November 8th, 2020

November 9th, 2020

November 10th, 2020

Sacred Hands

This fully illustrated exhibit describes a wide selection of manuscripts from our collections that contain texts of the three Abrahamic...

Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) Annual Symposium

"Modeling the Perceived Truthfulness of Public Statements on COVID-19: A New Model for Pairwise Comparisons of Objects with Multidimensional Latent Attributes"/Political Science PhD Student Jerry Qiushi Yu

Modeling the Perceived Truthfulness of Public Statements on COVID-19: A New Model for Pairwise Comparisons of Objects with Multidimensional...

Challenges in dynamic mode decomposition

Ziyou Wu – PhD student, Electrical and computer engineering, Bio-inspired robotics dynamical system lab

Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) is a powerful tool in extracting spatio-temporal patterns from multi-dimensional time series. DMD takes in...

Biopsychology Colloquium: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Applied Neuroscience in the Operating Room

Dr. Vincent Martinez, Surgical Neurophysiologist & Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Neuromonitoring, University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Children's Hospital

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is frequently utilized during surgical procedures that place the brain, spine, or other neural...

Intro to Python for Community Members and K-12 Teachers and Students

Lead Presenter: Fred Feng, Assistant Professor Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn

This hands-on workshop is tailored to audiences who do not have prior programming experience. The first half of the workshop covers Python...

Scrubbing and Cleaning of Sensitive Data

Lead Presenter: Jonathan Reader, Programmer/Data Analyst, Neurology, University of Michigan Co-Presenters: Nicolas May, Data Systems Manager, Neurology, University of Michigan Kelly Bakulski, Research Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Univers

Before analysis, data must be retrieved, scrubbed of identifiable information, cleaned (e.g., addressed missing data, reshaped...

Stitching Together the Fabric of 21st Century Social Science

Presentations: Mike Mueller-Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan: “The Criminal Justice Administrative Records System: Assessing the Footprint of the U.S. Criminal Justice System” David Johnson, Director and Research

Today’s pressing questions of social science and public policy demand an unprecedented degree of data scope and integration as we...

The State of the Art in Automated and Semi-Automated Video Coding

Lead Presenter: Jason Corso, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan Co-Presenters: Maggie Levenstein, Director and Research Professor, ICPSR and School of Information, University of Michigan Susan Jekielek, Assistan

Video is being acquired at an alarming rate across domains, including social research, healthcare, entertainment, sporting and more. The...

Functional MRI 2020-21 Symposium Speaker

Age Differences in Functional Network Reconfiguration with Working Memory Training with Alex Iordan, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan

Abstract: Demanding cognitive functions like working memory (WM) depend on functional brain networks being able to communicate efficiently...

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session

Anthony Marcum, PhD, Lecturer III and Coordinator of Experiential, Independent, and Honors Education, Program in International and Comparative Studies

The Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) offers an Honors Plan for International Studies majors with an overall GPA of...

CHINA Town Hall | Local Connections, National Reflections: A Nationwide Discussion on China

Keynote Speaker: Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates, LP. Panel Discussion: U-M Faculty Alan Deardorff and Ann Lin, Public Policy; Lan Deng, Urban Planning; Moderator: Twila Tardif, LRCCS Director

Join us as we partner with the National Committee on US-China Relations in New York for an enlightening evening of presentations and...

CHINA Town Hall | Local Connections, National Reflections: A Nationwide Discussion on China

Keynote Speaker: Ray Dalio, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Co-Chairman, Bridgewater Associates, LP. Panel Discussion: U-M Faculty Alan Deardorff and Ann Lin, Public Policy; Lan Deng, Urban Planning; Moderator: Twila Tardif, LRCCS Director

Join us as we partner with the National Committee on US-China Relations in New York for an enlightening evening of presentations and...

November 11th, 2020

Sexually dimorphic expression and function of the melanocortin-3 receptor

Roger D. Cone, Ph.D. - Vice Provost and Director of the Biosciences Initiative Mary Sue Coleman Director, Life Sciences Institute Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology University of Michigan

We are pleased to welcome Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., to present during a virtual seminar on November 11, 2020. Hosted by: Doug Engel, Ph.D.

DCMB / CCMB Weekly Seminar

Drs. Margit Burmeister and Srijan Sen presents, "Genetics and Wearable Data Give Insight into Depression Under Stress"

Abstract: There is a growing understanding that stress and depression during the process of training to become physicians is high. In...

November 12th, 2020

Virtual Michigan Medicine Community Conversation: Wellness

Kirk J. Brower, MD Chief Wellness Officer, University of Michigan Medical School Faculty Director, Michigan Medicine Wellness Office Professor of Psychiatry & Matthew Jerome Administrative Fellow - Wellness Office

“Wellness and Psychological Safety are closely linked, and necessary components of a healthy workforce....

Strategizing for Resiliency Workshop

Nidaa Shaikh, PsyD, LP, Embedded Staff Psychologist- College of Engineering/Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

This workshop will help CoE graduate students identify symptoms of burn-out and how to use strategies like self-compassion, self-care, and...

Donia Human Rights Center Discussion. Should There Be A Human Right To Cross Borders In Search Of A Better Life?

Tom Farer, University Professor and Dean Emeritus (1996-2010), Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; Ann Chih Lin, Associate Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Please note: This event will be held virtually EST through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required....

November 13th, 2020

Museum Studies Program, Museums at Noon

Museum Narratives and Transnational Reputations: History, State Legitimacy, and Contested Heritage in Ukraine and Spain

How do curatorial works and memorial sites simultaneously serve as tools for constructing national identities and as materials in a...

Critical Conversations: Precarity

Michelle Bellino | Gina Brandolino | Jason Fitzgerald | Alyssa Paredes | Cathy Sanok (Chair)

"Critical Conversations" is a monthly lunch series organized by the English Department for 2020-21. In each session, a panel of...

Economics at Work

Scott Rosenberg, Managing Director, UBS Private Wealth Management

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early...

November 14th, 2020