The Week of: Oct 25, 2010
Event Types
Group
- University Library(19)
- University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)(18)
- Center for Campus Involvement CCI(11)
- Peace Corps(8)
- Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)(7)
- Campus Chapel(6)
- Digital Media Commons(5)
- Institute for the Humanities(5)
- University of Michigan Outdoor Adventures(5)
- Spectrum Center(4)
- Judaic Studies(3)
- Center for Japanese Studies(2)
- Comparative Literature(2)
- A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning(1)
- Center for International & Comparative Law(1)
- Department of Film, Television, and Media(1)
- Department of Physics(1)
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology(1)
- English Language & Literature - MFA Program in Creative Writing(1)
- Epidemiology(1)
- Erb Institute / Ross Business School and School for Environment & Sustainability(1)
- Graham Sustainability Institute(1)
- International Center(1)
- International Institute(1)
- International Policy Center(1)
- Museum Studies Program(1)
- Museum of Natural History(1)
- Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program(1)
- School for Environment and Sustainability SEAS(1)
- School of Art & Design(1)
- Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program(1)
- Youth Hope Organization(1)
- See All Groups (32 total)
Location
- Hatcher Graduate Library(19)
- Museum of Art(18)
- Michigan Union(14)
- Art and Architecture Building(9)
- 202 S. Thayer(6)
- Duderstadt Center(5)
- Intramural Sports Building(4)
- Dana Natural Resources Building(3)
- School of Social Work Building(3)
- Earl V. Moore Building(2)
- East Quadrangle(2)
- School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower(2)
- Alumni Center(1)
- Chemistry Dow Lab(1)
- Haven Hall(1)
- Hutchins Hall(1)
- Lorch Hall(1)
- Lurie Robert H. Engin. Ctr(1)
- Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre(1)
- North Quad(1)
- Pierpont Commons(1)
- Power Center for the Performing Arts(1)
- Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)(1)
- Ruthven Museums Building(1)
- The Grove(1)
- Undergraduate Science Building(1)
- Weill Hall (Ford School)(1)
- Weiser Hall(1)
- See All Locations (28 total)
October 25th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
Josh Newell, Erb Colloquium
Dr. Newell is Research Assistant Professor in the Center for Sustainable Cities at the University of Southern California. 12 - 1:30 pm,...
Science & Religion Lecture: Beyond Dawkins' Delusion
Renewing the Positive Interface between Science and Religion
Despite the claims of Richard Dawkins and others, science and religion have a number of fruitful places where discussion and interface...
"A Seat at the Table: Women's Role in Ending Conflict"
International Law Workshop
Speaker: Maryam Elahi, Director, International Women's Program, Open Society Institute...
Auschwitz in the 21st Century
Piotr Cywinski, Director: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
Lecturer: Piotr Cywinski, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
EEB Special Seminar
Beyond phylogenies: uncovering the evolutionary dynamics of the influenza virus, presented by Dr. Trevor Bedford
Abstract: The influenza virus infects approximately 500 million individuals each year. Owing to its RNA makeup, influenza mutates extremely...
The Climate Fix: A Pragmatic Future for Climate Policy
Science, Technology, and Public Policy Lecture Series
The world's response to climate change is deeply flawed. The conventional wisdom on how to deal with climate change has failed and...
UMove Class: Rock Climbing 101
Session 1; listed as Moverock 107
The Introduction to Movement on Rock class is a eight week long course covering the basics of indoor rock climbing, movement, and balance....
John Marino, "Studies and the Remaking of Premodern Europe"
John Marino is a professor and the History Department Chair at the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in Early Modern...
Writers Series: Yusef Komunyakaa
Zell Distinguished Writer in Residence
Yusef Komunyakaa's numerous books of poems include Talking Dirty to the Gods; Thieves of Paradise, which was a finalist for the...
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Yusef Komunyakaa in Residence
Poetry Reading & Public Reception
Yusef Komunyakaa's numerous books of poems include Talking Dirty to the Gods, Thieves of Paradise, which was a finalist for the...
Free and Anonymous HIV Testing
Every Monday during the academic year, a counselor from HARC, the HIV/AIDS Resource Center, is at the Spectrum Center from 6-8 pm offering...
UMove Class: Intro to Technique 201
Session 1; listed as Rocktech 201
In this eight week class, each class session will focus specifically on a new technique and build on the previous sessions. Techniques...
Gender Explorers
A social and support group for transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, TG-questioning people and those who transgress gender binaries....
Science and Religion in 2010: Friends or Foes?
Dr. Denis Alexander, neuroscientist and director of the Faraday for Science and Religion at Cambridge University, UK, assesses the state of...
October 26th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
Ask the IC: Q&A Open Forum (scholars
Register by October 22nd!...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
CSEPH/RWJF HSS Seminar Series
Food Insecurity, Health and Wellbeing and the Global Food Crisis
Craig Hadley, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Emory University will talk about how food insecurity occurs when individuals face...
Fellowship for Doctoral Research in Museums by KeunYoung Kim
Cultural Diversity and Chinese Museums
This lecture discusses China's self assertion as a “unified multi-national country” as discussed in relation to the status of...
The Bitter Taste of Success
Gendered Politics in Israel
Lecturer: Sarai Aharoni, Bar-Ilan University
Film: "Crude: The Real Price of Oil"
The story of a lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon. This is a first-run...
Living the Dream: How to Solar Power Your House to Save the World
Do you believe you can make a difference and help change the world? Stephen Forrest will talk about his experiences with his...
Gleek Out @ Pierpont
Weekly Glee Watch Party
Join your fellow Michigan "Gleeks" at our weekly Glee watch party! Held every Tuesday, from 7-9 pm in the Pierpont Commons TV...
ArtsBreak
Come explore your creative side and make free crafts at ArtsBreak! Held every Tuesday night, these drop-in events give you the chance to...
Film Series: International Development Issues–Four Countries
Issues, problems, successes and failures of international development will be explored by viewing films about four countries followed by...
UM Percussion Ensemble: Expatriations
UMMA exhibition-related event
Just as UMMA's Whistler exhibition highlights the influence of Europe on this American visual artist, the UM Percussion Ensemble,...
October 27th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
CREES/IPC Noon Panel
Swords into Plowshares: Peace Corps Service in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Panelists: Rutherford Hubbard, REES MA/JD student, U-M, and RPCV (Armenia 2006-08) Mahima Mahadevan, MPP student, U-M. and RPCV (Kyrgyz...
Lioness
Government policy prohibits women from fighting in ground combat, so they aren't trained for it -- but that doesn't mean that they...
Someone Like Me, An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral Palsy
Living with a handicap – a life filled with pain, laughter and love – is described by John W. Quinn in "Someone Like Me, An...
Expressive Writing Panel
Veterans from the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare system will share their stories contributing to their recovery. The Expressive Writing Workshop...
YHO Student-Faculty Benefit Dinner 2010-"Many Hands Lighten The Load"
YHO is hosting its 3RD ANNUAL STUDENT-FACULTY DINNER on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, with the purpose of bringing together students and...
Friends of Dorothy: Oz's Legacy to the LGBT Community
Judy Garland's portrayal of Dorothy Gale helped make her a gay icon and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" became the gay anthem --...
October 28th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
CJS Fall 2010 Noon Lecture Series
"Whither Japan's Invisible Civil Society?"
Patricia Steinhoff, Professor, Sociology, University of Hawaii
Communism, Publishing, and Paths to Polishness in Postwar Warsaw
A Case Study
Lecturer: Karen Auerbach, University of Southampton (UK)
U.S. global warming policy: Where do we go from here?
Lecture by Dan Lashof, Director, Climate Center, NRDC
Dr. Dan Lashof will lead a discussion on "U.S. global warming policy: Where do we go from here?" Dr. Lashof has written...
Penny Stamps Presents: Sarah Chayes
The Campaign for Kandahar
From 1996, Sarah Chayes was Paris reporter for National Public Radio. She was dispatched to a number of conflict and post-conflict zones....
Writers Series Lecture: Yusef Komunyakaa
Zell Distinguished Writer in Residence
Yusef Komunyakaa's numerous books of poems include Talking Dirty to the Gods; Thieves of Paradise, which was a finalist for the...
Student Presentations About Field Studies in East Africa
"Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in East Africa." That's the overall subject of some extensive field research and...
FREE Climbing Basics Clinic
Michigan Outdoor Leadership Semester (MOLS)
Haven't yet made it out to the MROCK? This is your opportunity to do so for free! Whether you are an experienced climber that is new to...
Friends of Dorothy: Oz's Legacy to the LGBTQ Community
Judy Garland's portrayal of Dorothy Gale helped make her a gay icon and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” became the gay anthem – a...
Lecture
The Washington Catwalk
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion editor Robin Givhan will give the Vivian R. Shaw lecture, in which Ms. Givhan will discuss...
Veritas Forum: The Music, Art, and Ethics of Suffering
in answer to the university theme semester question "What makes life worth living?", the Veritas Forum at UM examines the role of...
October 29th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
Critical Theory Concerning Cultural Production of African Literature and Cinema
Comparisons Across Borders
This conference provides a comparative perspective on the question of borders within and outside the continent of Africa. Bringing together...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
A Conversation on Faith, Creativity, and Art with John Rapson
John Rapson, professor of Jazz studies at the University of Iowa, holds a conversation with Christopher Harding, music professor at the...
Lecture on the Weather
John Cage Installation
This multi-media stage work by John Cage, based on the texts of Henry David Thoreau, brings together speech, music, film, lighting, and a...
Relevant/Obsolete? Rethinking Area Studies in the U.S. Academy
Relevant/Obsolete? addresses the future of area studies in the U.S. academy. Five leading scholars from across the nation will discuss the...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
A Conversation on Painting as an Act of Resistance and Solidarity
Artist Tim Lowly, professor of art at North Park University and curator of the art gallery there, will hold a conversation about the nature...
Affinity of Form
Photographs by Stanford Lipsey
A photography exhibition by Stanford Lipsey will open on Thursday, October 7 and will run through Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The exhibition...
Business Etiquette Luncheon
Business Etiquette Luncheon presented by: University Union's Keith Soster...
Art by Committee: Chaos or Community?
Prof. John Rapson (Jazz studies at the University of Iowa) discusses the collaborative and collegial nature of jazz composition and...
Architecture Graduate Open House
New Student Recruitment Reception
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning would like to introduce itself: our people, the courses, and facilities. Learn about...
Teaching Graeco-Roman Egypt to a Broader Audience: The Legacy of Traianos Gagos
This keynote address, “Teaching Graeco-Roman Egypt to a Broader Audience: The Legacy of Traianos Gagos,” by Roger Bagnall (New York...
High and Low
CJS Fall 2010 Film Series ~ "Re-Viewing Kurosawa"
1963 / 143 min. / 35mm / In Japanese with English subtitles...
Impact Dance
A dance performance showcasing jazz and contemporary styles to all your favorite music!
Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets, who bill themselves as America's Instrumental Rock & Roll Combo, wear Mexican Lucha Libre (pro wrestling) masks...
October 30th, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
U-M and the Peace Corps: It All Started Here
This dynamic exhibit showcases the unique role of University of Michigan students and faculty in the creation and popularizing of the Peace...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
Critical Theory Concerning Cultural Production of African Literature and Cinema
Comparisons Across Borders
This conference provides a comparative perspective on the question of borders within and outside the continent of Africa. Bringing together...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
Drawing into Painting
Ann Arbor Art Center Workshops at UMMA
If you've always wanted to try to draw and paint but never knew where to start, this is the course for you! Explore the fundamental...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
Wilderness Medicine Scenarios Day
Come to the Outdoor Adventures Rental Center and get some hands-on experience running through common backcountry accidents and the proper...
Maintenance and Repair of Damaged Ears: Challenges for the Biologist and Bioengineer
Mammalian ears evolved to provide exquisite sensitivity for detection and discrimination of sounds. Along the evolutionary path,...
The Verve Pipe Kids Show
With sales of three million albums worldwide and a reputation for spectacular live performances, the Verve Pipe was one of Michigan rock and...
Artmaking: Ann Arbor Art Center Workshops
Drawing I and II: Inspired by the Collection
This class focuses on drawing from observation. Become acquainted with exquisite objects from the UMMA collections–abstract sculpture...
Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999, 115 min.)
"Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike creates this unnerving horror film about a widowed TV producer auditioning prospective...
North Campus Tailgate
Michigan vs. Penn State
Watch the Wolverines take on the Nittany Lions on the North Campus Diag. Festivities begin at 7:30 pm and kickoff is at 8 pm. Enjoy free...
The Verve Pipe
With sales of three million albums worldwide, the Verve Pipe was one of Michigan rock and roll's great success stories of the 1990s....
October 31st, 2010
U-M Alumni/Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Exhibition
The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites submissions of work in all media for a 50th anniversary celebratory exhibition...
Peace Corps Photo Exhibit
Come learn more about the University of Michigan's involvement in the founding of the U.S. Peace Corps, through photos, stories, and...
From Trace to Text: Highlights from the U-M Papyrus Collection
This exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at the work of papyrologists: how they conserve scraps of often badly damaged papyri,...
On Beauty and the Everyday: The Prints of James McNeill Whistler
UMMA's rare and important collection of James McNeill Whistler works on paper represents one of the finest holdings of Whistler's...
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections
This exhibition, which runs from September 11 through Spring of 2011, allows visitors to explore two extraordinary collections of art–the...
Annual Halloween Party
Have a Halloween that's fun, safe – and educational as well! By combining entertaining activities with informal science learning,...
UMove Class: Rock Climbing 101
Session 2; listed as Moverock 108
The Introduction to Movement on Rock class is a eight week long course covering the basics of indoor rock climbing, movement, and balance....
