Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Positive Links Speaker Series (February 7, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98663 98663-21797038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

Christine Porath
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Free, registration required to obtain login information; please note this session will not be recorded

Event link:
https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/mastering-community-the-surprising-ways-coming-together-moves-us-from-surviving-to-thriving/

Positive Links:
The Positive Links Speaker Series, presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations, offers inspiring and practical science-based strategies to build and bolster thriving organizations. Attendees learn from leading positive organizational scholars and connect with our community of academics, students, staff, and leaders.

About the talk:
Despite our deep desire to feel a sense of belonging, many of us feel isolated. The rise of technology and modern workplace practices have led people to be even more disconnected, even as we remain constantly contactable. And as our human interactions have decreased, so too have our happiness levels. This is sparking a crisis in mental health that will have repercussions for years, leaving people lonelier and organizations less productive and profitable, too.
Join us for a conversation with Christine Porath, author of Mastering Community, to discover just how important thriving communities are to our wellbeing and the success of organizations and learn what steps you can take to create them. In this fireside chat facilitated by Gretchen Spreitzer, Porath will share ways to unite and grow your communities—be it in the workplace, the PTA, sports, or places of worship—and make them thrive.

About Porath:
Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She’s the author of Mastering Community, Mastering Civility, and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior.

Her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, World Bank, Microsoft, Marriott, World Health Organization, and Cleveland Clinic.

She received her BA from College of the Holy Cross, where she was a member of the women’s basketball and soccer teams, and her PhD from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Host:
Gretchen Spreitzer, Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Positive Organizations; Associate Dean for Engaged Learning and Professional Development; Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Management and Organizations

Series Sponsors:
The Center for Positive Organizations thanks Sanger Leadership Center, Tauber Institute for Global Operations, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and Diane (BA ‘73) and Paul (MBA ‘75) Jones for their support of the 2022-23 Positive Links Speaker Series.

Series Promotional Partners:
Additionally, we thank Ann Arbor SPARK and the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division of the Academy of Management for their Positive Links Speaker Series promotional partnerships.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:02:58 -0500 2023-02-07T14:00:00-05:00 2023-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Livestream / Virtual Christine Porath
2023 Software Seminar Series: FDA Regulation of Clinical Decision Support Software & Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) (February 7, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101793 101793-21802358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Innovation Partnerships

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
4:00–5:15pm

Join us for discussion and insights on FDA Regulation of Clinical Decision Support Software & Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML).

Featured Speakers:

Pamela Forrest, Partner at Covington & Burling LLP

Christina Kuhn, Associate at Covington & Burling LLP

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Presentation Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:25:15 -0500 2023-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-07T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Innovation Partnerships Presentation Photo of computer on desk with code on screen.
An Evening with "1A" Host Jenn White (February 7, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103988 103988-21808189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Radio

An Evening with "1A" Host Jenn White
Michigan Radio Speaker Series
Rackham Amphitheatre - Ann Arbor
February 7, 2023 - 7:00PM
In person and on-line available

Jenn White's radio voice has guided listeners through some of the most difficult events of recent years, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine, to tumultuous mid-term elections. As the host of NPR's 1A, the Detroit native is as adept at navigating difficult international issues as she is hot-topic conversations about the books, movies and music shaping our culture. Join Stateside host April Baer for this discussion with Jenn White on Tuesday February 7th, as part of Michigan Radio's Speaker Series. You can attend in person or watch online.

Jenn White has been the host of NPR's 1A since July, 2020. Heard on over 100 public radio stations nationwide, in that role she has daily conversations with newsmakers as well as guests in the world of pop culture, art and sports. She has also hosted several acclaimed podcasts, including Making Oprah and Making Obama.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:26:30 -0500 2023-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-07T20:15:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Radio Lecture / Discussion "1A" Host Jenn White
An Evening with "1A" Host Jenn White (February 7, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103988 103988-21808190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Michigan Radio

An Evening with "1A" Host Jenn White
Michigan Radio Speaker Series
Rackham Amphitheatre - Ann Arbor
February 7, 2023 - 7:00PM
In person and on-line available

Jenn White's radio voice has guided listeners through some of the most difficult events of recent years, from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine, to tumultuous mid-term elections. As the host of NPR's 1A, the Detroit native is as adept at navigating difficult international issues as she is hot-topic conversations about the books, movies and music shaping our culture. Join Stateside host April Baer for this discussion with Jenn White on Tuesday February 7th, as part of Michigan Radio's Speaker Series. You can attend in person or watch online.

Jenn White has been the host of NPR's 1A since July, 2020. Heard on over 100 public radio stations nationwide, in that role she has daily conversations with newsmakers as well as guests in the world of pop culture, art and sports. She has also hosted several acclaimed podcasts, including Making Oprah and Making Obama.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:26:30 -0500 2023-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-07T20:15:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Michigan Radio Lecture / Discussion "1A" Host Jenn White
The Queer World Conversations (February 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806696@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-02-08T10:00:00-05:00 2023-02-08T11:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
Privacy@Michigan: Child Safety in the Smart Home (February 8, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104342 104342-21808844@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The adoption of home devices connected to the internet is growing and so are concerns about child physical and digital safety and privacy in the smart home. The U-M community is invited to join us on Zoom for a presentation and Q&A with Kaiwen Sun, U-M School of Information Ph.D. student, as she explores the discrepancies between marketing depictions and device features, and discusses considerations for keeping children safe in the smart home.

Kaiwen Sun’s research focuses on the intersection of children’s privacy and safety and understanding parents’ perceptions and behaviors around privacy and safety in the context of smart home technologies.

This event is open to the U-M community (umich login required) and will be especially relevant to parents, grandparents, guardians, and others who interact with children in their homes.

Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99704278354?pwd=ejJzL2NDNDhPVHkwM3pobHUxVXREdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:08:51 -0500 2023-02-08T12:00:00-05:00 2023-02-08T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Livestream / Virtual Privacy at Michigan - Child Safety in the Smart Home Presentation and Q and A
CBSSM Seminar—Is a Holistic Definition of Health too Dangerous? (February 8, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104472 104472-21809113@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 2:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

This presentation challenges the position that holistic definitions of health are too socially dangerous to use widely in biomedicine or public health practice. Holistic definitions of health, such as the World Health Organization’s definition of health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” have been criticized for a variety of reasons. My previous work has adopted and defended a variation on this definition. One key critique is that adopting such a definition creates social risks that are not introduced by narrower definitions of health. Critics argue that a broad holistic definition of health can serve as a grounding for healthism, the ideology that prioritizes health over all else and seeks to promote it through intrusive surveillance, oppressive moralistic judgments, and pervasive interventions into everyday life. For instance, wellness culture in the US has oppressively stigmatized people with fat bodies. I argue that the undesirable features of healthism are, unfortunately, equally compatible with narrower definition of health; this is illustrated in the debates over restrictive COVID-19 pandemic policies. I conclude by arguing that opposition to holistic definitions of health is also partly a misguided reaction to distrust in communities’ capacities to define and promote health/well-being in non-oppressive ways (e.g. concerns that communities will promote holistic sexual health/well-being in ways that are sexist or heterosexist).

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:21:18 -0500 2023-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2023-02-08T15:00:00-05:00 Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Lecture / Discussion Valles seminar ad
Weekly DCMB Seminar with Refreshments (February 8, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103257 103257-21806685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract:

Most disease associated genomic variants have relatively modest effects on target gene expression in reporter or CRISPR perturbation assays. In addition, enhancer disruption in vivo often has surprisingly weak phenotypic consequences. I will present machine learning (ML) methods (gkm-SVM and DNN) which we use to learn the complex transcription factor combinations that control enhancer activity and cell fate. I will then use these methods to develop a quantitative model for enhancer activity which shows that while promoter knockdown has robust effects on target gene expression, individual enhancer knockdown is often weaker and affects temporal transition dynamics, but not the final steady state. This model provides an explanation of the paradox of how enhancer variation can be strongly associated with disease risk while having individually weak effects, by showing in detail how gene regulatory networks control developmentally important and disease relevant cell state transitions and cancer.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:44:58 -0500 2023-02-08T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Michael A. Beer, Ph.D., M.A.
WSN Drop-In Support Group (Virtual) (February 8, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104071 104071-21808363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group! Come chat, take care of your mental health, and support others! On February 8th, we'll be discussing academic burnout, as well as anything else that participants feel they need that day. Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students - just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/94425387819

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:45:18 -0500 2023-02-08T17:00:00-05:00 2023-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
The Microaggression Session (February 9, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96265 96265-21801384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 9, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:

Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
Validate experiences with microaggressions
Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA employees. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session. External guests may request to join as space allows.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:49:02 -0400 2023-02-09T10:00:00-05:00 2023-02-09T12:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar We're better when we're united
Activism & Angela Davis (February 10, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104553 104553-21809601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 10, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Oxford Housing
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Celebrate the life and legacy of Angela Davis! Join us in the Gandhi Lounge at 5pm on January 27th to watch "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners" and discuss the impact and importance of Angela Davis' work on social justice. Free dinner and beverages provided!

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:59:36 -0500 2023-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-10T20:00:00-05:00 Oxford Housing Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Film Screening grey square on white background and a black and white photo of Angela Davis. Text details event plans
Kathakali Performance (February 11, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114240 114240-21832551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 11, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Famed South Indian Kathakali dancer Manoj Kumar from the premier tertiary conservatory of South Indian music and dance, Kerala Kalamandalam, will offer a solo performance in full make up and costumes with an introduction from Kathakali scholar V. Kaladharan. Kumar will appear on the stage as the omnipotent Ravana, the king of Srilanka. This anti-hero in the great Indian Epic, Ramayana, recollects the major milestones in his life right from his childhood days. Q&A following the performance.

Part of the U-M Fall 2023 Festival of Asian Music
https://smtd.umich.edu/asian-music-festival/

Kathakali, literally story-play, is a highly evolved dance-theatre tradition that originated in Kerala, south India, in the 17th century. It is an amazing amalgam of dance, drama, and music; vocal and instrumental. The facial makeup & costuming of Kathakali are both stylized and semi-realistic. The ornamentations in Kathakali are intricate, intriguing and incredibly elaborate. It takes three to four hours for a Kathakali actor to transform himself/herself into a Kathakali character. Traditionally Kathakali plays dramatize stories from the great Indian epics: the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Srimad Bhagawatha.

Free and open to the public; Presented by the Center for World Performance Studies with support from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, the Center for South Asian Studies, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Center for World Performance Studies, at cwps.information@umich.edu or call 734-936-2777, at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.

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Performance Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:17:24 -0400 2023-02-11T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-11T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Performance Kathakali Performance
Midterms Destress Session (February 12, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104463 104463-21809104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 12, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Bursley Hall
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Bursley Multicultural Center invites you to destress with us during this midterm exam season. We will have an array of fun, calming activities to choose from, tea, and some sweets! Join us to chat and get to know other residents. All supplies are provided!

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Well-being Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:51:05 -0500 2023-02-12T14:00:00-05:00 2023-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 Bursley Hall Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Well-being Lilac Background with blue flowers. Text includes the details of the event.
WSN Drop-In Support Group (In-Person) (February 12, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103979 103979-21808180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 12, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group! Come chat, take care of your mental health, and support others! Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students.

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:45:41 -0500 2023-02-12T14:00:00-05:00 2023-02-12T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
The Queer World Conversations (February 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806697@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-02-15T10:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T11:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
February Lunch & Learn | Host Leadership: A Fresh Approach to Navigating Difficult Conversations (February 15, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103320 103320-21807024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

What is “host leadership” and how is this novel mindset well-suited to the complex demands of today’s workplace? Explore how leaders who act both heroically (stepping forward) and in service (stepping back) can effectively manage challenging work interactions – and how everyone -- whether they have a formal supervisory role or not -- can incorporate host leadership in practical ways to enhance daily work life and enrich the workplace. Join facilitator Denise Williams of Michigan Medicine Human Resources for this thought-provoking presentation. Open to all, but please register here to attend this virtual event.

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Presentation Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:40:27 -0500 2023-02-15T11:30:00-05:00 2023-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Stock photo of workplace meeting [CREDIT: Getty Images]
MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - The Evolution of the Use of Models in Survey Sampling (February 15, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103587 103587-21807518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series
February 15, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 EST

Richard Valliant, PhD, is a research professor emeritus at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, and at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, and has been an associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Journal of Official Statistics, and Survey Methodology.

The Evolution of the Use of Models in Survey Sampling

The use of models in survey estimation has evolved over the last five (or more) decades. This talk will trace some of the developments over time and attempt to review some of the history. Consideration of models for estimating descriptive statistics began as early as the 1940's when Cochran and Jessen proposed linear regression estimators of means. These were early examples of model-assisted estimation since the properties of the Cochran-Jessen estimators were calculated with respect to a random sampling distribution. Model-thinking was used informally through the 1960's to form ratio and linear regression estimators that could in some applications reduce design variances.

In a 1963 Australian Journal of Statistics paper, Brewer presented results for a ratio estimator that were entirely based on a super population model. Royall (Biometrika 1970 and later papers) formalized the theory for a more general prediction approach using linear models. Since that time, the use of models is ubiquitous in the survey estimation literature and has been extended to nonparametric, empirical likelihood, Bayesian, small area, machine learning, and other approaches. There remains a considerable gap between the more advanced techniques in the literature and the methods commonly used in practice.

In parallel to the model developments, the design-based, randomization approach was dominating official statistics in the US largely due to the efforts of Morris Hansen and his colleagues at the US Census Bureau. In 1937 Hansen and others at the Census Bureau designed a follow-on sample survey to a special census of the employed and partially employed because response to the census was incomplete and felt to be inaccurate. The sample estimates were judged to be more trustworthy than those of the census itself. This began Hansen’s career-long devotion to random sampling as the only trustworthy method for obtaining samples from finite populations and for making inferences.

Model-assisted estimation, as discussed in the 1992 book by Särndal, Swensson, and Wretman is a type of compromise where models are used to construct estimators while a randomization distribution is used to compute properties like means and variances. This thinking has led to the popularity of doubly robust approaches where the goal is to have estimators with good properties with respect to both a randomization and a model distribution.

The field has now reached a troubling crossroads in which response rates to many types of surveys have plummeted and nonprobability datasets are touted as a way of obtaining reasonable quality data at low cost. Sophisticated model-based mathematical methods have been developed for estimation from nonprobability samples. In some applications, e.g., administrative data files that are incomplete due to late reporting, these methods may work well. However, in others the quality of nonprobability sample data is irremediably bad as illustrated by Kennedy in her 2022 Hansen lecture. In some situations, we are back in Morris' 1937 situation where standard approaches no longer work. Methods are needed to evaluate whether acceptable estimates can be made from the most suspect data sets. Nonetheless. nonprobability datasets are readily available now, and it is up to the statistical profession to develop good methods for using them.

Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS)
The University of Michigan Program in Survey Methodology was established in 2001 seeking to train future generations of survey and data scientists. In 2021, we changed our name to the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science. Our curriculum is concerned with a broad set of data sources including survey data, but also including social media posts, sensor data, and administrative records, as well as analytic methods for working with these new data sources. And we bring to data science a focus on data quality — which is not at the center of traditional data science. The new name speaks to what we teach and work on at the intersection of social research and data. The program offers doctorate and master of science degrees and a certificate through the University of Michigan. The program's home is the Institute for Social Research, the world's largest academically-based social science research institute.

Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (SISRT)
The mission of the Summer Institute is to provide rigorous and high quality graduate training in all phases of survey research. The program teaches state-of-the-art practice and theory in the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys. The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques has presented courses on the sample survey since the summer of 1948, and has offered such courses every summer since. Graduate-level courses through the Program in Survey and Data Science are offered from June 5 through July 28 and available to enroll in as a Summer Scholar.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:55:19 -0500 2023-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion Flyer
The Pandora's Box of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) (February 15, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103578 103578-21807510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Transportation Research Institute
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

Professor Cummings will detail lessons learned in her recent role as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Senior Safety Advisor, including an examination of the use (or lack thereof) of systems engineering principles, the need for formalized safety cultures, and what technology and policy mitigations are needed to advance autonomous vehicle (AV) applications.
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About the speaker: Professor Mary (Missy) Cummings received her B.S. in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy in 1988, her M.S. in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994, and her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004. A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, she was one of the U.S. Navy’s first female fighter pilots. She is a Professor in the George Mason University Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science departments. She is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow, and recently served as the senior safety advisor to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Her research interests include embedded artificial intelligence in safety-critical systems, assured autonomy, human-systems engineering, and the ethical and social impact of technology.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:00:10 -0500 2023-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T14:00:00-05:00 Transportation Research Institute Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Lecture / Discussion Promotional Image for the CCAT Distinguished Lecture Series with Professor Mary (Missy) Cummings. It features their headshot, the presentation title: "The Pandora's Box of Autonomous Vehicle's (AVs)", and an aerial photograph of cars driving.
Asian Abstraction & the Pleasure of Fantasy (February 15, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97164 97164-21794084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Leslie Bow (English, Wisconsin) will be in conversation with a UM faculty member about her recent book Racist Love: Asian Abstraction & the Pleasure of Fantasy. In Racist Love, Bow traces the ways in which Asian Americans become objects of anxiety and desire. Conceptualizing these feelings as “racist love,” she explores how race is abstracted and then projected onto Asianized objects. Bow shows how anthropomorphic objects and images such as cartoon animals in children’s books, home décor and cute tchotchkes, contemporary visual art, and artificially intelligent robots function as repositories of seemingly positive feelings and attachment to Asianness. At the same time, Bow demonstrates that these Asianized proxies reveal how fetishistic attraction and pleasure serve as a source of anti-Asian bias and violence.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 19 Aug 2022 16:20:37 -0400 2023-02-15T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster of the event.
Racist Love: Asian Abstraction and the Pleasure of Fantasy (February 15, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104386 104386-21808989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Leslie Bow (English, Wisconsin) will be in conversation with Victor Mendoza about her recent book "Racist Love: Asian Abstraction & the Pleasure of Fantasy".
In "Racist Love", Bow traces the ways in which Asian Americans become objects of anxiety and desire. Conceptualizing these feelings as “racist love,” she explores how race is abstracted and then projected onto Asianized objects. Bow shows how anthropomorphic objects and images such as cartoon animals in children’s books, home décor and cute tchotchkes, contemporary visual art, and artificially intelligent robots function as repositories of seemingly positive feelings and attachment to Asianness. At the same time, Bow demonstrates that these Asianized proxies reveal how fetishistic attraction and pleasure serve as a source of anti-Asian bias and violence.

Leslie Bow is professor of English and Asian American Studies at UW-Madison. She is the author of the award-winning “Partly Colored: Asian Americans and Racial Anomaly in the Segregated South" (New York University Press, 2010); "Betrayal and Other Acts of Subversion: Feminism, Sexual Politics, Asian American Women’s Literature" (Princeton University Press, 2001); and "Racist Love: Asian Abstraction and the Pleasures of Fantasy" (Duke University Press, 2022).

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hjsXfN3NRqKRXimgDWMAZw

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:43:28 -0500 2023-02-15T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Event Poster
Michigan in Washington Information Session (February 15, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103236 103236-21806522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Join us to ask questions and learn more about MIW!

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Meeting Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:58:11 -0500 2023-02-15T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-15T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Meeting
DEI 2.0 Town Hall for U-M Staff (February 16, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104654 104654-21809776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 16, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Register today to participate in the staff town hall event. We are excited to welcome you for this final opportunity to provide your input and suggestions for the central DEI 2.0 plan.

This town hall event will feature an interactive panel discussion with DEI staff representatives from various units.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:21:22 -0500 2023-02-16T15:00:00-05:00 2023-02-16T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar
ChatGPT and Writing Assignments (February 16, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104492 104492-21809447@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 16, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Sweetland Center for Writing

The artificial intelligence app ChatGPT has been the subject of multiple articles, blogs, and conversation in the academy in recent weeks. Instructors across the country have been grappling with the implications of this technology for their teaching, especially their use of writing assignments. This session will begin with a brief overview of ChatGPT, its functionality and limitations, as well as ways to discourage its use for plagiarism and initial thoughts about how it might be used productively for writing assignments. Participants will then have the option of choosing one of three facilitated roundtable discussions: 1) hands-on exploration of ChatGPT functionality, 2) creating assignment prompts less susceptible to use of ChatGPT, 3) brainstorming ways to leverage ChatGPT in courses. To make the most of this session, participants are encouraged to bring a sample assignment prompt to focus their discussion and reflection.

Please complete the form below to register for this session.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftUdZaDPFQWOEhRsf43JjaleZam08ijMvt5PYBEvZi6Yl_Zw/viewform

Presented by CRLT and the Sweetland Center for Writing

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:41:20 -0500 2023-02-16T15:30:00-05:00 2023-02-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Sweetland Center for Writing Lecture / Discussion
Queer: Here, There, & Everywhere (February 16, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104903 104903-21810427@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 16, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Join the Spectrum Center Programming Board for Queer: Here, There, & Everywhere! This is an international x LGBTQ student social hour safe space hosted at the Spectrum Center. Refreshments will be provided. No RSVP required!

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:17:51 -0500 2023-02-16T20:00:00-05:00 2023-02-16T21:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Queer: Here, There, & Everywhere will take place Thursday, February 16th from 7 to 8 PM at the Spectrum Center, 3020 Michigan Union.
The Clements Bookworm: Early African American Women Writers and Their Libraries (February 17, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104783 104783-21810255@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 17, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Author of “Black Girlhood in the Nineteenth Century”, Associate Professor of English and African American and Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky, and long-time researcher Dr. Nazera Wright is working on her second book titled “African American Women Writers and their Libraries”. Wright explores Frances E. W. Harper, who extended her private library to other African American Women to grant them access to literature and research that they wouldn’t have otherwise had access to. Wright's new book uncovers the radical and transgressive practices that black women writers engaged in to gain access to research libraries at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:31:21 -0500 2023-02-17T10:00:00-05:00 2023-02-17T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Nazera Wright along side with her book "Black Girlhood"
Privacy@Michigan Keynote: Privacy, Power, & Platforms (February 17, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104323 104323-21808823@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 17, 2023 11:00am
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Register to join the 2023 Privacy@Michigan keynote with Dr. Kirsten Martin on Friday, February 17 at 11 a.m.

Dr. Kirsten Martin for a Privacy@Michigan keynote presentation on privacy expectations on online platforms. Standard approaches to privacy assume individuals relinquish privacy expectations when online or have focused on individuals in relation to a single company. Platforms, such as social media, marketplaces, search engines, etc, are unique in having duties beyond a standard company while also having access to the data of millions of individuals. Dr. Martin will discuss how we need to think about platforms, particularly powerful platforms, as having an obligation to respect the privacy of their users and what that obligation actually entails. Dr. Martin is a University of Michigan College of Engineering alumna.

Dr. Florian Schaub, Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, will facilitate Q&A time after the keynote presentation.

This hybrid event will be hosted in person in Forum Hall, on the fourth floor of Palmer Commons, and livestreamed on the Privacy@Michigan events page [https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy-at-michigan/privacy-day-2023/Keynote-Dr-Martin]

Refreshments will be available just prior to the event.

Event Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoH_8y6kGaki_obU0hPoMPFCJ3SRHkg6bKb0GTRX0GkGGX6g/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:36:14 -0500 2023-02-17T11:00:00-05:00 2023-02-17T12:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Privacy at Michigan Keynote address by Dr. Kirsten Martin; 11 a.m. February 17
ASC Film Screening & Discussion. *13th* (2016, Documentary, 1h 40m) (February 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104658 104658-21809785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: African Studies Center

*13th* is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the history of racial inequality in the United States with a focus on how the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

A discussion with panelists will follow the film screening:

Matthew Countryman, chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies; and professor, Afroamerican and African Studies, American Culture, and history

Irene Routté, doctoral student in social work and anthropology

Omolade Adunbi, director, African Studies Center; and professor, Afroamerican and African Studies

The event is free but space is limited. Please register at
http://www.myumi.ch/y29R2

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Film Screening Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:49:30 -0500 2023-02-17T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-17T18:30:00-05:00 Munger Graduate Residences African Studies Center Film Screening 13th documentary film screening and discussion
TEDxUofM 2023 Conference: Glitch (February 17, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104413 104413-21809036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 17, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: TEDxUofM

Glitch
Our theme for this year’s conference is GLITCH. Glitches represent the idea that life often tries to derail us off a steady path. Although we may experience a setback or glitch, we can learn from it, propel forward, and start to appreciate every pixel of our experiences. We aim to cultivate an attendee experience that reflects the many meanings of this theme. As always, we hope those who attend our conference will leave having discovered the importance of their own glitches while learning to look for the positive outcomes.

Speakers
Our speakers have already been selected for this year's conference. They will be revealed here and on our social media throughout the month of January. Make sure to follow us on social media and check back regularly for when they are announced.

Dr. Feranmi Okanlami

Dr. Feranmi Okanlami is the Director of the first-ever Adaptive Sports and Fitness program at the University, an assistant professor of family medicine, and serves as director of Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services. After facing a spinal cord injury in his third year of orthopedic surgery residency at Yale that paralyzed him from the chest down, he has gone on to pursue several degrees and receive the Nielson award for his disability advocacy. He served on the St. Joseph County Board of Health, appointed by then Mayor, Pete Buttigieg and has been featured on news outlets including CBS News, PBS News Hour, and Good Morning America. Dr. Okanlami continues to push for DEI and accessibility with his message that disability is not inability.

In his talk he hopes to explore disability as a fabric of diversity and its relationship with society.

Elizabeth Trinh

Elizabeth is originally from Vietnam and is currently a Ph.D. student and researcher in the Management and Organizations program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. She has a unique life story of growing up in a small town in Georgia since her father was on a Student Visa in America. The community however in her small town was something that molded her to become the person she is today even though it was a very segregated town as her family was the only people of Asian descent there. When she got older, she moved to Atlanta where she first started to see people who looked like her. She further went to Stanford for her undergraduate degree in premed studies.

In her talk, she hopes to tell her story and how it affected her to learn the importance of mentorship and creating meaningful connections wherever we go!

Amy Tseng

Amy is a passionate speaker who works at Walt Disney as a Technical Director, which act as the bridge between the art and technical sides of animation (ex. The water in Moana). She grew up in a small town in Port Huron, MI and was always a part of many different activities in sports, theater, music, and academics. At first, she worked for Nordstrom, but really wanted to do some creative work as well, which is how she decided to apply for Walt Disney. So far she has worked on Zootopia+ (which is her favorite project so far), Strange World, and is working on a film that comes out in 2024. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.

In her talk, she will touch on story telling and how “everyone is a storyteller” as everyone has experiences that build off of each other and all of these experiences when growing up builds our stories!

Tommy Searle

Tommy is an app developer and is a 2020 UofM Alumni! During his first year in Michigan, he lost his dad to suicide. He ran 6 campaigns surrounding mental health awareness, sold t-shirts, and raised over $20,000. He began interning at LinkedIn but soon recruited his closest friends to quit their jobs and create their first app, WellNest. Throughout his work, he loved seeing people wear or use the products he created. His goals for the future include increasing the happiness that we feel on our phones and breaking the pattern of phones disconnecting us. Tommy speaks in such a confident and genuine way that is truly inspiring.

In his talk, he will touch on topics such as persistence, turning something “bad” into a good positive force of energy, and being unafraid of failing!

Nicole Auerbach

Nicole is a sports journalist for the Athletic. She is also a UofM alumnus and at her time here she wrote for the Michigan Daily Sports section, being one of the very few females in that category. She originally thought she would pursue business in college but someone in her dorm told her about the Michigan Daily. That changed the trajectory of her life and through working at the Michigan Daily she worked her way up after having many internships to a first full-time job as an editor at USA Today. From 2017 to the present, she is doing football reporting for the Atlantic and she does some radio coverage on the side with Sirius XM.

In her talk, she will speak about her experience being a woman in the sports industry, a heavily male-dominated space, and resiliency through coping with difficult situations in what many perceive as a “dream job”.

Annie Rauwerda

Annie is currently a freelance writer and she runs the “Depths of Wikipedia” account on Instagram which holds 1.1 million followers. During her time as a Junior at UofM when COVID hit she was able to take time to post her favorite things from Wikipedia on Instagram. This quickly became a hit with people on Instagram and this growth allowed her to freelance as a junior doing live shows and stand-up comedy while still in college. She was able to get a book deal and do a show tour around the country. Through this whole incredible experience, she learned the importance of digital archives for the sake of history. She continues to run “Depths of Wikipedia” through not only Instagram but also Twitter (650k), and TikTok (140k) and does comedy and speaking engagements about Wikipedia.

In her talk, she will talk about the importance of creating human knowledge and how Wikipedia encourages this along with adding some standup and humorous elements to her talk.

David Siev

Midwest-born and raised, David Siev is a first-generation Cambodian-Mexican-American filmmaker. Before directing Bad Axe, his SXSW award-winning feature debut based on his family’s restaurant in rural Michigan, David spent his early career learning guerilla filmmaking under director Jeff Tremaine. This experience prepared David to make his directorial debut with his award-winning narrative short, Year Zero, based on his father’s experience of escaping Cambodia. David’s work on Bad Axe has been celebrated with numerous accolades, including the Critic’s Choice Award for Best First Feature Documentary and he is on the Oscar shortlist for documentary features. David now lives in NYC, focusing on developing narrative and documentary projects.

In his talk, he will touch on the immigrant experience and the American Dream along with coming from nothing to making something of yourself in an unknown field!

Ji Hye Kim

Ji Hye Kim is the award-winning chef/owner of Miss Kim in Ann Arbor, MI. Named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2021, Ji Hye aims to broaden the understanding of Korean cuisine through her cooking. She was born in Seoul, Korea, and was introduced to cooking by her mother, a talented home cook. Her family immigrated to New Jersey, and Ji Hye went on to study political science and economics at the University of Michigan. Since Ji Hye attended U-M during the Asian financial crisis, she had to take two years off to make cash for school through waitressing because she did not have a work permit. After years of hard work, Ji Hye was able to finish college and open her first restaurant Miss Kim, which has now been named one of Ann Arbor’s “Most Essential Restaurants” by Eater. At her acclaimed restaurant Miss Kim, her seasonal menu is inspired by ancient Korean culinary traditions and adapted to local Midwestern ingredients.

In her talk, she will touch on how we are all a complex mix of identities but society often wants to put us in one box and how to lead with empathy by creating a system that sets people up to have a more equitable workplace!

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:17:12 -0500 2023-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-17T21:30:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts TEDxUofM Conference / Symposium TEDxUofM Glitch Promotional Flyer
Aromantic Awareness Week 2023 Events (February 19, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104731 104731-21810050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 19, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: http://bit.ly/3Xv4jUZ


Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with the Aro/Ace CenterSpace! Learn about aromantic identities and build community across UM's three campuses. Allies and members of the a-spectrum community are welcome.

What is Aromanticism? Aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which describes people whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, often due to experiencing little to no romantic attraction, or sometimes feeling repulsed by romance or being uninterested in romantic relationships. (source)


Events:

Sunday 2/19, 2-3 pm, hybrid - Aro Panel. Listen and ask questions to a panel of aro-spec people! This event is open to everyone!

Monday 2/20, 4-5:15 pm, hybrid - Relationships Aro-cation Workshop. Learn how to navigate and thrive in a healthy relationship as an aro person! Open to everyone!

Wednesday 2/22, 7-8 pm, in-person - Origami and Painting. Come hang out and make frogs with us using fun pride themed paper! If origami isn’t your style then we also have painting! Open to everyone!

Friday 2/24, 6-7 pm, hybrid - Trivia. Test your aromanticism knowledge with aro-themed trivia! Open to everyone!

Saturday 2/25, 4-5 pm, virtual - Multi-College Discussion. Come hang out in small groups with cool people from over five different colleges! Topics will include exploring our aro identities, intersectional identities, amatonormativity, relationships, media representation,and other ideas you give us! Open to people of aspec identities.

All the in-person and hybrid events will be taking place at the Spectrum Center (3020 Michigan Union). For hybrid and virtual events, registrants will be emailed the Zoom link.

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Other Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:53:56 -0500 2023-02-19T14:00:00-05:00 2023-02-19T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Other Join the Aromantic/Asexual Centerspace for Aro Week!
Aromantic Awareness Week 2023 Events (February 20, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104731 104731-21810051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: http://bit.ly/3Xv4jUZ


Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with the Aro/Ace CenterSpace! Learn about aromantic identities and build community across UM's three campuses. Allies and members of the a-spectrum community are welcome.

What is Aromanticism? Aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which describes people whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, often due to experiencing little to no romantic attraction, or sometimes feeling repulsed by romance or being uninterested in romantic relationships. (source)


Events:

Sunday 2/19, 2-3 pm, hybrid - Aro Panel. Listen and ask questions to a panel of aro-spec people! This event is open to everyone!

Monday 2/20, 4-5:15 pm, hybrid - Relationships Aro-cation Workshop. Learn how to navigate and thrive in a healthy relationship as an aro person! Open to everyone!

Wednesday 2/22, 7-8 pm, in-person - Origami and Painting. Come hang out and make frogs with us using fun pride themed paper! If origami isn’t your style then we also have painting! Open to everyone!

Friday 2/24, 6-7 pm, hybrid - Trivia. Test your aromanticism knowledge with aro-themed trivia! Open to everyone!

Saturday 2/25, 4-5 pm, virtual - Multi-College Discussion. Come hang out in small groups with cool people from over five different colleges! Topics will include exploring our aro identities, intersectional identities, amatonormativity, relationships, media representation,and other ideas you give us! Open to people of aspec identities.

All the in-person and hybrid events will be taking place at the Spectrum Center (3020 Michigan Union). For hybrid and virtual events, registrants will be emailed the Zoom link.

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Other Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:53:56 -0500 2023-02-20T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-20T17:15:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Other Join the Aromantic/Asexual Centerspace for Aro Week!
Screening of Into the Weeds: Dewayne Johnson vs. Monsanto Company (February 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104950 104950-21810498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

Re:wild Your Campus and U-M Program in the Environment are putting on a screening of "Into the Weeds," a documentary about the just-ended environmental activism case against Monsanto Company.

Here's an introduction:
Dewayne Johnson, suffered from rashes and wondered if they were caused by the herbicide he'd been using for the past couple years. Johnson became the face of a legal battle to hold a corporation accountable for a product.

Please RSVP using this link to ensure enough popcorn and snacks!
https://forms.gle/qRrNsijkMsCSNmPB7

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Film Screening Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:10:36 -0500 2023-02-20T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-20T20:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Film Screening Screening of Documentary Into the Weeds
Ann Arbor's First Orthodox Priest (February 20, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104727 104727-21810022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Classical Studies

Who was the first Orthodox Priest of Ann Arbor, and what can we learn from his life story today? This talk will follow the twists and turns in the life of Father Agathangelos, the first Greek-Orthodox priest to serve the spiritual needs of Ann Arbor nearly a century ago, and reflect on its broader meanings for Greek Orthodoxy in America.

Father Agathangelos was born and raised in Ottoman Cappadocia (central Anatolia) at the end of the nineteenth century, but his life was upended with the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange of 1923 (whose centennial we honor this year). The Exchange was at the time an unprecedented act of ethnic cleansing: The Republic of Turkey stripped nearly one and a half million indigenous Anatolian Christians of their citizenship and uprooted them to Greece, which in turn stripped Greek citizenship from nearly half a million indigenous Muslims of Greece and uprooted them to Turkey. This Compulsory Exchange upended the lives of nearly two million souls and set an international precedent for partition and forced population movements in later decades.

This talk will follow the refugee life and migrations of Father Agathangelos -- who, in addition to being a priest, was also a poet, a novelist, and an iconographer -- through his artwork and the traces he left behind. His first and only fluent language was Turkish, which he wrote in the Greek alphabet, known as "Karamanlidika Turkish." His poetry and his art reflect the rich cultural confluence of Anatolia before the Exchange, and it was this culture that he carried with him into refugeehood and his later migration to the United States. What can his life tell us about the enumenical breadth and cultural riches of Greek Orthodoxy in America? You are all warmly invited to join in this lecture and to share your own perspectives in an open-forum Q&A afterward.

William Stroebel is an Assistant Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Literature in the departments of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on recovering the refugee literatures displaced by the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange of 1923. The lecture will be accompanied with refreshments and a reception after the Q&A.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:57:31 -0500 2023-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-20T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Classical Studies Lecture / Discussion St. Nicholas Icon
Color, Destress, and Dialogue (February 20, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104461 104461-21809102@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 20, 2023 7:00pm
Location: West Quadrangle
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

West Quad's Diversity Peer Educator's: Color, Destress, & Dialogue! Come join us as we color, listen to music, and have a safe space to talk about campus experiences and build community.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:22:50 -0500 2023-02-20T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-20T20:00:00-05:00 West Quadrangle Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Social / Informal Gathering Leaves in different colors: blue, yellow, green, and brown in opposing corners of the poster. Text includes details of the event
LHS Collaboratory Joint Session with UM School of Dentistry (February 21, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102701 102701-21805007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

“The Future is Data Analytics: Many Challenges, Many Opportunities”

Keynote Speaker:

Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD
Director
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Register in advance via Zoom Webinar: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GyKMMpgVQHu2ezvxaJfZEA#/registration

12:00 pm-1:15 pm ET (Keynote)

1:30 pm-2:15 pm ET (Breakout rooms)

The keynote presentation (12:00 pm-1:15 pm ET) will be followed by breakout rooms (1:30 pm-2:15 pm ET) on topics presented by the UM faculty and guests.

Opening Remarks:
Laurey McCauley, DDS, MS, PHD

Breakout room #1: Data Integration and Sharing: Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Research

Wenyuan Shi, PhD
Presentation: Building the Eco-system to Support Disruptive Technologies in Dentistry

Christopher Balaban, DMD, MSC, FACD
Presentation: Entrepreneurship and AI/LHS in Dentistry

Breakout room # 2 Data Integration and Sharing in/out of the Clinic: New Medical and Dental technologies and LHS methods to optimize care

Alexandre F. M. DaSilva, DDS, DMedSc
Presentation: Integrating and Sharing Dental and Medical Data in a Diverse Ecosystem – The Learning Health Systems Perspective

Muhammad F. Walji, PhD
Presentation: BigMouth: Lessons Learned from a Decade of Sharing EHR Data in Dentistry

Breakout room #3: Data Integration and Sharing in Imaging and Pharmacogenetics

Lucia Cevidanes, DDS, MS, PhD
Presentation: Innovations in Multimodal Imaging Data Integration and Sharing

Amy Pasternak, PharmD
Presentation: Integrating Pharmacogenomics into Daily Practice

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 26 Jan 2023 23:22:37 -0500 2023-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2023-02-21T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Livestream / Virtual LHS Collaboratory logo
Renew, Replenish, Restore (February 21, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101743 101743-21802308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Many of us are feeling the weight of supporting social change on campus and beyond. What can we do to replenish, restore, and renew our joy as we continue to encounter and address the challenges of injustice? Join us for the Renew, Replenish, Restore series by examining ways to cultivate joy.

Attendees can participate in different expressions of joy such as painting, journaling, generating music, dancing, etc. and have the opportunity to shape future opportunities within the series. Treats provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:58:55 -0500 2023-02-21T17:30:00-05:00 2023-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Renew, Replenish, Restore flyer
The Queer World Conversations (February 22, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-02-22T10:00:00-05:00 2023-02-22T11:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
Blackness in Translation (February 22, 2023 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104446 104446-21809064@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

In this virtual panel and discussion, Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Michigan State University) and Ryan James Kernan (Rutgers University) will share their groundbreaking research on the literary and cultural translation of Blackness before engaging in a discussion moderated by Aaron Coleman, U-M’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Translation Studies.
Dr. Figueroa-Vásquez’s and Dr. Kernan’s transnational and Afrodiasporic scholarship transforms our understanding of Blackness at regional, national, and international scales. Their reframing of Afrolatinx and Black USAmerican literature and culture shines new light on the international and Afrodiasporic dimensions of poets like the U.S. Midwest’s Langston Hughes while envisioning new modes of Afrodiasporic community through digital and archival innovation.

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4e4ivczuQE-mB5VOEw-wnw

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:28:26 -0500 2023-02-22T16:30:00-05:00 2023-02-22T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Lecture / Discussion Event Poster
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series (February 22, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101745 101745-21802310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series is a student-centered program that promotes civic engagement throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note.

This session will feature panelists who will discuss the different perspectives of U.S. Immigration, their journey, and resources. Register for the zoom link on Sessions @ Michigan

Dr. Silvia Pedraza (Professor of Sociology and American Culture at the University of Michigan) - She was born and raised in Cuba, from where she immigrated with her family at the age of 12. Her research interests include the sociology of immigration, race, and ethnicity in America, and the sociology of Cuba's revolution and exodus. Her work seeks to understand the causes and consequences of immigration as a historical process that forms and transforms persons and nations; as well as social revolutions’ rupture with the past and attempt to create a different present. With a B. A. and M. A. from the University of Michigan, Silvia Pedraza has long been a Wolverine. She holds a Ph. D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago, where she specialized in Demography as well as Stratification, and in Latin American Studies.

Rebeca Ontiveros-Chavez (Managing Attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center’s) - She serves children who entered the United States and are detained in federal custody in facilities contracted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement and children who have been released to sponsors in Michigan. She has also represented individuals in the metro Detroit area on a variety of immigration matters. In 2019, she was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to the Foreign Language Board of Review as the Limited English Proficiency Populations Advocate. She is the co-founder of the Immigrant Justice Lab, an interdisciplinary lab that brings students together from different disciplines at the University of Michigan and MIRC attorneys to work on various projects that advance client needs and improve legal services. She also advocates for equity as a member of the Michigan Advocacy Program’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Melanie Grund (Senior Advisor on Immigrant Affairs, Food Security, and Housing for the Oakland Executive) - She is the founder of GCB Global Strategies, a global entrepreneur specializing in strategic planning and project management for non-profit organizations as well as political mentoring for foreign-born populations in southeast Michigan. As a young peace activist, she worked with children from both sides of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. She went on to work for Congressman Sander Levin and built a comprehensive outreach plan for the wide variety of foreign-born populations in his district, particularly on refugee issues and resettlement. She left government work in January 2015 to start GCB with the mission of “leaving the world better than she found it.” Currently, Melanie serves as the Senior Advisor on Immigrant Affairs, Food Security, and Housing for the Oakland Executive. She is a Core Member of the Southeast Michigan Regional Refugee Resettlement Collaborative and co-chairs the housing sub-group. In December 2023, she will graduate from the Ford School with her Master of Public Affairs where she focuses on immigration policy and food systems change.

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Presentation Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:25:24 -0500 2023-02-22T17:30:00-05:00 2023-02-22T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Trotter Multicultural Center Presentation TDLS Flyer
Aromantic Awareness Week 2023 Events (February 22, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104731 104731-21810052@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: http://bit.ly/3Xv4jUZ


Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with the Aro/Ace CenterSpace! Learn about aromantic identities and build community across UM's three campuses. Allies and members of the a-spectrum community are welcome.

What is Aromanticism? Aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which describes people whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, often due to experiencing little to no romantic attraction, or sometimes feeling repulsed by romance or being uninterested in romantic relationships. (source)


Events:

Sunday 2/19, 2-3 pm, hybrid - Aro Panel. Listen and ask questions to a panel of aro-spec people! This event is open to everyone!

Monday 2/20, 4-5:15 pm, hybrid - Relationships Aro-cation Workshop. Learn how to navigate and thrive in a healthy relationship as an aro person! Open to everyone!

Wednesday 2/22, 7-8 pm, in-person - Origami and Painting. Come hang out and make frogs with us using fun pride themed paper! If origami isn’t your style then we also have painting! Open to everyone!

Friday 2/24, 6-7 pm, hybrid - Trivia. Test your aromanticism knowledge with aro-themed trivia! Open to everyone!

Saturday 2/25, 4-5 pm, virtual - Multi-College Discussion. Come hang out in small groups with cool people from over five different colleges! Topics will include exploring our aro identities, intersectional identities, amatonormativity, relationships, media representation,and other ideas you give us! Open to people of aspec identities.

All the in-person and hybrid events will be taking place at the Spectrum Center (3020 Michigan Union). For hybrid and virtual events, registrants will be emailed the Zoom link.

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Other Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:53:56 -0500 2023-02-22T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Other Join the Aromantic/Asexual Centerspace for Aro Week!
Awareness Event: Sexual Assault in South Asia (February 22, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105061 105061-21810673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:00pm
Location: South Quad
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Please join us Wednesday, February 22nd to learn the history and culture around sexual assault in South Asia. We are excited to announce that Dr. Debotri Dhar will be leading this conversation and sharing her expertise in the field. Come show your support and help us build an inclusive and empathetic community 🧡🧡

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:26:03 -0500 2023-02-22T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-22T21:00:00-05:00 South Quad Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Lecture / Discussion White background. Blue ribbon and black and white photo of Dr. Debotri Dhar
On Words & Onward: Writers on Writing (February 22, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104681 104681-21809825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Press

Join us for the next episode of On Words & Onward on February 22! We will be speaking with Writers on Writing series editor Jay Parini and author Robert Cohen, who wrote the most recent book in the series, Going to the Tigers: Essays and Exhortations.

The conversation will center on the series’ guiding principle that to be a good writer you need to be a good reader as well. The Writers on Writing series brings together the work of some of our finest writers on the subject they know best, discussing their own work and that of others, as well as concentrating on craft and other aspects of the writer's world.

Attendees are welcome to submit questions for a short question and answer period. The event recording will be posted to YouTube.

In addition, during the month of February, you can also take 40% off all books in the Writers on Writing Series by using the discount code “UMWOW” at checkout on our website: https://www.press.umich.edu/browse/series/UMWOW


About the Speakers:

Jay Parini, series editor of Writers on Writing, is also a poet, novelist, biographer, critic, and longtime professor at Middlebury College. He has published over thirty books.

Robert Cohen is the author of Inspired Sleep, Amateur Barbarians, and The Varieties of Romantic Experience, among other works of fiction. His honors and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, and a Pushcart Prize. He teaches at Middlebury College, and has previously taught fiction at Harvard, the Iowa Writers Workshop, the Bread Loaf Conference, and the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:56:09 -0500 2023-02-22T19:00:00-05:00 2023-02-22T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Press Livestream / Virtual On Words & Onward logo with text Writers on Writing
Engineering – The Joy of Journey (February 23, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105042 105042-21810635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chris Rutledge is the 2023 Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Alumni Lectureship award winner.

Engineers today require a more comprehensive skill set and a broader personal network than ever before. The world’s problems are complex, and engineers must understand how these issues intersect to develop effective solutions. Creating a foundational toolset is paramount to addressing these problems. Additionally, the ability to communicate to both a technical audience and to non-technical decision makers are the keys to successful achievement of objectives. This talk will also trace a journey from rural East Texas to Distinguished Engineer at one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world.

Bio
Christopher Rutledge is a Distinguished Engineer at Verizon and holds numerous patents in next generation communications technology. His philosophy is that all problems are eagerly waiting to be solved. With a BS in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan, and rich experiences across both public and private sectors, he has honed his ability to provide solutions in the midst of concurrent crises while embracing the accompanying chaos. He is currently responsible for the development of a Device Management platform that has, in 5 years, grown from 6 Verizon Business customers to well over 260,000, including over a half-million students learning remotely during the pandemic.

Christopher comes from a family of teachers dating back to reconstruction in the Great State of Texas and is the proud father of two Wolverines. Being a Track Parent, he still employs Statics & Dynamics while strength training young athletes at his home in New Jersey.

Zoom information will be shared via email. Contact Ann Stals for more information.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:48:03 -0500 2023-02-23T15:30:00-05:00 2023-02-23T16:30:00-05:00 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Electrical and Computer Engineering Lecture / Discussion headshot of speaker
WSN Drop-In Support Group (February 23, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104627 104627-21809743@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 23, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group! Come chat, take care of your mental health, and support others! On February 23rd, we'll be discussing social media & comparison, as well as anything else that participants feel they need that day. Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students - just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/94425387819

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:45:17 -0500 2023-02-23T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-23T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
Aromantic Awareness Week 2023 Events (February 24, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104731 104731-21810053@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 24, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: http://bit.ly/3Xv4jUZ


Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with the Aro/Ace CenterSpace! Learn about aromantic identities and build community across UM's three campuses. Allies and members of the a-spectrum community are welcome.

What is Aromanticism? Aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which describes people whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, often due to experiencing little to no romantic attraction, or sometimes feeling repulsed by romance or being uninterested in romantic relationships. (source)


Events:

Sunday 2/19, 2-3 pm, hybrid - Aro Panel. Listen and ask questions to a panel of aro-spec people! This event is open to everyone!

Monday 2/20, 4-5:15 pm, hybrid - Relationships Aro-cation Workshop. Learn how to navigate and thrive in a healthy relationship as an aro person! Open to everyone!

Wednesday 2/22, 7-8 pm, in-person - Origami and Painting. Come hang out and make frogs with us using fun pride themed paper! If origami isn’t your style then we also have painting! Open to everyone!

Friday 2/24, 6-7 pm, hybrid - Trivia. Test your aromanticism knowledge with aro-themed trivia! Open to everyone!

Saturday 2/25, 4-5 pm, virtual - Multi-College Discussion. Come hang out in small groups with cool people from over five different colleges! Topics will include exploring our aro identities, intersectional identities, amatonormativity, relationships, media representation,and other ideas you give us! Open to people of aspec identities.

All the in-person and hybrid events will be taking place at the Spectrum Center (3020 Michigan Union). For hybrid and virtual events, registrants will be emailed the Zoom link.

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Other Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:53:56 -0500 2023-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 2023-02-24T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Other Join the Aromantic/Asexual Centerspace for Aro Week!
Aromantic Awareness Week 2023 Events (February 25, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104731 104731-21810054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 25, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: http://bit.ly/3Xv4jUZ


Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with the Aro/Ace CenterSpace! Learn about aromantic identities and build community across UM's three campuses. Allies and members of the a-spectrum community are welcome.

What is Aromanticism? Aromanticism is a romantic orientation, which describes people whose experience of romance is disconnected from normative societal expectations, often due to experiencing little to no romantic attraction, or sometimes feeling repulsed by romance or being uninterested in romantic relationships. (source)


Events:

Sunday 2/19, 2-3 pm, hybrid - Aro Panel. Listen and ask questions to a panel of aro-spec people! This event is open to everyone!

Monday 2/20, 4-5:15 pm, hybrid - Relationships Aro-cation Workshop. Learn how to navigate and thrive in a healthy relationship as an aro person! Open to everyone!

Wednesday 2/22, 7-8 pm, in-person - Origami and Painting. Come hang out and make frogs with us using fun pride themed paper! If origami isn’t your style then we also have painting! Open to everyone!

Friday 2/24, 6-7 pm, hybrid - Trivia. Test your aromanticism knowledge with aro-themed trivia! Open to everyone!

Saturday 2/25, 4-5 pm, virtual - Multi-College Discussion. Come hang out in small groups with cool people from over five different colleges! Topics will include exploring our aro identities, intersectional identities, amatonormativity, relationships, media representation,and other ideas you give us! Open to people of aspec identities.

All the in-person and hybrid events will be taking place at the Spectrum Center (3020 Michigan Union). For hybrid and virtual events, registrants will be emailed the Zoom link.

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Other Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:53:56 -0500 2023-02-25T16:00:00-05:00 2023-02-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Other Join the Aromantic/Asexual Centerspace for Aro Week!
Michigan in Washington Application Deadline Winter 2023 (February 27, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102775 102775-21805124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 27, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington Program is accepting applications for the Fall 2023 semester and early admission to Winter 2024.
The MIW program offers an opportunity each year for 20 undergraduates from any major to spend a semester (Fall or Winter) in Washington D.C. Students combine coursework with an internship that reflects their particular area of interest (such as American politics, international studies, history, the arts, public health, economics, the media, the environment, science, and technology). Students work four days a week, attend an elective one evening a week, and a research course on Friday mornings. They spend their weekends exploring the city and taking in cultural events.

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Other Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:33:50 -0500 2023-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 2023-02-27T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Other MIW
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 6, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813016@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 6, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-06T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 7, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-07T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-07T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
March Lunch & Learn | Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias: An Essential for Clinical Care (March 7, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105468 105468-21811909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Anti-fat bias remains one of the final frontiers -- often left unscrutinized by those committed to social justice. Pervasive in clinical settings across disciplines, anti-fat bias has detrimental physical and psychological impacts for individuals who live in larger bodies. This session, facilitated by Caroline Calloway and Diana Jasser, explores size as an identity and how to challenge intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systemic anti-fat bias within clinical settings and beyond. Open to all, but please register to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

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Presentation Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:25:32 -0500 2023-03-07T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-07T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Illustration of pad with BMI formula next to measurement tape.
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 8, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Hired In (March 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96267 96267-21801387@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

In this session, participants will:

Increase awareness of how implicit bias can show up during the hiring process
Gain an awareness of the importance of consistent guidelines, evaluation and candidate experience
Discuss equitable hiring conventions
Increase knowledge regarding affirmative action goals
Learn about resources that exist in LSA and on campus

Audience:

This workshop is required for all staff who are involved in the staff recruiting and selection process for LSA. External guests may request to join as room allows

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:00:04 -0400 2023-03-08T10:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar Working at computer
The Queer World Conversations (March 8, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-03-08T10:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T11:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - Network Size: Measurement and Errors (March 8, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104021 104021-21808283@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series
March 8, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 EST

Abstract
Respondent driven sampling (RDS) is a sampling method that leverages the respondents' networks to reach more members of the target population. In RDS, the size of the respondents' social network (also known as personal network size (PNS), or respondent's degree) is important in both the study operations and in estimation. A commonly used estimation of degree is the self-reported data from the interview, which typically has substantial measurement error, and, specifically, is found to be frequently rounded to a multiple of five. Measurement error in the PNS can introduce biased estimates for RDS, especially if the misreporting of the degree is associated with the outcome to be estimated.

This brown bag will present two related studies on the measurement of PNS. The first study uses two sets of data; 1) semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted over Zoom with 19 adult respondents of various ages, gender identities (transgender, nonbinary, cisgender), race, and sexual orientations (gay, lesbian, bi), 2) an RDS web survey targeting the adult LGBT population (n = 394). Thematic analysis conducted on the semi-structured interview transcripts showed a large variation in how respondents define "knowing" someone; for some respondents, it covers a larger network than the "recruitable" network (the network of people respondents are likely to think of recruiting to an RDS study). Meanwhile, the web-RDS shows that the more restrictive PNS questions yielded more realistic ranges for a "recruitable" network, with less proportion of rounded responses on the more restrictive PNS questions.

Motivated by the desire to improve the degree estimation in RDS, the second study presents a latent variable model to make inferences about participants’ actual degrees and potential reporting behaviors. Specifically, individual-level degree estimation will be obtained by revealing the association between the actual degree and relevant personal characteristics and blending their response to “How many [a particular sub-population] do you know in the target population?” Simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed method delivers sensible estimations about the individual degree.

Bios
Ai Rene Ong works at American Institutes for Research (AIR) as a Researcher/Survey Methodologist in the area of Education Statistics. She graduated with a PhD in Survey Methodology from the University of Michigan in 2022. Her dissertation research was on the measurement of network size and the mechanism of peer recruitment in Respondent Driven Sampling — a sampling method typically used for hard-to-sample populations.

Yibo Wang is a 3rd year Ph.D. candidate from the department of Biostatistics. She is now working with Dr. Sunghee Lee and Dr. Michael Elliott on measurement estimation in Respondent Driven Sampling

Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS)
The University of Michigan Program in Survey Methodology was established in 2001 seeking to train future generations of survey and data scientists. In 2021, we changed our name to the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science. Our curriculum is concerned with a broad set of data sources including survey data, but also including social media posts, sensor data, and administrative records, as well as analytic methods for working with these new data sources. And we bring to data science a focus on data quality — which is not at the center of traditional data science. The new name speaks to what we teach and work on at the intersection of social research and data. The program offers doctorate and master of science degrees and a certificate through the University of Michigan. The program's home is the Institute for Social Research, the world's largest academically-based social science research institute.

Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (SISRT)
The mission of the Summer Institute is to provide rigorous and high quality graduate training in all phases of survey research. The program teaches state-of-the-art practice and theory in the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys. The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques has presented courses on the sample survey since the summer of 1948, and has offered such courses every summer since. Graduate-level courses through the Program in Survey and Data Science are offered from June 5 through July 28 and available to enroll in as a Summer Scholar.

The Summer Institute uses the sample survey as the basic instrument for the scientific measurement of human activity. It presents sample survey methods in courses designed to meet the educational needs of those specializing in social and behavioral research such as professionals in business, public health, natural resources, law, medicine, nursing, social work, and many other domains of study.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:08:47 -0500 2023-03-08T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion Flyer
A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model For Ride-sharing With Advanced Air Mobility (March 8, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104946 104946-21810494@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

In this talk, Professor Dengfeng Sun will present some research outcomes from the project, “Ride-sharing with Advanced Air Mobility.” In this project, researchers from Purdue University developed a comprehensive and efficient mixed integer linear programming model for the autonomous aerial ridesharing service. They used one unified model to simultaneously solve two problems:

1) the optimal assignment problem between the air taxis and the users, and
2) the optimal path planning problem of the air taxis.

The model aims to minimize the waiting time of the users, the operation cost of the air taxis, the number of unserved ride-sharing requests, and the completion time of received requests. They will present challenges encountered during the project and share some computational results from the model.

More on this research: https://myumi.ch/XerpB

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About the speaker: Dengfeng Sun is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Before joining Purdue, he was an Associate Scientist with University of California Santa Cruz at NASA Ames Research Center. He received a bachelor's degree in precision instruments and mechanology from Tsinghua University in China, a master's degree in industrial and systems engineering from the Ohio State University, and a PhD degree in civil engineering from University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Sun's research interests include distributed control and optimization: theory, algorithms, and computation; cyber-physical systems; unmanned aerial vehicle systems; air traffic control and air transportation; intelligent transportation systems.
Dr. Sun is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) and a Senior Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Currently, he is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Dr. Sun is a Co-Director of NEXTOR III, the FAA Consortium in Aviation Operations Research, and serves the Technical Committee on Guidance, Navigation, and Control in the AIAA. He is the faculty advisor of Sigma Gamma Tau, the national honor society for Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Sun is a Private Pilot and a Drone Pilot. He was the faculty advisor of PPI (Purdue Pilots, Inc.) from 2012 to 2021.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:38:16 -0500 2023-03-08T13:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T14:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Livestream / Virtual Promotional Image for the CCAT Research Review with Dengfeng Sun. It features their headshot, a photo of a drone, and the name of the presentation: 'A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Ride-sharing with Advanced Air Mobility'.
Kaleidoscope Conversations: LGBTQIA People of Clor (March 8, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105853 105853-21813109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for some food, music, and a place to build community as we have a casual conversation around the experiences of LGBTQIA people of color.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:56:46 -0500 2023-03-08T18:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T19:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Social / Informal Gathering a colorful flier with event details
Prevention Starts with All (March 8, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102474 102474-21804103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Wellness

Join us at Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater to hear the unforgettable story of a former NBA athlete’s journey to sobriety. In this very personal presentation, Chris Herren will share his recovery story in a brutally honest format, with just a microphone.

The event will start with a 5-minute film introducing Chris and showing highlights of his basketball career and his dream to play in the NBA, which began to unravel by making a few bad decisions. From growing up in Massachusetts to playing Division 1 basketball and in the NBA, he will take you on his journey from addiction to sobriety. Additionally, he will address the issues of gateway drugs, prescription drug use, vaping, and the responsibility of prevention starting with us all. The event will conclude with a Q&A session.

Make plans now to attend this inspiring presentation, as Chris shares his journey navigating the disease of addiction, the road to recovery, and his mission to reach just one person and make a difference.

Free admission.
Registration required.

Get your ticket at https://myumi.ch/y2nbw

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Thank you to all our planning partners for promoting this event and making it a success for our community. As our collaborations grow, this list may not reflect the most up-to-date partnerships.

Eastern Michigan University
Families Against Narcotics
Michigan Athletics
Michigan Athletics
Michigan Medicine Addiction Center
Michigan OPEN
Plymouth-Canton Schools
The Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition
Washtenaw Community College
Wolverine Support Network
Wolverine Wellness

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:55:41 -0500 2023-03-08T19:00:00-05:00 2023-03-08T21:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Wellness Lecture / Discussion Prevention Starts with All: The Chris Herren Story
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 9, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-09T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Winter DEI Film Discussion Series | "Denial" (March 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103321 103321-21807025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

This riveting 2016 drama is based on Deborah Lipstadt's 2005 book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier." An award-winning theatrical release starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, and Tom Wilkinson, it's an account of the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case, in which Holocaust scholar Lipstadt was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel in London's High Court of Justice in 1996. Available to stream FREE Kanopy for everyone in the U-M community. This discussion is open to all, but please register to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

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Other Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:50:01 -0500 2023-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Other "Denial" original theatrical film poster featuring actors (left to right) Timothy Spall, Rachel Weisz, and Tom Wilkinson.
Winter DEI Film Discussion Series | "Denial" (March 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105469 105469-21811912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

This riveting 2016 drama is based on Deborah Lipstadt's 2005 book, "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier." An award-winning theatrical release starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, and Tom Wilkinson, "Denial" is the account of the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd case, in which Holocaust scholar Lipstadt was sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel in London's High Court of Justice in 1996. Available to stream FREE Kanopy for everyone in the U-M community. This discussion is open to all, but please register to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

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Other Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:49:35 -0500 2023-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Other Theatrical poster for film "Denial," with actors (left to right) Timothy Spall, Rachel Weisz, and Tom Wilkinson.
Chile: From the Revolt to the Convention (March 9, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106010 106010-21813564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

Join us for an informal activity and meet and greet with Elisa Loncon Antileo. We will meet Tuesday, March 28th from 3:00pm-4:30pm on the 4th Floor, Room 4304 in the MLB Commons. Elisa Loncon Antileo is a Mapuche activist, linguist, professor of education at the University of Santiago, Chile, and the First president of the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Please note: This event will be in Spanish and English.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:16:45 -0500 2023-03-09T14:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T15:00:00-05:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Workshop / Seminar Elisa Loncon Poster
Book Talk: *Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling* by Charlotte Karem Albrecht (March 9, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105095 105095-21810736@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Book Talk: Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling by Charlotte Karem Albrecht

March 9th, 2023 | 3:00 PM ET | Virtual Event: https://bit.ly/PHRSVP23


Join us for the book launch of *Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling* by Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht on March 9th at 3 PM ET. Dr. Karem Albrecht will discuss how Syrian immigrant peddlers and their networks of labor and care appeared in discourses of modernity, sexuality, gender, class, and race. The book launch will feature a presentation by Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht, in conversation with Dr. Nayan Shah, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.


Charlotte Karem Albrecht is an Assistant Professor of American Culture and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, where she is also a core faculty member for the Arab and Muslim American Studies program and affiliated faculty for the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Her research interests include Arab American history, histories of gender and sexuality, women of color feminist theory, queer of color critique, and interdisciplinary historicist methods. Her first book, *Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling*, was recently published with the University of California Press and is also available as an open-access e-book. Karem Albrecht holds a Ph.D. in Feminist Studies from the University of Minnesota. Her work has also been published in *Arab Studies Quarterly, Gender & History*, the *Journal of American Ethnic History*, and multiple edited collections.

Nayan Shah is a historian whose books uncover how people struggle with incarceration, migration, and illness in the United States and across the globe. His latest book *Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes* (University of California Press, 2022) is the first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest movements. He also wrote *Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco’s Chinatown and Stranger Intimacy: Contesting Race, Sexuality and the Law in the North American West. Shah is a Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity and History at USC.

This event is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and co-sponsored by Arab and Muslim American Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG), Middle East Studies, the Department of History, and Women's and Gender Studies.

Want to hear about similar events from U-M Islamic Studies? Sign up for the GISC Newsletter here! We send out a monthly newsletter in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, and the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum.

Join our Email newsletter: https://myumi.ch/nbW83

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If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at islamicstudies@umich.edu, we'd be happy to help. As you may know, some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange, so the sooner you can reach out to us the better.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:45:24 -0500 2023-03-09T15:00:00-05:00 2023-03-09T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Global Islamic Studies Center Lecture / Discussion Book Talk: *Possible Histories: Arab Americans and the Queer Ecology of Peddling*
Latinx Research Week '23 (March 9, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106007 106007-21813560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 9, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Linguistics

Latinx Research Week (LRW) is a conference that celebrates the scholarship of Latinx students, researchers, and faculty at U-M, and uplifts research relevant to Latinx communities. LRW provides a unique, interdisciplinary space where scholars across campus can share their research and build new connections. From March 13 to March 16, 2023, researchers will showcase their work through oral presentation sessions, a poster session, as well as attend other sponsored events.
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Title: Una persona tiene cada idea: Scope ambiguity intuitions by Spanish/English bilinguals

This research examines the understudied question of how Spanish/English bilinguals interpret ambiguous sentences. In some languages like English and Spanish, sentences with two expressions specifying quantity, or quantifiers (for instance, ‘every’, ‘some’, and ‘a’), are syntactically ambiguous, meaning their structure permits two possible interpretations (see example 1). Although the construction is ambiguous, research suggests that speakers of these languages tend to prefer one interpretation that is more instinctive. Furthermore, some studies suggest that bilinguals may have a different intuitions of the sentence interpretation for each of their languages (Lee, 2009; Scontras et al., 2017). Importantly, language dominance, language proficiency and order of acquisition have been suggested as possible predictors of whether bilinguals do have a divergence between their two languages.

(1) A person bought every book

Interpretation 1: Say there are 10 books and all were bought by a single person

Interpretation 2: Say there are 10 books and each was bought by a different person

To date, research has not investigated how Spanish/English bilinguals interpret syntactically ambiguous sentences of quantifier scope. The current study therefore advances this research and also asks whether Spanish/English bilinguals show divergence in the two languages. Furthermore, this work attempts to determine whether a given factor (language proficiency, order of acquisition, etc) better predicts divergence in the two languages, if divergence arises. To answer these questions, an experimental study is being conducted with 60 Mexican-Spanish/English heritage bilinguals. Participants complete three tasks: Judging whether a sentence is true or false to determine how instinctive the two possible interpretations are, (2) a proficiency test in both languages, and (3) a language background questionnaire to collect linguistic information of the participants. Pending complete data collection, t-test and correlation analyses will be used to examine the results.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:23:15 -0500 2023-03-09T19:15:00-05:00 2023-03-09T20:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Department of Linguistics Lecture / Discussion Cecilia Solís-Barroso
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 10, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 10, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-10T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
27th Annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (March 10, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105257 105257-21811459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 10, 2023 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Comparative Literature

This event is OPEN to the public! All are welcome. Registration is NOT required.

The Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) is a conference organized by Graduate students in Complit.

This year’s theme is “INSURGENT RESEARCH: Practice and Theory,” and will spotlight research that aspire to function as *counter-counterinsurgency,* offering models for materially resisting and challenging capitalism, colonialism, militarism, racism, the destruction of the environment, mass incarceration, policing, and so forth.

Our panelists are graduate and undergraduate students, independent scholars and researchers, faculty, as well as activists from across the country and beyond.

We are excited to have Dr. Joy James as our keynote speaker for the 27th CLIFF. James is a scholar, author and activist, and the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College. Their academic work and public engagement address police and prison abolitionism, political imprisonment, radical feminism, and diasporic anti-Black racism.

Join us to learn about scholarship that takes the leap from theory to practice, from discourse to action, from critique to insurgency!

You can find an overview of our schedule below.

Friday, March 10th
Location: Haven Hall, Room 5670, 5th floor

10 am - 10:30 am. Breakfast

10:30 am - 10:45 am. Opening remarks by Frieda Ekotto

10:45 am - 12:15 pm. Panel 1: Counterinstitutional representations
Presenters:
Morinade Stevenson (Grad student, Emory University)
Abigail Cowan (Grad student, Pennsylvania State University)
Basmah Arshad (Grad student, University of Michigan)

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm. Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm. Panel 2: Spain, Mexico and Pakistan: lessons from the international insurgent past
Presenters:
Bruno Renero-Hannan (Assistant Prof. of Anthropology, SUNY)
Peter Gelderloos (Movement participant and writer)
Shehryar Qazi (Undergrad student, Cornell University)

2:45 pm - 3 pm. Coffee Break

3 pm - 4:30 pm. Panel 3: Tech-tics and theories of insurgency and counterinsurgency
Presenters:
Mike (Activist)
Max Segal (Undergrad student, University of Pittsburgh)
Samriddhi Agrawal (Grad student, New York University)

**5:30 pm - 7 pm. Book signing and reading with Joy James**
**Location: Third Mind Books**
Link to event: https://tinyurl.com/jjbooksigning


Saturday, March 11th
Location: Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th floor

9:30 - 10 am. Breakfast

**10 am - 11:15 am. Keynote address by Joy James**

11:15 am - 11:25 am. Coffee Break

11:25 am - 12:45 pm. Panel 4: Writing the revolution: theses and rhymes
Presenters:
Tom Nomad (Researcher, Institute for the Study of Insurgent Warfare)
Cheryl Emerson (PhD, SUNY at Buffalo)

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. Lunch

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm. Panel 5: Part I Fugitive pedagogies: human and nonhuman bodies
Presenters:
Raechel Anne Jolie (Researcher, Cleveland Sex Workers Alliance)
Sue McRae (Grad student, University of North Texas)

2:45 pm - 2:55 pm. Coffee Break

2:55 pm - 4 pm. Panel 5: Part II
Fugitive pedagogies: practices from the Undercommons
Presenters:
Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos (Alumn, University of Michigan)
Parker Miles (Grad student, University of Michigan)

4 pm - 5 pm. Closing remarks and reception

**5:30 pm - 7 pm. Conversation with Joy James and local activists**
**Location: Bridge Community Café (Ypsilanti)**

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:38:11 -0500 2023-03-10T10:00:00-05:00 2023-03-10T16:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Event Poster
Building the Future: A Distinguished Lecture Series for Academics and Professionals (March 10, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105331 105331-21811562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 10, 2023 2:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

A confluence of opportunities and national and international grand challenges are influencing current directions in the design of urban regions as populations expand. This presentation will summarize new developments to create resilient and sustainable cities through research on the built environment across several themes. Research on resilience highlights the development of structural systems that are able to be returned to use quickly after extreme events. Sustainable engineering, in turn, highlights research on strategies for developing new structural systems that greatly decrease the amount of energy, material waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions in construction and use of buildings and other structures. Urban engineering summarizes approaches for conducting regional simulations to predict the impacts and opportunities across urban regions that are designed with more sustainable and resilient civil engineering solutions. By directly addressing resilience and sustainability in structural design and regional assessment, this work offers insights into how engineering innovations can be used to create a new generation of solutions for urban regions.

A panel discussion will follow the lecture. Our distinguished panelists include: Lawrence F. Kruth, Kruth Engineering, LLC, Former Vice President of Engineering & Research at AISC; Jason McCormick, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan; and Tabitha Stine, General Manager of Construction Solutions Services at Nucor Corporation.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:45:23 -0500 2023-03-10T14:30:00-05:00 2023-03-10T15:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Lecture / Discussion Prof. Jerome Hajjar
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 11, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 11, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-11T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-11T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
27th Annual Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (March 11, 2023 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105257 105257-21811460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:30am
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Comparative Literature

This event is OPEN to the public! All are welcome. Registration is NOT required.

The Comparative Literature Intra-Student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) is a conference organized by Graduate students in Complit.

This year’s theme is “INSURGENT RESEARCH: Practice and Theory,” and will spotlight research that aspire to function as *counter-counterinsurgency,* offering models for materially resisting and challenging capitalism, colonialism, militarism, racism, the destruction of the environment, mass incarceration, policing, and so forth.

Our panelists are graduate and undergraduate students, independent scholars and researchers, faculty, as well as activists from across the country and beyond.

We are excited to have Dr. Joy James as our keynote speaker for the 27th CLIFF. James is a scholar, author and activist, and the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College. Their academic work and public engagement address police and prison abolitionism, political imprisonment, radical feminism, and diasporic anti-Black racism.

Join us to learn about scholarship that takes the leap from theory to practice, from discourse to action, from critique to insurgency!

You can find an overview of our schedule below.

Friday, March 10th
Location: Haven Hall, Room 5670, 5th floor

10 am - 10:30 am. Breakfast

10:30 am - 10:45 am. Opening remarks by Frieda Ekotto

10:45 am - 12:15 pm. Panel 1: Counterinstitutional representations
Presenters:
Morinade Stevenson (Grad student, Emory University)
Abigail Cowan (Grad student, Pennsylvania State University)
Basmah Arshad (Grad student, University of Michigan)

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm. Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm. Panel 2: Spain, Mexico and Pakistan: lessons from the international insurgent past
Presenters:
Bruno Renero-Hannan (Assistant Prof. of Anthropology, SUNY)
Peter Gelderloos (Movement participant and writer)
Shehryar Qazi (Undergrad student, Cornell University)

2:45 pm - 3 pm. Coffee Break

3 pm - 4:30 pm. Panel 3: Tech-tics and theories of insurgency and counterinsurgency
Presenters:
Mike (Activist)
Max Segal (Undergrad student, University of Pittsburgh)
Samriddhi Agrawal (Grad student, New York University)

**5:30 pm - 7 pm. Book signing and reading with Joy James**
**Location: Third Mind Books**
Link to event: https://tinyurl.com/jjbooksigning


Saturday, March 11th
Location: Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th floor

9:30 - 10 am. Breakfast

**10 am - 11:15 am. Keynote address by Joy James**

11:15 am - 11:25 am. Coffee Break

11:25 am - 12:45 pm. Panel 4: Writing the revolution: theses and rhymes
Presenters:
Tom Nomad (Researcher, Institute for the Study of Insurgent Warfare)
Cheryl Emerson (PhD, SUNY at Buffalo)

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. Lunch

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm. Panel 5: Part I Fugitive pedagogies: human and nonhuman bodies
Presenters:
Raechel Anne Jolie (Researcher, Cleveland Sex Workers Alliance)
Sue McRae (Grad student, University of North Texas)

2:45 pm - 2:55 pm. Coffee Break

2:55 pm - 4 pm. Panel 5: Part II
Fugitive pedagogies: practices from the Undercommons
Presenters:
Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos (Alumn, University of Michigan)
Parker Miles (Grad student, University of Michigan)

4 pm - 5 pm. Closing remarks and reception

**5:30 pm - 7 pm. Conversation with Joy James and local activists**
**Location: Bridge Community Café (Ypsilanti)**

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:38:11 -0500 2023-03-11T09:30:00-05:00 2023-03-11T17:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Comparative Literature Conference / Symposium Event Poster
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 12, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 12, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-12T00:00:00-05:00 2023-03-12T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Books with Buddies (March 12, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104905 104905-21810428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 12, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Join the Spectrum Center Programming Board for brunch and a guided book club-style discussion of the 119-page novella *The Empress of Salt and Fortune* by Nghi Vo, snacks provided! A limited number of digital copies are available for claim via the registration link. Book summary:

"A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully.

Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for.

At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece."

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:25:14 -0500 2023-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 2023-03-12T15:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion "Books with Buddies" will take place Sunday, March 12th from 1 to 3 PM in the Spectrum Center.
Michigan in Washington Deadline Extended (March 13, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105878 105878-21813190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The MIW deadline for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 has been extended until March 13th.

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Other Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:43:58 -0500 2023-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-13T23:00:00-04:00 Michigan in Washington Program Other
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 13, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-13T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-13T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings (March 13, 2023 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104963 104963-21810512@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 9:30am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Join Spectrum Center and MESA for our March Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gathering of this semester! Typically held on the second Monday of the month, these gatherings provide space for QTBIPOC students to build on-campus communities with each other. There will be food, drinks, and good company as we co-create this space together. Come chat, hang out, connect, snack, and vibe with us!

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:58:12 -0500 2023-03-13T09:30:00-04:00 2023-03-13T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering A promotional flyer for the "Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings March Breakfast." There are three rainbows across the top, and details about the event are overlaid on a picture of cherry blossoms. Text explains the event is March 13 from 9:30-11am in the Spectrum Center and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs offices in suite 3000 of the Michigan Union.
Women's History Month Workshop: Celebrating Women's History (March 13, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105858 105858-21813157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Martha Cook Residence
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

“Celebrating Women’s History Month” will be a 90-minute presentation and dialogue on and celebrating the contributions of women throughout history. We will recognize the promotion of feminism and how it has evolved over time with discussion topics ranging from politics, science, art, and culture. Through a candid conversation highlighting women’s voices across time, we will highlight the impact of women in the industry and the contributions of women throughout the globe as well at the University of Michigan.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:33:40 -0500 2023-03-13T17:30:00-04:00 2023-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 Martha Cook Residence Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar Martha Cook Residence
The Pathway of the Adaptive Athlete (March 13, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105844 105844-21813096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 13, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: School of Kinesiology

The U-M Exercise & Sport Science Initiative (ESSI), in collaboration with members of the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, U-M Adaptive Sports & Fitness, and U-M Adaptive & Inclusive Sports Experience, invites you to "The Pathway of the Adaptive Athlete." Panelists include:

--Geoff Burns, PhD - Sport Physiologist, USOPC
--Sam Gardener - Para Applied Performance Sciences Lead, USOPC
--Sam Grewe - Medical Student and Adaptive Track & Field Student-Athlete, Team USA
--Becky McVey, CTRS - Director of Programming, UMAISE
--Jacob Pettinga - Adaptive Track & Field Head Coach, U-M ASF
--Kathryn Rougeau, PhD - Wheelchair Basketball Assistant Coach, U-M ASF
--Stephen Tinnin - Wheelchair Basketball Athlete
--Lindsey Vos, CTRS - Recreation Therapist and UMAISE Participant
--Seong-Hee Yoon, ATP, RET - Senior Rehabilitation Engineer and Director of Technology & Innovation, UMAISE
--Introduction by Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MD - Director of Student Accessibility & Accommodation Services, U-M ASF
--Introduction by Dr. Melissa Tinney, MD, FAAPMR - Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UMAISE
--Moderated by Alex Lempke, PhD, ATC - Clinical Assistant Professor, U-M ESSI

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:19:27 -0500 2023-03-13T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-13T20:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons School of Kinesiology Lecture / Discussion A photo of a wheelchair basketball player getting ready to shoot a basket
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 14, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-14T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-14T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Renew, Replenish, Restore (March 14, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101744 101744-21802309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This interactive session will be hosted by Black Radical Healing Pathways. Attendees will participate in hands-on activities and have the opportunity to shape future opportunities within the series.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:10:32 -0500 2023-03-14T17:30:00-04:00 2023-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar
QMSS Seminar Speaker Series: Mark Stephenson (March 14, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105333 105333-21811565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

Mark Stephenson is the Founder/CEO of Red Oak Strategic, an Alexandria, VA-based data science, analytics and targeting firm, and Amazon Web Services Consulting Partner. Red Oak Strategic specializes in data science, data engineering, machine learning/AI, cloud consulting and strategy services and, for over 10 years, has worked with Fortune 50 companies, political campaigns and organizations on their data engineering, targeting and data analytics needs. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2005, with a Bachelors of Arts with honors in Communications Studies and a minor in Political Science.

Mark has served as Head of Data & Analytics for a major 2016 American presidential campaign, is frequently called upon by national and local media for his data science insights and was called a top data scientist in 2015 by Wired Magazine. In politics, Red Oak has worked with dozens of national committees, outside groups, as well as statewide and local campaign clients, and continues to be an innovative leader in the political analytics space.

Mark is also Co-Founder of Epidaurus Health, Inc., which is a software startup focused on automating and improving the prior authorization process in healthcare. Receiving their first patent in 2022, the company works on an improved data intake process, leveraging blockchain/smart contracts for security and data provenance and introducing machine learning to a complicated, cumbersome prior authorization process.

Additionally, Mark is a oo-founder and partner in a commodities trading firm that uses algorithmic strategies and machine learning to build trading strategies for various electricity ISOs throughout the United States.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:49:08 -0500 2023-03-14T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-14T19:00:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Lecture / Discussion Flyer for the QMSS Seminar Speaker Series event with Mark Stephenson.
TikTok, Boom Virtual Film Screening (March 15, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105817 105817-21813025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The Dissonance Event Series is proud to present viewing and discussion of TikTok, Boom, another film from Women Make Movies. Directed by Shalini Kantayya and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

Dissonance will host a conversation with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and a panel of U-M faculty and students on March 16 at 11 a.m. (https://events.umich.edu/event/104991)

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ
Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com/

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:18:22 -0500 2023-03-15T00:00:00-04:00 2023-03-15T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Film Screening TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
The Queer World Conversations (March 15, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806701@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-03-15T10:00:00-04:00 2023-03-15T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
Kurdish Women's Prison Writings Crossing Borders: Translation As Feminist Solidarity (March 15, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104615 104615-21809730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics is a one-of-a-kind collection of prison writings from twenty-two Kurdish women who were elected to office in Turkey and then imprisoned by the state on political grounds. In the book, the authors reflect on their personal and collective struggles against heteropatriarchal and anti-Kurdish repression in Turkey, as well as the radical feminist principles and practices through which they transformed the political structures and state offices in which they operated. Demonstrating Kurdish women's ceaseless political determination and refusal to be silenced - even when behind bars - the book ultimately hopes to inspire women living under even the most unjust conditions to engage in collective resistance.

The English translation of The Purple Color of Kurdish Politics, published in November 2022, was collectively undertaken by a group of twenty-six volunteer translators. So very much like the original text, the translation itself has been a product of feminist solidarity. In this panel, five members of the translation team get together to discuss the book and its English translation as part of the larger Kurdish women's movement.

Register to receive the Zoom link: https://myumi.ch/8e4dg
*This event takes place at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:41:46 -0500 2023-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lecture / Discussion The book cover for "THE PURPLE COLOR OF KURDISH POLITICS; Women Politicians Write from Prison; Edited by Gultan Kisanak; TRANSLATION COORDINATED BY RUKEN ISIK, EMEK ERGUN AND JANET BIEHL" is displayed in the center of the image. The bottom of the image reads "Kurdish Women's Prison Writings Crossing Borders: Translation As Feminist Solidarity".
Alternate Career Options When You're Phinished! (March 15, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105935 105935-21813287@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of American Culture

Please join us for this panel of professionals with PhDs who are on alternate career tracks to academia. Come and listen to their experiences, connect with them, and learn about the different career options your PhD is preparing you for!

Dr. Sigrid Anderson is Librarian for English Language and Literature at Hatcher and a lecturer in American Culture. She holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from the University of Virginia and has published on American and British literature and culture, women's writing, and transatlantic print culture. She is the author of Fictions of Dissent: Reclaiming Authority in Transatlantic Women’s Writing of the Late Nineteenth Century (2010), and her manuscript, Settling the Land of Sunshine: Gender, Race, and Regional Development in California Periodicals, is currently under review.

Dr. Jessica Tollette (she/her) is Innovation for Poverty Actions’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion where she leads the organization’s global DEI strategy. Prior to joining IPA, Dr. Tollette was the founding academic director and professor for IE University’s Bachelor in Behavior and Social Sciences in Madrid, Spain. She has experience teaching and researching about a range of topics including: DEI, migration, education, behavioral science, and wellbeing. She has an MA and a PhD in Sociology from Harvard University.

Dr. Nicolas Sternsdorff-Cisterna is a sociocultural anthropologist who specializes in the study of science and technology, risk, and food. He is the author of Food Safety after Fukushima: Scientific citizenship and the politics of risk, with the university of Hawai’i press. He is currently a ux researcher at Meta, and was previously an associate professor in the department of anthropology at Southern Methodist University. He has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from Harvard University.

Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvd-iprjgtG926ozU78VlXwfqXvruy0_LI

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:48:01 -0500 2023-03-15T15:30:00-04:00 2023-03-15T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of American Culture Careers / Jobs Event Poster
Ballots and Buttercream (March 15, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105768 105768-21812923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for this social event open to all students interested in promoting civic engagement on our campus! We will have cake, games, and conversation. Bring a friend to learn more about how you can get involved in Turn Up Turnout's efforts to register, educate, and turnout UMich Voters.

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Rally / Mass Meeting Sun, 05 Mar 2023 19:48:16 -0500 2023-03-15T19:30:00-04:00 2023-03-15T20:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Rally / Mass Meeting Turn Up Turnout Logo
TikTok, Boom - Conversation with Director, Shalini Kantayya and U-M Panel (March 16, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104991 104991-21810544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Join the Dissonance Event Series and participate in a discussion with the director of TikTok Boom, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, along with a panel of U-M faculty and students. TikTok, Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impacts of TikTok and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

The film will be available to view on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/tiktok-boom/

TikTok, Boom Events Page: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/TikTokBoom

Register to attend the March 16 virtual discussion: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a7DS9uIcQdKpkVCdqDJNRQ

Add the event to your Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/NHFwNGRjODBuam5qOXNrNGZhdm84OGwyazkgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ABOUT THE FILM
Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TikTok Boom examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism around the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform. A cast of Gen Z subjects, helmed by influencer Feroza Aziz, remains at its center, making this one of the most needed and empathetic films exploring what it means to be a digital native.

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER: SHALINI KANTAYYA
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Shalini Kantayya directs fiction and nonfiction films that artfully marry the future of science with the future of story. Her latest film, TikTok, Boom, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and was official selection at SXSW. Her critically-acclaimed 2020 Sundance film, Coded Bias, was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Independent Lens and globally on Netflix in April 2021. The film has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice, and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. The film won Best Director at the Social Impact Media Awards, and the Visionary Filmmaker Award at GlobeDocs. Shalini’s debut feature, Catching the Sun, released globally on Netflix on Earth Day 2016 with Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Shalini directed for National Geographic television series Breakthrough ), Executive Produced by Ron Howard, and episodes for NOVA and YouTube Originals. She is a TED Fellow, a William J. Fulbright Scholar, and Concordia Studios Artist Fellow. She is an Associate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

LINKS & RESOURCES
- Shalini Kantayya website: https://www.shalinikantayya.net/about
- National Geographic television series Breakthrough: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/
- TED Fellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzNNZ6w-ls)
- Coded Bias - Dissonance Panel Discussion - April 15, 2021: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/dissonance/coded-bias-panel-discussion
- Women Make Movies: https://www.wmm.com

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:54:26 -0500 2023-03-16T11:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion TikTok, Boom logo on black background with Sundance festival 2022 selection logo
Epidemiology Seminar Series (March 16, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105629 105629-21812530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Public Health II
Organized By: Epidemiology

"In the dark: Informing Care and Public Health in Early COVID-19"

Thursday, March 16, 2023
3755: SPH I
12pm
RSVP at: https://myumi.ch/Xn5py

In this talk, I'll walk you through my experiences as an ICU physician and health services researcher focused on respiratory failure in early COVID-19. In doing so, I'll share the questions that came up in my practice and more broadly and the work that I was involved in that aimed to address some of those questions. I'll also highlight some work that we did to try and showcase the methodological problems in some early COVID-19-related observational research.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:00:20 -0400 2023-03-16T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 Public Health II Epidemiology Lecture / Discussion March 16 Seminar Series Dr. Admon
Dinner for Democracy: Your Vote and the Judicial System (March 16, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105993 105993-21813532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for an evening of learning about the Judicial System and how your vote can effect it. Dinner will be served!

Sign up on sessions here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/64282

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Presentation Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:20:43 -0500 2023-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-16T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation Turn Up Turnout Logo
Quarrying History and the Art of Remembrance with UMMA curator Ozi Uduma and Monument Lab's Paul Farber (March 17, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106049 106049-21813627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_866YduLURCeZhRW2IYbH4A.

This symposium, presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, will be structured as a conversation between Paul Farber, co-founder of the renowned nonprofit public art and history studio Monument Lab, and Ozi Uduma, assistant curator of global contemporary art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Elizabeth James, program associate in Afroamerican and African Studies, will join them as moderator. The discussion will focus on aspects of a new collaborative project examining the role of historic structures at the University of Michigan, particularly UMMA’s Alumni Memorial Hall, in upholding social and cultural systems and narratives and how these histories might be challenged and made more complex. As Uduma explains, “It’s our duty as a free, public museum to tell more complex and more honest stories about the choices made by artists or by builders or by university administrations because those choices often have direct impacts on our communities. To move forward, we must unpack this past."

Panelists:

• Paul M. Farber (Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Mountment Lab) • Ozi Uduma (Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art, University of Michigan Museum of Art) • Elizabeth James (moderator; Program Associate, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan)

This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

For more information, please visit the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.

 

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:15:31 -0400 2023-03-17T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T14:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Talk by Professor Julián Casanova: Historia de España en el Siglo XX (March 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105706 105706-21812820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

Join us for a talk by professor Julián Casanova Friday, March 17th, 4:00pm-6:00pm in the RLL Commons on the 4th floor of the MLB, or by Zoom. The talk will be in Spanish.

The twentieth century in Spain was exceptionally varied. Many Spaniards were born during a monarchy, that of Alfonso XIII, lived through two dictatorships, a Republic and a civil war, and died with the grandson of Alfonso XIII, Juan Carlos I, as Head of State. The first third of the twentieth century was not the chronicle of a secular frustration foretold which of necessity was to finish up as a collective tragedy; neither was the brief democratic experiment of the Second Republic the inevitable prologue to the civil war; nor was the long, drawn-out Francoist dictatorship a parenthesis which, at the end of the day, favoured economic development and the advent of freedom; and the transition to democracy was never a perfect script previously written from the upper echelons of power. We historians also know that there is no
‘normal’ model of modernisation with which Spain could be contrasted as being an anomalous exception.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:36:16 -0500 2023-03-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Historia de España en el Siglo XX Poster
Being "Americanish" (March 17, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105812 105812-21812994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 17, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: LSA Student Government

Join LSA Student Government and other sponsors in a free film screening, Americanish (2021), directed and co-written by Iman Zawahry, on Friday, March 17th, from 6:00-8:30 in the Hussey Room in the Michigan League. Viewers are invited into the home and lives of three marriage-aged women as they navigate the often turbulent waters of romance, culture, career, and family. Americanish delves into the complexity of trying to both honor and break from cultural traditions while balancing personal values and career goals in a society that does not always accommodate both. The film highlights different layers of womanhood intersecting with cultural and societal expectations. Following the film's screening, a panel of the director Iman Zawahry and lead actress and co-writer Aizzah Fatima will take place and have a Q&A portion. Snacks and refreshments will be provided! This event is a MESA AA&PI Heritage Month event.

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Film Screening Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:43:43 -0500 2023-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-17T20:30:00-04:00 Michigan League LSA Student Government Film Screening Join us for a free screening of the film Americanish (2021) and a panel of director/co-writer Iman Zawahry and lead actress/co-writer Aizzah Fatimah! March 17th, 2023 6:00-8:30 pm Hussey Room in the Michigan League (2nd floor)
CSEAS Event. Making Sense of the 2022 Philippines Elections (March 20, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106015 106015-21813581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 20, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The 2022 Philippine presidential elections culminated with the election of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr and Sara Duterte to the Philippine Presidency and Vice Presidency, respectively. Under the UniTeam Alliance, they now face numerous challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, and political challenges in the South China Sea. Professor Allen Hicken of the University of Michigan and Professor Paul Hutchcroft of Australian National University will discuss the dynamics of the recent election, the electoral results, and observations on how the new administration of Marcos Jr. has been faring thus far.

Allen Hicken is a professor of political science at the University of Michigan. He studies political institutions and political economy in developing countries. His primary focus has been on political parties and party systems in developing democracies and their role in policymaking.

Paul Hutchcroft is a scholar of comparative and Southeast Asian politics who has written extensively on Philippine politics and political economy. He is a professor of political and social change at the Australia National University, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs (of which he was founding director, 2009-2013).

Register to the event: https://myumi.ch/73X4m

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:18:26 -0400 2023-03-20T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-20T19:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Philippine Flag
Pre-Concert Lecture: University Symphony Orchestra (March 20, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116262 116262-21836521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 20, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

This lecture begins at 7:15pm before the 8:00pm USO performance.

Conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, and featuring pianist Arthur Greene, the USO performs a program of Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, and Ravel’s *Alborada del gracioso* and *Daphis and Chloe Suite No. 2*.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:19:10 -0400 2023-03-20T19:15:00-04:00 2023-03-20T19:45:00-04:00 Hill Auditorium School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion Pre-Concert Lecture: University Symphony Orchestra
Empowering Blue: Freeing Up Time for Improvement Projects (March 21, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105505 105505-21811983@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Excellence

All complex teams can benefit from reviewing and improving processes over time, but it is usually hard to find time to do this type of work. The intent of this session is to help you mindfully analyze how your time is spent and provide permission and structure to help you find time in your week for improvement efforts.

This session will be presented by Kevin DeHority, Michigan Medicine, and will include breakout rooms for further discussion with others.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:08:46 -0500 2023-03-21T14:00:00-04:00 2023-03-21T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Excellence Livestream / Virtual Three lit sparklers with a black background
WSN Drop-In Support Group (March 21, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106423 106423-21814237@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group! Come chat, take care of your mental health, and support others! On March 21st, we'll focus on coping with life changes & the unknown, in addition to whatever participants feel they need that day. Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students - just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/94425387819

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Sun, 19 Mar 2023 00:49:32 -0400 2023-03-21T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-21T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
"Picture a Scientist" Documentary Screening (March 21, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106130 106130-21813789@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: Program in the Environment (PitE)

“Picture a Scientist” chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries -Sharon Shattuck including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists - who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

Join us for a post screening Q&A with filmmaker and University of Michigan Program in the Environment alumna, Sharon Shattuck (BS ‘05).

Sharon Shattuck is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and podcast host. “Picture a Scientist” was an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, broadcast in 2021 on NOVA (PBS), was nominated for a 2022 News & Documentary Emmy, and is available on Netflix worldwide. “From This Day Forward” was a New York Times Critic's Pick and broadcast on POV (PBS) and Netflix in 2016. She was the series story producer of the Emmy-nominated Netflix Original Documentary series “Follow This,” the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated New York Times Op Docs series “Animated LiPitE 20th Anniversaryfe,” and the cohost of the true crime podcast “Conviction: American Panic” from Spotify. Sharon was one of DOC NYC and HBO Documentaries’ ‘40 Under 40’ filmmakers for 2021. She is a University of Michigan (PitE) alumna and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

This event is part of the yearlong celebration of the Program in the Environment’s (PitE) 20th anniversary.

Questions: Email seas-communications@umich.edu

Free and open to the public.

RSVP to reserve your seat here: https://forms.gle/4yEkh2cF6vv8Qzqi8

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Film Screening Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:10:00 -0400 2023-03-21T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-21T19:00:00-04:00 Dana Natural Resources Building Program in the Environment (PitE) Film Screening "Picture a Scientist" Documentary Screening
Understanding Privilege (March 22, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105522 105522-21812006@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Details are available on the Organizational Learning Website.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:27:22 -0500 2023-03-22T10:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar
Interdependence, Individuals, and Impacts for Bioethics: How Relations Shape Responsibility (March 22, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106186 106186-21813902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

The histories of bioethics are shaped by accounts of individuals and their relations. From relatedness and dependence through interconnection and interdependence, these accounts provide accounts of how our social, biological, technological, and informational relationships shape bioethical considerations of health, agency, and autonomy. Where do those histories direct us, in terms of bioethical responsibility?

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:27:45 -0400 2023-03-22T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T13:00:00-04:00 Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Lecture / Discussion event info
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar Series (March 22, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105990 105990-21813376@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract is forthcoming.

Bio:
As the Vice President of R&D - Biologics, Dr. Lakmal Jayasinghe oversees all biological research and development projects at Oxford Nanopore. Lakmal joined ONT in 2006 after finishing his PhD in chemical biology in the University of Oxford. During his PhD in the Hagan Bayley group, Lakmal has studied different nanopores and has gained a wealth of knowledge in engineering nanopores using genetic and chemical approaches. His responsibilities at ONT include improving the readout signal of ONT platforms by upgrading its current nanopore reader and motor, as well as discovering new versions of nanopores, motors and chemistries to suit various ONT applications including protein sequencing. Lakmal also works with many academic collaborators across the world to ensure that Oxford Nanopore uses the best possible biological components and chemistries in its platforms.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:29:41 -0500 2023-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Dr. Lakmal Jayasinghe, VP – R&D Biologics at Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, UK
Dissertation Chapter Workshop---"The Queer Anxiety of John Addington Symonds" (March 22, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105937 105937-21813288@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Nineteenth Century Forum

Join the Nineteenth Century Forum to provide feedback on member Ana Popovic's work-in-progress! Email Dana Moss (danamoss@umich.edu), Elizabeth Reese (eareese@umich.edu) or Emma Soberano (soberano@umich.edu) for pre-circulated chapter.
Chapter Abstract:
In this essay, I read John Addington Symonds' Memoirs and personal correspondences as textual repositories of queer anxiety. I focus on Symonds' recollections about living in fear of being discovered and publicly humiliated, and I argue that queer anxiety is a structure of feeling constitutive of the homosexual closet. Examining his correspondence with Havelock Ellis and Richard von Krafft-Ebing, I reveal that Symonds theorized his affective life and developed a notion of the cultural origins of queer anxiety. With this, he sought to challenge the psychiatric definitions of homosexual neurosis as a congenital condition and dispute the scientific theories of homosexuality as illness. His autotheoretical contributions, however, were dismissed by sexologists as subjective inferences inadmissible to scientific epistemologies: as the object of the medical gaze, the anxious homosexual could speak, but he could never have the last word.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:11:55 -0500 2023-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T17:30:00-04:00 Angell Hall Nineteenth Century Forum Workshop / Seminar
John W. Shy Memorial Lecture (March 22, 2023 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105091 105091-21810726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Fred Anderson, historian and author of Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766, will deliver the John W. Shy Memorial Lecture titled “From a ‘New’ Military History to a New Grand Narrative for North America: The Surprising Legacy of John Shy” on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Join us for coffee, tea, snacks, and cookies at 4:30 on the 4th floor in Assembly Hall followed by the lecture at 5:30 in the Amphitheatre.

Funding for the lecture has been generously provided by members of the Michigan War Studies Group.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:44:08 -0500 2023-03-22T16:30:00-04:00 2023-03-22T18:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Crucible of War Bookcover Image
Dinner for Democracy: Voting Rights (March 22, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106382 106382-21814155@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for an informational presentation and discussion about voting rights. Free dinner will be provided! Register at the Sessions link below.

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Presentation Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:19:50 -0400 2023-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation Turn Up Turnout Logo
WSN LGBTQ+ Drop-In Support Group (March 22, 2023 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106496 106496-21814351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group for LGBTQ+ students. We'll specifically be offering support surrounding the recent incidents targeting queer existence and expression, in addition to whatever participants feel they need that day. Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students - just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/94425387819

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:18:21 -0400 2023-03-22T20:00:00-04:00 2023-03-22T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Logo
LACS Across Campus Interdisciplinary Events Series. Political Elites, Misinformation, and Mobilization: Evidence from Brazil (March 23, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105948 105948-21813302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Misinformation is a growing concern among the public and political elites. Yet we still lack a good understanding of the political effects of misinformation. We argue that misinformation contains politically motivated content that sends unambiguous signals in favor or against a political group, thus increasing the salience of political identities and making individuals more oriented towards political and partisan goals. Consequently, disseminating misinformation benefits politicians because this type of story is effective at mobilizing voters. We empirically test this argument using novel observational and experimental data from Brazil. We show that politicians' posts that contain misinformation have higher levels of seemingly positive interactions with social media users in Brazil. Furthermore, respondents who are exposed to misinformation show a lower willingness to participate in campaign-related activities in favor of the target of the misinformation and have lower levels of affect regarding that target. Although the effects we find are small, they indicate that misinformation may pay off by damaging the target of misinformation.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:36:17 -0400 2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Lecture / Discussion Natalia Bueno, assistant professor of political science, Emory University.
LHS Collaboratory (March 23, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105035 105035-21810617@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Speaker:
Thomas R. Campion, Jr., Ph.D., FACMI, FAMIA
Chief Research Informatics Officer
Associate Professor of Research in Population Health Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine

Clinical and translational investigators need patient data, especially from electronic health record (EHR) systems, to conduct research, but optimal approaches are unknown. This talk explores an approach for supporting different types of investigators and study designs by matching investigators with informatics tools and services.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:51:27 -0500 2023-03-23T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion LHS Collaboratory logo
Positive Links Speaker Series (March 23, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/98666 98666-21797046@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

Jamil Zaki
Thursday, March 23, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Free, registration required to obtain login information

Event link:
https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/events/the-war-for-kindness-building-empathy-in-a-fractured-world/

Positive Links:
The Positive Links Speaker Series, presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations, offers inspiring and practical science-based strategies to build and bolster thriving organizations. Attendees learn from leading positive organizational scholars and connect with our community of academics, students, staff, and leaders.

About the talk:
Empathy is in short supply. We struggle to understand people who aren’t like us. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barack Obama said that the United States was suffering from an “empathy deficit.” Since then, things seem to have only become worse—but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Join us for a virtual fireside chat with Stanford University Professor Jamil Zaki as he discusses his groundbreaking book, The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, with host Ethan Kross. You’ll learn about Zaki’s cutting-edge research, including experiments from his lab, showing that empathy is not a fixed trait—something we’re born with or not—but rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort. Zaki will share stories of people who embody this new perspective, fighting for kindness in the most difficult of circumstances. And you will learn ways to work on and build your own empathy—the same way you’d strengthen a muscle.

About Zaki:
Jamil Zaki is a tenured associate professor of psychology at Stanford University. His research spans a number of domains, including social influence, prosocial behavior, and especially empathy (see Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory for details). He has pioneered a new perspective on empathy as a learnable skill, and much of his work focuses on training individuals, groups, and organizations to empathize more effectively.

Dr. Zaki received his BA in cognitive neuroscience from Boston University and his PhD in psychology from Columbia University and conducted postdoctoral research at the Harvard Center for Brain Science. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed articles and received research and teaching awards from the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, the Society for Neuroscience, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, Harvard University, and Stanford University. In 2019 he was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the U.S. Government’s highest honor for researchers at his career stage.

In addition to his academic work, Dr. Zaki is active in outreach and public communication of science. He has written for outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and The New Yorker. In 2019, he published his first book, The War for Kindness, which NPR called a “wide-ranging, practical guide to making the world better.”

Host:
Ethan Kross, Faculty Associate, Center for Positive Organizations; Professor of Psychology and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan

Series Sponsors:
The Center for Positive Organizations thanks Sanger Leadership Center, Tauber Institute for Global Operations, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and Diane (BA ‘73) and Paul (MBA ‘75) Jones for their support of the 2022-23 Positive Links Speaker Series.

Series Promotional Partners:
Additionally, we thank Ann Arbor SPARK and the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division of the Academy of Management for their Positive Links Speaker Series promotional partnerships.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:36:46 -0500 2023-03-23T14:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Livestream / Virtual Jamil Zaki
UM Detroit Center Eye on Detroit - Women's History Month Panel Discussion Women in Media (March 23, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106381 106381-21814156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Detroit Center
Organized By: University of Michigan Detroit Center

There are a lot of stories being told about the city of Detroit. There are many different perspectives on what is happening in and around the city. Does it matter who is telling the story? Does the race or gender of the story teller impact the stories being told? Join us as we discuss the various roles women play in the stories being told about Detroit.

Panel -
Kiara Hay Reporter, WXYZ Detroit
Sarah Alvarez Founder & Editor Outlier Media
Darralynn Hutson Journalist, Author and Media Specialist
Satori Shakoor Storyteller, Writer, Social Entrepreneur

When: Thursday March 23,2023
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: UM Detroit Center
3663 Woodard Ave, Suite 150
Detroit, MI 48201

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:23:55 -0400 2023-03-23T18:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T20:00:00-04:00 Detroit Center University of Michigan Detroit Center Lecture / Discussion Women in Media
Zero Waste Week: Business Forum at Ross (March 23, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106483 106483-21814337@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan

ZeroWaste.Org in collaboration with ECO-UM, Impact Investment Group, and Epsilon Eta will be hosting a business forum to discuss sustainable business practices in the retail and hospitality industries. Panellists will include local Ann Arbor business owners, Erb Institute faculty, and rising entrepreneurs in the zero waste space. This event will be held at the Ross School of Business. RSVP for room details.


What is Zero Waste Week?
A week-long challenge on the campus of the University of Michigan, for students to get as close to Zero Waste as possible. We hope to make this challenge a force for change on our campus, and also on campuses across the United States. Sign up for the challenge to be a part of this movement!

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:53:29 -0400 2023-03-23T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-23T20:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan Lecture / Discussion Zero Waste Business Forum
Wilbert Steffy Lectureship with Jonathan Isaacson (March 24, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105299 105299-21811520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering

SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE C-SUITE: COMPLEX DECISION MAKING TO CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES

Description: Search practically any large company, as well as many smaller ones, and you will find a sustainability report detailing all the efforts to create a more environmentally friendly enterprise.

While this is certainly a positive development, companies need to solve not only any potential technical problems, but a range of challenges across the supply chain. This includes questions about what goals to set, which aspects of sustainability to prioritize, the impact on customers, and how to pay for it while keeping investors satisfied.

In this interactive discussion, Gemline Executive Chairman Jonathan Isaacson will discuss, from the vantage point of the Chairman and CEO of a business with a global footprint, the difficult and potentially risky decision-making process involved in making a company more sustainable.

Lurie Engineering Center (Johnson Rooms)
Friday, March 24, 2023
Lunch 12:30 - 1 pm
Talk 1:00 - 2:00 pm


The Wilbert Steffy Lectureship was established in 2003 to honor one of Industrial and Operations Engineering’s early distinguished faculty, Wilbert Steffy. Jonathan Isaacson, Chairman and CEO of The Gem Group, is our distinguished speaker this term.

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Jonathan G. Isaacson is the Executive Chair of Gemline, a privately held, multiple awardwinning supplier of bags, business accessories, electronics, stationery, and gifts to the Promotional and Branded Merchandise markets.

Mr. Isaacson currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Department of Industrial and Operational Engineering at the University of Michigan School of Engineering and The Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Jonathan Isaacson graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:33:12 -0500 2023-03-24T12:30:00-04:00 2023-03-24T14:00:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr U-M Industrial & Operations Engineering Workshop / Seminar Jonathan Isaacson, 2023 Wilbert Steffy Distinguished Speaker
Zero Waste Week: Waste Justice Panel (March 24, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106408 106408-21814482@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan

Join us for a panel discussion of waste colonialism and justice in the linear economy.
This panel discussion will engage with the broad idea that our linear economies, in which items are produced, sold, used, and thrown away, are not only harmful to our ecosystems but to the communities (humans and non-humans) who live, work, play, and pray in these very same ecosystems. A key example of such dynamics is that every part of the process of making, consuming and disposing of single-use plastics is harmful to our people and to our planet. From the pipeline fracking needed to produce the raw oil to make plastics, to its transport to oil refineries, in cities like Detroit, and to petrochemical facilities, in cities like Houston, TX and St. James, LA, to its disposal in landfills, incinerators, and in low-income and BIPOC communities’ backyards in the Global North and South, the toxic impacts of our single-use plastic economies cannot be denied.
It is those very same communities, who are at the forefront of our unjust waste producing systems, who are also at the forefront of building equitable and just alternatives to these systems. The alternatives and solutions include anti-incineration struggles; community-based recycling and composting programs, food and secondhand goods redistribution services, sharing economies, and mutual aid networks; human rights campaigns to advocate for the rights of waste pickers and of families to safe working conditions and environments; the passing of progressive policies, like single-use plastic bans, to hold corporate actors accountable; and the list goes on.
The panelists, who will be speaking about their work at this event, emerge from numerous fields, such as community composting and recycling, social services, global policy organizing, and are integral to our waste justice movements. We hope that by the end of the event, attendees will walk away feeling more confident about answering the following questions for themselves:
What does waste justice look like on the ground in Detroit and other parts of the world?
How should zero waste strategies be integral to our climate action strategies?
How can I support these efforts and stay connected to them?

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:56:28 -0400 2023-03-24T14:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T15:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Environmental Consulting Organization at the University of Michigan Workshop / Seminar Waste Justice Panel
Dinner for Democracy: Gun Violence Prevention (March 24, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106682 106682-21814692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 24, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for an informational presentation and discussion about gun violence. Free food will be provided.

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Presentation Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:09:07 -0400 2023-03-24T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-24T16:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation
Where Do We Go From Here? People of Action Coalition Town Hall Meeting (March 25, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104951 104951-21810508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 25, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Here's your chance to find out more about the changes that are being proposed surrounding issues of mass incarceration in our state and resources on what you can do to make a difference.

Immediately following the public tour of the *27th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons*, we will be continuing the conversation with the People of Action Coalition to discuss current legislative & policy work that is taking place in the state of Michigan. This will end with an engaging Q & A from the audience.

*The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) greatly values inclusion and access for all. We are pleased to provide additional reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this event. Please contact Sarah Unrath at saraheve@umich or 734.615.5643 if you would like to request disability accommodations or have any questions or concerns. We ask that you provide advance notice to ensure sufficient time to meet requested accommodations.*

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:35:57 -0500 2023-03-25T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-25T16:30:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Prison Creative Arts Project, The Lecture / Discussion Paula Bennett, After Darkness... Light, Acrylic, 2022
Painting the Scene Inside - Artist Talk (March 26, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/104660 104660-21809786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 26, 2023 11:00am
Location: Chrysler Center
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Artists from previous Prison Creative Arts Project exhibitions share their stories and answer questions about life as an artist in prison in this informal panel discussion, moderated by an exhibit curator.

This panel will be followed by a special gathering for families of PCAP artists and writers, Linkage Community members, and PCAP Associates.

*The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) greatly values inclusion and access for all. Live captioning will be available at all events surrounding the exhibition. We are pleased to provide additional reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this event. Please contact Sarah Unrath at saraheve@umich or 734.615.5643 if you would like to request disability accommodations or have any questions or concerns. We ask that you provide advance notice to ensure sufficient time to meet requested accommodations.*

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:00:38 -0500 2023-03-26T11:00:00-04:00 2023-03-26T12:30:00-04:00 Chrysler Center Prison Creative Arts Project, The Lecture / Discussion Stories by Artist from previous Annual Exhibitions
Chile: From the Revolt to the Convention (March 28, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106136 106136-21813832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

Join us Tuesday, March 28th at 3:00pm - 4:30pm in Room 4304 of the MLB (the Commons) for an informal meet and greet with Elisa Loncon Antileo: Mapuche activist, linguist, Professor of Education at the University of Santiago, Chile, and the first president of the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention.

Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

This event will be in Spanish and in English.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:12:50 -0400 2023-03-28T15:00:00-04:00 2023-03-28T16:30:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Workshop / Seminar Antileo Poster
The Queer World Conversations (March 29, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806703@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-03-29T10:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
DCMB Weekly Seminar (March 29, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106625 106625-21814590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract:
In 1996, Dr. Shilatifard identified the biochemical function of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene translocation partner for the first time. The translocation partner, a gene called ELL, encodes an elongation factor: a protein that controls when, where and how fast the RNA Polymerase II transcription machinery can “read out” the instructions encoded in our genes. This discovery began a scientific journey to better understand elongation factors and other transcriptional control mechanisms, both in embryonic development and in cancer. Taking you along on this journey, Dr. Shilatifard will describe how he isolated all of the other MLL translocation partners in a “tour de force” application of biochemistry and molecular genetics, resulting in the astounding finding that these seemingly unrelated proteins actually function together within the (now widely known) Super Elongation Complex (SEC). In further research, the SEC emerged as a central factor regulating gene transcription at the elongation stage, and the lab has developed chemical compounds to disrupt or inhibit the Super Elongation Complex that are now in pre-clinical studies for the treatment of cancers caused by transcriptional defects. The story continues with his lab’s current research investigating how elongation factors, chromatin and the epigenome control transcription in human development and disease.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

Bio:
Dr. Ali Shilatifard, Chairman and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, graduated from Kennesaw State University in 1989 with a degree in Chemistry with an emphasis in Organic Chemistry. While at KSU, Shilatifard slept in his car at night for a period in front of the gym and worked all over the campus from bussing tables at the student center, to cooking in the back kitchen, serving as the dispatch for the Kennesaw State College police department, and working as a TA in the Chemistry lab and Math lab to support himself and his education. He was supported by a full academic scholarship by KSU after his first year and graduated in four years. Now, Shilatifard is a renowned biochemist and cancer biologist. He made a seminal contribution to the field of leukemia biology early in his career by identifying the function of a gene translocation in childhood leukemia for the first time. In the 25 years since that discovery, he has dedicated his career to revealing the causes of childhood leukemia and other cancers and to leveraging these findings for the development of new cancer therapies. He currently runs an active research laboratory, heads a large department while he also is the Director of the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics. Shilatifard has authored over 250 scientific publications and is one of the founding members and is the current Editor of the online publication, Science Advances. He is one of the few scientists in the United States funded by the National Cancer Institute’s Outstanding Investigator Award, and in an effort to inspire young students to consider the STEM fields, he and his wife Laura started the Simpson Querrey Inspire Program.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:13:22 -0400 2023-03-29T16:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion Dr. Ali Shilatifard, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago
Uplifting 'U': Student-Led Well-Being Forum (March 29, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106064 106064-21813652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Please join Wolverine Support Network at an open forum designed for students to share their thoughts on campus well-being and resources with a focus on mental health services and supports. The voices of students of color, students with disabilities, non-traditional students, and other underrepresented identities on campus will be highlighted. Mental health is a racialized issue, therefore approaches need to be developed with an understanding of identity and its interaction with systems.

All students, faculty, and staff are welcome & encouraged to attend.

A free meal will be provided by MCatering. Please RSVP at this link so we can estimate how much food to supply: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7PzVR66FhmErxcO. Vegan & Halal options will be available.

For a asynchronous or more individualized engagement option, students are encouraged to fill out this Qualtrics survey prior to the event, or in lieu of attending: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vnWpp9woXb3UWi.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the event, email WSNDirectors@umich.edu or tbultman@umich.edu.

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Well-being Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:58:41 -0400 2023-03-29T19:00:00-04:00 2023-03-29T21:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Wolverine Support Network Well-being Uplifting "U" Mental Health Forum Advertisement
Trans Healthcare Panel (March 31, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/106989 106989-21815079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/SCPB-trans-forum

Do you have questions about gender affirming healthcare and medically transitioning? Join the Spectrum Center Programming Board for a conversation with experienced medical professionals who will address your questions and more. This will be a virtual event held on Zoom on March 31 from 10-11:30am.

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:51:58 -0400 2023-03-31T10:00:00-04:00 2023-03-31T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion No additional information
Entrepreneurship Hour: Richard Lui (March 31, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/106889 106889-21814971@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 11:30am
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

All are welcome to join the CFE for ENTR 407: Entrepreneurship Hour! This weekly, in-person seminar series invites disruptive, influential, and respected entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business leaders in a "TEDTalk" style presentation about their personal experiences founding, financing, and managing a startup venture.

This week, Richard Lui, news anchor, bestselling author, director, and DEI advocate, is giving his last in a series of three sessions on the opportunities for a selfless economy. Any and all are welcome to attend for free.

The session will be held at Stamps Auditorium, located within the Walgreen Drama Center on North Campus.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:36:50 -0400 2023-03-31T11:30:00-04:00 2023-03-31T12:20:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture / Discussion Richard Lui
CSEAS Lecture Series. Reincarnation and Recursivity as Politics of Atmosphere (March 31, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102882 102882-21805280@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

This paper examines how the artwork of Tuan Andrew Nguyen registers and counters atmospheric violence of chemical and militaristic warfare. Nguyen probes and unearths how aerial bombings continue to affect and harm communities. Although the artist views atmospheric violence and its aftermath as legacies of colonialism, the paper argues, his persistence with the topics of immolation and reincarnation moves us beyond accepted frameworks and paradigms in colonial studies, such as the self-other relationship, towards the possibilities of contingency from recursivity and of empathy and compassion. Nguyen’s art transfigures the medium of atmosphere to address the physical and mental traumas caused by atmospheric violence.

Speaker Bio
Ben Tran is an associate professor of Asian studies and English at Vanderbilt University. His research examines the politics and aesthetics of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Southeast Asian, Asian American, and Anglophone literatures. As the repercussions of colonialism and decolonization, modern warfare, climate change, and globalization continue to unfold in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim, he examines how literary and cultural works depict and resist modernity’s vertiginous transformations.

Register here: http://myumi.ch/RWDJ6

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If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact cseas@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 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:50:04 -0500 2023-03-31T12:00:00-04:00 2023-03-31T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Ben Tran, Vanderbilt University
BLI Alumni Panel (March 31, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106374 106374-21814144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 31, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The BLI alumni panel event will include a moderated panel with the following alumni:

— Ashley Austin ('16), Content Strategist at Apple
— Gabriel Lerner ('18), Program Director at More Perfect, formerly worked for Bain & Company and Obama White House
— Hanan Yahya ('17), Project Manager for City of Detroit
— Sydni Williams ('18), Third-year medical student at Emory School of Medicine

After the event, students will also have the chance to engage in informal networking with panelists and other BLI alumni. Please arrive by 5pm to ensure a timely start. Catering from Zingermans will be limited to those that register!

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:21:49 -0400 2023-03-31T17:00:00-04:00 2023-03-31T19:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Conference / Symposium Graphic for BLI Alumni Event
UNICEF-UM End of Year Gala (April 2, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106801 106801-21814842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 2, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: UNICEF at the University of Michigan

This year, for our second annual gala, UNICEF-UM is focusing on ending child marriage in the United States of America. UNICEF defines child marriage as "a harmful practice and a violation of child rights and believes that marriage under age 18 should be prohibited in all circumstances, everywhere." Both UNICEF and the United Nations declare child marriage a human rights violation.

While our gala seeks to celebrate the work of our incredible members over the past academic year, and recognize and send off our seniors, we also hope to inspire our university community to take action with us in an effort to protect children.


UNICEF at Michigan also welcomes three special guests:

Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek: Dr. Göçek is UNICEF UM's faculty advisor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan.

Her research focuses on the comparative analysis of history, politics, and gender in the first and third worlds. She critically analyzes the impact of processes such as development, nationalism, religious movements, and collective violence on minorities. She is currently working on a theory book, constructing social theory from the vantage point of minorities. Learn more here.

Paul Callejas: Paul is a Community Engagement Associate for the Midwestern United States and has become an integral connection for UNICEF UM's members who are eager to take their commitment to UNICEF USA to the next level. We welcome Paul as our special guest to thank him for his immense efforts in community mobilization and youth empowerment.

Paul grew up in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Being a product of the public school system, Paul believes that all youth deserve an equal chance of success. He has defeated many socioeconomic barriers as an indigenous man from Guerrero, Mexico; Paul has over six years of youth development and project planning, working with various non-profit organizations. He aspires to help as many Chicago teens reach their potential and become global citizens. Learn more here.

Keynote Speaker

Alicia Godsberg, Deputy Director of Global Programs at UNICEF USA & Keynote Speaker
Alicia has been with the Global Programs team at UNICEF USA (UUSA) since July 2016. Her portfolio covers UNICEF’s work in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and climate, energy, environment, and disaster risk reduction (CEED); she also supervises work on UNICEF’s Health and HIV/AIDS portfolios. Prior to working at UUSA, Alicia served as the Executive Director of Peace Action New York State and was the Research Associate for the Strategic Security Program and UN Affairs at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, D.C. Alicia has a master’s degree in political science from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Michigan. Learn more here.




** All proceeds will go directly to UNICEF USA's efforts to protect the rights of children**

**UNICEF at the University of Michigan is committed to following UNICEF USA's child-safeguarding best practices **

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Ceremony / Service Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:07:45 -0400 2023-04-02T13:00:00-04:00 2023-04-02T14:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) UNICEF at the University of Michigan Ceremony / Service UNICEF-UM End of Year Gala Flyer
In this Holy Place: Ritual Healing Sites in Roman and Late Antique Palestine (April 3, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106526 106526-21814407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of Middle East Studies

Part of the Meet the Author Series. In the ancient Mediterranean world, the sick and injured visited sites associated with healing deities in order to be cured. In Palestine, ritual cures were often sought at sites associated with water, and especially at the thermal-mineral springs. This talk will show how evidence from Hammat Gader and Hammat Tiberias indicates that Jews and Christians bathed in these springs alongside devotees of Asclepius, hoping that a divine healer would appear to them in a dream and heal them. Join guest speaker Dr. Megan Nutzman April 3rd at 4:00-5:30pm in Tisch Hall, Room 1014.

Additionally, Dr. Nutzman will be leading a discussion about her book in a different location for a small group of faculty and graduate students at 9:00am. If you are interested please contact Deborah Forger at dkforger@umich.edu to register as space is limited.

*Contested Cures: Identity and Ritual Healing in Roman and Late antique Palestine*

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:38:08 -0400 2023-04-03T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-03T17:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of Middle East Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Dinner for Democracy: Judicial System (April 3, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106683 106683-21814693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for an informational presentation and discussion about gun violence. Free food will be provided.

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Presentation Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:18:16 -0400 2023-04-03T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-03T18:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation
What to do after college???? (April 3, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106998 106998-21815094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 3, 2023 6:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join several Clements staff and volunteers as they talk about the questions they had after college and the path they ended up taking. Questions are encouraged.
This is an in-person event.

Please enter the Clements through the North entrance (facing Hatcher Library).

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:50:45 -0400 2023-04-03T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-03T19:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion What to do after College?
Implicit Bias (April 4, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96263 96263-21803860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

In this session, participants will learn to:

Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA employees. It is recommended that participants complete this course before enrolling in the Microaggression Session. External guests may request to join as space allows.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:49:37 -0400 2023-04-04T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-04T12:00:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar We're better when we're united
CANCELLED: Directions in Asian American Studies: Past, Present, Future (April 4, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106536 106536-21814435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Jennifer Ho is the director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado (Boulder), where she teaches courses on Asian American culture and Critical Race Theory. She is past president of the Association for Asian American Studies (2020-2022) and the author of two co-edited essay collections and three scholarly monographs "Consumption and Identity in Asian American Coming-of-Age Novels (2005), Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture (2015), and Understanding Gish Jen (2015).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:31:21 -0400 2023-04-04T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-04T18:30:00-04:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Event Poster
On Words & Onward: Poets on Poetry (April 4, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105956 105956-21813327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Press

Join us for the next On Words & Onward event on April 4th when Poets on Poetry Series Editor Derek Pollard sits down with Jane Miller to discuss her experience as a critically acclaimed poet, collaborative writer, and long-time professor.

The conversation will also include insights for prospective authors into what working with the press is like, as well as Jane’s process for writing the two books of hers published in the series.

A short question and answer period will follow. Please feel free to share your thoughts and insights during the virtual event!

In addition, until the end of April, you can take 40% off all books in the Poets on Poetry Series by using the discount code “UMPOP” at checkout on our website: https://www.press.umich.edu/browse/series/UM31

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:15:50 -0500 2023-04-04T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-04T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Press Livestream / Virtual Logo for the event series
The Queer World Conversations (April 5, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-04-05T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series - Assessing Cross-Cultural Comparability of Self-Rated Health and Its Conceptualization through Web Probing (April 5, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103497 103497-21807352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

MPSDS JPSM Seminar Series
April 5, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 EST

Stephanie Morales is a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan's Program in Survey and Data Science. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Sociology. She is interested in cross-cultural surveys, measurement error in data collection with racial/ethnic minorities, and adaptive survey design.

Assessing Cross-Cultural Comparability of Self-Rated Health and Its Conceptualization through Web Probing

Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used question across different fields, as it is simple to administer yet has been shown to predict mortality. SRH asks respondents to rate their overall health typically using Likert-type response scales (i.e., excellent, very good, good, fair, poor). Although SRH is commonly used, few studies have examined its conceptualization from the respondents’ point of view and even less so for differences in its conceptualization across diverse populations. We aim to assess the comparability of SRH across different cultural groups by investigating the factors that respondents consider when responding to the SRH question. We included an open-ended probe asking what respondents thought when responding to SRH in web surveys conducted in five countries: Great Britain, Germany, the U.S., Spain, and Mexico. In the U.S., we targeted six racial/ethnic and linguistic groups: English-dominant Koreans, Korean-dominant Koreans, English-dominant Latinos, Spanish-dominant Latinos, non-Latino Black Americans, and non-Latino White Americans. One novelty of our study is allowing multiple attribute codes (e.g., health behaviors, illness) per respondent and tone (e.g., in the direction of positive or negative health or neutral) of the probing responses for each attribute, allowing us 1) to assess respondents’ thinking process holistically and 2) to examine whether and how respondents mix attributes. Our study compares the number of reported attributes and tone by cultural groups and integrates SRH responses in the analysis. This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of SRH by revealing the cognitive processes among diverse populations and is expected to shed light on its cross-cultural comparability.

Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS)
The University of Michigan Program in Survey Methodology was established in 2001 seeking to train future generations of survey and data scientists. In 2021, we changed our name to the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science. Our curriculum is concerned with a broad set of data sources including survey data, but also including social media posts, sensor data, and administrative records, as well as analytic methods for working with these new data sources. And we bring to data science a focus on data quality — which is not at the center of traditional data science. The new name speaks to what we teach and work on at the intersection of social research and data. The program offers doctorate and master of science degrees and a certificate through the University of Michigan. The program's home is the Institute for Social Research, the world's largest academically-based social science research institute.

Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (SISRT)
The mission of the Summer Institute is to provide rigorous and high quality graduate training in all phases of survey research. The program teaches state-of-the-art practice and theory in the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys. The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques has presented courses on the sample survey since the summer of 1948, and has offered such courses every summer since. Graduate-level courses through the Program in Survey and Data Science are offered from June 5 through July 28 and available to enroll in as a Summer Scholar.

The Summer Institute uses the sample survey as the basic instrument for the scientific measurement of human activity. It presents sample survey methods in courses designed to meet the educational needs of those specializing in social and behavioral research such as professionals in business, public health, natural resources, law, medicine, nursing, social work, and many other domains of study.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:00:12 -0500 2023-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion Flyer
2023 Robert B. Harris Lecture & Award (April 5, 2023 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106578 106578-21814488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 1:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Everett has a BS in Civil Engineering from MIT, an MSCE from Stanford, and a PhD in Construction Engineering and Management from MIT. Dr. Everett served on the Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty at the University of Michigan for 25 years. After retiring from UM, he was Director of Engineering and Construction at One Energy, installing utility scale wind turbine generators. Dr. Everett is a licensed Professional Engineer; recipient of UM CEE and UM College of
Engineering Excellence in Teaching awards, UM CEE Professor of the Year award, and National Science Foundation CAREER Award; Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers; holder of three patents; Emergency Medical Technician; and world rowing champion, two-time Olympian, and winner of the Congressional Gold Medal.

Robert B. Harris Award and Lecture: Established by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in honor of Robert B. Harris, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan from 1947 to 1987, who in 1954 led the establishment of the first graduate program in Construction Engineering and Management at the University of Michigan and who had a significant role in the development and advancement of the CE&M field throughout the United States and internationally.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:53:18 -0400 2023-04-05T13:30:00-04:00 2023-04-05T14:30:00-04:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Lecture / Discussion Dr. John G. Everett
DCMB Weekly Seminar (April 5, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106871 106871-21814955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

ABSTRACT:

Genomic rearrangements, also known as structural variations (SVs), are large scale alterations that changes the DNA structure. They include deletions, duplications, insertions, and other forms that are accompanied by copy number changes as well as inversions, translocations, and other copy-neutral forms. They are an important type of variation, affecting an order of magnitude more base pairs than single nucleotide variations (SNVs) in normal human population. In cancer, several chromosomal translocations have been identified and subsequently became targets of successful treatments. However, the functional impact of genomic rearrangements and their roles in treatment response are largely unexplored. We are developing new computational methods and exploring large scale cancer omics data to infer the mutational mechanisms leading to these alterations, to identify potential disease-driving events, and to study how they affect treatments.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:21:44 -0400 2023-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Livestream / Virtual
La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered (April 5, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106543 106543-21814444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Latina/o Studies

On May 5th, 1991, people took to the streets of Washington D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to protest the police shooting of Daniel Gomez, a young man from El Salvador. Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theatre, La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered weaves together the collective memory of one of D.C.’s first barrios, and dives into the roots of the ‘91 rebellion. As people across the world take to the streets to demand an end to police brutality, the film honors the largely untold stories that have come before us, and explores how artists prompt us to remember what we still have to fight for.

RSVP for the reception after the screening: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ1doM4tGR_dF66vyX9iSw4PR9VTGCzIl3BYP5zSGvUKbG_w/viewform

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Film Screening Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:22:26 -0400 2023-04-05T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T18:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Latina/o Studies Film Screening Event Poster
WSN Drop-In Support Group (April 5, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106987 106987-21815078@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group! Come chat, take care of your mental health, and support others! On April 5th, we'll be discussing coping with end-of-semester stress, in addition to anything else participants feel they need. Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M students - just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/94425387819

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:32:24 -0400 2023-04-05T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-05T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
The Kingmaker (April 5, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106995 106995-21815090@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Central Campus Classroom Building
Organized By: Asian Languages and Cultures

Film screening and discussion of the compelling documentary film *The Kingmaker*

Discussion in Filipino with Ambeth Ocampo: CSEAS Visiting Professor, University of Michigan; and H.V. deal Costa Professor of History and the Humanities, Anteneo de Manila University

Moderated by Irene Gonzaga, Filipino Lecturer, Asian Languages and Cultures/CSEAS, University of Michigan

Join us April 5th, 2023 5:30-8:30pm, Room 0420 in the CCC Building, 1225 Geddes Ave. Ann Arbor

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Film Screening Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:59:29 -0400 2023-04-05T17:30:00-04:00 2023-04-05T20:30:00-04:00 Central Campus Classroom Building Asian Languages and Cultures Film Screening Poster
First-Year Student Support Group (April 5, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107029 107029-21815169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Bursley Hall
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Join WSN for this drop-in peer-led support group, *specifically for first-year students!* Come chat, care for your mental health, and support others! Free, no sign-up required, and open to all U-M first-year students.

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 5th from 7:30-8:30 PM
Location: Bursley Hall, Blue Apple Room

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu.

Add the WSN Events Calendar at bit.ly/WSNEventsW23

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Well-being Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:19:20 -0400 2023-04-05T19:30:00-04:00 2023-04-05T20:30:00-04:00 Bursley Hall Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Drop-In Group
Entrepreneurship Hour: Babak Parviz (April 7, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107239 107239-21815666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 7, 2023 11:30am
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

Join us this Friday at 11:30AM at Stamps Auditorium to learn from Babak Parviz, Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group!

E-Hour is open to all. Each week, we invite engaging entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business leaders to share their journey and offer some advice along the way.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:22:57 -0400 2023-04-07T11:30:00-04:00 2023-04-07T12:20:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture / Discussion Babak Parviz, Venture Partner, Madrona Venture Group
CSEAS Lecture Series. From the “Bloody Crown” to space travel: Comparing the social imaginaries of Malay and English language novels in Brunei Darussalam (April 7, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/102883 102883-21805281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 7, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The first Malay language novel in Brunei can be traced back to 1951. Despite a high level of literacy and widespread proficiency in English, it was only in 2009 that the first Bruneian novel in English was published. This lecture will offer a brief overview of Bruneian literature from its origins to the present, exploring the different literary and development trajectories taken by Malay language and Anglophone literature in Brunei. Using Driscoll, Fletcher, and Wilkins’ notion of genre worlds (2022) to map out the social, textual, and industrial conventions that govern the production of literature in Brunei, this lecture will then offer some reflections on how contemporary Bruneian novels in Malay and English have developed diverging social imaginaries about Bruneian identity.

In particular, this lecture will consider how contemporary literature in Malay and English has been influenced by an awareness of representations of Brunei from outside the country and discuss the various narrative and paratextual tactics that have been employed in engagement with the claims of the global imaginary.

Speaker Bio:
Kathrina Mohd Daud is an assistant professor in creative writing and literature in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. She holds a PhD in creative writing from the University of Manchester (2011), and her research focuses on the intersections of popular fiction, Bruneian fiction, and representations of religion in literature. She co-edited T*he Southeast Asian Woman Writes Back: Gender, Identity and Nation in the Literatures of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines* (Springer, 2017), and her work has appeared in volumes published by Routledge and Springer, as well as in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature and World Englishes. Her debut novel, T*he Fisherman King* (2020), was shortlisted for the 2020 Epigram Books Fiction Prize. Her second novel, T*he Witch Doctor’s Daughter*, was published in 2022.

Register here: http://myumi.ch/84pgZ

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:06:46 -0500 2023-04-07T12:00:00-04:00 2023-04-07T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion Kathrina Daud, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings (April 10, 2023 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105311 105311-21811544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 10, 2023 9:30am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Join Spectrum Center and MESA for our April Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gathering of this semester! Typically held on the second Monday of the month, these gatherings provide space for QTBIPOC students to build on-campus communities with each other. There will be food, drinks, and good company as we co-create this space together. Come chat, hang out, connect, snack, and vibe with us!

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:03:09 -0500 2023-04-10T09:30:00-04:00 2023-04-10T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering A promotional flyer for the "Togetherness: QTBIPOC Gatherings April Breakfast." There are three rainbows across the top, and details about the event are overlaid on a picture of spring blossoms. Text explains the event is April 10 from 9:30-11am in the Spectrum Center and Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs offices in suite 3000 of the Michigan Union.
Queering Identity: A Conversation with 2Fik (April 10, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106868 106868-21814954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 10, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Judaic Studies

Join 2Fik in conversation with Adi Saleem Bharat for a discussion about deconstructing reified, oppositional notions of Jewishness and Muslimness through performance art and the possibility of broadening (or queering) our understandings of what it means to be Jewish and Muslim in the twenty-first century. 2Fik is a multidisciplinary artist known for embodying multiple, unique characters. Through his social and political works, 2Fik creates lives for characters who almost seem real, whose stories, personalities, and interests are rooted in our world. Each of his creations are conceived in a voyeuristic way that pushes the spectator to wonder what exists beyond the scope of the work. Each character in this humorous and interpretative world becomes a reflection of our society. Québécois by adoption, French by birth, and Moroccan by origin, 2Fik stages his characters much in the manner of a soap opera/reality show, thus creating a dialogue between reality and fiction that provokes a reflection on our society and our place in it. A pioneer in his field with a nearly twenty-year career, he masters the art of caricature and encourages the reflection on universality, equality between men and women, and the acceptance of oneself as a unique being. His work has been the subject of a number of critical scholarly analyses, from Denis Provencher's book Queer Maghrebi French: Language, Temporalities, Transfiliations (2017) to Gil Hochberg's article "From 'sexy Semite' to Semitic ghosts: contemporary art between Arab and Jew" (2020).


Register for the virtual event here: https://myumi.ch/qG26Z

Credit : Albert Zablit

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 07 Apr 2023 11:25:40 -0400 2023-04-10T13:00:00-04:00 2023-04-10T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Judaic Studies Livestream / Virtual Image Credit: Albert Zablit
Launching the Webb Telescope: Managing Global Teams In Turbulent Times (April 10, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106630 106630-21814594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 10, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

When Greg Robinson took over the leadership of the James Webb Space Telescope, it was years behind schedule, billions over budget, tarnished by engineering failures and waning stakeholder confidence. The trouble didn’t end there. COVID, hurricanes, and other obstacles soon stood in the way of success. Still, Robinson managed to bring together 20,000 people in 29 countries and 14 U.S. states to not only turn the program around, but nearly double its efficiency. In this inspiring talk, highlighted by breathtaking images from Webb, Robinson shares how trust, communication and effective leadership can bring teams together from across the globe to overcome obstacles and achieve your organization’s moonshot.

BIO

Best-known as the turnaround leader of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), 33-year NASA veteran Gregory Robinson is credited with transforming a program that was billions over budget and years behind schedule into one of NASA’s greatest achievements of the 21st century. Robinson’s renowned leadership skills and soft-spoken management and communication style have earned him numerous awards and honors, including being named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 (alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) and receiving the TIME100 Impact Award, which credited Robinson’s leadership on Webb as bringing us closer to understanding the universe.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:48:42 -0400 2023-04-10T15:30:00-04:00 2023-04-10T16:30:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Electrical and Computer Engineering Lecture / Discussion speaker headshot
Leadership Dialogues: Kofi Bruce (April 10, 2023 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105399 105399-21811677@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 10, 2023 4:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Sanger Leadership Center

The Leadership Dialogues speaker series is a fireside chat-style event featuring accomplished industry, political and non-profit leaders discussing the latest ideas in organizational research and ongoing practice with U-M faculty.

What does it take for a leader in a 150-year-old company to navigate change and build community with 40,000 employees?

Kofi Bruce, MBA ‘98, chief financial officer of General Mills, joins Associate Dean and Professor Gretchen Spreitzer to discuss the importance of authentic leadership and the role leaders play in creating a sense of community in their organizations, especially during times of change. Bruce, who was named CFO in 2020, is a celebrated leader with senior management experience in a broad range of industries. In addition to his role at General Mills, he is also a board member at Lifeworks, Electronic Arts, Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, and Partners in Food Solutions.

During his leadership tenure, Bruce has responded to societal demands for racial equity, a shifting consumer landscape, and a global health crisis in the form of COVID-19. Bruce will describe how he views his role as not only the company’s chief accountant, but a leader who has empowered employees by creating community when times were tough. Additionally, Bruce will discuss how the CFO role is increasingly responsible for engaging in environmental, social, and governance goals.

Professor Spreitzer is an award-winning researcher and the co-author of several books about positive organizational scholarship, leadership, and change management. Her research explores employee empowerment and leadership development, particularly within contexts of organizational change and decline. Professor Spreitzer will explore how scholarship relates to Bruce’s vision and practice of leadership. Join us for an engaging talk from leaders in both industry and research.

PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS
Open to all.

SCHEDULE
April 10, 4:30-5:30 PM in the Tauber Colloquium. A catered reception will follow.

RSVP required.

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Presentation Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:50:24 -0500 2023-04-10T16:30:00-04:00 2023-04-10T18:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Sanger Leadership Center Presentation Leadership Dialogues Kofi
Religious, Spiritual, and Secular Identities on Campus (April 11, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/96873 96873-21803853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This workshop focuses on the role of religious and spirituality identities as an important aspect of DEI work on campus. Participants in this workshop will develop an understanding the variety and complexity of religious, secular, and spiritual (R/S/S) identities on our campus; understand why support for religious pluralism and spiritual development is important on a public college campus; learn about key religious accommodations and resources and how to access them in their work to support faculty, staff, and students; and discover ways to get involved in DEI work around R/S/S identities.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of religious, secular, and spiritual identity in faculty, staff, and students’ lives and in DEI work on our campus;

2. Identify the main religious groups on our campus and how their proportions differ among faculty, staff, and stud;ents; understand the limitations of the way we collect data about religious background;

3. Name the key religious accommodations and resources available to faculty, staff, and students; identify areas in which they can influence religious accommodations and in which there is more work to be done;

4. Understand what is acceptable and what is unacceptable regarding religious expression on a public university campus and barriers you may encounter around R/S/S DEI

5. Name three concrete steps they can take in within their sphere of influence to create greater equity and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff who hold minoritized religious identities

6. Name ways to get more involved in DEI work around R/S/S identities on campus

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:13:35 -0400 2023-04-11T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-11T12:00:00-04:00 LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar Sunrise Copacabana
POSTPONED: Considering an Academic Career? (April 11, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/106892 106892-21814972@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 11:30am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Department of American Culture

Interested in becoming a professor? Unsure about a faculty career, but want some more time in academia to figure it out? Come hear from a panel of faculty with substantial experience on the academic job market applying for fellowships, post-docs, tenure-track and visiting faculty positions. Lunch will be provided!

Panelists:
William Calvo-Quirós’ research and teaching is all about connections and intersections between the multidisciplinary fields of Design, Aesthetics and Space with Latina/o Chicana/o Studies.
Retika Adhikari is a cultural anthropologist and works at the intersection of anthropology and ethnic studies. Her research explores the limits of contemporary humanitarian interventions and the processes of refugee racialization in the American Rust Belt cities.
Umayyah Cable is jointly appointed in the departments of American Culture and Film, Television, and Media, and is a core faculty member in the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program.

Moderator:
Nancy Khalil is an anthropologist whose research interests include US Muslims, particularly US Islamic higher education institutions and Muslim clerics, or imams. She is a core faculty member in the Department of American Culture's Arab and Muslim American Studies Program.

Registration required:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPHOnpwWHFMJzpytiZRY9Gb_GjUyoHR9K6od7QfcN4YWEXyg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Careers / Jobs Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:23:19 -0400 2023-04-11T11:30:00-04:00 2023-04-11T13:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Department of American Culture Careers / Jobs Event Poster
Hopwood Reading: Alison Bechdel (April 11, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/97253 97253-21794235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Hopwood Awards Program

Acclaimed cartoonist and graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel will give a presentation/talk followed by a Q&A. Books by Ms. Bechdel will be available for purchase and signing following the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:20:24 -0400 2023-04-11T17:30:00-04:00 2023-04-11T19:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Hopwood Awards Program Lecture / Discussion Alison Bechdel sitting cross-legged in front of her cartoon art
Subject Matter: Branding (April 11, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/104635 104635-21809751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uhlrs88ab&oeidk=a07ejn8uu6z733ea5c0.

Don’t Let Disney Hear This, But The Real Owner Of Minnie Mouse Is… All Of Us*

Much like art, an advertisement’s meaning is not produced by its creators, but by the consumers who have to make sense of it. Because of cultural and subcultural differences, audiences might find meanings that vary widely from one another and from what the marketers intended. Ross School of Business faculty member Marcus Collins joins UMMA’s Dave Choberka for a discussion on meaning making and shared culture.

*this is not legal advice  

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Other Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:15:23 -0400 2023-04-11T18:00:00-04:00 2023-04-11T19:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Arab-American History Month Workshop: Learning Ramadan with an Iftar and a Conversation (April 11, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105862 105862-21813161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 6:30pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Did you know that every year Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset for an entire month? This month is known as Ramadan and the traditional meal the Muslims use to break their fast at the end of the day is called Iftar. On April 11, 2023, come to the Edward Said Multicultural Lounge in North Quad to an Iftar hosted by the Diversity Peer Educators! We will be serving a traditional dinner and providing educational resources about Muslim culture, beliefs, and traditions. We will also be in conversation with Dr. Matthew Schuman, the Islamic chaplain at the University of Michigan.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:07:20 -0500 2023-04-11T18:30:00-04:00 2023-04-11T20:00:00-04:00 North Quad Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar North Quad
The Queer World Conversations (April 12, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/103266 103266-21806705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

See other Spectrum Center events: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

We'd like to invite you to a new event series this semester, the Queer World Conversations! These will be weekly discussions on a variety of topics, but all of them will be discussed with a queer lens. We'll bring the topic, you bring the discussion! Everyone is welcome to join the Conversations, and the voices of those most impacted by the week's topic will be prioritized.

Topics will be announced the week before on our social medias and on the event pages. Registration is not required, nor is consistent attendance. Come when you want, bring your friends, and let's have a Conversation!

Upcoming topics:
4/12/23 - Weight Inclusivity

There are a lot of social ideas of what someone's body "should" look like, especially when it comes to weight. Body positivity is more visible than ever, but so is fatphobia. With the help of our friends of the School of Public Health's Weight Inclusive Initiative, we'll dive into the ways that queer bodies and queer cultures interact with and complicate the already complex ideas we have around one's weight. Are queer people held to a higher standard than non-queer folks? Do we hold each other to higher standards within our own community? Are there any major connections between fatphobia and gender dysphoria?

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:12:26 -0400 2023-04-12T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-12T11:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Queer World Conversations are held 10 to 11 AM on Wednesdays at the Spectrum Center. New topics are announced on Tuesdays.
“Tiny Babies, Big Disparities – In Pursuit of Racial Equity in the NICU” (April 12, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107434 107434-21816026@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

This talk will highlight racial disparities impacting the neonatal population, beginning with maternal health disparities and leading to increased neonatal morbidity and mortality rates, and a discussion of the experience of Black families in the NICU.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:17:14 -0400 2023-04-12T14:00:00-04:00 2023-04-12T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Lecture / Discussion Arnolds Seminar
DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar (April 12, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107182 107182-21815596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: DCMB Seminar Series

Abstract:

From the initial genetic patterning to the assembly of the whole embryo, how ordered structures form has always been a fundamental question in developmental biology. The recent advances in imaging technologies are now providing us with direct visual access to the development of whole organisms in unprecedented detail. However, it is clear that to make the best use of this complex data, we need the help of computer algorithms that can mine it for biologically relevant information, summarize and then visualize it for us. The first project I will present focuses on the mechanisms driving the development of diverse 3D bone morphologies in mice. There, we developed algorithms to analyze micro-CT images to deconstruct the final morphology of each bone into the contributions made by remodeling of mineralized tissue vs. the cartilaginous growth plates. This allowed us to demonstrate the central role of the growth plate in 3D bone morphogenesis in normal and pathological development. The second project aims to understand how different cell activities contribute to large-scale morphogenetic movements. To this end, we generated the first whole embryo single-cell atlas of morphogenetic activity underlying gastrulation in the fruit fly, then used these maps to derive a statistical model associating cell shape changes and rearrangements to body axis elongation.

https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/93929606089?pwd=SHh6R1FOQm8xMThRemdxTEFMWWpVdz09

Areas of Interest:

My lab focuses on understanding how cells organize to form various tissue morphologies during normal and pathological development. We use two model systems to achieve this: the musculoskeletal system in mice and whole embryo development in fruit flies. Our approach centers on the development of cutting-edge bioimage informatics and data science algorithms to analyze the dynamics and the underlying patterns in developing tissues through 3D and 4D (3D+time) fluorescence images.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:15:53 -0400 2023-04-12T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-12T17:00:00-04:00 Palmer Commons DCMB Seminar Series Lecture / Discussion
TDLS Power to the Students: The Impact of Activism at U-M (April 12, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103309 103309-21807008@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series is a student-centered program that promotes civic engagement throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note.
This session will feature panelists who will discuss their experience with student activism, strategy, research, and impacts in their careers today. Attendees will receive Trotter Multicultural Center swag and can enjoy light refreshments and cupcakes!

Moderated By: Dr. Kyra Shahid

Panel Speakers:
Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III - A third-generation educator and artist dedicated to the life, love, and liberation of everyday Black people. Dr. Davis is currently an assistant professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and director of the Campus Abolition Research Lab at the University of Michigan. Dr. Davis’ research is broadly concerned with issues of race, racism, and resistance in education and its social context to include a focus on the racialized consequences of higher education on society. His current work examines the ways campus and community organizers work collaboratively to reimagine public safety and security through the divestment of colleges and universities from the institution of policing.

Jon Curtiss - A union organizer and field representative with AFT Michigan. Born in New Jersey, he came to graduate school at the University of Michigan, where he served as president of the Graduate Employees Organization / AFT Local 3550, AFL-CIO (GEO). His experience with GEO led him to his work as a union organizer, and he has helped non-tenure-track faculty and graduate student workers organize unions at UM, Michigan State, EMU, Western, Ferris State, Central, and Wayne State, among others. He has more recently helped workers organize at Michigan Medicine, and he is currently the field representative for the AFT Michigan locals at UM: GEO, the Lecturers’ Employee Organization / AFT local 6244 (LEO), United Physician Assistants of Michigan Medicine /AFT Local 5297(UPAMM) and United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals/ AFT Local 6739 (UMMAP). His daughter is a student at UM.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:42:49 -0400 2023-04-12T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-12T18:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion TDLS Flyer with event details
Winter 2024 Study Abroad Advising with CGIS (April 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/102029 102029-21803373@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Are you thinking of study abroad during the winter term but have questions?

Pop in to the CGIS office on April 13th any time between 11am and 1pm for open advising on Winter 2024 study abroad options with CGIS!

We can answer questions about Winter 2024 programs, the application process, scholarships and financial aid, and more! Come learn more about major-specific programs such as programs in the environment, Spanish, and Humanities/Social Sciences, and interest-specific program sessions, such as studying abroad in the UK and English-taught programs in Asia, to name a few.
*LSA Scholarships, the Office of Financial Aid, and Newnan will also be in attendance.*

Popcorn will be provided!

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Fair / Festival Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:18:28 -0400 2023-04-13T11:00:00-04:00 2023-04-13T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Consider studying abroad for Winter 2024!
Concussion Center Speaker Series: Ruben Echemendia (April 13, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107127 107127-21815375@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 13, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Concussion Center

The Concussion Center is honored to host an internationally renowned neuropsychologist, Dr. Ruben Echemendia from the University Orthopedics Center in Pennsylvania, at our April 2023’s Speaker Series. Dr. Echemendia specializes in sports-related concussions and has been involved in various large-scale national studies, including the “NFL-LONG: Neurologic Function across the Lifespan: A Prospective, LONGitudinal, and Translational Study for Former National Football League Players.” He was also part of the international group that spearheaded the consensus statement on concussions in sports.

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, Dr. Echemendia will present: “The process and science underlying the new SCAT6 Tools”, where he will provide an in-depth overview of the SCAT6 for evaluating a suspected sports-related concussion and how this standardized tool can be used on patients who are 13 years and older.

Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SOnPqLvITMGmPVfG9saXUQ#/registration

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:45:55 -0400 2023-04-13T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-13T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Concussion Center Workshop / Seminar Speaker Series_Echemendia
Entrepreneurship Hour: Kate Monti (April 14, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107490 107490-21816100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 14, 2023 11:30am
Location: Walgreen Drama Center
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

All are welcome to join the CFE for ENTR 407: Entrepreneurship Hour! This weekly, in-person seminar series invites disruptive, influential, and respected entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business leaders in a "TEDTalk" style presentation about their personal experiences founding, financing, and managing a startup venture.

This week, Kate Monti, COO of Workit Health, will tell the story of her entrepreneurial journey with a focus on identifying opportunities and managing relationships.Any and all are welcome to attend for free.

The session will be held at Stamps Auditorium, located within the Walgreen Drama Center on North Campus.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:38:26 -0400 2023-04-14T11:30:00-04:00 2023-04-14T12:20:00-04:00 Walgreen Drama Center Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture / Discussion Kate Monti
Pre-Concert Lecture: Campus Orchestras (April 15, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116264 116264-21836523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 15, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

This lecture begins at 7:15pm before the 8:00pm Campus Orchestras concert. The University of Michigan Campus Orchestras are made up of two main orchestras: Campus Philharmonia Orchestra (CPO) and Campus Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Both groups are comprised of non-music major students, faculty members, staff, and alumni, and are conducted by SMTD graduate student conductors.

At this concert the CSO will perform with the winner of the SMTD Concerto Competition.

PROGRAM

Campus Philharmonia Orchestra:
Mozart, *Magic Flute Overture*
Schubert, Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) Movement 1
Delius, *The Walk to the Paradise Garden*
Rimsky Korsakov, Overture on Russian Themes Op. 28 (1880 Version)

Campus Symphony Orchestra:
Carlos Simon, *The Block*
Copland, *The Tender Land Suite*
TBA with Concerto Competition Winner
Tchaikovsky, *Romeo and Juliet*

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:16:55 -0500 2023-04-15T19:15:00-04:00 2023-04-15T19:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion Pre-Concert Lecture: Campus Orchestras
Pre-Concert Lecture: University Philharmonia Orchestra (April 16, 2023 7:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116265 116265-21836524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 16, 2023 7:15pm
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: School of Music, Theatre & Dance

This lecture begins at 7:15pm before the 8:00pm UPO performance, featuring the first performance of a Bruckner symphony by a U-M orchestra in over two decades. Bruckner's farewell to life and music is one of the most moving works in the repertoire, paired in this program with Leopold Stokowski's opulent arrangement of Debussy's *The Engulfed Cathedral*.

Jayce Ogren, conductor

PROGRAM

Debussy, arr. Stokowski
*La cathédrale engloutie*

Bruckner
Symphony #9

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:16:56 -0500 2023-04-16T19:15:00-04:00 2023-04-16T19:45:00-04:00 Hill Auditorium School of Music, Theatre & Dance Lecture / Discussion Pre-Concert Lecture: University Philharmonia Orchestra
The Microaggression Session (April 17, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/96265 96265-21803852@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 1:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:

Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
Validate experiences with microaggressions
Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA employees. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session. External guests may request to join as space allows.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:49:02 -0400 2023-04-17T13:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T15:15:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar We're better when we're united
How Do We Think of Social Diversity: History and Politics in the Work of René Zavaleta Mercado (April 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/106684 106684-21814695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

Today’s call for diversity in the United States quite often reduces itself to body count. René Zavaleta Mercado (1937-1984), one of Latin America’s most imaginative social scientists, confronted the question of respecting diversity in the analysis of social reality in the twentieth century. *Towards a History of the National Popular in Bolivia*, now translated into English for the first time, confronts this question not only in terms of mere inclusion but in terms of a “motley” social situation, devising methodology to represent its demand.

Luis Tapia, our speaker, another imaginative Bolivian thinker and activist, is the leading expert on Zavaleta. In his own book, *The Production of Local Knowledge: History and Politics in the Work of René Zavaleta Mercado*, also translated into English for the first time, he lays out an epistemological program to make Zavaleta’s injunction real. Tapia’s talk will evolve from a crucial question: ‘How do we have to change ourselves so that the idea of a “motley” society does not turn into voting blocs, destroying democracy?

April 17th, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm in the RLL Commons
Join us for free coffee & cookies

Don't miss the book sale!
- *The Production of Local Knowledge: History and Politics in the Work of René Zavaleta Mercado* by Luis Tapia
- *Towards a History of the National Popular in Bolivia* by René Zavaleta Mercado

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:36:41 -0400 2023-04-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-17T17:30:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Luis Tapia Poster
CSEAS Roundtable. The Status and Future of Democracy in the Philippines (April 18, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107184 107184-21815599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Panelists: Cesi Cruz (UCLA), Marco Garrido (University of Chicago), Ambeth Ocampo (Ateneo de Manila University and the University of Michigan. Moderated by Deirdre de la Cruz (University of Michigan).

Cesi Cruz is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Cruz works on topics at the intersection of political science and economics, with a focus on how information and social networks affect electoral incentives and economic outcomes.

Marco Garrido is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. Professor Garrido's research focuses on democracy, corruption, urbanization, segregation, social inequality, populism, and social transformations in the Global South and Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Singapore.

Ambeth R. Ocampo is a public historian whose research covers the 19th-century Philippines—its art, culture, and the people who figure in the birth of the nation. Professor and former chairman of the Department of History at the Ateneo de Manila University, Professor Ocampo writes “Looking Back,” the longest-running editorial page column on history for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Professor Ocampo is H.V. Dela Costa Professor in History and the Humanities at the Ateneo de Manila University and visiting professor of Southeast Asian studies at the University of Michigan.

Deirdre De La Cruz is an associate professor of Southeast Asian studies and history at the University of Michigan. Professor De La Cruz is a historian and cultural anthropologist of the Philippines with an interest in the transformation of religious sensibilities, beliefs, and phenomena in modernity.

Register to attend: https://myumi.ch/W2gm5

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:59:42 -0400 2023-04-18T12:00:00-04:00 2023-04-18T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Lecture / Discussion CSEAS Roundtable. The Status and Future of Democracy in the Philippines
Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar. What is the Relation between the Sufi Khanaqah and Development in India? (April 18, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107035 107035-21815177@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 5:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

How do religious institutions affect long-run development? Most studies examining this relationship study its impact on human capital formation. I instead argue that decentralized religious institutions led to long-run development by anchoring market participation, political competition, and public goods provision at the micro-level. The legacy of the past millennium’s religious institutions permeates villages today. I provide empirical evidence from the Indian subcontinent, where the Sufi Khanaqah evolved from the 13th century onwards. I construct a novel dataset of Khanaqah locations for all villages of India. The dataset is integrated with census-level data for the years 1991, 2001, and 2011, road upgradation data for 2000-2015, and pooled assembly election results for 1974-2018. Development is indicated by economic activity measured with night-light, health measured by nutritional status, literacy rate, consumption per capita, and poverty rate. I find that the presence of Khanaqah is empirically associated with higher long-run development at the village-level.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:26:22 -0400 2023-04-18T17:00:00-04:00 2023-04-18T18:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Global Islamic Studies Center Workshop / Seminar Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar, April 13
Generative AI, Composition, and Creativity (April 19, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107292 107292-21815842@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Earl V. Moore Building
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Artists and musicians have long relied on their own creativity and originality to produce works that inspire, move, and delight audiences. But what happens when we introduce generative AI tools into the creative process? In this panel discussion, a group of experts will discuss how artificial intelligence tools work and the opportunities and challenges they pose for music and art composition. From defining creativity to assessing intellectual property, panelists will examine the complex issues that artists and musicians face when using AI to compose novel music and art. They will also consider the potential disruption that generative AI tools may bring to existing modes of creative composition and how this could impact the future of the arts. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about the intersection of technology and the future of creative work.

Panelists:

Sara Billmann
Vice President, Marketing & Communications, University Musical Society

Michael Gurevich
Associate Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Jessica Litman
John F. Nickoll Professor of Law, Michigan Law

Lu Wang
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:44:28 -0400 2023-04-19T15:30:00-04:00 2023-04-19T16:30:00-04:00 Earl V. Moore Building Michigan Institute for Data Science Lecture / Discussion AI generated image - Stable Diffusion
The Clements Bookworm: Real Photo Postcards: their history and the stories they tell (April 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107071 107071-21815257@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Collector and historian, Doug Aikenhead, in conversation with Curator of Graphics, Clayton Lewis, will talk about his collection of over 10,000 real-photo postcards. Showing everyday scenes and people, Aikenhead and Lewis will examine their role in vernacular photography.
This event is VIRTUAL.
Please register here: http://myumi.ch/gjgzR

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:32:04 -0400 2023-04-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-21T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion The Clements Bookworm
Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar. Ethical Cosmology in Islamic Economic Thought (April 24, 2023 2:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107489 107489-21816099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 24, 2023 2:15pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Global Islamic Studies Center

Based on his two recent books, *Ethical Teachings of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali *and *The Making of Islamic Economic Thought*, in this presentation, Sami Al-Daghistani analyzes the development and conceptual framework of economic thought in the Islamic tradition pertaining to ethical, legal, and philosophical ideas. While initially conceived as a “third-way economic system,” the progenitors of modern Islamic economics have often been structurally and epistemically dependent on key conceptualizations in conventional economics and its worldview. Concomitantly, the pre-modern scholarship nurtured complex attitudes toward economic life associated with the ethical self in that various legal scholars, theologians, and Sufis addressed earning a living and other economic postulates in the context of Sharī‘a law. He argues that classical Muslim scholars maintained a polyvalent understanding of economic thought as a human science based on virtuous traits of character and self-examination, embedded in a particular cosmology of human relationality, metaphysical intelligibility, and economic subjectivity.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:36:14 -0400 2023-04-24T14:15:00-04:00 2023-04-24T15:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Global Islamic Studies Center Workshop / Seminar Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar. Ethical Cosmology in Islamic Economic Thought
Meet the Authors: Rouge River Revived (April 24, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107299 107299-21815847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 24, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Press

Are you interested in the efforts to restore and protect the Rouge River watershed? Join us for a Q&A discussion with John H. Hartig and Jim Graham, editors of the recent book "Rouge River Revived: How People Are Bringing Their River Back to Life" on Monday, April 24. After pollution from the Ford complex and neighboring factories literally caused the river to catch on fire in 1969, community groups launched a Herculean effort to restore and protect the watershed. Today the Rouge stands as one of the most successful examples of urban river revival in the country.

This event will take place in Facebook Live and Zoom webinar. The recording will be shared afterwards.

About the Authors:
John H. Hartig serves as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, as the Great Lakes Science-Policy Advisor to the International Association for Great Lakes Research, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

Jim Graham is an award-winning journalist for the Detroit News and the former Executive Director of Friends of the Rouge.

Get a copy of "Rouge River Revived" for only $14 and free shipping during the month of April. Visit https://www.press.umich.edu/12059356/rouge_river_revived and use the discount code "UMGL14RIVER" when you check out.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:39:12 -0400 2023-04-24T19:00:00-04:00 2023-04-24T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Press Livestream / Virtual Cover of Rouge River Revived with text "Meet the Authors"
Understanding Privilege (April 26, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/105522 105522-21812007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Details are available on the Organizational Learning Website.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:27:22 -0500 2023-04-26T10:00:00-04:00 2023-04-26T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar
Inaction is a (Bad) Choice (April 26, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107647 107647-21816316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: SurvivorsSpeak

Join survivors and scholars of sexual assault to advocate for safer campuses + to share insights into Title IX offices and the barriers that prevent investigation and accountability. This is a panel presentation followed by conversation.

Sociologist Nicole Bedera, author of "On the Wrong Side: How Universities Betray Survivors to Protect Perpetrators of Sexual Assault."

Survivor and activist Isabelle Brourman, co-creator of "Stop Protecting Predators"

Sociologist Jackie Cruz, author of "Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence"

Black feminist scholar Wagatwe Wanjuki, author of "Believing Victims is the First Step to Stopping Rape"

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:58:07 -0400 2023-04-26T15:00:00-04:00 2023-04-26T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location SurvivorsSpeak Lecture / Discussion Inaction is a (Bad) Choice: How We Can Intervene on a Culture of Sexual Violence
Concussion Center Speaker Series: Ross Zafonte, DO (April 28, 2023 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107473 107473-21816077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 28, 2023 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Concussion Center

The U-M Concussion Center is proud to host a Special Speaker Series event on Friday, April 28, 10:30 am-11:30 am ET, featuring Dr. Ross Zafonte, the President of Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and the Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor and Chairman of the Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). During this special event, Zafonte will give a talk entitled: “Does Repeated Brain Injury Lead to a Maladaptive Phenotype? Can we Untangle the Gordian Knot?”

Dr. Zafonte serves as Chief of the Department of PM&R at Massachusetts General Hospital, Chair of the Department of PM&R at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Research, and Education at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Zafonte’s textbook, Brain Injury Medicine, is considered one of the standards in the field of brain injury care.

His work is presently funded by the NIH, DOD, and NIDRR, and he directs several large clinical treatment trials. His research primarily focuses on understanding mechanisms of recovery after Brain and Spinal Cord Injury. At the RedSox MGH HomeBase program, he directs the Brain Injury and the Warrior Health and Fitness programs, and at the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, he is the Principal Investigator. Dr. Zafonte also sees patients in numerous clinics and hospitals in the Boston community, including former NFL athletes, as part of a special MGH initiative known as the Brain and Body Program.

Dr. Zafonte has published extensively on traumatic brain injuries, spasticity, and other neurological disorders and presented on these topics at conferences nationally and internationally. He is the author of more than 300 peer review journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is on the Journal of Neurotrauma editorial board and, in 2020, was named the Editor in Chief for the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. His most recent awards include the Innovative Clinical Treatment Award presented by the North American Brain Injury Society, the 2020 Distinguished Member Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a Public Service Medal from the United States Department of the Army for his work with military veterans.

Through all of Dr. Zafonte’s endeavors – research, academic, clinical, and administrative – he has sought to improve the lives of persons with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other catastrophic illnesses.

Registration: https://myumi.ch/x7gzg

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:52:39 -0400 2023-04-28T10:30:00-04:00 2023-04-28T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Concussion Center Lecture / Discussion Speaker Series_Ross Zafonte
April Lunch & Learn | Understanding U-M's Sex and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy: Prevention & Reporting (April 28, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107144 107144-21815428@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 28, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Learn the fundamentals of the Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy at the University of Michigan. This essential session, presented by Pedro Coracides, specialist in the PEAR (Prevention Education, Assistance & Resources) unit in U-M's Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX (ECRT) Office, will cover the basic tools for how to respond to a disclosure, and the important confidential support resources available. Open to all, but you must register to receive the Zoom link prior to this session.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:20:32 -0400 2023-04-28T12:00:00-04:00 2023-04-28T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion Chalkboard with words "Title IX" in the center
Hamtramck Harmony: A Multilingual Poetry Reading (April 30, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107426 107426-21816004@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 30, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Comparative Literature

Please join us on Sunday, April 30th, at the bookstore co-op Book Suey, for the last Mellon Sawyer Seminar event of the year, Hamtramck Harmony: A Multilingual Poetry Reading!

Featuring music and readings in: Arabic, Bangla, English, Macedonian, Hmong, Polish, Shona and Ndebele, Ukrainian, Dutch.

Reception catered by local restaurants will follow the readings.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hamtramck-harmony-tickets-613413084047

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:59:40 -0400 2023-04-30T16:00:00-04:00 2023-04-30T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Comparative Literature Lecture / Discussion Event Poster
CSEAS Film Screening and Discussion. Dragon For Sale (May 1, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107886 107886-21818347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 1, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Southeast Asian Studies

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan in collaboration with the Graduate Education & Training in Southeast Asian Studies (GETSEA) consortium and Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab), is proud to present a screening of Dragon for Sale followed by a discussion with the film’s Director, Producers, and Research Team.

Dragon for Sale documents the Indonesian government’s “10 New Balis” development project in Eastern Indonesia and its attempts to turn Flores and the Komodo Islands into an international tourist destination. The documentary film highlights the darker side of the project’s history, including catastrophic environmental degradation and multiple human rights violations as local populations are forced out of their ancestral homes to make way for resorts and restaurants. The film showcases the resistance movements of local communities striving to create alternative tourism development and conservation plans through an indigenous framework of human-animal kinship and coexistence.

This hybrid event, simulcast in-person at six leading universities across the United States and on Zoom across the globe, is the first international screening of this groundbreaking documentary since its mid-April release in Indonesia. Join us on May 1, 2023, at Weiser Hall 555 at 6:00 pm or on Zoom at http://bit.ly/41Uqw0X.

Light refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Jonathan Valdez at valdezjo@umich.edu.

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

In collaboration with the Graduate Education & Training in Southeast Asian Studies (GETSEA) consortium and Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab), Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carolina Asia Center at University of North Carolina, American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS), and the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University

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Film Screening Mon, 01 May 2023 12:06:12 -0400 2023-05-01T18:00:00-04:00 2023-05-01T20:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Film Screening Dragon For Sale poster
Science Café (May 3, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105296 105296-21811510@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

We have seen how mRNA vaccines have changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing the occurrence of severe illness and saving lives. What is the future of this biotechnology? Join Rachel Niederer and Nils Walter of the U-M Department of Chemistry and the Center for RNA Biomedicine to learn how mRNA vaccine technology could address influenza, Ebola, and other viruses—and even help fight cancer.

Science Cafés provide an opportunity for audiences to discuss current research topics with experts in an informal setting.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m.
The program begins at 6:00 p.m.
Seating is limited—come early.

Sponsored by

SIGMA XI
THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HONOR SOCIETY
University of Michigan Chapter

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:27:15 -0500 2023-05-03T17:30:00-04:00 2023-05-03T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Museum of Natural History Lecture / Discussion Scientist speaking to crowd
2023 Biomedical Engineering Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture (May 4, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107592 107592-21816243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 4, 2023 10:00am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 18
Organized By: Biomedical Engineering

The 2023 Biomedical Engineering Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture is intended to build the BME community across campus and honor the legacy of the first graduate chair of the Biomedical Engineering program. These events will provide a forum for BME faculty and students campus-wide along with our collaborators to present current research progress and discuss future research opportunities at the interface of engineering and medicine.

Featuring Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture speaker
Naomi Chesler
Chancellor's Inclusive Excellence Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering University of California, Irvine
Director of the University of California Irvine
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Cardiovascular Innovation & Research Center

The events will take place on Thursday, May 4th, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at NCRC, Bldg 18, Dining Hall. Please RSVP by Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

https://forms.gle/9BivDqH4uh4Wvphn9

Questions: Contact bmesymposium2023@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:58:33 -0400 2023-05-04T10:00:00-04:00 2023-05-04T17:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 18 Biomedical Engineering Lecture / Discussion BME Symposium
CBSSM Research Colloquium and Bishop Lecture in Bioethics (May 9, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107839 107839-21817097@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 1:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

This half-day event will start with check-in and refreshments at 1pm, with research presentations focusing on bioethics and social sciences in medicine across disciplines from 1:25pm-3:15 pm. In its 13th year, the Bishop Lecture in Bioethics once again serves as our keynote address, starting at 3:30 pm. See highlights below and register now as seating is limited. LIVESTREAMING WILL BE AVAILABLE.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS—BISHOP LECTURE
Beyond Abortion: The Consequences of Overturning Roe v Wade
Join us for a talk with Dr. Lisa Harris, MD, Professor of Reproductive Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan, and learn more about the consequences of the new abortion legal landscape and how it impacts healthcare.

RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM
Research Presentations
The CBSSM Research Colloquium will feature presenters highlighting research related to bioethics, health communication, and medical decision-making

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 27 Apr 2023 10:51:25 -0400 2023-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 2023-05-09T16:30:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Conference / Symposium Ad
PREACT: Motion Sickness Alleviation in Autonomous Vehicles via Preemptive Interventions — CCAT Research Review (May 9, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/101400 101400-21803710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Transportation Research Institute
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

While autonomous vehicles (AVs) promise a transportation future with several benefits, a high incidence of motion sickness among passengers remains a major impediment to the widespread adoption of this promising technology.

Motion sickness in a moving vehicle is the consequence of frequent acceleration and resulting inertial forces associated with driving actions such as speeding, braking, and turning. In a traditional vehicle, the driver anticipates the inertial consequences of their own driving actions, and accordingly makes subtle preemptive corrections. The passenger ends ups passively reacting to the inertial forces, which leads to a far greater incidence of motion sickness. In a future world of AVs, every occupant will be a passive passenger, resulting in a greater likelihood and severity of motion sickness.

In this talk, Professor Awtar will present the development and experimental validation of a novel motion sickness mitigation technology, PREACT. The key idea behind the PREACT technology is to employ predictive algorithms that anticipate impending inertial events associated with driving and accordingly makes preemptive corrections via mechatronic hardware such as tip/tilt active seats, active restraints, and passenger stimuli before the inertial events happen. Instead of reacting to an inertial event that can produce motion sickness, the PREACT system “pre-acts” ahead of time to avert motion sickness before it even happens.

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About the speaker: Shorya Awtar is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include mechanical design, human-centric design, mechatronic systems, and robotics. He has developed affordable medical devices for minimally invasive surgery, precision motion stages for semiconductor metrology, motion sickness mitigation solutions for autonomous vehicles, and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators. Prior to joining U of M, he worked at the General Electric Global Research Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He earned his Mechanical Engineering degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed conferences and journal articles and has three dozen inventions that are either patented or patent-pending. Professor Awtar has started two companies to commercialize the technologies developed in his research lab. He has received the Leonardo daVinci Award and Thomas A. Edison Patent Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Goel Award for Translational Research from the American Society of Biomechanics, multiple R&D100 Awards, and several Best Paper awards for his research, innovations, technology transfer, and societal impact. He is a Fellow of the ASME and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses as well as professional tutorials in machine design, mechanism design, and mechatronic systems. He has also worked with the Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum to create educational exhibits for K-12 children.

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Presentation Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:39:20 -0400 2023-05-09T13:00:00-04:00 2023-05-09T14:00:00-04:00 Transportation Research Institute Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Presentation Promotional Image for the CCAT Research Review with Professor Shorya Awtar. It includes the presentation title, Professor Awtar's headshot, and a photo of a transit van.
Star Lore from Babylonia to Brahe (May 12, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107882 107882-21818339@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 12, 2023 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Classical Studies

People have looked up to the night sky at the stars for timekeeping and navigation for thousands of years. Join us for a series of lectures by world-renowned scholars discussing the star lore of ancient and early modern cultures.

Friday, May 12, 2023
9:30 am - Babylonian Astronomy, Chair: Joachim Quack
Presentations by: John Steele (Brown University) and Mathieu Ossendrijver (Freie Universität Berlin
11:30 am - Greek Astronomy, Chair: James Evans
Presentations by: Gonzalo Recio (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires) and Francesca Schironi (University of Michigan)
2:30 pm - Greek Astronomy, Chair: Marina Escolano-Poveda
Presentations by: Alexander Jones (ISAW, New York University) and Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG, Berlin)

Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:00 am - Chinese Astronomy, Chair: Gonzalo Recio
Presentation by: Marc Chapuis (Brown University)
10:45 am - Egyptian Astronomy, Chair: John Steele
Presentations by: Joachim Quack (Universität Heidelberg) and Marina Escolano-Poveda (University of Liverpool)
1:45 pm - Islamic Astronomy, Chair: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Presentations by: Sonja Brentjes (MPIWG, Berlin) and Rana Brentjes (MPIWG, Berlin)
3:45 pm - Early Modern Astronomy, Chair: Alexander Jones
Presentations by: James Evans (University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA) and Christián Carman (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires)

This is a hybrid event, and some presentations will be delivered via Zoom.
Join us on Zoom if you can't attend in person:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96425915807
Webinar ID: 964 2591 5807
International numbers available: https://umich.zoom.u/u/ad6M4Z75am

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 May 2023 15:08:58 -0400 2023-05-12T09:00:00-04:00 2023-05-12T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Classical Studies Lecture / Discussion Star Lore Conference from Babylonia to Brahe
Friday Night AI: “ChatGPT: What is it and what are its abilities and limitations?” (May 12, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108003 108003-21818787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 12, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Free and open to the public

The event will include an interactive activity run by PhD student Naihao Deng to explore the inner-workings behind ChatGPT. Activity appropriate for children and adults alike.

Human: What are you and what kind of applications can you enable?

ChatGPT: I am ChatGPT, an AI language model developed by OpenAI. I have been trained on a massive dataset of human language, allowing me to generate responses to prompts and questions in a way that can mimic human conversation. Some of the applications for my technology include customer service chatbots, virtual assistants, language translation, and content generation.

While I can be a useful tool for a wide range of tasks, it’s important to remember that my abilities are still limited and I am not a perfect substitute for human expertise.

Join us for a conversation with Michigan AI experts discussing the technology behind ChatGPT and the main ideas that led to its current performance. We will also address questions such as:

What are ChatGPT’s main abilities and limitations?

What applications can it enable?

How it handles controversial topics, and what ethical concerns it raises?

What are the societal implications, and what changes do we need to start thinking about as technologies like ChatGPT will start being deployed at scale?

About the speakers:

Dallas Card is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information, where he works at the intersection of machine learning, natural language processing, and data science. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, he was a postdoctoral scholar with the Stanford NLP group and Data Science Institute. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University.

Moderator: Prof. Rada Mihalcea, Director Michigan AI
Invited speaker: U-M SI Prof. Dallas Card
Organizer: Michigan AI Lab, in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library

When: May 12, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: AADL Ann Arbor downtown, multi-purpose room (343 S 5th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 09 May 2023 08:31:55 -0400 2023-05-12T18:30:00-04:00 2023-05-12T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Lecture / Discussion ChatGPT
Star Lore from Babylonia to Brahe (May 13, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107882 107882-21818340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 13, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Classical Studies

People have looked up to the night sky at the stars for timekeeping and navigation for thousands of years. Join us for a series of lectures by world-renowned scholars discussing the star lore of ancient and early modern cultures.

Friday, May 12, 2023
9:30 am - Babylonian Astronomy, Chair: Joachim Quack
Presentations by: John Steele (Brown University) and Mathieu Ossendrijver (Freie Universität Berlin
11:30 am - Greek Astronomy, Chair: James Evans
Presentations by: Gonzalo Recio (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires) and Francesca Schironi (University of Michigan)
2:30 pm - Greek Astronomy, Chair: Marina Escolano-Poveda
Presentations by: Alexander Jones (ISAW, New York University) and Stamatina Mastorakou (MPIWG, Berlin)

Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:00 am - Chinese Astronomy, Chair: Gonzalo Recio
Presentation by: Marc Chapuis (Brown University)
10:45 am - Egyptian Astronomy, Chair: John Steele
Presentations by: Joachim Quack (Universität Heidelberg) and Marina Escolano-Poveda (University of Liverpool)
1:45 pm - Islamic Astronomy, Chair: Mathieu Ossendrijver
Presentations by: Sonja Brentjes (MPIWG, Berlin) and Rana Brentjes (MPIWG, Berlin)
3:45 pm - Early Modern Astronomy, Chair: Alexander Jones
Presentations by: James Evans (University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA) and Christián Carman (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires)

This is a hybrid event, and some presentations will be delivered via Zoom.
Join us on Zoom if you can't attend in person:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/96425915807
Webinar ID: 964 2591 5807
International numbers available: https://umich.zoom.u/u/ad6M4Z75am

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 01 May 2023 15:08:58 -0400 2023-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 2023-05-13T17:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Classical Studies Lecture / Discussion Star Lore Conference from Babylonia to Brahe
From Theory to Practice: Building Ethical and Trustworthy AI (May 16, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/106881 106881-21814961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:00am
Location: Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Every day, whether we realize it or not, we are constantly surrounded by AI technology. From self-driving cars, to facial recognition software, fraud prevention models, recommender systems, ChatGPT, etc., AI is rapidly transforming our lives. But do we fully comprehend the real range of potential ethical implications related to its use and regulation? This event will stimulate ideas and investigation into that question by bringing together academics, leaders and scientists in the private sector and policy regulation areas, to share their knowledge and discuss ethical challenges and trends in AI regulation, along with cutting-edge theory and implementation of ethical and transparent AI models. The event is free and open to all who develop AI methods, are current or future users of AI, or are curious about how AI will shape research and our society.

Organizers: as a facilitator of the development and application of data science (DS) and AI techniques for the broad U-M data science community, MIDAS is also imbued with the mission of promoting ethical research. In fact, one of the five research pillars that MIDAS supports is ‘Responsible Research’, focused on enhancing the scientific and societal impact of DS and AI, which takes place especially through fomenting the discussion and expansion of the Ethical AI field. On the other hand, as a prominent player in the private sector, Rocket Companies constantly strive for learning and applying responsible cutting-edge tools in AI. Joined with a common interest in the Ethical AI field, MIDAS and Rocket Companies are inviting you to share your views and learn together about breakthroughs and pressing issues regarding ethical AI.

Keynote presentations:

"Recognizing and Eliminating Harmful Biases in AI for Healthcare" with Jenna Wiens, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

“Evaluation and Values in Machine Learning and NLP” with Dallas Card, Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan

"AI policy in US and EU" with Merve Hickok, President @ Center for AI & Digital Policy


For full schedule, please visit: https://midas.umich.edu/building-ethical-ai/

Sponsored by:
Rocket Companies, Inc.
Ethics, Society, and Computing

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 16 May 2023 13:34:29 -0400 2023-05-16T09:00:00-04:00 2023-05-16T17:00:00-04:00 Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr Michigan Institute for Data Science Conference / Symposium AI generated image, DALL-E
Graduate Spring Support Groups (May 17, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108154 108154-21819054@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Support groups for graduate students are open for the the Spring 23 semester! Sign up for group here:

https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9naOxxYGNlmteku

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu

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Well-being Wed, 17 May 2023 13:54:13 -0400 2023-05-17T13:00:00-04:00 2023-05-17T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Spring Graduate Sign-Ups
Graduate Spring Support Groups (May 17, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108154 108154-21819066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Support groups for graduate students are open for the the Spring 23 semester! Sign up for group here:

https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9naOxxYGNlmteku

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu

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Well-being Wed, 17 May 2023 13:54:13 -0400 2023-05-17T16:00:00-04:00 2023-05-17T17:00:00-04:00 Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Spring Graduate Sign-Ups
Spring DEI 'Big Read' Book Discussion | *The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration* (May 18, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107234 107234-21815658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

A *New York Times* and national bestseller, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize, *The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration* (2010) is a historical study of the Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison described the book as "profound, necessary, and a delight to read." This discussion is open to all, but please register (link below) to receive the Zoom link prior to the session.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are in need of any accommodation to fully participate in this session or have questions about accessibility, please don't hesitate to contact Mary (marybank@umich.edu) in advance of this event. Thank you!

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:18:34 -0400 2023-05-18T12:00:00-04:00 2023-05-18T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion Author Isabel Wilkerson holding a copy of "The Warmth of Other Suns."
Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance (May 18, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107622 107622-21816285@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 18, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Author Janie Paul and two formerly incarcerated artists will discuss making visual art in prison, with reference to Paul’s recently published book, *Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance*, and the artists’ personal experiences. In the book, Paul introduces readers to the culture and aesthetics of prison art communities, and shares heart wrenching and poignant narratives. These powerful stories and images upend the manufactured stereotypes of those living in prison, imparting a real human dimension—a critical step in the movement to end mass incarceration.

Admission: $10 suggested donation. Free for MOCAD members.

Free Your Mind Exhibition Programs
SELECT THURSDAYS, 6:00 PM
The Michigan Justice Fund presents a series of panel discussions around artmaking and incarceration as accompaniment to the Free Your Mind exhibition in the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead (in partnership with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:19:12 -0400 2023-05-18T18:00:00-04:00 2023-05-18T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Lecture / Discussion John Bone, Cell Scene, 2010. Graphite on paper. Collection of Janie Paul.
The Clements Bookworm: Seeing Stars: The Cultural Histories of Astrology and Cosmology with Trent McNamara and Carrie Bramen (May 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108028 108028-21818859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Inspired by the traditional Clements Library researcher tea time, we invite you to pull up a chair at our astrology and cosmology table. Live attendees are encouraged to post comments and questions, respond to polls, and add to our conversation and camaraderie.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 15 May 2023 10:12:47 -0400 2023-05-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-05-19T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Bookworm Logo
Clinical Simulation Center Lunch & Learn (May 25, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107949 107949-21818635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

On Thursday, May 25 at 12:00 PM, join Juana Nicoll Capizzano, M.D.; Assistant Professor; Director, Advanced Primary Care Ultrasound Fellowship; and Director of the Clinical Ultrasound Program. She will present "Teaching FM faculty Point of Care Ultrasound."

In this talk, Dr. Capizzano will give a review of a one-year experience of teaching Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to four family medicine faculty.

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99642438854
Meeting ID: 996 4243 8854
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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 03 May 2023 19:01:29 -0400 2023-05-25T12:00:00-04:00 2023-05-25T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion Juana Nicoll Capizzano, M.D.
Graduate Spring Support Groups (May 31, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108154 108154-21819055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Support groups for graduate students are open for the the Spring 23 semester! Sign up for group here:

https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9naOxxYGNlmteku

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu

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Well-being Wed, 17 May 2023 13:54:13 -0400 2023-05-31T13:00:00-04:00 2023-05-31T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Spring Graduate Sign-Ups
Social Change Incubator (May 31, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-05-31T15:00:00-04:00 2023-05-31T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
June Lunch & Learn | The landscape of disability experiences in medical education (June 6, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108427 108427-21819580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion

This month's Lunch and Learn features Dr. Lisa Meeks, a clinical associate professor of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine, discussing her work to improve access to medical education for learners with disabilities; reduce health care disparities in patients with disabilities; and enhance the performance and trajectory of learners and physicians with disabilities. Dr. Meeks is the director of the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative as well as the co-host of the Docs With Disabilities podcast. This session to all, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link prior to the event.

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Presentation Wed, 31 May 2023 15:33:31 -0400 2023-06-06T12:00:00-04:00 2023-06-06T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location MSA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Dr. Lisa Meeks [Michigan Medicine]
Empowering Blue: What’s the problem? (June 6, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108186 108186-21819092@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Excellence

Problems are any gap between where you and your team are and where you want to be. During this session, the first in a series of sessions focused on problem solving basics, will help you learn how to gather information to solve problems effectively. This is often the hardest part of problem solving as we tend to assume we know what the problem is without seeing what’s actually happening. You’ll leave the session with strategies to challenge assumptions so you and your team can focus your efforts.

This session will include breakout rooms for further discussion with others.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 18 May 2023 09:50:43 -0400 2023-06-06T14:00:00-04:00 2023-06-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Excellence Livestream / Virtual Three lit sparklers with a black background
Social Change Incubator (June 7, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-07T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-07T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
Graduate Spring Support Groups (June 14, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108154 108154-21819056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Wolverine Support Network

Support groups for graduate students are open for the the Spring 23 semester! Sign up for group here:

https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9naOxxYGNlmteku

Have questions? Send a message to WSNDirectors@umich.edu

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Well-being Wed, 17 May 2023 13:54:13 -0400 2023-06-14T13:00:00-04:00 2023-06-14T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Wolverine Support Network Well-being WSN Spring Graduate Sign-Ups
Social Change Incubator (June 14, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-14T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
The Clements Bookworm: Reading Pleasures: Everyday Black Living in Early America (June 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108108 108108-21818949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Author Conversation with Tara Bynum, Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies, The University of Iowa

In the early United States, a Black person committed an act of resistance simply by reading and writing. Yet we overlook that these activities also brought pleasure. Tara A. Bynum tells the compelling stories of four early American writers who expressed feeling good despite living while enslaved or only nominally free. The poet Phillis Wheatley delights in writing letters to a friend. Ministers John Marrant and James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw memorialize their love for God. David Walker’s pamphlets ask Black Americans to claim their victory over slavery. Together, their writings reflect the joyous, if messy, humanity inside each of them. This proof of a thriving interior self in pursuit of good feeling forces us to reckon with the fact that Black lives do matter.

A daring assertion of Black people’s humanity, Reading Pleasures reveals how four Black writers experienced positive feelings and analyzes the ways these emotions served creative, political, and racialized ends.

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 16 May 2023 10:38:49 -0400 2023-06-16T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-16T11:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual Bookworm Graphic
EECS Juneteenth Celebration (June 16, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108777 108777-21820380@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Join the fourth annual EECS Juneteenth Celebration
Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97138270916 (Passcode: 696957)

The EECS Juneteenth Celebration will take place virtually and will include:

A welcome address by Michigan Lieutenant Governor and EECS alumnus Garlin Gilchrist
A performance of Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Black National Anthem
A reading of the history of Juneteenth
A reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
A panel discussion on the importance of empowering and uplifting our Michigan communities, especially through STEM, as our goal is to train people-first engineers who inspire the next generation of problem-solvers.
Closing remarks by the EECS department chairs

Attendees will hear from the following panelists:

Madeline Miller, Doctoral Student, School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), University of Michigan

Leon Pryor (BS EE 1997) , Senior Game Producer, Meta

David Tarver (BSE MSE EE ’75 ’76), Entrepreneur, educator, and community organizer

Madeline Walker Miller is the Founder and CEO of NexTiles, a Detroit-based textile recycling company that converts textile waste into building insulation. Her professional background focuses on reducing textile waste and its harmful impacts to our natural environment. Her company specializes in creating secondary uses for textiles and engaging more Detroiters in creating circular economy solutions. She is an alumna of Spelman College and earned a master’s degree in Coastal Zone Management from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

Madeline’s passion lies in empowering young Black people and people of color to embrace environmentally sustainable behaviors. She is a PhD student at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), studying in the Urban Energy Justice Lab. In her spare time, she enjoys family outings and playing with her boxer, Maximus. Learn more about Madeline here.

Leon Pryor (BS EE 1997) is a Detroit-based technology professional. After graduating from Michigan, Leon joined Microsoft, where he helped launch the Xbox and Xbox 360 game consoles and dozens of games from Electronic Arts, Microsoft Game Studios, Disney, and Lucasarts. Leon is currently a Senior Video Game Producer for META’s(Facebook) reality lab group, building games for Augmented and Virtual Reality headsets. Outside work, Leon is a passionate advocate for STEM enrichment in Detroit, Michigan, where he co-founded the Motor City Alliance: A non-profit organization that supports over 100 robotics teams in Detroit in after-school programs, summer camps, and FIRST Robotics competitions. Leon is also the coach of two FIRST Robotics teams: FIRST Robotics Challenge team 8280 K9.0 Robotics from the School at Marygrove and FIRST Tech Challenge team 14010 TechnoPhoenix from the Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies school. Team TechnoPhoenix recently made history as the first Detroit Public school to qualify for the World Championships. Additionally, Leon was recognized as the Michigan State FIRST Robotics Coach of the Year and was runner-up for the award at the World Championships in Houston, TX.

David Tarver (BSE MSE EE) is a successful entrepreneur and educator who has focused on community service for the past two decades. After several years at Bell Labs, David launched Telecom Analysis Systems, Inc., a high-tech telecommunications instrumentation business. He sold that company twelve years later for $30 million and then, working as Group President for the buyer, built a telecommunications business with a market value in excess of $2 billion.

His community service activities include founding the Red Bank Education and Development Initiative (RBEDI), a community-based not-for-profit organization that catalyzed dramatic improvements in academic performance and opportunities for children in Red Bank, NJ. In 2014, he founded the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, which facilitates the creation of sustainable business solutions to important urban problems. He has served as a lecturer in the Center for Entrepreneurship since 2012, and during the 2015-2016 academic year, he launched a new course entitled “Urban Entrepreneurship.”

Tarver’s book, “Proving Ground: A Memoir,” details his entrepreneurial journey from childhood dream to international success.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:32:06 -0400 2023-06-16T12:00:00-04:00 2023-06-16T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Electrical and Computer Engineering Lecture / Discussion
Social Change Incubator (June 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-21T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
I See What You're Saying: A WICAD Symposium at UMMA (June 24, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108536 108536-21819931@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, June 24, 2023 8:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://umich.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0785e9645d0a19a8765e0b58f&id=b363ef87e4&e=9fc0b66088.

8 - 10:30 AM – Public Panel Discussion, Moderated by Audrey Bennett

For generations, large swaths of the population have been excluded from experiencing exhibitions at art museums. Those who are sighted have the privilege of visiting museums and engaging with the art within its spaces, including reading contextual information about each piece on the placards positioned nearby. That same level of engagement has been more difficult or impossible for blind or partially blind visitors. While the conversation around the uses of audio description started decades ago, in recent years, it has emerged as a viable way to facilitate blind and partially blind museum visitors experiencing museum artwork through oral descriptions of them facilitated via virtual and in-person experiences, particularly during the Covid age of social distancing.

In those conversations, audio descriptions are typically created solely by museum professionals, without input from visitors who are blind and partially blind. Join us for a symposium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art to launch a generative co-creation of audio description educational program that brings together museum professionals with community members to co-create audio descriptions of select artwork from UMMA’s collection.

Following the public discussion, an invite-only WICAD session will take place with blind, partially blind, and sighted participants. 

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Other Sat, 24 Jun 2023 12:15:28 -0400 2023-06-24T08:00:00-04:00 2023-06-24T10:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
“Translational Bioethics Research: Improving Pediatric Tracheostomy Shared Decision-Making at the Bedside” (June 28, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108856 108856-21820485@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)

Tracheostomy decisions for pediatric patients are often complex, high-stakes, and have serious implications for patients and families. Because of the nature of these decisions, a shared decision-making approach is recommended, to incorporate medical information and the patient’s/family’s values into decision-making. Parents facing these decisions must consider their child’s quality of life, as well as the impact on themselves and their other children. Despite the gravity of these clinical situations, little is known about how decision-making around pediatric tracheostomy occurs in practice. In this session, we will discuss the challenges of medical decision-making around pediatric tracheostomy identified by surveys of parents and staff, as well as interventions to improve shared decision-making in these contexts based on these findings.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:35:05 -0400 2023-06-28T12:00:00-04:00 2023-06-28T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Lecture / Discussion ad
In & On Our Own Terms (July 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108930 108930-21820606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The goal of *In And On Our Own Terms* is for each artist to tell a story from their own experience that would not typically be part of the broader narrative about mass incarceration.

The goal is not to define any artist by the experience of having been incarcerated, but rather to amplify a story that only that artist can tell—a story that is important to the artist to tell, and an opportunity to use the medium of theatre to share it with the community.

Performance Schedule:
July 21 – 3 PM
Ann Arbor Stage on Main (353 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

August 19 – 7 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

August 20 – 3 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

Doors open one hour before the performance.
Pop-up art exhibit in Detroit Public Theatre lobby.
Free & open to the public, donations welcomed.

Interested? Give us a heads-up with the link provided. (https://myumi.ch/QqpJ7)

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Performance Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:37:56 -0400 2023-07-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Artist & storyteller, Marjani, performing on stage
More Than 8-Mile (July 21, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108781 108781-21820384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Detroit Center

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. For many years it has been debated as to where the most significant contributions to the culture have developed. New York and Los Angeles often are at the forefront of the discussion, with Atlanta and Houston receiving honorable mentions. Few make mention of Detroit. As a city with many cultural bona fides, Hip-Hop is a genre Detroit is not “known” for. Yet, Detroit does have a rich history of contributions to Hip-Hop culture. Join us as we discuss the history and perseverance of Hip-Hop culture in Detroit, on July 21, 2023, at 6:00 pm.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:37:08 -0400 2023-07-21T18:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Detroit Center Lecture / Discussion More Than 8-Mile
David Schottenfeld Lecture (July 26, 2023 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108376 108376-21819444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Epidemiology

Summer Session in Epidemiology
"Some New Causal Inference Methods in Epidemiology: On Bespoke IVs and Proxies
Wednesday, July 26, 12:15pm (Virtual)

RSVP at: https://myumi.ch/JpQDE

Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen
Professor
Luddy Family President's Distinguished Professor
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania

David Schottenfeld, MD, MS, (John G. Searle Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health) is a renowned cancer epidemiologist, receiving numerous honors and awards. Dr. Schottenfeld also served as director of the Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology from 1988–2004.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 26 May 2023 07:42:28 -0400 2023-07-26T12:15:00-04:00 2023-07-26T13:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Epidemiology Lecture / Discussion SSE David Schottenfeld Lecture
Investigating Factors Influencing Automated Vehicles Overtaking Bicycles: Perspectives from Drivers and Bicyclists (July 27, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108987 108987-21820687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Transportation Research Institute
Organized By: Center for Connected and Automated Transportation

Bicyclists and motor vehicles share the same roads, yet there is currently no reliable technology available that assists drivers in safely overtaking bicyclists while also being acceptable to bicyclists themselves. Additionally, there is a lack of clarity regarding the critical factors involved in overtaking, as perceived by the various stakeholders.

To address these issues, this study aimed to develop computational decision-making models for car-to-bike overtaking and assess relevant factors influencing this overtaking behavior. The models considered the presence of oncoming traffic and designated bike lanes. An experiment was conducted using simulation technology, gathering subjective assessments from both drivers and bicyclists. The findings revealed disparities in satisfaction and perception of different overtaking scenarios between drivers and bicyclists.

Furthermore, the study identified significant factors influencing their subjective ratings and investigated the reasons behind these inconsistencies. The research emphasizes the importance of considering the perspectives of both drivers and bicyclists when developing car-to-bike overtaking features. The insights gained from this study will contribute to the establishment of guidelines aimed at protecting vulnerable bicyclists on the road.

About this research: https://ccat.umtri.umich.edu/research/u-m/a-data-driven-autonomous-driving-system-for-overtaking-bicyclists/
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Speaker Bios:
Dr. Brian Dr. Lin earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Dr. Lin has 11 years of experience in automotive human factors research at UMTRI after his Ph.D. His current research is focused on mining naturalistic driving data using statistical and machine-learning methods, driver-assist-system evaluation, driver performance and behavior assessment, and driver distraction and workload mitigation. His most recent work includes human driver’s lane-change maneuvers, drivers’ decisions at intersections, and passengers’ motion discomfort in moving vehicles. Dr. Lin has much experience in conducting experiments to evaluate advanced automotive systems, including auto-braking, lane departure, driver-state monitoring, electronic head units, car-following and curve-assist systems on L2 automation, and lane-change and intersection assist on L3 automation on public roads, test tracks, or simulation. He is familiar with the methods to investigate driver distraction, workload, and human-machine interaction with in-vehicle technologies and safety features. He serves as a peer reviewer for Applied Ergonomics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, Transportation Research Part F, and Transportation Research Record.

Dr. Shan Bao earned her Ph.D. in mechanical and industrial engineering from the University of Iowa in 2009. Dr. Bao has led multiple, large, simulator and naturalistic-driving studies for industry and government sponsors. Her areas of expertise include the statistical analysis of crash datasets and naturalistic data, vulnerable road user safety, experimental design, algorithm development to identify driver states and movement, evaluation of driving-safety technologies, measurement of driver performance, driver decision-making, and statistical and stochastic modeling techniques. She has given multiple keynote speeches and served on expert panels at different conferences or meetings. She has also made technical presentations on scientific project results at many international conferences with a wide range of audiences. Dr. Bao is the author of recent IEEE e-learning course of “Human Factors in Automated Vehicles”.

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Presentation Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:39:40 -0400 2023-07-27T13:00:00-04:00 2023-07-27T14:00:00-04:00 Transportation Research Institute Center for Connected and Automated Transportation Presentation Banner for CCAT Research Review with Brian Lin and Shan Bao. It features their headshots.
EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Kristel Sánchez, EEB Ph.D. Student (August 4, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107823 107823-21817079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2023 10:00am
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

EEB Student Dissertation Defense: Kristel Sánchez, EEB Ph.D. Student
"Exploring the mechanisms of medicinal diets in an aquatic host-parasite system"

Kristel presents their dissertation defense.

Email eeb.gradcoord@umich.edu for access to this seminar virtually.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:46:43 -0400 2023-08-04T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-04T11:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Generative AI Coast-to-Coast Webinar Series (August 8, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109575 109575-21822316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Are you wondering how Generative AI can boost your research productivity and help you with literature search, code writing, hypothesis generation, data query, and other things in your projects?

Join us to hear from prominent researchers who are using Generative AI to accelerate their research, and their thoughts on ethical and technical issues with Generative AI when used in research.

Each webinar will include extensive audience discussion time.

Participating institutions include Johns Hopkins University; the Ohio State University; Rice University; the International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley; University of Michigan; and the University of Washington.

More information on our event page: https://midas.umich.edu/generative-ai-c2c/

Generative AI in Healthcare and Public Health
August 8, 2023
2:00 - 3:30PM Eastern

Speakers:
Mark Dredze, John C Malone Professor of Computer Science, John Hopkins University; Director of Research (Foundations of AI), JHU AI-X Foundry.
Topic: Large Language Models in Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges

Abraham D. Flaxman, Associate Professor of Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington
Topic: Generative AI in Global Health Metrics: opportunities and risks in natural language processing, AI-assisted data analysis, and simulation modeling

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Generative AI in the Lab
August 23, 2023,
1:00 - 2:30PM Eastern

Speakers:
Xia Ning, Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science and Engineering, the Ohio State University
Topic: Generative AI for Drug Discovery

Arlei Silva, Assistance Professor, Computer Science, Rice University
Topic: Generative Models for Graph Data: Challenges and Opportunities

Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xoxgdbQmRlWA5_KToOc4bg#/registration
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Policy, Ethics, and Generative AI
August 28, 2023
1:00 - 2:30PM Eastern

Speakers:
Marjory Blumenthal, External Fellow, International Computer Science Institute – University of California, Berkeley

Merve Hickok, School of Information – University of Michigan; President, Center for AI & Digital Policy; Founder, AIethicist.org

Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7sjViomvRQajFdyn0XNczQ#/registration

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An Under the Hood Look at Generative AI: Potentials and Pitfalls
August 31, 2023
3:00 - 4:30 PM Eastern

Speakers:
David Evan Harris, Senior Research Fellow, International Computer Science Institute – University of California, Berkeley
Topic: Generative AI – What Could go wrong?

Rada Mihalcea, Janice M Jenkins Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Director, Michigan Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; University of Michigan
Topic: Moving beyond one-size-fits-all in generative AI

Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VeUcghN0T8GOsgo8vau0kA#/registration

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:00:39 -0400 2023-08-08T14:00:00-04:00 2023-08-08T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Institute for Data Science Workshop / Seminar Generative AI Coast-to-Coast Webinar Series cover image
ITS Teaching & Learning 2023 Summit (August 16, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110067 110067-21824281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

The ITS Teaching & Learning 2023 Summit includes sessions on Generative AI and previews of Canvas external tools, as well as other digital teaching tools. Sessions will have one of the following focus areas: diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), pedagogy, showcase, or use case.

Join us virtually 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm on Wednesday, August 16, and Thursday, August 17, 2023

There is no registration process for this event. All sessions are being recorded and will be available on-demand following the summit.

Zoom Info: We will host all sessions in one continuous Zoom meeting for each day. There will be one Zoom link for Wednesday and a separate Zoom link for Thursday.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:35:51 -0400 2023-08-16T12:00:00-04:00 2023-08-16T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Workshop / Seminar ITS Teaching & Learning 2023 Summit