Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Beyond the Nuclear Family: Children and Shared Living Arrangements (September 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77290 77290-19832115@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Children's living arrangements are diverse and complex, and a robust body of research has documented links between living arrangements, economic wellbeing, and child outcomes. Despite increasing recognition of the diversity in children's living arrangements most research continues to focus on the nuclear family. This talk draws on a number of published and papers in progress that focus on shared living arrangements of children in the U.S. - examining the people children live with beyond their nuclear family. I will describe trends in household extension over time and across the child's life course showing differences by key demographic groups and patterns of coresidence. I find that although shared living arrangements among children have become more common over the last 20 years, this increase is nearly entirely driven by an increase in multigenerational/three-generation family households (grandparent, parent and child). In 1980, 5% of children lived in a multigenerational household and today nearly 10% do likewise. I'll present results of decomposition analyses that examine the factors that have led to this large increase. By understanding the diverse nature of children's living arrangements and how these arrangements are changing over time, we can better consider how public policies and programs might better support children's development.

BIO:
Natasha Pilkauskas is an assistant professor of public policy at the Ford School. Pilkauskas' research considers how social policy might improve the developmental and life trajectories of low-income children. Much of her research focuses on the living arrangements of low-income children, especially those who live with grandparents. Past and current projects also investigate the role of family/kin transfers in helping families make ends meet; links between maternal employment and school outcomes; the effectiveness of the Earned Income Tax Credit; and the effects of the Great Recession on low-income households. Pilkauskas received a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University and a PhD in social welfare policy from Columbia University.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:54:48 -0400 2020-09-28T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-28T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
How Social Workers Can Support Parents and Children During Covid-19 (September 30, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77551 77551-19883823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Social Work

During Covid-19, parents face new challenges managing family, work and economic demands. In this first session of the Parenting in Context webinar series Shawna J. Lee, U-M SSW associate professor and director of Parenting in Context Research Lab, will present research on parenting, mental health, and coping during the pandemic.

One free social work CE is available to those who participate in the live webinar.

This webinar is recommended for both research and practice audiences and will address:
--What research says about parents' mental health during Covid-19
--How parents are supporting their children's educational needs
--Parents’ coping strategies and activities with their children
--The impact of social distancing on parenting

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Presentation Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:28:50 -0400 2020-09-30T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Social Work Presentation Shawna Lee
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Zoom Webinar: The Great Separation: "How the Cultural Revolution Has Shaped Contemporary China and Its Relationship to Global Capitalism" (October 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76154 76154-19669624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

The Cultural Revolution is the dividing line in modern Chinese history and separates its century of revolutions, when China was known for mass mobilization to generate social change, and the Reform Era, which is deeply depoliticized and economically driven. This talk delves into the interplay of socialist politics and socialist economy in the heydays of the Cultural Revolution to offer a new interpretation of the political origins of contemporary China and its paradoxical role in global capitalism.

Xiaohong Xu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at U-M and a faculty associate of LRCCS and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracy. He received his PhD from Yale and has taught in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining U-M. He is currently writing a book to unpack the Cultural Revolution both as a paradigmatic case of modern Jacobin politics and as a pivotal event that has shaped China today and its position in global capitalism. He has researched and published on patterns of contention in revolutionary China as well as state formation in early modern Europe. He is also beginning a new project on tech innovation and class formation in contemporary China.

Registration required. Zoom Registration Link: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oiotRz6ERiC1zkzpNNKZtw

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:12:47 -0400 2020-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Livestream / Virtual Xiaohong Xu, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
CGIS Virtual Study Abroad Fair (October 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77893 77893-19943564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Study abroad is not just for juniors. It's not just for language and international studies majors. It's not just for students from certain communities or socioeconomic backgrounds. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re studying, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.

Whether you want to develop the skills you’ll need to compete in a global economy, cultivate your language competencies, or build meaningful connections with people from around the world, this is the best time in your life for a global experience.

Studying abroad often proves to be a pivotal experience, but deciding which program is the best fit can be daunting as you consider questions such as: How will this enhance my course of study? When should I go? For how long? Where? Can I afford it? How do I prepare? Will my credits transfer? The CGIS Study Abroad Virtual Fair is the best time to get all of your questions answered!

During the day of the virtual fair, you'll have instant access to academic advisors, education abroad advisors, Office of Financial Aid & LSA Scholarship Office representatives, and program representatives as well as scheduled events throughout the fair!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:20:17 -0400 2020-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Image300
The State of the 2020 Presidential Campaign with Less than a Month to Go (October 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78169 78169-19987071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Wednesday, October 14 at 1pm, EDT.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/98481922311

Panelists: Michael Traugott (Research Professor Emeritus; Center for Political Studies, Communication Studies, Department of Political Science), Josh Pasek (Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies Associate Professor; Department of Communication Studies and Political Science), and Stuart Soroka (Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies; Professor of Communication Studies and Professor of Political Science, LSA).

The speakers will provide an update on the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with an emphasis on the current state of public opinion about the candidates and key issues in the campaign.

This webinar is part of a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR. If there is a topic you would like to see featured or have an idea for a future presentation, please email abeattie@umich.edu. This talk is being recorded and will be shared widely.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:34:36 -0400 2020-10-14T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual event flyer
Philippa Hughes: Dismantling the Polarization Industrial Complex (October 16, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77322 77322-19840077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Philippa P.B. Hughes is a social sculptor and creative strategist who produces art-fueled projects that spark humanizing and authentic conversations across political, social, and cultural divides. She is an evangelist for dismantling the polarization industrial complex, one conversation at a time. Hughes has designed and produced hundreds of creative activations since 2007 for curious folks to engage with art and one another in unconventional and meaningful ways. She leads CuriosityConnects.us, a partner in Looking For America, a national series inviting politically diverse guests to break bread and talk to each other face-to-face using art as a starting point for relationship-building conversations. Hughes has engineered numerous public-private collaborations that have been funded by the Kresge Foundation, New American Economy, Center for Inclusion & Belonging, and the DC Office of Planning. She has served as a commissioner on the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities among numerous other boards throughout Washington, D.C., where she is based. Hughes has spoken at TEDxAmericanUniversity, Creative Placemaking Week 2018 in Amsterdam, Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit, TomTom Festival, Smart Growth America’s Intersections. Her work has been featured by CNN, PBS Newshour, CityLab, andThe Washington Post, among numerous other media outlets. Her formal training took place at the University of Virginia, which launched her into a six-year legal career that ended with the Washington City Paper declaring 2007 “The Year of Philippa.” Deep curiosity about the world and the people in it provided the education that mattered most.

In partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art, this event is part of the Democracy & Debate theme semester.

How to Watch

All speaker series events will be webcast on Fridays at 8 pm EST at http://pennystampsevents.org and at https://www.dptv.org/programs/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/ starting Friday, September 18. You can also watch the talks and join the conversation on the Penny Stamps Series Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PennyStampsSeries/.

Notice of uncensored content

In accordance with the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guidelines on “Freedom of Speech and Artistic Expression,” the Penny Stamps Speaker Series does not censor our speakers or their content. The content provided is intended for adult audiences and does not reflect the views of the University of Michigan or Detroit Public Television.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:06:41 -0400 2020-10-16T20:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Livestream / Virtual https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/lectures/Philippa-Hughes.jpg
Literacy Among American Indians: Levels and Trends from 1900 to 1930 and Across Birth Cohorts from 1830 to 1920 (October 19, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77313 77313-19838094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 19, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

We investigate levels and trends in literacy among American Indians in the United States. Using 1900-1930 decennial census data, we document literacy for the 1900 through 1930 period and for birth cohorts from 1830 through 1920. We thus provide for American Indians a large-scale picture of the history of literacy. We document the pace and extent of Indian literacy from very low for the birth cohorts of the early 1800s to fairly universal for the cohorts of the early 1900s. We also demonstrate that the increases in Indian literacy were closely related to birth cohort, with successive new birth cohorts having higher levels of literacy. We found little evidence that increases in literacy from 1900 to 1930 happened because adults increased their literacy after the school years and as they matured across the adult life course. We also document important gender differences in Native American literacy, with the proportion literate being lower for women than for men, but with the gender gap decreasing in later birth cohorts. There were also substantial literacy inequalities across geographical regions of the country-ranging from 19 to 74 percent literate across regions in 1900. The trajectories of literacy attainment also varied across regions in interesting ways. We also document that Indian literacy was higher among those living in urban areas, those more integrated into the Euro-American community, and those with Euro-American ancestry.

https://ssai.isr.umich.edu/

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.


BIO:
Arland Thornton is Professor of Sociology, Population Studies, and Survey Research at the University of Michigan, where he is also associated with the , Native American Studies Program and several Centers within the International Institute. He is a social demographer who has served as president of the Population Association of America and previously held a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health. He has received four awards for his books as well as distinguished career awards from the American Sociological Association and the Population Association of America. Thornton has focused much of his career on the study of family and demographic issues, with emphasis on marriage, cohabitation, childbearing, gender roles, education, and migration. Thornton has also pioneered the study of developmental idealism, including its conceptualization, measurement, and influence in many places. He has collaborated in the collection and analysis of data from Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Malawi, Nepal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, the U.S., and Vietnam. Thornton is currently conducting research concerning American Indians, with a particular focus on levels and trends in schools, school enrollment, and literacy.


Linda Young-DeMarco is a Lead Research Area Specialist with extensive longitudinal research project management experience. Her expertise includes project conceptualization, construct and measurement development, design and preparation of open ended survey materials, survey questionnaire design, interviewer training, design, implementation, and supervision of data management activities, design and direction of archival activities, contributions to the conceptualization of data analyses, design and execution of data analyses, and collaboration in the authorship of substantive peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters. She has been project manager and collaborator with researchers at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research on numerous international research projects that focus on development and people's ideational beliefs concerning development around the world.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:53:04 -0400 2020-10-19T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-19T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
WCED Panel. Flashpoint: Hong Kong (October 20, 2020 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78387 78387-20020765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

Panelists: Nicholas Howson, Pao Li Tsiang Professor of Law, U-M; Mary Gallagher, Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor of Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, Director of the International Institute, U-M; Xiaohong Xu, assistant professor of sociology, U-M; Samson Yuen, assistant professor of government and international studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. Moderator: Jundai Liu, WCED Postdoctoral Fellow.

When handed over from British to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong’s special autonomous status was guaranteed by the principle of “one country, two systems” for fifty years. Since then, this status has been eroded. From the Umbrella Movement in 2014 to large-scale protests against the “Extradition Bill” and the “National Security Law ” in 2019 and 2020, Hong Kong has become an epicenter of contentions. In light of these events, the experts of this panel will share their observations and insights on the judicial, political, and social developments in Hong Kong.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/mnbv3.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. 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, 14 Oct 2020 15:22:58 -0400 2020-10-20T20:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Flashpoint: Hong Kong
CHM 19th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities (October 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78729 78729-20113300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for the History of Medicine

The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce its 19th Annual Horace W. Davenport Lecture in the Medical Humanities.

This year’s lecture will feature Dr. Powel Kazanjian, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Kazanjian is also Professor of History at the University of Michigan, where he teaches on the history of epidemics and the history of sexually transmitted diseases. He has written extensively about the history of AIDS, syphilis, commercial botulism, plague, and the development of bacteriology in America.

Dr. Kazanjian will deliver his lecture, “The Persistence of Contagious Diseases.” By the later 20th century, it had become common for public health officials and lay writers to envision a future in which epidemic diseases had been eliminated. The appearance of the new deadly disease that would eventually be known as AIDS in 1981, however, challenged their confident vision. The potent antiretroviral therapies (ART) introduced in 1996 enabled individuals receiving treatment to survive a full lifespan. By 2014, a global UNAIDS campaign sought to “end AIDS as a global health threat” by 2030” by maximizing the distribution of ART to infected people. The UNAIDS campaign is conceptually similar to earlier 20th century programs that sought to end syphilis by expanding specific therapy. The failure of these syphilis campaigns, together with the realization that today’s efforts to end AIDS is falling short of their 2020 milestones, however, raise uncertainties about whether the ongoing UNAIDs campaign will succeed. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors have hindered the biomedical campaigns to eliminate syphilis and AIDS. To be effective, scientific public health campaigns must also address how to rectify the socioeconomic conditions and human behaviors that vex elimination efforts and lead to emerging epidemics like AIDS and Covid-19. Epidemic diseases, along with efforts launched to contain them, have been and continue to be an inescapable part of our existence.

Please join us for this engaging and timely online lecture from one of the nation’s premiere infectious disease experts.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Zoom link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93152555886

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Oct 2020 10:06:52 -0400 2020-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-21T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for the History of Medicine Lecture / Discussion CHM 19th Annual Davenport Lecture
Quantitative Methods in my Work (and at U-M!) Speaker Series (October 22, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78570 78570-20066106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

Join us as LSA/QMSS undergrads, Chloe Aronoff and Lillian Kleinknecht, interview U-M faculty researchers about their work and visions for Quantitative Research in our changing and data drive world.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:48:42 -0400 2020-10-22T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Livestream / Virtual QMSS Session 1 flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Dia de los Muertos (October 27, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58830 58830-14563721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

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

REMOTE: https://bluejeans.com/7569798571

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REMOTE: https://bluejeans.com/7569798571

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

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

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

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:20:29 -0400 2020-10-27T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-27T18:30:00-04:00 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Dia de los Muertos
Quantitative Methods in my Work (at U-M!) (October 29, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78831 78831-20131190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

This session will be facilitated by U-M LSA/QMSS students, Sarah Childs and Jack Lee

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:39:00 -0400 2020-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Lecture / Discussion Session 2 flyer
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Zoom Webinar: "The Gendered Pursuit of Individualism: Fertility Intention and the Meaning of Children in Contemporary Urban China" (November 10, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76165 76165-19671598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

The Fall 2020 lecture series will be only available on-line as a Zoom webinar. Registration link below.

Reproduction links the personal and the political. Through policies that promote or limit births, the state attempts to regulate individuals’ reproductive behavior. At the same time, individuals make reproductive decisions guided by their own fertility intentions and the meaning they attach to children and parenthood. A puzzle remains: Why does active pro-natalist state policy fail to achieve fertility recovery? This talk centers on urban Chinese individuals’ fertility decision-making under the 2016 universal two-child policy. By examining the meaning of children, Dr. Zhou highlights how a gendered pursuit of individualism underlies women’s and men’s fertility aspiration and behavior. In turn, she sheds light on the question of why state policies promoting births may not resonate on the individual level.

Yun Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. Her research examines social inequality and state-market-family relations through the lens of gender, marriage, and reproduction. Her work combines statistical analysis of survey data, in-depth interviews, and agent-based computational models. With a focus on gender equity and authoritarian reproductive governance, Dr. Zhou’s current project investigates the intended and unintended consequences of China’s recent shift toward a universal two-child policy.

Zoom webinar registration (required) is here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iRfY-cuAQ1-a7rzonTaPDQ

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:52:04 -0500 2020-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Livestream / Virtual Yun Zhou, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
Reflections on Learning to Improve: Foundational Ideas, Observations from Practice, and Building a Field (November 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78908 78908-20152763@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

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

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

Discussants:

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

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

Moderator:

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

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:41:04 -0400 2020-11-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion Collaboratory logo
City on the Edge: Ypsilanti, African Americans and the World of Work (November 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71756 71756-20178449@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Join us as Dr. Alford A. Young, Jr. explores the themes of his research captured in his latest book, From the Edge of the Ghetto: African Americans and the World of Work. His extensive interviews with the low-income African American community in Ypsilanti bring new insights about perceptions of and preparation for the future of work outside of the major cities and middle to upper-class society.

This event will include a brief interview with Dr. Young conducted by Dr. Earl Lewis (University of Michigan), and a panel discussion with Dr. H. Luke Shaefer (University of Michigan) and Derrick Jackson (Director of Community Engagement, Washtenaw County), moderated by Dr. Carla O'Connor (University of Michigan).

Dr. Young is the Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology, Afroamerican and African Studies, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy [by courtesy] at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies and Public Policy & Director of the Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan.

Dr. Shaefer is the the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and Director of Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan.

Derrick Jackson, MSW, is the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Director of Community Engagement.

Dr. O'Connor is the Arthur F Thurnau Professor of Education, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and Director, Wolverine Pathways.

We encourage you to purchase a copy of the book if interested through Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Solutions, the Department of Sociology, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the National Center for Institutional Diversity, and the Ann Arbor YMCA.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:07:53 -0500 2020-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion City on the Edge: Ypsilanti, African Americans, and the World of Work. Featuring Dr. Alford A. Young, Jr.
Quantitative Methods in my Work (and at U-M!) Speaker Series (November 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78761 78761-20121152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

*Facilitated by David Woodruff and Madeline Paxson*

Join us by Zoom as LSA/QMSS Undergrads interview and chat with UM faculty/researchers about their work and visions for Quantitative Research in our changing and data-driven world.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/3q92V

A Zoom will be provided to those who register!

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:12:29 -0400 2020-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Lecture / Discussion Nov 12 flyer
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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

Registration is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

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

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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

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

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 19, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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

Registration is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

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

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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

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

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:36:44 -0500 2020-11-19T09:00:00-05:00 2020-11-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Livestream / Virtual purple and yellow graphic of woman with fist in the air, conference title and dates
Gender, Women’s Suffrage, and Political Power: Past, Present, and Future Conference (November 20, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79433 79433-20325783@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

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

Registration is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

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

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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

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

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

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

Registration is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

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

All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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

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

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:33:42 -0500 2020-11-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-24T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Impact of COVID-19 on Service Workers
Research Universities and the Public Good in the Time of COVID-19 (December 2, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79506 79506-20345431@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

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

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

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

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

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:17:21 -0500 2020-12-02T14:00:00-05:00 2020-12-02T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual flyer
Bioethics Discussion: Annihilation (December 8, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58833 58833-14563725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our obliteration.

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

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

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

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

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:46:52 -0500 2020-12-08T19:00:00-05:00 2020-12-08T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Annihilation
Bioethics Discussion: The Madness of Crowds (January 12, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58834 58834-14563726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on popular delusions.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings from the madding crowd:
––The Liverpool Cholera Epidemic of 1 and Anatomical Dissection—Medical Mistrust and Civil Unrest
––The Wisdom of Crowds, the Madness of Crowds: Rethinking Peer Review in the Web Era
––The Hippocratic Thorn in Bioethics’ Hide: Cults, Sects, and Strangeness
––The Importance of Complying with Vaccination Protocols in Developed Countries: “Anti-Vax” Hysteria and the Spread of Severe Preventable Diseases

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/053-the-madness-of-crowds/.

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It would be shear madness if you did not crowd the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:42:27 -0500 2021-01-12T19:00:00-05:00 2021-01-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion The Madness of Crowds
Social Exposure Infectious Diseases: Zika, Covid-19 and the Context of Fertility (January 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80200 80200-20596101@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Abstract: Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in the world. Brazil is also the country most affected by the recent Zika epidemic and is an epicenter of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In this talk, I will introduce DeCodE, funded by NICHD, and the first panel survey on fertility and reproductive health in Brazil, tracking women’s childbearing intentions, desires and outcomes during the Zika and Covid-19 public health emergencies. Combining analysis from in-depth interviews and baseline survey data collected in April-September 2020, this talk will uncover women’s social and reproductive vulnerabilities during the pandemic. Results show that inequities are exacerbated and that women socially exposed to Zika during the epidemic intend to postpone and forego childbearing. Overall findings suggest that there are clear spillover effects across successive novel infectious disease emergencies that are relevant in every country Zika and Covid-19 have touched.

Bio: Letícia Marteleto is a social scientist with expertise in social demography, social stratification and reproductive health. Marteleto’s scholarship examines inequalities in fertility, reproductive processes and educational attainment, among others. Marteleto’s research has been funded by several foundations. She is currently the PI of DeCodE, funded by NICHD, and the first panel survey on reproductive health in Brazil, tracking women’s fertility desires, intentions and outcomes during the Zika and Covid-19 public health crises. Marteleto’s work has appeared in flagship journals in sociology, demography and other disciplines, such as Demography, Population and Development Review and Social Forces. Professor Marteleto holds a PhD in Sociology from The University of Michigan and is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin.


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

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:51:37 -0500 2021-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2021-01-25T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Musicology Lecture: National Anthems: Signifiers of Dominance and Oppression (February 5, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81218 81218-20873992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 5, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

On Jan 6, 2021, insurrectionists sang the Star Spangled Banner and waved the confederate flag while violently invading The Capitol. Contrast this with moments in 2016, when African American NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick  knelt quietly and peacefully during the Star-Spangled Banner. These gestures, both related to the National anthem, varied widely in action, perception, and meaning. These differences, rooted in the racial and racist history of the United States, draw attention to the very notion of a national anthem. Long before Kaepernick, Black folks in the United States have been questioning this song that was written by a slave-holding anti-abolitionist. These same questions should apply in African countries as well. How have national anthems been used to reinforce or dilute national pride in African countries.  Often these songs are sonic reflections of the colonized past, a great irony given the troubled relationships between these countries and their colonial “masters.” This presentation explores the complex relationship between official national anthems and black folks, and considers alternative songs that Africans and African Americans have embraced as a way of authoring their own sense of national identity and challenging enduring systems of oppression.
 
Speaker Bio:
Stephanie Shonekan is Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Science and Professor of Music at the University of Missouri. In 2003, she earned a PhD in Ethnomusicology and Folklore with a minor in African American Studies from Indiana University. From 2003-2011, she taught at Columbia College Chicago, and from 2011-2018, she was a faculty member at the University of Missouri in the Black Studies Department and the School of Music. From 2015-2018, she was chair of the Department of Black Studies at the University of Missouri.  From 2018-2020, she was professor and chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Shonekan's dual heritage combining West Africa with the West Indies allows her to straddle the black world comfortably.  She has published articles on afrobeat, Fela Kuti, as well as American and Nigerian hip-hop, and American country music.  Her publications explore the nexus where identity, history, culture and music meet. Her books include  The Life of Camilla Williams, African American Classical Singer and Opera Diva (2011), Soul, Country, and the USA: Race and Identity in American Music Culture (2015), Black Lives Matter & Music (2018), and Black Resistance in the Americas (2018).

Register at https://myumi.ch/pd5PQ

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:15:04 -0500 2021-02-05T17:00:00-05:00 2021-02-05T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Livestream / Virtual
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Governing the Urban in China and India (February 9, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80185 80185-20594126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Based on her recently published book, Dr. Ren will talk about the different ways that China and India govern their cities and how this impacts their residents.

Xuefei Ren is a professor of sociology and global urban studies at Michigan State University and a center associate at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work focuses on urban development, governance, architecture, and the built environment in global perspective. She is the author of two award-winning books: "Building Globalization: Transnational Architecture Production in Urban China" (University of Chicago Press, 2011) and "Urban China" (Polity Press, 2013). Currently she is working on several comparative projects, on urban redevelopment (China, India, Brazil, and the US) and culture-led revitalization in post-industrial cities (Detroit, Harbin, and Turin). She is a recipient of a number of distinguished fellowships, including from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, and American Council of Learned Societies. She received her MA in urban planning from Tokyo Metropolitan University and PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago. The talk will be based on her new book "Governing the Urban in China and India: Land Grabs, Slum Clearance and the War on Air Pollution," published by Princeton University Press in 2020.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

Zoom webinar; attendance requires registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OFb6NA17TWm20ecTt5dPPQ

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:44:43 -0500 2021-02-09T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Livestream / Virtual Governing the Urban in China and India
Bioethics Discussion: Sex (February 9, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58836 58836-14563728@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on what we do.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455.

A few readings to consider:
––Sex Differences in Institutional Support for Junior Biomedical Researchers
––Sex as an important biological variable in biomedical research
––Deciding on Gender in Children with Intersex Conditions: Considerations and Controversies
––The Use of Sex Robots: A Bioethical Issue

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/055-sex/.

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Not going to make a sex joke. We're above that here. All the same, please come to the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:42:03 -0500 2021-02-09T19:00:00-05:00 2021-02-09T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Sex
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (February 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80824 80824-20793354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

Documentary. Noura and Machi search for answers about their loved ones, Bassel Safadi and Paolo Dall'Oglio, who are among the over 100,000 forcibly disappeared in Syria.

The discussant will be Mohammad Al-Abdallah of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre; moderated by
Melanie Tanielian, Director of the Center for Armenian Studies and Associate Professor of History. Other dates include Feb 25, March 4, and March 11.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscuGgrDoiHd0iy04JxJC5VEl4i-t0Dldl

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-02-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening Ayouni (The Disappeared: Human Rights Film Series)
Innovations in Relating Real Life Exposures to Chemicals and Chemical Mixtures to Health Outcomes (February 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79684 79684-20454248@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Tentative Symposium Schedule

1:00-1:05 - Introduction
1:05-1:30 - Dr. Andreas Kortenkamp, Brunel University: “Male reproductive health – a bad cocktail of endocrine disruptors”
1:30-1:55 - Dr. Jodi Flaws, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: “Applying real life phthalate mixtures from an Illinois pregnancy cohort to toxicological models”
1:55-2:20 - Dr. Laura Vandenberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst: “The mammary gland is a sensitive organ: lessons learned from fracking chemical mixtures”
2:00-2:55 - Dr. Paul Fowler, University of Aberdeen: “Exposure to the complex mixture of environmental chemicals found in human biosolids”
2:55-3:20 - Dr. Jyotsna Jagai, University of Illinois at Chicago: “Cumulative environmental quality and diabetes rates and control”
3:20-3.35 - Questions
3:35-4:00 - Panel Discussion, featuring: Dr. Jennifer McPartland, Environmental Defense Fund, Dr. Natalie Sampson, University of Michigan, Dr. Zorimar Rivera-Núñez, Rutgers University

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:15:50 -0500 2021-02-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar FLYER_20210212_Symposium
CSEAS Lecture Series. *A Village Called Versailles* film screening followed by a discussion with Mark VanLandingham, Cam-Thanh Tran, and Aurora Le (February 18, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81014 81014-20832807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Free and open to the public; register at http://bit.ly/2XVakxD

In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. *A Village Called Versailles*, is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Mark VanLandingham (Tulane University), Cam-Thanh Tran (Tulane University) and Aurora Le (University of Michigan).

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Contact jessmhil@umich.edu

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Film Screening Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:44:53 -0500 2021-02-18T19:00:00-05:00 2021-02-18T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening Film poster
The Potential (and Pitfalls) using Epigenetics for Examining Social and Health Inequalities (February 22, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80203 80203-20596105@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 22, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Epigenetics, and specifically DNA methylation, is rapidly increasing in use in the social and health sciences because of its clear potential to link basic biological processes to social and physical exposures. Using different DNA methylation measures can provide key insights into the health consequences of inequities, including measures of biological aging (i.e. epigenetic clocks), biomarkers of disease, and residues of social and environmental exposures. However, several key assumptions are yet to be fully examined that fall within classic demographic considerations. These include the reliability of the measures, several population considerations (i.e. human and cellular population characteristics), and longitudinal change. Using longitudinal DNA methylation data (ages 9 and 15) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this presentation will show both the potential and concerns of using epigenetic data for social and health research from a population studies perspective.


BIO:
Dr. Colter Mitchell’s research utilizes a range of biological data types such as epigenetics, neuroimaging, and genetics to better understand how social conditions shape population health. In particular, his work uses these biomarkers to elucidate pathways by which social inequalities cause health inequalities. This research uses longitudinal population-based studies where biological data are collected at multiple timepoints. His research also includes the development of new methods for integrating the collection and analysis of biological and social data.

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

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:38:37 -0500 2021-02-22T12:00:00-05:00 2021-02-22T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Brown Bag seminar title
Toxic Equilibrium: Structural Racism and Population Health Inequities (February 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81748 81748-20949404@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

February 24, 2021
10:00am – 6:30pm
Eastern Time

The American social structure is composed of a resilient, symbiotic network of the formal and informal institutions that operate to maintain an equilibrium toward White privilege. Across time and place, changes in one institution can reverberate through other institutions, and importantly, when we attempt to intervene toward equity in one institution, other institutions can move to restore this toxic equilibrium. Cultural racism, which encompasses the socially accepted ideologies, values, and behavioral norms determined by the dominant power group, sets this equilibrium. Particularly insidious as it operates on the level of our shared social subconscious, the processes that comprise cultural racism are invisible to many because they are our “givens”, our assumptions, our defaults – but the result shapes our answers to the question: Whose life counts?

For our 6th annual University of Michigan RacismLab Symposium on the Study of Racism, we pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. James Jackson, whose mentorship guided our 1st annual symposium in 2015 and resulted in our guest edited Social Science and Medicine special issue on cultural and structural racism. In the introduction to this special issue, we called for all scholarship on race and health to be grounded in interdisciplinary frameworks of cultural and structural racism and critical race theory.

Our annual symposium continues to be sponsored by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. For our virtual meeting in 2021, we partner with the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) to move our discussions to a national stage. As we move to a national, interdisciplinary discussion, we are honored that a pioneer in the study of structural racism, Dr. Eduardo Bonilla Silva will serve as the keynote speaker this year.

Please register for this event: https://iaphs.org/tools-for-success/online-events/racismlab/racismlab-registration/

Event link will be provided upon registration.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:24:54 -0500 2021-02-24T10:00:00-05:00 2021-02-24T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Conference / Symposium poster
Grad School and Beyond Workshop (March 1, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82431 82431-21098211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 1, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Sociology

Panelists include: Sidney Harris, Jen Triplett, Shauna Dyer, and Jamie Budnick
IDiscussion about how the defense works, the process of continuing to work on the paper and sending it out for publication, and different ways it can relate to dissertation research

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:01:43 -0500 2021-03-01T13:00:00-05:00 2021-03-01T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Sociology Workshop / Seminar
ISR Insights Speaker Series – Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It (March 3, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81973 81973-20998841@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

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

Ethan Kross (Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics; Professor, Management & Organizations Area, Ross School of Business; Professor, Department of Psychology, LSA)

Wednesday, March 3, 11am EST: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95763691351

Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you’re likely to get written off as eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. In this ISR Insights talk, University of Michigan professor Ethan Kross joins Dave Mayer (Ross School of Business) to discuss Kross’ new book, Chatter. Interweaving behavioral and brain research from Kross’ lab with colorful real-world case studies, Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships.

This talk is co-sponsored by Literati Bookstore, where you can purchase Kross’ new book: https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780525575238

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:23:00 -0500 2021-03-03T11:00:00-05:00 2021-03-03T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion flyer
CJS Lecture Series | How Japan Got It Wrong: Government Policy, Gender, and the Birth Rate (March 4, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79789 79789-20493918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 4, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Please note, all posted event times are in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.

Over the past three decades, the Japanese government has enacted a series of measures to boost the country’s anemic birth rate. Nevertheless, the birth rate has hovered around 1.4 children per woman, far below what is required for the population to reproduce itself. Why haven’t the policies worked? I argue that policies that have focused on trying to make women’s work lives more like men’s have fundamentally missed the mark. Not only have such policies failed to raise the birth rate, they have also arguably exacerbated gender inequality. This paper suggests that future government and workplace policies move in a different direction.

Mary C. Brinton is the Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology at Harvard University and the Director of the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. Her research focuses on contemporary Japanese society and economy, labor markets, social demography, and gender inequality. She has published widely on gender inequality in Japan and in East Asia more broadly.

Zoom registration is required here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JsLH5WpASsyrQLLYRqMn9g

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:50:21 -0500 2021-03-04T12:00:00-05:00 2021-03-04T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Livestream / Virtual Mary C. Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
An Introduction to CJARS: A new data platform for integrated criminal justice research (March 5, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81913 81913-20990884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 5, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Webinar and Live Q&A

CJARS is a next generation data platform built on over 2+ billion lines of raw data, looking to transform criminal justice research and statistical reporting as we know it. The system, which grows each and everyday, currently contains over 133 million criminal justice events from arrest to parole, occurring in 18 states, covering over 33 million individuals. All of this data can be integrated at the individual level with extensive, longitudinal socio-economic data in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

Topics to include:
- Contents and coverage of CJARS data infrastructure
- Comparison to existing BJS statistical series
- Opportunities for data linkage in the Federal Statistical Research
Data Center network
- Application process to work with CJARS data
- Resources available to support early-stage researchers

Interested researchers should register: https://forms.gle/xgmobvXtbLKKRFSPA
(Event link will be provided after registering)

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:30:48 -0500 2021-03-05T14:00:00-05:00 2021-03-05T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual CJARS - Criminal Justice Administrative Records System
An Introduction to CJARS: A new data platform for integrated criminal justice research (March 9, 2021 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81913 81913-20990885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Webinar and Live Q&A

CJARS is a next generation data platform built on over 2+ billion lines of raw data, looking to transform criminal justice research and statistical reporting as we know it. The system, which grows each and everyday, currently contains over 133 million criminal justice events from arrest to parole, occurring in 18 states, covering over 33 million individuals. All of this data can be integrated at the individual level with extensive, longitudinal socio-economic data in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

Topics to include:
- Contents and coverage of CJARS data infrastructure
- Comparison to existing BJS statistical series
- Opportunities for data linkage in the Federal Statistical Research
Data Center network
- Application process to work with CJARS data
- Resources available to support early-stage researchers

Interested researchers should register: https://forms.gle/xgmobvXtbLKKRFSPA
(Event link will be provided after registering)

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:30:48 -0500 2021-03-09T10:30:00-05:00 2021-03-09T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual CJARS - Criminal Justice Administrative Records System
The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series & Discussion (March 11, 2021 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81374 81374-20887849@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 11, 2021 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Midlife Science

During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie.

The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these boys found there would instead leave lasting scars and dozens of unexplained deaths.Deadly Secrets follows the work of forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle from the University of South Florida, who has made it her personal mission to uncover the truth behind these mysterious deaths and disappearances. With unprecedented access to family members, photography and old records, Dr. Kimmerle and reporter Ben Montgomery expose the truth behind Dozier's missing boys, providing closure to families that have been haunted by this nightmare for decades.

DISCUSSANTS
Susan Waltz (Ford School of Public Policy) & Sioban Harlow (School of public health); moderated by Leigh Pearce (School of Public Health).

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiMutdkDRjG81-ZW85-5Og

READINGS & RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing

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Film Screening Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:31:54 -0500 2021-03-11T16:30:00-05:00 2021-03-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Midlife Science Film Screening March 11 Dozier School for Boys (FL, U.S.)
Annual Distinguished Lecture on Europe. "At Least We Don't Do That Here." How Europe (Mis)Understands Black America (March 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80396 80396-20713712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for European Studies

European views on Black America are informed by a range of contradictory tendencies: amnesia about its own colonial past, ambivalence about its racial present, a tradition of anti-racism and international solidarity, and an often fraught geo-political relationship with the United States itself. From the vantage point of a continent that both resents and covets American power, and is in little position to do anything about it, African Americans represent to many in Europe a redemptive force—living proof that the U.S. is both not all that it claims to be and could be so much greater than it is. This sense of superiority is made possible, in no small part, by a woefully, willfully incomplete and toxic nostalgia of Europe's own colonial history which has left significant room for denial, distortion, ignorance, and sophistry. The result, in the post-war era, has been moments of solidarity often impaired by exocitization or infantilization in which Europe has found it easier to export anti-racism across the Atlantic than to practice it at home or export it across the Mediterranean and beyond.

Gary Younge is a journalist, author, broadcaster, and professor of sociology at the University of Manchester in England. Formerly a U.S.-based columnist and editor-at-large for *The Guardian*, he is an editorial board member of *The Nation* magazine, an Alfred Knobler Fellow for Type Media, and a Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences. His most recent book, *Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives*, won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize from Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation. His writing and research cover social movements, inequality, race, immigration, identity, and politics. Younge studied French and Russian at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and journalism at City University of London.

Registration for this Zoom webinar is required at http://myumi.ch/VPOvz.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. 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, 19 Jan 2021 08:32:47 -0500 2021-03-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-19T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for European Studies Lecture / Discussion Gary Younge
CREES Noon Lecture. Resettlement or Return? Shifting IDP Attitudes in Ukraine (March 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80892 80892-20817014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

In 2016 the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine reached 1.6 million, the vast majority of whom fled the conflict in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine, initiated in early 2014. In this paper, Cynthia Buckley focuses on how the duration of displacement, household composition, and region of resettlement among the displaced in Ukraine challenge and inform both policy and demographic approaches to internal forced migration and explore the implications of this sizable displacement for regional population trends and demands on state capacity in the long term. Employing Ukrainian government data, UNHCR reports, and a longitudinal set of surveys by the International Organization for Migration, Professor Buckley explores relationships between IDP characteristics and region of resettlement and their intentions to return to pre-displacement areas of residence. Findings extend our understanding of the challenges raised by displacement for the Ukrainian state, in addition to inviting a reconsideration of more general approaches to IDP processes and implications.

Cynthia Buckley is a CREES Visiting Scholar for the 2020-21 academic year. Professor Buckley received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1991 before joining the faculty of the University of Texas, Austin. Between 2010-12 she served as the Program Director for Eurasia at the Social Science Research Council, later moving to the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. A social demographer, her research focuses on the main drivers, and implications, of demographic change across Eurasia and appears in numerous academic journals, policy briefs, assessment reports, and edited volumes. Her current research focuses on a MINERVA-funded investigation of state capacity challenges in the areas of healthcare (including COVID-19), elections, and education in the multicultural countries of Estonia, Georgia, and Ukraine (with Ralph Clem and Erik Herron), and a solo book project on population change and social stability in Central Asia.

Registration is required for this Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/2DqvA

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at crees@umich.edu. 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, 17 Mar 2021 08:50:33 -0400 2021-03-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T13:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Buckley IDP map (produced by Samantha Lenoch, Central Eurasian State Capacity Initiative)
James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans (March 24, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82484 82484-21108104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Insights Speaker Series – James S. Jackson’s Continuing Legacy and Contributions to Social and Behavioral Research on Black Americans

Wednesday, March 24, 1pm EST. https://umich.zoom.us/j/99879554198

Panelists: Robert Taylor (Harold R Johnson Endowed Professor of Social Work, Sheila Feld Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Faculty Associate, RCGD); Belinda Tucker (Professor Emerita of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and the Special Liaison for Faculty Development, UCLA); and Phillip Bowman (Professor, Higher and Postsecondary Education at the U-M International Institute)

Join Robert Taylor, Belinda Tucker, and Phillip Bowman for a panel discussion on the continuing legacy and contributions of James S. Jackson.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:45:04 -0500 2021-03-24T13:00:00-04:00 2021-03-24T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
How the Measurement and Meaning of Family Structure Shape Research on Young Adult Racial Inequality (April 5, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80124 80124-21397361@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 5, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

POSTPONED.
This event will be rescheduled for a future date.
POSTPONED.




At the population level, Black and White youth in the United States enter adulthood after a lifetime of divergent family structure experiences. A substantial social science literature has investigated whether this variation in childhood family structure contributes to racial disparities in the timing, sequence, and context of events in the transition into adulthood. This discussion adopts a critical perspective on mainstream research on this topic. The panelists highlight opportunities in family demography, social stratification, human development, and race and ethnic studies to advance theory, measurement, and empirical modeling in order to more accurately reflect Black family organization and to situate Black and White families in the a broader context of racialized social, economic, and political inequality.

Paula Fomby is a research associate professor in the Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. She holds a PhD in Sociology with an emphasis in social demography from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research considers how family composition and family process contribute to variation in child and young adult well-being, particularly in the context of social inequality. Fomby is the associate director of the UM Population Studies Center, a co-investigator on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the associate director of the PSID Child Development Supplement.

Christina Cross is a postdoctoral fellow and incoming assistant professor of Sociology at Harvard University. She completed her PhD in Sociology and Public Policy at University of Michigan. Her research examines how family structure, change, and dynamics influence individual wellbeing across the life course, particularly among minority and/or low-income populations. Much of her work has focused on childhood as a key stage in the life course for the emergence and accumulation of social advantages or disadvantages.

Bethany Letiecq is an associate professor in the Human Development and Family Science program at George Mason University. - She received her PhD in health education/family studies and her MS in family and community development from the University of Maryland, College Park.Dr. Letiecq employs community-based participatory and action research approaches to conduct research in partnership with families systematically marginalized by society to promote family health and justice. She is keenly interested in how social policies and practices facilitate or hinder family functioning and health across all families.

**Presented in partnership with the DEI Educational Programs Working Group: Inclusive Teaching Series and the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology.**

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

https://umich.zoom.us/j/96714721560

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:10:10 -0400 2021-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-05T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Poster
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 8, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-08T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-08T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 9, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430618@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 9, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-09T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-09T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Information Webinar (April 9, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83180 83180-21288792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 9, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Learn about opportunities to earn a Masters or Doctoral degree in Survey and Data Science. Students in the program receive theoretical grounding in all aspects of survey methodology, from sample design and measurement, to data collection, extraction and wrangling, data visualization, statistical estimation, and probability and distribution theory. Students have the opportunity to explore novel ways to develop applications of survey methodology in a wide variety of field.

Advance registration is required, bit.ly/38YZLj1

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Presentation Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:09:33 -0400 2021-04-09T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Presentation Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Information Webinar
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 10, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 10, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-10T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 11, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 11, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-11T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-11T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 12, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 12, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-12T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 13, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-13T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias - Free Film Screening (April 14, 2021 12:01am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83579 83579-21430623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 12:01am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

The U-M Dissonance Event Series invites you to watch a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias. Watch Coded Bias on-demand anytime between Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14.

Visit the Dissonance events page to learn more, watch the trailer and receive the passcode you will need to access Coded Bias and watch the film for free.

https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Please also join us over Zoom on Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m. EST for an "At the Movies" style panel discussion of the film Coded Bias. A panel of U-M experts will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society.

Links to the panel discussion can be found on the same event link above and on Happenings at Michigan on Thursday, April 15.

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

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Film Screening Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:58 -0400 2021-04-14T00:01:00-04:00 2021-04-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Film Screening Dissonance Event Series: Free Screening of the Film Coded Bias
Coded Bias "At the Movies" Panel Discussion (April 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83580 83580-21430624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information Assurance

Join a panel of U-M experts over Zoom for an "At the Movies" style discussion of the film Coded Bias. The panelists will exchange views on the challenges presented by technologies that reflect the systemic biases in American society. Panelists include:
- Nazanin Andalibi, assistant professor of information, School of Information; assistant professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)
- Mingyan Liu, Peter and Evelyn Fuss Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
- Nicholson Price, professor of law, Law School
- Grace Trinidad (moderator), Ethics, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) postdoctoral fellow, School of Public Health

AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION
To be better informed prior to the Coded Bias panel discussion, be sure to take time to watch a free screening of the film between April 8 and April 14. More information is available at https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-free-movie-viewing

Access to Coded Bias and the panel discussion are brought to you by the Dissonance Event Series, ITS Information Assurance, the U-M School of Information, and the Law School’s Privacy and Technology Law Association.

Add the panel discussion to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/MWZjMnFtNmw0MzN2MDk0cmRyaHQ4b3VpMTggdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:43:13 -0400 2021-04-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-04-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information Assurance Lecture / Discussion Dissonance Event Series: Panel Discussion on the film Coded Bias
Earnings Assimilation of Second-and Later-Generation Men: Evidence from Administrative Records (April 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/80921 80921-20824848@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Dr Andrés Villarreal (University of California, Los Angeles) will discuss "Earnings Assimilation of Second-and Later-Generation Men: Evidence from Administrative Records"

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Abstract: The systematic study of immigrants’ economic assimilation requires an analysis of both intra- and intergenerational mobility, that is, of the progress made by each immigrant generation over the course of their own lives and relative to their parents. In this study we examine both types of mobility using a unique dataset linking respondents of multiple waves of the Current Population Survey (CPS) to their longitudinal tax records. This longitudinal information allows us follow individuals’ earnings trajectories and measure the extent to which second-generation men are able to reduce the earnings gap with later generations during their lifetimes. To overcome the limitations of previous studies examining intergenerational mobility we match a sample of second- and later-generation children to their actual parents. Our matching strategy allows us to identify the exact third generation and to evaluate the contribution of ethnic attrition. We find large ethnoracial disparities in earnings mobility consistent with segmented assimilation theory. The earnings assimilation of Hispanic men stalls or reverses during the course of the second generation rather than in the third generation as previously thought. Once the lower earnings of first-generation parents are taken into account, second-generation Hispanic men experience lower intergenerational earnings mobility.



BIO:
Andrés Villarreal is a sociologist and social demographer specializing in the areas of international migration, race and ethnicity, social stratification, and health in social context. Much of his research focuses on Latin America and the Latin American-origin population in the U.S. Within the area of immigration he seeks to understand how population movements are driven by economic changes, and the consequences that these movements have for social wellbeing. In an ongoing research project he is examining the long-term economic assimilation of immigrants in the U.S. using administrative data. In a new line of research he is exploring the social and demographic consequences of the opioid epidemic.

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

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:18:11 -0400 2021-04-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion Andrés Villarreal
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 20, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-20T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T15:00:00-04:00 Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Bioethics Discussion: Abdication (April 20, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58841 58841-14563735@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our renunciation.

Join us at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99926126455

A few readings to consider:
––The Idea of Legitimate Authority in the Practice of Medicine
––Decentralization of health care systems and health outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment
––Vox Populi or Abdication of Responsibility?: The Influence of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on the Public Discourse Regarding Abortion, 2016-2019
––Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/060-abdication/.

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Before you give up, consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:38:57 -0500 2021-04-20T19:00:00-04:00 2021-04-20T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Abdication
OS Honors Symposium (April 22, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83093 83093-21266978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Join us virtually as our 2021 honors students, Rachel Klein and Brianne VanDyke, present their research and findings to the OS community.

For any questions, contact Honors Advisor Dr. Lisa Fein (lisafein@umich.edu)
Zoom link will be provided to those that register.

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Presentation Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:04:00 -0400 2021-04-22T14:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Studies Program (OS) Presentation OS honors symposium event image
Links Between Culture and Sanitation (April 22, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83816 83816-21540179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Project RISHI

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University will speak on the social practices in communities where open defecation is prevalent, toilet use, and sanitation practices in India. The discussion will center around the link between culture and accepting modern adaptations in rural communities. RSVP Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJwRFl1WH56j3j604SnuPiLF5vRvgiAHais0Hse4ISjAATA/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:07:20 -0400 2021-04-22T17:00:00-04:00 2021-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Project RISHI Conference / Symposium Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Professor of Anthropology at William Paterson University
Stress and Health in Context: The Role of Negative Relationships (April 28, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83765 83765-21501085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Stress and Health in Context: The Role of Negative Relationships
Wednesday, April 28, 1pm EDT: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98477632981

A burgeoning literature shows social ties are integral for health and survival. Kira Birditt‘s program of research focuses on negative aspects of relationships including the extent to which they are irritating, critical, or demanding. In this talk she will discuss the findings from her program of research showing that: 1) There is a great deal of variability in negative aspects of relationships within and between individuals, 2) Negative aspects of relationships have important implications for health that often vary by the context of stress, and 3) The implications of relationships and stress vary race/ethnicity. She will also discuss the Aging and Biopsychosocial Innovations program that she leads and directions for future research.

Kira Birditt earned a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Pennsylvania State University and B.A. and M.S. degrees in Psychology from Western Washington University. She serves as a Research Associate Professor at the Survey Research Center and the Director of the Aging and Biopsychosocial Innovations Program. She is currently PI on three R01 projects funded by NIA examining: 1) racial health disparities in stress, social ties and health, 2) racial inequities in health among Alzheimer’s caregivers, and 3) alcohol use and cardiovascular health among aging couples.

This webinar is part of a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR. If there is a topic you would like to see featured or have an idea for a future presentation, please email abeattie@umich.edu. This talk is being recorded and will be shared widely.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:59:00 -0400 2021-04-28T13:00:00-04:00 2021-04-28T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Race - The Power of an Illusion (May 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83854 83854-21555865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Join us for live screenings of award-winning documentary series Race - The Power of an Illusion. Each event will screen a one-hour-long episode, and then host a 30-minute live streamed panel discussion.

Thursday May 6, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 1: “The difference between us”

Thursday May 20, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 2: “The story we tell”

Thursday June 3, 12PM-1:30PM ET
Part 3: “The house we live in”

For more information on the webinars, invited panelists, and registration link, please visit https://iaphs.org/race-the-power-of-an-illusion/ . Here are more resources to help with discussions: https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/

Registration is open to all, free of charge.

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Film Screening Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:24:36 -0400 2021-05-06T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-06T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Film Screening
Beyond the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Changes in Education (May 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83937 83937-21619168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Beyond the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities for Changes in Education
Wednesday, May 12 at 1pm EDT
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96351558688

At the end of the school year in 2020 parents, educators, and researchers, wondered how to deal with the “COVID slide” related to achievement and gains in learning due to schools shifting to virtual learning across the country. What we did not know at the time is that many schools would struggle to open at all in the Fall of 2020 and online and remote learning would continue to be one of the primary ways that children were educated for the rest of the 2020-21 school year. Today, the question remains: What will parents, educators, and researchers need to consider regarding achievement and learning gains as children are likely to return to in-person schooling in Fall 2021? Dr. Pamela Davis-Kean will discuss her research on how homeschooling was discussed on social media, the issues related to “holding back” or repeating a grade in primary school, and how new proposed policies for free community college may be important for helping those in secondary education get extra time to develop skills for entry into a four-year college.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:44:15 -0400 2021-05-12T13:00:00-04:00 2021-05-12T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 14, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
(Counter) Narratives of Migration - Virtual Conference (May 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/83999 83999-21619329@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Keynote Speaker: Hadji Bakara (U-M English Language and Literature and the Donia Human Rights Center)

Join us on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, for the annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF). The conference will be held on Zoom.
This Year's CLIFF investigates the visibility, narratives, and media of migration. We will explore circulation in a variety of forms—bodies, ideas, and material goods—through its manifestations in the arts, critical theory, and new media.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 07 May 2021 13:31:46 -0400 2021-05-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-05-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Workshop / Seminar CLIFF
CGIS Winter Advising (May 19, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-19T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
CGIS Winter Advising (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83938 83938-21619172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

As studying abroad becomes more of a possibility for U-M students, particularly for Winter 2022, CGIS will be offering a 2-day Winter Advising event where students can learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, pre-health, and public health and interest-specific program sessions such as studying abroad in the UK and English-Taught programs in Asia to name few. The LSA Scholarship Office and the Office of Financial Aid will join us on May 20th to help answer questions you may have on funding your semester program abroad as well as walking you through the application process! First Step sessions will be offered each day of the event as well. Each info session will be interactive. Each session will offer an opportunity to interact with advisors and address questions or concerns you may have regarding study abroad. To get a general idea of participation, please RSVP below and select info sessions that you'd be interested in. We'll send you a Zoom link as we get closer to the event!

DISCLAIMER: With each passing term, a small yet increasing number of our programs seem to offer the possibility of receiving students, so CGIS proceeded with very cautious optimism that students will be able to study abroad in the coming academic year. CGIS and the University of Michigan continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation as it develops worldwide. Parents and other concerned parties who would like to receive this information should ask their students to share the updates with them. Students planning to participate in CGIS programs worldwide are advised to continue to closely monitor the latest developments and to adhere to any national and international public health directives issued by their host country or institution. CGIS will contact students who have opened or submitted an application to a CGIS program if and when updates are available.

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Presentation Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:02:10 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Flyer
Race - The Power of an Illusion (May 20, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83854 83854-21555866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Join us for live screenings of award-winning documentary series Race - The Power of an Illusion. Each event will screen a one-hour-long episode, and then host a 30-minute live streamed panel discussion.

Thursday May 6, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 1: “The difference between us”

Thursday May 20, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 2: “The story we tell”

Thursday June 3, 12PM-1:30PM ET
Part 3: “The house we live in”

For more information on the webinars, invited panelists, and registration link, please visit https://iaphs.org/race-the-power-of-an-illusion/ . Here are more resources to help with discussions: https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/

Registration is open to all, free of charge.

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Film Screening Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:24:36 -0400 2021-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-20T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Film Screening
How Subsidies Affect Contraceptive Use Among Low-Income Women in the U.S.: The M-CARES Randomized Control Trial (May 24, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83969 83969-21619250@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 24, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.


This paper examines how subsidies affect the use of contraceptives among low-income women seeking reproductive health care in the U.S. Study participants were randomized to receive vouchers for contraception, covering up to 50% or 100% of the lowest-cost, available long-acting, reversible contraceptive method (LARC). Women’s choice of method is highly sensitive to price, with the elasticity of LARC take-up ranging from -2.3 to -3.4. The findings imply that a U.S. policy eliminating out-of-pocket costs for Title X women would reduce pregnancies by 5.4%, birth rates by 3.5%, and abortions by 8.1% and save $2.48 billion annually in public expenditures.

BIO: Vanessa Wanner Lang received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Bowling Green State University in 2019. She joined the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan in 2019 as the project manager for the Michigan Contraceptive Access, Research, and Evaluation Study (M-CARES). Dr. Lang was trained as a family demographer and sociologist and has research interests in fertility, work and family, parent and child relationships, gender, and well-being. One line of her research centers on studying fertility behaviors with a specific focus on unintended childbearing in the United States and the policy implications surrounding access to contraception for women and children’s outcomes. Another line of her research focuses on understanding the changing roles and responsibilities of women and men in the spheres of paid work and family and how these are associated with the well-being of both couples and individuals.


PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 18 May 2021 11:49:55 -0400 2021-05-24T12:00:00-04:00 2021-05-24T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar M-CARES logo
Race - The Power of an Illusion (June 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83854 83854-21555867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 3, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Join us for live screenings of award-winning documentary series Race - The Power of an Illusion. Each event will screen a one-hour-long episode, and then host a 30-minute live streamed panel discussion.

Thursday May 6, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 1: “The difference between us”

Thursday May 20, 12PM - 1:30PM ET
Part 2: “The story we tell”

Thursday June 3, 12PM-1:30PM ET
Part 3: “The house we live in”

For more information on the webinars, invited panelists, and registration link, please visit https://iaphs.org/race-the-power-of-an-illusion/ . Here are more resources to help with discussions: https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/

Registration is open to all, free of charge.

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Film Screening Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:24:36 -0400 2021-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 2021-06-03T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Film Screening
Precision Health Graduate Certificate Program - Information Session (June 17, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84199 84199-21620752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Plan to attend this information session to learn more about the growing field of precision health which seeks to tailor health care for individuals via a multidisciplinary, data-driven approach.

The new U-M Precision Health Graduate Certificate Program has arrived to educate current and future practitioners and researchers in this emerging field so they can become better equipped to customize patient care.

**Only 12 credits of graduate coursework required
**Great opportunity for graduate students to design their own plan
**Network with other precision health students and faculty at seminars and professional development workshops
**Mentoring with faculty

The certificate is open to all graduate students enrolled at U-M. Application deadline is August 1.

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Other Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:50:45 -0400 2021-06-17T13:00:00-04:00 2021-06-17T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Other learners and researchers in lab, classroom and research settings
Precision Health Graduate Certificate Program - Information Session (July 22, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84201 84201-21620757@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 22, 2021 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Plan to attend this information session to learn more about the growing field of precision health which seeks to tailor health care for individuals via a multidisciplinary, data-driven approach.

The new U-M Precision Health Graduate Certificate Program has arrived to educate current and future practitioners and researchers in this emerging field so they can become better equipped to customize patient care.

**Only 12 credits of graduate coursework required
**Great opportunity for graduate students to design their own plan
**Network with other precision health students and faculty at seminars and professional development workshops
**Mentoring with faculty

The certificate is open to all graduate students enrolled at U-M. Application deadline is August 1.

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Other Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:00:29 -0400 2021-07-22T13:00:00-04:00 2021-07-22T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Other learners and researchers in lab, classroom and research settings
COVID-19 and Caregiving (August 18, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84750 84750-21624870@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

COVID-19 and Caregiving Webinar
Wednesday, August 18, 2-3:30pm EDT

About one-third of older adults receive help with daily activities, mainly from family members and friends. During the COVID-19 pandemic, family caregivers may have faced unique consequences related to physical distancing orders. The webinar will focus on changes in caregiving networks to older adults as well as their wellbeing and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will feature speakers from the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA)'s Demography of Family Caregiving Network. MiCDA is an interdisciplinary community of scholars from across the University of Michigan with a shared interest in the demography of aging. The Demography of Family Caregiving Network is a national network of scholars researching the implications of changes in the demography of families for caregiving and the wellbeing of older adults and their caregivers. MiCDA is funded by the National Institute on Aging.

Please register for this free virtual event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYJAFcBTk7gFJStwEimEwKeg1dpADm4uK_WO4b2tpxREuLRw/viewform

Presented By: Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging
COVID-19 & Caregiving
Speakers:
I-Fen Lin, Professor of Sociology, Bowling Green State University,
Yulya Truskinovsky, Assistant Professor of Economics, Wayne State University, Courtney Polenick, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:00:21 -0400 2021-08-18T14:00:00-04:00 2021-08-18T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Livestream / Virtual event flyer
CJS Lecture Series | The Link Between Marriage and Fertility and Changing Pathways to First Marriage in Japan (September 9, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84198 84198-21620754@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 9, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

The low prevalence of cohabiting unions and non-marital childbearing in Japan is inconsistent with the expectations of prominent theories of family change in low fertility societies. In this study, we use data from large national surveys to describe growing heterogeneity in pathways to first marriage in Japan, focusing on the temporal ordering of cohabitation, pregnancy, marriage, and first childbirth.

Jim Raymo is Professor of Sociology and the Henry Wendt III ’55 Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. Raymo’s research focuses primarily on evaluating patterns and potential consequences of major demographic changes in Japan. He has published widely on key features of recent family change, including delayed marriage, extended coresidence with parents, and increases in premarital cohabitation, shotgun marriages, and divorce. In other lines of research, he has examined health outcomes at older ages in Japan and their relationship with family, work, and local area characteristics and has examined multiple dimensions of well-being among the growing population of single mothers and their children in Japan.

Please register for the Zoom event here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U7wQQcTbTBKy12KSWtHSEA

This colloquium series is made possible by the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:31:05 -0400 2021-09-09T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-09T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Livestream / Virtual Jim Raymo, Professor of Sociology and the Henry Wendt III ’55 Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University
PSC Postdoctoral Training Program: Introductions and Updates (September 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86257 86257-21632296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The PSC Brown Bag Series will kick off on Monday, September 13 with introductions and updates from our PSC postdoctoral fellows (details below). Please join us to welcome our new fellows and celebrate the achievements of our returning cohort!

2021-22 PSC postdoctoral fellow cohort:
Jamie Budnick (NICHD, 2nd year, PhD: University of Michigan, Sociology, Mentor: Rob Stephenson)

Bobbie Johannes (NIA, 2nd year, PhD: Penn State, Health Policy and Administration, Mentor: Mary Janevic)

Emily Parker (NIA, 1st year, PhD: Cornell University, Policy Analysis and Management, Mentors: Paula Fomby and Natasha Pilkauskas)

Margaret Whitley, (NIA, 1st year, PhD: University of California Irvine, Public Health, Mentors: Sarah Burgard and David Johnson)

Weidi Qin (NIA, 1st year, PhD: Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare, Mentors: Belinda Needham and Briana Mezuk)

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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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:35:52 -0400 2021-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-13T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar poster
Intro to the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) (September 15, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85327 85327-21626235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 1: Intro to CVFS
Wednesday, September 15, 2-3pm EDT
Presenters: William Axinn and Dirgha Ghimire

This webinar will explain the purpose of the CVFS and give an overview of data collection from study launch to present day. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpf-qtpjojGteGYl9ntT4cBx7X9TPZtB6H

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:59:26 -0400 2021-09-15T14:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
2021 Tanner Lecture: Work: What Is It? Do Most of Us Need It, and Why? (September 16, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86236 86236-21632211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

View the Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJcynUx4R4

There are, I shall argue, three important areas of philosophical exploration about work.

The first is a question in social ontology: What is work? This question is both historical and conceptual, as questions in social ontology usually are. And the contemporary idea of work and of a job—and the related idea of a good job--are the results of conceptual and institutional developments over the last few centuries.

The second is an ethical issue, in Aristotle’s broad sense of ethics as concerned with eudaimonia: How does work fit into the good life? This problem is especially challenging because the idea of a good job involves many dimensions of assessment: Does it produce something useful? Does it make a positive contribution? Does it give the worker a decent income? Was that income fairly decided? Are the conditions of work satisfactory? Are they just? Does the job have the rewards of sociability? Is the work a source of significance for the worker?

Looked at more generally, the good job does four things: (a) it provides goods and services worth having, while also (b) providing people with income, (c) sociability, and (d) significance. And one of the things that makes the ethical questions especially challenging at the moment, is that new technologies are reconfiguring employment in ways that appear to threaten the creation of jobs that do all four of these things well and do them through one job.

Human flourishing requires all of these things: products, services, incomes, sociability, significance. For many people over the twentieth-century providing a good job played a huge role in delivering all of them. But AI and robotics may produce a world in which products and services could increasingly be produced without providing employment for most people: and that means either that we must find a way of providing everyone with the resources for a dignified human life without sharing the social product through the labor market, or we must invent income-generating activities that we don’t need for the products or services they provide. We might want to do the latter because many of us would not know how to fill our lives with significance or find social groups outside the family with which to engage unless we were involved in some organized productive activity.

These are issues on which many popular writers on the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and on globalization have, of course, written for some time. But we need more serious organized reflection on the normative issues raised by these challenges.

And that leads to the third cluster of concerns: How should law and other sources of normative authority be configured to allow work to contribute to the flourishing of workers, and how should the opportunities and rewards of work be shared? Like Aristotle, I think we need to get the ethics right to do the politics, but I also think that, precisely because we are, as he insisted social animals, it is hard to pry them apart.

In this lecture I shall focus on the central set of ethical questions but say some things in passing about the social ontology of work at the start and the politics of employment at the end.

Kwame Anthony Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at NYU. Earlier, he taught at the University of Ghana, Cambridge, Yale, Cornell, Duke, Harvard and Princeton. He grew up in Ghana and received undergraduate and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Cambridge University in England. His work has been in the philosophy of mind and language, ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of art, of culture, and of the social sciences, especially anthropology; as well as in literary studies, where he has focused on African and African-American literature. He served as President of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (2007). In 2012, President Obama presented him with the National Humanities Medal. His publications include Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers and The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity. Professor Appiah writes the weekly Ethicist column for the New York Times Sunday magazine.

This event is free and open to the public. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:42 -0400 2021-09-16T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-16T22:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion 2021 Tanner Lecture of Human Values: Work: What Is it? Do Most of Us Need It, and Why?
Professor Tabbye Chavous UM. Psychology and School of Education, Chair of National Center for Institutional Diversity (September 17, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86060 86060-21631254@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

In this presentation, I will focus on racial identity-context congruence, that is, the extent that racially minoritized students' constructions around the importance and meaning of their race can be aligned or misaligned with their experienced academic environments. I will share studies linking students' identity-based experiences (interpersonal and climate experiences in academic and social contexts) that are stigmatizing or affirming to outcomes related to their academic identities, achievement, and persistence. This work also highlights how many racially minoritized and underrepresented students draw on their racial and cultural identities in ways that promote their motivation and persistence, especially in settings where they are underrepresented and experience marginalization based on their multiple social identities (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, among other identities). I will discuss implications for scholarly approaches to studying positive development among racially minoritized students; as well as the need to shift away from institutional approaches focused only on supporting minoritized students in navigating non-congruous environments (individual student resilience) toward approaches focused on creating/recreating settings that affirm and align with minoritized students' identities and that leverage students' identity strengths to support them as whole persons (institutional resilience).

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:24:15 -0400 2021-09-17T13:30:00-04:00 2021-09-17T15:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business