BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T140629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T160000 SUMMARY:Other:KidSport Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:KidSport Summer Camps offers children ages 4-11 the opportunity to learn and play a variety of team sports\, individual sports\, team building games\, and other physical education activities in a non-competitive and fun sports environment. All children will have time in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and each afternoon\, Monday through Friday\, to work on water comfort. skills and safety. KidSport Inclusive is for all kids who do not require a high degree of personalized support to participate in large group activities. For more information and to register\, visit our website listed below. UID:135145-21876405@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Camp,Children LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877940@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875221@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T111911 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Carlo Vitale Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Carlo Vitale is a distinguished Michigan-based artist whose vibrant contributions to the Detroit art scene have flourished since the 1970s. A native of Detroit\, Vitale's work is celebrated as part of the second generation of the Cass Corridor Art Movement\, Detroit’s first avante garde. His art draws inspiration from the sweeping vistas of farmland seen from above\, the intricate patterns of quilt-making\, the dynamic energy of cityscapes\, and the rich tapestry of daily life. Vitale eloquently characterizes his mesmerizing oil paintings and prints as “kinetic\, metaphysical abstractions\,” inviting viewers to engage with the depth and vitality of his creative vision.\n\nVitale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in Detroit. His work can be found in many collections including The Whitney Museum of Fine Art in New York\, The Detroit Institute of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, Wayne State University Collection\, University of Michigan Museum of Art and corporate\, hospital\, and private collections throughout the country. UID:134757-21874953@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - NCRC Galleries CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21875454@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250714T104644 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:One-day workshop on NIH data sharing DESCRIPTION:Date: July 31\, 2025\nFree for the first 10 registrants\, $375 after\nIn-person only (University of Michigan)\nRegistration deadline: Friday\, July 18\n\nJoin us for an in-person workshop designed specifically for NIH researchers or research staff planning to apply to an NIH grant. This workshop provides an opportunity to collaborate with ICPSR’s expert data repository staff to address your unique data management and sharing needs. Participants will explore ICPSR’s comprehensive resources and tools\, gaining hands-on experience with preparing and depositing their research data. Our instructors will also provide a detailed demonstration of the ICPSR Deposit Manager system to streamline your data sharing processes. \n\nPlease note that this workshop will be offered in-person only. Virtual participation via Zoom livestream is not available. UID:136439-21878705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136439 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Curation,Data Management,Data Science,Education,Free,Interdisciplinary,Professional Development,Research,Social Science,Social Sciences,Sociology,Workshop LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250729T100724 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Psychological Safety in the Workplace DESCRIPTION:Course details and registration are available on the Organizational Learning website. UID:136781-21879104@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136781 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Communication,Leadership,Professional Development,Self Development LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621661@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250714T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025 DESCRIPTION:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative showcases the depth of artistic excellence and merit of contemporary art practices in Michigan and recognizes the creativity\, rigor and innovation of artists and collaboratives working in the region\, inspiring the next generations of artists in our state.\nIn the of fall of 2024\, Stamps Gallery announced an open call for artwork\, inviting emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Michigan working in all types of media to apply. \nA shortlist of three artists were selected by a prominent national panel of jurors: Juana Williams\, art curator and writer based in Detroit\, Michigan\; Melinda Zacher Ronayne\, former director of visual arts at the Interlochen Center for the Arts\; and Parisa Ghaderi\, assistant professor of graphic design at Shoreline Community College and winner of the 2023 Envision: Michigan Artist Initiative Award. \nMeet the shortlisted finalist artists for Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025:\nConor Fagan obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the spring of 2014. Among his many numerous awards and grants\, he has been one of twelve international artists selected to participate in The 31st annual International Symposium of Contemporary Art in Baie – Saint Paul\, Quebec\; a year-long artist in Residence at the Roswell artist-in-Residency in Roswell\, New Mexico\; and a featured artist at the 2020 Spring Break Art Show\, in New York\, New York. He has had solo shows with My Pet Ram and Gitler &\; in NYC\, and most recently has been featured and won an award at The 2025 Regional Show at the Dennos Museum and Cultural Center. He has works in numerous public collections including the Waterton - Global corporate collection\, the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Museum of Modern Art in Baei St Paul. His work has been collected privately both nationally and internationally. Currently\, he teaches and lives outside of Traverse City at Interlochen Arts Academy\, nestled among the trees\, rivers\, and lakes of northern Michigan.Katie Mongoven/上秋莲 is a Chinese American fiber artist from Washington\, DC\, based in Detroit\, MI. Her work investigates and fortifies the space between cultural dichotomies through multiple fiber processes. She received her BFA from the University of Michigan and MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, with the Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Student Award. She was a Roman J. Witt Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan\, a Windgate University Fellow at Arrowmont School of Arts &\; Crafts\, and the 2024 Barstow Artist-in-Residence at Central Michigan University. Other residencies attended include the California Institute of the Arts\, the University of Michigan\, Vermont Studio Center\, and forthcoming Stove Works (TN) in 2025. Solo and group exhibitions include Central Michigan University (MI)\, Playground Detroit (MI)\, Riffe Gallery (OH)\, and ROY G BIV Gallery (OH). She has public and corporate commissions at the Cranbrook Art Museum\, PayTile\, and Cross River Bank. Her work is held in public collections at Central Michigan University\, Summa Health\, and MetroHealth\, and in numerous private collections throughout the United States.Sara Nickleson is an artist\, curator\, and gallery director based in Detroit\, Michigan. She held the position of Senior Director at Library Street Collective gallery from 2016 to 2022. Prior to moving to Detroit\, Nickleson was the Head Curator and Director of Collections at the Design Exchange (DX) in Toronto\, Canada\, where she curated a number of internationally acclaimed exhibitions\, including This is Not a Toy\, The Politics of Fashion\, and 3DXL. Nickleson has written for a number of arts publications\, including exhibition catalogs (José Parlá: Polarities\; This is Not a Toy\; Coping Mechanisms\, Sam Durant: Iconoclasm) and artist monographs (Sam Friedman\, Tyrrell Winston). She has been a visiting curator and critic\, and was invited by the British Council to take part in their Design Connections symposium as part of London Design Week in 2015. Exhibitions of her artwork include a solo show at Louis Buhl &\; Co. (Detroit) as well as a number of group presentations. Nickleson received her BFA from the University of Windsor (Windsor\, Canada)\; a BID from the College for Creative Studies (Detroit\, MI)\; and an MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan.\nFrom June 26 through August 2\, 2025\, Fagan\, Mongoven\, and Nickleson will present their work in a group exhibition at Stamps Gallery\, with logistical and curatorial support from the Gallery's professional staff.\n2025 Envision Awardee Named\nAt the exhibition's opening reception on June 26\, the jury reconvened to select the Envision 2025 Award recipient\, awarding Sara Nickleson a $5\,000 prize.\nIn a statement about Nickleson's work\, the jury noted: “Sara Nickleson’s ambitious paintings boldly invite us to explore our relationship with the unknown. At a time when the world is deeply divided\, when diverse perspectives and experiences are being weaponized by fear\, Nickleson’s paintings meticulously build another world - one mark\, one brush stroke at a time. Layering colors and mark-making that draw on prehistoric forms and symbols\, Nickleson seeks a new futurity that acknowledges the losses\, and co-existence that build on our differences and commonalities. Sara has been consistently building her visual vocabulary and we are excited to see where she will go next.” \nEnvision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative is curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of Joe Rohrer. UID:129134-21862275@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129134 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T143532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T121500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad School 101: Thriving in Grad School with ADHD and Neurodiversity DESCRIPTION:Join individuals from Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services at the University of Michigan\, both from the accommodation and academic support sides of the division\, to learn about strategies and resources to get reasonable accommodations\, support your executive functioning\, communicate with your faculty\, and otherwise thrive in graduate school as someone who has ADHD or is otherwise neurodiverse. Even if you're not formally diagnosed but suspect you have ADHD or are neurodiverse\, you are welcome to join this session and learn from the expertise presented. UID:135926-21877517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T121507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Stamps Gallery: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Stop by Stamps Gallery to enjoy the Envision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative exhibition and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game! Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\nPlease note: Stamps Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.\, and until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Our exhibition is open June 26 through August 2\, 2025. UID:136016-21877691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T113230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:134875-21875609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T080307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. They are currently collaborating with a museum design firm on the final version of the exhibit\, which will debut in fall 2025. We invite you to check out what they've done so far.\n\nPresented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours: \nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:135958-21877551@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T080307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. They are currently collaborating with a museum design firm on the final version of the exhibit\, which will debut in fall 2025. We invite you to check out what they've done so far.\n\nPresented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours: \nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:135958-21877649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250707T153047 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T160000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Neutral Zone at Stamps Gallery DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Neutral Zone\, community teens are invited to participate in an interactive tour and hands-on workshop led by staff at Stamps Gallery. Participate in a tour of the exhibition Envision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative\, then collaborate in a fun hands-on workshop to deepen your understanding of the artists and the work presented in the exhibition.\nFree and open to high school teens: Register here. UID:136018-21877695@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136018 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250630T143517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:2025 DCERP SHOWCASE DESCRIPTION:Through the Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (DCERP)\, undergraduate students\nfrom the U-M spend the summer working with a wide variety of Detroit non-profits on research and creative projects led by the organizations themselves. Fellows participating in this 9-week program are paid a stipend\, provided housing in Detroit\, and become part of an intentional learning community that shares a passion for social justice and making change. DCERP fellows attend program meetings and form small collaborative learning groups that delve into topics of mutual interest\, such as getting to know the city\, its culture and history through a social justice lens\, community engagement\, personal growth and professional development. The program culminates with a public showcase\, during which DCERP fellows present about their projects and the insights they have gained. UID:136275-21878382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136275 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Research,symposium,Transfer Students,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250710T125154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T203000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Summer of Connections Tour 2025: New York City DESCRIPTION:The Hub’s Summer of Connections Tour 2025: New York City\n\nAre you spending your summer in New York City this year and wondering how you can create valuable connections with local U-M LSA alums? We’ve got the event for you. The LSA Opportunity Hub is coming to you and we’re bringing our alum friends with us! Join us and other alums who are located in N.Y.C. for an evening of casual\, no-fuss\, and pressure-free engagement and fun. This event is perfect for practicing those necessary networking skills while creating something worthwhile and long-lasting: forming relationships with supportive Wolverines located right where you are. \n\nLSA students who join will have the unique opportunity to meet local alums from a variety of industries and organizations and start making relationships that can continue to grow virtually through LSA Connect. Don’t worry about preparation — by opting to RSVP\, prior to the event you will receive access to helpful resources on what to wear\, how to approach alums\, and answers to other questions you might have before the event takes place.\n\nWho is attending (Starting March we’ll be adding alums on a rolling basis as notified):\n\n☆ Ilana Ash | Economics\, 1992 - Managing Director\, BNY \n\n☆ Jodi Gorenstein | Communication/Psychology\, 1996 - Senior HR Leader\n\n☆ Robby Griswold | Arts and Ideas in the Humanities\, 2007 - Director of Alumni Affinity Programs\, Stony Brook University\n\n☆ DeRonn Kidd | Brain\, Behavior and Cognitive Sciences\, 2010 - Career Healthcare Strategist (CVS\, Aetna\, The Bronzeville Group)\n\n☆ Nikil Ramanathan | Economics\, 2013 - Associate Director\, Product\; DraftKings\n\n☆ Moe Ways | International Studies\, 2018 - Account Executive\, The Walt Disney Company\n\n☆ Cameron Werhane | Economics/Political Science\, 2018 - Technology Global Corporate Banking Vice President\, J.P. Morgan\n\n☆ Jessica White | English/Psychology\, 2007 - Director of Development\, Kingsborough Community College\n\n☆ Sai Zheng | Economics/Mathematics\, 2021 - Technology Consultant\, Ernst & Young\n \n\nYou should attend this session if you are:\n\n ◎ An LSA undergraduate \n ◎ Planning to live and/or work locally in New York City this summer\n ◎ A Fall ‘24/Winter ‘25 grad looking to learn more about what it’s currently like living/working in N.Y.C.\n\nWhat you will gain by attending:\n\n ◎ Develop necessary networking skills in a low-risk\, stress-free\, fun environment\n ◎ Build your social capital by growing your personal alum network before graduating from U-M\n ◎ Learn more about career paths you’re interested in from alums with first-hand experiences\n ◎ Make friends with local alums and student peers\n\nRSVP NOW to save your spot!\n\nDetails about the exact location of this event\, time and duration\, and a fuller list of alums attending will be emailed in the coming days to students who RSVP.\n\nPlease let us know how we can ensure that this event is inclusive to you.\nThe Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is designed to involve open networking with standing room and limited seating. More specific information to come. To request other accommodations please contact Päv at emailpav@umich.edu\, or call 734-763-4674 so we can make arrangements. Do not hesitate to let us know what accommodations or access needs we can help facilitate. UID:133664-21873363@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/133664 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alum Connections,Alumni,Lsa Opportunity Hub,Networking,Nyc,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250509T120333 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Buffalo Rose DESCRIPTION:“light\, delicate\, poised\, and calming” –American Songwriter\n\nBuffalo Rose is a charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh\, PA. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive\, meticulously arranged\, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in.\n\nBuffalo Rose's lineup of Lucy Clabby (vocals)\, Margot Jezerc (vocals)\, Bryce Rabideau (mandolin)\, Malcolm Inglis (dobro)\, Jason Rafalak (upright bass)\, and Shane McLaughlin (guitar\, vocals) pushes itself and each other far beyond their perceived limits and blends their diverse and atypical approach to songwriting with the desire to see how unique a song can get and still feel like home. They use powerful vocal harmonies\, strong playing\, and an original vision to operate at every possible emotional level and put on dynamic live shows that are unforgettable experiences. They go from up and moving to sad and sweet and back again\, bringing the entire audience along.\n​\nThis combination of artistry and enthusiasm makes Buffalo Rose one of the most vital and important groups working today. Rather than play the folk music of the past\, the band gleefully combines genres and ideas together to move acoustic music forward to a new\, contemporary place without ever losing sight of its roots. Fans of Lake Street Dive\, Nickel Creek\, and Punch Brothers will find much to like in this crew. Anyone seeking compelling new acoustic music needs to join Buffalo Rose in the future right now. UID:132646-21871497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132646 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T140629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T160000 SUMMARY:Other:KidSport Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:KidSport Summer Camps offers children ages 4-11 the opportunity to learn and play a variety of team sports\, individual sports\, team building games\, and other physical education activities in a non-competitive and fun sports environment. All children will have time in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and each afternoon\, Monday through Friday\, to work on water comfort. skills and safety. KidSport Inclusive is for all kids who do not require a high degree of personalized support to participate in large group activities. For more information and to register\, visit our website listed below. UID:135145-21876406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Camp,Children LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877941@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875222@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T111911 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Carlo Vitale Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Carlo Vitale is a distinguished Michigan-based artist whose vibrant contributions to the Detroit art scene have flourished since the 1970s. A native of Detroit\, Vitale's work is celebrated as part of the second generation of the Cass Corridor Art Movement\, Detroit’s first avante garde. His art draws inspiration from the sweeping vistas of farmland seen from above\, the intricate patterns of quilt-making\, the dynamic energy of cityscapes\, and the rich tapestry of daily life. Vitale eloquently characterizes his mesmerizing oil paintings and prints as “kinetic\, metaphysical abstractions\,” inviting viewers to engage with the depth and vitality of his creative vision.\n\nVitale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in Detroit. His work can be found in many collections including The Whitney Museum of Fine Art in New York\, The Detroit Institute of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, Wayne State University Collection\, University of Michigan Museum of Art and corporate\, hospital\, and private collections throughout the country. UID:134757-21874954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - NCRC Galleries CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21875455@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877443@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250718T162436 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T123000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Reconstruction\, simulation\, and analysis of large-scale neuronal connectivity of the mouse brain DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nRecent advances in spatial transcriptomics and connectomics are mapping out neurons in the mouse brain with increasing precision. However\, computational models have yet to fully leverage these data. This thesis presents multiple projects that bridge this gap by integrating multimodal data to analyze\, model\, and simulate large-scale neuronal dynamics in the mouse brain.\n\nFirst\, we introduce a network-generating algorithm that reconstructs microscopic brain connectivity by combining the molecular and spatial profile of neurons with mesoscopic projection data. A GPU-powered simulation platform is then constructed to simulate a computational model\, incorporating connectivity developed in conjunction with a detailed neuronal electrophysiology model.\n\nSecondly\, we validated the model by simulating the spatiotemporal dynamics of the mouse cortex in response to sensory stimuli\, successfully reproducing realistic patterns of cortical activity. Building on this\, we then examined the emergence of macroscopic traveling waves in the mouse cortex. The model successfully generated realistic traveling waves\, and we developed computational techniques to quantify their properties in the 3-D computational domain. We discovered that realistic connectivity promotes higher and more flexible macroscopic traveling waves compared to artificially constructed local or uniform networks. The level of macroscopic waves also depends non-monotonically on the coupling strength between neurons in the network and is most prominent during slow oscillations in the delta frequency band (0.5–4 Hz)\, which is an electrophysiological hallmark of sleep. Extending this work\, we also modeled how brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) induces synaptic changes in the cortical network that modulate local sleep activity. \n\nLastly\, with our experimental collaborators\, we developed an experimental-computational pipeline to map and analyze the most active neurons and networks in the mouse brain at different times of the day. Using activity-dependent genetic labeling\, light-sheet imaging\, machine learning segmentation\, and spatial transcriptomic matching\, we find distinct region- and layer-specific activation patterns of neurons in the mouse brain\, especially increased activity in layer 5 of the cortex during wakefulness. We also observe a dynamic shift in excitatory/inhibitory balance across the brain. We then defined a new computational method that introduces the \textit{active connectivity}\, which shows a reorganization of network hubs from subcortical to cortical regions during the wake period.\n\nTogether\, these studies contribute to the computational infrastructure that interfaces with multiscale\, multimodal data for next-level analysis\, modeling\, and simulation of the neuronal dynamics in the mouse brain. UID:136451-21878717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136451 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Dissertation,Graduate,Graduate Students,Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 1068 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T102029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS Spanish-language Programs Winter 2026 - Drop-in Advising DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor\, Juliana Mesa\, to ask questions about the CGIS Spanish-taught Winter 2026 program offerings\, the application process and timeline\, academics\, finances and other important considerations.These sessions are designed for students to ask questions. There will be no presentation.CGIS Spanish-taught Winter 2026 program offerings:- Advanced Spanish in Buenos Aires\, Argentina- Advanced Spanish and Culture in Granada\, Spain- Advanced Spanish and Culture in Madrid\, Spain- Liberal Arts in Santiago\, Chile UID:136028-21877709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136028 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250714T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025 DESCRIPTION:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative showcases the depth of artistic excellence and merit of contemporary art practices in Michigan and recognizes the creativity\, rigor and innovation of artists and collaboratives working in the region\, inspiring the next generations of artists in our state.\nIn the of fall of 2024\, Stamps Gallery announced an open call for artwork\, inviting emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Michigan working in all types of media to apply. \nA shortlist of three artists were selected by a prominent national panel of jurors: Juana Williams\, art curator and writer based in Detroit\, Michigan\; Melinda Zacher Ronayne\, former director of visual arts at the Interlochen Center for the Arts\; and Parisa Ghaderi\, assistant professor of graphic design at Shoreline Community College and winner of the 2023 Envision: Michigan Artist Initiative Award. \nMeet the shortlisted finalist artists for Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025:\nConor Fagan obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the spring of 2014. Among his many numerous awards and grants\, he has been one of twelve international artists selected to participate in The 31st annual International Symposium of Contemporary Art in Baie – Saint Paul\, Quebec\; a year-long artist in Residence at the Roswell artist-in-Residency in Roswell\, New Mexico\; and a featured artist at the 2020 Spring Break Art Show\, in New York\, New York. He has had solo shows with My Pet Ram and Gitler &\; in NYC\, and most recently has been featured and won an award at The 2025 Regional Show at the Dennos Museum and Cultural Center. He has works in numerous public collections including the Waterton - Global corporate collection\, the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Museum of Modern Art in Baei St Paul. His work has been collected privately both nationally and internationally. Currently\, he teaches and lives outside of Traverse City at Interlochen Arts Academy\, nestled among the trees\, rivers\, and lakes of northern Michigan.Katie Mongoven/上秋莲 is a Chinese American fiber artist from Washington\, DC\, based in Detroit\, MI. Her work investigates and fortifies the space between cultural dichotomies through multiple fiber processes. She received her BFA from the University of Michigan and MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, with the Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Student Award. She was a Roman J. Witt Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan\, a Windgate University Fellow at Arrowmont School of Arts &\; Crafts\, and the 2024 Barstow Artist-in-Residence at Central Michigan University. Other residencies attended include the California Institute of the Arts\, the University of Michigan\, Vermont Studio Center\, and forthcoming Stove Works (TN) in 2025. Solo and group exhibitions include Central Michigan University (MI)\, Playground Detroit (MI)\, Riffe Gallery (OH)\, and ROY G BIV Gallery (OH). She has public and corporate commissions at the Cranbrook Art Museum\, PayTile\, and Cross River Bank. Her work is held in public collections at Central Michigan University\, Summa Health\, and MetroHealth\, and in numerous private collections throughout the United States.Sara Nickleson is an artist\, curator\, and gallery director based in Detroit\, Michigan. She held the position of Senior Director at Library Street Collective gallery from 2016 to 2022. Prior to moving to Detroit\, Nickleson was the Head Curator and Director of Collections at the Design Exchange (DX) in Toronto\, Canada\, where she curated a number of internationally acclaimed exhibitions\, including This is Not a Toy\, The Politics of Fashion\, and 3DXL. Nickleson has written for a number of arts publications\, including exhibition catalogs (José Parlá: Polarities\; This is Not a Toy\; Coping Mechanisms\, Sam Durant: Iconoclasm) and artist monographs (Sam Friedman\, Tyrrell Winston). She has been a visiting curator and critic\, and was invited by the British Council to take part in their Design Connections symposium as part of London Design Week in 2015. Exhibitions of her artwork include a solo show at Louis Buhl &\; Co. (Detroit) as well as a number of group presentations. Nickleson received her BFA from the University of Windsor (Windsor\, Canada)\; a BID from the College for Creative Studies (Detroit\, MI)\; and an MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan.\nFrom June 26 through August 2\, 2025\, Fagan\, Mongoven\, and Nickleson will present their work in a group exhibition at Stamps Gallery\, with logistical and curatorial support from the Gallery's professional staff.\n2025 Envision Awardee Named\nAt the exhibition's opening reception on June 26\, the jury reconvened to select the Envision 2025 Award recipient\, awarding Sara Nickleson a $5\,000 prize.\nIn a statement about Nickleson's work\, the jury noted: “Sara Nickleson’s ambitious paintings boldly invite us to explore our relationship with the unknown. At a time when the world is deeply divided\, when diverse perspectives and experiences are being weaponized by fear\, Nickleson’s paintings meticulously build another world - one mark\, one brush stroke at a time. Layering colors and mark-making that draw on prehistoric forms and symbols\, Nickleson seeks a new futurity that acknowledges the losses\, and co-existence that build on our differences and commonalities. Sara has been consistently building her visual vocabulary and we are excited to see where she will go next.” \nEnvision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative is curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of Joe Rohrer. UID:129134-21862276@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129134 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T121507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Stamps Gallery: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Stop by Stamps Gallery to enjoy the Envision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative exhibition and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game! Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\nPlease note: Stamps Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.\, and until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Our exhibition is open June 26 through August 2\, 2025. UID:136016-21877692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250606T125546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Study Abroad Drop-in Advising Sessions: CGIS Spanish-taught Programs - Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:Join CGIS Advisor\, Juliana Mesa\, to ask questions about the CGIS Spanish-taught Winter 2026 program offerings\, the application process and timeline\, academics\, finances and other important considerations.\n\nThese sessions are designed for students to ask questions. There will be no presentation.\n\nCGIS Spanish-taught Winter 2026 program offerings:\n- Advanced Spanish in Buenos Aires\, Argentina\n- Advanced Spanish and Culture in Granada\, Spain\n- Advanced Spanish and Culture in Madrid\, Spain\n- Liberal Arts in Santiago\, Chile\n\nRegister in Sessions at Michigan: https://myumi.ch/Z28mb UID:135732-21877187@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135732 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,Argentina,Chile,Culture,Europe,global opportunities,International Education,internships,Language,Latin America,Romance Languages And Literatures,Spain,Spanish,Spanish Studies,study abroad LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T113230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:134875-21875610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250624T102322 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch DESCRIPTION:German Faculty Mary Gell and Silvia Grzeskowiak will offer \"Deutschtisch\" to students of German 232 (Summer 2025) and to all interested German speakers on campus. \"Deutschtisch\" will take place on Fridays from 12-12:45 p.m. in the Michigan League Courtyard Garden. \n\nIn case of rain\, the meeting will convene in Maizies. UID:136207-21878025@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:European,German,German Studies,Germanic Languages And Literatures,Germany,Humanities,International,Language LOCATION:Michigan League - Courtyard Garden CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260112T144046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T123000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Heartfulness Guided Meditation DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness Guided Meditation is a weekly\, drop-in program designed to help you Mental well-being. \n\nAll U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to participate in guided meditation practice with a trainer every Friday at noon over Zoom (details to join are provided below). No prior experience with meditation is required. \n\n*What will you learn?*\n\nThe guided meditation practice involves three simple steps: relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and meditation.\n\nRelaxation brings your body to a calm\, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level\, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow this with a rejuvenation method to detox the mind to let go of stress and complex emotions\, and will leave you feeling light and refreshed. Lastly\, learning to meditate by being mindful of your heart will connect you with yourself by listening to your heart’s voice. \n\n*Why Meditate?*\n\nWhile physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape\, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness. In addition to the measurable benefits mentally and physically\, many people benefit from an unquantifiable inner poise and harmony. \n\n*Please take Learn to Meditate session if you are new to the practice. These sessions are offered Monthly.* https://events.umich.edu/event/128708\n\n*Event Details*\n\nHeartfulness Guided Meditation \nFridays from 12-12:30 p.m. ET (except during university season days / holidays)\nJoin Via Zoom Meeting\nRegister to receive Passcode (see “Related links”\n\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by ITS Teaching & Learning and provided at no cost by heartfulness.org. UID:88544-21865100@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/88544 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Health & Wellness,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250618T144209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T160000 SUMMARY:Other:LSA Campus Visit for Prospective Transfer Students DESCRIPTION:Considering transferring to the University of Michigan? Interested in earning a degree in the humanities\, natural sciences\, or social sciences? Join us for a campus visit to learn more! \n\nThe campus visit includes: \n-a presentation with information on transfer credit\, financial aid\, and campus resources\n-an interactive workshop with Barger Leadership Institute to explore your personal leadership story\, engage in meaningful dialogue with your peers\, and consider how you can continue to intentionally grow as an authentic leader throughout your college experience\n-a campus tour with our Transfer Student Ambassadors\n-time to ask your specific questions to our full-time transfer staff and Transfer Student Ambassadors \n\nJoin us on Friday\, August 1 from 12:00-4:00 PM. Register with the link to claim your spot! UID:136147-21877966@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136147 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250715T092050 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T124500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MilliporeSigma Lunch and Learn DESCRIPTION:Join us for lunch and a presentation\, \"Bridging the Preclinical Gap with Organoid Models\,\" presented by MilliporeSigma. \n\nThe shift from traditional 2D to 3D cell culture marks a significant leap forward in biomedical research. 3D cell culture models\, such as organoids and spheroids\, provide closer to in vivo conditions\, giving more accurate and dynamic research models. \n\nDuring this seminar\, we will explore: \n\nLimitations of 2D cell cultures and benefits of 3D cell culture\n\nCritical decision points for establishing successful 3D cultures \n\nTools\, products\, services\, and practical tips for 3D cell culture implementation\n\nThis seminar aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to leverage 3D cell culture technologies in their research. \n\nPresented by Alisha Gawlik\, Ph.D.\, Biology Field Application Scientist\, MilliporeSigma. \n\nFor more information\, contact: Alisa Gawlik\, alisha.gawlik@milliporesigma.com\, or Wendy Robertson\, wendy.robertson@milliporesigma.com. \n\nLocation Information\n\nRooms 3813 & 3817 are located on the third floor of Med Sci II\, in the curved hallway near the lecture hall. Refer to this map (https://medschool.umich.edu/facility/medical-science-building-ii).\n\nPresented by the Research Store\, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities\, and a part of the Medical School Office of Research. Our mission is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the Michigan Medicine research community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact.\n\nMilliporeSigma is a leading supplier to the global Life Science industry with solutions and services for research\, biotechnology development and production\, and pharmaceutical drug therapy development and production. UID:136456-21878732@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136456 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Research,Research Core LOCATION:Medical Science Research Building 2 - Rooms 3813 & 3817 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21878664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T080307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. They are currently collaborating with a museum design firm on the final version of the exhibit\, which will debut in fall 2025. We invite you to check out what they've done so far.\n\nPresented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours: \nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:135958-21877568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T080307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research institution. A century later\, it was an abandoned building with an uncertain future. From cornerstone to keystone\, from the first director to the people who saved it from destruction\, explore the life of a historic observatory 170 years in the making.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is being developed by student docents at the Detroit Observatory. They are currently collaborating with a museum design firm on the final version of the exhibit\, which will debut in fall 2025. We invite you to check out what they've done so far.\n\nPresented by the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory\, part of the Bentley Historical Library.\n\n\"Watcher of the Sky\" is now on display at the Detroit Observatory (1398 Ann Street\, Ann Arbor\, 48109). View the exhibit during the Observatory's open hours: \nThursdays\, 12-5 pm\nFridays\, 12-5 pm UID:135958-21877657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,bentley historical library,bentley library,Education,educational,Exhibition,free,history,Museum,museums,Science,U-m History,university history,university of michigan history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T132030 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MHealthy Walk Your Way to Better Health DESCRIPTION:Walk your way to better healthWalking may not seem like much\, but done on a regular basis\, this mode of exercise can keep you going for a lifetime.  UID:135216-21876490@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135216 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878553@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T120005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T235959 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Midwest Taikai - Ep.17 DESCRIPTION:This will be an incredible weekend of training\, community\, and shared knowledge\, bringing together Bujinkan practitioners from across the Midwest and beyond. Whether you're a long-time practitioner or new to the art\, the Midwest Taikai is an event you won't want to miss!\nFor all the details — including the full instructor lineup\, schedule\, and more — check out our website.\n📍 Where: Michigan Union\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI \n📅 When: August 1-3\, 2025 \n🔗 https://www.michiganbujinkan.com/mwtk2025/\nIf there are financial barriers to paying the fee\, please don't hesitate to reach out and we can accommodate you. UID:132617-21871403@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132617 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250528T104719 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250801T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ani Mari Goes East Tour Opening Night w/ The North Ingalls Band DESCRIPTION:New Music!\n\nAlt-Americana singer-songwriter Ani Mari’s debut solo album\, girlfriend (produced by Erik Koskinen and Real-Phonic Records\, 2023)\, explores the ambiguities of coming of age in a beautifully precarious world. Across ten warmly combative tracks\, she fights for grace and connection amidst the anxieties\, desires\, heartbreaks\, and joie de vivre of being young in America’s heartland. Tracks like “Whitefish Bay” and “The Prettiest Things” echo the forests and waters of the Upper Peninsula and the bluegrass and folk influences Ani grew up immersed in\, while title track “Girlfriend” triangulates her current temperature somewhere between Liz Phair\, Waxahachee\, and Ratboys. Comparisons\, however\, always fall short. Compelling\, humming\, and hungry\, Ani’s indie-folk songwriting is 100% her own\, and definitely not to be missed.\n\nNorth Ingalls is a seven-piece indie folk-groove sound. All members of the band hail from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and met through the School of Music. The original music of North Ingalls is a vibrant patchwork of seven unique individual sounds\, each coming together to celebrate and reflect their personal experiences. The band has gained a devoted following for its deeply honest and detailed narrative lyrics\, brought to life by their emotionally raw vocals and rich\, full-bodied sound. UID:135120-21876331@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135120 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T120005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T235959 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Midwest Taikai - Ep.17 DESCRIPTION:This will be an incredible weekend of training\, community\, and shared knowledge\, bringing together Bujinkan practitioners from across the Midwest and beyond. Whether you're a long-time practitioner or new to the art\, the Midwest Taikai is an event you won't want to miss!\nFor all the details — including the full instructor lineup\, schedule\, and more — check out our website.\n📍 Where: Michigan Union\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI \n📅 When: August 1-3\, 2025 \n🔗 https://www.michiganbujinkan.com/mwtk2025/\nIf there are financial barriers to paying the fee\, please don't hesitate to reach out and we can accommodate you. UID:132617-21871404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132617 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877942@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250701T150406 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T120000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Free Mouthguard Clinic DESCRIPTION:For local student athletes who need a sports mouthguard for the fall season\, the U-M School of Dentistry will be holding a special clinic session on Saturday\, August 2. Students (ages 6 to 25) will receive a free\, custom-fit sports mouthguard. Follow link to sign-up. \nEvent location:\nU-M School of Dentistry\n1011 N. University Ave (enter at 201 Fletcher St.)\nAnn Arbor\, MI 48109 UID:136302-21878420@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136302 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rec Sports LOCATION:Dental & W.K. Kellogg Institute - Clinic Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875223@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877444@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250714T181505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025 DESCRIPTION:Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative showcases the depth of artistic excellence and merit of contemporary art practices in Michigan and recognizes the creativity\, rigor and innovation of artists and collaboratives working in the region\, inspiring the next generations of artists in our state.\nIn the of fall of 2024\, Stamps Gallery announced an open call for artwork\, inviting emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Michigan working in all types of media to apply. \nA shortlist of three artists were selected by a prominent national panel of jurors: Juana Williams\, art curator and writer based in Detroit\, Michigan\; Melinda Zacher Ronayne\, former director of visual arts at the Interlochen Center for the Arts\; and Parisa Ghaderi\, assistant professor of graphic design at Shoreline Community College and winner of the 2023 Envision: Michigan Artist Initiative Award. \nMeet the shortlisted finalist artists for Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2025:\nConor Fagan obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the spring of 2014. Among his many numerous awards and grants\, he has been one of twelve international artists selected to participate in The 31st annual International Symposium of Contemporary Art in Baie – Saint Paul\, Quebec\; a year-long artist in Residence at the Roswell artist-in-Residency in Roswell\, New Mexico\; and a featured artist at the 2020 Spring Break Art Show\, in New York\, New York. He has had solo shows with My Pet Ram and Gitler &\; in NYC\, and most recently has been featured and won an award at The 2025 Regional Show at the Dennos Museum and Cultural Center. He has works in numerous public collections including the Waterton - Global corporate collection\, the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Museum of Modern Art in Baei St Paul. His work has been collected privately both nationally and internationally. Currently\, he teaches and lives outside of Traverse City at Interlochen Arts Academy\, nestled among the trees\, rivers\, and lakes of northern Michigan.Katie Mongoven/上秋莲 is a Chinese American fiber artist from Washington\, DC\, based in Detroit\, MI. Her work investigates and fortifies the space between cultural dichotomies through multiple fiber processes. She received her BFA from the University of Michigan and MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art\, with the Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Student Award. She was a Roman J. Witt Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan\, a Windgate University Fellow at Arrowmont School of Arts &\; Crafts\, and the 2024 Barstow Artist-in-Residence at Central Michigan University. Other residencies attended include the California Institute of the Arts\, the University of Michigan\, Vermont Studio Center\, and forthcoming Stove Works (TN) in 2025. Solo and group exhibitions include Central Michigan University (MI)\, Playground Detroit (MI)\, Riffe Gallery (OH)\, and ROY G BIV Gallery (OH). She has public and corporate commissions at the Cranbrook Art Museum\, PayTile\, and Cross River Bank. Her work is held in public collections at Central Michigan University\, Summa Health\, and MetroHealth\, and in numerous private collections throughout the United States.Sara Nickleson is an artist\, curator\, and gallery director based in Detroit\, Michigan. She held the position of Senior Director at Library Street Collective gallery from 2016 to 2022. Prior to moving to Detroit\, Nickleson was the Head Curator and Director of Collections at the Design Exchange (DX) in Toronto\, Canada\, where she curated a number of internationally acclaimed exhibitions\, including This is Not a Toy\, The Politics of Fashion\, and 3DXL. Nickleson has written for a number of arts publications\, including exhibition catalogs (José Parlá: Polarities\; This is Not a Toy\; Coping Mechanisms\, Sam Durant: Iconoclasm) and artist monographs (Sam Friedman\, Tyrrell Winston). She has been a visiting curator and critic\, and was invited by the British Council to take part in their Design Connections symposium as part of London Design Week in 2015. Exhibitions of her artwork include a solo show at Louis Buhl &\; Co. (Detroit) as well as a number of group presentations. Nickleson received her BFA from the University of Windsor (Windsor\, Canada)\; a BID from the College for Creative Studies (Detroit\, MI)\; and an MFA in Painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills\, Michigan.\nFrom June 26 through August 2\, 2025\, Fagan\, Mongoven\, and Nickleson will present their work in a group exhibition at Stamps Gallery\, with logistical and curatorial support from the Gallery's professional staff.\n2025 Envision Awardee Named\nAt the exhibition's opening reception on June 26\, the jury reconvened to select the Envision 2025 Award recipient\, awarding Sara Nickleson a $5\,000 prize.\nIn a statement about Nickleson's work\, the jury noted: “Sara Nickleson’s ambitious paintings boldly invite us to explore our relationship with the unknown. At a time when the world is deeply divided\, when diverse perspectives and experiences are being weaponized by fear\, Nickleson’s paintings meticulously build another world - one mark\, one brush stroke at a time. Layering colors and mark-making that draw on prehistoric forms and symbols\, Nickleson seeks a new futurity that acknowledges the losses\, and co-existence that build on our differences and commonalities. Sara has been consistently building her visual vocabulary and we are excited to see where she will go next.” \nEnvision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative is curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of Joe Rohrer. UID:129134-21862277@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129134 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T121507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T170000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Stamps Gallery: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Stop by Stamps Gallery to enjoy the Envision: The 2025 Michigan Artist Initiative exhibition and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game! Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\nPlease note: Stamps Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday\, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.\, and until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Our exhibition is open June 26 through August 2\, 2025. UID:136016-21877693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T105203 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Read and Look | The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey’s “Read and Look” program is a great first trip to the museum—providing visitors with opportunities to explore past and present cultures and connect with others. This event is free and open to everyone\, but it is intended for children ages 4–8.\n\nThis month’s book is *The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family*—a vividly illustrated tale about resilience and sibling love—written by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. Young Faizah\, excited for the first day of school with her new backpack and light-up shoes\, is especially thrilled because it’s her older sister Asiya’s first day of hijab. However\, not everyone views Asiya’s beautiful blue hijab with the same admiration. After overhearing negative comments from Asiya’s classmates\, Faizah learns to find strength and pride in her sister’s journey. Paired with artwork by illustrator Hatem Aly\, this story highlights the importance of embracing new experiences and celebrating one’s identity.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:136418-21878644@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136418 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Children,Family,Free,Museum,Storytelling LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21878665@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250802T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250801T120005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T180000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Midwest Taikai - Ep.17 DESCRIPTION:This will be an incredible weekend of training\, community\, and shared knowledge\, bringing together Bujinkan practitioners from across the Midwest and beyond. Whether you're a long-time practitioner or new to the art\, the Midwest Taikai is an event you won't want to miss!\nFor all the details — including the full instructor lineup\, schedule\, and more — check out our website.\n📍 Where: Michigan Union\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI \n📅 When: August 1-3\, 2025 \n🔗 https://www.michiganbujinkan.com/mwtk2025/\nIf there are financial barriers to paying the fee\, please don't hesitate to reach out and we can accommodate you. UID:132617-21871405@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132617 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877943@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875224@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877445@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877828@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240130T121551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n  UID:84303-21621664@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,European,Exhibition,History,Museum,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21878666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878570@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250603T110735 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250803T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Allison Lupton Band DESCRIPTION:Allison Lupton hails from the heart of rural Ontario\, Canada where her love for music took root in church choirs and local sessions. From playing for community dances to soloing with orchestras\, Allison has found her voice as a singer-songwriter and flutist after more than a quarter century performing in Canada and abroad. Along the way Allison has received accolades from international press as well as her peers at home winning Folk Music Ontario's \"Songs From The Heart\" and multiple Canadian Folk Music Award nominations including “Traditional Singer of the Year”.\n\nAllison is now touring her album “Words of Love” joined by Canadian and US Grand National fiddle champion Shane Cook and CFMA Solo Instrumental Artist of the Year and Canadian Grand Master Step Dance champion Kyle Waymouth. Live shows confirm the depth of talent in a glorious mix of beautiful story songs\, electrifying fiddle tunes and dazzling step dance united by the trio’s warm and frequently humourous stage presence. Woven through performances are Allison’s original songs which fit so perfectly into the treasury of folk music that they could easily be mistaken for traditional numbers. \n\nAllison and her trio carry audiences away to another time then dance them home again. UID:135962-21877581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135962 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T140629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T160000 SUMMARY:Other:KidSport Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:KidSport Summer Camps offers children ages 4-11 the opportunity to learn and play a variety of team sports\, individual sports\, team building games\, and other physical education activities in a non-competitive and fun sports environment. All children will have time in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and each afternoon\, Monday through Friday\, to work on water comfort. skills and safety. KidSport Inclusive is for all kids who do not require a high degree of personalized support to participate in large group activities. For more information and to register\, visit our website listed below. UID:135145-21876409@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Camp,Children LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877944@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875225@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T111911 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Carlo Vitale Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Carlo Vitale is a distinguished Michigan-based artist whose vibrant contributions to the Detroit art scene have flourished since the 1970s. A native of Detroit\, Vitale's work is celebrated as part of the second generation of the Cass Corridor Art Movement\, Detroit’s first avante garde. His art draws inspiration from the sweeping vistas of farmland seen from above\, the intricate patterns of quilt-making\, the dynamic energy of cityscapes\, and the rich tapestry of daily life. Vitale eloquently characterizes his mesmerizing oil paintings and prints as “kinetic\, metaphysical abstractions\,” inviting viewers to engage with the depth and vitality of his creative vision.\n\nVitale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in Detroit. His work can be found in many collections including The Whitney Museum of Fine Art in New York\, The Detroit Institute of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, Wayne State University Collection\, University of Michigan Museum of Art and corporate\, hospital\, and private collections throughout the country. UID:134757-21874957@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - NCRC Galleries CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21875458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250701T165646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern DESCRIPTION:Fifteen linocuts\, each representing an article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, show artist Meredith Stern's interpretation of these articles. \n\nOriginally drafted in 1948 by representatives from across the globe\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines 30 rights that the United Nations General Assembly asserts should be protected worldwide. This declaration has been translated into 500 languages. \n\nIn 2017\, the Joseph A. Labadie Collection acquired one of only 28 printed sets of Stern's linocuts. To see the complete set of 30 linocuts\, request this item from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection (https://myumi.ch/4mJJd) for viewing in the Special Collections Research Center.\n\nView the exhibit Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm. UID:136306-21878426@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136306 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T113230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:134875-21875613@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250728T095902 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Gupta Values Scholarship Application Workshop DESCRIPTION:Are you a Rackham student interested in becoming a Gupta Values Scholar and taking part in an unforgettable weekend in Washington\, D.C.? Join us for an interactive application workshop to learn more about the program and help you submit a standout application!Hear from scholarship reviewers\, past scholars\, and the program's visionaries and donors\, Margaret and Shashi Gupta with the Gupta Family Foundation. Learn what it means to be a Gupta Values Scholar\, get insider tips for your application\, and explore the highlights of the D.C. weekend. This virtual session offers everything you need to know and a chance to get your questions answered. UID:136432-21878658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136432 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250731T125541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad School 101: Financial Aid and Scholarships for Master's Students DESCRIPTION:Learn what types of financial aid and scholarships are available from Rackham and how they may impact your financial aid during graduate school. UID:135920-21877511@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135920 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250721T103912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Christopher R. Bingham - Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:Please join Christopher R. Bingham for their dissertation defense titled \"Conformational Modulation and Selective Inhibition of c-Src Kinase\".\n\n*Date:* Monday\, August 4\, 2025\n*Time:* 1:30 p.m.\n*Where:* Room 1706\, Chemistry Building UID:136557-21878844@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136557 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250723T110829 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Study Abroad Drop-in Advising Sessions: CGIS: Barcelona Programs (UPF & UAB) - Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come join us to learn more about CGIS: University Study in Spain at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and CGIS: Multidisciplinary Studies at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona\, Spain (UPF).\n\nJoin CGIS Advisor\, Cierra Murphy\, alongside a staff member from the provider\, Barcelona SAE\, to ask questions about Winter 2026\, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona\, Universitat Pompeu Fabra\, the application process and timeline\, academics\, finances and other important considerations.\n\nThese sessions are designed for students to ask questions. There will be no presentation.\n\nRegister on Sessions at Michigan: https://myumi.ch/qZR6D UID:136459-21878735@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136459 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Abroad,English-taught,Europe,global,global opportunities,Information Session,Sessions,Spain,study abroad LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250728T152555 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Stamps Virtual Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual\, hour-long info session on undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, including a presentation and Q&A with current students and the admissions team. Info session times are Eastern US.\nVisit our Admissions Events page to learn more about additional upcoming events. UID:136000-21877641@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136000 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250612T151717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T200000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Joint Statistical Meetings Alumni Reception DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)\, Michigan Statistics cordially invites you to join us for a reception during the conference.\n\nThe LSA Department of Statistics is inviting all of its community members\, including alumni\, faculty\, and students\, to join us! See below for details.\n\nDate: Monday\, August 4\, 2025\n\nTime: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM\n\nLocation: Omni Nashville Hotel (Cumberland 6) UID:136104-21877853@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136104 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Reception,statistics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Omni Nashville Hotel, Cumberland 6 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250613T162529 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Davy Knowles DESCRIPTION:“He’s definitely the gunslinger guitarist of the 21st century” –Peter Frampton\n\nWhether playing mandolin\, national steel\, or screaming electric guitar\, Davy Knowles has an unmistakable style. Since bursting onto the scene with his band Back Door Slam’s critically acclaimed album “Roll Away” in 2007\, Davy’s star has only risen. His sophomore release “Coming Up For Air'' was produced by the legendary Peter Frampton\, with subsequent tours seeing him supporting and sharing the stage with acts such as Jeff Beck\, The Who\, Brian Setzer\, and George Thorogood.\n\nKnowles has several top-5 Billboard Blues charting albums under his belt\, high profile TV appearances (Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS Good Morning America among others)\, and has been praised with high accolades from heroes and press alike.\n\nWhether spending an evening onstage armed with just an acoustic guitar\, or wielding his well worn and trusty Telecaster while fronting his blues/rock trio - and at any point in between the two - Davy Knowles is a versatile and formidable songwriter and musician. UID:136040-21877718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T140629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T160000 SUMMARY:Other:KidSport Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:KidSport Summer Camps offers children ages 4-11 the opportunity to learn and play a variety of team sports\, individual sports\, team building games\, and other physical education activities in a non-competitive and fun sports environment. All children will have time in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and each afternoon\, Monday through Friday\, to work on water comfort. skills and safety. KidSport Inclusive is for all kids who do not require a high degree of personalized support to participate in large group activities. For more information and to register\, visit our website listed below. UID:135145-21876410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Camp,Children LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877945@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875226@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T111911 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Carlo Vitale Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Carlo Vitale is a distinguished Michigan-based artist whose vibrant contributions to the Detroit art scene have flourished since the 1970s. A native of Detroit\, Vitale's work is celebrated as part of the second generation of the Cass Corridor Art Movement\, Detroit’s first avante garde. His art draws inspiration from the sweeping vistas of farmland seen from above\, the intricate patterns of quilt-making\, the dynamic energy of cityscapes\, and the rich tapestry of daily life. Vitale eloquently characterizes his mesmerizing oil paintings and prints as “kinetic\, metaphysical abstractions\,” inviting viewers to engage with the depth and vitality of his creative vision.\n\nVitale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in Detroit. His work can be found in many collections including The Whitney Museum of Fine Art in New York\, The Detroit Institute of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, Wayne State University Collection\, University of Michigan Museum of Art and corporate\, hospital\, and private collections throughout the country. UID:134757-21874958@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - NCRC Galleries CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21875459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250701T165646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern DESCRIPTION:Fifteen linocuts\, each representing an article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, show artist Meredith Stern's interpretation of these articles. \n\nOriginally drafted in 1948 by representatives from across the globe\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines 30 rights that the United Nations General Assembly asserts should be protected worldwide. This declaration has been translated into 500 languages. \n\nIn 2017\, the Joseph A. Labadie Collection acquired one of only 28 printed sets of Stern's linocuts. To see the complete set of 30 linocuts\, request this item from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection (https://myumi.ch/4mJJd) for viewing in the Special Collections Research Center.\n\nView the exhibit Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm. UID:136306-21878427@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136306 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250513T122307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Tuesdays DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID:94181215786)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98659357324) UID:117253-21865842@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117253 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Machine Learning,Social Science,Social Sciences LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877447@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250722T161639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T120000 SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:CGIS: Drop-In Advising for UK Study Abroad Programs for Winter 2026 DESCRIPTION:This virtual Drop-In Advising is an opportunity for students to ask questions about the various study abroad programs in the UK offered by CGIS for the Winter 2026 term. You may sign up for as many of the Drop-In Sessions as you would like. Please feel free to join the Zoom meeting at any time within the allotted hour. UID:136588-21878885@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136588 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Study Abroad,Travel,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250805T112038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:2025 Canvas Admin Summit DESCRIPTION:Canvas Admin SummitITS Teaching & Learning invites all Canvas sub-account Admins and instructional support staff to join us for the Canvas Admin Summit and Appreciation Luncheon \nWhenAug 5\, 2025\, 12pm - 4pm \nWhereKipke Conference Center1239 Kipke Drive \n\nPlease note this is an in-person event. Lunch and treats will be served. \nA variety of Canvas-related topics will be discussed.Canvas swag will be available.\nAlthough this event is tailored for Canvas sub-account admins and instructional support staff\, all staff and faculty with an interest in Canvas are welcome to attend.\n UID:136277-21878385@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T113230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:134875-21875614@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T103514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness UID:128708-21865127@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21878668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T143705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad School 101: Research-Based Strategies for Master’s Students to Combat Impostor Phenomenon DESCRIPTION:Have you ever succeeded at an academic task even though you were convinced that you wouldn't do well? Do you dread others evaluating your work or avoid opportunities for critical feedback? Do you have trouble accepting praise or acknowledging your accomplishments? Do you worry about being exposed as an academic fraud? Have you ever questioned whether you belong at Michigan? Thoughts such as these are hallmarks of impostor thinking and are more common among graduate students than you realize. However\, they don't have to overshadow your academic and professional journey.Join us for this interactive\, two-hour workshop\, during which we will share insights from impostorism scholarship and provide research-based strategies for combating your impostor thoughts and feelings.\n\nBy the end of this workshop\, you will be able to: Define impostorism and highlight the variety of ways individuals and groups are most impacted.Discuss individual\, system\, and institution level factors that contribute to impostorism\; Recognize maladaptive thought patterns and coping strategies that exacerbate impostor experiences\; Access tools and strategies to help interrupt your impostor cycle (all participants will receive a digital strategies workbook).\n\nThis workshop is designed for University of Michigan master's students. For faculty\, staff\, Ph.D. students\, and postdoctoral fellows\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance. UID:135927-21877518@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878530@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250722T203704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Webinar: Aquatic Acoustics: Listening to Fish in the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve DESCRIPTION:The Hudson River Estuary supports a wide range of fish\, including a number of migratory and endangered species. Advances in marine ecosystem technologies\, which include the use of passive acoustic monitoring\, have enabled the Hudson River Reserve to address critical management challenges including understanding how fish species use the estuary\, monitoring species population dynamics of protected and endangered animals\, and creating engaging communication tools that inspire public stewardship of key fish species. The management of key fish within the estuary is a priority for the Hudson River Reserve\; data deficiencies and critical questions remain for several key species\, particularly related to spatial\, temporal and seasonal patterns of habitat use. To address these needs\, this collaborative research project implemented a passive acoustic monitoring approach that targeted these information gaps within the reserve sites and adjacent estuarine habitats. \n\nIn this webinar\, members of the project team will share findings\, including characterization of a diverse range of soundscapes across latitudinal and salinity gradients along the Hudson River\, and comparisons of sounds from tributary and wetland habitats to those of the main channel of the river. They will also discuss their collaborative approach and how the project has strengthened relationships among regional partners\, students\, and intended users. UID:136597-21878897@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136597 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T143849 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad School 101: Financial Aid and Scholarships for Ph.D. Students DESCRIPTION:Learn what types of financial aid and scholarships are available from Rackham and how they may impact your financial aid during graduate school. UID:135921-21877512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250515T101126 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250805T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Boxing Banjo DESCRIPTION:High octane folk\n\nHailing from the picturesque
west coast of Ireland\,
Boxing Banjo have quickly
become one of the most
respected Irish music acts.
Comprising four of the most
accomplished Irish
musicians\, brothers
Darragh and Mícheál Healy
along with Joseph McNulty
and Cillian King have
amassed in excess of 20
Irish Championship titles on
various instruments in traditional Irish music and singing along with 4 World bodhrán titles.\n\nHaving made their debut in the USA in 2019\, they have acquired a legion of devoted followers who have been spellbound by their energy\, charisma and musicianship. Described by the Irish Echo as “complete naturals on stage”\, their live shows exude a feel-good factor which persuades the inner dancer and vocalist in every audience member. UID:135643-21877029@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135643 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T140629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T160000 SUMMARY:Other:KidSport Summer Camp DESCRIPTION:KidSport Summer Camps offers children ages 4-11 the opportunity to learn and play a variety of team sports\, individual sports\, team building games\, and other physical education activities in a non-competitive and fun sports environment. All children will have time in the pool on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and each afternoon\, Monday through Friday\, to work on water comfort. skills and safety. KidSport Inclusive is for all kids who do not require a high degree of personalized support to participate in large group activities. For more information and to register\, visit our website listed below. UID:135145-21876411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Camp,Children LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250708T194743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T220000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Michigan League: AADL Summer Game DESCRIPTION:Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League\, home to cool study spaces\, Maizie's Kitchen & Market\, water-bottle refill stations\, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor)\, and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team\, a group of students who help undergrads & grads find the spaces\, places\, and people they need on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\n*Stop by and find the code for the Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game\; (1) first location by the Main Floor Lobby\, on the bulletin board near the Info Desk\; (2) second location right inside the South Entrance doors near the accessibility door panel! (This is the entrance for the Mendelssohn Theater. nearest Rackham.)* Participants enrolled in the Summer Game can redeem those codes for points\, badges\, and prizes awarded by the AADL. For Summer Game information and registration\, visit play.aadl.org.\n\nKnow before you go\, especially over holiday weekends and during Art Fair! Check the League's building hours at uunions.umich.edu/league/ or use the Related Links on this page. UID:136138-21877946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Games,Outdoors LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250408T135629 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color DESCRIPTION:We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory\, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections\, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript\, practical color manuals of the industrial age\, contemporary artists’ and children’s books\, and more from our vast holdings. \n\nRainbows have captivated people for all of recorded history. It’s hard not to think of them as physical objects\, but they are really just distorted images of the sun\, positioned around the viewer’s head. They require someone to perceive them to exist\, and thus have much in common with colors and color theory in general. And\, like colors\, they are about relationships: of one color next to another\, and of colors and the people who see them. The rainbow has had many different cultural interpretations over the years\, and most recently has become synonymous with gay pride\, appearing all over each June.\n\nHatcher Gallery Exhibit Room Hours:\nSunday\, 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday\, 9am-8pm\nFriday\, 9am-4pm\nSaturday\, 11am-5pm UID:134798-21875227@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250407T111911 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Carlo Vitale Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Carlo Vitale is a distinguished Michigan-based artist whose vibrant contributions to the Detroit art scene have flourished since the 1970s. A native of Detroit\, Vitale's work is celebrated as part of the second generation of the Cass Corridor Art Movement\, Detroit’s first avante garde. His art draws inspiration from the sweeping vistas of farmland seen from above\, the intricate patterns of quilt-making\, the dynamic energy of cityscapes\, and the rich tapestry of daily life. Vitale eloquently characterizes his mesmerizing oil paintings and prints as “kinetic\, metaphysical abstractions\,” inviting viewers to engage with the depth and vitality of his creative vision.\n\nVitale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in Detroit. His work can be found in many collections including The Whitney Museum of Fine Art in New York\, The Detroit Institute of Art\, Cranbrook Art Museum\, Wayne State University Collection\, University of Michigan Museum of Art and corporate\, hospital\, and private collections throughout the country. UID:134757-21874959@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Free,Humanities,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - NCRC Galleries CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21875460@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250701T165646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern DESCRIPTION:Fifteen linocuts\, each representing an article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, show artist Meredith Stern's interpretation of these articles. \n\nOriginally drafted in 1948 by representatives from across the globe\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines 30 rights that the United Nations General Assembly asserts should be protected worldwide. This declaration has been translated into 500 languages. \n\nIn 2017\, the Joseph A. Labadie Collection acquired one of only 28 printed sets of Stern's linocuts. To see the complete set of 30 linocuts\, request this item from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection (https://myumi.ch/4mJJd) for viewing in the Special Collections Research Center.\n\nView the exhibit Monday-Friday\, 9am-4:30pm. UID:136306-21878428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136306 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250529T110505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Beyond Survival DESCRIPTION:Join us for Beyond Survival\, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. \n\nThe pieces span nearly 30 years\, many of them having been featured in our Annual Exhibition.\n\n\"Through drawings\, paintings\, and sculptures made with simple materials\, artists expose the harsh realities of incarceration while imagining life beyond prison. These works reveal a longing for home and family\, joy and beauty\, connections to nature\, flights of the imagination\, and journeys toward freedom—acts of creation made despite and in direct response to carceral conditions.\" UID:135894-21877448@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135894 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,Exhibition,Incarceration LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Graphics Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250728T091602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T110000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Jennalise Ellis - Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:Please join Jennalise Ellis for their dissertation defense titled \"Bivalent and Allosteric Inhibitors of Abl and Src Kinase\".\n\n*Date:* Wednesday\, August 6\, 2025\n*Time:* 10:00 a.m.\n*Where:* Room 1640\, Chemistry Building\n\nZoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/6737455421\nPasscode: kinase UID:136693-21879024@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136693 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1640 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - Introduction to Text Analysis DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Text Analysis\nJuly 21-24\, 2025\n10:00am-11:30am EDT (M-Th)\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nIn this two-week course\, students will learn a variety of natural language processing methods for analyzing and extracting meaning from text data. The course will start with an introduction to text data\, including text preprocessing and exploratory methods. The topics that follow will include machine learning models used for topic modeling\, clustering\, classification\, sentiment analysis\, and word embeddings. Students will also be introduced to web scraping. Considerations to both long and short texts of various subject matter. Class examples will be demonstrated primarily in R. This course assumes a bachelors-level background in Statistics or related field and knowledge of R or Python\; no prior knowledge of text analysis is assumed.\n\nRobyn Ferg is a senior statistician at Westat. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on developing methods for extracting insights from social media data. She has taught graduate and short courses at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (University of Maryland) and given talks on text analysis at the Census Bureau\, University of Maryland\, University of Michigan\, Michigan State University\, and several national and international conferences. She has published original research on this topic in several peer reviewed journals. She has a PhD in Statistics from the University of Michigan.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe 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. 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. UID:136087-21877831@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250728T090705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T133000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Vaidehi Shastri - Dissertation Defense DESCRIPTION:Please join Vaidehi Shastri for their dissertation defense titled \"Synthetic and thermodynamic insights for designing degradable polymers\".\n\n*Date:* Wednesday\, August 6\, 2025\n*Time:* 11:30 a.m.\n*Where:* Room 1706\, Chemistry Building\n\nZoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97507691301 UID:136691-21879022@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136691 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1706 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250421T113230 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Bloody Work: Lexington and Concord 1775 DESCRIPTION:The William L. Clements Library is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition in recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the military hostilities that began the American Revolutionary War. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are firmly established in American memory as the culmination of a range of governmental\, political\, economic\, and social tensions that amplified in the decade leading up to 1775. In this exhibit\, visitors will have the opportunity to see original historical manuscript letters\, documents\, newspapers\, and artwork that reveal aspects of the bloody work of Empire and individual alike in April 1775.\n\nAmong the items on display will be Commander in Chief of the British Army\, General Thomas Gage's draft orders for the Concord Expedition\, April 18\, 1775\; a bundle of letters collected by former Sons of Liberty supporter Dr. Benjamin Church\, which he secretly turned over to British Army intelligence\; letters by Silas Deane\, John Hancock\, and Rachel Revere\; and much more.\n\nOpen weekdays from 12-4 pm. UID:134875-21875615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american culture,american history,Americana,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Exhibition,Free,history,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T103514 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T130000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Learn to Meditate in 3 days DESCRIPTION:Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation\, rejuvenation\, and inner connect in just three session.\n\nMeditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout\, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60\,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration\, heightened awareness\, and presence in the moment\, allowing a shift from thinking to feeling. Meditation also leads to a deeper state of relaxation\, regulating the stress response and promoting numerous health benefits.\n\nThe session will be guided by a trainer via Zoom meeting for all 3 days from noon to 1 p.m. All U-M students\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to join at no cost. No prior experience with meditation is required.\n\nEvent Details\n*When: Every month for 3 days (attending all 3 sessions is recommended)*\n\nThe session is Remote over Zoom and upon registration you will have the Zoom MeetingId and Passcode\nSee Related Links for registration\n\nThis wellness program is coordinated by Information Technology and Services (ITS) Teaching & Learning\, and is provided at no cost by heartfulness.org.\n\nJoin the MCommunity group for email updates – Meditation for wellness UID:128708-21865144@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/128708 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual,Well-being LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T162329 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T123000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:121866-21878669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,museums,natural history museum LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250605T143813 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Grad School 101: Research-Based Strategies for Ph.D. Students to Combat Impostor Phenomenon DESCRIPTION:Have you ever succeeded at an academic task even though you were convinced that you wouldn't do well? Do you dread others evaluating your work or avoid opportunities for critical feedback? Do you have trouble accepting praise or acknowledging your accomplishments? Do you worry about being exposed as an academic fraud? Have you ever questioned whether you belong at Michigan? Thoughts such as these are hallmarks of impostor thinking and are more common among graduate students than you realize. However\, they don't have to overshadow your academic and professional journey.Join us for this interactive\, two-hour workshop\, during which we will share insights from impostorism scholarship and provide research-based strategies for combating your impostor thoughts and feelings.\n\nBy the end of this workshop\, you will be able to: Define impostorism and highlight the variety of ways individuals and groups are most impacted\; Discuss individual\, system\, and institution level factors that contribute to impostorism\; Recognize maladaptive thought patterns and coping strategies that exacerbate impostor experiences\; Access tools and strategies to help interrupt your impostor cycle (all participants will receive a digital strategies workbook).\n\nThis workshop is designed for University of Michigan Ph.D. students. For faculty\, staff\, master’s students\, and postdoctoral fellows\, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance. UID:135928-21877519@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135928 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Rgs Events,Rgs-events,Sessions LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250102T120705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CoderSpaces - Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Are you grappling with a piece of code\, trying to compute on a cluster\, or just getting started with a new method such as machine learning? Then we might have just the right space for you.\n\nAll members of the U-M community are invited to join our weekly virtual CoderSpaces to get research support and connect with others.\n\nTuesdays\, 9:30-11 a.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID:94181215786)\nWednesdays\, 1:30-3 p.m. ET\, via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98659357324) UID:117252-21865895@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/117252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Curation,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Information and Technology,Machine Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T143000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21878538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250303T063132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T170000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:POSTPONED - Date/Time TBD - The Truth About NSA: Answers to Your FAQ DESCRIPTION:As an intelligence agency that solves critical national security challenges\, NSA is always going to maintain that certain air of mystery. However\, here’s something we really want you to know – we offeramazing career and internship opportunities. Join us for this NSA in Focus session where we answer your questions about how and why you should joinour team. We’ll address the hiring process\, benefits\, culture and more. UID:129712-21864342@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/129712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T180242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T213000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Lesson and Social Dance DESCRIPTION:WHAT:\nSwing Ann Arbor hosts a beginner drop-in lesson and social dance every Wednesday! No partner or experience needed. You do not need to be a student of the University of Michigan to attend. Just bring yourself and some comfy shoes! We have rotating teachers and lesson material\, so come back each week to learn something new!\n\nWHEN:\nBeginner Lesson 6:30-7:30pm\nSocial Dance 7:30-9:30pm\n\nWHERE:\nMichigan League\, Vandenberg Room\n\nCOST:\nAdmission to beginner drop-in lesson: FREE!\nAdmission to social dance: $5 or FREE if you take the beginner drop-in lesson\n\nVOLUNTEER:\nHelp us run the front desk here! You get free admission and $5 in Swing Ann Arbor credit!\nhttps://docs.google.com/.../1n_vbr3.../edit... UID:136966-21879378@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136966 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League, Vandenberg Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T180005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Bujinkan Budo Training Session DESCRIPTION:During the Spring/Summer 2025 semester\, Bujinkan Budo Club training will be held on Wednesdays from 19:00 - 21:00 (7-9pm) at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) in Room MPR B. If you are interested in trying out a class\, please send a message through Maize Pages or an email to michiganbujinkan@gmail.com. \n--\nFor more information\, email us at michiganbujinkan@gmail.com or checkout our website\, which also includes a training schedule! UID:135727-21877182@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135727 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Intramural Sports Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250729T115934 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Almost Acoustic Duo DESCRIPTION:Two Americana music veterans and longtime friends share the stage\n\nWhen Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore made the album Downey To Lubbock together in 2018\, they wrote the title track as a sort of mission statement. “I know someday this old highway’s gonna come to an end\,” Alvin sings near the song’s conclusion. Gilmore answers: “But I know when it does you’re going to be my friend.”\n\nSix years later\, they’re serving notice that the old highway hasn’t ended yet. “We’re still standing\, no matter what you might hear\,” they sing on “We’re Still Here\,” the final track to their latest album TexiCali\, which continues to bridge the distance between the two troubadours’ respective home bases of California (Alvin) and Texas (Gilmore).\n\nThe geographic theme reflects Alvin’s repeated journeys to record in Central Texas with Gilmore and the Austin-based backing band that has toured with the duo for the past few years. As Alvin puts it in the liner notes\, those road trips informed the music they made on TexiCali:\n\nFrom one part of the borderland to another\, through concrete swaths of traffic\, tract homes and shopping malls\, across vast rocky deserts of Joshua trees\, saguaros and ocotillo\, speeding by forgotten battlefields\, remote mining towns\, corrido barrooms\, cinder block churches and abandoned houses filled with abandoned dreams\, past Mission San Xavier del Bac\, Cochise’s Stronghold and Apache Pass\, into the shimmering lights of El Paso/Juarez before the seemingly eternal emptiness of West Texas\, traveling those 1\,400 miles somewhere between Nothingness and Everything. UID:134443-21874364@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134443 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250819T181531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250829T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Cross Country vs Michigan Open DESCRIPTION:Women's Cross Country vs Michigan Open UID:137043-21879454@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137043 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Cross Country LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250819T181531 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250829T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Cross Country vs Michigan Open DESCRIPTION:Men's Cross Country vs Michigan Open UID:137044-21879455@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137044 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Cross Country LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250807T141902 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250912T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Wildwoods DESCRIPTION:“The tonality & harmony of The Wildwoods’ voices are impeccable” –Americana Highways\n\nFrom the heart of Lincoln\, Nebraska\, The Wildwoods have grown into a folk/Americana trio rooted in rich harmonies and heartfelt storytelling. Formed by husband-and-wife duo Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin)\, and joined by longtime friend and bassist Andrew Vaggalis\, the band crafts songs that feel both intimate and expansive—tales of home\, hope\, and the open road.\n\nTheir newest release\, Dear Meadowlark (2025)\, is a love letter to the land that raised them. Inspired by seasons of touring\, homesickness\, and rediscovery\, the album weaves chamber-folk arrangements with poetic lyricism\, highlighting their signature harmonies and acoustic instrumentation. It follows a growing discography that includes Sweet Nostalgia (2017)\, Birdie & Goose (2017)\, Across a Midwest Sky (2019)\, and Foxfield Saint John (2023).\n\nInfluenced by artists like Watchhouse\, Nickel Creek\, and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings\, The Wildwoods blend folk\, bluegrass\, and indie sensibilities into something uniquely their own. Their music is lush with nature imagery\, layered harmonies\, and an emotional sincerity that captures the quiet beauty of their Midwestern roots.\n\nWhether weaving tales from their rural upbringing or capturing fleeting moments from life on tour\, The Wildwoods create a sound that feels like home…wherever you are. UID:137110-21879654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137110 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T095518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250919T083000 SUMMARY:Performance:Detroit URC 30th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!\n\nJoin us on Friday\, September 19th for our Symposium and Celebration in recognition of the Detroit URC’s 30th Anniversary. Our theme for this celebration is “Committed Partnerships\, Collective Impact\, Courageous Change.”\n\nFor the past three decades\, the Detroit URC has carried out successful research\, interventions\, and policy change efforts aimed at promoting health equity in Detroit and beyond. Our work is carried out through partnerships with representatives from multiple Detroit organizations and academic researchers from the University of Michigan.\n\nAs we reflect on the past\, and look ahead to what is to come\, we recognize that our work is valuable at this critical time in the history of Detroit and our country\, when working together with others for change is of supreme importance. We invite you to join us for a day of panels\, dialogue\, and elevation of community-based participatory research. Let’s reaffirm the importance of committed partnerships\, working together for collective impact\, and being bold in our pursuit of courageous change.\n\n*Event Details* \nDate: Friday\, September 19th\, 2025\nTime: 8:30am - 4:30pm\nLocation: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Detroit Branch\, 1600 East Warren Avenue\, Detroit\, MI 48207\n\nAgenda: Light breakfast\, lunch\, and afternoon refreshments provided. The day’s events will include keynote speaker and honoree Rip Rapson\, President of The Kresge Foundation\; sessions with representatives from regional and statewide organizations committed to health equity\; panels with community and academic partners\; networking opportunities\; and award presentations honoring Dr. Barbara Israel (Founder) and Ms. Angela G. Reyes (Founding Board Member). \n\nSponsors:\n\nPlatinum Sponsor - $10\,000: Supporting Collective Impact at the Highest Level \nUniversity of Michigan School of Public Health\n\nGold Sponsor - $5\,000: Honoring Longstanding Partnerships in Pursuit of Health Care Equity \nHenry Ford Health\n\nIf you are interested in being an official sponsor for this event\, please contact Mary Beth Damm at damm@umich.edu or see information at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WPJpkXGIgxsbbS_3oTM_pT9hIAsIzVfR/view?usp=sharing. UID:137177-21879852@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137177 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:Z - GA 300 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250928T181532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250922T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T190000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Tennis vs ITF M15 Ann Arbor DESCRIPTION:Men's Tennis vs ITF M15 Ann Arbor UID:137045-21879456@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137045 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250926T181532 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250926T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Soccer vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Men's Soccer vs Michigan State UID:137182-21879882@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Soccer LOCATION:U-M Soccer Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T112338 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251003T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Laith Al-Saadi's Birthday Bash DESCRIPTION:“A power performer” –Entertainment Weekly\n\nIn 2016\, Laith Al-Saadi won America’s hearts and a spot in the Season 10 finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” Now he’s bringing an authentic blend of blues\, soul and classic rock to audiences around the nation and the world. Laith Al-Saadi has always had the perfect combination of Midwestern hustle and incredible musical chops—honed at the University of Michigan school of music in his hometown of Ann Arbor\, and on stages across the country working with legends like Taj Mahal\, Luther Allison\, Buddy Guy\, Son Seals\, Gregg Allman\, and B.B. King. \n\n“Laith is one of the most diverse talents we have\,” said Maroon 5 frontman and “The Voice” coach Adam Levine. “Incredible guitar player\, incredible singer.” Audiences have agreed\, propelling Laith’s album “REAL” to the top of the blues chart for five weeks and the top 20 album chart for two weeks. Guitar Center has crowned him one of the top four blues guitarists in the United States. Come celebrate this annual Ann Arbor tradition! UID:137106-21879650@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137106 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T181536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational UID:136847-21879227@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T181537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250731T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational UID:136848-21879228@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136848 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251007T181537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250804T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Wolverine Invitational UID:136969-21879381@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136969 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T112647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251115T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Adam Ezra Group DESCRIPTION:Spontaneous roots-based music that makes a connection\n\nWelcome to Adam Ezra Group\, who\, along with nonprofit organization RallySound\, host a free festival every summer that raised $143\,000 for homeless veterans in 2023. During the pandemic\, Adam live-streamed for 500 nights in a row. The group co-produced an album with 163 fans\, and Adam takes a month out of each year to visit the living rooms of his fans around the country.\n\nIf you haven’t connected with Adam Ezra Group yet\, these are just a few examples to help understand how this underground\, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere\, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other\, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast. \nAdam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate\, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician\, activist. Without resources\, connections\, or any kind of clue how the music world works\, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago. He played bars\, bookstores\, fields\, and parking lots\, often raising money for causes he cared about\; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound. \n\nSo how did this band operating so far outside the traditional music world come to win New England Music Award’s “Americana Act of the Year” in 2023? What could have happened to inspire John Oates to call Adam and invite him to begin a songwriting friendship that would lead to John producing their upcoming release and co-write\, “Hold Each Other Now”? What happened to catch the attention of The Wallflowers\, who recently invited AEG to join them on their spring tour\, or SPIN Magazine who recently proclaimed\, “This Independent Underground Folk Band Is Blowing Up Without Selling Out”? \n\nIf you ask Adam\, he’ll tell you: “One person at a time\, over many years and thousands of shows\, decided to turn their heads to listen… It’s no fairytale\, but it sure makes me proud and humbled when I look out from the stage to watch theaters full of people singing along to our music.”\n\nThese days you’ll find Adam and his bandmates\, Corinna Smith (Fiddle)\, Poche Ponce (Bass)\, and Alex Martin (Percussion)\, constantly out on the road. If you look at their tour schedule now\, you can buy tickets to see them at festivals\, rock venues\, and theaters around the country\, but you will also see their tour continuously peppered with activism and grassroots events\; a testament to an artist who will never forget where he came from\, and whose mission is about much more than music. UID:137107-21879651@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137107 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250807T142104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251218T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt DESCRIPTION:“A gifted musician” –NPR\n\nAlicia Witt\, star of this summer’s smash hit movie “Longlegs” opposite Nicolas Cage\, 9 Hallmark Christmas movies\, and with four decades worth of film\, TV and stage credits\, makes her return to The Ark with songs from full length Christmas album\, “I Think I’m Spending Christmas With You.” \nA classically trained\, award winning pianist and Billboard Top 30 charting singer-songwriter\, Alicia will get you in the holiday spirit with this festive show. Featuring nine heartfelt and uplifting originals and three holiday standards\, you’ll hear selections from the album\, as well as Alicia’s previously released original Christmas songs\, many of which you’ve heard in her Hallmark movies over the years. \n\nVIP tickets include a general admission ticket to the performance\, early entry into the venue\, and a pre-show meet & greet. UID:137108-21879652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T112146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251220T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Blackthorn DESCRIPTION:A Celtic tapestry\n\nMembers of the Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame\, Blackthorn offers shows that involve a musical ramble across Ireland. Traditional songs of emigration\, ballads\, shanties and jigs and reels combine with some of Ireland's best contemporary songs for a musical experience that is uniquely Irish. Each of the band's members plays multiple instruments\, including flute\, accordion\, tin whistle\, fiddle\, banjo\, cittern\, bodhran\, and more. These instruments complement the lead vocal of Belfast native Richard McMullan and the band's tight blend of four-part harmony. This band has been bringing a rich tapestry of Celtic music to southeast Michigan and beyond for 40 years\, and they're a must-see for those who want to know the deep traditions of Irish music in Michigan. UID:137109-21879653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137109 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR