" (2015); "Multiculturalism and Interculturalism: Debating the Dividing Lines" (2016); and "The Problem of Religious Diversity: European Problems, Asian Challenges" (2017).

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to cesmichigan@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:53:31 -0400 2018-10-11T17:30:00-04:00 2018-10-11T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Tariq Modood
Bioethics Discussion: Zombies (October 23, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49424 49424-11453766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the rights of the living, the dead, and those in between.

Readings to consider:
"Consciousness: the most critical moral (constitutional) standard for human personhood"
"CDC preparedness 101: zombie pandemic"
"Zombies v. materialists"
"In vitro meat"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/019-zombies/.

Have your brain eaten by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:55:12 -0400 2018-10-23T19:00:00-04:00 2018-10-23T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Zombies
Social Work Info Session (October 24, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53034 53034-13209180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 3:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: Psychology Undergraduates

This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the field of social work and the UM MSW and PhD Programs. Topics covered will include: Field of social work, types of jobs/careers UM graduates go into, licensure; UM Curriculum Options, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.

RSVP here by Oct 23: https://myumi.ch/JWM7R

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Meeting Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:39:48 -0400 2018-10-24T15:00:00-04:00 2018-10-24T16:00:00-04:00 East Hall Psychology Undergraduates Meeting Social Work Session
SUMIT 2018: Security at University of Michigan IT (October 25, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/55622 55622-13765961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 25, 2018 8:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Register now for SUMIT_2018, the University of Michigan’s annual symposium to raise awareness and educate the community on cybersecurity. This free, one-day conference is an exciting opportunity to hear recognized experts discuss the latest issues, trends, and threats in cybersecurity and privacy. This year’s theme focuses on U-M’s role as a leader and best in security and privacy research. The presenters are all faculty, students, or alumni of U-M.

For a complete list of speakers and to register visit the SUMIT_2018 website: http://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/sumit/2018

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:27:03 -0400 2018-10-25T08:30:00-04:00 2018-10-25T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium SUMIT 2018: U-M Security and Privacy - Innovative Leaders
U.S. Immigration Policy and the Perpetuation of White Dominance: National and Michigan Perspectives (October 25, 2018 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56439 56439-13903627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 25, 2018 5:45pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Susan E. Reed is Managing Attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, a legal resource center for Michigan's immigrant communities. Susan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and Marquette University. She has practiced immigration and immigrant rights law since 2003. Susan has also served as a staff attorney at Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan and as a regional attorney for Justice for Our Neighbors, the immigration legal services program of the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Her particular interests include the intersection of family and immigration law, the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children, immigrant eligibility for public benefits and programs, and civil rights matters.

Dinner is provided, please RSVP here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/10995

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:34:24 -0400 2018-10-25T17:45:00-04:00 2018-10-25T19:00:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
Table Talks on the Diag (October 26, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/56407 56407-13896806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 26, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Talk about the issues that matter most with your fellow students. Discuss topics ranging from healthcare to immigration to the environment in a 1:1 setting, and grab a snack before you go!

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Other Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:44:26 -0400 2018-10-26T12:00:00-04:00 2018-10-26T14:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Ginsberg Center Other Table Talks on the Diag
Social Space Diffusion: Applications of a Latent Space Model to Diffusion with Uncertain Ties (October 30, 2018 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/53997 53997-13513093@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

Social networks represent two different facets of social life: (1) stable paths for diffusion, or the spread of something through a connected population, and (2) random draws from an underlying social space, which indicate the relative positions of the people in the network to one another. The dual nature of networks creates a challenge – if the observed network ties are a single random draw, is it realistic to expect that diffusion only follows the observed network ties? This study takes a first step towards integrating these two perspectives by introducing a social space diffusion model. In the model, network ties indicate positions in social space, and diffusion occurs proportionally to distance in social space. Practically, the simulation occurs in two parts. First, positions are estimated using a statistical model (in this example, a latent space model). Then, second, the predicted probabilities of a tie from that model – representing the distances in social space – or a series of networks drawn from those probabilities – representing routine churn in the network – are used as weights in a weighted averaging framework. Using longitudinal data from high school friendship networks, I explore the properties of the model. I show that the model produces smoothed diffusion results, which predict attitudes in future waves 10% better than a diffusion model using the observed network, and up to 5% better than diffusion models using alternative, non-model-based smoothing approaches.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:41:04 -0400 2018-10-30T11:30:00-04:00 2018-10-30T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Workshop / Seminar Jacob Fisher
2020 Census: Citizenship, Science, Politics, and Privacy (October 31, 2018 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/56065 56065-13823433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 8:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Preparations for the 2020 Census are underway, amidst conversations, controversy, and lawsuits over the possible addition of a citizenship question to the decennial survey. Join us as we bring together Census officials, stakeholders and scholars to discuss what's at stake in 2020. 

Event will also be live streamed: http://bit.ly/ISRCensusStream

Speakers:

Keynote: Al Fontenot, Associate Director, Decennial Census Program, U.S. Census Bureau

Panel 1: Citizenship and Politics

Opening remarks by U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Michigan

Barbara Anderson, former chair of the U.S. Census Scientific Advisory Committee, Ronald A. Freedman Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Population Studies, University of Michigan

James House, Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Survey Research, Public Policy, and Sociology, University of Michigan

Angela Ocampo, LSA Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Kurt Metzger, Mayor, City of Pleasant Ridge, MI | Founder and Director Emeritus,
Data Driven Detroit (D3)

Panel 2: Data Privacy and Science

John Eltinge, Assistant Director for Research and Methodology, U.S. Census Bureau

David Johnson, Director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Research Professor, Survey Research Center at ISR

Joelle Abramowitz, Director of the Michigan Research Data Center, ISR

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:17:31 -0400 2018-10-31T08:30:00-04:00 2018-10-31T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium Census event flyer
The socialist perspective on the 2018 midterm elections (November 4, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57368 57368-14175633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 4, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Mason Hall
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

Join the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) in a meeting on the 2018 midterm elections. The meeting will feature a presentation by Niles Niemuth, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for Michigan’s 12th congressional district. Niles will review the current political situation and the significance of his campaign.

There is growing support for socialism among workers and youth throughout the district and around the world. This is the outcome of record levels of social inequality, continuous attacks on wages and social programs, and unending war.

The IYSSE is fighting to show workers and students that the fight for socialism means a fight against the capitalist system. It requires the independent mobilization of the working class against the Democrats, the Republicans, and the social system they defend.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 04 Nov 2018 17:33:12 -0500 2018-11-04T19:00:00-05:00 2018-11-04T21:00:00-05:00 Mason Hall International Youth and Students for Social Equality Lecture / Discussion Niles
Organizational Studies Info Night! (November 6, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55542 55542-13756887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Chemistry Dow Lab
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Want to learn more about Organizational Studies?

Join us to hear more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. Enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network. You'll have the opportunity to hear from the Program Director, Major Advisor, Prospective Student Advisors, and a diverse panel of OS students!

Visit our website in the meantime for more information on the curriculum, application, or to sign-up for a prospective student advising meeting.

Follow us on Facebook to engage with our community and stay up-to-date with OS happenings!

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Meeting Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:15:27 -0400 2018-11-06T17:30:00-05:00 2018-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 Chemistry Dow Lab Organizational Studies Program (OS) Meeting OS
Almost Sunrise Film Screening (November 7, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57173 57173-14121976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Office of New Student Programs

What happens when Iraq Veterans try to overcome the brutalities of war?

Almost Sunrise follows two Iraq veterans, Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson, who were both tormented by depression for years after they returned home and were pushed to the edge of suicide. The two embark on an extraordinary journey – a 2,700 mile walk across the country from Wisconsin to California, in order to reflect on their haunting experiences of war and, ultimately, to save themselves.

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Film Screening Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:21:40 -0400 2018-11-07T16:00:00-05:00 2018-11-07T18:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Office of New Student Programs Film Screening Almost Sunrise Film Poster
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region Conference (November 8, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/55969 55969-13814212@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 8, 2018 5:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: International Policy Center

Keynote address: Thursday, November 8, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1110 Weill Hall followed by Reception in the FSPP Great Hall

Two panel discussion: Friday, November 9, 9:00 - 12:45 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1110 Weill Hall

9-10:45 am Panel 1. Significance for the Major Powers in East Asia
Panelists:
Kenneth Lieberthal, Brookings Institution, chair
Jeffrey Hornung, RAND Corporation
Kei Koga, Nanyang Technological University
Min Ye, Boston University

11-12:45 pm Panel 2. Relevance and Impact in the Indian Ocean Region
Panelists:
Ken Jimbo, Keio University, chair
Christine Fair, Georgetown University
Satoshi Ikeuchi, University of Tokyo
Manjari Miller, Boston University

Keynote by Susan Thornton, former acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Ms. Thornton is a distinguished U.S. diplomat centrally involved in the Trump administration’s formulation of a FOIP strategy.

Followed by a two panel discussion on Friday, November 9. The first panel will concentrate on how the FOIP concept applies to East Asia and the Pacific. The second panel will focus on the concept’s relevance and impact in the Indian Ocean region, extending from the Middle East to the Malacca Straits. On each panel, speakers will address how the FOIP concept relates to three major aspects of the Indo-Pacific order: (1) trade and development, (2) regional institutions, and (3) maritime security. Presenters will share their expertise and engage in public dialogue with other participants and the audience with a view to drawing a diverse audience of public stakeholders into the discussion and informing the public on the significance of the geopolitical developments in the faraway region.

Participants:
Satoshi Ikeuchi, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
Jeffrey Hornung. Political scientist, RAND Corporation
Ken Jimbo, Associate Professor, Keio University
Kei Koga, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Brookings Institution
Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor, Boston University
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
John Ciorciari, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:16:54 -0400 2018-11-08T17:30:00-05:00 2018-11-08T19:30:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) International Policy Center Conference / Symposium
OUR GLOBAL AFRICA: A NIGHT OF FOOD, MUSIC & PERFORMANCE (November 16, 2018 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57329 57329-14155509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 16, 2018 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: African Students Association ASA

Join African Students Association, Caribbean Student Association, Creatives of Color, and Black Student Union in the UMMA Apse for an exciting evening of food and performance in conjunction with the exhibit, Beyond Borders: Global Africa. Performances include spoken word, Amala Dancers, Ambiance, and more! The event is semi-formal with a gallery viewing included. We look forward to sharing our perspective on how African culture, artistic expressions, and traditions are beyond borders, in an event you do not want to miss!

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:34:25 -0400 2018-11-16T19:00:00-05:00 2018-11-16T21:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art African Students Association ASA Exhibition Museum of Art
Dissonance Event Series: Catching Fake News (November 27, 2018 6:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57303 57303-14148802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 6:15pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Two years after the 2016 election, are we winning the war against digital misinformation and manipulation? This panel will describe the technical and journalistic challenges of identifying fake news and manipulated information online and assess the effectiveness of the response by platforms like Facebook in the U.S., Europe, and around the world.

Brendan Nyhan, Professor, Ford School will act as moderator, and panelists will include Mark Ackerman, Professor, School of Information; Ceren Budak, Asst. Prof., School of Information; Fredrik Laurin, Knight-Wallace Fellow, Special Projects Editor for Current Affairs, SVT (Swedish Television); and Rada Mihalcea, Professor, EECS.

More info at https://www.safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:37:13 -0400 2018-11-27T18:15:00-05:00 2018-11-27T19:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Dissonance: Catching Fake News, Nov. 27, 2018
Sociology Walk-In Advising Cider Social (November 28, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57913 57913-14373145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Open to current and prospective majors and minors. Stop by to enjoy delicious cider and donuts. The Sociology undergraduate staff will be on hand to answer questions about general advising, course, registration, and Project Community. Donut miss it!

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:59:18 -0500 2018-11-28T12:00:00-05:00 2018-11-28T14:00:00-05:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Social / Informal Gathering Event Flyer
Visiting Lecture: Black Debt, White Debt (City Edition) (November 30, 2018 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57457 57457-14193546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 30, 2018 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: RIW: Risk, Lending, & the Future of Debtor Urbanization

Louise Seamster will be presenting the first visiting lecture for a new graduate workshop: Risk, Lending, & the Future of Debtor Urbanization. Seamster is a postdoctoral teaching associate in Sociology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She earned her PhD in Sociology at Duke University, an MA in Liberal Studies at the New School for Social Research, and a BA at Vassar College. She writes about racial politics and urban development, emergency financial management, debt, and the myth of racial progress. Her research centers on the interactive financial and symbolic factors reproducing racial inequality across multiple domains. She has published work in Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Social Currents, and Sociology Compass, and has work forthcoming in Sociological Theory and Du Bois Review. She has also co-edited five special issues on race, politics and inequality in Political Power and Social Theory, Critical Sociology, Humanity and Society, and American Behavioral Scientist.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:12:13 -0500 2018-11-30T16:30:00-05:00 2018-11-30T18:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) RIW: Risk, Lending, & the Future of Debtor Urbanization Lecture / Discussion Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor (December 6, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53207 53207-13287162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Reception to follow. Join the conversation: #policytalks
This event will be live webstreamed. Please check the event site just before the event for viewing details.

In Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and working-class people in America. The book is full of heart-wrenching and eye-opening stories, from a woman in Indiana whose benefits are literally cut off as she lays dying to a family in Pennsylvania in daily fear of losing their daughter because they fit a certain statistical profile. "This book is downright scary,” says Naomi Klein, “but with its striking research and moving, indelible portraits of life in the ‘digital poorhouse,’ you will emerge smarter and more empowered to demand justice.” Join us for a lively discussion of this timely book!

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Dec 2018 14:17:59 -0500 2018-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 2018-12-06T17:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Automating Inequality cover
The Value of Values for Institutional Theory (December 7, 2018 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57834 57834-14323263@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 7, 2018 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Though values were once the central focus of institutional theory, they are now a latent, marginalized and dimly understood element of a much larger and more complex perspective. The present paper is a response to this curious and ironic situation. In the effort to refocalize values and foment a new wave of value-centric institutional scholarship, our review addresses three more specific questions. The first concerns the nature, origin and functions of values themselves. The second concerns values’ relationship to other institutional elements and their place within the broader institutional landscape. The third concerns “the value of values” and the particular ways in which they can inform and enrich institutional research. Our review addresses these questions both by “reaching back” into the institutional tradition and by “reaching across” into the broader and recently resurgent sociological literature on values. We close by discussing a number of promising directions for future research.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:10:43 -0500 2018-12-07T13:30:00-05:00 2018-12-07T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Chairman Mao’s Children and China’s Difficult Past: Generation, Class, and Memory (December 11, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52929 52929-13148798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Chinese government sent about 17 million secondary school graduates (the “educated youth” or “zhiqing”) to villages, state farms, and military corps, to achieve some practical and ideological goals. The "send-down" program, however, failed dismally and had detrimental impacts on the zhiqing generation’s life courses. Despite its failure, the zhiqing’s memory of their sent-down years is a mixture of grievance, resentment, self-congratulation, nostalgia, and heroism. Drawing on various data collected through interviews, ethnography, archival research, and textual analysis (2013-2018), Professor Xu examines their memory to explore the mentality and political views of this generation of “Chairman Mao’s children,” who have inherited the legacy of the Mao years and have to reconcile it with the sea changes in the post-Mao society, and theorize the relations between generation, class, and memory.

Bin Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Emory University. His research interests lie at the intersection of politics and culture. He is the author of "The Politics of Compassion: The Sichuan Earthquake and Civic Engagement in China" (Stanford University Press, 2017), which has won two book awards from the American Sociological Association. His research has also appeared in leading sociological and China studies journals. He is currently writing a book and a few related articles on the collective memory of China’s “educated youth” (zhiqing) generation—the 17 million youths sent down to the countryside in the 1960s and 1970s.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Email us at chinese.studies@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:22:39 -0400 2018-12-11T12:00:00-05:00 2018-12-11T13:00:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Lecture / Discussion Bin Xu, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Emory University
The War on Poverty Project: Evaluating the lasting, economic effects of the War on Poverty (December 14, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58180 58180-14435497@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 14, 2018 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Friday, December 14

9:00-9:20am Martha Bailey: Welcome and introductions
9:20-10:00am Chloe Gibbs: “Breaking the Cycle? Intergenerational Effects of an Anti-Poverty Program in Early Childhood” (with Andrew Barr)
10:00-10:40am Douglas Miller: “Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start”

10:40am Break

10:50-11:30am Martha Bailey: “Prep School for Poor Kids’: The Long-Run Impact of Head Start on Human Capital and Productivity” (with Shuqiao Sun and Brenden Timpe)

11:30am-1:10pm Lunch Break

1:10-2:00pm Hilary Hoynes: “Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program,” a joint presentation of Economic History and Labor Economics Seminars
2:00-2:40pm Valentina Duque: “The Long-Term Health and Economic Benefits of Community Health Centers” (with Martha Bailey and Andrew Goodman-Bacon)

2:40pm Break

2:50-3:30pm Olga Malkova: “Does Parents’ Access to Family Planning Increase Children’s Opportunities? Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X” (with Martha Bailey and Zoe McLaren)
3:30-5:00pm
Short talks (~15 min each):

Jacob Bastian: “The Rise of Working Mothers and the 1975 Earned Income Tax Credit”
Andrew Goodman-Bacon: “A Strong Start: Short- and Long-Run Effects from Medicaid’s Introduction”
Jamein Cunningham: “Legal Services and the Civilian Perspective”
Rob Gillezeau: “The Community Action Program and the 1960s Uprisings”
Nic Duquette: “Beethoven, Baumol and Bloat: The Establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Professionalization of American Orchestras” (with Mirae Kim)
Bryan Stuart: “The Economic Impact of a High National Minimum Wage: Evidence from the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act” (with Martha Bailey and John DiNardo)

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:37:00 -0500 2018-12-14T09:00:00-05:00 2018-12-14T17:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium Event flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Race (January 15, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49429 49429-11453772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on (in)equality that is more than skin deep.

Readings to consider:
"Racial disparity in emergency department triage"
"Dealing with the realities of race and ethnicity"
"Race/ethnicity and success in academic medicine"
"Race and trust in the healthcare system"
"Why bioethics has a race problem"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/023-race/.

Feel free to visit the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:28:05 -0400 2019-01-15T19:00:00-05:00 2019-01-15T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Race
Unravel Injustice: Taking Action (January 21, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58725 58725-14544830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 21, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A two-part discussion on our roles as citizens and scholars in movements to create a more just and humanistic society.

2019 University of Michigan MLK Symposium

Monday, January 21, 2019, 2:00-4:00pm, ISR Thompson Rm 1430

Keynote: Transforming ourselves to build an inclusive society
By: john a. powell, Director Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society, UC Berkeley

Panel discussion with noted citizen activists to follow keynote:
Moderator: Neda Ulaby, National Public Radio
-Nick Licata, Founding Chair, Local Progress (Seattle, WA), @NickJLicata
-Rosalie Lochner, Founder, Michigan Support Circle
-Jessyca Matthews, MI English Teacher of the Year, Carmen-Ainsworth High School (Flint, MI)
-Kayla Reed, Founder, St. Louis Action Council, @iKaylaReed

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:01:08 -0500 2019-01-21T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series (January 23, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58198 58198-14441905@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Discourses of White nationalism & racism today" by Alexandra Stern, Professor & Chair
Dept of American Culture, University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:37:59 -0500 2019-01-23T09:00:00-05:00 2019-01-23T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
ASP Lecture: Bridging Memories in a Contested Geography – Eastern Turkey between Western Armenia and Northern Kurdistan (January 23, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57956 57956-14381732@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Armenian Studies

Grounded in the field of late Ottoman history this lecture will draw on the disciplines of political sociology and anthropology to challenge bottom-up narratives and relate the past of contested geographies located in the shattered zones of the post-Ottoman and the post-Soviet. Dr. Leupold will examine the relationship between biographical subjects, the politics of memory and communal boundaries in the region around Lake Van - a geography where collective violence stretches back in time to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and into the contemporaneous Kurdish conflict. The lecture will begin by reconstructing the history of competing national movements and collective violence in the late-Ottoman period, and then deconstruct official Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish accounts to juxtapose ‘official histories’ with their local counter-narratives.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:32:27 -0500 2019-01-23T16:00:00-05:00 2019-01-23T17:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Armenian Studies Lecture / Discussion Yüksekova, Southeastern Turkey
Privacy@Michigan (January 28, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59816 59816-14788715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 28, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information Assurance

Join us in celebrating International Data Privacy Day!
Privacy@Michigan, hosted by the University of Michigan School of Information and U-M Information Assurance, brings together faculty, researchers, students and staff from different colleges, schools and units across campus and aims to spark ongoing, multidisciplinary conversations about privacy’s role in society—here at U-M and worldwide.

Keynote Speaker: Sarah St.Vincent, Researcher/Advocate on National Security, Surveillance, and Domestic Law Enforcement, Human Rights Watch

This event is free, but please RSVP to reserve a spot.

https://www.safecomputing.umich.edu/events/data-privacy-day

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:44:36 -0500 2019-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 2019-01-28T18:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information Assurance Conference / Symposium Privacy At Michigan Ad
Mental Health Awareness Workshop (January 28, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60143 60143-14840457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 28, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: STEM in Color

STEM in Color is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to our mental health awareness workshop: “How to Save a Life: Strategies for Addressing Mental Health Challenges in STEM and a Call for Cultural Change”. For this occasion, we have specifically partnered with the University of Michigan’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to develop a workshop that will not only raise awareness surrounding the mental health challenges faced by our community, but one that will equip participants with research based strategies for promoting mental well-being through prevention, intervention, and coping mechanisms.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:09:38 -0500 2019-01-28T14:00:00-05:00 2019-01-28T15:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons STEM in Color Workshop / Seminar Mental Health Workshop
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (January 28, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59556 59556-14752317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 28, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, January 28, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“A Culture of Racism: Conceptual and Methodological Innovations.”

By Courtney Cogburn, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Columbia University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:29:57 -0500 2019-01-28T15:30:00-05:00 2019-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Gender (January 29, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49430 49430-11453774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on who we are, who society sees, and who we want to be.

Readings to consider:
"Doing gender"
"For whom the burden tolls"
"Performative acts and gender constitution"
"The restroom revolution: unisex toilets and campus politics"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/024-gender/.

Take a look at the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:29:55 -0400 2019-01-29T19:00:00-05:00 2019-01-29T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Gender
"Dirty work," Invisibility and Dignity: An Intersectional Exploration of Janitors in India, US and South Korea (February 1, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60157 60157-14840472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 1, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

My research explores “dirty work” and dignity, based on my comparative work of Janitors in the US, South Korea and India. Using an interdisciplinary framework, my talk will focus on how intersections of caste, gender, social class, age and ethnicity shape the invisibility of janitors in the workplace in culture-specific ways. Using qualitative interviews, social media analyses and ethnography, my research documents various dignity injuries experienced by janitors in these three cultural contexts. My talk will also present how Janitors also actively restore their dignity and infantilization of their labor in these three cultural contexts. I will discuss the relevance of intersectional framework to study dignity in workplace.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:49:58 -0500 2019-02-01T13:30:00-05:00 2019-02-01T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series (February 4, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58199 58199-14441906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 4, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Perpetuation of cultural racism through social & mass media" by Travis Dixon, Professor, Dept of Communication, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:42:58 -0500 2019-02-04T09:00:00-05:00 2019-02-04T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Humanities & Environments Faculty Panel: "Neighborhoods, Suburbs, Environments" (February 5, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58925 58925-14578311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

During our 2018-19 Year of Humanities and Environments, we've organized faculty panels to explore contributions of humanistic inquiry around specific environmental subjects.

Today, U-M faculty members explore the history and development of living environments, emphasizing the promises of sociability and social mobility suburban and city neighborhoods may have offered, and the realizations and failures of such promises.

Featuring:

Alexandra Murphy (sociology)
Matthew Lassiter (history, American culture)
Harley Etienne (architecture)

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:05:05 -0500 2019-02-05T16:00:00-05:00 2019-02-05T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion 202 S. Thayer
Sociology of Health and Medicine: Rethinking Autonomy? (February 6, 2019 6:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60210 60210-14849101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 6:15pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Dr. Stonington will share stories from around the world that call into question the pervasive use of individual autonomy as the organizing framework of bioethics. Cases will include: cancer care in Thailand, obesity prevention in Mexico City, primary care for diabetes in Ypsilanti, MI, and others. The goal of these stories will be to challenge assumptions about how people do and/or should engage with their bodies, their health, and health interventions.

Dinner provided, RSVP Required: https://myumi.ch/aVA37

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:40:00 -0500 2019-02-06T18:15:00-05:00 2019-02-06T19:15:00-05:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Event Flyer
CJS Noon Lecture Series | Refuge Neighborhoods: Gentrification and Ontological Security in Japan’s Declining Yoseba (February 7, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60505 60505-14901382@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 7, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Since the economic bubble’s collapse, Japan’s former yoseba (day labor ghettos) have transformed into concentrations of homelessness, welfare-subsidized housing, and supportive social services. However, many of the former pay-by-the-day hotels (doya) now cater to foreign and domestic budget travelers and the neighborhoods are seeing large scale redevelopment. How are residents, especially the poor, experiencing this advancing gentrification? Do these neighborhoods retain their function as neighborhoods of refuge (kakikomi chi’iki), buffering residents from the most extreme forms of urban marginality? I will explore these questions by drawing on ethnographic research in Tokyo’s San’ya and Osaka’s Kamagasaki conducted over a 25-year period.

Matthew Marr is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociocultural Studies and Asian Studies at Florida International University. His research focuses on homelessness in the US and Japan, showing how urban inequality is shaped by social conditions operating at multiple levels, from the global to the individual.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:19:51 -0500 2019-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Matthew Marr, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociocultural Studies and Asian Studies,Florida International University
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (February 11, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59561 59561-14752320@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 11, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, February 11, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“The Politics of Personal Responsibility and the Health Consequences for Black Americans of Working Twice as Hard to Get By.”

By Darrick Hamilton, PhD
Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
The Ohio State University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:18:41 -0500 2019-02-11T15:30:00-05:00 2019-02-11T17:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
STS Speaker. Back to the Future: An STS Approach to Markets (February 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58153 58153-14433289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Science, Technology & Society

As the late Leigh Star noted, infrastructure is that often invisible stuff all around us that is both relational and ecological. I employ the tools of STS in an attempt to unpack infrastructure with respect to markets. Markets may be examined as (1) institutions, (2) the sum of particular sorts of economic transactions and (3) places where politics is enacted. Contemporary economists have focused on the sum of transactions, largely ignoring institutions and politics. However, given the performative character of economics, I need also to examine how economics, in its theoretical treatment of markets, has influenced the development of actual markets. Finally, any ecological study must also include standards, a relatively new form of infrastructure taken for granted by most economists. Based on preliminary investigations, I propose three hypotheses: First, actual markets (must) fail to deliver distributive justice. Second, economics as a discipline lags behind the actual changes in the nature of markets. Third, standards have taken on an increasingly important position as infrastructural devices that shape markets, first supporting and then undermining neoclassical approaches. Institutional economists of a century ago understood that a pragmatic approach, emphasizing the evolutionary character of markets, allowed construction of perspectives that change with the times. A re-reading of their work opens new vistas for STS approaches to markets.

Biosketch: Larry Busch is University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at MSU. Dr. Busch's current interests include the use of standards in public and private policy making, biotechnology and nanotechnology policy, agricultural science and technology policy, higher education in agriculture, and public participation in the policy process and the consequences of neoliberal policies for democratic governance. His most recent book is Knowledge for Sale: The Neoliberal Takeover of Higher Education. MIT Press, 2017.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:50:59 -0500 2019-02-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-02-11T17:30:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Science, Technology & Society Lecture / Discussion Prof. Busch
Ethics for a Learning Health Care System: The “Common Purpose” Framework (February 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59180 59180-14694666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

There is increased interest among health care institutions to transitioning to become learning health systems. In this process, however, there are increased practical and moral challenges from using the traditional definitions of “research” vs “practice” to determine which activities within such systems require IRB review and other ethics oversight, and which do not. As health systems more deliberately integrate care delivery with ongoing data collection, a set of ethics commitments for this integrated approach must be articulated. This presentation will provide an example of an ethics framework for learning health care and underscore how also being guided by commitments to transparency, engagement, and accountability around the ongoing learning are also essential, ethically.

The LHS Collaboratory is co-sponsored by the Department of Learning Health Sciences, the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and the Office of Research at the University of Michigan.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:21:51 -0500 2019-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-12T13:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Department of Learning Health Sciences Workshop / Seminar Nancy Kass, ScD
Sexpertise: Sexuality Through a Social Justice Lens (February 12, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61068 61068-15027195@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Health Service

Sexpertise is a two-day series of workshops on February 12th and 13th, 2019, planned by and for students. It engages students, faculty, and community practitioners in discussion and learning about sexuality and relationships through a social justice lens. We'll explore topics of interest to U-M students including empowerment, identities, wellness, relationships, and more! All events are free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required, and you are invited to attend one, a few, or all sessions!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:23:55 -0500 2019-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2019-02-12T21:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Health Service Workshop / Seminar Sexpertise Flier
Bioethics Discussion: Circumcision (February 12, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49431 49431-11453775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on health, tradition, and mutilation.

Readings to consider:
"Male circumcision"
"Female genital alteration: a compromise solution"
"Female genital mutilation and male circumcision: toward an autonomy-based ethical framework"
"Rationalising circumcision"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/025-circumcision/.

Feel free to visit the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:30:45 -0400 2019-02-12T19:00:00-05:00 2019-02-12T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Circumcision
Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series (February 13, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58201 58201-14441908@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Structural racism & residential segregation" by Joe T. Darden, Professor, Dept of Geography, Michigan State University

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:44:09 -0500 2019-02-13T09:00:00-05:00 2019-02-13T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Sexpertise: Sexuality Through a Social Justice Lens (February 13, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61068 61068-15027196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Health Service

Sexpertise is a two-day series of workshops on February 12th and 13th, 2019, planned by and for students. It engages students, faculty, and community practitioners in discussion and learning about sexuality and relationships through a social justice lens. We'll explore topics of interest to U-M students including empowerment, identities, wellness, relationships, and more! All events are free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged but not required, and you are invited to attend one, a few, or all sessions!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:23:55 -0500 2019-02-13T18:00:00-05:00 2019-02-13T22:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University Health Service Workshop / Seminar Sexpertise Flier
Unravel Injustice: Taking Action (February 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58726 58726-14544831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A two-part discussion on our roles as citizens and scholars in movements to create a more just and humanistic society.

2019 University of Michigan MLK Symposium

Friday, February 15, 2019, 1:00-3:00pm, ISR Thompson Rm 1430

Keynote: The promise and peril of evidence-based activism
By: William Darity
Professor, School of Public Policy, Duke University

Round table discussions with noted scholar activists to follow keynote:
-Kristie Dotson, Associate Professor, Dept of Philosophy, Michigan State University, @DrBlkFeminist
-Alexes Harris, Professor, Dept of Sociology, University of Washington, @AlexesHarris ‏
-Mary Romero, Professor, Dept of Sociology, Arizona State University
-Kyle Whyte, Associate Professor, Dept of Philosophy, Michigan State University, @kylepowyswhyte
-Camille Wilson, Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan

After the keynote and brief panel presentations, each of the speakers will lead a round table discussion, facilitated by ISR's RacismLab members, on how we can integrate action for equality into our roles as researchers and educators. Round table discussion participation is limited and available through sign up. If you would like to participate, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/46rQzoLYni48V0h62

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:13:46 -0500 2019-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 2019-02-15T15:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Disclosure Dilemmas: Hidden Benefits of Revealing Not So Hidden Stigmas at Work (February 15, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60661 60661-14937076@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 15, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

This talk will present findings from three sets of studies demonstrating the potential benefits of disclosing hidden stigmas at work. The first examines how vocal cues can differentiate heterosexual and non-heterosexual individuals, and how these distinctions can ultimately lead to job-related discrimination. The second study examines how disclosing a non-heterosexual identity can improve interpersonal outcomes when stigmas become known through indirect cues. The third study meta-analytically examines both the intrapersonal and interpersonal benefits of disclosing/expressing a stigmatized identity, as well as the boundary conditions of these effects. These studies are representative of my general program of research in that they identify subtle forms of workplace discrimination as well as potential strategies that stigmatized targets can engage in to remediate these barriers.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Feb 2019 12:47:59 -0500 2019-02-15T13:30:00-05:00 2019-02-15T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (February 18, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59562 59562-14752321@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 18, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, February 18, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Perinatal Mental Health: racial disparities and rural mental health needs.”

By Karen Tabb Dina, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
University of Illinois

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:19:26 -0500 2019-02-18T15:30:00-05:00 2019-02-18T17:00:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
The 2nd Annual Data for Public Good Symposium (February 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/60915 60915-14988672@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Do you have experience in working alongside community partners in data analysis or program evaluation? Do you want to connect with others who are using their skills for public good? National efforts from organizations such as DataKind, Data Science for Social Good, and Statistics without Borders have been expanding in recent years as more individuals recognize their potential to impact social change. Great things can happen when individuals are empowered to dedicate time, resources, and knowledge to the pursuit of public good. Whether we work in the foreground or the background, we can all contribute to improving the lives of those around us.

Statistics in the Community (STATCOM), in collaboration with the Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER) and the Community Technical Assistance Collaborative (CTAC), invite you to attend the 2nd Annual Data for Public Good Symposium hosted by the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS). The symposium showcase the many research efforts and community-based partnerships at U-M that focus on improving humanity by using data for public good. If you are interested in attending, please register in the link below.

Presenters:
- Partners for Preschool: The Added Value of Learning Activities at Home During the Preschool Year, Amanda Ketner, School of Education
- University-Community Partnership to Support Ambitious STEM Teaching: Leveraging University of Michigan expertise in education, research, and evaluation to support innovative, interactive teaching across the S.E. Michigan region and beyond, C. S. Hearn, Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER)
- Open Data Flint, Stage II, Kaneesha Wallace, MICHR
- Research-Practice Partnerships at the Youth Policy Lab, A Foster, ISR Youth Policy Lab and School of Education
- The LOOP Estimator: Adjusting for Covariates in Randomized Experiments, Edward Wu, Statistics
- Barrier Busters: Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Strategy to Promote Economic Self-Sufficiency, Elise Gahan, School of Public Health
- Implementing Trauma-Informed Care at University Libraries, Monte-Angel Richardson, School of Social Work
- Why did the global crude oil price start to rise again after 2016?, Shin Heuk Kang, Economics
Poverty and economic hardship in Michigan communities: Data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), Natalie Fitzpatrick, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy
Understanding Networks of Influence on U.S. Congressional Members’ Public Personae on Twitter, Angela Schopke, Chris Bredernitz, Caroline Hodge, School of Information

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 07 Feb 2019 10:52:27 -0500 2019-02-19T10:00:00-05:00 2019-02-19T16:30:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium 2nd Annual Data for
How 20 Words and an Emoji Led Me to the Front Line of Saving Democracy (February 21, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61081 61081-15027220@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Part of the Department of Sociology's Law, Justice, and Social Change Speaker Series

Two days after the 2016 elections, 27-year-old Katie Fahey, a political novice, posted on Facebook, “I’d like to take on gerrymandering in Michigan. If you’re interested in doing this as well please let me know. {smiley face emoji}.” What began as a Facebook group, turned into an army of volunteers in a matter of weeks. The massive nonpartisan citizen campaign, now named Voters Not Politicians, gathered over 400,000 signatures to put redistricting reform on the Michigan ballot. The ballot initiative sought to create an independent commission to determine voting districts in Michigan. Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot measure in November 2018. The success of Fahey’s campaign has made it a model for anti-gerrymandering campaigns—and citizen organizing—across the nation. As Tina Rosenberg wrote in the New York Times, “If you doubt that a private citizen can make a difference, meet Fahey.”

RSVP REQUIRED: https://myumi.ch/65kpB

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:37:47 -0500 2019-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-21T13:00:00-05:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Katie Fahey
How 20 Words and an Emoji Led Me to the Front Line of Saving Democracy (February 21, 2019 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61081 61081-15027221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 21, 2019 5:45pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Part of the Department of Sociology's Law, Justice, and Social Change Speaker Series

Two days after the 2016 elections, 27-year-old Katie Fahey, a political novice, posted on Facebook, “I’d like to take on gerrymandering in Michigan. If you’re interested in doing this as well please let me know. {smiley face emoji}.” What began as a Facebook group, turned into an army of volunteers in a matter of weeks. The massive nonpartisan citizen campaign, now named Voters Not Politicians, gathered over 400,000 signatures to put redistricting reform on the Michigan ballot. The ballot initiative sought to create an independent commission to determine voting districts in Michigan. Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot measure in November 2018. The success of Fahey’s campaign has made it a model for anti-gerrymandering campaigns—and citizen organizing—across the nation. As Tina Rosenberg wrote in the New York Times, “If you doubt that a private citizen can make a difference, meet Fahey.”

RSVP REQUIRED: https://myumi.ch/65kpB

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:37:47 -0500 2019-02-21T17:45:00-05:00 2019-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Lecture / Discussion Katie Fahey
Gender Harassment in Science: Is it Just Me? (February 22, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60849 60849-14972980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 22, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

No, it isn’t just you. Sexual harassment is rampant across the sciences and other male-dominated disciplines. Gender harassment in particular, the “put downs” of sexual harassment, are rarely recognized as creating a negative workplace for women and gender minorities. Yet gender harassment is the most prevalent and frequent form of harassment, and thus has similar negative outcomes for women compared to the kinds of singly traumatic sexual events described more often in the media. In this talk, I will show how the history and culture of science creates white masculine ideals that permeate its modern practice, and how these ideals in turn influence the lived experience, productivity, and inclusion of women of color and white women. I will draw from recent publications as well as upcoming projects to demonstrate the ways in which people who are sexually harassed 1) question the validity of their experience, 2) question their scientific identity and worth, and 3) become targeted for intersecting forms of harassment depending on their other identities (e.g., gender identity, race, sexuality).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:49:03 -0500 2019-02-22T13:30:00-05:00 2019-02-22T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series (February 25, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58202 58202-14441912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Historical racism & contemporary social structure" by
David Cunningham, Professor, Dept of Sociology
Hedwig Lee, Professor, Dept of Sociology
Geoff Ward, Associate Professor, Dept of African & African American Studies
all of Washington University in St. Louis

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:41:38 -0500 2019-02-25T09:00:00-05:00 2019-02-25T10:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Constraints and Conventions in African Assortative Mating (February 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61496 61496-15117151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Educational attainment is a central determinant of social positioning in African society, particularly as schooling has spread across the continent. When the educational composition of a population changes, longstanding systems of social stratification are transformed, including intra-marital assortative norms. The relative scarcity or abundance of a given credential influences marital sorting processes in two ways: by altering the composition of the population and by reconfiguring cultural conventions and gendered valuations of status. Using DHS data representing 32 sub-Saharan African countries and five decades of birth cohorts, we examine the prevalence and propensity of educational assortative outcomes as a function of educational access (the percentage of a cohort who ever attended school) and wife's educational attainment. We demonstrate that educational expansion created gendered changes in educational compositions, which led to increased prevalence of hypergamy (wives who married "up") in most countries, despite a growing aversion to hypergamy in nearly all countries and across all educational groups.

BIO:

Margaret Frye's research investigates the complex and often misaligned relationships between culture, ideas, and demographic patterns. Much of our shared culture is about what people do during key life junctures—finishing school, getting married, having a child, starting a career—but our beliefs, ideals, and expectations are imperfect reflections of these demographic regularities. Frye uses a diverse set of both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate these questions. Her research is primarily located in sub-Saharan Africa, and she is currently in the midst of a longitudinal data collection project in Kampala, Uganda, examining changing understandings of status resulting from Uganda’s simultaneous expansion of university education and contraction of formal employment opportunities. Her research has been published in journals including the American Sociological Review, American Journal of sociology, Demography, and Population and Development Review.

A PSC Brown Bag Seminar.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:22:48 -0500 2019-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-25T13:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Margaret Frye
Population Studies Center Brown Bag Series, 2018-2019 (February 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59183 59183-14694669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies.

"Constraints and conventions in African assortative mating"

Monday, February 25, 2019, 12:00 pm to 1:25 pm
Maggie Frye, University of Michigan, Sociology

Location: 1430 ISR - Thompson

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:48:21 -0500 2019-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 2019-02-25T13:25:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Combining Social and Biological Data (February 26, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61437 61437-15099359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

• How does bringing a population-based perspective to biological data change what we know about ourselves?

• How best to do this type of research?

• What's going on in the Basement of ISR?

ISR Perspectives presents Jessica Faul & Colter Mitchell as the next speakers in the "Getting to Know ISR" public presentation series.

In recent years a substantial number of population-based and social science studies have begun adding biological data. These data can include genetic and epigenetic measures, telomere length, hormones, brain scans, clinical and inflammation markers, just to name a few. Including biological data expands the reach and potential of social science studies by adding richer health-related content to the survey measures we collect. Researchers using biological data can identify early biomarkers of health conditions and disease, elucidate the consequences of potentially harmful environmental exposures, and discover the mechanisms by which the social context and our life experiences change us on a cellular level. The union of social and biological sciences helps build a stronger case for the importance of social science research.
Refreshments provided!

All Welcome. Presented by the ISR DACCD Perspectives Committee.

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


BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Faul received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan. She is currently a Research Associate Scientist in the Survey Research Center, a Co-PI of the Health and Retirement Study, and is affiliated with the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA), the Population Studies Center, and the University of Michigan BioSocial Methods Collaborative. Her research focuses on socioeconomic predictors of health and health disparities across the life course, specifically on dementia and cognitive decline in older age. She is interested in research and methods that integrate genetic and other biomarkers into social science research, especially the interaction between genetics, biomarkers and social environments on measures of health and well-being.

Dr. Mitchell is a Research Assistant Professor in the Survey Research Center, the co-Director of the ISR Biospecimen Lab and the NIA course Genomics for Social Scientists (both with Dr. Faul), Associate Director of the Biosocial Methods Collaborative, and research affiliate of the Population Studies Center and MiCDA. He leads the collection and analysis of the biological data for the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing project. He has a broad background in sociology, demography, statistics, genetics, and molecular biology. His research utilizes population-based studies to examine how social contextual factors such as family instability, poverty, incarceration, childhood trauma, neighborhood characteristics, and parenting interact with and influence genetic, epigenetic, neurodevelopment, and telomere data and how those in turn predict later life health and wellbeing. He also has a line of research on the collection and analyses of biosocial data.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:38:06 -0500 2019-02-26T14:00:00-05:00 2019-02-26T15:30:00-05:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Jessica Faul & Colter Mitchell
Forum on Climate Change & Health -- What the Science Says & What We Can Do (February 26, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59580 59580-14754546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

The program includes: a keynote discussion (3:30-5:00 pm) in Forum Hall followed by a reception concluding the event (5:00-6:00 pm). The keynote panel will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing.
Register (free) here: https://goo.gl/forms/3uK2Qj8SztrhzK4o2
Keynote Panel Live Stream: https://youtu.be/s9zCthg0G8M
This event is organized by the UM Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD), NIEHS grant P30ES017885 and is co-sponsored by the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), and UM SPH Department of Environmental Health Sciences.
More information is available here:http://mleead.umich.edu/Event_Climate_Change_and_Health_2019.php

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:29:18 -0500 2019-02-26T15:30:00-05:00 2019-02-26T18:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Center for Midlife Science Workshop / Seminar Climate Change & Health
Bioethics Discussion: Pain (February 26, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49432 49432-11453776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on what we (don't want to) feel.

Readings to consider:
"The undertreatment of pain"
"Moral agency in pain medicine"
"Suffering and the goals of medicine"
"The unequal burden of pain: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in pain"
"Pain medicine and its models: helping or hindering?"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/026-pain/.

Try not to hurt yourself over at the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:32:57 -0400 2019-02-26T19:00:00-05:00 2019-02-26T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Pain
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (March 11, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59564 59564-14752323@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 11, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, March 11, 2019
Rm 6050, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Health Contextualized: Inequalities in Physical and Mental Well-Being at the Intersection of Race, Skin, and Place.”

By Taylor W. Hargrove, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:59:44 -0500 2019-03-11T15:30:00-04:00 2019-03-11T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Mental Health (March 12, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49433 49433-11456547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on our internal (dys)functions.

Readings to consider:
"The myth of mental illness"
"Distinguishing between the validity and utility of psychiatric diagnoses"
"Diagnostic issues and controversies in DSM-5"
"How stigma interferes with mental health care"
"Identification of a common neurobiological substrate for mental illness"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/027-mental-health/.

Please, consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:07:55 -0500 2019-03-12T19:00:00-04:00 2019-03-12T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Mental health
Sexual Modernities Conference (March 14, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52291 52291-12590267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Modernist Studies Workshop

This three-day interdisciplinary conference, featuring invited scholars and graduate student panels, aims to generate collegial scholarly conversation around the intersections of sexuality and modernity. The conference is being organized by the U-M Modernist Studies Workshop. Attendance is free and open to the public.

Invited speakers will include: Benjamin Kahan (Lousiana State University) and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz).

***Please note the following change from the original conference schedule: Heather Love is no longer able to attend the event, and her keynote on Thursday has been cancelled.***


Thursday, March 14 featured events:

2:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: Roundtable on "Queer Temporalities, Histories, and Futures" with Ingrid Diran (U-M), Sarah Ensor (U-M), and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz)


Friday, March 15 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: roundtable on "Foucault's Impact on Sexuality Studies" with David Halperin (U-M), Benjamin Kahan (Louisiana State University), and Helmut Puff (U-M)

4:30 p.m., Angell Hall 3154: keynote by Benjamin Kahan: "The Sexuality of Philosophy"


Saturday, March 16 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: keynote by Marcia Ochoa: "Ungrateful Citizenship: On Translatinas, Participation, and Belonging in the Absence of Recognition"

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:54:29 -0400 2019-03-14T12:00:00-04:00 2019-03-14T17:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Modernist Studies Workshop Conference / Symposium sexual modernities
Sexual Modernities Conference (March 15, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52291 52291-12590268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2019 9:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Modernist Studies Workshop

This three-day interdisciplinary conference, featuring invited scholars and graduate student panels, aims to generate collegial scholarly conversation around the intersections of sexuality and modernity. The conference is being organized by the U-M Modernist Studies Workshop. Attendance is free and open to the public.

Invited speakers will include: Benjamin Kahan (Lousiana State University) and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz).

***Please note the following change from the original conference schedule: Heather Love is no longer able to attend the event, and her keynote on Thursday has been cancelled.***


Thursday, March 14 featured events:

2:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: Roundtable on "Queer Temporalities, Histories, and Futures" with Ingrid Diran (U-M), Sarah Ensor (U-M), and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz)


Friday, March 15 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: roundtable on "Foucault's Impact on Sexuality Studies" with David Halperin (U-M), Benjamin Kahan (Louisiana State University), and Helmut Puff (U-M)

4:30 p.m., Angell Hall 3154: keynote by Benjamin Kahan: "The Sexuality of Philosophy"


Saturday, March 16 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: keynote by Marcia Ochoa: "Ungrateful Citizenship: On Translatinas, Participation, and Belonging in the Absence of Recognition"

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:54:29 -0400 2019-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2019-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Modernist Studies Workshop Conference / Symposium sexual modernities
FIXED INTEREST (March 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61628 61628-15159075@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: RIW: Risk, Lending, & the Future of Debtor Urbanization

Fixed Interest centers debt as a determinant of contemporary urbanization. We have assembled graduate students and leading scholars to explore the constellation of borrowing and lending and its expression in a variety of geographies, fields of practice, technologies, institutions, labor, and political ideologies. These presentations and discussions will interrogate the fringes and the FIREs (finance, insurance, and real estate) of debtor urbanization. This scholarship examines the relationship between debt and urban and neighborhood decline (in growing and shrinking cities).

Fixed Interest will include three graduate student papers and two lectures by path-breaking UM scholars relating debt to forms of urban and institutional power. Dr Rachel Weber, Professor of Urban Planning & Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will provide the closing lecture on value, property, and urban development.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:59:59 -0500 2019-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 2019-03-15T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) RIW: Risk, Lending, & the Future of Debtor Urbanization Conference / Symposium Symposium Poster
Sexual Modernities Conference (March 16, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/52291 52291-12590269@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 16, 2019 9:00am
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Modernist Studies Workshop

This three-day interdisciplinary conference, featuring invited scholars and graduate student panels, aims to generate collegial scholarly conversation around the intersections of sexuality and modernity. The conference is being organized by the U-M Modernist Studies Workshop. Attendance is free and open to the public.

Invited speakers will include: Benjamin Kahan (Lousiana State University) and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz).

***Please note the following change from the original conference schedule: Heather Love is no longer able to attend the event, and her keynote on Thursday has been cancelled.***


Thursday, March 14 featured events:

2:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: Roundtable on "Queer Temporalities, Histories, and Futures" with Ingrid Diran (U-M), Sarah Ensor (U-M), and Marcia Ochoa (UC Santa Cruz)


Friday, March 15 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: roundtable on "Foucault's Impact on Sexuality Studies" with David Halperin (U-M), Benjamin Kahan (Louisiana State University), and Helmut Puff (U-M)

4:30 p.m., Angell Hall 3154: keynote by Benjamin Kahan: "The Sexuality of Philosophy"


Saturday, March 16 featured events:

1:00 p.m., Angell Hall 3222: keynote by Marcia Ochoa: "Ungrateful Citizenship: On Translatinas, Participation, and Belonging in the Absence of Recognition"

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:54:29 -0400 2019-03-16T09:00:00-04:00 2019-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Modernist Studies Workshop Conference / Symposium sexual modernities
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (March 19, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59565 59565-14752325@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA, MCUAAAR, & U-M School of Social Work

Monday, March 19, 2019
Rm 1430, 2:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Reducing Racial Inequities in Health: Using What We Already Know to Take Action.”

Winkelman Lecture

By David Williams, PhD
Professor of Public Health
Professor of African and African American Studies
Harvard University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:36:02 -0500 2019-03-19T14:30:00-04:00 2019-03-19T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
OS Info Night (March 19, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61168 61168-15045289@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 5:30pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Want to learn more about Organizational Studies?

Join us to hear more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. Enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network. You'll have the opportunity to hear from the Program Director, Major Advisor, Prospective Student Advisors, and a diverse panel of OS students!

Visit our website in the meantime for more information on the curriculum, application, or to sign-up for a prospective student advising meeting.

Follow us on Facebook to engage with our community and stay up-to-date with OS happenings!

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Meeting Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:42:53 -0500 2019-03-19T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-19T19:00:00-04:00 West Hall Organizational Studies Program (OS) Meeting Organizational Studies
BLI Speaker Series: What's going on in the world of work? (March 20, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61871 61871-15223795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The recipe for career success used to be clear: get into the best college you can, study something practical, take a job with a name-brand corporation, work your way up the career ladder, and retire to Boca with a company pension and health plan.

But with the corporate world dis-integrating, careers turned into jobs and now jobs are turning into gigs. What are the opportunities and hazards for leaders in this new world of work? Does everyone have to learn Python and SQL, or can you get by on great soft skills?
This talk has all the answers.

Jerry Davis is the Associate Dean for Business+Impact at Michigan Ross, Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Professor of Business Administration, and Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He has published widely in management, sociology, and finance.

Davis’s research is broadly concerned with the effects of finance on society. Recent writings examine how ideas about corporate social responsibility have evolved to meet changes in the structures and geographic footprint of multinational corporations; whether "shareholder capitalism" is still a viable model for economic development; how income inequality in an economy is related to corporate size and structure; why theories about organizations do (or do not) progress; how architecture shapes social networks and innovation in organizations; why stock markets spread to some countries and not others; and whether there exist viable organizational alternatives to shareholder-owned corporations in the United States.

The Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) is a student-powered, faculty-guided community dedicated to developing student leadership learning and practice. The BLI Speaker Series offers an opportunity to explore the rich body of research about engaged leadership and to hear from faculty, organizational leaders and alumni who have worked to develop their own leadership capacity.

Open to the public, free of charge, light snacks

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Presentation Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:03:46 -0400 2019-03-20T17:30:00-04:00 2019-03-20T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Presentation BLISS
Gender: New Works, New Questions- The War on Sex (March 22, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/57792 57792-14306151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 22, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Speakers:
- David M. Halperin (editor), W. H. Auden Distinguished University Professor of the History and Theory of Sexuality, English Department, University of Michigan
- Trevor Hoppe (editor), Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Sara McClelland, Associate Professor of Psychology & Women's Studies, University of Michigan
- J.J. Prescott, Professor of Law, University of Michigan

The past fifty years are conventionally understood to have witnessed an uninterrupted expansion of sexual rights and liberties in the United States. This state-of-the-art collection tells a different story: while progress has been made in marriage equality, reproductive rights, access to birth control, and other areas, government and civil society are waging a war on stigmatized sex by means of law, surveillance, and social control. The contributors document the history and operation of sex offender registries and the criminalization of HIV, as well as highly punitive measures against sex work that do more to harm women than to combat human trafficking. They reveal that sex crimes are punished more harshly than other crimes, while new legal and administrative regulations drastically restrict who is permitted to have sex. By examining how the ever-intensifying war on sex affects both privileged and marginalized communities, the essays collected here show why sexual liberation is indispensable to social justice and human rights.

This event is part of IRWG's Gender: New Works, New Questions series, which spotlights recent publications by U-M faculty members and allows for deeper discussion by an interdisciplinary panel.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:18:23 -0500 2019-03-22T14:00:00-04:00 2019-03-22T15:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion war on sex book cover
Cultural Racism & American Social Structure Speaker Series (March 25, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58205 58205-14441914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 25, 2019 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A winter 2019 interdisciplinary speaker series sponsored by Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center and Rackham Graduate School

All talks are held at the Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson Street) Room 1430 at 9:00-10:30am

"Historical trauma: Racial dispossession & Native populations" by Joseph Gone, Professor, Dept of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard University

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:40:41 -0500 2019-03-25T09:00:00-04:00 2019-03-25T10:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (March 25, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59566 59566-14752326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 25, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, March 25, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Physically Vulnerable, but Psychologically Resilient?: Exploring the Psychosocial Determinants of Black Women’s Physical and Mental Health.”

By Christy Erving, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Vanderbilt University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:40:32 -0500 2019-03-25T15:30:00-04:00 2019-03-25T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Eugenics (March 26, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49435 49435-11456548@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on who ought to be here.

Readings to consider:
"Eugenics: its definition, scope, and aims"
"The second international congress of eugenics"
"CC Little renaming resolution"
"Buck v. Bell Supreme Court opinion"
"Moderate eugenics and human enhancement"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont (belmont@umich.edu) or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/028-eugenics/.

Also, feel free to swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:10:19 -0500 2019-03-26T19:00:00-04:00 2019-03-26T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Eugenics
Human Flow - Film Screening and discussion (March 28, 2019 5:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/60994 60994-15000023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 28, 2019 5:45pm
Location: School of Nursing
Organized By: U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center

Human Flow Film Screening & Discussion

Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II.
Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration.
The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact.

https://www.humanflow.com/

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Film Screening Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:28:48 -0500 2019-03-28T17:45:00-04:00 2019-03-28T20:45:00-04:00 School of Nursing U-M School of Nursing (UMSN) - Office of Global Affairs & WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center Film Screening Human Flow Film Screening Poster
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (April 1, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59567 59567-14752327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 1, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, April 1, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Racial Stratification and Health: Patterns, Upstream Drivers and Mechanisms.”

By Tyson Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Duke University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:43:58 -0500 2019-04-01T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-01T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
ISR Expo (April 4, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61492 61492-15117148@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 4, 2019 11:30am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

You are invited to the Institute for Social Research EXPO:

Enjoy a variety of ​fun food​!​ (while supplies last)

Xplore the rich portfolio of ISR social science research projects​!​

Peruse a variety of training programs for students, postdocs and faculty​!​

Observe the many opportunities for involvement​ and ​engage​!​

Come learn more about the many exciting projects and programs housed within ISR.
Our featured programs and projects include:

Michigan Program in Survey Methodology AND Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques | Michigan Retirement Research Center | Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS) | IRIS | M-CARES (Michigan Contraceptive Access, Research, and Evaluation Study) | PSC Training Programs | LIFE-M (Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Micro-Database | U-M HomeLab | Poverty Solutions | Panel Study of Income Dynamics | Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS)/ Program in Society, Population and Environment (SPE) | DACCD & Perspectives | ICPSR | ICPSR Summer Program | Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) | Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) and the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) ​| Health and Retirement Study | American National Election Studies | Racism Lab | Staples Staff Development Fund

Please contact abeattie@umich.edu with any questions​ or if you need any accommodations to attend this event.​

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Fair / Festival Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:17:12 -0500 2019-04-04T11:30:00-04:00 2019-04-04T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Fair / Festival flyer
Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland (April 4, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61342 61342-15088105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 4, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But, the policies that result actually place white Americans at ever-greater risk of sickness and death.

Physician Jonathan M. Metzl’s quest to understand the health implications of “backlash governance” leads him across America’s heartland. Interviewing a range of everyday Americans, he examines how racial resentment fueled pro-gun laws in Missouri, resistance to the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. And he shows these policies’ costs: increasing deaths by gun suicide, rising dropout rates, and falling life expectancies. White Americans, Metzl argues, must reject the racial hierarchies that promise to aid them but in fact lead our nation to demise.

Event Accessibility :
Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:09:03 -0500 2019-04-04T15:00:00-04:00 2019-04-04T16:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion book cover "Dying of Whiteness"
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (April 8, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59568 59568-14752328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 8, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, April 8, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Psychosocial Stress, Health Behaviors and Disparities in Cardiovascular Health between African Americans and Afro Caribbeans.”

By Mosi Ifatunji, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for African American Research
Faculty Fellow, Carolina Population Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:48:49 -0500 2019-04-08T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-08T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Replicability of Medical Studies (April 9, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49436 49436-11456549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A roundtable discussion on the significance of our results.

Readings to consider:
"Reproducibility in science"
"Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science"
"How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?"
"Is the replicability crisis overblown?"

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings, please contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/029-replicability-of-medical-studies/.

Or feel free to swing by the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:36:18 -0400 2019-04-09T19:00:00-04:00 2019-04-09T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Replicability of medical studies
Studying migration processes using Facebook data (April 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63035 63035-15536930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Big Data in Population Science - Mini-Series (2 of 4)

Professor Zagheni will discuss his work around Big Data in Population Science.

Emilio Zagheni (PhD in Demography, UC Berkeley 2010; MA in Statistics, UC Berkeley 2008) is Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany and Affiliate Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he is also a Data Science Fellow of the eScience Institute. Zagheni is a demographer who uses mathematical, statistical and computationally-intensive approaches to study the causes and consequences of population dynamics. Motivated by the ambition to improve people's lives through the scientific study of our societies, he is consolidating a portfolio that leverages interdisciplinary approaches to monitor demographic change, to explain population processes, and to predict future demographic outcomes. He is best known for his pioneering work on using Web and social media data for studying migration processes. In 2016, he received the Trailblazer Award from the European Association for Population Studies for his pivotal role in developing the field of Digital and Computational Demography. Emilio Zagheni has published in top journals in Demography (e.g.Demography, Population and Development Review, Population Research and Policy Review) and Statistics (e.g., Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biostatistics) as well as in computer science conference proceedings (e.g. WebSci, WWW, WSDM, ICWSM). He co-chairs the IUSSP Panel for Digital Demography.

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 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:55:37 -0400 2019-04-15T12:00:00-04:00 2019-04-15T13:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Emilio Zagheni
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (April 15, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59570 59570-14752329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 15, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, April 15, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Racism, Racial Identity, and Psychological Health: Developmental Mechanisms During the Transition to Adulthood.”

By Enrique Neblett, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology-Child/Family Track, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:53:14 -0500 2019-04-15T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-15T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Data Science at the New York Times (April 15, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62827 62827-15477379@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 15, 2019 4:00pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Abstract: The Data Science group at The New York Times develops and deploys machine learning solutions to newsroom and business problems. Re-framing real-world questions as machine learning tasks requires not only adapting and extending models and algorithms to new or special cases but also sufficient breadth to know the right method for the right challenge. I’ll first outline how unsupervised, supervised, and reinforcement learning methods are increasingly used in human applications for description, prediction, and prescription, respectively. I’ll then focus on the ‘prescriptive’ cases, showing how methods from the reinforcement learning and causal inference literatures can be of direct impact in engineering, business, and decision-making more generally.

Bio: At Columbia, Chris is a founding member of the executive committee of the Data Science Institute, the Department of Systems Biology, and is affiliated faculty in Statistics. He is a co-founder and co-organizer of hackNY (http://hackNY.org), a nonprofit which since 2010 has organized once a semester student hackathons and the hackNY Fellows Program, a structured summer internship at NYC startups. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia he was a Courant Instructor at NYU (1998-2001) and earned his PhD at Princeton University (1993-1998) in theoretical physics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and is a recipient of Columbia’s Avanessians Diversity Award.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:04:51 -0400 2019-04-15T16:00:00-04:00 2019-04-15T17:00:00-04:00 West Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Chris Wiggins, PhD
The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight It (April 15, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62736 62736-15453645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 15, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

Across the world, the far-right occupies positions of power it has not held since World War Two. With social inequality reaching astronomical proportions, the ruling elites are resurrecting all the political filth responsible for the worst crimes of the 20th century.

In Germany, the scene of the holocaust and Hitler’s Nazi movement, fascism is once again rearing its ugly head. A neo-Nazi party, the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), is now the main opposition party with high-level support from within the state and academia. Building a mass movement capable of defeating fascism requires learning the lessons of history.

The lessons of the 1930s show that the fight against fascism requires the independent mobilization of the working class against the capitalist system. Learning these critical lessons is the only way to prevent the disaster of Nazism on an even greater scale today.

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Speaker: Christoph Vandreier, German Trotskyist, prominent leader of the fight against fascism and author of “Why Are They Back? Historical Falsification, Political Conspiracy, and the Return of Fascism in Germany.”

Vandreier is Deputy National secretary of the Sozialistiche Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) in Germany, which was placed under state surveillance on advise of the neo-Nazi AfD for its “anti-fascist” and “anti-capitalist” politics.

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Presentation Sun, 31 Mar 2019 22:36:21 -0400 2019-04-15T19:00:00-04:00 2019-04-15T21:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall International Youth and Students for Social Equality Presentation Public meeting: The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight It – Speaker: Christoph Vandreier, author of Why Are They Back?
Understanding the Social Implications of AI (April 17, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62790 62790-15466656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

"If we are going to augment humanity with the machine, we need to do it in a way that doesn’t bring along our mistakes of the past."
— Gregory Simpson, Chief Technology Officer for Synchrony Financial

Through mobile phones, the Internet of Things, and web computing, every single day around the globe we create a quintillion bytes of data. Pairing that trove of data with enormous computational power, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making strides into every aspect of everyday living, from emails and targeted advertising, to healthcare and education. But with great power comes great responsibility. This Dissonance Event Series discussion will take a multidisciplinary look at the social implications of artificial intelligence and consider the promises and potential pitfalls we may look forward too.

Panelists include
- Ella Atkins, Professor, Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, School of Information; Fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, MIT

- Ram Vasudevan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

- Michael Wellman, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering,College of Engineering (Moderator)

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:05:19 -0400 2019-04-17T18:00:00-04:00 2019-04-17T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Understanding the Social Implications of A.I.
Race, Health, and Wealth Disparities (April 22, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59572 59572-14752331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 22, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

RCGD's Winter 2019 Speaker Series, sponsored by PRBA & MCUAAAR

Monday, April 22, 2019
Rm 1430, 3:30-5:00pm, ISR, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI

“Racial Discrimination and Cortisol: One Pathway to Health Disparities among Black Americans.”

By Eleanor K. Seaton, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Center for Child and Family Success
Associate Professor, Social and Family Dynamics, T. Denny Sanford School of (SSFD)
Arizona State University

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:58:31 -0500 2019-04-22T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer
Panel: Viewpoint Diversity and the Future of Intellectual Discourse (April 23, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62901 62901-15492418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

We live in increasingly polarized times, and partisan animosity is at a high. Against this backdrop, it is tempting to sort ourselves into echo-chambers. What effects might this have on future discourse about important scientific, ethical, and policy matters? How does polarization affect the academy? Can viewpoint diversity increase the quality of research in politically relevant fields like social psychology, sociology, or political philosophy? Join us for a panel discussion with Lee Jussim, Professor of Psychology at Rutgers, and Hrishikesh Joshi, Postdoctoral Fellow at Michigan. All are welcome. Coffee and snacks will be provided!

Hosted by the Freedom and Flourishing Project.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:29:14 -0400 2019-04-23T17:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T19:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion F&F Panel
Grad School and Beyond (April 24, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/62886 62886-15486006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 12:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Department of Sociology

When is the right time to look for a job?
What are resources for looking for a job?
How should you work with your committee in the job search process?
How should you handle your applications and reference letters?

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Workshop / Seminar Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:49:04 -0400 2019-04-24T12:30:00-04:00 2019-04-24T13:30:00-04:00 LSA Building Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar Job Market
Department of Sociology Undergraduate Honors Symposium (May 2, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63343 63343-15651046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Sociology

The 2019 Department of Sociology Honors Cohort will present their theses.

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Presentation Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:55:29 -0400 2019-05-02T17:30:00-04:00 2019-05-02T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Sociology Presentation
Department of Sociology 2019 Graduation Reception (May 3, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63344 63344-15651047@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology recognizes the importance of graduating from college in the lives of students and families. Each spring, the department hosts a reception for graduating Sociology majors.

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Reception / Open House Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:58:07 -0400 2019-05-03T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-03T14:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Sociology Reception / Open House
Michigan Meetings Keynote: Adam Greenfield, Urbanscale (May 10, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63522 63522-15773893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 10, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning

Adam Greenfield, founder and managing director of Urbanscale, is a passionate advocate for the human-centered design of technological systems.

Between 2008 and 2010, he was Nokia’s head of design direction for service and user interface design; earlier in the decade, he had worked as lead information architect for the Tokyo office of Internet consultancy Razorfish.

He is the author of Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing (2006), Urban computing and its discontents (2007, with Mark Shepard) and the forthcoming The city is here for you to use.

Adam has spoken before South by Southwest Interactive, LIFT (and LIFT Asia), PICNIC, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, the MIT Media Lab, the Royal Society of London, and a very wide variety of other citizen, professional, corporate, academic and governmental audiences worldwide.

KEYNOTE
LIVING A DIGITAL LIFE: OBJECTS, ENVIRONMENTS, POWER
2019 MICHIGAN MEETING
U-M Rackham Graduate School; Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; LS&A; School of Information

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 May 2019 10:51:02 -0400 2019-05-10T16:30:00-04:00 2019-05-10T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning Lecture / Discussion Adam Greenfield Image
Theorizing and Historicizing: Political Economy, Rights, and Moral Worth (May 17, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63325 63325-15642810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 17, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of Sociology

The symposium we have organized for Margaret Somers reflects the depth and breadth of her research practices and commitments, involving scholars who bridge as widely as possible all her areas of interest, and who have engaged with her work in varying capacities in their own work.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 01 May 2019 15:58:40 -0400 2019-05-17T16:00:00-04:00 2019-05-17T18:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of Sociology Conference / Symposium Peggy Symposium
Theorizing and Historicizing: Political Economy, Rights, and Moral Worth (May 18, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63325 63325-15710565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 18, 2019 9:00am
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of Sociology

The symposium we have organized for Margaret Somers reflects the depth and breadth of her research practices and commitments, involving scholars who bridge as widely as possible all her areas of interest, and who have engaged with her work in varying capacities in their own work.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 01 May 2019 15:58:40 -0400 2019-05-18T09:00:00-04:00 2019-05-18T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of Sociology Conference / Symposium Peggy Symposium
The Punishment Continuum: How Court Actors Sentence and Enforce Monetary Sanctions (June 18, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63727 63727-15833062@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

At this ISR Reads Event, hosted by The Institute for Social Research and the School of Public Health Epidemiology, Professor Alexes Harris will discuss her book “Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanction as a Punishment for the Poor” (2016 Russell Sage).

The work examines the system of monetary sanctions (fines and fees), how decision-makers interpret the state law, apply the law to people before the court, and monitor their payments. Dr. Harris will also talk about her current five-year study examining the system of monetary sanctions across eight states and discuss policy implications.

Alexes Harris is the Presidential Term Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington.

A livestream of the event will be available: https://bluejeans.com/718378010

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event or have any questions, please contact Anna Massey at abeattie@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 28 May 2019 14:35:26 -0400 2019-06-18T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-18T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Event flyer